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US09372482B2	Predictive analysis for remote machine monitoring Methods for predicting a machine event are described. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data for current events for the machine, and determining whether the data for the current events is within operational limits. The method also includes, when the data for the current events is within operational limits, determining, using a predetermined model, whether an anomaly exists, and generating an alert including information on the anomaly when the anomaly exists. Systems and machine-readable media are also described.
US09372475B2	Wireless control system In a lighting system, each lamp has a wireless circuit that realizes: a time measuring unit measuring the elapsed time period since the lamp is turned on by a wall switch; a specifying unit specifying a plurality of electrical devices wired to the wall switch according to the elapsed time period measured by each time measuring unit; an identification information assigning unit assigning same identification information to the plurality of lamps specified by the specifying unit as being wired to the same wall switch; and a registration unit registering a Net-ID of a remote control.
US09372472B2	System for order alignment of diffractively produced images A system for order alignment of diffractively produced images is provided. The system comprises: a diffractive spatial light modulator (DSLM) configured to provide a computer generated hologram of an image; a substantially coherent light source configured to illuminate the DSLM which responsively produces the image along each of different diffractive order paths; and, at least one set of optical components located along respective diffractive order paths of the DSLM, the at least one set of optical components configured to align at least one respective image diffracted from the DSLM with at least another diffracted image at a common image plane.
US09372467B2	Image forming apparatus having photoreceptor with lubricant supplying part and lubricant removal part To provide an image forming apparatus that suppresses occurrence of image deletion in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and provides good toner cleanability. Provided is an image forming apparatus including a photoreceptor having a protective layer containing a crosslinked polymer as a surface layer, wherein, along with the rotation direction of the photoreceptor in the external area of the rotating photoreceptor, a lubricant supplying part that supplies lubricant onto the surface of the photoreceptor, a charging part that charges the surface of the photoreceptor by a charging roller, an exposure part that exposes the charged photoreceptor by the charging part, a developing part that supplies toner to the exposed photoreceptor by the exposure part to form a toner image, a transfer part that transfers the toner image formed on the photoreceptor, a cleaning part that removes the toner remained on the surface of the photoreceptor and a lubricant removing part that removes the lubricant adhered on the surface of the photoreceptor are sequentially disposed.
US09372463B2	Image forming apparatus including fixing section having heat generating members switchable between series and parallel connection conditions An image forming apparatus, where, at suitable positions in a power supply path of a first heat generating member and a second heat generating member which can be switched to a series connection condition and a parallel connection condition, there are arranged a current detection section including a circuit which detects a current subjected to rectification of a positive half wave and a circuit which detects a current subjected to rectification of a negative half wave, and an applied voltage detection section including a circuit which detects a voltage subjected to full-wave rectification. Consequently, in the image forming apparatus which can be used in locations using different power supply voltages, failure of the apparatus can be detected, and reliability of the apparatus can be enhanced.
US09372456B2	Fixing apparatus A fixing apparatus includes a nip forming member that contacts an inner surface of a tubular film and forms a nip together with a roller via the film. The roller has a region where a diameter of the roller gradually increases in a direction from a center to each of ends of the roller with respect to a generatrix direction of the film. The nip forming member has a protruding portion, protruding toward the roller and extending in the generatrix direction, that is provided on at least one of an upstream side and a downstream side in the nip in a conveying direction of the recording material. Ends of the protruding portion in the generatrix direction are positioned at a larger distance from a center of the nip in the conveying direction than a central of the protruding portion in the generatrix direction.
US09372451B2	Fixing device In a fixing device, an alternating current is caused to flow through a coil so as to causes an electrically conductive layer of a rotating member to generate heat, and an unfixed image on a recording medium is heat fixed onto the recording medium by the heat generated by the electrically conductive layer. A frequency range of the alternating current is from 20.5 kHz to 100 kHz. With respect to a generatrix direction of the rotating member, a magnetic member and a spirally shaped portion of the coil have lengths, with which the magnetic member and the spirally shaped portion extend beyond both end portions of the rotating member.
US09372447B2	Cleaner for rotary fixing member, image forming apparatus incorporating the cleaner, and image forming method executed by the image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a rotary fixing member cleaner that includes a freely rotatable rotary unwinding member, around which a cleaning web winds, a rotary winding member to wind the cleaning web thereon from one end thereof, and a load applicator to apply a load to the cleaning web unwound from the rotary unwinding member. The rotary fixing member cleaner removes any unnecessary substance adhering to an outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member therefrom by unwinding and moving the cleaning web from the rotary unwinding member in an opposite direction to a direction of movement of the outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member at a contacting point at which the cleaning web contacts the outer circumferential surface of the rotary fixing member. The load applicator presses against the cleaning web winding around the rotary unwinding member at a prescribed angular contact position.
US09372443B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus including same A developing device includes a developing container, a toner carrier, and a plurality of air outlet ports. The plurality of air outlet ports are formed in such part of a wall of the developing container as faces the toner carrier, along a longitudinal direction of the developing container, the air outlet ports communicating with a duct next to the developing container. The toner carrier includes a coat layer on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The coat layer is formed by dripping the toner carrier into a resin coating liquid with one end in the longitudinal direction thereof first, the one end being a lower end of during the dipping, and then lifting the toner carrier out of the resin coating liquid. The toner carrier is arranged such that the lower end of during the dipping is disposed on an upstream side with respect to an airflow direction in the duct.
US09372441B1	Image forming apparatus In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises a toner cartridge, a toner recovery container, a toner cartridge inserting section and a toner recovery container inserting section. The toner cartridge houses the toner to be supplied to a photoconductor. The toner recovery container houses the toner recovered from the photoconductor at least. The toner cartridge inserting section is used to insert the toner cartridge detachably. The toner recovery container inserting section is used to insert the toner recovery container detachably. The toner recovery container is detachably inserted into the toner cartridge inserting section to supply the toner in the toner recovery container to the photoconductor.
US09372436B2	Toner carrier A toner carrier includes a metal core, a barrel formed on an outer circumference of the metal core and including at least an elastic layer, and a coating formed on outer circumferences of both ends of the barrel. The coating has a thickness and a width of an outer circumference of the coating is different from a width of an inner circumference of the coating. The width is from an end surface of the barrel along an axis of the barrel, and the width of the outer circumference is larger than the width of the inner circumference so that the end surface of the coating is reversely inclined.
US09372434B2	Image forming apparatus with lubricated developer carrying member An image forming apparatus configured to form an image with developer includes an image bearing member configured to bear an image of the developer, a developer carrying member configured to carry the developer to supply the developer to the image bearing member, and a developer supplying member configured to supply the developer to the developer carrying member. At least a part of a surface of the developer carrying member is coated with lubricant charged to the same polarity as the developer, and an absolute value of a charge amount per unit mass of the lubricant is larger than that of the developer. The image forming apparatus executes a first sequence of applying a potential difference between the developer supplying member and the developer carrying member before image formation to form an electric field to suppress movement of the charged lubricant from the developer carrying member to the developer supply member.
US09372432B2	Optical print head and image forming device An optical print head for forming an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive body, including: current-driven light-emitting elements disposed in a line shape; an indicator circuit that outputs indicator current indicating light emission amounts to the light-emitting elements; and for each light-emitting element: a holding circuit that, during a main scanning period, accumulates indicator current during a sample period to generate an indicator potential and holds the indicator potential during a hold period; and a drive circuit that supplies drive current to the light-emitting element according to the indicator potential, wherein each of the sample periods is divided into writing periods, and each of the holding circuits holds the indicator potential corresponding to the holding circuit according to a total of indicator current amounts in the sample period corresponding to the holding circuit, the indicator current amounts each indicative of indicator current during one of the writing periods.
US09372429B2	Charging member, manufacturing method for charging member, electrophotographic apparatus, and process cartridge Provided is a charging member capable of suppressing adhesion of smear on its surface and suppressing generation of a C set image as well.The charging member includes: an electroconductive support; and an elastic layer as a surface layer, in which: the elastic layer has at least one local maximum value in a distribution of Young's modulus at respective positions in a depth direction thereof; and “a”, “Tmax” and “b” satisfy the following expressions (1) to (3): (1) 0.8 μm≦Tmax≦2.5 μm, (2) 0.6 MPa≦b≦1.2 MPa, (3) (a−b)/b≧0.40.
US09372428B2	Charging member and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a charging member having a rough surface, thereby suppressing adhesion of dirt on the surface. A charging member having a supporting member, an elastic layer and a surface layer, in which the surface layer contains a polymer compound, which has a Si—O-M bond and at least one structural unit selected from structural units represented by the following general formula (1) and the following general formula (2), and has a structural unit represented by the following general formula (3); the charging member has cracks developing from the surface thereof and reaching the elastic layer; and the cracks each have convexly raised edges, by which the surface thereof is roughened. MO4/2 General formula (1)
US09372421B2	System and method for conventional particle rounding utilizing continuous emulsion-aggregation (EA) technology In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a continuous process for rounding conventional toner particles includes forming a conventional toner particle slurry by mixing a dispersant and/or a liquid with dry toner particles, heating the conventional toner particle slurry to a first temperature beyond its glass transition temperature to form a coalesced toner particle slurry, quenching the coalesced toner particle slurry to a second temperature below the glass transition temperature after a residence time has elapsed, and recovering the quenched particle slurry at an outlet wherein the circularity of the conventional toner particles in the quenched toner particle slurry is from approximately 0.940 to 0.999 and the time frame for the heating, quenching and recovering steps is less than 20 minutes. An apparatus for practicing the novel continuous coalescence of toner particles, includes an inlet passage, a first heat exchanger coupled to the inlet passage, a residence time coil coupled to the first heat exchanger, a cooling device coupled to the residence time coil; and an outlet passage coupled to the cooling device.
US09372419B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus Provided are an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which a residual potential hardly increases at the time of image formation, a pattern memory hardly occurs, and the crack of a conductive layer hardly occurs, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic photosensitive member. To this end, the conductive layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member contains a titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus, a tin oxide particle doped with phosphorus, and a binding material, and when a total volume of the conductive layer is represented by VT, a total volume of the titanium oxide particle coated with tin oxide doped with phosphorus in the conductive layer is represented by V1P, and a total volume of the tin oxide particle doped with phosphorus in the conductive layer is represented by V2P, the VT, the V1P, and the V2P satisfy the following expressions: 2≦{(V2P/VT)/(V1P/VT)}×100≦25 and 15≦{(V1P/VT)+(V2P/VT)}×100≦45.
US09372415B2	Apparatus for removing solvent and photolithography apparatus using the same A solvent removing apparatus is disclosed. One aspect includes a chamber, a first pump, a silencer, a valve, and a discharge unit. The chamber dries a coating layer formed on a substrate. The first pump intakes a solvent evaporated from the coating layer of the chamber and discharges the inhaled solvent. The silencer reduces discharge noise of the first pump and accommodates a liquefied solvent of the evaporated solvent provided from the first pump. The valve discharges the liquefied solvent accommodated in the silencer. The discharge unit discharges the evaporated solvent provided by the silencer.
US09372407B2	Exposure apparatus and a method for exposing a photosensitive element and a method for preparing a printing form from the photosensitive element The invention pertains to an exposure apparatus, a method for exposing a photosensitive element to radiation using the exposure apparatus, and a method for preparing a printing form from the photosensitive element. The exposure apparatus includes a base assembly having an exposure bed that supports the photosensitive element, and a lamp housing assembly having two or more lamps. The lamp housing assembly includes an air distribution assembly having an air chamber that is disposed adjacent to the lamps and pressurized to provide uniform distribution of air exiting the air chamber to impinge a backside of each of the lamps. The air exiting the chamber and impinging the lamps is controlled by monitoring the temperature of the lamps and/or the irradiance emitting from the lamps.
US09372405B2	Chemical liquid supply method and chemical liquid supply system The pressure sensor detects a pressure in the operation chamber when the first opening/closing valve is opened at a time of starting a replenishment of the chemical liquid into the chemical liquid pump. The flow rate sensor detects an exhaust flow rate exhausted from the operation chamber.
US09372404B2	Organic film composition, method for forming organic film and patterning process using this, and heat-decomposable polymer The invention provides an organic film composition comprises (A) a heat-decomposable polymer, (B) an organic solvent, and (C) an aromatic ring containing resin, with the weight reduction rate of (A) the heat-decomposable polymer from 30° C. to 250° C. being 40% or more by mass. There can be provided an organic film composition having not only a high dry etching resistance but also an excellent filling-up or flattening characteristics.
US09372397B2	Polymer pen lithography The disclosure relates to methods of printing indicia on a substrate using a tip array comprised of elastomeric, compressible polymers. The tip array can be prepared using conventional photolithographic methods and can be tailored to have any desired number and/or arrangement of tips. Numerous copies (e.g., greater than 15,000, or greater than 11 million) of a pattern can be made in a parallel fashion in as little as 40 minutes.
US09372389B2	Projector and portable terminal According to one embodiment, a projector includes a light source unit, a light scanning unit, and a focus controller. The light source unit emits laser light. The light scanning unit includes a holder and a reflective surface. The holder is capable of a first rotation operation around a first direction. The reflective surface is held by the holder and is capable of a second rotation operation around a second direction intersecting the first direction. The light scanning unit scans the laser light by the first and second rotation operations. The focus controller is provided between the light source unit and the light scanning unit in an optical path of the laser light to modify a convergence of the laser light. An angle between a plane including the first and second directions, and an image surface is not less than 80 degrees and not more than 100 degrees.
US09372386B2	Projection system, support, and image display method A projection system includes a first projector and a second projector. The projection system superimposes images projected from the first and second projectors on a projection surface and displays a projected image. The projection system includes a support configured to support the first projector and the second projector. The support supports the first projector and the second projector in positions where projection distances from the first projector and the second projector to the projection surface are different.
US09372379B2	Thin film transistor substrate, method for fabricating the same, and display device including the same A thin film transistor substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device including the same are provided. In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thin film transistor substrate comprising a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film formed on the gate electrode and including a source contact hole and a drain contact hole for exposing portions of the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively inserted into the source contact hole and the drain contact hole. The interlayer insulating film includes a first convex portion formed at an inlet of the source contact hole and at an inlet of the drain contact hole.
US09372378B2	TFT-LCD array substrate and method of manufacturing the same An embodiment of the invention provides a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate comprising: a gate line and a data line that intersect with each other to define a pixel region; and a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor formed in the pixel region. The thin film transistor comprises: a gate electrode connected with the gate line; a semiconductor island positioned above the gate electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode that are formed on the semiconductor island. A surface of the semiconductor island contacting with the source electrode and the drain electrode comprises ohmic contact regions subject to a surface treatment and a region of the semiconductor layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode is covered with a barrier layer. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) array substrate.
US09372355B2	Method of manufacturing curved display apparatus A method of manufacturing a curved display apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes forming a curved display panel including a plurality of pixels and a controller configured to respectively apply a plurality of electrical signals to the pixels. The method also includes arranging the curved display panel, a lens, and a camera such that the lens is interposed between the curved display panel and the camera and respectively applying, by the controller, the electrical signals to the pixels. The method further includes obtaining optical information with the camera while the electrical signals are applied to the pixels and setting the controller based at least in part on the obtained optical information.
US09372354B2	Optical modulator with automatic bias correction An optical modulator uses an optoelectronic phase comparator configured to provide, in the form of an electrical signal, a measure of a phase difference between two optical waves. The phase comparator includes an optical directional coupler having two coupled channels respectively defining two optical inputs for receiving the two optical waves to be compared. Two photodiodes are configured to respectively receive the optical output powers of the two channels of the directional coupler. An electrical circuit is configured to supply, as a measure of the optical phase shift, an electrical signal proportional to the difference between the electrical signals produced by the two photodiodes.
US09372353B2	Method and apparatus for forming sunglass lenses with a predetermined gradient A method for forming sunglass lenses with a predetermined optical gradient, namely a polarized gradient, transmissivity gradient or color gradient in which an ink jet printer is used to print a gradient pattern on an oriented sheet, with the ink jet printer being provided with a dye, in one embodiment a dichroic dye and in another embodiment an iodine dye. The printed oriented sheet is incorporated into a lens to provide the lens with the associated gradient.
US09372350B2	Cylindrical lens assembly and display device The present invention provides a cylindrical lens assembly, comprising a cylindrical lens array, a closed hood and a liquid storage tank. A to-be-filled chamber is formed between the cylindrical lens array and the closed hood. The to-be-filled chamber is connected with the liquid storage tank used for storing transparent liquid. The refractive index of the transparent liquid is the same as that of the cylindrical lens array. The transparent liquid can flow between the liquid storage tank and the to-be-filled chamber and fill up the to-be-filled chamber. The top of the closed hood is made of a transparent material. The present invention further provides a display device comprising above cylindrical lens assembly. The cylindrical lens assembly provided by the present invention is simple and easy to operate, and the display device comprising above cylindrical lens assembly can realize a switchover between flat panel display and stereoscopic display, with low cost.
US09372347B1	Display system A display system comprises an optical waveguide and a light engine. The light engine generates multiple input beams which form a virtual image. An incoupling grating of the waveguide couples each beam into an intermediate grating of the waveguide, in which that beam is guided onto multiple splitting regions. The intermediate grating splits that beam at the splitting regions to provide multiple substantially parallel versions of that beam. Those multiple versions are coupled into an exit grating of the waveguide, in which the multiple versions are guided onto multiple exit regions. The exit grating diffracts the multiple versions of that beam outwardly. The multiple input beams thus cause multiple exit beams to exit the waveguide which form a version of the virtual image. One or more surfaces of the intermediate grating comprise surface variations such that a visible banding effect is eliminated from the version of the virtual image.
US09372344B2	Driving information display device A driving information display device includes a data generator for generating driving information of a vehicle and a display unit linked to the data generator for being supported at a desired location of the vehicle. The display unit provides visualizations regarding driving information to a driver during driving. These visualizations relates to driving data if the user is operating a motorized vehicle, GPS navigational information, etc. These visualizations are then provided at the driver's field of vision, which allows the driver to keep the eyes on the road while still being able to analyze the information. This allows the driver to operate the vehicle safely and in turn enjoy more fulfilled and enjoyable driving experience.
US09372341B2	Comb drive including a pivotable mirror element A comb drive includes a pivotable mirror element, a first and a second comb electrode, the second comb electrode being movable along an offset direction relative to the first electrode from a minimum into a maximum offset position, the second electrode being connected to the mirror element via a lever arm pivotable about a pivot axis, the first and second comb electrodes being interlockingly engaged so that a first comb tooth of the first electrode and a second comb tooth of the second electrode are situated adjacent to one another along a projection direction extending perpendicularly to the offset direction, the first comb tooth and/or the second comb tooth being configured so that an average distance between the first comb tooth and the second comb tooth along the projection direction extending perpendicularly to the offset direction decreases when moving the second electrode from the minimum into the maximum offset position.
US09372338B2	Multi-state interferometric modulator with large stable range of motion This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus relating to electromechanical display devices. In one aspect, a multi-stage interferometric modulator (IMOD) can include a movable reflector that can be moved to different positions to produce different reflected colors. The IMOD can include deformable elements that are coupled to a back side of the movable reflector and provide support to the movable reflector. The deformable elements can provide a restoring force that biases the movable reflector to a resting position. The IMOD can include one or more restoring force modifiers that are configured to increase the restoring force when engaged. The restoring force modifiers can be between the movable reflector and the deformable elements such that the deformable elements contact the restoring force modifiers when the movable reflector is displaced to a contacting position.
US09372327B2	Zoom lens and image-pickup apparatus having the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power. Each lens unit moves so that a distance between adjacent lens units changes during zooming. The third lens unit includes a positive lens G3i closest to the image side which has a concave meniscus surface on an image side. A conditional expression 0.03
US09372324B2	Imaging lens barrel and method for controlling operation of the same An imaging lens barrel includes: a barrel body; a rotating body; a first magnetic sensor; a second magnetic sensor; a phase difference calculation section; a correction table memory that stores a plurality of correction tables which are obtained when the imaging lens is moved at different speeds and are used to correct a difference between the phase difference calculated by the phase difference calculation section and a design value of the phase difference; a phase difference correction section configured to correct the phase difference calculated by the phase difference calculation section, using a correction table corresponding to a moving speed of the imaging lens among the plurality of correction tables; and an absolute position calculation section.
US09372323B2	Lens barrel Embodiments of a lens barrel may comprise an imaging optical system with a plurality of lenses, a cylindrical focusing manipulation component, a stationary frame, and a restrictor. The focusing manipulation component changes the focal position of the imaging optical system by turning operation around the optical axis of the imaging optical system and to set the distance up to a second imaging region that is at least partially different from a first imaging region, and to move at least some of the lenses of the imaging optical system to switch between first and second imaging states. The restrictor restricts the rotatable range of the focusing manipulation component. When the focusing manipulation component is turned, its rotatable range is switched from a first rotatable range to a second rotatable range.
US09372322B2	Lens module A lens module includes a lens holder having a top wall that has a bottom surface, and a lens unit received by the lens holder. The lens unit includes a first lens adjacent to the top wall and a second lens attached to the first lens. The first lens includes a first object-side surface abutting against the bottom surface and a side surface abutting against an inner surface of the lens holder. The second lens includes a second object-side surface engaging with the first lens, and a jointing surface keeping a distance from the inner surface.
US09372319B1	Fiber optic connection box with cabling bridge for affixing fiber optic cable splice A connection box includes a planar back section, outer sidewalls adjoining the planar back section with front edges being spaced apart from the back section in a depth direction that is perpendicular to the back section. A front door of the connection box is configured to be fixedly attached to the front edges so as to enclose an interior space of the connection box. The connection box further includes a cabling bridge arranged within the interior space. The cabling bridge includes a planar platform section that divides the interior space into first and second interior volumes, an opening in the platform section providing a conduit in the depth direction between the first and second interior volumes, and a protective collar arranged along a portion of the opening's perimeter. The protective collar extends from the platform section and towards the front edges in the depth direction.
US09372315B2	Micro bi-directional optical sub-assembly A BOSA package comprising only one cylindrical TO package comprising a ROSA and a TOSA, and an optical port in optical communication with the ROSA and the TOSA. Also disclosed is a TO package comprising a TOSA for transmitting a first optical signal, a ROSA for receiving a second optical signal, an optical communication window, and a TFF positioned such that the first optical signal transmitted from the TOSA is reflected by the TFF toward the optical communication window and the second optical signal received from the optical communication window passes through the TFF and to the ROSA.
US09372313B2	Optical coupling member and optical connector using the same, and optical coupling member holding member An optical coupling member includes an optical fiber (13), a holder (11) that holds the optical fiber inserted from an insertion hole (11a) formed at one end, and a lens such as a collimator lens (12) accommodated in an accommodation section (11c) formed at the other end of the holder (11), the optical coupling member performing positioning by causing at least one of the lens and the end face of the optical fiber (13) to come into contact with an abutting surface (11e1, 11e2) formed in the vicinity of the accommodation section (11c) by providing a recess (11e) on an outer circumference near the accommodation section (11c) of the holder (11), in which a plurality of the recesses (11e) are provided on an identical plane orthogonal to an insertion direction of the optical fiber (13).
US09372311B2	Wavelength selective switch A wavelength selective switch includes a wavelength dispersive element that divides a beam input from an input port, a beam director that deflects a wavelength component, and a free space optical system that optically couple a input/output unit, the wavelength dispersive element, and the beam director. The free space optical system converts a shape of the beam such that a size extending in a second plane is relatively smaller than a size extending in a first plane, and to have a long axis and a short axis in a third plane. The long axis is inclined with respect to the first direction. The beam director includes a beam directing region in which a plurality of beam directing elements are arranged. The beam directing region deflects the respective wavelength components toward the predetermined output port. The beam directing region is provided to correspond to the shape of the beam.
US09372301B2	Backlight module and liquid crystal display including the same The present disclosure relates to a backlight module and a liquid crystal display using the backlight module. The backlight module comprises an outer frame, a glue frame, a bending heat dissipating plate, and a light guide plate all amounted within the outer frame, a light source lamp facing the light guide plate being arranged on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate. An inserting port is formed on the glue frame, a first positioning hole corresponding to the inserting port is formed on the side wall of the heat dissipating plate at the light-incoming side of the light guide plate, and a second positioning hole corresponding to the first positioning hole is formed on the outer frame. The portion of the outer frame around the second positioning hole is depressed inwards and extends into the inserting port to position the glue frame. The outer frame, the glue frame, and the heat dissipating plate are fixed together by a fixing bolt passing through the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole. The backlight module according to the present disclosure is able to greatly narrow the frame of the liquid crystal display without causing other problems to the liquid crystal display.
US09372299B1	Hollow-core fiber lamp Hollow-core capillary discharge lamps on the mm or sub-mm scale are provided. The hollow-core capillary discharge lamps achieve an increased light intensity ratio between 194 mm (useful) and 254 mm (useless) light than conventional lamps. The capillary discharge lamps may include a cone to increase light output. Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF) may also be used.
US09372288B2	Cube-corner retroreflective sheeting In cube-corner retroreflective sheeting 3, cube-corner retroreflective elements in at least two mutually adjacent regions A and B rotate with each other around an axis perpendicular to the sheeting, in which cube-corner retroreflective elements 11 and 12 not in contact with boundaries between the regions A and B are cube-corner retroreflective elements having a hexagonal shape, and cube-corner retroreflective elements 11s, 12s, 11t and 12t in contact with the boundaries between the regions A and B are cube-corner retroreflective elements having a shape obtained by cutting parts of one or two reflective lateral surfaces of the cube-corner retroreflective element having a hexagonal shape where the partly cut reflective lateral surfaces are in contact with the boundaries.
US09372283B2	Nanoengineered devices based on electro-optical modulation of the electrical and optical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles This invention provides application of noble metal nanoparticles for devices with controlled light transmission, absorption and detection. Particularly described is the use of noble metal nanoparticles in photoconductive detectors, optical filters, optical switches, pixel arrays, and electrochromic windows for controlling the transmission and absorption of incident and transmitted light. In addition, the use of noble metal nanoparticles in an electrochromic display is described in which color of the transmitted light from a nanoparticle-based pixel is adjusted and controlled.
US09372280B2	System and method for in-sea electrode conditioning Disclosed are methods and systems for conditioning electrodes while deployed in the sea with a marine electromagnetic survey system. An embodiment of the method may comprise deploying electrodes in seawater during a marine electromagnetic survey. The method further may comprise coupling at least one of the electrodes to a controllable current/voltage source while the electrodes are deployed in the seawater. The method further may comprise sending a first conditioning signal from the controllable current/voltage source to the at least one of the electrodes coupled to the controllable current/voltage source.
US09372277B2	Neutron porosity downhole tool with improved precision and reduced lithology effects Systems and methods for neutron porosity well logging with high precision and reduced lithology effects are provided. In accordance with an embodiment, a downhole neutron porosity tool may include a neutron source, a neutron monitor, a neutron detector, and data processing circuitry. The neutron source may emit neutrons into a subterranean formation while the neutron monitor detects a count of neutrons proportional to the neutrons emitted. The neutron detector may detect a count of neutrons that scatters off the subterranean formation. The data processing circuitry may determine an environmentally corrected porosity of the subterranean formation based at least in part on the count rate of neutrons scattered off the subterranean formation normalized to the count rate of neutrons proportional to the neutrons emitted by the neutron source.
US09372274B2	Apparatus and method for 3D seismic exploration for use in a small ship An apparatus and method for 3D seismic exploration for use in a small ship. The apparatus includes a seismic source towed by the small ship from a rear side thereof, a pair of support rods connected to the rear side and horizontally arranged in two rows behind the seismic source in the direction extending from a sailing direction of the ship, and a plurality of streamers arranged between the support rods in the sailing direction of the ship.
US09372271B2	System and method for gain regulation Disclosed herein is a system for fast gain regulation in a gamma-ray spectroscopy instrument. The system includes a detector configured to generate a signal indicative of energy arriving at the detector, and a processor configured to determine one or more system performance indicators. The system also includes a controller configured to compute a first gain correction term based on one of more system performance indicators and change the device gain based on the computed first gain correction tem.
US09372270B2	X-ray line detector and method for the production thereof An X-ray line detector includes a housing and a predefined number of carrier modules having the same width disposed in the housing. A one-piece printed circuit board, on which a photodiode is arranged, is attached to each carrier module. Each printed circuit board is wider than an active area of pixels constituting the photodiode and ascintillator element is attached to each photodiode. Each scintillator element has a length that exactly covers the active area in the width thereof plus an interspace between two adjacent pixels of a photodiode. The width of each carrier module is at most twice as great as the length of a scintillator element. The carrier modules are arranged in two rows in the housing such that the photodiodes of each row are opposite each other, the scintillator elements abut against each other upon contact, and mutually contacting scintillator elements are arranged in respectively opposite rows.
US09372267B2	Apparatus and methods for photosensor quadrant sharing Apparatus and methods comprising a positron emission tomography detector having a first rectangular cross-section crystal block positioned between a first pentagonal cross-section crystal block and a second pentagonal cross-section crystal block.
US09372253B2	Wireless positioning apparatus In a wireless positioning apparatus mounted in a moving body, feature point position information is stored in a reference trajectory storage, a reception state of transmitted waves from a wireless transmitter is detected, and a movement distance of the moving body is measured. A positioning trajectory is generated that indicates a correspondence relationship between the movement distance and the reception state of transmitted waves. A coincidence distribution is generated that indicates a correspondence between: a point on the reference trajectory to which a representative position, set arbitrarily within the positioning trajectory, corresponds for each coordinate shift value; and the degree of coincidence between the reference trajectory and the positioning trajectory. Based on the coincidence distribution, positioning information is generated. Reliability is determined based on an evaluation value reflecting a flatness of the coincidence distribution. The reliability serves as a determination criterion for determining whether or not the positioning information is used.
US09372252B2	Outdoor object location system and method thereof A system and method for locating an object is provided. A locating circuit substantially secured to the object. A plurality of monitoring units are positioned remotely from the locating circuit, each positioned in a different location, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of monitoring units are positioned in an outdoor environment. An omnidirectional signal is intermittently communicated between the locating circuit and the plurality of monitoring units. A calculator is in communication with each of the plurality of monitoring units. The calculator determines a duration of transmission time of the omnidirectional signal for each of the plurality of monitoring units, and the locating circuit. The calculator calculates a location of the locating circuit using the determined duration of transmission time for each of the plurality of monitoring units and the locating circuit.
US09372250B2	Chip-scale star tracker A chip scale star tracker that captures plane-wave starlight propagating in free space with a wafer-thin angle-sensitive broadband filter-aperture, and directs the light into a waveguide structure for readout. Angular information about the star source is determined from characteristics of the starlight propagating in the waveguide. Certain examples include internal propagation-constant-based baffling to elimination stray light from extreme angles.
US09372245B2	Endogenous magnetization contrast in MRI An endogenous source of magnetic resonance image contrast of biological tissues is provided by modeling a conventional magnetization transfer (CMT) spectrum using z-spectral data and generating magnetization transfer ratio maps from the magnetization transfer spectrum at a frequency of interest. A contribution by the CMT spectrum from the z-spectral data is removed and a direct water saturation component is modeled using the z-spectral data with removed CMT spectrum (z-spectral). When this modeled direct water saturation component contribution is removed from the z-spectral, then the remaining z-spectra reflects new contrast due to chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) and magnetization transfer/exchange effect from aliphatic protons probably associated with labile proteins, peptides and lipids, named as novel magnetization transfer (NMT). This technique can be used to illustrate subtle changes in biological tissue as a result of diseases states, provide better visibility of brain white matter plaques, provide improved CEST contrast, provide better visualization of proteins, peptides, and lipids in biological tissue using NMT contrast, improve segmentation of white matter and gray matter in brain images, and the like.
US09372241B2	Multi-directional pin anneal of MR sensors with plasmon heating A method by which portions of a wafer level fabrication can be selectively heated by forming plasmon generating layers of specific size, shape, orientation and material on the fabrication and then illuminating the formation with electromagnetic radiation of such wavelength and polarization as will optimally be absorbed by the plasmon generating layers so as to generate plasmons therein. The generated plasmons thereupon produce thermal energy which is transferred to portions of the fabrication with which the plasmon generation layer has thermal contact. This method is particularly advantageous for producing multiple anneals and different magnetic pinning directions for the anti-ferromagnetic pinning layer in each of an array of GMR or TMR devices. In that process, the anti-ferromagnetic layer must be raised above its Curie temperature at which point it loses its anti-ferromagnetic properties and can have a magnetization imposed by application of an external magnetic field. The method can equally well be applied to any wafer level fabrication or deposited film fabrication in which it is desired to heat specific regions to obtain some specified result that is temperature dependent.
