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US09321736B2	Pyrimidine cyclohexyl glucocorticoid receptor modulators The present invention provides a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexyl compounds and methods of using these compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
US09321734B2	N-(substituted)-5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-2-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-1(2H)-carboxamide derivatives This present disclosure is related to the field of to N-(substituted)-5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-2-oxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidine-1(2H)-carboxamide compounds and their derivatives and to the use of these compounds as fungicides. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/746,837 filed Dec. 28, 2012, which is expressly incorporated by reference herein. Background and Summary of the Invention Fungicides are compounds, of natural or synthetic origin, which act to protect and/or cure plants against damage caused by agriculturally relevant fungi. Generally, no single fungicide is useful in all situations. Consequently, research is ongoing to produce fungicides that may have better performance, are easier to use, and cost less.
US09321733B2	Crystalline pharmaceutically active ingredients The present invention is related to crystalline forms of rosuvastatin zinc (2:1) salt. The polymorphs are suitable for use as pharmaceutically active ingredients in the treatment of the diseases of the lipid metabolism including hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, dyslipidemia or atherosclerosis.
US09321730B2	Method of making and administering quinoline derivatives as anti-cancer agents The present invention relates methods of preparing quinoline derivative compounds, and administering such compounds in the treatment of solid and non-solid tumors, notably on liver cancer.
US09321723B2	Method of making a templating agent A method for preparing 1-adamantyltrimethylammonium methylcarbonate or N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium methylcarbonate is disclosed. The method comprises reacting dimethyl carbonate and 3,5-dimethylpiperidine or a 1-adamantylamine compound and in the presence of water in a sealed vessel at a temperature of from 80 to 200° C. The 1-adamantylamine compound is 1-adamantylamine, 1-adamantylmethylamine, or mixtures thereof.
US09321722B2	Bis-indolic derivatives, their uses in particular as antibacterials The present invention relates to novel bis-indolic derivatives, processes for their preparation, and their potential use as new antibacterial drugs.
US09321718B2	Benzamide derivatives and their use as HSP90 inhibtors The invention provides a compound which is (a) a phenylamide derivative of formula (I) or a tautomer thereof, or (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, N-oxide, hydrate, prodrug or solvate thereof: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined herein. The compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by HSP90.
US09321716B1	Compositions and methods for the treatment of metabolic syndrome The invention relates to the compounds of formula I or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of metabolic syndrome may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of hyperuricemia, gout, dyslipidemia, obesity, urea cycle disorders, hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, microvascular complications, macrovascular complications, lipid disorders, prediabetes, obesity, arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, stroke, neuropathy, renal complications, hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular complications, and post prandial hyperglycemia.
US09321709B2	Processes for producing phenol In a process for producing phenol and cyclohexanone, a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene is oxidized to produce an oxidation reaction product comprising cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. At least a portion of the oxidation reaction product is then cleaved to produce a cleavage reaction product comprising phenol, cyclohexanone, and at least one contaminant. At least a portion of the cleavage reaction product is contacted with an acidic material to convert at least a portion of the at least one contaminant to a converted contaminant and thereby produce a modified reaction product.
US09321707B2	Process for the production of chlorinated propenes Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The present processes make use of 1,2-dichloropropane, a by-product in the production of chlorohydrin, as a low cost starting material, alone or in combination with 1,2,3-trichloropropane. At least one chlorination step is conducted in the gas phase. The present processes can also generate anhydrous HCI as a byproduct that can be removed from the process and used as a feedstock for other processes, providing further time and cost savings.
US09321698B2	Method for treating organic waste and method of utilizing heat energy The method is for reaction treatment including: an organic waste in which oxygen is difficult to penetrate and in which a biochemical reaction by microbe is difficult to occur. This method includes: forcedly supplying oxygen to inner parts of the organic waste to elevate, by biochemical reactions, the temperature of the inner parts of the organic waste to which oxygen has been supplied; and maintaining the elevated temperature to continue the biochemical reactions and thereby compost the organic waste. Thereafter, the organic waste which has been composted is held in the presence of oxygen and carbon monoxide to cause an exothermic reaction and thereby reduce the volume of the organic waste or carbonize the waste.
US09321690B2	Sintered refractory material based on silicon carbide with a silicon nitride binder A sintered material based on silicon carbide (SiC) reactively sintered between 1,100° C. and 1,700° C. to form a silicon nitride binder (Si3N4), intended in particular for fabricating an aluminum electrolysis cell, including 0.05% to 1.5% of boron, the Si3N4/SiC weight ratio being in the range 0.05 to 0.45. Application, in particular, to an electrolysis cell.
US09321666B1	Wastewater treatment with modular membrane bioreactor cartridges Embodiments of the invention describe an apparatus, method, and system of wastewater treatment using modular membrane bioreactor (MBR) cartridges. In one embodiment, said method of wastewater treatment includes adjusting the number of activated modular MBR cartridges in a container and adjusting the wastewater processing rate of the container to dynamically change the throughput of a fixed-size wastewater processing container. According to one embodiment, said method can include utilizing modular MBR cartridges to provide for a fault-tolerant wastewater treatment container.
US09321656B2	Process for preparing aqueous solutions of cobalt sulfate Process for preparing an aqueous cobalt sulfate solution having a pH in the range from 5 to 8, wherein (a) metallic cobalt is dissolved in aqueous sulfuric acid in an atmosphere of low-oxygen air, of hydrogen or of inert gas and (b) the resulting acidic cobalt sulfate solution is purified in an ion exchanger.
US09321654B2	Organic dispersion of inorganic nano-platelets Disclosed is an organic dispersion of inorganic platelets, which includes an organic solvent and H-form inorganic platelets dispersed therein. The H-form inorganic platelets have a particle size of between about 20 and 80 nm and the organic dispersion has a sold content of between about 1 and 20 wt %. A method for forming the organic dispersion is also provided.
US09321643B2	Process for producing synthesis gas with preservation of the energy transfer by means of the fumes The present invention concerns a process for producing synthesis gas by steam reforming a hydrocarbon load in a reforming furnace provided with a combustion chamber and a convection chamber; the combustion chamber includes vertical tubes filled with catalyst wherein a mixture of hydrocarbons and steam circulates from top to bottom recovering raw synthesis gas at the bottom of the tubes, and burners disposed in rows heat the tubes; the convection chamber discharges fumes containing the gases produced by the combustion. The process also comprises steps of using the heat contained in the fumes for preheating and/or heating various fluids related or unrelated to the process. In the event of the reduction of the mass flow of fumes, the quantity of energy to be transferred into the convection area is maintained by supplying a supplementary gaseous flow to the combustion area.
US09321637B2	Devices for arranging carbon nanotube wires A device is provided, including a supplying unit and an arranging unit. The supplying unit includes a guiding axle. A supplying element is located on the guiding axle and a first motor. The supplying element supplies the at least one carbon nanotube wire to the arranging unit, and the first motor drives the supplying element reciprocating straightly along the guiding axle. The arranging unit includes a prism shaped supporter, a whirling arm and a driving mechanism. The prism shaped supporter supports at least one planar substrate, and the driving mechanism drives the whirling arm and the prism shaped supporter rotating round an axis of the prism shaped supporter.
US09321635B2	Method to release diaphragm in MEMS device A method for releasing a diaphragm of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device at a stage of semi-finished product. The method includes pre-wetting the MEMS device in a pre-wetting solution to at least pre-wet a sidewall surface of a cavity of the MEMS device. Then, a wetting process after the step of pre-wetting the MEMS device is performed to etch a dielectric material of a dielectric layer for holding the diaphragm, wherein a sensing portion of the diaphragm is released from the dielectric layer.
US09321634B2	Forming magnetic microelectromechanical inductive components A micro-electromechanical device and method of manufacture are disclosed. A sacrificial layer is formed on a silicon substrate. A metal layer is formed on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Soft magnetic material is electrolessly deposited on the metal layer to manufacture the micro-electromechanical device. The sacrificial layer is removed to produce a metal beam separated from the silicon substrate by a space.
US09321632B2	Socket type MEMS bonding A method for fabricating an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The method includes providing a first substrate; bonding a second substrate to the first substrate, the second substrate including a microeelectromechanical system (MEMS) device; and bonding a third substrate to the first substrate.
US09321624B2	Saddle pad, in particular for use as a pad for a western saddle A saddle pad for use with a western saddle includes a felt cover containing two air cushions inserted into cavities on each side of a central line of the pad, each cushion partly filling at least the front half of the cavity and partly is provided with barrier walls extending forwardly from the rear wall of the cushion, and a single pump connected to the two cushions to supply the same pressure to provide better comfort for the rider and to the horse during riding.
US09321622B2	Beverage dispenser container and carton A container for insertion of a carton containing a beverage ingredient into a beverage dispenser is disclosed. The container may include a base surface and a front surface, a back surface, and two side surfaces that may extend from the base surface. The surfaces may define a cavity sized to receive the carton. A method for inserting the carton containing the beverage ingredient into the beverage dispenser is disclosed. The method includes inserting the carton into the container, partially inserting the container into the beverage dispenser, and causing a fitment to engage the beverage dispenser. The fitment protruding from the carton.
US09321619B2	Multi-axis load gripping arm A gripping arm for a clamping attachment for a forklift has a load engaging inner arm including portions defining a load face. The inner arm is pivotal about a first axis parallel to the load face and pivots about a second axis normal to the first axis to engage and secure a load.
US09321618B2	Driven guide systems for lifts An apparatus comprising a pair of telescoping arms pivotally coupled between a base and a platform. Each arm comprises a base portion pivotally coupled to the base to pivot about a base pivot axis, an extension portion slidably coupled to the base portion and pivotally coupled to the platform to pivot about a platform pivot axis, and, a pivot support assembly attached along a side of one arm of the pair facing toward the other arm of the pair. The pivot support assembly is configured to allow longitudinal travel of a pivot anchor with respect to the base portion. The pivot assembly is coupled between the pivot anchors. The drive assembly is connected to controllably move the extension portions inwardly and outwardly with respect to the corresponding base portions, and controllably move the pivot anchors toward and away from the corresponding base pivot axes.
US09321600B2	Automatic analyzer A convey mechanism is a moving mechanism used to move a rack, which can store cuvettes, along a linear moving direction. A driving unit drives the convey mechanism to intermittently move the rack along. A detection unit outputs an error signal when it detects that a placement state of the rack on the convey mechanism corresponds to an error placement which does not allow the convey mechanism to normally convey the rack, and does not output any error signal when it detects that the placement state does not correspond to the error placement. A controller controls the driving unit to stop a convey operation of the rack when the error signal is output. The controller controls the driving unit to execute the convey operation of the rack when the error signal is not output.
US09321584B1	Potted tree support assembly A potted tree support assembly includes a housing with a bottom wall and a perimeter wall. A plurality of interlocking slats is positionable in the housing to define a plurality of compartments each configured for receiving a base of a tree therein. A plurality of receiving members is mounted onto an inner surface of the perimeter wall. Each of the receiving members has an associated opposing receiving member on the perimeter wall to define an aligned pair of the receiving members. Each of the slats has a pair of opposed ends and the opposed ends of each of the slats is removably positionable in a selectable one of the aligned pair of the receiving members. A plurality of legs is coupled to and extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the bottom wall.
US09321577B2	Apparatus for the storage and metering of a plurality of components An apparatus for the storage of a plurality of components designed for joint use includes two separate oppositely disposed storage regions for the respective components with a separating film between the storage regions. Each storage region is connected to separate discharge passages which open into a common mixing passage A kinking site is arranged between the storage regions and the first and second discharge passages and parting elements are provided to cut through the film to open each respective storage region to a respective discharge passage upon flexing of the apparatus about the kinking site.
US09321575B2	Pulp molded cushioning material and packing case provided with same A pulp molded cushioning material includes a hollow fitting portion, into which an end portion of an article is fitted. The pulp molded cushioning material includes a main body, a cushioning portion, and a protrusion. The cushioning portion is integrally formed with the main body and protrudes in a first direction from a peripheral edge of the main body to form the fitting portion together with the main body. The protrusion is integrally formed with the main body and takes a first posture. The protrusion is changeable in posture from the first posture to a second posture. The first posture is a posture in which the protrusion protrudes in the first direction from the main body. The second posture is a posture in which the protrusion protrudes in a second direction across the first direction.
US09321573B2	Display package A padlock, a key for unlocking the padlock, and a padlock display package are provided in combination. The padlock includes a shackle lockable with a lock body. The padlock display package includes a base member having a front side and a back side, a shackle retaining member extending from the front side of the base member, and a key retainer secured to the base member. The locked shackle of the padlock is positioned around at least a portion of the shackle retaining member to secure the padlock to the display package. The key retainer includes a cavity receiving at least a portion of the key therein, and the padlock prevents removal of the key from the key retainer.
US09321565B2	Container closure When the outer lid of a container closure is moved from a closed position for covering the upper surface wall of the body to an open position, the inner lid is moved from a closed position for closing a discharge port at the tip to an open position for opening the discharge port; and when the outer lid is moved from the open to the closed position, the inner lid is moved from the open to the closed position, the inner lid is prevented from becoming twisted. A second hinge connecting the inner lid to the discharge tube includes a central hinge piece connecting the inner lid and the discharge tube in a widthwise central part of the inner lid, and opposite side hinge pieces connecting the inner lid and the discharge tube on both outer sides in the width direction.
US09321559B2	Flexible packaging bag A flexible package bag is equipped with a film-shape non-return nozzle by which a pouring amount of a liquid packed material can be stabilized by rectifying a pouring flow of the liquid packed material. The pouring performance and breaking resistance of the bag can be improved by reinforcing the film-shaped non-return nozzle. A flexible package bag is formed by fusion-joining a base end portion of a film-shaped non-return nozzle having an outer non-return function of preventing penetration of ambient air into the bag to inner surfaces of a side portion of a main package bag body composed of plastic laminate films and projecting therefrom. A seal section for rectification/reinforcement formed by fusing two opposed plastic laminate films is disposed at a position near to the main package bag body including a lower portion of a fused section to the base end portion of the film shaped non-return nozzle.
US09321555B2	Stackable drinking vessel There is provided a stackable drinking vessel comprising a rim at an open end of the vessel, a base, and a vessel body between the rim and the base, wherein the base comprises stack-elements simultaneously engageable with at least a rim of a first similar drinking vessel and a rim of a second similar drinking vessel, whereby the vessel can be stacked upon the at least two similar drinking vessels.
US09321551B2	Cup with integral closure flaps restricting spillage The present invention relates to a container (1) comprising a wall (2) having a closed base (4) at one end and a generally circular or oval rim (5) of at an opposite end, the rim defining a top opening (6) of the container. The container (1) further comprises an arrangement of flaps (70, 80) whereby the counteracting forces between a rim of a first flap (70) and the inner face of a second flap (80) are sufficient to push the respective rim and the inner face together into a tight contact. A closure arrangement (300a, 300b) is provided to restrict flap openings (100a, 100b) formed at or below the rim (5) of the container between the flaps (70, 80) to prevent splashing and reduce the rate of spillage if the container is knocked over. The present invention thus improves the spill-resistant properties for the container (1), while, if required for drinking or pouring, permitting the container to allow the passage of a liquid when tilted for drinking and pouring.
US09321550B2	Foldable containers Embodiments of foldable containers, such as foldable, plastic, produce containers, planar sheets used to create such containers, and related methods. In some embodiments, a substantially planar sheet for folding into a three-dimensional container may be provided comprising a plurality of side portions, each side portion comprising opposing flaps positioned on opposite sides. Each of the side portions may comprise opposing flaps, some of which may comprise tabs extending therefrom to be used for coupling with an adjacent side portion during a folding process. One or more of the side portions may also, or alternatively, comprise a stacking tab and/or a stacking tab receiving opening. The stacking tabs may be configured to be positioned within a stacking tab receiving opening of an adjacent container after the sheet has been folded into a three-dimensional container.
US09321547B2	Packaging machine A packaging machine includes a pair of brushes that hold a tubular film (Fm) therebetween while rotating and impeding the advancement of packaged articles. Consequently, an elongated stream of packaged articles aggregate at the leading end of the pair of brushes. When the pair of brushes release the tubular film, the packaged articles are again conveyed in a more closely aggregated state than the aggregated state thereof when the advancement of the packaged articles was temporarily impeded. The rotational axis of each brush is also biased a predetermined distance from the central axis of a core thereof. Since the brushes swing in conjunction with the rotation thereof, small vibrations and large swings cause the gaps between packaged articles to be readily filled and reduce the space occupied by the packaged articles. As a result, the bag size can be reduced.
US09321545B2	Apparatus for mixing and transferring medications An apparatus for transferring a chosen quantity of medication from a vial to a container under sterile conditions is described. The present invention further facilitates dissolving solid medications contained in the vial or diluting concentrated medications contained in the vial, and transferring the resulting solutions to the container. The container may be an intravenous infuser.
US09321532B2	Acceleration protective suit The altitude-optimized, pressurized suit consists of a sheath of a sparingly expansible textile material. This sheath has fastened in it, and on it, by sewing, adhesive bonding or welding, compartments which are formed by virtue of the sheath being doubled, in that a strip of textile material is applied to the inside, or in the second case to the outside, of the sheath, and therefore it is connected to the sheath if only along its periphery. These compartments likewise consist of textile materials, in the first case of the same material as the sheath, and in the second case of an expansible knitted fabric. Flexible tubes-which expand under pressure are introduced into these compartments. The first-mentioned compartments act as “spacers” for tightening the suit over the topography of the wearer's body. The second-mentioned compartments act as “muscles” and press locally onto the wearer's body.
US09321531B1	Bystander interaction during delivery from aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed that includes a retractable payload delivery system. The payload delivery system can lower a payload to the ground using an assembly that secures the payload during descent and releases the payload upon reaching the ground. The assembly can also include a bystander communication module for generating cues for bystander perception. While the assembly securing the payload is being lowered from the UAV, the bystander communication module can generate an avoidance cue indicating that bystanders should avoid interference with the assembly. The assembly also includes sensors that generate data used, at least in part, to determine when the descending assembly is at or near the ground, at which point the assembly releases the payload. The bystander communication module can then cease the avoidance cue and the UAV can retract the assembly.
US09321527B2	Frequency adapter and return means suitable for being arranged in such a frequency adapter A frequency adapter for a rotorcraft rotor is provided. The frequency adapter has at least first and second cylinders having respective elongate first and second side walls, respectively. The second cylinder is surrounded at least in part by the first cylinder. Resilient return rings are in contact with the first and second side walls. The return rings comprise resilient first and second extreme layers each in contact with the first and second side walls. The adapter is provided with a fluid arranged in a single chamber between the first and second extreme layers.
US09321517B1	Methods and systems for altitude control of balloons to improve wind data A method may involve analyzing, by a computing device, a wind model to identify one or more locations in a coverage area of a balloon network where updated wind data is desirable. The balloon network may include a plurality of balloons that are configured to provide data service. The method may further involve determining, by the computing device, a flight plan for each of one or more balloons in the balloon network. At least one flight plan may be determined based at least in part on both: (a) the one or more locations where updated wind data is desirable and (b) data-service requirements in the coverage area of the balloon network. And the method may involve sending each determined flight plan for implementation by the corresponding balloon.
US09321499B2	Bicycle frame and bicycle, and baby carriage using same capable of two-wheel and three-wheel conversion A cycle frame easily converted from a bicycle to a tricycle and vice versa, and to a cycle and a baby carriage using same. The cycle includes a main frame including a main support and a pair of sub-supports branching from the main support, a pair of conversion frames, front end portions thereof being hingeably connected to rear end portions of the sub-supports such that the distance between rear end portions thereof is adjustable, a pair of connection brackets respectively connected to the rear end portions of the conversion frames, a fork frame rotatably connected to the front end portion of the main support, a front wheel shaft rotatably connected to the fork frame, a main rear wheel shaft, both ends thereof being respectively and separably connected to the connection brackets, and a propelling pedal rotatably mounted on the main support and drive-connected to the main rear wheel shaft.
US09321495B2	Method of assembling a front end assembly of a vehicle A method of assembling a front end assembly of a vehicle is provided. The method includes integrally forming a positioning and reinforcement structure having a relatively rectilinear configuration comprising a top support member, a bottom support member, a first side member and a second side member. The method also includes detachably coupling a first wing structure to the first side member. The method further includes operably mounting a first fender assembly to a first side flange of the first wing structure. The method yet further includes operably coupling a centering bracket proximate the top support member. The method also includes locating and centering the positioning and reinforcement structure to a hood with the centering bracket. The method further includes fixedly securing the positioning and reinforcement structure to a radiator support disposed rearwardly of the positioning and reinforcement structure.
US09321492B2	Cargo bed having self-aligning side wall panels A cargo bed has a succession of swinging side wall panels whose top margins self-align when staked in upright positions.
US09321491B2	Rotational speed reduction device for truck tailgate A rotational speed reduction device 1 for a truck tailgate includes a housing 5, a rotor 8 disposed inside the housing 5, a viscous fluid 14a accommodated in an inner space 13a, passages 15a and 16a provided in the rotor 8, a one-way valve 19 disposed in the passage 15a, and a one-way valve 20a disposed in the passage 16a.
US09321490B1	Thermoplastic olefin building materials The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to thermoplastic-olefin-based roofing membrane comprising a polymer blend. The polymer blend may comprise a thermoplastic olefin elastomer at about 30% to about 75% by weight of the polymer blend and a thermoplastic vulcanizate at about 10% to about 40% by weight of the polymer blend. The polymer blend may further comprise a thermoplastic polyolefin copolymer at about 5% to about 10% by weight of the polymer blend. In some embodiments, the thermoplastic olefin-based roofing membrane may be a single ply membrane configured to remain substantially free of swelling when exposed to an elastomer polymer compound. The thermoplastic olefin-based roofing membrane may be about 20 mils to about 40 mils thick. The thermoplastic-olefin-based roofing membrane may comprise a stretchability of about 14 lbf to about 30 lbf.
US09321478B2	Electric power steering assembly A rack drive assembly adapted for use in a vehicle electric power steering assembly includes a bearing assembly disposed in a rack housing and carried by a ball nut assembly for rotatably supporting the ball nut assembly relative to a steering member; and a spanner nut carried by the rack housing for securing the bearing assembly in the rack housing. A first isolator, a second isolator and a first shim are provided wherein the first isolator is disposed between an inner surface of the housing and a first surface of an outer race of the bearing, the second isolator is disposed between an opposite second surface of the outer race of said bearing and the first shim, the first shim is disposed between the second isolator and the spanner nut. The first shim is provided with a member configured to be coupled to the housing to allow for axial movement but prevent rotational motion of the shim during installation of the spanner nut.
US09321473B2	Carrying cart for special needs rider There is provided a carrying cart suitable for carrying a rider. The cart includes a cargo basket, a plurality of wheels, and a frame. The cargo basket is mounted to the frame and the wheels are connected to the frame. A pair of handles are connected to the frame at the rear of the carrying cart. A rearward facing seat is located between the cargo basket and the pair of handles. Each handle includes a rotatable grip portion The grip portions are enabled to rotate to a substantially horizontal position and to a substantially vertical position. When the grip portions are in the substantially horizontal position the shopping cart is enabled to be pushed. When the grip portions are in the substantially vertical position, the rider is able to enter and exit the seat.
US09321468B2	Configurable locomotive brake controller A locomotive brake controller that has a body configured to interconnect to a desktop location in the cab of a locomotive and a mount that can attach the base of the controller to a vertical stand in the cab of a locomotive. The controller also includes an operator interface adaptor that can be clocked relative to the body and an operator face plate that can be clocked relative to the mount depending on the location of installation to ensure proper tilting of the interface relative to the operator and proper orientation of the operator display. Alternatively, the adaptor may include a fixed face plate that includes a moveable display and an adhesive membrane with operator buttons to properly orient the display.
US09321459B2	Temporary compensation of undesired deceleration due to braking interventions by ESP functions A method for compensating for the change in longitudinal dynamics variables in a motor vehicle brought about by a braking intervention of an electronic stability program (ESP) includes: identifying the change in longitudinal dynamics variables; defining a filter to filter the identified value of the change in longitudinal dynamics variables; filtering the identified value of the change using the defined filter, in order to obtain a filtered value; identifying the difference between the identified raw value and the filtered value of the change in longitudinal dynamics variables; modifying the engine torque that is requested by the driver and is acting on the drive wheels of the motor vehicle, by an amount equal to the identified difference value, in order to obtain a compensating engine torque.
US09321453B2	Engine clutch control system for hybrid vehicle and method of controlling engine clutch An engine clutch control system for a hybrid vehicle has a power source including an engine and a motor, an engine clutch between the engine and the motor, a traveling information detector that detects traveling information including at least one of the vehicle speed, shift gear, displacement of the accelerator pedal, and displacement of the brake pedal, and a hybrid controller that selects an EV mode or HEV mode by controlling disengagement or engagement of the engine clutch. A method of controlling the engine clutch includes determining whether there is a request for changing into the HEV mode from the EV mode; determining a reference speed from traveling inertia of the vehicle and inertia of the engine and the motor; determining a desired speed for controlling the determined reference speed; and calculating transmission torque of the engine clutch.
US09321448B2	Vehicle drive system A vehicle drive system includes a transmission, a clutch, and a shift execution portion. The shift execution portion operates the shift actuator to control the connecting portion in an engaged state engaged with the idler gear of a present gear stage to disengage from the idler gear of the present gear stage while gradually decreasing the engine torque while the clutch is still engaged, when a shift operation from the present gear stage to a subsequent gear stage is executed.
US09321443B2	Reservoir tank of brake master cylinder A reservoir tank of a brake master cylinder, in which the reservoir tank includes a reservoir body to store oil therein, the reservoir body being provided with an oil introduction port, a filter interrupted by a fixing step arranged at a lower portion of the oil introduction port, and a reservoir cap arranged at an upper portion of the oil introduction port, wherein a vent member is provided between the fixing step and the filter, to allow inflow of air through during introduction of oil.
US09321440B2	Trailer hold assist during standstill A vehicle comprises a speed-sensing device outputting a signal indicating a velocity of the vehicle, a brake system outputting a signal for indicating when the brake system is being commanded to a brake torque providing state, and a trailer brake controller coupled to the speed-sensing device and the brake system. The trailer brake controller utilizes the signal of the speed-sensing device to determine when the vehicle is in a zero-velocity state and utilizes the signal of the brake system to determine when the brake system is being commanded to the brake torque providing state. The trailer brake controller transitions a brake-actuating output signal thereof from a speed-dependent zero-velocity output signal value to a trailer hold zero-velocity output signal value greater than the speed-dependent zero-velocity output signal value when it is determined that the brake system is in the brake torque providing state while the vehicle is in the zero-velocity state.
US09321436B2	Brake system for motor vehicles A “brake-by wire” brake system for motor vehicles, with a brake master cylinder which can be actuated by a brake pedal and has a housing and a piston, which is arranged displaceably in the housing and, together with the housing, delimits a pressure space. The piston of the brake master cylinder is designed as a stepped piston with at least two hydraulic active surfaces A1, A2 of differing size, wherein a first, small active surface A1 is assigned to the pressure space, and a second, large active surface A2 is assigned to a filling space, and, after a closing travel has been overcome, the second, large hydraulic active surface A2 is effective and the active surface A2, A1 are switched over in dependence on a hydraulic pressure in the pressure space and on the pedal force, respectively.
US09321433B2	Method for quickly supplying electric energy to electric vehicle and power supply device thereof A method of quickly supplying electric energy to electric vehicles and the power supply device thereof are provided. The method includes providing a rechargeable battery pack on an electric vehicle and providing a battery replacement device, a charging room and a battery storeroom in a power exchange station. The rechargeable battery pack includes a battery box and standardized standard battery units. The standard battery units are located in the battery box during operation, and are capable of being smoothly loaded into and unloaded from the battery box along the guiding rails. The rechargeable battery pack is pre-installed in the electric vehicle and the drained standard battery units within the battery box are replaced with fully-charged standard battery units upon payment when the electric vehicle in need of electric power supply is driven into the power exchanging station.
US09321432B2	Automatic height adjusting vehicle roof cleaner A vehicle roof cleaner is provided with a pair of vertical supports, an upper cross bar, a cleaner assembly, and an adjustment mechanism. The upper crossbar connects the pair of vertical supports, and the cleaner assembly is movable along the pair of vertical supports and positionable below the upper crossbar by the height adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism includes a load bearing mechanism, a spring load assembly, and an activation mechanism.
US09321427B2	Safety device for a motor vehicle A safety device for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag which is adjusted so as to extend across at least a bottom portion of an outer side of a windshield of the motor vehicle in an inflated state in order to protect a person impacting the motor vehicle. The safety device has a gas generator for inflating the airbag. The airbag has a first compartment and a second compartment. The first compartment and the second compartment are disposed such that at a specific vehicle speed or within a specific vehicle speed range, a shorter person would very likely hit the first compartment, while at the specific vehicle speed or within the specific vehicle speed range, a taller person would very likely hit the second compartment.
US09321424B2	Energy dissipative cushioning elements An apparatus, method, computer program product, and/or system are described that determine an event, actuate a cushioning element in response to the determining the event, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members, and dissipate at least some of an energy associated with a collision based on deforming at least one of the tension-bearing members during the collision, the deforming including substantially inelastically stretching the at least one of the tension-bearing members. Other example embodiments are also provided relating to actuatable cushioning elements.
US09321423B2	Roof mounted rear seat airbag safety cage Described herein is a rear seat airbag deployment system, a rear seat airbag of the rear seat airbag deployment system, and a method of deploying the rear seat airbag. The rear seat airbag is configured in a substantially ‘U’ shape to encompass both the front and rear sides of rear seat occupants when the rear seat airbag is deployed. It follows that the rear seat airbag provides a safety cage that surrounds rear seat passengers upon deployment. Exemplary embodiments may further include an airbag deployment tool for gathering vehicle state information, analyzing the vehicle state information, determining whether to deploy one or more airbags, and controlling the deployment of the rear seat airbag.
US09321412B2	Molded interior material for vehicle and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a molded interior material for a vehicle. A press molded decorative layer that faces a vehicle compartment and a buffer material layer that faces a vehicle body panel are at least press molded, the buffer material layer formed by press molding a fiber structure in which fibers are oriented in a thickness direction. On the decorative layer, a convex portion corresponding to a convex surface of the vehicle body panel is formed. On the buffer material layer, a compression molded portion, which is recessed away from the convex surface of the vehicle body panel toward the convex portion of the decorative layer so that a thickness is 0.03 to 0.5 times of a thickness of a surrounding area and a density is higher than that of the surrounding area, is formed.
US09321410B2	Pivoting mechanism for movably attaching a camera to a vehicle A pivoting mechanism for movably attaching a camera to a vehicle. The pivoting mechanism has a vehicle-mounted component; a first rotational joint attached to the vehicle-mounted component; a first pivot arm, the first end of which is rotatably mounted on the first rotational joint; a second rotational joint attached to the vehicle-mounted component; a second pivot arm, the first end of which is rotatably mounted on the second rotational joint; a camera holder; a third rotational joint attached to the camera holder and on which a second end of the first pivot arm is rotatably mounted; and a fourth rotational joint attached to the camera holder and on which a second end of the second pivot arm is rotatably mounted.
US09321409B2	Installation frame for accommodating a device in an installation opening An installation frame for accommodating a device in a predefined installation opening is described. The installation frame has wall sections which enclose a largely cuboid cavity which is open at least on the front for accommodating the device, front edges of at least a portion of the wall sections forming flange-like outwardly projecting edge sections for resting against a front edge of the installation opening. The installation frame also has a latching arrangement which project to the outside from at least a portion of the wall sections and engage with the back of the installation opening, wherein the latching means have at least approximately arc-shaped sections which extend into the cavity and furthermore have an end section which projects to the outside through the wall sections for engaging with the installation opening in such a way that the arc-shaped sections are flattened when the device is inserted into the cavity and consequently are elongated in the direction of the back of the installation opening so that the installation opening is clamped between the front edge sections and the latching means of the installation frame. The installation frame may be easily, quickly and securely attached within the installation opening.
US09321405B2	Roof rail A roof rail includes a support member configured to be assembled on a roof of a vehicle, a first cover made from synthetic resin material, the first cover including a lengthwise-direction first end portion which is fixed to the support member and a lengthwise-direction second end portion which is supported by the support member to be expandable and contractible in a vehicle front/rear direction, and a second cover made from synthetic resin material, the second cover being supported by the support member to be expandable and contractible in the vehicle front/rear direction, the second cover including a lengthwise-direction end portion which is assembled to the lengthwise-direction second end portion of the first cover, wherein an outer surface of the lengthwise-direction second end portion of the first cover and an outer surface of the lengthwise-direction end portion of the second cover are coplanar with each other.
