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US09383473B2	Method for cement evaluation with neutron logs Method for evaluating cement integrity in a cased well environment using a logging tool that has a neutron source and one or more neutron or gamma ray detectors. Neutron porosity logs are obtained from the well before (42) and after (41) casing. This log data along with well dimensions and material composition parameters are the input quantities to a multi-parameter database (43) that is constructed by computer modeling or laboratory experiments to relate volume fraction for fluid filled channels in the cement sheath to the input quantities. The channel volume fraction (45) corresponding to the input quantities is identified or interpolated (44) from the multi-parameter database.
US09383472B2	Position-sensitive gamma detectors Various embodiments can include apparatus and methods to operate and provide a position-sensitive detector. In various embodiments, a detector may include an illuminating device, a photodetector array, and a number of elemental circuit units, where an arrangement of the number of elemental circuit units with the photodetector array can provide a mechanism to identify a position of a light generating event in the illuminating device. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09383471B2	Method and underwater node for seismic survey A marine node for recording seismic waves underwater. The node includes a main body having a torus shape; a central body provided inside a space defined by the main body and connected to the main body through at least a link; a first thruster provided in the main body and configured to propel the main body along a central axis (Z) of the main body; and a seismic sensor configured to record the seismic waves underwater.
US09383470B2	Method and device to acquire seismic data Streamer and method for deploying the streamer for seismic data acquisition related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method includes a step of releasing into the body of water, from a vessel, a body having a predetermined length together with plural detectors provided along the body; a step of towing the body and the plural detectors such that the plural detectors are submerged; and a step of configuring plural birds provided along the body, to float at a predetermined depth from a surface of the water such that a first portion of the body has a curved profile while being towed underwater.
US09383457B2	Detector for detecting the traces of ionizing particles A detector for detecting the traces of ionizing particles includes a scintillator capable of emitting photons when ionizing particles pass therethrough; a first imager capable of detecting each photon emitted by the scintillator, and a first microlens array, each microlens of the first microlens array being arranged such as to produce an image of the trace of the particles by focusing the photons emitted in the scintillator on the first imager.
US09383452B2	Spiral biasing adaptor for use in Si drift detectors and Si drift detector arrays A drift detector array, preferably a silicon drift detector (SDD) array, that uses a low current biasing adaptor is disclosed. The biasing adaptor is customizable for any desired geometry of the drift detector single cell with minimum drift time of carriers. The biasing adaptor has spiral shaped ion-implants that generate the desired voltage profile. The biasing adaptor can be processed on the same wafer as the drift detector array and only one biasing adaptor chip/side is needed for one drift detector array to generate the voltage profiles on the front side and back side of the detector array.
US09383446B2	Motion sensor A motion sensor comprises: a plurality of first light emitting elements, which emit lights having mutually different characteristics in the region of movement of the object to be detected; a light receiving element, which receives reflected light that is emitted from the first light emitting elements and reflected by the object to be detected; a second light emitting element, which emits light towards the light receiving element; and a separation member. A light guiding part, which guides light emitted from the second light emitting element so as directly irradiate the light receiving element, without passing through the region of movement of the object to be detected, and light blocking parts, which block light so that light from the first light emitting elements does not directly irradiate the light receiving element, are formed integrally with the separation member.
US09383439B2	Detection of conductive material in a thin film Provided are products used to detect and methods for detecting conductive materials in the presence of non-conductive materials, including non-conductive materials having dielectric properties. Specifically, the product is a conductive thin film detector, which is, preferably, a hand-held device designed to detect the presence of metal in, on, or under an object. This detection occurs even in the presence of non-conductive materials and other nearby conductive materials on objects that are not being tested. The device preferably includes: a power source, such as a battery; a method for activation, such as a press button; the necessary components to send and receive a radio frequency, e.g., a radio frequency generator, an antenna, and a radio frequency detector; and an indicator, such as a light or a meter, to, for example, indicate the strength of the radio frequency signal received.
US09383434B2	Compact opto-electronic sensor modules for detecting gestures or other movements by a user Compact opto-electronic sensor modules are described that allow detection of an object's motion occurring in spatial regions (e.g., quadrants) that are located primarily directly about the surface of a device in which the module is located. For example, light (e.g., infra-red) from a light emitting element in the module can illuminate substantially all, or at least a significant percentage of, areas in a plane directly above the surface of the device. Each of multiple light detecting elements in the module can be arranged to receive light from a respective detection zone directly above the surface of the device.
US09383430B2	Determining location of a receiver with a multi-subcarrier signal A first estimator determines a coarse estimate of a time of arrival of at least one subcarrier of an OFDM-like multitone signals by adjusting the coarse estimate of the time of arrival in accordance with a code (first) correlation function. A second estimator determines a precise estimate of the time of arrival of at least one subcarrier of the OFDM-like multitone signals by adjusting the precise time of arrival to align the slope of the subcarrier phases of the OFDM-like multitone signals in accordance with a phase (second) correlation function and consistent with the coarse estimate of the time of arrival associated with the code correlation function. A data processor estimates the location of the receiver or estimated range based on the precise estimate.
US09383420B2	Low-field NMR device for measuring the water content of solids and slurries A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) apparatus and method for measuring the water content of samples has a device to produce a main magnetic field; a sample receiving space within a main magnetic field; a device to excite a measurable RF magnetization to a sample placed into the sample receiving space at an operating frequency defined by the main magnetic field; a device to measure the RF signal produced by the excited sample; and a device to determine the water content in the sample based on the RF signal. The sample receiving space is capable of accommodating a sample having a volume of at least 0.5 dm3, and the device to produce a main magnetic field has a resistive electromagnet which is adapted to produce a main magnetic field corresponding to an operating frequency of 400-2000 kHz.
US09383419B2	Magnetic gradiometer and magnetic sensing method A gradiometer in which a probe beam for reading sequentially passes through two magnetic field measurement regions to obtain signals according to magnetic flux densities of the respective regions is formed using an optically pumped magnetometer. In particular, in a gradiometer using a high sensitivity optically pumped magnetometer, a geometric arrangement enabling obtainment of a large signal from a dipole moment as a signal source is defined.
US09383415B2	Battery system having battery contactors and a diagnostic device for monitoring the functional state of the contactors and associated diagnostic method A battery system comprises a battery including a plurality of battery cells and can be connected on an input side to a direct voltage intermediate circuit via at least one contactor, and a diagnostic device configured to diagnose a state of the at least one contactor. The battery system includes a monitoring circuit with a first branch in which the at least one contactor is arranged, and a second branch which is connected parallel thereto and in which a voltage source configured to generate a reference voltage is connected. The diagnostic device is arranged so as to evaluate a diagnostic current which is dependent on the reference voltage and flows in the monitoring circuit, and serves to determine a fault state of the at least one contactor based on a measured current value or a current profile of the diagnostic current.
US09383411B2	Three-dimensional processing system having at least one layer with circuitry dedicated to scan testing and system state checkpointing of other system layers Three-dimensional processing systems are provided having one or more layers with circuitry that is dedicated to scanning and testing of other system layers, and which enables dynamic checkpointing, fast context switching and fast recovery of system state. For example, a semiconductor device includes a first chip and a second chip, which are physically conjoined to form a stacked structure. The first chip includes functional circuitry. The functional circuitry includes a plurality of scan cells such as scanable flip-flop and latches. The second chip includes scan testing circuitry, and a scan testing I/O (input/output) interface. The scan cells of the first chip are connected to the scan testing I/O interface of the second chip. The scan testing circuitry on the second chip operates to dynamically configure electrical connections between the scan cells on the first chip to form scan chains or scan rings for testing portions of the functional circuitry on the first chip.
US09383410B2	Inverted TCK access port selector having resets selecting one tap The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatuses for allowing a controller to select and access different types of access ports in a device. The selecting and accessing of the access ports is achieved using only the dedicated TDI, TMS, TCK, and TDO signal terminals of the device. The selecting and accessing of device access ports can be achieved when a single device is connected to the controller, when multiple devices are placed in a daisy-chain arrangement and connected to the controller, or when multiple devices are placed in a addressable parallel arrangement and connected to the controller. Additional embodiments are also provided and described in the disclosure.
US09383406B2	Systems and methods for conforming device testers to integrated circuit device with pressure relief valve The present invention relates to systems and methods for preventing over pressurization in a fluid management system used in an integrated circuit (IC) device tester. The prevention of the over pressurization in the fluid management system is based on the use of a pressure relief valve coupled to the fluid management system.
US09383401B2	Device and system detecting breakage in dummy bumps and method thereof There is provided with an electronic device including: a main board, a plurality of electronic substrates, a first chain, a measuring unit and a controller, in which the plurality of electronic substrates each are mounted on the main board via solder joints, the first chain connects the solder joints in series throughout all of the electronic substrates, comprising a plurality of second chains each being a part of the first chain and connecting the solder joints in each corresponding one of the electronic substrates, the measuring unit measures an electrical resistance of the first chain and electrical resistances of the second chains, and the controller detects, if the electrical resistance of the first chain is equal to or higher than a first threshold value, the second chain having an electrical resistance equal to or higher than a corresponding second threshold value from among the second chains.
US09383397B1	System and method for measuring a parameter of an alternating current power grid while minimizing the likelihood of lightning damage in a measuring system A system and method are provided for measuring a parameter of an alternating current power grid relative to a calibrated fourth signal. The method includes receiving a first signal at an antenna and transmitting it to a signal receiver. A second signal is generated at the signal receiver. A third signal is generated based on the second signal and electrically isolated from the second signal. The third signal is transmitted in the cable toward the measuring device. A fourth signal is generated based on the third signal and electrically isolated from the third signal. The fourth signal, which is calibrated by subtracting a delay constant from the generated fourth signal, is transmitted to the measuring device. The delay constant approximates the delay between receipt of the first signal at the antenna and receipt of the fourth signal at the measuring device.
US09383388B2	Automated atomic force microscope and the operation thereof Improvements for rapidly calibrating and automatically operating a scanning probe microscope are disclosed. A central component of the SPM is the force transducer, typically a consumable cantilever element. By automatically calibrating transducer characteristics along with other instrumental parameters, scanning parameters can be rapidly and easily optimized, resulting in high-throughput, repeatable and accurate measurements. In contrast to dynamic optimization schemes, this can be accomplished before the surface is contacted, avoiding tip or sample damage from the beginning of the measurement process.
US09383377B2	Method and device for automatically detecting substances for analyses A fully automatic extraction and analysis system for biologically active samples significantly simplifies the analysis of, for example, DMS samples and has significant advantages over the manual technology and the partially automated technology (punching out). The described extraction system is the first economical alternative to conventional blood analysis and supports the spread of said time-, cost-, and animal-saving technology in pharmacology and toxicology.
US09383375B2	Automatic analysis device An automatic analysis device may enable easy selection of a desired reagent-setting position and efficient execution of reagent information confirmation and reagent usage setup by displaying, at a high level of visibility and in an enlarged format, both of the selected reagent-setting position and means for moving, for example, a mouse pointer to an anterior or posterior display position with respect to the selected reagent-setting position. A display controller may cause display of a list of reagent-setting positions provided in a reagent disk. An extended display controller may cause display, in an enlarged format, of a reagent-setting position that has been selected from the reagent-setting position list displayed by the display controller. The display of the selected reagent-setting position may be enlarged distinctly from that of other reagent-setting positions. A movement controller may select a reagent-setting position displayed next to the reagent-setting position being displayed in the enlarged format.
US09383367B1	Methods of detecting conjugation site-specific and hidden epitope/antigen This invention discloses methods, antibodies, reagents, immunoassays, and kits of detecting conjugation site-specific and linear hidden epitopes/antigens. The hidden epitopes include, but are not limited to, macromolecule-to-macromolecule conjugation sites, and any type of linear hidden antigens. The methods, antibodies, reagents, immunoassays, and kits are useful in research and discovery, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications. In another aspect, the methods can detect hidden antigens while reducing the antibody non-specific bindings in all antibody-based applications.
US09383363B2	LASP-1, a novel urinary marker for transitional cell carcinoma detection The invention relates to the use of LASP-1 in a urine sample obtained from a subject for diagnosing and/or grading transitional cell carcinoma. The invention furthermore relates to a method for diagnosing transitional cell carcinoma comprising detecting the presence or absence of LASP-1 in a urine sample obtained from a subject, wherein the presence of LASP-1 above 1 ng/500 μl urine is indicative for transitional cell carcinoma and a method for grading transitional cell carcinoma comprising determining the level of LASP-1 in a urine sample obtained from a subject, wherein the level of LASP-1 correlates with the grade of the transitional cell carcinoma.
US09383340B1	Passive, wireless, surface acoustic wave identification tag with hydrogen gas sensor Methods, systems and devices for a coded SAW tag and hydrogen gas sensor with substrate, detector and identical reference bank of reflectors fabricated the substrate to generate a surface acoustic wave in response to a interrogation signal, a transducer between the detector and reflectors, and a tin dioxide (SnO2) and palladium (Pd) film sensitive to hydrogen gas at ambient temperature deposited in a propagation delay path between the reflectors and the transducer to modulate the detector surface acoustic wave propagation parameters in response to sensing a hydrogen gas. The SnO2 and Pd film is deposited on the delay path by depositing the film through a mask. The deposited film is annealed to gain room-temperature hydrogen sensitivity and reversibility.
US09383337B2	Method and apparatus for analysis and sorting of polynucleotides based on size The invention relates to a microfabricated device and methods of using the device for analyzing and sorting polynucleotide molecules by size.
US09383332B2	Analytical test strip with integrated battery A test strip for use with an analyte meter comprises an integrated power source, such as a battery wherein the test strip is configured upon insertion into the meter to provide sufficient power for completing a sample assay without requiring a separate power source in the meter.
US09383331B2	Measurement and uses of oxidative status The present invention provides a method of determining the overall oxidative status of a body fluid or a tissue of a patient by measuring the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) of the body fluid or tissue. The method has been found to be useful in the diagnosis, evaluation and monitoring of patients who have suffered a trauma (such as a head injury), patients suspected of being critically-ill, patients who have a viral infection, and patients suspected of having a myocardial infarction. The method has also been found useful in monitoring and evaluating exercise performance in patients. In addition, the method has been found useful in monitoring and evaluating stored blood products and patients who will receive such a product.
US09383324B2	Laboratory X-ray micro-tomography system with crystallographic grain orientation mapping capabilities A method and system for three dimensional crystallographic grain orientation mapping illuminates a polycrystalline sample with a broadband x-ray beam derived from a laboratory x-ray source, detects, on one or more x-ray detectors, diffracted beams from the sample, and processes data from said diffracted beams with the sample in different rotation positions to generate three dimensional reconstructions of grain orientation, position, and/or 3-D volume. A specific, cone beam, geometry leverages the fact that for a point x-ray source with a divergent beam on reflection of an extended crystal grain diffracts x-rays such that they are focused in the diffraction plane direction.
