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US09297679B2	Flowmeter with a flow conditioner formed by a protrusion having restriction provided upstream of the measurement section Flowmeters are disclosed herein that include one or more flow path features for improving the measurement accuracy or other aspects of the flowmeter. A flowmeter can include an elongate body having a first end and a second end and a flow path extending between the first and second ends along a longitudinal axis. An ultrasonic transducer can be disposed in a measurement section of the flow path and configured to emit ultrasonic waves into a material flowing through the flow path. First and second protrusions can be formed in a conditioning section of the flow path upstream from the measurement section, the first and second protrusions extending radially inward from a sidewall of the flow path and being configured to reduce swirling flow through the measurement section.
US09297678B2	Acoustic flow rate meter having a high frequency induction coil mounted directly on the piping without an acoustic coupling Acoustic flow rate meter for the noninvasive determination of the flow or the flow rate in electrically conductive objects through which media flow, in particular pipes or pipelines, having an excitation transducer for generating at least one ultrasonic wave in the object, which is coupled into the medium as a longitudinal wave on an inner side of the object oriented toward the medium, and having a receiving transducer for the detection of an ultrasonic signal in the object, wherein the ultrasonic signal at least partially results due to the longitudinal wave, wherein the excitation transducer is implemented as a high-frequency induction coil, while omitting an acoustic coupling of the excitation transducer with the surface of the object, to generate a varying magnetic field in a surface-proximal region of the object, which is metallic in particular, and the ultrasonic wave is generated by interaction of the varying magnetic field with a static or quasi-static magnetic field in this region.
US09297674B2	Sensor housing container and sensor attachment method using same A sensor housing container comprises a container having an opening, a lid that covers the opening, and a sensor housing body that can be pulled out of the opening of the container. The sensor housing body includes a sensor case, a plurality of sensors, and a spring that biases these sensors. The sensor case is provided with a sensor discharge port at the portion where the sensors are biased by the spring. Also, this sensor discharge port is provided with a guide protrusion for aligning the sensor discharge port with a sensor insertion port of a measurement device. Furthermore, the inner face of the container is provided with a push-out protrusion that contacts with the end of the sensors on the opposite side from electrodes, at the portion corresponding to the end of the sensors on the opposite side from the electrodes inside the sensor case.
US09297665B2	System and method for sending a destination point to a vehicle navigation system from a portable electronic device A method and system for sending a destination point to a vehicle navigation system from a portable electronic device. The method and system include connecting one or more portable electronic devices to the navigation system. The method and system additionally include identifying a user classification category of one or more users that are operating the one or more portable electronic devices that are connected to the navigation system. Additionally, the method and system include sending the desired destination point from the one or more portable electronic devices to the navigation system based on the user classification category. The sending of the desired destination point occurs upon determining that the navigation system is locked out and includes the navigation system computing a navigational route to the desired destination point sent from the one or more portable electronic devices to the navigation system.
US09297664B2	Method of processing positioning data A method is disclosed, for processing positioning data to generate map data which includes a plurality of navigable segments representing segments of a navigable route in the area covered by the map, with each segment being arranged to have speed data associated therewith. In at least one embodiment, the method includes classifying the speed data associated with at least some, and generally each, navigable segment having speed data associated therewith into a category of a classification having a plurality of categories into which the speed data can be classified according to a parameter of a navigable segment with which the speed data is associated; generating a category average for each category within the classification; assessing at least some, and generally each, navigable segment within the map data to determine whether there is speed data associated therewith; and if there is no speed data associated with a navigable segment, using the category average, according to the parameter of the navigable segment being processed, as the speed data for the navigable segment being processed.
US09297647B2	Apparatus for detecting a 3D structure of an object An apparatus for detecting a 3D structure of an object. The apparatus has first and second laser emitters which generate laser radiation having first and second wavelengths, respectively, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength. Optical devices are disclosed, including a beam splitter, which splits the laser radiation of the laser emitters in each case into a reference radiation and an illuminating radiation. The illuminating radiation impinges upon the object to be measured, is reflected by the object as object radiation and interferes with the reference radiation. A detector receives the interference patterns. The laser emitters are located such that the illuminating radiation of the first and second laser emitters impinge upon the object at different angles of incidence. Also discussed is a measuring device which measures the two wavelengths of the laser radiation of the laser emitters and influences the recording of the interference patterns.
US09297641B2	Detection of obstacles at night by analysis of shadows A driver assistance systems mountable in a host vehicle while the host vehicle is moving forward with headlights on for detection of obstacles based on shadows. The driver assistance system includes a camera operatively connectible to a processor. A first image frame and a second image frame are captured of a road. A first dark image patch and a second dark image patch include intensity values less than a threshold value. The first and the second dark image patches are tracked from the first image frame to the second image frame as corresponding images of the same portion of the road. Respective thicknesses in vertical image coordinates are measured of the first and second dark image patches responsive to the tracking.
US09297638B1	Two-path plasmonic interferometer with integrated detector An electrically tunable terahertz two-path plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element can down convert a terahertz field to a rectified DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field that functions as the local oscillator in the mixer. The plasmonic interferometer comprises two independently tuned electrical paths. The plasmonic interferometer enables a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical path length plays an analogous role to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers.
US09297632B2	Method for estimating a roughness of a surface A method for estimating a roughness R of a surface is provided, including: measuring, during relative movement of at least one force sensor in a direction roughly parallel to the surface, at least one force Fortho perceived by the at least one force sensor in a direction which is roughly orthogonal to said direction of movement, and parallel to said surface; calculating at least one statistical parameter P representative of variations of the value of the measured at least one force Fortho; and estimating the roughness R by calculating R=f(P), where f(P) is a function of the at least one statistical parameter P having at least some coefficients with values that are dependent on characteristics of the at least one force sensor used, and on a force with which the at least one force sensor is applied on said surface during the relative movement.
US09297629B2	Contour standard having a rotationally symmetrical calibration region, use of the standard and method for calibrating and/or monitoring a contour measuring instrument The invention is a contour standard, which consists of a body having a rotationally symmetrical calibration region. The rotationally symmetrical calibration region encompasses a plurality of non-cylindrical axial sections, which can be concave, convex, by forming a predefined angle as radial projection or as radial depression. The calibration region has at least one measuring section, which runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body and which provides for axial calibration variables, as well as radial calibration variables. These calibration variables are compared with the sensed values to the calibration of a measuring instrument and the measuring instrument is adjusted based on the basis of the determined deviation. Due to the rotationally symmetrical calibration region, the contour standard is suitable both for the calibration of touch contour measuring instruments and also for the calibration of contour measuring instruments, which measure optically.
US09297625B2	Apparatus and methods for hypersonic nosecone An apparatus and method for mitigating the shock front or reducing drag of a rocket or aerospace plane flying at hypersonic speeds by using a modified nose cone that incorporates a low temperature substance, such as liquid nitrogen, and where the nose cone simultaneously interacts with the ambient air to further supercool the nose cone during operation.
US09297622B2	Projectile with steerable fins and control method of the fins of such a projectile The invention relates to a steering method of a projectile and to the associated projectile with incidence steerable fins, comprising at least three fins, each being pivotable with respect to the projectile around a pivot axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the projectile, wherein the projectile comprises a fin orientation ring, the ring comprising as many arms as there are fins, wherein the ring can translate in a plan P perpendicular to the longitudinal axis X of the projectile and following at least two directions of this plan P, wherein the orientation ring can rotate on itself around its center parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the projectile, each arm comprising means cooperating with an orientation lever fixed to a fin to be able to pivot the fin around its pivot axis during translation of the ring by positioning means.
US09297613B2	Method for manufacturing sight frame attachable to handgun and sight frame attachable to handgun A sight frame with which the user can convert a handgun into a rifle-like gun is disclosed. The sight frame includes a frame part and stock, as well as an intermediate slide and locking and guide structures in such a manner that said locking and guide structures are arranged on the sight frame for fast attachment to a handgun and that said intermediate slide is by means of the lifting force provided by the locking and guide structures to the handgun arranged to support itself play free against the slide of the handgun along a major portion of the slide and to support itself through the guide surfaces play free against the guide surfaces arranged on the frame part of the sight frame.
US09297607B2	Conversion of a firearm to a firearm simulator Apparatus for conversion of a firearm into a compressed gas powered firearm simulator for simulating shooting including a simulated barrel unit, which includes a rechargeable compressed gas reservoir therein. The reservoir in the barrel unit is rechargeable via a fill port included in the barrel unit, and a metering valve provided in the barrel unit permits the pulsed release of compressed gas from the barrel unit to simulate firing.
US09297602B2	Firearm bump stock assembly A firearm bump stock assembly provides a mount and support for a conventional semi-automatic firearm. The firearm bump stock assembly beneficially provides a user with the ability to increase the fire rate efficiency of a firearm by reducing the amount of time between pulling of a trigger on a firearm and reloading of a new bullet into a chamber of said firearm, thus allowing said firearm to be reloaded and fired more rapidly. The firearm bump stock assembly also beneficially provides a user with the ability to maintain accuracy of said firearm and to easily aim and maneuver said firearm, while concurrently being able to increase said firearm's rate of fire.
US09297599B2	Polymer/composite firearms and a process for strengthening polymer/composite firearms A strengthened firearm includes at least one metal/composite material formed into at least one firearm component, and a polymer/composite material combined with the at least one firearm component. The metal/composite material replaces the polymer/composite material in a specific area or component of the firearm that may be weak or tend to fail earlier than other areas or components of a polymer/composite firearm. The method of combining the multiple materials allows for additional strength in the firearm.
US09297596B2	Lightweight thermal shield A method of making a lightweight thermal shield that includes obtaining a mold having a shaped support screen with a molding surface configured to allow the passage of air and moisture therethrough, and with the mold being adapted for drawing a vacuum from behind the support screen. The method also includes applying a wet insulation material onto the molding surface of the support screen and drawing a vacuum to withdraw moisture through the support screen and consolidate a layer of insulation material on top the molding surface. The method further includes removing the consolidated layer of insulation material from off the molding surface, installing the consolidated layer of insulation material into an outer shell layer, and drying the consolidated layer of insulation material within the outer shell layer to form a lightweight core insulation layer.
US09297591B1	Heat conduction systems A heat conduction system including modular pipes housing a solid heat conductor made of a combination of carbon foam glass and grapheme and, for conductors, insulated from the outermost pipe by an insulating layer and with an annular gas purging gap for high-temperature applications. Also included in the system are thermal valves, manifolds, and heat exchangers to route and use the thermal energy. In an exemplary use, a down-hole heat exchanger, thermally coupled to a string of heat conduction modules, brings geothermal heat up from abandoned oil wells to operate a boiler and steam turbine. In another exemplary use, waste heat is conducted out of slag for conversion into useful energy. In yet another exemplary use, waste heat is conducted away from a nuclear reactor.
US09297586B2	Method of generating cracks in polycrystalline silicon rod and crack generating apparatus A method of generating cracks in a polycrystalline silicon rod, comprising: heating a polycrystalline silicon rod; and subsequently performing local portion cooling of the polycrystalline silicon rod to apply a refrigerant fluid onto a spot-like area of a surface of the polycrystalline silicon rod.
US09297582B2	Method to actively control steam velocity A steam distributor includes a front screen equipped with steam perforations wherein the output area of at least some of the perforations can be adjusted to enable active control of the steam jet velocity. The steam velocity can be controlled independently of steam flow. The front screen is includes (i) a first plate that has a first set of apertures and (ii) a second plate that has a second set of apertures, wherein the second plate covers the first plate, and wherein the means fir varying the size of at least one of the perforations moves the first plate, the second plate, or both the first and the second plates in order to change the position of the first set of apertures relative to the second set of apertures.
US09297580B2	Tubular condensers having tubes with external enhancements Improvements in tubes, which increase the heat exchange capacity of tubular heat exchangers using the tubes, are described. These improvements involve the use of one or more external surface enhancements, optionally combined with an internal enhancement and/or differing tube geometries. These improvements apply, for example, to internal condensers, including those in which the tube bundles are oriented vertically, in vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses such as distillation columns.
US09297571B1	Device and methodology for the removal of heat from an equipment rack by means of heat exchangers mounted to a door A cooling door assembly includes a frame and a cooling door coupled to the frame. The cooling door includes multiple heat exchangers. The frame is configured to mount to the back of a server rack or other electronics enclosure in such a manner that the cooling door opens to allow access to the electronics servers within the server rack while maintaining a fluidic connection to an external cooling system. The frame is coupled to the external cooling system and the cooling door includes one or more swivel joints, each configured to provide one or more fluid paths between the cooling door and the frame. The cooling door assembly includes separate and independent fluid paths, where fluid is separately provided to each independent fluid path. Different groups of heat exchangers are coupled to each independent fluid path. In the event of failure of one of the independent fluid paths, the other independent fluid path(s) remain operational.
US09297568B1	Cooler with collapsible chair storage A cooler is presented with integrated vertical storage tubes that are sized to receive folding camp chairs for storage and ease of transport. When a desired location is reached, the camp chairs may be removed for use, and cup holder inserts may then be placed into the tubes to convert the tubes to cup holders or closed storage for additional items. The cooler may also include a storage box attached to the lid or brackets to receive additional camp chairs in a horizontal configuration.
US09297564B2	Refrigerant recovery unit with diagnostic interface A refrigerant recovery unit is provided that is capable of communicating with a vehicle diagnostic tool. The diagnostic tool can retrieve vehicle information, such as vehicle identifying information or vehicle diagnostic information. The refrigerant recovery unit can diagnose the vehicle and provide fixes to the user using the database stored therein or from a remote location. The refrigerant recovery unit includes various hardware and software to communicate with electronic control units in the vehicle.
US09297563B2	Method and apparatus for providing additive fluids to refrigerant circuit A refrigerant additive supply device can include an outer rigid container, an inner flexible bag positioned in the outer rigid container and defining a space therebetween where the inner flexible bag contains an additive without a refrigerant, a valve in fluid communication with the inner flexible bag, an actuator operably coupled to the valve, and a propellant sealed within the space, where the inner flexible bag has a device pressure that allows flow of the additive into a refrigerant circuit when the actuator is depressed. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09297553B2	Pump assembly A pump assembly includes a motor and a pump, with the motor having an output shaft that extends into a volute chamber defined by a housing of the pump. An impeller may be mounted to the end of the output shaft. A heating element maybe located within a projection formed in an end of the housing and defines a heat transfer area confronting the volute chamber, wherein heat generated by the heating element may be conducted into the volute chamber.
US09297548B2	Control of multiple zone refrigerant vapor compression systems A refrigerant vapor compression system and a method of controlling the system are adapted for controlling the distribution of cooling capacity between two or more temperature controlled zones.
US09297544B2	Humidification device There is provided a humidification device capable of performing humidification in as short a time as possible when an indoor humidity is low. A humidification device includes operation control means for selecting either a humidification priority mode or a normal operation mode based on a predetermined condition to operate the humidification device, and fans that can adjust airflow rates, and generates airflow passing through a condenser and an evaporator, wherein operation in the humidification priority mode is operation in which the airflow rates of the fans are decreased, as compared with operation in the normal operation mode, by which desorption of moisture from an adsorbent of the condenser and collection of moisture by an adsorbent of the evaporator are promoted, as compared with operation in the normal operation mode, so that humidification is given priority over ventilation.
US09297543B2	Dehumidification system A dehumidification system for a dry clean room includes: a dry chamber supplied with air having a lower humidity than air in the dry clean room; a main dehumidification unit which supplies air to the dry clean room; and a terminal dehumidification unit which processes the air to be supplied from the dry clean room to the dry chamber, thus achieving energy saving and cost reduction for the dehumidification system for the dry clean room.
US09297541B1	Underlayment heating systems and methods An underlayment heating system for use with flooring, the system including an underlayment layer, a vapor barrier layer, a thin film radiant heater layered between at least part of the underlayment layer and the vapor barrier layer, wherein the thin film radiant heater includes a substrate, a conductive resistive ink pattern disposed on the substrate, wherein the ink pattern generates heat when electricity passes through the resistive ink pattern, wherein the underlayment heating system includes overlap portions that extend along opposing longitudinal edges of the system, and wherein the thin film radiant heater is layered between the underlayment layer and the vapor barrier layer such that the resistive ink pattern is disposed outside of the overlap portions of the underlayment heating system.
US09297540B2	Downdraft system Some embodiments of the invention provide a downdraft assembly capable of ventilating a cooktop including housing with a frame, a fluid box, and a movement assembly with a belt-lift. In some embodiments, the movement assembly can include a vertically moveable chimney. Some embodiments include a chimney with an upper and lower horizontal member and dual fluid inlets. In some embodiments, a first control panel can be coupled to the housing to activate at least one function of the downdraft assembly while remaining substantially stationary as the chimney moves. Some embodiments include a second control panel coupled chimney. Some embodiments include a visor and at least one illumination source configured and arranged to at least partially illuminate the cooktop. In some embodiments, the visor can articulate to control illumination or the flow of a cooking effluent into at least one of the dual inlets.
US09297534B2	Combustor portion for a turbomachine and method of operating a turbomachine A turbomachine combustor portion includes a combustion chamber. A center injection nozzle is arranged within the combustion chamber and includes a center nozzle inlet and a center nozzle outlet. An outer premixed injection nozzle is positioned radially outward of the center injection nozzle and includes an outer nozzle inlet and an outer nozzle outlet that is arranged upstream of the center nozzle outlet. A late lean injector is positioned downstream of the center nozzle and the outer premixed nozzle. The combustor portion includes a first combustion zone arranged downstream of the outer nozzle outlet, a second combustion zone arranged downstream of the center nozzle outlet, and a third combustion zone arranged further downstream of the center nozzle outlet. The center injection nozzle, outer premixed injection nozzle, and late lean injector are selectively operated to establish a combustion flame front in the first, second, and third combustion zones.
US09297532B2	Can annular combustion arrangement with flow tripping device A can annular combustion arrangement (12) for a gas turbine engine (10), including: a combustor can (14) having an inlet (46) at a head end (62); an annular chamber (30) surrounding the combustor can (14) for delivering a flow of compressed air from a plenum (18) to the inlet (46); a fuel injector (49) configured to inject a flow of fuel into the flow of compressed air; and a flow tripping device (60) surrounding the combustor can (14) and disposed in the annular chamber (30) downstream of the fuel injector (49).
US09297531B2	Gas turbine engine fuel control using gas measurement at the air inlet A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes an air inlet, a combustor, an exhaust and first and second measurement devices. A plurality of fuel supply lines is provided to the at least one combustor. The first measurement device measures an amount of a gas in the air inlet. The second measurement device measures an amount of the gas in the exhaust. A control unit varies the fuel supply in the plurality of fuel supply lines so as to control the amount of the gas in the exhaust. The variation is made in dependence upon both the measured amount of the gas in the air inlet and the measured amount of the gas in the exhaust.
US09297527B2	LED retrofitting system for post top outdoor lighting A modular lighting system for controlling light output and direction in a pole top luminaire includes a base. Lighting modules which have LEDs mounted on a heat sink include pairs of heat pipes extending from the heat sink plug into the base. Openings in the base receive the heat pipes to support the lighting modules in a desired orientation, enabling location specific customized orientation. The assembly allows universal replacement of pole top luminaires with efficient LED light engines, yet without need for custom parts, thus enabling a wide variety of applications for the lighting modules.
US09297522B2	Lighting device A lighting device may include a semiconductor light source module, an optical unit, and a common support for the semiconductor light source module and the optical unit. The optical unit is mounted on a front side of the support and has at least one dowel, which extends into a precisely fitting hole in the semiconductor light source module. The semiconductor light source module rests on a rear side of the support. The at least one dowel projects through an aperture in the support and extends into the precisely fitting hole in the semiconductor light source module. The at least one dowel forms a shoulder, which rests on a supporting surface of the semiconductor light source module that rests on the rear side of the support.
US09297521B2	Focusing structure for LED lamp having a lens assembly rotatably engaged to a main body A focusing structure for an LED lamp is provided. LED chips are provided in a main body of the LED lamp, a front end of the main body 1 is provided with a lens assembly. At least one of the LED chips 2 is not located on the axis of the LED lamp, and at least two groups of lenses with different degrees are provided on the lens assembly, the location of each group of lenses corresponding to a corresponding LED chip on the same circumference, and the lens assembly is connected to the main body with structures capable of relatively rotating and snap-fitting. The LED lamp can achieve the focusing function by rotating the lenses assembly to make the lenses with different degrees correspond to the LED chips. This structure has no light loss and can achieve the focusing function of various focal distances.
US09297519B2	Display apparatus Provided is a display apparatus. The display apparatus may include a display panel and a backlight provided adjacent the display panel. The backlight may include an optical sheet provided adjacent the display panel, a reflector provided a prescribed distance from the optical sheet, at least one light emitting device provided adjacent the reflector, and a lens provided over a corresponding the light emitting device. The lens may include a lower recess formed on a bottom surface of the lens and provided a prescribed distance over the light emitting device, and an upper recess formed on a top surface of the lens and provided to vertically overlap the bottom recess. The lower recess may include an upper surface that extends from the side surface and having a prescribed shape and curvature. The upper recess may also include a lower surface having a prescribed shape and curvature.
US09297516B2	Phosphor wheel for converting pump light A phosphor wheel for converting pump light to conversion light, on which a first phosphor for emitting conversion light of a first color and a second phosphor for emitting conversion light of a second color are provided. The light of first and second phosphors, which are arranged in a manner spatially separated from one another on the phosphor wheel, has the same hue in this case. Depending on the requirement, either the first or the second phosphor can thus be selected.
US09297515B2	Moisture resistant polyimide compositions The invention relates to a moisture resistant composition comprising: a) from 20 to 80 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a polyetherimide copolymer made from a monomer mixture comprising 3,3′ bisphenol-A dianhydride (BPADA), and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS); b) from 5 to 75 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of polyetheretherketone (PEEK); and c) from 0 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a filler. The invention relates to a reflector substrate comprising a moisture resistant layer metalized with a reflective layer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprising the moisture resistant composition. The invention relates to a method for producing a metalized coating without a primer comprising applying a reflective layer directly to a moisture resistant layer in the absence of a primer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprises the moisture resistant composition.
US09297509B2	LED work light A work light has a head section with a single piece metal channel having a rear portion and opposing side flanges. The rear portion and side flanges extending longitudinally along the channel. Light has a handle section. LEDs are mounted on channel such that the channel is heatsink for the LEDs. A transparent single piece lens assembly covers the LEDs, the lens assembly has a corresponding plurality of convex lenses, each convex lens forward of each LED, the lens assembly attached to the rear portion of the channel. Forward edges of the side flanges of the channel extend farther forward from the rear surface than the lens assembly for protection.
US09297507B2	Lamp for vehicle The present invention provides a lamp for a vehicle, including: a light source assembly in which a plurality of light sources, which produces a blue beam, is provided; and an upper substrate which is made of a transparent material that transmits light, is provided to cover upper portions of the light sources, and has one side surface on which a phosphor film is formed, and as a result, a dark zone on a beam pattern, which occurs due to a distance between the light sources in the lamp in which the plurality of light sources is mounted, may be eliminated.
US09297503B2	Lighting device and lighting method A lighting device comprising first and second groups of solid state light emitters, which emit light having peak wavelength in ranges of from 430 nm to 480 nm, and first and second groups of lumiphors which emit light having dominant wavelength in the range of from 555 nm to 585 nm. In some embodiments, if current is supplied to a power line, a combination of (1) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of emitters, and (2) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the first group of lumiphors would have a correlated color temperature which differs by at least 50 K from a correlated color temperature which would be emitted by a combination of (3) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of emitters, and (4) light exiting the lighting device which was emitted by the second group of lumiphors.
US09297501B2	Illuminant device An illuminant device includes a housing, a circuit board, a plurality of LED dies, a light-transmitting layer, a controlling and driving module and a conductive connector. One end of the housing has a carrying part. The circuit board is disposed on the carrying part and has a circuit layer. The LED dies are placed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit layer. The light-transmitting layer is circularly disposed on the circuit board and covering the LED dies. The controlling and driving module is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit layer. The conductive connector is assembled with the other end of the housing and electrically connected to the circuit layer.
US09297497B1	Universal tablet cradle A universal tablet cradle assembly for supporting and storing a tablet or electronic device. The universal tablet cradle mounts under a cabinet or shelf and allows for storage and hands-free viewing of any size tablet. The universal tablet cradle also allows for adjustment of the viewing position of the tablet within the cradle, allowing the tablet to be moved forward and backward, and rotated. The viewing angle of the tablet also is adjustable.
US09297495B2	Holding device for a flat item A holding device including a hub and a plurality of grappling assemblies attached thereto. Each grappling assembly includes a tension member and a hook connected to the tension member. The hook is adapted to engage an edge of the item. The hook includes a body portion and a pair of arms extending therefrom. The body portion includes a cavity with first and second open ends. The tension member extends into the first open end and a jaw fitting extends into the second open end, wherein the jaw fitting is operative to grasp the tension member. The tension member extends around a thimble that is attached to the hub. The thimble may comprise an arcuate channel extending around an aperture formed through the thimble. The thimble may be rotatably attached to the hub with a fastener extending through the hub and the aperture.
US09297491B2	Thermally resistant convoluted sleeve and method of construction thereof A thermally insulative, reflective convoluted sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes a resilient inner layer, an outer layer and a resilient intermediate layer sandwiched between the inner and outer layers. The inner layer has an inner surface exposed to an inner cavity of the sleeve and the outer layer has an outer reflective surface exposed to the surrounding environment. The intermediate layer is an impervious sheet material and is sandwiched in abutment with the inner and outer layers. The inner, outer and intermediate layers are convoluted to provide the sleeve with enhanced thermal protection properties and flexibility.
US09297486B2	Pipe fittings with insert retaining seals and related methods A fitting connectable to an end portion of a pipe generally includes an insert member configured to be received at least partly within the end portion of the pipe, and a retention member coupled to the insert member and configured to be received at least partly within the end portion of the pipe. The retention member operates in conjunction with the insert member to engage the end portion of the pipe and impart an increased force against an inner wall of the pipe in response to an increase of internal pipe pressure, thereby frictionally securing the end portion of the pipe on the insert member as internal pipe pressure increases during use.
US09297484B2	Slip-on coupling A coupling includes at least one segment, each segment including at least one inner surface, at least one outer surface, at least two ends, and a fastener pad protruding proximate to each end, each fastener pad defining a fastener hole, each fastener hole having an axial length and a transverse length, wherein the transverse length is longer than the axial length; an annular gasket contacting the inner surface of at least one segment, the annular gasket including at least one sealing surface directed radially inwardly and an outer surface directed radially outwardly; and at least one fastener disposed within at least one fastener hole, each fastener including a head portion and a shaft portion, each shaft portion including at least one of a threaded portion, a shank portion, and a collar portion, wherein at least one portion of the shaft portion is sized to engage at least one fastener hole.
US09297483B2	Threaded inline swivel A threaded inline swivel has a first nut and an opposite second nut each having the form of a generally hollow cylinder with an open end to receive fuel. Each nut has a collar that has a common nominal diameter. A collar provides at least two faces for gripping by a wrench. Each nut has threading for connection to a hose or other fitting. To further seal the swivel to a hose or a fitting, at least one O-ring and at least one gasket are provided as alternative embodiments. In a further alternate embodiment, the swivel has a threaded second nut and an opposite barbed end on the first nut with a clip. The first nut has its chamber that constricts in diameter through a throat as it enters the second nut. The swivel in all embodiments provides for flow of fluid through it with little turbulence.
US09297481B2	Conduit fitting with torque collar A conduit fitting of the type having first and second threaded fitting components and at least one conduit gripping device, further includes a stroke limiting member that allows the fitting to be pulled up by applying a predetermined torque. In one embodiment, the stroke limiting member may be a non-integral torque collar and in another embodiment the stroke limiting member may be two engaging surfaces integrally formed with the fitting components. Alternatively, the fitting may also be pulled up by turns. In still another embodiment, a stroke limiting member is provided that may be used to enable a fitting that is designed to be pulled up by turns to also be pulled up by torque. The stroke limiting member facilitates many remakes of the fitting, including remakes by torque.
US09297480B2	Method for installing a sensing cable along a pipeline According to the present invention there is provided a method for installing a sensing cable along a pipeline, comprising the steps of, attaching one or more conduits to an outer-surface of a pipe which is to be installed in a bore hole to form a pipeline assembly; moving the pipeline assembly into the bore hole; moving an fiber optic sensing cable into one or more of the conduit after the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole or before the pipeline assembly has been moved into the bore hole. There is further provided a corresponding pipeline assembly, and a attachment head which can facilitate attachment of a pulling line to a pipeline assembly.
US09297470B2	Device for a valve A valve assembly comprises a hot stab and a complementary connection block. The hot stab and the connection block are each provided with a pressure balanced rotating sleeve. When the hot stab is disconnected from the connection block, the rotating sleeve is in a closed position and fluid is not allowed to flow through the :hot stab. The rotating sleeve of the connection block is also in a closed position such that fluid is not allowed to flow through the connection block. The hot stab may be connected and disconnected to the connection block without reducing the fluid pressure.
US09297466B2	Safety system for dangerous substances An improved safety device, for oil and gas installations, includes one or more conduits for the transport of oil and/or gas, and one or more valves, where the safety system includes a freezing device, which can be provided substantially around a conduit and/or a valve, where the freezing device cools the conduit and/or valve in such a way, preferably by using liquid nitrogen of freon, that the medium in the conduit and/or the valve freezes.
US09297460B2	Pressurizable sealing element The invention relates to a sealing element (10) to be mounted on a plugging head (76). The plugging head (76) is introduced into an access opening in the pipeline (70) or pipe (70). The pressurizable sealing element (10) delimits at least one pressurizable cavity (22, 92) with an inner surface (78), and seals an inner wall (74) of the pipeline (70) or pipe (70) with a generated surface (16, 40, 46, 48) when a pressure pi is applied to the cavity (22, 92).
US09297457B2	Sealing device A sealing device is capable of fixing an elastomeric seal relative to a support member without using an adhesive or an adaptor. The support member (120) is configured from a stepped annular member having a small diameter portion (121) on the sealed liquid side (L) and a large diameter portion (122) on the opposite side (A) intervened by the small diameter portion (121). The large diameter portion (122) being larger in outer diameter than the small diameter portion (121), and the elastomeric seal (110) has an interference with an inner peripheral surface of a shaft hole (31) of the housing (30) and an interference with each of the small diameter portion (121) and the large diameter portion (122), and is fixed in a state in which the elastomeric seal (110) is press-fitted in between the inner peripheral surface of the shaft hole (31) and the support member (120).
US09297440B2	Seam for an industrial fabric and seaming element therefor A seaming element for seaming industrial textiles for filtration or other uses, an industrial textile with seaming elements, and a method of seaming such textiles. The seaming element is secured to a first seamable end or edge of the fabric, and includes at least one extension member, which can be a channelled protrusion, and which is engageable with a corresponding at least one extension member of a corresponding seaming element secured to the second seamable end or edge. The seaming elements are configured and dimensioned so that when the extensions or protrusions of the two seaming elements are aligned together and engaged, in some embodiments being secured by a pintle, they have a thickness which is compatible with the caliper of the finished fabric, to form a secure seam while avoiding or minimizing any discontinuity or irregularity in the finished fabric.
US09297436B2	Valve and shock absorber A valve includes an annular disc having an opening window and a passage that extends from an inner periphery or an outer periphery of the disc to the opening window, and an annular leaf valve that is laminated onto the disc in order to open and close the opening window. The passage is covered by the leaf valve so as to function as an orifice.
US09297425B2	Synchronizer hub The invention relates to a synchronizer hub (1) comprising a hub body (4) that, on the outer circumference (5) thereof, has a sleeve toothing (6) for engagement of a sliding sleeve (6a), said sleeve toothing being interrupted by at least one first axial recess (7) and by at least one second axial recess (8), wherein the first axial recess (7) has first lateral faces (14, 15) and the second axial recess (8) has second lateral faces (17, 18), and wherein the first lateral faces (14, 15) are inclined to the axial direction at a first angle (20). The second lateral faces (17, 18) of the second axial recess (8) run at a second angle (21) to the axial direction, wherein the second angle (21) is not equal to the first angle (20) of the first lateral faces (14, 15).
US09297421B2	Piston assembly transportation and installation apparatus and methods of transporting and installing a piston assembly therewith A piston assembly transportation and assembly apparatus and methods of transporting and installing a piston assembly therewith are provided. The apparatus maintains a piston assembly in its assembled state during transportation without allowing damage and contamination to the piston assembly. The apparatus also facilitates storage and installation of the piston assembly into a cylinder bore. The apparatus includes a housing having a bore bounded by an inner cylindrical surface extending from a first end of the housing toward a second end of the housing. A chamfered surface diverges radially outwardly from the first end to mate with an upper surface of a stuffing cone during assembly. The second end has a wall extending radially inwardly from the inner cylindrical surface to axially confront an upper crown of the piston assembly to both prevent the piston assembly from passing though the apparatus and to prevent contamination from entering the apparatus.