US09321401B2	Stop-arm with camera system A stop-arm with camera system for a vehicle is provided. The stop-arm with camera system may include a shield, a stop-arm, and a camera assembly. The stop-arm includes a first side and a second side. The stop-arm may be deployable between a first position where the first side of the stop-arm is disposed at least partially inside the shield, and a second position where the stop-arm is substantially perpendicular to the shield. The camera assembly is coupled to the first side of the stop-arm. The stop-arm with camera system may be mounted on a rear passenger side of the vehicle, which may be a bus. The camera assembly may provide a view including an area that is under the vehicle and between a rear wheel of the vehicle and a front wheel of the vehicle when the stop-arm is in the second position.
US09321400B2	Drive assist device A drive assist device allows a driver to favorably check space for opening a back door along with an image of a periphery of a vehicle. The drive assist device is configured: to perform a viewpoint conversion that converts an image captured by a vehicle-mounted camera, which image is of a scene in the periphery of the vehicle including at least an area rearward of the vehicle, into an overhead image showing the vehicle from above; to superimpose on the overhead image a graphic image showing a flip-up back door in an open state from the same viewpoint as that of the overhead image; and to allow the superimposed image to be displayed on a monitor device in a vehicle compartment.
US09321398B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for providing to a driver of a vehicle carrying a mixture real-time information relating to a characteristic of the mixture Information relating to a change made to a concrete mixture in a concrete mixer truck is obtained. An expected value of a selected characteristic of the concrete mixture is determined based on the change. A representation of the expected value is displayed on a processing device located in a cab of the concrete mixer truck. In one embodiment, the mixture comprises a concrete mixture. The change may comprise an addition of water to the mixture.
US09321396B2	Illumination device In order to provide an illumination device comprising at least one light source (1) and at least one diffusing element (2), which has a simple design and is economical to manufacture, the invention provides that the diffusing element (2) is composed of at least one diffusing plastic element (2) in which transparent diffusing bodies (3) are embedded in a transparent plastic mass (2), and the diffusing element (2) extends over at least one or more light sources (1) and is designed as an external housing part (2) of the illumination device.
US09321394B2	LED lamp fitted with a safety device Lamp comprising one or more LEDs: A controllable power unit providing power supply to the LED lamps, A control unit for adjusting the light generated by the lamp, wherein said control unit includes an image sensor generating images of the illuminated area of the lamp, and a processor for processing the images to detect the presence of an eye in a presumably dangerous area, said control unit generating a control signal for reducing the amount of light generated by the LED during the detection of a human face, in particular of an eye in said presumably dangerous area.
US09321382B2	Connection element of the headrest poles on a seat structure A connection element of a headrest pole on a seat structure of a motor vehicle seat, includes a connection profile which receives the headrest pole and/or a headrest pole housing. The connection profile protrudes through a lateral wall of the seat structure.
US09321376B2	Vehicle seat device A vehicle seat device includes a lock mechanism, which restricts sliding movement of a seat, a drive source, which drives the lock mechanism to restrict and cancel restriction on the basis of operation of an operation switch, and a control portion, which controls the drive source. The control portion performs at least one of cancellation limitation control, restriction limitation control, and forced restriction control.
US09321369B2	Power conversion system A power conversion system includes: a switching element; an output circuit that outputs a transmission signal for transmitting information on a physical quantity that indicates a state of the switching element and for transmitting information on abnormality of the switching element; an isolating element that transmits the transmission signal in an electrically isolated state; a filter that deletes the information on the physical quantity from a signal transmitted through the isolating element; a control circuit to which the signal transmitted through the isolating element but not through the filter is input; and a shutdown circuit that shuts down power supply to the switching element on the basis of the signal through the filter.
US09321366B1	Electric vehicle charging by adjusting charger current A method for charging an electric vehicle at a charging station may include electrically connecting the electric vehicle to the charging station, and determining a desired amount of energy to be provided to the electric vehicle at the charging station. The method may also include determining a layover time of the electric vehicle using a control system associated with the charging station. The layover time may be an amount of time the electric vehicle is expected to be positioned at the charging station. The method may also include calculating a charge current using the control system, wherein the charge current is a value of electric current that is needed to provide the desired amount of energy to the electric vehicle in a time period substantially equal to the layover time. The method may further include charging the electric vehicle using the calculated charge current.
US09321362B2	Cooling of charging cable A charging system for an electric vehicle includes: a power supply; a cable having first and second ends, the first end attached to the power supply, the cable comprising a charging conductor and a cooling conduit, each of which extends from the first end to the second end; and a connector attached to the second end of the cable, the connector having a form factor corresponding to a charge port of the electric vehicle; wherein the cooling conduit is adapted to convey a fluid that cools the charging conductor.
US09321358B2	Light vehicles with on-board rapid charging systems and associated methods A light vehicle is provided with a drive train that is powered by an electric motor. The electric motor receives power from a battery and may also receive power from an onboard generator. The onboard generator is a rapid charge generator that provides a direct current (DC) signal to provide a rapid charge to the battery while the light vehicle is either stationary or moving. The light vehicle may also be equipped with a vehicle management system that controls the charge and discharge of the battery. The vehicle management system may also monitor and control the operation of the on-board rapid charge generator and the electric motor.
US09321357B2	Method and apparatus for supplying auxiliary electrical power to an electric or hybrid vehicle The present invention may include a towable trailer being mechanically couplable to a vehicle, the towable trailer including an auxiliary battery housing unit, a wheel being rotatably connected to the towable trailer, an auxiliary battery disposed within the auxiliary battery housing unit of the towable trailer, the vehicle including a storage battery, the auxiliary battery of the towable trailer being electrically couplable with the storage battery of the vehicle via a bidirectional pathway, and a control system configured to control a transfer of electrical energy between the auxiliary battery of the towable trailer and the storage battery of the vehicle along the bidirectional pathway.
US09321354B2	Electrically driven dump truck A control device which executes the following control based on image information acquired by a camera: When the vehicle is traveling outside a trolley wire linkage section C, the control device executes control to give a yaw moment to the vehicle so that the vehicle travels while tracing a trolley wire 3R/3L. When the vehicle is traveling in the trolley wire linkage section C, the control device performs control not to execute the control to give the yaw moment. Further, the control device converts the acquired image information into coordinate information. Based on the coordinate information, when the vehicle is traveling outside the trolley wire linkage section C, the control device calculates a representative point of the vehicle and a target point situated on the trolley wire 3R/3L and gives a yaw moment to the vehicle so that the representative point approaches the target point.
US09321352B2	Solar auxiliary power systems for vehicles An integrated truck and trailer power system comprises auxiliary power generation and storage devices mounted on a trailer, such as an array of solar panels mounted on the roof of the trailer and a storage battery mounted on the trailer, and switching devices for controlling flow of power there between and to an electrically powered HVAC system of the truck, whereby the truck can be maintained at a comfortable temperature by supply of power stored by the auxiliary power storage device.
US09321346B2	Truck fuel tank system for improved crashworthiness A revised location for the fuel system and fuel tanks to improve crashworthiness and reduce the occurrence of tank failure, fuel spillage, fire and/or explosion while still providing a sufficient range for the vehicle. The fuel tank system includes at least one fuel tank and a support structure. The at least one fuel tank is provided proximate frame rail members of the truck. At least a portion of the at least one fuel tank extends between an extension of a vertical axis of each of the frame rail members. The support structure protects the at least one fuel tank during an event, such as, but not limited to a collision, crash or accident. The support structure includes at least one mounting member which attaches the at least one fuel tank to the frame rail members, rails which extend about the at least one fuel tank, and at least one bottom plate.
US09321335B2	Roof assembly for a vehicle A roof assembly for a vehicle comprises a stationary part for attaching the roof assembly to the vehicle's fixed roof. At least one closing element is movably supported by the stationary part and is capable of moving between a closed position within the roof opening and an open position in which the rear of the closing element is raised and the closing element is moved rearwardly. The closing element is provided with at least a retaining hook configured to hook behind a locking device on the stationary part in the closed position of the closing element to provide a mechanical lock for the closing element in upward direction.The locking device is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position. The closing element is configured to actuate the locking device to move from the unlocked to the locked position when the closing element is moved to the closed position.
US09321332B2	Smart entry system A smart entry system has an auto lock mode in which an auto lock function to automatically lock at least one door of the vehicle is executed in response to detection that a mobile device has got away from the vehicle, and the smart entry system includes: at least one movable member visually recognizable from outside the vehicle; and a control section that, once the vehicle shifts to the auto lock mode, actuates the at least one movable member to a predetermined state. Examples of the at least one movable member include electric folding door mirrors, vehicle height adjustment devices, electric sun shades, and pop-up door handles.
US09321326B2	Pressure relief valve for a vehicle A pressure relief valve including a housing that mounts in an aperture in a panel. The housing has a side wall defining an air flow passage. The side wall has a first side wall section at least partially defining the air flow passage. The first side wall section extends at an angle to the panel when the housing is mounted in the aperture in the panel. The first side wall section has an opening extending through the first side wall section. A valve element extends from the first side wall section. The valve element has a closed condition preventing air flow through the opening in the first side wall section and an open condition permitting air flow through the opening in the first side wall section. A louver assembly may be mounted in the aperture in the panel. The louver assembly has at least one louver that directs foreign matter and sound away from the valve element when the valve element is in the closed condition.
US09321322B2	Vehicle in which left and right wheels are attached to vehicle body by sub-frame module In a sub-frame module that is used to attach a set of left and right wheels in pair to a vehicle body, a sub-frame attached to the vehicle body and left and right hub carriers, to which the left and right wheels in pair are attached, are connected by left and right link arms to be capable of swinging. A stabilizer is laid across the left and right rear link arms, and a holder that holds the stabilizer is supported by an vehicle body side member that is provided in a bush attached to the vehicle body. The holder is fixed to the vehicle body by attaching the vehicle body side member to the vehicle body.
US09321321B2	Vehicle state estimating device, vehicle state estimating method, and vehicle control device A vehicle state estimating device includes a wheel speed detection unit; a brake operation amount detection unit; a drive operation amount detection unit; a steering operation amount detection unit; a first state amount estimating unit configured to estimate a sprung state amount caused by an operation input; a first fluctuation estimating unit configured to estimate a wheel speed fluctuation amount caused by an operation input; a second fluctuation estimating unit configured to estimate an actual wheel speed fluctuation amount from which a wheel speed fluctuation amount by a brake/drive force is excluded; a third fluctuation estimating unit configured to estimate a wheel speed fluctuation amount caused by a road surface input; and a second state amount estimating unit configured to estimate at least one of a sprung state amount and an unsprung state amount caused by a road surface input.
US09321317B2	Vehicle component A vehicle component with at least two connection points, a structural component that extends between the connection points and rigidly connects them with one another. The structural component comprises at least one insert made of a ductile material and at least two connection zones that support or form the two connection points, at least one of the zones comprises plastic. The structural component comprises at least one intermediate section that connects the two connection zones rigidly to one another and comprises the insert or is formed by the insert, this section is more ductile than at least one of the two connection zones and, in relation to a mechanical overload of the structural component, forms a locally delimited weak-point or region.
US09321309B2	Manufacturing method for a bearing device for a wheel A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other.
US09321308B2	Wheel hub bearing unit for vehicles and associated method A wheel hub bearing unit including a plurality of rolling bodies disposed between annular elements. One of the annular elements is a rotating element that includes a spindle on a side facing the outboard side of the vehicle having a mounting flange adapted to receive a vehicle wheel. A frontal surface of the mounting flange is covered by a layer of UV photopolimerizable synthetic plastic material having a predetermined thickness deposited on the frontal surface of the flange in the non-polimerized state by a mixed air spraying nozzle, by rotating the wheel hub bearing unit about a symmetry axis thereof with the nozzle arranged at a radial distance from a peripherally outer edge of the flange, and has a spraying axis which forms, with the symmetry axis, an angle from 20° to 80°; the synthetic plastic material being sprayed by the nozzle at a temperature higher than the room temperature.
US09321296B2	Flat-pen automatic assembly line A flat-pen automatic assembly line system includes a worktable, two sprockets, and an endless loop driving chain connecting the two sprockets. The two sprockets are mounted at the two ends of the worktable, respectively. A plurality of jigs on the driving chain receives pen barrels. A transporting rail supporting the driving chain is provided between the two sprockets. A pen-cap mounting station and a pen-cap pressing station are provided on the same worktable successively, and the pen-cap pressing station is provided with an automatic pen-cap pressing machine. The pen-cap mounting process and the pen-cap pressing process are completed on the same worktable and these two processes are linked via the same driving chain. Therefore, the assembly time is shortened and the assembly efficiency is improved. Furthermore, the pen-cap pressing process may employ an automatic pen-cap pressing machine. Therefore, labor can be reduced further, and assembly efficiency can be improved.
US09321280B2	Spatial misalignment of a pre-treatment composition relative to an ink composition In the field of printing technology, non impact printing methods such as inkjet printing may be used to deposit an ink composition onto print media to form an image. An ink composition typically comprises a colorant material and a vehicle, such as an aqueous solution, for delivering the colorant material to the print media. A wide range of such ink compositions is known in the industry. It is also known to use various pre-treatment compositions in combination with ink compositions in order to enhance the quality of a final image. Pre-treatment compositions are often substantially colorless liquid compositions that interact with elements of the ink composition to fix colorant to the print media. Pre-treatment compositions may help to improve image quality for example by reducing image bleeding, edge roughness and other image quality issues.
US09321275B2	Valve systems for managing air in a fluid ejection system Valve systems for managing air in a fluid ejection system are described herein. One example valve system includes an inlet chamber, a return chamber in communication with the inlet chamber, and a filter-side chamber in communication with the inlet chamber and the return chamber. A first valve controls fluid flow between the filter-side chamber and the return chamber, and a second valve controls fluid flow between the return chamber and the inlet chamber.
US09321265B2	Electrostatic actuator with short circuit protection and process An electrostatic actuator for a printhead. The electrostatic actuator may include a substrate. A dielectric layer may be disposed on the substrate. An electrode layer may be disposed on the dielectric layer. A first standoff layer may be disposed at least partially on the electrode layer. A second standoff layer may be disposed at least partially on the electrode layer and at least partially on the first standoff layer. A portion of the second standoff layer disposed on the electrode layer may be removed to form one or more landing pads. A membrane may be disposed at least partially on the second standoff layer.
US09321251B2	Method and constructions for moisture sensitive layers and structures having reduced moisture content in moisture sensitive layers Alternating layers of a first moisture sensitive layer are formed with a second desiccant containing layer. The desiccant containing layer removes moisture from the first moisture sensitive layer and maintains the first layer in a relatively dry condition.
US09321250B2	Selectively permeable protective structure and articles therefrom A selectively permeable protective structure and a method for limiting damage to the article due to corrosion or mold growth, comprising wrapping or covering the article in the selectively permeable protective structure. The selectively permeable structure comprises a membrane having a moisture vapor permeation value of at least 200 g-mil/m2/24 h and barrier to liquid water, and optionally a supporting substrate.
US09321246B2	Cold rolled steel sheet In order to obtain a cold rolled steel sheet having excellent press formability, a cold rolled steel sheet has, on a surface thereof, an organic-inorganic composite film containing: an organic resin; and a crystalline layered material. The organic-inorganic composite film has an average film thickness of 0.10 to 2.0 μm and contains 0.5 part or more by weight of the crystalline layered material as a solid with respect to 100 parts by weight of a solid of the organic resin. The crystalline layered material preferably is, for example, a layered double hydroxide represented by [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2][An−]x/n.zH2O, where: M2+ is one or more of Mg2+, Ca2+, Fe2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+; M3+ is one or more of Al3+, Fe3+, and Cr3+; and An− is one or more of OH−, CO32−, Cl−, and (SO4)2−.
US09321240B2	Compostable single-cup brew lid A single-cup brew lid material comprises: a compostable printed layer; and a compostable layer that is sealable to PLA single-cup brew containers.
US09321227B2	Phase difference plate manufacturing method, phase difference plate, and liquid crystal display device A step of forming a layered body including a resin layer (a) containing a resin A having positive intrinsic birefringence and a resin layer (b) containing a resin B having negative intrinsic birefringence, the resin layer (b) being provided on one side of the resin layer (a); a first stretching step of stretching the layered body in one direction at a temperature T1; and a second stretching step of, after the first stretching step, stretching the layered body in another direction that is approximately orthogonal to the previous stretching direction at a temperature T2 which is lower than the temperature T1 to obtain a phase difference plate are performed. By these steps, a phase difference plate wherein a slow axis of the resin layer (a) after the stretching treatment and a slow axis of the resin layer (b) after the stretching treatment are approximately parallel to each other, and in-plane retardation Rea and NZ coefficient NZa in the resin layer (a) after the stretching treatment, and in-plane retardation Reb and NZ coefficient NZb in the resin layer (b) after the stretching treatment satisfy specific relationship is obtained.
US09321222B2	Optical fiber sensing with enhanced backscattering An apparatus for estimating at least one parameter in a downhole environment includes: an optical fiber configured to be disposed in a borehole, the optical fiber having a property that causes intrinsic backscattering of signals transmitted therein. The property varies along a length of the optical fiber to generate a variable intensity of the backscattering, the intensity of backscattering varying along the optical fiber as a function of distance from an end of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes a light source configured to send an optical signal into the optical fiber; and a detector configured to receive a return signal including backscattered signals.
US09321218B2	Fiber products, prepregs, composites and method of producing same A 3-dimension (3D) multi-layer composite comprises a first sheet layer with fastening components on at least one side of the first sheet layer, a second sheet layer with fastening components on both sides of the second sheet layer, and a third sheet layer with fastening components on at least one side of the third sheet layer, wherein the second sheet layer is positioned adjacent to and between the first sheet layer and the third sheet layer, wherein the fastening components on the one side of the first sheet layer engage with the fastening components on one side of the second sheet layer, wherein the fastening components on the one side of the third sheet layer engage with the fastening components on the other side of the second sheet layer, and wherein the engaged fastening components enhance interlayer strength.
US09321217B2	Thermal processing and consolidation system and method A method for thermally processing and curing unprocessed components within a thermal processing and consolidation system which includes upper and lower chamber assemblies configured to couple to one another and a first tool, the method including positioning the first tool on the lower chamber assembly moving the lower chamber assembly relative to the upper chamber assembly and coupling the upper chamber assembly and the lower chamber assembly to form a plenum, thereby completely enclosing the first tool in the plenum, the plenum operable to maintain a pressurized and/or temperature controlled environment about the first tool, providing services to the first tool and the plenum via a service interface, and thermally processing and curing the first set of unprocessed components within the first tool wherein the services are supplied to the first tool as directed by a set of process parameters.
US09321201B1	Method for treating thermoplastic polyurethane golf ball covers A method of forming a golf ball is disclosed herein. The method includes injecting a cover mixture into a mold to form a cover mixture comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane resin and a polyahl, subjecting the golf ball to a polyisocyanated solution to create a golf ball with a polyisocyanated cover, and heating the golf ball or polyisocyanated cover to remove a solvent component of the polyisocyanated solution and promote the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the cover mixture and polyahl.
US09321198B2	Stretched and foamed plastic container and method of producing the same A foamed plastic container in which the cell diameters vary along a gradient so as not to decrease the content protection performance, in a manner quite different from the foamed cells distributed in the conventional foamed containers. The foamed plastic container has a container wall formed by using a plastic material and in which foamed cells are distributed, the lengths of the foamed cells in the surface direction of the container wall decreasing from the outer surface of the container toward the inner surface thereof.
US09321192B2	Production of an article by selective fusion of polymer powder layers A process is described for manufacturing articles by selective fusion of polymer powder layers, especially the rapid prototyping by solid-phase laser sintering of a powder based on a copolyamide of type 6 having a low enthalpy of cold crystallization. Further described, are the articles obtained by such a process.
US09321184B2	Blade sharpening system for a log saw machine A blade sharpening system for log saw machines is provided. An example multiphase grinding wheel has a grinding face with one or more abrasive concentric rings for sharpening the cutting blade of the log saw machine, and one or more padded concentric rings consisting of fiber padding. Sharpening with the multiphase grinding wheel improves cut quality, increases blade life, removes glues and varnishes from the cutting blade, reduces blade deformation, and hones the edge of the cutting blade. A pneumatic tensioning system uses air bladders to apply a dynamically cushioned pressure between the grinding wheels and the cutting blade. The fiber-padded grinding wheels and the air bladder tensioner provide improved sharpness of the cutting blade and longer life for the mechanical components. The padded grinding wheels decrease fire risk, and the tensioner can be operated remotely, decreasing human injuries common with conventional setup actions near the sharp cutting blade.
US09321177B2	Reducer abnormality determination method, abnormality determination device, and robot system The invention provides a method and a device capable of precisely and simply extracting data used for abnormality determination and life diagnosis of a drive system of an industrial robot while executing a normal action program. Regarding a torque signal Tf outputted from a motor driver for controlling a motor in accordance with a position command Xs generated based on an operation program of a robot to the motor, a highpass filter is applied after gravity compensating torque and interference torque due to other shafts of the robot are removed from the torque signal Tf, and an abnormality in a reducer is determined based on an extracted oscillating component of the reducer.
US09321171B2	Electrical box layout tool An electrical box layout tool includes a first pointed end, a first cylindrical section, a stopper, a second cylindrical section, and a second pointed end. The first cylindrical section and the second cylindrical section are concentrically connected with the stopper in such a way that the first cylindrical section and the second cylindrical section are oppositely positioned from each other. The first pointed end is concentrically connected with the first cylindrical section while the second pointed end is concentrically connected with the second cylindrical section. The electrical box layout tool is used to create an opening within a drywall or paneling so that the drywall or paneling is able to accommodate an electrical box that is mounted on a framing stud.
US09321170B2	Subframe holder device A subframe holding device to remove a vehicle subframe comprising a frame, where the frame includes a first pair of rods and a second pair of rods, where the first pair of rods intersect the second pair of rods at four intersections; a set of connection sleeves through which the first pair of rods pass, where the set of connection sleeve attach the second pair of rods to the first pair of rods; a mount at each intersection, where the mount is fastened to the second pair of rods, and where the mount fastens against the vehicle subframe; and a support plate attached to the first pair of rods between the second pair of rods, where the support plate bolts to a jack, where the jack elevates the support plate thereby raising the frame to attach the mounts to the subframe.
US09321169B1	Sawhorse bracket A sawhorse bracket comprising a U-channel and two rectangular tubes. The U-channel comprises two vertical plates joined together at their base by a first hollow square tube that is welded to the base of each of the first and second vertical plates at their front section and by a second hollow square tube that is welded to the base of each of the vertical plates at their rear section. The first and second square tubes are configured to create a gap between them at a base and in a center of the U-channel. The rectangular tubes are roughly centered on the outside surfaces of the vertical plates. The distal end of each of the rectangular tubes is open for receiving a piece of lumber. The long axis of the first and second rectangular tubes is oriented in the range of eight to fifteen degrees downward from a horizontal plane.
US09321168B2	Legless portable worktable A legless portable worktable is provided for supporting a tray above the ground without the use of ground contacting legs. In some embodiments, the worktable may comprise: a tray having a tray surface; a conduit clamp coupled to the tray with the conduit clamp comprising a first arm movably coupled to a second arm; a first contact member coupled to the first arm of the conduit clamp; a second contact member and a third contact member coupled to the second arm of the conduit clamp. The first, second, and third contact members may be configured to make contact with and grip a conduit thereby supporting the weight of the tray above the ground.
US09321166B2	Mixing blade for cementitious material A tool for infecting fluid into and mixing with cementitious material includes a V-shaped or triangularly shaped blade connected to a tubular handle, the blade having a central open area, a top edge and interior edges. The top and interior edges have a plurality of notched cut-outs that together with the edges of the blade form corners for engaging and mixing the cementitious material and fluid as the blade moves through it.
US09321164B2	Impact tool An impact comprising: a motor (20) defined as a brushless DC motor; a battery (130); a cooling fan (90); a driving current providing device (70) which provides current from the battery (130) to the motor (20); and a controller (60) which controls the driving current providing device (70). The motor (20), the controller (60) and the driving current providing device (70) are arranged adjacently to each other and are cooled by the cooling air generated by the cooling fan (90).
US09321154B2	Through-hole type power ratchet wrench A through-hole type power ratchet wrench includes a socket bracket, a swingable member, a ratchet socket, first and second pawls, and first and second resilient elements. The swingable member is disposed in the socket bracket and adjacent to an outer surface of the ratchet socket. The pawls are swingably fixed on the swingable member. The pawls, biased by the respective resilient elements, tend to engage with the outer surface of the ratchet socket. The wrench also includes a limiting member configured to isolate one of the first and second pawls from the ratchet socket. The limiting member is formed with an opening adapted for allowing one of the pawls to pass therethrough, and the limiting member is moveable about the ratchet socket between first and second positions. The opening of the limiting member faces towards the first pawl and second pawls when at the first and second positions, respectively.
US09321149B2	Composite abrasive wheel A composite abrasive wheel comprises primary and secondary abrasive portions. The primary abrasive portion comprises shaped ceramic abrasive particles retained in a first organic binder. The secondary abrasive portion is bonded to the primary abrasive portion, and comprises secondary crushed abrasive particles retained in a second organic binder. The primary abrasive portion comprises a larger volume percentage of the shaped ceramic abrasive particles than the secondary abrasive portion. A central aperture extends through the composite abrasive wheel.
US09321148B2	Abrasive cut-off wheel An abrasive cut-off wheel with an abrasive cut-off ring (1), the abrasive body (10) of which comprises bound abrasive, wherein the abrasive cut-off ring (1) is fixed in the operating state by means of two circular clamping discs (2, 3) that can be clamped together in axial direction by means of central clamping flanges (4a, 4b) on the machine side, and at least one clamping disc (2) is connected in an anti-twist manner to the abrasive cut-off ring (1) by means of interacting projections (5, 6) and recesses (7, 8), and wherein the projections (5) and recesses (7) respectively arranged on the abrasive cut-off ring (1) are provided on a metal insert (9) of the abrasive cut-off ring (1), which projects beyond the abrasive body (10) in radial direction.
US09321147B2	Descaling apparatus Provided is a descaling device for effectively removing scale formed on a surface of a hot-rolled steel strip (steel sheet). The descaling device, for example, may be configured to include: a device housing disposed in a feed path of a hot-rolled steel strip, a high-pressure fluid supply unit provided to supply a high-pressure fluid to the device housing, an abrasive input unit provided to introduce an abrasive to the device housing, and an abrasive slurry spraying unit provided in the device housing to spray an abrasive slurry of the high-pressure fluid and the abrasive mixed inside the device housing on the steel strip.
US09321142B2	Polymer material, foam obtained from same, and polishing pad using those The subject is to provide a polymer material which enables to improve planarity and planarization efficiency of a polished surface and is useful as a polishing pad which generates only a few scratches. The said subject is solved by a polymer material having a tensile modulus at 50° C. after saturation swelling with 50° C. water of 130 to 800 MPa, a loss tangent at 50° C. of not more than 0.2, and a contact angle with water of not more than 80°.
US09321139B2	Device and method for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit A test device and a test method for testing a drilling/rivet countersinking process carried out by a drilling/feed unit, a base body with at least one receiving groove and at least one turret mechanism with receiving openings being provided, the at least one turret mechanism being rotatably provided with respect to the base body in such a way that a predetermined receiving opening can be adjusted to align with the at least one receiving groove.
US09321134B2	Clamping device for centring pipes A clamping device (1) for internally centering pipes with respect to one another includes two clamping heads (5, 6), which can be placed into the mutually facing ends of the pipes. The clamping heads each have radially displaceable clamping shoes (7) which are evenly distributed over its external periphery and a drive mechanism (8) for causing the radial displacements of the clamping shoes. Adjusting piston/cylinder devices (10) are provided for adjusting the mutual positions of the clamping heads in the axial direction and a guide element (11) for guiding the clamping heads in the axial direction with respect to one another. Bearings (13) are provided on at least one (5) of the clamping heads and on the guide element (11). The guide element has several guide bodies (12) which are positioned in an eccentric manner in connection with the stability of the clamping heads.
US09321129B2	Machine and method for the material processing of workpieces by way of a laser beam The invention relates to a machine for material processing with a laser beam, in particular laser welding. It is comprised of a machine guided protective housing with an outlet opening surrounding the laser beam that is pointed at the material during processing.To create a machine for laser beam welding which ensures improved operator and personal safety without completely enclosing the machine, it is suggested that the protective housing contains at least one sensor which measures certain chemical or physical properties. The sensor is connected to the machines control unit which compares the current values with reference values for a measure and, depending on current/reference value comparison, interrupts the laser beam or prevents laser beam activation. In addition a method and arrangement for improved operator and personal safety for operation of such a machine is presented.
US09321118B2	Welding device including a carriage and two actuators for orienting a welding head A welding device for weld-assembly of first and second parts, defining therebetween a sealing surface, along a weld joint. The device includes: a supporting mechanism configured to move the device along the weld joint; at least one welding mechanism; and an automatic command and control mechanism. The welding mechanism is mounted on a single supporting element oriented substantially parallel to the sealing surface. A first motorized actuator secured to the supporting mechanism includes a first projection cooperating with an open housing in a first end face of the supporting element, and a second motorized actuator secured to the supporting mechanism includes a second projection cooperating with an open housing in a second end face of the supporting element. The first and second projections are movable in a plane substantially perpendicular to the sealing surface and generate controlled movement of the supporting element of the welding mechanism.
US09321117B2	Automatic system for abrasive hardfacing Arc welding systems, apparatus and methods are for hardfacing are provided, including particle feeding apparatus. In one aspect the workpiece is moved in an oscillatory fashion while keeping the welding torch and the particulate delivery system stationary during at least a portion of welding pass. The welding torch and particulate delivery system may also be moved in a non-oscillatory fashion. Process speeds of about 18-30 in/min can be obtained with carbide incorporation of greater than 30% and uniform distribution.
US09321112B2	Power saw tool A power saw tool including a housing, a motor, and a reciprocating shaft. A blade clamp assembly is mounted to the reciprocating shaft and adapted for gripping a saw blade. The blade clamp assembly includes a main body defining a channel for engaging the saw blade. A latch arm is pivotally attached to the main body and rotatable about a pivot axis. A locking catch extends from the latch arm and retains the saw blade within the channel. A latch release extends from the latch arm. An actuator is provided to selectively engage the latch release and permit removal of the saw blade from the blade clamp assembly. The power saw tool may include a speed limiter housed within the handle grip to delimit rearward travel of the trigger switch, thereby restricting the speed of the motor. The power saw tool may also include a rotatable shoe assembly.
US09321111B2	Rotationally driven multi-bevel step tool A rotationally driven multi-bevel step tool comprises a plurality of single- or multi-edged cutting steps arranged in a staggered manner in a cutting and feeding direction, a number of flutes in each step corresponding to the number of cutting edges in each corresponding step, at least one web, and at least one swarf window. Flutes which are adjacent in the circumferential direction in each step are delimited from one another by at least one of the at least one web. The flutes which are adjacent in the circumferential direction, of two successive cutting steps, are connected to one another by at least one of the at least one swarf window, the at least one of the at least one swarf window penetrating the web located therebetween and being open on the circumferential side.
US09321092B2	Method for forming steel sheet by hot pressing Consumed energy is minimized to reduce running cost. Final formed products of uniform quality are successively obtained. High productivity is provided. A primary forming step of obtaining a primary formed product by plastically working a heated steel sheet with a primary forming die set for a predetermined time period, a secondary forming step of machining the primary formed product with the secondary forming die set for a predetermined time period to obtain a secondary formed product, and a hardening step of allowing a cooling die set placed in a hydraulic press controlled by a servomotor to hold the secondary formed product under pressure for a longer time period than the time period of each of the primary and secondary forming steps to obtain a hardened final formed product are successively performed in sequence. The hardening step is performed independently without coordinating with the primary and secondary forming steps.
US09321090B2	Forming tools having textured surfaces A manufacturing method forms components having a desired shape. A contoured surface is defined for a forming tool for forming a metal blank into the desired shape, wherein respective portions of the metal blank flow over the contoured surface during forming. An intrinsic material flow pattern resulting from the contoured surface is compared to a desired flow in order to identify regions of the contoured surface having an insufficient flow that creates areas in the formed metal blank receiving less than a desired amount of metal. A surface microtexture is applied onto the contoured surface in a pattern selected to increase metal flow along the identified regions by providing a friction in the identified regions that is reduced relative to adjacent regions of the contoured surface.
US09321089B2	Method and apparatus for production of helical springs by spring winding A method of producing helical springs by spring winding with a numerically controlled spring winding machine includes feeding a wire, controlled by an NC control program, through a feed device to a forming device of the spring winding machine, forming a helical spring from the wire with the forming device, measuring an actual geometry of the helical spring to obtain actual spring data, comparing the actual spring data with nominal spring data to determine discrepancy data which represents a discrepancy between an actual geometry and a predetermined nominal geometry of the helical spring for at least one spring geometry parameter, analyzing the discrepancy data and producing correction data when discrepancies are outside selected predetermined tolerance limits, varying an actuating movement of at least a portion of the forming device on the basis of the correction data for producing a next helical spring, selecting a spring section, determining a correction value for an actuating movement of a portion of the forming device, which correction value influences a spring geometry parameter in the selected spring section, and correcting the NC control program based on the correction value.