US09372234B2	Detection method of current sensor faults in the e-drive system by using the voltage command error Systems, apparatus, and methods detect a current sensor error in an FOC electric machine system. A voltage command is monitored to detect the presence of an ac component that indicates that an error has occurred at a current sensor. For example, a sensor fault detection module can be configured to determine the deviation between an actual voltage command and an ideal voltage command to provide a complex deviation vector. By transforming the deviation vector to a reference frame rotating at the fundamental frequency of the command voltage, a dc component of the positive and negative sequences can be filtered, and their amplitudes determined. Error detection can be based on the total amplitude of the fundamental component, determined by positive and negative component amplitudes. Sensor error detection enables an FOC system to operate with two current sensors, rather than three, and provides a dedicated fault diagnostic for a current sensor.
US09372229B2	PSD/PSC serial scan path having first and second strobe inputs Functional circuits and cores of circuits are tested on integrated circuits using scan paths. Using parallel scan distributor and collector circuits for these scan paths improves test access of circuits and cores embedded within ICs and reduces the IC's power consumption during scan testing. A controller for the distributor and collector circuits includes a test control register, a test control state machine and a multiplexer. These test circuits can be connected in a hierarchy or in parallel. A conventional test access port or TAP can be modified to work with the disclosed test circuits.
US09372218B2	Diagnostic device for checking a control signal line A diagnostic device for checking a control signal line between a control device of a motor vehicle and a motor-vehicle-side charging connection for a battery of the motor vehicle, includes a first resistor disposed at the charging connection and connecting the control signal line to ground, a second resistor connected in parallel with first resistor to form a parallel circuit, an evaluation device associated with the control device and comprising a current source and/or a voltage source for supplying a corresponding current or voltage outside a charging operation, and a diode connected in series with the first and second resistors and blocking a current flow from ground to the control signal line. The evaluation device is configured to measure, by using the first and second resistor, a current indicating a control signal line defect or a voltage indicating a control signal line defect.
US09372216B2	Electric power supply controller for vehicle A restart section in an electric powered vehicle restarts a controller from a sleep mode, when a voltage higher than a restart voltage is supplied for over a response time. In a charge mode, a stand controller provides a connection check function by using a normal CPLT (Control Pilot signal) method. In a normal CPLT method, an output terminal is supplied with DC voltage that exceeds the restart voltage. In a non-charge mode, the stand controller uses a monitor signal which will not cause a restart of the controller to provide a connection check function. The monitor signal for the non-charge mode has a voltage that is lower than the restart voltage and/or a pulse width that is shorter than the response time. As a result, it is possible to reduce power consumption.
US09372209B2	Sensor for detecting damage to an object A sensor for detecting damage to an object may include a housing, a first coating provided on a surface of a first end of the housing, and a second coating provided on a surface of a second end of the housing opposing the first end. The first coating may be configured to be exposed to an environment in which the object is placed, while the second coating may be configured to be hermitically sealed. The sensor may further include a plurality of electrodes placed in the housing connected to the first end and the second end so as to measure an electrical signal generated therebetween.
US09372199B2	Sample analyzer The sample analyzer includes: a reagent arranging section for arranging a plurality of reagents; an analyzing section for analyzing a measurement sample prepared by mixing a sample and the reagent arranged on the reagent arranging section; a display device; an input device; and a display control section for displaying a reagent arrangement displaying region for displaying a plurality of reagent marks inscribed with a reagent name respectively on the display device, wherein the each reagent mark is displayed in a manner selectable by the input device, wherein arrangement of the each reagent mark on the reagent arrangement displaying region corresponds to arrangement of the each reagent on the reagent arranging section, wherein the display control section displays detailed information related to the reagent corresponding to the reagent mark selected by the input device on the display device.
US09372198B2	Diagnosis of entry of gastrointestinal contents into respiratory tract of humans and animals The invention provides a method of diagnosing entry of gastrointestinal contents into the respiratory tract of a patient suffering from reflux disease. The method comprises orally administering to a subject formulation comprising a detectable label that is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract but can be absorbed from the respiratory tract. The extent of the gastrointestinal contents entering the respiratory tract can be estimated by measuring the level of the detectable label in a body fluid, e.g., blood or urine.
US09372195B2	cMET protein SRM/MRM assay Specific peptides are provided, and derived ionization characteristics of those peptides, from the Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (cMET) protein. The peptides are particularly and surprisingly advantageous for quantifying by the method of Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM) mass spectrometry the cMET protein directly in biological samples that have been fixed in formalin, or what can also be termed as Multiple Reaction Monitoring (MRM) mass spectrometry. Such biological samples are chemically preserved and fixed where the biological sample is selected from tissues and cells treated with formaldehyde containing agents/fixatives including: formalin-fixed tissue/cells; formalin-fixed/paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue/cells; FFPE tissue blocks and cells from those blocks; and tissue culture cells that have been formalin fixed and or paraffin embedded. A protein sample is prepared from the biological sample using the Liquid Tissue™ reagents and protocol and the cMET protein is quantitated in the Liquid Tissue™ sample by the method of SRM/MRM mass spectrometry by quantitating in the protein sample at least one or more of the peptides described. These peptides can be quantitated if they reside in a modified or an unmodified form. An example of a modified form of a cMET peptide is phosphorylation of a tyrosine, threonine, serine, and/or other amino acid residues within the peptide sequence.
US09372190B2	Method of evaluation of the relative risk of developing atherosclerosis in patients The present invention relates to a method for determining the amount of circulating CD36 protein or a fraction thereof which is present in cell-free plasma, preferably in a high molecular weight plasma fraction, such as a lipoprotein fraction selected from Low Density Lipoprotein, Intermediate Density Lipoprotein, and Very Low Density Lipoprotein using an immunological method which comprises the steps of (i) providing a plasma sample to be investigated, (ii) providing an anti-CD36 antibody, (iii) exposing the sample to be investigated to the antibody, and (iv) detecting and quantifying the amount of CD36 which binds to the antibody.
US09372186B2	Minimally-invasive measurement of esophageal inflammation The methods and apparatus of the present invention allow the evaluation of inflammation of the esophagus. Measurements may be utilized, for example, to diagnose a disease of the esophagus, to monitor inflammation of the esophagus, or to access the treatment of a disease of the esophagus. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a method for measuring esophageal inflammation comprising deploying a device into the esophagus of a subject, removing the device after a predetermined period of time, analyzing the device for a diagnostic indicator of esophageal inflammation and evaluating the diagnostic indicator to diagnose esophageal inflammation.
US09372185B2	MEMS particle sorting actuator and method of manufacture A MEMS-based system and a method are described for separating a target particle from the remainder of a fluid stream. The system makes use of a unique, microfabricated movable structure formed on a substrate, which moves in a rotary fashion about one or more fixed points, which are all located on one side of the axis of motion. The movable structure is actuated by a separate force-generating apparatus, which is entirely separate from the movable structure formed on its substrate. This allows the movable structure to be entirely submerged in the sample fluid.
US09372180B2	Inspection and recycling of containers A method for examining filled containers, which are filled with CO2-containing products such as beer or lemonade, for contaminants such as glass fragments, including examining, e.g. by means of a camera, a container for gas bubbles in the product/in the container and/or for gas mists in the container, and sorting out the container, if gas bubbles are determined in the product and/or if CO2 mists are determined in the container, and re-examining the container at a later time.
US09372178B2	Apparatuses and methods for the measurement of liquid properties and particularly frying oil quality Apparatuses and methods for determining viscosity, surface tension and/or surface tension/viscosity ratio are presented. The methods use the measurement of liquid penetration rate in a test medium to evaluate liquid properties. In particular the methods and apparatuses can be used to determine the quality of frying or cooking oils in terms of polymer or polar compounds. The point of rejection of frying oils according to recommendations and legal limits can be determined. In one embodiment the time required for the oil to penetrate a given distance in a test strip is measured. The time is related to the above liquid (oil) properties and can be correlated to the amount of polymer and/or polar compounds in the oil sample.
US09372173B2	Ultrasonic testing phased array inspection fixture and related methods An inspection fixture is provided that includes a fixture, a lens, an ultrasonic phase array, a mirror and a liquid supply connector. The fixture body includes an inner chamber and an opening to the inner chamber. The lens defines a portion of the inner chamber. The ultrasonic phase array generates ultrasonic signals and is positioned to send the ultrasonic signals through the lens. The mirror is received within the inner chamber and is positioned at 45° in relation to the lens to reflect the ultrasonic signals from the lens out an opening to an inspection area of a body to be inspected and to reflect returned ultrasonic signals from the inspection area to the lens. The liquid supply connector is in fluid communication with the inner chamber.
US09372172B2	Systems and methods for detecting partial discharge in electrical components A system for detecting partial discharge in electrical components may include a control system that may operate a drive in an industrial automation system. The industrial automation system may include the electrical components being analyzed for partial discharge. The system may also include one or more acoustic sensors that may detect one or more acoustic waveforms generated within at least one of the electrical components. The system may also include a monitoring system that may receive the acoustic waveforms from the acoustic sensors and determine whether the one electrical component is experiencing partial discharge based on the acoustic waveforms. The monitoring system may then send a notification to the control system when the one electrical component is determined to be experiencing partial discharge, such that the notification indicates that the one electrical component is experiencing partial discharge.
US09372169B2	Method for accurately quantifying a chemical substance contained in a sample solution at a significantly low concentration of not more than 1×10−8M Provided is a method for accurately quantifying a chemical substance contained in a sample solution at a significantly low concentration of not more than 1×10−8M. A measurement system used for the method includes a counter electrode 13, a first reference electrode 12, a first working electrode 11a, a second working electrode 11b, a second reference electrode 14 and a gel-coated electrode 15. The gel-coated electrode 15 is electrically equivalent to the second working electrode 11b. The gel-coated electrode 15 comprises an electrode body 31 and a gel 34. The surface of the electrode body 31 is coated with the gel 34. The gel 34 contains a standard electrolyte and an ionic liquid. The gel 34 contains no water. The ionic liquid is hydrophobic and nonvolatile. The ionic liquid is composed of a cation and an anion. The standard electrolyte is composed of the cation and a halide ion.
US09372168B2	Sigma-delta analog-to-digital converter A potentiostat includes a voltage regulator, a current mirror, a capacitor, a comparator, a current source, and a counter. The voltage regulator maintains a voltage on a working electrode of an electrochemical sensor. The current mirror develops a mirror current that mirrors an input current from the working electrode. The capacitor is alternately charged by the mirror current, causing the capacitor voltage to increase at a rate related to the current's magnitude, and discharged by a control current, causing the capacitor voltage to decrease. The comparator outputs a waveform that includes upward and downward transitions based on the variations of the capacitor voltage. The current source produces the control current based on the waveform. The counter counts the number of upward or downward transitions in the waveform during a predetermined sampling period to produce a digital output. The digital output is representative of the magnitude of the input current.
US09372166B2	Integrated circuit comprising a thermal conductivity based gas sensor An integrated circuit and a method of making the same. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit also includes a relative humidity sensor on the substrate. The relative humidity sensor includes a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, and a humidity sensitive layer covering the first and second electrodes. The integrated circuit further includes a thermal conductivity based gas sensor on the substrate. The thermal conductivity based gas sensor has an electrically resistive sensor element located above the humidity sensitive layer.
US09372163B2	Method of conducting an X-ray diffraction-based crystallography analysis A method of X-ray diffraction-based analysis for determining the structure of a crystal sample is provided. The method comprises conducting pre-experiment to collect a first set of diffraction images including reflections at corresponding intensities. The method also comprises conducting a main experiment to collect a second set of diffraction images, the diffraction images of the second set including the reflections with higher relative intensities than those produced during the first experiment, at least some of the diffraction images of the second set including topped reflections resulting from detector saturation. The method also includes a step of replacing intensities of the topped reflections from the second set of images with intensities obtained for the corresponding reflections from the first set of images.
US09372159B2	System and method for detecting heliostat failures using artificial light sources A system and method for detecting heliostat failures in a concentrating solar plant, the system comprising a plurality of stationary lights and cameras mounted to towers that surround, or are situated within, a field of heliostats. Heliostats may be commanded via a control system to move to a position wherein light may be expected to be reflected from a given stationary light to a given camera, whereupon a first set of images of the heliostat are taken. Heliostats may then be commanded via the control system to move to a position wherein light may no longer be expected to be reflected from said stationary light to said camera, whereupon a second set of images of the heliostat are taken. An image processor may search the first and second set of images to determine if reflected light is present. If reflected light from said stationary light is not found in the images, the heliostat may be determined to have experienced a failure mode. Failed heliostats may then be flagged for inspection, repair, or replacement.
US09372157B1	Method for non-invasive determination of chemical properties of aqueous solutions A method for non-invasively determining a chemical property of an aqueous solution is provided. The method provides the steps of providing a colored solute having a light absorbance spectrum and transmitting light through the colored solute at two different wavelengths. The method further provides the steps of measuring light absorbance of the colored solute at the two different transmitted light wavelengths, and comparing the light absorbance of the colored solute at the two different wavelengths to determine a chemical property of an aqueous solution.
US09372156B2	System for processing contents of a receptacle to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents A system is configured to process the contents of one or more receptacles to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents of each receptacle. Each receptacle is held within a receptacle station of a movable receptacle carrier disposed within a temperature-controlled chamber of an incubator. At least one signal detector is configured to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents of a receptacle as the receptacle carrier moves each receptacle into an operative position with respect to the signal detector. A magnet holder is attached to the receptacle carrier and holds one or more magnets adjacent to an associated receptacle station so as to expose the contents of each receptacle carried in the receptacle station to a magnetic field when the receptacle is in the operative position with respect to the signal detector.
US09372151B2	Cross antennas for surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy of chemical moieties A device for Surface Enhanced Infrared Absorption (SEIRA) that includes at least one pair of metallic antennas deposited on a substrate, wherein the pair of metallic antennas are collinear. The length, width, and height of the metallic antenna determines an infrared absorption of the pair of metallic antennas. The device also includes a gap located between the pair of metallic antennas. A chemical moiety is disposed on at least a portion of the metallic antennas such that the infrared absorption of the chemical moiety is enhanced by the at least one pair of metallic antennas.
US09372150B2	Optical method and system for measuring an environmental parameter An optical system for sensing an environmental parameter, comprising: an optical pulse generator for generating an excitation pulse; a pulse splitter for splitting the excitation pulse into a sensing pulse and a reference pulse; a sensing arm for receiving the sensing pulse, the sensing arm comprising an emission sensor for sensing the environmental parameter, the optical emission sensor generating a first measurement pulse having a measurement wavelength; a reference arm for receiving the reference pulse, the reference arm comprising an emission artifact adapted to convert the reference pulse into a second measurement pulse having the measurement wavelength; a time delay line for delaying a relative propagation of the measurement pulses; a light detector for measuring an optical energy of the first and second measurement pulses; and an optical link for optically connecting the pulse generator to the pulse splitter, and the sensing and reference arms to the light detector.
US09372147B2	Platen tape test method and device A device for testing adhesive tape including a sample holder located in a first plane and a movable platen having a major surface located in a plane perpendicular to the plane in which the sample holder is located. The platen and the sample holder each have an edge adjacent to the edge of the other, where the platen and the sample holder are moveable with respect to each other such that the movement of the platen with respect to the sample holder separates the adjacent edges and thereby applies a load to a length of tape that is secured to the surface of a sample in the holder and secured to the surface of the platen during testing.
US09372139B2	Method and apparatus for simulating head impacts for helmet testing An apparatus is disclosed that includes a frame, an impact delivery unit for delivering an impact force and at least one head form. The head form is adapted to be mounted to the frame such that the impact delivery unit can deliver an impact force to a designated location on the head form. The head form is configured to have a helmet installed thereon. The head form is selectively rotatable about each of a plurality of different axes of rotation, wherein movement of the head form is constrained to be able to move only in rotation and in rotation about only one axis of rotation of the plurality of axes at any time. A measuring system provides an indicator of the rotational acceleration of the head form when rotated about each of the plurality of axes. Also disclosed are methods for comparing the degree of protection afforded by first and second helmets.
US09372138B2	Cable track monitoring system and method Described are various exemplary embodiments of a cable track monitoring system and method. In one embodiment, a monitoring system for a cable track is operatively mounted between an anchoring unit and a mobile unit in designating a deployable cabling path therebetween as the mobile unit travels relative to the anchoring unit. The system comprises a monitoring cable to be run within the cable track along the cabling path; and a sensor fixedly mountable relative to one of the anchoring unit and the mobile unit and operatively coupleable to the monitoring cable in sensing a tension variation therein as the mobile unit travels relative to the anchoring unit. The sensor is operable to monitor the tension variation during operation of the cable track.
US09372134B2	Microfluidic device and method for isolating target using same A micro-fluidic device includes a filter case, a first capture array and a second capture array. The filter case includes an inlet for introducing a sample containing different kinds of targets, an outlet for discharging the sample and a channel extending between the inlet and the outlet. The first capture array is arranged in an upstream portion of the channel, the first capture array including a plurality of first forward funnels arranged along a direction orthogonal to a flow direction of the sample so as to capture the different kinds of targets. The second capture array is arranged in a downstream portion of the channel, the second capture array including a plurality of second forward funnels arranged along the direction orthogonal to the flow direction of the sample so as to capture the different kinds of targets.
US09372127B1	Printing system controlled using photoelastic measurement device A printing system is used printing an image on a web of media that is photoelastic and at least partially transparent. A web advance system advances the web of media supplied from an input roll in an in-track direction along a web transport path. At least one printing station is disposed along the web transport path for printing on the web of media. One or more photoelastic measurement devices disposed along the web transport path for characterizing stress in the web of media, and a controller that controls at least one aspect of the printing system responsive to signals received from the one or more photoelastic measurement devices.
US09372122B2	Electronic circuit to monitor a temperature of a light emitting diode An electronic circuit (10) to monitor a temperature of a light emitting diode (1) comprises a current generating circuit (110) to generate a current flow of at least a first and second current (IC1, IC2) through the light emitting diode (1) and a voltage monitoring circuit (120) to monitor a voltage of the light emitting diode (1). The voltage monitoring circuit (120) is further arranged to determine a difference of a respective value of a first and second voltage (Vf1, Vf2) of the light emitting diode (1) to monitor the temperature of the light emitting diode (1), wherein the first voltage (Vf1) and second voltage (Vf2) of the light emitting diode (1) is determined while driving the first and second current (IC2) through the light emitting diode (1).
US09372109B2	Harvester elevator in-flow weight sensor and methods for the same A system for measuring crop weight in a harvester elevator includes a receiver and processing node and one or more weight sensing instruments coupled to one or more paddles of the harvested elevator, respectively. The weight sensing instruments each include a weight sensor and a transmitter in communication with a receiver and processing node. The weight sensor is configured to dynamically measure the weight of a static harvested crop, relative to the sensor and corresponding paddle, as it ascends in the harvester elevator.
US09372104B2	Volumetric measurement device, system and method An acoustic volume sensing device is disclosed. The device includes a housing comprising a reference volume chamber and a variable volume chamber, the reference volume chamber and the variable volume chamber connected by a resonant port, a first MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the variable volume chamber, a second MEMS microphone located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, a MEMS speaker located in acoustic relation to the reference volume chamber, and a circuit board in electric connection with the first and second MEMS microphones and the MEMS speaker.
US09372096B2	Wearable electronic apparatus, data analyzer, and travel record control method An electronic apparatus refers to location measurement information measured in the past at each time when the latest location measurement information is output from a location measurement module with a predetermined measurement period, if measurement accuracy is good and it is regarded that a direction change has been made, determines the latest location measurement information as saving “necessary” and stores the information. If the measurement accuracy is no good or it is regarded that a positioning point shown by the latest location measurement information is an intermediate point during linear traveling, the latest location measurement information is not saved. Therefore, a data size to be saved is made smaller than that in related art and draining of a battery taken for writing of data is reduced.
US09372093B2	Reverse natural guidance The disclosed embodiments relate to recognition of navigation and/or guidance related information within an expressed conversational narrative between a provider of the narrative and a receiver thereof. The recognized navigation and/or guidance related information is then converted into navigation data which may be used to present a navigation route and/or guidance information related thereto to the receiver.
US09372090B2	Computer-implemented system and method for dynamically coordinating travel A computer-implemented system and method for dynamically coordinating travel is provided. A plurality of travelers to arrive at a common destination at a common time are identified. A preferred mode of transportation to the destination and a starting location are received for each traveler. An initial route to the destination is generated for each of the travelers based on the received mode of transportation and starting location. Two or more of the travelers are joined by identifying possible pairings between at least two travelers and evaluating a time for each possible pairing of travelers to travel together. A time threshold is applied to the evaluated time for each possible pairing. The travelers of one such possible pairing with an evaluated time that satisfies the threshold are paired. The initial routes of the paired travelers are revised.
US09372079B1	Optical plate for calibration of coordinate measuring machines A coordinate measuring machine is calibrated by taking optical measurements of an optical flat that includes a grating placed on its surface. The arm of the CMM capable of multi-directional translation in relation to an object is fitted with a white-light interferometric objective and optical measurements are taken of the flat while translating the objective (or the flat) in the coordinate direction subject to calibration. The objective may serve also as the probe of the CMM.
US09372060B1	Socket and wrench gauge A socket and wrench gauge provides for the portable and precise measurement of the dimension of a bolt or nut across the flats thereof, in order to determine the precise size of the socket or wrench required for use therewith. The socket and wrench gauge consists of two parallel jaws with gripping points, with the first jaw and gripping point extending laterally from an elongated slide scale and the opposite jaw and gripping point extending laterally from an elongated body receiver and raceway through which the slide scale operates. The scale consists of two linear rows of dimensional numbers thereon, with each of the numbers corresponding to a distance between the two jaws and gripping points. The numbers are placed longitudinally along the face of the scale for simplicity and greater legibility. The body receiver and raceway channel includes two coinciding reference marks placed laterally thereacross, which in combination with the longitudinal array of dimensional numbers, results in a singular dimensional number being exactly aligned with a corresponding reference mark for any measurement. The scale numbers correspond with the standardized size of sockets and wrenches used in industry, and the socket and wrench gauge may include inch, fractional inch and metric measurements longitudinally on the face side. The socket and wrench gauge may be formed of various rigid plastics or machined using soft or hard metals as desired. The socket and wrench gauge may be made sufficiently small so as to fit within a modern shirt or pant pocket, in order to be readily available to the user at all times.
US09372053B2	Autonomous weapon effects planning A method for autonomous weapon effects planning includes receiving the desired lethality and collateral effects information on a target and autonomously selecting at least one weapon and fuze setting from an inventory of weapons based on the received lethality and collateral effects information. The method further includes autonomously; determining which weapon with fuze setting and terminal elevation and heading angles satisfies the desired lethality and collateral effects; shaping weapon trajectory to satisfy weapon maneuverability, terrain clobber avoidance and guidance requirements and planning weapon launch conditions for the one or more autonomously selected weapons. The weapon launch conditions include at least a launch point or a launch corridor.
US09372049B2	Handle sight A handle sight for a firearm includes a mounting base and a carrying handle. The mounting base has an elongated shape and defining a first end portion and an opposed second end portion, wherein the mounting base is adapted for detachably mounting on the firearm in a reversible orientation to locate the first end portion of the mounting base one of a forward direction and a rearward direction of the firearm. The carrying handle is upwardly extended from the first end portion of the mounting base at a top side thereof, wherein the carrying handle has a hollow structure to define a sight channel for parallelly align with a barrel axis of the firearm so as to enable an operator to aim at a front iron sight of the firearm through the sight channel.
US09372045B1	Adjustable multi-level archery quiver An adjustable multi-level archery quiver preferably includes a quiver hood, a quiver frame, a first arrow gripper and a second arrow gripper. The quiver hood includes a plurality of broad head cavities and at least three frame mounting cavities. A centerline of the plurality of broad head cavities are aligned in a straight line. However, depths of adjacent broad head cavities are staggered from each other. An alternative embodiment of a quiver hood includes adjacent broad head cavities that are offset from each other in a Y-axis. The quiver frame includes a first hood mounting leg and a second hood mounting leg extending from one end. The first and second hood mounting legs are retained in the frame mounting openings. The first and second arrow grippers may be attached to the quiver frame to create right or left hand quivers.
US09372037B2	Method and apparatus for cleaning elongated tubes A system and method for cleaning elongated tubes is presented. An apparatus for cleaning elongated tubes includes a cart, a lance, a pressure sensing device and a propulsion device. The lance sprays material into elongated tubes to clean the elongated tubes. The cart supports the lance while the cart is moves in a rail in a forward direction and in a reverse direction. The pressure sensing device is located in the cart detects a pressure exerted on the cart as the cart moves in a forward direction in the rail. The propulsion device, upon the pressure sensing device detecting a pressure crossing a threshold value, propels the cart in the reverse direction for predetermined distance or time before again propelling the first cart in the forward direction.
US09372034B2	Cool-storage type heat exchanger An object of the invention is to provide an effective cooling-energy storing performance and a stable cooling-energy radiating performance and to realize a high productivity. An evaporator has a plurality of refrigerant tubes arranged at almost equal intervals to form therebetween accommodating spaces. A plurality of cooling-storage containers are arranged in some of the accommodating spaces and fins are arranged in the remaining accommodating spaces. A cooling-storage unit is formed by one cooling-storage container and two refrigerant tubes arranged at both sides of the cooling-storage container. Each of the cooling-storage container has projections extending from one wall portion to the other wall portion to form heat exchange portions. The cooling-storage container is connected to the refrigerant tubes by soldering material.
US09372031B2	Appliance for drying laundry An appliance for drying laundry includes a drying-air moisture-condensing system including a heat pump system with a variable-output compressor, and at least one drying air variable-speed fan for promoting the recirculation of the drying air. The appliance is adapted to perform at least one laundry drying cycle in: at least a first drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a first compressor mode having a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a first fan mode having a speed course, and at least a second drying mode wherein the compressor is driven to a second compressor mode comprising a compressor power consumption course and/or a compressor rotational speed course and/or a frequency course of the supply current/voltage of the compressor motor and the fan is driven to a second fan mode having a speed course. For at least a portion of the drying cycle, a compressor power consumption and/or a compressor rotational speed and/or a frequency of the supply current/voltage of the compressor of the second compressor mode is/are higher than the one/s of the first compressor mode and the speed of the second fan mode is higher than the speed of the first fan mode.
US09372030B2	Method of cooling an internal space using a superabsorbent polymer A method and system for cooling an internal space are provided. A laminate of a hydrophobic membrane and a hydrophilic membrane includes a superabsorbent polymer disposed on or encompassing the hydrophilic membrane. The superabsorbent polymer increases the wicking capacity of the hydrophilic membrane so that water from a source is distributed more rapidly across the hydrophilic membrane. The distributed water is evaporated from the hydrophilic membrane, causing evaporative cooling of the laminate and surrounding air stream(s). The cooled air stream(s) are used to cool the internal space.
US09372028B2	Refrigerator Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a main body, a door, a shelf, a light source unit, and a light-guiding member. The main body includes a storage compartment. The door opens and closes the storage compartment. The shelf is detachably coupled to the storage compartment to partition the storage compartment into a plurality of spaces. The light source unit illuminates the storage compartment. The light-guiding member is disposed on at least one end of the shelf. Here, the light source unit is disposed such that a portion of light generated in the light source unit enters the light-guiding member.
US09372024B2	System and method for dispensing An ice machine includes an insulated compartment to store ice, a dispenser having access to the insulated compartment to dispense ice from the insulated compartment, a card reader, and a controller in communication with the card reader and the dispenser. The controller stores permission settings including a public setting and a private setting. The controller is to receive a card number from the card reader. The controller is to determine whether to initiate ice dispensing using the dispenser based on the card number, the public setting and the private setting.
US09372020B2	Method and apparatus for thermal exchange with two-phase media In a temperature control system using a controlled mix of high temperature pressurized gas and a cooled vapor/liquid flow of the same medium to cool a thermal load to a target temperature in a high energy environment, particular advantages are obtained in precision and efficiency by passing at least a substantial percentage of the cooled vapor/liquid flow through the thermal load directly, and thereafter mixing the output with a portion of the pressurized gas flow. This “post load mixing” approach increases the thermal transfer coefficient, improves control and facilities target temperature change. Ad added mixing between the cooled expanded flow and a lesser flow of pressurized gas also is used prior to the input to the thermal load. A further feature, termed a remote “Line Box”, enables transport of the separate flows of the two phase medium through a substantial spacing from pressurizing and condensing units without undesired liquefaction in the transport lines.
US09372017B2	Energy efficient cooling and heating system A cooling and heating system with a first heat exchange loop and a second heat exchange loop. The first heat exchange loop uses a first heat transfer fluid that is passed through a compression/evaporation refrigeration cycle to cool a refrigerated space and to collect waste heat, and then pumps that heat transfer fluid to a remote heat pump in the winter where the waste heat is used to provide warm air. The first heat exchange system may also pump some or all of the first heat transfer fluid to a remote water heater where the waste heat is used to heat water. The second heat exchange loop uses a second heat transfer fluid to cool the heat pump in the summer, and may pump that second heat transfer fluid to a remote water heater where waste heat is used to heat water.
US09372013B2	Method and system for storing solar heat The invention provides a solar thermal storage method capable of supplying heat of about 1000-1300 K to an external facility for 24 hours. Disclosed is a solar thermal storage method for storing heat using solar light energy, comprising a concentrated beam irradiation step S1 of irradiating a reactive ceramics layer with a concentrated beam obtained by concentrating solar light to heat the same while moving the reactive ceramics layer formed using reactive ceramics that transforms from an oxidized form to a reduced form with a release of oxygen when heated and returns to the oxidized form when brought into contact with the oxygen; and a thermal storage step S2 of storing the heat emitted from the reactive ceramics layer in thermal storage means while bringing the reactive ceramics layer heated in the concentrated beam irradiation step S1 into contact with gas containing the oxygen.
US09372011B2	Heat exchanger and gas-fired furnace comprising the same A heat exchanger and a gas-fired furnace including the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes at least two heat exchange shell enclosures; and at least three rows of heat exchange tubes arranged along a furnace air flow path. Each of the heat exchange tubes defines a leaving-tube-end and an entering-tube-end, two adjacent rows are spaced from each other, the at least three rows of heat exchange tubes are connected in a leaving-tube-end to entering-tube-end fashion sequentially via the at least two heat exchange shell enclosures to define a substantially serpentine flue gas passage.
US09372007B2	Air conditioning system When the air conditioner implements the temperature controlling operation, the ventilator performs ventilation in a normal ventilation mode where a ventilation amount is set at a certain ventilation amount or more. When the air conditioner implements the operation not intended for temperature control, the ventilator performs ventilation in a ventilation suppressed mode where the number of rotations of an exhaust fan is made greater than that of an air supply fan to place indoor space in a negative pressure and ventilation is performed at an amount smaller than the certain ventilation amount or ventilation is stopped. In the ventilation suppressed mode, a ventilation amount is set to be smaller in response to a greater heating load that is increased by ventilation performed during the operation not intended for temperature control.
US09372001B2	Home cooking appliance with a side swing oven door having an integral self capturing latch A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including a stationary hook and a receiver that receives and draws part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position. The receiver provides a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position.
US09371999B2	Fireplace draft blocker A fireplace draft blocker which is easily assembled and disassembled is provided with a seal around its periphery of faux fur, bristles, or soft fabric and is supported by crossed rods which hold the four corners of the fireplace draft blocker in position and away from the fireplace itself.
US09371992B2	Low NOx burner with low pressure drop A burner includes a cylindrical tube that terminates in a burner discharge end. An annular disk, affixed to the discharge end, defines a hole. An oxidizer intake delivers oxidizer into the tube. A fuel nozzle delivers fuel into the tube. A cylindrical slotted member has an interrupted outer surface and is disposed within a portion of the tube. The slotted member is affixed to the annular disk and defines an interior void that opens to the hole. The tube and the slotted member define an annular passage therebetween. Elongated slots pass through the outer surface of the slotted member, each directed along a different non-diametrical chord of the slotted member. The elongated slots direct a gaseous stream into the interior void so as to impart both an inwardly-directed radial velocity component and a tangential velocity component to the gaseous stream.
US09371981B2	LED lamp having stable structure and easy assembly An LED lamp includes a heat conductive housing, a light source module and a light-pervious cover. The interior of the heat conductive housing is provided with a heat conductive partition plate capable of dividing the interior of the heat conductive housing thereby forming an accommodation space having a cavity at one end of the heat conductive housing. The light source module is disposed in the accommodation space and includes a circuit board and at least one LED disposed on the circuit board. The light-pervious cover is formed with a sleeve opening, and the periphery of the sleeve opening is protrudingly formed with an annular wall, the outer edge of the annular wall is mated and engaged with the inner edge of the cavity, thereby enabling the circuit board to be pressed by the annular wall so as to be tightly fastened on the heat conductive partition plate.
