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US09366032B2	Thread rolling fixed length spiral rib steel wire The present invention discloses a thread rolling fixed length, spiral rib steel wire used in prestressed concrete sleepers and track plates, including a 2.5 m long spiral rib prestressed steel wire, where both ends of said steel wire have continuous external thread section whose length is 30±2 mm, wherein, the surface of said steel wire has four parallel winding spiral ribs whose cross section is trapezoidal and lead is 41˜55 mm, the nominal diameter of said steel wire is 9.5 mm, 10.0 mm, or 10.5 mm, and the elastic-limit of said steel wire is larger than 1200 N/mm2.
US09366030B2	Wall panel system A wall panel system includes a base track and a plurality of interlocking wall panels. Each wall panel includes a continuous and unitarily formed first panel member and a continuous and unitarily formed second panel member. Each panel member includes a first face portion, an edge portion, and a plurality of connection members. The first and second panel members are interconnected by the plurality of connection member on the first panel member engaging the plurality of connection members on the second panel member.
US09366028B1	Masonry unit A masonry unit comprising a block, a first insulation member, and a second insulation member. The block comprises a web transversely formed and connected to an anterior face shell and a posterior face shell. The web has formed on each of oppositely situated abutment side walls thereof a groove. The first insulation member comprises a pair of thumb grips formed on a forward wall thereof, and a pair of plugs formed on an oppositely situated rearward wall thereof. A channel extends from each of the thumb grips to a terminal end of the forward wall. The second insulation member comprises a rearward wall comprising a pair of grooves formed therein, wherein each groove formed in the rearward wall receives one of the plugs. The second insulation member further comprises a pair of flanges, wherein one of the flanges is received within one of the grooves formed on the web.
US09366027B2	Lattice girder structure using innovative multiple joints for roof covering purposes Roof truss system comprising tie rods, struts, knee rafters, and innovative connection joints to cover buildings, especially suitable for being implemented by plastic materials.
US09366025B2	Noise barrier and a method of construction thereof A noise barrier is described having noise barrier panels capable of being moved by the force of wind from a dosed to an open position to allow passage of wind, so that the noise barrier has limited wind load. The noise barrier can be light weight because wind load on the noise barrier is limited. This provides that the noise barrier is easy to erect, possibly without requiring heavy machinery. The noise barrier panel is mounted on a mounting pole to be slide-able on the mounting pole, so that the noise barrier panel can be pushed from ground up.
US09366023B2	Insulated reinforced foam sheathing, reinforced vapor permeable air barrier foam panel and method of making and using same The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a composite panel comprising a foam insulating panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, and a first layer of a polymeric elastomeric material on the first primary surface such that at least a portion of a first layer of reinforcing material is at least partially embedded in the polymeric elastomeric material. The composite panel also comprises a fastener for attaching the composite panel to a framing structure, wherein the fastener comprises a washer and wherein at least a portion of the first layer of a polymeric elastomeric material and the first layer of reinforcing material are disposed between the washer and the first primary surface. A method of making and using the composite panel is also disclosed.
US09366021B2	Article of manufacture made of composite material, for incorporation into a civil engineering structure An article of manufacture is disclosed for incorporating into a civil engineering structure, for example a concrete structure, such as a floor. The article comprises a substantially fully cured thermosetting polymer resin and a particulate aggregate material having a Mohs hardness of from 3 to 9, preferably from 5 to 8. The article optionally comprises a reinforcing fiber.The hardness of the article can be closely matched to that of the surrounding structure. The article can be ground with a diamond tool to form a smooth transition with the surrounding structure.The article is particularly suitable for incorporation into an exposed surface of the structure.
US09366020B2	Modular building unit connection system A modular unit connection system for joining together a plurality of box-shaped modular units to form a single or multistory building. The modular building units have elongated hollow structural framing members at their vertical corners and four substantially perpendicular vertical side walls extending between their vertical corner members. The side walls are topped with horizontal framing members extending between the vertical corner members. The vertical corner members lie within the planes formed by the side walls of the modular units, and their vertical corner members and their adjacent side walls abut with no significant space between them. The modular units may be connected at their vertical corner members with generally flat connection plates. Threaded tension rods may extend through the hollow vertical corner members and may be coupled to tension rods running through the hollow vertical corner members of vertically aligned modular units.
US09366017B2	Compression drain with adjustable-height grate A compression drain for use with a preformed floor in which the height of the drain grate can be adjusted relative to said floor, and which positively locates the drain housing relative to the subfloor/waste water drain pipe. The arrangement provides a unitary, water tight, assembly that uses very little material to be manufactured, has very few moving parts, and is very easy to install.
US09366015B2	Method of controlling mixing valve A method of controlling at least one of the flow rate or temperature of outlet water from a mixing valve having a first control valve configured to receive water at a first temperature and a second control valve configured to receive water at a second temperature higher than the first temperature includes moving at least one of the first or second flow control valves to output a flow of water from the mixing valve having at least one of a desired flow rate or temperature, wherein the force required to actuate the flow control valves is substantially independent of water flow.
US09366002B2	Connection structure for blocking settlement of ground The present invention discloses a connection structure for use in a building for blocking settlement of ground from being transmitted to either a pile foundation or a wall of the building. The connection structure comprises a weight-bearing column, a concrete pile foundation, and an engineering pile connected from top to bottom for bearing weight; the connection structure further comprises a reinforced concrete plate for use as the building's floor, a wall for the building and a ground beam beneath the wall.
US09366001B2	Sealed interconnected mat system A sealed mat system discharge of a fluid or a solid material comprises interconnected channels, seals, and a composite panel structure.
US09365999B1	Method of installing a housing for an inground vehicle lift A method of installing an inground vehicle lift includes the steps of excavating an area to create a pit, lowering a housing which encloses the mechanical components of the lift into the pit via a support structure, coupling the housing with a lower rebar system and an upper rebar system via a plurality of anchors and a plurality of angled support members before or after lowering the housing into the pit, leveling the housing, pouring concrete into the pit to a level such that the lower rebar system is sufficiently embedded within the concrete, allowing the concrete to partially cure, detaching the housing from the support structure, backfilling the pit with backfill material, installing insulation within the pit above the backfill material, and pouring concrete into the pit to a level such that the upper rebar system is sufficiently embedded within the concrete.
US09365994B2	Filter boom using carbon nanotubes A filter boom for removing surface and submerged oils and for filtering water is described. The filter boom may include multiple panels that may be connected to form a structure. Each of the panels may have a top interface attachable to a deployment mechanism, a bottom interface attachable to a load, a side interface attachable to another panel, and a body for filtering the water. The body may use carbon nanotubes sized to allow the water filtering and the oil retention.
US09365985B2	Self-propelled ground milling machine for processing ground surfaces having a milling device The present invention relates to a self-propelled ground milling machine for treatment of ground surfaces by means of a milling device, a transportation means and a drive device for driving the transportation means and the milling device. The milling device is mounted on a ground milling machine frame and can be switched between a working position, in which the milling device is in operative contact with the ground surface and a maneuvering position, in which the milling device is not in operative contact with the ground surface. The drive device comprises a drive control unit, which controls the driving power of the drive device. The ground milling machine further comprises a ground milling machine control unit. The ground milling machine control unit controls the interaction of the drive device, the transportation means, and the milling device such that the driving power of the drive device in the maneuvering position of the milling device is automatically caused to be lower than the driving power of the drive device in the working position of the milling device while at least sufficient driving power for the transportation means is maintained.
US09365973B2	Method for producing cellulose nanofibers Provided is a method which is capable of producing a cellulose nanofiber dispersion liquid that has a low viscosity and excellent fluidity even at a high concentration, while exhibiting excellent transparency. In a method for producing cellulose nanofibers, wherein a cellulosic starting material is oxidized in water using an oxidant in the presence of an N-oxyl compound and a compound that is selected from the group consisting of a bromide, an iodide and a mixture thereof and the thus obtained oxidized cellulose is defibrated and dispersed, pulp which is obtained by carrying out kraft cooking after a hydrolysis process is used as the cellulosic starting material.
US09365967B2	Household appliance, in particular a household dishwashing machine A household appliance includes an operating display unit having at least one visual and/or acoustic display to at least display and/or signal a completed treatment cycle, and an actuatable switching unit configured to activate and deactivate the household appliance. An on switch is provided to generate an activation signal for actuating the switching unit to thereby activate the household appliance, and a control device is provided to generate a deactivation signal for actuating the switching unit when a treatment cycle is completed and to thereby deactivate at least the display unit.
US09365966B2	Suspension for full automatic washing machine A suspension for an automatic washing machine is provided. The suspension includes a main body, a tub having a drum therein coupled to the main body, a snubber bar having one end connected to a cabinet of the washing machine and another end in the main body, a seal at to a lower end of the snubber bar and configured to slide and/or move in the main body, and one or more springs in the main body, configured to apply an elastic force to the seal when the seal slides and/or in the main body, and including at least two sections having different spring constants.
US09365961B2	Double-cylinder circular hosiery knitting machine with device for tensioning the manufacture A double-cylinder circular hosiery knitting machine with device for tensioning the manufacture during its production, comprising a supporting structure which is provided with a footing and supports, so as to allow rotation about its own vertically oriented axis, a lower needle cylinder and an upper needle cylinder, a device for tensioning the manufacture during its production is accommodated inside the needle cylinders and comprises elements for retaining the manufacture, the retention elements comprising a suction tube, which is accommodated internally and coaxially to the lower needle cylinder, and an element for locking the manufacture, which faces the upper end of the suction tube and is supported by the upper needle cylinder, the locking element being movable on command along the axis of the upper needle cylinder to engage or disengage the upper end of the suction tube.
US09365954B2	Polyphenylene sulfide fiber, filter cloth comprising polyphenylene sulfide fiber, and method for producing polyphenylene sulfide fiber The present invention provides: a polyphenylene sulfide fiber that has excellent tensile strength; and a polyphenylene sulfide fiber that decreases in toughness to a small extent even when subjected to a long-term heat treatment and has excellent tensile strength. The polyphenylene sulfide fiber according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a polyphenylene sulfide resin having a weight average molecular weight of 50000 to 80000 inclusive, having a rigid amorphous content of 50% or more, and having a crystal size of 5 nm or more in the direction of a (111) crystal plane.
US09365948B2	Group III nitride crystal and manufacturing method thereof A group III nitride crystal containing therein an alkali metal element comprises a base body, a first group III nitride crystal formed such that at least a part thereof makes a contact with the base body, the first group III nitride crystal deflecting threading dislocations in a direction different from a direction of crystal growth from the base body and a second nitride crystal formed adjacent to the first group III nitride crystal, the second nitride crystal having a crystal growth surface generally perpendicular to the direction of the crystal growth.
US09365946B2	Damascene template for directed assembly and transfer of nanoelements Damascene templates have two-dimensionally patterned raised metal features disposed on an underlying conductive layer extending across a substrate. The templates are topographically flat overall, and the patterned conductive features establish micron-scale and nanometer-scale patterns for the assembly of nanoelements into nanoscale circuits and sensors. The templates are made using microfabrication techniques together with chemical mechanical polishing. These templates are compatible with various directed assembly techniques, including electrophoresis, and offer essentially 100% efficient assembly and transfer of nanoelements in a continuous operation cycle. The templates can be repeatedly used for transfer of patterned nanoelements thousands of times with minimal or no damage, and the transfer process involves no intermediate processes between cycles. The assembly and transfer processes employed are carried out at room temperature and pressure and are thus amenable to low cost, high-rate device production.
US09365943B2	Method of electroplating uniform copper layers Electroplating methods provide substantially uniform deposits of copper on the edges and walls of through-holes of printed circuit boards. The electroplating methods provide copper deposits which have high throwing power.
US09365935B2	Etching solutions The present invention provides an etching solution for silver or silver alloy comprising one at least ammonium compound represented by the formula (1), (2) or (3) below and an oxidant: wherein each of the variables is as defined herein.
US09365930B1	Gun barrel manufacturing methods A method of forming a gun barrel from a gun liner is disclosed that includes applying one or more coatings to the gun barrel liner such as just a top coating or a bond coating and then a top coating. The method may also include (before applying one or more coatings): threading an outer surface of the gun barrel liner proximate a first end of the gun barrel liner; threadedly coupling the first end of the gun barrel liner to a gun chamber; fixedly coupling the gun barrel liner to the gun chamber. The method may also include heat treating the coating layer(s), contouring the outer coating layer, applying a ceramic top coating to the contoured outer coating layer of the gun barrel liner, and/or sealing the gun barrel with a liquid metal sealer.
US09365927B2	Deposition method and collection method Techniques for producing an organic electroluminescent element while collecting a vapor deposition material that is vapor-deposited on a vapor deposition device, collecting a vapor-deposited film by use of a collection device, and producing an organic electroluminescent element by use of a collection device. In one example, a film is provided on at least a part of a surface of each of a vapor deposition preventing plate and a shutter of a vacuum chamber on which surface vapor deposition particles are vapor-deposited, the film being provided so as to be peeled off from the each of the vapor deposition preventing plate and the shutter, and the film being made of a material differing in at least one of a melting point, a sublimation point, solubility in a given solvent, microbial biodegradability, and photodegradability from a material of which a vapor-deposited film that is formed on the film is made.
US09365925B2	Multilayer structured coatings for cutting tools In one aspect, cutting tools are described having coatings adhered thereto which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable wear resistance and increased cutting lifetimes. A coated cutting tool described herein comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating having a multilayer structure including a plurality of structural units each comprising a bonding layer and an adjacent alumina layer, the alumina layer having a thickness of less than 0.5 μm and the bonding layer having a thickness less than 1 μm, the bonding layer comprising TiCN and TiAlOC.
US09365920B2	Method for depositing film The method for depositing a film of the present invention comprises the first irradiation step of irradiating particles having energy on a surface of a substrate 101, the first film deposition step of depositing a first film 103 on the surface of the substrate 101 subjected to the first irradiation step by using a dry process, and the second film deposition step of depositing a second film 105 having oil repellency on a surface of the first film 103. According to the present invention, a method for depositing a film enabling production of an oil-repellent substrate comprising an oil-repellent film having abrasion resistance of a practically sufficient level can be provided.
US09365919B2	Method for reduction of time in a gas carburizing process and cooling apparatus utilizing a high speed quenching oil flow rate The present invention provides a process for reduction of time in gas-carburizing process and cooling apparatus to perform carburization by step heating of a part during carburizing heating from 800° C., 850° C., 900° C. onwards to a carburization temperature of 930° C. with the part being held at each mentioned temperature for 10 minutes by adding LPG or propane along with methanol in the furnace for activation/diffusion, the holding time is thereby reduced for carburization, thereafter the carburized parts are quenched in the invented apparatus to discharge high severity of quenching. A quenching oil flow rate of about 1.6 meters per second is critical to the process.
US09365918B2	Method and apparatus for thermal spraying An apparatus and methods for cold spraying with a spraying unit, a particle supply, a gas supply, and at least one heating unit. The heating unit contains a graphite felt that can be heated with an electric heater current, through which a gas stream can flow, wherein the at least one heating unit is arranged separately and/or in a pressure tank through which the gas stream can flow.
US09365917B1	Method of heat treating aluminum—lithium alloy to improve formability A method is provided for heat treating aluminum-lithium alloys to improve their formability. The alloy is heated to a first temperature, maintained at the first temperature for a first time period, heated at the conclusion of the first time period to a second temperature, maintained at the second temperature for a second time period, actively cooled at the conclusion of the second time period to a third temperature, maintained at the third temperature for a third time period, and then passively cooled at the conclusion of the third time period to room temperature.
US09365912B2	Method for producing high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate and high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate produced by the method A method for producing high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate from a low-grade composition includes acquiring a primary leached manganese solution by adding sulfuric acid and a reductant to a low-grade manganese-containing composition and leaching manganese therefrom; acquiring a secondary leached manganese solution from which primary impurities have been eliminated by adding calcium hydroxide to the primary leached manganese solution; acquiring a tertiary leached manganese solution from which secondary impurities have been eliminated by adding sulfides to the secondary leached manganese solution; acquiring manganese oxide from precipitating manganese by using sodium hydroxide in the tertiary leached manganese solution so as to control the pH thereof; adding sulfuric acid to the manganese oxide and redissolving; and drying the redissolved manganese oxide and acquiring high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate. Thus the present invention allows production of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate from a low-grade manganese-containing composition, for use as material for a secondary battery.
US09365908B2	Method and apparatus for non-contact surface enhancement Systems and methods to generate beneficial residual stresses in a material, clean, strip coatings from, or roughen surfaces by generating cavitation shock waves without damaging the surface of the material. Shock waves emanate through the target material from collapsing cavitation voids in and around a liquid jet to generate residual stresses without impinging the jet against the material, or by impinging the material at shallow angles, and without significantly damaging or deforming the surface of the target material.
US09365906B2	Process and device for charging into a smelting unit A process and a device for charging a primary product for pig iron into a smelting unit are provided. According to the process and device, some of the primary product that has been formed by reducing oxidic iron carriers is stored in the hot state in a reservoir tank before being supplied into the storage device or charging device that is directly connected to the smelting unit.
US09365896B2	Addition of an adaptor by invasive cleavage This disclosure provides a method for adding an adaptor to a genomic sequence by invasive cleavage, as well as a kit for performing the method. In some embodiments, the method comprises: a) hybridizing genomic DNA to an adaptor comprising a double stranded region and a single stranded region comprising a 5′ overhang to produce a substrate for a flap endonuclease; b) cleaving the substrate using the flap endonuclease; c) ligating the recessed end of the double stranded region to the fragment to produce an adaptor-ligated DNA; d) intramolecularly ligating the ends of the adaptor-ligated DNA to produce a circular DNA molecule; and e) enzymatically processing the circular DNA molecule using an oligonucleotide that hybridizes to the adaptor and an enzyme. A kit for performing the method is also provided.
US09365892B2	Screening method for trinucleotide repeat sequences A method for screening for a trinucleotide repeat sequence in a biological sample is provided. The method comprises the step of contacting a nucleic acid sequence obtained or derived from the biological sample under amplification conditions with i) a first primer having a target sequence in a region 3′ or 5′ of a trinucleotide repeat sequence; ii) a second primer having a target sequence within the trinucleotide repeat sequence and a unique 5′ tail sequence; and iii) a third primer, having a target within the unique 5′ tail sequence of the second primer to generate an amplified product comprising a trinucleotide repeat sequence. Primers, kits of primers together with the use of the primers in methods of screening are also provided.
US09365890B2	Solid medium for the storage of biological material This invention relates to flat solid media for the storage of samples of biological materials and methods of analyzing biomolecules contained within the samples following storage. In particular, the invention relates to the storage and further analysis of biomolecules present in the biological materials, such as proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids. The invention finds particular utility in the dry, room temperature storage of biological materials.
US09365884B2	Environmental evaluation installation and environmental evaluation method An environmental evaluation installation including an evaluation chamber 1 isolated from outer space by isolation walls 2, minute substance supply means 3 configured to supply a microorganism into the evaluation chamber 1, a minute substance removing means 4 configured to supply removal particles for removing the microorganism into the evaluation chamber 1, and a minute substance collecting means 5 configured to collect the microorganism in the evaluation chamber 1, and which is characterized in that many air supply holes 21 are provided for almost the whole surfaces of the isolation walls 2 except at least the floor surface of the isolation walls 2 and that air is made to flow into the evaluation chamber 1 from the air supply holes 21.
US09365882B2	Immobilization support, process for producing the same, electrode, process for producing the same, electrode reaction utilizing apparatus and process for producing the same An immobilization carrier containing an electron acceptor compound is used in addition to glutaraldehyde and poly-L-lysine to immobilize an enzyme and an electron acceptor compound simultaneously to an electrode. For example, here are used diaphorase as the enzyme and 2-amino-3-carboxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (ACNQ) as the electron acceptor compound.
US09365874B2	Methods for synthesis of olefins and derivatives The invention provides a method of producing acrylic acid. The method includes contacting fumaric acid with a sufficient amount of ethylene in the presence of a cross-metathesis transformation catalyst to produce about two moles of acrylic acid per mole of fumaric acid. Also provided is an acrylate ester. The method includes contacting fumarate diester with a sufficient amount of ethylene in the presence of a cross-metathesis transformation catalyst to produce about two moles of acrylate ester per mole of fumarate diester. An integrated process for process for producing acrylic acid or acrylate ester is provided which couples bioproduction of fumaric acid with metathesis transformation. An acrylic acid and an acrylate ester production also is provided.
US09365873B2	Genetically engineered bacterium with altered carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) activity The invention provides genetically engineered microorganisms with altered carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) activity and methods related thereto. In particular, the invention provides a genetically engineered carboxydotrophic acetogenic bacterium having decreased or eliminated activity of CODH1 and/or CODH2. In certain embodiments, the bacterium may also have increased activity of CODH/ACS. The invention further provides a method for producing a product by culturing the bacterium in the presence of a gaseous substrate comprising one or more of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.
US09365870B2	Integrated processes for anaerobic conversion of hydrogen and carbon oxides to alcohol Integrated processes are disclosed for reducing the carbon foot print related to the use of non-renewable hydrocarbon gas streams for producing alcohols by anaerobic bioconversion of reformed gas. These processes combine renewable and non-renewable gas sources of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide to produce alcohol. Thus the invention found a highly a practical way to make use of non-renewable carbon oxide sources while still lowering the carbon footprint of such alcohols produced thereby, especially when combined with corn ethanol production. In the case of motor fuel use, the renewable portion of the alcohol produced in this manner provides a reduction in greenhouse gases by 50% or more when compared to gasoline.
US09365865B2	Vector utilizing borna disease virus and use thereof Disclosed is a viral vector comprising (a) a cDNA of a recombinant viral RNA having at least the N gene, the X gene, the P gene, and the L gene of a Borna disease virus genome in the same order as that in the Borna disease virus genome, and having a sequence in which a foreign gene is inserted into the untranslated region connected to the downstream of the open reading frame of the P gene, (b) a DNA encoding a ribozyme, and (c) a promoter sequence, each being disposed in a position in which (b) is placed upstream and downstream of (a), and (a) and (b) are placed downstream of (c).
US09365863B2	Compositions and methods for deploying a transgenic refuge seed blend Methods and compositions for deploying refuge seeds with transgenic crop seeds comprising event MON 87411 are provided. The refuge seeds can be non-transgenic seeds of a similar variety to that of the transgenic crop seeds, or the refuge seeds can be a transgenic variety, but lack event MON 87411 found in the transgenic crop seeds and serve as a refuge thereto.
US09365859B2	Use of non-agrobacterium bacterial species for plant transformation The invention relates to methods for Rhizobia-mediated genetic transformation of plant cells, including soybean, canola, corn, and cotton cells. These include both VirD2-dependent and VirD2-independent methods. Bacterial species utilized include strains of Rhizobium sp., Sinorhizobium sp., and Mesorhizobium sp. Vectors for use in such transformation are also disclosed.
US09365858B2	Method of transforming cells Use of an isolated Ensifer adhaerens strain OV14 deposited under NCIMB Accession Number 4177, or an isolated variant thereof characterized by a 16S rRNA gene having at least 98.6% sequence homology with SEQUENCE ID NO: 1, as a gene delivery system in the genetic transformation of a plant cell or plant material is described.
US09365845B2	Microbial metabolism of chlorine oxyanions as a control of biogenic hydrogen sulfide production The present disclosure relates to methods of controlling the sulfide (S2˜) content in systems, such as oil and gas reservoirs and pipelines, by the use of chlorine oxyanions and microorganisms with (per)chlorate-reducing activity.
US09365843B2	Polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09365840B2	Polypeptides having phytase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to polypeptides having phytase activity. These polypeptides have an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% identity to either of three phytases derived from the bacterium Buttiauxella, and which comprises at least one of the following amino acids at the position indicated: 119N, 120L, and/or 121E. These phytases have an improved specific activity. Additional specific amino acid substitutions are also disclosed which characterize and distinguish additional phytases of the invention having improved properties such as temperature and/or pH stability, pH activity profile, temperature activity profile, substrate profile, improved performance in animal feed in vitro or in vivo. The invention also relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US09365836B2	Glycosyltransferase gene and use thereof Provided is a polynucleotide encoding a protein having an activity to transfer a sugar to the hydroxy groups at the 4′- and 7-positions of a flavone. The polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide which comprises a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, or 12; (b) a polynucleotide which hybridizes to a polynucleotide comprising a base sequence complementary to a base sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, or 12 under high stringency conditions, and encodes a protein having an activity to transfer a sugar to the hydroxy groups at the 4′- and 7-positions of a flavone; (c) a polynucleotide which encodes a protein comprising an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, or 13; (d) a polynucleotide which encodes a protein comprising an amino acid sequence in which one or more amino acids have been deleted, substituted, inserted, and/or added in an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, or 13 and having an activity to transfer a sugar to the hydroxy groups at the 4′- and 7-positions of a flavone; etc.
US09365834B2	Glucose oxidase variants The technology provided herein relates to novel variants of microbial glucose oxidase with improved properties, more specifically to polypeptides having glucose oxidase activity as their major enzymatic activity; to nucleic acid molecules encoding the glucose oxidases; vectors and host cells containing the nucleic acids and methods for producing the glucose oxidase; compositions comprising the glucose oxidase; methods for the preparation and production of such enzymes; and to methods for using such enzymes for food and feed processing, for the measurement of free glucose in clinical samples and bioreactors, and the development of miniature biofuel cells.
US09365827B2	Cardiomyocyte production Methods and composition for the production of cardiomyocytes from differentiation of pluripotent stem cells are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods including differentiating pluripotent stem cells in a large volume of suspension culture in the presence of ROCK inhibitors are described. In further aspects, methods for differentiation of stem cells into cardiomyocytes that overcome variability between different stem cell clones and different batch of culture medium are provided.
US09365819B2	Process for culturing lactococcus bacteria This invention relates to an improved process for culturing bacteria of the family Streptococcaceae (such as of the genus lactococcus), a medium for culturing the bacteria, and the obtained bacteria cells.
US09365818B2	Culture medium and a method for detection of parasites This invention relates to a culture medium, a kit containing the culture medium and to a method for detection of a parasite such as Dientamoeba fragilis and/or another parasite. The culture medium of the invention is bi-phasic and includes a solid phase containing an egg slope or agar slope and a liquid phase containing a serum and a peptone.
US09365804B2	Vehicle-glass cleaning fluid composition comprising anionic surfactant and tartaric acid The present invention relates to a vehicle-glass cleaning fluid composition comprising an alcohol, an anionic surfactant, and tartaric acid as a corrosion inhibitor. The present invention provides a cleaning fluid composition entailing improved metal corrosion prevention, durability for rubbers and plastics, and performance in preventing the noise and wear which occur when there is friction between a wiper blade and glass surface. The cleaning fluid composition of the present invention has outstanding corrosion-preventing properties while also substantially improving test-piece weight-change reduction and abnormal appearance changes, and has a highly outstanding performance in preventing noise and wear due to friction.
US09365802B2	Cleaning liquid for semiconductor device substrates and method of cleaning substrate for semiconductor devices The invention relates to a cleaning liquid for semiconductor device substrates comprising the following components (A) to (D) and a method of cleaning semiconductor device substrates: (A) at least either one of a polycarboxylic acid and a hydroxycarboxylic acid; (B) a sulfonic acid type anionic surfactant; (C) a carboxylic acid type anionic surfactant; and (D) water.
US09365798B2	Lubricant for conveying containers The passage of a container along a conveyor is lubricated by applying to the container or conveyor a lubricant composition comprising a water-miscible silicone material having a silicone emulsion wherein the silicone emulsion contains less than 500 ppm of a triethanolamine salts of alkyl benzene sulfonic acid compounds.
US09365795B2	Antifoam additives for use in low viscosity applications A lubricant composition comprising a major amount of a base oil having a kinematic viscosity between 2 and 8 cSt at 100° C. and a minor amount of an additive composition represented by formula IV: wherein x and y can be the same or different and (x+y) equals between 50 and 1,500 and m and n can be the same or different and Q is hydrogen or a monovalent organic group selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, acetyl and isocyanato group of the formula —NCO.
US09365793B2	Methods and compositions for reducing wear in internal combustion engines lubricated with a low phosphorous content borate-containing lubricating oil Disclosed are methods and lubricant compositions for reducing wear in internal combustion engines lubricated with a low phosphorous content lubricating oil. The lubricant compositions of this invention comprise a synergistic combination of a dispersed, hydrated, alkali metal borate and at least one phosphorous-containing compound wherein the total phosphorous employed in the composition is no more than about 0.08 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition.
US09365792B2	Coating film formation method Aluminum alloy-made piston 1 is provided having, on external circumferential surfaces of both skirt portions 8, 9 of base member 1a, a multilayer solid lubricant coating film including inner coating film 21 and outer coating film 22. Both of the inner and outer coating films contain at least one of polyimide-imide resins, polyimide resins and epoxy resins as a binder resin. The inner coating film is formed of a material containing graphite etc. as a solid lubricant, and applied to the external surfaces of the skirt portions and then irradiated with laser beams by a laser heating apparatus at a temperature rise rate of 11.3-23.9° C./sec. for 10 seconds to be dried. Then, the outer coating film is applied to the top surface thereof, followed by baking treatment. With this, the multilayer solid lubricant coating film is formed in a possibly short total treatment time in a coating film-forming step.
US09365790B2	Processes of preparing estolide base oils and lubricants that include transesterification Provided herein are processes of producing estolide base oils, including the process comprising providing at least one fatty acid ester, and contacting the at least one fatty acid ester with at least one fatty acid to form an estolide base oil. Exemplary processes include the use of transesterification to form the at least one fatty acid ester and/or estolide base oil.
US09365788B2	Process to produce improved poly alpha olefin compositions This invention is directed to a two-step process for the preparation of improved poly alpha olefins wherein the first step involves oligomerizing low molecular weight linear alpha olefins in the presence of a single site catalyst and the second step involves oligomerization of at least a portion of the product from the first step in the presence of an oligomerization catalyst. The dimer product from the first oligomerization is characterized by a tri-substituted vinylene olefin content of at least 25 wt %.
US09365786B2	Functionally coated non-oxidized particles and methods for making the same Air-stable coated particles which include an oxidizable core having an organic ligand coating substantially encompassing the oxidizable core, are disclosed and described. The coated particles can also be substantially free of an oxide layer, especially oxide layers around the oxidizable core. As such, the organic ligand coating acts as a protective or passivating coating. The air-stable coated particles can be formed via a particle size-reduction process. An oxidizable particulate can be crushed and contacted with an organic ligand. The process conditions are maintained such that an oxide layer is preempted from forming on the oxidizable core. Such materials can be effective as high energy density additives for various fuels, pyrotechnic, ionic liquids, and rocket propellant applications and for biomedical applications.
US09365785B2	Steam reforming process for reducing the tar content of synthesis gas streams The invention described herein proposes steam reforming processes in two stages, the first stage being passing a synthesis gas stream through a first catalyst bed comprising an alkali metal and/or iron titanate based catalyst, and a second stage comprising at least a second catalyst bed containing a refractory supported metal catalyst, preferably having NiO as the metal phase supported with barium hexa-aluminate.
US09365784B2	Method of reducing oxygen requirement of a coal gasifier A coal gasifier is retrofitted to achieve multiple advantages such as reduced oxygen consumption, reduced CO2 and NOx emissions, better H:C ratio, better carbon conversion etc. This is achieved by dividing the coal into at least two zones and modifying the gasifier and operating it as described. The coal is injected into a first zone, configured to devolatilize a substantial portion of the injected coal to produce coal char and volatiles. The operation is tuned to substantially consume the oxidant injected in the first zone. A low-calorific-value, high oxidant feedstock is injected in second zone of the gasifier. The devolatilization of the low-calorific-value, high oxidant content feedstock provides the oxygen containing compounds which gasify at least a portion of the coal char generated in the first zone.
US09365782B2	Hydroprocessing light cycle oil in liquid-full reactors A process for the hydroprocessing of a low-value light cycle oil (LCO) hydrocarbon feed to provide a high-value diesel-range product. The process comprises a hydrotreatment stage followed by a hydrocracking stage, each of which is conducted under liquid-full reaction conditions wherein substantially all the hydrogen supplied to the hydrotreating and hydrocracking reactions is dissolved in the liquid-phase hydrocarbon feed. Ammonia and optionally other gases formed during hydrotreatment are removed in a separation step prior to hydrocracking. The LCO feed is advantageously converted to diesel in high yield with little loss of hydrocarbon to naphtha.