US09321086B2	Ultrasonic cleaner and coater equipped with the ultrasonic cleaner An ultrasonic cleaner and a coater equipped with the ultrasonic cleaner are provided. The ultrasonic cleaner is configured to clean an inkjet head for ejecting an alignment solution. The cleaner comprises a cleaning receiver for receiving a clean agent, an ultrasonic generator for generating an ultrasonic, and a storing device for retrieving and storing the clean agent, and each of the ultrasonic generator and the storing device is connected to the cleaning receiver. The ultrasonic cleaner can clean the blocked nozzle hole of the inkjet head quickly and thoroughly in a short time. Besides, the cleanliness in the equipment will not be destroyed and the cleaning agent can be retrieved.
US09321084B2	Descaling nozzle for removing scale from steel sheet, descaling apparatus for removing scale from steel sheet, and descaling method for removing scale from steel sheet A descaling nozzle that can efficiently remove scale from a steel sheet. A spray section at an end of the descaling nozzle includes a taper portion continuous with a large diameter portion that forms a cylindrical channel, a first orifice formed on an outlet side of the taper portion, a resonant chamber continuous with an outlet side of the first orifice and that has a dimension in a radial direction that is greater than a major axis of the first orifice, and a second orifice formed on an outlet side of the resonant chamber.
US09321080B2	Electromechanical transducer and method for detecting sensitivity variation of electromechanical transducer An electromechanical transducer includes a plurality of elements each including a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween, a voltage applying unit configured to apply an AC voltage to the first electrode, and a sensitivity variation computing unit configured to compute a sensitivity variation for each of the elements using a signal output from the second electrode of the element due to the application of the AC voltage.
US09321077B2	Plating method There is provided a method and apparatus for plating high strength steel such as advanced high strength steel (AHSS) after irradiating the high strength steel with at least one of laser light and plasma to remove Si/Mn/Al oxides from the surface of the high strength steel, modify the surface of the high strength steel, or make the surface of the high strength steel suitable for a post process such as a zinc plating process. For this, a plating method includes heating high strength steel; treating a surface of the high strength steel with plasma to remove at least one of a Mn oxide, an Al oxide, and an Si oxide formed on the surface of the high strength steel during the heating of the high strength steel; and plating the surface-treated high strength steel.
US09321075B2	Methods and apparatus for applying product An apparatus applies product and includes a pivotal platform solely supported through bushings formed of compressible material. The ground speed can be locked by stepping on a step pivoting a composite block to engage with an engagement of the transmission proportioner arm. A gate is opened utilizing a control lever pivotally mounted to a pivotably mounted control block to either engage or avoid a tang of an adjustment guide. A drive belt system includes a variator having first and second sheaves having variable effective diameters when their pivot pin is moved by pivoting a lever. A spray tip sprays a fan style spray at a small acute angle to the application area. A flip shield is pivoted about an axis parallel to the movement direction and includes a linear straight portion parallel to the axis in a redirection position.
US09321071B2	High frequency uniform droplet maker and method There is disclosed a piezoelectric droplet maker that is driven at high frequency and energized with high power and high frequency Operational Amplifier (OP-AMP) electronics. The droplet maker implements a method of producing jets of uniform droplets of solution precursors (or any other homogeneous liquids). The formation of droplets results from stream break up due to the disturbance of liquid jets by the piezo actuator as they leave an orifice. This disturbance can be electronically tuned to produce uniform droplets with high repeatability. In another aspect, the droplet maker can be used to inject axially uniform diameter solution precursor droplets into process gas flow of a microwave plasma apparatus.
US09321068B2	Swing nozzle A swing nozzle (1) includes a base (11), a frame (12), the base end side of which is turnably supported on the base (11), a support body (13) which is supported on the leading end side of the frame (12) so as to be able to turn around a turning center axis parallel to a turning center axis of the frame (12) with respect to the base (11), and a pipe body (14) which is supported on the base (11) and the support body (13) in a state where a flexible section (50) between the base (11) and the support body (13) is bent and which discharges a fluid from an opening portion (56) of an opposite end to the base (11). According to the swing nozzle (1), it becomes possible to provide a swing nozzle in which it is possible to stably perform a swing movement in a plane.
US09321066B2	Drug coating apparatus A drug coating apparatus (100) for coating an implant (206) with a drug is described. The drug coating apparatus (100) includes a holding unit (102) having a top collet (202-1) for holding the implant (206) from a top end of the implant (206), and a bottom collet (202-2) to hold the implant (206) from a bottom end of the implant (206). The drug coating apparatus (100) includes at least one rotary drive (115) coupled to the holding unit (102) for rotating the top collet (202-1), the bottom collet (202-2) and the implant (206), and includes a spraying unit (104) to spray-coat the drug on the implant (206).
US09321061B2	Powder supply system and method for colour change in a powder supply system The invention relates to a Powder supply system for supplying powder to a powder spray device comprising a powder supply hopper; a powder fluidizing device for fluidizing powder positioned in the powder supply hopper; a powder pump for conveying powder from the powder supply hopper to the spray device. According to the invention the powder supply hopper is pivotally mounted to a support structure. The invention further relates to a method for color change in a powder supply system.
US09321054B2	Assembly, operating method and circuit for a mill driven by a ring motor An assembly is provided for receiving characteristic data of a mill including a rotating mill sleeve having rotor coils and a stator having stator coils, wherein oscillations of the mill sleeve are transmitted to stator coils and/or measurement coils on the stator. The assembly may include stator coil(s) configured to tap power supply induction voltages to detect oscillations of the mill sleeve, wherein the stator coil(s) and/or measurement coil(s) designed to tap induction voltages are positioned in a sector of the mill sleeve in which large oscillations are expected based on the scale of the mill sleeve. Further, a method includes determining the induction voltage induced on stator coil(s) and/or measurement coil(s) by tapping at least one stator coil power supply and/or by tapping at least one measurement coil, and deriving status variable(s) of a milling method that reflect the fill level status in the sector of the respective coil.
US09321048B2	Sample distribution system and process On the one hand the invention relates to a distribution apparatus 41 for hand held distribution of fluid samples with a data carrier and a first communication interface. On the other hand it concerns a positioning device 21 comprising a first holder 23 adapted for holding the distribution apparatus 41, a second holder 25 adapted for holding a target container 63, an actuator for effecting a relative movement of the first and the second holder 23, 25, and a second communication interface. These two components are part of a sample distribution system 11 which is also subject matter of the invention, including its use in a process for sample distribution. A relevant aspect of the invention is that the data carrier of the distribution apparatus contains information determining the operation of the actuator. The first and the second communication interfaces are configured for the transmission of said information from the distribution apparatus 41 to the positioning device 21, and the positioning device 21 is configured for effecting operation of the actuator as determined by the information.
US09321041B2	Process for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon cut with a boiling point of more than 250° C. in the presence of a sulphide catalyst prepared using a cyclic oligosaccharide Preparation of a catalyst having at least one metal from group VIII, at least one metal from group VIB and at least one support; in succession: i) one of i1) contacting a pre-catalyst with metal from group VIII, metal from group VIB and support with a cyclic oligosaccharide naming at least 6 α-(1,4)-bonded glucopyranose subunits; i2) contacting support with a solution containing a precursor of metal from group VIII, a precursor of said metal from group VIB and a cyclic oligosaccharide composed of at least 6 α-(1,4)-bonded glucopyranose subunits; or i3) contacting support with a cyclic oligosaccharide composed of at least 6 α-(1,4)-bonded glucopyranose subunits followed by contacting solid derived therefrom with a precursor of metal from group VIII and a precursor of metal from group VIB.
US09321027B2	Machine and method for atmospheric plasma treatment of continuous substrates A machine for atmospheric plasma treatment of continuous material substrates comprises means for feeding a substrate for moving it along a feed path; at least two electrodes each positioned at one face of the substrate, each electrode facing a respective face of the substrate, a difference in electric potential being applicable across the electrodes for generating an electric discharge; the feed means comprising at least one first roller and one second roller, the first roller and the second roller coinciding with respective electrodes and each acting on a respective face of the substrate.
US09321017B2	Gas-separation membrane A novel gas separation membrane having excellent gas permeability and gas separation performance, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) permeability and excellent separation performance of carbon dioxide to methane (CH4) is provided. Moreover, a novel gas separation membrane having excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and strength etc. is preferably provided.A gas separation membrane comprising a resin comprising a branched polybenzoxazole has excellent gas permeability and gas separation performance, particularly excellent carbon dioxide (CO2) permeability and excellent separation performance of carbon dioxide to methane (CH4). The resin comprising a branched polybenzoxazole preferably has a cross-linked structure. Furthermore, the resin comprising a branched polybenzoxazole is preferably a hybrid with silica.
US09321016B2	Porous body and honeycomb-shaped ceramic separation-membrane structure The present invention aims to provide a honeycomb-shaped ceramic porous body where the strength reduction upon forming a separation layer is less than conventional porous bodies. The ceramic porous body is provided with a honeycomb-shaped base material and an intermediate layer. At least a part of the ceramic porous body has a structure where aggregate particles are bonded to one another by an inorganic bonding material component. In the ceramic porous body, the intermediate layer thickness, which is the thickness of the intermediate layer, is 100 μm or more and 500 μm or less, the base material thickness at the shortest portion between the cells, but excluding the intermediate layer and the separation layer is 0.51 mm or more and 1.55 mm or less, and the ratio of the base material thickness to the intermediate layer thickness is 2.5 or more.
US09321008B2	Device for discharging exhaust gas from diesel engine, having ammonolysis module The present invention relates to a device for discharging exhaust gas from a diesel engine by using hydrogen gas, which includes an ammonolysis module. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for purifying exhaust gas of a diesel engine, wherein the device for discharging exhaust gas from a diesel engine comprises a DOC-DPF-LNT module formed in the downstream of diesel engine in a serial mode, further includes an ammonolysis module; the device for discharging exhaust gas from a diesel engine comprises a DOC-DPF-HC-SCR module formed in the downstream of diesel engine in a serial mode, further includes an ammonolysis module; and the device comprises an LNT-DPF module and an ammonolysis module.
US09321007B2	Blends of amines with piperazine for CO2 capture Compositions and methods related to the removal of acidic gas. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a composition and method for the removal of acidic gas from a gas mixture using a solvent comprising a blend of piperazine and at least one diamine or triamine.
US09321006B2	Oxidation control for improved flue gas desulfurization performance A system and method for controlling oxidation of sulfites in a slurry. The system includes a tank having an inlet for receiving a slurry used in wet flue gas desulfurization. The tank also includes an inlet for receiving a gas. The inlet for receiving the gas is configured so that at least a portion of the gas received in the tank is dispersed through at least a portion of the slurry received in the tank. A sensor is configured to measure a sulfite concentration S1 of the slurry received in the tank. In some embodiments, the sensor is a sulfite analyzer. In other embodiments, the sensor is a virtual analyzer. The system includes a controller. Software executing on the controller generates a signal indicative of an adjustment of a flow rate of gas into the tank based at least in part on the sulfite concentration S1.
US09321004B2	Mixtures of physical absorption solvents and ionic liquids for gas separation The invention comprises an absorbent composition and process for purification of gaseous mixtures. The composition comprises a mixture of a physical absorption solvent and an ionic liquid. It was found that the mixtures provided improved absorption of a gas component, such as carbon dioxide, when compared physical absorption solvents.
US09321002B2	Removal of mercury emissions A system for removing gaseous pollutants, such as mercury from flue gases of a solid-fueled furnace (17), includes a sorbent mill (34) that receives superheated steam and a sorbent (28), such as activated carbon, in a partially agglomerated state, that processes the sorbent (28) by de-agglomerating and comminuting the sorbent (28). An educator (35) transports the processed sorbent (28) to a distributor (36) that injects it into the flue gases at a contact location having a temperature between 500° F. and 900° F., whereupon the sorbent (28) adsorbs mercury from the flue gas. A particle collection device (24) removes the processed sorbent (28) having adsorbed mercury, from the flue gas.
US09321001B2	Portable oxygen concentrator with integrated manifold Methods and system for concentrating oxygen include a plurality of sieve beds configured to absorb nitrogen from air, at least one reservoir configured to store oxygen-enriched gas exiting from the plurality of sieve beds, a compressor configured to deliver air at one or more desired pressures to the plurality of sieve beds, a support member positioned in housing and configured to support the compressor, the plurality of sieve beds and the reservoir, an air manifold providing a plurality of channels therein that at least partially define passages communicating between the compressor and the plurality of sieve beds, and an oxygen delivery manifold providing a plurality of channels therein that at least partially define passages for delivering the oxygen-enriched to a user. The air manifold and the oxygen delivery manifold are integrally formed with the support member.
US09320994B2	Method for making an acetate tow band with shape and size used for coding Disclosed is a method of making an acetate tow bands comprising identification fibers which can be used for tracking and tracing the acetate tow band through at least part of the supply chain. Each identification fiber exhibits at least one distinct feature. Each group of distinguishable identification fibers can exhibit a taggant cross-section shape, a taggant cross-section size, or combination of the same taggant cross-section shape and same taggant cross-section size. The distinct features and the number of fibers in each group of distinguishable identification fibers can represent at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band, including the manufacturer of the acetate tow band and the customer of the acetate tow band. The identification fibers can be produced on a cellulose acetate tow line using one or more spinnerets with spinneret holes to produce the taggant cross-section shapes and/or taggant cross-section sizes.
US09320993B2	Filter housing for small media A fluid treatment apparatus includes a base portion, a medium or media, and an elongated support portion. The base portion has a first end, a second end, and a side with an exterior surface. The first end has an inlet and outlet for receiving and dispensing a water flow, respectively. The medium or media is spaced within the base portion and receives fluid through the inlet, treats the fluid, and dispenses the fluid through the outlet. The elongated support portion extends from the second end of the base portion and has a sidewall. The sidewall has an exterior facing surface that is substantially aligned with the exterior surface of the side. The elongated support portion maintains a latch assembly location for engaging a filter head assembly and is configured to withstand torsional forces applied by the user for engagement and alignment with an elongated receiving cavity of an appliance.
US09320992B2	Filter appliance A filter appliance may include a ring filter element arranged upright in a filter having an upper end disc and a lower end disc. A component may be arranged on the lower end disc and may include at least one of a water collection pot, a projecting nipple-shaped pin and at least one key profile. A function element may be configured to be inserted in a filter housing pot of the filter appliance, the function element including a channel configured to receive the component. A lock profile may be provided on the function element, wherein the lock profile corresponds to the at least one key profile of the lower disk. The filter appliance is may be operational provided the pin engages the channel and the key profile engages in the lock profile.
US09320990B2	Method and systems for enhancing oil recovery from ethanol production byproducts In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate may comprise evaporating the byproduct. Further, the step of separating the oil from the concentrate may comprise using a centrifuge and, in particular, a disk stack centrifuge. Other aspects of the invention include related methods and subsystems for recovering oil from thin stillage.
US09320982B2	Magnetic toy assembly A magnetic toy assembly suitable for puzzles and playthings includes plural main toy pieces that are magnetically anchorable, in a slidable manner, to a slide surface of a bi-dimensional or three-dimensional base member in magnetically conductive material. Each main toy piece includes: a body made of magnetically non-conductive material, having a rear side surface configured to slidably contact the slide surface of the base member; side contact surfaces configured to allow a contact and a relative sliding movement between the main toy pieces; and at least one magnet at the rear side surface for anchoring the main toy piece to the slide surface of the base member. A number of main toy pieces include a pole extension for the magnetic flux.
US09320978B2	Construction system for creating a customizable adhesive toy playscape using printed adhesive tape and other accessories A customizable adhesive toy playscape is constructed of a combination of printed adhesive playscape tape and other accessories, such as printed stickers, upstanding signs, toy vehicles, and the tape roll core that can be used by children (or adults) for creating imaginary playscape tape worlds for play, education, or other uses. The playscape tape includes any number of different types of printed indicia, such as road surfaces or natural surfaces (e.g., rocks, dirt, grass), to provide a lifelike play experience. Although the discussion of the present invention centers around construction of a playscape for toy cars, the present invention contemplates that a playscape can be reasonably constructed using playscape tape for any number of different play domains. The only necessary commonalities among these different play domains is the ability to reasonably construct them using playscape tape and relevant accessories. For instance, a different playscape such as the human bloodstream, plant capillaries, computer circuitry, computer networks, or building architecture may also be constructed using playscape tape with differently printed indicia, differently printed stickers, and different, relevant accessories.
US09320972B2	Wireless communication game system A wireless communication game system includes a plurality of mobile game apparatuses, which function as a parent device or a child device and are capable of making a communication with each other, and broadcasts from the parent device a parent device packet including a parent device PID, a user name UserName, a game name GameName, an OC flag, an E slot, a U slot, and a payload. All the parent device packets are received from the parent device existing within a communicationable range of a user's own apparatus, and the user's own apparatus creates a parent device list, and displays the parent device list on an LCD. Therefore, a user or a player of his own apparatus looks at the game name of the parent device list, for example, and operates a cross key included in an operation key so as to select one desired parent device. Then, transmitting a child device number CID of the user's own apparatus at the E slot designated by the parent device packet, the user's own apparatus transmits a connection request to the parent device.
US09320969B2	Online game for matching text with images An online game mechanic matches requests and responses of different data types that include text, image and audio. Request values corresponding to a first data type are sent to users in a distribution list, and those users send response values corresponding to a second data type. Winning response values are selected and announced. In an example embodiment, the request values include a text description that includes at least one word, and the response values include an image file or a reference to an image file.
US09320959B1	Golf putting and chipping training aid Disclosed herein is a golfing aid that includes a club holder for realisably holding a golf club shaft, and a flexible shoulder strap coupled to a club holder.The flexible shoulder strap is sized and shaped to loop over the shoulders of a golfer and press against upper arms of the golfer. The shoulder strap includes arm engaging portions for engaging outer sides of the upper arms. The golfing aid includes strap adjustment cam locking mechanisms coupled to the club holder for clamping and adjusting strap length to accommodate various size golfers. The training aid produces the perfect one piece connected triangular pendulum putting/chipping motion of the shoulders, arms, hands and club. There is no movement of the club shaft relative to the hands and arms. The training aid provides immediate feedback if the golfer is not using their shoulders to perform the correct putting or chipping stroke.
US09320955B2	Workout device The device is composed of a structure that comprises four inter-hinged modules (1-2-3-4), which enables multiple mounting possibilities thereof. Each module is formed of two essentially straight lateral bars (15-15′) that incorporate a pair of inwardly curved sections (17), which act as links between the two lateral bars in such a way that the end of each module ends in a pair of legs in the form of forks (18), which in turn end either in support legs (19) of the device, or in a hinging means (16), it having been provided that a series of adjustable and non-essential crossbars (20-20′-20″) are subject to being inserted into place in a center of the frame defined by the lateral bars (15-15′). The device is complemented by a series of accessories that make it possible to significantly increase the diverse types of exercises that may be carried out with the same.
US09320939B1	Modular mirror box therapy system for the lower extremity The disclosed systems and methods provide for a mirror box therapy system as a therapeutic tool for treating patients having one healthy and one unhealthy limb. This can include stroke patients or those whom otherwise have full or partial paralysis. Also suitable patients include amputees with phantom limb pain or those with intact legs whom have unilateral chronic lower extremity pain. The system is designed to be used with patients in the short sit position or long sit position and can be alternated between each position including switching between left side and right side limb treatment. The methods of treatment with the disclosed system are designed to provide for positive visual feedback and induce brain plasticity with the improvement of neural connections leading to pain and/or motor rehabilitation of the impaired limb.
US09320934B1	Exercise device for use by drivers The present application is directed to an exercise device that is applicable for use by a driver while out on the road. The device includes a frame with one or more horizontal supports configured to provide for one or more different exercises. A tire connector may extend outward from the frame and is configured to connect to the tire of the vehicle. The tire connector supports the frame outward from the tire and the side of the vehicle. The frame provides a sturdy platform for the driver to perform a variety of different exercises. The device is constructed from multiple pieces that can be assembled and disassembled in a straight-forward manner for use while the driver is out on the road. Each of the pieces is sized to be stored on the vehicle when disassembled and not in use.
US09320921B2	Nail fungus treatment and composition Compositions and methods for treating or preventing fungal infections of the nail are provided. The topical composition includes the use of chlorine dioxide, chlorite salts, benzoyl peroxide, an alpha hydroxy acid, antifungal and antibiotic agents. Also provided is a heat-generating device for use in treating at least one nail infected with fungus and a toe sock device.
US09320918B2	Modular processing of magnetic resonance data The invention provides for medical instrument (800, 1000) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system. Execution of the instruction cause a processor controlling the instrument to: execute (900) a magnetic resonance data processing application (42, 852) thereby providing a plug-in framework, execute (902) a protocol definition interface to load a first selection (858) of the plug-ins into the plug-in framework, acquire (904) the magnetic resonance data by using the pulse sequence data to control the magnetic resonance imaging system; and reconstruct (906) a magnetic resonance image from the magnetic resonance data using the first selection of the plug-ins.
US09320916B2	Heart treatment kit, system, and method for radiosurgically alleviating arrhythmia Radiosurgical treatments of tissues of the heart mitigate arrhythmias and treat other tumerous and non-tumerous disease using an implanted fiducial positioned in or near the heart using cardiac catheterization techniques. The fiducials may be implanted after diagnostic and planning images of the target tissues have been acquired. Fiducial implantation may take place the day of a scheduled radiosurgical treatment. Techniques to accommodate post-planning fiducial implantation may include registration of the implanted fiducial location with the treatment plan, and active fiducials may limit collateral imaging radiation exposure while enhancing tracking accuracy.
US09320915B2	Brachytherapy tandem and ovoid implantation devices and methods Intracavitary brachytherapy tandem and ovoid oncology treatment systems and methods are provided. One such system and method employs a multi-part tandem having a detachable distal section suitable for retaining within a body cavity such as the uterus, both during radiation treatment and during recovery time between radiation treatments. This distal portion can be intended for single-patient use and be disposed of after completion of a radiation treatment session having multiple radiation dose treatment times. One or both of real time in vivo detection and monitoring and hypertherapy features can be included. One or more of the system tandem or ovoid colpostats feature bendability to tailor the system to the specific body and patient being treated. The method includes having a tandem distal section inserted into a body cavity such as a uterus and remaining within the body cavity in between treatment times. Other systems and methods incorporate balloon devices that assist in spacing radiation doses away from body sites at which radiation treatment is not intended. Balloon devices also can be provided for adjusting and maintaining separation spacing between two ovoid colpostats while intracavitary.
US09320909B2	Accessory for an implant An accessory (11) for use with an implanted medical device (100, 102) in a mammal body is intended for use externally to said mammal body and is arranged to wirelessly transmit signals to said implanted medical device (100,102). Said signals are sent in order to initiate a backup function or a backup system in said implanted medical device. The signals can be sent to initiate said backup function or backup system to override a built in control and/or powering system of the implanted device (100, 102). Also, the accessory can send said signals as wireless power signals to a receiver (102) for wirelessly receiving power in said implanted medical device, the signal information regarding the backup function being coded into said power signals.
US09320902B2	Spinal cord stimulation with interferential current A stimulator and a method for the treatment of intractable pain syndromes by electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is disclosed in which implantable electrodes positioned around a targeted area of the spinal cord transmit an interferential current that has a base medium frequency alternating current between 500 Hz-20 KHz. A digital signal processor generates a sine-wave-like waveform from a pulse generator which after further processing is used to generate at least two circuits for use in producing the beat frequency signal. An effective area of stimulation is controlled by the quantity of electrodes, positioning of the electrodes and electrode cross pattern orientation. Amplitude modulation of electrical circuits created at the electrode placements also augments the effective area of stimulation. The stimulator and method reduce accommodation of the body to the electrical stimulation and provide deeper penetration of the resultant signal.
US09320901B2	Stimulation with utilization of non-selected electrode This disclosure describes techniques that support delivering electrical stimulation current via at least two user-selected electrodes of an implantable medical device (IMD) and automatically delivering balancing current below via at least one non-selected electrode. Balancing currents delivered via the at least one non-selected electrode may be configured with an amplitude below a perception threshold of a patient. Delivery of balancing current via the at least one third electrode may allow an implantable medical device to automatically balance the total current delivered to a patient.
US09320895B2	Apparatus and method for stimulation of biological tissue An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.
US09320889B2	Cuff electrode with integrated tendril A neurostimulation lead includes a lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a first conductor extending through the lead body. An electrode cuff can be secured relative to the distal portion of the lead body. The electrode cuff includes a cuff body, a first tendril extending from a first region of the cuff body, a second tendril extending from a second region of the cuff body and a first electrode disposed on the cuff body and electrically connected to the first conductor.
US09320886B2	Implantable lead connector An implantable lead connector configured for long term implantation and to electrically interconnect multiple medical devices and to channel electrical signals between said interconnected devices and a target organ, comprising: a first port adapted to receive a first signal suitable to stimulate a target tissue, a second port adapted to receive a second signal suitable to stimulate a target tissue, and a third port configured to connect to a target organ, wherein at least one of said first and second ports is configured to connect to a signal generator not integrated with said connector.
US09320883B2	Auto-configuration circuit for safety mode operation of implantable medical device An implantable medical device comprises a non-volatile memory circuit including a configuration memory portion to store auto-configuration data for the IMD, a controller circuit, a reset circuit adapted to generate a reset signal and disable the controller circuit, and a startup circuit adapted to transfer the auto-configuration data from the configuration memory portion to one or more configuration registers in response to the reset signal, wherein values of the one or more configuration registers configure the IMD for a safety mode operation.
US09320881B2	Septum actuator with insertion depth limiter and compression compensator A multi-use intravenous infusion assembly is presented which includes a septum actuator having various features to prevent over-insertion of the septum actuator through a slit in a blood control septum. By preventing over-insertion of the septum actuator, the slit of the septum is able to repeatedly self-close following removal of an external Luer device. Thus, the intravenous infusion assembly may be used repeatedly without exposing a clinician to blood and other infusion fluids.
US09320876B2	Sinusitis treatment system and method of use A system for manipulating a guide catheter within a patient's nasal passages or sinus cavities includes a guide catheter formed from an elongate flexible member having a lumen passing there through. A wire guide is slidably disposed within the lumen of the guide catheter. The system further includes a steering member fixedly secured to a proximal end of the wire guide and a proximal hub secured to a proximal end of the guide catheter. The system further includes a recessed handle having a first recess for fixedly receiving the proximal hub of the guide catheter and a second recess for receiving the steering member, the second recess being dimensioned to permit axial and rotational movement of the steering member while disposed in the second recess.
US09320870B2	Catheter insertion device The present disclosure relates to a catheter insertion device, which comprises a catheter hub in which a check valve is arranged, and a catheter, which is in fluid communication with the catheter hub, wherein a support element is attached to the catheter, and a flexible buffer element is provided between the support element and the catheter hub.
US09320845B2	Sorbent for removing protein-bound substances The invention relates to a sorption agent having improved selectivity properties for removing protein-bound substances from a biological fluid, in particular blood or blood plasma of patients having severe disturbances of the liver function or liver failure and having kidney insufficiency, thee sorption agent having: (a) a porous, neutral, hydrophobic polymer and (b) a polypeptide layer adsorbed on the polymer, the neutral, hydrophobic polymer having a mean pore size of at least 15 nm. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods and uses in connection with such a sorption agent. The invention is used in particular in extracorporeal liver support.
US09320843B2	Device and method for monitoring an extracorporeal blood circuit for the detection of air bubbles A device for monitoring an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment device for detection of air bubbles in blood that is conveyed in the extracorporeal circuit by a blood pump, and a method for monitoring an extracorporeal blood circuit for detection of air bubbles, together with a device for monitoring the extracorporeal blood circuit are described. The device and method are based on monitoring the negative pressure in the extracorporeal blood circuit upstream of the blood pump, to allow differentiation between the occurrence of microbubbles which are attributable to cavitation and an entry of air not due to cavitation. When the negative pressure is above a predetermined limit value and microbubbles are detected in the extracorporeal blood circuit, it is deduced that the microbubbles are produced by cavitation and the mechanisms for dissolving the microbubbles are insufficient to remove the microbubbles again before they could reach the patient.
US09320837B2	Balloon expandable bioabsorbable drug eluting flexible stent A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materials may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices, including stents. The stents may be balloon expandable or self-expanding. The polymeric materials may include additives such as drugs or other bioactive agents as well as radiopaque agents. By preferential mechanical deformation of the polymer, the polymer chains may be oriented to achieve certain desirable performance characteristics. The stent has a plurality of hoop components interconnected by at least one flexible connector. The hoop components are formed as a continuous series of alternating substantially longitudinally oriented strut members and connector junction struts, whereas the longitudinal strut is connected to the connector junction strut by alternating substantially circumferentially oriented arc members.
US09320835B2	Polymer composition on substrate and surface modification method Provided are a polymer composition on a substrate and a surface modification method which is non-selective to substrate materials. Chemical vapor deposition polymerization is used to deposit a maleimide-functionalized poly-p-xylylene coating on a substrate. The substrate is readily available to perform a thiol-maleimide coupling reaction under mild conditions so as to modify the surface thereof. Furthermore, through a tailored thiol-terminal molecule, a designer surface can be created via thiol-maleimide coupling on a substrate, and the resulting surface can exhibit various desired biological functions for biotechnological applications. Therefore, this modification technique can be applied to biological fields extensively.
US09320833B2	Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers It is provided an implantable device including a polymer blend that contains a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer.
US09320832B2	Electrochemical disinfection of implanted catheters An implantable catheter is provided that may be disinfected without removal from the body of a patient, using an electrochemical method to generate an electric field on the catheter surface and thus destroy microorganisms in a biofilm that is present or forming. A catheter system includes the implantable catheter and a voltage source that is operably connected to electrodes on or embedded in the exterior and optionally the interior catheter surface. Methods are also provided for disinfecting the implantable catheter in vivo and for detecting or confirming the presence of a pathogenic biofilm thereon.
US09320829B2	Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device A medical device for implantation into vessels or luminal structures within the body is provided, which stimulates positive blood vessel remodeling. The medical device, such as a stent and a synthetic graft, is provided with a coating with a pharmaceutical composition containing a controlled-release matrix and one or more pharmaceutical substances for direct delivery of drugs to surrounding tissues. The coating on the medical device further comprises one or more barrier layers, and a ligand such as a peptide, an antibody or a small molecule for capturing progenitor endothelial cells in the blood contacting surface of the device for restoring an endothelium at the site of injury. In particular, the drug-coated stents are for use, for example, in balloon angioplasty procedures for preventing or inhibiting restenosis.
US09320827B2	Dendritic macroporous hydrogels prepared by crystal templating The present invention includes a hydrogel and a method of making a porous hydrogel by preparing an aqueous mixture of an uncrosslinked polymer and a crystallizable molecule; casting the mixture into a vessel; allowing the cast mixture to dry to form an amorphous hydrogel film; seeding the cast mixture with a seed crystal of the crystallizable molecule; growing the crystallizable molecule into a crystal structure within the uncrosslinked polymer; crosslinking the polymer around the crystal structure under conditions in which the crystal structure within the crosslinked polymer is maintained; and dissolving the crystals within the crosslinked polymer to form the porous hydrogel.
US09320822B2	Polyacrylic acid (salt) water-absorbing resin and manufacturing method therefor The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a water-absorbing resin which (i) is made of acrylic acid that is suitable for mass production of water-absorbing resin and (ii) has an excellent water-absorbing property. In the method, a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin is manufactured by sequentially carrying out predetermined monomer preparing step, polymerization step, drying step, and surface crosslinking step. An acetic acid concentration in acrylic acid or the like supplied in the monomer preparing step is in a range of 300 ppm to 10000 ppm on the acrylic acid basis, and an acetic acid concentration lowering rate defined by a predetermined formula is 35% or higher.
US09320812B2	Modulators and methods of use Novel modulators, including antibodies and derivatives thereof, and methods of such modulators to treat hyperproliferative disorders are provided.