US09383323B2	Workpiece characterization system A workpiece characterization system for obtaining simultaneous measurement of layer and photoluminescence properties of a workpiece. The workpiece characterization system includes an excitation light and an illumination light each impinging upon a surface of a workpiece whereby the workpiece emits photoluminescent light and encodes light from said illumination source with layer information. The excitation light and the illumination light are generated from a single light source. The light from the single light source is filtered to remove wavelengths of light that correlate to light wavelengths emitted from the workpiece as a result of excitation. Wavelengths that correlate to light reflected from the workpiece that may contain encoded information are not filtered.
US09383322B2	Kit containing sealing liquid for safety closures A sealing liquid for sealing mail pieces contains water and a penetration agent. The sealing liquid is applied by letter-closing devices and franking machines containing such a sealing liquid. Once sealed, the opening of the letter produces a pronounced pattern so that it is clear that the letter has been opened. Therefore any attempts to reseal the once opened enveloped are easily detected.
US09383301B2	Method and device for loading specimens into tensile testing machine A sample loading device may include a top plate and a base plate, and the sample loading device can be roughly divided into two portions: a loading portion and a holding portion. The present invention is advantageous because the test sample is introduced by the sample loading device, which has been designed for a standard T-peel test, so the integrity of the sample introducing process will not be affected even though a different operator is conducting the process. Furthermore, it is easy to for the operator to load the test sample to the sample loading device, as well as transferring the sample loading device to the tensile testing machine, so the errors during the sample loading process can be significantly reduced. In other words, the T-peel test results can be more reliable when the test sample is introduced by the sample loading device in the present invention.
US09383290B2	UEGO sensor air-fuel ratio determination system and method A method of determining an air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine in real-time includes: calibrating sensitivity of a universal exhaust gas oxygen sensor to a plurality of gases; inputting to a universal exhaust gas oxygen sensor controller a molecular composition of Hydrogen, Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen which comprise a combustion fuel in use in the internal combustion engine; calculating with the universal exhaust gas oxygen sensor controller an air-to-fuel ratio by performing a chemical balance equation calculation based on the universal exhaust gas oxygen sensor sensitivity calibration and the input combustion fuel molecular composition; and transmitting the calculated air-to-fuel ratio to an engine control unit inreal-time.
US09383289B1	Water leak detection system The present invention provides a water leak detection system for detecting water leaks in residential and commercial buildings or constructions. The water leak detection system provides central monitoring and point identification data of water leaks. The water detection system includes a plurality of address modules connected to a plurality of sensors for assigning an identifier to each sensor. The address modules are in wired or wireless communication with a central control unit, which processes detected sensor signals and notifies an alarm annunciator of point identification data of a water leak. The alarm annunciator provides visual and/or audible indications of where a water leak has been detected. The central control unit and/or alarm annunciator further operate a valve associated to the sensor in order to revert the water leak detection. The central control unit can further communicate the detection to a remote equipment, via a wired or wireless network communication.
US09383285B2	MEMS resonator pressure sensor A resonant MEMS pressure sensor in which the resonator mass of the MEMS resonator is anchored both to the fixed base beneath the resonator cavity as well as to the top membrane over the resonator cavity. This provides a more robust fixing of the resonator mass and offers a dependence of resonant frequency on the pressure outside the cavity.
US09383279B2	Installation structure for pedal stroke sensor Disclosed is an installation structure of a pedal stroke sensor configured to measure a displacement of a moving member interworking according to a stepping force of a brake pedal. The pedal stroke sensor provided with a sensing member to sense a change in displacement according to movement of the moving member in a non-contact manner is installed at an outside of a housing that allows the moving member to be slid thereinto, the sensing member is provided with a sensor housing that is detachably installed at the outside of the housing, a hall IC (integrated circuit) provided in the sensor housing to sense change in magnetic force, and a magnet housing provided in the sensor housing so as to move while facing the hall IC and on which a magnet is installed, and an elongated hole is formed through an outer surface of the housing in a direction in which the moving member moves, and the moving member is connected to the magnet housing by using a connecting member such that the moving member moves together with the magnet housing through the elongated hole.
US09383276B2	Evaluation method and evaluation system for impact force of laser irradiation during laser peening and laser peening method and laser peening system A method of evaluating impact force input to a workpiece member with a laser irradiated in laser peening processing is provided. This evaluation method includes a signal acquiring step, an input function calculating step, and an evaluating step. In the signal acquiring step, a detected waveform is acquired. The detected waveform is output during the laser peening processing by an AE sensor that detects an elastic wave generated in the workpiece member. In the input function calculating step, an input function I(t) by laser irradiation is calculated. In the evaluating step, impact force is evaluated using the input function I(t) by the laser irradiation.
US09383272B2	Optical measurement system with polarization compensation, and corresponding method A method for the adjustment of an optical measurement system comprises providing an optical measurement system, which comprises, as optical elements, a beam splitter; a first photo sensor, exposed by a first partial beam from the beam splitter; an optical filter; a second photo sensor, arranged downstream of the optical filter, exposed by a second partial beam from the beam splitter. Additionally, the angularity and relative position between multiple optical elements is designed to be adjustable. The method further comprises providing a device for generating a difference signal from the two photo sensors; providing a light source with periodically varying polarization; irradiating the light in the beam splitter, so that the two respective photo sensors are exposed by a partial beam; generating a difference signal of the output signals of the photo sensors; varying the position and/or angularity of at least one optical element, and observing the difference signal, determine the combination of angularity/position of the elements where a minimum difference signal is achieved, and configuring the angularity of the optical elements to the determined values. Further, a corresponding system is proposed.
US09383271B2	Load detection device A highly sensitive load detection device includes a tubular peripheral wall portion; a disk-shaped disk portion that has a through hole formed coaxially with the peripheral wall portion and that is supported on an inner surface of the peripheral wall portion with a gap between the disk portion and a placement surface on which the peripheral wall portion is placed; a load input portion that is formed in a spherical shape having a diameter larger than an inside diameter of the through hole on at least a side thereof facing the through hole, that is placed on the through hole, and to which a load of an object to be detected is input; and sensors that are provided on the disk portion so as to be point-symmetric about the through hole, and that detect a strain corresponding to the load input to the load input portion.
US09383265B2	Method and system of internal temperatures determination in a synchronous electrical machine using state observers The invention relates to a method of determining internal temperatures (2) (coil and magnet temperatures) in a synchronous electrical machine (4) using state observers for the resistance of the coils and the magnetic flux of the magnet. The invention also relates to a diagnostic method, a control method and system (3) for controlling a synchronous electrical machine from the internal temperatures thus determined.
US09383264B2	Small area high performance cell-based thermal diode A thermal sensing system includes a circuit having a layout including standard cells arranged in rows and columns. First and second current sources provide first and second currents, respectively. The thermal sensing system includes thermal sensing units, first and second switching modules, and an analog to digital converter (ADC). Each thermal sensing unit is configured to provide a voltage drop dependent on a temperature at that thermal sensing unit. The first switching module is configured to select one of the thermal sensing units. The second switching module includes at least one switch controllable by a control signal. The at least one switch is configured to selectively couple the thermal sensing units, based on the control signal, to one of the first and second current sources, via the first switching module. The ADC is configured to convert an analog voltage, provided by the selected thermal sensing unit, to a digital value.
US09383261B2	Method of eliminating spurious signals and a relative navigation system A relative navigation system and a method of eliminating spurious signals that may be received by a relative navigation system having a first object and a second object including projecting polarized light having a first orientation to form at least one grid line projecting into space from the first object.
US09383259B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for sensing of visible spectrum and near infrared spectrum In accordance with an example embodiment a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method comprises filtering incident light by an IR cut-off filter to generate filtered light. The IR cut-off filter comprises a plurality of pixels with pass-band characteristics for visible light wavelengths and is configured to perform stop-band attenuation of near infrared (NIR) wavelengths. The stop-band attenuation is configured to vary based on spatial location of pixels within the IR cut-off filter. The filtered light received from the IR cut-off filter is sensed by the image sensor to generate sensed light. A baseband signal and a modulated NIR signal are determined by performing transformation of the sensed light. A NIR spectrum associated with the incident light is determined by demodulating the modulated NIR signal. A visible spectrum associated with the incident light is determined based on the NIR spectrum and the baseband signal.
US09383256B2	UV dosimetry system with sensor data correction A UV exposure dosimetry system includes at least one UV sensor that accurately measures the UV irradiance intensity. The system can generate extrapolated UV intensity data based on measured UV intensity data to correct unreliable UV measurement due to inconsistent irradiation of UV light. The UV dosimetry system integrates the extrapolated UV intensity data over time to calculate the real-time UV dosage and the vitamin D production by taking into account factors comprising UV sensor location, body surface area, clothing coverage, and sunscreen usage. Based on the measurement, the system can predict the time remaining to skin burn and the time remaining to reach daily goal of vitamin D production. The UV dosimetry system supports multi-user control through an advanced and user friendly input and output interface.
US09383251B2	Hospital bed having weigh scale system A hospital bed includes a force sensor or scale apparatus configured to detect the weight of a patient.
US09383247B2	Level measurements in metallurgical vessels The vertical filling level of electrically conductive material in a cavity of a metallurgical vessel is measured by a system including a transmitting conductor for generating an electromagnetic field when connected to an alternating power source, and a receiving conductor which senses the electromagnetic field for generation of an output signal. The conductors are arranged inside a metal casing of the vessel to co-extend with a mutual spacing defining a spacing area that faces the cavity and extends along the periphery in an essentially closed loop. The mutual spacing is selected such that changes in the output signal is dominated by changes to the electromagnetic field caused by local changes in the amount of the conductive material adjacent the spacing. Part of the spacing area defines a vertical measurement region slanted along the periphery so as to diverge from the horizontal and vertical directions of the vessel.
US09383240B2	Air flow measuring device A thermal-type air flow measuring device includes a heat generation heater and a sensor circuit. The heat generation heater is configured to heat a part of intake air drawn into an engine by heat generation upon energization of the heat generation heater. The sensor circuit is configured to at least control the energization of the heat generation heater and to make temperature of the heat generation heater higher than temperature of the heat generation heater at time of the measurement of the flow rate of air when an external signal is inputted into the sensor circuit from outside of the device.
US09383239B2	Ultrasonic flow meter with subsampling of ultrasonic transducer signals An ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including a switching unit for switching electrical transmission signals between a signal generator and at least two ultrasonic transducers and for switching electrical reception signal between the transducers and a receiver circuit, wherein the switching unit is coupled to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of the signal generator and to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier of the receiver circuit. Furthermore, a method for characterizing an ultrasonic transducer is disclosed, including the step of determining directly from one or more supply current signals for an active component of a signal generator one or more quantities useful for characterizing the transducer. Furthermore, a method for determining the time delay of an ultrasonic signal in a flow path of an ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including the step of comparing physically transmitted, delayed and received signals with simulated non-delayed signals.
US09383236B2	Process measurement probe bottoming indicator Systems and methods are disclosed for indicating bottoming contact between an inner wall of a fluid carrying conduit and a distal tip process measurement probe. A process device, such as a fluid flow meter, has a process measurement probe configured for insertion into the fluid carrying conduit. An insertion mechanism is coupled to the process measurement probe and configured to apply force to insert the process measurement probe into the fluid carrying conduit. A bottoming indicator is configured to provide an indication of proper bottoming of the distal tip of the process measurement probe against the inner wall of the fluid carrying conduit as a function of an insertion related force or pressure.
US09383233B2	Sensor device and method for producing a sensor device A sensor device is provided, which has an energy storage cell and at least one carrier substrate for at least one detector. The sensor device is characterized in that the at least one carrier substrate has at least one contact section for producing an electrically conductive and mechanical contact to the energy storage cell.
US09383227B2	Through bias pole for IGMR speed sensing One embodiment relates to a sensing system that includes a magnetic encoder wheel having alternating pole magnetic domains along a circumference thereof. The magnetic encoder wheel is configured to rotate about a first axis. The sensing system further includes a magnetic field sensing element in spatial relationship with the magnetic encoder wheel that is oriented to sense magnetic field components extending generally in a direction parallel to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The sensing system also includes a magnetic flux influencing element configured to influence magnetic field components associated with the alternating pole magnetic domains of the magnetic encoder to reduce magnetic field components associated with the first axis.
US09383223B2	Smart meter system architecture A smart meter system architecture comprises of a local server, a coordinator, and a plurality of smart meters in a one-to-many data communication system configuration is disclosed. The invention discloses the architecture for a coordinator-server interface control register, data registers, routing table, non-volatile memory, parameter register, non-interruptible battery backup subsystem, and a low-power energy calculation and calibration method for resistive loads.
US09383222B2	Methods and systems for prevention of data corruption A utility meter includes an energy storage device configured to store energy to run the utility meter after a primary source of energy to the utility meter is unable to provide sufficient energy to run the utility meter. The utility meter includes a processor configured to determine utility usage data associated with a utility consumer, monitor an energy level of the energy storage device, and save the utility usage data, a reduced set of the utility usage data, or both, depending on the energy level of the energy storage device, and at least one data storage device configured to store the utility usage data, the reduced set of the utility usage data, or both.
US09383218B2	Augmented reality financial institution branch locator An augmented reality financial institution “FI”) branch locator uses the display screen of a mobile computing device (“MCD”) to show a customer that customer's real-world view of physical reality through the camera of the MCD on the MCD display screen (“camera image”), locations of FI branches for that customer's FI overlaid onto the camera image of the customer's physical location, locations of FI branches for competing FI's overlaid onto the same camera image, distances to the various FI branches overlaid onto the camera image, and directions to FI branches overlaid onto the camera image (together “augmented reality”) so that the user can navigate from the user's current location to a desired FI branch through the augmented reality image.
US09383217B2	Methods and systems for displaying content selections in vehicles A method for displaying content items of a navigation system for a vehicle includes the steps of obtaining a scrolling input from a user, determining a value pertaining to the input, and displaying the content items at a first scrolling rate if the value is greater than a predetermined threshold.
US09383216B2	Providing online mapping with user selected preferences One embodiment of the invention comprises a method including the step of responsive to receiving a map request from a user that pertains to a specified geographical feature, generating a first view that shows the geographical feature. The method further includes specifying each of one or more preference categories of the user, wherein a user preference is needed for each category, in order to show an additional feature corresponding to each user preference on a map view which includes the geographical feature. The method further includes determining the user preference for each category, wherein at least one of the user preferences is determined from information obtained by accessing an online social network in which the user participates. Each determined user preference is used with one or more search engines in order to acquire information for use in generating each of the additional features for a map view.
US09383214B2	Navigation system with device recognition mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: accessing a device identification for identifying a device; generating a maneuver-relative status corresponding to the device identification with a control unit for representing the device associated with maneuvering a vehicle; and generating a device function profile corresponding to the device identification based on the maneuver-relative status for controlling the device or the vehicle.
US09383203B2	Geolocation using high order statistics A specific emitter identification (SEI) method and apparatus is capable of identifying and tracking objects within a geographical area of interest wherein the system and method has not been preprogrammed to look for particular signals. The system and method receives all of the emitted electromagnetic signals emitted from area of interest. The system and method next performs high order statistical analysis on the received signals and determines which signals emanate from possible targets of interest and which likely emanate from background clutter/noise by comparing the relative degrees of Gaussianness of the signals (for example using entropy measurements). The least Gaussian signals are deemed to likely be signals from potential targets of interest while those which are more Gaussian are deemed to be likely from background clutter or noise.