US09365777B2	Methods of operation for reduced residual hydrocarbon accumulation in oil shale processing A method of reducing residual hydrocarbon accumulation during processing can comprise forming a permeable body (608) of a comminuted hydrocarbonaceous material within an enclosure (602). A primary liquid collection system (610) is located in a lower portion of the permeable body. The primary liquid collection system (610) has an upper surface for collecting and removing liquids. Comminuted hydrocarbonaceous material below the primary liquid collection system (610) forms a non-production zone (616). At least a portion of the permeable body (608) is heated to a bulk temperature above a production temperature sufficient to remove hydrocarbons therefrom within a production zone (614), where conditions in the non-production zone (616) are maintained below the production temperature.
US09365769B2	Phosphor and light emitting device A phosphor and a light emitting device including the phosphor may be provided that emits light having a peak wavelength between a green wavelength band and a yellow wavelength band, has a crystal structure of which the chemical formula is MSi2N2O2, M=CaxSryEuz (x+y+z=1), and has a triclinic system crystal structure in which, when molar ratios of Ca, Sr and Eu are x, y and z respectively, x+y+z=1 and when the x, y and z are represented by a triangular projection, the x, y and z are distributed on the lines and at the inside of an area formed by connecting five points of (0.45, 0.55, 0), (0.75, 0.25, 0), (0.75, 0, 0.25), (0.5, 0, 0.5) and (0.45, 0.05, 0.5) by a solid line on a triangular diagram.
US09365767B2	Organic electric field light emitting element and production therefor A composition for an organic electroluminescent device is a composition for forming an organic light emitting layer of an organic electroluminescent device by wet coating process. The composition contains a phosphorescent material, a charge transport material, and a solvent, in which the phosphorescent material and the charge transport material are each an unpolymerized organic compound, and the first oxidation potential of the phosphorescent material ED+, the first reduction potential of the phosphorescent material ED−, the first oxidation potential of the charge transporting material ET+, and the first reduction potential of the charge transporting material ET− satisfy the following condition: ET−+0.1≦ED−
US09365763B2	Low-viscosity treatment fluids for transporting proppant A method of treating a subterranean formation using low-viscosity subterranean treatment fluids with proppants suspended in gel fragments, including providing a fracturing fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, a proppant, and swellable micro-gel fragments, wherein the fracturing fluid has a low-viscosity in the range of about 0 to about 800 centipoise; allowing the micro-gel fragments to swell to form a matrix, wherein the proppant is suspended in the fracturing fluid; placing the fracturing fluid in a fracture within the subterranean formation; and allowing the matrix to at least partially degrade in the subterranean formation.
US09365754B2	Heat-curing resin composition, heat-curing adhesive sheet, and method for producing heat-curing adhesive sheet The present invention provides a heat-curing resin composition which is curable without UV irradiation or the like and in which exudation of unreacted epoxy resin and the like at the time of pressure thermoforming is satisfactory. The heat-curing resin composition comprises: an acrylic copolymer containing an epoxy group-containing (meth)acrylic ester monomer; an epoxy resin; and a curing agent for the epoxy resin, wherein the curing agent contains organic acid dihydrazide, and part of epoxy groups of the acrylic copolymer are cross-linked by liquid polyamine or liquid polyamidoamine, each having at least one of a primary amino group and a secondary amino group.
US09365753B2	Acrylic adhesive for assembling elements contacting biological substances The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising (1) at least one polyol tri(meth)acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting of ditrimethylolpropane triacrylate (DiTMPTTA), tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)-isocyanurate triacrylate (THEICTA), dipentaerythritol triacrylate (DiPETA), ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPEOTA), propoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPPOTA), ethoxylated pentaerythritol triacrylate (PETEOIA), propoxylated glyceryl triacrylate (GPTA), pentaerythritol triacrylate (PETA), trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) and modified pentaerythritol triacrylate, triethyleneglycol trimethacrylate (TIEGTMA), tetraethyleneglycol trimethacrylate (TTEGTMA), polyethyleneglycol trimethacrylate hexane trimethacrylate (HTTMA) ethoxylated bisphenol A trimethacrylate, and trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPTMA), (2) at least one polyalkylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting of polypropylene glycol monomethacrylate, polyethylene glycol monomethacrylate, polyethylene glycol-polypropylene glycol monomethacrylate, polypropylene glycol-monoacrylate, polyethylene glycol monoacrylate, polypropylene glycol-polytrimethylene monoacrylate, polyethylene glycol-polytetramethylene glycol monomethacrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol monomethacrylate, yerfluoroalkylethyl-polyoxyalkylene monomethacrylate, and combinations thereof, and (3) at least one radical initiator selected from the group of initiators sensitive to UV and/or blue radiation (photoinitiator) and thermal initiators (thermoinitiator). The adhesive composition is used for assembling elements made of plastic materials, like PMMA or SAN, or inorganic materials, like glass or metals, employed for manufacturing of devices for the distribution of containment of biological substances.
US09365745B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprising polymers with ureido groups or with ureido-analogous groups and prepared by stage polymerization A description is given of a pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion comprising a water-dispersed polymer P1 formed by emulsion polymerization. The polymer P1 is formed from a monomer mixture comprising (a) at least 40% by weight of C4 to C20 alkyl (meth)acrylates which when polymerized as homopolymers have a glass transition temperature of −30° C. or less, (b) at least 0.05% by weight of (meth)acrylate monomers having a substituent of the formula where X is CH2, O, NH or NR and R is a C1 to C4 alkyl group, (c) at least 0.1% by weight of acid monomers. The polymer P1 is prepared by polymerization in at least 2 stages, the glass transition temperature of a polymer from monomers of the first stage being lower by at least 20° C. than the glass transition temperature of a polymer from monomers of a later, second stage.
US09365741B2	Biodegradable sheets having foamed layer The present invention relates to sheets. The sheets include a base layer, a foamed layer formed on the base layer, a printed layer formed on the foamed layer, and a partially foamed layer formed on the printed layer. At least one layer of the foamed layer and the partially foamed layer includes a polylactic acid (PLA) resin. The sheets are biodegradable.
US09365737B2	Coating agent, decorative film and article Provided are a coating agent giving a coating film which has superior adhesion even to polyolefin resin base materials that have not been subjected to preliminary surface treatment and which has satisfactory adhesion even to high-polarity base materials; a decorative film having at least one layer formed from said coating agent; an article decorated with said decorative film. The coating agent includes an olefin polymer having a heat of fusion in the range of 0 to 50 J/g and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC of 1×104 to 1000×104, and a hydrocarbon-based synthetic oil having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 30 to 500,000 cSt.
US09365730B2	Radiation-curable acrylate-based ink-jet printing ink The disclosed radiation-curable acrylate-based ink-jet ink comprises a pigment, a bifunctional acrylate and, optionally, a trifunctional or multifunctional acrylate, a compound that has an ethylenic double bond and a molecular weight of 90 to 205, and a photoinitiator in the form of an acyl phosphine oxide, and furthermore contains 0.05 to 3.0 wt. % of stabilizer and 0.05 to 1.5 wt. % of surfactant.
US09365729B2	Treatment liquid for treating recording medium, image forming method and image forming apparatus To provide a treatment liquid for treating a recording medium, which contains a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, water, and an amphoteric emulsion resin having a core-shell structure.
US09365725B2	Articles for high temperature service and methods for their manufacture An article for use in aggressive environments is presented. In one embodiment, the article comprises a substrate and a self-sealing and substantially hermetic sealing layer comprising an alkaline-earth aluminosilicate disposed over the bondcoat. The substrate may be any high-temperature material, including, for instance, silicon-bearing ceramics and ceramic matrix composites. A method for making such articles is also presented. The method comprises providing a substrate; disposing a self-sealing alkaline-earth aluminosilicate layer over the substrate; and heating the sealing layer to a sealing temperature at which at least a portion of the sealing layer will flow.
US09365722B2	Routes to trans A,B-substituted bacteriochlorins Bacteriochlorin of Formula I: wherein R is H or silyl are described, along with compositions containing the same and methods of making and using the same.
US09365720B2	Interior train components having low smoke and low heat release, and methods of their manufacture A railway component comprises a polycarbonate composition comprising: a first polycarbonate selected from a linear polycarbonate homopolymer, a branched polycarbonate, a poly(carbonate-bisphenol arylate ester), a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate), or a combination thereof; a second polymer different from the first polycarbonate, the second polymer comprising a poly(carbonate-siloxane) copolymer, a polydialkylsiloxane, a silicone graft copolymer, or a combination thereof, wherein siloxane units in the second polymer are present in an amount of 0.3 to 3 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition; and 10 to 40 wt. % of glass fiber, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate composition.
US09365718B2	Low chlorine fiber filled melt processed polyarylene sulfide composition Melt processed polyarylene sulfide compositions are described as are methods of forming the melt processed polyarylene sulfide compositions. The melt processed polyarylene sulfide compositions are formed according to a melt processing method that includes melt processing a mixture that includes a starting polyarylene sulfide, a disulfide compound and a filler. The melt processed polyarylene sulfide compositions may provide low chlorine content products having excellent strength characteristics.
US09365711B2	Olefin-based polymer compositions and articles prepared therefrom The invention provides a composition comprising at least the following: A) an ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer with a density ≦0.90 g/cc, and an I2 greater than 10; B) a functionalized olefin-based polymer; and C) an olefin-based polymer with a density greater than 0.90 g/cc, and selected from the group consisting of the following: a) an ethylene homopolymer, b) an ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, c) a propylene/ethylene interpolymer, and d) a propylene/α-olefin interpolymer; and wherein the [density (C)−density (A)] is greater than, or equal to, 0.017; and wherein the weight ratio of [(A+C)/B] is greater than, or equal to, 3.0.
US09365707B2	Non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymers, preparation method and use thereof A non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer, preparation method and use thereof are provided. The non-carboxylated styrene-butadiene copolymer is prepared by hot polymerization in the absence of acid monomers and is used in asphalt-based systems such as asphalt emulsions.
US09365703B2	Rubber composition for tread, and pneumatic tire Rubber composition for treads, providing pneumatic tires (particularly for passenger vehicles and sport utility vehicles) having both excellent abrasion resistance and good wet grip performance. The rubber composition also provides the tires with good fuel economy and elongation at break. The rubber composition includes, per 100% by mass of a rubber component, 40-75% by mass of BR and 25-55% by mass of SBR, and includes, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 40-120 parts by mass of a silica having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 160-270 m2/g and 15-50 parts by mass of a carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 100-250 m2/g. A ratio of a total content of silica to a total content of SBR in the rubber composition is 0.70-2.50, and a ratio of a total content of carbon black to a total content of BR therein is 0.25-0.75.
US09365691B2	Fabricating porous materials using intrepenetrating inorganic-organic composite gels Porous materials are fabricated using interpenetrating inorganic-organic composite gels. A mixture or precursor solution including an inorganic gel precursor, an organic polymer gel precursor, and a solvent is treated to form an inorganic wet gel including the organic polymer gel precursor and the solvent. The inorganic wet gel is then treated to form a composite wet gel including an organic polymer network in the body of the inorganic wet gel, producing an interpenetrating inorganic-organic composite gel. The composite wet gel is dried to form a composite material including the organic polymer network and an inorganic network component. The composite material can be treated further to form a porous composite material, a porous polymer or polymer composite, a porous metal oxide, and other porous materials.
US09365684B2	Cellulose liquid dispersion, method for producing the same, and molded body using the same (Purpose) A cellulose liquid dispersion is provided wherein a particle diameter peak of obtained fine cellulose can be controlled if mechanical treatment of oxidized cellulose is performed; and a molded body is also provided wherein the molded body is generated from the dispersion, has sufficient flexibility and gas bather characteristics. (Solution) A cellulose liquid dispersion is provided, wherein the cellulose liquid dispersion at least includes fine oxidized cellulose, wherein a volume-based particle size distribution of the fine oxidized cellulose exists in the range of 0.01 μm or more and 100 μm or less of volume-based particle diameter, and the two or more particle diameter peaks. Furthermore, a molded body is formed using the cellulose liquid dispersion.
US09365683B2	Polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer and method for producing same Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, including a specific polycarbonate block unit (A) and a specific polyorganosiloxane block unit (B), in which in a differential molecular weight distribution curve obtained from measurement of the polyorganosiloxane block unit (B) by gel permeation chromatography using the polystyrene calibration curve, the curve having an axis of abscissa indicating a logarithmic value log(M) of a molecular weight M and an axis of ordinate indicating dw/d log(M) obtained by differentiating a concentration fraction w with respect to the logarithmic value log(M) of the molecular weight, (1) a dw/d log(M) value becomes maximum in a range of 3.4≦log(M)≦4.0, and (2) in the differential molecular weight distribution curve, a ratio of a value obtained by integrating the dw/d log(M) value over a range of 4.0≦Log(M)≦4.5 to a value obtained by integrating the dw/d log(M) value over the entire range of the log(M) is 6% or more and 40% or less.
US09365679B2	Benzodithiophene based copolymer containing thieno [3,4-B] thiophene units and preparing method and applications thereof The present invention relates to a benzodithiophene based copolymer containing thieno[3,4-b]thiophene units and a preparing method and applications thereof. The polymer has a structural formula (I), wherein R1 and R2 are respectively selected from H, and alkyl groups of C1 to C16; R3 and R4 are respectively selected from H, alkyl groups of C1 to C16, alkoxy groups of C1 to C16, or thiophene groups substituted by alkyl groups of C1 to C16; R5 is selected from alkyl groups of C1 to C16; n is a natural number from 7 to 80. Applications of the benzodithiophene based copolymer containing thieno[3,4-b]thiophene units in polymer solar cells, polymer organic light-emission, polymer organic field effect transistors, polymer organic optical storage, polymer organic nonlinear materials or polymer organic laser are also provided.
US09365676B2	Synthetic polymers and methods of making and using the same Monomer embodiments that can be used to make polymers, such as homopolymers, heteropolymers, and that can be used in particular embodiments to make sequence-defined polymers are described. Also described are methods of making polymers using such monomer embodiments. Methods of using the polymers also are described.
US09365674B2	Polyethers, methods of making same, and uses thereof Isotactic polyethers, methods of making polyethers, and uses of polyethers. The polyethers have a chain transfer group formed from a chain transfer agent. The methods of making the polyethers use monoalcohol chain transfer agents or multifunctional chain transfer agents. The polyethers can be used in materials, such as polyurethanes, elastomers, thermoset plastics, and thermoplastics, and as non-ionic surfactants.
US09365669B2	Slump retaining polycarboxylic acid superplasticizer A slump retaining polycarboxylic acid superplasticizer. A weight average molecular weight of the superplasticizer is 20,000-80,000. The slump retaining polycarboxylic acid superplasticizer is prepared by performing polymerization reaction on a monomer A, a monomer B, a monomer C and a monomer D in an aqueous solution in the presence of a redox initiator, wherein a molar ratio of (the monomer A+the monomer B):the monomer C:the monomer D is 1:(3-8):(4-12), and a molar ratio of the monomer A to the monomer B is 1:(1-4).
US09365668B2	Watersoluble linear copolymer The invention concerns the water-soluble linear heterochain dipolymer having the general formula: (—CH2—CR1R2)n—(R4—NHCO—R5—CONH—R4)m where R1—can be atom of hydrogen or alkyl CH3, R2—can be COOH, CONH2, COOCH3 depending on the kind of vinyl monomer, R3—is atom of hydrogen or OH group, depending on the kind of divinyl monomer, R4—can be (CH2-CHR3) or (CH2-CHR3-CH2), R5—can be (CH2) or (CH(OH))2, depending on the kind of divinyl monomer. m and n-interrelationships between the vinyl and divinyl monomers, herewith the correlation m/n is within 10 to 100, herewith the sections of the chain in which amide groups —CO—NH— are present, are connected with the similar sections through the H-linkages between the amide and carboxyl groups. Such a substance belongs to polymers of a new structure with different physical-chemical properties. The amide portion of the molecule is unique according to its structural properties and according to peculiar intermolecular interactions. Due to the hybridization of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen atoms in the amine group, this section is almost flat. What is also important is that the hydrogen, connected with the nitrogen atom and oxygen atom in carbon groups are all able to create a strong hydrogen linkage.Besides in the mentioned substance, the cross-cross-linked net of polymer is not possible to create. Therefore the macromolecule of the substance is a hydrophilic 3D atrix which arises on the account of H-linkages between the amide and carboxyl groups of polyamide, which keeps the water environment.
US09365662B2	Method for producing a sulfonated block copolymer composition Sulfonated block copolymer composition formed by dissolving in an aprotic polar solvent at least one sulfonated block copolymer having at least one end block A and at least one interior block B wherein each A block contains essentially no sulfonic acid or sulfonate ester functional groups and each B block is a polymer block containing from about 10 to about 100 mol % sulfonic acid or sulfonate ester functional groups based on the number of sulfonation susceptible monomer units of the B block.
US09365656B2	Process for producing modified polymer, diene polymer, rubber composition and pneumatic tire A polymer having a carbon-carbon double bond in a main chain is decomposed by subjecting the carbon-carbon double bond to oxidative cleavage using an oxidizing agent such as periodic acid to decrease the molecular weight, polymer chains of the decomposed polymer are combined by changing acido-basic properties such that a system containing the decomposed polymer becomes basic when acidic and becomes acidic when basic, and a modified polymer in which the structure has been changed is obtained. By this, a functional group can be incorporated in the main chain structure of a polymer. A rubber composition comprising a rubber component containing the modified polymer, and a filler compounded therewith, and a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition are provided.
US09365655B2	Soluble heavy-chain only antibodies The present invention provides a high affinity, antigen-specific, soluble heavy chain-only antibody which: lacks hallmark camelid-related amino acid substitutions and has FR2 substitutions which are not found in antibodies which comprise heavy and light chain; shows increased net hydrophobicity within CDR1 and an increased number of charged amino acids present in CDR3; and comprises one or more amino acid substitutions within the framework β-pleated sheet leading to increased net hydrophobicity within FR1 and increased number of charged amino acids present in FR3. Also provided are VH domains having the same properties, gene segments for their production, methods for their production, transgenic animals and uses of the antibody of the VH domains in therapy.
US09365649B2	Monoclonal antibody capable of binding integrin alpha 10 beta 1 The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 and a hybridoma cell line deposited at the Deutsche Sammlung von Microorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH under the accession number DSM ACC2583. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a monoclonal antibody or a fragment thereof binding to the extracellular I-domain of integrin alpha10beta1 produced by the hybridoma cell line deposited. Methods and uses of said antibody or a fragment thereof in identifying and selecting cells of a chondrogenic nature for treatment purposes, in particular for the identification and isolation of chondrocytes, mesenchymal progenitor cells and embryonic stem cells for tissue engineering of cartilage, or for identifying diagnostic and therapeutic tools in studying the biological role and the structural/functional relationships of the integrin alpha10beta1 with its various extracellular matrix ligands are also included.
US09365647B2	Compounds for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease The invention relates to a method of modulating concentration of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) relevant proteins amyloid precursor protein (APP), beta (β) and gamma (γ) secretases and amyloid beta peptide (Aβ), and also relates to a method of reducing Aβ shedding. Furthermore, this invention extends to a compound for use in the treatment of AD, and also to a method of treating AD.
US09365643B2	Antibodies that bind to repulsive guidance molecule A (RGMA) Provided herein are antibodies that bind to Repulsive Guidance Molecule a (RGMa) and methods of using the antibodies to treat and diagnose neurite degenerative diseases and disorders.
US09365635B2	Intravenous immunoglobulin composition A concentrated, immunoglobulin composition for treating subjects vaccinated against or infected with a pathogenic microorganism, is made by (a) selecting a population of individuals previously vaccinated against antigens associated with the pathogenic microorganism; (b) identifying very high titer individuals by determining the level of specific antibodies immunoreactive with the pathogenic microorganism in the blood of the individuals; (c) combining blood from the very high titer individuals; and (d) purifying and/or concentrating the product of step (c). A concentrated immunoglobulin composition can include specific antibodies immunoreactive with a pathogenic microorganism, wherein the titer of specific antibodies is at least 5 times higher than the average titer of specific antibodies of a population of individuals previously vaccinated against antigens associated with the pathogenic microorganism. The composition has a relatively high protein concentration and a low percentage of protein aggregates. The pathogenic microorganism is preferably smallpox virus or vaccinia virus.
US09365633B2	Peptide preparations and peptides with antitumour activity The subject of the present invention are peptide preparations obtained via the enzymatic digestion of hair, wool, bristles, animal fur and individual peptides with sequences corresponding to individual components of a peptide preparation with antitumor activity, for use in the treatment of tumors or oncological prophylaxis as basal components or components of compositions of substances for treating tumors or components of substances used in oncological prophylaxis.
US09365622B2	Methods and compositions related to cyclic peptide synthesis Disclosed are compositions and methods for cyclization of polymers such as peptides.
US09365618B2	Synthetic peptide that induces expression of TNF receptor 2 and use thereof This invention provides a TNFR2 expression-inducing composition including as an active ingredient a peptide having TNFR2 expression-inducing activity, and a method for producing cells that express TNFR2 selectively by use of the composition. The cell production method provided by this invention includes: culturing at least one species of cells capable of expressing TNF receptor 2, and supplying the cells with a synthetic peptide consisting of a nuclear localization signal sequence (NLS) or a nucleolar localization signal sequence (NoLS) to enhance TNFR2 expression in the cells.
US09365617B2	Activated collagen scaffold materials and their special fused active restoration factors Provided are activated collagen scaffold materials as well as their special fused active restoration factors useful for promoting tissue repair, such as bone damage repair or nerve injury repair. The special fused active restoration factors are fusion proteins comprising a collagen-binding domain (CBD) at N-/C-terminus of cytokines, wherein the collagen-binding domain is a polypeptide consisting of 7-27 amino acid residues with a conservative sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4 at N-terminus.
US09365615B2	Cross-linked peptides containing non-peptide cross-linked structure, method for synthesizing cross-linked peptides, and novel organic compound used in method The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cross-linked peptide containing a novel non-peptide cross-linked structure, and a method for synthesizing the same. A cross-linked peptide having a novel non-peptide cross-linked structure, a useful intermediate for synthesizing the cross-linked peptide, and a method for synthesizing the novel cross-linked peptide and the intermediate are provided. The cross-linked peptide is characterized by having an —NR— bond in the cross-linked structure. By using the method for synthesizing the cross-linked peptide, a cross-link can be freely designed and an change can be freely made to a cross-link.
US09365602B2	Sodium glucose co-transporter inhibitors and methods of their use Sulfanyl-tetrahydropyran-based compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and methods of their use for the treatment of diseases and disorders such as diabetes and obesity are disclosed.
US09365596B2	Method for preparing quaternary phosphonium salts A two-step pathway for preparing high pure quaternary phosphonium salts is disclosed. In the first step, hydrogen phosphide (PH3) or a higher phosphine reacts with a protonic compound to produce a phosphonium salt, which then reacts with a carbonic acid diester to produce a quaternary phosphonium salt in the second step. On one hand, hydrogen phosphide (PH3) and higher phosphines, including primary phosphines, secondary phosphines, and tertiary phosphines, after neutralization with protonic compound, become sufficiently reactive and can be alkylated by carbonic acid diester to form quaternary phosphonium cations. On the other hand, as an anion-exchange procedure is completely avoided, the process not only gives quaternary phosphonium salts of high purity, but also gives people freedom to design the cation and the anion of a quaternary phosphonium salt synchronously by choosing a preferred phosphine and a protonic compound that can supply a desired anion.
US09365588B2	Benzoxazines as modulators of ion channels The invention relates to benzoxazines useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
US09365587B2	Synthesis of carbamoylpyridone HIV integrase inhibitors and intermediates The invention is a process for the preparation of a compound of the following formula (I): wherein R is —CHO, —CH(OH)2 or —CH(OH)(OR4); P1 is H or a hydroxyl protecting group; P3 is H or a carboxy protecting group; R3 is H, halogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, etc.; Rx is H, halogen or R2—X—NR1—C(O)—; etc. as defined in the specification. The compounds are useful as intermediates in synthesizing compounds having HIV integrase inhibitory activity.
US09365577B2	Pyrimidinone compounds as human neutrophil elastase inhibitors Pyrimidinone compounds defined herein exhibit human neutrophil elastase inhibitory properties and are useful for treating diseases and conditions in which HINE is implicated.
US09365573B2	Method for synthesizing sapropterin dihydrochloride Disclosed is a method for synthesizing sapropterin dihydrochloride. The present disclosure reduces a synthesis route of the sapropterin dihydrochloride, introduces a chiral center in an asymmetric synthesis manner, in which a tetrahydrofuran solution containing a samarium catalyst is adopted as a catalyst, and obtains a target compound having a high antimer isomerism value by means of selective catalysis. The yield is improved, raw materials are cheap and readily available, and the cost is significantly reduced, hence providing an effective scheme for mass industrial production of the sapropterin dihydrochloride.
US09365570B2	Substituted 6, 5-fused bicyclic heteroaryl compounds The present invention relates to azole bicyclic heteroaryl compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating cancer by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for research or other non-therapeutic purposes.
US09365569B2	Antagonists acting at multiple prostaglandin receptors for the treatment of inflammation Compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use in treating therapeutic conditions, in particular conditions mediated by the action of ligands on the FP, DP, EP1, EP4, IP, DP1, FP and TP prostaglandin (PG) receptors thereby providing a general anti-inflammatory response.
US09365564B2	3,3-disubstituted-(8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-8-yl)-[5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-thiophen-3-yl]-methanones as inhibitors of 11 (β)-HSD1 The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to certain 3,3-disubstituted-(8-aza-bicyclo[3.2.1]oct-8-yl)-[5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-thiophen-3-yl]-methanone, 3,3-disubstituted-(6-aza-bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-6-yl)-[5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-thiophen-3-yl]-methanone, and 4,4-disubstituted piperidin-1-yl)-[5-(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-thiophen-3-yl]-methanone compounds of the following formula that, inter alia, inhibit 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1). The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat disorders that are ameliorated by the inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1; to treat the metabolic syndrome, which includes disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity, and associated disorders including insulin resistance, hypertension, lipid disorders and cardiovascular disorders such as ischaemic (coronary) heart disease; to treat CNS disorders such as mild cognitive impairment and early dementia, including Alzheimer's disease; etc.
US09365552B2	Pyridine and pyrazine derivative for the treatment of CF The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
US09365543B2	N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds and their use as pesticides N-Thio-anthranilamid compounds of formula (I) wherein A is A1 wherein the variables and the indices are as defined per the description, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions comprising compounds I, use of compounds I for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes, and methods for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites by use of compounds of formula I.
US09365538B2	Polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione Polymorphic forms of 3-(4-amino-1-oxo-1,3 dihydro-isoindol-2-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione are disclosed. Compositions comprising the polymorphic forms, methods of making the polymorphic forms and methods of their use are also disclosed.
US09365509B2	Continuous on-line adjustable disinfectant/sanitizer/bleach generator Methods and systems for on-site, continuous generation of peracid chemistry, namely peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions, are disclosed. In particular, an adjustable biocide formulator or generator system is designed for on-site generation of peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions from sugar esters. Methods of using the in situ generated peroxycarboxylic acids and peroxycarboxylic acid forming compositions are also disclosed.
US09365506B2	Compounds and compositions as TLR2 agonists The invention provides a novel class of compounds, immunogenic compositions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with Toll-Like Receptors 2. In one aspect, the compounds are useful as adjuvants for enhancing the effectiveness of a vaccine.
US09365500B2	9-aminomethyl substituted minocycline compounds The present invention pertains, at least in part, to novel 9-substituted minocycline compounds. These minocycline compounds can be used to treat numerous tetracycline compound-responsive states, such as bacterial infections and neoplasms, as well as other known applications for minocycline and minocycline compounds in general, such as blocking tetracycline efflux and modulation of gene expression.
US09365499B2	9-aminomethyl substituted tetracycline compounds The present invention relates to 9-aminomethyl substituted tetracycline compounds represented by formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, solvate or isomer thereof, as well as a method for preparing these compounds and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The present invention relates also to a use of these compounds in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of tetracycline drug-sensitive disease. wherein, R2a, R2b, R3, R4a, R4b, R5, R6a, R6b, R7, R8, R9a, R9b, R10, R11, R12, R13a and R13b are each independently as defined in the description.
US09365492B2	2-(ethylamino)ethanol production method The present invention relates to a production method for 2-(ethylamino)ethanol, including subjecting N-ethyldiethanolamine to a disproportionation reaction in the presence of at least one kind of catalyst selected from the group consisting of a manganese oxide catalyst and an alkali metal hydroxide-supporting zirconium oxide catalyst. According to the present invention, 2-(ethylamino)ethanol can be obtained by subjecting N-ethyldiethanolamine to the disproportionation reaction. 2-(Ethylamino)ethanol is a useful compound to be used in various applications such as a drug, an agricultural chemical, and a functional chemical.
US09365486B2	Synthesis of calebin-A and its biologically active analogs Disclosed is a simple, economical, industrially scalable green synthetic process for Calebin-A and its biologically active analogs.
US09365481B2	Cyclohexenone compositions and process for making thereof Provided herein are processes of preparing cyclohexenone compounds useful for cancer treatments and/or diseases.
US09365472B2	Method for producing cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene A method for producing 1234Z from 1234E while generation of 245fa as a byproduct is suppressed. The method for producing cis-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene includes putting trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene into contact with a catalyst. The trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene is put into contact with the catalyst at a reaction temperature of higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 550° C. for a contact time of longer than or equal to 0.01 seconds and shorter than or equal to 500 seconds.
US09365467B2	Process of producing cyclohexylbenzene In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene is contacted with hydrogen under hydroalkylation conditions effective to form a first effluent stream comprising cyclohexylbenzene, cyclohexane, methylcyclopentane, and unreacted benzene. At least a portion of the first effluent stream is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions to convert at least a portion of the cyclohexane to benzene thereby forming a second effluent stream. The amount of methylcyclopentane in the second effluent stream is different by no more than 65% of the total amount of the portion of the first effluent stream, said amounts being on a weight basis. A methylcyclopentane-containing stream is removed from either the first or the second effluent stream and at least a portion of the second effluent stream containing benzene is recycled to the hydroalkylation step.
US09365462B2	Phosphate magnesium zinc fertilizer A fertilizer product for delivering starter fertilizer to crops in soils as an alternative to traditional phosphorus applications to enhance rapid early plant development. Specifically, the fertilizer product comprises a synergistic mixture of: from about 0.5 to about 1 part Mg: from about 2.4 to about 2.8 parts P2O5: from about 1.4 to about 2.8 parts Zn.
US09365442B2	Hydrophobically modified polyamine scale inhibitors Hydrophobically modified Si-containing polyamines are useful for treating scale in industrial process streams. Preferred hydrophobically modified Si-containing polyamines are particularly useful for treating aluminosilicate scale in difficult-to-treat industrial process streams, such as in the Bayer alumina process streams, nuclear waste streams and kraft paper mill effluent streams.
US09365441B2	Product and method for treatment of soil and groundwater contaminated with pollutants that can be anaerobically bioremediated Exemplary products and methods are described for in situ treatment of groundwater or aquifer material that is or may become contaminated with pollutants that can be anaerobically bioremediated. Easily biodegradable organic material and humic material may be injected into the soil in a manner such that portions thereof are carried below the water table to create anaerobic conditions. Thereafter water is injected in an amount sufficient that, with natural groundwater flow, the organic and humic materials are distributed throughout a zone to be treated.
US09365433B2	Method for the production of a nanocrystalline molybdenum mixed oxide A method for the production of a nanocrystalline molybdenum mixed oxide, the use of the molybdenum mixed oxide as catalyst for chemical conversions, in particular for a conversion of acrolein to acrylic acid as well as a catalyst that contains the molybdenum mixed oxide.
US09365431B2	Synthesis of ZSM-58 crystals with improved morphology Methods are provided for synthesizing ZSM-58 crystals with an improved morphology and/or an improved size distribution. By controlling the conditions during synthesis of the ZSM-58 crystals, crystals of a useful size with a narrow size distribution can be generated. Additionally, by controlling the ratio of water content to silica content in the synthesis mixture, it has unexpectedly been found that ZSM-58 crystals can be formed with an improved morphology. The improved morphology can result in ZSM-58 crystals with a more uniform size across the various dimensions of the crystal, which allows for more uniform diffusion within the crystal. This is in contrast to conventionally synthesized crystals, where the size of the crystal can vary along different axes of the crystals.