US09320806B2	Implantable swellable bio-resorbable polymer The present invention relates to a polymer obtained from the polymerization of: (i) at least one monomer of formula (I) (CH2═CR1)CO—K (1) wherein: —K represents O—Z or N H—Z, Z representing (CR2R3)m-CH3, (CH2—CH2—O)m-H, (CH2—CH2—O)m-CH3, (CH2)m-NR4R5 with m representing an integer from 1 to 30; —R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently represent H or a C1-C6 alkyl; (ii) at least between 0.1 and 50% mol, advantageously between 1 and 30% mol, more advantageously between 1 and 20 mol % of a cyclic monomer having a exomethylene group of formula (II) wherein: — R6, R7, R8 and R9 represent independently H or a C5-C7 aryl group or R6 and R9 are absent and R7 and R8 form together with the carbon atom on which they are bonded a C5-C7 aryl group; —i and j represent independently an integer chosen between 0 and 2; —X represents either O or X is not present and in this latter case, CR6R7 and CR8R9 are linked via a single bond C—C and (iii) at least one bio-resorbable block copolymer cross-linker.
US09320803B2	Bisphosphonate-prodrugs The present invention relates to a prodrug, comprising a pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active compound, and one or more bisphosphonate groups, to a process for producing such a prodrug, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising said prodrug, to be used for the treatment of bone-related disorders such as bone cancer.
US09320801B2	Cyclosporine-containing non-irritative nanoemulsion ophthalmic composition Provided is an ophthalmic composition containing cyclosporine as an active ingredient and including polyethoxylated castor oil or polyethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil, and a method of preparing the same. Particularly, the ophthalmic composition is prepared as a nanoemulsion having a particle diameter of 100 nm or less simply by mixing and stirring an oil phase and an aqueous phase without using a high speed stirring or shearing machine, so that it is very physiochemically stable and storable for a long time. In addition, the ophthalmic composition causes no irritation to eyes.
US09320789B2	Combinations of gene deletions for live attenuated shigella vaccine strains Shigella vaccine strains whose primary attenuating feature is deletion of the virG(icsA) gene and additional two or more deletions in setAB(shET1), senA(shET2), senB(shET2-2), stxAB, and msbB2 genes. Thus, the vaccine strain will have three or more deletions in the identified genes, will be safer, and will reduce or eliminate symptoms of fever and diarrhea in humans. The following specific vaccine strains have been constructed: WRSS3 (ΔsenA, ΔsenB, ΔvirG, ΔmsbB2), WRSf2G15 (ΔvirG, ΔsetAB, ΔsenA, ΔsenB, ΔmsbB2), and WRSd5 (ΔvirG, ΔstxAB, ΔsenA, ΔsenB, ΔmsbB2).
US09320776B2	Methods and compositions for repair of cartilage using an in vivo bioreactor Methods and compositions for the biological repair of cartilage using a hybrid construct combining both an inert structure and living core are described. The inert structure is intended to act not only as a delivery system to feed and grow a living core component, but also as an inducer of cell differentiation. The inert structure comprises concentric internal and external and inflatable/expandable balloon-like bio-polymers. The living core comprises the cell-matrix construct comprised of HDFs, for example, seeded in a scaffold. The method comprises surgically removing a damaged cartilage from a patient and inserting the hybrid construct into the cavity generated after the foregoing surgical intervention. The balloons of the inert structure are successively inflated within the target area, such as a joint, for example. Also disclosed herein are methods for growing and differentiating human fibroblasts into chondrocyte-like cells via mechanical strain.
US09320774B2	Method for reducing radio-resistance of prostate cancer cells and/or treating prostate cancer A method for reducing the radio-resistance of prostate cancer cells in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an active component, wherein the active component is a nanoparticle of a carrier encapsulated with cytolethal distending toxin subunit B (CdtB).
US09320773B2	Compounds and therapeutic applications related to inhibition of dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR) activity and signaling events The invention is concerned with methods, compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for interfering dendritic cell immunoreceptor (DCIR) activity and signalling events. Described herein are compounds useful in targeting one or more of intracellular modulators and the uses thereof for the prevention or treatment of virus infections, and more particularly for reducing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) binding, entry and/or replication in human cells. Exemplary compounds include peptides and antisense molecules.
US09320771B2	TTO-based wide spectrum therapeutics, disinfectants and anesthetics for use in aquaculture The invention discloses a novel wide spectrum aquaculture pharmaceutical, comprising a therapeutic, disinfective and/or anesthetize effective amount of a preparation comprising TTO in a stable water-in-oil emulsion of alkali or ammonium salts of organic fatty acid; said emulsion is also stable when converted into an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein the preparation is for the treatment of aquatic animals suffering from a disease selected from bacterial, parasitic, viral and mycotic diseases. The invention also discloses a method for treating diseases selected from bacterial, parasitic, viral and mycotic origin, in an aquatic animal suffering therefrom, which method comprises administering a therapeutic active amount of a preparation comprising TTO in a stable water-in-oil emulsion of alkali or ammonium salts of organic fatty acid; said emulsion is also stable when converted into an oil-in-water emulsion to said aquatic animal.
US09320767B2	Extruded non-replicating probiotic micro-organisms and their health benefits The present invention generally relates to the field of pro biotic micro-organisms, in particular to the field of non-replicating probiotic micro-organisms. Embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions comprising probiotic microorganisms that were rendered non-replicating by extrusion. Such compositions may be used to treat or prevent disorders that are related to a compromised immune system.
US09320757B2	Method for treating a neoplastic disorder A method for treating a neoplastic disorder in a subject includes administering to the neoplastic cells a neoplastic cell-sensitizing composition including a poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) copolymer. The poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide) copolymer can sensitize the neoplastic cells to hyperthermia. Energy can be applied to the neoplastic cells to heat and ablate the cells.
US09320754B2	Maintenance of platelet inhibition during antiplatelet therapy A method for reducing or maintaining platelet inhibition in a patient by administering cangrelor prior to an invasive procedure is described. The method of this invention can be used for patients in need of antiplatelet therapy or at risk of thrombosis. The method can further be used in patients who were previously treated with long-acting platelet inhibitors without increasing the risk of excessive bleeding.
US09320753B2	Organ arrest, protection and preservation The present invention relates to a method for arresting, protecting and/or preserving an organ which includes administering effective amounts of (i) a potassium channel opener or agonist and/or an adenosine receptor agonist and (ii) local anaesthetic to a subject in need thereof.The present invention also relates to a method for arresting, protecting and/or preserving an organ which comprises adding a composition which includes effective amounts of (i) a potassium channel opener or agonist and/or an adenosine receptor agonist and (ii) a local anaesthetic to the organ.The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition which includes effective amounts of (i) a potassium channel opener or agonist and/or an adenosine receptor agonist and (ii) a local anaesthetic.
US09320752B2	Pesticidal ear tag Articles including eartags provide topical application of a mixture of (1) a macrolide of the avermectin/milbemycin class, such as, but not limited to ivermectin, abamectin, or milbemectin, and (2) a synergist of the aryl aliphatic ether-class, such as, but not limited to piperonyl butoxide, present in (3) a weight ratio of synergist:macrolide that is greater than 1:1. The articles are effective against various pests of domestic animals, including horn flies and buffalo flies.
US09320750B2	Compositions and methods of treatment of drug resistant cancers Time-staggered inhibition of EGFR, in combination with DNA damaging agents, is a useful therapeutic strategy for treating cancers, particularly drug resistant cancers such as a subset of triple-negative tumors, particularly those with high basal levels of phosphorylated EGFR. The staggered therapy was also demonstrated to be applicable to other types of tumors, especially lung cancers, which contain either high levels of phosphorylated wild-type EGFR or mutations within EGFR itself. EGFR inhibition dramatically sensitizes cancer cells to DNA damage if the drugs are given sequentially, but not simultaneously. The first drug must be administered in a dosage and for a period of time sufficient for the dynamic network rewiring of an oncogenic signature maintained by active EGFR signaling to unmask an apoptotic process that involves activation of caspase-8.
US09320749B2	Nanoparticle delivery system for targeted anti-obesity treatment A magnetic nanoparticles including a TRPV1 agonist, as well as methods of preparation and use, are described herein. A magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can include a core region having a magnetic nanoparticle (MNPs) and a TRPV1 protein agonist. Further, an exterior coating comprising a polymer can be formed around the core region. The magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can be administered to a recipient and directed to a target region using an external magnetic field.
US09320734B2	Small molecule inhibitors of the pleckstrin homology domain and methods for using same Pleckstrin homology domain binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods for their use are described herein.
US09320733B2	Assessment and modulation of cerebrospinal fluid for head pain The disclosure relates to the discovery that certain cerebrovascular disorders in humans who exhibit seemingly normal intracranial pressure (ICP) and do not exhibit hydrocephalus can be alleviated or prevented by reducing ICP in the human. Disorders of this type are herein designated normotensive, nonhydrocephalus tenso-responsive cerebrovascular disorder (NNTCDs). The disclosure describes methods of relieving head pain and other symptoms of NNTCDs, for example by withdrawing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space of a human or by administering a pharmaceutical agent that modulates CSF production, uptake, or both. Methods of assessing whether a human is afflicted with one or more NNTCDs are also described. The disclosure describes numerous pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to humans afflicted with NNTCDs to alleviate or prevent such disorders. Such compositions can, for example, include both a CSF-reducing agent and a symptomatic (e.g., head pain) relief agent.
US09320726B2	Methods of treating colon, lung, and liver cancers using compositions containing an ion pair of a lipoic acid derivative The invention provides a method of treating colon, lung, and liver cancers using a pharmaceutical composition containing a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent along with an ion pair formed by triethanolamine and a compound of Formula I:
US09320722B2	Regulators of aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH3A1 and related therapeutic methods Described herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer, and in particular cancers characterized by a high level of ALD3H1 activity, which is associated with chemoresistance to cancer chemotherapeutic agents that are degraded by ALD3H1. The compositions described herein act as competitive inhibitors of ALD3H1 and thereby reduce breakdown of chemotherapeutics by this enzyme, and increase their efficacy for cancer treatment.
US09320719B2	Multifunctional metal nanoparticles having a polydopamine-based surface and methods of making and using the same The present invention provides nanoparticles including a metallic core having a length along each axis of from 1 to 100 nanometers and a coating disposed on at least part of the surface of the metallic core, wherein the coating comprises polydopamine, along with methods for making and using such nanoparticles. The metallic core may be gold, silver or iron oxide and the polydopamine coating may have other substances bound to it, such as silver, targeting ligands or antibodies, or other therapeutic or imaging contrast agents. The disclosed nanoparticles can be targeted to cells for treating cancer or bacterial infections, and for use in diagnostic imaging.
US09320716B2	Controlled release and taste masking oral pharmaceutical compositions The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising an active agent, a macroscopically homogeneous structure and a gastro-resistant coating. The macroscopically homogeneous structure comprises at least one hydrophilic compound and at least one lipophilic compound and/or at least one amphiphilic compound. The macroscopically homogeneous structure controls the release of the active ingredient, and the gastro-resistant film prevents release of the active agent in the stomach.
US09320708B2	Medical implants with reservoir(s) Described is a medically useful article comprising a three-dimensional body including one or more implantable substances, wherein the body defines one or more reservoirs for receiving amounts of a biocompatible wetting liquid. In certain embodiments the body is disruptable upon wetting with the biocompatible liquid to form a conformable implantable material such as a putty, paste or more flowable wetted implant material. Also described are methods for manufacturing such medical materials, and methods for using such medical materials to treat patients.
US09320707B2	Aqueous suspensions of submicron 9-hydroxyrisperidone fatty acid esters The present invention is concerned with a pharmaceutical composition suitable as a depot formulation for administration via intramuscular or subcutaneous injection, comprising: (1) as an active ingredient a therapeutically effective amount of a 9-hydroxyrisperidone fatty acid ester or a salt, or a stereoisomer or a stereoisomeric mixture thereof in submicron form and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is water and the active ingredient is suspended therein: and with a process of preparing such a composition. The invention further concerns such a pharmaceutical composition for use as a medicament in the treatment of psychosis, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, non-schizophrenic psychoses, behavioral disturbances associated with neurodegenerative disorders, e.g. in dementia, behavioral disturbances in mental retardation and autism, Tourette's syndrome, bipolar mania, depression, anxiety.
US09320699B2	Oral care composition Disclosed are oral care compositions, for example dentifrice compositions, comprising an orally acceptable vehicle, metal oxide particles having an average particle size of no greater than a dentin tubule and a polymeric adherent material for adhering the metal oxide particles in the dentin tubule. The metal oxide particles have a median particle size of 5 microns or less, and may comprise zinc oxide.
US09320697B2	Surfactant compositions and formulations with a high oil content The invention relates to compositions which can be used for preparing structured formulations, to structured formulations comprising these compositions, and to processes for the preparation of structured formulations.
US09320692B2	Tooth fluoridating and remineralizing compositions and methods, based on nanoaggregate formation Compositions and methods for forming, in an aqueous environment, a nanoaggregate of calcium fluoride and amorphous calcium phosphate-containing compound, such as amorphous calcium phosphate fluoride or amorphous calcium carbonate phosphate fluoride are described. The nanoaggregate (or nanocomposite) can release calcium, phosphate, and fluoride, and ultimately convert to the tooth mineral, fluorapatite. One method for forming such a nanoaggregate involves applying a non-aqueous (e.g., varnish-based) composition (e.g., a suspension), containing solid particles of water soluble salts of calcium, phosphate, and fluoride, to the aqueous environment of the mouth. This results in rapid solubilization of the salts, precipitation of the nanoaggregate, and tooth remineralization. Tooth fluoridation and remineralization may also be carried out by applying to the tooth a non-aqueous carrier containing the nanoaggregate. Whitening agents can also be added to these compositions and methods.
US09320689B2	Cosmetic composition comprising silica aerogels particles and hydrocarbon-based oils The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of: hydrophobic silica aerogel particles with a specific surface area per unit of mass (SM) ranging from 500 to 1500 m2/g and a size expressed as the mean volume diameter (D[0.5]) ranging from 1 to 1500 μm, and at least a first and at least a second hydrocarbon-based oil chosen from branched esters, pentacrythritol esters, hydrogenated polyolefins and fatty acid triglycerides, and mixtures thereof, the first hydrocarbon-based oil being present in a content of greater than or equal to 40% by weight of the mixture of the first and second oils.
US09320686B2	Dental materials based on compounds having debonding-on-demand properties The invention relates to a dental restorative material which comprises a thermolabile compound of Formula I: [(Z1)m-Q1-X)]k-T-[Y-Q2-(Z2)n]l Formula I, in which T represents a thermolabile unit which contains at least one thermolabile group based on non-covalent interactions, Z1 and Z2 in each case independently represent a polymerizable group selected from vinyl groups, CH2═CR1—CO—O— and CH2═CR1—CO—NR2— or an adhesive group selected from —Si(OR)3, —COOH, —O—PO(OH)2, —PO(OH)2, —SO2OH and —SH, Q1 in each case independently is missing or represents an (m+1)-valent linear or branched aliphatic C1-C20 radical which can be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CO—NR3—, —NR3—CO—, —O—CO—NR3—, —NR3—CO—O— or —NR3—CO—NR3—, Q2 in each case independently is missing or represents an (n+1)-valent linear or branched aliphatic C1-C20 radical which can be interrupted by —O—, —S—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CO—NR3—, —NR3—CO—, —O—CO—NR3—, —NR3—CO—O— or —NR3—CO—NR3—, X and Y in each case independently are missing or represent —O—, —S—, CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CO—NR3— or —NR3—CO—, R, R1, R2 and R3 in each case independently represent H or a C1-C7 alkyl radical, k and l in each case independently are 0, 1, 2 or 3 and m and n in each case independently are 1, 2 or 3.
US09320684B2	Dental restorative material The present invention discloses a dental restorative material comprising 10-50 mass % of (A) a polymerizable monomer, 5-80 mass % of (B) an organic-inorganic composite filler which is prepared by dispersing an inorganic fine filler having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or smaller in an organic matrix and has an average particle diameter of 5.0-50 μm, and 10-60 mass % of (C) a third component, i.e., an inorganic filler having an average particle diameter of 1.1-5.0 μm, wherein the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index [nC] of the inorganic filler (C) and the refractive index [nB] of the organic-inorganic composite filler (B) (i.e., \|nC−nB\|) is 0.005-0.07 at 32° C. and the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index [nA] of the cured product of the polymerizable monomer (A) and the refractive index [nC] of the inorganic filler (C) (i.e., \|nA−nC\|) is 0.005-0.05 at 32° C.
US09320679B2	Moxibustion device A moxibustion device includes a handle, a moxa stick clamping unit, a front fixing component, a front rolling ring, a front roller cover, a traditional Chinese medicine (moxa stick), a back roller cover, a back bearing, a back fixing component, a roller's inner screen and a rotary drum. The moxibustion device is of a more ergonomic design and allows for more accurate and more direct application of force and/or rolling on acupuncture points; it is applicable to the parts of body with a small bending scope such as joints of the limbs and cervical vertebra and large-area skin such as the waist and the back. It can be easily operated, and the acupuncture points and the main and collateral channels can be acutely located.
US09320673B2	Component module for a reduced pressure treatment system A reduced pressure treatment system includes a control unit having a control system and a reduced pressure source. The reduced pressure treatment system further includes a manifold unit in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source and a component module to augment treatment. The component module is configured to communicate with the control system of the control unit, and the component module includes a first mounting region configured to be coupled to a complimentary mounting region of the control unit. The component module further includes a second mounting region identical to the complimentary mounting region of the control unit to allow a second component module to be coupled to the first component module.
US09320669B2	Range of motion system The application is directed to devices and methods useful for expanding the range of motion of joints based on principles of stress relaxation and creep. Expanded range of motion is achieved by placing body parts near the joint in positions that stretch tissue around the joint. Even when the device is in any one position, it can impart forces on the body members to urge them to stretch surrounding tissue even further.
US09320665B2	Risk modeling for pressure ulcer formation A method for modelling pressure exposure and/or the risk of pressure ulcer formation includes steps of using pressure sensors to derive pressure exposure or risk values and displaying the pressure exposure or risk values in a graphical manner to a user. Computer-implemented systems includes a pressure-sensing interface mat and components for implementing the steps of the methods.
US09320661B2	Electric mid-wheel drive wheelchair A wheelchair of the mid-wheel drive type has a chassis frame (10), a pair of front link arms (30) and a pair of rear link arms. The link arms are pivotally connected to the chassis frame. Front caster wheels (32) and drive wheels (53) are fixed to the front link arms. Rear caster wheels (42) are fixed to the rear link arms. Each front link arm (30) is operatively connected to an adjacent rear link arm (40) by a respective coupling (70), which is arranged to transmit pivotal movement of one of the front (30) and rear (40) link arm to an opposite pivotal movement of the other of the front (30) and rear (40) link arm.
US09320660B2	Process for production of water-absorbing resin particles, water-absorbing resin particles, water-stopping material, and absorbent article The present invention provides a method for producing water-absorbing resin particles having high equilibrium swelling capacity, a high water-absorption rate or high initial swelling capacity, and an appropriate particle size that achieves good handling performance; water-absorbing resin particles obtained by the method; and a water blocking material and an absorbent article which include the water-absorbing resin particles. The present invention is a method for producing water-absorbing resin particles, which comprises: preparing a hydrogel polymer by reversed-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer in a hydrocarbon solvent in the absence of an internal crosslinking agent but in the presence of a surfactant with an HLB of 8 to 12; carrying out a post-crosslinking reaction of the hydrogel polymer whose moisture content is adjusted to 30 to 110 mass % based on a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer component that composes the hydrogel polymer.
US09320654B2	Method and apparatus for manufacturing disposable worn article A method for manufacturing a disposable worn article, including: severing a continuous web W along a cut-off line L1 having a predetermined wave shape, dividing the continuous web W into a first and second divided webs W1, W2; allowing the first and second divided webs W1, W2 to cross each other in a width direction X so as to reverse positions of the first and second divided webs W1, W2 in the width direction X; reversing the second divided web W2 by twisting the second divided web W2 by 180°; rotating a second side panel which is cut off from the second divided web W2 by 180°, thereby producing a second side panel PR in line symmetry with a first side panel PL which is cut off from the first divided web W1; and placing and fastening the side panels PL, PR to the side portions of the body 20.
US09320652B2	Features to improve and sense tympanic membrane apposition by tympanostomy tube delivery instrument A tympanostomy tube delivery device comprises a shaft assembly, a pressure equalization tube, and a sensor. The shaft assembly comprises a cannula and a pusher operable to translate relative to the cannula. The pressure equalization tube is positioned within the shaft assembly. The pusher is operable to drive the pressure equalization tube out of the shaft assembly. The sensor is operable to detect a physical parameter associated with engagement between the distal end of the shaft assembly and a tympanic membrane. A controller may activate a feedback device to inform an operator that the distal end of the shaft assembly has achieved suitable apposition with the tympanic membrane, based on information from the sensor.
US09320648B2	Ophthalmic surgical instrument with pre-set tip-to-shell orientation An ophthalmic surgical instrument comprises a multi-diameter shaft, a horn fixedly threaded into the shaft, a surgical tip for ophthalmic surgery including a tip end and threadably engaging the horn opposite the shaft, and a plug on the shaft. Weld material holds the plug on the shaft in a selected angular and longitudinal position with an angle-locating recess on the plug's circumference having a predetermined angular clocked relation to a face direction of the tip end. The plug's recess engages an irrigation tube on a subassembled handle with shell and irrigation tube, such that the subassembled handle has a known clocked position relative to the tip end of the tip, thus facilitating use by a surgeon. A related method is also disclosed and claimed.
US09320644B2	Non-invasive systems, devices, and methods for selective brain cooling Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for providing selective and non-selective cooling and warming of a patient. Multiple embodiments of devices are disclosed for performing rapid induction and maintenance of therapeutic hypothermia either in a hospital setting or in the field so that hypothermic treatment can be quickly instituted before significant tissue damage occurs. Methods are also disclosed for targeting brain cooling by irrigating the upper airway, aerodigestive tract, and/or more generalized cooling by irrigating the esophagus and/or stomach.
US09320640B2	Method of attaching a withdrawal member to a pessary device This application relates to a pessary device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of attaching a withdrawal member to a pessary device.
US09320638B2	Fixator We describe fixator (10) comprising an articulated bracelet (12). The bracele comprises a plurality of elements (24,26) arranged in a plurality of rows. The elements have complementary linking means (48,62) to permit linking the rows of elements together in an articulated or fixed relationship. One or more of the plurality of elements comprises means (34) for receiving and engaging at least a portion of a connecting device (16) such that the position of the connecting device can be altered around the bracelet or the limb that it is mounted on. The fixator further comprises an articulated connecting device, a rod and a hinge device.
US09320632B1	Delivery device and method of delivery A delivery device can include a number of different features including, one or more of, but not limited to, the following. Shuttle and trigger retraction of an outer sheath. Arcuate movement of a trigger. An interlock device to prevent actuation of the trigger. An interlock device that can adjust the position of the outer sheath and the inner shaft. A retraction override switch and lock.
US09320627B2	Flexible stent with torque-absorbing connectors A stent includes an essentially tubular body formed by a web structure that is composed of a plurality of longitudinally adjacent web rings, each including a plurality of web elements that are disposed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis of the stent and that are adjoined one to the other by a junction bend. Each junction bend in a first web ring is coupled to another junction bend in a neighboring ring by a connector having a step-wise configuration, in which a central segment of the connector is disposed essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and may become twisted to absorb torque imposed on the stent.
US09320623B2	Reduced wire profile stent Methods and apparatuses of stents with likely reduced rates of tissue perforation are provided. Some embodiments include reducing the profile of a portion of the stent using a wire profile reduction electropolishing bath and/or other wire profile reduction means.
US09320622B2	Nickel-free stainless steel stent A nickel-free stainless steel stent using a stainless steel which does not substantially contain Ni in the stainless steel, has a metal allergy onset-preventing effect, and is excellent in terms of precision workability, strength, and ductility, is provided. The nickel-free stainless steel stent is characterized by using a stainless steel containing, as a chemical composition, from 15 to 30% by mass of Cr, from 0.97 to 2% by mass of Mo, and from 0.5 to 1% by mass of N, with the remainder being Fe, and optionally containing inevitable impurities.
US09320619B2	Sizing instrument and punch for use in a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed.
US09320618B2	Access and tissue modification systems and methods Described herein are methods and systems for precisely placing and/or manipulating devices within the body by first positioning a guidewire or pullwire. The device to be positioned within the body is coupled to the proximal end of the guidewire, and the device is pulled into the body by pulling on the distal end of the guidewire that extends from the body. The device may be bimanually manipulated by pulling the guidewire distally, and an attachment to a device that extends proximally, allowing control of both the proximal and the distal ends. In this manner devices (and particularly implants such as innerspinous distracters, stimulating leads, and disc slings) may be positioned and/or manipulated within the body. Guidewire exchange systems, devices and methods are also described. A guidewire may be exchanged between different surgical devices and may be releaseably or permanently coupled.
US09320616B2	Systems and methods for providing an asymmetrical femoral component Systems and methods for providing deeper knee flexion capabilities. In some instances, such systems and methods include an asymmetrical femoral component that includes a femoral prosthesis that is configured to attach to a distal portion of a femur. In some such instances, the prosthesis includes a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, wherein a medial-lateral width of an articulation surface of the lateral condyle is approximately 75% or less of a medial-lateral width of an articulation surface of the medial condyle. Other implementations are also discussed.
US09320614B2	Spinal fusion implant The present invention provides a device and methodology for use in spinal fusion surgeries. An implant is proved for forming a rigid structure between adjoining vertebrae in a patient. The implant is a cage defined by at least a first end, second end, first side, and second side surface, wherein first and second side surfaces extend substantially parallel to each other to span a space between adjoining vertebrae and first and second ends interconnect said first side surface and second side surface. The cage incorporates one or more flexible joints that allow the cage to be deformed for insertion into a patient. The ability to deform the cage allows a greater ease and flexibility in inserting and positioning the implant.
US09320611B2	Surgically implantable joint spacer A spacer formed of an intermetallic compound, such as nitinol. The spacer includes two segments shaped in opposing arches. The unique properties of the intermetallic compound enable the material to be deformed into a planar, insertable shape when the material is cooled below a transition temperature and returns to the undeformed shape when the material returns to an ambient, operational temperature. An expansion mechanism assembly can engage with the spacer to apply an expansion force. The expansion force extends the spacer longitudinally drawing the spacer into the planar configuration. The expansion mechanism assembly can be used to guide the spacer into the desired position within the patient. The spacer control mechanism assembly is subsequently removed, relieving the expansion force. The spacer returns to the natural undeformed shape as it returns to body temperature. Retention features can be integrated in the spacer to aid in retaining the spacer in location.
US09320601B2	Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants A composite implant comprising an injectable matrix material which is flowable and settable, and at least one reinforcing element for integration with the injectable matrix material, the at least one reinforcing element adding sufficient strength to the injectable matrix material such that when the composite implant is disposed in a cavity in a bone, the composite implant supports the bone.
US09320599B2	Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve The invention includes methods of and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient. One aspect of the invention provides a method including the steps of endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; and applying an external non-hydraulically expanding or non-pneumatically expanding actuation force on the anchor to change the shape of the anchor, such as by applying proximally and/or distally directed force on the anchor using a releasable deployment tool to expand and contract the anchor or parts of the anchor. Another aspect of the invention provides an apparatus including a replacement valve; an anchor; and a deployment tool comprising a plurality of anchor actuation elements adapted to apply a non-hydraulically expanding or non-pneumatically expanding actuation force on the anchor to reshape the anchor.
US09320595B2	Apparatus, system and method for providing a coating for an implantable lens An apparatus, system and method for coating an implantable lens. The apparatus, system and method may include at least one coating layer applied to at least one surface of the optic of the implantable lens, wherein the coating layer at least partially protects the optic at least during the implantation, and wherein the coating layer is removable following implantation. The coating layer may include a lubricant and/or medication and may be in the form of a biodegradable polymer and/or a film.
US09320591B2	Devices, systems, and methods for prosthesis delivery and implantation, including the use of a fastener tool Devices, systems, and methods for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be self-expanding or balloon expandable, and may include a single lumen or more than one lumen. After initial placement, a fastener applier system is introduced within the expanded prostheses to deploy a plurality of fasteners to at least one prosthesis end. The fasteners are usually helical fasteners which are releasably restrained on the fastener driver, and are delivered by rotation of the fastener driver. The fasteners may be applied singly, typically in circumferentially spaced-apart patterns about the interior of at least one end of the prosthesis. A lumen extension or lumens may be coupled to the prosthesis to extend the reach of the prosthesis within the implantation site. Fasteners may also be applied to the lumen extensions.
US09320587B2	Method and apparatus for endoscopically treating rectal prolapse A method for treating rectal prolapse, the method comprising: inserting a rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus into a prolapsed rectum via the anus; maneuvering the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus so that the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus securely engages the rectum; advancing the rectum-gripping and advancement apparatus distally so as to return the prolapsed rectum to its normal, non-prolapsed state; and securing the rectum to supporting tissue whereby to retain the rectum in its normal, non-prolapsed state.
US09320584B2	Feeding tube insertion device A feeding tube placement device comprising a shaft and a functional tip which can be removably attached to a feeding tube, and which is used by insertion into a small animal's mouth then through the wall of the esophagus where a feeding tube is attached and then drawn back into the esophagus and positioned for use in feeding.
US09320570B2	System and method for preventing collateral damage with interventional medical procedures A system for performing an interventional medical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a treatment device having a treatment portion, a localization system, and a means for defining a boundary about the treatment portion relative to location data point. The system may further be configured to provide a response when a portion of the treatment device enter or leaves a defined boundary, region, or range. Methods for performing interventional medical procedures that, among other things, reduce or prevent collateral damage to non-target regions are also disclosed.
US09320556B2	Biomaterial dispensing device A device for dispensing biomaterial includes a handle configured to receive a syringe, the syringe including a biomaterial and a threaded plunger, and an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position. The engagement pin is configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position, the engagement pin is further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position.
US09320555B2	Modular lag screw An elongated modular implant is provided which has a distal part and a proximal part both having a leading end and a trailing end, respectively. The trailing end of the distal part includes a tool engagement portion and the leading end of the proximal part includes a distal part engagement portion for an engagement with the tool engagement portion of the distal part. The implant further includes an assembly element for firmly coupling the distal part and the proximal part when the first tool engagement portion of the distal part engages the distal part engagement portion of the proximal part. The proximal part trailing end may also have a tool engagement portion identical to the trailing end of the distal part.
US09320554B2	Wrist fusion plate A wrist fusion plate has a proximal portion comprising at least one opening, wherein the proximal portion attaches to the radius by inserting bone screws through the proximal portion opening. A distal plate portion has a plurality of openings and is adapted to be attached to a metacarpal (M) by inserting bone screws through the distal portion attachment openings and into the metacarpal. A central plate portion has at least one attachment opening and is adapted to be attached to a carpal bone by inserting bone screws through the attachment opening. The proximal and distal portions are aligned along a longitudinal axis of the wrist fusion plate. One of the distal portion attachment openings is elongated in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
US09320544B2	Dynamic spine stabilizers Treatment of spinal irregularities, including, in one or more embodiments, dynamic spine stabilizers and systems that can be used to stabilize one or more motion segments in a patient's spine. Spine stabilization systems may comprise a first bone fastener configured to attach the spine stabilization system to a first vertebra. Spine stabilization systems further may comprise a second bone fastener configured to attach the spine stabilization system to a second vertebra. Spine stabilization systems further may comprise a dynamic spine stabilizer configured to connect the first bone fastener and the second bone fastener with at least some relative movement between the first bone fastener and the second bone fastener.
US09320533B2	Devices and methods for minimally invasive access to sinuses and treatment of sinusitis The present invention provides minimally invasive devices and methods for accessing the sinuses and their surrounding structures for surgery and other treatments. The anterior ethmoid and maxillary sinuses are accessed and treated under minimal anesthesia with little or no postoperative limitation of activity or adverse symptoms. Direct visual verification of the sinuses and their natural ostia is utilized. Other paranasal sinuses may be treated by this method as well. The sinuses, in particular the maxillary and anterior ethmoid, are accessed via a direct anterior to posterior axis and the natural ostia of those sinuses is directly visualized for placement of a guide-free dilator, in the desired location within the natural ostia. That access to the maxillary ostium is accomplished by the anterior transuncinate “keyhole” approach in which a hole is punched in the uncinate process with the described devices according to the described methods. The properly placed dilator is expanded to allow drainage of the inflamed sinus and then withdrawn. An analogous ethmoid bulla “keyhole” approach and subsequent dilation are used for the anterior ethmoid sinus ostia. Pharmaceutical agents may be placed at desired locations in the sinuses using the same access technique.
US09320528B2	Ultrasonic cutting blade with cooling liquid conduction An ultrasonic surgical tool has probe body with an operative surface or edge contactable with organic tissues for performing a surgical operation on the tissues. A shank of the probe body is provided with a connector for operatively attaching the tool to a source of ultrasonic mechanical vibrational energy. The shank and a portion of the probe body are formed with a channel for fluid delivery to the probe body. At least a portion of the probe body located between the channel and the operative surface or edge has a microporous or sintered structure enabling fluid penetration to the operative surface or edge from the channel.