US09371974B2	Lighting device, light fixture, and vehicle A lighting device includes: a circuit board placed on a base; and a transformer provided in the circuit board. The transformer includes: a winding pattern formed on the circuit board; and a core having an outer leg portion. The circuit board has an outer leg insertion portion through which the outer leg portion of the core is inserted, and the circuit board and the base have therebetween a gap which is air space. The base and at least a lateral face of the outer leg portion are bonded together by a first resin that is insertable from the outer leg insertion portion.
US09371969B2	Display device A display device is provided that is a transparent, colored glass-ceramic with a front-side indication side, a rear-side illumination side, and at least one luminous element disposed in the region of the illumination side. The display device further includes a color compensation filter and a at least partially transparent intermediate layer between the color compensation filter and the glass-ceramic.
US09371953B2	Base for a generator A base made of a composite material supports a generator assembly. The base may support a number of components of the generator assembly, including an alternator, an engine, a control panel, a fuel tank, and a lifting frame. The base may include first and second tiers that are in two different horizontal planes for mounting of the alternator on one tier and the engine on the second tier, with a drive shaft of the alternator being aligned with a drive shaft of the engine. The base may include ribs extending from an under side of a support surface of the base in order to distribute loads and withstand stresses that result from the weight of the generator assembly.
US09371947B2	Branch pipe The manifold type pipe structure according to the present invention is characterized in that at least branch pipe is formed at a pipe passage having a flow hole through which fluid flows, and an input coupling part is formed at an end of the pipe passage, and a joint coupler forming an output coupling part at the other end is prepared, and an output coupling part of a joint coupler of the other places is joint-connected with a limited rotation angle at an input coupling part of at least one joint coupler.
US09371944B2	Multi-layer pressure actuated extendable hose A self-actuated linearly retractable and extendible hose for use in transporting fluids (liquids, gases, solid particles, and combinations of these) between a source location and an output location can be implemented as an extendible hose comprising a biasing element, a sealing layer, and a reinforced cover layer. The sealing layer forms a sealed conduit for transporting the fluids, and the reinforced cover layer on the outside provides radial and longitudinal strength for the sealing layer. The hose can be operated by increasing internal pressure within the hose relative to ambient pressure. When the hose is pressurized by a fluid source, the internal pressure of the hose overcomes the retracting force of the biasing element and the hose extends. When the fluid source is turned off or disconnected from the hose, internal pressure is reduced and the biasing element exerts a tension force on the hose causing the hose to retract.
US09371937B2	Micro-valve and micro-fluidic device using such A micro-valve (10) adapted for integration with a micro-fluidic device such as a micro-injector of a chromatograph, the micro-valve having a first substrate (12), a second substrate (14) having microconduits (36,38) and a seating surface (30), and an actuation membrane (16) positioned between the first substrate (12) and the second substrate (14) for opening or closing a fluid path (48) of the micro-valve (10) under a force applied by a mechanism such as a pneumatic or piezoelectric device, wherein said actuation membrane (16) is constructed from a poly(aryl ether ketone).
US09371927B1	Pressure relief valve An inlet port provides a fluid entrance to a body. A chamber has an inner surface. An outlet port is in fluid communication with the chamber and provides a fluid exit from the body. The piston is moveable within the chamber between a first set position, in which the inlet port is not in fluid communication with the outlet port, and a second open position, in which the inlet port is in fluid communication with the outlet port through the chamber. A seal guard is slidably disposed within the chamber. The seal guard is moveable between a first seal-guard position and a second seal-guard position in which the seal guard shields the seal. The seal guard is in the first seal-guard position when the piston is in its first set position and in the second seal-guard position when the piston is in its second open position.
US09371919B2	High pressure fluid system A high pressure fluid system including enhanced safety, maintenance and servicing features. The system can include a CAM assembly module, having a valve seat assembly, seal cartridge assembly and inlet manifold, that is easily installed in and removed from a frame and/discharge manifold as a single unit. A discharge manifold can isolate different pressure rated passageways of the system, and multiple rupture discs associated with the same. A discharge manifold end plate can be included to provide ease of repair of discharge outlets and to establish a plumbing system for the rupture discs. A quick coupler can facilitate connection between a plunger of the seal cartridge assembly and a cross head stub connected to a power frame. A lubrication valve assembly can provide and meter lubrication from a high pressure inlet source to a plunger and packing of the seal cartridge assembly.
US09371896B2	Power transmission unit for vehicle A power transmission unit including a first clutch device that selectively enables and disables a torque transmitting route from an input shaft to an output shaft via a first gear train to transmit torque therethrough, a dog clutch that switches the torque transmitting route from the input shaft to the output shaft between a continuously variable speed change route in which torque is transmitted through a continuously variable transmission and a reverse route in which torque is transmitted through a second gear train, and a second clutch device that selectively enables and disables both of the continuously variable speed change route and the reverse route to transmit torque to the input shaft or the output shaft. The first clutch device and the second clutch device are separately disposed on any of the input shaft and the output shaft in a manner to be situated at different axial positions.
US09371886B2	Dual mass flywheel A dual mass flywheel includes a first arcspring and a second arcspring being symmetrically mounted along an inner circumference of a primary cover connected to a crankshaft, a flange being inserted into the primary cover and including a first compressor and a second compressor formed therein, which contact the first arcspring and the second arcspring, respectively, a first stopper and a second stopper configured to support the first arcspring or the second arcspring and being formed on the inner circumference of the primary cover, and a first guide shell and a second guide shell disposed on the inner circumference of the primary cover, guide deformation of the first arcspring or the second arcspring in a radial direction, and including a friction inductor that contacts the first compressor or the second compressor.
US09371878B2	Apparatus for variable shock absorption An apparatus for variable shock absorption is provided. The apparatus includes a pair of elastic members that cross each other and a first support that has both ends coupled to predetermined first ends of the elastic members. A second support faces the first support and has oblong grooves in which second ends of the elastic members are inserted to slide in opposite directions. When an external force is applied to the first support or the second support, the distance between the first support and the second support changes and the angle formed by the pair of elastic members changes based on the change of the distance between the supports.
US09371877B2	Spring and system A spring includes at least one spring portion that extends over an arc of at least 90° when projected onto a cross-sectional area perpendicular to a force direction of the spring in an unloaded condition thereof. The spring portion has an elliptical shape in the projection. A system including one or more springs is also described.
US09371875B2	Ventilated brake rotors A brake rotor for attachment to a wheel of a vehicle may include an outer friction member and an inner friction member. The brake rotor may further include a plurality of fin elements connecting the outer friction member to the inner friction member. Each fin element may include first and second pillars that are connected by a bridge portion to define an opening in the fin element. The opening is configured to allow air to pass through the fin element.
US09371872B2	Apparatus and method for learning filling parameters for a clutch A method and a device for calibrating a wet clutch is provided. The clutch comprises a pump, a piston, a proportional valve, a controller, and a pressure sensor. The method comprises the steps of closing the clutch by sending a pressure profile with fill parameters from the controller to the proportional valve, recording a pressure signal of the hydraulic fluid, comparing the pressure profile with the pressure signal, determining whether at least one defined feature is in the pressure signal that is indicative of errors in the fill parameters, and if said feature is determined in the pressure signal, modification of the pressure profile by changing at least one of the fill parameters.
US09371866B2	Wet clutch for a motorcycle A wet clutch for a motorcycle having an outer basket having a first toothing as the input side of the wet clutch, an inner basket which is coaxial to the outer basket having a second toothing as the output side of the wet clutch, first frictional elements which are torsionally connected to the outer basket, second frictional elements which are torsionally connected to the inner basket, the first and second frictional elements being situated axially alternating between the inner basket and the outer basket, and a clamping element to compress the first and second frictional elements axially in order to produce a torsional connection between the input side and the output side. The inner basket and/or the outer basket can essentially be produced from one or more sheet metal parts.
US09371860B2	Hub-bearing assembly for agricultural use A hub-bearing assembly including a rolling bearing having an outer ring, at least an inner ring and at least a row of rolling bodies is provided. The rolling bearing including a housing containing the rolling bearing and having an annular cylindrical shape, the housing at one end forming a radial flange, a closing cap, assembled on the housing at the opposite end with respect to the end, where the housing forms the flange, the cap being cup shaped and having a bottom wall, transverse to the rolling bearing axis, and a side wall, constrained to the bottom wall. First assembly means provided on the housing external wall, the first assembly means being fixed and localized in angular correspondence with the ribs and cooperating with second assembly means, movable and realized on the internal surface of the side wall for assembling, in a dismantled way, the cap on the housing.
US09371859B2	Motor including reservoir and hub cap Provided herein is an apparatus, including a stationary component; a rotatable component; a fluid dynamic bearing defined by the stationary component and the rotatable component; a first channel substantially parallel to the fluid dynamic bearing; a second channel substantially perpendicular to the first channel; and a fluid reservoir substantially parallel to the first channel, wherein the second channel fluidly connects the fluid reservoir to the first channel.
US09371858B2	Method and device for manufacturing a down hole motor radial bearing A down hole motor is used in the oil prospecting industry to drive drill bits for drilling the ground at great depths. The down hole motor (1) includes a drive shaft (5) held in the motor body (3) by an axial thrust bearing (6) and by a radial bearing (7). The radial bearing (7) is a tubular member whose interior surface is coated with an anti-abrasion layer (11) formed by laser-assisted facing directly inside an alloy steel radial bearing body (10). The thickness of the facing layer is then reduced by removing material by the use of a cutting tool. This produces a radial bearing (7) that is relatively insensitive to drilling mud and confers great reliability on the down hole motor (1).
US09371857B2	Tilting pad bearing device An object is to provide a tilting-pad bearing device whereby it is possible to levitate a rotation shaft with a low supply-oil pressure. A tilting-pad bearing device includes a plurality of bearing pads disposed around a rotation shaft so as to support the rotation shaft rotatably, a support member interposed between the plurality of bearing pads and a bearing housing supporting the plurality of bearing pads, the support member supporting each of the plurality of bearing pads pivotably, and an oil-supply mechanism configured to supply a lubricant oil to at least one oil groove formed on a bearing surface of at least one of the plurality of bearing pads. The at least one oil groove is disposed inside and outside a contact area of the bearing surface which is in contact with an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft is stopped.
US09371847B2	Distance measuring device and method for determining a distance, and a suitable reflective member A distance measuring device and a method for determining a distance are provided. The distance measuring device includes a reflective member, evaluation electronics and a sensor device having at least one coupling probe for feeding a transmission signal into a line structure with the reflective member. The reflective member includes a base plate with an attached collar for forming a cup-shaped element.
US09371846B2	Telescopic hydraulic cylinder A telescopic hydraulic cylinder includes an inner cylindrical tube and an outer cylindrical tube located concentrically about the inner cylindrical tube, and a guide ring for guiding the inner and outer cylindrical tubes. The guide ring has a cylindrical support surface with a center line and a guide surface and is mounted in a cylindrical groove. The guide surface slides along the inner surface of the outer cylindrical tube or the outer surface of the inner cylindrical tube. The guide surface has a curved surface with a curve radius and a tangent and the tangent to the curved surface and the center line form an inclination angle between zero and five degrees, and the curve radius is larger than the radius of the guide ring in the plane perpendicular to the center line.
US09371843B2	Failsafe pilot supply selector valve A failsafe pilot selector valve may include at least one inlet port, a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a biasing element. The failsafe pilot selector valve may have a first end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the first outlet port, a second end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the first outlet port, and an intermediate position between the first end position and the second end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the second outlet port. The biasing element may provide a biasing force to move the failsafe pilot selector valve to the first end position. The pilot selector valve can alternately provide pilot fluid to primary and redundant control elements of a redundantly controlled system in fluid communication with the outlet ports.
US09371838B2	Integral scroll and gearbox for a compressor with speed change option The volute is cast integrally with the gearbox base to allow closer radial tolerances to be used to improve efficiency. In the preferred embodiment, compressors for multi-stage compression are assembled with intercoolers and the integral volute is cast together with the impeller housing and the lower gearbox housing and the associated intercooler. Efficiency increases of 2% or more are achievable. In multistage applications, efficiency gains in the early stages are compounded in each subsequent stage. Speed changes that change center distance between bull gear and pinion are accommodated by an offset opening in the inlet and diffuser that can line up with the impeller shaft as well as an offset opening in the fluid seal despite a pinion gear change, by reorientation and remounting of those parts.
US09371835B2	Coupling for directly driven compressor A coupling to attach an impeller of a compressor to a shaft of an electric motor. The coupling has a coupling body that is attached at a first of the ends thereof to the impeller and at the opposite second end, to the motor shaft. The coupling body has a deformable section between the first and second ends of the coupling body. The deformable section is configured such that under an unbalanced loading exerted against the coupling body upon a failure of the impeller, the deformable section will permanently deform without the ultimate strength of a material forming the coupling body being exceeded and prior to a permanent deformation of the shaft. In such manner, the electric motor is protected from damage upon a failure of the impeller.
US09371822B2	Wind turbine with bearing support A wind turbine generator with a bearing system is disclosed. The bearing system includes a lockable connection having a bearing surface and a support surface which surfaces are engaged when the lockable connection is locked. Forces from the shaft are transferred via the bearing into the support through the bearing surface, wherein a support angle of the support surface, relative to a shaft plane formed by rotating the shaft around a first axis, which first axis is perpendicular to the center axis and which first axis is comprised in a vertical plane, is in a range from and including 5 degrees to and including 70 degrees.
US09371815B2	Turbine with radial inlet and outlet rotor for use in bidirectional flows The present invention relates to a turbine which can absorb energy from bi-directional reversing flows, as is the case of ocean wave energy converters. In the periphery of the bladed rotor (2) of the turbine there are two openings (5, 6) through which the fluid alternately enters, or exits from, the rotor, the outward flow being radially centrifugal and the inward flow being radially centripetal. The turbine stator comprises two sets of guide vanes (7, 8) for alternately directing the bi-directional reversing flow to, and from, the rotor, and two ducts (9, 12) disposed between the rotor and the guide vanes and extending radially beyond the guide vanes. Two stator arrangements are considered. In both arrangements, the inlet guide vanes deflect the inward flow and impart a circumferential swirl component in the same direction as the normal rotational direction of the rotor. In one of the arrangements, the twin guide vane set (18, 19) is close to the rotor periphery (5, 6) and can be moved axially so that it guides the inward flow into the rotor and does not intersect the outward flow. In the other arrangement, both sets of guide vanes (7, 8) are axially fixed and are radially offset from the rotor.
US09371812B2	Adaptation of the clutch torque of a clutch of a parallel-hybrid drive train of a vehicle The invention relates to a method for permitting adaptation of the clutch torque of a proportional clutch in parallel hybrid vehicles, wherein given certain peripheral conditions the method is triggered automatically by a control device and the internal combustion engine rotates but is not ignited (phantom start).
US09371810B2	Alternator-starter assembly having gear reduction system An alternator-starter assembly for an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft and a drive member operatively connected to the crankshaft. The alternator-starter assembly includes an electric machine, a transmission assembly, and a controller. The electric machine includes a stator and a rotor that is configured for rotation relative to the stator. The transmission assembly includes a first drive shaft operatively connected to the rotor, a second drive shaft operatively connected to the drive member, and a gear assembly operatively connected to the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft. The controller is connected to the electric machine and is configured to operate the electric machine as a generator when the gear assembly is in a first gear configuration and to operate the electric machine as a motor when the gear assembly is in a second gear configuration.
US09371802B2	Exhaust gas recirculation apparatus of engine with supercharger In an engine provided with a supercharger and a low pressure loop EGR apparatus, an ECU controls an EGR valve to fully close when a detected operating condition is a predetermined operating condition. An outlet of an EGR passage is located at a higher position than an inlet in a vertical direction to allow condensed water to flow downward from downstream to upstream of the EGR valve and flow downward through the EGR passage to an exhaust passage. When the EGR valve has to be controlled to fully close, the ECU forcibly opens the EGR valve when a predetermined discharge condition is established to discharge the condensed water from a downstream side of the EGR valve.
US09371798B2	Free-piston type stirling engine A free-piston type stirling engine 1 includes a power piston 30 which partitions the inside of a case 2 into a work space 80 and a bounce space 90, a displacer 40, a communication hole 32 provided in the power piston 30, a displacer rod 41 extending from the displacer 40 and passing through the communication hole 32, a first displacer supporting spring 50 elastically supporting the displacer rod 41 at its proximal end, and a second displacer supporting spring 60 elastically supporting the displacer rod 41 at its distal end. The power piston 30 and the displacer 40 reciprocate along a central axis X of the case 2 with a phase difference therebetween by expansion and compression of a working gas in the work space 80, and bias forces of the first displacer supporting spring 50 and the second displacer supporting spring 60 restrict tilting of the displacer 40 and the displacer rod 41 with respect to the central axis X.
US09371792B2	Active tuning system for engine control unit A method for an engine control unit to update internal tables based on feedback from the engine without external computing, comprising the steps of establishing flash memory and RAM memory in the ECU, assigning a portion of the RAM memory to storage of a table of engine conditions from the flash memory, updating all program code pointers to the table to read the table from the assigned portion of RAM, and revise the table in RAM based on input received from the engine sensors.
US09371789B2	System and method for a self-adjusting dual fuel gas control This disclosure provides a system and method that eliminates the need for manually calibrating or adjusting a dual fuel internal combustion engine to compensate for variations in composition of a gaseous fuel or other variations, such as ambient or site conditions. The system and method functions by determining an engine load, determining an advantageous gaseous fuel substitution rate from the engine load and speed in addition to an actual gaseous fuel substitution rate, modifying the advantageous gaseous fuel substitution rate by a minimum liquid fuel flow rate, engine protection parameters, and oxidation catalyst protection parameters, and then determining an error term in response to the modified advantageous gaseous fuel substitution rate and the actual gaseous fuel substitution rate. The error term is used to adjust a gaseous fuel control valve.
US09371784B2	Dual fuel system having a damper A dual fuel system for an engine is disclosed. The dual fuel system may have a first fuel supply providing a first fuel to the engine, and a second fuel supply providing a second fuel. The dual fuel system may also have a regulator configured to pass the second fuel from the second fuel supply to the engine, with the regulator also in fluid communication with the first fuel supply. The dual fuel system may further have a damper in fluid communication with the first fuel supply and an output of the regulator.
US09371768B2	Exhaust system member An exhaust system member having an upstream-side opening into which exhaust gas flows and a downstream-side opening from which exhaust gas flows includes: first and second members. The first member includes first facing portions each having a distal end portion bulged radially outward in the exhaust system member, a notch is provided at a boundary between the distal end portion and a proximal end portion radially inward of the distal end portion at each end portion of each first facing portion, adjacent to the corresponding opening. The second member includes second facing portions, each arranged on the radially inner side of the corresponding distal end portion, each second facing portion is welded at a portion overlapped with the corresponding first facing portion, and a distal end face of each second facing portion facing a proximal end-side notch face of the notch in the corresponding first facing portion.
US09371760B2	Method for operating an exhaust-gas treatment device having a heater and motor vehicle having the device A method for operating an exhaust gas treatment device including an electric heater for heating an exhaust gas flow in the exhaust gas treatment device and/or a surface in the exhaust gas treatment device and a feed point for feeding an additive into the exhaust gas treatment device to impinge upon the electric heater, includes supplying additives to the feed point, determining an operational state of the exhaust gas treatment device, in which deposits can impinge upon the electric heater, using at least one state variable, determining a cycle frequency in dependence on the operating state when the operating state lies in a predetermined operating state range, and cyclically activating and deactivating the electric heater using the determined cycle frequency when the determined operating state lies in the predetermined operating state range. A motor vehicle having the exhaust-gas treatment device is also provided.
US09371754B2	Diesel particulate filter regeneration control and method An after-treatment device that includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF) requiring periodic regeneration includes a sensor providing a signal indicative of a soot accumulation and at least one device providing an operating parameter indicative of a work mode of the machine. A controller determines a soot level and a readiness level based on the work mode of the machine, and further classifies the soot level relative to a desired range for initiating a regeneration event and initiates the regeneration event when the soot level falls within the desired range.
US09371733B2	Rotor blade arrangement for a turbo machine In a moving blade system for a turbomachine, in particular a gas turbine, having at least one moving blade (1), the moving blade system having at least one cavity (3) in which at least one tuning mass (2) is movably situated, the tuning mass and/or the cavity is/are adapted in such a way that the tuning mass rests against an inner wall (3.1) of the cavity in a predefined first operating state of the turbomachine and at least temporarily moves away from the inner wall in a second predefined operating state of the turbomachine.
US09371723B2	Rapid deployment frac water transfer system Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for rapid deployment and retrieval of a frac water transfer system.
US09371718B2	Milling well casing using electromagnetic pulse An electromagnetic perforation device for well casings includes a coil disposed around a core carried by a mandrel. The device further includes a power supply coupled to a current supply device, which is coupled to said coil. A stabilizing member extends from the mandrel and spaced apart on the mandrel from the coil core. The electromagnetic perforation device may be positioned in a well casing, and the current supply device may rapidly supply a current to the coil to created an electromagnetic field in the coil and simultaneously induces a magnetic field in the well casing. The coil, current, and well casing may be selected such that electromagnetic field and the magnetic field produce repulsive magnetic forces that are sufficient to overcome a yield strength of the well casing and perforate the well casing.
US09371717B2	Enhancing well fluid recovery A system usable with a well includes a waveform generator for enhancing fluid recovery from a reservoir by controlling a production pump or an injection pump downhole in the well with waveform signals to create a pressure wave which propagates into the reservoir and enhances the recovery of the fluid.
US09371711B2	Test packer and method for use A downhole tool having a throughbore is disclosed for use in a tubular located in a wellbore. The downhole tool has a sealing element configured to seal an annulus between the downhole tool and an inner wall of the tubular; at least one flow path formed in the downhole tool, wherein the flow path is configured to allow fluids in the annulus to flow past the sealing element when the sealing element is in a sealed position; and at least one valve in fluid communication with the flow path and configured to allow the fluids to flow through the flow path in a first direction while preventing the fluids from flowing through the flow path in a second direction. A guard may be installed proximate anchor elements. The guard extends radially beyond an outer diameter of the anchor elements when the anchor elements are in a retracted position.
US09371708B2	Circulation sub and method for using same Techniques for continuously circulating fluid into a drill string are disclosed. These techniques involve a circulation sub (108) including a tubular and a diverter valve (200A). The tubular has a first end connectable to the drill string, a second end connectable to a pipe segment, and a port (220) therein. The tubular has a fluid path (202) for allowing the fluid to flow from the pipe segment to the drill string and a circulation path (204) for allowing the fluid to flow from the port to the drill string. The diverter valve has a channel therethrough in selective fluid communication with the fluid path. The diverter valve is positionable between a flow through position for selectively allowing the fluid to flow through the fluid path and a diversion position for selectively allowing the fluid to flow through the circulation path whereby the fluid may continuously flow through the drill string.
US09371706B2	Gripping dies for continuous coiled rod injectors and fabrication and use methods relating to same Gripper dies for a continuous coiled rod injector are machined from a single, unitary, integral steel body forming both the base portion for connection to the injector drive chain and the gripping portion for engagement of the continuous coiled rod. Curved transitions are provided between ends of a gripping portion of the die and a profiled gripping face thereof, which features an arcuate surface and diverging planar surfaces extending therefrom to accommodate varying sizes of round and elliptical rod.
US09371705B2	Device for connection and disconnection of an active heave compensator A device for connecting and disconnecting an active compensator actuator or additional passive compensator actuators from a passive compensated load bearing unit during operation and at static suspended condition. The device comprises a connection arrangement (7), which is operatively connected to a crown block. The connection device (7) is adapted to selectively grip a second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1). The device comprises further a safety arrangement (6) which are adapted to selectively grip the second end (18) of the heave compensator actuator (1) when it is not in engagement with the connection arrangement (7), the device comprises also a support arrangement (2), which is adapted to support the heave compensator actuator when it is not connected to the crown block (8).
US09371696B2	Apparatus and method for drilling deviated wellbores that utilizes an internally tilted drive shaft in a drilling assembly In one aspect, an apparatus for use in a wellbore is disclosed that in one embodiment includes a tool having a rotating member adapted to be coupled to a drill bit and a steering device that includes a force application device that tilts the drive member and a rotational drive that maintains the force application device geostationary.
US09371695B2	Integrated sidetrack drilling tool An integrated sidetrack drilling tool comprising a milling cone, a whipstock iron and a setting anchor; a liquid guiding pipe communicating the milling cone and the setting anchor is provided inside the whipstock iron; the milling cone presses against an inclined surface of the whipstock iron; an annular groove is provided on a circumference of the milling cone; a portion of the annular groove is an arc shaped clamping slot whose inner side is wider than outer side; other portions of the annular groove constitute a trapezoidal slot whose inner side is narrower than outer side; a portion of the whipstock iron is fixedly provided with a positioning block; an arc shaped clamping edge is provided on the positioning block; the positioning block is held in the arc shaped clamping slot via the arc shaped clamping edge; a positioning screw is provided between the whipstock iron and the milling cone.
US09371693B2	Drill with remotely controlled operating modes and system and method for providing the same The present invention relates to a drilling system with a multi-function drill head used in, among other applications, oil and gas drilling. The system is used to enhance the effective permeability of an oil and/or gas reservoir by drilling or cutting new structures into the reservoir. The system is capable of cutting straight bores, radius bores, or side panels, by water jets alone or in combination with lasers. In various embodiments, a device for remotely controlling the mode of the system by variations in the pressure of a drilling fluid is also provided, allowing an operator to switch between various modes (straight drilling, radius bore drilling, panel cutting, etc.) without withdrawing the drill string from underground.
US09371689B2	Blind system A blind system, including a screen with one end secured to a bar; and a guide track on opposite edges of said screen, each said guide track having a single rigid longitudinal body defining a guide channel with discrete parallel first and second channel portions; wherein, said screen has a edge portion extending through the second channel portion, a slit formed along said body, and into said first channel portion, for guiding the movement of said screen along said slit and for resisting separation of said edge portion from said first channel portion, and wherein said bar has an end portion adapted for movement only within said second channel portion for guiding said bar to move along said body.
US09371687B2	Motorized window shade and method of operating the same A motorized window shade includes a covering structure arranged between a fixed and a movable rail, an electric motor operable to drive displacement of the movable rail relative to the fixed rail, a control interface operable to control operation of the electric motor, and a motor controller respectively connected with the electric motor and the control interface. The control interface includes a first, a second and a third button, the first and second buttons being respectively operable to cause displacement of the movable rail in two opposite directions. The motor controller can record a current position of the movable rail as a limit position of the movable rail in response to a pressure concurrently applied on the third button and one of the first and second buttons. In some embodiments, methods of operating the motorized window shade are also described.
US09371674B2	Rotary hydraulic damper for pivoting stowage bin A damping assembly for a pivoting stowage bin includes a rotary hydraulic damper that is mounted on the pivot axis of the stowage bin. The rotary hydraulic damper includes a damper body that receives a rotor having at least one vane moved through contained hydraulic fluid. Preferably, an exterior bearing surface on the damper precludes the active damping elements from radial loads, while a distributed attachment of the rotor to the pivoting bin enables reduced torque loads. The damper can include an integrated flow-control valve for controlling the opening rate of the pivoting bin as well as an integrated mechanical stop for the bin.
US09371664B2	Tent and an awning assembly A tent and an awning assembly, the awning assembly including an awning casing, a leading edge and an awning extending between the awning casing and the leading edge, the tent being arranged under the awning assembly. The awning casing and the leading edge each includes a channel for receiving a tent enabling a double roof configuration.
US09371662B1	Variable height telescoping lattice tower A variable height telescoping tower includes a base section and a second lower most section nested within the base section and extendable from within the base section. The second lower most section includes a plurality of vertically spaced lock apertures disposed thereon. A lock member is attached to the base section, and includes an engaging portion movable between a disengaged position at which the engaging portion rests outside of the lock apertures and an engaged position at which the engaging portion is engaged within one of the lock apertures of the second lower most section.
US09371655B1	Dolly apparatus for door installation A dolly apparatus for door installation transports and facilitates the installation of multiple doors. The apparatus includes a frame. A plurality of wheels is coupled to and extends rearwardly from the frame. A support bracket is coupled to the frame and is configured to support a door thereon. A first guide member is coupled to and extends forwardly from the frame. The first guide member forms a first slot configured to receive a non-hinged side of the door therein. A pair of arms is coupled to the frame. The arms are positioned in spaced parallel relationship relative to each other and extend forwardly from the frame. A plurality of casters is provided and each is configured to contact a ground surface. One of the casters is coupled a first one of the arms. One of the casters is coupled to a second one of the arms.
US09371650B2	Precast concrete sandwich panels and system for constructing panels The present invention is a precast concrete sandwich panel utilizing a low density polyethylene channel with basalt fiber rod attached to the side of the channel during construction, and utilizing spray foam insulation as the inner layer between the two concrete outer panels (wythes).
US09371646B2	Thermal break for curtain wall A curtain wall panel includes frame with a first frame member defining a channel, a cover configured to extend over the first frame member, a spacer formed of a thermally insulating material, the spacer including a first end, a body, and a second end, the first end being configured to be secured in the channel of the first frame member in a cammed interference fit by rotating a body of the spacer, and the second end being configured to form a cammed interference fit with the cover. An insert is supported from the first frame member by the spacer with the cover fit onto the spacer to capture and secure the insert relative to the frame.
US09371645B1	Wall baffle system A wall baffle system preferably includes a plurality of girt insulation blocks and a plurality of reflective insulation panels. Each girt insulation block preferably includes a contoured bottom surface, a girt cavity and a retention projection. Each reflective insulation panel includes a foil heat reflective strip and an insulation block. The foil heat reflective strip is affixed to a top or bottom of each insulation block. The girt insulation block is installed under each horizontal girt along a height of the outer wall. The plurality of reflective insulation panels are placed between a floor girt and a bottom of a girt insulation block; between a top of a horizontal girt and a bottom of a girt insulation block; or a top of a horizontal girt and a bottom of an eave girt insulation block.
US09371641B2	Construction-unit for immediate or permanent shelter A construction-unit (23) that is adapted for being combined with one more similar units (23) to constitute a self-carrying structure (40) to use for shelter or dwelling wherein each construction-unit (23) make up for both one sidewall and half a roof in one segment. A plurality of construction-units (23) are adapted for constructing a static functional self-carrying structure (40) where the shape has a curved design related to the mathematical expression The Hyperbolic Cosine or part of an Ellipse in the traverse direction and a linear design in the longitudinal direction when placed as a part of an assembled shelter (40).
US09371636B2	Drain strainer A stopper assembly for a drain system of a fluid basin is provided. The stopper head assembly includes a stopper head having a seal to sealingly engage the drain system of the fluid basin when the stopper assembly is moved from a drain position to a plug position and a strainer to strain fluid passing through the drain system when the stopper head is in a drain position. The stopper head assembly further includes a stopper body operably coupleable to a control element to move the assembly between the drain position and the plug position. The stopper body may be detachably coupled to the stopper head and/or the strainer to enable selective removal of the stopper head and the strainer from the stopper body when the stopper body is installed for use and coupled to the control element. Related methods, systems and components are also provided.
US09371622B2	System and method to automatically determine irregular polygon for environmental hazard containment modules According to some embodiments, an environmental hazard containment module may exchange location information with a plurality of remote containment modules. Hazard location information associated with an environmental hazard may be detected, and a containment configuration may be determined comprising a contiguous arrangement of the containment module and the plurality of remote containment modules such that the hazard location is within an area defined by the containment configuration. A motion portion may be instructed to move the containment module in accordance with the determined containment configuration. According to some embodiments, information associated with the containment configuration may be transmitted to the plurality of remote containment modules.
US09371616B2	Laminate and production method thereof The laminate has a resin substrate and a composite layer thereon. The composite layer contains an inorganic compound and a cellulose fiber exhibiting an average fiber diameter of not less than 2 nm and not more than 200 nm. The laminate has a flexible substrate which exhibits superior gas-barrier capability as well as enhanced mechanical strength and heat-resistance and is suitably applicable to a variety of display substrates.
US09371611B2	Mixtures of reactive dyes and their use Provided are processes for dyeing or printing fibre materials using reactive dye mixtures. The reactive dyes mixtures have been found to be suitable for dyeing or printing hydroxyl-group containing fibre materials or nitrogen-containing fibre materials. The dyeings or prints obtained according to such processes exhibit good all around fastness properties.
US09371605B2	Method for manufacturing conductive fabric A method for manufacturing a conductive fabric is undertaken via a fixing device which has a plurality of working sections. According to an arrangement of the conductive yarn disposed between a first flexible base and a second flexible base, the working sections of the fixing device are extended to form a plurality of fixing points and the other working sections are retracted without forming the fixing points, thereby fixing the conductive yarn between the first and second flexible bases with a dot-like spaced pattern to obtain conductive fabric products having different conductive yarn arrangements without replacing the fixing device.