US09383202B2	Barometric pressure sensor based orientation measurement Disclosed here are methods and systems that relate to determining an orientation of an object. The orientation of the object may be represented by an Euler angle which identifies a rotation of the object from a reference frame. The methods and systems may rely on readings collected from two or more barometric pressure sensors to estimate an altitude difference between the pressure sensors. The methods and systems may calculate the Euler angle based on the altitude difference.
US09383200B2	Optoelectronic sensor and method for the detection and determination of distances of objects A laser scanner (10) detects and determines distances of objects comprises a light transmitter transmitting light in a plurality of consecutive individual pulses. A rotatable deflection unit (18) for the periodical deflection of the transmission light beam (16) into the monitoring zone (20) and an angular measurement unit (30) generates angular position signals (62) in dependence on an angular position of the deflection unit (18). An evaluation unit (32) identifies a received pulse associated with an object from a histogram (110) taken from a histogram memory (32a, 32b) to determine the distance of the object by means of a light propagation method. The histogram (110) is collected over a time interval which is associated with the angular position signal (62). In this connection at least two histogram memories (32a, 32b) are provided in order to collect a first histogram and a second histogram in overlapping time intervals.
US09383198B2	Method and device for reducing errors in a turning device during the determination of coordinates of a workpiece or during the machining of a workpiece A method reduces errors in a turning device during a determination of coordinates of a work piece or during machining of the work piece. The turning device allows a rotational movement of the work piece about a rotation axis of the turning device. The method includes measuring errors in the turning device on account of deviations between actual positions and actual orientations of the rotation axis, on the one hand, and corresponding ideal positions and ideal orientations of the rotation axis, on the other hand, in a range of rotation angles. Expected error values of the turning device are determined from error measurements and are used to correct the turning device.
US09383197B2	System and method for measuring cooling of a component A system and method for measuring cooling effectiveness of a component is disclosed. The method includes providing a component having a surface provided with a coating including a volatilization-susceptible constituent and a volatilization-resistant constituent. Further, the method includes supplying a first gaseous medium over the surface of the component through a plurality of holes in the component and feeding a second gaseous medium along the surface of the component. The method includes exposing the surface of the component to the first and second gaseous mediums for a predetermined period. The method further includes determining a thickness of the coating exposed to the flow of the first and second gaseous mediums. The method includes analyzing the thickness of the coating to determine whether the coating is removed from the surface of the component upon exposure to the first and second gaseous mediums.
US09383190B1	Measuring apparatus and method for determining dimensional characteristics of a measurement object A measuring apparatus and method for determining dimensional characteristics of a measurement object use a sensor head in order to register desired measurement points on the measurement object. The sensor head comprises a polychromatic light source for generating light having various wavelengths of light, a spectrometer, and an optical system having at least one lens element. The optical system produces a first defined range of color dependent foci and a second defined range of color dependent foci in front of the at least one lens element. The spectrometer generates a first spectral information when the measurement object is in the first defined range, and it generates a second spectral information when the measurement object is in the second defined range. An evaluation unit exploits the first spectral range in a coarse measurement mode, and it exploits the second spectral range in a fine measurement mode.
US09383184B2	Inductive position-measuring device An inductive position-measuring device includes a scanning element and a graduation element that are movable relative to each other in a first direction. The scanning element includes exciter conductors and three receiver tracks. The first and the second receiver track are disposed at a distance relative to each other, and the third receiver track is located between the first and the second receiver track. The graduation element includes two graduation tracks which are disposed at a distance relative to each other, and which have different graduation periods. Furthermore, electromagnetic fields generated by the exciter conductors are able to be modulated by the graduation tracks, so that a relative position in the first direction is detectable by the first and the second receiver track, while a relative position in a second direction, which is oriented orthogonally with respect to the first direction, is detectable by the third receiver track.
US09383177B1	Hunting arrow having one release passage A hunting arrow having an interior passage that permits both air and blood to flow freely therethrough. A broadhead at the front of the arrow has an intake opening that permits the flow to enter a tubular shaft of the arrow, and a nock at the rear has a discharge opening that permits the air and blood to exit the shaft. The blades of the broadhead are radially spaced to permit air and blood to enter the intake opening. The nock includes internal vanes that react with the flow of air exiting the discharge opening to impart rotation to the arrow. The nock also includes vents that allow a portion of the air to escape so as to react with channels on the exterior of the nock to further stabilize the arrow during flight.
US09383171B2	Ballistic resistant groin protector A ballistic resistant groin protector is provided. The groin protector includes a groin panel and a deployable groin wrap. The groin panel can be suspended from clothing or equipment to protect a wearer's anterior pelvic region from ballistic impact. The groin wrap is moveable from a stowed position adjacent the anterior pelvic region to a deployed position between the wearer's legs and adjacent a posterior pelvic region. One or more fasteners secure the groin wrap to the wearer's clothing or equipment to maintain the groin wrap in the deployed position. Optional left and right femoral protective portions extend downwardly from the groin wrap to protect the wearer's medial thigh regions against ballistic injury in the deployed position.
US09383167B1	Powered sight mount A sight mount for use with an electrically powered sight is provided. The sight mount includes a lower portion connectably securable to a mounting surface, an upper portion supportive of the sight and comprising electrodes connectable with sight circuitry and a central portion integrally interposed between the lower and upper portions. The central portion includes a body formed to define a cavity securably receptive of a power supply such that the power supply couples with the electrodes to power the sight.
US09383162B2	Adjustable firearm An adjustable firearm generally comprises a firearm body comprising an adjustable handgrip to vary a handgrip angle with respect to a barrel of the firearm, wherein the adjustable handgrip comprises a substrate and an overlay. In an embodiment, the substrate affixes to the firearm body and the overlay couples to the substrate at one of at least multiple angles with respect to a firearm barrel. In another embodiment, a firearm body comprises an integrated substrate configured to receive an overlay, wherein the overlay couples to the substrate at one of at least multiple angles with respect to a firearm barrel. Among various representative embodiments, the substrate or overlay may comprise a fixed geometry and the substrate or overlay may comprise an adjustment mechanism to couple one to the other at various positions. The present invention may comprise a method for manufacturing, packaging, marketing, distributing, and/or selling the adjustable firearm.
US09383160B1	Bowfishing reel Embodiments of the present disclosure include a bowfishing reel for use with an archery bow. In certain embodiments, a reel includes an outer cover surrounding a spool of fishing line and an internal mechanism. When an arrow is shot, the fishing line is uncoiled from a spool and pulled out from the outer cover as the arrow travels from the bow. After the arrow and fishing line are paid out, the reel can retrieve the line and arrow. The reel includes a pull handle extending through the outer cover to engage the internal mechanism, with the handle and the internal mechanism being biased in a forward line-release position. When the handle is pulled linearly rearward against the biasing force, the internal mechanism is moved from the line-release position to the line-retrieval position. Release of the handle allows the internal mechanism to automatically return to the line-release position.
US09383159B2	De-cocking mechanism for a bow A de-cocking mechanism for a bow having an energy storage assembly mounted to a center support with a draw string that extends across the center support coupled to the energy storage assembly. The bow includes a trigger assembly that retains the draw string in a drawn configuration. The de-cocking mechanism includes a de-cocking actuator that automatically releases the draw string onto the de-cocking mechanism when the de-cocking mechanism engages with the trigger assembly. The user can then manually move the draw string from the drawn configuration to a released configuration. The de-cocking mechanism is preferably combined with a cocking mechanism.
US09383155B2	Compact survival firearm A compact survival firearm is a rifle with removable barrel having a frame defining a passage having a forward open aperture, a barrel having a breech end portion received in the frame, and having a forward portion extending forward of the aperture, the barrel having a rear end support portion adapted to be closely received in the frame passage such that is it laterally constrained by the frame, and the barrel having an intermediate support portion spaced apart from the rear end support portion and adapted to be selectably connected to an intermediate support portion of the frame, such that barrel is supported at spaced apart locations to provide stability. The rear end support portion and the intermediate support portion may be spaced apart by an elongated necked-down portion of the barrel having a smaller diameter than the rear end support portion and the intermediate support portion.
US09383150B2	Charge feeding apparatus Provided is a charge feeding apparatus including: a plurality of containers storing a plurality of charges; a chain link configured to connect the containers extending in a first direction and arranged in parallel to one another and configured to rotatably change positions of the containers; a chain driver configured to transmit a rotational force to the chain link to transfer a container of the containers to a discharge position; a rod configured to transfer at least one charge of the charges in the first direction of the container to discharge the at least one charge from the container located at the discharge position; a loading container configured to store the at least one charge discharged from the container located at the discharge position and comprising an opening which exposes the charge; and an extractor configured to extract the charge from the loading container via the opening.
US09383147B2	Coolant supply apparatus A coolant supply apparatus includes variable delivery coolant pump (100) pumping up coolant from coolant tank (104), a plurality of branch passages (120 to 124) allowing coolant (108) delivered from coolant pump (100) to flow separately to a plurality of parts of a machine tool, and machine control unit (110) turning on and off on-off valves (136) of the plurality of branch passages (120 to 124), wherein machine control unit (110), in response to a jet coolant instruction, opens only one branch passage to intensively supply coolant (108) to the branch passage at the maximum delivery rate of coolant pump (100) and closes the other branch passages.
US09383133B2	Adjustable connector system for connection to a modular appliance An adjustable connector system for use in an appliance is provided, wherein the adjustable connector system includes a channel disposed on a surface of the appliance, an access aperture defined by a surface adjacent the channel, and a utility enabled connector at least partially received in the channel, and extending from the access aperture, wherein the utility enabled connector includes an elongated member configured to at least partially extend along the channel, and extend from the access aperture, and an interface adapted to supply at least one utility to a modular appliance configured to be removably attached to one of a plurality of removable attachment locations on the appliance.
US09383132B2	Refrigerator providing air flow to door A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet below the fresh food compartment, and first and second French doors operatively connected to the refrigerator cabinet to provide access to the fresh food compartment. There is also a mullion between the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, an air inlet and an air outlet proximate a bottom of the first French door, and an air outlet and an air inlet on a front face of the mullion. When the first French door is in a closed position, the air inlet proximate the bottom of the first French door aligns with the air outlet on the front face of the mullion and the air outlet proximate the bottom of the first French door aligns with the air inlet on the front face of the mullion.
US09383117B2	Method for controlling air flow of an extraction fan An extraction fan has a housing mounted in a wall with an outlet duct extending through the wall to an outlet opening outside the wall. A damper flap is mounted on the fan suspended by a hinge at an upper edge so as to extend in a closed position across the opening and is movable to an open position under forward air flow from the fan, and tightly closes against a resilient deformable seal when the fan is shut off. A spring biasing cam applies inwards force to the damper flap to bias the damper flap into the closed position, and an outwards force also to bias the damper flap into the fully open position. The mounting plate includes a hood having a top wall extending over the top of the damper flap and a down-turned front flange extending parallel to the damper flap to a bottom edge.
US09383110B2	Flush-mounted fireplace assembly A fireplace outer wrap configured to be located behind a mounting wall, the fireplace outer wrap having an outer-wrap opening facing outwards from an opening in the mounting wall. The fireplace comprises a flush-mounted assembly coupled to the fireplace outer wrap, including a surround structure configured to encompass a perimeter of the opening in the mounting wall and be positioned in front of the fireplace outer wrap located behind the mounting wall, and a bezel structure configured to fit within the outer surround structure. An inner edge perimeter of the surround structure and an outer edge perimeter of the bezel structure oppose each other and define a gap between the inner edge perimeter and the outer edge perimeter such that air can flow through the gap. An outside major surface of the surround structure and an outside major surface of the bezel structure are substantially co-planar with each other and with an exterior surface of the mounting wall.
US09383106B2	Turbomachine combustion chamber having a perforated chamber end wall and with no deflector An annular combustion chamber for a turbomachine, including an external wall and an internal wall which are oriented substantially axially relative to the rotation axis of the turbomachine, the combustion chamber being closed upstream by a chamber end wall oriented substantially radially, the chamber being supplied with compressed air coming from a compressor via a nozzle, the output direction of which is offset radially relative to the mid-axis of the combustion chamber, the chamber end wall including cooling air supply holes inclined to the direction normal to the chamber end wall. The number of holes oriented radially in the direction opposite to that where the outlet of the nozzle is located is greater than the number of holes oriented radially in the direction of the outlet of the nozzle.
US09383100B1	Magnetically managed combustion A system and methods for magnetically managing combustion are presented. Fuel is injected into a magnetic field at least partially enclosed in a combustion chamber, and a combustion region comprising electrically conductive species is produced by combusting the fuel. The combustion region is magnetically controlled using the magnetic field operating on the electrically conductive species.
US09383092B2	LED-lighted window A lighted window that includes an LED, an anode-side layer or trace of transparent conducting oxide (TCO) overlying a first side of the LED and electrically coupled to the anode of the LED, and a cathode-side layer or trace of TCO overlying a second side of the LED and electrically coupled to the cathode of the LED. There is an anode-side electrical connector that is electrically coupled to the anode-side layer or trace of TCO, electrically insulated from the cathode-side layer or trace of TCO, and extends outside of the anode-side layer or trace of TCO, and a cathode-side electrical connector that is electrically coupled to the cathode-side layer or trace of TCO, electrically insulated from the anode-side layer or trace of TCO, and extends outside of the cathode-side layer or trace of TCO.
US09383090B2	Floodlights with multi-path cooling A floodlight can include a light source housing assembly, a power source housing assembly, and an intermediate housing assembly mechanically coupled to the light source housing assembly and the power source housing assembly. The light source housing assembly can include a first heat sink having a front side and a back side, where the back side includes a number of protrusions extending from a first remainder of the back side, and at least one light source mounted to the front side of the first heat sink. The power source housing assembly can include a second heat sink having a front side and a back side, and at least one power source assembly mounted to the back side of the second heat sink and electrically coupled to the at least one light source. The intermediate housing assembly can include a front side and a back side.
US09383088B2	Solid state lighting device having a packaged heat spreader A lighting device is disclosed comprising a plurality of light emitters and a heat spreader plate thermally coupled to the plurality of light emitters, wherein the plurality of solid state emitters provides a thermal load upon application of an operating current and voltage, the heat spreader plate dissipating substantially all of the thermal load to an ambient air environment.
US09383083B2	Lighting unit, especially for road illumination The invention provides a lighting unit (100) comprising (a) a lighting unit cavity (130), (b) a light source unit (110), for light source unit light (111), wherein the light source unit (110) comprises a light source (1100) and a collimator (1200), and (c) a light exit window (120), configured to enclose at least part of the lighting unit cavity (130) and configured to allow transmission of at least part of the light source unit light (111) as a beam of light (101), wherein the light exit window (120) comprises an upstream face (125) and a downstream face (126), with the upstream face (125) directed to the lighting unit cavity (130); wherein the upstream face (125) comprises light outcoupling structures (140), configured to couple the light source unit light (111) via the light exit window (120) out of the lighting unit (100).