US09320526B1	Punctum plug A punctum plug includes a proximal head, a shaft, and a distal body, and an axial bore. The head is defined by a flexible circular flange with a convex upper portion and a concave lower portion. The body defines a frustoconically tapered distal tip and a two wings that extend in an arc and taper in thickness. The wings can extend further radially than the flange of the head. A recessed groove is defined around the shaft extending between the wings and a wall structure connecting the winged portions of the body. The above structure permits one plug or fewer plugs to accommodate a broad patient population.
US09320499B2	Ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus An ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus includes: a transducer array 1 composed of arrayed transducer elements T1 to T6 for transmitting ultrasound; driving circuits D1A to D6A each provided for transmission channels for driving each of the transducer elements; a transmission trigger generator 2 for generating a trigger pulse for controlling each of the driving circuits; a parallel reception beam former 3 for processing reception signals from the transducer elements; a signal processor 4 for processing an output signal of the parallel reception beam former; and a control unit 5 for controlling the transmission trigger generator, the parallel reception beam former and the signal processor. The transmission trigger generator controls the width of the trigger pulse independently for each of the transmission channels to cause the driving circuit to output a driving pulse approximating a predetermined weighting value assigned to an output amplitude of each of the transmission channels in a transmission aperture of the transducer array. A circuit for forming a trapezoidal transmission beam for increasing a data acquisition rate by using parallel reception beams can be configured at low cost by using pulse amplifiers.
US09320497B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of producing ultrasound image An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a transducer array having a plurality of transducers arranged in an array, a transmission circuit which supplies an actuation signal to each transducer of the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic wave toward a subject, a reception circuit which corrects a reception signal output from each transducer having received an ultrasonic echo from the subject in accordance with an angle between a reflection point in the subject and an acoustic radiation surface in each transducer to produce sample data, and an image producer which produces an ultrasound image on the basis of a sound ray signal obtained through phasing addition of sample data produced by the reception circuit.
US09320491B2	Ultrasound devices methods and systems Ultrasound methods, devices, and systems are described which support a useful compromise in terms of spatial resolution and temporal resolution for capturing motion in tissue structures. Tissue engineering articles, methods, systems, and devices which employ ultrasound to deliver biological agents to selected regions of a tissue scaffold, deliver mechanical stimulation to cells growing in a tissue scaffold, and enhance the perfusion of fluids through tissue scaffolds.
US09320479B2	Robotic catheter system including imaging system control A robotic catheter procedure system includes a bedside system and a workstation. The bedside system includes an actuating mechanism configured to engage and to impart movement to a percutaneous device. The workstation includes a user interface and a control system configured to be operatively coupled to the user interface, the bedside system, and a medical imaging system. The control system is responsive to a first input and to a second input, and the user interface receives the second input from a user. The control system is configured to generate a first control signal to the medical imaging system based on the first input, and the medical imaging system captures at least one image in response to the first control signal. The control system is configured to generate a second control signal to the actuating mechanism based on the second input, and the actuating mechanism causes movement of the percutaneous device in response to the second control signal. The first input is indicative of upcoming percutaneous device movement.
US09320476B2	X-ray computed tomography apparatus, radiation detector, and method of manufacturing radiation detector An X-ray CT apparatus according to an embodiment includes an X-ray detector and a collimator unit. The X-ray detector detects X-rays that have passed through a subject. The collimator unit eliminates scattered radiation from X-rays that are incident on the X-ray detector. The collimator unit includes a plurality of collimator modules, a supporter, and a fixing unit. The plurality of collimator modules each includes a plurality of first collimator plates arranged in a grid along a channel direction and a slice direction that are orthogonal to each other. The supporter supports the collimator modules such that the collimator modules are aligned in a plurality of straight lines along the channel direction and in a plurality of straight lines along the slice direction. The fixing unit is provided to the supporter and fixes positions of the collimator modules in the channel direction and the slice direction.
US09320475B2	Photoacoustic imaging method and photoacoustic imaging apparatus A photoacoustic imaging method that enables photoacoustic images to be displayed at high speed is provided. The photoacoustic imaging method scans a subject with a light beam, detects acoustic waves generated within the subject due to the scanning of light to obtain acoustic wave detected signals, and generates volume data that represent three dimensional photoacoustic images of the subject based on the acoustic wave detected signals. Photoacoustic projection images projected in the direction of irradiation depth of the light are generated, prior to the volume data being generated and concurrently with the scanning of the light. The photoacoustic projection images are displayed.
US09320471B2	Algorithm sensor augmented bolus estimator for semi-closed loop infusion system An infusion system is for infusing a fluid into the body of a patient. The infusion system includes at least one sensor for monitoring blood glucose concentration of the patient and an infusion device for delivering fluid to the patient. The sensor produces at least one sensor signal input. The infusion device uses the at least one sensor signal input and a derivative predicted algorithm to determine future blood glucose levels. The infusion device delivers fluid to the patient when future blood glucose levels are in a patient's target range. The infusion device is capable of suspending and resuming fluid delivery based on future blood glucose levels and a patient's low shutoff threshold. The infusion device suspends fluid delivery when future blood glucose levels falls below the low shutoff threshold. The infusion device resumes fluid delivery when a future blood glucose level is above the low shutoff threshold.
US09320470B2	Method and/or system for sensor artifact filtering Disclosed are a method and/or system for filtering sensor measurements. In one particular implementation, a sensor signal may be processed concurrently in a plurality of signal-filter paths. A particular signal-filter path may be selected to provide an output signal for obtaining a measurement based, at least in part, on a measurement of noise associated with the sensor signal.
US09320467B2	Redox polymers Novel transition metal complexes of iron, cobalt, ruthenium, osmium, and vanadium are described. The transition metal complexes can be used as redox mediators in enzyme based electrochemical sensors. In such instances, transition metal complexes accept electrons from, or transfer electrons to, enzymes at a high rate and also exchange electrons rapidly with the sensor. The transition metal complexes include at least one substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand and may further include a second substituted or unsubstituted biimidazole ligand or a substituted or unsubstituted bipyridine or pyridylimidazole ligand. Transition metal complexes attached to polymeric backbones are also described.
US09320458B2	Methods and systems for screening and treatment of infants demonstrating deficits in auditory processing The present invention provides a method and apparatus for screening infants at high risk for central auditory processing deficits and then remediating less efficient processing behaviorally using an adaptive training algorithm that gradually increases sensitivity to rapidly occurring stimuli streams.
US09320447B2	Dynamic cancellation of MRI sequencing noise appearing in an ECG signal A method, consisting of, while imaging a patient using an initial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequence, receiving an initial set of electrocardiograph (ECG) signals from the patient. The method includes identifying initial noise in the initial set of ECG signals arising from the initial MRI sequence, and characterizing the initial noise in terms of frequency components thereof. The method further includes generating a relation between parameters defining the initial MRI sequence and the frequency components, computing a filter by applying the relation to the parameters of a subsequent MRI sequence, and applying the computed filter to reduce noise in a further set of ECG signals, received from the patient, while imaging the patient using the subsequent MRI sequence.
US09320446B2	Bioelectric sensor device and methods Various embodiments of a bioelectric sensor device for sensing bioelectric data from a human body are disclosed. The device can include a flexible substrate, a plurality of sensors arranged in a sensor array on a sensor array portion of the substrate, an electrically conductive network located on the substrate, and a plurality of lines of weakness formed in the sensor array portion of the substrate. In one or more embodiments, each line of weakness is configured to enhance separation of the sensor array portion of the substrate along a separation line that extends between at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors. The device can also include a left reference electrode proximate a distal end of a left reference electrode arm of the substrate and a right reference electrode proximate a distal end of a right reference electrode arm of the substrate.
US09320439B2	Ophthalmological image analyzer and ophthalmological image analysis method Ophthalmological image analysis techniques that can present objective information about the state of distribution of the Meibomian glands are provided. An ophthalmological image analyzer 1 comprises a designator 22, an extractor 23 and a calculator 24. The designator 22 is configured to designate an area A to be analyzed in a photographed image I of an eyelid of an eye. The extractor 23 is configured to extract Meibomian-gland subareas B that represent Meibomian glands in the eyelid, on the basis of the luminance value of each pixel in the area A being analyzed which is designated by the designator 22. The calculator 24 is configured to acquire distribution information of Meibomian glands in the area A being analyzed, on the basis of the Meibomian-gland subareas B.
US09320429B2	Slit lamp microscope A slit lamp microscope capable of appropriately and easily carrying out the setting of the optical system is provided. In storage 102 of a slit lamp microscope 1, correspondence information 110 is stored in which standard setting conditions of an illumination system 8 and/or an observation system 6 are associated with each of multiple sites of an eye E. A searching part 121 searches the standard setting conditions corresponding to a site designated by an operation part 104 from the correspondence information 110. A setting-state acquiring part 122 acquires current setting states of the illumination system 8 and/or the observation system 6. A setting-state specifying part specifies, from among the current setting states acquired by the setting-state acquiring part 122, those differing from the standard setting conditions searched by the searching part 121. A controller displays information based on this specified result on the display 103.
US09320425B2	Subjective optometer A subjective optomater that is capable of measuring accommodation ability of an eye while reducing the influence of accommodative convergence is provided. A subjective optometer includes: a visual target that is presented to an eye through a measuring optical axis; a measuring optical system that includes a spherical lens capable of changing spherical power on the measuring optical axis; a spherical power changer that changes the spherical power of the spherical lens; and an optical axis deflector that deflects the measuring optical axis so as to align the measuring optical axis with a visual axis of the eye, wherein accommodation ability is measured based on the spherical power of the spherical lens in a state in which the measuring optical axis is deflected by the optical axis deflector.
US09320422B1	Surgical retractor A surgical retractor having first and second elongate members with semi-circular distal ends and proximal ends with a coupling area there between for maintaining tissue away from a surgical site. One elongate member is inserted into a surgical site and serves as a template for forming a pocket therein. A second elongate member is connected to the first inside the surgical site and serves as a template for creating the opposed half of the pocket. Relatively large inplant, 14-15 cm are inserted into the pocket.
US09320415B2	Method and device for treating objects with at least one treatment agent in a household device, said household device, associated packaging and a dosing device A household device for treating objects with a treatment agent is provided, in which the household device includes a first part of an identification system to identify data of a second part of the identification system, the data of the second part of the identification system comprising information on a dosing parameter of a dosing device, and the data of the second part of the identification system being associated with of a packaging for the dosing device, and means for adapting one of the treating of objects by the household device and a dosing the treatment agent by the dosing device based upon the identified data.
US09320411B2	Table top dishwasher A table top dishwasher comprises: (a) a tub (10) for accommodating articles to be cleaned; and (b) a cover member (12) forming a water-tight hood over said tub (10), said hood comprising a fixed hood portion (14) and a door (16), the door comprising a central region (30) and two lateral side portions (32) rotatably connected to the fixed hood portion, the door (16) being rotatable between a closed position in which the central region forms part of the hood, and an opened position in which the door is positioned within the fixed hood portion, wherein said side portions (32) each comprise at least one aperture (38, 40, 42, 44, 45) which increases the accessibility for water to flow in between the fixed hood portion and the side portions (32) during operation of the dishwater.
US09320405B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus, such as a steam mop or fluid delivery mop, comprises a handle and a foot coupled to the handle for movement along a surface to be cleaned. A cleaning pad can be mounted to a lower surface of the foot and positioned to contact the surface to be cleaned. The foot comprises a viewing window for viewing the cleaning pad.
US09320395B2	Dispersible hydroentangled basesheet with triggerable binder The present disclosure is generally directed to a dispersible moist wipe comprising hydroentangled fibers and a binder composition. The moist wipe demonstrates high initial wet strength while maintaining effective dispersion in an aqueous environment. The moist wipe has potential application as a flushable surface cleaning product and/or a flushable cleansing cloth.
US09320379B2	Motor-driven carriage, and blackout equipment including such a carriage A motor-driven carriage (100) for opening/closing a curtain, includes a housing (110) that is provided with two members (124, 126) for suspending the housing from a rail (50), wherein a friction wheel (112), which is driven by an electric motor and which is to contact at least one rolling surface (56, 57) of the rail, is rotatably mounted inside the housing. The carriage (100) also includes a cradle (150) provided with two other members (155, 156) for suspending the cradle from the rail (50), which are separate from the members (124, 126) for suspending the housing (110), as well as elements (153, 154) for coupling to the curtain. The cradle is mounted onto the housing (110) and is driven by the housing when the latter moves along the rail, the housing (110) and the cradle (150) optionally being capable of relative movement there between.
US09320376B2	Reusable food covers The present disclosure is directed to reusable food covers. Such reusable food covers may be flexible so that they can create a seal with partially consumed foods, such as fruits and vegetables, to preserve these foods and extend the time of being suitable and desirable for consumption. Each cover may include a base and a flexible wall formed as a single unitary structure.
US09320373B2	Blank and methods of constructing a food holder from the blank A food holder for retaining a food product is provided. The food holder is formed from a continuous blank of the sheet material. The food holder includes a top tray including a center panel, a side panel, and an end panel coupled together along a plurality of fold lines. The food holder further includes a bottom tray including a center panel, a side panel, and an end panel coupled together along a plurality of fold lines. The bottom tray is rotatably coupled to the top tray along a hinge line. The top tray is rotatable relative to the bottom tray from an open position to a closed position. The food holder further includes a moveable section including a portion of at lest one of the top tray side panel and the bottom tray side panel. The moveable section facilitates movement of the top tray relative to the bottom tray for retaining the food product.
US09320362B1	Mattress corner lifting device A mattress corner lifter that includes a base and a lifting mechanism supported by the base. Also, a platform is rotatably supported at the top of the lifting mechanism. The lifting has a compressed state, an extended state and an intermediate state between the compressed and extended states. In the compressed state the mattress lifter pushes up with a force of less than 25 lbs, but in its intermediate state the force with which the mattress lifter presses up increases as the mattress lifter extends, until it reaches a maximum of at least 40 lbs, and wherein at the extended state the mattress lifter resists compression with a force of at least 40 lbs.
US09320356B2	Tamper-resistant and easy-access utility pedestal A protective device for housing utility equipment is tamper-resistant and allows easy access to the equipment for maintenance. A slidable mounting unit is normally stored and operative inside the durable main body in an in-use position, but may be lifted up, with the utility equipment attached, from the main body for access to the equipment. The mounting unit is locked inside the main body by a lock that is difficult to access with any cutting or impact tools, to prevent or limit vandalism and opening of the system. The lock may be located in a space beneath the mounting unit and accessible through multiple small and narrow hand-holes that tend to allow only a person's hands, with a key or key-card, to reach the lock. A pivotal antenna/mast system may be included in a way that allows only an authorized user to lower the antenna/mast for maintenance.
US09320352B2	Articulating support arm An articulating support arm includes a base, at least first and second links, a control head and a platform. The base, first and second links and control head are pivotally connected in a four bar linkage configuration. The control head has a forward end pivotally connected to the platform and the platform is movable from a forward fully extended position wherein the control head is forward of the base to a rearward fully retracted position wherein the control head passes below and to a position rearward of the base.
US09320350B1	Portable surface extender A portable surface extender for temporarily extending the surface of a desktop or such similar surface. The extender is a slender panel having gripping members on at least on side. The gripping members attach to a desktop. Alternatively, a panel is attached to a desk by way of a conjoining adaptor, which has two opposing groups of gripping members. One group of members grips a desk or tabletop, whereas, an opposing group of members grips a panel or the like.
US09320346B2	Attachment strap An attachment strap incorporating an elongated strap segment extending away from an attachment head. The attachment head includes a crossbar extending between raised lateral sidewalls. The strap may be passed under the crossbar between the lateral sidewalls. The strap segment includes an array of raised or lowered profile elements disposed at positions along the length. The crossbar includes a complementary raised or lowered profile element adapted to matedly engage the strap profile elements in reversible inserted relation and to hold the strap in place within the attachment head following insertion of the strap behind the crossbar.
US09320334B2	Hair removal apparatus A hair removal apparatus adapted to remove hair can be manually, electrically, or battery operated, and is configured to fit comfortably from various parts of the body utilizing a threading member. The hair removal apparatus within the palm of a user's hand such that the user may accurately guide the hair removal apparatus over the desired hair-removal region.
US09320322B1	Shoe securing system A shoe securing system is disclosed including a shoe attachment strap unit having a pair of female fasteners configured to mate with a pair of male fasteners. The shoe attachment strap unit is longitudinally elastic, and can include a fabric section and an elastic section defining a strap main body. One of the females fasteners can be provided on a separate attachment feature affixed to a bottom surface of the strap main body at one end thereof. The male fasteners can be integrally formed on a shoe upper, or be formed as separate parts to be attached to the female fasteners through shoelace eyelets or other eyelets of a shoe upper. The male fasteners and female fasteners attach through friction.
US09320318B2	Articulated shank Shoes and/or shoe elements facilitate natural foot motion and/or reduce forces tending to fight natural foot motion. In at least some such structures, a wearer's heel is secured to the hindfoot region of a shoe (e.g., by a strap system) in a manner that permits heel/forefoot rotation and that allows the lower leg to remain straight. In other structures, a shoe can include a heel supporting component that is separate from a midsole component, and this heel supporting component can move toward the lateral side and/or medial side of the shoe along an interface between the heel supporting component and the midsole component. Other suitable shoe and shoe component structures also are described.
US09320317B2	Sole construction In a sole construction for a running shoe having an outer sole and an intermediate sole, the sole construction including a plurality of hollow elements which are in each case closed off by front and rear flanks in the longitudinal direction of the sole construction but are open at the sides and have upper and lower inner faces at a mutual spacing. The hollow elements are configured to absorb forces which act on them during running in each case by elastic deformation with a reduction in the spacing between their inner faces and optionally by horizontal displacement of their inner faces with respect to one another. The hollow elements are configured to deform to such an extent that their upper and lower inner faces come into contact with one another, and that this contact prevents a horizontal displacement of their inner faces with respect to one another.
US09320313B2	Split-sole footwear An article of footwear including a textile upper and a split sole, the split sole having a forefoot portion and a heel portion separated by a gap under the instep portion of the article of footwear. An x-shaped bridge arches over the wearer's foot and connects the forefoot portion of the split sole to the heel portion of the split sole. The article of footwear is fabricated using injection molding to impregnate the fabric at the bottom of the textile upper and to form the split sole.
US09320310B1	Clothing garment with combination hat and hood A garment comprising a cover having a lower edge attached substantially to the circumference of a neck of the garment and an upper edge that is attached to a hat. The cover having an opening for the wearer's face has a secure fitting around the wearer's head when the hat is worn by the wearer, thereby preventing wind and cold from reaching the wearer's neck and sides of the face and head and improving the wearer's peripheral vision.
US09320305B1	Garment having integrated breast support Soft and flexible breast support elements are integratable into loungewear and sleepwear such that comfortable support and shaping are provided. The structure and placement of bra cups provides soft support while an arrangement of elastic elements maintains the position of the breast support elements without wires or fasteners.
US09320304B1	Food apron The present disclosure generally pertains to a bib or apron for use by infants, young children, older adults or person with special needs to protect their clothing and/or furniture from food and liquid spills. The apron is created form a unitary piece of material and includes a flexible pocket created by folding the bottom portion of the garment upward. The apron further includes two or more bifold straps that are placed along the sides of the garment. The bifold straps are wrapped around the bottom of the apron and are secured to the back of the apron via two or more attachment devices to maintain the integrity of the flexible pocket. Detachment of the bifold straps causes the front pocket to easily disassemble, allowing for easy cleaning of the apron after use. The apron further includes a pocket located on the back side of the garment for storage of feeding accessories.
US09320300B2	Electronic cigarette An electronic cigarette has a power device (1), a sensor (2), an atomizing core component and a liquid storage component (3). The atomizing core component includes an electric heater (5) and a liquid permeating component (6). The electric heater (5) has a through hole (51), the liquid storage component (3) has a channel (31), and the sensor (2) is connected with the through hole (51) and the channel (31) to form an airflow loop by the auxiliary air inlet. The liquid permeating component (6) is directly sleeved on the electric heater (5), so that the cigarette can adequately heat gasified smoke with uniform small drops. The electric heater (5) and the liquid storage component (3) are connected with the through hole (51) and the channel (31), so that the vapor generated by the atomizing process can be cooled.
US09320293B2	Popcorn kettle A popcorn kettle is provided with a heater plate mounting one or more heater elements in an annular configuration about a thermostat. Two semicircular disposed slots in said heater plate isolate the thermostat from heat directly conducted through the plate to the thermostat except in defined areas between ends of the slots. This prevents a high rate of heat rise which could be witnessed by the thermostat causing premature cessation of a popping cycle.
US09320290B2	Home and professional ice cream product making machine An ice cream product making machine includes a main body, housing a refrigerating unit, and a secondary body, removably associated with the main body, including a mixing and cooling unit having a vertical axis interacting with the refrigerating unit, a lid allowing access to an interior and inside, a stirrer. The secondary body includes a hollow space surrounding the mixing and cooling unit and integral with it, containing a coolant to cool the mixing and cooling unit when the secondary body is associated with the main body, during machine operation, and to keep the mixing and cooling unit cool when the secondary body is separated from the main body.
US09320289B2	Isotopically modified compounds and their use as food supplements A nutrient composition comprises an essential nutrient in which at least one exchangeable H atom is 2H and/or at least one C atom is 13C. The nutrient is thus protected from, inter alia, active oxygen species.
US09320283B2	Trichoderma asperellum to remediate Phytophthora ramorum-infested soil Despite efforts of eradication and sanitation, Phytophthora ramorum persists in the United States and has been a problem in commercial nurseries since 2001. Detection in a nursery immediately causes the nursery to be under quarantine until the P. ramorum can be proven to be eradicated. Treatment with the biological control agent Trichoderma asperellum showed promise in laboratory results to remediate P. ramorum-infested potting soil. Sixteen T. asperellum isolates were screened, found to have variable mycoparasitic activities, and further tested in natural field settings. Field plots having P. ramorum-infested soil were treated with T. asperellum, a chemical and two different commercial biological control products and compared to non-treated infested soil. After 8 weeks, P. ramorum populations were not detected in the soil treated with T. asperellum isolate 04-22 showing that T. asperellum isolate 04-22 could remediate soils infested with P. ramorum under natural field conditions.
US09320273B2	Extract of euodia suaveolens scheff, repellent compositions and use thereof The invention relates to an extract of Euodia suaveolens Scheff. The invention is characterized in that the extract is obtained from the airborne portions of the plant by means of at least one extraction step using an organic or hydro-alcoholic solvent, and in that it comprises evodone at a concentration of between 0.1 and 35% by weight of the total weight of the extract, and in that it has an insect repellent activity. The invention also relates to a repellent composition, characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, evodone at a concentration of between 0.1 and 25% by weight of the total weight of the composition, and to the use of evodone as an active agent for repelling insects, in particular mosquitoes and more particularly the European/Mediterranean mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti species.
US09320270B2	Method of field application of natural pesticides with reduced toxicity and high efficacy by means of microencapsulation Microencapsulated formulations of macrolide lactones (abamectin, milbemectin, milbemycins emamectin, avermectins, ivermectins) wherein the active ingredient is protected from UV-degradation, with exceptional release characteristics resembling those of an emulsion concentrate or, if desired, of long-lasting effect; further with appropriate rheological properties, and with reduced toxicity. The invention provides a unique microencapsulation process for the chemical stability and biological activity of mectins, e.g. abamectin, and provides microcapsules of mectins to be used in formulations CS, WG/CS, ZC, EC/CS and any formulation type containing microcapsules and combination with other biologically active ingredients.
US09320265B2	Bee feeders and bee feeding systems for bee colonies A bee feeder system includes a bee house having a plurality of levels. One of the levels includes a bee feeder having a frame with a top major surface and a bottom major surface. The frame surrounds a central opening and a feeder pipe extends across the central opening. The feeder pipe has a distal section that includes feeder holes. A divider covers the central opening. The feeder pipe has a proximal section that extends outside the frame. A feed container is attached to the proximal section of the feeder pipe. The feeder pipe is rotatable relative to the frame for moving between an ON position in which the feeder holes face toward the bottom major face of the frame and an OFF position in which the feeder holes face toward the top major face of the frame.
US09320260B2	Hip lift harness device and method An animal lifting device and method is provided. In particular, a hip member and a chest member are provided that have handles thereon. The chest member and the hip member may be selectively interconnected to each other with an interconnection member. The chest member may include an upper portion, shoulder pads, a chest pad, a center cross member, and an adjustable strap. The hip member may include an upper portion, an adjustable sling, and adjustable straps.
US09320259B2	Antimicrobial material The invention relates to a method for preparing antimicrobial material. The method comprises heating material comprising wood or bark or material derived therefrom, under conditions sufficient to render the material antimicrobial. The invention also relates to antimicrobial materials prepared by such methods, and to various uses of the antimicrobial materials, for example in reducing microbial activity in animal bedding, such as that which is used in poultry farming.
US09320257B2	Gate system to grant an animal access to a space The invention includes an assembly to provide an animal access to a space. The assembly includes an entrance gate which, in a first position provides access to the space and, in a second position, blocks the access to the space. The assembly further includes a measuring device configured to measure a walking speed of the animal, and to transmit a signal indicative of the measured walking speed. The assembly also includes a control device configured to receive the signal from the measuring device, and to control the entrance gate depending on the received signal.By using the measured walking speed of the animal, the control device can, for example, close the entrance gate sooner or close it more quickly if there is a threat of an animal being crushed.
US09320251B2	Lettuce line SV0822LD The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated SV0822LD. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line SV0822LD, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line SV0822LD with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line SV0822LD, including the gametes of such plants.
US09320247B2	Hybrid spinach variety 51-336 RZ The present invention relates to a Spinacia oleracea seed designated 51-336 RZ, which exhibits late bolting, circular first foliage leaves, smooth mature leaves, and resistance against downy mildew (Peronospora farinosa f.sp. spinaciae) races Pfs1 to Pfs13 and strain UA4410. The present invention also relates to a Spinacia oleracea plant produced by growing the 51-336 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the spinach cultivar, represented by spinach variety 51-336 RZ.
US09320245B1	Soybean cultivar 46312031 A soybean cultivar designated 46312031 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 46312031, to the plants of soybean cultivar 46312031, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 46312031, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 46312031. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 46312031. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 46312031, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 46312031 with another soybean cultivar.
US09320244B1	Soybean cultivar S140176 A soybean cultivar designated S140176 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140176, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140176, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140176, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140176. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140176. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140176, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S140176 with another soybean cultivar.
US09320243B1	Soybean variety XR45Z14RX The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR45Z14RX. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR45Z14RX. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR45Z14RX and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR45Z14RX with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09320242B1	Soybean variety XR43A14RX The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR43A14RX. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR43A14RX. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR43A14RX and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR43A14RX with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09320240B1	Soybean variety XR35AS14RX The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XR35AS14RX. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XR35AS14RX. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XR35AS14RX and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XR35AS14RX with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09320238B1	Soybean variety XB20AA14R2 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated XB20AA14R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety XB20AA14R2. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety XB20AA14R2 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety XB20AA14R2 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09320225B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH966110 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH966110. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH966110, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH966110 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH966110.
US09320223B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV172353 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV172353. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV172353, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV172353 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV172353 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV172353.
US09320222B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV319385 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV319385. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV319385, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV319385 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV319385 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV319385.
US09320215B2	Method for transferring one or more genetic traits from a plant of the purple-flowered Capsicum species to a plant of the white-flowered Capsicum species The present invention relates to a white-flowered Capsicum annuum plant, comprising a gene encoding the bacterial spot disease resistance protein 4 (Bs4), wherein the gene is derived from a purple-flowered Capsicum species plant and the gene conveys resistance to a bacterial spot pathogen disease caused by Xanthomanas campestris pv. vesicatoria. The invention also relates to a white-flowered Capsicum annuum plant, comprising a gene encoding the bacterial spot disease resistance protein 4 (Bs4), wherein the plant is resistant to bacterial spot pathogen disease caused by Xanthomanas campestris pv. vesicatoria race I, II, III, IV, and VI. The invention further relates to a seed that produces a white-flowered Capsicum annuum plant, comprising a gene encoding Bs4, and pepper fruit produced by a white-flowered Capsicum annuum plant, comprising a gene encoding Bs4.
US09320212B1	Tagetes patula variety ‘PAS1077384’ The invention provides seed and plants of Tagetes patula variety ‘PAS1077384’. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of Tagetes patula variety ‘PAS1077384’, and to methods for producing a marigold plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another marigold plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the gametes of such plants.
US09320209B2	Methods of sorting plant embryos Methods of sorting plant somatic embryos according to germination potential are provided.
US09320208B2	Soybean cultivar S130051 A soybean cultivar designated S130051 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S130051, to the plants of soybean cultivar S130051, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S130051, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S130051. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130051. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S130051, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S130051 with another soybean cultivar.
US09320207B2	Substrate intended to act as a cultivation support and use for the preparation in particular of sport surfaces A culture support substrate comprising: a first part, making up the backbone of the substrate and representing more than 70% of the total volume of the substrate, composed of particles P>100 μm with particle size greater than 100 μm, the particles as a whole consisting of hard particles PH>100 and/or of resilient particles PR>100, wherein the resilient particles make up a proportion by volume PV of between 0% and 100% by volume of this first part; a second part of corpuscular components P<100 with a particle size of less than 100 μm, and making up from 0 to 450 g/l of the substrate; a third part, making up from 0 to 200 g/l of the substrate, composed of fine fibers between 3 mm and 100 mm in length and between 5 μm and 35 μm in diameter; and a fourth part, making up from 0 to 200 g/l of the substrate.
US09320200B2	Baler and method of baling A baler apparatus includes a baling chamber including a channel including an inlet end and an outlet end, a reciprocating plunger adjacent the inlet end of the baling chamber that is operable to compress a body of bale material within the baling chamber, a binding device for binding the compressed body of bale material to form a bale, and at least one adjustable wall for adjusting the compression of the bale material during formation of a bale.
US09320198B2	System and method for controlling a draper header during and after a deslugging or clean out operation A system and method of operation of a draper header of an agricultural work machine during a deslugging or clean out operation and after resumption of normal crop processing. During the deslugging or clean out operation, a feed draper is reversed or paused and the at least one side draper is paused. The method includes automatically resuming operation of the feed draper and at least one side draper in a graduated progression for more efficient clearing of the slug or blockage of crop material.
US09326431B2	Server cooling system In a server cooling device having a cold zone and a hot zone, a flow of cold air is determined depending on an air conditioner disposed in the hot zone and a size of a casing. A server cooling system is provided in which a chamber is substantially divided into two parts with a cold aisle formed in one part and a hot aisle formed in the other part, and a server rack is disposed on a boundary between the cold aisle and the hot aisle. The server cooling system includes: an air conditioner provided on the hot aisle side; a circulation path disposed so as to extend from the air conditioner to the cold aisle; and a shield provided on the boundary excluding the server rack. The shield is provided with a gallery capable of venting from the cold aisle to the hot aisle.
US09326426B2	Equipment enclosure with air diverter temperature control system An equipment enclosure includes an air exhaust opening and an air intake opening at respective upper and lower regions of the enclosure, and an interior equipment chamber configured to house controlled temperature equipment at a controlled temperature equipment area. A temperature diverter system includes a warm air exhaust subsystem and a warm air circulation subsystem. The warm air exhaust subsystem is operable to vent warm air in the enclosure through the air exhaust opening in order to cool the controlled temperature equipment area. The warm air circulation subsystem is operable to circulate warm air in the enclosure to the controlled temperature equipment area in order to warm that area. The equipment enclosure further includes one or more temperature sensors and a temperature controller for controlling operations of the warm air exhaust subsystem and the warm air circulation system based on input from the temperature sensor(s).
US09326423B2	Method for limiting the variation in the temperature of an electrical component A method for limiting temperature variation of an electrical component includes detecting a switch from passive to active states and, in response, varying a potential difference between capacitor electrodes from a first value to a second value, the electrodes being mechanically and electrically insulated from each other by a layer of electrocaloric dielectric, and in response to detecting a switch from active to passive states, varying the potential difference between the electrodes from the second to the first value.
US09326419B2	Heat dissipation system for communication device with box type chassis, box type chassis, and communication device A heat dissipation system in a box type chassis of a communication device includes an upper heat dissipation channel and a lower heat dissipation channel, which both have an air exhaust vent and an air intake vent, the air intake vent and the air exhaust vent of the upper heat dissipation channel and the lower heat dissipation channel are defined on sidewalls of the box type chassis, and the air intake vent of the upper heat dissipation channel is located above the air exhaust vent of the lower heat dissipation channel. An air baffle is arranged in the box type chassis to generate a circulative airflow in the box type chassis, and therefore, heat dissipated by a circuit board is circulated in the box type chassis through the airflow, the temperature in the box type chassis reaches an extent that prevents vapor from condensing or even becoming a water film.