US09297417B2	Method of manufacturing composite material bearing component A method of manufacturing a composite material bearing component includes designing a pattern of a fabric combination including a PTFE film, a quartz fabric and a glass fabric, which are stacked, in consideration of a final shape of a bearing, and stacking the fabric combination on a fusion surface which is a steel surface of a bearing structure of a composite material bearing; and simultaneously performing molding and fusing under conditions of a thermal treatment temperature of 300˜400° C. and a pressure of 30˜100 kgf/cm2, thereby manufacturing the composite material bearing. This composite material bearing functions as a self-lubricating high performance bearing, thus satisfying high performance requirements of the driving friction surface of a B&S (Ball & Socket) nozzle which is a thrust vector control nozzle and satisfying a high load and low friction efficient required of guided weapon components.
US09297410B2	Bearing assembly for a drilling tool A bearing assembly for a drilling tool. A radial bearing assembly for use in a drilling tool may include a bushing having a generally cylindrical body with an inner surface. The radial bearing assembly may also include a sleeve configured to couple to a rotatable shaft of the drilling tool and configured to rotate within the bushing. The sleeve has (i) a plurality of spiral projections extending laterally in a direction away from a longitudinal axis of the radial bearing assembly and (ii) a plurality of flow paths, where a flow path of the plurality of flow paths is defined between a pair of adjacent spiral projections.
US09297407B2	Fastener system A fastener system that when assembled prevents the assembly from accidently falling out of the housing. The fastener system includes a reduced shank bolt, a bushing with internal threads and a snap ring relief, a snap ring, and a housing modified to receive the bushing and the snap ring. The flange may have a flange relief to seat the snap ring when the fully engaged.
US09297406B2	Captive fastener apparatus for chain guide or tensioner arm A fixed or adjustable chain guide includes a captured shoulder bolt fastener. An adjustable chain guide such as a chain tensioner arm assembly includes a tensioner arm with a pivot bore defined about a pivot axis. The pivot bore includes an inner end opening through a rear face of the tensioner arm and an outer end opening through a front face of the tensioner arm. The tensioner arm further includes at least one resilient fastener retaining tab located adjacent the pivot bore. The shoulder bolt extends through the pivot bore and is engaged by the at least one resilient fastener retaining tab, and the at least one fastener retaining tab inhibits separation of the fastener from the tensioner arm. The fastener preferably includes an annular groove or other recess to be engaged by the one or more fastener retaining tabs in order to permit the tensioner arm to rotate relative to the fastener. New shoulder bolt fasteners are also defined, each including a shoulder region having at least one retaining feature such as an annular groove adapted to be engaged by a projecting portion of an associated component for axially capturing the fastener to the associated component while permitting rotation of the associated component relative to the fastener.
US09297402B2	Low energy screws for wood and similar materials A low energy wood screw that may be inserted quickly and using less energy than conventional screws. In various embodiments, the screw may include a countersunk head having a recess for accommodating a driving tool, a tapered neck, a plurality of crown ribs extending over the head and neck, a lubricating coating, main threads with a large thread lead, and lower threads having an asymmetrical profile and extending onto a gimlet point.
US09297397B2	Snap lock decking system The present disclosure provides a decking system including a receiver and deck plank, wherein the plank removeably connects to receiver for installation. For example, the receiver may provide a snap lock function that secures and automatically spaces the deck planks on the receiver, which is fastened to a deck joist. In addition, the system is designed to conceal fasteners used to attach the system to the deck joist.
US09297396B2	Latch with a built-in adjustment mechanism A method and apparatus is provided for adjusting a latch. An apparatus comprises a latch body, a first member, and a second member associated with the latch body. A receiving area extends through at least a portion of the latch body. The first member is configured to be at least partially received within the receiving area of the latch body. The first member has a first coupling element. The second member has a second coupling element. Movement of the first member along an axis through the receiving area changes a distance between the first coupling element and the second coupling element.
US09297390B2	Exhaust gas diffuser for a gas turbine and a method for operating a gas turbine that comprises such an exhaust gas diffuser An exhaust gas diffuser for a gas turbine is provided. The diffuser has an annular outer wall for guiding the diffuser flow and in which an annular guiding element is arranged concentrically to the outer wall and influences the diffuser flow. The guiding element has a surface which is radially directed inwards and has a circumferential contour that is convex in the longitudinal section to form a displacement element. The guiding element is axially displaceable between two positions so that the guiding element, when in a first position, allows a flow between the guiding element and outer wall and, when in a second position, largely prohibits a flow between the guiding element and outer wall. The aerodynamic effect of the diffuser is improved and simultaneously optimal adapted for a plurality of operational gas turbine states.
US09297389B2	Method of manufacturing material for rotary machine component, method of manufacturing rotary machine component, material for rotary machine component, rotary machine component, and centrifugal compressor A method of manufacturing a material for a rotary machine component, by performing at least a solution treatment on a material made of a duplex stainless steel, wherein, in the solution treatment, the material is heated to a temperature in a range of 950 to 1100° C. and is thereafter cooled to 700° C. at an average cooling rate of equal to or greater than 20° C./min.
US09297386B2	Cooling systems for submersible pumps A pump (1) includes a shaft (21) for driving an impeller (81) in a pump chamber (80); an electrical motor chamber (60) extending essentially circumferentially around a motor section of the shaft (21); a cooling circuit chamber (30) for being filled with a cooling liquid; and a mechanical seal chamber (40) extending essentially circumferentially around a seal section of the shaft (21), with the mechanical seal chamber (40) adapted for being filled with oil. The pump (1) may be a submersible pump.
US09297384B2	Scroll pump with overpressure exhaust The present invention relates to a scroll pump with two scrolls that are co-operable for pumping fluid from an inlet to an outlet on relative orbiting motion of the scrolls. Each scroll comprises a scroll base from which a scroll wall extends generally axially towards the base of the opposing scroll. A gas conduit having an inlet at a first location of the pumping channel and an outlet at a second location of the pumping channel allows over-compression at the first location of the pumping channel to be exhausted to the second location of the pumping channel. A one-way valve located in the gas conduit allows the passage of gas through the conduit from the conduit inlet to the conduit outlet when a predetermined pressure differential between the first and second locations of the pumping channel is generated during roughing when the scroll inlet is at or close to atmosphere.
US09297383B2	Scroll compressor with back pressure chamber An upper back pressure type scroll compressor is provided having a back pressure chamber. The scroll compressor may include a casing, a discharge cover, a main frame, a first scroll supported by the main frame, and a second scroll forming a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber together with the first scroll. The scroll compressor may also include a back pressure plate coupled to the second scroll. The back pressure plate may include a cavity with which the intermediate pressure chamber of the second scroll communicates. The scroll compressor may further include a floating plate movably coupled to the back pressure plate so as to seal an upper portion of the cavity.
US09297363B2	Wind turbine main bearing A wind turbine main bearing realized to bear a shaft of a wind turbine, which shaft is caused to rotate by a number of blades connected to the shaft is disclosed. The wind turbine main bearing includes a fluid bearing with a plurality of bearing pads arranged about the shaft. Also disclosed is a wind turbine with a number of blades connected to a shaft and realized to rotate the shaft, which wind turbine includes as main bearing a wind turbine main bearing. Further described is a method of performing maintenance on a wind turbine, including the steps of halting a rotation of the shaft, operating a lifting arrangement to raise the shaft, and removing a bearing pad of the wind turbine main bearing from the bearing housing of the wind turbine main bearing.
US09297360B2	Wind turbine The disclosure relates to a wind turbine having a machine support (5), a rotor (6) which can be driven by wind (13) to rotate about the rotor axis (7) and is mounted so that it can rotate on the machine support (5) about a rotor axis (7). The rotor includes a rotor hub (8) and several rotor blades (9, 10) which extend respectively in the direction of a blade axis (11, 12) running transverse or essentially transverse to the rotor axis (7). The rotor blades (9,10) are mounted so that they can rotate on the rotor hub (8) about the respective blade axis (11, 12). Blade angle adjustable drives (17, 18) are arranged on the rotor (6) and enable the rotor blades (9, 10) to rotate about the blade axes thereof (11, 12). A blade angle control device (24) is coupled to the blade angle adjusting drives (17, 18) and can control the blade angle adjusting drives (17, 18). An electric generator (15) is mechanically coupled to the rotor (6) and can be driven by the rotor to generate electric energy. The blade angle control device (24) includes several control units (22, 23) which are respectively coupled to the blade angle adjusting drives (17, 18) enabling a first control unit (22) to be fixed to the rotor (6) and a second control unit (23) to be fixed to the machine support.
US09297352B2	Energy converter A wave energy converter (10) for extracting energy from waves in a body of liquid. The converter (10) comprises an inflatable sleeve (12) having an air inlet (14) at or towards one end and an air outlet (18) at or towards its other end. A flexible diaphragm (22) is located within the sleeve (12) so as to extend lengthwise thereof. The diaphragm (22) is sealingly engaged with the sleeve (12) along opposed, elongate edges (22a,22b) thereof. A flexible spine (24) is retained within the diaphragm (22) so as to extend lengthwise thereof. The spine (24) is fixed with the diaphragm (22), relative to the sleeve (12), at or towards each end of the sleeve (12). The converter (10) also comprises a loading device operable to apply an axial compressive force to the spine (24) relative to the sleeve (12) such that, on operation of the loading device, the spine (24) and the diaphragm (22) are buckled into a waveform (26) constrained within the sleeve (12). The waveform (26) has one or more peaks (28) and one or more troughs (30). The spine (24) and diaphragm (24) are drivable to move between first and second opposed positions so as to allow the waveform (26) to travel along the sleeve (26) and pump pockets (46,48) of air contained between opposite surfaces of the diaphragm (22) and the sleeve (12) towards the air outlet (18).
US09297351B2	Clustering of cycloidal wave energy converters A wave energy conversion system uses a pair of wave energy converters (WECs) on respective active mountings on a floating platform, so that the separation of the WECs from each other or from a central WEC can be actively adjusted according to the wavelength of incident waves. The adjustable separation facilitates operation of the system to cancel reactive forces, which may be generated during wave energy conversion. Modules on which such pairs of WECs are mounted can be assembled with one or more central WECs to form large clusters in which reactive forces and torques can be made to cancel. WECs of different sizes can be employed to facilitate cancelation of reactive forces and torques.
US09297348B2	Methods and systems for variable displacement engine control Methods and systems are provided for selecting a group of cylinders for selective deactivation, in a variable displacement engine system, based at least on a regeneration state of an exhaust catalyst. The position of one or more valves and throttles may be adjusted based on the selective deactivation to reduce back-flow through the disabled cylinders while also maintaining conditions of a downstream exhaust catalyst. Pre-ignition and knock detection windows and thresholds may also be adjusted based on the deactivation to improve the efficiency of knock and pre-ignition detection.
US09297347B2	Engine starting apparatus An engine starting apparatus is provided which can start an engine without inducing malfunctions of various electronic components. The engine starting apparatus comprises a pinion adapted to be brought into meshing engagement with a ring gear linked to an engine, a magnet switch supplied with current from a battery to move the pinion in the direction of the ring gear, a starter motor supplied with the current to rotate the pinion, a control unit for instructing the starter motor to start the engine, and a starter control unit for controlling, on the basis of the instruction, a first semiconductor switch subject to PWM control, wherein the starter motor and the magnet switch are stored in a first housing, the starter control unit is stored in a second housing, and the first housing is integral with the second housing.
US09297344B2	Fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine A fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine may include an injector body having a receiving hole for an injector needle. The receiving hole may be implemented as a blind hole and may form an injector ring chamber in the injector shaft and a cone-shaped valve seat at the base thereof, and a blind injector hole at the tip of the valve seat cone, from which at least one injector hole extends. The injector needle may include an at least partially cone-shaped needle tip and may seal off the blind injector hole, and thus the at least one injector hole, from the injector ring chamber. The needle tip may include a needle pilot adapted in contour and extent to the blind injector hole in the valve seat, the pilot protruding into the blind injector hole and thus reducing a compression volume formed between the valve seat and injector hole.
US09297341B2	Multiple tap aspirator with leak passage Systems and methods are provided for engine systems including a multiple tap aspirator with a throat tap and a diffuser tap. Suction passages coupled to the throat and diffuser taps, respectively, may fluidly communicate via a leak passage with a flow restriction. During conditions where the pressure at a suction flow source of the diffuser tap is less than the pressure at the diffuser tap, backflow from the diffuser tap may travel through the leak passage into the throat tap.
US09297337B2	Internal combustion and waste heat steam engine having a heat recovery steam generator exhaust manifold An improved internal combustion and waste hat steam engine having an heat recovery steam generator optimized for the steam cycle, that can operate on steam, fuel, or a water-fuel composition where the mixture is at a critical temperature and in a homogeneous single phase. The condensing waste heat recovery steam generator exhaust manifold is close-coupled to the engine cylinder exhaust ports and provides heat to create the homogeneous mixture and steam. The primary heat source is internal combustion. An external heat source may be coupled with the engine to increase the heat available to the condensing waste water recovery steam generator exhaust manifold to produce additional steam. The engine can be operated as a pure diesel engine, for warm-up or for when an external source of steam is desired.
US09297313B2	Control apparatus for angling guide vanes of a torque converter A control apparatus for angling guide vanes of a torque converter is provided and includes a modeling unit configured to receive current condition data, to determine a current input power supplied by a starting motor from the current condition data and to output a result of the determination as a control signal and a controller, which is coupled to the modeling unit and thereby receptive of the control signal. The controller is configured to execute a comparison of the current input power with a rating of the starting motor and to angle the guide vanes of the torque converter at an angle in accordance with a result of the comparison.
US09297311B2	Gas turbine power plant with flue gas recirculation and oxygen-depleted cooling gas A method is disclosed for operating a gas turbine power plant having a gas turbine, a heat recovery steam generator and an flue gas splitter which splits flue gases into a first flue gas flow for recirculation into an inlet flow of the gas turbine and into a second flue gas flow for discharge to an environment. An oxygen-depleted gas can be used in an open cooling system for cooling hot gas parts of the gas turbine. A split compressor intake can be provided for separate feed of recirculated flue gas and fresh air into a compressor intake. Compressor blades can include a separating band which blocks intermixing of recirculated flue gas and fresh air during compression.
US09297307B2	Power cable and connector arrangement for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine component assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a nacelle including a moveable portion. A generator is configured to be received within a space established by the nacelle. A plurality of cables are at least partially supported on the moveable portion of the nacelle, the plurality of cables being selectively electrically coupled with the generator.
US09297305B2	Turboshaft engine with parallel shafts A free-turbine turboshaft engine including a gas generator including at least one compressor supplied with air, a combustion chamber receiving the compressed air at the output of the compressor, and at least one generator turbine mechanically connected to the compressor by a drive shaft and driven by gases from combustion of fuel carried out in the combustion chamber, and including a free turbine supplied by the gases from the combustion after passing through the generator turbine and which drives a power shaft positioned non-coaxially relative to the drive shaft of the gas generator and supplying the power of the turboshaft engine via a reduction gear. The combustion chamber is a substantially cylindrical or frusto-conical chamber, coaxial with the axis of the generator turbine, and includes a single injector.
US09297303B2	Connecting rod for internal combustion engine A connecting rod for internal combustion engines and the like has a rod, an upper connecting rod part, and a lower connecting rod part the rod is composed of at least two parts including a left part, as considered in direction of rotation of a crankshaft clockwise, having a straight shape and connected directly to the upper connecting rod part and to the lower connecting rod part, and a right preferably bent part connected directly to the lower connecting rod part and to the upper connecting rod part by an intermediate part.
US09297295B2	Split-cycle engines with direct injection In some embodiments, split-cycle engines are disclosed that are capable of operating in a normal firing mode in which a firing stroke is performed in the expansion cylinder only on every other rotation of the crankshaft. Fuel can be injected directly into the expansion cylinder during the non-firing rotation of the crankshaft over a period of time greater than what is possible with traditional split-cycle engines. A number of other advantages are associated with such engines. In some embodiments, two expansion cylinders can be provided such that a firing stroke is performed on every rotation of the crankshaft, even though each individual expansion cylinder only performs a firing stroke on every other rotation of the crankshaft. Air hybridized and/or Millerized variations of these engines, as well as various cylinder arrangements, are also disclosed herein.
US09297294B2	Control valve for a cooling circuit of an automobile engine A control valve for a cooling circuit of an automobile engine comprises a valve body (12) provided with an input (20) and a number of outputs (22, 24, 26) for a coolant, an adjustment member (14) designed to rotate about a rotation axis (XX), an electric motor (30) coupled to the adjustment member (14) to bring it into chosen angular positions to control the distribution of the coolant between the outputs (22, 24, 26), and an absolute position sensor (50) coupled in rotation to the adjustment member (14) to deliver an output signal (S) representative of the angular position of the adjustment member (14), wherein the motor is able to be driven by a position controller (CP) which is designed to receive the output signal (S) and which is used to adjust the angular position of the adjustment member (14).
US09297280B2	Method and apparatus for utilizing the exhaust heat from internal combustion engine A method of and apparatus for improving the efficiency of an internal combustion engine by using coolant vapor fed to a component converting the vapor energy to mechanical energy for supplementing the power of the engine when the engine is operating in a first state and bypassing the component when the engine is operating in a state other than its first state.
US09297258B2	Trapped spring balance weight and rotor assembly A balance weight for a turbine rotor includes: a block-like centerbody; a pair of resilient spring arms extending laterally from opposite sides of the centerbody, the centerbody and the spring arms collectively defining an arcuate shape; at least one locating structure extending from a radially outer surface of the balance weight; and a limit tab extending radially inward from a distal end of each of the spring arms.
US09297256B2	Integrated automation system with picture compilation system Methods and systems are described for generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region. The method comprises receiving information specifying a plurality of localized caused zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region; receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region; associating the received data with respective localized zones; fusing the received data associated with the localized zones into data representations of the localized zones; and integrating the data representations of the localized zones into a common data representation of the geographical region.
US09297255B2	Non-invasive compressibility and in situ density testing of a fluid sample in a sealed chamber In situ density and compressibility of a fluid sample are determined for a fluid sample collected downhole. The density and compressibility of the fluid sample is determined by measuring a distance to a piston contained within the sample chamber using an external magnetic field sensor that senses a magnetic field emanating from a magnetic provided on the piston internal to the sample chamber. The testing is performed quickly and at the surface in a noninvasive fashion (i.e., without opening the sample chamber).
US09297247B2	Plunger lift slug controller A method for controlling the liquid load size of a plunger lift well during the shut in time of the well to facilitate a controlled plunger rise. Intra-cycle control allows dynamic adjustments within a cycle to keep the plunger running and not stalling out or rising too fast. The method includes the steps of shutting in the well to build up pressure within the well, adjusting a size of a liquid slug within the tubing while the well is shut in, opening a valve to relieve pressure within the well and raise the plunger within the tubing, pushing the liquid slug out of the well with the plunger, and closing the valve wherein the plunger falls within the tubing. The intra-cycle adjustments include reducing the size of the liquid slug for preventing fluid loading and increasing the size of the liquid slug for controlling a rise rate of the plunger.
US09297245B2	System and method for changing proppant concentration Disclosed are systems and methods utilizing multiple parallel pumps to deliver a mixture of the proppant and clean fluid via a manifold trailer. One method of providing a step-change in proppant concentration includes selecting a first flow rate for a first pump connected between a first input node and first output node, calculating a first transit time for a flow of a fluid at the first flow rate through a first flow path extending from the first inlet node, through the first pump, and to the first outlet node, and calculating a second flow rate for a second pump connected between the first input node and the first output node such that a second transit time for a flow of the fluid through a second flow path extending from the first inlet node, through the second pump, and to the first outlet node is equal to the first transit time.
US09297232B2	Reclosable multi zone isolation tool and method for use thereof An apparatus for isolating a first zone from a second zone in a subterranean wellbore. The apparatus includes an outer tubular and an inner tubular disposed within the outer tubular forming an annular flow path therebetween that is in fluid communication with the first zone. The inner tubular defines a central flow path that is in fluid communication with the second zone. A sleeve having at least one seal is positioned in the annular flow path and is axially movable relative to the inner and outer tubulars between a closed position wherein the seal engages the inner tubular and an open position wherein the seal engages the outer tubular. A mandrel is slidably disposed within the inner tubular and is coupled to the sleeve. The mandrel is operable to shift the sleeve between the open position and the closed position responsive to changes in pressure within the central flow path.
US09297230B2	Telescoping latching mechanism for casing cementing plug Improved cementing plugs and methods of using these cementing plugs in subterranean wells are disclosed. A cementing plug comprises a hollow mandrel and one or more wiper elements coupled to the mandrel. A nose is coupled to the hollow mandrel and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A portion of the nose is positioned within the mandrel when in the retracted position. This portion of the nose is positioned outside the mandrel when in the extended position.
US09297227B2	Systems and methods for managing milling debris An exemplary milling system includes a mill arranged within a shroud and configured to translate axially with respect to the shroud once detached therefrom, a guide block is coupled to a distal end of the mill and supports the mill while the mill forms the casing exit. A guide support arranged within the shroud defining one or more longitudinal channels configured to accumulate cuttings and debris. The shroud defines a plurality of perforations arranged as first and second axial perforation sets, and a sleeve is arranged therein and defines one or more piston guides that align one or more pistons with either the first or second axial perforation sets, depending on the amount of cuttings and debris.
US09297215B2	System and method for providing power, two-way communication, and operation of downhole tools in a horizontal wellbore A wireline extension assembly includes a first tubing string housing a wireline extension electrically interconnecting wet connects at the upper and lower ends of the first string, with the lower wet connect being electrically connected to a downhole tool. The assembly is pushed into the horizontal leg of a deviated wellbore by forming a second tubing string extending upward from the upper end of the first string, thereby positioning the tool within the horizontal leg while leaving the upper wet connect disposed within the vertical leg. A primary wireline is then run from a surface wireline unit into the upper string and connected to the upper wet connect, thus providing electrical power, data communication, and/or other facilities to the tool. The tool can be repositioned within the horizontal leg by withdrawing the primary wireline, removing or upper string tubing sections, and then reinstalling the primary wireline.
US09297210B2	Earth removal member with features for facilitating drill-through An earth removal member for drilling a wellbore with casing or liner includes a tubular body and a head. The head is fastened to or formed with an end of the body, has a face and a side, is made from a high strength material, and has a port formed through the face. The earth removal member further includes a blade. The blade is formed on the head, extends from the side and along the face, and is made from the high strength material. The earth removal member further includes cutters disposed along the blade; and a nozzle adapter. The nozzle adapter has a port formed therethrough, is longitudinally and rotationally coupled to the head, and is made from a drillable material. The earth removal member further includes a nozzle disposed in the adapter port and fastened to the nozzle adapter.
US09297202B2	Interior shutter-blind for windows with stackable louvers A shutter-blind system for windows is provided. The system includes a plurality of rotatable parallel louvers. Each louver is rotatable about an axis offset from its center of gravity. The system further includes a resisting member coupled to a louver located at a lower end of the plurality of louvers, the center of gravity of the louvers with the offset axis pulling against the resisting member to maintain tension in the collapsible linkages. All of the louvers of the plurality of louvers are rotated in a substantially matched rotation in response to rotation of the lower louver. All of the louvers are held in position in response to the force of gravity on the offset louvers acting against the resisting member.
US09297192B2	Multi-joint slider device A multi joint slider device may include a center slider arranged at a center in a length direction thereof, the center slider having at least one roller, a front slider arranged in front of the center slider connected thereto with a first joint to enable relative rotation, the front slider having at least one roller, and a rear slider arranged in rear of the center slider connected thereto with a second joint to enable relative rotation, the rear slider having at least one roller, thereby permitting smooth rolling and sliding on the rail having a curved portion.
US09297185B2	Padlock In the invention the lock cylinder of the padlock can be released from the body of the padlock without releasing the cam member or locking balls. In the invention the cam member remains in the body of the padlock because at least one locking ball is against the cam member keeping it at place.
US09297184B2	Key with indication “locked—unlocked” of a cylinder lock A key with indication “locked-unlocked” of a cylinder lock and comprising in its gripping section a manually movable slider for indicating “locked-unlocked” is designed in a way that in a gripping section there is arranged a recess comprising in its central section a pair of projections, wherein the slider arranged in the recess consists of two halves containing a mutually complementary middle tubular part and an external wide part extending at least partially over the contour of the recess.
US09297175B2	Cap for lift hole A cap for covering a lift hole of a lifting lug of a concrete slab, which cap comprises a flat circular skirt and a central portion, wherein from the lower surface of the flat skirt extends one continuous circular protrusion or a plurality of smaller protrusions in circular formation, wherein the central portion extends upwards from the skirt and is formed to be pressed down so that the upper part of the lifting lug breaks through the central portion.
US09297171B1	Track drive apparatus for screeding concrete The present invention is an apparatus for screeding concrete to produce a level finished surface that includes a frame assembly, a boom assembly secured to the frame assembly at a first end and to a screed head at a second end, and a track drive assembly having a pair of driven tracks spaced from at least one wheel, the tracks and the wheels each rotatably secured to the rigid frame assembly.
US09297170B1	Plastic filler finisher Tool for finishing a plastic filler includes an elongate member having a first end and an opposing second end; on the first end of the member is an absorbent/adsorbent structural component; and on the second end of the member is a spatula blade. The elongate member may have a stabilizing contrivance for the absorbent/adsorbent structural component and/or spatula blade. The spatula blade may have a laterally extending rib.
US09297164B2	VIP roofing insulation An insulating composite panel (ICP) 100, has an initial thermal resistance (R value) greater than about 50 ft2·° F.·h/Btu (8.8 K·m2/W) at a thickness less than 2.0 in (51 mm). The ICP is preassembled with a vacuum insulation panel (VIP) 102 protected by a lower rigid cover board 104 adhered to a lower surface of the VIP by a lower grid of adhesive ribbons 108, and by an upper rigid cover board 106 adhered to an upper surface of the VIP by an upper grid of adhesive ribbons 110. Each of the adhesive grids 108, 110 is augmented by a respective continuous ribbon of adhesive 112, 114 along the entire perimeter of each respective interface between the VIP 102 and each respective cover board 104, 106. The ICP has high resistance to wind uplift, mold, and fire, and low mass per unit area.
US09297145B2	Excavation system providing linkage placement training An excavation system includes a work tool, and linkage connecting the work tool to the machine. The excavation system also includes at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an angle of the linkage, a display, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor and the display. The controller is configured to selectively cause the display to notify a user of the excavation system when the angle of the linkage is within a desired material penetration range of angles.
US09297142B2	Dredge vessel system A system for recovering immerged sediments from a seabed and discharging them. From a free sailing extraction ship a mixture of water and sediment is suctioned by a submerged pump unit through a flexible hose adapted to be rolled on a rotative reel positioned on the extraction ship, while the ship is sailing over the concession. The suctioned mixture is then immediately delivered to one of a series of free sailing carrier and transport units that sail alongside.
US09297141B2	Coupler A coupler for an excavator or other apparatus comprising a body for receiving an excavator attachment; a first latch member movable into and out of a latching state in which it is capable of retaining the attachment on the body. The first latch member being movable into and out of the latching state by an actuator, wherein a gravity operated valve is associated with the actuator. The valve has a first state wherein fluid can flow through the valve as the latch member is moved out of its latching state, and a second state, wherein fluid is prevented from flowing through the valve thus preventing operation of the actuator to move the latch member out of its latching state. The valve is adapted to adopt the first state when the coupler is in a non-working orientation and the second state when the coupling is in a working orientation.
US09297140B2	Rope shovel A mining shovel includes a base for supporting the shovel on a support surface, a boom, an elongated member movably coupled to the boom, and a support member. The boom includes a first end pivotably coupled to the base and a second end positioned away from the base, the boom being pivotable about a boom pivot axis extending transversely to the boom proximate the first end. The elongated member is pivotable about a shaft positioned between the first end and the second end of the boom. The support member biases the boom against pivoting movement about the boom pivot axis, and the support member extends between the base and the boom.
US09297137B2	Guide frame for guiding a cutting apparatus The invention relates to a guide frame for guiding a cutting apparatus within a pipe incorporated into the ground, having a framework body which can be inserted into the pipe and comprises a guide, along which the cutting apparatus can be displaced, a bracing means for tensioning and fixing the framework body in the pipe, and an adjusting means, with which the cutting apparatus can be adjusted within the pipe in a transverse direction relative to the pipe axis. The invention further relates to a method for anchoring a pipe in the ground.
US09297133B2	Fluid fillable structure A fluid fillable structure has a reservoir body comprising a top surface and at least one fluid fill port at a first end. There is a first connector on the top surface of the reservoir body adjacent to the first end and a second connector spaced from the first end, the first end of the reservoir body being folded back onto the reservoir body and secured by releaseably securing the first connector to the second connector such that the at least one fluid fill port remains open.
US09297127B2	Barricade assembly with foldable legs A barricade assembly comprises a pair of laterally spaced uprights for supporting at least one barricade board, and a foldable leg assembly for selectively supporting the uprights in a generally upright position. The leg assembly comprises two pairs of legs, one of which has a sliding connection with the respective uprights, and the other of which has a pivotal connection with the respective legs of the one pair and with the respective uprights. When the legs of both pairs are unfolded, the legs of both pairs support the uprights in a generally upright position, whereas when the legs of both pairs are folded, the legs of the one pair are nested within the legs of the other pair substantially in line with the inner sides of the respective uprights to provide a substantially flat barricade assembly for ease of stacking of a plurality of such barricade assemblies on top of one another during storage and/or transit.
US09297125B2	Construction vehicle for preparation of a road surface The invention relates to a construction vehicle for preparation of a road surface, more particularly a road milling machine or a ground stabilizer, comprising a rotatably driven milling cutter, more particularly a milling rotor or a milling drum, and a drive unit for a milling tool, comprising a drive motor and a gear unit interposed between the drive motor and the milling cutter, wherein the gear unit is in the form of a cogwheel gearbox and comprises at least two gear pairings having different gear ratios, wherein the gear pairings can be selectively engaged to form part of the drive connection or disengaged therefrom.
US09297117B2	Web substrates having wide color gamut indicia printed thereon A paper product of the present disclosure having at least one ply is disclosed. At least one outer surface of the web substrate has indicia comprising at least one ink disposed thereon and substantially affixed thereto. The indicia is defined by CIELab coordinate values disposed inside a boundary described by the MacAdam 3-D gamut and CIELab coordinate values disposed outside a boundary described by the Kien 3-D gamut. Alternatively, the indicia is defined by CIELab coordinate values disposed inside a boundary described by the MacAdam 2-D gamut and CIELab coordinate values disposed outside a boundary described by the Kien 2-D gamut. The indicia have a dot gain of less than 20%.
US09297111B1	Methods for the manufacture of cellulose nanocrystals Embodiments of the present invention relates generally to methods and systems for the manufacture of cellulose nanocrystals. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing cellulose nanocrystals comprises reacting lignocellulosic fibers with sulfuric acid in water, introducing a water-insoluble solvent to substantially terminate the reaction, separating a first stream comprising at least 70% of the unreacted sulfuric acid in the water-insoluble solvent from a second stream comprising a plurality of cellulose nanocrystals and the remainder of the unreacted sulfuric acid in water, and separating the cellulose nanocrystals from the second stream.
US09297102B2	Presser device with fabric guide A presser device with a fabric guide including a presser foot mounted on a presser bar of a sewing machine; a fabric guide body provided parallel to the presser foot, a position of the fabric guide body being slidable and adjustable; a guide pin provided from a lateral portion of the presser foot in a direction orthogonal to a fabric feeding direction; the fabric guide body guiding an edge of a fabric, the guide pin being inserted through a guide hole of the fabric guide body; a guide pin pressing plate pivotally fitted to the fabric guide body. The guide pin pressing plate having a pushing-up portion that abuts against a needle plate and that exerts a pivoting force about a pivoting point, and a pressing hole through which the guide pin is inserted, the pressing hole applying pressing force to the guide pin.
US09297101B2	Presser-foot lifting and lowering device for sewing machine When lifting and lowering the presser-foot by either of the manual operation lever and the knee operation lifter, the composition of the lifting and lowering mechanism can be simplified, the number of parts can be reduced and the production can be performed easily. The present invention is provided with a presser bar lifting and lowering mechanism (30) which has: a lifter operating plate which is disposed upon a pedestal (2a) which supports an arm (2) upon a bed (3) and which is vertically movable depending on a vertical movement operation of a manual operation lever (31); a pivot rod in which one end is joined to the lifter operating plate via a first joining link; and a presser-foot bar lifting and lowering plate which is joined to a second joining link which is joined to the other end of the pivot rod, and which is joined to the presser-foot bar via a presser bar holder which is fixed to the presser-foot bar. The present invention is provided with a knee lifter mechanism (50) which is disposed upon a right lower end (3a) of the bed, which is equipped with a knee operation lifter (51), and which has a knee lifter drive arm which rotates by a swing of the knee operation lifter, wherein the knee lifter drive arm is joined to the lifter operating plate.
US09297099B2	Nonwoven from bulked filament tow A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure.