US09383072B2	Compact portable lighting device A compact, portable lighting device which has a support component and a plurality of lighting components. The support component has a plurality of lighting component receivers. Each of the receivers has a back and a front, and a plurality of contacting positions to simultaneously contact and hold a lighting component. Each of the receivers has a focal point of the plurality of contact positions that is a straight central axis. The lighting components are separate components from the support component and separate components from one another. Each of the lighting components has an elongated section with a straight central axis and a front end with illumination elements. And, each of the lighting components is positioned within one or more of the receivers with its central axis being coincidental with the central axis of the one or more of the receivers.
US09383064B2	Ventilation gas management systems and processes A ventilation gas management system and process for an enclosure adapted to contain fluid supply vessel(s) and through which ventilation gas is flowed to provide safe operation in the event of leakage of fluid from a vessel. Ventilation gas flow is modulated to accommodate various hazard levels associated with the deployment and operation of such enclosure containing fluid supply vessel(s), e.g., a gas box or gas cabinet in a semiconductor manufacturing facility, thereby achieving reduction in ventilation gas requirements otherwise required for such deployment and operation.
US09383058B1	Temporary mounting device for existing gadgets A device for mounting existing gadgets temporarily to various small, vertical structures, comprising of a spring steel main stem, with a v-mount attached to both ends of main stem for support against chosen structure. There are mounting stems attached to these ends, and a strap which is utilized in the center of the main stem that transfers tension from device to chosen structure at the contact points, while providing the ability to attach up to two existing gadgets directly to device via the mounting stems.
US09383055B2	In-pipe traveling apparatus and traveling module An object of the invention is to provide an in-pipe traveling apparatus and a traveling module is provided, having a simple structure but capable of operating with a short overall traveling path and setting a large drive force for forward and backward traveling operation. The In one embodiment, the in-pipe traveling apparatus includes at least three traveling modules capable of passing through a pipe. Each of the traveling modules includes a traveling module body, a pair of traveling wheels provided in the traveling module body on one side thereof in a traveling direction, a drive member that drives the pair of traveling wheels in such a way that the traveling wheels rotate, a connection member that connects the traveling module to another traveling module in a bendable manner in a pitching direction, and a swing member that causes the adjacent traveling module to swing in a yawing direction.
US09383052B2	Method and device for the welding of pipes Pipes of a weldable polymer material are welded with a muff of a weldable polymer material. The method includes placing the muff with an overlap over the ends of the pipes, welding the muff to the ends of the pipes through placement of an electrically conducting band that is permeable to molten plastic between the pipe and the muff, connecting a power supply to the band through feed cables, and supplying an electrical current in order to heat the band and the surrounding polymer material such that they melt together around the band in order to form a weld. The temperature of the weld is calculated through adding the initial ambient temperature of the weld and the increase in temperature of the band.
US09383050B1	Quick removal plumbing fitting A quick removal fitting includes a female coupling part, a male coupling part, and a retention clip. The female coupling part includes a flange. The male coupling part (which can be for example a water pipe) has an end forming a divergent opening and includes a protrusion ring mounted thereto and a movable ring movably arranged thereon. The retention clip is made of an elastic material and is selectively set to clamp, in a removable manner, the flange of the female coupling part and the movable ring together. The retention clip that is set to removably clamp the female coupling part and the male coupling part together at a connection therebetween helps simplify assembly/disassembly and replacement. The movable ring that is movably arranged on the male coupling part helps eliminate a mounting operation involving welding.
US09383043B2	Sealing tube A sealing tube for a line conduit, in which the sealing tube can be held at its ends, which can be distorted in reference to each other about its longitudinal axis. Inside the sealing tube, several separate sealing elements are arranged, which extend over a small portion of the length of the sealing element.
US09383035B2	Flow control valve In one embodiment, a constant-flow valve assembly is provided that comprises a first fluid passageway carrying fluid at a first fluid pressure, a piston chamber, and a second fluid passageway connected to the chamber and carrying fluid at a second fluid pressure. A third fluid passageway is configured to carry fluid at a third fluid pressure. An adjustable valve member is provided between the chamber and the third passageway to provide constant fluid flow to the third passageway. An adjustable restrictor assembly is positioned between the first and second fluid passageways. An inlet portion of the restrictor assembly receives fluid at the first fluid pressure and directs the fluid to a restrictor. An outlet portion receives fluid from the restrictor and directs the fluid to the second fluid passageway at the second fluid pressure. The restrictor is movable to adjust the position of entry and exit portions relative to the inlet and outlet portions to adjust a fluid flow rate through fluid pathway to the second fluid passageway, thereby adjusting the flow rate through the valve assembly.
US09383027B2	Electronic expansion valve Disclosed in the present invention is an electronic expansion valve, which comprises a valve seat assembly (7) and a valve housing assembly (5) connected to the valve seat assembly (7). A valve stem assembly (6) and a valve port (121) are disposed in the chamber of the valve seat assembly (7), and an electrical motor (51) is situated in the chamber of the valve housing assembly (5). The electrical motor (51) drives the valve stem assembly (6) to move along an axial direction through a gear system (52) so as to adjust the flow rate of the fluid flowing through the valve port (121). The valve seat assembly (7) has a split structure, which comprises a valve seat (1) and a cover (9) connected to the valve seat (1) and to the valve housing assembly (5). A mounting surface (13) is formed on the outer side of the valve seat (1) and a sight glass (8) is connected thereon. The structure of the expansion valve enables the sight glass (8) to be easily attached to the valve seat assembly (7).
US09383025B2	Excess flow valve with cage An assembly for limiting excess flow includes a housing having an internal bore that defines a seat. A cage is positioned within the internal bore and includes an upstream end and a sealing surface at a downstream end. A back plate with at least one magnet is seated within the internal bore upstream of the cage. The cage moves away from the back plate when a predetermined flow condition is exceeded such that the sealing surface engages the seat.
US09383020B2	High temperature seals for use in rotary valves High temperature seals for use in rotary valves are described herein. An example seal for use with a rotary valve includes a primary seal to engage a flow control member when the primary seal is in a first condition and a secondary seal at least partially disposed within the primary seal. The primary seal is to prevent the secondary seal from engaging the flow control member when the primary seal is in the first condition and the secondary seal is to engage the flow control member when the primary seal is in a second condition.
US09383009B2	Methodology for controlling a hydraulic control system of a continuously variable transmission A hydraulic control system for a CVT may include a pressure regulator subsystem, a ratio control subsystem, a torque converter control (TCC) subsystem, a clutch control subsystem, and is enabled for automatic engine start/stop (ESS) functionality. A system and method are provided for performing an engine auto-stop in a vehicle having a CVT transmission and using an accumulator to fill the pulleys and clutches of the CVT, at least in part, during engine restart.
US09383005B2	Hydraulic control for engine start stop transmission system A hydraulic control system for a clutch of a transmission having a plurality of torque transmitting mechanisms and includes a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid, a clutch pressure regulating valve, a clutch pump valve, a first and a second fluid flow check valve, a pressure valve, a first torque transmitting mechanism actuation device, and a pressure control solenoid.
US09382994B2	Pulley assembly of compressor and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed therein are a pulley assembly for a compressor and a manufacturing method of the same, which can prevent possible damages during processing and is fit for high-temperature environment because a pulley is made of magnesium alloy.The pulley assembly includes: a cylindrical hollow pulley made of magnesium alloy; an inner ring formed integrally with the pulley by insert injection molding, the inner ring being fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the pulley and made of a different material from the pulley; and a bearing forcedly pressed and fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the inner ring.
US09382987B2	Input clutch assembly for infinitely variable transmission The present invention provides an infinitely variable transmission for a powered vehicle which includes a power source. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft, the output shaft being spaced from the input shaft. The transmission further includes a variator coupled between the input shaft and output shaft. In addition, at least two planetary gearsets are disposed adjacent to the variator and an input coupler is configured to selectively couple the variator to the power source.
US09382982B2	Guide device for an endless torque-transmitting means of a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission A guide device for guiding an endless torque-transmitting member of a belt-driven, conical-pulley transmission. The device includes an outer guide section, and an inner guide section that is spaced from the outer guide section and between which guide sections the endless torque-transmitting member is guidable in a direction of travel of that member. The device is formed from two halves that are connected to each other by a plug-in and slide connection arrangement, in order to improve the guide device structurally, functionally, and from a producibility standpoint.
US09382980B2	Multi stage transmission for vehicle A multi stage transmission for a vehicle mat include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear device, a second planetary gear device, a third planetary gear device, and a fourth planetary gear device provided to transfer a torque between the input shaft and the output shaft and each planetary gear set including three rotating elements and at least six shift elements connected to the rotating elements of the planetary gear devices.
US09382976B2	Planetary gear train of automatic transmission for vehicles A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include an input shaft receiving a torque of an engine, an output shaft disposed substantially in parallel with the input shaft at a predetermined distance and outputting a changed torque, a first planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft and including a first, second and third rotation elements, a second planetary gear set disposed on the output shaft and including a fourth, fifth and sixth rotation elements, four transfer gears forming the externally-meshed gears, and frictional elements including clutches connecting the input shaft and the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets and brakes connecting the rotation elements of the first and second planetary gear sets and a transmission housing.
US09382973B2	Rotary units, rotary mechanisms, and related applications The invention relates to devices including rotary units and rotary mechanisms that are suitable for use in numerous applications. Rotary units typically include rotational components that are configured to rotate. In some embodiments, for example, multiple rotary units are assembled in rotary mechanisms such that neighboring pairs of rotational components counter-rotate or contra-rotate relative to one another during operation of the rotary mechanisms. Rotational components generally include one or more implements that are structured to perform or effect one or more types of work as the rotational components rotate relative to one another in a given rotary mechanism. In certain embodiments, implements are configured to rotate and/or to effect the movement of other components as rotational components rotate.
US09382971B2	Drive transmitter and image forming apparatus incorporating the drive transmitter A drive transmitter includes an internally toothed gear, a first support shaft to rotatably support the internally toothed gear without using a bearing, a drive source to apply a driving force to the internally toothed gear, a rotary body to which the driving force is transmitted via the internally toothed gear, and a grease retainer disposed on the first support shaft and to retain grease on at least one of a portion of the first support shaft facing the internally toothed gear and a portion of the internally toothed gear facing the first support shaft. An image forming apparatus includes the drive transmitter.
US09382967B2	Vibration isolation device To provide a vibration isolation device capable of preventing the sealing performance in liquid filling work from deteriorating and capable of simplifying maintenance of apparatuses in relation with the liquid filling work. A liquid chamber is filled with liquid from a through hole through a nozzle. A seal section is vulcanizingly formed in the periphery on one end side of the through hole. Because the seal section interferes with a nozzle and is elastically deformed, the sealing performance in pouring in the liquid can be secured. Also, because the seal section is arranged for every vibration isolation device, maintenance of a liquid filling device can be simplified compared with a case the seal section is arranged in the liquid filling device.
US09382955B2	Disc brake having a release spindle for the adjustment device A disc brake for a commercial vehicle is equipped with a wear adjustment device having two adjustment spindles and a slip clutch actuated when a certain torque is exceeded. The slip clutch is designed such that it can be installed in existing installation spaces. The slip clutch is a safety adapter that is pressed onto the end region of each adjustment spindle via a press fit. In order to achieve the press fit, an inner contour of the safety adapter deviates from a circular shape and that an oversize is selected such that sufficient press forces are generated. The disc brake is particularly suited for heavy trucks and cantilevers.
US09382952B2	Balancing element and method for balancing a clutch A balancing element for balancing a clutch, including a shaft for inserting into a housing opening of a clutch cover, a head axially protruding from the shaft for limiting an insertion depth, and cutting edges radially protruding from the shaft for plastically deforming a wall surrounding the housing opening. A deforming stop is arranged at a distance from the cutting edges between the cutting edges and the head in order to plastically deform a part of the wall between the cutting edges and the deforming stop. By the plastic deformation of the wall into an area between the cutting edges and the deforming stop, the balancing element can be accommodated captively even under operating conditions without additional tools, whereby simple and economical production of an operationally reliable clutch is enabled.
US09382949B2	Shaft coupling structure In a shaft coupling structure in which a first shaft and a second shaft are coupled with each other by a combination of a key coupling and a clamp coupling, the first shaft has a cylindrical portion into which the second shaft is inserted and slits which are formed in the cylindrical portion by cutting off portions thereof in the axial direction, and a clamping fastener is mounted on portions of the outer circumference of the first shaft in which the slits are formed and the slit can be also used as a keyway of the key, and the plurality of slits are formed in the circumferential direction.
US09382945B2	Mechanical device comprising a bearing and a lubrication system, implementing machine and method A mechanical device, comprising: a bearing including a fixed ring and a pivoting ring centered on a central axis and including an interface defined therebetween; and an interface lubrication system. An acceleration field pushes the stream of lubricant from a bearing first zone to a bearing second zone, each defining an angular sector around the central axis. The lubrication system comprises a set of peripheral channels passing through the fixed ring and including first channels positioned in the first zone and defining a first intake flow rate for bringing lubricant to the interface and second channels positioned in the second zone and defining a second intake flow rate bringing lubricant to the interface. The first flow rate is higher than the second flow rate. The interface receives a larger quantity of lubricant in the first zone than in the second zone. The mechanical device can be integrated into a machine.
US09382944B2	Grease passage in flanged bearings A bearing having grease lubrication includes a first ring and a second ring. A plurality of screw holes axially extend through the first ring. A first axial end of the first ring is affixed to a housing by a plurality of screws extending from the housing into the respective screw holes. A first bore is defined in the first ring adjacent to a second axial end of the first ring. The first bore intersects and fluidly communicates with one of the screw holes such that grease is dischargeable therethrough.
US09382930B2	Compression limiter with retention features A compression limiter is disclosed that comprises an upper surface and a lower surface. The compression limiter further comprises an inner surface that defines a passageway configured to accommodate a fastener and an outer surface configured to engage a structure in which the compression limiter is placed. A first retainer projects outwardly from the outer surface and includes a first retention surface that has at least a planar portion. The first retainer further includes an undercut surface disposed inwardly from the first retention surface so as to create a corner extending in a direction with at least a component perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A method of forming the compression limiter is also disclosed.
US09382926B2	Oil passage change-over valve An oil passage change-over valve allows an alternate communication from a first opening portion in one side a second and a third opening portion provided in another side to be changed over. A first opening portion is formed in one side of a valve body and the second and third opening portions are formed in another side of the valve body; a valve element within a valve hole of the valve body; and a communicating oil passage is formed in the valve element for alternately communicating the three opening portions. Inside the valve body, there are formed a first oil passage for connecting the valve hole with the first opening portion, a second oil passage for connecting the valve hole with the second opening portion, and a third oil passage for connecting the valve hole with the third opening portion deviated by 120 degrees from the first oil passage, respectively.
US09382921B2	Control of subsea compressors System for control of a subsea located compressor fluidly connected to receive an inlet flow of gas through an inlet line, said flow may include liquid in an amount that may vary. The control system comprises a sensor means for measuring and determining the liquid droplet size distribution and liquid volume fraction, operatively arranged to the inlet line, and a control means operatively connected to the sensor means for operation of the control means based on input from the sensor means. Method for control of a subsea located compressor.