US09371600B2	Device and method for producing knitted fabric A device for producing knitted fabric comprising a knitting machine and a roving drawing and strengthening unit. The roving drawing and strengthening unit has a roving supply unit, through which a roving can be provided in the form of a fiber bundle that has not been strengthened, a stretching unit, to which the roving can be fed in a conveying direction in the form of at least one sliver, and a spinning nozzle device, through which compressed air can be applied to a drawn roving exiting the stretching unit in a fiber strengthening segment.
US09371597B2	Device and method for producing silicon blocks Device for producing silicon blocks for photovoltaic applications, comprising a container for receiving a silicon melt with a base wall and at least one side wall, means for reducing the diffusion of impurities from at least one of the walls of the container into the silicon melt, wherein the means for reducing the diffusion of impurities comprise at least one covering element for the at least partial covering of at least one of the walls of the container.
US09371589B2	Surface modified nano-scaled titanium dioxide, preparation process thereof, coating containing the same, and photoelectrochemical method for metal preservation using the coating A photoelectrochemical method on metal preservation is disclosed that includes applying a coating on metal surface and curing the coating. The coating includes: A) the film-forming component; and B) the surface modified nanometer titanium dioxide, which consists of nanometer titanium dioxide particle as substrate and the nonionic surfactant covered on the substrate surface. The diameter of the nanometer titanium dioxide substrate is 1-100 nm. The hydrophile-lipophile balance value of the nonionic surfactant is 1-10 and is contained of 1-20 wt % based on the weight of nanometer titanium dioxide substrate. The content of the surface modified nanometer titanium dioxide is 0.1-10 wt % based on the total weight of the coating. The photoelectrochemical method on metal preservation through this disclosure is low cost and high efficient and obviously reduce the corrosion speed.
US09371577B2	Fabrication of integrated computational elements using substrate support shaped to match spatial profile of deposition plume A system includes a computational system to receive a design of an integrated computational element (ICE) including specification of a substrate and a plurality of layers, their respective target thicknesses and complex indices, such that a notional ICE fabricated based on the ICE design is related to a characteristic of a sample. Additionally, the system includes a deposition chamber including a deposition source to provide a deposition plume having a plume spatial profile, and a support to support a plurality of instances of the substrate during fabrication of a plurality of instances of the ICE. The support is spaced apart from the deposition source and has a shape that corresponds to the plume spatial profile, such that when the supported instances of the substrate are distributed over the support, thicknesses of instances of each of the deposited layers are substantially uniform across the plurality of instances of the ICE.
US09371574B2	Ni3(Si, Ti)-based intermetallic compound to which W is added, and method for producing same The present invention provides a structural material having enhanced ductility characteristics at high temperatures and enhanced strength characteristics. The present invention provides an Ni3(Si, Ti)-based intermetallic compound characterized by containing from 25 to 500 ppm by weight of B with respect to a weight of an intermetallic compound having a composition of 100% by atom in total consisting of Ni as a main component, from 7.5 to 12.5% by atom of Si, from 4.5 to 11.5% by atom of Ti and from 0.5 to 5.0% by atom of W.
US09371570B2	Mutant calreticulin for the diagnosis of myeloid malignancies Mutations in calreticulin are discovered to be linked to myeloid malignancies. Disclosed are genomic sequences, cDNA sequences, mRNA sequences and protein sequences of mutant calreticulin that are linked to myeloid malignancies. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing myeloid malignancy comprising determining the presence of a mutant allele of the calreticulin gene. Also disclosed are related compositions, kits and methods, including the medical use of inhibitors of mutant calreticulin.
US09371568B2	Markers associated with human double minute 2 inhibitors The invention provides methods of monitoring differential gene expression of biomarkers to determine patient sensitivity to Human Double Minute inhibitors (MDM2i), methods of determining the sensitivity of a cell to an MDM2i by measuring biomarkers and methods of screening for candidate MDM2i.
US09371558B2	Compositions and method for measuring and calibrating amplification bias in multiplexed PCR reactions Compositions and methods are described for standardizing the DNA amplification efficiencies of a highly heterogeneous set of oligonucleotide primers as may typically be used to amplify a heterogeneous set of DNA templates that contains rearranged lymphoid cell DNA encoding T cell receptors (TCR) or immunoglobulins (IG). The presently disclosed embodiments are useful to overcome undesirable bias in the utilization of a subset of amplification primers, which leads to imprecision in multiplexed high throughput sequencing of amplification products to quantify unique TCR or Ig encoding genomes in a sample. Provided is a composition comprising a diverse plurality of template oligonucleotides in substantially equimolar amounts, for use as a calibration standard for amplification primer sets. Also provided are methods for identifying and correcting biased primer efficiency during amplification.
US09371554B2	Flocculation method The present invention relates to a method for harvesting recombinant proteins from mammalian cell culture fluid. The method makes use of cationic polymers, non-ionic polymers and non-ionic surfactants.
US09371553B2	Genetically modified mice that produce hybrid antibodies A method for engineering and utilizing large DNA vectors to target, via homologous recombination, and modify, in any desirable fashion, endogenous genes and chromosomal loci in eukaryotic cells. These large DNA targeting vectors for eukaryotic cells, termed LTVECs, are derived from fragments of cloned genomic DNA larger than those typically used by other approaches intended to perform homologous targeting in eukaryotic cells. Also provided is a rapid and convenient method of detecting eukaryotic cells in which the LTVEC has correctly targeted and modified the desired endogenous gene(s) or chromosomal locus (loci) as well as the use of these cells to generate organisms bearing the genetic modification.
US09371552B2	Nucleic acid nanotube liquid crystals Compositions and methods for preparing nucleic acid nanotubes using DNA origami techniques are described, which provide for nanotubes of predictable and uniform length. The nucleic acid nanotubes thus formed are suitable as liquid crystal preparations enabling liquid-crystal NMR spectroscopy of proteins solubilized in detergent.
US09371547B2	Extraction solvents derived from oil for alcohol removal in extractive fermentation In an alcohol fermentation process, oil derived from biomass is hydrolyzed into an extractant available for in situ removal of a product alcohol such as butanol from a fermentation broth. The glycerides in the oil can be catalytically (e.g., enzymatically) hydrolyzed into free fatty acids, which form a fermentation product extractant having a partition coefficient for a product alcohol greater than a partition coefficient of the oil of the biomass for the product alcohol. Oil derived from a feedstock of an alcohol fermentation process can be hydrolyzed by contacting the feedstock including the oil with one or more enzymes whereby at least a portion of the oil is hydrolyzed into free fatty acids forming a fermentation product extractant, or the oil can be separated from the feedstock prior to the feedstock being fed to a fermentation vessel, and the separated oil can be contacted with the enzymes to form the fermentation product extractant. The fermentation product extractant can be contacted with a fermentation broth for in situ removal of a product alcohol.
US09371540B2	Method for production of plant imparted with stress tolerance and use thereof The present invention provides a method for producing a plant with a stress tolerance, comprising the step of inhibiting, in a plant, a function of a first polypeptide including an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. This enables developing a new technique capable of producing a plant with a stress tolerance such as a salt tolerance and a high osmotic pressure tolerance.
US09371535B2	Bacterial xylose isomerases active in yeast cells Specific polypeptides were identified as bacterial xylose isomerases that are able to provide xylose isomerase activity in yeast cells. The xylose isomerase activity can complete a xylose utilization pathway so that yeast can use xylose in fermentation, such as xylose in biomass hydrolysate.
US09371530B2	Modulation of growth hormone receptor expression and insulin-like growth factor expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of growth hormone receptor and/or insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I). The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding growth hormone receptor. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of growth hormone receptor expression and for diagnosis and treatment of disease associated with expression of growth hormone receptor and/or insulin-like growth factor-I are provided. Diagnostic methods and kits are also provided.
US09371527B2	Compositions and methods related to protein displacement therapy for myotonic distrophy Disclosed are compositions and methods related to the interaction of polyCUG and polyCCUG repeat RNA and proteins that bind to these repetitive RNA sequences. Also disclosed are methods of treating DM1 or DM2 comprising inhibiting the interaction of poly(CUG)exp or poly(CCUG)exp RNA with muscleblind proteins, or by causing improvement of spliceopathy in myotonic dystrophy.
US09371525B2	Functionalized polypeptides The invention provides functionalized polypeptides, especially therapeutic polypeptides (e.g., scFv), comprising a linker sequence that can be rapidly and specifically functionalized by the addition of one or functional moieties (e.g., PEG) or binding specificities (e.g., an amino acid sequence with a particular binding specificity). Such functionalized polypeptides are advantageous in that they have improved pharmacokinetic properties (e.g., improved in vivo half-life, tissue penetration and tissue residency time) over non-functionalized polypeptides. Methods for the rapid and reproducible generation of functionalized polypeptides are also provided.
US09371519B2	Complex type sugar chain hydrolase The present invention provides a novel endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-Om) using a transformant produced by cloning an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-Om) gene originated from a methylotrophic yeast Ogataea minuta IFO10746 strain. The Endo-Om according to the present invention has a specific activity 13-fold higher than that of known Endo-M and a Vmax value 55-fold higher than that of the known Endo-M, and is useful for the analysis of the structures of sugar chains, including complex type sugar chains, in glycoproteins and the modification of the sugar chains. Also provided are an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-Cp), an endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase (Endo-Pa) and an endo-β-N-acetylglucosamimidase (Endo Zr) which are produced from Candida parapolymorpha DL-1 ATCC26012 strain, Pichia anomala ATCC36904 strain and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii ATCC2623 strain, respectively, on the basis of an Endo-Om gene sequence, and each of which has a similar level of complex type sugar chain cleavage activity and a similar level of complex type sugar chain transfer activity to those of Endo-Om.
US09371511B2	RNA preparations comprising purified modified RNA for reprogramming cells The present invention provides compositions and methods for reprogramming somatic cells using purified RNA preparations comprising single-strand mRNA encoding an iPS cell induction factor. The purified RNA preparations are preferably substantially free of RNA contaminant molecules that: i) would activate an immune response in the somatic cells, ii) would decrease expression of the single-stranded mRNA in the somatic cells, and/or iii) active RNA sensors in the somatic cells. In certain embodiments, the purified RNA preparations are substantially free of partial mRNAs, double-stranded RNAs, un-capped RNA molecules, and/or single-stranded run-on mRNAs.
US09371508B2	Clamping insert for cell culture A clamping insert for cell culture having a lower support with a hollow member engagable in a well of a microplate, the hollow member being open at both ends and including a support surface at one end, and first tightening elements. The clamping insert further having an inner holder sized to be fitted inside the hollow member, and second tightening elements arranged to cooperate with the first tightening elements of the hollow member to tighten reversibly between the inner holder and the support surface of the lower support a porous substrate. The inner holder further including an open channel keeping free the porous substrate. Retaining elements intended to cooperate with the well of the microplate are provided to allow the clamping insert to be suspended in the well, and sealing elements are provided to hermetically seal the contact area between the clamping insert and the porous substrate.
US09371503B2	Oil bearing material crushing process An oil bearing vegetable material crushing process including pre-heating and pre-drying the material to generate warm, partially dried oil bearing vegetable material. The partially dried material may then be surface heated rapidly, to generate warm and dried material having a weakened and non-adhering hull. The hull may then be mechanically cracked and removed to yield dehulled oil bearing vegetable material and hull. The dehulled material may be flaked to produce flakes. The flakes may be solvent extracted to generate solvent laden oil and solvent laden meal. The solvent laden meal produced may be desolventized to generate hot, wet meal. The wet meal produced may be dried to generate a hot vapor stream. The hot vapor stream generated by drying the meal is condensed in a condenser. The warm liquid medium produced in the condenser may be used to pre-heat and/or pre-dry the oil bearing vegetable material.
US09371497B2	THPE ethers A method for marking a petroleum hydrocarbon or a liquid biologically derived fuel. The method comprises adding to a petroleum hydrocarbon or a liquid biologically derived fuel at least one compound having formula (I), wherein R is C1-C12 alkyl, C3-C12 alkenyl or C7-C12 aralkyl; wherein each compound having formula (I) is present at a level from 0.01 ppm to 50 ppm.
US09371492B2	Waste to fuel processes, systems, methods, and apparatuses Production processes are provided that can include exposing a carbon-based material to liquid media to form hydrocarbon fuel. Waste to fuel conversion processes as well as waste material processing reactors are provided that can be configured to convert waste to fuel. Heat exchangers, power generation processes and combustion turbine exhaust apparatus are also provided. Fuel generation processes and generation systems are provided. Reaction media conduit systems as well as processes for servicing reactant media pumps coupled to both inlet and outlet conduits containing reactant media, are also provided.
US09371491B2	Bitumen recovery from oil sands tailings There is provided a method including: combining storage pond tailings with a heated tailings stream to form a tailings mixture, the storage pond tailings having a temperature and a solids content and the tailings mixture having a resulting solids content less than the solids content of the storage pond tailings; and treating the tailings mixture to recover bitumen therefrom.
US09371489B2	Plant-based compositions and uses thereof The present invention relates to compositions comprising a plant material and methods for using the same. The methods include extracting or removing a substance from a substrate, or remediating a substrate from a substance. The substance can comprise a hydrocarbon-containing substance, a protein, lipid, wax, fatty acid or fatty alcohol, or a combination thereof.
US09371486B2	Method and apparatus for maximizing throughput of indirectly heated rotary kilns An apparatus and method for achieving improved throughput capacity of indirectly heated rotary kilns used to produce pyrolysis products such as shale oils or coal oils that are susceptible to decomposition by high kiln wall temperatures is disclosed. High throughput is achieved by firing the kiln such that optimum wall temperatures are maintained beginning at the point where the materials enter the heating section of the kiln and extending to the point where the materials leave the heated section. Multiple high velocity burners are arranged such that combustion products directly impact on the area of the kiln wall covered internally by the solid material being heated. Firing rates for the burners are controlled to maintain optimum wall temperatures.
US09371483B2	Switch element comprising a liquid-crystalline medium The present invention relates to a switch element, which is thermoresponsive and which switches between a less transmissive state for radiant energy and a more transmissive state for radiant energy, and which comprises a liquid-crystalline medium. The invention furthermore relates to the use of the switch element for the regulation of radiant energy flow between interior spaces and the environment and for the regulation of the temperature of interior spaces. The invention furthermore relates to a liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that it comprises 5-60% of a compound of the formula (I), in particular for use in the switch elements according to the invention.
US09371482B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device including the same A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including at least one electrode configured to form an electric field, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal of negative dielectric anisotropy, an additive, and a derivative of the additive.
US09371480B2	Slurry concentrate and associated methods of use The invention relates to a slurry concentrate which contains a viscosity enhancing polymer and organohectorite clay, which exhibits an unexpected improvement in viscosity and syneresis while exhibiting improved safety characteristics.
US09371476B1	Structural adhesive compositions An adhesive composition may include, but is not limited to: at least one of an alkyl acrylate monomer and a methacrylate monomer; and at least one of a polyester alkyd polymer and a vinyl ester alkyd polymer.
US09371465B2	Silver ink composition A silver ink composition Which includes a silver carboxylate having a group represented by a formula iCOOAg, an aliphatic primary amine or secondary amine having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an acetylene alcohol represented by a general formula (2) shown below, and a hydrocarbon having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and has a viscosity at 27° C. of 40 mPa-s or less, in the formula, each of R′ and R″ independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a phenyl group in which one or more hydrogen atoms may be substituted with a substituent.
US09371461B2	Ink, ink cartridge and ink jet recording method The present invention preferably provides an ink including an organic pigment, a water-soluble resin and a surfactant that allows images having high color developability to be obtained independently of the type of recording medium, even when a small amount of ink is applied. Preferably, the organic pigment is a phosphonic acid-type self-dispersible pigment, the acid value of the water-soluble resin is 100 mg KOH/g to 160 mg KOH/g, the surfactant is an ethylene oxide adduct of a higher alcohol selected from the group consisting of a linear primary alcohol, a linear secondary alcohol and an isoalkyl alcohol, the HLB value of the surfactant as determined by the Griffin method is 13.0 or more, and the mass ratio of the content (% by mass) of the surfactant in the ink to the content (% by mass) of the water-soluble resin in the ink is 0.07 to 0.70.
US09371454B2	Coating compositions with anticorrosion properties Anticorrosive coating compositions comprise a binding polymer and an amorphous aluminum phosphate corrosion inhibiting pigment dispersed therein. The coating composition comprises 1 to 25 percent by weight aluminum phosphate. The binding polymer can include solvent-borne polymers, water-borne polymers, solventless polymers, and combinations thereof. The aluminum phosphate is made by combining an aluminum source with a phosphorous source to form an amorphous aluminum phosphate solid condensate. The coating composition is specially engineered to provide a controlled delivery of phosphate anions of 50 to 500 ppm, and has a total solubles content of less than 1500 ppm. The amorphous aluminum phosphate is preferably free of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals. The amorphous aluminum phosphate has an oil absorption of less than 50, and a surface area of less than about 20 m2/g, The coating composition has a water adsorption potential of up to 25% by weight water.
US09371441B2	Polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films, and films made therefrom The instant invention provides a polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films, and films made therefrom. The polyethylene blend-composition suitable for blown films according to the present invention comprises the melt blending product of: (a) from 0.5 to 6 percent by weight of a bimodal linear low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.935 to 0.970 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.3 to 5 g/10 minutes; (b) 90 percent or greater by weight of a monomodal linear low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.910 to 0.950 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.1 to less than or equal to 5 g/10 minutes; (c) optionally from 0.5 to 4 percent by weight of a low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.915 to 0.935 g/cm3, and a melt index (I2) in the range of from greater than 0.8 to less than or equal to 5 g/10 minutes, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 6 to 10; (d) optionally a hydrotalcite based neutralizing agent; (e) optionally one or more nucleating agents; and (f) optionally one or more antioxidants.
US09371440B2	Method for producing modified polyamide 6 The invention relates to a method for producing polyamide 6 wherein the polymerization of ε-caprolactam is performed in the presence of an inorganic material having an open pore structure. The polyamide 6 thus obtained has extremely high impact toughness and is simultaneously elastic.
US09371434B2	Elastomeric compounds having increased cold flow resistance and methods producing the same Elastomeric compounds having increased cold flow resistance may be obtained by utilizing from 10-100 phr of a functionalized rubbery polymer containing specified types of functionalizing units, at least 0.01 phr of a multivalent metal organic salt and 0-90 phr of at least one additional rubbery polymer.
US09371431B2	Poly(ether sulfone)s and poly(ether amide sulfone)s and methods of their preparation Poly(ether sulfones) (PES) and poly(ether amide sulfones) (PEAS) were prepared from post-consumer polycarbonates and polyesters, respectively, using a single vessel in batch mode (all reactants present when heating was initiated). The depolymerization of the initial polymer occurs concurrently with step growth polymerization to form a product polymer having a number average molecular weight of at least 5000.
US09371428B2	Silicone-self-adhesives, method of production, complexes using them and their uses Method for preparing a substrate comprising an anti-adhesive silicone coating obtained from an anti-adhesive silicone composition based on crosslinked silicone oil(s) with adhesion properties that are modified compared with the initial properties thereof, in which provision is made for a substrate at least partly coated with an anti-adhesive silicone coating and the anti-adhesive silicone coating is cold-plasma-treated, approximately at atmospheric pressure, in an optionally doped nitrogen atmosphere or in an optionally doped carbon dioxide atmosphere, substrate at least partially coated with an anti-adhesive silicone composition, silicone-self-adhesive complex and uses.
US09371425B2	Process for manufactuing a filled polymeric materials with modified filler particles The invention pertains to filler modified with functional particles in a dry-blending process through collisions of sufficient energy to bound, adhere, or otherwise associate the pigment particles to the filler, and a filled polymeric material manufactured with the modified filler.
US09371421B2	Crystalline polyamide ester resin, method for preparing the same, and article including the same A crystalline polyamide ester resin is prepared by copolymerizing (A) a dicarboxylic acid component, (B) a diamine component, and (C) a cyclic aliphatic diol component, and has a structure in which a dicarboxylic acid moiety derived from the dicarboxylic acid component (A), a diamine moiety derived from the diamine component (B) and a cyclic aliphatic diol moiety derived from the cyclic aliphatic diol component (C) are repeated. A molar ratio ((B):(C)) of the diamine component (B) to the cyclic aliphatic diol component (C) is about 80 to about 99:about 1 to about 20. The crystalline polyamide ester resin has a melting point (Tm) ranging from about 280° C. to about 320° C. and a crystallization temperature (Tc) ranging from about 260° C. to about 290° C. The crystalline polyamide ester resin can have excellent heat resistance, discoloration resistance and moldability.
US09371417B2	Curable compositions A curable composition including (a) at least one divinylarene dioxide; (b) at least one phenol, wherein the phenol is unsubstituted at a 2-, 4-, or 6-phenolic ring position; and (c) at least one acid compound-related cure catalyst; and a cured product made from the above curable composition.
US09371416B2	Epoxy elastomer compositions An epoxy terminated prepolymer formed as a reaction product of a cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and an amine terminated polymeric polyol, and a catalyst that promotes the reaction of the cycloaliphatic epoxide resin and the aminated polyol. The epoxy terminated prepolymer and an anhydride hardener react to form an epoxy elastomer composition having a microphase separated morphology of hard particles, formed with the anhydride hardener reacted with the epoxy terminated prepolymer, dispersed in a soft continuous phase formed from polymeric polyol in the epoxy terminated prepolymer.
US09371414B2	Epoxy resin adducts and thermosets thereof An epoxy resin adduct including the reaction product of (A) at least one polyfunctional aliphatic or cycloaliphatic epoxy resin; and (B) at least one reactive compound; wherein the polyfunctional aliphatic or cycloaliphatic epoxy resin is isolated from the epoxy resin formed by the epoxidation of (i) an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydroxyl-containing material using (ii) an epi-halohydrin, (iii) a basic-acting substance, (iv) a non-Lewis acid catalyst, and (v) optionally one or more solvents; and wherein the re-active compound (B) comprises one or more compounds having two or more reactive hydrogen atoms per molecule and the reactive hydrogen atoms are reactive with epoxide groups. A curable epoxy resin composition includes the adduct described above. A cured epoxy resin is prepared by a process of curing the curable epoxy resin composition containing the adduct described above.
US09371413B2	Pentamethylenediisocyanate, method for producing pentamethylenediisocyanate, polyisocyanate composition, polyurethane resin, and polyurea resin A Pentamethylene diisocyanate is obtained by phosgenating pentamethylenediamine or its salt obtained by a biochemical method, and contains 5 to 400 ppm of a compound represented by the general formula (1) below and a compound represented by the general formula (2) below in total:
US09371410B2	Polyurethane elastomers for use in subsea pipeline insulation Polyurethane systems that cure similarly to systems based on mercury catalysts contain 1,4-butanediol and a zinc carboxylate catalyst. These systems cure and develop green strength similarly to systems based on mercury catalysts. These systems are especially useful in making insulated pipe joints for subsea pipeline installations.
US09371408B2	Polymer and method for using the same The invention relates to a polymer derived from: reaction of glycidyl (meth)acrylate, allyl glycidyl ether or [(vinyloxy)methyl]oxirane with ammonia or primary amine to obtain a mixture of monomer compounds; reaction of the mixture of monomer compounds with at least one of acrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, vinyl acetate, acrylamide, methylacrylic acid, and methylacrylamide to obtain an intermediate polymer; and reaction of the intermediate polymer with a dithiocarbamic acid salt. Methods for using the polymer are also described herein.
US09371407B2	Catalyst system with three metallocenes for producing broad molecular weight distribution polymers Disclosed herein are polymerization processes for the production of olefin polymers. These polymerization processes use a catalyst system containing three metallocene components, often resulting in polymers having a reverse comonomer distribution and a broad and non-bimodal molecular weight distribution.
US09371403B2	Hydrogenation of diene-based polymers This invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation of diene-based copolymers in the presence of catalysts on specific carrier materials containing at least one hyper-branched polymer.
US09371398B2	Methods for preparing alkali cellulose and cellulose ether Provided is a method for efficiently preparing alkali cellulose having a uniform alkali distribution. More specifically, provided are a methods for preparing alkali cellulose comprising a contact filtration step of bringing a pulp into contact with an alkali metal hydroxide solution on a moving filtration plane for vacuum filtration to collect a contact product remaining on the filtration plane, and a draining step of draining the contact product; and a method of preparing cellulose ether by using the alkali cellulose. Also provided is an apparatus for preparing alkali cellulose comprising a continuous horizontal vacuum filter type contactor.
US09371379B2	Methods for treating malaria by administering an antibody that specifically binds angiopoietin-2 (ang-2) The present invention provides methods for treating malaria by administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody that specifically binds human angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2).
US09371377B2	Anti-C5 antibodies having improved pharmacokinetics The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.
US09371373B2	Monomeric VHH domain derived from anti-VP6 camelid antibodies, dimeric domain, immunisation method, composition, and treatment methods for rotavirus infections Monomeric VHH domain derived from anti-VP6 camelid antibodies, dimeric domain, immunization method, and treatment method for rotavirus infections, wherein said domain may be any of the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2 or SEQ ID NO:3, and wherein said domains bind to protein VP6 of Group A rotavirus.
US09371362B2	Prostate specific antigen agents and methods of using same for prostate cancer imaging The invention provides a family of agents that target the prostate specific antigen, which can be used as imaging agents or therapeutic agents. The agents can be used to image prostate cancer as well as other physiological processes in a subject.
US09371359B2	Lissencephaly therapeutic agent An object of the present invention is to provide a medicament and method for treating lissencephaly patients. The present invention provides a lissencephaly therapeutic or preventive agent comprising a compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1 is lower alkyl substituted with lower alkoxy, lower alkyl substituted with a heterocyclic group, a heterocyclic group, or a group represented by the formula (IIa): wherein R4 is lower alkyl, R5 is lower alkylene, and m is an integer of 1 to 6; R2 is lower alkyl optionally substituted with phenyl; and R3 is lower alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, lower alkoxy, or phenyl; condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon; or hydrogen.
US09371356B2	Separation of biocomponents from manure A process for separating amino acids and peptides from raw and digested farm manure is disclosed. The raw manure may be recovered from sand bedding used in the cow stalls of some farms. The process involves the steps of precipitating out struvite and separating a stream rich in amino acids and peptides from a mineral rich stream in a dissolved air floatation machine. Struvite precipitation is accomplished by the addition of polydicyandiamide and an acrylate based polymer, while the separation of the stream rich in fibers, amino acids and peptides from a mineral rich streams is accomplished by the addition of an acrylamide chloride copolymer.
US09371352B2	Modified glycolipids and methods of making and using the same The invention is directed to compositions and methods related to proteins that are physically associated with ceramide-like glycolipids for use as activators of NKT cells. The compositions and methods of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of diseases.
US09371348B2	Photocleavable oligonucleotide and uses thereof This invention relates to methods and compositions of oligonucleotide constructs having a photocleavable linker. Specifically, provided herein are methods and compositions utilizing a photocleavable linker, which when exposed to light modulates the expression of genes.
US09371338B2	Organosilane precursors for ALD/CVD silicon-containing film applications Disclosed are Si-containing thin film forming precursors, methods of synthesizing the same, and methods of using the same to deposit silicon-containing films using vapor deposition processes for manufacturing semiconductors, photovoltaics, LCD-TFT, flat panel-type devices, refractory materials, or aeronautics.
US09371328B2	Imidazopyridazinecarbonitriles useful as kinase inhibitors The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The Formula (I) imidazopyridazines inhibit protein kinase activity thereby making them useful as anticancer agents.
US09371323B2	Spirocycles as inhibitors of 11-beta hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1), compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases.
US09371322B2	Bicyclic aza-amides for treatment of psychiatric disorders The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) having a bicyclic aza-amides scaffold, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one of these compounds together with pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluents. Said bicyclic aza-amides compounds can be used for prophylaxis and/or treatment of psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, disorders and conditions.
US09371320B2	Heterocyclic compound The present invention provides a compound having a superior JAK inhibitory action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, Sjogren's syndrome, Behcet's disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.), cancer (leukemia, uterine leiomyosarcoma, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, cachexia, myelofibrosis, etc.) and the like, or a salt thereof.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09371313B2	Process for extracting compound from cranberry leaves and related products Provided are methods of producing proanthocyanidin (PAC)-containing solutions, powders, and beverages, as are PAC-containing solutions, powders, and beverages produced thereby and cranberry plant material products.
US09371309B2	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.
US09371306B2	Cyclic (poly)glycerol sulphates and preparation and use thereof The present invention relates to novel cyclic sulphates of (poly)glycerol, particularly to the novel compound of 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3,2-dioxathiolane-2,2-dioxide. The present invention also relates to the preparation process of the cyclic sulphate compounds, and to the use thereof as an intermediate to prepare green surfactants containing sulphate groups.
US09371297B2	Macrocyclic ghrelin receptor modulators and methods of using the same The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that can function as selective modulators of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Methods of synthesizing the novel compounds are also described herein. These compounds are useful as agonists of the ghrelin receptor and as medicaments for treatment and prevention of a range of medical conditions including, but not limited to, metabolic and/or endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cardiovascular disorders, obesity and obesity-associated disorders, central nervous system disorders, bone disorders, genetic disorders, hyperproliferative disorders and inflammatory disorders.
US09371296B2	Bicyclic 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors' modulators The present invention relates to bicyclic 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US09371293B2	Isoxazoline compound composition The present invention relates to a composition comprising an isoxazoline compound, the isoxazoline compound being dispersed in a solid vehicle of one or more polymer compounds selected from cellulose polymers and vinyl polymers.
US09371291B2	Process for the manufacture of the calcium salt of rosuvastatin (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-Dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid and crystalline intermediates thereof A process for the manufacture of the calcium salt of (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, useful as an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor, from a compound of the formula (7) wherein A is an acetal or ketal protecting group and R is alkyl, via isolated crystalline compounds of the formula (8) or of formula (10) is described. Crystalline intermediates of formulae 7, 8 and 10 are also described.
US09371271B2	Method for manufacturing tertiary amino group-containing lipid In production of a cationic lipid having at least one methylene group sandwiched between adjacent two cis form double bonds in the molecule, isomerization from a cis form to a trans form is suppressed.A compound represented by the following formula (I): R1—X (I) (in Formula, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having at least one methylene group sandwiched between adjacent two cis form double bonds in the molecule and having the carbon number of 8 to 24 and X represents a releasing group) is reacted with (B) a compound having at least one of each of tertiary amino group and hydroxyl group in the molecule in a saturated hydrocarbon solvent having the carbon number of 5 to 10 in the presence of an alkali catalyst.
US09371266B2	Copper-zirconia catalyst and method of use and manufacture Catalysts and methods for their manufacture and use for the dehydrogenation of alcohols are disclosed. The catalysts and methods utilize a highly dispersible alumina, for example, boehmite or pseudoboehmite, to form catalysts that exhibit high dehydrogenation activities. Specifically, the catalysts include Cu that is highly dispersed by reaction of an alumina formed by peptizing of boehmite or pseudoboehmite and precursors of ZrO2, ZnO and CuO.
US09371257B2	Reactors and processes for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons A method for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons includes providing an oxidative catalyst inside a reactor and carrying out the oxidative coupling reaction under a set of reaction conditions. The reactor surfaces that contact the reactants and products do not provide a significant detrimental catalyzing effect. In an embodiment the reactor contains an inert lining or a portion of the reactor inner surface is treated to reduce the detrimental catalytic effects. In an embodiment the reactor contains a lining that includes an oxidative catalyst.
US09371251B2	Method for structuring a surface by means of reactive ion-beam etching, structured surface and uses A process for forming an array of irregularities or features that are submicron-size in height and that have a characteristic lateral dimension that is micron- or submicron-size, over a surface of a material by reactive-ion etching, the process including: supplying the material with a thickness at least equal to 100 nm, the material being a solid hybrid material that includes: a simple silicon oxide or a mixed silicon oxide, most of the oxides in the case of a mixed oxide being silicon oxide, an oxide molar percentage in the material being at least 40%; and a species, of a different nature to the silicon of the oxide, a molar percentage of the species in the material ranging from 1 mol % or even up to 50 mol % while remaining below the percentage of the silicon oxide, at least most of the species having a largest characteristic dimension smaller than 50 nm, optionally heating the hybrid material before the etching; structuring the surface of the hybrid material, without masking, with etching that lasts less than 30 minutes over an etching area greater than 1 cm2, until the array of features is formed, the structuring optionally being accompanied by heating of the hybrid material.