US09297088B2	Electroplating method and electroplating apparatus for through-hole There is provided an electroplating method for a through-hole. The method includes: a first plating process, a second plating process, and a third plating process. The first plating process is a plating process of forming a metal film with a uniform thickness in the through-hole to reduce a diameter of the through-hole, the second plating process is a plating process of blocking up a central portion of the through-hole with the metal film using a PR pulsed current, and the third plating process is a plating process of completely filling the through-hole with the metal film using the plating current whose value is equal to or larger than a forward-current value of the PR pulsed current used in the second plating process.
US09297087B2	Acidic gold alloy plating solution A gold alloy plating solution and plating method thereof that provides a gold plating solution with high deposition selectivity by using a gold plating solution that contains gold cyanide, cobalt ions, hexamethylene tetramine, and specific glossing agents.
US09297085B2	Membrane-electrode assembly, electrolytic cell employing the same, electrolytic-water sprayer, and method of sterilization The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly which includes: at least one rod-form or tubular electrode; a tubular diaphragm disposed around the periphery of the electrode; and a wire-form counter electrode disposed around the periphery of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being fixed to the rod-form or tubular electrode with the wire-form counter electrode to thereby form an electrode chamber having a gas/liquid passage between the diaphragm and the rod-form or tubular electrode.
US09297084B2	Electrochemical production of hydrogen Electrochemical systems and methods for producing hydrogen. Generally, the systems and methods involve providing an electrochemical cell that includes an anolyte compartment holding an anode in contact with an anolyte, wherein the anolyte includes an oxidizable substance having a higher standard oxidation potential than water. The cell further comprises a catholyte compartment holding a cathode in contact with a catholyte that includes a substance that reduces to form hydrogen. Additionally, the cell includes an alkali cation conductive membrane that separates the anolyte compartment from the catholyte compartment. As an electrical potential passes between the anode and cathode, the reducible substance reduces to form hydrogen and the oxidizable substance oxidizes to form an oxidized product.
US09297080B2	Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting product A coating of blue-black or black zirconium of uniform and controlled thickness on a zirconium or zirconium alloy material is accomplished through the treatment of an amorphous zirconium or zirconium alloy substrate, which may have an altered surface roughness. The treatment of amorphous zirconium or zirconium alloy substrates includes oxidation of the substrates. A zirconium coating of uniform and controlled thickness is especially useful in various applications because the uniformly thick zirconium surface of controlled depth provide a barrier against implant corrosion caused by ionization of the metal substrates.
US09297076B2	Substrate transport mechanism contacting a single side of a flexible web substrate for roll-to-roll thin film deposition Systems and methods for depositing a thin film on a flexible substrate involve guiding the flexible substrate along a spiral transport path back and forth between spaced-apart first and second precursor zones so that the substrate transits through the first and second precursor zones multiple times and each time through an intermediate isolation zone without mechanically contacting an outer surface of the substrate with a substrate transport mechanism, thereby inhibiting mechanical damage to the thin film deposited on the outer surface, which may improve barrier layer performance of the thin film.
US09297072B2	Film deposition apparatus A film deposition apparatus includes a rotary table having a substrate placement area to support a substrate, a vacuum container including a container and a top panel, an open-and-close mechanism configured to open and close the top panel, reactant gas nozzles disposed through and supported by an outer wall of the container to be situated at different angular positions with respect to a rotation center of the rotary table to face areas in which the substrate placement area passes, the reactant gas nozzles having gas discharge ports arranged in radial directions to supply respective reactant gases to the wafer thereby to form respective process areas, a discharge gas supply unit situated at an angular position between the process areas to supply purge gas to form an isolation area that isolates atmospheres of the process areas from each other, and an exhaustion unit configured to exhaust atmosphere inside the vacuum container.
US09297062B2	Directed surface functionalization on selected surface areas of topographical features with nanometer resolution A method for making a single molecule receptor in a nanopore structure includes depositing a material by a physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique onto a selected interior surface of a nanochannel and functionalizing a surface of the material with a chemical compound having at least two functional groups. The material forms a patch having a diameter of about 3 to about 10,000 nanometers (nm). Also disclosed are embodiments of a nanopore structure including a single molecule receptor.
US09297060B2	High strength galvanized steel sheet and method for manufacturing the same The high strength galvanized steel sheet contains C: more than 0.015% and lower than 0.100%, Si: 0.3% or lower, Mn: lower than 1.90%, P: 0.015% or more and 0.05% or lower, S: 0.03% or lower, sol.Al: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or lower, N: 0.005% or lower, Cr: lower than 0.30%, B: 0.0003% or more and 0.005% or lower, and Ti: lower than 0.014% in terms of mass %, and satisfies 2.2≦[Mneq]≦3.1 and 0.42≦8[% P]+150B*≦0.73. The steel microstructure contains ferrite and a second phase, in which the second phase area ratio is 3 to 15%, the ratio of the area ratio of martensite and retained γ to the second phase area ratio is more than 70%, and 50% or more of the area ratio of the second phase exists in the grain boundary triple point.
US09297057B2	Cold rolled steel sheet having aging resistance and superior formability, and process for producing the same A cold rolled steel sheet, and a method of manufacturing the same, designed to have aging resistance and excellent formability suitable for use in automobile bodies, electronic appliances, and the like. The cold rolled steel sheet comprises in weight %: 0.003% or less of C, 0.003˜0.03% of S, 0.01˜0.1% of Al, 0.02% or less of N, 0.2% or less of P, at least one of 0.03˜0.2% of Mn and 0.005˜0.2% of Cu, and a balance of Fe and other unavoidable impurities. When the steel sheet comprises one of Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies at least one relationship: 0.58Mn/S≦10 and 1≦0.5Cu/S≦10, and when the steel sheet comprises both Mn and Cu, the composition of Mn, Cu, and S satisfies the relationship: Mn+Cu≦0.3 and 2≦0.5*(Mn+Cu)/S≦20. Participates of MnS, CuS, and (Mn, Cu)S in the steel sheet have an average size of 0.2 μm or less. Since carbon content in a solid solution state in a crystal grain is controlled by fine precipitates of MnS, CuS, or (Mn, Cu)S, the steel sheet has enhanced aging resistance and formability, and has excellent yield strength and strength-ductility.
US09297056B2	Forged steel and welded structure for components for nuclear power plants A forged steel for components for nuclear power plants meets a specific chemical composition. The grain size number of a metal structure thereof is 4.5 to 7.0 in terms of ASTM grain size number. It is preferred that the content of N is 0.0100 mass % or more when the mass ratio (Al/N) of the content of Al to the content of N is 1.93 or more, and that the content of Al is 0.022 mass % or more when the mass ratio (Al/N) of the content of Al to the content of N is less than 1.93. The forged steel for components for nuclear power plants exhibits excellent strength, toughness and hydrogen cracking resistance even after being subjected to a stress relief heat treatment subsequent to welding.
US09297054B2	Cemented carbide article and method for making same The present invention relates to a cemented carbide article comprising a core of metal carbide grains and a binder selected from cobalt, nickel, iron and alloys containing one or more of these metals and a surface layer defining an outer surface for the article, the surface layer comprising 5 to 25 weight percent of tungsten and 0.1 to 5 weight percent carbon, the balance of the surface layer comprising a metal or alloy selected from the binder metals and alloys and the surface layer being substantially free of carbide grains as determined by optical microscopy or SEM. A method for the production of a cemented carbide article is also provided.
US09297046B2	TET2 as a new diagnostic and pronostic marker in hematopoietic neoplasms The present invention concerns an in vitro method for diagnosing a myeloid tumor or a lymphoid tumor in a subject, which comprises the step of analyzing a biological sample from said subject by (i) detecting the presence of a mutation in the Ten Eleven Translocation protein family member 2 gene (TET2) coding for the polypeptide having the sequence SEQ ID NO:2, and/or (ii) analyzing the expression of the TET2 gene; wherein the detection of such a TET2 mutation, of the absence of expression of TET2 or of the expression of a truncated TET2 is indicative of a subject developing or predisposed to develop a myeloid tumor or a lymphoid tumor.
US09297045B2	Diagnostic methods for determining prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer Disclosed are methods for identifying early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who will have an unfavorable prognosis for the recurrence of lung cancer after surgical resection. The methods are based in part on the discovery that chromosomal copy number gains at Chr19, 34.7 Mb-35.6 Mb can be used for prognostic classification. The methods preferably use fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled nucleic acid probes to hybridize to patient samples to quantify the chromosomal copy number of this genetic locus.
US09297038B2	Method and kit for the quantification of nucleic acids Disclosed are a method and a kit for the quantification of nucleic acids, especially a trace amount of nucleic acid, such as host cell nucleic acid impurities, using real-time PCR with a random primer.
US09297035B2	Compositions and methods for detection of chromosomal aberrations with novel hybridization buffers The present invention provides compositions and methods for the detection of nucleic acid sequences associated with chromosomal aberrations. The invention may, for example, eliminate the use of or reduce the dependence on formamide in hybridization. Compositions for use in the invention include an aqueous composition comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence and at least one polar aprotic solvent in an amount effective to denature double-stranded nucleotide sequences.
US09297034B2	Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae through magneto-amperometric genosensors using lytA gene-specific primers and probes The present invention relates to a method for the detection and/or quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae, a Gram-positive bacteria that is an important human pathogen, in an isolated biological sample, through magneto-amperometric biosensors, comprising detecting fragments of lytA gene of the microorganism, amplified through PCR, preferably asymmetric PCR or direct asymmetric PCR, by hybridization thereof to a specific probe fully complementary to a region of the amplified fragment. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to the use of primers SEQ ID NO: 3 and 4 together with probes SEQ ID NO: 1 and/or SEQ ID NO: 2 to perform the detection. The biosensor developed to detect S. pneumoniae can be applied to different types of clinical samples from patients infected with this bacterium or other related bacteria. Preferably the clinical sample is an isolated biological fluid such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva or urine.
US09297032B2	Use of perturbants to facilitate incorporation and recovery of taggants from polymerized coatings The invention provides methods for increasing the recoverability of taggants from an object. The methods include the steps of incorporating a taggant into a solution; mixing the solution including the taggant with a perturbant to form a first perturbant taggant solution; mixing the first perturbant taggant solution with a polymer to form a second perturbant taggant polymer solution; and applying the second perturbant taggant polymer solution to at least a portion of the object to form a taggant-coated object. Methods for authentication of a taggant marked object are also provided.
US09297027B1	Yeast strains Several mutated strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis are generated by repetitive culturing of the parent strain on two types of concentrated hydrolyzates and with ethanol-challenged xylose-fed continuous culture. Isolates collected from various enriched populations are screened and ranked based on relative xylose uptake rate and ethanol yield. Ranking on hydrolyzates with and without nutritional supplementation is used to identify those isolates with best performance across diverse conditions.
US09297025B2	Conversion of somatic cells to induced reprogrammed neural stem cells (irNSCs) This application relates to a method for converting somatic cells to Neural Stem Cells (NSCs). Moreover this application relates to a method for converting human fibroblasts, keratinocytes or adipocytes to neural stem cells based on linked steps of genes transduction and chemically defined medium induction.
US09297024B2	Recombinant protein expression using a hybrid CHEF1 promoter The invention provides expression vectors and host cells for high-level expression of recombinant proteins. The expression vectors comprise Chinese hamster ovary elongation factor 1-α (CHEF1) transcriptional regulatory DNA elements and a cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter and/or a human adenovirus tripartite leader (AdTPL) sequence. The invention achieves increased protein expression and better productivity of host cells compared to previously described expression systems.
US09297020B2	Gene for increasing the production of plant biomass and method of use thereof A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. The AT3G05660 gene encoding a receptor-like protein having a leucine-rich repeat structure or a gene functionally equivalent to such a gene is introduced, or an expression control region of an endogenous gene corresponding to the gene is modified.
US09297018B2	Chimeric promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection and uses thereof Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described.
US09297013B2	pRNA multivalent junction domain for use in stable multivalent RNA nanoparticles Trifurcate RNA junction domains derived from phi29 pRNA are described that assemble with high affinity and that are stable in vitro and in vivo. Further expansion of trifurcated RNA domains to multiple way junction scaffolds via creative designs enable an array of toolkit to construct nanoparticle architectures with diverse shapes and angles. The scaffolds can be used to form RNA nanoparticles having a wide variety of uses, including promotion of RNA crystallization, creation of RNA aptamer with high affinity to mimic antibody, delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents such as biologically active RNA-based moieties, including siRNA, ribozymes, aptamers, and others.
US09296998B2	Nucleic acids encoding plant glutamine phenylpyruvate transaminase (GPT) and uses thereof Glutamine phenylpyruvate transaminase (GPT) proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding GPT proteins, and uses thereof are disclosed. Provided herein are various GPT proteins and GPT gene coding sequences isolated from a number of plant species. As disclosed herein, GPT proteins share remarkable structural similarity within plant species, and are active in catalyzing the synthesis of 2-hydroxy-5-oxoproline (2-oxoglutaramate), a powerful signal metabolite which regulates the function of a large number of genes involved in the photosynthesis apparatus, carbon fixation and nitrogen metabolism.
US09296994B2	Archease as RNA ligaes complex member The present invention relates to the use of Archease proteins as RNA ligase enhancer, methods of ligating RNA molecules, kits for these methods and uses and transgenic cells.
US09296980B2	Cleaning composition having high self-adhesion and providing residual benefits A composition for treating a hard surface. The composition has: (a) at least one adhesion promoter; (b) at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: anionic, non-ionic, cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, and combinations thereof; (c) mineral oil; (d) a blend of linear primary alcohols, wherein each alcohol of said blend includes a carbon chain containing 9 to 17 carbons or an ethoxylated blend thereof; (e) water; (f) optionally, at least one solvent; and wherein the composition is self-adhering upon application to a surface to be treated, and wherein the composition provides a wet film to said surface when water passes over said composition and surface.
US09296969B2	Fatty sorbitan ester based friction modifiers A friction modifier composition for reducing friction in a lubricant comprising a fatty acid sorbitan ester that is solid or semi-solid. The fatty acid sorbitan ester is capable of being released into a lubricant at a rate of less than or equal to 0.15 grams per minute.
US09296959B2	Integration of solvent deasphalting with resin hydroprocessing and with delayed coking The invention is directed to a process that combines the solvent deasphalting with resin hydrotreatment and coupled with delayed coking so as to reduce the costs associated with performing each of the steps separately. The integrated process of the invention permits higher product yields coupled with lower energy and transportation costs.
US09296949B2	Nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element using the same The nematic liquid crystal composition exhibits a positive dielectric anisotropy (Δ∈), the liquid crystal composition being useful as a liquid crystal display material, and a liquid crystal display element using the same. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention has a large absolute value of dielectric anisotropy thereof and a low viscosity. By using this liquid crystal composition, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display element which has a high contrast, high-speed responsiveness, and good display quality in which image sticking and display defects are not generated. The liquid crystal display element using the liquid crystal composition is a useful display element which realizes both high-speed response and suppression of display defects. In particular, the liquid crystal display element is useful as a liquid crystal display element for active-matrix driving, and can be applied to, for example, an IPS-type or TN-type liquid crystal display element.
US09296948B2	Mesogenic compounds, liquid-crystalline media and components for high-frequency technology A liquid-crystal medium which comprises a component A which consists of one or more compounds of the formula IA, in which the parameters have the respective meanings given in the claims or in the text, and to the corresponding, novel mesogenic compounds and to the preparation thereof. The use of these liquid-crystal media, in particular in components for high-frequency technology, and to components of this type which contain the media according to the invention, and to the production and use of these components. The components are suitable, in particular, for phase shifters in the microwave and millimeter wave region, for microwave and millimeter wave array antennae and very particularly for so-called tuneable “reflectarrays”.
US09296932B2	Accelerated cure composition containing an isocyanate functional prepolymer A composition comprising: a) one or more isocyanate functional prepolymers; and b) one or more compounds containing one or more hydroperoxide groups; wherein components a) and b) are kept separate until cure is desired. The composition can be used in the form of a two part adhesive.
US09296930B2	Low temperature hot melt adhesives for disposable articles with high creep resistance The present invention is directed to adhesives suitable for application using a hot melt process at a relatively low temperature in the range of about 110° C. to about 130° C. Such adhesives exhibit desirable viscoelastic properties and are suitable for bonding an elastic attachment in the manufacture of disposable articles, such as disposable diapers.
US09296926B2	Overlaminate films and graphic articles containing them Multilayer graphic articles include a graphic substrate, and an overlaminate film laminated to the graphic substrate. The overlaminate film includes a transparent film layer with a fluorochemical-containing acid-resistant layer coated on at least a portion of one surface, and an adhesive layer coated on at least a portion of the opposite surface of the transparent film. The transparent film layer may be a vinyl film layer. The acid resistant layer includes a blend of at least one fluoropolymer and at least one acrylate resin.
US09296924B2	Static dissipative release liner A laminate for creating a waterproof system, the laminate including a polymeric layer and a release liner removably attached to the polymeric layer, where the release liner includes a conductive or semi-conductive material. The polymeric layer may also include a prepared surface on a portion thereof, the release liner being positioned over the prepared surface. The prepared surface may include a layer of primer residue or adhesive.
US09296919B2	Chromate-free black-coated metal plate An inexpensive chromate-free black metal sheet not containing the high environmental load hexavalent chromium and extremely excellent in finish (coloring power and concealing power including worked parts), moisture resistance, corrosion resistance, formability, scratch resistance, chemical resistance, etc. The present invention is a chromate-free black-coated metal plate characterized by comprising a metal sheet on at least one surface of which is formed a black coating (α), containing a polyester resin (A1) containing sulfonic acid groups cured by a curing agent (B) and carbon black (C), of a thickness of 2 to 10 μm.
US09296918B2	Oleophobic coatings A polymeric coating for a glass substrate includes a hexafluoropropylene oxide derived silane polymer. The hexafluoropropylene oxide derived silane polymer has a molecular weight of greater than about 5500, a thickness of between about 2 and about 15 nanometers and a coefficient of friction constant of less than about 0.35. A water contact angle of the polymeric hexafluoropropylene oxide derived silane coating decreases by less than about 27% after being subjected to 10000 abrasion cycles.
US09296917B2	Low temperature cure heat-curable powder coating composition comprising a crystalline polyester resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a crosslinking agent and a thermal radical initiator The invention relates to a heat-curable powder coating composition comprising i) at least one crystalline polyester resin present in an amount of at most 90 wt %; and ii) at least one amorphous polyester resin; and iii) at least one crosslinking agent; and iv) at least one thermal radical initiator, wherein, the at least one crystalline polyester resin and/or the at least one amorphous polyester resin has di-acid ethylenic unsaturations; wherein the at least one crosslinking agent is either crystalline or amorphous; wherein the at least one crosslinking agent has reactive unsaturations that are reactable with the ethylenic unsaturations of the di-acid ethylenic unsaturations of the at least one crystalline polyester resin and/or the at least one amorphous polyester resin to be crosslinked, said unsaturations of the crosslinking agent are different from the unsaturations of the at least one crystalline polyester resin and the unsaturations of the at least amorphous polyester resin; wherein the wt % is based on the total amount of i)+ii)+iii). The compositions of the invention may be cured to an acceptable degree at low temperature of for example at most 130° C. for at most 20 minutes, said compositions may be ground, sieved and extrudable and said compositions can upon heat cure form powder coatings that may also exhibit a good balance of properties between good flexibility, good smoothness and good adhesion. In addition, the compositions of the invention can suitably be used on heat- and/or non heat-sensitive, even if the composition is highly pigmented.
US09296913B2	Recycled crumb rubber coating The recycled crumb rubber coating is a corrosion-proof coating for piping and the like. The coating is formed from recycled crumb rubber mixed with an epoxy resin and a hardener. Crumb rubber is first mixed with a liquid epoxy resin. An agent for reducing the viscosity of the liquid epoxy resin may also be added. A hardener is then added to this mixture. Finally, powdered crumb rubber is added and mixed to form the recycled crumb rubber coating. The total crumb rubber forms about 23-24 wt % of the coating, the balance being epoxy. The epoxy has liquid epoxy resin and a hardener in a ratio of about 2:1 by weight. The epoxy may also include a viscosity reducing agent of about 1% of the total weight of the liquid resin and the hardener. The crumb rubber may be a blend of powdered crumb rubber and mesh crumb rubber.
US09296911B2	Thermal ink jet ink composition A thermal ink jet ink composition include a volatile organic solvent, a binder resin, a dye, a humectant in an amount from 1% to 40% by weight of the ink composition, and an additive for extending the decap time. The additive is present in an amount greater than 0.01% by weight of the thermal ink jet ink composition. The additive is selected from fluorinated surfactants, ionic surfactants, and nonionic surfactants.
US09296906B2	Metallic pigment composition Disclosed is a metallic pigment composition which can provide, when used in a coating composition, an ink composition or the like, in particular, a water-based coating, a water-based ink or the like, a coating film having a high storage stability, a good adhesiveness, a good chemical resistance and a good color tone. Specifically disclosed is a metallic pigment composition which comprises at least one kind of compound selected from a heteropolyanion compound and a mixed-ligand heteropolyanion compound, an organic oligomer or polymer, and metal grains.
US09296905B2	Coating compositions comprising non-ionic surfactant exhibiting reduced fingerprint visibility Presently described are coating compositions comprising a polymerizable resin composition and a non-ionic unpolymerizable surfactant. In some embodiments, the coating comprises greater than 10 wt-% of non-ionic unpolymerizable surfactant. In other embodiments, the coating composition comprises an an additive comprising a silicone group or a fluorinated group and a hydrophobic group. Also described are articles comprising the cured coating compositions. In one embodiment, an article is described comprising a cured coating wherein the cured coating exhibits a property of an initially visible simulated fingerprint reducing in visibility in 1-20 minutes. Also described is a method of determining the fingerprint visibility of a coating composition and a polyacylate composition useful as an additive. In another embodiment a coated surface is described comprising a polymeric organic material comprising a plurality of pores wherein a portion of the pores are interconnected and comprise a lipophilic liquid.
US09296900B2	Surface-modified inorganic fillers and pigments The invention relates to a method for producing surface-modified inorganic fillers or pigments of a desired particle size. Said method is characterized in that filler or pigment slurries of inorganic fillers or pigments are milled to the desired particle size under the action of compressive and shear forces using polymer dispersions, whereby the fillers and/or pigments are additionally brought into contact with conventional milling auxiliary agents and/or dispersants (active agent) in a quantity of between 0.1 and 2.0 wt. %, in relation to the fillers or pigments. The invention also relates to the fillers and pigments that are obtained by said method and to their use for producing dispersion inks, adhesives, coatings or coating compounds for the paper industry, in particular coating compounds used in various industry segments, such as sheet fed offset printing, roll offset printing, gravure printing and for the production of cardboard and special papers.
US09296898B2	Flame retardant poly(siloxane) copolymer compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom A poly(siloxane) copolymer composition comprising: a first polymer comprising a first repeating unit, and a poly(siloxane) block unit, a second polymer different from the first polymer and comprising of bromine; and optionally, one or more third polymers different from the first polymer and second polymer; wherein siloxane units are present in the composition in an amount of at least 0.3 wt %, and bromine is present in the composition in an amount of at least 7.8 wt %, each based on the sum of the wt % of the first, second, and optional one or more third polymers; and further wherein an article molded from the composition has an OSU integrated 2 minute heat release test value of less than 65 kW-min/m2 and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kW/m2, and an E662 smoke test Dmax value of less than 200.
US09296895B2	Self-healing polymeric materials via unsaturated polyester resin chemistry Disclosed herein are self-healing materials, which are smart materials that are capable of repairing themselves without any external intervention when they are damaged. The self-healing materials may be microencapsulated, for example in a one-capsule system or a two-capsule system, and damage to a matrix containing the microcapsules may rupture the microcapsules and cause the healing materials to be released into the site of damage, where it may polymerize and restore the functional capabilities of the matrix. The self-healing materials may be based on unsaturated multi-functional resins capable of oxygen-initiated cross-linking, and may include alkyd resins, such as alkyd resins that include one or more telechelic end groups.
US09296892B2	Aliphatic polycarbonate/polyester polymer resin composition having superior low-temperature resistance Provided is a poly(alkylene carbonate) resin composition having superior low-temperature resistance, including: a) a poly(alkylene carbonate) resin prepared by copolymerization of carbon dioxide and at least one epoxide compound selected from the group consisting of (C2-C20)alkyleneoxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, (C1-C20)alkyloxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy, or (C6-C20)ar(C1-C20)alkyloxy; (C4-C20)cycloalkyleneoxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, (C1-C20)alkyloxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy or (C6-C20)ar(C1-C20)alkyoxy; and (C8-C20)styreneoxide substituted or unsubstituted with halogen, (C1-C20)alkyloxy, (C6-C20)aryloxy, (C6-C20)ar(C1-C20)alkyloxy, or (C1-C20)alkyl; and b) any one or two or more partially aromatic polyesters selected from polyester based on aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dihydroxy compound, and aliphatic polyesters prepared from aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and aliphatic diol.
US09296891B2	Dental resin materials, method of manufacture, and uses thereof A filler for a dental resin composition is disclosed, comprising silica particles derived from a nanoparticulate silica sol, the filler material having at least one crystalline phase. The filler material provides improved wear resistance and other properties.
US09296873B2	Method for producing rubber composition A method for producing a rubber composition, comprising a first mixing step of causing a diene rubber, a carbon black, and a dihydrazide compound to react with each other in the presence of no silica while the three of the diene rubber, the carbon black, and the dihydrazide compound are kneaded, and a second mixing step of adding a silica to the kneaded product yielded through the first mixing step, and then mixing the silica with the kneaded product.
US09296868B2	Polyester film It is provided that a polyester film containing a polyester resin obtained by recycling PET bottles and having high lamination strength and slight unevenness in thickness. A biaxially stretched polyester film comprising 50 wt. % or more and 95 wt. % or less of a polyester resin obtained by recycling PET bottles, wherein the content of an isophthalic acid component in all dicarboxylic acid components in the entire polyester resin composing the polyester film is 0.5 mol % or more and 5.0 mol % or less, and the polyester satisfy the specific intrinsic viscosity, the specific thermal shrinkage rate, the specific refractive index in the thickness direction, and the specific unevenness in thickness.
US09296866B2	High hydrocarbon resistant chemically cross-linked aromatic polyimide membrane for separations This invention relates to high hydrocarbon resistant chemically cross-linked aromatic polyimide polymers, membranes and methods for making and using these polymers and membranes. The high hydrocarbon resistant chemically cross-linked aromatic polyimide membrane described in the present invention comprises a plurality of repeating units of a first aromatic polyimide comprising hydroxyl groups cross-linked with a second aromatic polyimide comprising carboxylic acid groups via covalent ester bonds. These membranes exhibit high permeability and selectivity in separation of mixtures of gases and liquids.
US09296865B1	Crosslinkable polysiloxane molecule A crosslinkable polysiloxane molecule is in the form of a polysiloxane polymeric chain with a pendant group, that is, a benzoxazine group, and thus is capable of undergoing a cross-linking reaction spontaneously to produce a crosslinkable polysiloxane polymeric material. The benzoxazine group enhances the compatibility between a polysiloxane polymer and a conventional organic polymeric material, functions as a polymer flame retardant or reaction-oriented additive, and widens the application of a polysiloxane polymer to organic polymeric materials in property adjustment and the applicability of the organic polymeric materials.
US09296859B2	Method for producing polyetherester carbonate polyols The present invention relates to a method for producing polyetherester carbonate polyols by means of catalytic addition of carbon dioxide, alkylene oxides and cyclic anhydrides to H-functional starter compounds in the presence of double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysts.
US09296857B2	Curing agents A curable resin comprising a compound having the structure wherein each carbon 2, together with either its carbon 1 or carbon 3, are members of a fused cycloaliphatic ring, and when carbon 1 is a member of the ring so is N, and wherein each of the aliphatic or aromatic ring-member carbons may either be members of further fused cycloaliphatic rings or be bonded to a group selected from H or linear or branched C1 to C5 alkyl.
US09296846B2	Porous polymer coating for tooth whitening The present invention relates to a tooth-whitening composition comprising (i) a substantially water-insoluble and substantially non-degradable polymer matrix component capable of adhering to the surface of a tooth, provided that if the polymer matrix component is in non-solid form, it is solidifiable by chemical alteration; and (ii) gas- or liquid-filled pores embedded in said polymer matrix component, wherein at least a portion of said gas- or liquid-filled pores have at least one size dimension in the range of about 70 nm to about 5 microns, and wherein the gas- or liquid-filled pores and polymer matrix component possess a difference in refractive index of at least 0.1. The invention is also directed to a tooth-whitening system containing the above composition in combination with an applicator device. The invention is also directed to methods for applying the tooth-whitening composition onto teeth.
US09296845B2	Olefin resin composition Provided is an olefin resin composition, and a method of manufacturing an encapsulant for an optoelectronic device, in which the encapsulant exhibits excellent adhesive strength with a back sheet and a front substrate included in various optoelectronic devices. In addition, the encapsulant does not have a bad influence on parts such as optoelectronic units or wiring electrodes encapsulated in an optoelectronic device, and a working environment, and can excellently maintain workability and economic feasibility of device manufacturing.
US09296835B2	Polymeric photoinitiators and photoinitiator monomers The present invention provides polymeric photoinitiators being co-polymers of photoinitiator monomers and at least one further monomer, as well as photoinitiator monomers being intermediates in the preparation of such polymeric photoinitiators. Additionally, there is provided polyacrylate obtained by radical polymerization of at least one acrylate monomer (Ac) in the presence of such polymeric photoinitiators. In the photoinitiator monomers and polymeric photoinitiators, a photoinitiator moiety, a hydrolytic stable linker and two polymerizable functional groups are incorporated into the photoinitiator structure.
US09296832B2	Anionic polymerization methods for producing functionalized polymers A process for producing functional polymer, the process comprising the steps of reacting an anionic initiator including a functional group with a stabilizing monomer to produce a stabilized initiator, reacting the stabilized initiator with monomer capable of being anionically polymerized to produce a polymer, and terminating the polymer.
US09296826B2	Antibodies and methods for WNT pathway-related diseases The transmembrane E3 ubiquitin ligases ZNRF3 and RNF43 are negative regulators of β-catenin and the Wnt signaling pathway in eukaryotic cells. The activity of ZNRF3 can be modulated by antibody binding to its extracellular domain, thus causing an increase in Wnt signaling. The ZNRF3 antagonizing antibodies can be used to treat diseases with low Wnt signaling, such as short bowel syndrome, osteoporosis, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and mucositis. In addition, the antagonizing antibodies of the invention can be used to enhance Wnt signaling for tissue repair and wound healing.
US09296820B2	Polynucleotides encoding anti-CD20 antigen binding molecules with increased Fc receptor binding affinity and effector function The present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding anti-CD20 antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to nucleic acid encoding recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human CD20. In some embodiments, the invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising a) a sequence encoding a polypeptide having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:40; SEQ ID NO:32; SEQ ID NO:56; and SEQ ID NO:60; and b) a sequence encoding a polypeptide having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:76. In addition, the present invention relates to vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.
US09296817B2	Antibodies cross-reactive to human and mouse c-Met and uses thereof The antibody of the invention has high specificity to human c-Met and is cross-reactive to mouse c-Met. The antibody or its antigen-binding fragment of the invention is capable of specifically binding to human c-Met as well as mouse c-Met, more accurate preclinical results can be confirmed in the efficacy evaluation using mouse tumor models. The antibody of the invention inhibits the growth of cancer cells derived from various cancers by a considerable binding affinity to c-Met and the suppression of c-Met function therefrom, inhibits the phosphorylation of c-Met and downstream signaling molecules to suppress c-Met signaling, and inhibits neovascularization, thereby being very efficient in the prevention and treatment of cancers.
US09296814B2	Antibody against human TSH and canine TSH It is an object of the present invention to provide an antibody that recognizes a canine TSH and binds thereto, without obtaining a large amount of canine TSH antigen. The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody produced by a hybridoma having Accession No. FERM BP-11490.
US09296807B2	Method for expression of specific gene Disclosed is a cell which can express a non-natural oligomeric protein, which has, introduced therein, a gene encoding an exogenous polypeptide corresponding to at least one endogenous polypeptide constituting a natural oligomeric protein, and in which the expression of the endogenous polypeptide is inhibited.
US09296793B2	Modulating apoptosis The use and screening of modulators of apoptosis is disclosed. The modulators may be, for example, modulator of NF-κB activity. The modulators may be used, for example, in the treatment of NF-κB-mediated diseases, conditions, and injuries.
US09296785B2	IL-13 receptor binding peptides A targeting peptide that specifically binds to an IL13 receptor (e.g., wherein said targeting peptide is not an IL13 fragment) is described. The targeting peptide is optionally conjugated to at least one effector molecule. In some embodiments, the peptide specifically binds to the IL13Rα2 protein.
US09296783B2	Melanocortin receptor ligands modified with hydantoin The present invention relates to peptide ligands of the melanocortin receptors, in particular the melancortin-4 receptor, and as such, are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and sexual dysfunction.