US09382915B2	Control method of fan rotation speed A control method of a fan rotation speed, which controls the operation of a fan set including fans connected in series, is disclosed. The control method includes the steps of acquiring a control factor; judging whether the control factor is less than a first threshold value; executing a first control procedure when the control factor is less than the first threshold value; judging whether the control factor is greater than a second threshold value when the control factor is greater than the first threshold; executing a second control procedure when the control factor is greater than the second threshold value; and executing a third control procedure when the control factor is less than the second threshold value.
US09382913B2	Fan, molding die, and fluid feeder A cross-flow fan includes a plurality of fan blades. The fan blade has an inner edge portion arranged on an inner circumferential side and an outer edge portion arranged on an outer circumferential side. In the fan blade, a blade surface extending between the inner edge portion and the outer edge portion and constituted of a positive pressure surface and a negative pressure surface is formed. The fan blade has such a blade cross-sectional shape that a large-thickness portion at which a thickness between the positive pressure surface and the negative pressure surface is greatest is arranged closer to the inner edge portion. A recess recessed in the blade surface is formed at a position closer to the inner edge portion where the large-thickness portion is arranged, than to the outer edge portion.
US09382898B2	Wind turbine power production using positive and negative sequence current component parameters generated based on operational mode A wind turbine includes a grid side converter coupled to a grid via a power line. The method includes determining a first active power reference and a first reactive power reference indicating a requested amount of active power and reactive power, respectively, depending on at least a wind turbine operation strategy; determining a positive and negative sequence components of a grid voltage; determining indications of an actual amount of active power and reactive power to be supplied by the grid side converter to the grid, respectively; generating a parameters defining a proportion of positive sequence current component and negative sequence current component to be injected by the grid side converter in order to supply active power and reactive power; and supplying, with the grid side converter, active and reactive power to the power line based on the current reference.
US09382893B2	Semiconductor device Aspects of the invention include a semiconductor device that includes a voltage-controlled type semiconductor element connected to a primary side of an ignition coil for supplying a voltage to an ignition device of an internal combustion engine, a first resistor and a second resistor inserted in series in a supplying path of an input signal for controlling a gate of the voltage-controlled type semiconductor element and a current control circuit including a current limiting circuit for controlling current flowing through the voltage-controlled type semiconductor element. Aspects of the invention also include a first by-pass forming element that is connected in parallel to the second resistor and by-passes the second resistor in a turning ON process of the voltage-controlled type semiconductor element, and a second by-pass forming element that is connected in parallel to the first resistor and the second resistor.
US09382887B2	Engine component seal assembly and method of sealing a coolant passage from an engine component An engine component seal assembly and method of sealing a coolant passage from an engine component are provided. The seal assembly includes a sealing sleeve sized and dimensioned to slip fit into an engine component mounting bore and a retaining ring sized and dimensioned to be axially inserted into the sleeve. The ring contacts the sleeve and applies a radial force sufficient to create an interference fit and to move or yield an interface portion of the sleeve radially outward into sealing abutment against a wall forming the mounting bore to create a secure and reliable annular fluid seal.
US09382873B2	Stirling engine with regenerator internal to the displacer piston and integral geometry for heat transfer and fluid flow A Stirling engine with internal regenerator and integral geometry for heat transfer and fluid flow has a displacer piston with a plurality of cavities that traverse through the displacer piston and are arranged in a specific cross sectional geometry. A heater head has heater fin protrusions that are also arranged in the specific cross sectional geometry, and a cooling bridge has cooler fin protrusions that are also arranged in the specific cross sectional geometry. The displacer piston alternates between the heater head and the cooling bridge, with the cavities of the piston alternately enveloping the heater protrusions and the cooling protrusions, providing more efficient heat transfer to and from the working fluid. Each cavity in the displacer also contains a regenerator core, further improving heat transfer efficiency.
US09382867B2	Abnormality determination device of vehicle and abnormality determination method Provided is an abnormality determination device of a vehicle including an engine and a first motor that is configured to output a torque to an output shaft of the engine, the abnormality determination device determining an output abnormality of dropping output of the engine in the vehicle. The abnormality determination device has an abnormality determination unit that determines that an output abnormality of the engine has occurred when an actual torque that is estimated, based on a torque of the first motor, as a torque actually output from the engine falls below a lower limit of an allowable range for a target torque to be output from the engine, and when an amount of increase in a rotational speed of the engine is smaller than a threshold value for misdetermination suppression, which is a threshold value that is larger as the target torque is higher.
US09382866B2	Fuel supplier A fuel supplier for a motor vehicle, having a fuel tank and an internal combustion engine, includes a fuel pump pumping fuel from the fuel tank to the internal combustion engine, a motor driving the fuel pump, and a control unit carrying out feedback control of duty ratio of voltage applied to the motor such that the actual fuel pressure comes close to a target fuel pressure. The control unit increases a low limit value of the duty ratio in accordance with the change of an accelerator open ratio in an opening direction.
US09382860B2	Method and device for controlling a valve A valve includes a spring having a spring force, an actuator having an actuator force that acts against the spring force, and a tappet that can be actuated by means of the actuator. The valve also includes a sealing element, which is or can be coupled to the tappet, and a sealing seat, such that the valve is closed when the sealing element lies against the sealing seat. A current having a specified curve, proceeding from an initial value of the current to a specified final value of the current, is applied during a specified time interval of the actuator after a closing phase of the valve for a normally open valve or after an opening phase for a normally closed valve. The initial value of the current is less than the final value.
US09382854B2	Octane separation system and operating method An engine system, comprising an externally filled fuel tank with an external fill port; a separator for separation of fuel based on octane level, the separator having a high octane outlet and a low octane outlet; a secondary fuel tank with an amount of fuel located therein and a return line, the secondary fuel tank fluidically coupled to the low octane outlet of the separator and the return line fluidically coupling the externally filled fuel tank to the high octane outlet of the separator or the secondary fuel tank fluidically coupled to the high octane outlet of the separator and the return line fluidically coupling the externally filled fuel tank to the low octane outlet of the separator.
US09382852B2	Control device for internal combustion engine having cylinder resting mechanism Provided is a control device for an internal combustion engine having a cylinder resting mechanism, capable of accurately detecting an intake/exhaust valve state and therefore serving to solve problems of fuel depletion and environmental conservation. The control device includes: ignition means 2 including high voltage means 202 for causing ignition discharge on an ignition plug based on an ignition signal, and an ignition discharge parameter detection circuit 203 for detecting a parameter indicating a state of the ignition discharge; and valve state determination means 206 for determining a valve operation state of an intake/exhaust valve based on at least one of an ignition discharge duration, ignition insulation breakdown voltage, and ignition discharge maintaining voltage detected based on an output signal from the ignition discharge parameter detection circuit 203. Operation of cylinder resting control means 207 is controlled based on a determination result by the valve state determination means 206.
US09382841B2	Aircraft environmental control system selectively powered by three bleed ports A bleed air supply system configured to supply bleed air from an engine to an environmental control system (ECS) pack is provided including a high pressure port configured to bleed air from a high spool of the engine. An intermediate pressure port is configured to bleed air from the high spool of the engine. The bleed air at the intermediate pressure port has a pressure less than the bleed air at the high pressure port. A precooler is fluidly coupled to the ECS pack, the high pressure port and the intermediate pressure port. Bleed air from the high pressure port and the intermediate pressure port is conditioned in the precooler before being provided to the ECS pack. A low pressure port is configured to bleed air from a low spool of the engine. The bleed air from the low pressure port bypasses the precooler and is supplied directly to the ECS pack.
US09382839B2	Combustion engine comprising a central cam-drive system A drive cam operated combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder, each cylinder having a power conversion assembly. Each power conversion assembly includes a piston slideably assembled with a cylinder, a drive cam assembly having at least one drive cam, a piston control rocker arm assembly (including a piston control arm and a piston return arm), and a connecting rod. The drive cam oscillates the rocker arm assembly, which positions the piston through the connecting rod. The rocker arm assembly oscillation driving the piston upwards during a compression stroke and an exhaust stroke, and draws the piston downward during an intake stroke. A combustion episode during a combustion stroke introduces power into the system, which is transferred from the engine by an output shaft. The drive cam assembly can include a primary drive cam and a secondary drive cam for each rocker arm assembly.
US09382832B2	Sensor heat shield structure for a vehicle exhaust system An exhaust system includes an exhaust pipe and a heat insulating cover surrounding an outer surface of the exhaust pipe. The cover includes a planar section defining a surface area. An inner surface of the planar section is spaced from the outer surface to define a gap there between. A separate reinforcement is mounted to the planar section. A mounting boss provided in the gap is in direct contact with the inner surface. An exhaust constituent sensor is mounted to the exhaust pipe. A distal end portion of the sensor is received in the mounting boss and projects through an opening in the outer surface and into an exhaust passage. The direct contact of the mounting boss with the inner surface forms a mechanical seal preventing high temperature air from around the exhaust pipe from flowing toward a proximal end portion of the sensor.
US09382826B1	Noise attenuating member for noise attenuating units in engines Noise attenuating members for use in noise attenuating units for engine systems are disclosed that include a core, having an interior surface defining a hollow inner cavity and a plurality of radial openings, and a porous material disposed about an exterior surface of the core. The porous material may be a strip which is engaged with the exterior of the core and wrapped around the core to form a plurality of layers of porous material. A noise attenuating unit is disclosed to include a housing, having an internal cavity, first port, and second port, and an attenuating member disposed within the internal cavity. A method of making a noise attenuating member is disclosed that includes providing a core having an hollow cavity and radial openings, providing a strip of porous material, and wrapping the strip of porous material about the core to form one or more layers.
US09382819B2	Variable valve device for internal combustion engine Provided is a variable valve device for an internal combustion engine. The variable valve device includes intake- and exhaust-side swing arms that pivot to open and close intake valves and exhaust valves in two cylinders #1, #2, intake- and exhaust-side hydraulic lash adjusters that serve as pivot points of the respective swing arms, a variable valve system that continuously varies valve lift characteristics of the intake valves and lost motion mechanisms that stop opening and closing of the intake exhaust valves by lost motion of the intake- and exhaust-side hydraulic lash adjusters on the cylinder #1. The maximum valve lifts of the intake valves are set larger than valve lifts of the exhaust valves. The minimum valve lifts of the intake valves are set smaller than the valve lifts of the exhaust valves.
US09382818B2	Fuel generation using high-voltage electric fields methods Methods of making fuel are described herein. A method may include providing a first working fluid, a second working fluid, and a third working fluid. The method may also include exposing each working fluid to a high voltage electric field to produce a first plasma, a second plasma, and a third plasma, respectively. The method may also include providing at least one fueling material and expositing it to one or more fourth high-voltage electric fields to produce a fueling material plasma. The method may also include contacting the plasmas within a processing chamber to form a plasma mixture, cooling the plasma mixture using a heat exchange device to form a cooled plasma mixture, and contacting the cooled plasma mixture with a catalyst to form a fuel.
US09382814B2	Device for connecting a thrust reverser front frame to a fan casing and nacelle incorporating such a device A device for connecting a thrust reverser front frame to a fan casing includes a crenulated flange secured to the front frame, an annular component to accept this flange secured to the fan casing, and a crenulated annulus of a shape that complements the flange and pivot-mounted on the annular component. The crenulated flange, the annular component and the crenulated annulus are designed in such a way that a rotation of the annulus with respect to the annular component has the effect of locking this flange against this annular component through the collaboration between the respective crenulations of the flange and of the annulus.
US09382813B2	Turbomachine diaphragm ring with packing retainment apparatus Various embodiments include a turbomachine diaphragm ring. In various particular embodiments, a turbomachine diaphragm ring includes: a packing slot sized to house a dovetail section of a turbomachine packing, the packing slot extending circumferentially about a rotational axis of the turbomachine; a key slot connected with the packing slot sized to house a portion of a key member, the key slot extending at least one of radially or axially from the packing slot; and a retaining slot connected with the key slot and extending substantially circumferentially from the key slot, the retaining slot sized to house a retaining member for retaining the key member.
US09382796B2	Cartridge for tunnel blasting A cartridge for tunnel blasting is provided a cartridge for tunnel blasting, which easily breaks a rock, by inserting a cartridge containing water into a bore hole formed in a rock by using a boring device, and injecting liquid nitrogen into the inserted cartridge, so as to induce cracks of the rock by using the characteristic of the water that expands when it is frozen.
US09382794B2	Wear resistant insert for diamond abrasive cutter A cutter bit includes a wear resistant element replaceably mounted to a front surface immediately below the cutting surface of the cutter bit. The body of the cutter bit is generally formed of a hardened steel, the cutting surface can be a diamond composition fixed in a step in the upper end of the cutter bit including side edges that taper laterally outwardly toward a lower edge of the cutting surface situated adjacent to the wear resistant element and the wear resistant element is preferably formed of a carbide composition or a sintered diamond composition. The wear resistant element can have an upper edge that closely conforms to the shape of an adjacent lower edge of the cutting surface, and can be coupled to a front end of a stem passing through an opening in the cutter bit immediately below the cutting surface, the opening being perpendicular to at least a portion of the back surface of the cutter bit.
US09382791B2	Expert systems for well completion using bayesian decision networks including a fluids damage and temperature effects uncertainty node, a perforation considerations uncertainty node, a perforation analysis uncertainty node, and a perforation type decision node Systems and methods are provided for expert systems for well completion using Bayesian decision networks to determine well completion recommendations. The well completion expert system includes a well completion Bayesian decision network (BDN) model that receives inputs and outputs recommendations based on Bayesian probability determinations. The well completion BDN model includes a treatment fluids section, a packer section, a junction classification section, a perforation section, a lateral completion section, and an open hole gravel packing section.
US09382789B2	Oil shale exploitation method An oil shale exploitation method comprises: forming a gas inlet pipeline (1) and a gas outlet pipeline (3) in an oil shale; forming a gasification channel (5) that connects the gas inlet pipeline and the gas outlet pipeline in the oil shale; feeding combustible gas and oxygen into the well through different gas inlet pipelines, and then igniting, in an aerobic environment, the combustible gas fed into the well at the lower opening of the pipeline for conveying the combustible gas, so as to heat the oil shale; and recycling through the gas outlet pipeline an oil-gas mixed product formed after thermal decomposition of kerogen in the oil shale.
US09382788B2	System including compound current choke for hydrocarbon resource heating and associated methods A system for heating a hydrocarbon resource in a subterranean formation having a wellbore extending therein, the system including a radio frequency (RF) source, an RF antenna configured to be positioned within the wellbore, a transmission line coupling the RF source and the RF antenna, and a compound current choke surrounding the transmission line. The compound current choke includes a plurality of spaced apart, overlapping, electrically conductive sleeves. Each of the plurality of spaced apart, overlapping, electrically conductive sleeves may have a first open end and a second closed end coupled to the transmission line.