US09365427B2	Method for purifying carbon nanotubes A method for purifying carbon nanotubes (CNTs) includes heating the CNTs including metallic impurities and metallic oxide impurities; reducing the metallic oxide impurities by passing a reducing gas through the CNTs; removing the metallic impurities and the reduced metallic oxide impurities by passing a liquid halide through the CNTs using a carrier gas; and cooling the CNTs. Therefore, by simply passing liquid chloroform through CNTs using a carrier gas, a method for purifying CNTs can be provided so as to simply, economically, and effectively remove metallic impurities from the CNTs in a short time through one step. In addition, the purification effect can be further improved by removing the metallic oxide impurities as well as the metallic impurities through the reducing step. In addition, it is possible to improve the purification effect by further performing a step of removing a halogen or an acid-treatment purification step.
US09365419B2	Method of diagnosing, prognosing and monitoring alzheimer's disease The present invention provides a system and method for diagnosing, monitoring or prognosing Alzheimer's disease using at least one sensor comprising carbon nanotubes coated with cyclodextrin or derivatives thereof and/or at least one sensor comprising metal nanoparticles coated with various organic coatings in conjunction with a learning and pattern recognition algorithm.
US09365417B2	Method for manufacturing a micromechanical component A method for manufacturing a micromechanical component includes the following sequential steps: a first material layer including a first joining partner being applied to a first wafer; a second material layer including a second joining partner being applied to a second wafer; a micromechanical structure being created in the first wafer by gas phase etching with the aid of a gaseous etching medium which is applied to the first joining partner; the first and second wafers being joined in such a way that they are in contact at least in some areas; and the first and second joining partners being heated to be integrally joined to form a connecting layer, a eutectic joining material being formed in the connecting layer from the first joining partner and the second joining partner.
US09365414B2	Sensor package having stacked die A small area semiconductor device package containing two or more MEMS sensor device die and a controller die for the sensor devices is provided. The controller die is mounted on top of the largest MEMS sensor device die (e.g., a gyroscope) and over a second MEMS sensor device die (e.g., an accelerometer). In one embodiment, the controller die is also mounted on the top of the second MEMS sensor device die. In another embodiment, the controller die overhangs the second MEMS sensor device die, which is of a lesser thickness than the first MEMS sensor device die.
US09365412B2	Integrated CMOS and MEMS devices with air dieletrics A monolithically integrated CMOS and MEMS device. The device includes a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface region and one or more CMOS IC devices on a CMOS IC device region overlying the first surface region. The CMOS IC device region can also have a CMOS surface region. A bonding material can be provided overlying the CMOS surface region to form an interface by which a second semiconductor substrate can be joined to the CMOS surface region. The second semiconductor substrate has a second surface region coupled to the CMOS surface region by bonding the second surface region to the bonding material. The second semiconductor substrate includes one or more first air dielectric regions. One or more free standing MEMS structures can be formed within one or more portions of the processed first substrate.
US09365406B2	Beverage dispensing system with user customizable inputs A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first compartment, a second compartment, a first door providing access to the first compartment, a second door providing access to the second compartment, and a beverage dispensing system operatively connected the cabinet. The refrigerator further includes a user interface operatively connected to the cabinet, the user interface having a display and being configured to identify a user of the beverage dispensing system and customize beverage settings and preferences associated with the user.
US09365404B2	Universal capless refueling funnel A universal refueling funnel for a capless refueling system is provided. In one example approach the refueling funnel comprises a funnel body with a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end opposing the first end, the first opening larger than the second opening, and cross-sections of the funnel body decreasing from the first end towards the second end; and at least two opposing tabs at the second end, the opposing tabs deformable from a first position to a second position, a distance between outer surfaces of the opposing tabs at the second end being a first amount in the first position, the distance being a second, smaller amount, in the second position. Such a universal funnel may be used for both petrol and diesel size capless inserts, for example.
US09365403B2	Method and filling machine for the open jet filling of bottles or similar containers A method for open jet filling of containers with liquid content using a machine having a rotor that rotates around a machine axis. The rotor carries filling stations, each having a filling element, each having an opening and a container carrier. The carrier holds a container such that its opening is at a selected distance from the dispensing opening. Contents dispensed in a controlled manner by the filling element flow in an open filling jet directed toward the container opening. The method includes compensating for deflection of the filling jet due to centrifugal force acting on it when the rotor rotates by causing controlled relative movement between the filling element and the container. As a result of this movement, the open jet cleanly enters the container through the container opening.
US09365398B2	Outrigger pad monitoring system An outrigger pad monitoring system for determining crane stability includes a plurality of outriggers having sensors for measuring a load placed on the outriggers. A crane control system utilizes the measured load on the outriggers to determine the stability of the crane. A crane control system utilizes the measured load on the outriggers with positional information for the crane boom to determine if the crane boom is in a side-load condition. The outrigger pad monitoring system may be used during the setup of the crane and to verify the proper operation of a rated capacity limiter.
US09365397B2	Quay crane Provided is a quay crane which includes a seismic isolation device formed from laminated rubber, and which is capable of withstanding a large-scale earthquake. Particularly, provided is a quay crane including a seismic isolation device with a slide length of 1000 mm or over. In a quay crane including a seismic isolation device, the seismic isolation device includes: laminated rubber formed by laminating a steel plate and a rubber material; and an auxiliary support mechanism. The auxiliary support mechanism includes: a supporting body fixed to one of a top plate side and a bottom plate side of the seismic isolation device; and a contacting plate fixed to the other thereof. The supporting body and the contacting plate constituting the auxiliary support mechanism come into contact with each other at least in the event of an earthquake, and the auxiliary support mechanism supports a weight of the quay crane.
US09365386B2	Sheet processing apparatus that performs post-processing, and image forming system having the same A sheet processing apparatus capable of determining whether or not a press operation is to be performed on a folded part of a sheet bundle according to the number of sheets of the sheet bundle. If a folding priority mode is not set on a selection screen displayed on a display unit of the sheet processing apparatus, a controller of the sheet processing apparatus determines whether or not the number of sheets of the sheet bundle indicated in sheet bundle information is equal to or larger than a threshold value. The controller sets a press mode in the sheet bundle information to “press,” if the number of sheets of the sheet bundle is equal to or larger than the threshold value, and sets the press mode to “pressless,” if the number of sheets of the sheet bundle is less than the threshold value.
US09365381B2	Compact printer with print frame interlock A compact printer having improved operational features. The printer includes an articulating print frame assembly coupled to a top cover that is adapted to rotate out of the top cover to an open position and to rotate into the top cover to a closed position. When the print frame is in an open position, the top cover is prevented from rotating toward the bottom housing to a closed position. The print frame includes a ribbon guide bar that facilitates loading of ribbon and media. The disclosed printer also includes a fixed or adjustable media sensor, and is configurable to accommodate an internal supply of web (roll) media or an external supply of fanfold media, a bottom housing having a top cover coupled thereto.
US09365376B2	Coreless tissue rolls and method of making the same Coreless tissue rolls can be produced without having to use an adhesive to form a hollow center. Instead, moisture can be used to promote light hydrogen bonding between the layers of the tissue web that line the hollow center. The hydrogen bonding provides sufficient structure to maintain the shape of the hollow center without rendering the tissue web surrounding the passageway unusable. Passageways can also be formed in accordance with the present disclosure that are substantially circular so that the rolls will easily spin on a spindle. In an alternative embodiment, moisture is not used in constructing the wound tissue roll.
US09365371B2	Sheet width aligning device and sheet feeding device A sheet width aligning device includes an elevator tray, a pair of guides, and a pinion. The pinion is rotatably supported by inserting a shaft portion into a shaft hole formed in the pinion. The shaft portion projects from the elevator tray. The sheet width aligning device is configured to move the pair of guides so as to increase or decrease the distance between the guides in operative association with the pair of racks meshed with the pinion. The sheet width aligning device includes a pressing mechanism. The pressing mechanism is provided on the back face side of the elevator tray and includes an abutment member that abuts against the pinion. The pressing mechanism separates the abutment member away from the pinion at the lower position, while abutting the abutment member against the pinion to press the pinion at the upper position.
US09365362B2	Conveyer device A conveyer device, including a body; a first path member forming a part of conveyer path with a curve; and a second path member arranged on an inner side of the curve of the conveyer path and forming a part of the conveyer path, is provided. The first path member is movable between a first position forming the conveyer path in conjunction with the second path member and a second position separated farther from second path member than the first position. The body includes a first supporting part supporting the first path member at a widthwise end of the first path member and the second supporting part supporting the first path member at a widthwise inner-side position along the widthwise direction with respect to the first supporting part. The second supporting part supports the first path member from a side opposite from the conveyer path.
US09365358B2	Continuous motion product selection and grouping system A product selection and grouping system for the metering, selection, grouping and accumulation of varying size and/or configuration products into packs for packing in a substantially continuous motion operation is provided. The product selection and grouping system includes a metering station that receives the products in a substantially continuous line of flow from a product infeed, and meters the line of products to selectively form a series of spaces therebetween. The metered products are formed and fed to a product grouping conveyor in groups of sets a selected number of products, and are engaged by laning flights of a laning unit, which transfer the product groups to selected ones of a series of lanes defined along the product grouping conveyor. The groups of products are accumulated for transfer to a downstream packing machine.
US09365355B2	Mould conveyor The invention relates to a conveyor including a frame having a supporting grille mounted therein, and a clamping mechanism which can move longitudinally with respect to the supporting grille and which includes longitudinal clamps where the clamps have a pair of delivery clamps; the push device is a push carriage connected to the actuation means by means of a linear push system including at least one linear push element having a driving element connected to the actuation means and arranged in an area upstream of the inlet area of the mold conveyor and a longitudinal push bar extending linearly below the supporting grille; and the push carriage is guided horizontally to perform a horizontal forward and backward movement.
US09365349B1	Use of multiple storage caverns for product impurity control An inventory management method is also provided. This method includes removing and replacing the gas product from a first salt cavern as supply and demand dictate, analyzing the impurities in the gas product that is removed, predicting the duration until a maximum acceptable impurity limit is present, removing all the working gas from the first salt cavern when the maximum acceptable impurity limit is reached, then replacing the working gas in the first salt cavern, while concurrently, removing and replacing the gas product from a second salt cavern as supply and demand dictate, analyzing the impurities in the gas product that is removed, predicting the duration until a maximum acceptable impurity limit is present, removing all the working gas from the second salt cavern when the maximum acceptable impurity limit is reached, then replacing the working gas in the second salt cavern, while concurrently repeating steps a)-g).
US09365340B2	Device for receiving an electronic device, in particular for use in an explosion-prone area A device arrangement for receiving an electronic device may include a casing enclosing at least partially a casing interior. A resilient partition wall may be disposed in the casing and divide the casing interior into a first sub-chamber and a second sub-chamber fluidically separated from the first sub-chamber. The first sub-chamber may be configured to receive the electronic device. The first sub-chamber may include a first gas at a pre-determined gas pressure and the second sub-chamber may include a second gas having a second gas pressure. A pressurizing device may be disposed in the casing interior and be configured to increase the pre-determined gas pressure of the first sub-chamber by a pre-determined amount in relation to the second gas pressure in the second sub-chamber. The second sub-chamber may communicate fluidically with a surrounding environment of the casing.
US09365335B2	Closure cap for a container A closure cap for a container, said closure cap having a cap housing including a substantially cylindrical recess which has a top opening and a bottom opening, wherein the bottom opening is closed by means of a piercable membrane, a plunger comprising a cover and a substantially cylindrical lateral surface extending downward from an underside of the cover, wherein the lateral surface engages in the top opening of the recess and has an outside diameter corresponding substantially to the inside diameter of the recess, and a chamber defined by the cylindrical recess and the plunger which engages in the recess by way of its lateral surface, the plunger and the cap housing being movable relative to one another between a first, non-active position, and a second, activated position.
US09365329B1	Container seal A container seal includes a positioning unit and a sealing unit. The positioning unit has a positioning member, a support member, and a passage extending along an axis. The support member includes a surrounding wall defining a top opening that communicates with the passage, a fixing part and an abutting part. The sealing unit includes an elastic cover member, and a connecting member connected to the fixing part. The cover member has front and rear ends, and a pressing portion pressable to convert the cover member from a covering position, where the cover member is tilted relative to the axis, abuts against the abutting part, and covers the top opening, to an opening position, where the cover member uncovers the support member.
US09365327B2	Packaging for a bouquet of flowers A packaging for a bouquet of flowers is disclosed. The packaging includes a packaging foil impermeable to water, designed to constitute a water reservoir, onto which is glued a reinforcing element designed to shape said packaging, said reinforcing element including a base around which are distributed, at an angle, arms directed in directions, specifically radial, around the base and articulated at said base. The arms are provided with loops in their upper part, said packaging including two independent drawstrings, called the first and second drawstring. In one embodiment, the two drawstrings pass successively through a number of the loops, and each drawstring exhibits an area for grasping. The two drawstrings pass respectively through two orifices of two diametrically opposed arms, such that the grasping areas are diametrically opposed.
US09365326B2	Resealable packaging bag and closing assembly for same The present invention concerns a bag comprising a closing assembly (100) comprising two complementary elements (110, 120) supported by respective webs (112, 122) at least one of which is integral with a film (10) at a zone (114) located not superimposed on the corresponding closing element (110) in order to allow articulation of said web (112) on the film (10), characterized by the fact that the articulated web (112) extends beyond the closing element (110) such that upon engagement of the closing elements (110, 120), the end (115) of the articulated web (112) bears on a structure (20) opposite it.
US09365309B2	Preformed bag feeder for packaging machines Preformed bag feeder for packaging machines which comprises buckets containing the preformed bags and first means for picking up successive bags from the buckets and for supplying the bags, one by one, to fastening clamps located at a point of the trajectory of the transporter, the clamps allowing pick-up of the successive bags, in a vertical orientation, by the transporter. The transporter comprises, following the fastening clamps, a positioner that carries out the horizontal and vertical alignment of the successive bags with respect to horizontal and vertical reference lines; arranging the bags in a fixed position wherein the lower extremity of the successive bags matches the horizontal reference line and the aforementioned bags are centered with respect to the vertical reference line.
US09365294B2	Helicopter transmission mount system A mount system for supporting a transmission in an aircraft can include a first link coupled between a structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the first link having a first axis; a second link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the second link having second axis; a third link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the third link having a third axis; and a fourth link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the fourth link having fourth axis. A forward focal point of the first axis and the second axis has a different waterline component compared to an aft focal point of the third axis and the fourth axis.
US09365293B2	Air-conditioning system with a redundant feed of supply air The invention relates to an air-conditioning system with a redundant feed of supply air comprising at least one pack which is supplied with air, with at least one valve being arranged in the feed for the air flow control. In accordance with the invention, an electrical flow control valve and a pneumatic flow control valve are arranged in parallel connection in front of the pack for the air flow control.
US09365285B2	Propeller blade with reinforcing spars and boxes, and propeller comprising at least one such blade The invention relates to a propeller blade which comprises a hollow casing (1) forming an extrados (5) and an intrados (4) which extend from a blade shank to a free end in the direction of the span, and a framework which is arranged in the hollow casing (1) and comprises a box spar (8), having a plurality of soles (9a, 9b, 10a, 10b) in surface contact with the hollow casing (1) so as to provide structural support for the hollow casing (1), and at least two cavities (15, 16) which are spaced apart in the direction of the chord (25), wherein the propeller blade further comprises at least two reinforcing spars (6, 7) which extend between the framework and the hollow casing.
US09365283B2	Seal A foldable seal comprising an elastomeric seal substrate and at least one molded-in stiffener plate embedded within the seal substrate. Also, a method of manufacturing the seal.
US09365280B2	Gutter profile and aircraft A gutter profile for draining liquids on an aircraft, comprising a connecting section for connecting the gutter profile to an outer skin of the aircraft and comprising a drain section for forming a drain cross-section of the gutter profile. The drain section is pre-tensioned into a ground position which opens the drain cross-section and has a flow guiding device for transferring the drain section into a flight position which closes the drain cross-section. An aircraft having such a gutter profile is also disclosed.
US09365275B1	Outboard marine propulsion devices and exhaust systems for outboard marine propulsion devices An outboard marine propulsion device comprises an internal combustion engine having a cylinder head and a cylinder block; and an exhaust manifold that discharges exhaust gases from the engine towards a vertically extending catalyst housing. The exhaust manifold has a plurality of horizontally extending inlet runners upwardly that receive the exhaust gases from the engine, and a vertically extending collecting passage that conveys the exhaust gases from the plurality of horizontally extending inlet runners to a bend that redirects the exhaust gases downwardly towards the catalyst housing.
US09365266B2	Independent corrugated LNG tank A method and apparatus for transporting LNG are provided. A storage container is disclosed including a support frame fixedly attached to at least one top panel, at least one bottom assembly, and a plurality of corrugated side panels, wherein the support frame is externally disposed around the storage container; wherein the support frame is configured to operably engage at least a portion of a hull of a marine vessel; and wherein the storage container is an enclosed, liquid-tight, self-supporting storage container. A method of manufacturing the storage container is also provided.
US09365264B2	Hinge with securing features A hinge having securing features includes a first hinge body portion including a first frame association end and a nesting cavity, the first frame association end and the nesting cavity being disposed at opposite ends of the first hinge body portion, a second hinge body portion defining a second frame association end and a nesting body configured for nesting in the nesting cavity of the first hinge body portion, the second frame association end and the nesting body being disposed at opposite ends of the second hinge body portion, wherein the first hinge body portion and the second hinge body portion are rotatably associated via a pivot point, and at least one securing feature configured for securing the nesting body within the nesting cavity in a manner that prevents rotation of the first body portion relative to the second body portion about the pivot point.
US09365263B1	Hydraulic baffle for a flat-bottom boat An apparatus that attaches to the exterior hull of a watercraft is designed to prevent the sound of waves slapping against the side or bottom of the watercraft while fishing. The apparatus comprises a baffling panel arranged along the hull at water line. A plurality of elastic cords, each having hooks, are each affixed to perimeter edges of the baffle panel which connect the apparatus to the watercraft being connected to the upper side of the watercraft. The apparatus can be placed at the front or along any side or rear surface of the watercraft. During use, the watercraft is positioned so that the apparatus faces oncoming waves. Thus, as the waves break against the hull of the watercraft, the wave action is absorbed by the apparatus rather than the large surface of the watercraft, and any resultant sound is suppressed.
US09365256B2	Infant scooter A vehicle for infants includes a footboard, a chassis with front and rear chassis supports, two front wheels, at least one rear wheel, a bar extending vertically from the front chassis support, a handle extending from the bar to be gripped by the vehicle's user, and optionally a removable seat. The vehicle is steered by the user's particular application of weight applied to the footboard in which the application of more weight to one side of the footboard (or the shifting of weight) causes the front wheels of the vehicle to steer the vehicle in the direction of that side.
US09365253B2	Rear portion structure of vehicle A technology is provided which can enhance the appearance of a vehicle in terms of a rear portion structure of the vehicle wherein a saddle bag is provided removably. A motorcycle includes a rear fender which covers a rear wheel, a rear cowl which covers a rear portion of the vehicle, and a saddle bag removably attached to the rear cowl and the rear fender. In the motorcycle, saddle bag attachment holes are provided on the rear cowl and the rear fender. When the saddle bag is not mounted on the vehicle, the saddle bag attachment holes are covered with movable members. The movable members are a passenger step and a passenger grip.
US09365252B2	Adjustable seat support An adjustable seat support (100, 200, 300) for a vehicle (10) having a frame (12), comprising a support member (102) adapted to support a seat (110), at least one support bracket (104a, 104b, 204a, 204b, 304a, 304b) pivotally connecting the support member (102) to a first position of the frame (12) of the vehicle (10) and an actuator (109) pivotally connecting the at least one support bracket (104a, 104b, 204a, 204b, 304a, 304b) to a second position of the frame (12) of the vehicle (10), wherein movement of the actuator (109) raises and lowers the support member (102).
US09365238B2	Electric power steering apparatus There is provided an electric power steering device capable of detecting steering torque with high accuracy without use of a torque sensor, and capable of performing appropriate steering assistance control. An alternative torque correction value (Tc) is operated by comparing alternative torque (T0) operated based on an angle signal at normal time of the torque sensor (3) with a torque detection value (Ti) detected by the torque sensor (3), and is then stored. Then, at normal time of the torque sensor (3), the steering assistance control is performed based on the torque detection value (Ti) detected by the torque sensor (3), whereas when an abnormality happens in the torque sensor (3), the steering assistance control is performed based on corrected alternative torque (T1) obtained by correcting the alternative torque (T0) by the alternative torque correction value (Tc).
US09365235B2	Steering column assembly A steering column assembly comprises a shroud which supports a steering column shaft, a support bracket assembly comprising at least a first support bracket which is arranged to be fixed to the shroud through a releasable clamp assembly and to be fixed to a fixed part of the vehicle through at least one frangible capsule, and at least one energy absorbing device that acts between the first support bracket and a fixed portion of the vehicle or the capsule and which in the event of a collapse of the steering column assembly that causes the capsule to break deforms so as to absorb energy and thereby at least partially control the collapse of the steering column assembly, the energy absorbing device comprising an elongate strip having two opposed ends and a central portion that is wound into a coil, the two free ends of the strip projecting away from the coil, a first end being secured to the first support bracket part and a second end being secured to the fixed part of the vehicle or the capsule, whereby in the event of a collapse of the steering column assembly following breaking of the capsule the two ends of the strip are pulled away from one another causing the coiled portion of the strip to at least partially become unwound.
US09365230B2	Folding baby stroller A baby stroller for transporting a child is disclosed. This baby stroller has a folding mechanism to facilitate folding for easier stowing and transporting. The folding mechanism, a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness, ease of use, reliability, and reduction in manufacturing costs.
US09365227B2	Recycling bin A recycle bin is described having multiple enclosures to separate small waste from large waste. The enclosures may be configured with variable sized subdivisions and shelved on a track to allow complete detachment of the enclosure. Door panels may be secured with securing mechanisms and handles may be provided to facilitate moving. The recycle bin may include casters with locking mechanisms to prevent movement of the recycling bin. The casters may be attached on the bottom portion of the recycling bin. One or more pockets may be disposed on the recycling bin. The one or more pockets may be configured to accommodate lifting of the recycling bin. The recycling bin may be configured for recycling e-waste.
US09365225B2	Transformative hand cart A transformative hand cart with a cart body, a first and second handle member translatably coupled to a first and second respective ends of the cart body, a left and right support rail translatably coupled to a left and right respective sides of the cart body, a first and second end support member translatably coupled to a first and second respective ends of the cart body, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the cart body, wherein the first and second handle members, the left and right support rails, and the first and second end support members are at least partially recessed into the upper surface of the cart body in a storing position and are operable to independently open in various positions.
US09365220B2	Air hose hanger for a rail way vehicle An air hose hanger for supporting flexible air hoses of a trainline braking system of a rail car includes a head including a mounting plate for mounting the hanger to a coupler of a rail car, the mounting plate including first and second apertures for receiving first and second bolts for attaching the mounting plate to the coupler, and an arm removably attached to the head. The arm includes a first arm removably attached to the head extending in a substantially vertical direction away from the head, and a second arm integral with the first arm and extending in a horizontal direction substantially parallel to an axis of the coupler. The head is attached to the coupler at three preformed holes formed in the coupler, the three preformed holes including two lightener holes preformed in the coupler, and an aperture preformed in a tab on an underside of the coupler.
US09365209B2	Wheel torque disturbance suppression A method for controlling restart of an engine in a hybrid electric powertrain, includes engaging a gear of a transmission, releasing a brake pedal, maintaining fluid pressure at an adaptively determined magnitude in a wheel brake, initiating a restart the engine, and reducing fluid pressure in the wheel brake when the engine restarts.
US09365204B2	Method and apparatus for torque arbitration and shaping in a multi-mode powertrain system A method for operating a multi-mode powertrain system includes monitoring an operator request for tractive power, and arbitrating the operator request for tractive power with axle torque constraints and crankshaft torque constraints. An immediate tractive torque request and a predicted tractive torque request are determined based upon the arbitrated operator request for tractive power. The predicted tractive torque request is shaped based upon driveability torque constraints. Operation of torque-generative devices of the multi-mode powertrain system are controlled based upon the predicted tractive torque request and the driveability-shaped predicted tractive torque request.
US09365203B2	Systems and methods for control of transmission and/or prime mover Methods of controlling a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) are described. The CVT has a group of spherical power adjusters. Each power adjuster has a tiltable axis of rotation. The methods may include optimizing a vehicle having a drive motor and a continuously variable transmission. The CVT has a plurality of spherical power adjusters, each power adjuster having a tiltable axis of rotation. The methods may include optimizing a drive system having a prime mover and a continuously variable transmission.
US09365200B2	Safety apparatus for brake of vehicle The safety apparatus for a brake of a vehicle includes a first line and a second line. The first line includes an exhaust manifold, an engine, an intake manifold, a check valve, a vacuum hose, a vacuum switch, a booster, a check valve, a vacuum hose, a negative connection portion, a vacuum switch and a brake booster, and the second line includes a vacuum hose, a check valve, a booster, a check value, a vacuum hose and a vacuum pump, which are connected to the negative connection portion. The apparatus can isolate a supply of electric power to a fuel motor to stop starting of the engine when the brake booster lacks a vacuum because of a deterioration of a performance of an auxiliary vacuum pump, and enable the brake to normally operate so as to prevent an accident even though a sudden acceleration occurs or the engine suddenly stops.
US09365198B2	Braking device for vehicle A braking device for a vehicle includes an operating characteristics setting portion for setting an operating characteristic which is a relationship between the input electric power to the electro-magnetic valve and a pressure difference between a master cylinder side and a wheel cylinder side with respect to the electro-magnetic valve, based on the input electric power at the time when the accumulator pressure detected by the accumulator pressure detecting portion first falls to a value equal to or less than a threshold value accumulator pressure by changing the input electric power towards an opening side of the electro-magnetic valve in response to a time lapsed after a predetermined value of the pilot pressure has been generated by the pilot pressure generating portion by first closing the electro-magnetic valve thereby to suppress the manufacturing cost.
US09365197B2	Manual transmission launch control A launch control system and method for vehicles equipped with manual transmissions includes a throttle position sensor, a clutch position sensor, a vehicle speed sensor, a system activation switch and a control which receives data from the sensors and controls braking of the non-driven wheels. The control module contains a control algorithm which interrogates the system activation switch, interrogates the clutch position sensor, determines the vehicle speed, interrogates the throttle position sensor and under certain conditions applies the brakes to the non-driving wheels through the vehicle ABS system when the throttle is depressed beyond a predetermined threshold and until the clutch is released beyond a predetermined threshold.
US09365192B2	Braking system for supplemental or emergency use A braking system for supplemental or emergency use in conjunction with traditional braking methods increases resistance of the rotation of a wheel of a moving vehicle. The braking system for supplemental or emergency use slows the vehicle down more quickly and safely than traditional braking means through the use of a speed limiting module which is connected to a wheel braking interface, such as a brake rotor or disc. The speed limiting module includes a control system that controls the rotation of the wheel braking interface using a variable rotational resistance (VRR) mechanism. The VRR mechanism applies a counter rotational force onto a gear shaft which is attached to a pinion disposed on the opposite end of the gear shaft. The pinion meshes with a plurality of internal cogs positioned on the wheel braking interface. The counter rotational force from the pinion assists in slowing the rotation of the wheel.
US09365184B2	Vehicle structure comprising seatbelt device Disclosed is a vehicle structure comprising a seatbelt device, in which diffusion of a hot gas produced in a pretensioner is easily minimized by a simple configuration. In the vehicle structure comprising a seatbelt device, the pretensioner is provided on a rear inner side panel, and an interior material covering the pretensioner is provided on the side facing the vehicle interior. The interior material has a dividing wall provided on the rear surface, the dividing wall protruding toward the rear inner side panel. The dividing wall encloses the pretensioner and partitions the gap between the rear inner side panel and the interior material.
US09365180B2	Vehicle passenger protection system A vehicle occupant protection system comprises an airbag (20) which in the folded state is accommodated in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (12) and in the deployed state extends between two seats (12, 52) of the vehicle. The airbag (20) includes a thorax zone (36) for laterally covering the thorax of a vehicle occupant (40) and a head zone (38) for laterally covering the head (42) of the vehicle occupant (40). The head zone (38) extends against the longitudinal vehicle direction (R) up to behind a headrest (18) of the vehicle seat (12) and completely covers the headrest (18) on the side.
US09365179B2	Lower limb protecting air bag A lower limb protecting air bag, folded stored in front of an occupant seated in a seat and inflatable to cover the front of the lower limbs of the occupant by inflation gas supplied therein, includes: a main body inflation part configured to cover the front of the lower limbs of the occupant when inflation is completed; and a shin protection part arranged at least on one end side of the main body inflation part in the horizontal direction and projectable backward from the main body inflation part for covering the lateral side of the shins of the occupant in the inflation completed time, wherein the shin protection part completes inflation with an internal pressure higher than that of the main body inflation part.
US09365178B2	Device for protecting passenger of vehicle Present invention relates to a device for protecting a passenger of a vehicle which includes curtain air bag (CAB) modules disposed at left and right sides of a roof panel inside the vehicle, a driver air bag (DAB) module disposed at a steering wheel inside the vehicle, and an eccentric impact preventing air bag module disposed to be unfolded toward an A-pillar disposed so as to divide a windshield glass disposed at a front side of the vehicle and side doors disposed at lateral sides of the vehicle, thereby effectively protects a driver seat passenger even when an unexpected front collision accident of a vehicle occurs.
US09365171B2	Grommet and wire harness with grommet A grommet includes a wire harness insertion portion, and an annular projecting portion that is made of an elastic material and projects outward from the wire harness insertion portion, the annular projecting portion being provided with an annular locking recess arranged at an outer circumferential portion of the annular projecting portion, a receiving-side annular portion arranged on one side of the annular locking recess, with respect to an axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion, and an insertion-side annular portion arranged on the other side of the annular locking recess, with respect to the axial direction of the wire harness insertion portion. The outer circumferential portion of the insertion-side annular portion on the annular locking recess side is provided with projections that are formed at portions in the circumferential direction of the insertion-side annular portion. The projections are each provided with a slant surface and a panel facing surface.
US09365163B2	Device for visually confirming forward direction A device for visually confirming a forward direction that allows a crew member to visually confirm a desired range on the forward side of a vehicle includes a first reflecting mirror that reflects the desired range and a second reflecting mirror that reflects a reflected image reflected on the first reflecting mirror toward the crew member, the first reflecting mirror is arranged on a dashboard that is located inside the vehicle, and the second reflecting mirror is arranged on a lower side of the dashboard, and a first light transmitting part and a second light transmitting part are disposed in an area that connects the first reflecting mirror and the second reflecting mirror and an area that connects the second reflecting mirror and an eye-point of the crew member.
US09365160B2	Camera for vehicular applications A camera module for a vehicle vision system includes a circuit element including an imaging sensor, associated circuitry and a circuitry connector. A cable has a cable portion and a cable connector for connecting to the circuitry connector. A housing portion includes a lens receiving portion and a cable receiving portion that mate together to substantially house the circuit element. The lens receiving portion includes a lens assembly. The cable receiving portion includes a connector receiving portion configured to receive and retain the cable connector therein and a wire receiving portion configured to receive and retain the cable portion therein. The tube has an appropriate form for a given cable shape and the tube encompasses at least a portion of the wire receiving portion and the cable portion. The tube substantially seals around the portion of the wire receiving portion and the cable portion.
US09365151B2	Increasing pointer brightness to indicate warning level Vehicle instrument gauges and an instrument cluster with warning telltales each having a gauge surface area with two or more indicia on a viewing surface area. At least one of the indicia is a warning indicia with an illuminated marker positionable between the indicia. The illuminated marker has a nominal luminescence mode when positioned in an area of the viewing surface area to indicate optimal vehicle operating conditions, a range of increased luminescence mode when indicating changing vehicle operating conditions and the illuminated marker will begin to brighten as the position of the illuminated marker moves toward the warning indicia, a maximum luminescence mode when in a caution zone area and used to indicate that the vehicle operating conditions need attention soon, and flashing mode indicating that the vehicle operating conditions need immediate attention.