US09371248B2	Glass element with high scratch tolerance A glass element is provided that is made of a glass having SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, and Na2O. The glass has a scratch tolerance that when scratches of 1 mm length are introduced using a Knoop diamond indenter which presses upon a surface of the glass with a force of 4 Newton and is displaced along the surface with a traverse speed of 0.4 mm/s, not more than 20% of the scratches have a noticeable width including visible chipping of more than 25 μm. In some embodiments, the glass, after chemical tempering, has sodium ions that are at least partially exchanged for potassium ions so that a compressive stress zone is provided at the surface of the glass. The compressive stress is at least 700 MPa and an exchange depth of alkali ions is at least 25 μm.
US09371244B2	Desalination system and process The present invention pertains to an effective system and method for reducing or eliminating the formation of scale in desalination systems. The system utilizes at least one pair of electrodes in direct contact with a liquid to induce an oscillating electric field directly in a portion of the liquid or a liquid stream of the desalination system. The electric field is capable of inducing bulk precipitation of ions, minerals, salts, particulates, contaminants or a combination thereof from the liquid stream.
US09371242B2	Treatment of aqueous solutions The invention is directed to a process for the recovery or removal of one or more crystallizable compounds from an aqueous solution containing, apart from the said crystallizable compounds, one or more organic or inorganic scale-forming or scale-inducing materials having a lower solubility in water than the said crystallizable compounds, said process comprising subjecting the said solution to at least one eutectic freeze crystallization step with recovery of ice and said one or more crystallizable compounds in crystalline form, recycling at least part of the mother liquor formed in the said eutectic crystallization step and subjecting the said recycle to a treatment with seed crystals for said scale forming or scale inducing compounds, removing at least part of the solid material obtained in said treatment step and recycle of the aqueous liquid thus obtained to the eutectic freeze crystallization step or to the feed thereto.
US09371239B2	Tin-containing zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure A tin containing zeolitic material having an MWW-type framework structure (Sn-MWW), having a tin content of at most 2 weight-%, calculated as element and based on the weight of the Sn-MWW, and having an X-ray diffraction pattern comprising peaks at 2 theta diffraction angles of (6.6±0.1)°, (7.1±0.1)°, and (7.9±0.1)°.
US09371237B2	Methods and systems for controlled conversion of minerals to pigmenting elements The present invention may provide talc calciner systems and methods to produce better and more efficient products by engineering a* and b* values for calcinated products perhaps by processing low iron talc in an indirectly heated, multiple zoned calciner which may progressively heat the feed supply at perhaps specifics residence times to produce a desired product.
US09371234B2	Method for producing graphene at a low temperature, method for direct transfer of graphene using same, and graphene sheet The present invention relates to a method for forming graphene at a low temperature, to a method for direct transfer of graphene using same, and to a graphene sheet. The method for forming graphene at a low temperature comprises supplying a carbon-source-containing gas to a metal catalyst layer for graphene growth formed on a substrate, and forming graphene at a low temperature of 500° C. or less by means of inductively coupled plasma-chemical vapor deposition (ICP-CVD).
US09371232B2	Trekking atom nanotube growth Disclosed is a trekking atom nanotube growth technology capable of continuously growing long, high quality nanotubes. This patent application is a Continuation In Part of the Proximate Atom Nanotube Growth patent application Ser. No. 13/694,088 filed on Oct. 29, 2012. The current invention represents a departure from chemical vapor deposition technology as the atomic feedstock does not originate in the gaseous environment surrounding the nanotubes. The technology mitigates the problems that cease carbon nanotube growth in chemical vapor deposition growth techniques: 1) The accumulation of material on the surface of the catalyst particles, suspected to be primarily amorphous carbon, 2) The effect of Ostwald ripening that reduces the size of smaller catalyst particles and enlarges larger catalyst particles, 3) The effect of some catalyst materials diffusing into the substrate used to grow carbon nanotubes and ceasing growth when the catalyst particle becomes too small.
US09371227B2	Integration of reforming/water splitting and electrochemical systems for power generation with integrated carbon capture High efficiency electricity generation processes and systems with substantially zero CO2 emissions are provided. A closed looping between the unit that generates gaseous fuel (H2, CO, etc) and the fuel cell anode side is formed. In certain embodiments, the heat and exhaust oxygen containing gas from the fuel cell cathode side are also utilized for the gaseous fuel generation. The resulting power generation efficiencies are improved due to the minimized steam consumption for the gaseous fuel production in the fuel cell anode loop as well as the strategic mass and energy integration schemes.
US09371225B2	Substrate processing method A substrate processing method for forming a through-hole in a substrate by reactive ion etching includes preparing a substrate that has a first surface and a second surface and on the first surface side of which a first layer and a second layer are disposed, the second surface being on the opposite side to the first surface, the second layer covering the first layer; and performing reactive ion etching on the substrate from the second surface to form a through-hole extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface, the reactive ion etching being performed to reach the first layer. The etching rate of the second layer for the reactive ion etching is lower than that of the first layer.
US09371222B2	Microstructure plating systems and methods Microstructure plating systems and methods are described herein. One method includes depositing a plating-resistant material between a microstructure and a bonding layer, wherein the microstructure comprises a plating process base material and immersing the microstructure in a plating solution.
US09371212B2	Elevator system including a 4:1 roping arrangement An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car. A plurality of belts are situated relative to the elevator car such that movement of the belts for causing movement of the elevator car is approximately four times a corresponding movement of the elevator car. First, second, third and fourth sheaves are supported for vertical movement with the elevator car and rotational movement relative to the elevator car. Each belt has a portion extending across the elevator car between the first and second sheaves that is vertically aligned with another portion of the same belt extending across the elevator car between the third and fourth sheaves.
US09371208B2	Systems and methods for implementing an auger-based transport mechanism for vertical transport of image receiving media in image forming systems A system and method are provided for implementing an auger-based transport device as a vertical compiler in an image forming system. The auger-based transport device includes a plurality of mechanical augers for vertical transport of image receiving media substrates, or sets of substrates in a controlled manner. The disclosed auger-type drive systems leverage comparatively simpler mechanical operations to provide a plurality of auger devices that simplify the motions and mechanisms of the component elements in a vertical transport path in a manner that maintains positive control of each set of image receiving media substrates in a manner that does not disturb the sets as they are lowered vertically, eliminating errors introduced by random dropping of substrates in conventional vertical image receiving media substrate handling mechanisms. The auger components are not particularly limited in number, in pitch (constant or variable), in diameter and/or in use/function.
US09371206B2	Horizontal strip accumulator with telescoping of strip support roll carriages and passive location systems thereof The present invention relates to a horizontal strip accumulator in a continuous processing strip line, comprising a looping carriage riding on a pair of external rails (6) and a plurality of adjacent strip supporting roll carriages (1) riding on the same external rails (6) to support the strip (10) between the looping carriage and a strip feeding location, wherein the strip supporting carriages (1) have a horizontal triangular lower part (2) and a vertical framework (3), the triangular lower part (2) having an open transverse base (15) opposite to an apex (14), to allow the telescoping of the strip supporting carriages (1) in the internal triangular space between the open base (15) and the two other triangular sides rejoining at the opposite apex (14).
US09371200B2	Device the conveying and handling of products The invention relates to a method for the handling of products in a product-handling installation, comprising the following method steps: a) providing at least one product on a flexible placing area, b) placing a cage, which is equipped with at least one displaceable supporting-body group, onto the flexible placing area, c) imparting at least one deflection to the flexible placing area and displacing the deflection along the flexible placing area, and d) simultaneously retracting the at least one supporting-body group into a gap created by the at least one deflection between the flexible placing area and a lower side of the products. The invention further relates to a method for the palletizing of products. Furthermore, a device for the handling of products and the use of said device for the palletizing of products is proposed.
US09371197B2	Systems and processes for storing resin Improved systems and processes for storing resins are disclosed herein. These systems and processes are especially useful for reducing the tendency of resins to sinter. In polymerization processes, the improvements disclosed herein can reduce the tendency of resins to sinter while also allowing downstream operations to continue.
US09371194B2	Diverting conveyor with magnetically driven movers A conveyor and method for moving articles across a conveying surface using electromagnetically operated movers in a conveyor belt. The movers are retained in tracks in the conveyor belt. A magnetic field source produces a magnetic field that varies across the width of the belt. The magnetic field interacts with electrically conductive material, ferromagnetic material, or permanent magnets in the movers to propel the movers and divert articles engaged by the movers across the belt. Movers with retractable pushers fold down at the sides of the belt to allow articles pushed by other movers to pass over and off the side of the belt.
US09371185B2	Method for distributed storage and use of underground water in mine Disclosed is a method for distributed storage and use of mine groundwater. The method comprises the following steps: A. prospecting an area of an underground space to be mined, and acquiring data on the bedrock geology of the strata; B. observing the mine groundwater, and acquiring the conditions of the flow distribution, water quality data and water pressure data for the mine groundwater; C. designating one or more goaf spaces through which mine groundwater cannot permeate as a water storage space of a distributed underground reservoir according to the data on the bedrock geology of the strata acquired in step A and the conditions of the flow distribution, water quality data and water pressure data for the mine groundwater acquired in step B; and D. after the designated water storage space is formed, mine groundwater generated when mining a mining face adjacent thereto naturally seeps into the water storage space. The method can reduce mine groundwater run-off and the effect on the growth and recovery of the ecological environment.
US09371184B1	Mobile drive unit charging Some examples include charging an onboard power source of a mobile drive unit (MDU) of an inventory system while the MDU is operating in the inventory system, rather than removing the MDU from service for recharging. As an example, the MDU may receive instructions to retrieve an inventory holder, and an onboard power source of the MDU may be charged while the MDU and the inventory holder are located at the charging station.
US09371178B2	Transportation and storage system for wind turbine blades A transportation and storage system for a wind turbine rotor blade comprises a tip end frame assembly comprising a tip end receptacle and a tip end frame. The tip end receptacle comprises an upwardly open tip end-receiving space for receiving a portion of the tip end of the blade and having a supporting surface for supporting the blade, a lower surface allowing the tip end receptacle to rest upright on a substantially horizontal surface, such as the ground, and releasable retaining means for releasably retaining the tip end of the blade in the receiving space of the tip end receptacle. The tip end frame comprises an upwardly open receptacle-receiving space for receiving the receptacle and provided with positioning means for positioning the receptacle in the tip end frame. A base part defines a bottom surface allowing the tip end frame to rest upright on the ground.
US09371175B2	Capsule for use in a beverage preparation machine The present invention concerns a capsule (1) defining a closed chamber for enclosing a mass of soluble and/or extractable food material, for use in a beverage preparation machine, comprising: (i) capsule side walls (2), (ii) a top membrane (3) pierceable by injection means (4) of the machine which are adapted to inject an extraction liquid under pressure inside said chamber, and (iii) a bottom wall (5) (iv) means (6, 7) adapted to open said chamber by relative engagement with the bottom wall (5) under the effect of the liquid pressure increase in the chamber during injection of said liquid characterized in that at least the portion of the top membrane surface which is to be pierced by the fluid injection means (4), comprises an elastic material having a tensile strength higher than 1 Mpa, preferably higher than 5 MPa, more preferably higher than 10 MPa and an elongation at break superior to 100%, preferably superior to 500%, such that said top membrane (3) recloses in a leaktight manner, after said fluid injection means (4) have been removed therefrom.
US09371173B2	Self-lubricating surfaces for food packaging and food processing equipment In certain embodiments, the invention relates to an article having a liquid-impregnated surface. The surface includes a matrix of solid features (e.g., non-toxic and/or edible features) spaced sufficiently close to stably contain a liquid therebetween or therewithin, wherein the liquid is non-toxic and/or edible. The article may contain, for example, a food or other consumer product, such as ketchup, mustard, or mayonnaise.
US09371172B2	Garment box Various embodiments of the invention provided a garment box comprising a bottom panel and a container portion that includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall. In particular embodiments, the garment box further includes a walled enclosure portion contiguous to the first side wall and comprising a first fold over panel, a second fold over panel, and a third fold over panel. In particular embodiments, the first and third fold over panels include holes located proximate a mid-point of the panels and the second fold over panel includes a slot. The holes are configured to support a rod that is inserted into the walled enclosure portion. The rod is configured to support one or more heads of clothes hangers inserted through the slot and hung on the rod to secure clothes placed in the container portion for shipping.
US09371170B2	Package cushioning material for liquid crystal glass The present invention provides a package cushioning material for liquid crystal glass, which includes an air sack sheet and scratch protection layers arranged at contact sites of the air sack sheet with four corners of a piece of liquid crystal glass. The air sack sheet is formed by connecting a plurality of air sacks. The scratch protection layers are single-sided adhesive tapes or foamed PE cushioning materials. The package cushioning material for liquid crystal glass according to the present invention uses an air sack sheet as a basic material to be used in combination with scratch protection layers arranged at contact sites of the air sack sheet with the four corners of the liquid crystal glass so as to prevent the liquid crystal glass from scratching and breaking the air sacks thereby providing improved effect of cushioning and thus highly effective protection of the liquid crystal glass during transportation.
US09371151B2	Container and lifting means for an article A container is provided, including a box and a lid, and at least one lifting panel for lifting articles, in particular smoking articles, is provided in the container. The at least one lifting panel includes a lifting panel hingedly connected via a first hinge line to the inside of a bottom wall of the box, and a back-folding panel depending from the lifting panel via a second hinge line. The back-folding panel is configured to transfer a movement of the lid to the lifting panel, such that the lifting panel is lifted, when the lid is moved in the open position. The lifting panel further includes at least one cut-out provided in the lifting panel, wherein the at least one cut-out is configured to at least partially receive the articles. A process of lifting the articles in the container using the at least one lifting panel is also provided.
US09371147B2	Method and arrangement for packing at least one article in a container and plurality of types of containers for shipping articles An arrangement for packing at least one article in a container comprises an automatic picking list generation means (136) generating a picking list (138) which specifies at least the at least one article to be placed in the container; closing means (142) for closing the container; and inflating means (146) for inflating a dunnage bag provided in the closed container. The invention proposes that the arrangement further comprises automatic bag type selection means (134) for selecting a type of the inflatable dunnage bag to be used, the selection depending at least on a parameter of the container.
US09371142B2	Hold-down assembly A hold-down assembly for retaining a portable electronic unit within an avionics equipment mounting tray includes a shaft, a locking collar, and an actuator knob. The shaft is coupled to pivot with the mounting tray. The locking collar slides along the shaft to engage the portable electronic unit. The actuator knob includes a knob body, a ratchet plate having detent holes within the knob body, a ball bearing, and a compression spring within the knob body. As the actuator knob is rotated to move along the shaft, the knob body and the ball bearing rotate with respect to the ratchet plate, and the ball bearing is forced against a spring bias of the compression spring as the ball bearing travels between adjacent detent holes.
US09371136B2	Toilets with improved removability for passenger transport vehicles Embodiments described herein relate to quick release toilet concepts, which can be useful particularly on-board aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. Further specific embodiments relate to a quick release rinse valve, a quick release flush valve, an integrated rinse ring, a replaceable toilet bowl, an integrated anti-siphon/rinse valve, and improved flush valve performance.
US09371135B2	Toilet concepts Embodiments described herein relate to quick release toilet concepts, which can be useful particularly on-board aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. Further embodiments relate to improved shroud components for toilets that help reduce splash. Further embodiments also relate to flushing systems for use with vacuum toilets.
US09371134B2	Context-based flight mode selection Systems and methods for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a system comprises one or more sensors carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to provide sensor data and one or more processors. The one or more processors can be individually or collectively configured to: determine, based on the sensor data, an environment type for the environment; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the environment type, wherein each of the plurality of different flight mode is associated with a different set of operating rules for the unmanned aerial vehicle; and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to operate within the environment while conforming to the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode.
US09371133B2	Drone systems for pre-trip inspection and assisted backing Embodiments relate to using a UAV for assisting drivers of large wheeled vehicles when backing up in reverse and for conducting pre-trip inspections of the wheeled vehicle prior to driving. The UAV can be a multirotor copter using simultaneous localization and mapping technology to maneuver autonomously. Alternatively, the driver of the wheeled vehicle may use remote control to maneuver the UAV.
US09371132B2	Systems and methods for attenuation of noise and wakes produced by aircraft Systems and methods for reducing the trailing vortices and lowering the noise produced by the side edges of aircraft flight control surfaces, tips of wings and winglets, and tips of rotor blades. A noise-reducing, wake-alleviating device is disclosed which incorporates an actuator and one or more air-ejecting slot-shaped openings coupled to that actuator and located on the upper and/or lower surfaces and/or the side edges of an aircraft flight control surface or the tip of a wing, winglet or blade. The actuation mechanism produces sets of small and fast-moving air jets that traverse the openings in the general streamwise direction. The actuation destabilizes the flap vortex structure, resulting in reduced intensity of trailing vortices and lower airplane noise.
US09371127B2	Composite structure comprising a stringer with a pad embedded in the recess of a panel and method of transmitting forces A composite structure including a panel and a stringer bonded to the surface of the panel, the stringer having an end surface and a pair of sides extending lengthwise along the stringer away from the end surface. The surface of the panel is formed with a first wall which engages the end surface of the stringer and a second wall which engages another part of the stringer. Compressive forces are transmitted from the panel to the stringer by a normal reaction between the first wall formed in the surface of the panel and the end surface of the stringer. Tensile forces are transmitted from the panel to the stringer by a normal reaction between the second wall formed in the surface of the panel and the other surface of the stringer.
US09371126B2	Aircraft fuselage An aircraft fuselage including an outer skin that is stiffened by way of a backing structure and that delimits at least one passenger cabin and one cargo hold. In the vertical direction of the fuselage, the cargo hold is arranged below the passenger cabin. The backing structure in the cargo hold above a cargo-hold floor framework comprises at least two lateral quasi-joints, and below the cargo-hold floor framework comprises at least one further quasi-joint. In the cargo hold, in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, a multitude of energy absorption devices, arranged one behind the other and acting in the transverse direction of the fuselage, are arranged for absorbing tensile loads.
US09371112B2	Thru-hull fitting and manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a marine thru-hull fitting from a single stock material to fit a variety of different sized boat hulls is disclosed. A variety of differently-sized thru-hulls can therefore be formed from the same stock item, reducing the amount of inventory manufacturers are required to maintain.
US09371103B2	Bicycle shift notification apparatus A bicycle shift notification apparatus is provided with a transmission state determining component, a bicycle derailleur and a controller. The transmission state determining component determines a current operating state of a bicycle transmission having a plurality of speed stages. The bicycle derailleur produces a notification based on a determination of the current operating state by the transmission state determining component. The controller is operatively coupled to the bicycle derailleur. The controller activates the bicycle derailleur to produce the notification in accordance with a preselected notification pattern based on determining that a predetermined condition exists. A sound is produced by actuation of the bicycle derailleur.
US09371100B2	Vehicle body assembling method and vehicle body assembling device Provided are a vehicle body assembling method and a vehicle body assembling device that are space-saving and economical. The vehicle body assembling method includes: a first holding step (S2) for holding a floor complete 1 by a first jig 9; a second holding step (S3) for holding a roof arch by a second jig; a jig connecting step (S4) for connecting the first jig and the second jig; a third holding step (S5) for holding side inner completes by the first jig and the second jig; and welding steps (S6 to S9) for forming an inner frame by welding.
US09371094B1	Plastic panel attachment joint for fascia to fender execution An attachment joint for attaching a first panel to a second panel includes a threaded bolt, a cooperating speed nut, and a support plate interposed between the speed nut and a surface of the first panel opposite a mating surface of the first panel. The support plate is configured to engage and support a contour formed in an edge of the first panel. A motor vehicle panel subassembly including a first panel having a mating surface and an opposed surface and including at least one contour formed in an edge thereof and a second panel having a cooperating mating surface and a cooperating edge contour is assembled using the described attachment joint. The first panel may be a plastic motor vehicle fascia and the second panel may be a metal motor vehicle body panel such as a fender.
US09371093B1	Vehicles having upper side member reinforcement portions Vehicle structures for dissipating energy associated with an impact are described herein. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes an A-pillar support having a first engagement surface that is oriented forward in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The first engagement surface extends across at least a portion of the A-pillar support in a vehicle lateral direction. The vehicle also includes an upper side member assembly that is coupled to and extends forward from the A-pillar support. The upper side member assembly includes an upper side member outer portion and an upper side member inner portion that is coupled to the upper side member outer portion and is positioned inboard of the upper side member outer portion in the vehicle lateral direction. The upper side member assembly also includes a second engagement surface that is oriented to face rearward and to face the first engagement surface of the A-pillar support.
US09371084B2	Shopping cart basket and method of manufacture A shopping cart in one embodiment comprises a uniframe, a mat basket, and a slim-fit cart frame and basket combination, as well as in multiple embodiments, providing individual structural differences and advantages over pre-existing forms of shopping carts.
US09371080B2	Apparatus for outdoorsmen A multi-use apparatus for outdoorsmen including a tub and first, second, third and fourth adjustable legs. The adjustable legs are mounted to the tub. Each of the legs includes a mounting member and a telescopic member. Each mounting member is non-rotatably mounted to the tub.
US09371079B1	Train brake tool A train brake tool for engaging and disengaging a train brake, such as a brake wheel or lever, is described. The train brake tool is configured for manual or hand operation and has both a puller portion and pusher portion configured at the end of an elongated member. The puller portion is configured with a hook for insertion into an opening in a brake wheel to allow the user to pull and rotate the wheel. The pusher portion has a hook configured oppositely to the puller, to allow the user to push the wheel. A length extension is described and is configured to be detachably attachable to the train brake tool.
US09371077B1	Semi truck on a rail flat car holding device The invention comprises an improved method and apparatus for securing a tractor-trailer or other powered vehicle to a flatbed railcar (flatcar). The vehicle is driven onto the flatcar until the powered wheels of the vehicle reach a set of rollers. The vehicle then drives these rollers (or a treadmill) which power a mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic system which latches the wheels of the vehicle to the flatcar.
US09371074B1	Method of controlling aspirator motive flow Methods and systems are provided for controlling an aspirator shut-off valve in an engine of a hybrid vehicle. One example method includes opening the aspirator shut-off valve following a shut-down command to the engine when engine speed is between a first engine speed and a second engine speed, the first engine speed being lower than an idle speed and the second engine speed occurring before an imminent engine stop. The example method further includes not opening the aspirator shut-off valve between the first engine speed and the second engine speed if an oxygen content of an emission control device is at or near a threshold.
US09371067B2	Integrated battery control system An integrated battery control system incorporates a battery management system and a power control system to reliably and safely provide power to vehicles and other mobile devices. The integrated power control system incorporates safety features to protect the batteries from dropping below a threshold voltage or being overcharged, and from operating the vehicle when it is coupled with an AC power supply. An integrated power control system may be contained in a control enclosure having a computing device, battery power input, an AC power input, a power output switch, a power output, a key-switch interface and a shunt to measure current flow. The power control system regulates electrical power delivery to a drive motor and a pre-charge resistor as a function of the battery state of charge. When a battery unit is below a threshold value, power delivery is disabled to the drive motor and a pre-charge resistor.
US09371063B2	Compressed-air supply device for commercial vehicles A compressed-air supply device for commercial vehicles is provided. The compressed-air supply device may be connected electrically to an electronic control device that may actuate at least one control valve. The control valve has at least one inlet, one ventilating connection and one outlet. The compressed-air supply device has a control line which is connected to the control valve outlet and may be connected to a control inlet of a compressor and/or an inlet of a regeneration valve, has a supply line via which compressed air may be guided to the control valve inlet, and has a ventilating line connected to the control valve ventilating connection. The control valve may be ventilated via the ventilating line, and is configured such that at a predefined opening pressure in the supply line it pneumatically produces a fluid-conducting connection between the inlet and the outlet such that the control line is ventilated.
US09371062B2	Brake device A brake device includes: a mechanical pressure regulating part having a high-pressure port, a low-pressure port, a pilot pressure input port, and an output port which outputs fluid pressure corresponding to the pressure supplied to the pilot pressure input port by fluid pressures supplied to both of the high- and low-pressure ports, to a chamber for a master piston; a high-pressure source connected to the high-pressure port and the pilot pressure input port; a low-pressure source connected to the low-pressure port and the pilot pressure input port; and an electrically-operated pilot pressure generating part which includes control valves for controlling flows of the brake fluid between the high-pressure source and the pilot pressure input port, and between the low-pressure source and the pilot pressure input port, respectively, and which outputs desired fluid pressure to the pilot pressure input port by controlling flow of the brake fluid with control valves.
US09371058B2	Wiper assembly A system for maintaining a wiper blade generally perpendicular to a curved windshield as the wiper moves throughout its stroke. A four bar linkage system is coupled to a first bevel gear causing it to drive a second bevel gear coupled to the wiper, thereby maintaining the wiper in a generally perpendicular orientation relative to the curved windshield. The windshield wiper system may be used as a single blade or may be used in tandem with blades running either independently or in a synchronized manner.
US09371052B2	Airbag module with external deflector An airbag module (400) has a housing (402), an airbag (404), an inflator (406) and a deflector mechanism (420) which provides a barrier or guide and a reaction hood 401 or surface to modify the trajectory of the airbag on inflation to inflate at a lower trajectory. The deflector mechanism (420) has a tensioning member (430).
US09371043B1	Vehicle trim panel having storage compartment with biased access openings A vehicle trim panel is provided including a body. The body has a storage compartment, a first access opening to the storage compartment biased in a first direction and a second access opening to the storage compartment biased in a second direction.
US09371042B1	Apparatus for connecting a bicycle to a motor vehicle and method of use Apparatus and method for connecting a bicycle to a motor vehicle includes a crank axle support which supports the crank axle of the bicycle, a crank arm connector which connects to the crank arm of the bicycle, and a down tube connector which connects to the down tube of the bicycle. The crank arm connector and the down tube connector are adjustable to accommodate different style and size bicycles. The apparatus can be placed in in-use, lowered, and storage positions.
US09371032B2	Moisture sensor and/or defogger with Bayesian improvements, and related methods In certain example embodiments, moisture sensors, defoggers, etc., and/or related methods, are provided. More particularly, certain example embodiments relate to moisture sensors and/or defoggers that may be used in various applications such as, for example, refrigerator/freezer merchandisers, vehicle windows, building windows, etc. When condensation or moisture is detected, an appropriate action may be taken (e.g., actuating windshield wipers, turning on a defroster, triggering the heating of a merchandiser door or window, etc.). Bayesian approaches optionally may be implemented in certain example embodiments in an attempt to improve moisture detection accuracy. For instance, models of various types of disturbances may be developed and, based on live data and a priori information known about the model, a probability of the model being accurate is calculated. If a threshold value is met, the model may be considered a match and, optionally, a corresponding appropriate action may be taken.
US09371031B2	Method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, and headlamp system In a method for controlling a headlamp system for a vehicle, the headlamp system having two headlamps, set apart from each other, road users are detected in front of the vehicle in the driving direction, and a first total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the illumination range on a first side of a center axis is greater than on the other, second side of this center axis, and a second total light pattern is able to be produced, in which the total light pattern is controllable such that it has an illumination range in the direction of at least one detected road user that is less than the distance to the detected road user, and which has an illumination range in another direction that is greater than the distance to the detected road user. During the switch from the first total light pattern to the second total light pattern, the illumination range of at least one headlamp on the first side of the center axis is first reduced to at least such an extent that it is less than the distance to the detected road user, the second total light pattern being produced subsequently.
US09371028B2	Vehicle towing apparatus A vehicle towing apparatus 1 includes a wheel cradle 5 provided on a rear of a automobile 2 serving as a towing vehicle and holds a front wheel 7 serving as a wheel of a vehicle 6 to be towed in the wheel cradle 5, the wheel cradle 5 including two arm members 21, 21 forming a space receiving a width of the front wheel 7 in a lateral direction, the each arm member 21 connecting a first end thereof to the automobile 2 with an attachment body 4 and connecting a second end to each other, thereby forming a closed holding region 24 holding the lower portion of the front wheel 7 to be inserted therein. Therefore, the structure of the wheel cradle 5 can be simplified, and the front wheel 7 can be stably held.
US09371027B2	Vehicle body with a curved metal plate floor A load carrying body for a vehicle includes a curved metal plate floor (10) and a floor attachment system that attaches the floor to opposite sides of the body so that the floor is suspended between the sides. The floor attachment system includes a plurality of tensile members (38) which are the principal means for transferring forces from the floor to the remainder of the body. Each tensile member is coupled at one end to one of the sides of the body of the vehicle and at the other end to a side edge of the floor.
US09371026B2	Table apparatus for rear seat passengers A table apparatus for rear seat passengers may include a table housing rotatable upwards and downwards around a support shaft coupled to a sidewall of a rear console, a movable body movable along a guide provided in the table housing, a rotating body coupled to the movable body by a body shaft and rotatable upwards and downwards with respect to the movable body, a table coupled to the rotating body by a table shaft and rotatable leftwards and rightwards with respect to the rotating body, and a table tilting unit provided in the movable body and the rotating body, the table tilting unit controlling a rotation angle of the rotating body to determine a tilting angle of the table.
US09371020B2	Moveable station pole for a wheel chair position in a transit bus Improvements in a moveable stanchion pole for a wheel chair position in a transit bus to provide a connection to a seat or bench. The seat is pivotably secured to a side wall of the transportation vehicle. The pole rotates and or pivots as the seat or bench is moved. The stanchion pole allows a person to hold onto the pole while they are standing. When the pole is rotated the pole rotates to provide clearance to the area. The stanchion pole is connected to the front of the chair and lifts the stanchion pole as the chair is rotated. This requires the stanchion pole to both hinge and rotate with the bench. The movement of the chair and pole clears the occupied space of the seat and stanchion pole to allow for a wheelchair to occupy the same place where the chair previously existed.
US09371006B2	Method and device for the optimized recharging of an electric battery A method for the optimized recharging of the electric battery of at least one electric system, particularly an electric vehicle, using an electric recharging device, in which the electric battery is recharged during at least one charging time interval which is part of an available charging time period initiated by connection of the electric battery recharging system to the electric recharging device and which is determined as a function of a charging curve associated with this electric recharging device.
US09370991B2	Hybrid powertrain for vehicle A hybrid powertrain for a vehicle includes an input shaft rotating in response to a power received from an engine. output shaft is arranged parallel to the input shaft. A first motor generator is configured to transmit and receive a power to and from the output shaft. A second motor generator is configured to transmit and receive a power to and from the input shaft. A first clutch structure enables or disables transmission of the power between the first motor generator and the output shaft. A second clutch structure enables or disables transmission of the power between the input shaft and the output shaft. A third clutch structure enables or disables transmission of the power between the second motor generator and the input shaft.
US09370983B2	Synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing In a synthetic resin-made thrust sliding bearing, a silicone grease whose base oil is a silicone oil, whose coefficient of kinematic viscosity at 25° C. is not less than 100 cSt and not more than 500,000 cSt, and which contains a thickener so as to set its worked penetration to not less than 200 and not more than 400 is interposed at sliding interfaces between, on the one hand, an upper surface of a lower annular flat plate-shaped portion defining a bottom surface of a lower annular recess and a lower surface of an upper annular flat plate-shaped portion and, on the other hand, an upper surface and a lower surface of a thrust bearing piece which are respectively brought into sliding contact with the upper and the lower surface.
US09370979B2	Amphibious vehicle There is provided an amphibious vehicle including a plate aluminum planing boat hull (10) having a transverse collision bulkhead (12) and a pair of recesses (13) disposed each side of the stem (14). Transom portions (17) are located at either side of a central pod (21). The collision bulkhead (12) and the transom portions (17) support respective pairs of extendable strut and wheel assemblies (24) each comprising a mounting bracket (25) and a coil spring over shock absorber assembly (27). Spaced suspension rods 31 extend through the bottom of the bracket to provide for suspension travel to stop (35). The upper ends of the suspension rods are secured to a header assembly (36) which forms the upper mount for a wheel strut assembly (37) consisting of double acting hydraulic ram (40) secured to a strut casing (44) of square section passing through a bearing pack assembly (46) mounted to the suspension rods (31).
US09370974B2	Assembly for a tire inflation system An assembly includes a rotary joint spindle and a rotary joint body rotatably disposed on and in fluid communication with the rotary joint spindle. The rotary joint body is housed by a hub cap and provided adjacent an end of a spindle. A pressure relief valve is disposed between the hub cap and the rotary joint body. The pressure relief valve selectively provides a seal between the hub cap and the rotary joint body.