US09382777B2	Tool for installing units in a well A tool for installation of units in connection with oil wells, comprising a housing (1) with an attachment device (12) for attachment to a well installation, a telescopic device (30, 31, 32) for extension of the tool, a torsional force transmission device (13) for rotation of an internal movable element (2) of the tool. The internal movable element (2) comprises a pressure face (21), which in an operative condition is exposed to a well pressure and a counter-pressure face (22), with a sealing arrangement (26) between the housing (1) and the internal movable element (2) provided between these pressure faces (21, 22) and devices (23) which are arranged in such a manner that a pressure can be applied to the counter-pressure face.
US09382761B2	Dynamic vibrational control A method for reducing vibration of a drilling tool assembly is disclosed. The method includes modeling the drilling tool assembly based on input parameters, simulating a vibration of a drill string coupled with a vibration of a drill bit, determining an initial total vibration from output parameters generated by the simulation, determining a location for at least one vibrational control device based on the initial total vibration to reduce the initial total vibration, and disposing the at least one vibrational control device on the drill string at the determined location.
US09382755B2	Retractable shade for coverings for architectural openings A retractable cellular shade is illustrated in various embodiments to consist of a support structure that could assume numerous forms including cellular material, flexible sheets of material, tapes or ribbons, or flexible monofilaments or similar cords of natural or synthetic fibers with the support structure supporting a plurality of vanes or slats in various configurations and orientations. The movement of the vanes or slats is totally dependent upon movement of the support structure. The fabric so formed can be incorporated into a covering for architectural openings with the covering including a headrail with means for gathering the fabric material within the headrail.
US09382754B2	Plastic double-cell covering for architectural openings A cellular covering for an architectural opening includes a plurality of elongated, longitudinally connected and transversely collapsible cellular units composed of inner and outer cells where the outer cell is a woven, knit, or non-woven product and the inner cell is an air-impermeable film which may be treated to be a low-modulus film with acceptable surface tension so that the panel formed from the cellular units has improved insulative properties and has a relatively long life.
US09382744B2	Method for testing the operation of an anti-trap system and diagnostic device A method for testing the operation of a capacitive anti-trap system for an adjustable vehicle closing element actuated by external force, such as a side door, a window, a sunroof or a tailgate, wherein a body opening of a vehicle can be locked in a closed position and that is can be moved into a closed position by a motorized drive unit. The capacitive anti-trap system is configured for detecting the trapping of an obstacle when closing the vehicle closing element by evaluating an electrical capacitance that is changed by the obstacle. The electrical capacitance, which also changes when the vehicle closing element is opened, is evaluated on the basis of at least one measured value in order to test the proper operation of the anti-trap system.
US09382742B2	Control valve The invention relates to a regulating valve, which is attachable, in particular in a bore of a hydraulic door closer, executed with a female thread. The regulating valve has a body, adjoined by a regulating area, and a thread provided with an anti-rotation means. The thread with the anti-rotation element can be screwed into the female thread of the bore of the hydraulic door closer. In order to provide a regulating valve with a simple design while excluding unwanted adjustment of the regulating valve during the operation, the anti-rotation means includes a raised area, which can cooperate with the bore or the female thread of the door closer.
US09382741B2	Vehicle including an assembly for opening a vehicle door A vehicle includes a vehicle body having a pillar, a vehicle door movably coupled to the vehicle body, and an assembly for at least partially opening the vehicle door. The assembly is coupled to the vehicle door and includes an actuator having an actuator body and an actuator shaft movable relative to the actuator body between a retracted position and an extended position. Further, the assembly includes a lever pivotally coupled to the vehicle door and a spring coupled between the lever and the actuator shaft. The spring biases the lever toward the pillar. When the vehicle door is unlatched, the lever exerts a force on the pillar and, consequently, pushes the vehicle door away from the pillar to a partially open position. The present disclosure also relates to the assembly for at least partially opening the vehicle door as described above.
US09382733B2	Latch alignment jig A jig includes a plate with at least one jig aperture which defines a jig aperture axis; a striker defined along a striker axis generally parallel to the aperture axis; and a bias member movable relative to the striker axis. A method of mounting a latch mechanism to a door of a vehicle, the door includes a multiple of latch mechanism apertures, includes mounting a jig to the latch mechanism, the jig biased with respect to the door to align a multiple of jig apertures with the multiple of latch mechanism apertures.
US09382728B1	Garage door opener security system A security system for prevent unauthorized release of a garage door opener from outside the garage, includes a generally J-shaped bracket having a generally L-shaped extension on the distal end thereof, for installation on a garage door opener track. The bracket has one or a plurality of slots or holes through a distal leg of the generally L-shaped portion for accommodating an attachment device for attaching the bracket to garage door release lever.
US09382727B2	Cylinder core for a cylinder for locks A cylinder core for a cylinder for locks, including a key profile insert inserted in a cylinder core body, the key profile insert having at least one first core pin and the cylinder core body having a first pin channel, a second pin channel, and at least one second core pin, where the first pin channel aligns with the first core pin and the second pin channel guides the second core pin and where the first core pin and the second core pin are movable within the first pin channel and the second pin channel by a key which is insertable into the cylinder core.
US09382718B1	Engineered wood flooring with a double-frame substrate The present invention relates to engineered wood flooring with a double-frame substrate. The engineered wood flooring comprises a double-frame substrate of wood and a solid wood panel adhered to the double-frame substrate. The double-frame substrate of wood comprises a horizontal grain core and two vertical grain frames; two vertical grain frames are bonded on both sides of the horizontal grain core along the grain direction of the core; the horizontal grain core is sandwiched in the middle, and the horizontal grain core and the vertical grain frame are perpendicular to each other and located in the same plane; the vertical grain frame on each side comprises two vertical grain boards, and one vertical wood board is located between the horizontal grain core and the other vertical wood board. The engineered wood flooring has excellent resistance of deformation, small deformation, high strength and steady usage.
US09382717B2	Flooring surface integrated with interlocking plastic base A composite flooring structure and method of constructing a composite flooring structure are disclosed. An elongate plastic base having a top surface and a plurality of side walls forming a perimeter about the top surface is provided. An elongate contact surface material is secured to the elongate plastic base atop the plastic base, wherein the length and width of the elongate contact surface material exceeds the length and width of the elongate plastic base. After securing the elongate contact surface material to the elongate plastic base, the elongate contact surface material is cut such that the length and width of the elongate contact surface material approximates the length and width of the elongate plastic base. The elongate plastic base has a plurality of wings disposed about the sides of plastic base. The alignment wings are removed from the elongate plastic base after securing the elongate contact surface material to the elongate plastic base.
US09382712B2	Wall construction system and component thereof A wall construction system includes a first block having a first surface and a first void and a second block having a second surface and a second void. The second block is positioned atop the first block to define an interface plane at the adjacent first and second surfaces. The wall construction system further includes a shear member encased within cementitious material within the first and second voids at the interface plane. The cementitious material engages opposing walls of the first and second voids.
US09382709B2	Premanufactured structures for constructing buildings Premanufactured structures for constructing buildings comprise a construction system for an energy efficient multi-story building with standard single or mixed units. The multi-story building is constructed using premanufactured structures: non-weight bearing walls with finished exterior including all electrical, insulating, plumbing and communications components that are premanufactured at a site distant from a building site, and the non-weight bearings walls are attached to a floor and ceiling slabs, interfacing with each other to enclose units of the building; interior components that are premanufactured at a remote site to connect to inside portions of the non-weight bearing walls; and exterior components that are premanufactured at the remote site to attach to exterior surfaces of the building. Non-weight bearing walls, interior components, and exterior components are installed and connected together to provide the energy efficient multi-story building with units with different floor plans, and optionally, a retail level with underground parking.
US09382705B2	Structural element for heat-insulating purposes Structural element for heat-insulating purposes between two structural parts, in particular between a building (A) and a projecting exterior part (B), formed of an insulating body (16), which is to be arranged between the two structural parts, and of reinforcing elements in the form of at least load-bearing elements (19a, 19b) which, with the structural element (10) in the installed state, run through the insulating body substantially horizontally and transversely to the substantially horizontal longitudinal extent of the insulating body, and can be connected at least indirectly to each of the two structural parts, wherein the load-bearing element is formed in more than one part and has at least one load-bearing web (19a, 19b) and a separate compressive-force-distributing element (20a, 20b) on at least one of its end sides (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) directed towards the one of the two structural parts, and the compressive-force-distributing element (20a, 20b) is produced from a material which has a level of thermal conductivity λ which is lower than 2.0 W/mK.
US09382688B2	System and method to excavate using pneumatic shock wave A system and method to excavate using a pneumatic shock wave includes a supply of pressurized fluid, a suction wand, and an air line in communication with the supply of pressurized fluid. A portion of the air line is integrated within the suction wand. The system also includes a dump valve interposed between the supply of pressurized fluid and the portion of the air line integrated within the suction wand. The dump valve is configured to rapidly discharge a pulse of the pressurized fluid out an open end of the air line to generate a shock wave at a distal end of the suction wand to fracture and dislodge soil so that the suction wand can excavate the soil.
US09382673B2	Quick-change tool holder for a compaction drum for a soil compactor A quick-change tool holder for the attachment of a drum tool to a compaction drum of a soil compactor includes a quick-change tool holder body having a central region, a holder opening for receiving a holder shaft of a drum tool in the central region, and two leg portions originating at the central region for firmly connecting the quick-change tool holder body to the outer periphery of a compaction drum. The central region and the leg portions surrounding an open inner space of the quick-change tool holder extend over at least one side opening. In association with at least one side opening, a closing element can be inserted therein.
US09382669B2	Rail loading and unloading machine A rail loading and unloading machine includes a plurality of cars for pick-up, processing, and loading of ribbon rail segments on a rail transport train. A pick-up car provides a rail lifting and manipulating apparatus for pick-up of rail from alongside the machine. A guide box aids guiding of the rail toward a primary drive unit. A crossover car includes components to steer the rail to a right or left side of the machine for processing and loading. A processing car includes a cutting station, drill station, crane, and secondary drive unit. The drill station is retractably stowed below a walkway to provide workspace for an operator to install joining plates on segments of rail. The secondary drive unit is disposed opposite the cutting and drill stations from the primary drive unit such that separate sections of rail on opposite sides of a cut or joint can be driven independently.
US09382660B2	Method for automatically determining stickies in a recycled fibre process The invention relates to a method and a system for continuously and automatically determining sticky levels in a process for producing recycled fiber pulp utilizing near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy in combination with one or more automated sheet former(s).
US09382652B2	Laundry machine and controlling method of the same The present invention relates to a laundry machine and a controlling method, which can remove allergens on the laundry. A controlling method of a laundry machine includes a mite-killing step of supplying seam to a drum to make laundry exposed to a hot environment at or over a temperature and for or over a duration of time, wherein the temperature and the duration are predetermined enough to kill house dust mites on the laundry; a rinsing step of rinsing the laundry; and a spin-drying step of spin-drying the rinsed laundry. The present invention has an advantageous effect of removing allergens including house dust mites, animal hair and pollens efficiently. In addition, if the house dust mites are killed by using steam, energy efficiency is high and an effect of mite-killing is great.
US09382647B2	Fibrous structure for a part made of a composite material and having a complex shape A reinforcing fiber structure woven as a single piece for fabricating a composite material part and including: first and second fiber substructures, each fiber substructure including at least one independent portion obtained by multilayer weaving between a plurality of layers of warp yarns and a plurality of layers of weft yarns that are independent from the other substructure; and an assembly portion between the least first and second fiber substructures in which a plurality of adjacent layers of warp yarns of the first fiber substructure are interlinked by at least some of the warp yarns of the second fiber substructure.
US09382642B2	Reaction chamber of an epitaxial reactor and reactor that uses said chamber The present invention relates to a reaction chamber of an epitaxial reactor that essentially consists of a quartz piece; the quartz piece comprises a quartz piece portion (1) having an internal cavity (2) defined by walls (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D); the cavity (2) comprises a reaction and deposition zone (3) of the epitaxial reactor; the zone (3) is adapted to house a susceptor (4) to be heated therein; the reaction chamber also comprises a quartz component (5) arranged close to said walls (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D) in such a manner as to form a counterwall and to be a wall of said zone (3).
US09382633B2	Systems and methods of improved fermentation Devices, systems and methods for processing cellulosic material to produce fermentable sugars are provided. Devices, systems and methods for increasing fermentation rates of microbes via biostimulation are provided. Electrodes are preferably positioned along an interior or exterior of a tube-shaped component to administer electromagnetic/electric pulses to a solution comprising a microbe. Systems can advantageously be used in new biofuels production plants, or in existing biofuels production plants without the need for significant retrofits.
US09382625B2	Remote plasma source based cyclic CVD process for nanocrystalline diamond deposition Methods for making a nanocrystalline diamond layer are disclosed herein. A method of forming a layer can include activating a deposition gas comprising an alkane and a hydrogen containing gas at a first pressure, delivering the activated deposition gas to the substrate at a second pressure which is less than the first pressure, forming a nanocrystalline diamond layer, treating the layer with an activated hydrogen containing gas to remove one or more polymers from the surface and repeating the cycle to achieve a desired thickness.
US09382622B2	Glass substrate for display and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal display, and particularly to a glass substrate for a display. The glass substrate is treated through a vapor deposition apparatus, and includes an optical compensation film. The optical compensation film has a relatively higher transmittance in a compensation area than in other areas, and the shape and position of the compensation area are configured to be consistent with a non-uniform heated area caused by the vapor deposition apparatus on the glass substrate. The present disclosure further relates to a corresponding method for manufacturing the glass substrate. According to the present disclosure, the defects of the glass substrate can be accurately overcome and the mura phenomenon of the display panel can be reduced.
US09382619B2	Cleaning apparatus and method, and film growth reaction apparatus and method Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning an inner surface of a film growth reaction chamber, including a supporting unit, a cleaning unit, an electric motor and a power supply apparatus. The cleaning unit includes a surface facing the inner surface of the reaction chamber, and the surface is provided with a plurality of scraping structures. The electric motor is provided on the supporting unit and includes a driving shaft. One end of the driving shaft is connected to the cleaning unit so as to drive the cleaning unit to move. The power supply apparatus is connected to the electric motor. The cleaning apparatus of the present application provides a method for cleaning the inner surface of the reaction chamber, which is highly automatic, effective and timesaving, and may ensure the quality and consistency of cleaning process.
US09382615B2	Vapor deposition of LiF thin films A vapor deposition process for forming a thin film on a substrate in a reaction chamber where the process includes contacting the substrate with a fluoride precursor. The process results in the formation of a lithium fluoride thin film.
US09382614B2	Defect reduction in meta-mode sputter coatings Sputter deposition systems and methods for depositing film coatings on one or more substrates are disclosed. The systems and methods are used to prevent or reduce an amount of defects within a deposited film. The methods involve removing defect-related particles that are formed during a deposition process from certain regions of the sputter deposition system and preventing the defect-related particles from detrimentally affecting the quality of the deposited film. In particular embodiments, methods involve creating a flow of gas from a deposition region to a particle collection region the sputter deposition system such that the defect-related particles are entrained within the flow of gas and away from the deposition region. In particular embodiments, the sputter deposition system is a meta-mode sputter deposition system.