US09365145B2	Child car seat foot rest device A foot rest device for a child installed in a child car seat fixed to a seat or bench of a vehicle passenger compartment, includes an upright to be installed in a vertical median plane of the child car seat, a rotation-proof bar and a foot rest bar each transverse to the upright, elements for securing the device to the child car seat, and the upright having at its bottom end a foot for resting on the floor of the passenger compartment, the rotation-proof and foot rest bars being fixed in their middles substantially at right angles to the upright so that each forms two lateral parts symmetrical about the median plane, and the rotation-proof and foot rest bars being in vertical planes offset from one another, the rotation-proof bar being set back from the foot rest bar when the device is installed, with reference to a forward travel direction.
US09365142B1	Manual independent thigh extensions A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat base. A seatback is operably coupled to a rear of the seat base. First and second independently moveable thigh supports include a top side, a bottom side, an exterior side, and an interior side. A slide assembly is operably coupled to each of the thigh supports. Each of the thigh supports are independently laterally translatable forward relative to the seat base. A button assembly operably secures each of the thigh supports at any of a multitude of lateral positions. The button assembly is disposed on the exterior side of each thigh support. A spring assembly urges each thigh support to a fully forward lateral position. A pivot member operably couples each of the thigh supports to the seat base. Each of the thigh supports are rotatable relative to the seat base.
US09365139B2	Method and device for protecting and restraining a passenger and an evaluation and control unit for a protection and restraint device A method for protecting and restraining a passenger on a passenger seat of a vehicle in case of an accident, with the aid of at least one restraint element of a protection and restraint device, an evaluation and control unit for a protection and restraint device for carrying out the method, a protection and restraint device for protecting a passenger having such an evaluation and control unit, as well as a corresponding computer program and computer program product for carrying out the method are described. A positioning applied force is generated as a function of an ascertained current driving situation, the applied force accelerating the passenger away from a vehicle side structure in the direction of the middle of the vehicle if a predefined precrash situation is detected.
US09365135B2	Infant car seat base with safety belt lock-off arm An infant car seat base has a body, a belt path on the body configured to accept a base anchoring strap there along, and a lock-off arm coupled to the body. The lock-off arm is movable between a blocking position and a lock-off position. The lock-off arm, when in the lock-off position, permits a child seat to be attached to the body. The lock-off arm, when in the blocking position, blocks, inhibits, or prevents attachment of the child seat to the body. A base anchoring strap is captured between the lock-off arm and the body of the base when the base is mounted and secured to a vehicle seat.
US09365127B2	Recharging electric vehicles A charge transfer apparatus having an input and an output includes: an AC/DC converter coupled to the input of the charge transfer apparatus and configured to receive AC power at a first power level; and a charge storage device coupled to the AC/DC converter, where the charge storage device is configured to receive charge at the first power level and to transfer charge to the output of the charge transfer apparatus at a second power level, and the second power level is greater than the first power level.
US09365125B2	Plug connector The invention relates to a plug connector for electrically connecting an electric vehicle to a charging device, comprising a pug or a socket (1) and an electromechanically driven locking device (3), wherein the plug or the socket (1) is configured for establishing an electrical connection to a second socket or a second plug of a second plug connector associated with the electric vehicle or the charging device, the locking device (3) is movable axially to the plug-in direction (7) of the plug or socket (1) to mechanically lock and/or unlock an interconnected plug/socket pair (1), and the locking device (3) and/or the plug or the socket (1) has a centering device (11) configured in such a way that the locking device (3) can be detachably fastened in a form-fitting manner to the plug or to the socket (1) in a position predetermined by the centering device (11). A significantly simplified assembly is thus made possible, even where space is restricted.
US09365120B2	Techniques for enhanced battery pack recharging A method includes detecting that a battery pack requires charging and is currently operable for recharging. The method can identify a specific cell having a highest voltage in response to the detecting. The method can then recharge each cell of the battery pack to a predetermined voltage that is a sum of (i) a maximum open circuit voltage of the specific cell and (ii) a voltage based on a resistance of and a first current supplied to the specific cell. When a temperature of the specific cell is less than a predetermined temperature or an age of the specific cell is greater than a predetermined age, the method includes recharging each cell to the predetermined voltage at less than the first current when (i) a predetermined period has elapsed or (ii) a voltage of the specific cell is less than a voltage threshold.
US09365117B2	Mobile working machine A mobile working machine includes an energy source, a storage circuit for storing electrical energy, a first electronic power converter stage between the storage circuit and the energy source, an electrical machine for driving actuators, a second electronic power converter stage between the storage circuit and the electrical machine, and a control system for controlling the first electronic power converter stage responsive to the power taken by the second electronic power converter stage from the storage circuit, the control system providing a control signal path from the storage circuit to the first electronic power converter stage. The signal processing properties of the control signal path are dependent on the electrical energy stored by the storage circuit in order to allow the electrical energy to vary, but within desired limits, so as to reduce the peak power taken from the energy source.
US09365105B2	Gear train and clutch designs for multi-speed hub drives A multi-speed hub drive wheel (MDW) is provided. The MDW includes first and second gears; a clutch shaft having a clutch collar disposed thereon, wherein the clutch shaft drives the clutch collar between a first position in which the clutch collar engages the first gear, a second position in which the clutch collar engages the second gear, and a third position in which the clutch collar maintains the MDW in neutral; a drive shaft having a first spline disposed thereon; a clutch disk equipped with a yoke, wherein the yoke and the clutch disk slidingly engage the first spline; and a clutch motor which drives the clutch shaft.
US09365104B2	Parking assist device for vehicle and electrically powered vehicle including the same A first guidance control unit constituted of a parking assist ECU and a steering ECU guides a vehicle to a power transfer unit of a power feeding apparatus by controlling steering of the vehicle based on an image taken by a camera. When the vehicle is guided by the first guidance control unit to a predetermined position with respect to the power transfer unit, a second guidance control unit constituted of a vehicle ECU, a motor control ECU and a charging ECU performs alignment between the power transfer unit and a power reception unit by controlling speed of the vehicle based on a power receiving situation of the power reception unit.
US09365098B2	Core metal insert with mechanical strengthening and method of making same An elongate core metal insert for reinforcing a resilient weatherseal includes a main body portion extending along a longitudinal axis, opposed first and second edges, and opposed first and second face surfaces extending between the first and second edges. A plurality of flutes are formed into the first and second face surfaces of the core metal insert in an undulating pattern, and extend between the first and second edges such the core metal insert is corrugated. The corrugation of the core metal insert separates the first and second face surfaces by a distance greater than the original thickness of the core metal insert. A method of providing such a core metal insert also is provided.
US09365097B1	Pickup cab mount pack A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover.
US09365094B2	Storable windshield system for a utility vehicle A storable windshield system for a utility vehicle is provided, wherein the utility vehicle includes a frame to which a support structure is attached. The support structure includes front pillars and rear pillars extending from the frame. The system is operatively connected to the support system, and the system allows an operator to store a windshield onboard the utility vehicle when not needed as well as install the windshield over the front viewport during inclement weather without the need for tools. The windshield is slidable and rotatable relative to the roof member for storing and installing the windshield.
US09365089B2	Method and apparatus for active suspension damping including negative stiffness A suspension assembly between a sprung element and an unsprung element includes an active suspension system having a controllable load-carrying spring element arranged with a negative stiffness element between the sprung element and the unsprung element. The negative stiffness element has a negative stiffness constant that opposes a positive spring rate of the active suspension system to achieve a zero total spring stiffness of the suspension assembly under static conditions.
US09365088B2	UAV having hermetically sealed modularized compartments and fluid drain ports In one possible embodiment, an amphibious unmanned aerial vehicle is provided, which includes a fuselage comprised of a buoyant material. Separators within the fuselage form separate compartments within the fuselage. Mounts associated with the compartments for securing waterproof aircraft components within the fuselage. The compartments each have drainage openings in the fuselage extending from the interior of the fuselage to the exterior of the fuselage.
US09365085B2	Bumper reinforcement and method of manufacturing the same A bumper reinforcement includes a tubular body including a front wall that serves as an impact surface and a rear wall on a vehicle body side, the tubular body extending in a vehicle width direction and having a hollow cross section; and a tow hook attachment structure for allowing a tow hook to be removably attached thereto. The tow hook attachment structure includes a pair of cylindrical protrusions respectively integrally formed with the front and rear walls of the tubular body by shaping parts of the walls, the cylindrical protrusions being disposed at predetermined positions on the front and rear walls in the vehicle width direction so as to face each other and so as to protrude inward into the hollow cross section, and at least one of the pair of protrusions includes a threaded portion for allowing a threaded portion of the tow hook to be screwed thereinto.
US09365082B2	Attachment structure This attachment structure (200) is provided with a pedestal (210) having: a pedestal bottom surface (211) adhered to the inner surface of a tire (100); and a pedestal upper surface (212) provided to the reverse side from the pedestal bottom surface (211). In the peripheral direction of the tire, the adhesion length of the pedestal bottom surface (211) adhered to the inner surface of the tire (100) is no greater than 45 mm.
US09365080B2	Tire A pneumatic tire is provided with a decoration portion at a tire side portion. The decoration portion includes decoration elements, which include ridges, and gullies, which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and divide the decoration elements into at least two regions. Thus, the gullies make the ridges non- continuous in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges include first ridges and second ridges that are smaller than the first ridges in one or both of height and width. At least some of the first ridges are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and are adjacent to one another. Thus, the gullies are formed between the adjacent first ridges.
US09365067B2	Conductive thermal imaging receiving layer with receiver overcoat layer comprising a surfactant This invention relates to a conductive thermal image receiver element that has an aqueous-based coatable dye-receiving layer comprising a water-dispersible acrylic polymer, a water-dispersible polyester, a water-dispersible conductive polymeric material and a surfactant. This invention also relates to a method for making this thermal image receiver element as well as method for using it to provide a dye image by thermal transfer from a donor element.
US09365059B2	Motor control method and print apparatus A motor control method performed by a controller includes monitoring a motor load of at least one of a plurality of motors including a first motor and a second motor driven by one common power source having a protection circuit, wherein the protection circuit is operated to shut down the power source in a case where a current value of the power source continues to exceed a threshold during a period Tg, and stopping motor drive in a case where the monitored motor load continues to exceed the threshold during a period Tn, which is shorter than the period Tg. In addition, monitoring of the motor load is skipped during acceleration operations of the first motor and the second motor when both the first motor and the second motor are driven, and then monitoring of the motor load is restarted.
US09365058B2	Printer paper tray A printer paper tray comprising a paper tray bezel, and a paper tray cassette coupled to the paper tray bezel, in which the paper tray bezel moves in the x and y direction independent of the paper tray cassette. A printer comprising a paper tray comprising a bezel coupled to a cassette in which the bezel moves independent of the cassette and is biased towards the cassette in the x direction. A bezel mounting system comprising a number of biasing members to bias a printer tray bezel towards a printer tray cassette in the x-direction, and a number of biasing pads to bias the bezel in a substantially centered position with respect to the cassette.
US09365050B2	Light-emitting element array module and method of controlling light-emitting element array chips A light-emitting element array module includes a control driver configured to receive print data and operate, and light-emitting element array chips configured to receive a signal from the control driver, respectively, and operate, wherein the light-emitting element array chips are connected to the control driver through respective data lines, and the control driver controls an operation point in time of each of the light-emitting element array chips by adjusting input points in time of a start signal and a data signal according to a registration error of each of the light-emitting element array chips.
US09365045B2	Inkjet recording device An inkjet recording device includes: a head; an ink tank which is connected with the head through a supply channel and a collection channel; a deaeration module which is provided on a side of the supply channel; a main tank; and a supply control unit which controls supply and collection of the ink, where: a supplement flow rate from the main tank to the ink tank is assumed as L1 (ml/sec), a consumption flow rate of ejection from the head is assumed as L2 (ml/sec), and, in the case of L1
US09365043B2	Liquid ejection head Provided is a liquid ejection head, including: a connector unit; and a case in which the connector unit is movably placed. The connector unit includes: an electric contact member; and a housing configured to fix a portion between one end and another end of the electric contact member. The electric contact member includes a conductive member, the conductive member including an elastically deformable first electric contact portion formed on the one end side thereof, and an elastically deformable second electric contact portion formed on the another end side thereof.
US09365041B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head comprises a unit head bonded to a communication substrate. Liquid chamber forming portions are formed in the unit case, along a first direction at positions that are separated by a partition wall. Empty liquid chamber portions and supply-side communication paths are formed in the communication substrate. The supply-side communication paths include a common communication path formed in an opposite side with a thin thickness portion left in the surface side of the communication substrate, and individual communication paths. With a surface of the partition wall and a surface of the thin thickness portion bonded together, the empty liquid chamber forming portions and the empty liquid chamber portions communicate with each other so as to define common liquid chambers.
US09365040B2	Liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus including same A liquid ejection head includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles formed therein from which droplets are ejectable. The nozzle plate includes a nozzle substrate in which a plurality of nozzle holes each constituting a nozzle is formed, and a liquid-repellent film formed on a surface of the nozzle substrate on a droplet ejection side of the nozzle plate. A circumferential portion is formed around each nozzle on the droplet ejection side of the nozzle plate and is smoothly recessed toward an edge portion of the nozzle. The edge portion of the nozzle is smoothly continuous with an inner wall of the nozzle, and the liquid-repellent film having a uniform thickness is formed across the nozzle plate on the droplet ejection side of the nozzle plate to at least the edge portion of the nozzle.
US09365037B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and manufacturing method thereof To reduce a liquid discharge amount by vibrating meniscuses at high acceleration with displacement of partitions, a plurality of partitions, each formed of a piezoelectric material, are provided to thereby form a plurality of pressure chambers. Each of electrode pairs for shear-deforming each partition is arranged on both sides of a corresponding one of the partitions. A nozzle plate having nozzles each connected to one of the pressure chambers is arranged on the side of a first end of the pressure chambers. Each pressure chamber is formed such that the width of the pressure chamber becomes long as it approaches, from the first end, a second end on the opposite side.
US09365034B2	Print head bit information mapping An apparatus and method support a plurality of print head dies (24, 324, 524) on a print bar (22, 322, 522). The plurality of print head dies (24, 324, 524) comprise a print head die (24, 324, 524) having a circuit (26, 526) forming a series (28, 328) of information bits (30), wherein bit locations in the series (28, 328) are mapped to information type definitions based on a location of the print head die (24, 324, 524) on the print bar (22, 322, 522) relative to other print head dies (24, 324, 524) on the print bar (22, 322, 522).
US09365030B2	Method for register adjustment during set-up processes in printing presses and printing press carrying out the method A method for setting up printing presses includes providing cylinders, a drive for at least one cylinder, a register adjustment device for at least one cylinder and at least one control unit. During set-up operations on the printing press, the control unit actuates the register adjustment device while the printing press is being accelerated or decelerated or while washing operations in the printing press are being carried out and while a production run is switched off and cylinders are rotating. A printing press carrying out the method is also provided.
US09365024B2	Apparatus for manufacturing a multi-axial laminate of webs produced from cables broken into strips Apparatus for manufacturing a multi-axial laminate of webs produced from cables stretch broken into strips includes a conveyor table, a transfer device, at the entry thereof, arranging a first layer of pre-wound pre-cut strips along the longitudinal axis of the table, the strips being partially superimposed; at least two cross lappers arranged along the table transferring and depositing in an oblique and/or divergent position at predetermined angles a stretch broken strip, and arranging the strips in successive superimpositions on the first layer of pre-cut strips in different planes, to form a multi-axial web of stretch broken strips. The web then being treated by a fixing device. Movement of the support belt of the table taking place in steps to ensure the superimposition of the different layers of pre-broken strips deposited by the cross lappers. Implementation taking place without any prior cohesion treatment of each strip.
US09365020B2	Method for the dry production of a membrane electrode unit, membrane electrode unit, and roller arrangement A method for the dry production of a membrane-electrode unit includes assembling a layered configuration including a centrally positioned membrane produced by extrusion and pre-dried at a temperature between 80° C. and 100° C. for 15 min to 30 min, a substrate-electrode unit on each side of the membrane having an electrode layer applied to a substrate, an optional frame around each substrate-electrode unit for fixing the substrate-electrode unit, and two separating films on outer sides. The configuration is pressed together between two laminating rollers so that a pressure connection is produced at least between the membrane and the electrode layers. A short production time is achieved because it is not necessary to keep the membrane moist at high temperatures under pressure. A membrane electrode unit and a roller configuration are also provided.
US09365019B2	Apparatus for forming hydrophobic structures in porous substrates An apparatus for distributing a hydrophobic material in a hydrophilic substrate includes a first plate, a second plate, a heater operatively connected to the first plate and configured to heat the first plate to a first temperature that is greater than a second temperature of the second plate, and an actuator configured to move the first plate and second plate together with a hydrophilic substrate between the plates. The first plate and second plate form a temperature gradient to enable a hydrophobic material on one side of a hydrophilic substrate that faces the second plate to penetrate into the hydrophilic substrate towards the first plate.
US09365010B2	Method for digitally printing containers and container having at least one print or printed image A method for digitally printing on containers by producing a printed multi-colored image on a print layer disposed on a middle layer, the middle layer being one of an intermediate layer and a base layer. The method includes applying the middle layer on an outer surface of a substrate formed by a container wall. An adhesion characteristic between the middle layer and the print layer differs from an adhesion characteristic between the middle layer and the substrate, wherein the adhesion characteristic is selected from the group consisting of adhesion strength and adhesion rate, and wherein the different adhesion characteristics are set by at least one of choice of materials used for the layers and crosslinking of the intermediate layer and the print layer.
US09365007B2	Four-bar press with increased stroke rate and reduced press size The present application provides a four-bar press that includes a plurality of linkages and at least one element for maintaining at least one of the plurality of linkages in the four bar press in compression during at least a portion of a press cycle. This beneficially reduces undesirable characteristics of the press, such as jerk, which enables use of smaller and lighter components.
US09364999B2	Method for producing a blank from a fiber layup A method is described for producing a blank (1) from a fiber layup (5) having an edge (3) forming a chamfer (2), wherein the fiber layup (5), which is suctioned onto a cutting support (6) of a cutting table (7), is cut through using a contour cut (17), which extends into the cutting support (6), along the intended contour (4) of the blank (1) and is provided with the chamfer (2) using a chamfer cut (16) running at a flat chamfer angle (α) along the intended contour (4). To provide advantageous production conditions, it is proposed that the fiber layup (5) is firstly precut by two cuts, which end above the cutting support (6) and run outside the intended cross section of the edge (3), namely a preliminary cut (10) running transversely to the fiber layup (5) along the contour region and a relief cut (11), which determines a processing allowance (15) to the chamfer (2), and then the chamfer (2) is cut using the chamfer cut (16), which ends outside the intended contour (4) in the fiber layup (5), before the intended contour (4) of the blank (1) is produced by the contour cut (17).
US09364961B2	Shaving device having a safe razor blade unit Razor blade unit for shaving a skin comprising a stretcher, a rear support and at least one blade (11) allocated in between the stretcher (9) and the rear support (10). The blade (11) is movable with respect to an exposure plane (14) from a rest position to a working position. The exposure plane (14) is defined as a tangential plane from the stretch surface to the support surface. An adjusting mechanism (15) is provided to adjust the movable blade from the rest position to the working position during a sliding movement of the razor blade unit over the skin in the shaving direction.
US09364953B2	Kinematic holding system for a placement head of a placement apparatus A kinematic holding system for a placement head of a placement apparatus comprises a placement head alignment device which comprises at least one length-variable holding member arranged at a distance from a joint between a placement head support and the placement head. This holding member determines the pivoting position of the placement head relative to the placement head support. The length of the holding member is changeable during the placement operation depending on a deformation of the placement head guide device caused by the pressing force of the placement head against the substrate in such a way that an axis error (tilt) of the placement head caused by the deformation of the placement head guide device is compensated.
US09364950B2	Trainable modular robotic methods Apparatus and methods for a modular robotic device with artificial intelligence that is receptive to training controls. In one implementation, modular robotic device architecture may be used to provide all or most high cost components in an autonomy module that is separate from the robotic body. The autonomy module may comprise controller, power, actuators that may be connected to controllable elements of the robotic body. The controller may position limbs of the toy in a target position. A user may utilize haptic training approach in order to enable the robotic toy to perform target action(s). Modular configuration of the disclosure enables users to replace one toy body (e.g., the bear) with another (e.g., a giraffe) while using hardware provided by the autonomy module. Modular architecture may enable users to purchase a single AM for use with multiple robotic bodies, thereby reducing the overall cost of ownership.
US09364946B2	Lifting and transporting device A lifting and transporting device for lifting a load and transporting the same transversely to the lifting direction includes a frame (2) which for picking up and lifting a load (15) extends around a load space (13) of specified size and a holder (3) for holding the load (15). The holder (3) is movable in lifting direction (9) relative to the frame (2), and includes a hoist (4) which is attached to the frame (2) transversely to the lifting direction (9) beside the load space (13), and includes a portion (25) extending on the load space side thereof, to which the holder (3) is attached, and which is equipped for lifting and lowering the holder (3) with the load (15) attached thereto. The frame (2) is mounted on a first and a second support bearing (5, 6) whose support directions (5a, 6a) each extend perpendicular to the transport direction (10) and at a specified angle to each other, and which both in lifting direction (9) and perpendicular to the transport direction (10) and to the lifting direction (9) have a distance to each other. The support bearings (5, 6) include sliding members or rollers (32, 38) which can be shifted or rolled off in transport direction (10).
US09364942B2	Quick release socket attachment for impact wrench An impact wrench, includes a housing including a handle. A rotating anvil is supported by the housing and includes a polygonal head adapted for receiving a socket thereon. A socket retention device is mounted to the polygonal head of the rotating anvil for securing a socket to the polygonal head. A socket release mechanism includes an actuator mounted to the housing and operable to disengage the socket retention device from the socket to allow the socket to be removed from the anvil.
US09364941B2	Male threaded pipe fitting extraction device The present invention relates to tools or devices which are commonly used for extracting or removing damaged or broken male threaded pipe fittings from their female threaded fitting counterparts. Said damaged male pipe fittings are often removed or extracted as a cost savings measure, in order to salvage the female fitting portion. This avoids the necessity and cost of discarding and replacing both the damaged or broken male fitting, as well as the undamaged female fitting or fittings. This salvage process is especially cost effective in cases where the broken or damaged male pipe fitting in question, is part of a larger, more expensive plumbing assembly or system.
US09364939B2	Device for the temporary position fixing of aircraft structures to be interconnected A device for the temporary position fixing of adjacently arranged aircraft structures to be interconnected includes a support frame with at least one vacuum suction cup for temporary surface attachment and with clamping means for the position fixing of the aircraft structures to be interconnected. The support frame with the at least one vacuum suction cup in the region of a transverse gap is attached on the side of one aircraft structure. The support frame includes mechanical contact pressure means for the gap-bridging position fixing of the adjacent other aircraft structure. On the support frame there is a counter support to pressure elements of the contact pressure means.
US09364935B2	Apparatus, system and method for aero-contouring a surface of an aerodynamically functional coating An aero-contouring apparatus is provided. The aero-contouring apparatus has a housing assembly and a motor assembly disposed therein. The motor assembly has a motor unit and a drive unit. The aero-contouring apparatus further has an engagement force/tilt limiting member coupled to the housing assembly, which has a central opening and a bottom end configured to contact a surface to be aero-contoured of an aerodynamically functional coating applied to a structure. The aero-contouring apparatus further has an abrading unit coupled to the drive unit and inserted through the central opening in non-contact communication with the engagement force/tilt limiting member. The abrading unit is driven by the drive unit in a random orbit motion on the surface. The engagement force/tilt limiting member mechanically limits both an engagement force and any tilting motion of the abrading unit with respect to the surface.
US09364922B2	Welding methods A visually seamless method of joining a first piece of metal and a second piece of metal is described. The first piece of metal is placed in contact with an edge of the second piece of metal. In some embodiments, the edge includes a sacrificial lip. The first piece of metal forming a junction area with the edge of the second piece of metal, applying a forging force to the first piece of metal, the forging force having an effect of creating an extremely tight fit up between the first and the second pieces of metal, welding the first and the second pieces to form an assembly and forming a cosmetically enhancing protective layer on the surface of the assembly, the protective layer obscuring any visible artifacts on the surface of the assembly, the obscured visible artifacts including any discoloration or discontinuity created by the laser welding.
US09364921B2	Method of manufacturing laser welded steel pipe A method of manufacturing a laser welded steel pipe by forming a steel strip into a cylindrical open pipe and performing laser welding on edges that includes: emitting two laser beams along the edges from an upper surface side of the open pipe, the two laser beams being transmitted through different optical fibers with in-focus spot diameters exceeding 0.3 mm; emitting leading and trailing laser beams each inclined toward a direction in which welding proceeds at an incident angle with respect to a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the open pipe; setting the incident angle of the leading laser beam to be larger than the incident angle of the trailing laser beam; and setting a gap between a center point of the leading laser beam and a center point of the trailing laser beam on a back surface of the open pipe to 1 mm or larger.
US09364918B2	Aluminum alloy propeller shaft and friction welding process thereof An aluminum alloy propeller shaft including a tube made of an aluminum alloy, and a pair of yoke members made of an aluminum alloy, the yoke members including cylindrical base portions friction-welded to opposite end portions of the tube, each of the yoke members including a tip end portion having a pair of bearing retaining holes aligned with each other in a radial direction of the base portion. Variation in length between a central axis of the bearing retaining holes in one of the yoke members and a central axis of the bearing retaining holes in the other yoke member with respect to a reference length is set within a range of from +2.0 mm to −2.0 mm. A friction welding process of producing an aluminum alloy propeller shaft, including a friction step, a position displacement detection step, a rotation stop step and an upset step.
US09364908B2	Deburring device Disclosed, herein is a deburring device for removing burrs generated on a joint between window frames. The deburring device includes: first and second scrapers (111) and (112) provided on an end of a scraper rod that is moved back and forth toward the joint; first scraper-guide bars (111) and second scraper-guide bars (112) assembled with left and right side surfaces of the first and second scrapers supports (131) and (132) respectively assembled with corresponding left and right outer surfaces of the scraper-guide bars; and push bar (141) and (142) provide to vary a distance between the first and second scrapers. Each push bar includes: on a front end thereof a contact member making contact with corresponding-upper and lower contact rollers provided on the first and second scraper-guide bars; and a guide member moving back and forth along a guide depression formed in the corresponding support.
US09364900B2	Locking chuck A chuck including a body with a nose section defining an axial bore formed therein, a plurality of jaws movably disposed with respect to the body, and a sleeve rotatably mounted about the body so that rotation of the sleeve moves the jaws relative to the axial bore. A bearing has a first race, a second race, and at least one bearing element disposed therebetween, one of the first race and the second race defining a ratchet and the other defining a pawl biased toward the ratchet. A biasing element is disposed between the pawl and the sleeve. The biasing element exerts a biasing force on the pawl toward the ratchet and the ratchet and the pawl prevent the second race from rotating in the opening direction with respect to the first race when engaged.
US09364895B2	System and method for making a structured magnetic material via layered particle deposition A system for making a material having domains with insulated boundaries is provided. The system includes a droplet spray subsystem configured to create molten alloy droplets and direct the molten alloy droplets to a surface, a spray subsystem configured to direct a spray of an agent at deposited droplets on the surface. The agent creates insulation layers on the deposited droplets such that the droplets form a material having domains with insulated boundaries on the surface.
US09364877B2	Soil box for evaporative desorption process Simple flow path with minimum turns for the vapor extraction flow paths can provide maximum air flow with minimal head loss, leading to higher efficiency in a thermal desorption process. Hot air vapor extraction arrangement can include large diameter vertical or horizontal trunk line or curved plate with continuous wire wrap well screens. The vapor extraction trunk can draw all vapors to the center of the soil box, which can reduce the treatment time by substantially removing condensation zone. The interior of the vapor extraction well screen and trunk can include porous material, which can reduce dust within the vapor stream, eliminate potential short circuiting in the event of a screen rupture and reduce potential explosion hazards.
US09364874B2	Apparatus and methods for capturing vapors exiting a material storage compartment of a vessel A temporary hood for capturing vapors exiting from a material storage compartment of a vessel when the compartment is opened includes a base frame that extends around an opening to the compartment and is releasably secured to the vessel. An upper framework is releasably coupled to the base frame and extends upwardly from the vessel around the opening. A plurality of panels is releasably engageable with the upper framework and form an enclosure around the opening. At least one vapor discharge outlet fluidly communicates with the material storage compartment and a vacuum pump to allow the capture of vapors exiting from the opening when the cover is opened and the temporary hood is engaged with the vessel.
US09364872B2	Single-dose applicator and method An applicator, related applicator system, and a method for delivering a self-adhesive material are provided. The applicator includes an outer surface, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface. The inner surface of the applicator defines a void that is operable to receive the self-adhesive material. At least a portion of the inner surface releasably adhere the applicator side of the self-adhesive material where the adhesive force between the portion of the inner surface and the applicator side being less than adhesive force between the substrate and the substrate side. The applicator is used by placing the applicator in contact with a substrate, pressing the applicator against the substrate such that the self-adhesive material adheres to the substrate, and releasing the applicator from the substrate.
US09364871B2	Method and hardware for cleaning UV chambers A cleaning method for a UV chamber involves providing a first cleaning gas, a second cleaning gas, and a purge gas to one or more openings in the chamber. The first cleaning gas may be an oxygen containing gas, such as ozone, to remove carbon residues. The second cleaning gas may be a remote plasma of NF3 and O2 to remove silicon residues. The UV chamber may have two UV transparent showerheads, which together with a UV window in the chamber lid, define a gas volume proximate the UV window and a distribution volume below the gas volume. A purge gas may be flowed through the gas volume while one or more of the cleaning gases is flowed into the distribution volume to prevent the cleaning gases from impinging on the UV transparent window.
US09364869B2	Turret-type cleaning apparatus A turret-type cleaning apparatus for using cleaning liquid, and deburring and cleaning a workpiece includes: cleaning tools for spraying the liquid onto the workpiece and deburring and/or cleaning it; a turret head freely turnable and where the tools are attached; a turret drive device connected to the head and for turning the head; a cleaning chamber where the head is arranged; a cleaning bath installed in the chamber; a drain port openably and closably provided below the bath and for draining the liquid from the bath; a first cleaning liquid supply flow passage configured to supply the liquid to one of the tools; a second cleaning liquid supply flow passage for supplying the liquid to the bath; and a cleaning liquid supply source for supplying the liquid to the first cleaning liquid supply flow passage and the second cleaning liquid supply flow passage.
US09364868B2	Adjustable stock assembly for fluid spray gun and methods An adjustable stock assembly for a fluid spray gun can be adjusted to have a different profile shape; and/or to have a different rotational position relative to the rest of the spray gun; and/or to have a different length relative to the rest of the spray gun; and/or to have a different tilt angle relative to the rest of the spray gun.
US09364853B2	Methods for covalently attaching molecules on surfaces and producing non-fouling surfaces The present invention relates to methods of modifying the chemical structure of a surface by covalently attaching molecules containing desired functional groups on the surface using plasma energy. In these methods, chemical compounds containing the desired functional groups and having a vapor pressure lower than 0.001 bar are exposed in the plasma chamber together with the substrate. Surface area of the chemical compound is optimized to generate adequate evaporation rate. The modification of the substrate surface is achieved in a plasma state generated from the vapor of the chemical compounds; while the evaporation of the chemical compounds is accelerated by the plasma energy. Methods for producing non-fouling surface by covalently attaching ethylene glycol oligomers on the surface are disclosed.
US09364851B2	Roller coating method for production of patterned insulation board used for building exterior wall The present invention provides a roller coating method for production of patterned insulation board used for building exterior wall. In this method, a metal veneer and a substrate are produced firstly, and a pattern is printed on the metal veneer, and then an insulation layer is added between the metal veneer and the substrate to produce the patterned insulation board which is finally arranged onto the wall body. In this way, the defect that an decorative layer has to be arranged after installation of an insulation board is avoided (it is inconvenient to directly print a pattern on the insulation board arranged on the wall body by making use of the roller coating production line, so the existing insulation board is generally less decorative and unaesthetic), and the integration of decoration and insulation is realized.
US09364846B2	Circuit for liquid atomizing device and device thereof A circuit for liquid atomizing device coupled to an atomizing module is disclosed. The circuit for liquid atomizing device includes a conversion unit, a control unit and a voltage adjustment unit. The control unit is coupled to the conversion unit and controls the conversion unit to output a transforming voltage. The voltage adjustment unit is coupled between the conversion unit and the atomizing module. The voltage adjustment unit according to the transforming voltage outputs a driving voltage to the atomizing module. The driving voltage includes a plurality of electrolysis sections and a plurality of negative level sections. Each electrolysis section indicates that the atomizing module produces a forward electrolysis reaction. Each negative level section indicates that the atomizing module produces a backward electrolysis reaction.