US09296781B2	System and method for collagen isolation System and methods for isolation of collagen and other fibrous tissue from adipose tissue are described herein. The method of the present invention isolates the collagen from adipose tissue by sonication. The tissue to be sonicated is placed in a container or a flow cell transparent to ultrasound waves. After sonication the sonicated material is filtered out through the bottom of the flow cell and the sonicated collagen is trapped in the filter, which may be taken for further processing. The isolated collagen can then be combined with a suitable carrier for re-injection to correct various tissue defects such as wrinkles, to form a carrier for the stem cells, a filler, and matrix for new collagen production by injecting into the desired area of the host.
US09296780B2	Process for alkynylating 16-substituted-17-keto steroids A process ethynylates 16-methylene-17-keto steroids to the corresponding 16-methylene-17α-ethynyl-17β-hydroxy steroids by treatment with silyl-protected lithium acetylides followed by further desilylation. The resulting products are useful intermediates in the preparation of several pharmaceutically active agents, such as e.g. Nestorone® or melengestrol acetate.
US09296773B2	Zn3(BDC)3[Cu(SalPycy)] and Zn3(CDC)3[Cu(SalPycy)]—enantiopure mixed metal-organic frameworks for selective separations and enantioselective recognition Disclosed herein are mixed metal-organic frameworks, Zn3(BDC)3[Cu(SalPycy)] and Zn3(CDC)3[Cu(SalPycy)], wherein BDC is 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate, CDC is 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylate, and SalPyCy is a ligand of the formula: These are useful for applications such as selective gas storage, selective molecular separations, and selective detection of molecules, including enantioselective applications thereof.
US09296771B2	Large scale preparation method for functionalizing the surface of magnetic microparticles with an inorganic phosphorous dendrimer A method of attaching a phosphorous dendrimer onto magnetic microparticles by taking magnetic microparticles in a water-based solution, then performing a solvent exchange, then suspending the microparticles in a phosphorous dendrimer solution and shaking, then washing the microparticles with an organic solvent, and then washing the microparticles with a transition solvent. The solvent exchange is done by washing the microparticles with a first concentration of a transition solvent, then washing the microparticles with a second concentration of the transition solvent where the second concentration is greater than the first concentration, then washing the microparticles with an organic solvent, then washing the microparticles with the transition solvent, then washing the microparticles with the organic solvent, and then suspending the microparticles in the transition solvent. Also disclosed is the related phosphorous dendrimer made by this method.
US09296770B2	Tetraoxa diphosphaspiro compounds The present disclosure provides tetraoxa diphosphaspiro compound represented by Formula 1. The present disclosure further provides a process for synthesizing the compound represented by Formula 1.
US09296754B2	Compounds and compositions for the treatment of parasitic diseases The present invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer, thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds for treating, preventing, inhibiting, ameliorating, or eradicating the pathology and/or symptomology of a disease caused by a parasite, such as Leishmaniasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease.
US09296748B2	Pyridinones The present invention encompasses compounds of general formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R3 and X1 through X6 have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification. The compounds of the invention are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation pharmaceutical preparations containing such compounds and their uses as a medicament.
US09296732B2	Substituted benzamides and their uses Provided herein are Substituted Benzamides, compositions, and method of their manufacture and use.
US09296729B2	Low molecular weight thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) agonists Disclosed are oxo-hydroquinazolines that are useful as selective TSHR agonists. The compounds may be used for detecting or treating thyroid cancer, or treating a bone degenerative disorder.
US09296728B2	Therapeutic compounds The invention provides compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof as described herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I), processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), intermediates useful for preparing compounds of formula (I) and therapeutic methods for treating cancer or treating autoimmune diseases or preventing transplant rejection using compounds of formula (I).
US09296717B2	Synthesis of C-3 coupled biflavonoids and C-3 coupled biflavonoid analogues The preparation of C-3 coupled biflavonoids and C-3 coupled biflavonoid analogs occurs from flavan-3-ones that are contacted with a compound having a nucleophilic aromatic moiety, in the presence of a Lewis acid where an intermediate compound is formed with a C-3 hydroxy group. A flavan-3-ol can be converted to a flavan-3-one as required. The intermediate compound is dehydrated to a flavene with a C-3-C-4 double bond. The flavene compound undergoes hydroboration-oxidation hydration to introduce a C-4 hydroxy group that can be oxidized to an oxo group or can be dihydroxylation to introduce hydroxy groups at the C-4 and C-3 carbons and dehydrated to a biflavonoid or biflavonoid analog having an oxo group at its C-4 carbon and substituted by the selected nucleophilic aromatic moiety on its C-3 carbon.
US09296711B2	Substituted isoxazole amide compounds as inhibitors of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) The invention is concerned with a compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and using the compound of formula (I) as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compound of formula (I) are SCD1 inhibitors and may be useful in treating cancer.
US09296709B2	Manufacture of 2-(5-bromo-4-(4-cyclopropylnaphthalen-1-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetic acid Described herein are certain processes for the synthesis of compounds of Formula (I):
US09296704B2	Substituted pyrimidines as protein kinase inhibitors The present invention provides 4,6-diaminopyrimidine compounds useful as kinase inhibitors, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09296701B2	DNA-PK inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of DNA-PK. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
US09296697B2	Hetaryl-substituted guanidine compounds and use thereof as binding partners for 5-HT5-receptors The invention relates to the hetaryl-substituted guanidine compounds of general formula (I), enantiomeres, diastereomeres and/or tautomeres thereof, in addition to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and the prodrugs of the known compounds. The invention also relates to the use of said hetaryl-substituted guanidine compounds as binding partners for 5-HT5-receptors for treating and/or for the prophylaxis of illnesses which are modulated by a 5-HT5-receptor activity, in particular, for treating and/or for the prophylaxis of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders, and signs, symptoms and dysfunctions associated with said disorders.
US09296693B2	Acyl piperidine inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase Inhibitors of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) are provided that incorporate multiple pharmacophores and are useful in the treatment of diseases.
US09296689B2	Substituted isoindoline-1,3-dione derivatives This invention relates to novel substituted isoindoline-1,3-dione derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to novel substituted isoindoline-1,3-dione derivatives that are analogs of apremilast. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and a carrier and the use of disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering apremilast.
US09296685B2	Method of producing nanoparticle suspensions Method of producing a nanoparticle suspension with the steps (i) preparation of an emulsion of a disperse polar phase, where the aqueous phase comprises one or more precursor substances forming the nanoparticles, in a continuous organic phase in the presence of an emulsifier stabilizing the emulsion, (ii) conversion of the one or more precursor substances to nanoparticles in the disperse aqueous phase, (iii) breaking of the emulsion and phase separation, where the nanoparticle suspension is obtained as one phase, (iv) separation off of the nanoparticle suspension, (v) optionally isolation of the nanoparticles from the nanoparticle suspension, wherein the emulsifier is selected from compounds of the general formula (I) in which X is O, NH, Y is C(O), NH, R is a saturated or a mono- or polyunsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms and R1 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl, and R2 is a saturated or a mono- or polyunsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R3 is C1-C4-alkyl, n is 0 or 1, and the breaking of the emulsion is effected by splitting the emulsifier.
US09296680B2	Method of making amorphous resin for use in robust solid ink applications Methods for making amorphous resins for use in robust solid ink applications are disclosed in which an organic acid is reacted with an alcohol in the presence of a solvent in the amount of from about 0.5 to about 1.5 grams of solvent per gram of reaction product. The reaction product is an ester of tartaric acid or an ester of citric acid.
US09296674B2	Method for purifying acetone A method for purifying a crude acetone raw material containing low molecular weight impurities using two columns is disclosed. Crude acetone raw material is fed into a first column; adding an alkaline reagent and an oxidative agent into the first column to form high molecular weight impurities; removing a top fraction from the first column by distillation to form bottom fraction containing an acetone mixture containing high molecular weight impurities; feeding the bottom fraction containing the acetone mixture obtained to a second rectification column at a charge point on the column; adding an alkaline reagent to the second column above the charge point of the bottom fraction fed; and separating a purified acetone from the high molecular weight impurities and removing the purified acetone as a top fraction by distillation in the second column, wherein the second rectification column is operated at atmospheric pressure.
US09296671B2	Method and system for producing methanol using an integrated oxygen transport membrane based reforming system A method and system for producing methanol that employs an integrated oxygen transport membrane based reforming system is disclosed. The integrated oxygen transport membrane based reforming system carries out a primary reforming process, a secondary reforming process, and synthesis gas conditioning to produce synthesis gas having a desired module of between about 2.0 and 2.2 for a methanol production process thereby optimizing the efficiency and productivity of the methanol plant.
US09296669B2	Process for reactor passivation Disclosed is a process for passivating a surface of a dehydrochlorination reactor comprising: stopping a flow of hydrochlorofluoropropane to a reactor, passing a gas mixture comprising hydrogen gas through the reactor at a temperature of at least 25° C. for a period of time sufficient to restore the selectivity of a dehydrochlorination reaction, stopping the flow of the hydrogen gas mixture, and resuming the flow of hydrochlorofluoropropane to the dehydrochlorination reaction. Also disclosed is a process for producing a fluoropropene of formula CF3CX═CX2, wherein each X is F or H, at least one X is H and at least one X is F, comprising pyrolyzing a hydrochlorofluoropropane of formula CF3CXYCX2Y, wherein each X is F or H, at least one X is H, and at least one X is F and one Y is CI and the other Y is H, in the gas-phase in the absence of a catalyst in a reaction vessel, maintained at a temperature high enough to effect the pyrolysis of said hydrochlorofluoropropane to said fluoropropene, and wherein said reaction vessel is periodically subjected to a passivation step to passivate the inner surface of said reaction vessel. Also disclosed is a process for producing a fluoropropene of formula CF3CX═CX2, wherein each X is F or H, at least one X is H and at least one X is F, comprising pyrolyzing a hydrochlorofluoropropane of formula CF3CXYCX2Y, wherein each X is F or H, at least one X is H, and at least one X is F and one Y is CI and the other Y is H, in the gas-phase in the absence of a catalyst in a reaction vessel, maintained at a temperature high enough to effect the pyrolysis of said hydrochlorofluoropropane to said fluoropropene, and wherein said hydrochlorofluoropropane comprises less than 300 ppm of hydrogen fluoride.
US09296668B2	Polymerizable spirobisindane monomers and polymers prepared therefrom Monomers and polymerizable compositions that can be polymerized using a free-radical polymerization reaction are provided. The monomers have two vinyl groups as well as a spirobisindane-type structure. Polymers prepared from the polymerizable compositions are also provided. The polymers can be porous.
US09296661B1	Controlled-release fertilizer composition substantially coated with an impermeable layer A controlled-release fertilizer composition is provided that is substantially coated with an impermeable layer. The fertilizer composition may further include one or more hollow sections to allow for root penetration and efficient delivery of nutrients.
US09296659B2	Ferrite ceramic composition, ceramic electronic component, and method for manufacturing ceramic electronic component A ceramic electronic component includes a magnetic section composed of a ferrite material and a coil conductor containing Cu as its main constituent. The magnetic section is formed from Ni—Cu—Zn ferrite which falls within the range specified by (x, y)=A (25, 1), B (47, 1), C (47, 7.5), D (46, 7.5), E (46, 10), F (30, 10), G (30, 7.5), and H (25, 7.5) when the molar content x of Fe2O3 and the molar content y of Mn2O3 are represented by (x, y). A CuO molar content of 0.5 to 10.0 mol %, a ZnO content of 1.0 to 35.0 mol %, a MgO content of 5.0 to 35.0 mol %, and NiO as the balance is present. Even when co-firing with a conductive material containing Cu as its main constituent, insulation properties are ensured, favorable electrical properties are achieved, and a ceramic electronic component is achieved.
US09296648B2	Substrate with antireflection coating and method for producing same A substrate is provided with an abrasion resistance antireflection coating. The coated substrate includes a multilayer antireflection coating on at least one side. The coating has layers with different refractive indices, wherein higher refractive index layers alternate with lower refractive index layers. The layers having a lower refractive index are formed of silicon oxide with a proportion of aluminum, with a ratio of the amounts of aluminum to silicon is greater than 0.05, preferably greater than 0.08, but with the amount of silicon predominant relative to the amount of aluminum. The layers having a higher refractive index include a silicide, an oxide, or a nitride.
US09296647B2	High reflection glass panel The invention relates to a glass panel including at least two layers deposited by cathode sputtering, including at least one layer of a metal oxide, suboxide, nitride or oxynitride having a refractive index which is not lower than 2.2 and, stacked directly or indirectly on top of said layer, at least one layer consisting of mixed oxides of titanium and at least one other metal, said mixed oxides having a weight proportion of titanium oxide which is not less than 40% and not greater than 95%, the thickness of the layer in question and that of the other layer(s) having a refractive index greater than 2.2 being selected such that, on a 4-mm thick sheet of clear “float” glass, said layer(s) result(s) in a reflection of at least 15% and a light transmission of at least 60%, the layer or system of layers in question further having a mechanical and/or chemical resistance comparable to those of layers produced by pyrolysis for obtaining products having the same type of optical properties.
US09296640B2	Knitted fabric of steel fibers A knitted fabric made from yarn comprising fibers. At least part of these are metal fibers. The yarn comprises at least 3 bundles or single yarns. The bundles or single yarns have an equivalent bundle diameter which are equal or differ maximally 40%. The fabric is used as a separation cloth (12) between mold (11) and glass (14), which is utilized in the process of forming glass plates, or for covering of press-on rings or press-rings and the means of transport by which glass plates are moved during the forming process. The use of yarns composed of least 3 bundles which more or less have the same equivalent bundle diameter reduces the risks for markings on the glass.
US09296637B2	Method for press forming glass sheets A method, press station (12), and system (10) for forming glass sheets that are initially formed with an upwardly concave curved shape with end portions (86) and an intermediate portion (88) having straight line elements that are subsequently formed with curved shapes to provide curvature along transverse directions. The forming is performed by initially providing curvature to the straight line elements of the glass sheet end portions while the intermediate portion (88) still has the straight line elements. The glass sheet intermediate portion is subsequently formed to provide curvature to its straight line elements so the glass sheet has curvature in transverse directions.
US09296633B2	Method for making sculptural interior in a vessel and vessels produced thereby The invention provides a method of making a vessel having a sculptural interior, comprising attaching a textile core to the air inlet port of an I.S. machine, inserting a gob of molten glass into a mold to surround the textile core, applying compressed air to press the molten glass around the textile core, applying compressed air to inflate the textile core creating the bottle, allowing the bottle to cool sufficiently to withdraw the core from the bottle, and withdrawing the textile core from the bottle.
US09296624B2	Portable compact wastewater concentrator A compact and portable liquid concentrator includes a gas inlet, a gas exit and a flow corridor connecting the gas inlet and the gas exit, wherein the flow corridor includes a narrowed portion that accelerates the gas through the flow corridor. A liquid inlet injects liquid into the gas stream at a point prior to the narrowed portion so that the gas-liquid mixture is thoroughly mixed within the flow corridor, causing a portion of the liquid to be evaporated. A demister or fluid scrubber downstream of the narrowed portion removes entrained liquid droplets from the gas stream and re-circulates the removed liquid to the liquid inlet through a re-circulating circuit. The compact and portable liquid concentrator is mountable on a truck bed or skid for easy transportation to remote sites.
US09296620B2	Preparation of high-silica cha-type molecular sieves using a mixed template CHA-type molecular sieves are prepared using a N,N,N-trimethyl-1-adamantammonium cation structure directing agent in conjunction with a N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium cation structure directing agent.
US09296616B2	Granular polycrystalline silicon and production thereof Granular polycrystalline silicon includes a compact matrix including radiating acicular crystal aggregates of crystal size from 0.001-200 μm. A process for producing granular polycrystalline silicon includes producing granular silicon in a fluidized bed reactor from a gas mixture containing TCS (20-29 mol %) and hydrogen at a fluidized bed temperature of 900-970° C., dividing the granular silicon in a screen system having at least one screen deck into at least two screen fractions, the smallest screen fraction being ground in a grinding system to give seed particles having a size of 100-1500 μm and a mass-based median value from 400 to 900 μm, and these seed particles being supplied to fluidized bed reactor, and a further screen fraction being supplied to a fluidized bed reactor, and being surface-treated with a gas mixture containing TCS (5.1-10 mol %) and hydrogen at a fluidized bed temperature of 870-990° C.
US09296612B2	Methods of making low cost electrode active composite materials for secondary electrochemical batteries In one aspect, a method of synthesizing a phosphorous active electrode composite material AMPO4 is disclosed. M is a first element selected from a group of transitional metals, such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and others, and A is a second element selected from a group consisting of lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K) and a mixture thereof. The method includes: forming a phosphate composite from a phosphorus source material and a first source material comprising the first element M; mixing the phosphate composite with a second source material comprising the second element A to form an intermediate mixture with A:M:P=1.03-1.1:1:1 by molar ratio; ball-milling and drying the intermediate mixture; and sintering the intermediate mixture to form the phosphorous composite active electrode material. The first source material and the metalloid source material are low cost by-products respectively obtained in other processes.
US09296608B2	Method of forming MEMS device A method of forming a micro-electro-mechanical systems device includes: providing a substrate; sequentially forming a tantalum nitride (TaN) layer and a hard mask layer on the substrate, the hard mask layer having a thickness larger than a thickness of the TaN layer; coating photoresist on the hard mask layer, patterning the photoresist and performing a first etching process on the hard mask layer with the photoresist serving as a mask to form an opening in the hard mask layer, wherein a portion of the thickness of the hard mask layer is remained under the opening; removing the photoresist; and performing a second etching process to remove the portion of the thickness of the hard mask layer under the opening as well as a portion of the TaN layer under the opening to form a trench.
US09296602B2	Vehicle fuel dispensing system for dwellings Vehicle fuel dispensing system for a dwelling unit includes a fuel source and a fuel supply conduit for the unit connected to the fuel source. The fuel supply conduit has an in-line meter for measuring fuel flow characteristics and provides readouts of the characteristics. Vehicle fuel dispensing system for a plurality of dwelling units includes a fuel source and a fuel supply conduit for the plurality of units connected to the fuel source. The fuel supply conduit has an in-line meter for measuring fuel flow characteristics and provides readouts of the characteristics. Method of dispensing vehicle fuel to one or more dwelling units includes steps of: providing a fuel source; providing a fuel supply conduit for the one or more units for connecting the fuel source to the one or more units; and providing an in-line meter for measuring fuel flow characteristics and providing readouts of the characteristics.
US09296594B2	RFID for location of the load on a tower crane A radio frequency identification (RFID) tower crane load locator and sway indicator is disclosed and includes: a plurality of RFID tags at different locations on or around the tower crane; at least two RFID readers at different locations on the tower crane; a navigation satellite system (NSS) position receiver; and a load information interface. The RFID readers comprising a range determiner to provide range measurements between each of the RFID readers and each of the plurality of RFID tags. The sway determiner is coupled with a hook block of the tower crane. The NSS position receiver is coupled with the tower crane. The load information interface to combine information from range measurements, the sway determiner and the NSS position receiver to generate location and sway information of the load with respect to the tower crane and provide the location and sway information in a user accessible format.
US09296591B2	Determining elevator car position using bi-stable sensors A system for monitoring elevator car travel includes a plurality of bi-stable sensors (12) traveling with an elevator car (10); a plurality of sense elements (20) positioned along a path of the sensors (12); the sense elements (20) causing the sensors (12) to assume one of a first state and a second state; wherein states of the sensors (12) define a zone code (30) identifying a zone corresponding to the elevator car (10) position, the zone code (30) being a gray code.
US09296583B2	Phase-locked web position signal using web fiducials Approaches for enhancing web position determination involve phase locking a web movement encoder signal to a sensed web fiducial signal. Fiducials disposed along a longitudinal axis of a substrate are sensed and corresponding sensor signals are generated. An estimated web position is provided by one or more encoder signals. The phase difference between the sensor signals and the encoder signals is calculated and the web position error is determined based on the phase difference. The web position error signal can be fed back to adjust the encoder signals which improves the accuracy of the web position determination.
US09296580B2	Auto document feeder, scanner including the same, and method of controlling auto document feeding Provided are an auto document feeder (ADF), a scanner including the ADF, and a method of controlling auto document feeding. The ADF includes: a feed unit picking up a sheet of paper and carrying the sheet of paper to a scan unit; a feed control unit controlling the feed unit; and a retry control unit. If a sheet of paper is not normally picked up by the feed unit, the retry control unit decreases a speed of a motor driving the feed unit or increases a current supplied to the motor for picking up the sheet of paper. Therefore, although sheets of paper are not normally fed when a user intends to use various kinds of sheets of paper with the ADF, the retry control unit may stabilize feeding of the feeding of the sheets of paper. Thus, efficient, convenient, and high-quality paper feeding may be possible.
US09296577B2	Supplement feeder for flat objects A supplement feeder for flat objects, comprising a receiving device with a stack compartment for receiving objects in the form of a stack, and a takeoff device for taking off individual objects from the stack, wherein the stack compartment has a front contact region against which the front edge of the stack rests, and equipped with guiding elements for guiding and shaping the stack, comprising a stack shoe that is arranged at the rear edge of the stack in order to guide the stack in the direction of the front contact region. According to the disclosure, this supplement feeder is equipped with a takeoff device for taking off individual objects from the object stack, and at least one component of the guiding elements, and in particular the stack shoe, is coupled to a knocking unit that transmits a discrete knock impact onto the respective component of the guiding element. Thereby malfunctions in the form of missed takeoffs or multiple takeoffs when taking off objects can be largely avoided.
US09296576B2	Medium conveying device and image forming apparatus A medium conveying device includes a medium placing tray provided on a main body of an image forming apparatus to be openable and closable. The medium placing tray includes a placing portion on which a medium is placed. The medium conveying device includes a first displacement member including a contact portion that contacts the medium placed on the placing portion and a first engaging portion, and a second displacement member including a second engaging portion that engages the first engaging portion. A detecting unit detects a displacement state of the second displacement member. A determination unit determines the presence or absence of the medium on the placing portion based on a detection result of the detection unit. The first engaging portion and the second engaging portion engage and disengages from each other in conjunction with opening and closing operation of the medium placing tray.
US09296574B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus Provided are a sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus, which can set a sheet feeding interval to be short. The controller determines whether a sheet surface height of an uppermost sheet becomes a predetermined sheet surface height, based on a detection signal from a lower limit detection sensor, when a pickup roller abuts the uppermost sheet. When determining that the sheet surface height of the uppermost sheet becomes the predetermined sheet surface height, the controller feeds a predetermined number of sheets without performing detection by the lower limit detection sensor, and then controls a motor such that the uppermost sheet is located with an appropriate range by lifting a tray when feeding a next sheet.
US09296573B2	Apparatus, method, and system for loading currency bills into a currency processing device An apparatus for feeding a plurality of stacked currency bills into a currency handling device. The apparatus may comprise an input receptacle being configured to receive a plurality of stacked currency bills, the receptacle having a first side and a second opposing side, a front end, and an opposing back end. The apparatus further may comprise a first paddle rail disposed adjacent the first side and a first paddle assembly slidably coupled to the first paddle rail, the first paddle assembly having a portion configured to contact a stack of a plurality of bills residing in the input receptacle. The apparatus further may comprise a first resilient member coupled to the first paddle assembly, the first resilient member being configured to bias the first paddle assembly towards the front end of the receptacle, the first resilient member being configured to cause the first paddle assembly to move in a direction toward the front end of the input receptacle at a first average rate of speed when unrestrained and undamped. The apparatus further may comprise a first damping mechanism configured to slow the unrestrained, average rate of speed the first paddle assembly from the first average rate of speed to a second average rate of speed which is less the first average rate of speed.
US09296570B2	Powder supply device and powder supply method A powder supply device includes a controller configured to receive an output from a load cell and an output from a pressure indicator, wherein the controller obtains a powder weight or a rate of change in the powder weight in a feed tank on the basis of a value obtained by subtracting a value proportional to the output from the pressure indicator from the output from the load cell and controls the flow rate of the powder to be supplied to outside of the feed tank on the basis of the powder weight or the rate of change in powder weight in the state in which a closing valve is closed.
US09296565B2	Snap-on position limiter for a conveyor belt A conveyor employs a low-tension, direct drive conveyor belt, and a snap-on position limiter for ensuring proper engagement of the belt and a drive sprocket. The position limiter includes a body, a limiting surface and a snap clap opposite the limiting surface for snapping the position limiter to a mounting shaft. The limiting surface may comprise rotatable rollers mounted to the body, or a continuous arcuate surface. The position limiter may include a mounting arm for mounting a conveyor belt scraper at the front of the position limiter.
US09296554B2	Expeditionary modules, systems and processes having reconfigurable mission capabilities packages An expeditionary module comprises one or more mission capabilities package (MCP) carts, to provide a self-contained mission support system, such as in remote and austere environments. The exterior structure of the expeditionary module may to preferably comprise a standard shipping container. One or more MCP carts are stowable within the exterior structure, such as on a U-channel track and I-Beam rail system that runs longitudinally along the floor and ceiling of the exterior structure. The expeditionary module typically comprises a suite of standard equipment, to provide general-purpose functionality. Prior to deployment, one or more MCP carts may preferably be selected for an operation, and are loaded into the expeditionary module, via the U-channel track and I-Beam rail system. Upon arrival at the operation location, personnel readily unload the MCP carts. Additional structures allow personnel to configure one or more MCP carts and containers in a variety of configurations.
US09296552B2	Shirt frame assembly A frame assembly for displaying a shirt includes a blocking member, a frame, and a backing member. The blocking member can receive a shirt such that the shirt is positioned on the front surface of the blocking member and folded about the blocking member to position a neckline of the shirt onto the rear surface of the blocking member. The blocking member is inserted within the frame to display the shirt through the front surface of the frame. The backing member is coupled with the rear surface of the frame to releasably secure the blocking member within the frame.
US09296547B2	Assembly assembled of a recipient and a retainer, a method for producing the assembly, and a use of the assembly An assembly of a recipient for in a using state of the assembly receiving objects of different kinds and of a retainer for in a resting state of the assembly retaining the recipient. The retainer is formed as a case and the recipient is, before being assembled with the case, formed as a tube which has a first and second end part and in the resting state of the assembly has been folded up in a predetermined way into at least nearly parallel folds and, which are placed close to and/or are abutting each other. The assembly forms, when being in use, a desirable large bag for containing objects of different kinds and when not being in use a small case which is comfortable to store and handle.
US09296546B2	Hinged lid sheet dispenser A dispenser includes a body having a body sidewall and an opening for dispensing sheets; a lid hingedly attached to the body and having a lid sidewall. The lid pivots relative to the body between a closed position covering at least part of the sheets and an open position, allowing access to the sheets. The body sidewall and the lid sidewall are flush in the closed position of the lid and face each other in the open position of the lid. A first connecting member and a second connecting member, one being provided on the lid and the other being provided on the body are included. The first and second connecting members cooperate in the open position to fixedly connect the lid to the body so that the dispenser is stably placeable on a horizontal surface in the open position with the body sidewall being angled to the horizontal surface.
US09296537B2	Pouch and pouch with enclosed contents A pouch includes a bag, which has an internal space for accommodating contents and a first opening, and a fastener for opening and closing the first opening. The bag places contents into the internal space through the first opening. The bag also has a second opening and also places contents into the internal space through the second opening.
US09296535B2	Flexible multi-panel sterilization assembly with mass balancing side tabs A multi-panel sterilization assembly having a barrier panel, side tabs with grip portions for folding/unfolding the barrier panel, and a fold protection panel. The barrier panel has first and second opposed ends, a first edge and a third edge, each such edge generally perpendicular to the first end, and a second edge that is opposite the first end. A longitudinal axis extends from the first end to the second end bisecting the assembly into a first assembly portion and a second assembly portion. The first assembly portion extends from the longitudinal axis to the first edge and side tab defining a first center of mass, and the second assembly portion extends from the longitudinal axis to the third edge and side tab defining a second center of mass, such that each center of mass is closer to its respective edge than to the longitudinal axis.
US09296529B2	Beverage canister top A beverage canister top that facilitates high flow rate includes a canister base, a lateral wall, and a canister top. The canister base and the canister top are oppositely positioned from each other, and the lateral wall is positioned in between the canister top and the canister base. The positioning of the canister base, the lateral wall, and canister top complete the beverage canister. A rotatably connected opening tab of the canister top opens a main spout of the canister top so that the beverage within the beverage canister can flow out. A punch hole of the canister top which is either opened or created by a punch protrusion of the opening tab equalize the inside and outside pressure of the beverage canister in such way that the equalization of the pressure increases the beverage flow rate of the beverage canister.
US09296517B2	Adjustable box top lid An adjustable box top lid is removably attachable to each container of a plurality of separate containers with each container having a rectangular top opening with a length dimension that is different from length dimensions of the top openings of the other containers of the plurality of containers. The adjustable lid includes first and second separate sections that are connected together and are movable relative to each other when connected to adjust a length of the lid. The adjustable length of the lid enables the lid to be removably attachable to each of the containers over the rectangular top opening of each container. One of the lid sections is provided with an opening and a removable cap over the opening that can be removed to allow the dispensing of food products from the container to which the lid is attached.
US09296516B2	Breadbasket with merchandiser window and flaps A basket for shipping and displaying of baked products, wherein the basket comprises several features that substantially inhibit or reduce lateral motion, as well frontward and rearwards motion. Similar baskets can be stacked in a 0°, 90° or 180° configuration, and in the 0° and 180°, an upper basket can pivot and slide about a lower basket. Preferably, three window flaps are provided in one or more merchandising windows of the basket to allow consumers to retrieve baked product from an interior portion of the basket. The window flaps can moved from an open position to provide customers access to the tray, to a closed position to substantially inhibit or prevent product spillage when being transported or stored.
US09296514B2	Collapsible container having foldable side and end panels A collapsible container has a base with a bottom part having a bottom wall and feet and an upper part having side and end walls. Opposed side and end panels are hinged to the side and end walls of the base, respectively. The opposed side panels and opposed end panels are movable between an erected position and a folded position, in which one or both pairs of the opposed panels fold essentially flat onto the bottom wall of the base thereby reducing the height of the container for return shipment. Each of the opposed side panels of the container are hinged to the base at the same height in a channel formed in the corresponding side wall of the base to permit a hinge line to slide vertically in the channel formed in the side wall of the base.
US09296506B2	Bag-supporting frame apparatus which is mountable on a substrate, and method of using same A bag-supporting frame apparatus is removably mountable on a portion of a substrate. The apparatus includes a gripping portion for contacting the substrate and holding the apparatus in place on the substrate. The apparatus also includes a bag-supporting portion configured to support an open end portion of a flexible plastic bag thereon, the bag-supporting portion including an outer loop portion and a downwardly-extending short portion attached to the outer loop portion at each end thereof. A projecting catch is defined, at each end of the outer loop portion, at the juncture of the downwardly-extending short portion and the outer loop portion. The outer loop portion is sized and configured to support a plastic bag of a predetermined size thereon. The apparatus also includes a connecting portion interconnecting the bag-supporting portion and the gripping portion. Methods of using the apparatus are also described.
US09296500B2	Selective access to cryopreserved samples Methods and apparatus for selectively accessing a portion of a sterile cryopreserved sample are disclosed. The apparatus may include a container configured to receive the cryopreserved sample and having a first portion and a second portion, a heat sink chamber surrounding the first portion of the container, and a heat source adjacent to the second portion of the container. The chamber may be configured to maintain a non-accessed portion of the sample in a cryopreserved state. The heat source may be configured to separating an accessed portion of the sample from the non-accessed portion of the sample while maintaining the viability of the accessed portion while the non-accessed portion is maintained in the cryopreserved state.
US09296497B2	Device to capture particles detached from an object being processed by a tool The present invention relates to a device designed to capture the detached particles from an object being processed by the tool. The device includes an inlet opening to an internal space. The device includes guiding means configured to lead particles, which is detached during a machining process, the inner space of the container via the inlet opening and the inner space comprises a first material that has a consistency such that it has the ability to receive and retain detached particles, which are led into the inner space during the machining process.
US09296493B2	Spacecraft with open sides A spacecraft may include a module structure having a plurality of module sides. The spacecraft may include a central cylinder extending through a center of the spacecraft. The central cylinder may be the only closed cross-section extending along a longitudinal axis of the spacecraft.
US09296492B2	Helicopter landing pad A mobile helicopter landing pad comprises a platform with one or more elongate, concave guiding channels for aligning a helicopter on the landing pad by forcing the helicopter's skates into a specific alignment upon landing. The guiding channels may have laterally disposed rollers or else be made of slick material to allow the helicopter to slide towards the base of the guiding channel under the helicopter's own weight. Additional crosswise rollers at the bottom of the guiding channel(s) may be provided to allow the helicopter to be moved forward or backward after landing. A blade locking arm swings upward and secures the top rotor. The pad may include a foldable enclosure that protects the helicopter after landing, and an electronic guidance system that assists the pilot during landing by providing instructions to the pilot or visual indications of the prevailing wind direction and velocity, through illuminated signals on the platform.