US09382611B2	Sputtering target, method for manufacturing sputtering target, and method for forming thin film There have been cases where transistors formed using oxide semiconductors are inferior in reliability to transistors formed using amorphous silicon. Thus, in the present invention, a semiconductor device including a highly reliable transistor formed using an oxide semiconductor is manufactured. An oxide semiconductor film is deposited by a sputtering method, using a sputtering target including an oxide semiconductor having crystallinity, and in which the direction of the c-axis of a crystal is parallel to a normal vector of the top surface of the oxide semiconductor. The target is formed by mixing raw materials so that its composition ratio can obtain a crystal structure.
US09382607B2	Composite article and method A method and a product made through it by utilizing Zirconium alloys containing Titanium in the manufacture of metal articles of sports, night stealth compatible articles for law enforcement and military equipment, night-stealth personal and body adornments for members of such forces, garden and household implements, fashion accessories, body art articles, and medical and dental implants, and other articles. The articles benefit from any combination of properties from being hypo-allergenic, possessing high tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and hardness, having low ductility and elasticity and of having the outer appearance within the scale of dark grey to blackness. In this method an alloy of components in their respective ratios from within the method's stipulated preferred range is shaped into a workpiece by conventional metal forming devices and methods, and then subjected to an oxidation process and optional quenching steps. The oxidation is achieved through heating the workpiece that is made out in the alloy in oxygen containing atmospheric ambience in one or two cycles.
US09382598B2	Ultrasonic device with integrated gas delivery system Methods for degassing and for removing impurities from molten metals are disclosed. These methods can include operating an ultrasonic device in a molten metal bath, and adding a purging gas into the molten metal bath through the tip of the ultrasonic device.
US09382591B2	Compositions for detecting Alicyclobacillus microorganisms The invention provides nucleic acids, collections of nucleic acids, supports, assay kits, and methods for the sensitive and specific detection of microorganisms in a foodstuff. The nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-15 and having a length of no more than 35 nucleotides.
US09382580B2	Detection units and methods for detecting a target analyte Detection units and methods for detecting one or more target analytes in a sample are disclosed. The detection unit provides a first and second surface connected by a filament which is capable of binding the target analyte in the sample. The methods provide for the detection of the target analyte through the generation of a detectable signal following the binding of the target analyte to the filament.
US09382578B2	Detection units and methods for detecting a target analyte The present application relates to detection units and methods for detecting one or more target analytes in a sample. In certain embodiments, the detection unit provides a first and second surface connected by a filament which is capable of binding the target analyte in the sample. In other embodiments, the detection unit provides a circular molecule capable of binding the target analyte and accumulating torsional stress in the presence of a twisting agent. The methods provide for the detection of the target analyte through the generation of a detectable signal following the binding of the target analyte to the filament.
US09382577B2	Biological sample collection Disclosed is a device (10) for collecting a biological sample, the device comprising an elongate handle (40) extending generally along a handle axis, and a sample collecting head (20) removably supported or supportable on the handle, the head being formed from a porous folded planar or sheet material, optionally including a plurality of arms (22-28 FIG. 2) each extending away from the handle axis in a different direction. An ejection handle is provided. Disclosed also is an efficient method for extracting DNA information from the device.
US09382573B2	Biosensors and porous particle reagent compositions A reagent composition for a biosensor sensor strip is disclosed that provides for rapid rehydration after drying. The composition includes porous particles and is preferably formed as a colloidal suspension. The dried reagent composition including porous particles may provide analytically useful output from the sensor strip in a shorter time period than observed from dried reagent compositions using solid particles. The output signal from the porous particle compositions may be correlated to the analyte concentration of a sample within about two seconds. In this manner, an accurate concentration determination of an analyte concentration in a sample may be obtained in less time than from sensor strips including conventional compositions. The reagent composition including the porous particles also may allow for the redox reaction between the reagents and the analyte to reach a maximum kinetic performance in a shorter time period than observed from conventional sensor strips.
US09382572B2	Methods of determining biocide efficacy or mechanism of action using flow cytometry Disclosed are methods of determining biocide efficacy using flow cytometry. The methods can be used to determine the synergy between at least two biocides.
US09382563B2	Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzyme in trichoderma The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity.
US09382555B2	Polypetide with enhanced beta-glucosidase activity at low temperature The invention relates to a polypeptide which has enhanced beta-glucosidase activity at a temperature of between about 30° C. and about 35° C.
US09382554B2	Methods for isoprene and pinene production in cyanobacteria Methods of isoprenoid production are provided by the present invention. In particular, transgenic Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacteria and methods for producing isoprene and pinene using a host transgenic Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002 cyanobacterium are provided.
US09382547B2	Human optimized Bacillus anthracis protective antigen The invention relates to a humanized nucleic acid construct from Bacillus anthracis protective antigen (PA) gene and method of modifying the gene. The humanized gene, and method of producing it, improves the structural fidelity of expressed protein product, when produced in mammalian host cells, to native, bacterially produced protein. The construct is useful in nucleic acid based vaccine formulations against B. anthracis.
US09382538B2	Treatment of colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to CSF3 The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of CSF3.
US09382537B2	Methods and compositions involving miRNA and miRNA inhibitor molecules The present invention concerns methods and compositions for introducing miRNA activity or function into cells using synthetic nucleic acid molecules. Moreover, the present invention concerns methods and compositions for identifying miRNAs with specific cellular functions that are relevant to therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic applications wherein synthetic miRNAs and/or miRNA inhibitors are used in library screening assays.
US09382533B2	Method for generating aptamers with improved off-rates The present disclosure describes the identification and use of aptamers and photoaptamers having slower dissociation rate constants than those obtained using previously described methods. Specifically, the present disclosure describes methods for the identification and use of aptamers to one or more targets within a histological or cytological sample, which have slow rates of dissociation. The aptamers may be used to assess localization, relative density, and presence or absence of one or more targets in cytological and histological samples. Targets may be selected that are specific and diagnostic of a given disease state for which the sample was collected. The aptamers may also be used to introduce target specific signal moieties. In addition to target identification, the aptamers may be used to amplify signal generation through a variety of methods.
US09382532B2	Method and materials for isolation of nucleic acid materials A method for nucleic acid isolation comprising: receiving a binding moiety solution within a process chamber; mixing the binding moiety solution with a biological sample, within the process chamber, in order to produce a moiety-sample mixture; incubating the moiety-sample mixture during a time window, thereby producing a solution comprising a set of moiety-bound nucleic acid particles and a waste volume; separating the set of moiety-bound nucleic acid particles from the waste volume; washing the set of moiety-bound nucleic acid particles; and releasing a nucleic acid sample from the set of moiety-bound nucleic acid particles. The method preferably utilizes a binding moiety comprising at least one of poly(allylamine) and polypropylenimine tetramine dendrimer, both of which reversibly bind and unbind to nucleic acids based upon environmental pH.
US09382520B2	Mutated genes for the catalytic protein of oplophorus luciferase and use thereof Secreted luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. The present invention provides a luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from amino acids at the positions of 1 to 4 is deleted in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US09382514B2	Compositions comprising mesenchymal stem cell-derived fibroblasts Methods and compositions are provided for the differentiation and characterization of mammalian fibroblast from mesenchymal stem cells. The methods of the invention provide a means to obtain mesenchymal stem cell-derived fibroblast populations, e.g., seeded on a scaffold, which may be used in wound healing.
US09382502B2	Methods of refining and producing isomerized fatty acid esters and fatty acids from natural oil feedstocks Methods are provided for refining natural oil feedstocks and producing isomerized esters and acids. The methods comprise providing a C4-C18 unsaturated fatty ester or acid, and isomerizing the fatty acid ester or acid in the presence of heat or an isomerization catalyst to form an isomerized fatty ester or acid. In some embodiments, the methods comprise forming a dibasic ester or dibasic acid prior to the isomerizing step. In certain embodiments, the methods further comprise hydrolyzing the dibasic ester to form a dibasic acid. In certain embodiments, the olefin is formed by reacting the feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product comprising olefins and esters, separating the olefins from the esters in the metathesized product, and transesterifying the esters in the presence of an alcohol to form a transesterified product having unsaturated esters.
US09382499B2	Lubricating oil composition The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition than can keep the metal-to-metal friction coefficient high and is excellent in anti-seizure properties. The lubricating oil composition comprises a base oil and on the basis of the total mass of the composition (A) 0.05 percent by mass or more of a polysulfide, (B) 0.05 percent by mass or more of thiadiazole and (C) 0.1 percent by mass or more of a phosphorus-containing additive, and containing sulfur in an amount of 0.2 percent by mass or more on the basis of sulfur and phosphorus in an amount of 0.2 percent by mass or less on the basis of phosphorus, the ratio of the sulfur basis percent by mass/the phosphorus basis percent by mass (S/P) being from 3.0 to 5.0.
US09382497B2	Lubricant for a plunger and production method thereof An oil-based graphite lubricant for a plunger includes graphite that is used as a solid lubricant, and an organic bentonite swollen by a mineral oil and a surfactant that are used as a graphite dispersant. The lubricant is prepared by a method which includes a first step of causing an organic bentonite to swell in the mineral oil, a second step of adding a surfactant, and a third step of adding and dispersing graphite.
US09382496B1	Lubricants with high thermal stability for heat-assisted magnetic recording Lubricants having perfluoropolyether side chains which have a high thermal stability and high shear modulus.
US09382495B1	Polyhydroxyalkyl ether amines and fuels containing them A fuel additive and method for improving fuel economy in an engine. The method includes providing a fuel composition to an engine, wherein the fuel composition includes gasoline and from about 10 to about 750 ppm by weight based on a total weight of the fuel composition of a fuel stable additive of the formula wherein R1 comprises a saturated hydrocarbyl group having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkyl, polyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or polyalkoxyalkyl group containing from 2 to 25 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkyl group containing from 2 to 5 carbon atoms, R4 is a linear alkyl group containing 2 to 3 carbon atoms, and x is an integer selected from 0 and 1, and combusting the fuel composition in the engine.
US09382488B2	Gasification reactor Gasification reactor and process for the production of synthesis gas by partial combustion of a carbonaceous feed. The reactor comprises a reactor chamber with one or more burners and at least one oil lance extending into the reactor chamber. The oil lances can for instance be located at a level 1.5 meters or less below or above the burners.
US09382487B2	System and method for acetylene recovery A method for generating acetylene from calcium carbide and recovering acetylene that would normally be lost during the process. The method includes putting calcium carbide into the purge bin of an acetylene generator; purging the purge bin with purge gas; transferring the calcium carbide to a hot aqueous bath in an acetylene generation chamber to generate acetylene; allowing a portion of the acetylene to move back into the purge bin where it mixes with the purge gas; passing the acetylene and purge gases through cold absorption water and allowing the absorption water to absorb some of the acetylene gas; transferring the absorption water back to the aqueous bath and allowing at least some of the acetylene to be released from the water as the temperature increases; recovering released acetylene; and using the aqueous bath to hydrolyze a subsequent batch of calcium carbide.
US09382482B2	Continuous liquid fuel production methods, systems, and devices Methods, systems, and devices for continuous fuel production are provided. Some embodiments may utilize two pyrolysis platforms, which may utilize biomass as a feedstock. One platform may generally utilize a high temperature pyrolysis process that may generate at least hydrogen and carbon monoxide. This high temperature gas stream may be fed into a lower temperature fast pyrolysis stream as a cover gas. The hot cover gas may react with the fast pyrolysis vapors hydrotreating while the vapors may still be hot and the molecules may still be small. The reacted product may then be distilled on the cool down. This may provide a rapid continuous process for the production of liquid fuels from biomass or other compounds that include carbon-oxygen-hydrogen (C—O—H) compounds.
US09382480B2	Dichromatic dye composition and application thereof A dichromatic dye composition which has the characteristics of higher order parameter and good miscibility can be applied in a guest-host liquid crystal composition. The absorbance curve of a guest-host liquid crystal composition with the dichromatic dye composition within the range of 420-680 nm has the following characteristics: a. 2≦(T1+T2)/ΔT≦10; b. \|T1−T2\|≦0.5; c. 0<ΔT≦0.2, where T1 is a difference between a transmittance to light at 420 nm and a minimum transmittance, T2 is a difference between the transmittance at a wavelength of 680 nm and a minimum transmittance, and ΔT is a difference between the maximum and minimum transmittances on the transmittance curve within the wavelength range of 420-680 nm. A liquid crystal element with the guest-host liquid crystal composition provides a high-contrast display. A liquid crystal display device has the guest-host liquid crystal composition with the dichromatic dye composition.
US09382479B2	Liquid crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition is described, satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. An AM LCD device including the liquid crystal composition is also described. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may also contain a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component.
US09382475B2	Phosphor, light-emitting device and use thereof The present invention provides: a phosphor which can be combined with a blue LED to emit white light having a low color temperature as in the case where the phosphor is used singly, has a broad fluorescence spectrum, high light emission efficiency, and thermal/chemical stability, and rarely undergoes the deterioration in brightness at higher temperatures. This phosphor is represented by the general formula: Mx(Si,Al)2(N,O)3±y (wherein M independently represent Li or at least one alkali earth metal element; and x and y fulfill the requirement represented by the formulae: 0.52≦x≦0.9 and 0≦y≦0.3) wherein some of M are substituted by element Ce, and wherein the Si/Al atomic ratio is 1.5 to 6 inclusive, the O/N atomic ratio is 0 to 0.1 inclusive, 5-50 mol % of M's is Li, and 0.5-10 mol % of M is Ce.
US09382466B2	Method for inhibiting scale formation in oil wells An amount of treatment water injected into a subterranean well may be reduced by providing an environmentally friendly polymer, such as a biodegradable polymer (e.g., an aspartic acid based polymer), to the subterranean well. In some cases, the aspartic acid based polymer may include one or more of a copolymer of the aspartic acid based polymer, a terpolymer of the aspartic acid based polymer, an aspartic acid based polymer derivative, an aspartic acid based polymer having an end cap, and a soluble salt of the aspartic acid based polymer. In some cases, the treatment water use may be reduced within the range of about five percent to about ninety five percent.
US09382464B2	Deicing composition and methods of making the same A deicing composition and method of making the same includes an aqueous salt solution comprising sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. The aqueous salt solution may be naturally produced from an oil, natural gas, or natural salt water well from siliclastic or chemical sedimentary rock type formation or it may be synthesized. The deicing composition may also include fresh water and a corrosion inhibiting mixture that includes sodium gluconate and triethanolamine.
US09382457B2	Adhesive film, adhesive composition for the same, and optical member including the same An adhesive film, an adhesive composition for the same, and an optical member including the same, the adhesive film having an index of refraction of about 1.48 or more and a dielectric constant variation of about 30% or less, as expressed by Equation 1: Dielectric ⁢ ⁢ constant ⁢ ⁢ variation ⁢ ⁢ ( % ) = ( A - B ) A × 100 , [ Equation ⁢ ⁢ 1 ] wherein A is the dielectric constant of the adhesive film measured at a frequency of 103 Hz, and B is the dielectric constant of the adhesive film measured at a frequency of 106 Hz, and/or the adhesive film including a (meth)acrylate copolymer having carbonate groups and an aromatic groups.