US09326418B2	Unified network connection device A system for facilitating the design, installation and reconfiguration of physical connections in a network. One or more application modules interface with a chassis to create configurations for particular network needs. Different chassis can used for different network applications, such as a rack, housing or desk. A module tab, a faceplate protrusion and a mounting fastener provide a simple method for securing a module to the chassis through a chassis opening. The faceplate module is secured to the chassis and jacks are secured to the faceplate through the use of a jack plate. The jack plate fits through the opening of the chassis. The resulting connection module allows cables to come pre-terminated to a jack plate or cables can be assembled to a complete module. This allows a user to install jacks from the back of a rack or front of a rack.
US09326415B2	Chassis for storage devices Provided herein is an apparatus, including a storage compartment; a central partition of the storage compartment, wherein the central partition of the storage compartment provides a housing for a number of connectors for respectively connecting a number of digital data storage devices into both sides of the central partition of the storage compartment.
US09326412B2	Bicycle electric control device An electric control device for a bicycle that includes a base member mountable to a bicycle handlebar, a first electric user interface member operatively coupled to the base member, and a second electric user interface member operatively coupled to the base member. The first electric user interface member and the second electric user interface member are adjustable relative to one another.
US09326394B2	Dual screen electronic device and detachable display module thereof A dual screen electronic device includes a main device having a first casing and a display screen, and a detachable display module. The first casing has a first opening. The display screen is located on the first casing and exposed from the first opening. The detachable display module includes a second casing, a power supply module, an electrophoretic display (EPD) module, and a control module. The second casing is detachably positioned on the first casing, and has a second opening. The power supply module is arranged on the second casing. The EPD module is fixed to the second casing, or is detachably positioned on the second casing, and has a display region exposed from the second opening. The control module is selectively located on the second casing or on the EPD module, and is electrically connected to the EPD module and the power supply module.
US09326386B2	Computer system component bay An apparatus includes a component bay having an operational height and an expanded height. The component bay is moveable between the operational height and the expanded height. A thermal element divides the component bay into one or more compartments, each compartment configured to receive a system component. The component bay at the operational height provides thermal contact between the received system component and the thermal element.
US09326378B2	Thin-film wiring substrate and substrate for probe card A thin-film wiring substrate includes a base B including a ceramic substrate having an upper surface and a wiring conductor provided on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate; a bonding layer and a thin-film wiring layer laminated in order on the upper surface of the ceramic substrate; and a through conductor that passes through the bonding layer in a thickness direction and electrically connects the wiring conductor to the thin-film wiring layer, Wherein the bonding layer includes a core layer composed of a thermosetting resin and adhesive layers respectively laminated on an upper surface and a lower surface of the core layer, the adhesive layers being composed of a thermosetting resin having an elastic modulus smaller than that of the thermosetting resin constituting the core layer.
US09326370B2	Printed circuit board Provided is a printed circuit board capable of increasing an inductance value of a power pattern and a ground pattern while keeping a low electric resistance value of the power pattern and the ground pattern. The printed circuit board includes a printed wiring board including: a power layer having a power pattern formed therein; and a ground layer having a ground pattern formed therein. On the printed wiring board, an LSI as a semiconductor device and an LSI as a power supply member are mounted. The ground pattern has a first ground region that overlaps the power pattern as viewed from the direction perpendicular to the surface of the printed wiring board. In the first ground region, at least one defect portion is formed. In the first ground region, the defect portion forms a region that is narrower than the power pattern.
US09326368B2	Electronic control unit and electric power steering apparatus having the same An electronic control unit includes a board, a heat-generating device, a connector, and a heatsink. The board has an insulating layer and a wiring pattern partially exposed outside the insulating layer. The heat-generating device is mounted on the board and electrically connected to the wiring pattern. The connector is located adjacent to the heat-generating device and has a connection terminal connected to the wiring pattern. The heatsink is located opposite to the board across the heat-generating device and in contact with the heat-generating device to dissipate heat of the heat-generating device. The wiring pattern has a land pattern including a mount portion and a connection portion. The heat-generating device is mounted on the mount portion. The connection terminal of the connector is connected to the connection portion.
US09326367B2	Devices for gas cooling plasma arc torches and related systems and methods In some aspects, nozzles for gas-cooled plasma torches can include a body having a first end and a second end that define a longitudinal axis; a plenum region substantially formed within the body that extends from the first end and is configured to receive a plasma gas flow; an exit orifice located at the second end oriented substantially coaxially with the longitudinal axis, the exit orifice fluidly connected to the plenum region; and a feature on an outer surface of the body to increase cooling by receiving a high velocity cooling gas flow flowing in a direction along a length of the body, an impingement surface of the feature to receive the cooling gas flow at a substantially perpendicular direction relative to the impingement surface and to redirect the cooling gas flow to promote cooling and uniform shield flow.
US09326355B2	Control panel, control method thereof and clothes treating apparatus having the same Disclosed are a control panel provided on an apparatus to control the apparatus, a control method thereof, and a clothes treating apparatus having the control panel. The control method includes the actions of receiving, at a clothes treating apparatus, a power supply command through a power input unit; and based on receiving power to the control panel, controlling a target light emission unit located on a panel body of the clothes treating apparatus. The controlling includes the actions of dividing a duty cycle of current supplied to each of a plurality of light emission units into a duty cycle of the target light emission unit and a duty cycle of a background light emission unit, the plurality of light emission units being located under the light discharge unit and being configured to emit light toward the light discharge unit.
US09326348B2	Solid state illumination system An illumination system comprises at least two light sources (101,102,103) having different emission spectra to one another; a detection circuit (131,132,133) for sensing a light intensity using at least one of the light sources as a photosensor; and driving means (161,162,163) for driving the light source in dependence on the sensed spectral distribution of light. The emission spectrum of a light source with the smallest bandgap overlaps the emission spectrum of a light source with the second-smallest bandgap. The illumination system is possible to measure the intensity of light emitted by the light source with the smallest bandgap by putting the light source with the second-smallest bandgap in detection mode. The illumination system may also sense the spectral distribution of ambient light, to allow the output from the illumination system to be adjusted in dependence on the ambient light.
US09326344B2	LED light source with trailing edge phase cut dimming Dimmable LED light source comprising: —a rectifier having rectifier input terminals for connection to respective output terminals of a phase cut dimmer of the trailing edge type, input terminals of the phase cut dimmer being connected to the mains supply, and having a first rectifier output terminal and a second rectifier output terminal, —a bleeder circuit connecting the rectifier output terminals, —a series arrangement comprising a first unidirectional element and first capacitive means connecting the rectifier output terminals, —a converter circuit, having input terminals coupled to respective sides of the first capacitive means and output terminals coupled to a LED load, for generating a current through the LED load, in dependence on a dim signal, out of a voltage present across the capacitive means, —a dim circuit for generating a dim signal as a function of the adjusted phase angle of the phase cut dimmer and for supplying the dim signal to a dim input of the converter circuit, —a series arrangement comprising a switching element and second capacitive means coupled between a terminal between the first unidirectional element and the second output terminal of the rectifier, —a control circuit for controlling the switching element in the conductive state when the voltage between the first and second output terminals of the rectifier drops below a first predetermined reference and for controlling the switching element in the non-conductive state when the voltage across the second capacitive means has reached a second predetermined reference, wherein the first capacitive means is dimensioned so that the voltage between the first and the second output terminal of the rectifier equals the sum of the voltage across the first capacitive means and the voltage across the first unidirectional means if the switching element is non-conductive.
US09326341B2	Light-emitting module, LED driving circuit, and LED driving method A light-emitting diode (LED) driving circuit is configured for driving at least one group of LEDs. The LED driving circuit includes a constant current source, a pulse width modulation (PWM) element, and at least one pulse frequency modulation (PFM) element. The constant current source is configured for generating a current signal with a constant current value; the PWM element is electrically connected to the constant current source and configured for modulating the current signal to generate a PWM signal corresponding to the current signal; the PFM element is electrically connected between the PWM element and the LED and configured for modulating a frequency width of the PWM signal to generate at least one PFM signal for driving the LED.
US09326339B2	LED lighting device with control means and method for operating the LED lighting device An LED lighting device for AC voltage supply is provided. The device has LEDs that are divided into multiple LED part groups. A supply voltage is provided to the device. The LED part groups provides a plurality of LED strands each formed by a certain number of LED part groups arranged in series with each other. The device has shorting links each for bridging one of the LED part groups in an LED strand. The device also has a control means for controlling the shorting links to place the LED strands in at least two switch states. The through voltages of the LED strands are different, when the LED strands are in the switch states, respectively.
US09326335B1	Second stage calibration in DC/DC LED current regulation A current regulator controller includes a differential amplifier that is arranged to output a current sense signal based on a differential input signal and a first stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a first stage trim circuit that is arranged to provide the first stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a digital-to-analog converter that is arranged to provide a set signal based on a digital input signal and a second stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a second stage trim circuit that is arranged to provide the second stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes an error amplifier that is arranged to output an error signal based on the set signal and the current sense signal. The regulation of the current is based on the error signal.
US09326334B2	Electronic ballast for operating at least one first cascade of LEDs An electronic ballast for operating at least one first cascade of LEDs may include an input for coupling to an AC supply voltage, a rectifier that is coupled to the input, wherein the rectifier has an output having a first and a second output connection, a first unit that includes the first cascade of LEDs, wherein the first unit is coupled to the first output connection of the rectifier, a series circuit including an inphase regulator and a shunt resistor, wherein the series circuit is coupled between the first unit and the second output connection of the rectifier, a setpoint value prescribing apparatus for the inphase regulator having an output that is coupled thereto, wherein the setpoint value prescribing apparatus provides a first setpoint value element at its output, and a second setpoint value element—superimposed on the first setpoint value element—for the inphase regulator.
US09326324B2	Heat generating element An electrical heating device for a motor vehicle includes a frame in which is accommodated a layer structure with corrugated-rib elements and heat generating elements. Each heat generating element includes a positional frame which forms a receptacle in which a PTC element is accommodated, and which includes contact plates abutting on two oppositely situated sides of the PTC element. The heat generating element is formed such that the receptacle is sealed and is accessible through at least one inspection channel that is accessible from the outside. The electrical heating device has a sleeve receptacle which is adapted for the sealing accommodation of a connection piece that protrudes from the heat generating element. Also disclosed is a method for the manufacture of an electrical heating device in which the sealing of the heat generating elements is checked.
US09326323B2	System for determining ambient temperature A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature.
US09326322B2	Virtual access module distribution apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for distributing electronic access client modules for use with electronic devices. In one embodiment, the access client modules are virtual subscriber identity modules (VSIMs) that can be downloaded from online services for use with cellular-equipped devices such as smartphones. The online services may include a point of sale (POS) system that sells electronic devices to users. A broker may be used to facilitate the selection of a virtual subscriber identity module. A provisioning service may also be used to provision the selected VSIM.
US09326319B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a conductive member configured to radiate radio signals, and a blocking portion configured to mismatch impedance in a third frequency band between a first frequency and a second frequency when the conductive member multi-resonates between the first frequency and the second frequency.
US09326304B2	Configuring wireless devices for a wireless infrastructure network Systems and methods permit a wireless device to receive data wirelessly via an infrastructure wireless network, without physically connecting the wireless device to a computer in order to configure it, and without having an existing infrastructure wireless network for the wireless device to connect to. A remote server hosts a website that permits a user of the wireless device to input via a computer credential data for at least one infrastructure wireless network. The content access point transmits the credential data for the at least one infrastructure wireless network to the wireless device via the ad hoc wireless network, such that, upon receipt of the credential data for the at least one infrastructure wireless network, the wireless device is configured to connect to the at least one infrastructure wireless network.
US09326300B2	Mobile communication system, base station apparatus and mobile station apparatus To prevent a collision from occurring at the time of random access in cases such as handover, response to paging and the like where a mobile station apparatus performs random access in response to directions from a base station apparatus. In a mobile communication system in which a mobile station apparatus 200 uses a signature of a beforehand determined signature group at the time of random access with a base station apparatus 100, the signature group is comprised of a signature group managed by the base station apparatus 100 and another signature group managed by the mobile station apparatus 200. The signature group managed by the base station apparatus 100 includes signatures associated with particular random access reasons to be selected by the base station apparatus 100.
US09326299B2	Method for receiving data and wireless device Provided are a method for receiving data in a wireless communication system and a wireless device. The wireless device receives a downlink grant on a downlink control channel, and determines the size of a downlink transmission block on the basis of the downlink grant. The maximum size of the downlink transmission block is limited to below or equal to a specific value.
US09326298B2	Wireless device background uplink small data packet A communication apparatus includes a wireless transceiver that transmits data packets including background traffic data packets and a transceiver control unit that controls transmission by the wireless transceiver of the data packets. The transceiver control unit receives, prior to their transmission, all data packets that are to be transmitted by the wireless transceiver. The transceiver control unit includes an aggregation unit that aggregates all background traffic data packets received by the transceiver control unit over an aggregation period of a certain maximum duration and causes the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit the aggregated background traffic data packets only after the aggregation period has expired.
US09326294B2	System and method for grouping and assigning channels in a network system System and methods are provided for dynamically assigning wireless channels to priority groups based on characteristics of the channels, the environment in which the channels will be used, regulatory requirements, and/or capabilities of client devices. Thereafter, channels may be intelligently assigned to access points to achieve one or more goals. For example, wireless channels may be assigned to access points to ensure balanced coverage throughout the network system for client devices of each type/capability, to minimize effects of wireless interference in the network system, to increase fault tolerance in the network system, and/or to generally improve the coverage and quality of connections in the network system.
US09326278B2	User equipment and method for reducing delay in a radio access network Embodiments of user equipment and methods for reducing delay in a radio-access network (RAN) are generally described herein. Embodiments disclosed herein provide enhancements that may be applicable to a 3GPP LTE RAN for reducing delay that may be particularly beneficial for real-time over-the-top (OTT) applications. Some embodiments provide for an uplink delayed buffer status report. Some embodiments provide for a downlink congestion and buffer report. Some embodiments provide for traffic characteristic based inter-UE prioritization.
US09326275B2	Radio base station apparatus, radio communication method in radio base station apparatus, and radio communication system A radio base station apparatus for performing radio communication with a terminal apparatus by using a first and second radio frequency bands, the radio base station apparatus including a change unit which changes a radio frequency band for transmitting a control signal from the first radio frequency band to the second radio frequency band, when the change unit detects interference with respect to the control signal transmitted to the terminal apparatus; and a transmission unit which transmits the control signal by using the second radio frequency band.
US09326274B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting a MAC PDU based on MAC header type information An apparatus and methods for communicating in a wireless access system using a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU), the method including receiving, by a mobile station (MS) from a base station (BS), a dynamic service addition request (AAI_DSA-REQ) message requesting to create a service flow, the AAI_DSA-REQ message including a first MAC header type parameter indicating a type of a MAC header included in the MAC PDU of the service flow and a flow identifier (FID) identifying a connection associated with the service flow; transmitting, by the MS to the BS, a dynamic service addition response (AAI_DSA-RSP) message in response to the AAI_DSA-REQ message, the AAI_DSA-RSP message including a second MAC header type parameter indicating the type of a MAC header included in the MAC PDU of the service flow; and communicating with the BS using the MAC PDU.
US09326273B2	Apparatus, system and method of wireless backhaul communication between wireless communication nodes Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of wireless backhaul communication between wireless communication nodes. For example, a wireless communication controller may control a wireless communication node to communicate with one or more other wireless communication nodes via one or more backhaul links of a backhaul network over a first frequency band, and to communicate with a control station via a control link over a second frequency band, the first frequency band is higher than the second frequency band.
US09326269B2	Apparatus and method for synchronization between scanning interval and multicast interval in broadband wireless access system Scanning cycle synchronization of a multicast service in a broadband wireless access system is provided. Multicast group information of a multicast group to which a Mobile Station (MS) belongs is received at the MS from an application server. A scanning cycle pattern and a scan offset of a multicast service corresponding to the multicast group are determined. A scanning cycle of the multicast is set according to the scanning cycle pattern and the scan offset. Scanning and reception of multicast data are performed according to the scanning cycle.
US09326265B2	Method and system for locating a mobile terminal The present invention relates to a method and system for locating a mobile terminal addressed in a location service request by an overlay identity. A database (60) is accessed to obtain a first routing information of the mobile terminal based on the overlay identity, and the first routing information is then used to access a sub-scriber database (40) in order to derive a second routing information and a cellular identity of the mobile terminal (10), based on which a location service of the cellular network is initiated. Thereby, a LCS clients of the overlay system (e.g. IMS) can be supported in current LCS services to enhance their functionality.
US09326264B2	Method of determining location A method of locating a mobile device (25) registered to a home telecommunications network (11), the method comprising: monitoring (40) network transactions; identifying (42) a first type of network transaction (30) indicating that the mobile device (25) is connected to a component of a foreign telecommunications network; identifying (44) a second type of network transaction (30) indicating that the mobile device (25) has cancelled a connection to the component of the foreign telecommunications network; locating (46) the mobile device (25) on the basis of the identified first and second types of network transaction (30); wherein locating (46) the mobile device (25) comprises setting the location status of the mobile device (25) as: within the foreign telecommunications network (29) if a network transaction of the first type has been identified, and; within the home telecommunications network (11) if a network transaction of the second type has been identified and no further network transactions of the first type have been identified.
US09326263B2	Site location determination using crowd sourced propagation delay and location data Site location determination using crowd sourced propagation delay and location data is provided. A propagation delay component receives a set of propagation delay measurements for communications between a mobile device and an access point. A user equipment location component receives a location of the mobile device, and a combination component combines the set of propagation delay measurements and the location into a set of location data. An access point location component determines a set of intersecting locations between the set of location data and additional sets of location data, and determines a location of the access point based on the set of intersecting locations.
US09326253B2	Wireless communication channel blanking Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate blanking on portions of bandwidth utilized by communicating devices that are dominantly interfered by a disparate device in wireless communications networks. The portions of bandwidth can relate to critical data, such as control data, and one or more of the communicating devices can request that the dominantly interfering device blank on one or more of the portions. The communicating devices can subsequently transmit data over the blanked portions free of the dominant interference. Additionally, the dominantly interfering device can request reciprocal blanking from the one or more communicating devices.
US09326251B2	Supplemental maximum power reduction for operation in restricted configurations In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a method for reducing out of band emissions. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a network signal value from a network, and reducing a transmission signal power on the basis of the network signal value, a center frequency of a transmitting channel, a number of allocated resource blocks, and a location of the allocated resource blocks within the channel.
US09326250B2	Method and device for reducing transmission power of uplink signal The present disclosure provides a method for reducing the transmission power of an uplink signal, comprising: performing, by a User Equipment (UE), Component Carrier (CC) grouping on configured uplink CCs; and comparing correspondingly the transmission power of an uplink signal in each CC group with a maximum transmission power configured for the each CC group by an evolved Node B (eNB), and performing a power reduction within the CC group when the comparison result meets an intra-group power reduction condition; and/or comparing the sum of transmission powers of uplink signals in all CC groups with a maximum transmission power configured for the UE by the eNB, when the comparison result meets an inter-group power reduction condition, performing a power reduction between the CC groups. The present disclosure further provides a device for reducing the transmission power of an uplink signal. The technical solution of the present disclosure can improve the covering capability and reliability of the uplink signal in an Inter-band CA scenario, and to improve a utilization rate of a UE's uplink transmission power.
US09326243B2	Wireless communication system, communication device and communication method A mobile station (MS) receives one or more first physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) on one or more first downlink component carriers and a plurality of second PDSCHs on a plurality of second downlink component carriers. The MS transmits, in a subframe, a first physical uplink channel with first ACK/NACK in a first uplink component carrier, the first ACK/NACK being provided for the one or more first PDSCHs received on the one or more first downlink component carriers, and a second physical uplink channel with second ACK/NACK in a second uplink component carrier, the second ACK/NACK being provided for the plurality of second PDSCHs received on the plurality of second downlink component carriers.
US09326238B2	Smart meter media access control (MAC) for single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Smart meter media access control (MAC) for single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications. Different types of wireless communication devices may be implemented within various wireless communication systems. Some of these devices may be implemented to communicate sensing and/or measurement to one or more other devices. For example, certain devices may be implemented to perform monitoring associated with any of a number of services provided by service providers (e.g., electricity, natural gas, water, Internet access, telephone service, and/or any other service). In accordance with such sensing and/or measurement related applications, a given device need not necessarily be awake or at a fully operative state at all times. Appropriate coordination, scheduling, communication medium access, etc. among potentially many implemented devices ensures effective communication and gathering of such sensing and/or measurement related data (e.g., using one or more service period (SP) announcements, various communication medium access options, etc.).
US09326236B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product providing performance and energy optimization for mobile computing A method to share a computation task among a plurality of devices including at least one mobile device. The method includes estimating a cost to perform a computation task on a data set. If the estimated cost is greater than a threshold cost, the method further includes forming an ad-hoc wireless network comprised of a plurality of devices; downloading a portion of the data set to individual ones of the devices; performing a computation task by each device on the downloaded portion of the data set; and wirelessly transferring a result of the computation task from each device to all other devices of the network. The method can be performed by execution of an application program stored in mobile devices configured for local area wireless connectivity with neighboring mobile devices and for wireless connectivity to a remote server from which the portion of the data set is downloaded.
US09326233B1	Enhanced host sleep for WLAN devices A host assembly of a wireless device enters into a handshaking procedure with firmware of the wireless device to initiate entry into or exit from a host sleep mode. Before such entry or exit, the handshaking procedure may require the host assembly to send an initiation handshake signal to the firmware, and require the firmware to send a confirmation handshake signal back to the host assembly. Entry or exit may be delayed until after the confirmation signal is received. The confirmation signal may vary depending on the handshaking configuration and activation data, and the confirmation signal may vary depending on whether the wireless device is in a power save mode or not.
US09326232B2	Schemes for providing wireless communication Technologies are generally described for providing wireless communications. In some examples, a method performed under control of a mobile operating server may include determining whether there is an authenticated wireless access point around a mobile device, if there is no authenticated wireless access point, determining whether there is a non-authenticated wireless access point whose capacity is over a predetermined value around the mobile device and if there is a non-authenticated wireless access point whose capacity is over the predetermined value, instructing the mobile device to connect to a wireless local area network provided by the non-authenticated wireless access point.
US09326224B2	Methods and arrangements for advertising services in wireless networks Logic may decide which service advertisement information to transmit in a service advertisement frame based on link margin information of each service advertisement received. Logic may filter the service advertisement information to avoid advertising service information for service providers that cannot be reached. A first station may receive a service advertisement from a second station and determine whether to include the service advertisement with a transmission of the first station's service advertisement based upon perceived proximity of the second station. A station may generate a Leaving Message if a user terminates service advertisements of the station or the station appears to be moving away from a service advertisement group. In response to receiving a Leaving Message from a neighboring station, a station may remove the neighboring station from a list of service providers maintained by the station.
US09326221B2	Method and system for signaling neighboring signals in TPS bits Provided are apparatuses and methods for detecting neighboring cells in a communication network based on Transmission Parameter Signaling (TPS) bits received in a signaling frame. In one example, a signaling frame contains a field of TPS bits that indicate a type of the signaling frame. The type of the signaling frame may indicate the information carried in the signaling frame as information of a current cell or a neighboring cell. The signaling frame may further include information from a neighboring cell in the same network or a different network as the current cell. The signaling frame may further be arranged in a superframe in which the a plurality of frames are transmitted to a receiver in a certain sequence. Each frame in a superframe or a sequence of frames may include a parameter for defining the location of the frame.
US09326220B2	Mechanism to discover 802.21 remote events and information services A mechanism or technique is provided for a MIHF to discover the events and the type of information (for the information service) available in another MIHF to be able to subscribe to such events. The mechanism allows one instance of the MIHF to publish (push model) the event it supports and therefore capable to report to another instance of the MIHF (e.g. the first being in the terminal and the second one in the network). Also, the mechanism allows one instance of the MIHF to request (pull model) whether a specific event is supported by another instance of the MIHF (e.g. the first being in the network and the second one in the terminal), or to request the whole list of events supported. In particular, the mechanism includes a method for one media independent handoff function (MIHF) to discover events or a type of information available in another MIHF, wherein the method includes allowing the one MIHF to request either whether a specific event, list of events, type of information or some combination thereof is being supported by another MIHF. The method includes allowing the one MIHF to be able to subscribe to the specific event or to receive the list of events or type of information.
US09326208B2	Method and apparatus for determining when to handover communications from a first to a second access network A wireless communication device performs a method for determining when to trigger a handover of a communication session from a first access network to a second access network. The method includes determining, for an active communication session, a set of outgoing traffic statistics for outgoing traffic sent by the wireless communication device using the first access network and determining, for the active communication session, a set of incoming traffic statistics for incoming traffic received by the wireless communication device using the first access network. The method further includes analyzing the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics and determining when to trigger a handover of the active communication session from the first access network to the second access network based on the analysis of the incoming and outgoing traffic statistics.
US09326203B2	Method and corresponding apparatus for coordinating executions of intra-radio handover The present invention proposes a method and corresponding apparatus for coordinating the executions of intra-radio handover, wherein the method comprising determining an intra-radio handover is to be executed on a communication device; and coordinating the execution of the intra-radio handover to determine whether to postpone the execution of the intra-radio handover, so that there is at least one active radio on the communication device.
US09326196B1	Updating an out-of-date source neighbor list Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for updating an out-of-date source neighbor list. In embodiments, the method includes maintaining a master neighbor list comprising a plurality of neighbor lists created by self-organizing network (SON) Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR). Cell pairs in the master neighbor list with zero handover counts are identified. Each cell pair may comprise a source cell and a potential neighbor cell. A distance between each source cell and each corresponding potential neighbor cell having zero handover counts is determined. For each cell pair, a PCI (Physical Cell Identity) associated with a potential neighbor cell is identified. For each potential neighbor cell, an identity of a source neighbor cell in a source neighbor list corresponding to each source cell is determined, wherein the source neighbor cell having and the potential neighbor cell have a matching PCI. The distance between the source cell and the source neighbor cell is determined.
US09326187B2	Content management delivery system (CMDS) facilitated local access system A method of sharing a streaming content item to a target user equipment (UE) device on a network includes identifying a UE device on the network that is currently receiving the content item. The method determines whether the target and source UE devices are serviced by a common base station. If they are, the method commands the base station to multicast the content item to the UE device and the target UE device. The method also includes sharing a content item stored on a first UE device with a second UE device by commanding the first UE device to send the content item to the second UE device without going through the network or by commanding the first UE device to upload the content item to the base station and then downloading the content item from the base station to the first UE device.
US09326181B2	System and method for managing congestion in a network environment A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes identifying an Internet protocol (IP) address for a serving gateway; establishing a link between the serving gateway and a congestion notification element; monitoring packets in order to identify whether a differentiated services code point (DSCP) bit has been set in the packets; determining that a threshold associated with congestion in a network has been exceeded; and communicating a signal to the serving gateway associated with the congestion. The serving gateway can be configured to correlate the congestion with identifiers associated with end users operating in the network, where the serving gateway communicates a signal to a network element to reduce the congestion.
US09326180B2	Mobile communication method, mobility management node, packet switch, and mobile station Even if a failure has occurred in core network equipment in a state in which bearers are established between a large number of UEs and a packet data network, congestion in the network is avoided. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes steps of transmitting, by an MME, to transmit a “PDN Disconnection Request/Detach Request” including barring time to a UE when the MME disconnects a bearer between the UE and the packet data network due to a predetermined reason such as a failure in a S-GW/P-GW or the MME in a state in which the bearer is established, and barring, by the UE, a mobile originating call directed to the packet data network for the barring time.
US09326170B2	Wireless local area network system and method of operating the same A method of operating a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is provided. The WLAN includes an access point supporting uplink multiple user multiple input multiple output mode. The method of operating the WLAN system includes selecting a first station, receiving channel information from the selected first station by a second station, calculating a SNR reduction value based on the channel information by the second station, and selecting the second station based on the SNR reduction value.
US09326155B2	Spectrum sharing using sharing profiles The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: convey a set of changeable sharing profiles to a node being a secondary user of the shared spectrum, the set of changeable sharing profiles including changeable spectrum sharing conditions; change at least one sharing profile of the set of changeable sharing profiles during shared spectrum usage, and indicate the change of the at least one sharing profile to the node being the secondary user of the shared spectrum.
US09326152B1	Dynamic scheduling of non-interfering clusters in a distributed diversity communications system In certain embodiments, a cellular wireless communications network has clusters, each cluster having a plurality of cells and a cluster-level controller that dynamically divides the cluster into non-interfering sub-clusters for each resource allocation unit (e.g., physical resource block). Each sub-cluster has one or more cells that transmit to a single user in the cluster for the resource allocation unit, and at least one sub-cluster has at least two cells that transmit to a single user for the resource allocation unit using a distributed diversity mode of communication in which the at least two cells transmit the same data to the single user. The controller divides the cluster into sub-clusters based on determinations of whether users in the cluster are susceptible to interference from non-serving cells in the cluster. By assigning potentially interfering, non-serving cells to the sub-cluster for a user, those non-serving cells are eliminated as sources of interference.
US09326142B2	Cryptographic key generation A technique for generating a cryptographic key is provided. The technique is particularly useful for protecting the communication between two entities cooperatively running a distributed security operation. The technique comprises providing at least two parameters, the first parameter comprising or deriving from some cryptographic keys which have been computed by the first entity by running the security operation; and the second parameter comprising or deriving from a token, where the token comprises an exclusive OR of a sequence number (SQN) and an Anonymity Key (AK). A key derivation function is applied to the provided parameters to generate the desired cryptographic key.
US09326140B2	Method and system for implementing an advanced mobile authentication solution Disclosed is an improved method, system, and program product to implement a login interface that collects additional information (in addition to the username and password) to be used in the login process. The additional information may include role and environment information specifying the privileges or resources in an application that the user may access.
US09326137B2	Implicit rekeying mechanism Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for secure transmission of packets with short headers. The methods may include temporarily suspending the use of packets that use a short MAC header (that lack a Key ID field) during re-keying procedures and resuming the use of such packets after a new default Key ID is established via the re-keying procedures.
US09326133B2	Single number services for fixed mobile telephony devices A special-purpose Service Control Point includes a customized application that provides Fixed Mobile Convergence services and interoperates with a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network to achieve a single-number fixed mobile convergence overlay network. By determining if a dual-mode cellular/WiFi handset is reachable via a WiFi network, the Service Control Point may redirect incoming and outgoing calls off of the cellular network and onto the WiFi network, thereby reducing cost and providing greater coverage.
US09326131B2	Apparatus and method for providing subscriber identity module (SIM) application toolkit service in mobile communication system An apparatus and method for providing a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Application Toolkit (SAT) service in a mobile communication system is provided. The mobile communication system includes a toolkit management server and a mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal includes a SIM card having a connection command for the toolkit management server.
US09326113B2	Network device, called terminal, and method for processing third-party call A method for a network device to process a third-party call can be applied in a scenario where a third party originates a call when a called terminal is in a call process. The network device extracts a calling phone number of the third party and notifies the calling phone number to the called terminal. The called terminal has activated a call waiting service. The network device receives a processing suggestion on the third-party call returned by the called terminal and processes the third-party call according to the processing suggestion.
US09326108B2	Communication between devices using tactile or visual inputs, such as devices associated with mobile devices A method and system for communication between users is described. In some examples, the system provides two or more dedicated communication devices that communicate with one another without voice-based or written communications. In some cases, the devices provide single input/out capabilities. In some cases, the devices provide multiple input/output capabilities.
US09326099B2	System and method for determining audience characteristics of a music concert based on mobile phone tracking and mobile data transmissions A concert profiling server (CPS) obtains and analyzes information about a venue hosting a music concert and mobile phone location information related to the audience members attending the concert. Based on this information, the CPS determines the size of the audience in attendance. The CPS also obtains and analyzes sentiment information related to audience members at the concert with which the CPS determines the audience's sentiment toward the concert as favorable or unfavorable. The CPS further obtains and analyzes other information with which it makes a profile of the demographics of the audience and the audience members' levels of engagement.
US09326097B2	Surrounding estimation based on sensors of a mobile device Techniques are disclosed for estimating a surrounding in which a mobile device is situated based on sensors of the mobile device. The sensors can be typical sensors currently existing on mobile devices and not dedicated for surrounding detection purposes. One embodiment includes a method which comprises retrieving a weather condition from a remote server; deriving, based on the weather condition, a plurality of weights for sensors on the mobile device; applying each weight to an output of a corresponding sensor on the mobile device; and determining whether the mobile device is likely to be indoor or outdoor based on one or more weighted outputs from the sensors. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein increased accuracy to estimate the mobile device's surrounding without the need of dedicated sensors or other modification to mobile network infrastructures, thereby providing the benefit of surrounding sensing without incurring the cost.