US09296490B2	Aircraft operating and position information display system and method A method of displaying aircraft operating and position information with an electronic display unit comprises determining a position of a first aircraft at an airport; determining an optimum speed range of the first aircraft; determining a first aircraft speed of the first aircraft; displaying on a screen of the display unit a map of at least part of the airport; displaying a first aircraft symbol on the map, the first aircraft symbol displayed in a position on the map indicative of position of the first aircraft; and displaying an optimum speed range symbol having a lower bound end and a higher bound end in a position on the map such that the first aircraft symbol is between the lower bound end and the higher bound end when the first aircraft speed is within the optimum speed range.
US09296489B2	Flight recorder deployment mechanism Embodiments of the invention are directed to a release device that uses an electro-mechanical mechanism instead of an explosive to deploy a deployable unit such as a flight data recorder. In one embodiment of the invention, a solenoid is activated that causes a piston surrounded by the solenoid to move which moves a pin attached to the piston and allows a spring to decompress and deploy a deployable unit. In some embodiments, a release actuator mechanism, a pneumatic actuator mechanism, a shape memory alloy or a combination thereof may be used to affect deployment of the deployable unit.
US09296475B2	System and method for reducing the stopping distance of an aircraft A system for reducing a stopping distance of an aircraft may include an edge control system configured to control a leading edge device mounted to a wing of an aircraft. The edge control system may be configured to automatically command extension of the leading edge device from a first position to a second position in response to deployment of a spoiler if a ground speed of the aircraft is greater than a threshold ground speed.
US09296472B2	Wingtip control system A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
US09296471B2	Swing wing tip system, assembly and method with dual load path structure A swing wing tip system for an air vehicle is provided. The swing wing tip system has a swing wing tip assembly with an unfixed wing tip portion movably connected to a fixed wing portion of a wing. The swing wing tip assembly has a dual load path structure configured to transfer load from the unfixed wing tip portion to the fixed wing portion. The dual load path structure has dual wing skin plates and a rotation joint coupled between the dual wing skin plates and configured to rotationally couple the unfixed wing tip portion to the fixed wing portion. The rotation joint has a dual rotation pin element having a center rotation axis and dual rotation elements configured to rotate about the center rotation axis. The swing wing tip system has an actuator assembly coupled to the rotation joint and a controller system coupled to the actuator assembly.
US09296466B2	Symmetric wing rib with center plane fastened shear ties A symmetrical rib structure and methods are presented. A structural web comprises a web center plane and a plurality of web stiffeners, and is symmetrical about the web center plane. A flange is configured on a periphery of the symmetrical rib structure, and a fastener hole is configured in the flange and comprises a fastener hole centerline aligned with the web center plane. A cutout is configured in the structural web around the fastener hole, and two support columns are coupled to the flange on opposite sides of the cutout.
US09296465B2	Method for manufacturing a wing body The method for manufacturing the structure includes an imaging device installation process in which a camera that obtains an image of a target hole formed in an upper panel is installed on the rear spar, and a positioning process in which relative positions are positioned by relatively moving the upper panel and the rear spar while the image of the target hole obtained by the camera and displayed on a monitor screen is aligned with a target line preset on the monitor screen.
US09296455B2	Trolling motor A trolling motor is provided. The trolling motor includes a base assembly with a steering module mounted to the base assembly. The steering module includes an internal drive arrangement for providing an output torque. The steering module also includes a trim module rotatably mounted to an upper portion of the steering module. A motor shaft assembly including a motor shaft, a head unit attached to an upper end of the motor shaft, and a motor power unit attached to a lower end of the motor shaft is also provided. The motor shaft extends through the base assembly, steering module, and trim module. A torque transfer arrangement is mounted between the trim module and the motor shaft of the motor shaft assembly for transferring the output torque provided by the steering module to the motor shaft to rotate the motor shaft assembly about a rotational steering axis.
US09296447B1	Apparatus and method for wave shaping A device is temporarily attached to one side of the stern of a boat in order to modify the wake pattern of the boat by effectively making one side of the boat longer than the other side. The delayed wave on the opposite side of the boat from the wake shaping device allows the wave to crest over the natural wave on the side where the device is installed. In one example, the device has a frame with a side surface angled outwardly 12 degrees from the side of the boat, a mounting surface shaped to match the mounting area of the boat stern, and one or more vacuum cups. A wedge shape utilizes water pressure to distribute the load evenly across the fastening side of the device, thereby allowing for a tight fit to the back of the boat.
US09296445B2	Frame structure for saddle-type vehicle A hollow main frame extends rearwardly from a head pipe. An air cleaner includes a filter element disposed in the main frame forming a dirty side and a clean side. The main frame includes a front opening for introducing intake air. The main frame includes an inner wall surface having a first rib extending peripherally and projecting inwardly into the space in the main frame. A second rib is disposed upstream or downstream of the first rib with respect to an intake air flow and projects inwardly into the space in the main frame. The filter element has an engaging member extending substantially along the inner wall surface and engageable with the second rib. The first rib peripherally surrounds the filter element to provide a division wall with the second rib engaging the filter element to support the filter element.
US09296444B2	Straddle electric vehicle A straddle electric vehicle comprises a battery case accommodating a battery which is an electric power supply for an electric motor; and an air box attached to an upper portion of the battery case, and the air box includes a ram air inlet through which ram air flows into the air box, and a ram air supply port through which the air is supplied from inside the air box to the battery case.
US09296442B2	Carrier rack adapter kit for adapting a luggage carrier rack of a bicycle In a carrier rack adapter kit for adapting a luggage carrier rack of a bicycle, a fastening bolt is extending via a first passageway through an auxiliary luggage carrier structure, via a second passageway through a first rod clamping head, and via a third passageway through a second rod clamping head. In reaction to a tightening action on the fastening bolt, shear forces along first and second inclined outer surface portions of the first and second rod clamping heads are urging the rod clamping heads to move towards one another. The carrier rack adapter kit allows for universal, easy and quick mounting of an auxiliary luggage carrier structure above luggage carrier racks of various configurations and various dimensions.
US09296441B2	Hands-free signaling systems and related methods A hands-free signaler can include a gesture-detection sensor configured to detect a change in state associated with movement of a portion of a user's body other than one or both of his hands. A controller can be configured to assess whether a change in state detected by the gesture-detection sensor resulted from an intentional or an unintentional gesture by the user. The signaler can have an illuminable indicator. The controller can be further configured to selectively activate the illuminable indicator in a manner corresponding to a detected change of state assessed by the controller to have resulted from a respective intentional gesture.
US09296438B2	Bicycle saddle There is provided a bicycle saddle (1) with two identical portions (2, 3) arranged symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the saddle, the portions being mutually separated, at the upper part by a substantially dove-tail-shaped inlet (4) and mutually connected by a depression (11), after which a channel-shaped-hole (5) open from top to bottom is provided. The inlet (4), the depression (11), and the channel (5) are arranged at the median longitudinal axis of the saddle. Due to the configuration, the user using the saddle during cycling does not feel the pressure of the structures on the floor of the perineum, does not feel the temporary prostatic congestion and it does not bruise the coxal bone.
US09296433B2	Trailer sail A flexible trailer fairing for reducing aerodynamic drag on an over the road trailer is disclosed. A fourfold flexible fairing system may be used to reduce drag from both the trailer landing gear and wheel assembly. Numerous systems for keeping the flexible fairing taught while in continued use are also disclosed.
US09296431B1	Vehicle upper body structural brace A vehicle upper body structural brace apparatus includes a first member having a first end in a rear region of a vehicle and second and third members each coupled to a second end of the first member. The second and third members are configured to couple lower and upper unibody vehicle structural components, respectively. The first, second and third members transfer impact forces at the first end of the first member from the first end, around first and second vehicle interior regions, and to the lower and upper unibody vehicle structural components.
US09296426B2	Chassis of a motor vehicle including a means for absorbing a frontal impact A chassis of a motor vehicle including a mechanism for absorbing a frontal impact including two side rails mounted on a front portion of the chassis and arranged on either side of the chassis, a front crossmember mounted under a floor of a passenger compartment of the vehicle in contact with a transmission tunnel arranged on a central axis and extending from the front crossmember towards a rear portion of the chassis. Each side rail includes one end mounted to engage with the front crossmember.
US09296425B2	Discontinuous multi-overlapped vehicle body member A discontinuous multi-overlapped vehicle body member may include a plurality of divided members. Each of the divided members may include a front connecting part with a predetermined width and a predetermined length and positioned at a front side in a longitudinal direction, a rear inserting part with a predetermined width smaller than that of the front connecting part and a predetermined length, and positioned at a rear side in the longitudinal direction, an impact absorbing part formed between the front connecting part and the rear inserting part and has a width varied in the longitudinal direction. The rear inserting part of one divided member in the plurality of divided members may be inserted into the front connecting part of an adjacent divided member in the plurality of divided members, and the rear inserting part of the one divided member and the front connecting part of the adjacent divided member may be connected by welding.
US09296424B2	Vehicle motion control apparatus and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle sideslip control system for maintaining a non-zero value of sideslip while cornering. The system comprises a vehicle sideslip controller operable automatically to control the vehicle to apply a positive or negative torque to one or more wheels of the vehicle in such a manner as to maintain the non-zero value of sideslip.
US09296416B2	Method for operating a steering apparatus of a motor vehicle comprising an electromechanical steering-assistance device A method for operating a steering apparatus of a motor vehicle includes detecting interference-induced vibrations which act on a torsion bar of the steering apparatus and analyzing a frequency and amplitude of the interference-induced vibrations. A steering-stabilization function of the steering-assistance device is activated when a limit value for the amplitude of the interference-induced vibrations is exceeded. A drive signal is provided, with the steering stabilization function, for an electric motor of the steering-assistance device, so that the electric motor generates a compensation torque Mbar which acts on the torsion bar and at least partially counteracts the interference-induced vibrations. An indicator is formed from the frequency and the amplitude of the interference-induced vibrations and the carriageway induced vibrations are distinguished from vibrations caused by instabilities in the steering apparatus. The drive signal is generated for the electric motor in a vibration-dependent manner by combining the indicator with the steering-stabilization function.
US09296409B2	Vehicle steering column support structure A vehicle steering column support structure efficiently supports a steering column. A steering support bracket that supports a steering column is fixed to instrument panel reinforcement disposed along the vehicle width direction between left and right front pillars. A floor brace spans between a side portion of a first support member of the steering support bracket and a side wall portion of a floor tunnel portion. A steering brace spans between a side portion of the first support member and a lower portion of the front pillar. Up-down vibration of the steering column can accordingly be supported by axial force of the floor brace and the steering brace.
US09296408B1	Transport device The transport device provides a front wall, rear wall, two side walls, and a bed for storage of transported contents. Handle apertures located within the side walls and rear wall are strategically placed to allow the user to manipulate the transport device. The handle apertures enable users to easily position and manipulate the transport device for transporting items and use as a scoop. Storage recesses are found on the rear wall and side walls on the transport device. The elevated storage recesses allow storage above items transported on the bed of the transport device.
US09296407B1	Multi-functional sled apparatus A multi-functional sled apparatus for transporting items predominately used in ice fishing and also being used as a seat and support for fishing rods. The multi-functional sled apparatus includes runners spaced apart with each having a topside; a frame assembly supported upon the runners; a platform supported upon the frame assembly; rod holders pivotably attached to the frame assembly; and an auger support assembly removably mounted to the frame assembly.
US09296406B2	Material panel dolly and workstation Disclosed is a drywall sheet and large panel dolly. The device comprises a lower portion having two sets of lockable caster wheels pivotably attached thereto, and an upper portion adapted to support large drywall panels, plywood sheets, lumber, and other supplies thereon. The upper and lower portions form a frame having a low center of gravity to support oversized sheets without tipping. The upper portion includes an upstanding rail, a panel rest support with upstanding ledges to lock drywall panels in place, a handhold cutout for grasping the lower edge of panels, and an outer platform for supporting lumber and other items. The lower portion is a rectangular frame that is telescopically connected to the upper portion, wherein the upper portion is height adjustable with respect thereto. The lower portion provides members suitable for standing thereon and for positioning an optional drawer or tray thereto for loose supply storage.
US09296402B2	Vehicle location identification systems and methods A system includes an automatic control module, an automatic location module, and a manual location module. The automatic location module is configured to obtain, without operator intervention, first location information corresponding to a location of the vehicle. The manual location module is configured to obtain second location information via an operator input. The manually entered location information may include information corresponding to a first route on which the vehicle is disposed, where the first route is one of a plurality of routes located proximately to each other in a territory. The automatic control module is configured to control the vehicle to conform to a set of location-based regulations during a mission using location information including the first location information and the second location information.
US09296398B2	Protective structure for top of tank car A railway tank car including a protective structure for the top of the tank and surrounding a manway or valve mounting nozzle to protect it against damage resulting from the car being overturned even while moving longitudinally. The protective structure may include longitudinally extending generally parallel side plates and a skid structure including longitudinally extending sloping, end portions and providing access to a manway or valve mounting assembly on the top of a nozzle. Openings may be provided in a side wall of the protective structure to give access to valve operating mechanisms extending laterally from valves. A lid for an access opening to a set of valves may include an extension that prevents a valve handle from being moved to open the valve while the lid is closed.
US09296391B2	E-drive torque sensing vehicle state estimation methods for vehicle control Vehicle state estimation methods include measuring torque, using the measured torque to formulate a vehicle state estimation for vehicle control and applying the vehicle state estimation to control the vehicle.
US09296385B2	System and method for power management during regeneration mode in hybrid electric vehicles for H-3000 A system and method for recovering the optimum power level during regenerative mode is disclosed. Equations for determining the optimum regenerative power level receivable by an energy storage system, for example for any given deceleration event, are derived and disclosed. The equations consider various losses such as the efficiency of the electric motor generator in the generator mode, wind resistance, rolling resistance, transmission losses, engine losses, and losses in the energy storage system. Also disclosed is at least one embodiment of a procedure for controlling a hybrid drive system to achieve the optimum energy recovery.
US09296384B2	Vehicle and vehicle control method A vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a rotary electric machine that generates driving force for the vehicle, and a control unit that controls the internal combustion engine on the basis of a state of the vehicle. When the internal combustion engine is started in response to a request for the driving force, the control unit controls the internal combustion engine such that ignition timing of the internal combustion engine while a first mode is selected is later than the ignition timing while a second mode is selected. The vehicle is more likely to be driven using the rotary electric machine in a state where the internal combustion engine is stopped in the first mode than in the second mode.
US09296371B2	Position adjustable pedal A position adjustable pedal may include a pedal member configured to be fixedly mounted on a vehicle body and have a front end with a hinge shaft and a plurality of insertion holes formed around the hinge shaft, a switch bracket configured to be rotatably mounted on the hinge shaft of the pedal member, provided with at least one fixing hole corresponding to the plurality of insertion holes, and fixed to the pedal member by a fixing pin inserted into any one of the plurality of insertion holes and any one of the at least one fixing hole, and a pedal arm configured to be rotatably mounted on the same hinge shaft as the switch bracket, provided with a plurality of clevis holes corresponding to a clevis extending from a booster, and connected to the booster by a clevis pin inserted into any one of the plurality of clevis holes and the clevis.
US09296370B2	Hydraulic and electronic braking system for autonomous braking A brake system for a motor vehicle includes a first control module coupled to a first hydraulic brake circuit and a second hydraulic brake circuit. The first control module is configured to control fluid pressure within both the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit. A second control module coupled to the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit, wherein the second control module is configured to control fluid pressure within both the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit independent of the first control module. The first control module is disposed in series with the second control module in the first hydraulic brake circuit and the second hydraulic brake circuit.
US09296366B2	Outrigger connection locking device There is provided an outrigger connection locking device used in a crane apparatus including a boom, a swivel base that supports the boom so as to be raised and lowered, a carrier frame on which the swivel base is mounted, and an outrigger removably mounted to the carrier frame. The outrigger locking device includes: a connection pin that can be inserted into a carrier frame hole formed in the carrier frame and into an outrigger hole formed in the outrigger; a telescopic cylinder that performs a telescopic motion that allows the connection pin to move to a location in which the connection pin is inserted into the carrier frame hole and the outrigger hole; a connection locking unit that restricts the connection pin inserted into the carrier frame hole and the outrigger hole from moving; and a remote operation mechanism for connection locking that can operate the connection locking unit.
US09296362B2	Windshield wiper with even pressing force A windshield wiper (1,1a) with an even pressing force is connected to a driving arm (2) and includes a primary wiper frame (10,10a), two auxiliary wiper frames (20,20a), connecting frames (30,30a), and a wiper blade (40,40a). The primary wiper frame (10,10a) includes a fixing base (11,11a) connected to the driving arm (2). The auxiliary wiper frames (20,20a) are disposed on both ends of the primary wiper frame (10,10a). Each auxiliary wiper frame (20,20a) includes an elastic piece (21,21a) and a pivotal base (22,22a) fixed to the elastic piece (21,21a) and pivotally connected to the primary wiper frame (10,10a). The connecting frames (30,30a) are evenly provided on each auxiliary wiper frame (20). Each connecting frame (30) includes a pressing piece (31,31a) and buckling brackets (32,32a). The wiper blade (40,40a) is disposed through the buckling brackets (32,32a) to be connected below the pressing piece (31,31a).
US09296356B2	Vehicle side air bag device In a side air bag of a vehicle side air bag device, a front bag portion and a rear bag portion are partitioned by a longitudinal partition portion. Further, a forward extending portion provided in an upper part of the rear bag portion so as to restrain a shoulder is partitioned from the front bag portion by an upper partition portion extending diagonally upward toward a front side of a seatback from an upper end of the longitudinal partition portion. When an inflator is activated, the rear bag portion is expanded and unfolded at an early stage, so that gas in the rear bag portion is supplied into the front bag portion via a communicating opening provided in the longitudinal partition portion. Hereby, it is possible to push up an upper arm by the front bag portion, and to restrain rear parts of a chest and abdomen and shoulder.
US09296335B2	Standby virtual bumper for parked vehicle protection A method of providing parked vehicle protection comprises determining if a vehicle ignition is in an off position and monitoring an exterior area proximate to a vehicle with a plurality of sensors when the vehicle ignition is off to detect an object proximate to the vehicle. The ECU determines whether the object is within a first object range and provides a first external warning when the object is within the first object range and determines whether the object is within a second object range and provides a second external warning when the object is within the second object range.
US09296330B2	Cargo restraint A cargo restraint in the form of a belt retractor with a spool includes a manually engageable lock cam actuator mechanism including a lock cam actuator handle and a cam movable by the lock cam actuator handle between a first position blocking belt withdrawal and a second position allowing belt withdrawal. A return spring always biases the spool for rotation in the belt retraction direction when the lock cam actuator mechanism is in either the first position or the second position. A ratchet mechanism is manually actuatable to selectively rotate the spool in the belt retraction direction to remove elasticity or slack in the belt webbing.
US09296315B2	Recliner mechanism with backdriving feature An adjustment mechanism includes a first plate, a second plate having first teeth, and a locking mechanism including a pawl having a post and second teeth. The pawl is movable between a locked position, an unlocked position, and an intermediate position between the locked position and the unlocked position. The second teeth are in engagement with the first teeth when the pawl is in the locked position and are disengaged from the first teeth in the unlocked position and in the intermediate position. A cam is rotatably supported between the plates and moves the pawl between the locked position, the unlocked position, and the intermediate position. A control ring has an inner surface that slidably receives the post when the pawl is in the unlocked position and a recess that receives the post when the pawl is in the locked position or the intermediate position.
US09296314B2	Spiral spring A spiral spring for a reclining adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat in which ridges are formed on both ends in a direction perpendicular to a coiling direction of a surface of a spring plate member formed by a band-like steel plate having high hardness so that the ridges project from the surface, projected surfaces of the ridges are curved, and the spring plate member is spirally formed into a coil. The spring plate member has a pitch coiled structure in which a gap between an intermediate spring plate member and an inner spring plate member is formed to be smaller than a gap between an outer spring plate member and the intermediate spring plate member. An engagement piece bent in the radial direction is formed at the end of the outer spring plate member, and an engagement coiled core section is formed in the inner spring plate member.
US09296294B2	Noise reduction baffle and plastic fuel tank comprising such a baffle Noise reduction baffle for a fuel tank comprising a lower carrier and an upper sliding part which can slide relatively to the carrier thanks to compression springs mounted on retainers, said lower carrier having a hollow foot comprising two vertical or inclined walls defining an open cavity of elongated shape having a longitudinal axis, said cavity comprising at least one rib making an angle with the longitudinal axis of the cavity.
US09296293B1	Vehicle load management structure A vehicle structure includes a first member extending obliquely beneath an outer surface of an underbody component, and a second member extending at an acute angle to the first member. The second member is arranged to form an apex near an end of the first member. The vehicle structure also includes an interconnecting member connected to both the first and second members at locations offset from the apex. The first member, the second member, and the interconnecting member cooperate to enclose a portion of the underbody component.
US09296287B1	Mirror cover systems A protective mirror cover removably-coupleable to a vehicle side mirror system includes a protective mirror cover assembly including a first fitted sheath for fitting a first vehicle side mirror having a first outer wall, a first inner wall, a first right sidewall, a first left sidewall, a first bottom wall, a first inner volume, a first opening; and at least one first adjustable securing band; a second fitted sheath for fitting a second vehicle side mirror having a second outer wall, a second inner wall, a second right sidewall, a second left sidewall, a second bottom wall, a second inner volume, a second opening, and at least one second securing band.
US09296286B1	Window gasket for a vehicle A gasket for placement between a glass pane and a vehicle body may include a glass pane-receiving channel and a body-receiving channel. The glass pane-receiving channel and the body-receiving channel may be formed on opposite sides of a gasket body. The gasket may also include a plurality of bulb seals defined in the gasket body. The plurality of bulb seals may include a first bulb seal and a second bulb seal positioned in the glass pane-receiving channel, and a third bulb seal and a fourth bulb seal positioned in the body-receiving channel.
US09296285B2	Folding/retractable pickup truck box cover A retractable pickup truck box cover system includes a pivot joint with improved strength, durability, and manufacturability between panels of a panel assembly of the cover system. A sealing system between the panels and along ends of the panel assembly provides improved weather resistance to the cover system. A lateral support system provides resistance to binding loads when opening and closing the panel assembly. The lateral support system may also aid installation of the cover system. A ramp adjustment system allows fine tuning of the ramps that guide folding and unfolding of the panel assembly. An improved locking system and the pivot joints allow more compact storage of the panel assembly. The improved locking system includes lock rods that engage rails of the cover system. Connecting structures connect adjacent panel pairs when the cover system is deployed and do not connect the adjacent panels when the cover system is stowed. A seal of the sealing system includes angled and/or transvers ribs to support a bulb of the seal when pivotally scrubbing against the panels. The seal includes a plurality of interior portions that selectively compress and bulge between the panels. The seal includes a coating that may provide stiffness, wear resistance, hardness, and/or reduced friction. A clamping system allows installation of the cover system without drilling holes and includes built-in fixturing for locating clamps and thereby locating the cover system on the pickup truck box.
US09296284B2	Shelter structure, in particular for a load deck, such as a platform of a truck, a trailer, or the like, and a shelter incorporating such a structure A shelter structure for a load deck includes: parallel arches each formed by facing uprights connected together by a cross-member and movable along a guide path between a deployed position of the structure, forming a shelter for the deck, and a more compact folded position releasing at least a portion of the deck; connection elements between the facing uprights of two adjacent arches; and a plurality of spreaders, each connected to an arch by a hinged connection so as to pass from a folded position in which it presses against the arch to a deployed position in which it forms an additional cross-member, and vice versa. The hinge connection, for at least one spreader, is a pivotal connection of the spreader to the arch about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cross-member, and a sliding connection of the spreader along an upright of the arch.
US09296281B2	Cabrio bus for passenger transport The present invention relates to a hardtop bus having at least six seats. The bus includes a chassis and a body with a U-shaped roof construction, which covers at least some of the seats of the bus. The roof construction can be retractable over at least some of the at least six seats such that the U-shaped roof construction has an open and closed position. The U-shaped roof construction comprises at least two substantially shape retaining, nestable roof elements having a U-shaped cross-section, which are movable relative to each other and which are positioned at least substantially one behind another, at least in the closed position.
US09296279B2	Vehicle sun visor A vehicle sun visor includes a support shaft; a sun visor body; an urging member that applies an urging force to the sun visor body; a damper that applies a damping force to rotational movement of the sun visor body when the sun visor body rotates to a stored position; and a damper operating portion that operates the damper. The damper operating portion includes a first operation element that rotates in conjunction with the sun visor body; a second operation element that converts rotational movement of the first operation element to linear movement; and a third operation element that is moved linearly via the second operation element. The damper is configured to be operated by linear movement of the third operation element in a prescribed range set between a use range and the stored position, when the sun visor body rotates to the stored position.
US09296278B2	Air filter operable for filtering cabin air in vehicles, agricultural machinery, construction equipment and other work machines The invention relates to an air filter element of a passenger compartment for the driver's cab of agricultural and work machines, in particular with spraying and atomizing devices for pesticides and fertilizers, comprising an adsorption filter layer with activated carbon, a fine filter layer in particular for separating aerosols and a circumferential sealing for separating the raw side from the clean side during installation into a filter housing.
US09296273B2	Machine suspension and height adjustment An assembly for supporting a vehicle chassis on a wheel of the vehicle includes a wheel attachment component for attaching the assembly to the wheel, a chassis attachment component for attaching the assembly to the vehicle chassis, and a suspension component. At least one adjustment element is coupled with the chassis attachment component and with a first portion of the suspension component, and is configured to shift the first portion of the suspension element between a plurality of operating positions relative to the chassis attachment component. A single strut bar is rigidly coupled with the wheel attachment component and with a second portion of the suspension component, and is configured to pivot relative to the chassis attachment component. The suspension component is configured to regulate motion transfer between the wheel attachment component and the chassis attachment component.
US09296270B2	Combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment.
US09296267B2	Methods, systems and devices for recording and transmitting identification information of tire pressure monitoring sensors to a vehicle The present invention relates to recording and storing identification information of tire pressure monitoring sensors and transmission of the stored identification information to a tire pressure monitoring system. In a first aspect, the present invention provides a method of integrating one or more tire pressure monitoring sensors with a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method includes programming and/or configuring a tire pressure monitoring sensor with a suitable program software for a tire pressure monitoring system of a vehicle. The method also includes utilizing a configuration tool to cause the tire pressure monitoring sensor to generate a signal including an identifier. The method further includes recording the identifier on a memory device of the configuration tool. The method further includes transmitting the recorded identifier from the configuration tool to a memory device of a vehicle when the vehicle enters a learning mode.
US09296266B1	Method for correcting ID codes after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle A method for correcting ID after installation of tire pressure sensors on a vehicle includes: ID reading, ID comparison, ID group setting up and ID burning. An ID setting device reads and compares ID codes of tire pressure sensors of all tires of the vehicle, then confirms the ID group of the ID codes and stores them in a memory module. Reading the ID code of one of the tire pressure sensors can obtain ID codes of the rest tire pressure sensors in the same ID group, therefore all tire pressure sensors can be reproduced without subjecting the receiver to the learning procedure. Or, when some of the sensors break down and the corresponding ID codes cannot be read, the ID codes of all the tires in the same ID group can be obtained by reading other ID codes of the rest tires in the same ID group.
US09296258B2	Axle shaft and assembly An axle shaft has radially outwardly extending drive fingers which drivingly engage drive slots in a wheel hub cover. The hub cover is rigidly secured to a wheel hub and maintains the axial position of the axle shaft. A shock absorber may be positioned between the drive fingers and the drive slots. The axle shaft may be formed from a hollow tube or a solid shaft by cutting an end portion of the shaft and deforming a cut section radially outwardly to form a drive finger.
US09296253B2	Water transfer printing method, transfer film for water transfer printing, ink for transfer film, and water transfer printed product The object of the invention is to be able to adjust gloss or impart gloss variation not only for a decoration layer of dark color such as black ink, but also for a decoration layer of light color other than black and the gloss of the ink printed portion is adjusted or the gloss variation where a high gloss pattern part and a low gloss pattern part are adjacent to each other is imparted according to the ratio of blend of ultraviolet ray absorbent and/or ultraviolet ray shielding agent contained in an ink of a print pattern of a transfer film.
US09296242B2	Tag material A reinforced two-side-printable laminate material constructed of a top layer of coated-one-side paper or related material, a middle layer of foamed polypropylene film or related material, and a bottom layer of paper material, said bottom layer being coated with a direct thermal emulsion with the thermal emulsion facing outward.
US09296235B2	Cooling device and image forming apparatus A cooling device includes a rotatable belt extended by a plurality of extending members that transfers a sheet in contact with the surface of the belt, and a plurality of cooling members to cool the sheet via the belt. A cooling surface of the cooling members contacts an internal surface of the transport belt. The cooling members are detachable. The cooling device also includes an adjuster to adjust a contact condition between the cooling surface and the internal surface according to the number of cooling members installed.
US09296233B2	Liquid ejecting device A liquid ejecting device includes a first housing movable between a proximity position and a separated position and which accommodates a liquid ejecting head. The first housing includes a cover attached to the first housing and movable with respect to the head between a protection position for the head and a retreat position, and a movement mechanism which causes the cover to move in accordance with the movement of the first housing. The movement mechanism includes a hole formed in a second housing, and an intermediate member including a protrusion movable along the hole in accordance with the movement of the cover. In the separated position, the protrusion abuts on the hole with respect to both directions in which force to move the cover between the retreat position and the protection position is applied so that the movement of the protrusion is restricted by the side walls.
US09296227B2	Printer including multiple cutter units that connect to each other through projections and grooves when lid is closed A printer includes a printer body including a print head, a lid, a cutter that cuts recording paper, and fixed and movable blade units. The lid is connected to and is opened and closed relative to the printer body. The fixed blade unit is provided in the printer body and includes a fixed blade of the cutter. The movable blade unit is provided on the lid and includes a movable blade of the cutter. A first projection is formed at a first end of the fixed blade unit and a first groove is formed at a first end of the movable blade unit. A second groove is formed at a second end of the fixed blade unit and a second projection is formed at a second end of the movable blade unit. The first and second projections are inside the first and second grooves, respectively, when the lid is closed.
US09296221B2	Light scanning unit and image forming apparatus employing the same A light scanning unit includes a light source unit emitting a light beam according to an image signal, a light deflector scanning the light beam that is deflectively emitted by the light source unit, a housing having a side portion where the light source unit is provided and a base surface on which the light deflector is provided, and a deformation prevention member connecting opposite sides of the housing across an upper side of the base surface. The light scanning unit is employed by an image forming apparatus.
US09296219B1	Release agent composition for improved coefficient of friction A functional amine release agent displaying reduced coefficient of friction as compared to standard silicone oils, comprises a polydimethylsiloxane oil and a functional amine selected from the group consisting of pendant propylamines and pendant N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl. The concentration of functional amine to polydimethylsiloxane oil is approximately less than 0.0001 meq/g. According to certain embodiments, the functional amine release agent is operable to impart a coefficient of friction of about 0.5 or more to the print media, resulting in improved finishing and converting equipment interaction. The release agent may have a viscosity of about 50 cSt.
US09296211B2	Inkjet head cleaning device and cleaning method, and inkjet printing device An inkjet head cleaning device for an inkjet head having a nozzle surface on which nozzles for ejecting ink are arranged, includes a wiping member traveling unit allowing a wiping member of elongated shape having absorbency to travel along a conveying path in a longitudinal direction, a cleaning liquid supply unit supplying a cleaning liquid to the wiping member, a pressing unit pressing and bringing the wiping member supplied with the cleaning liquid to and into contact with the nozzle surface, and a sliding unit relatively sliding the wiping member and the nozzle surface, in which the nozzle surface is cleaned by putting a state of a mixed liquid of the ink and the cleaning liquid at a contacting portion between the wiping member and the nozzle surface into a state satisfying a predetermined relationship represented by a relationship between a surface tension and viscosity of the mixed liquid.
US09296207B2	Liquid discharge recording apparatus and method for recovering liquid A liquid discharge recording apparatus includes: a first liquid containing trimethylolpropane; a liquid discharge head configured to discharge the first liquid; a second liquid containing a solvent of which freezing point is less than 20 degrees Celsius and of which specific gravity is not more than 1.12; and an absorber which is configured to contain the second liquid and which is configured to absorb the first liquid exited from the liquid discharge head, wherein a blending amount (% by weight) of the solvent in the second liquid is not less than a blending amount (% by weight) of the trimethylolpropane in the first liquid.
US09296205B2	Active cliche for large-area printing, manufacturing method of the same, and printing method using the same Provided are a large-area nano-scale active printing device, a fabricating method of the same, and a printing method using the same. The printing device may include a substrate, first interconnection lines extending along a first direction, on the substrate, an interlayered dielectric layer provided on the first interconnection lines to have holes partially exposing the first interconnection lines, second interconnection lines provided adjacent to the holes in the interlayered dielectric layer to cross the first interconnection lines, and wedge-shaped electrodes provided at intersections with the first and second interconnection lines and connected to the first interconnection lines. The wedge-shaped electrodes protrude upward at centers of the holes.