US09370973B2	System and method for optical measuring of tire adhesion and tire suitable for such measurement A system for measuring the grip between a vehicle wheel tire and a road surface comprising a fiber optic (19) provided with FBG sensors (21) affixed to the internal surface of the tire, which record data regarding the state of state of residual grip Grs of the tire to the road. The fiber optic (19) has an end part (20) which, through an optical joint (5, 6) transmits the data to an instrumentation of the vehicle, making it pass through a spectrum analyzer (12), a data processing system (14), which implements the residual grip identification algorithm Grs. The residual grip information is sent to a display that is visible by the driver and/or to active control systems for driving the vehicle.
US09370972B2	Tire having circumferential groove formed with one intra-groove A tire provided with a plurality of land portions formed by a main groove extending along a tire circumferential direction, wherein the main groove is formed with one intra-groove recessed in a tire inner direction from a surface of the main groove, the intra-groove comprises: a first circumferential groove portion extending along the tire circumferential direction on the first groove wall; a first inclined portion extending from the first groove wall toward the second groove wall on a groove bottom of the main groove; a second circumferential groove portion extending along the tire circumferential direction on the second groove wall; and a second inclined portion extending from the second groove wall toward the first groove wall on the groove bottom of the main groove.
US09370970B2	Tire containing noise reducing fibrous layers A pneumatic tire comprises an overlay wherein the overlay is positioned above the belt plies but beneath the tread, and at least one overlay end is folded and extends inwards toward the center line of the tire.
US09370969B2	Industrial cart with interchangeable accessories An industrial cart has an accessory mounted thereon. A locking mechanism is provided for securing the cart and accessory together. The locking mechanism can be disengaged to remove the accessory from the cart.
US09370934B2	Printing apparatus, printing material cartridge, adaptor for printing material container, and circuit board A printing material cartridge comprises: a memory device; a plurality of first terminals through which a power source voltage and signals for operating the memory device are supplied from a printing apparatus; and a plurality of second terminals to be used for detecting attachment conditions of the printing material cartridge in a cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first terminals have a plurality of first contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of second terminals have a plurality of second contact portions that get in contact with corresponding apparatus-side terminals when the printing material container is properly attached to the cartridge attachment unit. The plurality of first and second contact portions are arranged so as to form a first row and a second row. Four contact portions among the plurality of second contact portions are placed at both ends of the first and second rows, respectively.
US09370924B1	Dual action stencil wiper assembly for stencil printer A stencil printer includes a stencil shuttle assembly coupled to a frame. The stencil shuttle assembly is configured to move the stencil in an x-axis direction between a first position in which the stencil is positioned toward a front of the stencil printer and a second position in which the stencil is positioned toward a back of the stencil printer. The stencil shuttle assembly further is configured to move the stencil in a y-axis direction to align the stencil. The stencil printer further includes a wiper to remove material from the stencil as the stencil is translated away from the substrate by the stencil shuttle assembly. The stencil shuttle assembly, when the stencil is translated away from the substrate, is configured to move the stencil in the y-axis direction in an oscillating manner. Methods of cleaning a stencil are further disclosed.
US09370922B1	Systems and methods for stretch-forming multi-thickness composite skins Systems and methods for stretch-forming multi-thickness composite skins are disclosed herein. The methods include locating a flexible support structure in a transition region that is defined by a charge of composite material and applying a vacuum to an interface between the charge of composite material and the flexible support structure to define a charge-support assembly. The methods also include separating the charge-support assembly from the layup surface and locating the charge-support assembly on a cure surface of a layup mandrel. The methods further include deforming the charge-support assembly on the cure surface to generate a conformed charge of composite material, releasing the vacuum, and separating the flexible support structure from conformed charge of composite material. The systems include systems that are configured to perform the methods.
US09370921B2	Composite radius fillers and methods of forming the same There is provided in an embodiment a composite radius filler for a composite structure. The composite radius filler has two or more radius laminates. Each radius laminate has a laminate of stacked composite plies formed in a desired radius with a desired radial orientation of the stacked composite plies substantially matching a radial orientation of adjacent stacked composite plies of a composite structure surrounding the two or more radius laminates. Each radius laminate is preferably trimmed to have at least one side align adjacent to the others to form a composite radius filler having a shape substantially corresponding to a radius filler region of the composite structure.
US09370917B2	Jointing and/or adhesive-bonding method and products produced in this way The invention relates to a method for mounting an edge, more particularly plastics edge, onto a material, and also to the products obtained in this way, and to the use thereof.
US09370915B2	Composite material The invention relates to an aerogel composite material, a process and a composition for producing the composite material and the use of the composite material.
US09370906B2	Methods, devices, and systems for injection molding contact lenses Methods, devices, and systems for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses using direct injection molding are described. The present methods, devices, and systems include a mold block having a first mold insert and a second mold insert defining a lens-shaped cavity between them. A raised non-uniform region that projects into the lens-shaped cavity is incorporated in a peripheral zone of the molding surface of at least one of the mold inserts. When an ophthalmic lens is formed using the described mold block, at least one depression is produced in the lens. A gate placed at the non-uniform region allows the depression to hide any gate witness that may form when the mold is closed or separated.
US09370905B2	Module for holding at least one bushing A module (1) for holding at least one bushing (17) within a recess, wherein it comprises two side surfaces (2, 3), an upper (4) and a lower (5) surface and at least one end surface (6), wherein the upper (4) and lower (5) surfaces are of different width and arcs, respectively, in their cross-section, and the side surfaces (2, 3) are of equal height, and when coupled to a second module (8) by its side surfaces (3, 9), which second module (8) optionally may also hold at least one bushing (17), the sum of the angle (alpha) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (12) of the one module (1) and the tangent (10) to its upper surface (4) at the intersection (A) with the side surface (3) and the angle (beta) between the optionally imaginary plane side surface (13) of the other module (8) and the tangent (11) to its upper surface (15) at the intersection (B) with the side surface (9) is at least 180 degrees and/or a plurality of modules (1), optionally when holding the bushings (17), form at least a section of a circular ring or a full circular ring.
US09370901B2	Resin composition, optical compensation film using the same and production method of optical compensation film A resin composition containing a specific cellulose-based resin and a specific fumaric acid diester polymer in a specific blending ratio or containing, as the resin component, a specific cellulose-based resin and a specific fumaric acid diester polymer in a specific blending ratio and containing the resin component and an additive having an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or the like in a specific blending ratio. An optical compensation film can be produced using the resin composition.
US09370898B2	Connecting method A method for connecting at least a first component (2) and a second component (3) together, wherein each component (2, 3) comprises at least one key arrangement extending along the component (2, 3) and keys (5, 6) of the key arrangement are spaced apart from one another. The method comprises the steps of: aligning the key arrangements of the components (2, 3) such that aligned keys (5, 6) of the key arrangements extend generally in line with a common axis (15) or ensuring alignment of the key arrangements such that aligned keys (5, 6) of the key arrangements extend generally in line with a common axis (15); and extending a key connector (4) comprising at least one longitudinal keyway passage (8) over the aligned keys (5, 6) generally in line with the common axis (15) so that the keys (5, 6) extend within the keyway passage (8), are retained by the key connector (4), and the first and second components (2, 3) are clamped together to form an assembly (1).
US09370889B2	Cosmetic material container and manufacturing method of the same A container main body and a cap are stably and detachably engaged while improving a productivity. A leading end portion of a tubular container main body is provided with one or more projection portion on an outer peripheral surface, a hole communicating inner and outer sides of a tube in a rear side in an axial direction of the projection portion, and an expanded portion expanded such that an outer diameter within the tube is equal to or more than an outer diameter of the projection portion and running to a rear side in a rear side in an axial direction of the hole, respectively. An inner peripheral surface of a cap is provided with an annular projection detachably engaging with disengaging from the projection portion in an axial direction. The projection portion securely climbs over the annular projection for its flexibility in a diametrical direction of the hole.
US09370887B2	Sensing device for detecting a physical quantity and method for producing said sensor A sensing device for detecting a physical quantity includes a molded part and a sensor element in the molded part. The sensor element includes an enclosure that is formed from the molded part and an injection-molding compound. A connection element may be connected to the sensor element. An interface may be between the sensor element and the connection element.
US09370884B2	Resin molding apparatus and resin molding method A resin molding apparatus includes a pair of metal molds respectively arranged so as to be insulated from the ground with insulating materials, and a molding portion including the pair of metal molds and to which a resin material is provided. At least one metal mold of the pair of metal molds is provided with electrodes at two points flanking the molding portion. A high frequency current generator capable of applying high frequency current having a frequency of about 10 kHz or more is connected to the two electrodes.
US09370881B2	Structures and methods of replicating the same The invention features a method for producing replicas of a desired structure, a master and a mold obtained from it for use in such a method. The master includes a desired structure (200) to be reproduced and an additional structure (206, 208) that assists in removal of the master from a mold, e.g. by permitting portions of the mold on opposite sides of the additional structure to flex away from one another when the master is removed from the mold. The method includes immersing the master comprising the desired structure (200) and the additional structure (206, 208) in a molding material (142), solidifying the molding material (142) to make a mold, removing the master from the mold and using the mold to produce replicas of the desired structure (200). For example, the desired structure of the master may include a loop that defines a fluid flow pathway, and the additional structure includes a membrane configured to prevent the molding material from completely passing through the loop when the mold is made from the master.
US09370877B2	Control system for tooling A tooling system for moulding a work piece is provided The tooling system comprises a mould tool (4) having a tool surface divided into a plurality of individual temperature controlled tool zones (6), and a control system for controlling the temperature of the plurality of individual zones of a tool surface, the control system comprising, a memory means (14) for storing desired curing parameters for the work piece, a plurality of sensors (12) associated with the individual tool zones (6) that sense and output a signal indicative of a property of the work piece or the tool surface in each tool zone (6), a main processor (16) and a controller (18) The main processor (16) is programmed to monitor said output signals so as to monitor said property of the work piece or tool surface and to read the desired curing parameters from the memory means (14) The controller (′8) is programmed to receive said signals and to receive information relating to said desired curing parameters of each tool zone (6) and, based on the information received, to calculate and output a control solution to control a supply of heat to each individual tool zones (6) so as to heat or cool them The main processor (14) is programmed to compare the signals of the monitored property to the desired curing parameters, to identify trends in said monitored property and, if said trends indicate that the monitored property of a tool zone (6) will move out of a tolerance band of the desired curing parameters, to modify or distort the desired curing parameters read from the memory means (14) and to request a further control solution to obtain said modified or distorted curing parameters so as to maintain the monitored property within said desired tolerance band of the desired curing parameters.
US09370871B2	Fluid jet cutting systems Fluid jet systems, components and related methods are provided which are well adapted for processing workpieces under particularly work-friendly conditions. Embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods that reduce, minimize or eliminate a gap between a workpiece being processed and jet receiving devices that receive and dissipate the energy of a fluid jet passing through the workpiece. Other embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving fluid jet processing of workpieces in a submerged condition. Still further embodiments include fluid jet systems and related methods involving position and orientation adjustment of a fluid jet receptacle to coordinate the path of an incoming fluid jet with a central axis or other feature of the fluid jet receptacle.
US09370869B2	Retractable utility knife A utility knife has a handle and a blade holder that holds a utility blade for selective removal and replacement of the utility blade. The blade holder is pivotally carried by the handle for pivotal movement in an arcuate path relative to the handle between a retracted position and an extended position.
US09370862B2	System and method for reinforcing programming education through robotic feedback A method for reinforcing programming education through toy robot feedback, including: at a user device, remote from the toy robot: receiving a series of programming inputs from a user at a programming interface application on the user device; receiving a set of sensor measurements from the toy robot; automatically generating a set of control instructions for the toy robot based on a programming input of the series and the set of sensor measurements; and sending the set of control instructions to the toy robot; and, at the toy robot: receiving the set of control instructions from the user device; operating the toy robot based on the set of control instructions; recording a second set of sensor measurements during toy robot operation; and sending the second set of sensor measurements to the user device.
US09370857B2	Pipe wrench or water pump wrench A pipe wrench or water pump wrench includes a clamp having a first shaft-like grip part and a handle having a second shaft-like grip part. A first jaw having a first gripping surface is disposed at one end of the clamp and a second jaw having a second gripping surface is disposed at one end of the handle. The second gripping surface is formed so as to be complementary to the first gripping surface. The jaws extend in a jaw gripping direction. The gripping surfaces form a first gripping recess. An adjusting mechanism having a toothed slot is disposed in the clamp. The toothed slot is curved in the jaw gripping direction. A pivot pin connects the clamp and the handle in a pivotable manner with respect to one another. The pivot pin is displaceable via the adjusting mechanism.
US09370856B2	Brazed diamond tools and methods for making the same Superabrasive tools and methods for the making thereof are disclosed and described. In one aspect, superabrasive particles are chemically bonded to a matrix support material according to a predetermined pattern by a braze alloy. The brazing alloy may be provided as a powder, thin sheet, or sheet of amorphous alloy. A template having a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined pattern may be used to place the superabrasive particles on a given substrate or matrix support material.
US09370853B2	Resin lapping plate and lapping method using the same The present invention provides a lapping plate, which provides a high lapping rate and also can suppress the generation of scratches on a surface of a polishing workpiece. The present invention provides a resin lapping plate comprising a resin sheet comprising a thermosetting polyurethane resin and having an opening rate of 10 to 50% and a Young's modulus of 7.0×107 to 5.0×108 N/m2.
US09370846B2	Process for producing combustor structural member, and combustor structural member, combustor for gas turbine and gas turbine A process including brazing a first plate-like member formed from a heat-resistant alloy, and a second plate-like member formed from a heat-resistant alloy and having fins on the surface, with the fins facing the first plate-like member, by interposing a brazing filler metal comprising a melting point lowering element between the two plate-like members, molding the plate-like assembly to form a combustor structural member, identifying, in accordance with the shape of the combustor structural member, strain locations where the strain generated during the press molding step exceeds a predetermined value, performing localized heating of the locations within the plate-like assembly corresponding with the strain locations identified, and as the above press molding step subjecting the plate-like assembly to cold press molding with the temperature of the heated locations corresponding with the strain locations maintained at a desired temperature.
US09370844B2	Rectangular battery and rectangular battery manufacturing method A battery case of a rectangular battery includes a lid member welded to an opening portion in a main body member. Each opening rounded portion of the opening portion has, in the circumferential direction, a support projecting portion which projects inward over the entire opening rounded portion and which supports the lid member. Meanwhile, in the circumferential direction along an entire opening short side portion, the opening short side portion has a low projecting portion which projects inward at a position lower than the support projecting portion in the depth direction of the main body member.
US09370839B2	Apparatus and method for brazing A brazing system has a first gas source, a second gas source, an enclosure, a brazing torch, and a control system configured to control a ratio of the first gas source and the second gas source.
US09370837B2	Wire electric discharge machine that automatically corrects machining route according to corner angle A wire electric discharge machine corrects a machining route according to an angle between two moving blocks that form a corner portion. A correction distance and a return distance are computed based on a detected corner angle. The correction is implemented so that an end point of a block to be machined first is extended according to the correction distance, and a portion extending from a start point of a block to be machined subsequently to an intermediate point of this block is removed according to the return distance. A machining route is created so that the end point of the new block created by the extension is connected to the start point of the other block created by the removal, and the wire electrode is moved along the machining route relative to a workpiece.
US09370832B2	Cutting insert and cutting tool with replaceable cutting edge A cutting insert has cutting edge portions at intersection ridge portions between each of two end surfaces at the opposite side to each other and the peripheral side surface. Both the end surfaces are formed to be plane-symmetrical. In each end surface, long side portions and short side portions are alternately connected through raised corners or lowered corners. Each cutting edge portion is formed in regard to the raised corner, and has a corner cutting edge formed in the raised corner, a major cutting edge connected to the corner cutting edge and extending in the long side portion, and a minor cutting edge connected to the corner cutting edge at the opposite side and extending in the short side portion.
US09370830B2	Milling tool and method of using same A milling tool for use with a rotary drive mechanism. The tool includes a cylindrical torque transmission shaft, a cylindrical sleeve which receives the torque transmission shaft therein, and a hood for attaching to the sleeve member, where the torque transmission shaft is rotatably supported in the sleeve. The tool also includes a hood having a cylindrical body portion, a transverse flange and a C-shaped collar attached to and extending outwardly from an outer edge of the flange. The tool also includes a fence which is adjustably attached to the hood, and a cutting wheel including a rotatable disc and a plurality of cutting bits respectively mounted on the disc. The cutting wheel is disposed inside the collar and proximate the fence, and is affixed to an end of the torque transmission shaft for concurrent rotation therewith. Methods of using the milling tool for machining weld seams are also described.
US09370828B2	Adjustable doweling jig An adjustable doweling jig is provided. The adjustable doweling jig has a pair of bore guide carriers that are symmetrically and simultaneously adjustable relative to a base structure of the doweling jig. The bore guide carriers carry a plurality of bore guides such that dowel holes can be placed using the bore guides at a broad range of locations, limited only by the size of the jig.
US09370825B2	Indexable drill insert The present disclosure provides a quadrangular indexable drill insert comprising a substantially flat top surface and bottom surface, a side surface adjoining the top and bottom surfaces; four identical cutting edges formed at intersection of side surface and top surface, each cutting edge comprising, a concave curved part edge of predetermined radius at corner of the insert; a first part edge oriented towards axis of drill body and is having negative slope, said first part edge is connected to the concave curved part edge through a nose portion; a second part edge connected to first part edge through a transitional edge, said second part edge is tangentially oriented to an imaginary inscribed circle; a third part edge connected to the second part edge through a transitional edge, and a nose portion of adjoining the third part edge with concave curved part edge of succeeding cutting edge.
US09370818B2	Bead ring winding device A bead ring winding device includes a traverse mechanism (12) formed of a rotary body (21), a traverse roller (35), and an air cylinder (44). The rotary body (21) is rotatable about a rotary shaft and has an outer circumferential surface provided with an annular winding unit (23) for wire winding. The traverse roller (35) makes a fit to a wire (W) wound by the winding unit (23) to align turns of the wire (W) in juxtaposition in a direction in which the rotary shaft extends. The air cylinder (44) applies biasing force to the traverse roller (35) in a direction in which the wire (W) is pressed. The winding unit (23) has a bottom surface of a tapered shape. The traverse mechanism (12) includes a cam member (63) having a sloping cam surface (63a). The sloping cam surface (63a) guides the traverse roller (35) such that the traverse roller (35) traverses parallel to a tapered surface (24a) of the winding unit (23).
US09370817B2	Method and system for programming the control of a multiaxis forming machine and forming machine A method of programming control of a forming machine which has a plurality of controllable machine axes includes displaying an axis selection menu with graphical symbols for machine axes of the forming machine; receiving an input for selection of a machine axis to be programmed; displaying an axial movement menu containing options for the input of movement parameters for definition of a course of movement of the axial movement of the selected machine axis; receiving inputs for definition of movement parameters; displaying an axial movement coordination menu containing options for input of coordination parameters for definition of a coordination of courses of movement of the axial movements of machine axes; receiving inputs for definition of values for coordination parameters.
US09370799B2	Method and system for optically inspecting a manufactured part at a single inspection station having a measurement axis A method and system for optically inspecting a manufactured part at a single inspection station having a measurement axis are provided. The system comprises a fixture assembly which includes a rotatable first fixturing component to support a part in a generally vertical orientation and a rotatable second fixturing component mating with and removably connected to the first fixturing component to transmit torque from the first fixturing component to the second fixturing component. The second fixturing component includes a device for holding the part in a generally horizontal orientation and to permit rotation of the horizontally held part about the measurement axis between first and second predetermined angular positions about the axis. The system also comprises an actuator assembly, a backside illumination assembly, a frontside illumination device, a lens and detector assembly and at least one processor to process electrical signals generated by the lens and detector assembly.
US09370796B2	Particle separator A particle separator is provided that separates small particulate from large particulate from an intermixed material feed. The separator finds particular utility in the field of separation of thermoplastic regrind particulate from intermixed debris which constitutes a smaller particulate relative to the thermoplastic regrind. Embodiments of the separator use a rotary shaft for mounting an spiral blade fed by a material feeder bin that meters material into the separator. The spiral blade is configured so that the material moves along a peripheral mesh screen to separate any smaller particulate that passes through the mesh screen leaving the large particulate to traverse though the separator, while small particulate is sieved therefrom the surrounding mesh and into a separate collection stream. The spiral blade is mounted to a central magnetic axis to achieve removal of unwanted foreign spurious metal shavings or particulate that may be introduced to molding materials due to mechanical wear of the processing machinery.
US09370785B2	Shower apparatus Provided is a shower apparatus which can stably supply bubbly water through all nozzle holes and can cause water droplets of large, uniform size to land continuously on the user so as to allow the user to enjoy a shower with a voluminous feel as if the user were being showered by large drops of rain. The shower apparatus includes a water supply unit, a throttle unit adapted to eject passing water downstream, an aeration unit adapted to produce bubbly water by aerating the water ejected through the throttle unit, and a nozzle unit provided with a plurality of nozzle holes used to discharge the bubbly water, wherein the throttle unit has a flat-shaped throttle channel and water ejected through the throttle channel plunges into an air-liquid interface as a sheet-like stream, thereby producing bubbly water, which is then discharged through the nozzle hole.
US09370779B2	Method and arrangement A method and an arrangement for treating stock formed of recycled fiber. The method comprises treating the stock in screen means and a flotation cell means, and screening the stock into accept and reject. Reject from the screening is directed to a mechanical dispergator and a dispersed reject is formed of it.
US09370770B2	Nonpolar phase-soluble metathesis catalysts One embodiment of the invention provides polyisobutylene (PIB) oligormers that are end-functionalized with ruthenium (Ru) catalysts. Such nonpolar catalysts can be dissolved in nonpolar solvents such as heptane, or any other nonpolar solvent that is otherwise not latently biphasic (i.e., if two or more solvent components are present, they remain miscible with each other throughout the entire reaction process, from the addition of substrate through to the removal of product). Substrate that is dissolved in the nonpolar solvent with the catalyst is converted into product. The lower solubility of the product in the nonpolar solvent renders it easily removable, either by extraction with a more polar solvent or by applying physical means in cases where the product precipitates from the nonpolar solvent. In this manner the catalysts are recycled; since the catalysts remain in the nonpolar solvent, a new reaction can be initiated simply by dissolving fresh substrate into the nonpolar solvent.
US09370766B2	Sorbent comprising on its surface an aliphatic unit for the purification of organic molecules The present invention relates to a sorbent comprising a solid support material, the surface of which comprises a residue of a general formula (I), wherein the residue is attached via a covalent single bond to a functional group on the surface of either the bulk solid support material itself or of a polymer film on the surface of the solid support material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the sorbent according to the invention for the purification of organic molecules, in particular pharmaceutically active compounds, preferably in chromatographic applications.
US09370760B2	Microreactor for photoreactions A microreactor for photoreactions includes a housing upper part, a lid plate made of a material that allows transmission of light, a flow path plate made of a material that suppresses light reflection and has a high thermal conductivity, and a housing lower part. Light is applied through a window of the housing upper part and the lid plate to a flow path of the flow path plate. The lid plate made of the material that allows transmission of light and the flow path plate made of the material that suppresses light reflection and has a high thermal conductivity are welded each other to form an integrated body.
US09370759B2	Reactor and feed distribution assembly Embodiments include a reactor and feed distribution assembly. The reactor and feed distribution assembly can include a reactor vessel, a gaseous feed conduit, a catalyst feed conduit, a catalyst feed conduit housing, and a catalyst backflow diverter.
US09370757B2	Pyrolytic reactor A pyrolytic reactor comprising a fuel injection zone, a combustion zone adjacent to the fuel injections zone, an expansion zone adjacent to the combustion zone, a feedstock injection zone comprising a plurality of injection nozzles and disposed adjacent to the expansion zone, a mixing zone configured to mix a carrier stream and feed material and disposed adjacent to the feedstock injection zone, and a reaction zone adjacent to the mixing zone. The plurality of injection nozzles are radially distributed in a first assembly defining a first plane transverse to the feedstock injection zone and in a second assembly transverse to the feedstock injection zone.
US09370754B2	Foam generation apparatus A foam generation apparatus is claimed. The apparatus includes a housing defining an interior portion and two ports disposed on an exterior surface of the housing. One of the ports is adapted to receive chemical into the interior portion of the housing, and another of the ports is adapted to receive compressed air into the interior portion of the housing. The apparatus also includes coarse threads integrally molded at a top portion of the housing. Finally, the apparatus includes an insert that includes a cap, a rod extending from an interior portion of the cap, and one or more agitation balls affixed to the rod. Like the housing, the cap also includes coarse threads formed therein. As such, the insert is disposed within the housing and secured to the housing by way of the coarse threads of the insert and the housing.
US09370747B2	Method and apparatus for reducing the total dissolved solids of a solution In a method and apparatus for reducing the total dissolved solids of a solution, a feed solution is conveyed to at least one first chamber of a unit, and a draw solution is conveyed to at least one second chamber thereof. A semi-permeable member arrangement is disposed between the chambers. The draw solution has a greater molar concentration than does the feed solution. Solvent from the feed solution is drawn through the membrane arrangement into the draw solution, reducing the solute concentration of the draw solution and increasing the solid concentration of the feed solution. Paddles provide continuous sweeping of opposite external surfaces of the membranes to reduce solute depositions on the surface facing the feed solution chamber, and to remove liquid permeate molecules from that external surface of the membranes that faces a draw solution chamber.
US09370740B2	Modular stacking filter system A stacking modular filter arrangement may be employed as a final filter for the dust collector for woodshop or other environment in which dust in an air stream is separated out and the exhausted air is filtered in the final filter to return to the ambient. The filter arrangement employs at least first and second filter modules of similar section, and a number of clamp members to hold facing end plates of the filter modules and pull the end plates against one another with one or more gasket members compressed between them. This arrangement permits the available filter area of the final filter to be customized to the customer's needs.
US09370739B2	Jet engine with at least one oil separator, through which an air-oil-volume flow can be guided The present invention describes a jet engine with at least one oil separator, through which an air-oil volume flow can be guided out of at least one area supplied with oil for separating the oil. In accordance with the invention the air-oil volume flow from the area supplied with oil can be introduced into the oil separator via an interior of an accessory gearbox casing. The air can be discharged from the oil separator via an air outlet and the oil via an oil outlet.
US09370736B2	Flexible filter device for capturing of particles or cells in a fluid A filtering device includes a housing and one or more flexible filter arrays. The flexible filter arrays can be coupled to the housing. Each flexible filter array can include a plurality of members and one or more support members. The plurality of members each can have a proximal and a distal end, the plurality of members being spaced apart by a predetermined distance. The one or more support members can be coupled to one or more of the plurality of members. Each of the plurality of members can be configured to deflect relative to the one or more support members.
US09370719B2	Method and apparatus for executing plot instructions to show complex plots In a computer-implemented method for executing plot instructions for electronic games to show complex plots, creating a plot object and a plot script in a current scenario based on plot data, by a processor, wherein the plot script comprises a plot instruction with a blockage parameter; reading the plot script to obtain the plot instruction by a processor; analyzing the plot instruction to obtain the plot parameter by a processor; determining a blockage type of the plot instruction, by a processor, according to the blockage parameter of the plot instruction; and the plot object executing the plot instruction, by a processor, according to the blockage type.
US09370716B2	Gaming machine and gaming system having control lever A gaming machine includes a control lever that is gripped by a player, a display configured to display an effect image, and a controller programmed to execute a predetermined process. The control lever includes a rotation axis, a reel handle configured to rotate the rotation axis, a rotation sensor configured to detect the number of rotation of the rotation axis, and a rotation resistance imparting unit configured to impart resistance to the rotation axis such that the torque increases in accordance with the rotational speed in one direction of the rotation axis. In accordance with the game status of the game, the controller causes the rotation sensor to detect the number of rotation of the rotation axis which is rotated as the reel handle of the control lever is rotated, and changes the content of the effect image displayed on the display in accordance with the detected number of rotation.
US09370714B2	Light communication between user devices and physical objects Systems and methods for communicating information between user devices and physical objects which are separate from the user devices. The physical objects may store information related to one or more online games associated with the physical objects. The user devices may obtain the information stored by the physical objects via light communication. The user devices may use the obtained information in order to effectuate presentation of a virtual character and/or virtual object in an online game corresponding to the information.
US09370713B2	Game device, game control method, and game control program for controlling game in which character is moved in three dimensional space A game device includes: a screen generation unit configured to read data for a character and an object located in a three-dimensional game field from a storage device, generate images of the character and the object, and display the images on a displace device; a character control unit configured to control the movement of the character landing on the object; a gravitational direction control unit configured to change the direction of gravitational force exerted on the character in accordance with a command input from a player acknowledged by an input device; and a fall control unit configured to cause the character to fall in the changed direction of the gravitational force. The gravitational direction control unit displays a marker indicating a position where the character would land after falling.
US09370712B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having information processing program stored therein, and image display method for controlling virtual objects based on at least body state data and/or touch position data An action of a first object placed in a virtual world is controlled on the basis of body state data output from a portable display apparatus. An action of a second object placed in the virtual world is controlled on the basis of touch position data based on a touch position on a touch panel provided on a surface of a display screen of the portable display apparatus. Then, a first image including at least a part of the first object and at least a part of the second object is generated, and the first image is displayed on the portable display apparatus.
US09370702B1	Training aid for sports A sports training aid for attaching a free end of a shaft of an article of athletic equipment to a resistance source, including at least one coupling member having two opposite ends. The first end is coupled to the free end of the shaft of the athletic equipment and the second end is coupled to the resistance source.
US09370699B1	Iron set groove progression A set of iron type golf club heads comprising a plurality of iron type golf club heads, the plurality of iron type golf club heads comprising a long iron, a mid iron, and a short iron; wherein each of the plurality of iron type golf club heads comprise a striking face, and wherein each of the plurality of iron type golf club heads comprise a plurality of grooves formed in the striking face extending generally from a heel side of the striking face towards a toe side of the striking face; wherein the plurality of grooves of each of the plurality of iron type golf club heads comprise a groove pitch measurement, wherein the groove pitch of the plurality of grooves of the long iron is greater than the groove pitch of the plurality of grooves of the short iron.
US09370697B2	Golf club head comprising multiple materials A golf club head having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame. The construction allows a golf club head to be fabricated with a combination of dissimilar materials, resulting in a club head with improved performance. In some embodiments, the insert comprises an outer insert material, an inner insert material, and a sandwiched material. The sandwiched material may be constructed with a plurality of voids having a varying distribution, thereby resembling a biological structure. Methods for forming a golf club having an insert mechanically coupled to a frame are also disclosed.
US09370665B2	System and method for using diagnostic pulses in connection with defibrillation therapy An external defibrillator system is disclosed that generates and applies a diagnostic signal to the patient in conjunction with defibrillation therapy. The diagnostic signal is designed to elicit a physiologic response from the patient's heart, namely, mechanical cardiac response and electrical cardiac response, electrical cardiac response only, or no cardiac response. Depending upon the type of cardiac response detected, the system selects an appropriate resuscitation protocol that considers the likely responsiveness of the patient to defibrillation therapy. In one practical embodiment, a stimulus signal is applied to patients that show mechanical and electrical capture in response to the diagnostic signal. The stimulus signal maintains the mechanical capture (and, therefore, perfusion) for a period of time prior to the delivery of a defibrillation pulse.
US09370664B2	Signaling error conditions in an implantable medical device system using simple charging coil telemetry The disclosed techniques allow for externalizing errors from an implantable medical device using the device's charging coil, for receipt at an external charger or other external device. Transmission of errors in this manner is particularly useful when telemetry of error codes through a traditional telemetry coil in the implant is not possible, for example, because the error experienced is so fundamental as to preclude use of such traditional means. By externalizing the error via the charging coil, and though the use of robust error modulation circuitry in the implant designed to be generally insensitive to fundamental errors, the external charger can be consulted to understand the failure mode involved, and to take appropriate action.
US09370658B2	System and a method for transcranial stimulation of a head region of a subject A system for transcranial stimulation of a head region of a subject includes an electrode arrangement having a plurality of electrodes coupled to an electrode drive arrangement. The electrodes are operable to contact onto a scalp of the head region of the subject and the drive arrangement is operable to generate electrical signals for driving the plurality of electrodes to cause transcranial stimulation of the head region of the subject. The system further includes a monitoring arrangement for monitoring spatial positions of the plurality of electrodes relative to the head region of the subject, and for indicating positional errors of the electrodes for enabling repositioning of the electrodes and/or a change in the electrical signals applied to the electrodes, for providing improved transcranial stimulation of the head region of the subject and/or mutual relative positions of the plurality of electrodes.
US09370652B2	Desensitizing device The desensitizing device contains an electrical stimulation member optionally configured on a support member. The electrical stimulation member contains a control circuit, at least two electrodes, and an electricity supply element. The electricity supply element provides electricity to the control circuit, and the control circuit generates a stimulating current to the electrodes. By configuring a male genital with the support member so that the electrodes are in contact with the penis skin, the stimulating current produced by the control circuit is conducted to the electrodes and provides a low-strength subcutaneous nerve stimulation through the penis skin. The subcutaneous nerve is as such temporarily numbed and desensitized.