US09326084B2	Multi lobe stereo loudspeaker in one cabinet A one-cabinet stereo loudspeaker, wherein at least first and second loudspeaker units (LL, LR) are arranged in a cabinet structure (CB) so as to radiate sound with at least three lobes of the first acoustic signal (L) alternating with respect to horizontal angle with at least three lobes of the second acoustic signal (R). This provides a spacious sound experience at all locations around the loudspeaker.
US09326080B2	Device testing using acoustic port obstruction Methods and systems are taught for testing microphone packages—including measuring non-acoustic noise for the package. A package positioner holds a microphone package such that an acoustic input port of the microphone package is aligned with a plug. An actuator moves the plug relative to the microphone package between a first position—where the plug does not obstruct the acoustic input port of the microphone package—and a second position—where the plug obstructs the acoustic input port and restricts acoustic pressures from entering the microphone package through the acoustic input port. A controller monitors an output of the microphone package and identifies the output as indicative of isolated non-acoustic noise when the plug is in the second position.
US09326075B2	Flexible protocol for an implanted prosthesis The present application discloses systems and methods for transmitting configuration between a command module and a stimulation module of a hearing prosthesis. In accordance with at least some embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods, a hearing prosthesis determines that a block of configuration data is queued for transmission. In response to this determination, the hearing prosthesis divides the amount of queued configuration data into a plurality of configuration data fragments and transmits the data fragments separately. In some embodiments, the command module appends each configuration data fragment to a different packet of stimulation commands and transmits to the stimulation module appended stimulation packets.
US09326065B2	Sound processing device, and sound processing method A sound processing apparatus (400) is provided with: a directivity synthesis processing unit (410) for generating a first directivity sound pick-up signal by synthesizing a first sound pick-up signal and a relatively delayed second sound pick-up signal and a second directivity sound pick-up signal by synthesizing a relatively delayed first sound pick-up signal and a second sound pick-up signal; a comparison signal calculation unit (440) for generating a non-directivity level signal indicating the level of a sum of the directivity sound pick-up signals and a directivity level signal by adding the levels of the directivity sound pick-up signals; a level comparison unit (451) for acquiring the difference between the levels of the non-directivity level signal and the directivity level signal; and a delay control unit (452) for adjusting the delay amount such that the difference between the levels becomes smaller.
US09326064B2	Microphone array configuration and method for operating the same An apparatus comprises a plurality of microphone units including at least a first microphone unit and a second microphone unit, each of the first and second microphone units comprising a microphone, an analog-to-digital converter, and a local memory. The microphone is configured to capture an analog audio signal. The analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the analog audio signal created by the microphone into a digital audio signal. The local memory is configured to store the digital audio signal. The apparatus further comprises. a controller unit comprising a processor configured to process the digital audio signals. The first microphone unit and the second microphone unit are operatively connected to the controller unit in a series configuration, the second microphone unit being configured to output the digital audio signal to the first microphone unit, and the first microphone unit being configured to output the digital audio signal to the controller unit.
US09326063B2	Microphone with voice wake-up function This present disclosure relates to the speech processing technology, more specifically, to a microphone. A microphone with voice wake-up function includes a microphone body with at least one transducer for collecting sound signals, a control module and a determining module. The microphone body is performed in a sleeping mode or an operating mode through the control module in accordance with the determined result. The invention enables the microphone body to switch between the sleeping mode and the operating mode. The sleeping mode reduces unnecessary power consumption and saves electrical energy. When a certain condition is satisfied, the body of the microphone is activated from the sleeping mode and enters into the normal operating mode.
US09326061B2	Sound output apparatus, audio processing apparatus, sound output method, and audio processing method A sound output apparatus configured to connect to an audio processing apparatus may include a communication interface which receives an audio signal from the audio processing apparatus through a wireless communication; a speaker which outputs the received audio signal; an input unit which receives a user control command; and a controller which controls the communication interface so that the received control command is transmitted to the audio processing apparatus through the communication interface.
US09326060B2	Beamforming in varying sound pressure level A method that uses a microphone array for spatially selective sound pickup during an audio-video recording session is described. An audio signal for the audio-video recording session is generated using a beamforming process from the microphone array in accordance with a sound pickup directivity pattern. Ambient sound pressure level of the audio-video recording session is monitored while generating the audio signal. The sound pickup directivity pattern of the beamforming process is automatically adjusted during the audio-video recording session as a function of the monitored ambient sound pressure level. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09326052B2	Method and apparatus for forwarding packets A forwarder for use within an internetworking system operating over an ATM backbone is provided. The physical internetworking devices within the system are shared to provide the internetworking functions while servicing two or more distinct and isolated user networks. This is accomplished by logically partitioning the devices into distinct sub-elements which provide all or part of the internetworking functions. These sub-elements are uniquely allocated to independent realms which are then assigned to specific user networks.
US09326047B2	Overlay rendering of user interface onto source video A method of combining an interactive user interface for generating a blended output that includes the interactive user interface and one or more supplemental images. At a client device remote from a server, a video stream that contains an interactive user interface is received from the server using a first data communications channel configured to communicate video content, and a command that relates to an interactive user interface is transmitted to the server. In response to the transmitting, an updated user interface is received from the server using the first data communications channel, and one or more supplemental images for supplementing the interactive user interface are received using a second data communications channel different from the first data communications channel. The updated user interface and the one or more supplemental images are blended to generate a blended output, which is transmitted toward the display device for display thereon.
US09326040B2	Data application providing server, broadcasting server and receiver for dynamically processing data application and digital broadcasting system including the same A data application providing server, a broadcasting server and a receiver for dynamically processing a data application and a digital broadcasting system including the same are disclosed wherein a data of a minimum quantity required for executing a data application is received and other data is received by a pull method to minimize a time required for receiving and executing the data application, and wherein a change in the data application is facilitated, and a stability of the execution of the data application is maintained and an execution speed is improved through a tread management or a task management.
US09326036B2	Frequency redirection for inband signaling A channel remapping pre-notification (RPN) message is transmitted in each of multiple frequencies prior to movement of data associated with one or more virtual channels to one or more different frequencies. The RPN message is also sent prior to transmission of a Virtual Channel Table (VCT) reflecting channel movement. If a receiving device is unable to find data associated with a selected channel subsequent to the channel movement, the stored RPN information can be used to identify a new frequency for that selected channel.
US09326029B2	Pre-loading follow-up content Follow-up content items are determined for being played out when the current play-out of a content item has ended or is scheduled to end. The follow-up content items are determined, based on one or more bibliographic or semantic attributes of the item being played out and, on additional parameters such as the available bandwidth and the required data transfer rate. During the playing out of the content item, at least the first portions of the follow-up content items are retrieved and buffered in a buffer local to the equipment. Upon the playing-out of the content item being halted, the playing-out of the follow-up content items can be started right away from the buffer.
US09326027B2	Content recognition and censorship A method for controlling the output of media content, particularly audio content, to a user in relation to an apparatus, such as a set-top-box, having an input, for receiving media content, and an output, for providing the media content to an output device such as a television or other display device. Media content is received at the input and then analyzed using a media content recognition unit. The media content recognition unit undertakes the step of identifying portions of the received media content that contain undesired content, such as offensive language. The output of media content to a user is then controlled, based on any identified undesired content, to prevent the output of content when the identified undesired portions are to be output. A corresponding apparatus and computer program are also provided.
US09326020B2	Commercial television-interfacing dongle and system and method for use of same A commercial television-interfacing dongle and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectively includes a television input, television output, a processor, memory, a control interface, and a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The control interface and the USB interface connect to the commercial television. The commercial television interfacing dongle may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device having a display and receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device. Following receipt and processing of the virtual remote control functionality input instructions, the commercial television-interfacing dongle sends a command to the commercial television via a commercial television control protocol.
US09326015B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a specifying unit, a control information obtaining unit, and a processing unit. The specifying unit specifies data which is to be used by plural users in response to a request from a requesting user. The control information obtaining unit obtains control information which is information for controlling use of the data specified by the specifying unit and for associating a portion of the data, a user who is allowed to use the portion among the plural users, and a usage environment in which the user uses the portion. The processing unit performs, when a predetermined storage operation of storing the control information is performed by the requesting user, a process of storing the control information obtained by the control information obtaining unit in association with the data specified by the specifying unit.
US09326008B2	Noise reduction for image sequences Described herein are techniques related to noise reduction for image sequences or videos. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. A noise reduction tool includes a motion estimator configured to estimated motion in the video, a noise spectrum estimator configured to estimate noise in the video, a shot detector configured to trigger the noise estimation process, a noise spectrum validator configured to validate the estimated noise spectrum, and a noise reducer to reduce noise in the video using the estimated noise spectrum.
US09326004B2	Reduced memory mode video decode A method and system to decode a video stream are provided. The method comprises receiving macroblocks, filtering and decimating the macroblocks to create decimated macroblocks and storing the decimated macroblocks. The method further comprises creating a decimated reference block from one or more decimated macroblocks of a decimated reference picture and interpolating selected pixels of the decimated reference block to create an interpolated reference block. The method further comprises pre-processing selected columns of the interpolated reference block to create a processed reference block for motion compensation.
US09325999B2	Video decoder for slices A method for decoding video includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile. Each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another. Each of the at least one slice is characterized that it is decoded independently of the other the at least one slice. Each of the at least one tile is characterized that it is a rectangular region of the frame and having coding units for the decoding arranged in a raster scan order. The at least one tile of the frame are collectively arranged in a raster scan order of the frame.
US09325994B2	Method of generating quantized block Provided is a method that derives an intra prediction mode of a prediction unit, selects an inverse scan pattern of a current transform unit among a diagonal scan, a vertical scan and a horizontal scan based on the intra prediction mode and a size of the transform unit, and generates a quantized block by inversely scanning significant flags, coefficients signs and coefficient levels according to the selected inverse scan pattern. If the transform unit is larger than a predetermined size, multiple subsets are generated and inversely scanned. Therefore, the amount of coding bits of the residual block is reduced by determining the scan pattern based on the size of the transform unit and the intra prediction mode, and by applying the scan pattern to each subset. Also, the signaling bits decreases by generating MPM group adaptively according to the neighboring intra prediction modes.
US09325984B2	Three-dimensional image display device and driving method thereof A three dimensional image display device includes a display panel and shutter glasses. White image data is displayed during a white image data input period which is disposed before an input period of left eye image data or an input period of right eye image data. As a result, the luminance of a three dimensional image display device may be increased.
US09325979B2	3D display method and 3D display device having increased viewing angle A 3D display method and a display device are provided. The 3D display method includes: adjusting a data line input signal for a 3D display device, so that a black image is displayed on sub-pixel regions of a (4n−2)th (n is a natural number) row and a 4nth row of a display panel of the 3D display device; inputting parallactic image signals for a left eye and a right eye into sub-pixel regions in a (4n−3)th row and in a (4n−1)th row, respectively, so that a left-eye image, the black image and a right-eye image are displayed on the sub-pixel regions in sequence, and each of the sub-pixel regions includes at least one row of sub-pixel structural units.
US09325975B2	Image display apparatus, parallax adjustment display method thereof, and image capturing apparatus An image display apparatus, includes: a stereoscopic image obtaining unit which obtains a plurality of images having different points of view; a display unit which displays the plurality of images; a photographic subject selecting unit which selects a specific photographic subject in any one of the plurality of images; and a display controller which displays a line where a parallax amount of a first viewpoint image and a second viewpoint image among the plurality of images is zero and an anteroposterior relationship of the line where the parallax amount is zero and a position of the specific photographic subject in an optical axis direction in photographing a stereoscopic image in a partial display region of the display unit as a pseudo overhead view of the photographic subject which is seen from an upper side with respect to the optical axis in photographing the stereoscopic image.
US09325965B2	Separate display surfaces for EPG and program content Disclosure is directed to providing an electronic program guide to one or more viewers in manner that does not interfere with others' viewing of other program service content. In one embodiment, altered 3D output signals are used such that one frequency of the output signal contains an EPG data image and a second frequency of the 3D output signal contains visual content from the broadcast service transmission. In another embodiment, an EPG is periodically inserted into video stream during predetermined frames, which are then captured and held by a synchronized headset. In another embodiment, an EPG image is output through the projector onto a projection surface.
US09325963B2	Device and method for rendering and delivering 3-D content A device for delivering 3-D content includes a receiving unit configured to receive a first signal containing 2-D content, and a processing unit configured to (i) determine an amount of a difference in the content in the first signal to be visualized by a left visual sensor and a right visual sensor, (ii) determine whether the amount of the difference is less than or equal to a predetermined minimum value, (iii) to discard the signal to be visualized by one of the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor when the amount of the difference is determined to be less than or equal to the predetermined minimum value, and (iv) generate a second signal containing the 2-D content of the first signal and 3-D content in which the first signal to be visualized by the one of the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor is discarded.
US09325960B2	Maintenance of three dimensional stereoscopic effect through compensation for parallax setting Maintaining a three dimensional stereoscopic effect may include determining a distance between a position of a virtual camera and a first center of interest of a three dimensional image, calculating a scaling factor based on the distance, and compensating for a parallax setting associated with a second center of interest within the three dimensional image by applying the scaling factor when generating the three dimensional image to maintain the three dimensional effect.
US09325954B2	Color imaging element having phase difference detection pixels and imaging apparatus equipped with the same A color imaging element, includes a color filter array, in which the color filter array includes an array pattern of a 3×3 pixel group in which first filters corresponding to a green color and second filters corresponding to red and blue colors are arrayed, and the first filters are placed at a center and 4 corners in the 3×3 pixel group, and the array pattern is repeatedly placed in horizontal and vertical directions, and in a pixel group within a predetermined area of the color imaging element, phase difference detection pixels for acquiring phase difference information are placed in entire components of one direction among components in the horizontal direction and components in the vertical direction in the pixel group.
US09325947B2	High-speed event detection using a compressive-sensing hyperspectral-imaging architecture A compressive imaging system and method for quickly detecting spectrally and spatially localized events (such as explosions or gun discharges) occurring within the field of view. An incident light stream is modulated with a temporal sequence of spatial patterns. The wavelength components in the modulated light stream are spatially separated, e.g., using a diffractive element. An array of photodetectors is used to convert subsets of the wavelength components into respective signals. An image representing the field of view may be reconstructed based on samples from some or all the signals. A selected subset of the signals are monitored to detect event occurrences, e.g., by detecting sudden changes in intensity. When the event is detected, sample data from the selected subset of signals may be analyzed to determine the event location within the field of view. The event location may be highlighted in an image being generated by the imaging system.
US09325946B2	Content processing apparatus and method, and program Metadata including information identifying scene change points is extracted from a moving image. Representative images, which are still images corresponding to the identified scene change points of the content, are extracted from the moving image. A timeline of the content is displayed, and indications of the locations and durations of scenes identified by the scene change points are displayed. Thumbnails of the representative images are displayed at time positions associated with the content timeline; and the location in a scene of a representative image is displayed with an identifying characteristic that identifies the corresponding thumbnail.
US09325944B2	Secure delivery of program content via a removable storage medium A method and apparatus for delivering video program content with selective viewing capability. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention comprises a personal video recorder (PVR), which can be a portion of an Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD), an access key, coupled to the PVR, and a storage medium containing the video program content, wherein the video program content is stored on the storage medium in an encrypted manner, the access key is used to access the program content on the storage medium, and the storage medium is removable from the PVR.
US09325940B2	Video class room A method, system, and computer program product for providing full two-way interaction among participants at a large number of locations. A method for providing presentation services may comprise receiving an audio stream and a plurality of video streams of a presentation, wherein at least some of the plurality of transmitted video streams have different frame rates, resolutions, or both, receiving an audio stream and a video stream of each of a plurality of participants to the presentation, selectively transmitting the audio stream and the plurality of video streams of the presentation and the audio stream and the video stream of each of the plurality of participants to a presentation location and to each of the plurality of participants.
US09325928B2	Apparatus and method for receiving broadcast An apparatus and a method for receiving a broadcast. The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a tuner unit which performs channel scanning, a tuner parameter generation unit which generates tuner parameter information which includes channel information of channels scanned by the tuner unit and a channel setting value to tune to a channel corresponding to the channel information, a storage unit which stores the tuner parameter information, an input unit which receives input of a channel change request, and a control unit which, if the channel change request is input, controls the tuner unit to tune to a requested channel using the tuner parameter information stored in the storage unit.
US09325922B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system Provided is a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of pixels and a control unit, wherein each of the pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a digital-signal output unit configured to output a digital signal based on the output of the photoelectric conversion unit, and the number of bits of the digital signal may be switched.
US09325920B2	Processing of time-of-flight signals Described herein is a method and sensor of processing time-of-flight (TOF) signals in a TOF camera system including an illumination unit and an imaging sensor. The method comprises illuminating the scene with light at a first frequency, detecting reflected light from at least one object in the scene at the first frequency, and determining a phase measurement using I and Q values. In addition, the scene is illuminated with light at a second frequency, the second frequency being 2−n of the first frequency where n=1, 2, . . . , etc., and the signs of I and Q values for both the first and second frequencies is used to determine the presence of aliasing in the phase measurement so that it can be corrected. The phase measurement is then corrected for aliasing and the effective range of the TOF camera system is extended by multiples of 2n. In addition, relative signal strength needs to be considered in accordance with the reflectivity of objects within the scene. For a reflectivity of 4% and no aliasing, the ability to detect an object decreases with distance (30). For an aliased phase measurement for an object with a reflectivity of 100%, the ability to detect the object is substantially constant (35).
US09325919B2	Image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor including a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed in matrix, a first storage unit configured to hold an output signal from the pixel, and a second storage unit configured to hold a signal transferred from the first storage unit, wherein signal transfer from the first storage unit to the second storage unit is started during a signal write operation in the first storage unit.
US09325906B2	Methods and apparatus relating to a thin camera device Methods and apparatus for implementing a camera having a depth which is less than the maximum length of the outer lens of at least one optical chain of the camera are described. In some embodiments a light redirection device, e.g., a mirror, is used to allow a relatively long optical chain with a relatively large non-circular outer lens. In some embodiments the light redirection device has a depth, e.g., front of camera to back of camera dimension, which is less than the maximum length of the aperture of the outer lens in the aperture's direction of maximum extent. Multiple optical chains with non-circular outer lenses arranged in different directions may and in some embodiments are used to capture images with the captured images being combined to generate a composite image.
US09325894B2	Distributed vision system with multi-phase synchronization This invention provides a system and method for synchronization of vision system inspection results produced by each of a plurality of processors that includes a first bank (that can be a “master” bank) containing a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. At least a second bank (that can be one of a plurality of “slave” banks) contains a master vision system processor and at least one slave vision system processor. Each vision system processor in each bank generates results from an image acquired and processed in a given inspection cycle. The inspection cycle can be based on an external trigger or other trigger signal, and it can enable some or all of the processors/banks to acquire and process images at a given time/cycle. In a given cycle. each of the multiple banks can be positioned to acquire an image of a respective region of a plurality of succeeding regions on a moving line. A synchronization process (a) generates a unique identifier and that passes a trigger signal with the unique identifier associated with the master processor in the first bank to each of the slave processor in the master bank and each of the master and slave processor and (b) receives consolidated results via the master processor of the second bank, having the unique identifier and consolidated results from the results from the first bank. The process then (c) consolidates the results for transmission to a destination if the results are complete and the unique identifier of each of the results is the same.
US09325889B2	Continuous video capture during switch between video capture devices A method provides capturing video information in an electronic device. Capturing video information comprises capturing video, using a first video capture device of the electronic device, switching video capture between the first video capture device and a second video capture device of the electronic device, and continuing video capture while switching between the first video capture device and the second video capture device.
US09325888B2	Method and light pattern for measuring the height or the height profile of an object A method for measuring the height of an object, including projecting a light pattern having successive coded picture elements extending in a direction of a transversal axis onto the object by a light source. Each of the picture elements has at least one coding feature and the picture elements together define a code word. The picture element groups from a sequence of a predetermined number of successive picture elements each define individual partial code words, existing exactly once within the code word. Capturing the light pattern by a picture sensor arranged off-set to the light source. Determining the positions of the picture element groups and determining the height of the object the determined position of the picture element groups in comparison to a respective reference position.
US09325886B2	Specular and diffuse image generator using polarized light field camera and control method thereof An image generator is provided which obtains a specular image and a diffuse image from an image acquired by a polarized light field camera by separating two reflection components of a subject, and a control method thereof. The image generator may include a main lens, a polarizing filter part, a photosensor, a microlens array, and a controller that generates a single image in response to the electrical image signal and extracts, from the generated image, a specular image and a diffuse image that exhibit different reflection characteristics of the subject.
US09325880B2	Image processing apparatus adjusting image data including a plurality of sets of component image data An image processing apparatus adjusts first and second component images. The adjusted first component image has a pixel count in a prescribed direction determinative of a first resolution. The adjusted second component image has a pixel count in the prescribed direction determinative of a second resolution lower than the first resolution. Each adjusted component image is generated by: selecting a target pixel; acquiring gradation values of correspondence pixels in the pre-adjusted component image; and determining a gradation value of the target pixel based on gradation values of the correspondence pixels. The correspondence pixels are overlapped by the target pixel when the pre-adjusted component images are shifted in the prescribed direction relative to the adjusted component images and superimposed in the adjusted component image.
US09325868B2	Image processor displaying plural function keys in scrollable state An image processor displays a mapscroller screen including a function key display region and an icon display region. The function key display region displays a plurality of function keys arrayed in first direction while being scrollable in the first direction, the plurality of function keys receiving a setting of a function related to image processing, and the icon display region displays a plurality of icons arrayed in the first direction in an order identical to that of the plurality of function keys displayed in the function key display region, the plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of function keys displayed in the function key display region. The image processor groups and displays, on the mapscroller screen, the function key and icon corresponding to the function, in which the setting is received when a grouping instruction is received with the settings of the plurality of functions received.
US09325867B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus includes a control unit configured to cause a document image on a display screen of a display unit to be preview-displayed based on a document image data and cause an icon indicating various sizes of printing papers to be displayed, when a movement manipulation of the icon onto the document image based on a manipulation signal is detected, cause a frame according to a size of a printing paper indicated by the icon to be displayed while overlapping the document image and recognize a region surrounded by the frame as a printing region, and control the print unit such that an image of the printing region is printed on the printing paper indicated by the icon, which is movement-manipulated, when a print instruction is received.
US09325863B2	Scanning method and scanning system using TWAIN driver A scanning method used to scan documents in a scanning system, the system including a scanner and a user host computer having a technology without an interesting name (TWAIN) driver, the scanner and the user host computer connected by a local interface and a network, includes selecting one of the local interface or the network to connect the scanner and the user host computer; if the network is selected, connecting the TWAIN driver to the scanner via the selected network to control scanning processes of the scanner; and performing scanning according to the selected local interface or the network.
US09325858B2	Confirmation based mobile messaging platform The present invention relates to a system and method for delivering a message to and receiving an acknowledgement from a mobile device, and more specifically, the system and method allows network operators, or any central administration group(s) to issue messages and warnings to a mobile device, which requires an acknowledgement in order for the mobile device to continue functioning without restriction.
US09325851B2	Method and apparatus for enabling communications between users A method and device are provided for creating and utilizing a database which enables ascribing a plurality of communication addresses to each of a plurality of users' entries comprised therein, and wherein each of the plurality of communication addresses is associated with a different communication application, allowing a user who wishes to communicate with another user while applying a certain communication application, to communicate with that other user who uses a different communication application.
US09325849B1	Customer service routing In a crowd sourcing approach, responses to customer service inquiries are provided by providing the inquiries to an independent group of experts. These experts are typically able to resolve the inquiry before the inquiries are routed to a traditional contact center. The customer service inquiries are routed to specific experts based on matches between identified subject matter of the inquiries and expertise of the experts. In some embodiments, more than one expert can contribute to the resolution of an inquiry.
US09325847B2	System and method of intelligent call routing for cross sell offer selection based on optimization parameters or account-level data An apparatus and methods for a call routing system is disclosed whereby the call routing service provider is associated with a series of partners. By providing a system supporting not only the main user, but also the partners, efficiencies are gained through cost-spreading. Agents can be qualified to field calls for multiple business entities. Cross-selling and proactive servicing based on caller demographic and profile data can be effectuated. The system employs a centralized or global bank of shared Interactive Voice Response (IVR) units so that unnecessary post-routing and call site interflow are reduced. The system comprises a central server system that interfaces with a long distance provider so that route requests are received, caller data is retrieved from one or more databases, routing and handling strategies are developed, load balancing is effectuated, and calls are appropriately routed to one of a plurality of geographically separated call center systems with queues staffed by agents. Each call center system is designed to support various queues, and agents may be qualified or assigned to various queues based on their skill sets and skill levels.
US09325846B1	Systems and methods for routing cross-channel calls Activities performed by a client at a site of an organization are monitored and stored in an activity database. A call is thereafter received from the client at a telephone system of the organization, which performs an identification of the client. The identification is provided to a cross-channel router as a request for a prediction on where the call from the client should be routed, and the router indexes into the activity database based on the identification of the client to obtain the monitored activity of the client. The router employs predicting rules and the obtained activity to generate a prediction of client needs, and returns the generated prediction to the telephone-based system, which presents prioritized telephone prompts to the client according to the returned prediction to help in routing the call.
US09325841B1	Determining whether the local time where a mobile device is located is within a calling window of time Various embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer-program products for determining whether a local time for a first party is within a calling window of time for originating a communication by a second party to a mobile device of the first party. For particular embodiments, information about the mobile device is retrieved by a computer-program application residing on the device. Depending on the embodiment, this information may comprise contact preferences, a current time of a location where the mobile device is located, a geo-location of the device, and/or a time zone for the location where the device is located. In various embodiments, once the information has been retrieved, at least a portion of the information is sent to the second party to be used to determine whether the local time for the first party is within the calling window for originating the communication to the mobile device.
US09325829B2	Communication apparatus Each of a plurality of commands is intermittently transmitted to an electronic apparatus in accordance with an operating procedure. Thus, the plurality of commands are intermittently executed on the electronic apparatus in accordance with the operating procedure, and an operation screen is displayed in stages. Therefore, a user can grasp the operating procedure until an intended operation screen is displayed.
US09325821B1	Sidetone management in an adaptive noise canceling (ANC) system including secondary path modeling A wireless telephone includes an adaptive noise canceling (ANC) circuit that adaptively generates an anti-noise signal from a reference microphone signal and injects the anti-noise signal into the speaker or other transducer output to cause cancellation of ambient audio sounds. An error microphone is also provided proximate the speaker to provide an error signal indicative of the effectiveness of the noise cancellation. A secondary path estimating adaptive filter is used to estimate the electro-acoustical path from the noise canceling circuit through the transducer so that source audio can be removed from the error signal. Sidetone is injected into the transducer output, but is not provided to the coefficient control of the secondary path estimating adaptive filter, so that the ambient noise present in the near-end speech microphone signal, and thus present in the sidetone information, does not destabilize the ANC circuit or otherwise cause improper generation of the anti-noise signal.
US09325816B2	Displaying method and portable device A displaying method for a portable device is provided. The portable device includes a top body and a bottom body, wherein the top body is stacked on the bottom body. In the displaying method, a relative sliding movement of the top body sliding along a sliding direction corresponding to the bottom body is sensed. A gravity direction of the portable device is sensed. According to a direction relationship between the gravity direction and the sliding direction, a display on the top body displays an operation frame corresponding to the direction relationship.
US09325813B2	Formatting data packets for compression Methods and apparatus are described for formatting a compressed data packet. The methods and apparatus include identifying a first data string within a data packet that was previously stored at a first memory location in a compressor memory, and generating a first pointer that references the first memory location in the compressor memory. Further, these aspects optionally include identifying a second data string within the data packet that was not previously stored in the compressor memory. Additionally, these aspects include creating a compressed data packet by replacing the first data string with the first pointer and copying the second data string, and including an indicator corresponding to a number of pointers in the data packet.
US09325810B2	Thin network protocol A method for a server to process a transaction on remote client hardware is disclosed. A local request is generated for the transaction. A driver level message to the remote client hardware is generated. The driver level message is sent directly to the remote client hardware to process the transaction.
US09325809B1	Audio recall during voice conversations Conversation information is provided to a conversation participant. Audio data is received a client device associated with a conversation participant. The client device maintains a buffer of received audio data, for instance audio data received in a previous interval of time. A recall request is received by the client device for information associated with the buffered audio data. The buffered audio data is analyzed responsive to the recall request to identify the requested information. The identified information is then presented at the client device.
US09325804B2	Dynamic image result stitching Methods and systems for compiling image results into compilation images so that multiple image results may be downloaded via a single browser-download connection are provided. An image search request is received and a plurality of image results that satisfy the image search request are determined. At least a portion of the image results determined to satisfy the search request are dynamically stitched together to create a compilation image. Upon receiving an image download request for a satisfying image result, the compilation image is returned to the user's browser rather than a single thumbnail image. In this way, a plurality of image results is returned via a single browser-download connection and the latency in returning a large number of request-satisfying image results is decreased.
US09325799B2	Systems and methods for computer implemented treatment of behavioral disorders A system and method are provided for treating excessive or problematic computer use. In at least one embodiment, a method is employed to treat excessive or problematic computer use by acquiring information about the unwanted user activity, monitoring user activity for the unwanted behavior, controlling the behavior when it occurs, enabling the user to record self-observations and evaluating the results. This method may employ a computer based system to treat excessive or problematic computer use which includes configuring a user activity monitor with constraints, programmatically enforcing those constraints, reporting the activities monitored and restricted, and enabling a user to input self-observations. Potential constraints include a complete bar on the user activity, as well as, progressively decreasing the amount of time the user may engage in the activity, i.e. titrating the user activity.
US09325793B1	Smart aviation dynamic cookie An information manager may include processing circuitry configured to receive dynamic aircraft information associated with operation of an in-flight aircraft, receive a message from a communication device on the in-flight aircraft for transmission to a ground based content server via a wireless communication network capable of communicating with in-flight assets, and generate an aviation cookie for communication to the content server along with the message. The aviation cookie may be generated based on the dynamic aircraft information and may enable the content server to generate content based at least in part on the dynamic aircraft information.
US09325769B2	Processing control server, processing control method, and processing terminal A processing control server has a first communication unit that communicates with a processing terminal by using a first connection based on HTTP; a second communication unit that communicates with the processing terminal by using a second connection that is different from the first connection; and a processing control unit that transmits object data to the processing terminal based on HTTP after acquiring a processing request, and requests the processing terminal to cancel processing of the object data by using the second connection in response to acquisition of a cancellation request.
US09325751B2	Determining object relevance in a social networking system An influence metric describing the influence of a social networking system object on social networking system users is determined based on affinities between the users and the object. For example, affinities between the associated users and the object are combined to determine the influence metric. Content may be selected for presentation to users based in part on influence metrics of the content. Additionally, influence metrics of objects associated with a user may be combined to determine the relevance of objects associated with the user, which may also be used to select content for presentation to the user.
US09325734B1	Distributed polymorphic transformation of served content A computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a computer security server system located between the Internet and a client computing device that makes requests over the Internet, a request for content directed to a particular content server system; forwarding the received request, with the computer security server system, to the particular content server system; receiving code from the particular server system in response to the request; applying a security countermeasure to the received code to created transformed code; providing the transformed code to the client computing device; receiving a communication from the client computing device; and determining that software on the client computing device has attempted to interact with the received code rather than the transformed code.
US09325725B2	Automated deployment of protection agents to devices connected to a distributed computer network Network traffic is monitored to detect attempted inter-network communications, including attempts by devices internal to the network to communicate with resources external to the network and attempts by devices external to the network to establish VPN sessions with resources internal to the network. Upon detecting an attempted inter-network communication, the device responsible for initiating such communication is identified. Then, it is determined whether the identified device is running a valid protection agent. If so, the attempted inter-network communication is permitted. If not, the attempted inter-network communication is blocked in compliance with a network security policy and the identified device is prompted to download and install a protection agent from a designated storage location, or to activate a previously installed protection device. The prompt may include a hyperlink for initiating download of the protection agent.
US09325719B2	Method and system for evaluating access granted to users moving dynamically across endpoints in a network A network analysis tool is provided in support of a data communication network having user devices at indeterminate endpoints wherein user identities, namely, the collection of meta-data about a user device of a network (beyond the conventional networking concept of an endpoint address), is modeled as fixed endpoints for purposes of tracking. More specifically, users at indeterminate endpoints are identified by modeling using user roles as models of the user devices.
US09325706B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for determining an originator of a network packet using biometric information Associating a network packet with biometric information for a user includes identifying biometric identification information for a user of a network device, including an identifier of the biometric identification information in at least one of a header and a trailer of a network packet without including biometric identification information in a payload of the network packet, and sending the packet via a network, wherein the identifier identifies the network packet as having originated from the user.