US09296201B2	Ink fountain apparatus and method of adjusting ink flow for a flexographic printing apparatus An ink fountain apparatus, method of method of adjusting printing characteristics in flexographic printing and a printing press system are disclosed. The apparatus may include a side plate, a roller disposed adjacent a first end of the plate, a back plate disposed adjacent a second opposing end of the side plate and a throttle disposed between the roller and the back plate. The throttle is mounted to the side plate and includes a back surface facing towards the back plate and a front surface facing towards the roller. The front surface includes a curved portion forming a tapering gap between the roller and the front surface of the throttle. A position controller is coupled to the throttle to selectively move the curved portion towards and away from the roller to adjust the volume of ink being transferred to the outer surface of the roller.
US09296197B2	Print product production device A print product production device is installed such that a continuous paper guide path having gone through a digital printing unit from a continuous paper supply unit is installed to be branched at a downstream side of the digital printing unit, one continuous paper guide path is induced to a section formation unit, a section block formation unit and a second block folding-in-two unit are disposed at a downstream side of the section formation unit, and the other continuous paper guide path is installed to be induced to a sheet formation integration unit. An angle bar mechanism is installed at a branch part of the continuous paper guide path, and a continuous paper (W) can be optionally guided to any one of the one continuous paper guide path and the other continuous paper guide path after the branching.
US09296192B2	Production method of metallic decorative sheet, and production method of insert molded body using the metallic decorative sheet A production method of a metallic decorative sheet (10) which is insert-molded integrally with a thermoplastic resin molded body (20) to constitute an insert molded body (1) has steps of: laminating a specular ink layer (12) on one surface of a transparent thermoplastic resin film (11) in a region except an edge region serving as an edge portion of the insert molded body (1) and in a region for displaying a metallic design on an outer surface of the insert molded body (1), and laminating a non-specular ink layer (13) on the specular ink layer (12) and on the surface of the transparent thermoplastic resin film (11) where the specular ink layer (12) is not laminated.
US09296188B1	Partial curing of a microactuator mounting adhesive in a disk drive suspension Various embodiments concern a method of attaching a microactuator to a flexure, depositing a wet mass of structural adhesive on the flexure, mounting the microactuator on the wet mass of structural adhesive, partially curing the mass of structural adhesive through a first application of curing energy, and depositing a mass of conductive adhesive on the flexure. The mass of conductive adhesive is deposited in contact with the mass of structural adhesive. The state of partial curing of the structural adhesive prevents the conductive adhesive from wicking between the flexure and the underside of the microactuator and displacing the structural adhesive which may otherwise result in shorting to a stainless steel layer of the flexure. The method further comprises fully curing the mass of structural adhesive and the conductive adhesive through a second application of curing energy.
US09296184B2	Method for butt-welding two strips along the longitudinal edges thereof Disclosed are a method and a device for producing a strip (7) obtained by longitudinally welding together at least two individual strips (2, 3), characterized in that sections of the individual strips are deflected in a vertical direction (III) before being welded together, and the deflected sections of the strips (2, 3) are guided past a welding head of a welding apparatus (6) in the vertical direction (III) and are welded together by the welding head.
US09296182B2	Coextrusion processes for making multilayer films and films made thereby The invention relates to a blown film coextrusion process. The process involves extruding core contact layers through a die exit at a specified speed and cooling, orienting and crystallizing the multi-layer film formed at a specified deformation rate to form a the frost line is a specified distance from the die exit by withdrawing film at a take up speed. The core and core contact layers are of a film forming polymer composition comprising at least 90 wt % of ethylene based polymer. The ethylene based polymer of the core layer has an average density of ethylene based polymers equal to or higher than that of ethylene based polymer of the core contact layers. The invention specifically concerns the feature that the core layer composition contains a portion of and the composition of the core contact layers contains a portion of a linear polyethylene so as to make the core layer more resistant to deformation than the skin layers.
US09296178B2	Resin article Provided is a resin article having a layer-separated structure. The resin article may include a first resin layer and a second resin layer formed on the first resin layer. Also, the component of the first resin layer is detected on a surface of the second resin layer by infrared spectrometer. The resin article may have improved mechanical and surface characteristics. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.
US09296173B2	Methods, systems and products involving sheet products A method for forming a tubular sheet product roll includes providing a sheet product roll having a first configuration and a void, centering a rotational axis of the sheet product roll on a longitudinal axis of a first tool, and inserting the first tool into the void of the sheet product roll to define an inner diameter of the void and to form the sheet product roll having a second configuration different from the first configuration.
US09296165B1	Apparatuses for expanding tubing and methods of use Apparatuses for expanding tubing and methods of use are provided herein. An exemplary process may include heating tubing to an expansion temperature, expanding the heated tubing within an expansion chamber by injecting a first fluid within the heated tubing to expand the heated tubing, and constraining expansion of the heated tubing within the expansion chamber by introducing a second fluid between an outer sidewall of the heated tubing and an inner sidewall of the expansion chamber.
US09296161B2	Method for producing an optical assembly having at least two optical functional surfaces, an optical device and unit for carrying out the method The invention relates to a method for producing an optical assembly, comprising at least two optical functional surfaces arranged in a fixed positional relationship to one another on a common supporting structure, wherein by means of a processing machine, in various process steps, at least two optical functional surfaces and at least one reference structure having a defined and measurable relative position to the optical functional surfaces are produced. The supporting structure remains rigidly connected to the processing machine until said process steps have been completed, and wherein the optical functional surfaces are then measured relative to the at least one reference structure, and any deviation from a target shape and target position is determined, after which said process steps are repeated at least once with modified actuation of the processing machine. The invention further relates to an optical device comprising an optical assembly produced in this way and to a unit for carrying out such a method.
US09296156B2	Apparatus for placing plies on curved substrates A ply placement device uses a ply guide to place plies on a curved substrate surface. The ply guide includes a guide surface and a guide edge that are each curved to match the contour of the substrate so that the ply transitions smoothly from its planar form to a curved form as the ply is placed onto the substrate. The ply guide may be flexible or segmented to allow reconfiguration of the guide surfaces to match various substrate contours.
US09296154B1	Tapered wattage radial heater A heater plate for butt fusion of polyolefin pipe has concentric rings, each with an array of radial bores containing cartridge heaters, and a concentric cavity between the rings to carry wiring from the cartridge heaters. The inner ring components are symmetrical to provide a foundation for uniform surface temperature distribution across the entire area of the inner ring. The outer ring components are coordinated to counterbalance the heat sinks resulting from their asymmetrical configuration so as to increase the likelihood that the uniform surface temperature distribution foundation established for the entire area of the inner ring can be maintained and so that the total diameter of the heater plate, including the outer ring, can be used in fusing pipe.
US09296151B2	Method and apparatus for producing a stretchable sheet In a method of producing a stretchable sheet using a pair of gear rolls each having a plurality of teeth arranged on a circumference thereof, a raw sheet is drawn by passing the raw sheet through a gap between the pair of gear rolls. The raw sheet contains a plurality of types of fibers, and has a plurality of recessed sections formed by pressing. The recessed sections are formed collinearly at least along the drawing direction at a predetermined formation pitch in the drawing direction. An arrangement pitch of the teeth in the drawing direction is greater than the formation pitch and smaller than twice the formation pitch.
US09296150B2	Method for equipping a component with a sealing tape The method for equipping a building component with a sealing tape includes providing a building component which has two profile channels open in an upward direction and providing a sealing tape comprising an elastically recoverable foam strip and a stiff strip-shaped element, which comprises a first side section and a second side section and includes two predetermined fold points. The first side section and the second side section of the stiff strip-shaped element are bent downward in opposite directions at the two predetermined fold points, and the bent-over first and second side sections are then introduced into the two profile channels where they clamp themselves in place.
US09296145B2	Absorbable poly (p-dioxanone-co-glycolide) monofilament fibers possessing mid-term strength retention post-implantation Novel absorbable monofilament sutures and fibers having unique and improved properties are disclosed including mid-term strength retention post-implantation. Also disclosed is a novel method of manufacturing absorbable monofilament sutures and fibers. The sutures and fibers are extruded from poly(p-dioxanone-co-glycolide) copolymers.
US09296140B2	Rotary knob assembly A rotary knob assembly and methods for forming and controlling friction effecting features of the knob assembly are disclosed. The knob assembly includes a mounting structure and a knob. The knob is rotatably coupled to a bezel of the mounting structure. The knob includes a stabilizer, a guide member, and a retainer having a patterned surface. At least a portion of the stabilizer is disposed between the bezel and the retainer to maintain an axial position and a radial position of the knob. A detent formed on the guide member cooperates with a patterned surface of the retainer to provide a haptic feedback to a user.
US09296139B2	Multi-property injection molding nozzle Injection-molding nozzles having any one or more of improved heat transfer, wear resistance, and melt transfer from a manifold to a mold. The operation and durability of a nozzle can be improved by integrally layering multiple materials to create a multi-property nozzle that is a unitary, monolithic, and seamless structure. For example, the heat transfer properties of a nozzle is improved by integrally layering certain materials in the nozzle housing such that heat is more effectively dissipated or transferred throughout the nozzle to maintain and promote melt flow. One or more components of the nozzle can be merged and thus seamlessly formed to improve melt flow by reducing joints that would cause the melt to hang up within the nozzle and, concomitantly, reducing manufacturing and assembly time. The process used to unitarily form some or all of the nozzle may also be used to create complex geometric configurations therein.
US09296134B2	Method for producing a head restraint and head restraint The invention relates to a method for producing a head restraint, in particular a motor vehicle head restraint, wherein the head restraint has a cover and a foam material, wherein the foam material fills out the cover at least in some areas, wherein the method comprises the following steps: producing a prototype mold, wherein the prototype mold comprises at least two parts, wherein when the parts of the prototype mold are assembled, the prototype mold has an inner surface that faces the interior of the prototype mold and an outer surface, producing the cover, assembling the parts of the prototype mold in such a way that the cover is arranged in the interior of the prototype mold, and introducing the foam material into the interior of the cover, wherein the foam material is at least partially liquid when said foam material is introduced into the interior of the cover.
US09296125B2	Systems and methods of concrete apparatus with incorporated lifter Systems and methods for a concrete apparatus with incorporated lifter are provided. A concrete apparatus is formed by placing a reinforcement system in a mold. The reinforcement system comprises a lifter. Concrete is poured into the mold such that the lifter protrudes from the poured concrete. After the concrete has hardened and the mold is removed, the lifter is used to carry and position the concrete apparatus. After the concrete apparatus is positioned, the lifter is removed at the circumference of the concrete apparatus leaving no holes, thereby eliminating water leakage due to lifting methods.
US09296124B2	Slurry distributor with a wiping mechanism, system, and method for using same A slurry distributor can include a distribution conduit and a slurry wiping mechanism. The distribution conduit extends generally along a longitudinal axis and includes an entry portion, a distribution outlet in fluid communication with the entry portion, and a bottom surface extending between the entry portion and the distribution outlet. The distribution outlet extends a predetermined distance along a transverse axis, which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The slurry wiping mechanism includes a movable wiper blade in contacting relationship with the bottom surface of the distribution conduit. The wiper blade is reciprocally movable between a first position and a second position over a clearing path, which is disposed adjacent the distribution outlet.
US09296119B2	Cross-cut device for dicing machine An apparatus for cutting food product includes at least one knife having longitudinal ends and a hollow spindle. The knife has a central region therebetween and a base and opposite sides located along a longitudinal extent thereof. The hollow spindle has a slot for receiving the knife. The slot has a base wall for engaging and supporting the base of the knife and side walls for engaging and supporting the sides of the knife. The spindle includes a circumferential wall in which at least two circumferential gaps are present to segment the wall into at least two end wall segments and a third wall segment therebetween. The gaps separate the slot into at least two end slot segments and a third slot segment therebetween that are complementary to and receive, respectively, the base and side walls of the knife at the longitudinal ends and central region, respectively, of the knife.
US09296100B2	Handle for a hand-operated striking tool, hand-operated striking tool and method for manufacturing a hand-operated striking tool The invention relates to a handle for a hand-operated striking tool including a body having a striking end corresponding to a terminal area. The handle also includes a connection system configured to surround the terminal area of the body at a distance so as to define a space between the connection system and body. The connection system includes at least one access hole to the body on each front surface in the terminal area of the body. At least two securing members are configured to be inserted in the holes of the connection system and to mechanically connect a striking head to the body in an orthogonal direction to the striking head.
US09296098B2	Nailing device whose striker is pre-separated from nail A nailing device of the present invention mainly includes a striker for driving nails, a restriction mechanism, a power storing mechanism, and an operation mechanism. By cooperation of the components, the striker is kept in position without moving during the course of power storing, and the striker is automatically recovered to an initial position after firing. Thus, nail can fill to the right position accurately in continuous work. For continuously and quickly working, the nailing device is protected from nail jamming.
US09296097B2	Tool and method for setting T and G flooring fasteners A rectangular one-piece unitary block of hard durable material has a central slot opening through one side and the bottom. The depth of the slot measured from the bottom of the block to the slot base in the interior is greater toward such one side. The slot becomes progressively more shallow in a direction toward the opposite side of the block to a location where the slot feathers into the bottom. The head of a high fastener projecting from an exposed edge of a T & G plank can be captured in the deeper portion of the slot, followed by shifting the block with its bottom engaged against the plank and the fastener head engaged by the base of the slot while rapping the top of the block with a hammer. The high fastener is thereby progressively driven to a set position.
US09296095B2	Rotary tool A rotary tool is provided with a mode selecting part that selects one operating mode from a predetermined plurality of operating modes when a mode switching button is pressed. The plurality of operating modes include: a first auto stop mode where a motor rotates only for a first time period after an impacting operation is detected; and a second auto stop mode where the motor rotates only for a second time period which is shorter than the first time period after the impacting operation is detected.
US09296081B2	Optical fiber connector polishing apparatus and method A polishing apparatus for polishing an optical fiber connector is disclosed. The polishing apparatus has a base portion to support a polishing media; and a polishing puck. The polishing puck includes a connector mount, to receive and hold the optical fiber connector secured to a terminal end of an optical fiber, and a polishing gear configured to engage with a ring gear disposed in the base portion such that a fiber tip of optical fiber mounted in the optical connector traces a roulette pattern on the polishing media upon rotational engagement of the polishing gear within the ring gear.
US09296079B2	Dust collecting device It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for adapting to the length of a tool bit mounted to a power tool when tool bits of different lengths are selectively used by replacement to perform an operation, in a dust collecting device for collecting dust generated by operation of the power tool. A dust collecting device 210 is attached to a power tool 101 and collects dust generated by operation. The dust collecting device 210 includes a dust collecting part that covers a tool bit 119 over a predetermined range in the axial direction and collects dust generated by operation. The dust collecting part is formed in one of a first form and a second form which is arbitrarily selected. In the first form, the dust collecting part is formed by a dust collecting part component 221 which has a tool bit covering part 223 having a predetermined inside diameter and a fitting part 227 connected to the tool bit covering part 223, while, in the second form, the dust collecting part is formed by connecting a plurality of the dust collecting part components 221 via the fitting part 227 in the axial direction.
US09296076B2	Riveting device for aircraft fuselages A head of a riveting device—for Hi-Lite type rivets—of at least two components of a structure for installing automatically collars on pins previously inserted in the structure. The head comprises: a collar installation tool; a collar supply to supply collars to the collar installation tool; a tool actuating device; a linear displacement device to linearly move the tool during the threading operation; a withdrawal device arranged to withdraw the second part of the collars; a control arrangement configured to automatically perform the installation of collars on pins and after this the withdrawal of the second part of the collars, using tools and collars appropriate for the pins. Also a robot having as end-effector the head and to a method of riveting two components of an aircraft fuselage are provided.
US09296075B2	Die case extractor and method A die case extractor and method for extracting a die case from a die bed. The die case extractor is engaged with the die case which is disposed in the die bed. The die case extractor is engaged by a pulling device, such as a ram. When the pulling device is retracted from the die bed, the die case extractor pulls on the die case, thereby extracting the die case from the die bed. Preferably, the die case extractor includes a bracing piece that is engaged with the die case. The die case extractor also preferably includes a member, such as a screw, which is engaged with the bracing piece. A holder is retained on the member and is engaged by the ram. The ram is then retracted generally away from the die bed, thereby pulling on the die case and extracting the die case from the die bed. Preferably, multiple die case extractors can be used simultaneously to extract a plurality of die cases in a single pulling action of the ram.
US09296074B2	Arrangement with a metal pipe and a connecting element, as well as method of mounting the connecting element An arrangement is provided for a helically corrugated pipe made of metal, which has an end face extending along a turn of the thread of its corrugation and a connecting element to be fastened to the pipe. The connecting element includes a pipe piece which has a helically extending inner surface corresponding to the turn of the thread of the corrugation of the pipe. The pipe piece is mounted on the pipe in the corrugation of the pipe. A metal ring is arranged on the pipe piece, where the pipe piece has sections with different inner diameters arranged one behind the other in the axial direction.
US09296063B2	Spot welding apparatus A spot welding apparatus includes: a fixed frame installed in an arm of a robot; an upper welding gun installed in one side of the fixed frame and reciprocating up and down through a pressurization unit; a rotary unit rotatably installed in a lower side of the fixed frame; and a plurality of lower welding guns installed through the rotary unit to correspond to the upper welding gun.
US09296053B2	Apparatus for providing firtree slots An apparatus for forming a firtree slot in a disc of a bladed rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine may include a tip portion having the shape of the profile of one side of the firtree slot to be formed but smaller than the profile of the complete firtree slot so that the tool will only engage one side of the firtree slot.
US09296051B2	Mill and method of use A method for plunge milling a workpiece. The method includes rotating a cutting head while advancing the cutting head along a direction towards the workpiece; removing material from the workpiece with frontal teeth disposed on a frontal face of the cutting head; bending a tool holder configured to lead the cutting head inside the workpiece; stopping the advancing of the cutting head along the direction towards the workpiece when the cutting head has reached a predetermined depth inside the workpiece; and retrieving while rotating the cutting head from the inside of the workpiece such that side teeth of the cutting head remove material from the inside of the workpiece due to the bending of the tool holder.
US09296050B2	Self-undercut expansion anchor insertion system An undercut anchor system designed for effecting a drill hole and enlarging a lowermost end thereof for insertion and setting of an anchor therein, which utilizes interlocked components surrounding a rod body which can be used as a setting tool in a one-step process to position a bore hole sleeve and an anchor in position within the bore hole. An anchor is positioned on the rod body below the bore sleeve. A cutting tip protrudes from a lower end of the rod body. The cutting tip portion has an operational cutting radius greater than a radius of the rod body. In this manner, an anchor can be inserted within the pre-drilled hole, and, when the anchor has been flanged outwardly by conventional means within the hole, the flange portions of the anchor will rest within the enlarged area, thus securely retaining the anchor in place.
US09296049B2	Coupling point for a modular rotary tool and tool head carrier for a modular rotary tool A coupling point for a modular rotary which extends in an axial direction. The coupling point includes a first coupling part disposed on a tool head and a second coupling part disposed on a carrier. The coupling parts can be coupled to one another by bidirectional rotation with the formation of an interference fit which acts in the radial direction. Each coupling part includes two coupling faces which lie opposite one another and have contact regions in which the interference fit is formed. In the first coupling part, at least one of the coupling faces has at least two contact regions which are spaced apart from one another in the circumferential direction, and, to this end, at least one first clearance portion is formed between the contact regions, in which clearance portion the two coupling parts do not bear against one another in the coupled state.
US09296048B2	Clamp device of a drill and air drive drill A drive system can be simplified and downsized, improves its operability, and can be configured to clamp or unclamp a work at an accurate drive timing. This invention is a clamp device of a drill. This invention includes a clamp collet inserted into a hole formed in the work, a mandrels inserted slidably inside the clamp collet, a piston-cylinder mechanism reciprocating the mandrels axially, and a directional valve driving a piston. The directional valve includes a forward introduction port introducing a pressured fluid for advancing a ram of the drill, and a main introduction port introducing the main pressured fluid. When the pressured fluid is introduced to the forward introduction port, it is clamped by a one-way movement of the piston.
US09296046B2	Locking mechanism, and clamping head device and fastening clamp with locking mechanism The present invention provides a locking mechanism which does not unlock a locked fixing state inadvertently and can lock the fixing state reliably, and a clamping head device and a fastening clamp with the locking mechanism. In a rotation control body 30 for locking the fastening fixing state, a locking gear 34 whose rotation is fixed, and a nut gear 32 which is fixed in the axial direction and the rotation direction fixed are respectively provided with circumferential surface gears 325, 348 and ratchets 326, 346, wherein the circumferential surface gears 325 and 348 are meshed in axial direction, and the ratchets 326 and 346 are meshed in radial direction. In addition, the locking mechanism also comprises a cam ball 33 and a guide groove 314 which are used for switching between the fastening locking state in which the circumferential surface gears 325, 348 and the ratchets 326, 346 are meshed and the unlocking state in which the meshes of the circumferential surface gears 325, 348 and the ratchets 326, 346 are unlocked.
US09296042B2	Process for preparing a compostion of mixed particles containing elements from columns 13 and 15 A process for preparing a composition of mixed crystalline particles from columns 13-15 in which a liquid solution is produced by solubilization in a non-aqueous solvent medium of at least one first precursor chosen from coordination complexes including at least one element E1 from column 13, then the liquid solution is brought into contact with at least one second precursor chosen from the hydrides of at least one element E2 from column 15.
US09296039B2	Gas turbine engine airfoil impingement cooling An airfoil has a body that includes leading and trailing edges joined by spaced apart pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface. A leading edge wall provides the exterior airfoil surface at the leading edge. An impingement wall is integrally formed with the leading edge wall to provide an impingement cavity between the leading edge wall and the impingement wall and multiple impingement holes are provided in the impingement wall. The impingement holes are spaced laterally across the impingement wall. A method of manufacturing an airfoil includes the steps of depositing multiple layers of powdered metal onto one another, joining the layers to one another with reference to CAD data relating to a particular cross-section of an airfoil, and producing the airfoil.
US09296034B2	Apparatus and method for forming a wave form for a stent from a wire An apparatus for forming a wave form for a stent from a wire includes a pair of tension wires configured to rotate about an axis. The tension wires and axis are substantially orthogonal to the stent wire disposed in a gap between the tension wires. When the tension wires are rotated, a bend is formed in the portion of the stent wire disposed between the tension wires. The tension wires may be controlled such that the axis of rotation is aligned with the particular tension wire around which the stent wire is to be bent for each particular bend formed in the stent wire, thereby preventing the particular tension wire from translating during rotation such that the tension wire behaves like a rotary pipe bending die around which the stent wire is bent. A feed assembly feeds the stent wire into the forming area between the tension wires.
US09296030B2	Method and device for explosive forming With the invention, a method and device for explosive forming of work pieces, in which at least one work piece is arranged in at least one die and deformed by means of an explosive to be ignited, is to be improved, in that an ignition mechanism that is technically simple to handle, is produced with the shortest possible setup time, which permits the most precise possible ignition of the explosive with time-repeatable accuracy. This task is solved by a method and device, in which at least one work piece is arranged in at least one die and deformed by means of an explosive to be ignited, in which the explosive is ignited by means of induction.
US09296027B2	Method and plant for the energy-efficient production of hot steel strip A method is disclosed for continuously or semi-continuously producing hot steel strip which, starting from a slab guided through a slab-guiding device, is rolled in a roughing train having at least four-stands, the method comprising: casting a slab in a die, the slab being reduced to a thickness of between 60 and 95 mm in a liquid core reduction process by the adjoining slab-guiding device, a slab support length measured between the meniscus, i.e., the bath level, of the die and an end of the slab-guiding device facing the roughing train being between 12 m and 15.5 m, and a casting speed ranging from 3.8 to 7 m/min. The disclosed combination of casting parameters may ensure that the crater tip of the slab extends to the vicinity of the end of the slab-guiding device independently of the respective maximum casting speeds which are dependent on the particular grade of material.
US09296009B2	Adhesive dispensing system having metering system including variable frequency drive and closed-loop feedback control A hot melt adhesive dispensing unit includes an adhesive supply for receiving solid or semi-solid hot melt adhesive material, an adhesive supply heater associated with the adhesive supply for melting the solid or semi-solid hot melt adhesive material into a liquid hot melt adhesive material, a manifold connected to the adhesive supply and including a flow rate sensor for measuring a flow rate of the liquid hot melt adhesive material, the flow rate sensor generating flow rate information, a pump connected to the manifold for pumping liquid hot melt adhesive material from the adhesive supply into the manifold, the pump including a pump motor, and a variable frequency drive for controlling the pump motor. The variable frequency drive is in communication with the flow rate sensor for receiving the flow rate information and the pump motor for controlling the speed of the pump motor.
US09296005B2	Nozzle replaceable atomizer with automatic abnormality detecting function A nozzle replaceable atomizer with automatic abnormality detecting function is provided. In the atomizer, when a detachable spray head is assembled to a main machine, a microcomputer serves to automatically set a piezoelectric element at an optimal operating frequency. When working at the optimal operating frequency that allows resonance, the piezoelectric element has the least impedance and the current/voltage phase difference of zero. During the operation of the atomizer, once the current/voltage phase-comparing circuit notices that the current/voltage phase difference is not zero or not close to zero, the microcomputer triggers a frequency-tracing prompter to inform a user that a frequency-tracing switch has to be operated to redefine the operating frequency of the piezoelectric element. If repeated adjustments have been done as failure and the frequency-tracing prompter keeps giving prompts, the user can be sure that the spray head needs to be maintained or replaced.
US09296004B1	Rotor-type sprinkler with pressure regulator in outer case An irrigation sprinkler can include an outer case and a riser extendible from the outer case by water pressure. A nozzle can be rotatably mounted at an upper end of the riser. A water inlet can connect the sprinkler to a water source. A turbine may be mounted in the riser for rotation by water entering a lower end of the riser. A gear train reduction can be mounted in the riser. A gear driven coupling mechanism mounted in the riser may couple the gear train reduction and the nozzle. A pressure regulator can be mounted inside the outer case at the water inlet.
US09295998B2	Rotary nozzle A specialty nozzle is provided having a pattern adjustment valve that may be adjusted to irrigate a substantially rectangular irrigation area. The nozzle may be further adjusted to irrigate two different substantially rectangular irrigation areas. The nozzle functions as a three-in-one left strip nozzle, right strip nozzle, and side strip nozzle. The arcuate length may be adjusted by pressing down and rotating a deflector to directly actuate the valve. The nozzle may also include a radius adjustment valve that may be adjusted by actuation of an outer wall of the nozzle. Rotation of the outer wall causes a flow control member to move axially to or away from an inlet.
US09295996B2	Shower head with blockable control disc rotary movement A shower head has a jet disc having fluid passage channels and a control disc arranged so as to be rotatably movable relative to the jet disc. The control disc has a control slot pattern by which the fluid passage channels are opened up or blocked individually or group-wise depending on the control disc rotary position. The control slot pattern and the fluid passage channels are matched to one another such that, in the event of rotation of the control disc, successively at least two different jet patterns are obtained for a fluid jet exiting from the jet disc. A manually operable blocking mechanism can selectively enable or block the control disc rotary movement in at least one blocking position which corresponds to an associated jet pattern.
US09295978B2	Catalyst and method for the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas Catalysts and methods for their manufacture and use for the synthesis of dimethyl ether from syngas are disclosed. The catalysts comprise ZnO, CuO, ZrO2, alumina and one or more of boron oxide, tantalum oxide, phosphorus oxide and niobium oxide. The catalysts may also comprise ceria. The catalysts described herein are able to synthesize dimethyl ether directly from synthesis gas, including synthesis gas that is rich in carbon monoxide.
US09295975B2	Catalysts reforming methane gases into hydrogen and methods for synthesizing the same, and methods for reforming methane gases using said catalysts A method for synthesizing a catalyst which reforms a methane gas into a hydrogen gas efficiently at a relatively low temperature comprising a palladium deposition step in which a manganese dioxide having a ramsdellite-type crystal structure is immersed in a palladium-containing aqueous solution to allow the palladium to be deposited on the surface of said manganese dioxide, and a heat treatment step in which said manganese dioxide having the palladium deposited thereon is heated under a reducing atmosphere to change said manganese dioxide to a manganese oxide Mn3O4 having the palladium carried thereon.
US09295971B2	Apparatus and process for the continuous reaction of liquids with gases The present invention relates to an apparatus of the loop Venturi reactor type for the continuous reaction of liquids with gases, in particular for hydrogenations, oxidations or acetylations, e.g. for the preparation of toluenediamine by hydrogenation of dinitrotoluene, and a process for the continuous reaction of liquid reactants with gaseous reactants in the apparatus. Here, the cooling medium surrounds the tubes of the heat exchanger of the apparatus of the invention whereas the reaction takes place in the tubes.
US09295940B2	Configurations and methods for high pressure acid gas removal in the production of ultra-low sulfur gas Acid gas is removed from a high pressure feed gas that contains significant quantities of CO2 and H2S. In especially preferred configurations and methods, feed gas is contacted in an absorber with a lean and an ultra-lean solvent that are formed by flashing rich solvent and stripping a portion of the lean solvent, respectively. Most preferably, the flash vapors and the stripping overhead vapors are recycled to the feed gas/absorber, and the treated feed gas has a CO2 concentration of less than 2 mol % and a H2S concentration of less than 10 ppmv, and more typically less than 4 ppmv.
US09295937B2	Vehicle atmosphere purifying apparatus A vehicle atmosphere purifying apparatus including an ozone purifying body, in which activated charcoal is coated on a core portion of radiators and a condenser, respectively. If water adheres to pores of activated charcoal or areas surrounding the pores, ozone becomes hard to enter mesopores and micropores. Even if ozone enters, an electron becomes hard to donate from the activated charcoal to the ozone. Consequently, the performance of the activated charcoal decreases while water is adhered thereto. When an amount of moisture adhered to activated charcoal is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount, moisture desorption control is executed that forcibly heats the activated charcoal to a high temperature to desorb the moisture therefrom.
US09295936B2	Filter elements; air cleaner; assembly; and, methods A filter element, a safety element and fluid cleaner assembly. The fluid cleaner assembly generally includes a housing having a cover and a primary fluid cleaner section. The element generally comprises z-filter media, arranged in a straight through configuration, and an axial seal gasket positioned to extend continuously around at outer perimeter of the straight through flow construction. The fluid cleaner assembly can have a precleaner positioned therein. Methods of assembly and use are provided.
US09295935B1	Inflator with directional flow separation disc An inflator (40) for inflating an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device includes a primary stage (50) actuatable to produce a primary flow of inflation fluid, a secondary stage (100) actuatable to produce a secondary flow of inflation fluid, and a filter chamber (150) into which the primary and secondary flows of inflation fluid are directed. The inflator (40) also includes a secondary filter assembly (120) that permits the secondary flow of inflation fluid to flow into the filter chamber (150) and blocks particulates from flowing from the filter chamber into the secondary stage (100).
US09295930B2	Device for filtering a plastic melt A device for filtering a plastic melt, having a housing that has at least one inlet passage and at least one outlet passage for the plastic melt. The at least one inlet passage is separated from the at least one outlet passage by at least one filter cavity for accommodating at least one filter piston that is axially displaceable therein. The at least one filter piston has at least one filter base body with a filter surface with filter openings passing through the filter base body there, through which openings the plastic melt passes into a filtrate cavity in the filter base body. The filtrate cavity is fluidically connected to the at least one outlet passage, and the filter surface of the filter base body is enclosed by a flexible, elastic filter screen in such a manner that this filter screen can be clamped onto the filter base body there.
US09295929B2	Method for washing a filter having at least two layers of filtering media, in particular for filtering seawater, and equipment for implementing said method The invention relates to a method for washing a filter (F) having at least two layers of filtering media (4, 5) for raw water containing components having a tendency to form cakes (M), in particular for seawater, the layers of filtering media being supported by a base (6) comprising pass-through openings and provided with nozzles (6a) enabling air and/or wash water to be injected, the raw water flowing through the layers from top to bottom and the treated water being recovered at the lower portion of the filter, and which comprises at least one spillway (D) at the upper portion thereof for collecting the wash water. The method includes the following series of steps: a) the raw water intake (2) is closed, followed by the filtration outlet valve (13), the filter is depressurized, and the filter cake is broken; b) the water level in the filter is lowered; c) only pressurized air is blown into the lower portion of the filter, said air passing through the layers of the filter from bottom to top and causing the cakes to be reduced to particles, in particular by means of friction; d) rinsing is carried out from bottom to top using only water, the water rinsing time being sufficiently short to ensure that the water level stops below the level of the upper edge of the wash water collection spillway; e) the filter water is emptied once again by discharging same from the lower portion of the filter; f) steps c), d) and e) are repeated at least once, and a final rinsing is carried out by injecting a quantity of backwashing water through the bottom portion of the filter, which is then discharged from the upper portion of the filter via a pipe (14).