US09370648B2	Injection molded adjustable shape abscess irrigation device An adjustable shape abscess irrigation device includes a first tube that is slidably associated with a second tube. The irrigation device includes a retainer that defines a variable shape diameter. The diameter of the retainer is selectively adjustable by the relative positioning of the first tube and the second tube such that, once placed relative to an abscess, the shape of the device can be manipulated to allow desired drainage of irrigation and abscess fluids beyond the confines of the abscess. Upon adequate drainage of the abscess, the cross-section shape of the retainer can be reduced to facilitate more comfortable and less detrimental removal of the device from the patient. Preferably, the irrigation device is formed via one or multi-shot injection molding and is formed of more than material.
US09370645B2	Delivery devices and related methods of use A medical device including an outer balloon, an inner balloon, and at least one delivery unit is disclosed. The outer balloon defines a first internal cavity that remains in fluid communication with a first inflation lumen. The inner balloon is disposed within the first internal cavity, and defines a second internal cavity that is in fluid communication with a second inflation lumen. Each delivery unit includes at least one needle configured to pierce a tissue and at least one reservoir containing a material. Further, inflation of the outer balloon or the inner balloon is structured and arranged to deliver the material into the tissue through the needle lumen.
US09370632B2	Nasal treatment delivery device for mixed carbon dioxide and saline A method of treatment and a nasal treatment delivery device for mixed carbon dioxide and saline for treating head ailments includes: a) a main housing having a hollow central area containing a dosage that includes a saline fluid and a gas containing carbon dioxide; b) a dosage dispenser head located at the distal end of the main housing, and having at least one flow channel for movement of the dosage from the main housing through the dosage dispenser head and to external of the dosage dispenser head; c) a dosage release control component located between the main housing and the dosage dispenser head to permit flow of the dosage through the dosage dispenser head in response to increased pressure against the dosage; and d) a pressure-changing moveable component located on the main housing.
US09370623B2	Drive assembly for a medication delivery device and medication delivery device comprising a drive assembly A drive assembly for a medication delivery device is provided, comprising a piston rod which is movable from a start position to an end position for medication delivery and resettable from the end position to the start position. The drive assembly further comprises a guide member, being in engagement with the piston rod, and an impeding element for impeding a movement of the guide member during a reset of the piston rod and thereby impeding the reset of the piston rod. Furthermore, a medication delivery device comprising the drive assembly is disclosed.
US09370620B2	Drug supply start timing determination method and drug conveyance system The present invention relates to a method for determining start timing of supply of drug to be given in which a peripheral circulatory function and an autonomic nervous function are activated through a stimulus applied to a stimulus application origin part of a body surface by an acupuncture needle or warm heating etc., and a drug conveyance system according to the method for determining start timing of supply of drug.
US09370617B2	Carrier for patient fluids A carrier for carrying patient fluids comprising a carrying frame, a support base, at least one container holder, attached to the carrying frame distal from the floor, configured to receive a container of medication, the container holder being movable between an upward position and a downward position, a holder activator spaced from the container holder and positioned between the container holder and the floor, coupled to the container holder, and configured such that the container holder moves toward a downward position in response to a first movement of the holder activator, and toward an upward position in response to a second movement of the holder activator.
US09370615B2	System and method for automated separation of whole blood An apparatus for separating whole blood includes an access device for drawing whole blood from a source, a blood component separation device, a draw line, a draw pump, and a controller. The blood component separation device separates the drawn whole blood into a first blood component and a second blood component. The draw line fluidly connects the access device and the blood component separation device, and the draw pump draws whole blood from the source through the access device and draw line and into the blood component separation device. The controller controls fluid flow through the apparatus and operation of the draw pump. The controller also monitors the total volume of whole blood drawn from the source and the total volume of first blood component collected. The controller stops the draw pump when the first of a target whole blood volume is withdrawn or a target volume of first blood component is collected.
US09370613B2	Axial-flow blood pump An axial-flow blood pump has a rotatable impeller assembly rotatable about an axis and itself having a radially projecting blade and permanent magnets, A stationary stator assembly has stator windings interacting with the permanent magnets and a bearing system supporting the rotatable impeller assembly for rotation about the axis relative to the stator assembly. A stent implantable into a blood vessel is connected to ends of supports for coaxially mounting the stator assembly carrying the impeller assembly in the stent.
US09370610B2	Polymer coating having sulfonic acid terminals for medical devices Coatings are provided in which surfaces may be activated by covalently bonding a combination of silane derivatives (A) to the metal surface, covalently bonding a lactone polymer (B) to the silane derivative by in situ ring opening polymerization, and depositing at least one layer of a polyester (C) on the bonded lactone polymer. Biologically active agents or therapeutic compounds may be deposited with any of the polyester layers. Such coated surfaces may be useful in medical devices, in particular stents.
US09370606B2	Scaffold-free self-organized 3D synthetic tissue The present invention can be used for actual implantation surgery without a scaffold. The present invention provides a synthetic tissue or complex which can be produced by culture and has a high level of differentiation ability. The present invention also provides a therapy and medicament for repairing and/or regenerating tissue using replacement and covering. By culturing cells under specific culture conditions such that medium contains an extracellular matrix synthesis promoting agent, the cells are organized and are easily detached from a culture dish. The present invention was achieved by finding such a phenomenon. In addition, the self contraction of the tissue can be regulated by culturing the tissue in a suspended manner. Therefore, it is possible to regulate the three-dimensional shape of the tissue. The present invention also provides a method for producing an implantable synthetic tissue which does not require a plurality of monolayer cell sheets assembled to form a three-dimensionally structured synthetic tissue. The present invention is characterized by richness in adhesion molecules, nonnecessity of additional fixation at an implantation site, and good biological integration.
US09370600B1	Ultraviolet light germicidal sanitizing system ulitilizing various room sanitizing modes An ultraviolet (UV) light germicidal sanitizing system for use in an enclosed space comprises a room occupancy sensor, a door sensor, a UV light generating unit, and a control software application. The room occupancy sensor is positioned in the enclosed space and generates a first signal indicating that the enclosed space is either occupied or unoccupied. The room occupancy sensor is implemented with a door providing access to the enclosed space and generates a second signal indicating that the door is either open or closed. The UV light generating unit receives the first and second signals and generates UV light into the enclosed space if the first signal indicates that the enclosed space is unoccupied and the second signal indicates that the door is closed. The control software application generates commands for the UV light generating unit to start generating UV light and to stop generating UV light.
US09370595B2	Olfactory display [Structure] An olfactory display 10 includes a housing 12 having an emitting port 22, and presents a fragrance within a range bounded in terms of time and space. Within the housing 12, a fragrance chamber 14 having an air inlet 26 and a fragrance outlet 24 which is communicated with the emitting port 22 is formed, and in the fragrance chamber 14, a solid-like fragrance source 20 is accommodated. Furthermore, in the fragrance chamber 14, there is provided with a airflow source 16 comprising a diaphragm 34 having a piezoelectric device 32. In presenting a fragrance, an air is sent into the fragrance chamber 14 from the air inlet 26 by the airflow source 16, and accordingly, the air within the fragrance chamber 14, which including a gas-like fragrance component volatilized from the fragrance source 20 is emitted from the emitting port 22 passing through the fragrance outlet 24.
US09370591B2	System for generating vaporized hydrogen peroxide for fillers A vapor hydrogen peroxide system and method that includes a reservoir assembly, a first pump assembly, a second pump assembly, a test assembly and a heating assembly. The system is configured to operate sequentially switching between the first pump assembly and the second pump assembly. The pump assembly that is to be utilized is directed through a recirculation procedure prior to the switching, to, in turn, purge any air bubbles that may have amassed within the pump assembly prior to switching.
US09370590B2	Methods and stabilized compositions for reducing deposits in water systems A stabilized mixed oxidant solution may be produced by flowing a starting solution (e.g., salt brine, hypochlorous acid, and/or sodium hypochlorite) through a flow-through electrochemical module including first and second passages separated by an ion permeable membrane while electric power is applied between an anode and cathode in electrical communication with the first and second passages, respectively. An initially acidic anolyte solution received from the first (anode) passage is stabilized by elevating pH to yield a stabilized mixed oxidant solution. Methods of using the mixed oxidant solution are further provided.
US09370583B2	Coagulation factor VII polypeptides The present invention relates to modified coagulation Factor VII polypeptides exhibiting increased resistance to antithrombin inactivation and enhanced proteolytic activity. The present invention also relates to polynucleotide constructs encoding such polypeptides, vectors and host cells comprising and expressing such polynucleotides, pharmaceutical compositions, uses and methods of treatment.
US09370573B2	Polyamide compositions for personal care Polyamide compositions useful for personal care are disclosed, including film-forming concentrates and emulsions. Ethanol-based concentrates comprise a hydrophobic polyamide, which comprises a reaction product of either (a) a dimerized fatty acid, at least one C2-C4 carboxylic acid, and a polyamine component comprising ethylenediamine and 1 to 30 eq. % of one or more di- or triamines; or (b) a dimerized fatty acid, at least 50 wt. % of a C16-C22 unsaturated carboxylic acid, and at least one C2-C6 diamine. Personal care applications for the concentrates, including continuous sunscreens, fragrant body sprays or splashes, anti-acne medications, are included. Water-in-oil emulsions comprising the hydrophobic polyamides are storage-stable and provide water-resistant SPF for products such as sunscreens and body lotions.
US09370566B2	Host cells with artificial endosymbionts The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic cells comprising single-celled organisms that are introduced into the eukaryotic cell through human intervention and which transfer to daughter cells of the eukaryotic cell through at least five cell divisions, and methods of introducing such single-celled organisms into eukaryotic cells. The invention also provides methods of using such eukaryotic cells. The invention further provides single-celled organisms that introduce a phenotype to eukaryotic cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic cells containing magnetotactic bacteria.
US09370564B2	Vectors for molecule delivery to CD11b expressing cells The invention relates to a novel use of a Bordetella adenylcyclase toxin in the manufacturing of vectors for targeting in vivo a molecule of interest, specifically to CD11b expressing cells. The invention also relates to an immunogenic composition that primes immune responses, to pharmaceutical compositions and to a new vector for molecule delivery to CD11b expressing cells.
US09370562B2	Schmallenberg virus (SBV) vaccine, methods of production, and uses thereof The present invention relates to the field of vaccines and medicaments for the prophylaxis and treatment of infectious diseases in ruminants. In particular, it relates to inactivated Schmallenberg virus (SBV) useful as vaccine or medicament for preventing or treating viremia, the transmission and clinical symptoms, in particular malformations in newborn ruminants such as cattle, sheep and goats, induced by SBV.
US09370552B2	Protein A compositions and methods of use Methods and compositions for modulating an immune response in a subject are provided. Methods include administering to the subject a composition comprising an effective amount of a lymphocyte differentiation factor, e.g., protein A (PA), sufficient to modulate the immune response. Compositions include a lymphocyte differentiation factor, e.g., protein A (PA), in an amount less than 1 μg.
US09370549B2	Compositions and methods for treating and preventing hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, atherosclerosis and other disorders associated with metabolic syndrome The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with dyslipidemia, including hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, steatohepatitis, atherosclerosis, obesity, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, and related aspects of and conditions associated with metabolic syndrome. The compositions and methods disclosed herein are useful for regulating the lipid balance (lipid homeostasis) in a subject. Compositions and methods including a Nuclear Transport Modifier may be administered to a subject to modulate the transport of transcription factors, mediated by nuclear import adaptors, into the nucleus of a cell resulting in a decrease in cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood and liver, a decrease in atherosclerotic lesion size, a decrease in body weight and in hyperglycemia, a reduction of fatty liver inflammation, and an improvement in liver function.
US09370538B2	Non-replicating probiotic micro-organisms protect against upper respiratory tract infections The present invention relates to non-replicating probiotic micro-organisms and their health benefits. For example, the present invention relates to compositions comprising non-replicating probiotic micro-organisms for use in the treatment of prevention of upper respiratory tract infections and/or their symptoms. Embodiments of the present invention provide means to help parents to protect their children from such upper respiratory tract infections.
US09370536B2	Processed adipose tissue The present disclosure provides tissue products produced from adipose-containing tissues, as well as methods for producing such tissue products. The tissue products can include decellularized and partially de-fatted tissues. In addition, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for using such products.
US09370534B2	Biocidal polymers Pharmaceutical compositions containing biocidal co-polymers of poly(styrenes), poly(acrylates), poly(acrylamides), and poly(C1-C6)alkylene glycols are disclosed, along with methods of using the compositions to treat microbial infections in mammals.
US09370527B2	Amelioration of intestinal fibrosis and treatment of Crohn's disease Methods of treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal fibrosis, or Crohn's disease involve administering a therapeutic amount of CARD-024 or related compound.
US09370521B2	Targeting GLI proteins in human cancer by small molecules The present disclosure provides compositions, pharmaceutical preparations and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers expressing a GLI polypeptide. The disclosed compositions and pharmaceutical preparations may comprise one or more pyrazolyl-containing compounds, or an analog or derivative thereof.
US09370520B2	Macrocyclic LRRK2 kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel macrocylic compounds and compositions containing said compounds acting as kinase inhibitors, in particular as inhibitors of LRRK2 (Leucine-Rich Repeat Kinase 2). Moreover, the present invention provides processes for the preparation of the disclosed compounds, as well as methods of using them, for instance as a medicine or diagnostic agent, in particular for the treatment and/or diagnosis of diseases characterized by LRRK2 kinase activity such as neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
US09370512B2	Buprenorphine-wafer for drug substitution therapy The present invention relates to oral pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising buprenorphine with the dosage form releasing buprenorphine instantly upon oral, preferably sublingual, application of the dosage form. The present invention also relates to the use of such dosage forms for treating pain in a human or animal or for drug substitution therapy in drug-dependent human subjects.
US09370511B2	Morphinan-derivatives for treating diabetes and related disorders The invention relates to a morphinan-derivative that targets NMDA receptors on pancreatic islets and has the general formula (I) wherein R1 is selected from —OH, —CO2H, —R0, —OR0, —OC(═O)R0, —OC(═O)OR0 or —OC(═O)NHR0; and R2 is selected from —H, —R0, —C(═O)R0, —C(═O)OR0, —C(═O)NHR0 or —C(═NH)—NH—C(═NH)—NH2; wherein R0 is in each case independently selected from —C1-C6-alkyl, -aryl, -heteroaryl, —C1-C6-alkyl-aryl or —C1-C6-alkyl-heteroaryl, in each case independently unsubstituted or substituted; or its physiologically acceptable salt and/or stereoisomer, including mixtures thereof in all ratios, for use in the treatment of a disease or condition, where the disease or condition is insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, obesity, and/or diabetic nephropathy.
US09370503B1	Compounds for treating ocular diseases The present invention provides a method for treating an ocular disease in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula (A) to the subject. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition for treating an ocular disease, which comprises compound of Formula (A), and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US09370500B2	High concentration local anesthetic formulations A transdermal topical anesthetic formulation, which can be used to ameliorate or inhibit pain, has been developed. In the preferred embodiment, the topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic such as lidocaine, most preferably lidocaine free-base in a gel, and the dosage of the local anesthetic is effective in the painful area or immediately adjacent areas, to ameliorate or eliminate the pain. High concentration of local anesthetic in solution in the carrier is used to drive rapid release and uptake of the drug. Relief is typically obtained for a period of several hours.
US09370491B2	Polymer carrier Compositions and methods for delivering bioactive agents, such as vitamins, hormones, nutrients and drugs, by stabilizing and or solubilizing these agents in a polymer matrix. The carrier polymers can be used in drug delivery and are useful for delivery of small molecules. The carrier polymers also can be used in scaffolds for regenerative medicine.
US09370490B2	Methods for the production, modification and use of metallic nanoparticles A method for producing triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticle seeds which increases the size and shape homogeneity of the triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticle seeds. A quantity of triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticle seeds. A method for producing triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticles which increases the size and shape homogeneity of the triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticles. A quantity of triblock copolymer-coated metallic nanoparticles. A method for producing modified metallic nanoparticles which increases the size and shape homogeneity of the modified metallic nanoparticles. A quantity of modified metallic nanoparticles.
US09370486B2	Nanoemulsion composition containing vitamin K In certain embodiments, this invention sets forth compositions, methods, and uses regarding a nanoemulsion composition that comprises a fat-soluble vitamin K and can therapeutically replace Phytonadione Injectable Emulsion, USP.
US09370485B2	Hydrogel polymeric compositions and methods Some aspects of this disclosure relate to a method of treating an ophthalmic disease affecting an eye of a patient comprising forming a covalently-crosslinked hydrogel in situ at a peri-ocular, intra-ocular, or intra-vitreal site for controlled release of a therapeutic agent.
US09370481B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting gastric acid secretion The present invention is related to novel oral compositions comprising an irreversible gastric H+/K+-ATPase proton pump inhibitor (PPI) as a gastric acid secretion inhibitor and one or more small carboxylic acid molecules as parietal cell activators in the gastric lumen. Unexpectedly, the compositions of the present invention are capable of enhancing the anti-acid activity of PPI in the stomach. The present invention further relates to a method of using such compositions to reduce gastric acid secretion in a mammal.
US09370476B2	Compositions and methods for altering human cutaneous microbiome to increase growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis and reduce Staphylococcus aureus proliferation A composition including arginine or a salt thereof, a zinc salt, preferably arginine bicarbonate and zinc carbonate (ABZC), in combination, plus one or more physiologically acceptable excipients, administered for the modification of cutaneous microfloras, generally to inhibit the growth of pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and also promote the growth of non-pathogenic Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria, and methods for using such composition.
US09370471B2	Slurry powder cosmetic compositions and methods Slurry powder cosmetic composition comprising particulates coated with a binder composition, a silicone gel composition, and the evaporation residue of an aqueous based composition and a method for making the composition.
US09370466B2	Closed fluid transfer system with syringe adapter A closed fluid transfer system for fluidly interconnecting a syringe to any one of a patient I.V. set, a vial and an I.V. bag, is provided and includes a housing defining an open distal end and an open proximal end, a base supported in the open proximal end of the housing and including a syringe adapter luer connector, a collar slidably and rotatably supported in the housing, the collar defining a longitudinal opening therethrough, a shuttle slidably extending through longitudinal opening of the collar, the shuttle defining a shuttle lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, a barrel supported on and extending over a distal end of the shuttle, a biasing member interposed between the collar and the shuttle for urging the collar away from the shuttle, and a seal interposed between the shuttle and the barrel, wherein the seal extends across the shuttle lumen and the central opening of the barrel.
US09370464B2	System and method for distributing medicine A device having a compartment with cavities disposed on opposite sides, each cavity disposed for receiving at least one pill case. The pill cases are disposed on mounts in the cavity using pressure to hold in place. A drawer is disposed in a cavity opening on a top surface. The device is held upright by a support structure to allow a user to access pill cases from each side of the device. The pill cases may be disposed between rails. An indicator may be attached to the rails thus allowing a user to indicate which pill cases, or compartments in pill cases do not have an adequate supply of medicine. An indicator may be stored in the drawer when not in use in the pill cases.
US09370461B2	Touch-to-activate structure for make-up pen with function of vibration massage A touch-to-activate structure for make-up pen with function of vibration massage receives and contains therein a liquid and includes a container body, a base, a vibration device, a shielding lid, a cover, a leakage prevention valve, a contact massage lid, and a hold-down cap. The shielding lid possesses elasticity blocks external moisture, and supports the vibration device to provide a waterproof effect. The vibration device includes a spring conductor. The container body, the base, the shielding lid, and the cover are in communication with each other and the leakage prevention valve that has a valve hole is movably mounted in an opening of the cover, whereby when the contact massage lid is touched and pressed down, the leakage prevention valve is moved to press and push the spring conductor so as to automatically activate a vibration function of the vibration device and also to have the valve hole shielded.
US09370450B2	Wound packing Wound packing material, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, includes a body of a porous material, the body having frangible regions defining a plurality of portions, the frangible regions allowing the portions to be selectively removed from the body. Methods of manufacturing the wound packing material, and methods of its use, are provided.
US09370448B2	Insertion system for deploying a ventilation device An insertion system includes a handle assembly and a nose assembly removably attached to the handle assembly and including an insertion end. The handle assembly includes a main body, a nose interface and an actuating element. The nose assembly includes a nose, a positioning rod extending from the nose to a distal end, a cutting sheath surrounding a distal end of the positioning rod and including a cutting edge, an actuation member having a proximal end coupled to the actuating element when the nose assembly is attached to the handle assembly and a distal end attached to the cutting sheath, a ventilation tube positioned distal to the distal end of the positioning rod and proximal to the insertion end. The cutting sheath retracts from around the ventilation tube and along the positioning rod when the actuating element on the handle assembly is moved.
US09370445B2	Treatment apparatus for surgical correction of defective eyesight, method of generating control data therefore, and method for surgical correction of defective eyesight A treatment method and apparatus for surgical correction of defective-eyesight in an eye of a patient, wherein a laser device is controlled by a control device, said laser device separating corneal tissue by irradiation of laser radiation to isolate a volume located within a cornea, wherein the control device controls the laser device to focus the laser radiation, by providing target points located within the cornea, into the cornea, wherein the control device, when providing the target points, allows for focus position errors which lead to a deviation between the predetermined position and the actual position of the target points when focusing the laser radiation, by pre-offsets depending on the positions of the respective target points to compensate for said focus position errors.
US09370444B2	Subconjunctival conformer device and uses thereof The present invention provides a device for use in an eye with elevated intraocular pressure or glaucoma, the device comprising a subconjunctival conformer shaped to conform to the eye wall and a fluid director that directs or facilitates the flow of intraocular fluid out of the eye and into the subconjunctival or retrobulbar space. The present invention also provides a method of lowering intraocular pressure using the device of the present invention.
US09370441B2	Intraocular lens injection instrument An intraocular lens injection instrument including: an injection part formed with an inner wall for folding the soft IOL and a front end for injecting the IOL folded along the inner wall into an eye; a cylinder body part provided with the injection part at its end portion; a push member for pushing the IOL toward the front end of the injection part, a restriction member attached to the cylinder body part to restrict movement of the IOL which is placed outside the axis; and a release member for releasing the restriction member and pushing the IOL onto the axis, wherein the release member includes a contact portion to be brought into contact with the IOL when the restriction by the restriction member is released, the contact portion having a setting surface to be brought into contact with the IOL placed on the axis.
US09370435B2	Modular anchor bone fusion cage A modular anchor bone fusion cage is provided. The cage includes a spacer configured to fit into a space between the faces of two bones that are to be fused together. A fusion plate having at least a main body portion is coupled to the spacer by a connector. Fasteners extend through the fusion plate to engage the bone. At least some of the fasteners also extend through the spacer to engage the opposed faces of the bone. A cover plate is coupled to the fusion plate to inhibit the fasteners from backing out prior to fusion of the bones.
US09370434B2	Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a central ramp, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the central ramp capable of being moved in a first direction to move the first and second endplates outwardly and into an expanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed down an endoscopic tube.
US09370431B2	Method of treating scoliosis using a biological implant The present invention is a bone growth stimulating and promoting cytokine type biological implant preferably comprising PTH coated with a controlled release biodegradable coating that is implanted preferably in the concave side of a scoliotically curved spine in combination with a bone growth inhibiting type biological implant preferably comprising methotrexate or like anti-metabolite coated with a controlled release biodegradable coating that is implanted preferably in the convex side of a scoliotically curved spine. The insertion of the biological implant is highly non-invasion, especially as compared to more conventional spine surgical methods, and the biological implant does not decrease spinal mobility or spinal range of motion.
US09370430B2	Bio-mechanical prosthetic full finger There is disclosed a prosthetic full finger assembly. In an embodiment, the assembly includes a distal phalanges. The assembly further includes a middle phalanges having an operable connection with the distal phalanges. The assembly includes a proximal phalanges ring having an operable connection with the middle phalanges. The assembly includes a proximal phalanges yoke having an operable connection with the proximal phalanges ring. The assembly includes a metacarpal back plate having an operable connection with the proximal phalanges yoke and an operable connection with the proximal phalanges ring. The assembly includes an anchoring portion having an operable connection with the metacarpal back plate at a location proximal of the operable connection of the proximal phalanges ring. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09370425B2	Cardiac treatment system and method Devices and methods for providing localized pressure to a region of a patient's heart to improve heart functioning, including: (a) a jacket made of a flexible biocompatible material, the jacket having an open top end that is received around the heart and a bottom portion that is received around the apex of the heart; and (b) at least one inflatable bladder disposed on an interior surface of the jacket, the inflatable bladder having an inelastic outer surface positioned adjacent to the jacket and an elastic inner surface such that inflation of the bladder causes the bladder to deform substantially inwardly to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart.
US09370418B2	Rapidly deployable surgical heart valves A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable stent frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring and the stent frame attached thereto. The stent frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may have a cloth covering its entirety as well as a plush sealing flange around its periphery to prevent paravalvular leaking.
US09370416B2	Refractive-diffractive lens A multifocal lens device is disclosed. The device comprises a lens body being formed with a plurality of concentric annular zones separated by slanted steps. The concentric zones effect both diffraction and refraction of incident light, while the steps are substantially devoid of any diffractive or refractive power.
US09370408B2	Vibrational frequency adjustment device and water flow type oral cavity cleaning device using same A vibrational frequency adjustment device comprises, as a vibrational frequency adjustment means (22): a first conversion means (40) which is provided with an input-side rotating member (41), an output-side rotating member (42), and a one-way clutch (44) for transmitting only the rotational motion in one direction of the input-side rotating member (41) to the output-side rotating member (42) and which, by causing the input-side rotating member (41) to pivot in a reciprocating manner by a set angle by means of the reciprocating linear motion of an output shaft (10), transmits only the forward motion or the reverse motion of the input-side rotating member (41) to the output-side rotating member (42) through the one-way clutch (44) to thereby rotate the output-side rotating member (42) by a given angle; and a second conversion means (50) which converts the rotational motion of the output-side rotating member (42) into the reciprocating linear motion of a second shaft member (43).
US09370406B2	Vibrating dental devices A variety of improvements to the vibrating devices for dental remodeling are provided, including improved bite plate designs that accommodate common patient bite structure, a connector for a bite plate, a sizing tray for same, as well as better motors providing improved performance characteristics for an extraoral vibrator, and a completely intraoral vibrating dental plate with very thin cross section.
US09370401B2	Millimeter-sized recognition signal badge and identification system for accurately discerning and sorting among similar kinds, shapes, and sizes of surgical instruments The present invention is a discrete signal-identifying badge and operative system for recognizing, differentiating and distinguishing among the many kinds, shapes and sizes of surgical instruments and tools commonly used today for human and veterinary surgeries and in scientific research. The signal-identifying badge is a discrete millimeter-sized article of manufacture which can be easily affixed to an exposed surface of any type, any configuration and any dimension of surgical instrument or tool; and includes a well-cushioned and protected photovoltaic cell-integrated chip transponder unit embedded within a safeguarding three-tier stack construct.
US09370392B2	Heat-sensitive optical probes A method of directing energy to tissue includes the initial steps of determining target tissue location and/or target tissue margins, positioning an ablation device for delivery of energy to target tissue, and positioning one or more heat-sensitive optical probes into a tissue region to be monitored. Each heat-sensitive optical probe is adapted to utilize spectral properties of light to access one or more optical fiber portions of the heat-sensitive optical probe in response to heat. The method also includes the steps of applying energy to the ablation device, continuing ablation while size and/or position of ablated zone which received heat above a threshold value is displayed on a monitor using one or more electrical signals generated by the one or more heat-sensitive optical probes, determining whether the ablated zone displayed on the monitor is larger than the target tissue margins, and terminating ablation if it is determined that the ablated zone displayed on the monitor is larger than the target tissue margins.
US09370388B2	Composite material bone implant Radiolucent composite implants. Some embodiments include reconfiguration indicators. Some embodiments include radio-opaque markers, especially along contours. Some embodiments are provided in kit form with accessories such as radiolucent drill guides and/or drives. Some embodiments have fiber reinforcement adapted for various usage scenarios. Some embodiments include metal components, for example, to increase strength. Also described are manufacturing methods.
US09370384B2	Bone fixation rod and implantation device for insertion thereof The present invention provides for a bone fixation device, an implantation instrument, and system which are useful in bone fixation surgeries. The bone fixation device of the instant invention allows the surgeon the ability to navigate the rod while being inserted into a pedicle screw assembly through a non-linear pathway by incrementally changing the direction of travel as desired.
US09370380B2	External bone fixation system An external fixation assembly for bone fusion or separation is disclosed. The assembly includes a fracture fusion tube, with a bracket slidably engaged thereon. The assembly further includes a collet clamp connected to the bracket, with a ball collet rotatably seated within the clamp, the ball collet having an aperture for receiving a bone bin therethrough and perforations for a compression engagement with a bone pin. The assembly uses a single screw for threadably engaging the ball collet, the clamp and the bracket such that the position of the bone pin, ball collet and bracket are all fixed.
US09370379B2	Endoscopic soft tissue working space creation A device for creating endoscopic operating space includes an external cannula, an internal cannula disposed in the external cannula, and an expandable retractor disposed at a distal end of the device and cooperable with the external cannula and the internal cannula. The expandable retractor is displaceable between an unexpanded position and an expanded position. An actuator is cooperable with the expandable retractor to displace the expandable retractor between the unexpanded position and the expanded position.
US09370375B2	Artificial knee joint and surgical instrument used in artificial knee joint replacement surgery A surgical instrument including a pre-cut trial mounted on a pre-cut line which is cut shallower than a genuine-cut line. The pre-cut trial is modeled after the genuine implant which is mounted on resected surfaces formed by performing genuine-cutting and comprised of an end resected surface, posterior and anterior resected surfaces, and posterior and anterior chamfer-resected surfaces on the distal end of a femur, and the pre-cut trial is mounted on the pre-cut line, thus observing the extended and flexed positions of the femur and the state of flexion thereof so as to make judgment if the genuine implant is appropriate.
US09370371B2	Through the scope tension member release clip A hemostatic clip assembly for mounting on a delivery device comprises a capsule and a clip slidably mounted within the capsule so that, when the clip is drawn proximally into the capsule, arms of the clip are drawn together to a closed position, an abutting surface of at least one of the arms contacting a corresponding surface of the capsule when the clip is drawn to a predetermined position within the capsule to provide a first user feedback indicating closure of the clip in combination with a tension member connected to the clip arms and biasing the clip arms toward an open, tissue receiving configuration and a yoke slidably received within the capsule and releasably coupled to the tension member, the yoke including a ball cavity for receiving a ball connector of a control element of the delivery device to maintain the clip assembly coupled to the delivery device, wherein the control element is frangible to detach the yoke from the delivery device and to provide a second user feedback and, wherein release of the yoke from the tension member provides a third user feedback.
US09370362B2	Surgical staplers with tissue protection and related methods Surgical staplers include: (a) a stapler head having opposed first and second elongate jaws with opposing proximal and distal end portions; (b) a staple cartridge held in at least one of the first and second jaws, the stapler cartridge configured to concurrently deliver a plurality of parallel rows of staples; and (c) a tissue protection segment held in a proximal portion of at least one of the first and second jaws. The jaws are configured to close against target tissue and, at stapler firing, staples are delivered to a subset of tissue held inside the jaws so that tissue held by the tissue protection segment adjacent the proximal end portion of the stapler is not stapled.
US09370361B2	Surgical stapler with timer and feedback display A surgical apparatus has a clamp and a stapling mechanism. The clamp has a first jaw and a second jaw to clamp on a body tissue at a desired location for a stapling operation. The stapling mechanism is controlled by a trigger handle or a switch assembly. The surgical apparatus has a controller for providing a delay between clamping and actuating of the firing mechanism of the stapling mechanism. The delay provides for a desired amount of time for tissue compression producing a more uniform staple formation. The surgical apparatus also has an indicator. The indicator provides feedback about the status of the stapling mechanism and also displays a time of tissue compression by the clamp.
US09370356B2	Fasteners and fastener delivery devices for affixing sheet-like materials to bone or tissue A fastener for attaching a sheet-like implant to tissue or bone may be provided with a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end, and a bridge extending therebetween. Each of the first and second arms include a trunk portion defining at least a portion thereof, the trunk portion having a lateral extent larger than a lateral extent of the bridge or non-trunk portion of the arm adjacent thereto and can be mounted eccentrically to the bridge or non-trunk portion of the arm adjacent thereto such that the staple includes a first change in lateral stiffness disposed proximate the bridge or non-trunk portion of the arm abutment with the trunk. Fastener delivery devices and methods are also disclosed.