US09364830B2	Functionalized microfluidic device for immunofluorescence It is described a microfluidic device, for use in the field of analytical fluorescence based assays and, in particular, in FISH assays.
US09364826B2	Test chip and test chip unit incorporated with test chip The present invention discloses an arrangement provided with a chip body having a fluid channel and configured such that an end portion of the fluid channel is opened in a surface of the chip body, and a sheet-like seal member which covers at least the opening in the surface of the chip body for bringing the inside of the fluid channel to a sealed state. The seal member is constituted of laminated sheet members including a first sheet member having a ductility and an elasticity capable of forming a hole therein with use of a nozzle member, and a second sheet member having a lower ductility than the first sheet member. The sheet members adjoining each other are adhered to each other by an adhesive or a tackifier. The second sheet member is disposed on the chip body side than the first sheet member.
US09364824B2	Electrospinning solution, polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers and ion-exchange membrane An ion-exchange membrane is provided, and the fibers of the ion-exchange membrane are obtained by electrospinning. The electrospinning solution contains 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), 10-100 parts by weight of a modifier, 10-100 parts by weight of an ion exchanger, and 100-2,500 parts by weight of water. The modifier has a reactive group that can react with the hydroxyl groups of the PVA. The ion exchanger has a polar functional group that can form hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl groups of the PVA, and has an anion group that can provide ion-exchange ability.
US09364821B2	Photocatalytic nanocomposite structured with boron This invention is related to a functional inorganic-organic hybrid nanocomposite structured with boron. With the present invention, a nanosized material is obtained with enhanced UV and Visible region activity wherein metal-oxide nanoparticle combinations with boron compounds are used.
US09364818B2	Zeolite structure and method for producing the same A zeolite structure is provided which has partition walls composed of a zeolite ion-exchanged with a metal ion and forming a plurality of cells extending from one end face of the zeolite structure to its other end face and functioning as a passage of fluid and which has a honeycomb shape. The content per unit zeolite amount of the metal ion in the surface portion of the partition wall is larger than the content per unit zeolite amount of the metal ion in the inner portion of the partition wall and is preferably 1.1 to 5.0 times the content per unit zeolite amount of the metal ion in the inner portion of the partition wall.
US09364817B2	Oxide catalyst and method for producing the same, and methods for producing unsaturated aldehyde, diolefin, and unsaturated nitrile An object of the present invention is to provide an oxide catalyst that prevents the reduction degradation of the catalyst even during industrial operation for a long time and less reduces unsaturated aldehyde yields, diolefin yields, or unsaturated nitrile yields, and a method for producing the same, and methods for producing unsaturated aldehyde, diolefin, and unsaturated nitrile using the oxide catalyst. The present invention provides an oxide catalyst for use in the production of unsaturated aldehyde, diolefin, or unsaturated nitrile from olefin and/or alcohol, the oxide catalyst satisfying the following (1) to (3): (1) the oxide catalyst comprises molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cobalt, and an element A having an ion radius larger than 0.96 Å (except for potassium, cesium, and rubidium); (2) an atomic ratio a of the bismuth to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1≦a≦5, an atomic ratio b of the iron to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1.5≦b≦6, an atomic ratio c of the element A to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1≦c≦5, and an atomic ratio d of the cobalt to 12 atoms of the molybdenum is 1≦d≦8; and (3) the oxide catalyst comprises a disordered phase consisting of a crystal system comprising the molybdenum, the bismuth, the iron, and the element A.
US09364813B2	Soot generator The soot generator comprises a combustion chamber (11), in which fuel (16) can be burnt with an oxidizing agent (21) in at least one soot particle-producing flame (33), a fuel feed line (15) for supplying fuel (16) to the combustion chamber (11), a soot removal line (36), which is connected to the combustion chamber (11), into which soot removal line quenching gas (38) can be conducted and out of which soot particles can be transported, and a heating device (25-31) for heating the fuel feed line (15) at at least one heating location (15a).
US09364807B2	Component of a biosensor and process for production The invention relates to a component (4) of a biosensor, comprising at least one first device (6) for receiving a sample liquid, wherein the device (6) is connected via a distributor channel (7) to further receiving devices (8 to 11), into each of which a feed channel (71, 72, 73, 74) branching off from the distributor channel (7) opens, and the feed channels (71, 72, 73, 74) are arranged in succession in flow direction (S) of the sample liquid passed on through the distributor channel (7). In accordance with the invention, it is envisaged that, in the distributor channel (7), in each case between two immediately successive feed channels (71, 72; 72, 73; 73, 74) in flow direction (S), at least one region (K) for at least temporary slowing or stoppage of the capillary flow of the sample liquid has been inserted. It is thus possible to control the capillary flow of the sample liquid such that always only one receiving device (8, 9, 10, 11) is filled with the volume flow of sample liquid available before the next is filled, and effectively simultaneous filling of the receiving devices (8, 9, 10, 11) is prevented. This leads to rapid and complete filling of the respective receiving device (8, 9, 10, 11). Additionally presented is a process with which the regions (K) can be inserted into the distributor channel (7) in a simple manner.
US09364802B2	Method and apparatus for the intermixing of two fluid streams The subject of the present invention is an apparatus for the intermixing of a fluid stream with a fluid stream, which comprises a pipe through which the fluid stream is routed, at least two distributors for delivering the fluid stream being arranged inside the pipe, this arrangement of the distributors being made possible by bores in the casing of the pipe, and these distributors having a free flow cross section which is constant or decreases continuously, as seen in the main direction of flow of the fluid, and the distributors having one or more rows of holes for delivering the fluid into the fluid.
US09364801B2	Device for mixing the additive components of a mixture product to be added to a base component or main component An apparatus for batched mixing of an additive component from individual components for mixture products containing the additive component and for temporarily storing the additive component, which is part of a mixer for forming the mixture products by mixing an additive component with a base component includes a single batch tank connected by at least a control valve and/or a proportioning valve to connections supplying the individual components for proportioned introduction of the individual components. The single batch tank is connected to a mixing and buffer tank arranged on a level below the single batch tank for temporary storage of the mixed additive component.
US09364800B2	Aerosol generating device with a capillary interface There is provided an aerosol generating device including a storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate. The device includes a vaporizer configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, a capillary material configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer by capillary action, and a porous material between the capillary material and the vaporizer.
US09364798B2	Antimicrobial batch dilution system An antimicrobial supply system employs a process water supply and incorporates a metallic ion supply connected to the process water supply to provide a high ion concentrate to an output. A dilution reservoir is connected to the metallic ion supply output and has an input from the process water supply. A pump is connected to an output of the reservoir. A manifold connected to the pump provides a dilute concentrate to at least one washing system and a recirculation loop to the dilution reservoir for enhanced mixing of the dilute concentrate. An electronics control module is connected to a first flow controller between the process water supply and the metallic ion supply and a second flow controller between the metallic ion supply and the reservoir for dilution control establishing a desired metallic ion concentration.
US09364797B2	High flux hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes and process for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to the production of high flux hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane prepared from poly(acrylonitrile-co-methacrylic acid), (polysulfone and poly(acrylonitrile-co-methacrylic acid)) and (polysulfone and ion exchange resin (sulfonated polystyrene-divinyl benzene copolymer)) blend and the point-of-use filtration unit there from for water purification and disinfection. The produced membrane has an active layer with pore size which effectively rejects pathogens and other bacteria from contaminated water while allowing the passage of water to produce biologically pure water for drinking. Therefore, the present invention relates to development of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane that delivers biologically pure water at a desirable rate, that is at a rate 25-200 liters/m2.h. The membrane performance in terms of flux and rejection efficiency is dependent on polymer material type and surface properties. The hollow fiber membrane with interpenetrated structure prepared from a blend of polysulfone and a copolymer of acrylonitrile and methacrylic acid is advantageous over the membranes made either from polysulfone or the copolymer alone in terms of durability, strength, elasticity, smoothness, flux, separation efficiency, fouling resistance properties. The surface modified blend membranes with acid groups which have smaller pore size and surface charge exhibit further improvement in the separation efficiency. Using the hollow fiber membranes a point-of-use water filtration unit which is simple, compact, inexpensive device that does not require electricity has been developed to produce 150-300 ml/min product water when attached to a tab from overhead tank of about 3 meter height.
US09364796B2	Hydrophobic or oleophobic microporous polymer membrane with structurally induced beading effect The present invention relates to a hydrophobic or oleophobic microporous polymer membrane having a structurally induced drip-off effect, to methods for producing the membrane according to the invention, to the use of the membrane in the sterile filtration of gaseous fluids, and to the use of the membrane as a liquid barrier in liquid-containing systems to be vented.
US09364785B2	Dehumidifying tower for exhaust gas A dehumidifying tower having a washing section, a flash-distilling section, and a condensing section. In the washing section, exhaust gas is washed with a cooling liquid to remove at least a portion of solid dust entrained in the exhaust gas, cool the exhaust gas, and condense at least a portion of moisture in the exhaust gas into liquid. The flash-distilling section flash-distills the cooling liquid used in the washing section to produce a cooled cooling liquid and a cooling liquid vapor. Cooling liquid produced by flash-distillation enters the washing section. The flash-distilling section is in gas-phase isolation from the washing section. The condensing section condenses the cooling liquid vapor produced by flash-distillation. The condensing section is configured to be in gas-phase communication with and liquid-phase isolation from the flash-distilling section, and be in both gas-phase and liquid-phase isolation from the washing section.
US09364784B2	Emission gas treatment method and emission gas treatment apparatus An emission gas treatment apparatus recovers a recycle feed containing boron from emission gas discharged by a glass melting furnace. The apparatus includes a collection device for collecting a component containing boron from the emission gas by a wet process to obtain a collected liquid, a first filter for separating the collected liquid into a solid and a liquid, and an ion-exchange resin for forming a boron solution by removing an impurity from an extracted liquid obtained in the first filter. The apparatus also includes a mixing tank for mixing an extracted solid obtained in the first filter in the boron solution to form an extracted solid-containing solution, a second filter for separating the extracted solid-containing solution into a solid and a liquid, and a vacuum dryer for recovering the recycle feed from an extracted solid obtained in the second filter.
US09364779B2	Method and equipment for measuring the filter sectors in disc filters The method and equipment relates to the measurement of deflections of filter sectors in a disc filter. The filter discs in the disc filter are constituted by a number of filter sectors, and the distance between a position fixed relative to the filter, most commonly the scraper itself, and the filter surface is conventionally measured by manual measurement methods. The equipment is instead used that has a measuring head with a quick-release coupling for its mounting fixed in the filter, and a position sensor in the measuring head that measures the distance between the measurement arrangement and the surface of the filter disc in order to form momentary measurement results. The momentary measurement results are transferred by a data transfer link from the measurement arrangement to a data collection unit PC that has a memory.
US09364774B2	Chain structure An object of the present invention is to provide a chain structure which has a simple construction and can prevent a chain from being detached from a gear tooth of a sprocket wheel due to a great wave force and prevent the chain and a flight plate from dropping so as to break members of the chain and the flight plate and the other portions of the chain structure.For accomplishing the object in a chain structure (40) provided with a sprocket wheel (6) in which a plurality of gear teeth capable of engaging with a chain (42) are formed in an outer peripheral portion, and the chain (42) in which a pair of side plate members (18, 20, 44) facing to each other are coupled in an endless manner at plural sets in a length direction.
US09364771B2	Systems including a condensing apparatus such as a bubble column condenser Condensing apparatuses and their use in various heat and mass exchange systems are generally described. The condensing apparatuses, such as bubble column condensers, may employ a heat exchanger positioned external to the condensing vessel to remove heat from a bubble column condenser outlet stream to produce a heat exchanger outlet stream. In certain cases, the condensing apparatus may also include a cooling device positioned external to the vessel configured and positioned to remove heat from the heat exchanger outlet stream to produce a cooling device outlet stream. The condensing apparatus may be configured to include various internal features, such as a vapor distribution region and/or a plurality of liquid flow control weirs and/or chambers within the apparatus having an aspect ratio of at least 1.5. A condensing apparatus may be coupled with a humidifier to form part of a desalination system, in certain cases.
US09364770B2	Biodiesel manufacturing system and apparatus A portable biodiesel manufacturing or processing plant for processing on continuous basis a raw plant based oil feedstock to form biodiesel.
US09364744B2	Game-based incentives for location-based actions In a method and system of providing in-game assets for location-based actions, an indication of a performance of a location-based action by a player of a computer-implemented game is received. A virtual item is provided based on the receiving of the indication of the performance of the location-based action by the player of the computer-implemented game, the virtual item being usable within the computer-implemented game.
US09364740B2	Table and game for marbles An apparatus for playing marbles games. The apparatus is a circular or polygonal playing board or ring, which encompasses a playing surface. A top ring extends above the playing board along its outer circumference, and may extend over the outer perimeter of the playing board, allowing marbles struck off the playing surface to pass underneath into a marble collection mechanism. Marbles drop onto a sloped guide track, and then roll down to one of a plurality of collections slots.
US09364737B1	Visual sports score seesaw device The visual sports score seesaw device includes a miniature seesaw that includes a pair of rival teams and/or mascot-related indicia to be provided on distal ends of the seesaw. The base of the seesaw includes a first score and a second score to be entered in order to reflect the final score of an important rival game. Moreover, the rival team that won the important rival game is raised upwardly while the losing rival team is lowered. An embodiment may include a manual score adjustment knob for both the first score and the second score. Another embodiment may include an electronic display to be used and inputted for the first score and the second score.
US09364736B1	Evaluating individual player contribution in a team sport Disclosed are computational features in a system for the evaluation of players and non-player factors in a team game. Evaluating the contributions of individual game factors toward a plurality of team game event results is provided with the method including calculating, using a computer, a best-fit solution to a system of equations using the category-specific factor states among all factor categories as independent variables and the quantifiable event results as dependent variables, the solution assigning a contribution value to at least one of the category-specific factor states, each of the contribution values representing an estimation of the contribution of the corresponding category-specific factor state toward each of the event results having the category-specific factor state present during the event.
US09364733B2	Toss game and methods thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a toss game. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a toss game is provided that may comprise a toss object; a vertical support having a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion adapted to support the vertical support in a vertical position; and a first receptacle disposed on the vertical support, the receptacle having a first game score value and adapted to receive the toss object and allow the toss object to come to rest within the receptacle; and a second receptacle disposed on the vertical support, the second receptacle having a second game score value and adapted to receive the toss object.
US09364732B2	Tossing game A tossing game is disclosed. The game can comprise two stations, and each station can comprise a plurality of targets. The targets can comprise an opening, and players can attempt to toss tossing articles into the openings of the targets. Scoring for the game can be implemented in a number of ways. In one method, for example, points can be awarded for each target based on whether a first player or second player was the most recent player to toss a tossing article into that target. The number of points awarded can be a function of a given point value assigned to that target. The game can be played in a variety of ways, and can provide seemingly endless hours of fun and entertainment.
US09364729B2	Golf club head with adjustable center of gravity A golf club head comprising a channel and an expandable weight that can be removably fixed at any point within the channel is disclosed herein. The weight comprises at least an upper portion, a lower portion, and a bolt, and preferably is formed of a metal material co-molded with a polymeric material such as rubber. The channel has an opening with a width that is less than the width of both an inner part of the channel and the weight, such that the weight cannot fall out of the channel during use. The channel may also have an end that opens into a port, which can be filled with a plug or weight screw to prevent the weight from falling out of the channel, and also can be removed so that the weight can be removed and replaced with another expandable weight.
US09364725B2	Golf club The present invention concerns a set of golf club heads having progressive head sizing such that the size of the club heads in the set decreases as the loft angle of the club heads increases; and golf club sets including such club heads. The present invention also concerns weighting systems for use with the progressively sized club head set.
US09364723B2	Interchangeable shaft system A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head.
US09364722B1	Method for printing an image at multiple locations on a golf ball A method for printing an image at multiple positions on a golf ball is disclosed herein. The plurality of locations for the image is preferably ten. The image is preferably a pentagon. The image is alternatively a hexagon or a circle.
US09364713B2	Device and method to configure gym exercises Described herein is a gym exercise controller device that configures workout routines. The controller allows the user to create a daily workout regimen and also incorporates a workout skip calculation. The controller tracks the performance of a user on the respective exercises apparatuses and provides the user an option to change his/her workout routine based on a performance parameter of the user as well as a comparison of the user's performance parameter to the performance parameter of a group of users.
US09364711B1	Muscle actuation apparatus and method A muscle exercising apparatus including an elongated housing having two interrelated longitudinally elongated parts movable relatively away from one another to push laterally against body muscle, and a spring and slider combination operatively connected with the housing and relatively movable to control spread positioning of two housing parts, as the slider is displaced lengthwise of the housing parts.
US09364709B2	Compact portable leg exercise machine A compact portable leg exercise apparatus includes a top platform, a base member, a resilient member and a frame assembly interposed between the top platform and base member. The apparatus is sized to receive a foot onto the top platform to move the top platform relative to the base member and against a force provided by the resilient member as the apparatus is moved to the collapsed position. The apparatus is sized to fit in carryon luggage, handbag, backpack or be hand-carried, allowing for its use anywhere. The frame assembly aligns the top platform and base member and inhibits twisting motion of the top platform relative to the base member, thereby constraining the motion of travel for the apparatus. The frame assembly can include a plurality of hinged leaf pairs shaped to inhibit generation of noise by the frame assembly as it moves to the collapsed configuration during use of the exercise apparatus. The exercise apparatus is light weight, small, quiet and stable, allowing for it use at home, the office, in public, in the airplane, or even within a vehicle.
US09364703B1	Multi-grip exercise weight apparatus A multi-grip exercise weight apparatus includes a weight plate pivotally attached to a bar handle such that the weight plate is pivotable in both angular directions. A grip ring is disposed around the perimeter of the weight plate. A plurality of support spokes extend from a central hub on the weight plate radially outwardly to the grip ring. A plurality of different grip regions are defined on the grip ring between adjacent support spokes. An end handle may be attached to the weight plate to provide a looped kettlebell-type grip.
US09364695B2	Trolley comprising a fall arrest actuator The trolley is used in a fall arrest system and comprises a frame, a channel formed within the frame for engagement therein of a lifeline, and a self-blocking mechanism carried by the frame. The self-blocking mechanism comprises a brake movable between a braking position wherein the brake extends within the channel for frictionally engaging the lifeline; and an enabling position wherein the brake clears the channel for clearing the lifeline. The self-blocking mechanism also comprises a manually operable enabling actuator connected to the brake and capable of forcing the brake towards the enabling position. The self-blocking actuator further comprises a fall arrest actuator distinct from the brake and from the enabling actuator, and connected to the brake, the fall arrest actuator being movable with respect to the frame in a direction transversal to the channel between a fall position wherein the fall arrest actuator forces the brake towards the braking position and an idle position wherein the fall arrest actuator does not force the brake towards the braking position, with the fall arrest actuator capable of overriding the enabling actuator to force the brake towards the braking position.
US09364693B2	Glass breaking tool A glass breaking tool for breaking glass mounted in a window, may include an attachment plate for attaching the glass breaking tool to an interior wall adjacent to the glass and a sliding shaft cooperating with the attachment plate to rotate and extend and retract with respect to the attachment plate in order to break the glass. The sliding shaft may include a cutting edge to break the glass.
US09364692B2	Inflatable lifesaving device An inflatable lifesaving device is designed to provide a user with an apparatus to escape a high rise building in emergency situations in a sufficiently rapid manner. It is simply composed of a hemisphere including a plurality of independent cell airbags, internal hoses, and check valves, a parachute integrated with the hemisphere, an air supply system, an external hose, a quick release hose coupler, a harness mounted on the body of the user, a connection rope that connects the harness to the inside of the building, a rope quick release to separate the connection rope, a descent rope, a backpack. To operate the inflatable lifesaving device, the user wearing the harness with the backpack exits a window or a balcony with the harness connected to the inside of the building through the connection rope with the release device. The air supply system is then turned on and high pressure air inflates and opens up the hemisphere and the parachute so that they are gradually formed from the back of the user to the front, and eventually the user is surrounded by them. after that, the external hose and the connection rope are released. As a result, the user will move down with the hemisphere and the parachute.
US09364676B2	Biventricular cardiac stimulator A biventricular cardiac stimulator has a right-ventricular sensing unit, having or connected to a terminal for a right-ventricular sensing electrode, a left-ventricular sensing unit, having or connected to a terminal for a left-ventricular sensing electrode, and a pacemaker timer, which is connected to the right-ventricular sensing unit and the left-ventricular sensing unit. The cardiac stimulator has a programmable automatic switch, which is effectively connected to the pacemaker timer to switch the pacemaker timer optionally between a primarily right-ventricular control and a primarily left-ventricular control, as well as an evaluation unit, which is effectively connected to the switch and is designed to detect and evaluate at least one stability parameter that is characteristic of the stability of the electrode position of the left-ventricular sensing electrode, whereby the programmable automatic switch is designed to automatically switch the pacemaker timer control as a function of a value of the detected stability parameter.
US09364675B2	Autonomous intracorporeal capsule with piezoelectric energy harvesting An intracorporeal capsule for placement in a heart and for energy harvesting using blood pressure variations is shown and described. The capsule includes a capsule body and a piezoelectric strip coupled to a rigid surface for receiving blood pressure force. The piezoelectric strip is normally perpendicular to the direction of the force on the rigid surface. The piezoelectric strip is disconnected from the capsule body along at least two edges of the piezoelectric strip such that the blood pressure force can move the rigid surface, and thereby deform the piezoelectric strip for energy harvesting.
US09364670B2	Selection of spinal cord stimulation electrodes for use in cardiac therapy Methods, systems, and/or devices for selecting spinal cord stimulation (SCS) electrode array configurations to provide effective cardiac therapy. Physiological parameters related to the heart may be monitored and analyzed during the delivery of SCS using various SCS electrode array configurations to determine an effect SCS electrode array configuration.
US09364667B1	Potentiating or eliciting an erotic sensation in a body using electrostimulation A system and method for potentiating or eliciting an erotic sensation in a body using electrostimulation includes a controller for producing an electrical stimulation signal and at least two electrodes. The electrodes are adapted for placement on a body surface, for which at least one of the electrodes is used to potentiate or elicit an erotic sensation in the body when conveying the electrical stimulation signal from the controller. The electrical stimulation signal is provided in an amount and manner incorporating a plurality of high frequency pre-pulses prior to, and of narrower pulse width than, a primary pulse in the electrostimulation signal that is adapted to optimize the erotic sensation by limiting both concomitant adverse sensation and habituation at the locus of electrostimulation. The method further increases and decreases the stimulation amplitude responsive to open circuit, short circuit, and target settings.
US09364659B1	Smart lead for deep brain stimulation Disclosed is a smart lead comprising a large number of micro-electrodes and macro-electrodes. The macro-electrodes are perforated, and contain several through-holes which are used to electrically join them with associated electrode-wires. The radial gaps that separate the macro-electrodes are filled with macro-electrode strips that carry a three-dimensional array of micro-electrodes. The nest of macro-electrodes with electrode-wires and micro-electrode strips are injection molded to form the smart lead. The signals sensed by micro-electrodes are used to locate the target neurons right at the first insertion of the smart lead, thereby greatly reducing the surgical time. A closed loop control software in automates location of the target neuron sites and limit the currents to stimulate only the target neurons, thereby reducing side-effects and increasing battery life.
US09364658B2	Electrical stimulation leads with multiple anchoring units and methods of making and using An electrical stimulation lead includes a lead body; electrodes disposed along a distal end portion of the lead body; terminals disposed along a proximal end portion of the lead body; conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes; and anchoring units disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body. First and second anchoring units each have a wide end portion and a narrow end portion. The first anchoring unit is disposed closer to the proximal end portion of the lead body than any of the other anchoring units. The wide end portion of the first anchoring unit is disposed closer to the proximal end portion of the lead body than the narrow end portion. The narrow end portion of the second anchoring unit is disposed closer to the proximal end portion of the lead body than the wide end portion.
US09364650B2	Method for removing pigments from a pigmented section of skin The present invention relates to a method for removing pigments from a pigmented section of a skin by puncturing the skin at the pigmented section, with a skin puncturing device which is provided with at least one needle, and then bandaging the punctured section with a suitable adsorbing pad. The pad contains one or more materials, such as saline, which will cause the pigments at the punctured section to migrate into the outer layer of the skin.
US09364642B2	Balloon catheter systems and methods for bypassing an occlusion in a blood vessel A catheter for subintimally bypassing an occlusion in a vessel includes a catheter shaft including a guidewire lumen disposed therethrough and having a shaft longitudinal axis, at least two balloons coupled to an exterior of the catheter shaft such that longitudinal axes of the balloons are in a common plane with the shaft longitudinal axis when uninflated and with no external forces on the catheter. The balloons are configured such that when the catheter is disposed in the subintima of a vessel and the balloons are inflated, a tip of the catheter shaft is oriented towards a true lumen of the vessel distal of the occlusion.
US09364640B2	Medical device guidewire with helical cutout and coating A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. The guidewire includes an elongate body, a proximal connector assembly, a corewire, and a sensor assembly. The body has an annular wall that defines an interior lumen. The proximal connector assembly is coupled to the body and is configured for connection to a medical positioning system. The corewire extends through the lumen. The sensor assembly located on a distal end of the corewire is electrically connected to the proximal connector assembly. The sensor assembly is configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of a position of the sensor assembly in a reference coordinate system defined in the medical positioning system. The body includes a helical cutout extending over a predetermined length of the body. The helical cutout is configured to increase the flexibility over the predetermined length of the body.
US09364629B2	Tracheostomy tube with filleted flange Various embodiments of a tracheostomy tube having neck flanges with filleted ends are provided. In certain embodiments, the neck flange may include a fillet extending from a bottom surface of the neck flange to a tip of the neck flange. In addition, the filleted end may also be tapered from a top surface of the neck flange to the tip of the neck flange. The neck flange may also include several curved edges, such as curved edges from the tip of the neck flange to side surfaces of the neck flange, and a curved bottom surface from side surface to side surface of the neck flange.
US09364627B2	Methods and apparatus for varying the back-up rate for a ventilator A ventilator device delivers ventilatory support to a patient in a back up timed mode when patient respiration is not detected or a spontaneous mode when patient respiration is detected. The timing threshold governing the back-up mode is chosen to deviate from normal expected respiration time for the patient to promote patient initiated ventilation in the spontaneous mode but permit back-up ventilation in the event of apnea. Automated adjustments to the timing threshold during the timed mode are made from the less vigilant timing threshold to a more vigilant threshold at or near a timing of normal expected breathing of the patient. Such adjustments may be made from a minimum to a maximum vigilance timing settings or incrementally there between as a function of time in the timed mode which is preferably the number of delivered machine breaths.
US09364626B2	Battery pack assembly having a status indicator for use during mechanical ventilation This disclosure describes methods and apparatus for indicating battery cell status on a battery pack assembly used during mechanical ventilation. Embodiments described herein seek to provide methods for indicating battery cell status on the exposed exterior of a battery assembly pack both when the battery is in use and when the battery is not in use during mechanical ventilation. Embodiments utilize power from the ventilator as well as power from the battery pack itself to light the indicators during periods of battery use and non-use, respectively. Embodiments described herein further seek to provide an apparatus indicating battery cell status on the exposed exterior of the battery pack assembly during mechanical ventilation. Embodiments described herein further seek to provide an apparatus for a battery pack assembly used during mechanical ventilation. Embodiments described herein seek to provide a system for a ventilation system with an inserted battery pack assembly.
US09364621B2	Valved holding chamber including valve retention system A valved holding chamber (2) includes a main chamber housing (49 and a mouthpiece assembly (6) removeably coupled to a first end of the main chamber housing, the mouthpiece assembly including a mouthpiece housing (24) having a mouthpiece portion (32) and a valve housing portion (30), a retaining ring (28) provided within and coupled to the valve housing portion, and a one-way inhalation valve (26) having an annular valve seat member (52), wherein the valve seat member is held between the retaining ring and an engagement surface of the valve housing portion. In one particular embodiment, a portion of the first end of the main chamber housing engages the bottom of the valve seat member and creates a seal between the main chamber housing and the one-way inhalation valve and between the one-way inhalation valve and the mouthpiece housing.
US09364594B2	Blood pump A blood pump having an axially tubular inlet, a tangential chamber adjoining the axial inlet and having a substantially radial outlet, with an axial guide body connected to the outlet and/or to the tangential chamber, an impeller supported on the guide body and having an inner surface facing the guide body and an outer surface as well as blading arranged on the outer surface. At least one part region of the guide body projects from the tangential chamber into the inlet, wherein at least one section of the stator transmitting a force onto the rotor is arranged in the part region. The impeller is supported by a hydrodynamic radial bearing in the radial direction.
US09364587B2	Bone regeneration using biodegradable polymeric nanocomposite materials and applications of the same A method for producing a biocompatible structure includes: obtaining a load graph and a stress graph representing a relationship between a weight percentage of tissue forming nanoparticles and a maximum load or maximum stress of a polymer film, respectively; determining a first and second weight percentage corresponding to a peak of the load graph and the stress graph respectively; determining an optimal weight percentage based on the first and second weight percentages; preparing a polymer film having the optimal weight percentage of the first tissue forming nanoparticles to the polymer; dividing the polymer film to multiple strips; constructing a scaffold by stacking the strips to form polymer layers and adding bone or composite particles between the polymer layers; applying a solution to the scaffold to form a coated scaffold; and adding second tissue forming particles to the coated scaffold to form the biocompatible structure.
US09364578B2	Hemostatic agent for topical and internal use This invention relates to deployable hemostatic materials comprising chitosan fibers. The hemostatic materials are suitable for use in sealing or controlling active bleeding from artery and vein lacerations and punctures, and for controlling oozing from tissue.
US09364577B2	Hydrophilic polyurethane foam with low volume swelling The invention relates to a specific composition comprising A) isocyanate-functional prepolymers obtainable by reaction of A1) aliphatic diisocyanates with A2) di- to hexa-functional polyalkylene oxides having an ethylene oxide content of 50 to 100 mol %, based on the total amount of the oxyalkylene groups present, B) an aqueous polyurethane suspension, an aqueous polyacrylate suspension or aqueous silica sols, especially for production of hydrophilic, aliphatic polyurethane foams. The invention further provides a process for producing a hydrophilic, aliphatic polyurethane foam, based on the inventive composition, a polyurethane foam obtainable by the process and a wound dressing comprising the polyurethane foam.
US09364576B2	Absorbent article having blood slipping agent on a top sheet thereof An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body arranged between the top sheet and the back sheet. An excretory orifice contact area of the liquid-permeable top sheet has an area containing a blood slipping agent. The blood slipping agent has a kinematic viscosity of 0.01-80 mm2/s at 40° C., a water hold percentage of 0.01-4.0 mass %, and a weight average molecular weight of less than 1,000. An amount of the blood slipping agent on the clothing-side surface of the top sheet is greater than an amount of the blood slipping agent on the skin-side surface of the top sheet at a location in the area containing the blood slipping agent where the surfaces overlap in the thickness direction of the absorbent article.
US09364571B2	Sterilization with in-line concentrating and injection of hydrogen peroxide In a hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer, the concentration of the hydrogen peroxide sterilant is an important factor in determining sterilization efficacy. The present application describes sterilizers, and sterilization methods, which use a novel injector-concentrator arrangement. This arrangement provides accurate control of concentration of the liquid-phase hydrogen peroxide, prior to vaporization of the liquid sterilant into the sterilization chamber. This increases the reliability and efficacy of the sterilization cycle.
US09364570B2	Functionalisation of cage amine ligands for metallo-radiopharmaceuticals The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as metal ligands and which contain a moiety capable of binding to a biological entity and methods of making these compounds. These compounds are of interest as they can be bound to a biological entity and then coordinated with a suitable metallic radionuclide. The coordinated compounds are useful as radiopharmaceuticals in the areas of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging.
US09364554B2	Extracellular targeted drug conjugates The present invention relates to, inter alia, extracellular drug conjugates (EDC) in which an antibody or other targeting agent (e.g. a targeting moiety) is linked to a drug through a linker (e.g. a non-cleavable linker). These conjugates are useful in the treatment of disease and/or as a tool in the evaluation of biological systems.