US09295920B2	Toy mobile Provided is an infant toy mobile including a hub rotatable about a first axis and at least one object support articulated to the hub and being configured for articulation thereto of at least two geometric objects, and further being configured for rotation with respect to the hub about a second axis different from the first axis.
US09295912B2	Game aim assist Methods for game aim assist are provided. In electronic games, a game player may control the actions of a game character within a game environment. The game environment, which includes a focus area, may be displayed from a perspective of or with respect to a game character. During game play, one or more objects may be detected in the focus area. One of the objects may then be selected based on the distance between the object and the center of the focus area. The aim of the game character is then automatically adjusted toward the selected object, which allows the game player to direct an attack action on the object.
US09295907B2	Gaming apparatus and method including a game board, a playing element and circuitry for determining the orientation of the playing element based on clock pulses and for causing a light source of the playing element to respond to player interaction A gaming apparatus for interacting with at least one player for playing a game is provided. The gaming apparatus includes a gaming surface and a playing item interacts with the gaming surface through the capacitive coupling. The gaming surface receives power from a battery source and includes a generator for generating AC power, a conducting surface generates alternating electric field, a converter for converting AC power into DC power and a computing element for storing the game instructions. The playing item includes a non-conductive casing positioned on the conducting surface, one or more electrodes connected to at least each side of the non-conductive casing for coupling the electric field with the conducting surface, one or more pulse generators to generate orientation of each surface, a first logic circuit for receiving information of the surface and a second logic circuit sends the information to the converter for decoding and further to the computing element and the computing element further controls the LED based on the orientation of the surface of the playing element.
US09295905B2	Lot-to-lot roulette combination In various embodiments a single reel on a gaming device contains multiple symbols.
US09295901B2	Ice hockey runner-blade assembly A customizable hockey skate includes a removable runner-blade assembly such that a runner-blade assembly having a first stiffness may be readily replaced with a runner-blade assembly having a second stiffness. The runner-blade assembly may be removably attached to first and second cups that are optionally removably attached to the sole of a skate boot. The first and second cups optionally are removably attachable at multiple lateral locations on the sole. Mounting plates to which the first and second cups are mounted may be included to provide damping interfaces between the first and second cups and the boot sole. The first and second cups may be separately removable from the sole such that the first cup may be replaced with a third cup (for example, a cup having a different stiffness than the first cup) without removal of the second cup.
US09295892B2	Martial arts sensitivity and speed training device and method A martial arts sensitivity and speed training device and method is provided. The training device may be a midi tongue drum wing chun dummy adapted to play sounds when the dummy is impacted by a practitioner. The dummy enables practitioners to practice dangerous techniques without the aid of human person and also increase their familiarity, sensitivity, speed and accuracy with striking acupuncture and related pressure points on the body of a human person.
US09295889B2	Disc throwing game assembly A disc throwing game assembly allows for play of a disc throwing game combining aspects of disc golf, soccer and lacrosse. The game assembly includes a disc and a pair of goals. Each of the goals comprises a pair of straight sides and a pair of bases. Each of the bases is coupled to and extends from a distal end of an associated one of the straight sides relative to a junction of the straight sides. A net is coupled to a first end of an elongated staff. A scoop is coupled to a second end of the staff.
US09295881B2	Polyurethane covers for golf balls based on isocyanate blends A golf ball having a cover material made from a polyurethane or polyurethane/urea hybrid composition is provided. The polyurethane or polyurethane/urea composition is produced by the reaction of an isocyanate blend having an average NCO functionality in the range of 2.05 to 2.35, a polyamine compound, and amine or hydroxyl chain-extender. The resulting cover material has many advantages including improved thermal-stability, durability, toughness, and cut/tear-resistance. The preferred isocyanates in the blend include isophorone diisocyanate (“IPDI”); 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (“HDI”); 4,4′-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (“H12MDI”); 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (4,4′MDI); toluene diisocyanate (“TDI”); and homopolymers and copolymers thereof.
US09295868B2	Exercise device for enhancing muscle memory and strength A harness includes a plurality of loops mounted on its front and back at various locations. The harness includes straps that drape over the shoulders of the wearer and a belt allowing the harness to be secured about the waist of the wearer. A plurality of elastic cords are attached to various ones of the loops on the harness and may be threaded through others of the loops in order to guide the elastic cords to desired locations. These elastic cords have attachment members to facilitate attachment to one or more loops on the harness. At the other ends of the cords, they have an attachment member that facilitates attachment to an implement such as a lacrosse stick, a baseball bat, a hockey stick, etc. Through use of the present invention, for example, a lacrosse player can practice shooting skills and gain additional strength and muscle memory.
US09295860B2	Methods of reducing flame propogation in systems with a flammable refrigerant The present invention provides methods for reducing the propagation of a flame to or from a refrigerant source and an ignition source in or adjacent to a cooling system, comprising positioning a metal mesh flame arrestor between said refrigerant source and said ignition source. The methods allow the use of flammable refrigerants with reduced risk of fire.
US09295850B2	Charge-balancing during electrical stimulation In some examples, a device for delivering electrical stimulation to a medical patient includes an electrical stimulation generator, a coupling circuit, and a processing module. The electrical stimulation generator is configured to generate electrical stimulation. The coupling circuit includes a first node connected to the electrical stimulation generator, a second node configured to deliver the electrical stimulation to the patient, and a capacitor. The coupling circuit is configured to operate in a first state to couple the capacitor between the first and second nodes in a first orientation and operate in a second state to couple the capacitor between the first and second nodes in a second orientation that is opposite to the first orientation. The processing module is configured to set the state of the coupling circuit to one of the first and second states.
US09295847B2	Monitoring right ventricular hemodynamic function during pacing optimization Method and systems related to monitoring right ventricular function during pacing by a cardiac rhythm management device are described. One or more pacing parameters are selected to provide cardiac resynchronization therapy. For example, the one or more pacing parameters may be selected to provide an optimal or improved therapy. The heart is paced using the selected pacing parameters. While pacing with the selected parameters, pressure is sensed via a pressure sensor disposed the pulmonary artery. The sensed pressure is analyzed to determine right ventricular function achieved during the pacing using the selected pacing parameters. A signal, such as an alert signal or control signal, is generated based on the right ventricular function achieved during the pacing.
US09295841B2	High-frequency electrical nerve block A method and apparatus that resulted in blocking an action potential in a nerve.
US09295835B2	Encoded bioelectronic method and system and calcium treatment for slaying cancer by rapid triggering of cellular apoptosis and karyorrhexis A bioelectronic medical method and system for rapidly destroying living cancer cells and the tumors they create including metastatic off-spring of such tumor(s) regardless of their location within a human or animal body. Calcium ions can be inserted into a nucleus of a cancer cell(s). The nucleus of the cancer cell(s) is then fragmented among many cancer cells (e.g., in a tumor) simultaneously with the transmission of a destructive analog electrically encoded signals to provide a medical cancer treatment thereof. A first target of medical cancer treatment is aimed principally into the nucleus and mitochondrion bodies of a malignancy associated with the cancer cell(s).
US09295832B2	Paddle lead maximizing lateral target points across a peripheral nerve The present disclosure involves a medical system. The medical system an implantable lead configured to deliver an electrical stimulation therapy for a patient. The lead includes an elongate lead body that is configured to be coupled to a pulse generator that generates electrical stimulations pulses as part of the electrical stimulation therapy. The lead also includes a paddle coupled to the lead body. The paddle contains a plurality of electrodes that are each configured to deliver the electrical stimulation pulses to the patient. The plurality of electrodes is arranged into at least three columns that each include a respective subset of the electrodes. The plurality of electrodes each includes a unique centerline, wherein the centerlines extend in directions transverse to the columns.
US09295830B2	Methods for making leads with segmented electrodes for electrical stimulation systems One embodiment is a method of making a stimulation lead that includes providing a pre-electrode assembly comprising a plurality of segmented electrodes and a plurality of raised connectors. Each of the segmented electrodes is coupled to at least one other of the segmented electrodes by at least one of the raised connectors. The method further includes forming the pre-electrode assembly into a tube with the tube defining a longitudinal axis. Each of the raised connectors is disposed at a radius with respect to the longitudinal axis that is greater than a radius of any of the segmented electrodes with respect to the longitudinal axis. The method also includes forming at least a portion of a lead body around the segmented electrodes of the pre-electrode assembly; and grinding the tube comprising the pre-electrode assembly and portion of the lead body to remove the plurality of raised connectors leaving the plurality of segmented electrodes and the portion of the lead body.
US09295829B2	Medical leads having forced strain relief loops Strain relief loops are forced by being formed into medical leads such that a body of the lead imposes a force to regain the loop if the loop has been disturbed. Because the strain relief loop is forced, the surgeon implanting the medical lead is not required to create the strain relief loop as a step in the implantation procedure. Forcing the strain relief loop ensures that the strain relief is achieved. The forced strain relief loop also ensures that the loop is present to reduce heating at the electrodes of the medical caused by exposure to excessive radiofrequency energy. The forced strain relief loop may be created by heating the lead body while held in the loop configuration by a mold to cause the loop configuration to persist once the medical lead is removed from the mold.
US09295808B2	Medical device with textured surface Described is a guide catheter for guiding other medical devices into or through a body lumen, comprising: a polymeric, tubular inner liner having a textured inner surface; and, a polymeric jacket bonded to an exterior of the inner liner; wherein the texture of the inner surface of the inner liner reduces the coefficient of friction between the inner liner and the other medical devices.
US09295802B2	Gas delivery device and system A gas delivery system including a gas delivery device, a control module and a gas delivery mechanism is described. An exemplary gas delivery device includes a valve assembly with a valve and circuit including a memory, a processor and a transceiver in communication with the memory. The memory may include gas data such as gas identification, gas expiration and gas concentration. The transceiver on the circuit of the valve assembly may send wireless optical line-of-sight signals to communicate the gas data to a control module. Exemplary gas delivery mechanisms include a ventilator and a breathing circuit. Methods of administering gas are also described.
US09295796B2	Breathing system with flow estimation A breathing system for ventilating a patient has a gas channel enclosing a gas channel volume (V), and a compliance (C). The system has a flow calculation unit operative to determine a gas flow estimate (Fe) at a flow estimate location in the gas channel. The gas flow estimate (Fe) is based on a relationship between a monitored gas flow (Fm) in the gas channel and a compressible gas flow (Fc) which depends on the compliance (C) in the gas channel. The monitored gas flow (Fm) is a gas flow at a monitoring location in the gas channel and the compressible gas flow (Fc) is a flow of gas in the gas channel between the flow estimate location and the monitoring location, and the flow estimate location is remote from the monitoring location.
US09295794B2	Variable flow oxygen therapy The present invention describes systems and methods to provide variable flow oxygen therapy. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method of oxygen therapy involving delivering oxygen-enriched gas to a patient during a first portion of a breathing cycle at a first flow rate. Furthermore, the method of oxygen therapy involves delivering oxygen-enriched gas to the patient during a second portion of the breathing cycle at a second flow rate, where the second flow rate is greater than zero and less than the first flow rate.
US09295792B2	Inhaler A passive inhaler for delivery of a powder-form inhalation formulation from a blister strip with a plurality of blister pockets is proposed. The inhaler includes an impaction element onto which the air stream can impact together with entrained inhalation formulation for better deagglomeration. Alternatively, the inhaler includes an oscillating and/or vibrating device for better de-agglomeration of the inhalation formulation. Alternatively or additionally, the inhaler includes one or two mixing means for generating swirls, preferably with opposite rotation directions.
US09295784B2	Medicament delivery device with cap The invention resides in a hand-held medicament delivery device which comprises a housing containing a first electrical circuit and a battery, a medicament delivery mechanism, and a protective cap releasably securable to the housing. The housing also includes a contactless switch and the cap a switch actuator. The switch is operable between an on state in which the first electrical circuit is connected to the battery and an off state in which the first electrical circuit is disconnected from the battery.The invention also resides in a method of controlling power in a hand held medicament delivery device comprising the steps ofactuating a contactless switch in the housing by an actuator in a housing cap when the switch and actuator are in proximity, the actuation of the switch signalling to a microprocessor that the cap is on the housing,detecting the status of the device by the microprocessor, andonly if the microprocessor determines the device is inactive, powering down the device.
US09295782B2	Multiple use disposable injection pen A medication injection pen (11) includes a housing (1) and a dose set knob (2) rotatable with respect to the housing (1). A brake assembly (68) is disposed in the housing (1) and has a ratchet member (43). A driver (21) includes at least one external tooth (57) engaging the ratchet member (43). The engagement between the ratchet member (43) and the at least one external tooth (57) substantially prevents the driver (21) from rotating with respect to the dose set knob (2) during dose setting and dose correcting. The engagement between the ratchet member (43) and the at least one external tooth (57) allows the driver (21) to rotate with the dose set knob (2) during an injection.
US09295776B2	Reservoir plunger head systems and methods A casing may be configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm attached to a plunger head located in a reservoir. A plunger head moveable in a reservoir may have a front portion comprising a first material compatible with fluidic media in an interior volume of the reservoir. A seal member having a first end and a second end that taper to a mid-portion may be positioned between a reservoir and a plunger head. A bias member may be configured to force a plunger arm operatively connected to a plunger head against a drive member to operatively engage the plunger arm to the drive member. A plunger head moveable in a reservoir may have a first ridge, a second ridge, a seal member adjacent at least one of the ridges, and protrusions arranged around at least one of the ridges.
US09295761B2	Self-assembling biomimetic hydrogels having bioadhesive properties The disclosure relates to a composition that is liquid at a temperature below the body temperature of a mammal and that solidifies at or above the body temperature of the mammal. The composition includes a thermally-desolubilizable polymer interspersed with a polymeric component of extracellular matrix and an encapsulated form of an amine compound (preferably an aminated component of extracellular matrix) that is de-encapsulated in the body of the mammal. The polymeric component is able to form covalent bonds with amine moieties in the aminated component, in one or more tissues in the body of the mammal, or both. Upon injection of a liquid suspension of these components into the body of the mammal, the thermally-desolubilizable polymer condenses, entrapping the polymeric component. The polymeric component binds covalently with a tissue in the body, and the aminated component end-caps the remaining reactive moieties of the polymeric component, forming a matrix at the site of injection. The disclosure also relates to uses of such compositions for forming a matrix on or within the body of a mammal. The compositions have a variety of uses, such as bioadhesives, as sealants for ruptured tissues, as drug or imaging agent depots, or as mechanical cushions.
US09295749B2	Silicone gel-coated wound dressing A wound dressing product comprising: a substrate layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; a tacky silicone coating composition present on said upper surface and on said lower surface; and upper and lower release sheets covering said substrate and said tacky silicone coating composition on said upper and lower surfaces, respectively, and adhered to said surfaces by said tacky silicone coating composition, wherein said upper surface is less tacky than said lower surface whereby said upper release sheet can be removed from said upper surface more readily than said lower release sheet can be removed from said lower surface. The same silicone composition is used to form both the upper and the lower surface. Also provided are methods for making such dressings.
US09295741B2	Apparatus and method for sanitizing articles utilizing a plurality of reflector units to evenly distribute UV radiation An apparatus is provided for sanitizing an article, the apparatus comprising a housing defining an enclosed internal chamber and having an opening at a door side into the chamber. A door is configured to selectively close the door side of the housing for substantially sealing the chamber. A UV light source is disposed internally of the housing for irradiating the chamber, and an electronic circuit is electrically connected to the UV light source and adapted to power the UV light source for a predetermined period of time. A reflector unit is disposed on one of the walls, the reflector unit including a reflective section projecting outwardly at an angle with respect to the wall. With the article placed in the chamber and the door closed and the electronic circuit activated, the UV lamp is illuminated for the predetermined period of time for sanitizing the article.
US09295729B2	Reversible covalent linkage of functional molecules The present invention relates to the use of a compound containing a moiety of formula (I) as a reagent for linking a compound of formula R1—H which comprises a first functional moiety of formula F1 to a second functional moiety of formula F2 wherein X, X′, Y, R1, F1 and F2 are as defined herein. The present invention also provides related processes and products. The present invention is useful for creating functional conjugate compounds, and specifically conjugates in which at least one of the constituent molecules carries a thiol group.
US09295725B2	Formulation of human antibodies for treating TNF-alpha associated disorders A liquid aqueous pharmaceutical formulation is described which has a high protein concentration, a pH of between about 4 and about 8, and enhanced stability.
US09295718B2	Tolerogenic synthetic nanocarriers to reduce immune responses to therapeutic proteins Disclosed are synthetic nanocarrier compositions, and related methods, comprising therapeutic protein APC presentable antigens and immunosuppressants that provide tolerogenic immune responses specific to therapeutic proteins.
US09295717B2	Vaccine composition comprising 5′-cap modified RNA The present invention relates to modification of RNA with 5′-cap analogs of Formula (1): wherein R1-R6 and n are as described herein, in order to improve the stability and increase the expression of said RNA, in particular in immature antigen presenting cells. The present invention provides a vaccine composition comprising said stabilized RNA, immature antigen presenting cells comprising said stabilized RNA, and methods for stimulating and/or activating immune effector cells and for inducing an immune response in an individual using said stabilized RNA.
US09295716B2	Methods for treating restenosis using annexin A5 A method for the prophylaxis or treatment of restenosis comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of Annexin A5 or a functional analog or variant thereof to a patient in need of such treatment. A method for the treatment of stenosis in a patient comprising performing an intervention for the treatment of stenosis in conjunction with administering a therapeutically effective amount of Annexin A5 or a functional analog or variant thereof. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of Annexin A5 or a functional analog or variant thereof for the prophylaxis or treatment of restenosis. A drug eluting stent, wherein the drug is Annexin A5 or a functional analog or variant thereof, and a method of making such a stent.
US09295711B2	Cosmetic and therapeutic use of proteins of DJ-1 type for treating skin dryness The present invention relates to the use, especially the cosmetic and/or therapeutic use, of the protein DJ-1, of polypeptides derived from this protein or of analogs thereof, of a nucleic acid sequence coding for such a polypeptide or of a modulator of the activity, stability or expression of such a polypeptide, especially for preventing and/or treating the signs of skin dryness. The invention also relates to the use of the protein DJ-1, of polypeptides derived from this protein or of analogs thereof or of a nucleic acid sequence coding for such a polypeptide, as a marker for evaluating the state of dryness of an epithelium.
US09295705B2	Treatment for nephritis This invention relates to methods for treatment of nephritis. This invention further provides a method of treating with nephritis comprising administering to the subject an amount of herbal pharmaceutical composition thereof effective to treat the subject. Move particularly, this invention provides an herbal pharmaceutical composition comprising Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, Eucommiae cortex, Lonicerae caulis, and Hedyotidis diffusae Herba thereof for use in treating a subject afflicted with active nephritis.
US09295689B2	Formulation and delivery of PLGA microspheres The present disclosure provides, inter alia, formulation compositions comprising modified nucleic acid molecules which may encode a protein, a protein precursor, or a partially or fully processed form of the protein or a protein precursor. The formulation composition may further include a modified nucleic acid molecule and a delivery agent. The present invention further provides nucleic acids useful for encoding polypeptides capable of modulating a cell's function and/or activity.
US09295688B2	Methods and compositions for treating neuropathies Methods of treating or preventing axonal degradation in neuropathic diseases in mammals are disclosed. The methods can comprise administering to the mammal an effective amount of an agent that acts by increasing sirtuin activity in diseased and/or injured neurons. The methods can also comprise administering to the mammal an effective amount of an agent that acts by increasing NAD activity in diseased and/or injured neurons. Also disclosed are methods of screening agents for treating a neuropathies and recombinant vectors for treating or preventing neuropathies.
US09295685B2	Mixed micelles This disclosure is directed to mixed micelle compositions for administration of e.g., therapeutic agents or imaging agents to a subject.
US09295684B2	Cream composition enhancing skin absorption of glucosamine The present invention relates to a cream composition of glucosamine, including at least 10 wt %-15 wt % of glucosamine HCL, a methylsulfonylmethane component, a chondroitin component, and a cream base, wherein the composition promotes penetration of glucosamine from skin of affected area by synergistic interaction between components, in order to enhance absorption of human body.
US09295683B2	Omega-3 phospholipid supplements for improved brain maturity The invention relates to omega-3 phospholipid supplements for use in adolescents, and in particular to use omega-3 phospholipid supplements to improve or support brain maturity age. In preferred embodiments, the omega-3 phospholipid is krill oil.
US09295679B2	Prodrugs of C-17-heteroaryl steroidal CYP17 inhibitors/antiandrogens: synthesis, in vitro biological activities, pharmacokinetics and antitumor activity Prodrugs of steroidal C-17 benzoazoles, pyrimidinoazoles (az-abenzoazoles) and diazines. Methods of synthesis are also described, whereby a prodrug group is substituted for a functional group at A ring portion of the ABC ring structure of the steroid. Suitable pro-drug groups include amino acid groups, succinate groups, phosphate groups, or sulfamate groups. The prodrugs of the disclosed compounds allow for improved oral bioavailability of the compounds that are inhibitors of human CYP 17 enzyme as well as potent antagonists of both wild type and mutant androgen receptors (AR). The compounds and the corresponding prodrugs are useful for the treatment of conditions such as human prostate cancer, breast cancer, and prostate hyperplasia.
US09295670B2	Methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea The present invention relates to methods for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), alleviating a negative OSA symptom, reducing snoring, or improving quality of life in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising pyridostigmine before sleep. Also provided are related medicaments as well as methods for preparing the medicaments.
US09295659B2	High dose extended-release potassium citrate wax matrix tablet The present invention relates to a high dose extended-release potassium citrate tablet containing carnauba wax, which contains a first portion of melt- or heat-granulated carnauba wax and potassium citrate; and a second portion of non-granulated potassium citrate. The high dose extended-release potassium citrate tablet of this invention has robust batch-to-batch dissolution and friability; and leads to improved production capacity and reduced production cost.
US09295645B2	Compositions comprising buprenorphine This disclosure relates to a buprenorphine sustained release delivery system for treatment of conditions ameliorated by buprenorphine compounds. The sustained release delivery system includes a flowable composition containing a suspension of buprenorphine, a metabolite, or a prodrug thereof.
US09295644B2	Methods and compositions for treating asthma The present invention relates to use of a composition for symptomatic relief, when needed, comprising, in admixture (a) a first active ingredient which is formoterol, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof or a solvate of such a salt; and (b) a second active ingredient which is budesonide; for the manufacture of a medicament for use in the prevention or treatment of an acute condition of asthma and/or intermittent asthma and/or episodes in chronic asthma. The invention further relates to a method for prevention or treatment of an acute condition of asthma and/or intermittent asthma and/or episodes in chronic asthma by administering, by inhalation, a composition comprising the first and second active ingredients as defined previously.
US09295642B2	Methylphenidate extended release chewable tablet An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.
US09295641B2	Compositions containing alpha-2-adrenergic agonist components Compositions useful for improving effectiveness of alpha-2-adrenergic agonist components include carrier components, alpha-2-adrenergic agonist components, solubility enhancing components which aid in solubilizing the alpha-2-adrenergic agonist components. In one embodiment, the alpha-2-adrenergic agonist components include alpha-2-adrenergic agonists. In another embodiment, the solubility enhancing components include carboxymethylcellulose.
US09295639B2	Treating critically ill patients with intravenous ibuprofen Methods of treating at least one condition chosen from pain, inflammation, and fever in a critically ill patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the critically ill patient an intravenous pharmaceutical composition comprising ibuprofen using a first dosage regimen, wherein the first dosage regimen produces a first pharmacokinetic profile in critically ill patients that is about equivalent to a second pharmacokinetic profile produced by administration of the intravenous pharmaceutical composition using a second dosage regimen of ibuprofen to non-critically ill patients, wherein the at least one condition of the critically ill patient is thereby treated.
US09295638B2	Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases using systems and methods for transdermal nitric oxide delivery The present invention generally relates to compositions and methods for treatment of subjects having or at risk of arteriosclerosis, hypertension, sickle-cell anemia, or other conditions. In some cases, the composition may include nitric oxide. The nitric oxide may be present within a first phase comprising a lecithin, such as phosphatidylcholine. In certain embodiments, the lecithin is present in liposomes, micelles, or other vesicles containing nitric oxide. The composition can take the form of a gel, a cream, a lotion, an ointment, a solution, a solid “stick,” etc., that can be rubbed or sprayed onto the skin, e.g., onto a location with acne, or on another suitable portion of the skin. Other aspects of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making or using such compositions, methods of promoting such compositions, kits including such compositions, or the like.
US09295631B2	Skin lightening composition The present invention relates to a skin lightening composition and a method of lightening skin. The skin lightening is achieved using siRNA oligonucleotides which are able to achieve this using much lower concentration as compared to known chemical actives.
US09295623B2	Methods of preventing the transmission of communicable diseases in livestock A composition that includes ethylhexyl sulfate or a salt thereof, an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and a carrier. The composition can be used for killing or inhibiting a microorganism or pathogen (e.g., bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, enteric bacteria, virus, fungus, mold, mildew or powdery mildew), located on a topical surface of an animal, located on a surface of an object that will contact a topical surface of an animal, or a combination thereof, wherein the microorganism or pathogen is associated with the transmission of communicable diseases.
US09295604B2	Human machine interface for human exoskeleton A powered exoskeleton configured to be coupled to lower limbs of a person is controlled to impart a movement desired by the person. The intent of the person is determined by a controller based on monitoring at least one of: positional changes in an arm portion of the person, positional changes in a head of the person, an orientation of a walking aid employed by the person, a contact force between a walking aid employed by the person and a support surface, a force imparted by the person on the walking aid, a force imparted by the person on the walking aid, a relative orientation of the exoskeleton, moveable components of the exoskeleton and the person, and relative velocities between the exoskeleton, moveable components of the exoskeleton and the person.
US09295602B2	Support platform An adjustable personal treatment apparatus that is usable by women of all sizes to enable them to enjoy, without harm, the full healthful benefits of proper and necessary massage and therapy. More particularly, the apparatus permits the proper pressure to be applied to a female patient during massage, or therapeutic treatment, without causing discomfort and possible damage to breast tissue or breast implants.
US09295596B2	Combined nursing bed A combined type nursing bed. A moveable backrest is provided on a fixed bed body, and a wheelchair is disposed at an end of the moveable backrest. The wheelchair includes three rectangular plates, a wheelchair support, and a second driving mechanism. When in use, the three rectangular plates are driven by the second driving mechanism and pivots around rotating shafts to form the wheelchair. The wheelchair can be separated from the bed body. Through separation and combination of the wheelchair and the bed body, a patient can be easily transferred. The transferring process does not require hard labor of the nursing personnel, and the patients do not suffer addition discomfort due to use of the nursing bed.
US09295586B2	Absorbent polymer dressings, systems, and methods employing evaporative devices Wound treatment systems and methods are presented that involve treating a wound, such as a burn wound, with an absorbent polymer that helps maintain a desired moisture level and that also involve an evaporative subsystem that removes excess liquid from the absorbent polymer. Other systems, methods, and dressings are presented herein.
US09295584B2	Customized laser epithelial ablation systems and methods Systems and methods to treat a region of a cornea of an eye having an epithelial layer disposed over a stromal layer. The system comprises a device to map a thickness of the epithelial layer over the region of the cornea to generate a map of epithelial thickness over the region, and a laser to generate a laser beam of an ablative radiation. A movable scan component is coupled to the laser to scan the laser beam over the region. A processor system is coupled to the laser and the movable scan component, and the processor system is configured to arrange pulses of laser beam to ablate the epithelial layer of the region in response to the map of epithelial thickness.
US09295583B2	Anterior capsulotomy device and procedure A device 1500 for performing an anterior capsulotomy procedure, wherein the device includes a body 1504 having proximal and distal ends. A cutting element 1010 having at least one surgical blade 1014 is rotatably disposed on a distal end of the body. The cutting element is attached to a pinion 1300 comprising a plurality of gear teeth 1310. The gear teeth on the pinion intermesh with gear teeth 1204 disposed on a distal end of a shaft assembly 1202. As the shaft assembly 1202 is moved laterally within the body 1504, the pinion 1300 is caused to rotate.
US09295570B2	Cold-molding process for loading a stent onto a stent delivery system A method of making a stent delivery system is provided in which a delivery catheter has a balloon that extends non-uniformly into interstices of a stent. In accordance with the method a balloon/stent/crimping tube assembly is placed in a crimping tool, the balloon is inflated, and the crimping tool is actuated to compress the stent on the outside of the balloon without application of heat or chemicals, thereby causing creases of the balloon to extend non-uniformly into the interstices of the stent. Optionally, pillows may be formed in the balloon to prevent longitudinal movement of the stent with respect to the balloon during intravascular delivery. One or more secondary crimpings also may be performed to achieve a smoother delivery profile.
US09295564B2	Fusion methods using autologous stem cells A method and apparatus is provided for use in spinal fusion procedures. An exemplary interbody fusion device includes a synthetic non-metallic radiolucent interbody spacer having an opening formed between its top and bottom surfaces. A cancellous allograft plug is configured to be disposed within the opening formed in the spacer. The cancellous allograft plug can be reconstituted with a material that will help to facilitate fusion of the vertebrae.
US09295563B2	Dynamic spinal implants incorporating cartilage bearing graft material A dynamic spinal implant utilizes cartilage bearing graft material in dynamic disc replacement and/or facet arthroplasty. Methods and apparatus for dynamic spinal implants incorporate bulk articular graft tissues derived from donor joint sources in human (allograft or autograft) or non-human (xenograft) tissue. The donor joint is preferably prepared as a biological dynamic spinal implant with articular cartilage as a bearing interface between adjacent bone surfaces that naturally articulate with respect to one another.
US09295560B2	Anatomic total disc replacement An artificial spinal disc prosthesis that can be implanted to replace a damaged natural spinal disc. A nucleus of compressible elastomeric material is surrounded by a winding of a slender strand of flexible tension-bearing material oriented at a pitch angle relative to a central axis. The orientation of the winding provides the prosthesis a limited amount of freedom of movement and flexibility. A pair of end caps of the prosthetic implant include angulated grooves that allow for insertion of the device between vertebral bodies from any of several directions. Special fasteners provide protruding points useful in anchoring the prosthesis.
US09295556B2	Minimally invasive total hip replacement A femoral implant for total hip replacement includes a cage screw, a femoral head and a base plate provided between the cage screw and the femoral head, to minimize the stress transferred from the femoral head to the bone. The femoral implant may optionally include devices for lateral fixation (for example, internal and/or external screws for lateral fixation) and a device for minimizing micro-motion that is integral to, and extends from, the cage screw.
US09295549B2	Valve holder and loading integration A device for holding an implantable medical device includes a jar for receiving the implantable medical device, and a ring coupleable to the jar. The ring has a plurality of channels adapted to receive retaining features of the implantable medical device to stabilize the medical device within the jar.
US09295547B2	Prosthesis for transcatheter valve implantation A prosthesis having first and second prosthetic sections is disclosed. The first prosthetic section includes a stent structure that may contain a first prosthetic valve secured therein and the second prosthetic section includes an annular frame that may contain a second prosthetic valve secured therein. When the prosthesis is in an expanded configuration, the annular frame extends from the stent structure such that the first and second prosthetic sections are laterally offset from each other. In a method in accordance herewith, the first and second prosthetic sections may include prosthetic aortic and mitral valves, respectively, and the heart valve prosthesis is configured to replace one or both of the native aortic and mitral valves of the heart in a single transcatheter heart valve implantation procedure.
US09295546B2	Anterior capsule deflector ridge An intraocular lens designed to separate and prevent fibrosis of the anterior capsular rim with the posterior capsule where it surrounds the optic.
US09295536B2	Automatic rotating interdental brush Provided is an automatic rotating interdental brush that automatically rotates a brush to efficiently clear away extraneous substances, plaque and the like trapped in between teeth by pushing and pulling a grip body while causing the brush to be in contact with the teeth. The automatic rotating interdental brush includes a body, a rotor that protrudes from and retracts into the body to rotate a brush, a brush coupled to the rotor, and a rotating unit for causing the rotor to protrude and retract while being rotated. The rotating unit includes a screw provided at a rear end of the rotor and having a spiral rotation guide groove longitudinally formed thereon, and a rotating guide hole formed in the body and having a shape corresponding to a cross-section of the screw so as to cause the screw disposed therein to be linearly moved while being rotated.
US09295527B2	Robotic catheter system with dynamic response An apparatus for maintaining a robotic catheter system in a responsive state includes a catheter, a plurality of linear translatable control elements, and a controller. In an embodiment, the catheter includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and at least two steering wires. The steering wires may be configured at one end to control the movement of at least a portion of the distal portion of the catheter and at the other end for connection to a control member. In an embodiment, each control element may be configured to engage or interface with a respective control member, and the controller may be configured to measure a force exerted on at least one control member by a respective control element and further configured to linearly translate the control element to substantially maintain a force within a predetermined range.