US09370353B2	Suturing devices and methods A surgical device for suturing body lumen is described, as well as methods for suturing tissue employing the surgical device. The device can include a body having a shaft and a foot for insertion into an opening in a body lumen. The device can include tissue ports between configured to receive tissue surrounding the opening in the body lumen. The foot can include a suture secured to needle capture devices. The device can include needles that can be advanced through tissue and into the needle capture devices. The needle capture devices can then be withdrawn, thereby harvesting the suture, which can then be used to close the opening in the body lumen.
US09370350B2	Apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A flexible member for coupling tissue. The flexible member includes a tail and a self-locking construct. The tail includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The tail defines a tail passageway proximate to the second end. The self-locking construct includes an adjustable first loop and an adjustable second loop. The second loop is slidably threaded through the tail passageway defined by the tail. The self-locking construct is configured such that passing the tail through the first loop so that the second loop extends into the first loop forms a tissue capture region defined by the self-locking construct. The tail passageway defines a locking member configured to secure the second loop to the first loop.
US09370345B2	Bioadhesive delivery catheter manifold with mixing fixture and methods A bioadhesive delivery catheter includes a manifold, a dual lumen tube, and a mixing member. The manifold includes a delivery device passage and an injection port. The tube is insertable into the delivery device passage and includes first and second lumens positioned side-by-side. The first lumen extends proximal of the second lumen within the delivery device passage, and the second lumen is in flow communication with the injection port. The mixing member is positioned between a proximal inlet of the injection port and the second lumen and is configured to help mix a bioadhesive material that is delivered through the injection port into the second lumen.
US09370342B2	Multi-linked endoscopic device with spherical distal assembly A device for performing a procedure may include an elongate tube having a proximal end and a distal end and an adapted link having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end may include a first mating surface, where the proximal end may be configured to attach to the distal end of the elongate tube. The device may also include a rotating link having a second mating surface configured to rotatably interface with the adapted link first mating surface.
US09370338B2	Ultrasound diagnosis device Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnosis device for creating an ultrasound image with a high contrast-to-tissue ratio. Said device sends a transmission pulse to the subject, uses an ultrasound probe to receive echoes reflected from an ultrasound contrast agent injected into the subject, and forms an image. The transmission pulse is sent such that nonlinear interactions between the constituent frequency components of said transmission pulse, as a result of the acoustic nonlinearity of the subject, do not produce sum and difference components in the frequency sensitivity range of the ultrasonic probe as the transmission pulse propagates across the subject.
US09370320B2	Methods, systems and devices for linking user devices to activity tracking devices Methods, systems and devices for linking devices to tracking devices is provided. One method includes scanning, by an activity tracking device, for a semi-unique identifier broadcasted by a device. The method connects the device with the activity tracking device after the semi-unique identifier is found to be of the device by the activity tracking device. The activity tracking device is configured to communicate with the device to obtain a device identification (ID) of the device. The method then automatically linking the device to the activity tracking device when the device ID of the device matches a copy of the device ID stored in the activity tracking device. In one example, the tracking devices operate as a master and the devices operate as a slave.
US09370314B2	Endoscopic instrument for tissue identification A method for identifying and treating tissue includes providing an electrosurgical treatment device including an electrode assembly. One or more electrical property values of target tissue are measured. The measured electrical property values of the target tissue are compared against electrical property values of known tissue types. A tissue type of the target tissue is identified. An energy delivery configuration of the electrosurgical treatment device is adjusted to the type of target tissue. The electrosurgical treatment device is activated to treat the target tissue.
US09370313B2	Device and method for performing electroencephalograpy A device 10 for performing electroencephalography on a patient, the device comprising a sagittal portion 14 comprising: a forehead anchor 44 comprising two forehead anchor arms, a first forehead anchor arm 46 and an opposing second forehead anchor arm 48; a neck anchor 54 comprising two neck anchor arms, a first neck anchor arm 56 and an opposing second neck anchor arm 58; a midsection 52 between the forehead anchor and the neck anchor; and a plurality of imbedded electrodes 20 within the forehead anchor, and the midsection. The device further comprises: a coronal portion 12 comprising a plurality of imbedded electrodes; and electrical connectors 22 for electrically connecting the imbedded electrodes in the sagittal portion and the coronal portion to an electroencephalograph.
US09370311B2	Electrophysiology catheter design The present invention relates to a method, device, and system for improved mapping and/or ablation of a tissue. The device may generally include an elongate body and a distal assembly affixed to the elongate body that includes a treatment electrode having a conductive mapping region and a selectively conductive ablation region that is conductive of high-frequency current and substantially non-conductive of low-frequency current. Alternatively, the device may generally include a treatment electrode having a conductive mapping or ablation region and a region that is coated with an electrically insulated but thermally conductive layer.
US09370309B2	Magnetoencephalography system and method for 3D localization and tracking of electrical activity in brain A magnetoencephalogram (MEG) system is provided for use with a head. The MEG system includes a shell, and three three-axis gradiometers and a computing portion. Each three-axis gradiometer detects a magnetic field vector from a magnetic dipole in the head and generates a respective detected signal based on the respective magnetic field vector. Each three-axis gradiometer is disposed at a respective position of the shell. The computing portion determines a location of the magnetic dipole based on the first detected signal, the second detected signal and the third detected signal.
US09370302B2	System and method for the measurement of vestibulo-ocular reflex to improve human performance in an occupational environment A portable eye reflex measuring device for use in an ambulatory occupational environment is disclosed. The eye reflex measuring device compares data from an eye movement detector with data from a head movement detector at a frequency or frequencies in the range of 0.01 Hertz to 15 Hertz to determine eye response to head movement. The gain and phase of the eye response is calculated using a Fourier transform. The device includes a central processing unit for receiving the eye movement data, for receiving the head movement data, and for calculating the Fourier transform. Typical human physiological conditions that can be measured can include vestibulo-ocular reflex, dynamic visual acuity, dynamic visual stability, or retinal image stability.
US09370300B2	Ophthalmic optical coherence tomography system and method for quick switching to realize anterior and posterior eye segments imaging An ophthalmic optical coherence tomography system and a method for quick switching to realize anterior and posterior eye segments imaging are provided, the system includes: an OCT interferometer primary module and a sample arm module, the OCT interferometer primary module includes an OCT light source, a fiber coupler, a reference arm, a detection module, an X-direction scanning unit, and a Y-direction scanning unit; the sample arm module includes an anterior eye segment imaging module and a posterior eye segment imaging module; the Y-direction scanning unit is rotatable; when the Y-direction scanning unit is at a first rotation angle, the Y-direction scanning unit reflects the light received by the X-direction scanning unit into the anterior eye segment imaging module; when the Y-direction scanning unit is at a second rotation angle, the Y-direction scanning unit reflects the light received by the X-direction scanning unit into the posterior eye segment imaging module.
US09370299B2	Display accessibility for color vision impairment Examples that increase accessibility of color vision impaired users to information on a display are provided herein. A plurality of graphical elements using a first color palette are presented. A user input indicating that the user has a color vision impairment is received. The color vision impairment can be, for example, deuteranopia, protanopia, or tritanopia. At least some of the plurality of graphical elements can be presented using a second color palette designed for users with the color vision impairment. The user input indicating that the user has a color vision impairment can be received in response to presenting a color vision impairment test to the user.
US09370296B2	Medical diagnostic system An integrated portable medical diagnostic system (PMDS) provides easy and convenient access to one or more medical instruments for healthcare practitioners. The PMDS is utilized in an outpatient workflow in which the practitioner generally remains stationary, while patients rotate to and from the practitioner over the course of a medical examination or procedure. The PMDS includes a body including a plurality of compartments, a first compartment defines a first receptacle for a blood pressure monitor, a second compartment adjacent the first compartment defines a second receptacle for an otoscope and an ophthalmoscope, and a third compartment adjacent the second compartment defines a third receptacle for a thermometer.
US09370293B2	Handheld cleaning device with elongated handle for use with disposable cleaning towel A cleaning device operable for use with a disposable cleaning towel is provided. The cleaning device includes a handle, a head, first and second clamps, and an ejector. The handle extends between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The head is disposed relative to the distal end portion of the handle. The head defines a head surface over which the disposable cleaning towel is fixed during use of the cleaning device. The head defines a head cavity and a head aperture extending between the head cavity and the head mating surface. The first and second clamps are disposed relative to the head, and each are selectively moveable between a closed position and an open position. In their respective closed positions, at least a portion of each of the first and second clamps is operable to abut the head surface and hold the cleaning towel in place. In their respective open positions, each of the first and second clamps is positioned away from the head surface. The ejector is disposed relative to the head, and is selectively moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, the ejector is disposed entirely within the head cavity. In the deployed position, at least a portion of the ejector extends through the head aperture and extends outward relative to a plane defined by the head surface.
US09370288B2	Vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising flexible bellow arrangement A vacuum cleaner nozzle having a flexible bellow arrangement for connecting a nozzle inlet to a nozzle outlet. The bellow arrangement has a flat inside surface.
US09370286B2	Self-righting cleaning appliance A self-righting cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a cyclonic separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly. The cleaning appliance is arranged so that it is urged to return to an upright position if it is tipped onto its side.
US09370285B2	Battery-powered handheld vacuum device A battery-powered handheld vacuum device for use on building sites includes: a dust collection box; and a motor housing, in which a drive motor provided with a fan impeller and a battery pack for supplying current to the drive motor independently of an electrical network are provided. The dust collection box is fixed in place on the motor housing in releasable manner. A handle, with which the battery pack engages at least sectionally, is formed on the motor housing.
US09370278B1	Processing system for preparing salad A salad processing system including a container with a processing lid thereon includes a gear with a handle driven gear wheel and pinions to provide rotary drives on the bottom side of the lid. A basket couples with one of the drives to spin-dry produce material. Another drive cooperates with a container mountable on the lid to drive chopping and mixing tools. A port through the lid allows access to the mixing container. A passageway through the lid receives a cuttings container and provides a socket for stationary blade tools including a slicer and a grid of knives. A lever pivotally mounted to the lid with a slotted plunger block dices produce through the grid of knives.
US09370273B2	Hot and cold beverage dispenser An apparatus and method may be configured for detecting selection between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage, causing opening of a first of a plurality of valves and closing of a second of the plurality of valves for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers based on the selection, causing delivery of beverage concentrate to the first mixing chamber, controlling a flow rate of the water and a flow rate of the beverage concentrate into the mixing chamber for mixing of the water with the beverage concentrate in a controlled ratio to create the beverage, and dispensing the beverage from the mixing chamber.
US09370272B2	Beverage production machine comprising features to facilitate capsule loading and unloading Production machine (1) for beverages and liquid comestibles, the machine comprising: a housing (20); a capsule holder designed for insertion into the housing (20), wherein the capsule holder comprises a capsule receiving means (11); a liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) provided in the housing (20). The capsule holder and the machine are designed such that the capsule holder can be transferred manually, via a relative movement of the capsule holder and the housing of the machine, at least between: —a first capsule loaded position, in which any capsule (30) received in the capsule holder is positioned ready for being engaged by the liquid injection assembly (4a, 4b) and, —a second capsule loading position adapted for loading a capsule outside of the housing (20). Complementary stopping means of the capsule holder and the housing are provided which are configured to automatically engage each other to stop the capsule holder in the second capsule loading position. The capsule holder (10) can be resiliently removed completely from the housing (20) for cleaning/replacing purposes and in a way that it is not damaged or does not require tools.
US09370265B2	Foldable mobile restaurant booth A foldable mobile restaurant booth and a method of its use are configured for ease of mobility and storage by allowing the seat portion to fold upward toward the seat back. The booth has a seat back and seat portion coupled to a base, and a linkage arrangement coupling the seat portion to the seat back. The base may have a plurality of wheels for allowing the booth to roll easily on the ground. The linkage arrangement permits the seat portion to move between a first, operative position to a second, folded position in which the seat portion extends at an angle no more than 45 degrees from vertical.
US09370260B2	Control device for a children's bouncer Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a children's bouncer apparatus. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a support frame, seat assembly configured to support a child, and bouncer control device. The support frame includes one or more semi-rigid support arms that extend above a base portion and suspend the seat assembly above the base portion. The bouncer control device is configured to impart a driving force on the seat assembly, thereby causing the seat assembly to continuously oscillate at the natural frequency of the children's bouncer.
US09370247B1	Web-strapped furniture, web-strapping for furniture, and methods for web-strapping furniture Exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, methods of providing web-strapping for upholstery of furniture, web-strapped furniture, and methods of web-strapping furniture. One exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide an exemplary strap assembly of material for furniture upholstery comprising at least one fastener fastened into each end of the strap such that a tail end of each fastener is secured from extraction from the strap. In one exemplary strap assembly embodiment, fasteners would be fastened in each corner of each end of a strap so that a tail end of each fastener would be secured from extraction from the strap. Other exemplary embodiments would provide an exemplary article of furniture and methods of making an exemplary article of furniture, comprising said strap assemblies installed to span a space between opposing chair rails.
US09370246B2	Collapsible chair and method of adjusting the same A collapsible chair has a backrest portion, a seat portion, first and second front cross members, first and second rear cross members, left and right armrest members, and left and right pairs of legs. Each of the first and second front cross members and each of the first and second rear cross members extends from the left pair of legs to the right pair of legs. The chair is collapsed by folding the backrest portion forward, moving the left pair of legs toward the right pair of legs, and inverting the left and right armrest members in a manner such that the backrest portion wraps over the seat portion.
US09370244B1	Multi-functional, reconfigurable furniture system for use on uneven surfaces A cabinet has an upper panel assembly and a parallel lower panel assembly, a left side panel assembly and a parallel right side panel assembly, and an intermediate plate providing an upper and a lower central opening. The upper central opening engages a selection of a user's choice of inter-changeable box-shaped modular units. The lower central opening provide housing including housing for an associated mattress. The cabinet is movable between horizontal and vertical orientations. In the horizontal orientation the repositionable support panels of the cabinet provide support for a mattress. In the vertical orientation, the cabinet includes a cabinet, desk, and a computer work station.
US09370237B2	Active spinal support system A wearable spinal support system having an upper body adapter engaging the head and/or torso of a wearer and a lower body adapter engaging the hips/pelvis, the upper and lower body adapters joined by an articulated structural column. The structural column is made up of stacked vertebral elements each having an aperture provided there through such that a tendon can be fed through the aligned apertures of the vertebral elements. The tendons are fixed at one end and each engaged to mechanical control element at the other end such that the tension/payout in each tendon is independently variable under direction of a controller receiving sensor feedback in order to support the loaded upper body of the wearer and position it relative to the lower body when desirable according to the controller.
US09370235B2	Concertina applicator A cosmetic applicator with an applicator body, a wand, and a handle that is attached to the latter; the applicator body has a longitudinal axis that coincides with that of the wand; and the applicator body is composed of plates that are arranged in concertina-like fashion, are integrally joined to one another, and simultaneously constitute the support structure of the core-less applicator.
US09370232B2	Fluid dispenser A fluid dispenser having a fluid reservoir, a fluid suction chamber of variable volume that defines an extraction and application space; a dip tube that connects the reservoir to the chamber at an injection orifice that defines an injection axis; and a suction mechanism for sucking, during a suction stage, fluid from the reservoir into the chamber through the injection orifice. The injection orifice is situated a little way inside or outside the extraction and application space, such that the fluid is injected in the form of an axial jet into the extraction and application space and fills it, at least in part, without the injection orifice penetrating into the space.
US09370229B2	Protective bag with support element A protective bag for a portable electronic device is provided, which comprises a first cover, a second cover connecting the first cover, a support element and a pair of magnets for unfolding the support element. The first cover and the second cover can be folded relative to each other for covering two opposite sides of the portable electronic device. The support element is disposed on a first inner surface of the first cover and has a first foldable plate and a second foldable plate. The first foldable plate and the second foldable plate can be folded relative to each other for being received between the first cover and the second cover. The first foldable plate and the second foldable plate can be unfolded relative to each other as well for slanting the first foldable plate on the first inner surface with a support provided by the second foldable plate.
US09370227B2	Customizable clutch with interchangeable shells and drop-in clasps A customizable rigid clutch comprises a rigid main case having a pair of half sections, each attached along a bottom side by means of a hinge, an interchangeable outer shell having a pair of half sections, each having a lower clip along a bottom side, an interchangeable clasp having a pair of half sections, each having an insert, and a pair of hinge caps each having a pair of protrusions. A pair of upper insert receivers on the rigid case receives a pair of upper inserts on the interchangeable outer shell. A pair of hinge receivers on both sides of the hinge receives the lower clip of the interchangeable outer shell. A pair of inner slider housings attached along a top side of the main case receives the insert of the interchangeable clasp, and a pair of sliding bars is pushed into a locked position.
US09370221B1	Shock absorbing and pressure releasing damper apparatus for footwear A shock absorbing and pressure releasing damper apparatus for footwear includes: an upper board having upper mounting portions on a bottom thereof; a lower board arranged at the bottom of the upper board and having lower mounting portions corresponding to the upper mounting portions of the upper board on a top thereof; a middle cushion member disposed between the upper and lower board and including slits; elastic members arranged between the upper mounting portions and the lower mounting portions; magnetic members arranged inside the upper and lower mounting portions of the upper and lower boards and at centers of the elastic members.
US09370215B1	Helmet cover A helmet cover that has an outer skin, an impact absorbing material and at least one vent comprising an aperture tough the helmet cover is described. A helmet cover vent may be aligned with a vent in a helmet, thereby providing for improved ventilation and cooling, and may be attached to a helmet. A helmet cover vent may be configured as a tapered or flared vent, and may be an air capture vent. The impact absorbing material may be configured over substantially the entire helmet cover surface, or may cover only a portion of the surface. In one embodiment, the impact absorbing material is configured as a discrete pad that is located where impact is most common, such as on the front, sides, or back of the helmet cover. A discrete pad may be interchangeable, allowing for customizing the type and location of impact absorption on the helmet cover.
US09370209B2	Method of fabricating a glove with a widened cuff area An ambidextrous or hand specific glove with a widened cuff area to aid in donning or doffing the glove is disclosed, together with a former for fabricating the glove and a method of fabricating the same. The glove may further include a bead on the cuff to resist tearing when the glove is put on or taken off. The glove may be fabricated on a continuous, automated chain machine or a batch or semi-batch machine. While the cuff region on the former for fabricating the glove is elliptical in cross-section and is flared, the region of the former on which the end of the glove is fabricated is circular in cross-section and thus allows the beading process to be successfully undertaken.
US09370206B1	Medical device protection and comfort brassiere Medical brassieres are shown and described. In one embodiment, the medical brassiere includes a first helical region and a second helical region, an adjuster, and a pair of opposing impact absorbent pads having an embedded silver infused antimicrobial and an arched lower end. Each of the helical regions include a reinforcing seam that is generally positioned along peripheral portions of the first helical region and second helical region. The medical brassiere is generally donned by a patient with an implanted medical device to provide comfort and protection against the device. In some examples, the brassiere includes a stretchable periphery assembly to provide freedom of movement, while providing uniform compression over a surgical site. The result is devices and methods to protect and comfort implanted devices, while providing an aesthetically-pleasing appearance.
US09370202B2	Encapsulated metal ion nanoclusters A metal ion nanocluster having a formula of X(OH)aYbZcMd(H2O)e. X, Y, Z, M, a, b, c, d, and e are defined herein. The nanocluster has a particle size of 2 to 500 nm and a molecular weight of 3500 to 1000000 Dalton. Also disclosed are a composition containing the nanocluster and a method of preparing the nanocluster.
US09370196B2	Palm-based fractionated oil and fat, oil and fat composition and food product containing the same An oil and fat composition is provided having superior operability and processability, in terms of a liquefying phenomenon of sugar, tackiness and texture of fried doughnuts, filling condition and hardness of shortening, and solidifying time of coating chocolate, by the superior crystallization-promoting effect. A palm-based fractionated oil and fat has 70-90% by weight of the tripalmitin content to triglyceride and 1-8% by weight of the unsaturated fatty acid content to total fatty acid. The oil and fat comprises a hard part obtained by, for example, performing a crystallization operation of palm super stearin with iodine value 10-17 so that the slurry SFC is 20% or less, and fractionating the slurry so that the hard part yield is 26% by weight or less. The fractionation is preferably performed so that a numerical value of the hard part yield/the slurry SFC is 10 or less.
US09370193B2	Enzymatic generation of functional lipids from cereals or cereal bi-streams The present invention relates to the modification of lipids in lipid-containing plant material, such as cereal bran for the generation of functional lipids. The present invention further relates to the preparation of compositions comprising such functional lipids as well as the use of these compositions comprising functional lipids and other functional compounds derived from the action of lipid modifying enzymes for the preparation of composition suitable for the preparation of bio-ethanol as well as food products, such as bread.
US09370190B2	Pest repellents from plant extracts A new composition for repelling pests is disclosed, wherein said composition comprises an extract produced from at least one plant chosen from the group consisting of Achillea spp., Varthemia iphionoides, Haplophyllum turberculatum, Pulicaria incisa, Asteriscus graveolens, Tanacetum sinaicum, Verbascum spp., Artemisia spp., and Ammi visnaga. In preferred embodiments, the extract is produced from Achillea spp. Methods for applying the composition are also disclosed. The composition has been shown to be effective against a variety of pests, including aphids, thrips, tomato borers, tomato leaf miners, and whiteflies.
US09370187B2	Selenium-based biocidal formulations and methods of use thereof Biocidal compositions containing organoselenium compounds are disclosed, as well as methods of producing and using same.
US09370185B2	Herbicidal composition At present, a large number of herbicidal compositions have been developed and used. However, weeds to be controlled include a lot of kinds, and the emergence thereof extends over a long period of time. Therefore, the appearance of a herbicidal composition having a broad weed spectrum and having a high activity and a long residual effect is desired. The present invention relates to a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising (A) at least one member selected from the group consisting of flazasulfuron, nicosulfuron, and their salts and (B) pyroxasulfone or its salt. According to the synergistic herbicidal composition of the present invention, a herbicidal composition having a broad weed spectrum and having a high activity and a long residual effect can be provided.
US09370183B2	Use of ALS inhibitor herbicides for control of unwanted vegetation in ALS inhibitor herbicide tolerant Brassica, such as B. napus, plants The present invention relates to the use of the ALS inhibitor herbicides for controlling unwanted vegetation in ALS inhibitor herbicide tolerant Brassica plants, more especially, the present invention relates to the use of ALS inhibitor herbicides for control of unwanted vegetation in Brassica growing areas which Brassica plants comprise non-transgenic mutations of their endogenous acetolactate synthase (ALS) genes I and III.
US09370163B2	Lettuce variety 79-315 RZ, drake The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-315 RZ, which exhibits resistance to downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) races B1:1 to B1:28, CA-I, CA-IIA, CA-IIB, CA-III, CA-IV, CA-V, CA-VI, CA-VII, CA-VIII, white colored seeds, extraordinary number of leaves of substantially equal size, and a high winter head weight. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-315 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-315 RZ.
US09370156B2	Soybean variety 01046863 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046863. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046863. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046863 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046863 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09370155B2	Soybean variety 01046182 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01046182. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01046182. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01046182 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01046182 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09370151B1	Maize inbred PH1TSZ A novel maize variety designated PH1TSZ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1TSZ with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1TSZ 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 PH1TSZ or a locus conversion of PH1TSZ with another maize variety.
US09370150B2	Cotton variety 11R124B2R2 The invention relates to the novel cotton variety designated 11R124B2R2. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, plant parts and derivatives of the cotton variety 11R124B2R2. Also provided by the invention are methods of using cotton variety 11R124B2R2 and products derived therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing cotton plants by crossing the cotton variety 11R124B2R2 with itself or another cotton variety and plants and seeds produced by such methods.
US09370147B1	Melon hybrid SV6239MF and parents thereof The invention provides seed and plants of melon hybrid SV6239MF and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of melon hybrid SV6239MF and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a melon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another melon plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09370140B2	Single sensor automatic control of a large bale loader An improved control system for managing rotation of a bale loading arm in a bale loader in which a single position sensor combined with a purposefully designed sensor target enable loading arm position to be efficiently determined by a controller in order to direct the actuator movements based upon loading arm position necessary for automated operation of a bale loading cycle.
US09370139B2	Reel mower with pivotal footrest providing access to center rear cutting unit A reel mower has a plurality of reel cutting units comprising a pair of laterally spaced front cutting units ahead of the front wheels of the mower and a center rear cutting unit between the front and rear wheels of the mower. A pivotal footrest in front of the operator's seat may be selectively swung to the side to clear an open space in front of the seat in which the center rear cutting unit is at least partially received. This permits an operator or mechanic to easily reach the center rear cutting unit by walking through the lateral space between the front cutting units into the open space that contains the center rear cutting unit.
US09374930B2	Fan holding structure, heat-dissipating module with the fan holding structure and electronic device having the same A heat-dissipating module including a fan holding structure and a fan is disclosed. The fan holding structure includes: a carrying body, at least one resilient clamping member, at least one resilient engaging member, and a plurality of resilient fixing members. The at least one resilient clamping member and the resilient fixing members are arranged on the carrying body. An electronic device includes an opening and at least one engaging member. The resilient engaging member corresponds to the engaging member, so that the heat-dissipating module with the fan holding structure is detachably arranged at the opening. The fan of the heat-dissipating module can be quickly and effectively detached and attached through the at least one resilient clamping member and the resilient fixing members.
US09374926B1	Systems and methods for power conversion and distribution A power conversion assembly configured to be mounted to an equipment rack is provided. The power conversion assembly includes a housing including at least one input power path extending from proximate a top end of the power conversion assembly to proximate a bottom end of the power conversion assembly, the at least one input power path configured to conduct input power, at least one output tap configured to distribute output power, and at least one receptacle configured to receive a power module and connect the power module to the at least one input power path and the at least one output tap, the power module configured to generate the output power from the input power.
US09374919B2	Insert molded device housings for portable electronic devices Improved techniques for forming an electronic device housing in which an outer housing member can be assembled with one or more other housing members of the electronic device are disclosed. The one or more other housing members can together with a thin substrate layer (or thin substrate) form a frame to which the outer housing member can be secured. The thin substrate layer facilitates molding of the one or more other housing members adjacent to the outer housing member. In one embodiment, the outer housing member can be made of glass and the one or more other housing members can be made of a polymer, such as plastic. The substrate layer can, for example, be formed of a polymer or a metal. The resulting electronic device housing can be thin yet be sufficiently strong to be suitable for use in electronic devices, such as portable electronic devices.
US09374913B2	Pretreatment agent for electroless plating, and pretreatment and production of printed wiring board using same A pretreatment agent for electroless plating is provided, which includes: a fluorine compound; a surfactant; and at least one solvent selected from ethylene-based glycol butyl ethers of formula: C4H9—(OC2H4)m—OH where m is an integer of 1 to 4, and propylene-based glycol butyl ethers of formula: C4H9—(OC3H6)n—OH where n is an integer of 1 to 4. Also provided are a method for pretreating a substrate to be used for a printed wiring board, and a process for producing a printed wiring board, both of which include using a pretreatment agent for electroless plating as described above.
US09374911B2	Flexible printed circuit A flexible printed circuit (FPC) is provided comprising a base plate and a pair of elongated resin strips disposed on the base plate. The resin strips comprise conductive traces embedded between the resin strips and configured to electrically couple a first unit of an electronic device at a tail end of the resin strips with a second unit of the electronic device at an opposing end of the resin strips. The resin strips have edges having cutouts formed therein adjacent to the tail end.
US09374906B2	Method for pretreating a frame or carrier element for making a circuit board, and the frame or carrier element In a method for pre-treating a frame or carrier element for use in the production of a printed circuit board, wherein after the pre-treatment the frame or carrier element is coupled with at least one circuit board element and subjected to at least one processing or treatment step, particularly at an elevated temperature, together with the circuit board element, in particular mounting or populating of the circuit board element, it is provided that the frame or support or carrier element is subjected to a heat treatment at temperatures between 120° C. and 350° C., in particular 200° C. to 300° C., for a time period (ttot) of 5 to 300 seconds, in particular 10 to 200 seconds, whereby frame or carrier elements can be provided, which are reliably stable in terms of shape and dimensions.
US09374904B2	Thermal ground planes and light-emitting diodes Methods and systems for thermal management of one or more LEDs are disclosed. One or more LEDs may be coupled with an external layer of a thermal ground plane according to some embodiments described herein. For example, the one or more LEDs may be electrically coupled with a circuit carrier with one or more electrically conductive traces etched therein prior to coupling with the thermal ground plane. The thermal ground plane may be charged with a working fluid and/or hermetically sealed after being coupled with the LED.
US09374900B2	Two-piece unmate-assist standoff A connector system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a standoff arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The standoff includes a first part with an external threading and a second part with an internal threading configured to engage with the external threading of the first part. The first part is configured to engage with the first substrate, the second part is configured to engage with the second substrate, and the external threading of the first part and the internal threading of the second part are configured such that the first part and the second part are configured to be unscrewed from each other to cause the distance between the first and second substrates to increase.
US09374899B2	Gold pad mini PCB module A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first printed circuit board that includes first circuit traces formed of copper. A second printed circuit board includes second circuit traces that are formed of nickel/gold plated copper and terminations that are soldered to the first circuit traces. An electrical component contacts the second circuit traces.
US09374890B2	Chip substrate having a lens insert A chip substrate includes: a conductive layer being stacked in one direction and constituting a chip substrate; an insulator being alternately stacked with the conductive layer and electrically separating the conductive layer; and a lens insert having: a depression reaching down to a predetermined depth from a specified area of an upper surface of the chip substrate overlapping with the insulator; and a predetermined number of sides on the upper surface wherein arcs are formed at regions where the sides are met with each other. Since the space for inserting a lens can be formed to have a shape comprising straight lines, and a lens to be inserted can also be manufactured in a shape comprising straight lines, therefore the manufacturing process for a lens to be inserted into the chip substrate can be further simplified.
US09374889B2	Interposer and electronic component package An interposer includes a wiring member including a first inorganic substrate, a reinforcement member including a second inorganic substrate, and an adhesive part interposed between the wiring member and the reinforcement member. Each of the first and second inorganic substrates includes first and second surfaces. Multiple inorganic insulating layers formed on the first surface of each of the first and second inorganic substrates have the same layer configuration and are arranged symmetrically in a vertical direction with the adhesive part centered therebetween. An inorganic insulating layer and an organic insulating layer formed on the second surface of each of the first and second inorganic substrates have the same layer configuration and are arranged symmetrically in the vertical direction with the adhesive part. An organic insulating layer formed on the second surface of each of the first and second inorganic substrates is an outermost insulating layer.
US09374887B1	Single-resonator double-negative metamaterial Resonances can be tuned in dielectric resonators in order to construct single-resonator, negative-index metamaterials. For example, high-contrast inclusions in the form of metallic dipoles can be used to shift the first electric resonance down (in frequency) to the first magnetic resonance, or alternatively, air splits can be used to shift the first magnetic resonance up (in frequency) near the first electric resonance. Degenerate dielectric designs become especially useful in infrared- or visible-frequency applications where the resonator sizes associated with the lack of high-permittivity materials can become of sufficient size to enable propagation of higher-order lattice modes in the resulting medium.
US09374879B2	X-ray equipment The X-ray equipment related to the embodiment is configured from a plurality of pressure rising units, a switching unit, and a switching control unit. The plurality of pressure rising units are connected to the battery unit and generate direct current voltage. The switching unit switches over the plurality of pressure rising units and supplies direct current voltage to the X-ray generating unit. The switching control unit transmits switching instructions to the switching unit for switching over the pressure rising unit after receiving voltage supply instructions with respect to the X-ray generating unit until said voltage supply instructions terminate. The switching control unit controls discharging of the condenser inside the pressure rising unit switched over by the switching instructions and the control of commencing charging of the condenser inside the pressure rising unit following termination of discharging.
US09374874B1	Lighting control systems and methods Each light source to be controlled by a lighting control system is associated with a light identifier, and the light sources can be installed in any desired manner without regard to which light identifier is mapped to which light source by the system. After installation, a user provides inputs for mapping each light to its appropriate identifier. Accordingly, the installation process is simplified, and errors that otherwise could arise by an installer incorrectly installing light sources relative to the light identifier mappings used by the system are prevented.
US09374870B2	Networked lighting infrastructure for sensing applications A network using existing streetlights is described. Each street light becomes a node in the network, and each includes a power terminal for receiving electrical power, a light source coupled to the power terminal, a processor coupled to the power terminal, a network interface coupled between the processor and the network of lighting systems, and a sensor coupled to the processor for detecting a condition at the node, and in response providing information about that condition to the processor.

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