US09364549B2	Hydrophobic drug-delivery material, method for manufacturing thereof and methods for delivery of a drug-delivery composition A method for manufacturing a drug-delivery composition includes providing at least a pharmaceutically active composition, providing a hydrophobic matrix; and mixing the hydrophobic matrix and the pharmaceutically active composition to form a paste-like or semi-solid drug-delivery composition.
US09364547B2	17-hydroxyprogesterone ester containing oral compositions and related methods The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.
US09364544B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing functionalized triblock copolymers Amphiphilic triblock copolymers B-A-B, wherein A is a linear poly(ethylene glycol) block, having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of between 900 and 3000 Daltons, determined with size exclusion chromatography; wherein B are hydrophobic blocks with at least two cyclic monomers selected from the group consisting of glycolide, lactide, 1,3-dioxan-2-one, 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one, 1,4-dioxan-2-one, 1,4-dioxepan-2-one, 1,5-dioxepan-2-one, each B-block having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of between 400 and 2000 Daltons, determined with size exclusion chromatography; and wherein 25% to 100% of the polymer hydroxyl end-groups are covalently modified with at least one derivative of a C2-C20 fatty acid. The invention also relates to compositions with such polymers and the use thereof.
US09364543B2	Visible light curable hydrogels and methods for using This disclosure provides compositions comprising a visible light-curable mixture capable of forming a biocompatible hydrogel, hydrogels prepared from the hydrogel precursor mixtures, and a biocompatible delivery system comprising a hydrogel. The disclosure also provides a process for preparing a multi layer hydrogel delivery system.
US09364540B2	Inhalable medicament The present invention provides a solution formulation for inhalation comprising: a liquid phase; an active ingredient containing a carboxylic ester in which the oxygen atom is covalently bound to a quaternary nitrogen-containing heterocycle, dissolved in the liquid phase; and a magnesium or calcium salt, dissolved in the liquid phase. The formulation is particularly suited to pMDIs and nebulizers.
US09364532B2	Compositions and methods for glioblastoma treatment The present disclosure concerns an oncolytic virus for the treatment of cancer, such as in brain cancer, for example glioblastoma. The oncolytic virus may exhibit reduced levels of neurotoxicity. The oncolytic virus may be an isolated viral particle capable of producing a cDNA polynucleotide that includes a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 1 when the virus is in a host cell. The oncolytic virus may be an isolated viral particle that includes an RNA polynucleotide that includes a sequence according to SEQ ID NO: 2. The oncolytic virus may be an isolated viral particle having a genome that includes open reading frames that encode: proteins having sequences comprising SEQ ID NOs: 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; or variants thereof.
US09364522B2	Modulation of T cell signaling threshold and T cell sensitivity to antigens MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a diverse and abundant class of ˜22-nucleotide (nt) endogenous regulatory RNAs that play a variety of roles in animal cells by controlling gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Increased miR-181a expression in mature T cells is shown to cause a marked increase in T cell activation and augments T cell sensitivity to peptide antigens. Moreover, T cell blasts with higher miR-181a expression become reactive to antagonists. The effects of miR-181a on antigen discrimination are in part achieved by dampening the expression of multiple negative regulators in the T cell receptor (TCR) signaling pathway, including PTPN22 and the dual specificity phosphatases DUSP5 and DUSP6. This results in a reduction in the TCR signaling threshold, thus quantitatively and qualitatively enhancing T cell sensitivity to antigens.
US09364519B2	Pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease The present application relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the prevention or/and treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, the composition comprising desPro36Exendin-4(1-39)-Lys6-NH2 or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant, or/and auxiliary substance. In addition, the present application relates to the use of the pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and prevention of a neurodegenerative disease.
US09364511B2	Antiviral preparations obtained from a natural cinnamon extract The present application provides a natural aqueous extract obtainable from a cinnamon bark (Cinnamon sp.) which has antiviral activity against enveloped viruses including influenza A, Parainfluenza (Sendai) virus and HSV-1 viruses, as well as in vivo activity in inhibition of Influenza A and Parainfluenza viruses. The present application also concerns a method for the extraction of said cinnamon extract and applications thereof.
US09364510B2	Botanical composition and methods of manufacture and use A botanical composition and combinations thereof that include a leaf extract of Hylotelephium spectabile (Boreau) H. Ohba and is useful for treating and/or preventing histamine-mediated conditions or disorders are described. Methods of manufacture and use thereof are also described.
US09364509B2	Therapeutic uses of mastic gum fractions The invention relates to therapeutic uses of gum mastic, and compounds found therein including polymeric myrcene. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of treating impaired neurological function using compositions comprising polymeric myrcene.
US09364507B2	Probiotic enhancement of steroid and immune suppressor activity in mammals with chronic diseases This invention relates to use of probiotics, particularly P acidilactici and S boulardii, for use in conjunction with steroids and other immune suppressor agents to ameliorate symptoms of autoimmune diseases, especially disease symptoms arising from the body's production of antibodies against autologous blood cells. The practice of the invention sustains ameliorative response associated with immune suppressor agents while lowering the amount of immune suppressor agents required for treatment.
US09364504B2	Compostition and therapeutic anti-tumour vaccine The invention relates to a composition which induces, in a host, a cytotoxic cell response directed against cells expressing an antigen, in particular tumor cells, and which comprises red blood cells containing said antigen. These red blood cells may be in the form of an immune complex with an immunoglobulin, in particular IgG, which recognizes an epitope at the surface of the red blood cells, and/or be heat-treated or chemically treated so as to promote phagocytosis of said red blood cells by dendritic cells. As a variant, the red blood cells may be xenogenic red blood cells. The invention also relates to a therapeutic especially anti-tumor vaccine containing such a composition.
US09364502B2	Gallium nitrate formulations The present invention relates to stable pharmaceutical formulations that include a delivery agent and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09364501B2	Chlorite in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease The invention features methods of treating a macrophage-associated neurodegenerative disease such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), or multiple sclerosis (MS) in a subject by administering chlorite in an amount effective to decrease blood immune cell activation. The invention also features methods of monitoring therapy by assessing blood immune cell activation before and after therapy.
US09364499B2	Use of dextran sulfate A graft composition intended for transplantation into a patient comprises an injection solution comprising an isolated cell transplant and dextran sulfate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09364497B2	Treatment of cognitive disorders The invention relates to treatments of cognitive disorders e.g. Mild Cognitive Disorder comprising the use of agents which are capable of lowering homocysteine levels in a subject, preferably a human subject. Aspects of the invention relate to a method of treating such disorders comprising administering one or more B vitamins e.g. folic acid, Vitamin B6 and/or Vitamin B12 or derivatives thereof.
US09364495B2	Oral delivery of therapeutically effective LNA oligonucleotides The invention provides for LNA oligomers, for the treatment of a metabolic or liver disorder, wherein the LNA oligomer is administered orally in a unit dose of less than 50 mgs/kg, wherein the LNA oligomer is administered in the presence of a penetration (permeation) enhancer.
US09364490B2	Use of derivatives containing C—O—P bonds in patients with kidney failure Use of a derivative containing C—O—P bonds in a controlled release form to treat patients with kidney failure. Moreover, it comprises the use of said derivatives together with other active substances, which particularly may be selected from a list comprising a calcimirnetic, vitamin, phosphate binder, thiosulfate, bisphosphonate, pyrophosphate, citrate, diuretic, antihypertensive and anticholesteraemic agent.
US09364487B2	Dermal delivery compositions and methods A composition for transdermal delivery of a progestin for progestin hormone therapy is disclosed. Also disclosed is a transdermal delivery device comprising the composition. For progestin-only hormone therapy, the composition contains an anti-oxidant and does not contain an estrogen. For therapy involving a progestin and an estrogen, the composition contains the progestin, the estrogen and an additional anti-oxidant. Methods of improving the stability of progestin-containing compositions comprising oxidative agents are also disclosed. The methods comprise including one or more anti-oxidants in the compositions.
US09364473B2	Methods for treating pancreatic cancer using combination therapies comprising liposomal irinotecan Provided are methods for treating pancreatic cancer in a patient by administering liposomal irinotecan (MM-398) alone or in combination with additional therapeutic agents. In one embodiment, the liposomal irinotecan (MM-398) is co-administered with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin.
US09364469B1	Identification of a new AMPK activator for treatment of lung cancer The present invention discloses a method of treating gefitinib-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of D561-0775. A pharmaceutical composition comprising D561-0775 admixed with a pharmaceutical carrier for treating Gefitinib-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer is also disclosed therein.
US09364466B2	Heterocyclic compounds as protein kinase inhibitors The present invention provides a heterocyclic compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a prodrug thereof or a hydrate thereof, wherein A, A′ B, D, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) as an active ingredient, methods of production, and methods of use thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a compound of formula (I) useful for treating or preventing a disease, condition or disorder associated with protein kinases, preferably Janus Kinase family.
US09364463B2	Use of amino acid supplementation for improved muscle recovery The present invention encompasses an amino acid composition for recovery of muscle strength and function.
US09364458B2	Stabilized pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising atrasentan The present disclosure relates to: (a) stabilized pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising atrasenstan, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, optionally, another therapeutic agent; (b) methods of using such pharmaceutical dosage forms to treat nephropathy, chronic kidney disease, and/or other conditions; (c) kits comprising such pharmaceutical dosage forms and, optionally, a second pharmaceutical dosage form comprising another therapeutic agent; (d) methods for the preparation of such pharmaceutical dosage forms; and (e) pharmaceutical dosage forms prepared by such methods.
US09364456B1	Ketone esters for treatment of angelman syndrome The invention concerns a method of treating Angelman Syndrome (AS) in a subject, comprising inducing ketosis in the subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a ketone ester, such as an R,S-1,3-butanediol acetoacetate ester, wherein administration of the ketone ester elevates the blood ketone level in the subject. Other aspects of the invention include a method of increasing cognitive function and/or motor function in a subject with AS; and a method of decreasing seizures and increasing the latency to seize in a subject with AS.
US09364444B2	Functional PLA-PEG copolymers, the nanoparticles thereof, their preparation and use for targeted drug delivery and imaging Functional PLA-PEG copolymers, the nanoparticles thereof, their preparation and use for targeted drug delivery and imaging The present invention concerns novel functional PEG-PLA containing copolymers, the nanoparticles containing the same, their process of preparation and their use for site specific targeted drug delivery and imaging.
US09364443B2	Compositions and methods for drug delivery The present disclosure is directed to surface-modified particles and to methods of making and using the same. The surface-modified particles comprise a particle core and a coating associated with the particle core, wherein the particle core comprises an active agent, the coating comprises an opsonin, and the surface-modified particle has an average size from about 1 nm to about 2,000 nm.
US09364439B2	Pharmaceutical compositions for the coordinated delivery of NSAIDs The present invention is directed to drug dosage forms that release an agent that raises the pH of a patient's gastrointestinal tract, followed by a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. The dosage form is designed so that the NSAID is not released until the intragastric pH has been raised to a safe level. The invention also encompasses methods of treating patients by administering this coordinated release, gastroprotective, antiarthritic/analgesic combination unit dosage form to achieve pain and symptom relief with a reduced risk of developing gastrointestinal damage such as ulcers, erosions and hemorrhages.
US09364437B2	Diaminooxidase-containing pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions, food supplement compositions and cosmetic compositions comprising diaminooxidase, and to the use thereof.
US09364436B2	High capacity diketopiperazine microparticles and methods Disclosed herein are diketopiperazine microparticles having high capacity for adsorbing a drug or active agent. In particular, the diketopiperazine microparticle are formed using fumaryl diketopiperazine and can comprise a drug in large doses for the treatment of disease or disorders by pulmonary delivery via oral inhalation.
US09364422B2	Styrene maleic anhydride polymers in cosmetics and personal care products The invention relates generally to pigmented compositions that, upon the application of water and pressure, exhibit a visible change in one or more optical attributes such as color.
US09364412B2	Electrostatically controlled hydrogels The compositions and methods disclosed herein pertain to the manufacture and use of hydrogels. The disclosed compositions and methods pertain to hydrogels capable of induction by a variety of methodologies, such as by pH, salt and/or mixing. Such hydrogels are capable of self- or co-assembly and while doing so, may entrap a variety of bioactive agents in their native form, such as proteins, DNA, RNA and the like. The hydrogels of the present invention also demonstrate rapid sheer-responsiveness. The hydrogels of the present invention are biodegradable, biocompatible and useful as a biomaterial or drug-delivery device.
US09364399B2	Water-based gel cosmetic compositions without film formers Disclosed are water-based cosmetic compositions comprising a synthetic non-associative thickening polymer, a synthetic associative thickening polymer, an emulsifier, and a liquid fatty substance, wherein the composition has a viscosity of from about 2,000 Pa·s to about 90,000 Pa·s at low shear rate as measured on a TA instrument G2 Rheometer.
US09364397B2	Medicinal agent filling device There is provided a medicinal agent filling device with reduced size, which can automatically fill a medicinal agent into containers having different sizes. A medicinal agent filling device includes: a supply device for supplying a medicinal agent of interest to a container capable of being filled with the medicinal agent; a conveyance device for conveying the container; and a detecting unit for obtaining measurement data corresponding to an outer diameter of the container in a conveyance direction of the container by the conveyance device. Based on the measurement data, the conveyance device stops the container at a supply position where the medicinal agent can be supplied from the supply device to the container.
US09364393B1	Packaging system for liquid medications A dosing system for analgesic liquid suspensions including unit dose containers made using blow-fill-seal (BFS) technology. The containers come in various sizes and hold appropriate doses for specific weight ranges. Each container has body with a compartment for holding the liquid, finger rests for squeezing the container to expel the liquid, a tab at one end for labeling, and a twist-off closure at the other end. In the larger containers, the opening end has a lip rest, which is a flattened section that includes opposed, curved depressions. In the smallest container, the opening end has a long tapered neck. The suspension has a relatively low viscosity to ensure more complete dose evacuation from the container. The containers will be sold in assemblages of various combinations of sizes.
US09364389B1	Hygienic water jet assembly A hygienic water jet assembly for a spa includes a body having a conical jet outlet that receives pressurized water and air from suitable sources. A control insert is disposed within the conical jet outlet and spaced therefrom by a gap, such that the control insert serves to combine the water and air together for delivery to a jet nozzle carried by the control insert. The control insert also includes a pair of conical surfaces that allows residual water within the control insert to drain by gravity out of the control insert through apertures disposed therethrough. The water draining out of the control insert is then permitted to drain out of the jet nozzle via the gap by gravity.
US09364385B2	Massage apparatus A massage apparatus includes an upright support frame and a moving seat. Each of the support frame and the moving seat has a U-shaped cross-section. The support frame has a middle main wall formed with an elongated groove, and two side walls extending rearwardly away from the main wall. The moving seat is connected slidably to guide rails disposed on the support frame, and has a middle plate that faces closely toward a rear surface of the main wall of the support frame, and two side plates that extend rearwardly similar to the side walls of the support frame. A massage unit includes a massage motor connected to the moving seat, a rotating shaft projecting forwardly through the elongated groove, and a head portion connected to the rotating shaft.
US09364368B2	Nasal dilator with means to direct resilient properties A nasal dilator of vertically laminated layers, each consisting of one or more components. The laminated layers form a unitary truss with end regions for engaging outer wall tissues of a user's nasal passages and for traversing the bridge of the nose. The dilator includes means to direct its resilient properties comprising material separations or shape discontinuities formed in at least one region of the truss and extending through at least one layer of the dilator. Said material separations or discontinuities may comprise an opening, relief cut, slit or notch, and may be configured to separate or vertically protrude from the dilator when it is in use. The separations transform the angle of focused delaminating spring biasing forces generated by the resilient layer from primarily peel forces into primarily shear forces, and further redistribute the transformed forces to tissue-engaging surface areas extending outward and beyond the separations.
US09364365B2	Progressive force strap assembly for use with an orthopedic device A progressive strap assembly includes an elongate, inelastic body having first and second ends, and an elastic body having first and second ends, the first end of the elastic body anchored to the second end of the inelastic body. The elastic body is arranged to stretch a plurality of lengths and has a maximum stretchable length. A tension limiter is connected to the first and second ends of the elastic body and is arranged to inhibit a predetermined stretchable length of the elastic body short of the maximum stretchable length.
US09364360B2	Catheter systems and methods for manufacture A method for manufacturing a catheter, includes forming a mandrel by arranging at least first and second elongate members in an at least partial longitudinal juxtaposed relation with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the mandrel, mounting an inner liner having an internal surface about the mandrel, treating the inner liner whereby the first and second elongate members of the mandrel cause irregularities within the internal surface of the inner liner, positioning an outer member about the inner liner and removing at least the inner liner from the mandrel, thereby forming a catheter having the inner liner with irregularities.
US09364355B2	Systems and methods for deploying a portion of a stent using at least one coiled member The present embodiments provide systems and methods for deploying at least a portion of a stent. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cannula having an outer surface, and a coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween. At least a portion of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula. A stent is releasably secured to a portion of the coiled member. A protective cage may encircle the coiled member.
US09364343B2	Intervertebral fusion implant The present invention provides an intervertebral implant for implantation in a treated area of an intervertebral space between vertebral bodies of a spine. The implant includes a spacer portion having an inferior and superior surface, wherein the inferior and superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with anatomy in the treated area, and the inferior and superior surfaces define a through-hole extending through the spacer body. The present invention further provides screw holes extending from a side portion to the inferior and superior surfaces of the spacer portion and a plate portion rigidly coupled to the spacer portion through a coupling means, wherein the plate portion contains screws holes for receiving screws. A screw back out prevention mechanism adapted on the plate portion and prevents the back out of screws from the screw holes.
US09364334B2	Shoulder prosthesis A prosthesis is provided and includes a central body having an outer surface and a longitudinal axis extending between a first end having an opening operable to receive an installation tool and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The outer surface extends between and connects the first end and the second end and defines the length of the central body. The prosthesis additionally includes a plurality of arms each attached to the outer surface of the central body and having an outer shape defined by a porous coating independent from a shape of the central body. The porous coating completely covers the outer surface of the central body between the first end and the second end.
US09364329B2	Cutting/bending tool for polymer implant A first tool is configured to cut a polymer implant, and includes a handle, a cutting portion, and a bending portion. A second tool is configured to cut a polymer implant, and includes a handle, a first cutting portion, and a second cutting portion. The cutting portions contain a cutter that is preferably a blade. In the second tool, the blades are preferably angled with respect to each other between about 45°. The tools can be used to reshape an implant that is to be used to replace a portion of a skull.
US09364325B2	Prosthetic heart valve delivery system and method A method for delivering a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve comprises positioning the prosthetic heart valve in an annulus of a native heart valve while mounted in a radially compressed state in a delivery cylinder, the delivery cylinder coupled to a distal end portion of the torque shaft, and rotating a torque shaft coupled to the delivery cylinder. Rotating the torque shaft retracts the delivery cylinder, thereby exposing the prosthetic heart valve, allowing the prosthetic heart valve to self-expand in the native valve annulus. In some embodiments, the torque shaft is rotated by a motor disposed in a handle at a proximal end of the delivery device.
US09364324B2	Infundibular reducer device delivery system and related methods Described is a delivery system for minimally invasive delivery of a self-expandable stent to a body lumen, and particularly delivery of a prosthetic valve to the right ventricular outflow tract. Also described is a method of loading a stent onto such a delivery system, and a method of delivering a self-expandable stent to a desired anatomic site.
US09364322B2	Post-implant expandable surgical heart valve configurations Disclosed herein is a prosthetic heart valve, and associated methods therefore, configured to replace a native heart valve, and having a support frame configured to be reshaped into an expanded form in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein. The prosthetic heart valve is configured to have an expansion-resistant configuration when initially implanted to replace a native valve (or other prosthetic heart valve), but to assume a generally expanded form when subjected to an outward force such as that provided by a dilation balloon or other mechanical expander.
US09364315B2	Breast implant spacers for the treatment of periprosthetic breast implant infections The present disclosure provides improved devices and methods to treat periprosthetic breast implant infections.
US09364309B2	Porous surgical films According to an aspect of the present invention, surgical films for soft tissue repair are provided. The surgical films comprise at least one sheet of a non-filamentous material within which pores are formed. Further aspects of the invention, among others, pertain to methods of using such surgical films and to kits containing such surgical films.
US09364307B2	Meshes of variable construction According to one aspect, the present invention provides a substantially two-dimensional surgical mesh comprising a base material, a first area having a first characteristic and a second area having a second characteristic that differs from the first characteristic. The surgical mesh may further comprise a third area having a third characteristic that may be the same as or different from the first and second characteristics, and so on.
US09364305B2	Animal dental cleaning device An animal dental cleaning device for cleaning the teeth of a domesticated or non-domesticated animal while the animal is participating in a pulling game with another animal or person, such as tug-of-war, is provided. Methods for cleaning teeth of animals using an animal dental cleaning device while the animal is participating in a pulling game with another animal or person are also provided.
US09364304B2	Cleaning device A cleaning device, especially for cleaning clogged nozzles of dental devices, with a base body, which comprises a main channel, wherein the main channel is designed for the transport of a medium, especially a fluid, characterized in that the base body, at a first end, has a receiving zone, wherein the receiving zone is designed for the arrangement of another member, especially a clogged dental device, and in that the main channel has an access zone, through which the medium may be fed into main channel and/or the pressure thereof may be raised.
US09364298B2	Orthodontic bracket having a biased slide member An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body, a slide member, and a resilient member. The slide member is slidable relative to the archwire slot. The resilient member is coupled to and is slidable with the slide member. The resilient member is configured to engage a first portion of the bracket body in the opened position and a second portion of the bracket body in the closed position. The second portion is different from the first portion. The resilient member imposes a biasing force on the slide member in the direction of movement toward the archwire slot when the slide member is in the closed position. The resilient member may be configured to impose a biasing force on the slide member in the direction away from the archwire slot when the slide member is at a position intermediate the opened and closed positions.
US09364293B2	Reduced field distortion in medical tools A medical tool for operating in a working volume of a magnetic position tracking system includes a first plurality of layers including an electrically conductive material and a second plurality of layers including an electrically insulating material and interleaved with the first plurality. The layers are arranged to reduce eddy current distortion in a magnetic field generated by the magnetic position tracking system.
US09364286B2	RF energy delivery system and method Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. A steerable ablation catheter can include one or more ablation elements at its distal end and one or more ablation elements fixedly attached to its shaft. The distal end of the ablation catheter can be deflected to assume a number of different deflection geometries in at least one direction along the shaft. One feature of the ablation catheter is that its shaft can comprise materials of differing durometers or stiffnesses attached together at a joint. Methods associated with use of the ablation catheter are also covered.
US09364282B2	Ablation electrode and catheter assembly for epicardial mapping and ablation with directionally focused RF energy The present invention provides various embodiments of electrodes and/or electrode tips for use in connection with ablation catheters and ablation catheter systems. In an embodiment, an electrode tip for an ablation catheter is provided, comprising an electrode carrier, a first electrode, and second electrode, each adapted to direct energy is various directions and configured to be selectively activated. In another embodiment, an electrode is provided that comprises an electrode body having an insulated portion to protect adjacent tissue from ablation while further adapted to direct energy in a downward direction towards the target tissue. Other embodiments of electrodes and/or electrode tips providing ablative elements that are directed laterally are also disclosed. Moreover, embodiments of several types of electrodes and/or electrode tips, which may include positioning, orientation, irrigating, cooling, and deflecting features, whether provided individually or in various combinations, are also disclosed.
US09364281B2	Methods for treating the thoracic region of a patient's body A method is disclosed for the treatment of a thoracic region of a patient's body. Embodiments of the method comprise positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a segment of a thoracic vertebra at a distance from the segment; and cooling the energy delivery portion and delivering energy through the energy delivery portion.
US09364271B2	Intraosseous intramedullary fixation assembly and method of use An intramedullary assembly for intraosseous bone fusion includes a lag screw member and a tapered screw member. The lag screw member includes a first elongated body, where the first elongated body includes a first threaded portion at a first end and a bulbous portion at a second end. The tapered screw member is coupled to the lag screw member, and the tapered screw member includes a second elongated body, where the second elongated body includes a second threaded portion at a third end, and an opening at a fourth end.
US09364267B2	Dynamic and non-dynamic interspinous fusion implant and bone growth stimulation system An interspinous fusion device is described. The interspinous fusion device includes a spacer member and an anchor member. The spacer member has a ring with two or more anchor assemblies projecting laterally from substantially opposite sides of the spacer member ring. The spacer member further has a first zip lock flange and a second zip lock flange, each of the first and second zip lock flanges extends transversely from the spacer member ring wherein each of the first and second zip lock flanges each comprises a series of teeth protruding from it. The anchor member has a ring with two or more anchor assemblies projecting laterally from substantially opposite sides of the anchor member ring. The anchor member further has a barrel extending transversely from the anchor member ring. The barrel comprises a first column of recesses adapted to mate with the teeth of the first zip lock flange and a second column of recesses adapted to mate with the teeth of the second zip lock flange. The spacer member is adapted to slide over the barrel of the anchor member such that the series of teeth of the first zip lock flange mates with the recesses in the first column of recesses of the barrel, and the series of teeth of the second zip lock flange mates with the recesses in the second column of recesses of the barrel to secure the spacer member to the anchor member.
US09364265B2	Spinal implant with a flexible extension element A spinal implant with at least one flexible elongated extension element is provided. The spinal implant has a profile that is lower than standard spinal implants. The spinal implant includes a bone anchor with a head portion and a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis of the bone anchor. A head plate is coupled to the bone anchor. The head plate includes a first elongated extension element and a second elongated extension element. The first elongated extension element and the second elongated extension element may be formed as a single monolithic element that is attached to the head plate by passing through a pair of openings provided on the head plate. At least one of the first elongated extension element and the second elongated extension element is flexible.
US09364263B2	Anchor for attachment to a bony structure Anchor for attachment to a bony structure, comprising a hook, an anchor body with a distal wall facing the hook, and a fastening system for fastening a connection member to the anchor body. A slot is defined between the hook and the distal wall, for receiving a bony structure such as a vertebra portion. The anchor further comprises a retention member having a distal end with teeth, passing through the distal wall and being movable relative to the anchor body, from a retracted position to a protracted position where the distal end protrudes from the distal wall, inside the slot. The proximal end of the retention member defines a seat for the connection member.
US09364245B2	Patellar clamping instrument A patellar clamp and associated system and method for using the clamp are provided. A patellar clamp includes a pair of handles movably coupled together, a patella support portion connected to the pair of handles and configured to engage a first side of a patella, and a reamer guide configured to engage a second side of the patella. The patella support portion and the reamer guide each include a first pair of flanges configured to engage a first and second tendon associated with the patella. The reamer guide is configured to allow reaming and resurfacing the entire desired posterior articular surface of the patella in a single operation without readjusting the position of the reamer guide.
US09364237B2	Medical device A medical device is disclosed for joining a first tubular organ (1), such as a blood vessel, to a second tubular organ (2), such as a blood vessel. The kit includes an external tubular scaffold (4) with a removable scaffold handle (7, 18, 19) and a clip (3). In use, the clip (3) and the external tubular scaffold (4) remain outside of the tubular organs (1, 2) being joined. The clip (3) embraces a first longitudinal tubular section (6) of the external tubular scaffold (4) thereby holding together a longitudinal segment of an intima of the first tubular organ (1) and a longitudinal segment of an intima of the second tubular organ (2).
US09364232B2	Tissue stop for surgical instrument A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a stop member is disclosed. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one jaw member is movable with respect to the other jaw member between spaced and approximated positions. The first jaw member includes an upper tissue-contacting surface and a lower shelf portion. The shelf portion includes a groove disposed therein. The stop member is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and is pivotable with respect to the first jaw member between a first position, a significant portion of the stop member being positioned external to the first jaw member, and a second position where a lower portion of the stop member being positioned at least partially within the groove.
US09364228B2	Applicator instruments having distal end caps for facilitating the accurate placement of surgical fasteners during open repair procedures An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, a firing system disposed in the housing, an actuator coupled with the housing for actuating the firing system, an elongated shaft extending from the housing, the elongated shaft having an outer diameter, and a cap secured to the distal end of the elongated shaft, whereby the cap has a lower distal edge that extends laterally beyond the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The lower distal edge of the cap has a length that is greater than the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The cap has a distal end face that slopes upwardly and proximally from the lower distal edge, and the cap has a surgical fastener delivery window formed in the distal end face for dispensing surgical fasteners. The delivery window has a lower end that is spaced from the lower distal edge.
US09364226B2	Powered surgical instrument A powered surgical apparatus, which is configured to engage tissue includes a handle assembly having proximal and distal portions, a movable portion operatively connected to the distal portion of the handle assembly, a tool assembly operatively coupled to the movable portion, a power source configured to supply electrical power, and a transmission system operatively associated with the power source. The movable portion is movable with respect to the handle assembly. The tool assembly is adapted to engage tissue. The transmission system is configured to transmit electrical power or signals between the handle assembly and the movable portion.
US09364212B2	Suture anchoring devices and methods for use A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. An implant for attachment of soft tissue to bone, an insertion tool for anchoring suture anchors to bone, and a method for anchoring a suture anchor to bone.
US09364207B2	Disengagable cam system for tissue puncture closure device A method and apparatus for sealing a puncture or incision formed percutaneously in a tissue. The apparatus includes an anchor, a sealing plug, a suture, a compaction member assembly, a spool assembly, and a release member. The compaction member assembly is structured and arranged to apply a compressive force to compact the sealing plug toward the anchor. The spool assembly includes a plurality of post members, and the suture is wound about the post members to define a suture cam path. Unspooling the suture along the suture cam path provides driving of the compaction member assembly. The release member is operable to move the post members to release the suture member from the spool assembly.
US09364206B2	Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Apparatus and methods for sealing a puncture through tissue includes an introducer sheath sized for introduction into a puncture, cartridge sized for insertion into the introducer carrying a sealant, and a locking element for coupling the introducer sheath to the cartridge. When the cartridge is advanced into the introducer sheath, the locking element couples the introducer sheath to the cartridge such that subsequent retraction of the cartridge causes the introducer sheath to retract, thereby deploying the sealant from the cartridge within the puncture beyond the introducer sheath.
US09364204B2	Atraumatic arthroscopic instrument sheath A method of performing arthroscopic surgery using an arthroscopic inflow and outflow sheath which provides an improved inflow and outflow system reducing the diameter of a continuous flow system while eliminating the need for a third portal during arthroscopy. The improved arthroscopic inflow and outflow sheath comprises an elongated atraumatic sheath having an inner surface, outer surface, proximal end, and distal end. The atraumatic sheath further comprises plurality of ribs extending from the inner surface of the sheath and designed to contact an outer surface of the arthroscope creating outer lumens facilitating the inflow and outflow of fluid to a surgical site. The atraumatic sheath further comprises a ridge to prevent the sheath from being easily removed from a surgical site.
US09364197B2	Device and method for improving identification accuracy of fetal heart rate deceleration A device and method for improving the identification accuracy of fetal heart rate deceleration. The method includes: collecting fetal heart rate data (101); performing baseline identification on the collected fetal heart rate data (102); preprocessing the collected fetal heart rate data (103); performing deceleration identification on the preprocessed fetal heart rate data according to preset deceleration judgment standards and a fetal heart rate data baseline to obtain a decelerated data segment (104); and calculating a deceleration attribute value of each decelerated data segment (105), and outputting the decelerated data segment and calculation result (106). The present invention can effectively eliminate the baseline variation part by employing methods such as the dynamic threshold area method, continuous wave peak detection and composite deceleration detection and so on, and accurately identify each deceleration and the type thereof, avoiding the defects of the existing method, which easily causes large deceleration identification errors but cannot identify continuous deceleration or eliminate baseline variation and cannot identify composite deceleration and so on. The solution in the present invention is not only suitable for the situation where deceleration occurs independently and is typical deceleration but also is suitable for the situation where continuous deceleration and composite deceleration occur.
US09364195B2	Deep vein thrombosis therapeutic methods using therapeutic delivery devices and systems Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided.
US09364191B2	Method and apparatus of spectral differential phase-contrast cone-beam CT and hybrid cone-beam CT DPC (differential phase contrast) images are acquired for each photon energy channel, which are called spectral DPC images. The final DPC image can be computed by summing up these spectral DPC images or just computed using certain ‘color’ representation algorithms to enhance desired features. In addition, with quasi-monochromatic x-ray source, the required radiation dose is substantially reduced, while the image quality of DPC images remains acceptable.