US09295523B2	Low friction cannula seals for minimally invasive robotic surgery Embodiments of a cannula seal are disclosed. In some embodiments, a cannula seal can include a base portion that engages with a cannula; and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion that slidebly engages with an instrument shaft such that an insertion frictional force between the seal portion and the instrument shaft for insertion of the instrument shaft is symmetrical and substantially equal with a retraction frictional force.
US09295516B2	Irreversible electroporation (IRE) for congestive obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) A method for treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis to alleviate the discomforts of breathing by using non-thermal electroporation energy to ablate diseased portions of the lung including the bronchus, airways and alveoli which, in effect, opens the restrictive diseased portions thereby maximizing the overall surface area thereof causing improved airflow and uninhibited breathing.
US09295514B2	Surgical devices with close quarter articulation features The disclosure provides various apparatuses comprising a shaft section extending longitudinally along a first plane. An end effector comprises a first jaw and a second jaw configured to pivotally open and close in a second plane relative to the first plane about a pivot point. The first plane is orthogonal to the second plane. An articulation section is disposed between the shaft section and the end effector. The articulation section is configured to articulate in the second plane relative to the first plane in response to a rotatable articulation control mechanism. Also disclosed are configuration where at least one of the first and second jaws comprises an electrode. Also disclosed are configurations in which the end effector pivots and articulates about the same pivot point.
US09295513B2	Apparatus and methods for retracting a catheter balloon A balloon elongation apparatus includes an elongated hypotube with a distal end having a reduced inner diameter portion that is configured to radially expand when a mandrel is advanced through a lumen of the hypotube towards the reduced inner diameter portion. A medical kit includes a catheter having a distally-located balloon and the elongation apparatus disposed within a guide wire tube of the catheter. In use, the balloon is elongated following a procedure in order to facilitate retracting the balloon into a sheath. The balloon is elongated by first advancing the mandrel relative to the hypotube so that the hypotube radially expands and firmly engages an inner surface of the guide wire tube and then advancing the mandrel, hypotube, and distal end of the guide wire tube relative to the catheter body.
US09295504B2	Intramedullary nail with locking key An intramedullary nail comprises longitudinal channel, a first transverse passage and a second transverse passage. A lag screw extends through the first transverse passage of the intramedullary nail. An anti-rotation shaft extends through the second transverse passage of the intramedullary nail. A cannulated lag screw lock is positioned in the intramedullary shaft and engages the lag screw. The anti-rotation shaft extends through a cross channel in the lag screw lock. A second shaft lock is positioned in the intramedullary nail with the second shaft lock engaging the anti-rotation shaft. In at least one embodiment, the lag screw lock includes a substantially cylindrical body portion rotatably connected to a threaded head portion. In at least one embodiment, the second shaft lock is provided as an end cap including a threaded upper portion and a lower post portion that extends into the lag screw lock.
US09295492B2	Fixation clamp A fixation clamp for use in an external fixation clamp has a clamping assembly having a reception to accommodate a fixation element. The clamp has a locking element extending through the clamping assembly for blocking the position in a defined angular position. A washer is arranged between the locking element and a central opening of the clamping assembly having a cutout extending radially from the through opening such that the washer is mountable and demountable in a radial direction to a locking element longitudinal axis. The cutout has a smaller distance between its sidewalls then the diameter of the through opening. The locking element has circular cross-section below its head portion adapted to fit through the through opening of the washer but larger than the opening of the cutout and has at least one pair of parallel beveled surfaces spaced closer than the distance between sidewalls of the washer cutout.
US09295477B2	Drive control device and drive control method for a surgical motor system A drive control device for a surgical motor system includes a motor control unit for controlling an electric motor in an open and/or closed loop, the electric motor driving a surgical tool. In order to use the drive control device for the most varied application cases, a parameter specification device is provided upstream of the motor control unit. The parameter specification device determines the current medical application on the basis of a detected state or state history of the surgical motor system, in particular of the electric motor, selects a control mode which is suitable for the medical application, and gives the motor control unit the open or closed loop parameters that the open or closed loop control profile of the electric motor corresponds to the selected control mode.
US09295462B2	Suture comprising drug-loaded polymer layer and method of manufacturing the same This invention relates to a suture including a drug-loaded polymer layer and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a suture, the surface of which is wound with a film including a drug-loaded biodegradable polymer layer, or coated with a drug-loaded biodegradable polymer layer, and to a method of manufacturing the same.
US09295461B2	Methods for tissue repair A method of closing a tissue wound includes providing a wound closure device having a first fastener, a second fastener, and a flexible member extending between the first and second fasteners and movably attached to the second fastener by a one-way knot formed in the flexible member between the first and second fastener, positioning the first fastener against tissue, passing the flexible member across the wound, positioning the second fastener against tissue, and pulling on a free end of the flexible member to shorten a length of the flexible member between the first and second fasteners, thereby closing the wound.
US09295452B2	Method and apparatus for correcting ultrasound images by using interest index map A method of correcting ultrasound images, the method including the operations of, by an ultrasound output unit, outputting an ultrasound signal to a target object; obtaining an mechanical index (MI) map indicating a correlation between depth values according to a travel direction of the ultrasound signal, and MI values by the ultrasound signal; and adjusting a gain value of an ultrasound echo signal corresponding to the ultrasound signal by using a reverse MI map that is obtained by reversing the MI map, so as to allow the MI values, which are displayed on the MI map, to be a virtually constant MI value with respect to the depth values.
US09295451B2	Ultrasound system for providing an ultrasound image optimized for posture of a user Embodiments of an ultrasound system for detecting a posture of a user and providing an optimal ultrasound image for the posture of the user are disclosed. The ultrasound system includes a display unit including a sensing unit installed in one side of a monitor. The sensing unit detects a position of a user, a distance between the user and the monitor, a height of the user with respect to the monitor and a viewing angle of the user toward the monitor to thereby form and output sensing signals corresponding thereto. The ultrasound system further includes a processing unit coupled to the sensing unit. The processing unit forms the ultrasound image by using ultrasound data and performs optimal image processing for the posture of the user upon the ultrasound image based on the sensing signals.
US09295449B2	Landmarks for ultrasound imaging An ultrasound imaging system has a 3D location system and a data store for recording locations within a patient. Navigation to target locations is facilitated by providing graphical elements superposed on a 2-dimensional image. The size and/or color of the graphical elements are controlled in real time based on distance of the target location(s) from a current image plane. This provides intuitive visual feedback and can be achieved with low computational requirements.
US09295434B2	Dynamic collimation A method includes performing a three dimensional volume scan of a region of interest located in a portion of an object or subject in an examination region, including dynamically collimating a radiation beam used to perform the scan so that a geometry and/or location of the radiation beam tracks, during the scan, to a geometry and/or location of the region of interest, wherein the region of interest is a sub-region of the portion of the object or subject in the examination region.
US09295424B2	Systems for assessing and optimizing muscular performance System for monitoring muscle data can include one or more fully flexible sensor patches having sensor modules configured to sense muscle data, data processing modules, transmitter modules configured to transmit the muscle data, and a microcontroller configured to control the modules on one patch side and an adhesive layer on the other patch side; a wearable mobile hub having one or more of a receiver, transmitter, and/or transceiver module configured to be operably coupled with the one or more sensor patches so as to receive muscle data therefrom and a muscle data processing unit configured to process the received muscle data, and one or more user feedback interfaces to provide processed muscle data to the one or more user feedback interfaces; and a base station configured for receiving, storing, and analyzing the muscle data for one subject received from the mobile hub in comparison with one or more other subjects.
US09295423B2	System and method for audio kymographic diagnostics A system and method for assisting in a determination of one or more maladies associated with a human voice anatomy utilizes voice information acquired over at least two temporally displaced acquisitions. Acquired voice samples, including plural vowel sounds, are digitized and passed through one or more bandpass filters to isolate one or more frequency ranges. Curve fitting of acquired data is completed in accordance with a plurality of parameter weights applied in either a time domain or frequency domain model of the voice. This process is repeated a second, later time, for the same human, and the same process is completed for the subsequently-acquired voice information. A difference between the curve information in the respective data sets is analyzed relative to the weights, and corresponding changes are correlated to maladies of various areas of the human voice anatomy.
US09295421B2	Non-invasive physiological sensor cover A sensor cover according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive physiological sensor, such as a pulse oximetry sensor. Certain embodiments of the sensor cover reduce or eliminate false readings from the sensor when the sensor is not in use, for example, by blocking a light detecting component of a pulse oximeter sensor when the pulse oximeter sensor is active but not in use. Further, embodiments of the sensor cover can prevent damage to the sensor. Additionally, embodiments of the sensor cover prevent contamination of the sensor.
US09295420B2	Transmission-reflectance swappable Raman probe for physiological detections A transmission-reflectance swappable Raman device and a method thereof are disclosed. The excitation light is selectively directed to the sample in one direction for generating the transmission Raman signal in transmission mode or in another direction for generating the reflectance Raman signal in reflectance mode. The content of an analyte in a sample can be determined by analyzing transmission and reflectance Raman signal.
US09295418B2	Method and device for puncture of insertion needle into subcutaneous fatty tissue An insertion device with an underside for placing on the skin of a patient, which has a recess for an insertion needle. The insertion device has means for forming a skin surface rising like a step or slope and facing towards the recess, preferably bearing on the recess. The means for forming the step or slope may include first and second pressure areas for pressing the skin with the recess for the needle located between the first and second pressure areas. The device may be configured whereby a downwardly extending cutting plane, in which the insertion needle lies, intersects the first pressure area in a first line and the second pressure area in a second line, and wherein the first line in the vicinity of the recess extends at a greater height than the second line. At least one of the two pressure areas may be a strip.
US09295408B2	Point-of-care non-invasive assay of lithium level An apparatus and method perform non-invasive lithium measurement of a patient wherein an apparatus comprising a permanent magnet, and at least one radiofrequency coil tuned to the resonant frequency of one or more isotopes of lithium are coupled to a cavity less than 5 cm in diameter in which a subject's body part (other than the subject's brain) can be inserted, wherein, the concentration of lithium in the subject's body is assessed based on one or more measurements of an amount of lithium detected in the body part without the need for withdrawing fluids from the body.
US09295388B2	Methods and apparatus for retinal imaging In exemplary implementations, this invention comprises apparatus for retinal self-imaging. Visual stimuli help the user self-align his eye with a camera. Bi-ocular coupling induces the test eye to rotate into different positions. As the test eye rotates, a video is captured of different areas of the retina. Computational photography methods process this video into a mosaiced image of a large area of the retina. An LED is pressed against the skin near the eye, to provide indirect, diffuse illumination of the retina. The camera has a wide field of view, and can image part of the retina even when the eye is off-axis (when the eye's pupillary axis and camera's optical axis are not aligned). Alternately, the retina is illuminated directly through the pupil, and different parts of a large lens are used to image different parts of the retina. Alternately, a plenoptic camera is used for retinal imaging.
US09295382B2	Ophthalmic apparatus, control method of ophthalmic apparatus and storage medium An ophthalmic apparatus comprises an imaging unit which images a fundus of an eye to be examined; a calculation unit which calculates a displacement of an imaging position of the imaging unit between fundus images captured by the imaging unit; and a display control unit which causes a display unit to display a fundus image captured by the imaging unit and a region of interest so as to locate the region of interest at a predetermined position on the fundus image based on the displacement calculated by the calculation unit.
US09295377B2	Endoscope with imaging capsule A method of examining internal body portions of patients. The method includes providing an imaging capsule including an image capturing unit, mounting the imaging capsule on a first elongate tube suitable for insertion into a body cavity, in a manner which prevents release of the imaging capsule from the first elongate tube within a body cavity, inserting the first elongate tube with the capsule mounted thereon into a patient, retracting the first elongate tube from the patient, separating the imaging capsule from the first elongate tube, disposing of the first elongate tube, mounting the imaging capsule on a second elongate tube and inserting the second elongate tube with the imaging capsule mounted thereon into a patient.
US09295376B2	Microscope apparatus, method and application A microscope apparatus and a microscopic method that uses the microscope apparatus for examining a sample or a specimen, such as but not limited to a tissue sample or a tissue specimen, includes a convex curved distal exit window at a distal end of the microscope apparatus. Due to the presence of the convex curved distal exit window, the microscope apparatus may readily make contact with the sample or the specimen absent trauma to the sample or the specimen. In addition, an index of refraction matched immersion fluid may be used for focusing the microscope apparatus by hydraulic movement of an objective optic lens assembly interior to the distal exit window with respect to the distal exit window. The convex curved distal exit window and index of refraction matched immersion fluid characteristics may be extended to various microscope apparatuses and methods, and in particular medical microscope apparatuses and methods.
US09295373B2	Interventional catheters incorporating aspiration and/or infusion systems An interventional catheter assembly comprising a catheter for insertion and guidance to a target site in a body lumen or a cavity and an operating head mounted in proximity to a distal end of the catheter and comprising a system for removing obstructive material from the target site is provided. In certain embodiments, the catheter assembly includes at least one aspiration port located proximal to the operating head that communicates with a first sealed lumen for withdrawing fluids and obstructive material from the target site. The catheter assembly may also include at least one liquid infusion port that communicates with a second sealed lumen for supplying fluid to a location in proximity to the target site. Kits including the interventional catheter assembly with an aspiration and/or infusion conduit are also provided.
US09295367B2	Tool for removing sealant around a seal cap A method and apparatus for sealing a fastener element. A structure may be positioned over a seal cap that has been adhered and sealed to the fastener element. A number of projections associated with the structure may be moved along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed such that the number of projections removes at least a portion of excess material around the seal cap while moving along the interface between the seal cap and the object.
US09295363B1	All in the head surface cleaning apparatus An all in the head surface cleaning apparatus may include a surface cleaning head having an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. The surface cleaning head may have a brush motor drivingly connected to a moveable brushing member. The brush motor may have a brush motor axis. The surface cleaning head may have a cyclone having a cyclone chamber and a longitudinal cyclone axis. The surface cleaning head may have a suction motor having a first end, a second end and a suction motor axis extending between the first and second ends. The cyclone and brush motor axes may be generally parallel and the brush motor may have a lateral inner end that may be opposed to and at least partially faces a lateral inner end of the cyclone.
US09295362B2	Vacuum cleaner agitator cleaner with power control A vacuum cleaner agitator system having an agitator, an electric motor to rotate the agitator, a power source, and an agitator cleaner. The cleaner moves between a first position in which it is spaced from the agitator and a second position in which it engages the agitator to remove debris while the agitator rotates. The system also has a detector configured to indicate when the cleaner is in the second position. A drive control system connects the electric motor, electric power source, and agitator cleaning detector. The drive control system has a first drive mode to drive the electric motor at a first power level, and a second drive mode, activated upon receiving an indication from the detector that the cleaner is in the second position, to drive the electric motor at a second power level that is greater than the first power level.
US09295356B2	Automatic tea maker An automatic tea maker comprises a water tank (1), a heater (6), a pot for tea-leaf storage (5), a tea-leaf transmitting mechanism and a tea making mechanism. The water tank (1) is connected to the heater (6). The tea making mechanism comprises a tea making room (15) and a tea outlet pipe (16). The pot for tea-leaf storage (5) is connected to the tea making room (15) of the tea making mechanism through the tea-leaf transmitting mechanism.
US09295353B2	Aid for pulling elastic stockings on and off The invention relates to an aid for pulling elastic stockings on and off. The aid comprises a flexible, tube-like peripheral body of a smooth material with an insertion end for a foot. The peripheral body is provided with a lining of a smooth material which is attached to the peripheral body at the position of the insertion end and can otherwise be moved freely relative to the peripheral body from an inward folded position, in which the lining is situated in the peripheral body, to an outward folded position in which the lining is situated outside the peripheral body. The peripheral body further comprises tensioning means with which the aid can be secured at least temporarily round a leg. This makes the aid suitable for both pulling on and pulling off elastic stockings.
US09295352B2	Automatic gloving machine and method and glove package for use therewith Examples described herein relate to a gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person. The gloving machine may include an actuator mounted onto the frame of said gloving machine and operable to generate a movement and a drive assembly coupled to the actuator for advancing a package of gloves having opposing layers from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved. The drive assembly may include a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller. The first roller may be configured to rotate in a first direction and the second roller may be configured to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction. The first roller may be attached to one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves by one or more fasteners and the second roller may be attached to the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves. Rotation of the first roller relative to the second roller may cause separation of the one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves from the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves.
US09295346B2	Method of and apparatus for displaying merchandise A method of displaying merchandise creates a more user friendly display that facilitates quicker and easier shopping for a consumer. The display includes an information communication hierarchy that conveys various levels of information to consumers. The hierarchy includes branding information, product category information, product category information in an alternate orientation, indexing information and product specific information. The levels provide navigational directions to the consumer to direct them to a small subset of merchandise being displayed that would meet the consumer's needs.
US09295338B2	Adjustable bed position control An adjustable bed handheld remote control may include a handheld housing, a touch sensor on a front face of the handheld housing, a transmitter and the like. The touch sensor may be presented in a slider form and may be adapted to facilitate a user in adjusting a frame position of an adjustable bed. The transmitter may be electrically coupled to a processor and may receive input from the touch sensor, for communication control signals to the adjustable bed in accordance with the input received from the touch sensor.
US09295334B2	Hinge mechanism with non-cylindrical pin An improved seating hinge includes a pin having a race member at a distal end and a shaft at a proximal end, and a bracket having a socket, wherein the pin is inserted into the bracket so that the race member is in contact with the socket, the shaft protrudes from the socket, and the pin is rotatable within the socket. The seating hinge further includes a telescoping connection that allows for varying seat widths and placements. Adjustment and/or alignment of the seat bottom can be performed without requiring support leg to be moved or replaced. The hinge can accommodate an auditorium having both straight sections of seating and curved sections of seating with varying degrees of curvature, where some support legs are mounted parallel and others non-parallel relative to each other. The hinge design can withstand weather and elements such as those present in many outdoor locations.
US09295325B2	Energy absorbent table A workstation table having a first panel, a second panel, a support member, and a first deforming mechanism is disclosed. The first deforming mechanism is coupled to the first panel and the support member, and includes a first deformable member. The first panel has a first top surface and a first outer edge, and the second panel has a second top surface and a second outer edge. When a force is applied to a first outer edge, the first deforming mechanism causes deformation of the first permanently deformable member, and causes the first panel to move from a first configuration to a second configuration. In the first configuration, the first top surface and the second top surface occupy substantially parallel planes, and in the second configuration the first top surface and the second top surface do not occupy substantially parallel planes.
US09295319B1	Load carrier systems and associated manufacturing methods Embodiments of the invention relate to load carrier systems and associated manufacturing methods. In one embodiment, a load carrier system can include a unitary piece of material. The unitary piece of material can include a body portion comprising a first face side, an opposing face side, a first peripheral edge and an opposing second peripheral edge; and one or more straps comprising a respective extended end, wherein the straps are an integral part of the body portion; wherein the one or more straps are folded over onto the first face side adjacent to the first peripheral edge; and wherein at least one respective end of the one or more straps is fastened to the opposing second peripheral edge.
US09295316B2	Assembly of container/applicator for a mascara composition An assembly of a container/applicator for mascara, includes: along a longitudinal axis, a flask, including a side wall and a distal bottom wall, whose lower surface defines a receiving cavity for a mascara composition, and a proximal neck having an opening, the neck having a draining element and first members for maintaining the assembly in a combined and closed configuration; an applicator, including a stem having a distal brush-supporting section, an intermediate section, and a proximal handling section, and a brush supported by the distal section; a cap provided with second members for maintaining the assembly in the combined and closed configuration; and mixing elements arranged in the receiving cavity, which are capable of being moved axially between the distal bottom wall and the proximal neck. The mixing elements have a generally tubular wall, whose upper and lower surfaces peripherally define a central through-passage for the stem of an applicator.
US09295314B2	Container with flexible attachment mechanism and method of use The present invention is direct to an item holding device having a container body and a flexible tail and method of use. The flexible tail, which is repositionable when sufficient force is applied, yet allows the invention to be reasonably fixed once configured, allows a user to attach the item holding device in locations unsuitable for traditional fastening mechanisms. The flexible tail facilitates the positioning of the item holding device within convenient reach of the user by enabling the user to wrap the flexible tail around a static structure or configure it to form a support stand for placement upon a surface. The flexible nature of the tail allows the tail to snugly conform to the shape of the attachment point, keeping the item holding device securely in place.
US09295292B2	Garment with window and detachable pocket A garment for use with an electronic device is provided that has a front surface. A pocket is included that has a window. The pocket has an attached portion that is non-removably attached to the front surface. The pocket has a releasable portion that is releasably attachable to the front surface.
US09295283B2	Cigarette rolling and forming devices Embodiments provide cigarette rolling and forming devices that include parallel cylinders extending between a pair of support plates, and a looped belt trained therearound. One cylinder is moveable relative to the other via a pair of curvilinear slots, and the device is configured for alternately receiving and compressing loose tobacco into a tobacco rod with the belt. In some devices, a nozzle is provided to allow longitudinal displacement of the formed tobacco rod into a pre-formed cigarette tube, and some devices include a pushing device to effect this longitudinal displacement. Some devices include a support trough disposed to prevent sections of the belt from contacting each other, and some devices include a clamping device configured to clamp a pre-formed cigarette tube on the nozzle to prevent its dislodging during use.
US09295276B2	Flavor improving agent Disclosed is a flavor improving agent that is a fraction derived from fruit juice or squeeze. A fraction wherein the amount of substance ratio between polyphenols and saccharides, the latter after acid hydrolysis of the fraction, (polyphenol/saccharide) is 0.1-10, and even more preferably, wherein the amount of substance ratio of the polyphenol and the saccharide before acid hydrolysis of the fraction (polyphenol/saccharide) is 1-100, and is used as a flavor improving agent. Such fraction are obtained with a method such as by a fruit juice or squeeze being absorbed onto a synthetic resin adsorbent and the adsorbed components being eluted by a solvent, or by extracting fruit juice or squeeze with ethanol. The flavor improving agent has flavor improving effects such as suppressing sourness, bitterness and astringency of foods and beverages, reducing harsh taste, contributing to a juice-like feel and contributing to a richness. In addition to foods and beverages, the flavor improving agent can also be added to pharmaceutical products or oral care products and the like, as well as to flavor composition.
US09295272B2	Crumb coating for food products A method of manufacturing a crumb coated food product is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming an aqueous mixture including a flour mixture having one or more flours; sodium bicarbonate; optional additives selected from processing aids, salts, colorants and, water; adding the mixture into an extruder; adding an aqueous gelling agent to the extruder; extruding the resultant mixture at a temperature greater than 100° C. to form an extrudate; allowing the extrudate to expand to form a porous product; drying the product, and milling the dried product to form a crumb.
US09295263B2	Methods of use of seed-origin endophyte populations This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed-origin bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal seeds and/or seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes.
US09295260B2	Pesticidal compositions and related methods A pesticidal composition comprises at least one compounds selected from a compound of formula, or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, Q, Z, L, La, and x are as described herein. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests.
US09295259B2	Fungicidal substituted 1-{2-[2-halo-4-(4-halogen-phenoxy)-phenyl]-2-alkoxy-3-methyl-butyl}-1H [1,2,4]triazole compounds The present invention relates to substituted 1-{2-[2-halo-4-(4-halogen-phenoxy)-phenyl]-2-alkoxy-3-methyl-butyl}-1H-[1,2,4]triazole compounds of formula I as defined in the description, and the N-oxides, and salts thereof, processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds and also to compositions comprising at least one such compound. The invention also relates to the use of such compounds and compositions for combating harmful fungi and seed coated with at least one such compound.
US09295257B2	Inhibition of bacterial biofilms and microbial growth with imidazole derivatives Disclosure is provided for imidazole derivative compounds useful to inhibit the formation of biofilms and/or inhibit microbial growth, compositions including these compounds, devices including these compounds, and methods of using the same.
US09295251B1	Synergistic antimicrobial compositions of PCMX and carboxylic acid and related methods Antimicrobial compositions including PCMX and carboxylic acid and related methods are described. In a preferred embodiment, an antimicrobial composition comprises an enhanced synergistically effective antimicrobial mixture of PCMX, carboxylic acid, glycerol, isopropanol, and sodium dodecyl sulfate.
US09295241B2	Fishing reel A fishing reel includes a reel unit, a handle shaft, a handle arm, a handle knob, a nut and an anti-loosening member. The handle shaft includes an anti-loosening engaging portion. The handle arm includes an elongated hole. The handle shaft is inserted in the elongated to be non-rotatably engaged with the handle arm. A position of the shaft in the elongated hole is adjustable. The anti-loosening member is configured on the nut member and is selectively set in a first position and a second position. The anti-loosening member is engaged with the anti-loosening engaging portion in the first position to prevent the nut member from loosening, and is disengaged from the anti-loosening engaging portion in the second position to allow the nut member to rotate in the loosening direction.
US09295238B2	Pink transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish The present invention relates to transgenic pink ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.
US09295229B2	Horn wrap Horn wraps are disclosed for protecting the horns and head of a steer, e.g., during team roping. The horn wraps can be easily and safely applied to a steer, can be left on the steer for an extended period of time, and have a relatively long use life due to the replaceability and interchangeability of the parts of the horn wrap. In some implementations, the horn wraps are attached to the steer using an attachment system that includes replaceable closures having hook and loop fasteners.
US09295221B2	Method for pressing cheese molds and cheese mold pressing machine The present disclosure relates to a method and machine for pressing molds in a horizontal manner. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a machine and method for turning molds over from a vertical to a horizontal position before placing in the press device, such that the molds may be pressed while in a horizontal position, even if the molds were previously filled in a vertical position.
US09295215B2	Soybean cultivar AR1111955 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety AR1111955 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety AR1111955 and its progeny, and methods of making AR1111955.
US09295213B2	Soybean cultivar OW1113707 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety OW1113707 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety OW1113707 and its progeny, and methods of making OW1113707.
US09295192B2	Agricultural access systems and methods An agricultural access system is described. The system may utilize a plurality of supports, including posts, cables, beams, and so forth to displace an access component. Control systems, sensors, delivery mechanisms, and other functions may be integrated with the system or access components. Some embodiments may include multiple cells with access components configured to interact with adjacent access components. Methods of accessing an agricultural area are also disclosed.
US09295191B2	Air distribution for an air seeder An air distribution apparatus has a manifold body, and ports defined through walls thereof, with a delivery conduit connected to each port. A port valve is configured to connect and disconnect the delivery conduit to the interior of the manifold body. A supply conduit delivers a product air stream with agricultural products entrained therein to the interior of the manifold body. The supply conduit extends vertically up from the manifold to a curved elbow and then extends horizontally from the elbow. An exhaust orifice is defined in the inner radius of the elbow. When an exhaust valve is open, a selected flow of pressurized air flows from the supply conduit through the exhaust orifice. The port valve and exhaust valve are controlled such that when the port valve closes, the exhaust valve opens. The exhaust air can be directed into the delivery conduits to clear product therefrom.
US09295190B2	Seed treatment composition The present invention relates to novel compositions for treating seeds. Moreover, the present invention is directed to the production of these compositions and the uses of these compositions.
US09301432B2	Method and apparatus for cooling electronic equipment A method for cooling electronic equipment. The method including propagating air through a first electronic component of the electronic equipment into a first enclosed area, where propagating the air through the first electronic component cools the first electronic component, circulating a refrigerant in a cooling loop, where the cooling loop comprises a heat exchanger, and propagating the air out of the first enclosed area by passing through the heat exchanger into a second enclosed area, where the air is cooled by passing through the heat exchanger.
US09301427B2	Heat-dissipation structure for an indicia reading module Small mobile computing devices place stringent requirements on the electronic modules integrated within. High temperatures inside these mobile computing devices are unavoidable; therefore good thermal management is important to insure proper module operation. Here a heat-dissipation structure for an indicia-reading module integrated within a mobile computing device is disclosed.
US09301426B2	Microwave module The present application relates to a microwave module comprising a printed circuit board, a first housing part, a second housing part, and a diplexer. It is specifically proposed that the first and second housing parts are adapted to act as a shielding cover, and that the diplexer and its filter are an integrated part in the module and are made out of the shielding cover and the printed circuit board.
US09301424B2	Auto-compensating temperature valve controller for electro-rheological fluid micro-channel cooled integrated circuit A structure and method of using the structure. The structure including an integrated circuit chip having a set of micro-channels; an electro-rheological coolant fluid filling the micro-channels; first and second parallel channel electrodes on opposite sides of at least one micro-channel, the first channel electrode connected to an output of an auto-compensating temperature control circuit, the second channel electrode connected to ground; the auto-compensating temperature control circuit comprising a temperature stable current source connected between a positive voltage rail and the output and having a temperature sensitive circuit connected between ground and the output, a leakage current of the temperature stable current source being essentially insensitive to temperature and a leakage current of the temperature sensitive circuit increasing with temperature.
US09301423B2	Cooling device equipped with a thermoelectric sensor A cooling device of a component includes at least one channel in which a first cooling fluid flows designed to cool a hot area of the component. It further includes a thermoelectric module configured to measure a temperature difference between the hot area of the component and the channel, and a control circuit configured to modulate the flowrate of the first cooling fluid in the channel according to the temperature difference.
US09301417B2	Sealing material, display device, and method of manufacturing the display device A sealing material includes a metallic glass.
US09301415B2	Plug standards-compliant circuit modules and connectors A circuit module configured for connective mating with standards compliant receptacles includes a PCB configured with one or more tabs populated with conductive pads for connection to the receptacle. In preferred embodiments, the tab or tabs emerge from a circuit module case configured to be substantially compliant with dimensional requirements for connectors that couple with receptacles compliant with various specifications including, in preferred embodiments, the SFF 8639 or SATA Specifications.
US09301414B2	Waterproof box structure A waterproof box structure includes a composite plate and a soft film. The composite plate includes a chemical curing layer and a thermoplastic resin layer adhered and coupled to each other. The composite plate has a through hole. The through hole penetrates the chemical curing layer and the thermoplastic resin layer. The thermoplastic resin layer extends from the inner rim of the through hole and toward the center of the through hole to form a flange. The soft film hides the through hole. The outer rim of the soft film encloses the flange and is coupled to the flange.
US09301408B2	Equipment cabinet An equipment cabinet having a corrugation in the side panels is disclosed. The panels are affixed to a base by bolting or welding so as to be disposed opposite each other. Holes are provided in opposing surfaces the so that cross members may be secured in a position between the opposing side panels of the cabinet to form a support structure for equipment, such as batteries. Equipment may also be attached using mounting brackets. An equipment retaining bracket includes a retaining cross member, an L-shaped bracket and a bolt to joint the retaining cross member and the L-shaped bracket so as to secure the battery in two dimensions. Retaining brackets may be provided at the front and the rear surfaces of the equipment and, in cooperation with the cross members, retain the equipment in the cabinet.
US09301407B2	Method of manufacturing substrate having cavity The method of manufacturing a substrate includes: forming a penetrating hole in a base layer; inserting a metal dummy part in the penetrating hole; forming an insulating portion made of synthetic resin to fill a ring-shaped gap between the penetrating hole and the dummy part; forming lower insulating layers, covering the bottom surface of the dummy part, that are made of synthetic resin on the bottom surface of the base layer to be continuous with the insulating portion; forming upper insulating layers, covering the top surface of the dummy part, that are made of synthetic resin on the top surface of the base layer to be continuous with the insulating portion; forming an exposing hole by routing in the upper insulating layers to expose the top surface of the dummy part; and forming a cavity by removing the dummy part exposed through the exposing hole by etching.
US09301406B2	Wired circuit board A wired circuit board includes a metal supporting layer, a first insulating layer, a conductive layer, a second insulating layer, and a ground layer. The first opening of the first insulating layer is surrounded by the second opening of the second insulating layer when projected in the thickness direction, and the ground layer fills the first opening via the second opening so as to come in contact with an upper surface of the metal supporting layer. Alternatively, the first opening surrounds the second opening when projected in the thickness direction, the second insulating layer fills a peripheral end portion of the first opening, and the ground layer fills the second opening so as to come in contact with the upper surface of the metal supporting layer.
US09301404B2	Ceramic substrate and method of manufacturing the same A ceramic substrate is provided that includes a ceramic substrate main body having a principal surface, and a connecting terminal portion disposed on the principal surface of the ceramic substrate main body that is capable of being connected to another component via solder. The connecting terminal portion includes a copper layer and a coating metal layer covering a surface of the copper layer. The ceramic substrate includes a contact layer disposed between the ceramic substrate main body and the copper layer. The contact layer includes one of a nickel-chromium alloy, chromium, molybdenum, and palladium, and is set back from a side surface of the copper layer in a substrate plane direction.
US09301402B2	High density server storage unit A rack mountable 1U storage unit includes a plurality of memory modules arranged in two groups. The storage unit also has control circuitry. The memory modules have a dedicated exhaust channel to draw heat away from the memory modules. The exhaust channel for the memory modules is disposed over and is physically separated from the exhaust channel for the control circuitry. The storage unit can accommodate up to 42 memory modules due to a unique method of placing the individual memory modules.

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