US09325695B2	Token caching in trust chain processing A method, system, and computer usable program product for token caching in a trust chain processing are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An information in a token associated with a first request is mapped. A determination is made whether a requester of the first request has provided a constraint in the first request, the constraint concerning the token, the constraint forming a client constraint. The client constraint is stored. The information and the mapped information is stored, forming stored information. The token is received in a second request. The stored information is reused if the client constraint allows reusing the stored information. A further determination may be made whether a target system receiving the mapped information has provided a server constraint, the second constraint concerning the mapped information, the second constraint forming a server constraint. The stored information may be reused if the server constraint allows reusing the stored information.
US09325694B2	Anonymous entity authentication method and system An anonymous entity authentication method includes the steps of: an entity B sending RB and IGB; an entity A sending RB, R′A, IGA and IGB to a trusted third party TP, the trusted third party TP checking a group GA and a group GB against IGA and IGB for legality; the trusted third party TP returning ResGA, ResGB and a token TokenTA or returning ResGA, ResGB, TokenTA1 and TokenTA2 to the entity A; the entity A sending TokenAB and IGA to the entity B for authentication by the entity B; and the entity B sending TokenBA to the entity A for authentication by the entity A. In this solution, anonymous entity authentication can be performed without passing identity information of the authenticated entity itself to the opposite entity. Furthermore this solution further relates to an anonymous entity authentication apparatus and a trusted third party.
US09325687B2	Remote authentication using mobile single sign on credentials Systems and methods for remote authentication using mobile single sign on credentials are disclosed. In some implementations, a proxy server receives, from a web access device, a request to access a secure online resource via the web access device. The proxy server receives, from a mobile device different from the web access device, one or more credentials for accessing the secure online resource. The proxy server determines that a geographic distance between the web access device and the mobile device is less than a geographic distance threshold. Upon determining that the geographic distance between the web access device and the mobile device is less than the geographic distance threshold, the proxy server enables the web access device access to the secure online resource.
US09325682B2	System for interactive matrix manipulation control of streamed data and media An interactive streaming media and application service provider system can securely stream high resolution, multiple formats of video and data. Different data sets can be included in a single stream. A rights management system controls matrix manipulation and other aspects of user control of the data, including one or more of rendering in various different 2D, 3D, or other media formats, reconstruction and modeling, zooming, frame grab, print frame, parental controls, picture in picture, preventing unauthorized copying, adapting to different data transmission formats, adapting to different resolutions and screen sizes, and actively control functionality contained in embedded data, encryption/decryption. Control can be exerted by an external entity through a user-side virtual machine. Control codes can optionally be embedded in the media, embedded in the user's device, and/or sent separately to the device.
US09325670B2	Communication information transmitting process and system It discloses a type of communication information transmitting process and system, which belongs to the field of communication technology. The process comprises: acquire selected fingerprint information of communication information receiving terminal, makes use of the fingerprint information of communication information receiving terminal to conduct identity authentication. After identity authentication of communication information receiving terminal is successfully completed, acquire communication information input by the user; wherein, the communication information comprises E-mail or SMS; transmit the communication information to FingerQ Information Exchange Platform, which encrypts communication information, and transmit encrypted communication information to said communication information receiving terminal. The system comprises: communication information transmitting terminal and FingerQ Information Exchange Platform. This invention makes communication information not easily be acquired by a third party; moreover acquired communication information is encrypted with high degree of safety.
US09325662B2	System and method for reduction of mobile network traffic used for domain name system (DNS) queries Systems and methods for reduction of mobile network traffic used for domain name system (DNS) queries are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method, which may be implemented on a system, includes, querying, cached DNS entries in a local cache on a mobile device for a host name associated with an outgoing DNS query from the mobile device or providing a matching cached DNS entry as a response to the outgoing DNS query without accessing the wireless network. The matching cached DNS entry can be invalidated in the local cache when a proxy remote from the mobile device detects a changed DNS response for the outgoing DNS query.
US09325637B2	System for performing distributed data cut-through A system for transferring data includes an egress node including an egress port, and an ingress node configured to receive a data segment of a data packet destined for the egress port. The data packet is associated with a packet priority level. The ingress node is configured to receive an egress statement vector from the egress node indicating whether the egress port is or is not flow controlled for data associated with the packet priority level. The ingress node is configured to determine whether the egress port is available to receive the data segment from the ingress node before other data segments of the data packet are received at the ingress node based on the egress statement vector.
US09325636B2	Scaling interconnected IP fabric data centers Techniques which provide scalable techniques for managing multicast traffic in interconnected IP fabric data centers. More specifically, embodiments presented herein disclose an aggregated source technique used to address scalability issues for interconnected IP fabric data centers as well as disclose a secondary rendezvous point technique used to address backbone network (S, G) multicast state scalability. Additionally, embodiments disclosed herein include an approach for border leaf load balancing based on group destination addresses used by VTEPs.
US09325635B2	Method and node for preventing collision between networks communicating based on CSMA/CA A method and a target node for preventing collisions between networks communicating based on a carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) scheme, are provided. The method includes synchronizing an object network with a neighboring network. The method further includes allocating, to the object network, a slot index based on a number of the networks, and a contention window (CW) size. The method further includes setting, for the object network, a back-off counter value based on the CW size. The method further includes reducing the back-off counter value based on a channel state of the object network, and the slot index. The method further includes transmitting data related to the neighboring network based on the back-off counter value.
US09325633B2	Cache control for web application resources Cache control for Web application resources can include receiving a cache manifest for a Web application, wherein the cache manifest specifies a Web page of the Web application, and determining, using a processor, a resource that is required by the Web page. A closure collection can be built that includes the resource required by the Web page. A reference to the resource can be written to the cache manifest.
US09325630B2	Wild card flows for switches and virtual switches based on hints from hypervisors A network switch receives routing information pertaining to a virtual machine from a hypervisor managing the virtual machine. The switch adds a wild card entry associated with the virtual machine to a first routing data structure, wherein the wild card entry specifies one or more exact match fields, one or more wild card fields and an action to perform for packets having properties that match the one or more exact match fields.
US09325615B2	Method and apparatus for implementing communication between virtual machines In a method and an apparatus provided for implementing communication between virtual machines, a first switch receives an ARP response from an SDN controller, where the ARP response carries a MAC address of a destination gateway; the first switch acquires, according to the MAC address of the destination gateway, VTEP information corresponding to the MAC address of the destination gateway, where a router corresponding to the VTEP information is located in a first data center; and the first switch sends, according to the VTEP information, an IP packet to the router corresponding to the VTEP information, so that the router corresponding to the VTEP information sends the IP packet to a second virtual machine through a tunnel between the router and a second switch.
US09325610B2	Extended tag networking Techniques are provided for enabling tag networking. In one example, a network device (e.g., switch, router, etc.) is configured to receive a packet of a traffic flow and to analyze the traffic flow to determine the packet belongs to a particular type of traffic. The network device can then add and/or change a tag in a data field of the packet. The tag, among other things, serves as an identifier for the particular type of traffic flow. The tag is identifiable by a downstream node that is preconfigured to recognize the tag and to carry out logic in response to recognizing the tag. Advantageously, the tag functionality of the present approach provides a generalized way of adding information to packets; the information and the associated functionalities are customizable during a runtime of the network.
US09325606B2	Communication system, communication route control method, and communication apparatus A communication system that performs communication route control includes a center node and at least one node connected thereto via a communication line. The node includes an error-detecting unit that detects an error in the communication route, a route request packet transmitting unit that broadcasts a new route request packet in response to the detection, a route answer packet receiving unit that receives a route answer packet transmitted from a node that is a target node or a node having a valid route to the target node or from the center node, and a communication route updating unit that updates a communication route based on the route answer packet. A node that is the target node or the node having a valid route to the target node or the center node transmits a route answer packet to the node in response to a route request packet transmitted from the node.
US09325597B1	Bandwidth upgrade recommendation A determination of a minimum data transfer rate needed to effectively perform a data transfer activity is provided. If the minimum data transfer rate needed to effectively perform the activity is greater than the amount of bandwidth available according to an associated subscription tier, a notification may be provided to a subscriber that a bandwidth adjustment is available and may be desirable for a better quality experience of the data transfer activity. The notification may be in the form of a text message, an email, a pop-up window, or a user interface control, and may include a selectable functionality, which when selected, may send a request to adjust the amount of bandwidth available to the subscriber.
US09325594B2	Methods, radio base station and radio network controller It is presented a method performed in a first radio base station, RBS, in communication with a radio network controller, RNC. The RNC is configured for multi-flow HSDPA, High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, operation and packet data units, PDUs, are communicated toward a user equipment, UE, node via the first RBS and at least one second RBS. The method comprises: detecting PDU drop events and/or loss events; and communicating information from the RBS to the RNC, notifying of each detected PDU drop event and/or loss event. A corresponding RBS and RNC are also presented.
US09325579B2	Isochronous device communication management Various embodiments of the invention relate to apportioning a total memory bandwidth available for a time period amongst a plurality of bandwidth requests according to a power managed profile. In addition, isochronous data transmission may be appended together and transmitted according to a data transmission policy, wherein the policy may include transmitting the appended isochronous data during an opportunistic data transmission, or during a time identified for transmitting a combined isochronous data transmission, but prior to a time delay compliance limit for isochronous requirements.
US09325578B2	Optimizing automation settings using crowdsourcing An apparatus, program product, and method are disclosed for receiving an automation setting from a sharing participant, the automation setting being associated with the sharing participant, comparing the received automation setting to a corresponding local automation setting, and adjusting the local automation setting based on the comparison of the received automation setting to the corresponding local automation setting.
US09325577B2	Automated data center network patching system In one embodiment, a computer implemented method is provided for generating a network patch plan. The method can include selecting at least two devices to be interconnected. The method can include selecting a role for each of the at least two devices. The method can include identifying a patching template. The method can include determining a priority order of available logical ports associated with each of the at least two devices. The method can include generating a patch plan based on the priority order.
US09325576B2	Dynamic server to server configuration and initialization An apparatus includes a discovery component to identify a first application routine within a storage for execution, to identify execution of a remote application routine within a node device as a first requisite for execution of the first application routine from a first application requisites data, and to provide indications of storage of the first application routine and the first requisite to a control master; a start component to start of execution of the first application routine in response to receipt of an indication that execution of the remote application routine within the node device has started in accordance with a catalog received from the control master, the catalog including indications of the first and remote application routines and an indication of the first requisite; and a status component to provide an indication to the control master of the start of execution of the first application routine.
US09325568B2	Technique for determining correlated events in a communication system A technique for determining a correlation among events occurring in one or more network elements is provided. The correlation among the events results from a propagation of a root event through communication entities of the one or more network elements. In a method implementation the technique comprises the step of receiving a plurality of event messages from one or more network elements, wherein an event message pertaining to an event reported by a particular network element signals an occurrence context, the occurrence context comprising one or more context identifiers describing an internal communication state of the communication entity in which the event occurred at the time when the event occurred. In another step, a set of correlated events linked by identical context identifiers is determined. Based on the set of correlated events, the root event may be identified.
US09325544B2	Packet-loss concealment for a degraded frame using replacement data from a non-degraded frame A method of updating the state of a decoder that decodes a wide-band signal including a plurality of sub-band signals, including: receiving the plurality of sub-band signals; for each sub-band signal, storing portions of that sub-band signal in a respective buffer; responsive to determining that a portion of the wide-band signal is degraded, performing a packet loss concealment algorithm to determine wide-band replacement data for the degraded portion; selecting a portion of the sub-band signal stored in each buffer in dependence on the determined wide-band replacement data; and updating the state of the decoder using the selected portions.
US09325537B2	SerDes PVT detection and closed loop adaptation In described embodiments, process, voltage, temperature (PVT) compensation in a serializer/deserializer (SerDes) device employs a closed loop adaptation compensation that is incorporated into the SerDes receiver adaptation process. A detection method, where the adapted decision feedback equalizer (DFE) target level (e.g., tap H0) is monitored, employs this DFE target level when implementing a closed loop variable gain amplifier adaptation. The DFE target level in conjunction with the VGA level is used to control the PVT setting to maintain target SerDes data path gain by detecting aPVT corner condition. The detected PVT corner condition is employed to generate a control signal to further adjust the LEQ and DFE data path differential pair gain as required by the PVT condition.
US09325536B2	Enhanced receiver equalization A receiver includes an analog-to-digital converter module configured to receive a test bit stream via a transmission channel and to provide a channel loss value of the transmission channel based on the test bit stream, a continuous time linear equalization module configured to receive a data bit stream via the transmission channel and to provide an equalized data bit stream based on an equalization setting, and a control module configured to set the equalization setting such that the CTLE module provides an equalization level to compensate for the channel loss value.
US09325535B2	Apparatus and methods for variable DC bias to improve linearity in signal processing circuits To maintain linear operation of a signal processing circuit, such as a low noise amplifier, a peak detector detects a peak of a signal associated with the signal processing circuit and compares the detected peak signal with a threshold. When the detected peak signal is greater than the threshold, a variable current source biases the signal processing circuit to place the signal processing circuit in a different mode of operation. The signal processing circuit may thereby process a larger input signal while operating in an acceptable linear region.
US09325528B2	System and method for securely performing multiple stage email processing with embedded codes A system and method for performing email processing at multiple stages along an email delivery chain. A first embodiment uses an email filter to receive information about an email message from a message transfer agent and then perform limited email pre-processing on the email message. The email filter then stores instructions and data such as the results from the email pre-processing into an internet email header added to the email message. The instructions and data placed into the email header may be encrypted for privacy and security. A later email program may extract the instructions and data from the internet email header and continue the email processing. One disclosed application of the multi-stage email processing system is email authentication.
US09325526B2	Mechanism for enabling layer two host addresses to be shielded from the switches in a network Methods and systems for shielding layer two host addresses (e.g., MAC addresses) from a network are provided. A border component interposed between a network of switches and multiple local hosts receives from a first local host a first packet destined for a first destination host. The first local host has a first layer 2 (L2) address and a first layer 3 (L3) address associated therewith. The first packet includes the first L2 address as a source L2 address for the first packet, and includes the first L3 address as a source L3 address for the first packet. The border component shields the first L2 address from the network of switches by replacing the source L2 address for the first packet with a substitute L2 address before sending the first packet to the network of switches.
US09325525B2	Systems and methods for VLAN tagging via cloud bridge The present disclosure is directed to supporting multiple virtual LANs (VLANs) via a single tunnel between intermediary devices. A first intermediary device of a first data center on a first network receives, from a second intermediary device of a second data center on a second network, an encapsulated packet via a tunnel established between the first intermediary device and the second intermediary device. The first intermediary device comprising a plurality of network interfaces, each corresponding to a virtual LAN (VLAN) network of a plurality of VLAN networks. The first intermediary device detects that the encapsulated packet has been tagged with virtual LAN (VLAN) information by the second intermediary device identifies a VLAN network of the plurality of VLAN networks and transmits a packet of the encapsulated packet via the network interface corresponding to the identified VLAN network.
US09325521B2	Media sharing device A media sharing device includes a data bridge device and two switching control modules. The data bridge device has two terminals connected to USB interface ports of two computers and provides bi-directional transmission of media of displayed image, keyboard, cursor, and sound of the computers in USB data format between the computers. Switching control modules are mounted in the computers and are activated by an associated activation device to switch the controlling side and controlled side of the computers. The controlling side computer transmits data of displayed image, keyboard, cursor, and sound to the controlled side computer for computer display, executing the displayed image, keyboard, cursor, and sound supplied from the controlling side computer, or the activation device of the controlled side computer is activated to issue an instruction to the controlling side computer to switch the controlling side and the controlled side of the computers.
US09325511B2	Method and apparatus for group messaging Methods, systems, and apparatuses for group messaging are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a group messaging system receiving a broadcast message from an originating user, imposing a limit on a number of text characters included in the broadcast message, identifying a group of intended recipients of the broadcast message, determining contact information for an intended recipient included in the group, determining at least one broadcast message sending method for the intended recipient, and sending the broadcast message to the intended recipient using the at least one broadcast message sending method.
US09325510B2	Method and device for controlling Ad-Hoc network in CPNS enabler A method and device for controlling an ad-hoc network using a CPNS entity having a secure element (SE) in a CPNS enabler are discussed. According to an embodiment, the invention provides a method including receiving ad-hoc network information and SE information from each of the CPNS entities; designating one of the CPNS entities to be an ad-hoc network controller for an ad-hoc network based on the ad-hoc network information and the SE information; transmitting a command to perform a configuration of the ad-hoc network, information about the designated ad-hoc network controller, and service constraint information, to the designated ad-hoc network controller; and receiving service use information prepared based on the service provided in the ad-hoc network from the designated ad-hoc network controller.
US09325508B2	Method and system for signing and authenticating electronic documents via a signature authority which may act in concert with software controlled by the signer A system and method for signing and authenticating electronic documents using public key cryptography applied by one or more server computer clusters operated in a trustworthy manner, which may act in cooperation with trusted components controlled and operated by the signer. The system employs a presentation authority for presenting an unsigned copy of an electronic document to a signing party and a signature authority for controlling a process for affixing an electronic signature to the unsigned document to create a signed electronic document. The system provides an applet for a signing party's computer that communicates with the signature authority.
US09325496B2	Encryption key providing method, semiconductor integrated circuit, and encryption key management device The first device, which utilize a cipher, generates device unique data by a PUF, and the second device generates one pair of helper data and a device unique ID on the basis of the generated device unique data. The device unique data has fluctuations caused by the generation environment, and regarding the fluctuations as an error to the device unique ID, the helper data serves as correction data for correcting the error. The second device generates a Hash function from the device unique ID and the encryption key. The second device writes one of the helper data and the Hash function to the first device first, and after authenticating the first device by the write, the other of the helper data and the Hash function is written in the first device. Decrypting the encryption key, the first device is allowed to utilize the cipher.
US09325469B2	Channel state information feedback A wireless device receives a first reference signal from a first base station and estimates a first signal strength based on the received first reference signal. The wireless device receives a second reference signal from a second base station and estimates a second signal strength based on the received second reference signal. The wireless device estimates an interference value based, at least in part, on the second reference signal. The wireless device estimates a signal to interference ratio value based on the second signal strength and a total interference value. The total interference value is computed based upon the interference value or the interference value plus the first signal strength.
US09325463B2	High-efficiency WLAN (HEW) master station and methods to increase information bits for HEW communication Embodiments of an access point and method for high-efficiency WLAN (HEW) communication are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the access point may be configured to operate as a master station and may configure an HEW frame to include a legacy signal field (L-SIG), an HEW signal field (HEW SIG-A) following the L-SIG, and one or more HEW fields following the HEW SIG-A. The L-SIG may be configured for transmission using a legacy number of data subcarriers, a legacy number of pilot subcarriers and a number of additional reference subcarriers modulated with a known reference sequence. At least one symbol of the HEW SIG-A and the one or more HEW fields following the HEW SIG-A of the HEW frame may be configured for transmission using additional data subcarriers. The additional data subcarriers may correspond to the additional reference subcarriers of the L-SIG.
US09325462B2	User equipment, base station device, and mobile communication method In a user equipment UE according to the present invention which appropriately measures downlink radio quality when multi-carrier transmission is performed, the user equipment UE includes a measurement unit 22B configured to perform measurement processes in the first carrier and the second carrier, wherein when simultaneous communication of a downlink signal in the first carrier and a downlink signal in the second carrier is performed, the measurement unit 22B is configured to perform only the measurement process in the second carrier.
US09325459B2	Radio frequency communication A method of characterizing a radio frequency traffic channel comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The method comprises calculating a first error rate associated with a sequence of bits sent by the transmitter at a first amplitude and received by the receiver. The first error rate is then used to determine a second amplitude to be used by the transmitter when sending a further sequence of bits. Subsequently, a second error rate associated with this further sequence of bits is calculated and compared to a target error rate. If this second error rate differs from the target error rate by more than a predetermined amount, a third amplitude is calculated which differs from the first amplitude by a lesser amount than the second amplitude differed from the first amplitude. Otherwise, the third amplitude is calculated which differs from the second amplitude by an amount determined by the second error rate.
US09325454B2	System and method for HARQ entity configuration A single hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) entity can be associated with multiple serving units to achieve lower complexity user-side signal processing during multi-point communication. Additionally, configuring a single HARQ entity to establish HARQ operations with multiple serving units may achieve lower latency communication when users are engaging in multi-point communications, such as coordinated multi-point transmission/reception (CoMP). HARQ entity associations and/or reconfigurations can be achieved through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.
US09325449B2	Lane error detection and lane removal mechanism to reduce the probability of data corruption Method, apparatus, and systems for detecting lane errors and removing errant lanes in multi-lane links. Data comprising link packets is split into a plurality of bitstreams and transmitted over respective lanes of a multi-lane link in parallel. The bitstream data is received at multiple receive lanes of a receiver port and processed to reassemble link packets and to calculate a CRC over the data received on each lane. The link packets include a transmitted CRC that is compared to a received CRC to detect link packet errors. Upon detection of a link packet error, per-lane or per transfer group CRC values are stored, and a retry request is issued to retransmit the bad packet. In conjunction with receipt of the retransmitted packet, per-lane or per transfer group CRC values are recalculated over the received data and compared with the stored per-lane or per transfer group CRC values to detect the lane causing the link packet error.
US09325442B2	Externally connected time port changeover method and device Disclosed are externally connected time port changeover method and device. The method includes: a node serving as a GM node transmitting time information via a first externally connected time port of the node; if the first externally connected time port fails, the node updating current node priority and GM node priority of the node as preset node priority which is node priority configured for the node when the node is activated; and the node judging whether a second externally connected time port of the node is up and the priority of the second externally connected time port is higher than the current GM node priority, if so, activating the second externally connected time port to transmit the time information. The problem that when the currently selected time access port has failed, changeover among ports cannot be completed in time is solved, thus improving the stability of the time synchronization network.
US09325440B2	Broadcast response system A broadcast response system provides, e.g., a radio broadcast listener with the ability to obtain media content such as music or speech while listening to the radio. The user can respond to items in the radio broadcast such as advertisements, fund raising drives, or interactive listener polls during the broadcast. Data such as song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored, can be transmitted using, e.g., the RBDS/RDS data stream. A reference number representing song title and artist, author or publisher and the IP address for the location where the digital version of the content is stored can also be employed for ease of implementation. This reference number can reside in a lookup table to be accessed by broadcast response server.
US09325434B2	Systems and methods for reducing digital interference of external signals A mobile device may include a digital data driver and digital data receiver for communication of digital signals within the mobile device at a selected clock rate. The mobile device may also have a device external for the digital data driver and digital data receiver for communication of external signals, such as radio-frequency signals, to and from the mobile device. To avoid interference of frequency harmonics of a digital signal with such external signals, the digital data driver may be configured to control the digital signal based on the frequency of the external signals, such that interference of the external signal by spectral content of the digital signal is minimized, while maintaining the selected clock rate.
US09325433B2	High dynamic range transceiver This invention uses one or more cancellation modules to eliminate the transmitter leakage at the output of the receive antenna and prior the receiver circuitry so that the received signals can be analyzed without degradation in quality due to simultaneous operation of the transmitter and receiver. Each cancellation circuit could be limited to only 30-50 dB of rejection due to component mismatches and other circuit non-idealities. To obtain further cancellation, more than one cancellation circuit can be applied after the first low noise amplifier. The output of the low noise amplifier can be repeatedly mixed with additional cancellation signals “n” number of times such that the “n” low noise amplifier is mixed with the “nth” cancellation signal. For each additional cancellation signal added a 20-30 dB reduction in noise may be achieved such that cascading three or four cancellation signals from cancellation modules may produce a 150 dB gain.
US09325430B2	Communication system and communication apparatus A communication system includes: an interrogator transmitting an interrogation signal while switching a carrier-wave frequency and receiving a response signal; and a plurality of responders each having a unique resonant frequency and returning the response signal in response to the interrogation signal with the own resonant frequency.
US09325420B2	Electro-optical transceiver device to enable chip-to-chip interconnection An apparatus includes a substrate and a waveguide coupled to a surface of the substrate. The surface forms a cladding layer of the waveguide. The apparatus includes a photodetector optically coupled to an end of the waveguide. The photodetector is configured to output an electrical signal responsive to receiving a light signal from a core of the waveguide. The apparatus also includes an amplifier device coupled to the substrate. The amplifier device is electrically coupled to the photodetector to amplify the electrical signal to produce an amplified electrical signal.
US09325419B1	Wavelength control of two-channel DEMUX/MUX in silicon photonics Method and devices of controlling wavelengths in two-channel DEMUX/MUX in silicon photonics are provided. The two-channel DEMUX/MUX includes a waveguide-based delay-line-interferometer at least in receiver portion of a two-channel transceiver for DWDM optical transmission loop and is configured to split a light wave with combined two-wavelengths into one light wave with locked one channel wavelength and another light wave with locked another channel wavelength. The waveguide-based delayed-line interferometer (DLI) is characterized by a free-spectral-range configured to be equal to twice of channel spacing. The method includes tuning heater of DLI in receiver of each two-channel transceiver by using either low-frequency dither signals added on MZMs associated with respective two channels as feedback signal or one DFB laser wavelength tapped from an input of transmitter portion at one channel before or after the MZMs as a direct wavelength reference to feed into an output of receiver portion at another channel.
US09325417B2	Optical-electrical converter An optical-electrical converter includes a converter body, two optical-electrical conversion modules and a housing. One end of the converter body is provided with an optical fiber insertion port. The optical-electrical conversion modules are arranged on two sides of the converter body to perform conversion of optical-electrical signal, respectively. The housing is used for covering a portion of the converter body to shield the optical-electrical conversion modules. Because of multiple optical-electrical conversion modules provided by the optical-electrical converter, the arrangement number and volume of the optical-electrical converter in optical fiber network equipment may be reduced significantly to comply with the miniaturization trend of optical fiber network equipment.
US09325415B2	Method and system for wireless transmission of analog signals between antenna and baseband processor A wireless communication method and system utilizing optical transmission technology to transport analog signals directly to/from the antenna, without ADC/DAC, so that the optical transport facility can be utilized more efficiently and there is no need to adapt the digital data rate to the transport capacity, as the analog transmission is independent of the digits buried in the given spectrum. Complicated operation is moved into a centralized location, so that a cell site (base station) is light and flexible. In contrast, the standardized approach in the industry, which involves digitized interface between the antenna and the control processor, hits capacity limits of the current transport technology.
US09325404B2	Multiple antenna transmission with variable diversity gain A MIMO transmitter has a modulator (40,41,42, 120, 122) a demultiplexer 100 arranged to divide the information into one or more demux streams for transmission over different ones of the channels, and a diversity splitter (110) to derive one or more sub-streams of the same information. A decorrelator (120) such as a scrambler (150, 155) decorrelates the sub-streams before or after the modulation. The arrangement is configurable to vary in use a ratio of demultiplexing and of diversity splitting. This balances between the gains from diversity and spatial multiplexing, without needing major changes to the transmit and receive processing.
US09325399B2	Closed form singular value decomposition The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus for determining a singular value decomposition, providing feedback from a client station to a base station, and closed loop operation of a wireless system implementing multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). The method may include determining one or more singular vectors using a closed form singular value decomposition. The one or more determined singular vectors may be provided to a precoder at the base station as feedback. The method may include aligning a phase of one or more singular vectors. The method may also include determining, at a client station, a plurality of singular vectors for channels used in a MIMO transmission from a base station to a client station. The client station may provide an indication to the base station regarding whether to use a singular value decomposition or a uniform channel decomposition. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.
US09325395B1	Channel processing with dedicated pilots utilizing information from broadcast pilots Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with channel processing with dedicated pilots utilizing information from broadcast pilots are described. According to one embodiment, an method includes receiving, through a channel, i) a signal resource block that includes data and a dedicated pilot that is precoded and ii) at least one broadcast pilot that is not precoded. A channel property is deduced from the broadcast pilot; and the channel is processed by applying the channel property to the dedicated pilot. In one embodiment, the method includes estimating an effective channel by applying the channel property to the dedicated pilot.
US09325391B2	Method and system for relaying data using a plurality of relay nodes Provided is a method and system for relaying data using a plurality of relay nodes. The method may include obtaining a first channel matrix related to a first-hop channel and a second channel matrix related to a second-hop channel, generating an effective interference channel matrix based on the first channel matrix and the second channel matrix, and calculating a null space vector of the effective interference channel matrix.
US09325388B2	Wireless telemetry system including an induction power system A telemetry system for use in a combustion turbine engine (10) comprising a sensor (428) in connection with a rotating component such as a turbine blade, and a telemetry transmitter circuit (418) affixed to the turbine blade and in electrical communication with the sensor (428) for routing electronic data signals from the sensor (428) to the telemetry transmitter circuit (418). An induction power system is provided to power the telemetry transmitter circuit (418) and includes a plurality of primary induction coil assemblies (400) each including a primary planar winding (410) formed on a respective ceramic substrates (404), which are mounted end to end on a static seal segment (323) of a stator (180). The induction power system also includes a secondary induction coil assembly (402) comprising a secondary planar winding (412) formed on a ceramic substrate (404), which is mounted to an end face of a turbine blade root (132).
US09325376B2	Direct current power line communication system and direct current power line communication apparatus Disclosed is a direct current power line communication apparatus, by which communication between electronic apparatuses with a direct current voltage line there between can be stabilized. The direct current power line communication apparatus, i.e., a direct current power line communication apparatus that transmits signals using the direct current voltage line (15a), is provided with: a PLC communication control unit (29), which controls the transmitting unit (27) connected to the direct current voltage line (15a); and a voltage detecting unit (30), which detects the voltage of the direct current voltage line (15a), and notifies the PLC communication control unit (29) of the detected voltage. The PLC communication control unit (29) transmits information, including the voltage information, to other direct current power line communication apparatus via the transmitting unit (27).
US09325370B2	Synchronization method and system A method of emission of a frequency synchronization signal comprises a first step of determining at least two first emission frequencies respectively associated with at least two first intervals separated temporally by a first duration. The first temporal intervals are of identical duration. The first durations are identical for identical first frequencies and the first durations are different for different first frequencies. The method also comprises a second step of emitting at least one synchronization signal in the first temporal intervals and by using the first frequency, the signal emitted in the first intervals being identical.
US09325368B2	Gateway wireless communication instrument, wireless communication system, and communication control method A period is defined to execute the sequences (processes) of communication data acquisition, measuring communication quality, communication quality data acquisition, and channel change. Processing is controlled to execute each process within a time limit set for each process and execute all processes in one cycle. This avoids that a delayed sequence influences and delays other sequences and can suppress delays. If processing fails to finish a sequence, it will resume the same sequence in the next cycle. For communication stations sharing timeslots, there are provided offset periods differing in length before the start of carrier sense in the timeslots for these stations. Consequently, even under a condition in which packet collision may occur, the collision of packets can be avoided by detecting a packet sent to another station by carrier sense. Moreover, by controlling sending priority of packets in the send queue of the gateway, sending delay can be avoided.
US09325365B1	Camera opening for smartphone case to reduce flash glare A case for portable electronic devices including smartphones includes a feature to prevent glare from a flash from affecting images and video captured by a camera lens. Smartphones have telephony, Internet connectivity, and camera and video features. Photos and video can be uploaded through the Internet or sent to other phones. A case has a hole for a camera flash of the smartphone to pass through. The edging of the hole is colored black or another dark color to prevent glare from appearing in the photos or video taken by the smartphone when using the camera flash.
US09325364B2	Methodology to define optimal sun position using the capability provided by smart phone technology A smart phone for using to optimize the energy production of a solar panel in real time by a user features a signal processor to receive GPS signaling containing information about the global position of the smart phone, and input signaling containing control information to initiate a GUI algorithm in the signal processor to determine visual and/or audio cues for a user on a proper alignment of a solar panel for optimal solar energy collection efficiency; and provide display imaging signaling from a screen of the smart phone, or audio signaling from a speaker in the smart phone containing information about the visual and/or audio cues for the user on the proper alignment of the solar panel for optimal solar efficiency, so as to enable the user to simultaneously adjust the planar orientation of the solar panel having the smart phone placed thereon, based on the visual and audio cues.
US09325363B2	Weatherproof bulkhead mount Disclosed is a weatherproof bulkhead mount that includes a weatherproof bulkhead housing having a portion sized to pass through a surface of a waterproof, sealed enclosure to an inside space of the enclosure and a portion sized to remain on the surface. The mount has a connector in the housing that provides electrical connection for an active component and is accessible from the outdoor environment, a circuit board in electrical connection with the connector for providing electrical communication between the connector and the inside space, and a removable cap to provide access to the connector when removed and to provide a weatherproof seal for the connector when not removed. Preferably, the “active” component socket is a SIM socket. Preferably, the cap has a push/pull grip, an elastic tether and a tether retaining ring. The tether retaining ring can also function as a weatherproof bulkhead gasket against the weatherproof bulkhead.

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