US09364185B2	Low energy wireless communication systems and methods for medical devices A method performed by a medical device for transmitting data packets includes: removing select data fields from a data packet defined in accordance with IEEE standard 11073 to form a modified data packet; determining a length of the modified data packet; determining whether the length of the modified data packet is greater than a predetermined maximum length of data packets under the Bluetooth low energy protocol, as defined in Bluetooth Core Specification version 4.0 or higher; when the length of the modified data packet is greater than the predetermined maximum length of data packets defined under the Bluetooth low energy protocol, partitioning the modified data packet into a plurality of individual data packets, wherein each of the individual data packets includes a portion of the modified data packet; and transmitting the individual data packets via an antenna in accordance with the Bluetooth low energy protocol.
US09364181B2	Physiological sensor combination A physiological sensor combination has a flexible substrate configured to attach to a tissue site. Multiple sensors are disposed on the substrate, which generate physiological signals. Each of the signals is responsive to a different physiological parameter. Conductors are carried on the substrate and routed between the sensors and at least one connector. The connector is configured to communicate the physiological signals to at least one monitor, which derives measurements of the parameters.
US09364178B2	Robotic vehicle control A vehicle includes a detection system, configured to acquire data regarding operation of the vehicle, and a robotic driving device, configured to provide robotic control of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a control system configured to determine whether the robotic driving device is activated, such that the vehicle is in robotic driving mode; receive a request by a prospective operator of the vehicle to deactivate the robotic driving device to initiate a manual driving mode; determine whether the prospective operator is impaired based on the data; and selectively grant or refuse the request based on the determination.
US09364172B2	System for collecting samples and method for collecting a liquid sample The invention relates to a system for collecting samples and to a method for collecting a liquid sample. The system comprises at least one analytical aid, the analytical aid comprising a lancet and a test element, and the test element having a test field for analysis of the liquid sample. The system for collecting samples comprises a coupling element which can be successively connected to the lancet, in a first position of the analytical aid, and to the test element, in a second position of the analytical aid. The system for collecting samples also comprises a drive unit for moving the coupling element from a rest position to a deployed position, such that the movement of the coupling element is transmitted to the lancet, coupled thereto, in order to execute a puncturing movement, or is transmitted to the test element, coupled thereto, in order to execute a sample recovery movement.
US09364166B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and breath-holding imaging method In order to make it possible to set the optimal breath-holding imaging conditions according to the subject without extension of an imaging time or the sacrifice of image quality, one scan is divided into one or more breath-holding measurements and free-breathing measurements on the basis of the imaging conditions of a breath-holding measurement, which are input and set according to the subject, and a region of the k space measured in the breath-holding measurement is controlled. Preferably, in the breath-holding measurement, low-frequency data of the k space is measured. Moreover, preferably, imaging conditions of the breath-holding measurement include the number of times of breath holding or a breath-holding time, and the operator can set any of these values.
US09364162B2	Rejecting oversensing due to noise In general, this disclosure is directed to signal processing based methods to reject oversensing due to electromagnetic interference or other noise without compromising tachyarrhythmia detection sensitivity. A method comprises sensing a signal indicative of cardiac activity, detecting a cardiac event based on the signal, determining a count of fluctuations of the signal within a window between the detected cardiac event and a next cardiac event, and determining whether noise is present in the signal based on the count.
US09364160B2	Systems and methods for ECG monitoring A method, system, apparatus and device for processing an ECG signal to remove or reduce noise from the ECG signal attributable to EMG and/or motion artifacts. The novel algorithm common to all aspects of the device can include wavelet decomposing an ECG signal to produce a set of approximation coefficients and a plurality of sets of detail coefficients, locally fitting subsets of the set of approximation coefficients to second order polynomials, adjusting the set of approximation coefficients by the locally fitted second order polynomials, setting some of the detail coefficients to zero, and reconstructing an ECG signal with reduced noise based on the modified set of approximation coefficients and the modified plurality of sets of detail coefficients.
US09364157B2	Apparatus based on image for detecting heart rate activity and method thereof An apparatus and method based on image for detecting heart rate activity is provided. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of color images; based on a complexion target condition, defining a target region; performing color composition analysis on the target region to obtain red channel signal, green channel signal and blue channel signal, respectively; performing independent component analysis on separate red, green and blue channel signals to obtain separate first independent component signal, second independent component signal and third independent component signal; performing frequency domain transform, signal energy computation and signal optimization processes on separate first, second and third independent component signals to obtain a filter signal, comparing filter signal based on a pre-set condition to determine if target region belonging to a human, and performing a physiological information analysis.
US09364156B2	Blood pressure measurement device and control method for blood pressure measurement device A blood pressure measurement device includes a cuff, inflation/deflation unit, pressure detection unit, volume detection unit, and control unit. The control unit determines values of an arterial volume signal detected by the volume detection unit, changes a prescribed control target value from the determined value at a time of diastolic blood pressure to a vicinity of the value at the time of systolic blood pressure during a rise time, changes the prescribed control target value from the determined value at the time of systolic blood pressure to a vicinity of the value at the time of diastolic pressure during a fall time, and adjusts the pressure of the cuff by controlling the inflation/deflation unit such that the volume indicated by the arterial volume signal detected by the volume detection unit matches the prescribed control target value. Thus, by applying a control target value, blood pressure can be measured.
US09364149B2	Analyte sensor transmitter unit configuration for a data monitoring and management system Method and system for providing analyte sensor alignment and retention mechanism for improved connectivity with a transmitter unit for electrical connection, and further including transmitter unit contact pins with metal components to improve electrical conductivity with the analyte sensor in an analyte monitoring and management system is provided.
US09364139B2	Method and system for detecting colorimetric abnormalities in vivo A system and method for detection of calorimetric abnormalities within a body lumen includes an image receiver for receiving images from within the body lumen. Also included are a transmitter for transmitting the images to a receiver, and a processor for generating a probability indication of presence of colorimetric abnormalities on comparison of color content of the images and at least one reference value.
US09364138B2	Freely-rotating minimally-invasive medical tool The disclosure concerns a minimally-invasive medical instrument with a rotatable inner shaft mounting a medical tool. The medical tool may be, for example, a forceps, a grasper, a cutter or other medical tool useful for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures. The medical tool is desirably used in endoscopic, laparoscopic or other minimally-invasive procedures. The jaws or other end-effectors of the tool are operated by a first control wire, which will act to open or close the jaws or other end-effectors of the tool. A second control wire is used with a camming mechanism to transform linear movement of the second control wire into rotary motion of the inner shaft, thus also rotating the medical tool. The medical tool may thus be oriented at the surgical sit as desired by the surgeon, by rotating the tool without having to remove and re-place the tool within the patient.
US09364135B2	Cleaning wand and cloth system A cleaning wand and cloth system includes a wand having a first end and a second end. The first end of the wand has a handle, and the second end of the wand has a tip including an opening. The tip may be coiled shaped. A cloth, such as a washing cloth, a drying cloth, and the like, may be removably attached to the tip of the wand one at a time. The washing cloth and the drying cloth may each have an attachable loop that may removably attach to the tip of the wand. The tip of the wand and the removably attached cloth may be placed within a narrow hollow object to clean the interior surfaces.
US09364128B2	Robot cleaner and controlling method of the same Disclosed are a robot cleaner and a method for controlling the same. The robot cleaner is capable of recognizing a position thereof by extracting one or more feature points having 2D coordinates information with respect to each of a plurality of images, by matching the feature points with each other, and then by creating a matching point having 3D coordinates information. Matching points having 3D coordinates information are created to recognize a position of the robot cleaner, and the recognized position is verified based on a moving distance measured by using a sensor. This may allow a position of the robot cleaner to be precisely recognized, and allow the robot cleaner to perform a cleaning operation or a running operation by interworking the precisely recognized position with a map.
US09364124B2	Waterless toilet system and methods of use An environmentally-friendly portable toilet that is waterless, odorless and cost efficient, that uses specially-lined bags that kill pathogens and are sealed and released into a base section, which is connected to a hard plastic sitting unit, forming an integral, closed system for waterless sanitation.
US09364110B2	Beverage container closure with venting A beverage container closure or lid adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be opened by pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the button is released. Thus, the user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. The beverage container closure includes an actuating lever configured to press the button when a user applies a force to the lever. By utilizing the mechanical advantage provided by the lever, a user is able to selectively open and close the stopper using a relatively low amount of force.
US09364106B1	Apparatus and method for identifying, measuring and analyzing food nutritional values and consumer eating behaviors System and method for identifying, measuring and analyzing food nutritional values and consumer eating behaviors is disclosed. A food container, having weight sensors and food identification sensors, identifies weight, type, and preparation status of the food item being consumed by the user from the food container. Based on the identified information, the nutritional value of the food item is determined and observed. The food container in communication with the system components may provide the user a recommended meal plan to improve the user's health condition. In addition, the food container issues an alert to the user when the user puts too much, too less, or the right amount of food items in the food container or eats the food items too fast.
US09364100B2	Inductively coupled shelving system A shelving system for the display of items, such as retail products and merchandise, is disclosed. The shelving system includes a first sheet that forms a bottom layer. This first sheet rests on top of an existing display shelf. A second sheet is placed over the first sheet. The second sheet forms a top layer, and supports the products on the shelf. At least one inductive transmission coil is located between the first and second sheets. The coil is located along the front edge of the display shelf. A circuit board is electrically coupled to the transmission coil, and to a power source. The shelving display system provides a retrofit solution to provide power to the front edge of an existing display shelf. In an alternate embodiment, a ramp is used at the front of the existing display shelf to replace the first and second sheets.
US09364093B2	Chair riser assembly A chair riser assembly supports a chair in an elevated position relative to a primary support surface for providing the chair user with a slightly raised seat elevation for aiding the chair user in rising from the riser-supported chair. The chair riser assembly includes a series of corner post assemblies each of which have a lower post end for engaging the primary support surface. Two width adjustment assemblies adjustably interconnect paired, laterally spaced the post assemblies for enabling the user to adjust the lateral width of the riser assembly for accommodating variously sized chairs. Laterally opposed chair support assemblies interconnect forward portions of the chair riser assembly to rearward portions of the chair riser assembly. Each chair support assembly includes a chair support portion in superior adjacency to the lower post ends for supporting lower portions of the chair in superior adjacency to the primary support surface.
US09364090B2	Bracket for a pilaster A bracket which attaches to a pilaster is disclosed. The bracket itself is useful for holding shelves in a cabinet. The bracket is most useful when more than two are combined in conjunction with a rail or similar track and used to support a drawer or movable shelf.A dowel or peg on the bracket is inserted into a hole on a pilaster and the bracket rests against the pilaster, held in place by gravity and friction. A drawer rail or similar structure may connect two or more brackets so that a drawer or shelf is supported by the rail. The design of the brackets reduces the time and effort associated with placing such brackets and supports in cabinets and other structures.
US09364089B1	Self-closing slide rail assembly with deceleration mechanism A self-closing slide rail assembly with a deceleration mechanism includes first and second rails and a self-closing mechanism, in addition to the deceleration mechanism. The self-closing mechanism is mounted to the first rail and includes an elastic member for providing an elastic force in a first direction. The deceleration mechanism includes a deceleration spring for providing an elastic force in an opposite second direction. When the second rail is displaced from an extended position toward a retracted position relative to the first rail, the self-closing mechanism automatically drives the second rail toward the retracted position due to the elastic force applied by the elastic member. Meanwhile, the elastic force of the deceleration spring serves as a deceleration force, allowing the second rail to move slowly to the retracted position.
US09364088B2	Modular sanitation tray systems A sanitation tray system for medical, laboratory, and industrial equipment. This system is modular, stackable, and user customizable. It may be assembled in any number of horizontal or vertical configurations depending on the user's needs and is capable of permitting instruments of varying heights, lengths and widths to be sanitized simultaneously. It is easily assemblable and disassemblable and includes a rack, corners, sides, and dowels. It is lightweight, easy to manufacture, easy to ship, and economical. It is designed to use the least amount of surface area to allow for maximum permeation of sterilants and minimizes the opportunity for pooling of sterilants or retention of particulate matter while decreasing drying time.
US09364080B2	Furniture accessory in the form of a cable basket A furniture accessory includes a bracket having first and second retaining elements, a basket having first and second fastening elements that fasten the basket to the bracket by the retaining elements, wherein the basket is swivelable about a first and second axes, a slider movably mounted on the bracket for locking the first and second fastening elements with the first and second retaining elements, wherein the slider locks the first and second fastening elements with the first and second retaining elements, the slider locks the second fastening element with the second retaining element when in a first release position such that the basket may be swivelled about the second swivel axis, and wherein the slider locks the first fastening element with the first retaining element when in a second release position such that the basket may be swivelled about the first swivel axis.
US09364076B2	Toothbrush holder apparatus A toothbrush holder enclosure is provided which includes a three parts: a back plate, a resilient clamp and a front cover. The back plate and front cover form a housing. The clamp part has an inverted “U” shape and is made of a resilient material giving it a springy property. The clamp is shaped to urge two clamp arms towards one another in order for the clamp to grip a toothbrush. Two rollers at the tips of the clamp arms engage a toothbrush head inserted in the clamp as the clamp is spread apart from the clamped position to a deviated state. With the toothbrush inserted, the rollers exert pressure on a neck of the toothbrush to hold the toothbrush fast in place. The rolling engagement action of the rollers permits gripping toothbrushes having heads fitted with rubber sides.
US09364074B2	Broom having arcuate head An arcuate head broom apparatus for sweeping debris across a surface while collecting debris being moved in a trapping area. The arcuate head broom apparatus comprises a broomstick, defined as a conventional elongated broom handle having a distal end, connected at the distal end to a broom head assembly. The broom head assembly defines an arcuate assembly base and a plurality of bristles extending downward therefrom. The arcuate assembly base has an inward curved section with squared ends. Because of the curved orientation of the arcuate assembly base, the bristles are collectively oriented in an arcuate shape that creates an inner trapping area. In addition, the squared ends provide a flat end surface that allows the arcuate head broom apparatus to be used in corners and against straight walls.
US09364070B2	Applicator unit for a cosmetic unit and cosmetic unit with an applicator unit of this type An applicator unit for a cosmetic unit comprises a substantially cylindrical applicator support body with an applicator longitudinal axis and an applicator arranged on an applicator head of the applicator support body to apply a cosmetic product, the applicator unit being configured in one piece.
US09364059B1	Trolley suitcase with deployable container A trolley suitcase with deployable storage includes a front panel and a back panel. The front and back panels both have top and bottom edges, as well as first and second opposing side edges. An extendable handle extends from the top edge of the back panel and is moveable between a recessed position and an extended position. A deployable container is provided, deployable to define an auxiliary storage compartment external to the main storage compartment. The deployable container has a stored configuration and a deployed configuration. When in the stored configuration, the deployable container is collapsed, such that a first end thereof and a second end thereof are in adjacent positions. When in the deployed configuration, the first end of the deployable container is retained at its original position, while the second end of the deployable container is extended away from the first end. The auxiliary storage compartment is defined between the first end and the second end of the deployable container.
US09364056B1	Jewelry article A pendant formed of separable segments along a substantially diagonal line in which the segments have a mechanical interlock formed of a member physically attached to the rear portion of one of the segments and having a tab which fits into a recess formed in the rear of the second of said tabs such as the segments may not be physically separated in the horizontal direction one from the other.
US09364055B2	Nut carrier for body piercing instrument Apparatuses and systems for ornamental piercing of body parts are disclosed. Various embodiments of the invention employ a nut carrier which includes a vertical engagement feature and molded spring fingers to couple to a body piercing instrument. The vertical engagement feature prevents rotation of the nut carrier relative to the body piercing instrument and the molded spring fingers provide a secure engagement over a rounded flange of the body piercing instrument. The nut carrier is implemented as a component in a body piercing system that employs separate carriers for the nut and the post. The novel nut carrier simplifies manufacturing eliminating a welded two part flange previously employed in the body piercing instrument.
US09364054B2	Accessory cinching device An accessory cinching device for jewelry and footwear is disclosed. Jewelry device includes first cylindrical stationary housing with side wall, two pairs of side line holes, base collar, and bottom core hole. Each pair of side line holes is disposed on opposing sides of stationary housing. A second cylindrical rotating housing has at least two top line holes, top screw hole, top collar, and top core with at least two top core notches. A retaining nut has bottom core with at least two bottom core notches, bottom lip, and internal thread. Bottom core of retaining nut is adapted to be inserted up through bottom core hole of stationary housing. A screw is adapted to secure rotating housing to retaining nut. Base collar and bottom lip are adapted to maintain joined rotating housing, retaining nut, and screw, in alignment while allowing device to rotate relative to stationary housing when adjusting length of jewelry chain.
US09364053B2	Fastener element A fastener element includes a coupling head and a pair of leg portions and has a coupling concave portion provided on a first surface of the coupling head and a coupling convex portion projecting from a second surface of the coupling head. An outer margin portion on a first surface side of the coupling head has a first margin portion formed like a ridge line and a pair of second margin portions disposed on both sides of the first margin portion and formed like an inclined surface or a curved surface and one end of each of the second margin portions is arranged on an inside of both end positions of a width direction of the coupling concave portion. Accordingly, the feel of the fastener element can be improved and also the strength of the slide fastener with respect to transverse pulling can stably be maintained.
US09364028B2	Underwear brief An underwear brief has a waistband, cloth construction forming a front region, a back region, side regions and a crotch region, two leg openings, a horizontal fly implemented with a first panel overlapping outside a second panel, with ends of each of the two panels secure to the fabric of the front region such that the horizontal fly provides a horizontal vertically-oriented entrance or exit through the front region of the brief, a first elastic band joined continuously, end-to-end, along full length of a lower edge of the first panel, a second elastic band joined continuously, end-to-end, along full length of an upper edge of the second panel, and a third elastic band joined horizontally to the front region at a position above and parallel to the upper edge of the second panel, with only the opposite ends of the third elastic band joined to the front region.
US09364025B2	Smoke condensation resistant electronic cigarette A smoke condensation resistant electronic cigarette includes absorption stem and a power source stem which are connected with each other detachably; an atomizer for transforming cigar liquid stored in the absorption stem into smoke and a smoke path for conducting the smoke out of the absorption stem are provided in the absorption stem. Here a smoke condensation resisting mechanism for preventing cooling and condensing of the smoke on an inner wall of the smoke path during flowing process is disposed in the absorption stem. The electronic cigarette of the present invention increases amount of smoke taken in by a smoker and prevents cigar liquid drips being inhaled by the smoker or greatly reducing amount of smoke taken in by the smoker. In addition, it facilitates reduction of manufacture and using cost, and also facilitates assembly, disassemble and replacement of the electronic cigarette.
US09364017B2	Intestinal environment-improving agent An intestinal environment-improving agent containing, as an effective component, a starch with a high resistant starch content that satisfies the following conditions (a), (b), (c), and (d): (a) a content of a resistant starch measured by the resistant starch measurement method of AOAC official method 2002. 02 is equal to or higher than 60%; (b) a peak of a molecular weight is equal to or higher than 6×103 and equal to or lower than 4×104; (c) a molecular weight dispersity is equal to or higher than 1.5 and equal to or higher than 6.0; and (d) a gelatinization enthalpy at 50° C. to 130° C. measured by a differential scanning calorimetry is equal to or lower than 10 J/g.
US09364011B2	Method for producing cheese without fermentation and ripening steps A method for producing cheese without fermentation and ripening steps is provided. The method includes adding vinegar or acidulant to milk and mixing them. Whey is removed from the resultant mixture to recover a curd. Adding, to the curd, an emulsifier, cooking salt, sodium bicarbonate and a yeast extract and heating them to emulsify. The resultant emulsion is cooled to solidify. An alternative method includes adding to the curd a natural cheese in a ratio of 20 to 90% by weight of the curd to 80 to 10% by weight of the natural cheese. The natural cheese is selected from Grana, Mimolette, Gouda, Edam, Emmental, Gruyere, Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses, and a combination thereof. Mixing the curd and natural cheese and adding an emulsifier, cooking salt, sodium bicarbonate and yeast extract. The mixture is heated to emulsify and cooled to solidify.
US09364006B2	Composition comprising a biological control agent and a fungicide The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US09364005B2	Plant-endophyte combinations and uses therefor The disclosure provides materials and methods for conferring improved plant traits or benefits on plants. The materials can include a formulation comprising an exogenous endophytic bacterial population, which can be disposed on an exterior surface of a seed or seedling, typically in an amount effective to colonize the plant. The formulations can include at least one member selected from the group consisting of an agriculturally compatible carrier, a tackifier, a microbial stabilizer, a fungicide, an antibacterial agent, an herbicide, a nematicide, an insecticide, a plant growth regulator, a rodenticide, and a nutrient.
US09363997B2	Methods and compositions for the generation of peracetic acid on site at the point-of-use Methods for the generation of non-equilibrium solutions of peroxyacetic acid are disclosed. These methods comprise introducing triacetin sad aqueous hydrogen peroxide to water, mixing, and then adding an aqueous source of an alkali metal or earth alkali metal hydroxide. Triacetin is converted rapidly and with a high conversion rate into peracetic acid. These methods produce solutions with a high level of peracetic acid.
US09363996B2	Compositions and method for blocking ethylene response in field crops using 3-(cy-clopropyl-l-enyl)-propanoic salt A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a field crop is disclosed, comprising the step of applying to at least one portion of at least one plant of said field crop an amount of a solution of a water soluble cyclopropyl-1-enyl-propanoic acid salt (WS-CPD, Formula I) effective to produce inhibition of an ethylene response in said at least one plant, wherein M is chosen from the group consisting of Na, Li, K, and ½Ca.
US09363994B2	Nanoparticle formulations of active ingredients The present invention provides a composition including a polymer nanoparticle and at least one agricultural active compound incorporated with the nanoparticle, wherein the nanoparticle are less than 100 nm in diameter, and the polymer includes a polyelectrolyte.
US09363990B2	Pass around assist device An assist device includes a plurality of links that are connected to each other at connection junctions. A terminal link of the plurality of links includes a handle connection attached thereon. Another terminal link of the plurality of links includes a connection structure attaching a device to be passed about an object.
US09363984B2	Method of a thermal treatment of bee colonies and a device for pursuance of this method A thermal treatment of bee colonies to ensure death of bee parasites in an interior of a hive frame superstructure through transformation of short wave electromagnetic radiation to long wave thermal radiation, where an efficient temperature increase above the value of 40° C. is done by the help of a secondary thermal energy and/or a primary thermal energy when sunrays or a generated radiation permeate through a thermosolar lid on an active surface of a photo-absorbent component and/or go through a transparent screen into the interior of the hive frame superstructure and land on an active photo-absorbent layer of a thermo solar frame. Also described is construction of a device for pursuance of a thermal treatment of bee colonies. Other implementations are also described.
US09363980B2	Hoof boot with pivoting heel captivator A hoof boot has a base, a heel captivator, and a pivoting mechanism that disposes the heel captivator to pivot relative to the base, preferably in a manner that allows the heel captivator at least three degrees of freedom of movement relative to the base. The heel captivator is preferably low in the rearmost portion, which provides clearance for the pastern bones of the equine lower leg to descend upon weight bearing during movement at various gaits. To reduce the possibility for bruising and chaffing of soft tissue around the pastern bones, and to help eliminate accumulation of debris, preferred heel captivators have an open mesh architecture. Heel captivators can alternatively or additionally be designed with fabric covered neoprene or other liners. Boots are preferably tightened using mechanically advantages laces.
US09363969B1	Maize inbred PH2FNP A novel maize variety designated PH2FNP and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH2FNP with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2FNP through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH2FNP or a locus conversion of PH2FNP with another maize variety.
US09363968B1	Soybean variety 01050493 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01050493. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01050493. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01050493 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01050493 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09363964B2	Soybean cultivar WN1118509 The present invention is in the field of soybean variety WN1118509 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety WN1118509 and its progeny, and methods of making WN1118509.
US09363963B1	Maize inbred PH1W9K A novel maize variety designated PH1W9K and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1W9K with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1W9K through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1W9K or a locus conversion of PH1W9K with another maize variety.
US09363962B1	Maize inbred PH1KMY A novel maize variety designated PH1KMY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1KMY with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1KMY through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1KMY or a locus conversion of PH1KMY with another maize variety.
US09363958B2	Coriander variety CN CORI 6003 A coriander variety, designated CN CORI 6003, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of coriander variety CN CORI 6003, to the plants of coriander variety CN CORI 6003 and to methods for producing a coriander plant by crossing the cultivar CN CORI 6003 with itself or another coriander variety. The invention further relates to methods for producing a coriander plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic coriander plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to coriander varieties or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from coriander variety CN CORI 6003, to methods for producing other coriander varieties, lines or plant parts derived from coriander variety CN CORI 6003 and to the coriander plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid coriander seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar CN CORI 6003 with another coriander variety.
US09363938B1	Strip-till row apparatus A strip-till row apparatus includes a primary frame having spaced apart side panels each having an upstanding front edge and an opposed upstanding rear edge. A tillage assembly is operatively coupled to the primary frame adjacent the rear edges thereof and configured to contact a ground service so as to prepare the soil. An auxiliary frame includes an upstanding front wall and a mounting arm extending rearwardly from the front wall, the auxiliary frame having a linking member having a first end pivotally coupled to the front wall and a second end coupled to the primary frame. A selectively inflatable airbag includes a top coupled to the mounting arm and a bottom coupled to the linking member via an airbag mounting bracket. A relative downward force is applied to the primary frame as the airbag is selectively inflated or deflated, respectively.
US09370135B2	Electronic component mounting device and image reading method used by electronic component mounting device Image readers 6A and 6B that read images of electronic components held by first mounting heads 14A and 14B are each configured to have a line sensor arranged at an oblique arrangement angle with respect to a first direction, and in an image acquiring step of selecting any one of a first-directional scanning operation and a second-directional scanning operation is to be conducted by mounting heads 14A and 14B based on a predetermined scanning operation selecting condition set in advance, and acquiring image signals from the image readers 6A and 6B, image conversion processing of arranging one-dimensional images obtained by converting one-dimensional images sequentially output from the line sensor by an arrangement angle in parallel to generate a two-dimensional image is executed.
US09370131B2	Surface mount clip A surface mount clip includes: a bottom portion having a flat surface; clip spring portions which extend from parts of the bottom portion and are provided in a standing manner, in a pair facing each other so as to form a gap therebetween, and which are configured to clip a plate material inserted into the gap by a resilient repulsive force; and a bottom spring portion which is formed by cutting and raising a part of the bottom portion or the clip spring portions, and which has an upper surface to be pressed by a lower end of the plate material inserted between the pair of the clip spring portions.
US09370130B2	Casing for electronic equipment and image forming apparatus A casing for containing electronic equipment includes a casing member of the metal plate having an opening; a closing member for closing the opening; a first inclined plate portion provided at an edge of the opening, the first inclined plate portion being inclined relative to a plate portion of the casing member and being provided by bending the casing member; a second inclined plate portion provided at a edge of the closing member, the second inclined plate portion being provided by bending the closing member, and the second inclined plate portion being opposed to the first inclined plate portion when the closing member is mounted to close the opening; and an elastic member having an electroconductivity and provided compressed between the first inclined plate portion and the second inclined plate portion.
US09370127B2	System for using constricted convection with closed loop cooling system as the convection plate A gas cooling system for an electronic display is disclosed herein. A closed loop of circulating gas is preferably positioned to surround the electronic display. An open loop of cooling air preferably travels along the rear surface of the electronic display. In an exemplary embodiment the cooling air does not mix with the circulating gas. Heat may be transferred from the circulating gas to the cooling air in order to cool the display.
US09370117B2	Recessed equipment boxes and related assemblies and methods An equipment box assembly includes an open-ended housing and a support plate. The housing has a back wall and opposed sidewalls defining a cavity in the housing. The back wall includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the back wall. The housing is configured to be positioned in an installed position in a mounting surface such that the cavity is recessed in the mounting surface. The support plate includes a plurality of mounting features for mounting electronic components to the support plate. The support plate is releasably mounted in the housing cavity in a first position with the support plate generally parallel to and spaced apart a first distance from the back wall.
US09370116B2	Display device A display device includes: a display substrate in which a display for displaying an image is formed; an encapsulation substrate, which is assembled on the display substrate and has a first surface facing the display substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a circuit substrate for transferring an electrical signal to the display, where a plurality of pads, which are electrically connected to the display and connected to the circuit substrate, are formed on the first surface of the encapsulation substrate, and at least one connector is formed on surfaces of the display and the encapsulation substrate which face each other, the connector configured to provide a connection path between the display and the circuit board by being adhesively pressed in a vertical direction.
US09370113B2	Power semiconductor module with current sensor A power semiconductor module includes a power electronics substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first longitudinal side, a second longitudinal side opposite the first longitudinal side, a module frame, which is arranged to enclose the power electronics substrate, at least one power terminal which is arranged at the first longitudinal side and extends through the module frame, a further terminal, which is arranged at the second longitudinal side and extends through the module frame, at least one power semiconductor component which is arranged on the first surface of the power electronics substrate and is electrically connected to at least one power terminal, and at least one current sensor which is designed to measure a current in a power terminal. The at least one current sensor is arranged on the power terminal and has a signal output connected to the further terminal.
US09370110B2	Method of manufacturing a multilayer substrate structure for fine line A method of manufacturing a multilayer substrate structure includes the steps of pre-treatment, pressing and post-treatment. A carrier plate provided with a circuit pattern layer is pressed against a plastic sheet. An interlayer connection pad is formed by drilling and filling the lower surface of the plastic sheet. The carrier plate, the plastic sheet, another plastic sheet and another carrier plate with a circuit pattern layer are pressed together, and then drilled/filled to form a multilayer stacked structure such that the two circuit pattern layers are indirectly and electrically connected to the interlayer connection pad, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to overcome the problem due to alignment tolerance by using the interlayer connection pad wider than alignment tolerance, and stacking the circuit layers, each having much finer line and smaller pitch.
US09370109B2	Sensor device and method for manufacture A sensor device has a ceramic carrier substrate. At least two conductor tracks are arranged on the carrier substrate. The sensor device has at least one ceramic component that is in the form of a chip and is connected to the conductor tracks in an electrically conductive manner. The at least one ceramic component is mechanically connected to the conductor tracks by means of a screen printing paste which has been burnt in.
US09370105B2	Package apparatus with multiple pillar layers A package apparatus comprises a first conductive wiring layer, a first conductive pillar layer, a dielectric material layer, a second conductive wiring layer, a second conductive pillar layer, and a first molding compound layer. The first conductive wiring layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first conductive pillar layer is disposed on the first surface of the first conductive wiring layer, wherein the first conductive wiring layer and the first conductive pillar layer are disposed inside the dielectric material layer. The second conductive wiring layer is disposed on the first conductive pillar layer and the dielectric material layer. The second conductive pillar layer is disposed on the second conductive wiring layer, wherein the second conductive wiring layer and the second conductive pillar layer are disposed inside the first molding compound layer.
US09370103B2	Low package parasitic inductance using a thru-substrate interposer An interposer for a chipset includes multilayer thin film capacitors incorporated therein to reduce parasitic inductance in the chipset. Power and ground terminals are laid out in a staggered pattern to cancel magnetic fields between conductive vias to reduce equivalent series inductance (ESL).
US09370101B2	Method for plug-in board replacement and method for manufacturing multi-piece board A plug-in board replacement method includes preparing a board having a piece board, forming first conductive pattern on first surface of the board, forming second conductive pattern on second surface on the opposite side such that the second pattern is on the opposite side of the first pattern, irradiating laser upon the first and second surfaces along the first and second patterns such that the piece is cut out from the board, and fitting the piece into another board. The irradiating includes irradiating laser upon the first surface along the first pattern such that laser is irradiated along the border between edge portion of the first pattern and the first surface and laser upon the second surface along the second pattern such that laser is irradiated along the border between edge portion of the second pattern and the second surface such that the piece is cut out through the board.
US09370099B2	Manufacturing method of connector The instant disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of connector which comprises the following steps. The first step is to provide a substrate layer and forming a first metal layer on the substrate layer. The next step is to pattern the first metal layer to form a wiring layer. The next step is to form a dielectric layer on the wiring layer, wherein the dielectric layer is formed with at least one via hole to partially expose the wiring layer and a conductive structure arranged on the inner wall of the at least one via hole and electrically connected to the wiring layer. The next step is to form a first protective layer on the dielectric layer and at least one cantilever structure between the first protective layer and the dielectric layer. The last step is to remove the substrate layer.
US09370090B2	Circuit card assembly and method of manufacturing thereof A circuit card assembly is provided. The assembly includes a first printed circuit board, at least one electronic component mounted on the first printed circuit board at a predetermined location, a frame coupled to the first printed circuit board, and a heat transfer assembly coupled to the frame. The heat transfer assembly includes a first plate extending over at least a portion of the first printed circuit board, a heat pipe coupled to the first plate, and a thermally conductive member positioned between the at least one electronic component and the heat pipe. The thermally conductive member is selectively mounted at predetermined locations along the first plate based on the predetermined location of the at least one electronic component.
US09370081B2	System and method for a delayed light switch network A delayed light switch system and method is described herein. Such delayed light switch system can comprise a microphone in a first zone, a light switch, and a central computing system that connects to said microphone and said light switch, wherein said central computing system receives an audio signal from said microphone, said audio signal related to a sound detected by said microphone, waits for a delay time to pass, and transmits a first control signal to said light switch to turn said light switch on.
US09370078B2	Lighting system There is provided a lighting system 100 comprising at least one lighting device 110, 120, 130 and a control unit 140 arranged for providing power P1,2,3 to each lighting device according to a control logic which is based on startup characteristics C1,2,3 of each lighting device. Thereby a lighting system is provided in which the individual characteristics of the lighting devices are taken into account when controlling the lighting devices. Since the control logic is based on startup characteristics for the lighting devices in the system, as an example, a reduction of the total standby power in the lighting system is achievable.
US09370075B2	System and method for fast compensation programming of pixels in a display Circuits for programming a circuit with decreased programming time are provided. Such circuits include a storage device such as a capacitor for storing display information and for ensuring a driving device such as a driving transistor drives a light emitting device according to the display information. To increase programming time, the pixel circuits may be pre-charged or a biasing current may be applied to charge and/or discharge a data line and/or the driving device. Aspects of the present disclosure allow for the biasing current to drain partially through the storage device to allow the portion of the biasing current applied to the driving device to remain small while the data line discharges. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides display architectures and operation schemes for display arranged in segments each including a plurality of pixel circuits.
US09370070B2	LED module An improved LED module that is thermally self-stabilizing, and that is able to be retrofitted into an existing flashlight is provided. In one embodiment, the LED module includes a light emitting diode, an amplifying circuit and a microchip. The amplifying circuit includes a temperature sensing device to sense heat from the light emitting diode. The output of the amplifying circuit is input to the microchip which output to a switching device that regulates energy that is delivered to the light emitting diode. The switching device may be part of a boosting circuit, a bucking circuit or an inverting circuit.
US09370067B2	LED control circuit and a controlling method of the same An LED control circuit for controlling an LED illuminating device is disclosed. The LED illuminating device includes at least serially connected load group, and the LED control circuit includes: a conversion module configured to convert an input voltage to an output voltage, and to output a working current as a sample current; a reference voltage generating module configured to generate a reference voltage; a control module configured to compare a sample voltage corresponding to the sample current with the reference voltage, and to output a control signal to the conversion module according to a comparison result; and a load short circuit module including a plurality of switches each connected in parallel with respective load group for performing a short circuit control on respective load group in response to a switching signal. A controlling method of such LED control circuit is also disclosed.
US09370058B2	Driving circuit of light-emitting diode and driving method thereof The present invention relates to a driving circuit of LED and a driving method thereof, which comprise a converting circuit and a driving unit. The converting circuit receives a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal and generates an adjusting current according to the PWM signal. The driving unit receives the adjusting current and generates at least a driving current according to the adjusting current for driving a plurality of LEDs coupled to the driving unit. The magnitude of the driving current is adjusted according to the adjusting current. In addition, the driving unit has a bright-controlling pin used for receiving a control signal having a fixed level.
US09370055B2	Driver device for light sources A driver device of a plurality of light sources, in particular LEDs, includes a multi-channel current control module (20) which sets a power supply current on a respective output channel connected to at least one light source (12). At least one static configuration register (54) is connected to said current control module in which a static driving configuration corresponding to the value of the power supply current which the multi-channel current control module must set on each output channel when the driver device is in a stand alone operating mode, is pre-loaded as well as at least one dynamic configuration register (56) that acts to load a dynamic driving configuration received from a digital transmission data bus connected to an electronic control unit.
US09370049B2	Electric induction heating, melting and stirring of materials non-electrically conductive in the solid state An apparatus and process are provided for controlling the heating and melting of a material that is non-electrically conductive in the solid state and is electrically conductive in the non-solid state. Power is selectively directed between coil sections surrounding different zones of the material in a susceptor vessel by changing the output frequency of the power supply to the coil sections. Coil sections are at least one active coil section, which is connected to the output of the power supply, and at least one passive coil section, which is not connected to the power supply, but is connected in parallel with a tuning capacitor so that the at least one passive coil section can be selectively operated at, or near, resonant frequency when the transition material in the vessel is molten. Depending upon the state of the transition material in the susceptor vessel, the frequency of the power applied to the active coil section can be changed to generate a magnetic field that selectively couples with the susceptor vessel, transition material in the vessel, and/or the passive coil section.
US09370040B2	Methods and apparatus for improving NFC LLCP partitioning Aspects disclosed herein relate to partitioning LLCP responsibilities between the NFCC and DH. In an example, with a NFC device a DH maybe configured to establish a LLCP link with a remote NFC endpoint through a NFCC, and partition LLCP related responsibilities between the DH and the NFCC when the NFCC is operable for LLCP split communications. Further, the NFCC may be operable to receive a PDU from a remote NFC endpoint, determine whether the received PDU is a SYMM PDU or a link deactivation PDU, and communicate the received PDU to a DH upon a determination that the received PDU is not a SYMM PDU or a link deactivation PDU.
US09370039B2	Radio base station and method A radio base station in a first mobile communication system is disclosed. The radio base station includes a radio communication unit; a network communication unit; and a determining unit. If a massage received by the network communication unit from a switching station indicates that a mobile station is requesting a service which is not provided in the first mobile communication system but which is provided in, a second mobile communication system and it is determined by the determining unit that a handover to the second mobile communication system cannot be conducted, the network communication unit requests the switching station to release a connection with the mobile station. Then the radio communication unit reports to the mobile station that the connection should be released in accordance with an instruction from the switching station.
US09370038B2	System and method for intelligent redial A system for intelligent redial on computing devices. More specifically, a system for identifying the ideal subsequent recipient to a prior attempt to connect with a recipient.
US09370030B2	Communication system, communication apparatus, and communication method Provided is a communication system that includes a plurality of communication apparatuses and that transmits and receives a connection request command between the plurality of communication apparatuses to establish a connection between the plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein a transmission source communication apparatus as a transmission source of the connection request command from among the plurality of communication apparatuses transmits transmission timing information that indicates timing at which the connection request command is transmitted, and a transmission destination communication apparatus as a transmission destination of the connection request command from among the plurality of communication apparatuses receives the transmission timing information transmitted from the transmission source communication apparatus and determines timing at which an operation of waiting for receipt of the connection request command transmitted from the transmission source communication apparatus is performed based on the timing indicated by the received transmission timing information.
US09370029B2	Efficient headunit communication integration In an example, the mobile device may be configured to determine whether to authorize a request for the vehicle head unit to utilize a resource of the mobile device. The mobile device may be configured to utilize a proxy of the mobile device to establish a connection with a destination in response to determining to authorize the request.
US09370024B2	Method and apparatus for random access in wireless communication system The present invention relates to a method for performing a random access, and more specifically, to a method for a terminal performing a random access in a wireless communication system, and comprises the steps of: receiving from a base station a random access preamble index and an indicator related to the random access; and transmitting to the base station a random access preamble that corresponds to the index, wherein the indicator related to the random access indicates what is a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI), which is used for transmitting a physical downlink control channel that indicates a response to the random access.
US09370020B2	Methods and systems for scheduling communications in a co-channel network At least one example embodiment discloses a method of scheduling communications for a user equipment (UE) in a co-channel heterogeneous network having a macro cell base station and a small cell base station. The method includes obtaining, by the macro cell base station, pre-scheduling information for transmissions to the UE based on measurements from the UE, the obtaining including, allocating resource blocks for the transmissions, the transmissions to the UE being from at least one of the macro cell base station and the small cell base station, and transmitting, by the macro cell base station, the pre-scheduling information to the small cell base station, the pre-scheduling information indicating first resource blocks for first transmissions from the macro cell base station and second resource blocks for second transmissions from the small cell base stations.
US09370016B1	Use of control information to manage selection of serving coverage system A UE gauges how many UEs are currently served in each of various coverage systems, by evaluating downlink control channel signaling in each coverage system to determine from the control signaling an extent to which the signaling provides for UE scheduling and to establish a corresponding relative measure of an extent to which the coverage system is serving UEs. In an example implementation, this evaluation may involve eliminating from consideration any control channel signaling that is not associated with UE scheduling, so as to determine by exclusion an extent to which the downlink control channel signaling is associated with UE scheduling. The UE then compares such relative measures of the various coverage systems as a basis to select a coverage system in which to operate, such as by favoring operation in the coverage that thereby seems to be serving the fewest number of UEs.
US09370008B2	Data resource mapping for frequency-coded symbols A device and method for communicating frequency-coded symbols that include data elements and reference symbols are disclosed. In one aspect, a carrier frequency band includes a plurality of subcarrier frequency bands. Data elements are transmitted and received on respective pairs of adjacent subcarrier frequency bands to provide diversity. Reference symbols are transmitted and received on predetermined subcarrier frequency bands. Muting is applied to selected subcarrier frequency bands based on the number and frequency configuration of the reference symbols.
US09370003B2	Physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission in multicarrier operation Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate selecting an uplink carrier for random access within a wireless environment having multiple carriers. Selection of an uplink carrier for random access can be randomly selected from a set of available uplink carriers. Additionally, the uplink carrier for random access can be selected based upon which uplink carrier is paired with an anchor carrier. Further, the uplink carrier for random access can be identified based upon a bandwidth related to the user equipment (UE). Reference signals can also be employed in order to identify an uplink carrier to perform random access.
US09369996B2	Base station apparatus, user apparatus and communication control method A base station apparatus in a radio communication system where transmit diversity is applied in uplinks includes a reference signal measurement unit configured to measure a receive level of the reference signal, a switch pitch determination unit configured to determine the antenna switch pitch of transmitting the reference signal based on the receive level measured by the reference signal measurement unit, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the antenna switch pitch determined by the switch pitch determination unit.
US09369986B2	Wireless communication network for estimating the accuracy of fingerprinting positioning algorithms Presented are methods and apparatus for generating an inaccuracy characteristic for a fingerprinting positioning algorithm calculation associated with a user equipment location. Fingerprinting positioning measurements are compared to high-accuracy positioning measurements and an error value is determined. The error values are accumulated and the inaccuracy characteristic is generated based on an inaccuracy calculation. For areas where insufficient data is available, an inaccuracy characteristic value can be interpolated or extrapolated from adjacent areas containing sufficient data.
US09369983B2	Statistics for continuous location tracking In one embodiment, one or more computing devices receive, from one or more mobile devices respectively associated with one or more users, one or more sets of data, wherein each set of data comprises: a user identifier indicating to which user the set of data corresponds; a location where the corresponding user was at; and a time when the corresponding user was at the location. The computing devices store the one or more sets of data; and extract one or more statistics from the one or more sets of data that represent behavioral pattern of at least one of the one or more users.
US09369981B2	Method and apparatus for sending user equipment location information Disclosed is a method for sending user equipment location information, used for a network side to accurately determine the location of a user equipment. The method comprises: a relay node (RN) receives configuration information representing the reporting condition of user location information from a control interface management device; and when the reporting condition is satisfied, the RN sends cell-related information representing the user location information to the control interface management device. Also disclosed is an apparatus for implementing the method.
US09369980B2	Method of handling random access response A method of handling random access response for a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a first random access preamble from a first mobile device of the wireless communication system at a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers, receiving a second random access preamble from a second mobile device of the wireless communication system at a second component carrier of the plurality of component carriers, wherein the second random access preamble is identical to the first random access preamble and is assigned by the network, and responding to the assigned second random access preamble with a random access response including a timing advance command associated to the second mobile device, at the first component carrier.
US09369978B2	Method and system for implementing multiple timing domains for primary and secondary synchronization detection in EUTRA/LTE A mobile device receives a signal, from a base station, comprising a primary synchronization sequence (PSS) and a secondary synchronization sequence (SSS). The mobile device utilizes two different sampling rates to perform the PSS synchronization and the SSS detection individually. For example, the mobile device synchronizes to the received PSS at a first sampling rate such as 0.96 MHz, which is determined based on the PSS transmission rate and/or the length of the received PSS. The mobile device detects the received SSS at a second sampling rate such as 1.92 MHz, which equals to the sampling rate for an analog-to-digital conversion at the mobile device. The received PSS and associated symbol timing are detected through the PSS synchronization to support the SSS detection. The detected SSS is used to acquire cell-specific parameters such as cell ID. The acquired cell-specific parameters ensure proper communications between the mobile device and the base station.
US09369976B2	Supporting coordinated universal time in LTE A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives a CDMA system time from a SIB. The apparatus receives information indicating a number of leap seconds. The information may be received through provisioning information at boot up, a USD, or other means. The apparatus determines a UTC based on the received CDMA system time and the number of leap seconds. The apparatus applies the determined UTC. The apparatus may receive an eMBMS service based on the determined UTC.
US09369967B2	Terminal apparatus and retransmission control method A terminal apparatus and retransmission control method reduces overhead of the uplink control channel in cases when ARQ is applied in communication that uses an uplink unit band and a plurality of downlink unit bands associated with the uplink unit band. A first condition is set in which downlink assignment control information is transmitted from a base station by a unit band group which comprises a basic unit band, which is the downlink unit band on which a broadcast channel signal including information relating to the uplink unit band is transmitted, and a second downlink unit band other than the basic unit band. A bundling unit will not transmit a response signal to the base station in certain cases.
US09369966B2	Power control for simultaneous transmission of ACK/NACK and channel-state information in carrier aggregation systems Channel-state information and hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK information for multiple carriers are simultaneously transmitted using a PUCCH Format 3 structure, where the hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits and CSI bits are separately encoded and interleaved. In an example method, a power control offset parameter is calculated as a linear combination of at least a number N, representing a number of channel-state information bits and a number M, representing a number of hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits. The method continues with the calculating of a power level for a transmission on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), using the power control offset parameter. In some embodiments, encoded channel-state information and hybrid-ARQ ACK/NACK bits are then transmitted according to the calculated power level. In some embodiments, the linear combination is of the form aN+bM+c, where a, b, and c are non-zero constants.
US09369965B2	Communication apparatus The first wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with a first wireless apparatus on a first wireless network. The beacon transmitting unit cyclically transmits a beacon signal to the first wireless apparatus via the first wireless communication unit. The period determiner determines a transmission permission period during which data transmission by the first wireless apparatus is permitted. The notification unit notifies a control signal specifying the transmission permission period to the first wireless apparatus via the beacon signal. The power managing unit performs control so that power supply to the first wireless communication unit is suspended during a suspension period, the suspend period being a period except both the transmission permission period and a transmission timing period of the beacon signal within a whole period.
US09369962B2	Reducing idle mode power consumption for monitoring neighboring base stations A method for reducing idle mode power consumption is disclosed. An idle mode is entered. A neighboring base station is selected. If the selected neighboring base station is assigned a high-frequency monitoring mode, a signal strength of the neighboring base station is measured. A low-frequency monitoring mode is assigned to the selected neighboring base station if the signal strength of the selected neighboring base station has been below a power threshold for longer than a time threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US09369958B2	Wireless device battery optimization by suppressing oscillation in cell scope during idle mode A method detects misconfiguration of a wireless network which wastes battery power in mobile devices within a location area of the network. A data collection agent installed in a wireless device records and reports idle-mode handovers. An analytics circuit reads RF measurements and locations from these reports to suggest where handover zones may be optimized or IRAT cell resection parameters are defective. A mobile device may self-tune battery consumption by determining its individual location areas of high battery consumption; desensitizing itself to cell signal strength instability; and increasing its tenacity to a most recently used cell.
US09369956B2	Base station in cellular network system and sleep control method for base station The base station includes: a determination unit for comparing states of traffic currently provided by the base station and other neighboring base stations and determining whether the base station has the lowest traffic; an information transmission unit for sending a sleep request and a handover request for handing over the user terminal associated with the base station to one of the neighboring base stations in case where the determination unit determines that the traffic currently provided by the base station is lowest; a receiving unit for receiving feedback information sent from the one of the neighboring base stations after admission control; and an executing unit for executing sleep decision after receiving handover request permitting information from the neighboring base station.
US09369950B2	User equipment and method of searching for a cell A user equipment comprises a wireless interface for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment is configured to detect a device-to-device signal received from a further user equipment at the wireless interface. The user equipment is configured to search for a cell of the cellular communication network to camp on based on the device-to-device signal.
US09369941B2	Cellular communication system utilizing upgraded moving relays and methods useful in conjunction therewith A moving cellular communication system comprising at least one upgraded moving relay including at least two base station functionalities and at least one mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, wherein each base station functionality of the upgraded moving relay is operative to communicate via antennae with at least one mobile station thereby to define a first radio link therebetween, and wherein each base station functionality has a connection to its relay resource manager, wherein each mobile station functionality of the upgraded moving relay communicates via antennae with a unit which has base station functionality thereby to define at least one second radio link, respectively, wherein the relay resource manager in each individual moving relay comprises a radio resource manager; and functionality for exchanging information with relay resource managers is included in moving relays other than the individual moving relay.
US09369940B2	Mobile handheld multi-media gateway and phone A system and method for providing a mobile handheld multi-media gateway and phone. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise a first communication interface module that is adapted to communicatively couple the mobile telephone to a mobile telephone communication network. A second communication interface module may be adapted to communicatively couple the mobile telephone to a computer communication network. At least one module may utilize the second communication interface module to communicate with the computer communication network to establish an independent network presence for the mobile telephone on the computer communication network. The mobile telephone may, for example, be established as an autonomous addressable device on the computer communication network.
US09369931B2	Method and radio access node for incorporating a moving cell in a wireless communication network A method for incorporating a moving cell in a hierarchy of cells in a wireless cellular communication network, wherein each cell is associated with a neighbor cell list comprising identification of one or more neighboring cells. The method includes determining a need for an update of one or more neighbor cell lists following relocation of the moving cell from a first location having a first set of neighboring cells to a second location having a second set of neighboring cells. A neighbor cell list is generated for the moving cell including identification of each cell in the second set of neighboring cells. The neighbor cell list is updated for each cell in the second set of neighboring cells to include the moving cell. Each radio access node serving one or more cells in the second set of neighboring cells are informed on the updated neighbor cell list.
US09369925B2	System and methods to achieve optimum efficiency-jain fairness in wireless systems Embodiments are provided for scheduling resources considering data rate-efficiency and fairness trade-off. A value of Jain's fairness index (JFI) is determined for transmitting a service to a plurality of users, and accordingly a sum of throughputs is maximized for transmitting the service to the users. Alternatively, a sum of throughputs is determined first and accordingly the JFI is maximized. Maximizing the sum of throughputs or JFI includes selecting a suitable value for a tuning parameter in an efficiency and fairness trade-off relation model. In accordance with the values of sum of throughputs and JFI, a plurality of resources are allocated for transmitting the service to the users. For static or quasi-static channels, the relation model is a convex function with a monotonic trade-off property. For ergodic time varying channels, the tuning parameter is selected by solving the relation model using a gradient-based approach.
US09369920B2	Degree reduction and degree-constrained combining for relaying a fountain code A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for relaying a packet are provided. The apparatus receives at least one packet and reduces a degree of the at least one packet. The apparatus further processes the at least one packet based on the reduced degree, generates a combined packet by combining the at least one processed packet with at least one other processed packet based on the reduced degree and a weight of each of the processed packets, and transmits the combined packet.
US09369917B2	Cognitive flow control based on channel quality conditions A system and method which improve the performance of a wireless transmission system by intelligent use of the control of the flow of data between a radio network controller (RNC) and a Node B. The system monitors certain criteria and, if necessary, adaptively increases or decreases the data flow between the RNC and the Node B. This improves the performance of the transmission system by allowing retransmitted data, signaling procedures and other data to be successfully received at a faster rate, by minimizing the amount of data buffered in the Node B. Flow control is exerted to reduce buffering in the Node B upon degradation of channel qualities, and prior to a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH) handover.
US09369908B2	Method for controlling codec mode in all-IP network and terminal using the same A method of controlling the codec mode of a convergence internet protocol (IP) network and a terminal using the method are provided. The terminal may include a variable bit-rate/mode codec controller including a channel status measurement and management (CSMM) unit which measures the status of a wireless channel and provides the results of the measuring of the wireless channel status as channel quality information, and which measures the transfer performance of a received packet and provides the results of the measuring of the packet transfer performance as packet measurement parameter information, and a service quality control (SQC) unit which measures the quality of a multimedia service based on the channel quality information and the packet measurement parameter information, provides the results of the measuring of the multimedia service quality as service quality information and determines a codec mode of the terminal or a counterpart terminal communicating with the all-IP terminal based on the service quality information. Therefore, it is possible to improve the quality of multimedia services.
US09369900B2	Selecting a communication channel based on a neighboring cell constraint Provided are methods and apparatus for selecting a channel to use for communicating. The methods and apparatus select a channel having the least interference and minimize a number of different channels in use. For example, a provided method includes calculating a utility value for each channel in a plurality of channels by weighting, based on a number of the neighborhood small cells (NSC) using each channel in the plurality of channels, both a respective modified non-NSC received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a respective modified reference signal received power (RSRP). The non-NSC RSSI is calculated by subtracting a respective RSRP from a total RSSI. The respective modified RSRP for each channel in the plurality of channels is calculated by applying the respective RSRP to a cumulative distribution function. The channel having the highest or the lowest utility value is chosen as the channel to use for the communicating.
US09369884B2	Techniques for computing location of a mobile device based on observed Wi-Fi access points In one embodiment, characteristics of signals received from Wi-Fi access points during a traversal of a number of drivable streets within a geographic area having a radius of one or more miles are determined, the characteristics of a given signal including a unique identifier of a Wi-Fi access point that transmitted the signal, a location where the signal was observed, and an observed signal strength at the location where the signal was observed. Using the characteristics, a reference database is built including records descriptive of Wi-Fi access points in the geographic area. To determine a current location of a mobile device, an observed signal strength of one or more Wi-Fi access points observed by the mobile device from the current location is determined and a current location of the mobile device is computed using at least the observed signal strength of the one or more Wi-Fi access points observed by the mobile device in comparison to information in the reference database.
US09369882B2	Method and apparatus for performing measurement in an extension carrier A method in which a terminal (UE) operates to perform channel quality measurement in a system which supports carrier aggregation, disclosed in the present description, comprises the following steps: receiving, from a base station, a first message containing a first indicator for indicating control information for channel quality measurement used in an extension component carrier; receiving control information corresponding to the first indicator from the base station via the extension component carrier; and performing channel quality measurement in the extension component carrier using the received control information.
US09369876B2	Location-based services in a femtocell network Traffic and signaling are routed between a set of networked femto access points (APs) and location-based services are enabled. A femto AP in the set of femto APs is functionally linked to a routing platform that manages traffic and signaling, and is functionally connected to a controller component that relays at least part of data and control to a femto network platform. The femto network platform allows access to one or more external networks. Routing platform can exchange signaling with one or more femto APs to enable, at least in part, location-based services based at least in part on identifier(s) for a femto AP, access privileges, or time-of-flight measurements that assess propagation timing between a mobile device and a femto AP. Routing platform can supply timing configuration to enable predetermined spatial resolution of location estimates. Location estimates can be recorded and conveyed to a consumer layer.
US09369870B2	Method and apparatus for electronic device access A method on an electronic device for a wireless network is described. Unique IDs, detectable by the electronic device, are scanned over a period of time. A unique ID is detected. A plurality of detectable time intervals is determined, within the period of time, for the unique ID. An authentication start time and an authentication end time for the unique ID are determined based on at least three of the plurality of detectable time intervals. Authentication data for the unique ID is stored in a historical database. The authentication data includes the authentication start time and the authentication end time. The electronic device is unlocked based on a lookup of authentication data in the historical database.
US09369863B2	Method and corresponding apparatus, computer program product to validate an eUICC subscription change A connectivity service platform in a communication network manages changes to subscriptions for radio devices. When the connectivity service platform receives a subscription change message, it sends instructions to a radio device to change from the currently enabled subscription to a second subscription for its network connection. The connectivity service platform tests the second subscription network connection using a pre-defined testing procedure. More particularly, the test is performed uses a network connection from the second subscription to send and receive test messages to verify that the second subscription network connection has passed the testing. The first subscription is then disabled and the second subscription is enabled.
US09369859B2	Method and apparatus for discovering devices and application users A method, apparatus and computer program for discovery of network devices and application user. An example method for use in an access point or station may comprise receiving a discovery request from an application, the application running thereon, the discovery request including at least one application level identifier, causing monitoring of a discovery channel for at least one device within a proximate distance, and upon discovery of a device associated with the application level ID, providing an indication to the application of the discovery of the device.
US09369850B2	Automated caller identifier from contact lists of a user's contacts When a call or message is received from an unidentified sender on the user's communication device, the caller identifier application launches a text-based messaging application and causes it to send an “invisible” text-based message to the user's contacts. The message includes the metadata (e.g., telephone number) associated with the call or message that the user received. The invisible message is a short message whose headers are programmed in a particular manner so that the receiving mobile phone acknowledges the receipt of the message and the receiving mobile phone displays no behavior perceptible by the user. When the invisible message is received by the corresponding caller identifier application on one of the user's contact's mobile phone, the application searches the contact's contact list maintained in his or hers contact application. If the metadata provided to the contact's mobile phone is located in the contact list, the contact details (e.g. Name) or the contact card, if available, is sent back to the user's mobile phone in a second invisible message. Upon receiving the second invisible message, the caller identifier application causes some or all of the contact details to be displayed on the user's mobile phone or otherwise presented to the user in any appropriate manner.
US09369849B2	Three-dimensional beamforming in a mobile communications network Radio conditions of a user equipment in a sector of a mobile communications network are detected and the user equipment is allocated to a group of several groups of user equipments based on the radio conditions of the user equipment. The several groups include a first group of user equipments applying user equipment-specific horizontal beamforming and sector-specific vertical beamforming, a second group of user equipments applying user equipment-specific vertical beamforming and sector-specific horizontal beamforming, and a third group of user equipments applying user equipment-specific vertical beamforming and user equipment-specific horizontal beamforming. When the user equipment acquires a signaling message including a measurement set of reference signal ports for obtaining channel state information from the user equipment, it identifies an allocation scheme of the reference signal ports in the measurement set and generates the channel state information based on the measurement set using the allocation scheme.
US09369844B2	System and method for providing locally applicable internet content with secure action requests and item condition alerts Optimized delivery of locally applicable Internet content to users. A cache of locally applicable Internet content is maintained in a local content server, based upon a monitoring of locations of users requesting Internet content. Requests for Internet content are received from user equipment through a wireless network base station, and served from the local content server, which is logically proximate to the wireless network base station. The caching of locally applicable Internet content may be maintained on a layered basis. Secure action request receipt and corresponding performance, and item condition alerts are also described.
US09369842B2	Geo-fencing based functions Systems and methods are provided for geo-fencing using a mobile device. In certain instances, the geo-function setting sets boundaries relating to when alerts may be presented to a user of the electronic device, or when an alert may be transmitted to another electronic device. A geo-function setting may relate a perimeter around a location, or may relate to a perimeter bracketing a pre-defined route traversed by a person carrying the electronic device. When the electronic device crosses a perimeter, an alert may be presented or transmitted according to the operating system setting. In other instances, a geo-function may be initiated though a user interface of the electronic device, and may relate to the learning of a route traversed by a person carrying the electronic device.
US09369835B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing access point databases An estimated location of an access point is generated based on identification of indoor and outdoor locations and the presumption that most access points are in an indoor location. The estimated location may be produced using location information for the access point and the identification of the indoor and outdoor locations while prioritizing the indoor location to produce the estimated location on or within a boundary of the indoor location. The location information may be, e.g., a preliminary estimated location or wireless signal measurements and associated position fixes for the access point. For example, a preliminary estimated location may be shifted to be on or within the nearest boundary of an indoor location or may be adjusted based on the location information. The estimated location may be calculated directly using weights to bias the calculation of the estimated location to be on or within the boundary of the indoor location.
US09369832B1	Method and system for remotely tracking multiple assets and updating team data A method for “team tracking” delivers position updates for multiple team members using a telecommunications network. Each team member/user carries a handheld and field-portable tracking and messaging device (TMD) that is used to send the current position of the device user to a networked server. The TMD has a built-in GPS receiver which provides the current position coordinates of the user. This position data is periodically transmitted via the telecommunications network to a central server. Team Status Messages (TSM) are sent regularly to each team member, the TSM containing the last known position of each team member. The position data are displayed over a map background, so that each member can see the positions of the other members. When tracking a target, a route is mapped to the target. If the target changes location, the next TSM that is sent indicates a re-calculated map to the target.
US09369830B2	Method and system for launching an application A mobile device comprising at least one controller in communication with one or more transceivers. The one or more transceivers are capable of communication with a vehicle computing system. The at least one controller configured to establish a communication link with the vehicle computing system. The controller further configured to receive a signal having an unique user identification from the vehicle computing system. The controller further configured to search for a mobile application based on the signal and enable the mobile application that matches the unique user identifier. The controller further configured to launch the mobile application.
US09369827B2	Method and system for near field communication of electronic device A method and a system for near field communication of an electronic device are disclosed. The method comprises: communicating frequency points at which the two parties suffer from interference with a second electronic device through a scanning frame, wherein the scanning frame comprises at least two symbols modulated by using different frequencies; and determining a modulation manner according to the available frequency points in order to perform data transmission with the second electronic device. With the embodiment of the present invention, interference frequencies in the communication environment are detected by sending the scanning frame which comprises at least two symbols modulated by using different frequencies, and frequency points with smaller interference are selected for adaptation modulation data, thus the interference frequency points are shielded from data transmission, and external interference in the near field communication is avoid, and communication stability is improved, and communication quality is improved.
US09369826B2	Mobile electronic device coordination system, information providing apparatus, mobile electronic device, and program for mobile electronic device A mobile electronic device coordination system includes a vehicle-mounted information providing apparatus and a mobile electronic device. The information providing apparatus and the mobile electronic device are each configured to perform both first type communication and second type communication different from the first type communication. The information providing apparatus acquires unique information from the mobile electronic device via the first type communication through which a communication connection with the mobile electronic device has been established, the unique information being necessary for individual identification of the mobile electronic device for establishing a communication connection with the mobile electronic device via the second type communication. Then, the information providing apparatus establishes a communication connection with the mobile electronic device via the second type communication on the basis of the acquired specific information.
US09369817B2	Broad sound field loudspeaker system A three channel speaker system is provided that includes a three-channel processor to receive a signal from an audio source, where the speaker system includes a center-channel speaker on a first face, a left-channel speaker on a second face, and a right-channel speaker on a third face, where the first face further includes first and second passive radiators positioned on opposite sides of the center-channel speaker, and also includes a fourth face comprising third and fourth passive radiators. Where all three-channel speakers are on a front face, passive radiators may be positioned in between each of the speakers.
US09369812B2	Wireless receiver circuit and method A circuit and a method are used estimate quality of the output of a wireless receiver. This quality measure is used to control the supply voltage and thereby provide power savings.
US09369805B2	Acoustic absorber, acoustic transducer, and method for producing an acoustic absorber or an acoustic transducer The invention relates to an acoustic absorber comprising an absorption layer (1a, 1b) composed of an open-pored porous material. According to the invention, the open-pored porous material is flexurally stiff in such a way that the absorption layer (1a, 1b) is stimulated to flexurally oscillate when sound waves impinge on the absorption layer and the absorber can absorb sound waves of a first frequency range because of the inflow of air into the open-pored porous material of the absorption layer and can absorb sound waves of a second frequency range that comprises lower frequencies than the first frequency range because of the stimulation of flexural oscillations of the absorption layer. The invention further relates to an acoustic transducer and to a method for producing an acoustic absorber or an acoustic transducer.
US09369801B2	Wireless speaker system with noise cancelation A networked-speaker system which includes noise cancelling for active suppression of unwanted sounds. Feed-forward or feed-back cancelation can be used as appropriate for the location of the microphone sensing the noise.

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