US09382439B2	Ink set including background ink and recording apparatus An ink set includes an ink composition for background containing a pigment for background and a coloring ink composition containing a coloring pigment. Provided that the surface tension of the ink composition for background is S1 (mN/m), and the surface tension of the coloring ink composition is S2 (mN/m), S1 and S2 satisfy −5<(S1−S2)<4. the ink set is used in a first mode in which the ink composition for background and the coloring ink composition are recorded on a recording medium by being caused to be adjacent to each other, or in a second mode in which the ink composition for background is recorded on an image which has been recorded using the coloring ink composition. A recording apparatus includes this ink set.
US09382435B2	Inkjet inks containing crosslinked polyurethanes Inkjet inks are described that have, as a principal component, a crosslinked polyurethane dispersoid binder additive. These inks can be used for printing on different media, and are particularly suitable for printing on textiles.
US09382421B2	Heat-curable resin composition The present invention can provide a heat-curable resin composition which is excellent in insulation property, heat resistance, and preservation stability. The heat-curable resin composition includes (A) cyanate ester compound having at least two cyanate groups in a molecule, (B) phenol curing agent including a resorcinol type phenol resin represented by the formula (1), (In the formula, n represents an integer from 0 to 10, each of R1 and R2 independently represents a monovalent group selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an allyl group, and a vinyl group.), and (C) at least one compound selected from a tetraphenylborate of a tetra-substituted phosphonium compound and a tetraphenylborate represented by the formula (2). (In the formula, R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group, and n represents an integer from 1 to 3).
US09382414B2	Flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition A thermoplastic resin composition having a high flame retardancy in a thin-wall molded product and a molded article thereof are provided. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises (A) a thermoplastic resin containing a repeating unit having an arylene group, an ether group, and a carbonyl group and (B) a thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) in the former/the latter is 80/20 to 99/1. The thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) is dispersed in the form of a particle in the thermoplastic resin (A) to form a dispersed phase, and the dispersed phase has an average particle diameter of not more than 3 μm. The thermoplastic resin composition is suitable for forming a molded article having a thin-wall portion with a thickness of not more than 1.5 mm.
US09382413B2	Dual cure system Multi-pack curable composition comprising: a first pack comprising a blend of (i) an epoxy resin, (ii) an unsaturated polyester or vinyl ester resin, and optionally (iii) a peroxyester, a second pack comprising an amine curing agent for the epoxy resin and at least one transition metal compound selected from iron, copper, and manganese compounds, and at least when the first pack does not contain a peroxyester, a third pack comprising a peroxide.
US09382406B2	Vinyl chloride resin composition for transparent products A vinyl chloride resin composition for transparent products, comprising 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride resin, 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of the following component (A), 0.01 to 10 parts by mass of the following component (B) and 0.01 to 3 parts by mass of the following component (C); (A) At least one kind of salt selected from organic acid zinc salts. (B) At least one kind of compound selected from zinc-modified hydrotalcite compounds. (C) At least one kind of compound selected from phosphite ester compounds.
US09382402B2	Flame-retardant silicone resin composition and flame-retardant silicone resin sheet The flame-retardant silicone resin composition of the present invention comprises: an inorganic oxide particle-containing condensation-reactive silicone resin (A) comprising a crosslinking structure in which inorganic oxide particles dispersed in a polysiloxane resin having a condensation-reactive group are crosslinked with the polysiloxane resin by chemical bonds; and inorganic particles (B). The inorganic oxide particles are preferably at least one type of inorganic oxide particles selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, glass frit, and antimony-doped tin oxide.
US09382399B2	Foam composition and its uses thereof The present invention provides a foam composition comprising a polyol, an isocyanate, a first catalyst capable of accelerating a reaction between the polyol and the isocyanate and a second catalyst capable of initiating a reaction between the polyol and the isocyanate at a rate slower than the first catalyst. There is also provided a method for preparing the foam composition.
US09382387B2	Rapid self-assembly of block copolymers to photonic crystals The invention provides a class of copolymers having useful properties, including brush block copolymers, wedge-type block copolymers and hybrid wedge and polymer block copolymers. In an embodiment, for example, block copolymers of the invention incorporate chemically different blocks comprising polymer size chain groups and/or wedge groups that significantly inhibit chain entanglement, thereby enhancing molecular self-assembly processes for generating a range of supramolecular structures, such as periodic nanostructures and microstructures. The present invention also provides useful methods of making and using copolymers, including block copolymers.
US09382386B2	Lactide copolymer, method for preparing same, and resin composition comprising same The present invention relates to a lactide copolymer having excellent general physical properties such as mechanical physical properties, processability, and the like, and having excellent flexibility to be effectively usable as a packaging material, and the like, a preparing method thereof, and a resin composition including the same, wherein the lactide copolymer includes: two or more block copolymer repeating units in which hard segments of polylactide repeating units are bound to both ends of soft segments of polyether polyol repeating units, the block copolymer repeating units are linked with each other via a urethane linking group induced from a polyvalent isocyanate compound having more than 2 to less than 3 equivalents of an isocyanate group per a molecule, and the polyether polyol repeating unit has a number average molecular weight of 1000 to 10000.
US09382382B2	Polyetherimides, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom A polyetherimide composition comprising a polyetherimide manufactured by reaction of an alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy aromatic compound with a bis(halophthalimide) composition comprising, based on the weight of the bis(halophthalimide) composition, at least 15 wt. % of a 3,3′-bis(halophthalimide) of the formula from more than 17 wt. % to less than 85 wt. % of a 4,3′-bis(halophthalimide) of the formula and from more than 0 to less than 27 wt. % of a 4,4′-bis(halophthalimide) of the formula
US09382375B2	Curable polyisocyanate composition Stable polyisocyanate composition comprising a compound comprising a group having the structure —CO—NH—O— in such an amount that the ratio of the number of —CO—NH—CO— groups to the number of isocyanate groups is at most equal to 1. Curable composition comprising this polyisocyanate composition, lithium halide, urea and an epoxy resin.
US09382365B2	Fluoro-containing ether monomer for fabricating contact lenses, contact lenses materials and contact lenses obtained therefrom The invention provides a fluoro-containing ether monomer for fabricating contact lenses represented by following formula (I): In formula (I), R10 is fluoroalkyl group (CxFyHz, wherein x is an integer of 2-20, y is an integer of 5-30, and y+z=2x+1), R11 is oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur; R12 is C1-C3 alkylene; n is an integer of 3-40.
US09382363B2	Masonry-treating agent A fluoropolymer for masonry treatment produced from (A) a fluoromonomer which has been substituted in the α-position by a X group and is represented by the formula (I): and (B) a monomer having a functional group reactive with active hydrogen. It imparts excellent water- and oil-repellency and unsusceptibility to fouling to masonries.
US09382350B2	Friedel crafts alkylation of aromatics using vinyl terminated macromonomers This invention relates to a polyolefin comprising one or more aromatic moieties according to the following formulae: wherein the PO is the residual portion of a vinyl terminated macromonomer (VTM) having had a terminal unsaturated carbon of an allylic chain and a vinyl carbon adjacent to the terminal unsaturated carbon; Ar is attached to the terminal portion of the VTM to provide PO—Ar or at the vinylidene carbon of the VTM to provide PO—CH(Ar)CH3; and Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group.
US09382349B2	Polyalphaolefins prepared using modified Salan catalyst compounds Polyalphaolefins and Salan catalysts, catalyst systems, and processes to produce the polyalphaolefins. Also disclosed are high-viscosity index polyalphaolefins and processes for producing them.
US09382343B2	Procatalyst composition with alkoxypropyl ester internal electron donor and polymer from same Disclosed herein are catalyst compositions and polymers, i.e., propylene-based polymers, produced therefrom. The present catalyst compositions include an internal electron donor with an alkoxypropyl ester. The present catalyst compositions improve catalyst selectivity. Propylene-based polymer produced from the present catalyst composition has a melt flow rate greater than 4 g/10 min.
US09382336B2	Method for preparing cellulose ether having low degree of polymerization and cellulose ether prepared thereby Provided is a method for preparing a cellulose ether having a low degree of polymerization and undergoing less yellowing and a cellulose ether prepared thereby. Specifically, provided is a method for preparing a cellulose ether having a low degree of polymerization, the method including a step of bringing pulp and an alkali metal hydroxide solution into contact with each other or mixing them to obtain a corresponding alkali cellulose, a first depolymerization step of reacting the alkali cellulose with oxygen to adjust a viscosity reduction percentage of the alkali cellulose to from 10 to 95%, a step of reacting the depolymerized alkali cellulose with an etherifying agent, a step of washing and drying the reaction product to obtain a cellulose ether, and a second depolymerization step of bringing the cellulose ether into contact with hydrochloric acid to adjust a viscosity reduction percentage of the cellulose ether from 40 to 99.9%.
US09382324B2	Monoclonal antibodies to fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 The present invention is directed toward a monoclonal antibody to fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and methods of treatment comprising administering such a pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
US09382320B2	Humanized and chimeric monoclonal antibodies to CD47 Humanized or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies are provided. The antibodies bind to and neutralize human CD47, and find use in various therapeutic methods. Preferred are non-activating antibodies. Embodiments of the invention include isolated antibodies and derivatives and fragments thereof, pharmaceutical formulations comprising one or more of the humanized or chimeric anti-CD47 monoclonal antibodies; and cell lines that produce these monoclonal antibodies. Also provided are amino acid sequences of the antibodies.
US09382313B2	Modulation of synaptic maintenance C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.
US09382311B2	HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies The present application relates broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies directed against HIV-1. In particular, monoclonal antibodies VRC-PG04 and VRC-PG05 are disclosed.
US09382305B2	Relaxin fusion polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention provides Relaxin fusion polypeptides A-L-B with a non-wild type array of the Relaxin A-chain and Relaxin B-chain, wherein the A- and B-chains are connected by a linker peptide. The invention further provides Relaxin fusion polypeptides with extended half-life. Furthermore, the invention provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing fusion polypeptides, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and medical use of such fusion polypeptides.
US09382298B2	Polypeptide The invention relates to a polypeptide, a corresponding nucleic acid molecule, a construct and/or vector and/or cell comprising such nucleic acid molecule and/or a composition comprising said polypeptide, nucleic acid molecule, construct, vector and/or cell. The invention further relates to such composition for medical use, preferably for use in treating an infectious disease. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of said polypeptide, nucleic acid molecule, construct, vector, cell and/or composition as an antimicrobial, preferably as a food additive or disinfectant, or for detecting bacteria, preferably in a diagnostic application.
US09382296B2	Truncated L1 protein of human papillomavirus type 58 Provided are an N-terminal truncated L1 protein of the Human Papillomavirus Type 58, a coding sequence and preparation method thereof, and a virus-like particle comprising the protein. Uses of the protein and the virus-like particle in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine are further provided. The pharmaceutical composition or vaccine is used for prevention of HPV infection and a disease caused by HPV infection.
US09382292B2	Cyclic tetrapeptides and therapeutic applications thereof There are provided compounds of formula I: wherein k, m, n, p, R, R′, R″, R′″, R3, R4, R7 and R8 are as defined in the application. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09382291B2	Gamma amino acid building blocks The invention provides compounds and methods, for example, to carry out organocatalytic Michael additions of aldehydes to cyclically constrained nitroethylene compounds catalyzed by a proline derivative to provide cyclically constrained α-substituted-γ-nitro-aldehydes. The reaction can be rendered enantioselective when a chiral pyrrolidine catalyst is used, allowing for Michael adducts in nearly optically pure form (e.g., 96 to >99% e.e.).The Michael adducts can bear a single substituent or dual substituents adjacent to the carbonyl. The Michael adducts can be efficiently converted to cyclically constrained protected γ-amino acid residues, which are essential for systematic conformational studies of γ-peptide foldamers. New methods are also provided to prepare other γ-amino acids and peptides. These new building blocks can be used to prepare foldamers, such as α/γ-peptide foldamers, that adopt specific helical conformations in solution and in the solid state.
US09382288B2	Derivatives of steroid benzylamines, having an antiparasitic antibacterial, antimycotic and/or antiviral action The present invention relates to compounds derived from steroids of the general formula (I) wherein L represents a linker and R# represents a steroid residue, the use of compounds of the general formula (I) in medicine and for the prophylaxis and/or the treatment of infectious diseases. Furthermore described are pharmaceutical compositions containing at least one compound of the general formula (I). A further aspect of the invention relates to the synthesis of said compounds of the general formula (I).
US09382285B2	Methods and compounds for modulating the secretion or expression of adhesion proteins or angiopoietins of cells This invention provides methods, processes, compounds and compositions for modulating the gene expression or secretion of adhesion proteins, angiopoietins or their receptors to cure diseases, for anti-angiogenesis and for treating parasites, wherein the adhesion proteins or receptors comprise fibronectin, integrins family, myosin, vitronectin, collagen, laminin, glycosylation cell surface proteins, polyglycans, cadherin, heparin, tenascin, CD 54, CAM, elastin and FAK; wherein the angiopoietins comprise angiopoietin 1, angiopoietin 2, angiopoietin 3, angiopoietin 4, angiopoietin 5, angiopoietin 6, angiopoietin 7, angiopoietin-like 1, angiopoietin-like 2, angiopoietin-like 3, angiopoietin-like 4, angiopoietin-like 5, angiopoietin-like 6, and angiopoietin-like 7; wherein the cancers comprise breast cancer, leukocyte cancer, liver cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, bone cancer, brain cancer, leukemia cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, CNS cancer, melanoma cancer, renal cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, testicular cancer, spleenic cancer, kidney cancer, lymphatic cancer, pancreas cancer, stomach cancer and thyroid cancer.
US09382283B2	Oxygen assisted organosolv process, system and method for delignification of lignocellulosic materials and lignin recovery An oxygen assisted Organosolv process for a more efficient delignification and producing bio-products by decomposing lignocellulosic materials comprises providing a lignin solvent with water, an acid, an oxidant and one or more lignin dissolving chemicals. The process also includes placing biomass in contact with oxidant, acid, water, the lignin solvent in any order or combined to form a recyclable solvent, and recycling at least a portion of the recyclable solvent by circulating the recyclable solvent back into contact with the biomass. The circulating of the recyclable solvent occurs for a period of time, during which, acid and oxidant may be added if necessary as they may be consumed by the process, after which, the process then includes separating material such as chemicals and lignin from the recyclable solvent. The chemicals can be recycled as new lignin dissolving solvent or sold, while lignin can be used as natural and renewable colorant for polymers such as poly lactic acid, or mixed with other polymers as an additive and extruded or injected to consumable polymeric parts, or can be used and the natural source of renewable aromatics. Application of an oxidant will help the overall fractionation process by changing the chemical characteristics of the lignin and therefore allows more lignin to be removed from biomass. At the end, the lignin is separated from the lignin dissolving solvent by a separation process to also reclaim the lignin dissolving solvent for the next fractionation process.
US09382280B2	Diamine compound and metal complexes, and method for producing optically active compounds The present invention relates to a diamine compound represented by the general formula (1), a ruthenium-diamine complex, an iridium-diamine complex, and a rhodium-diamine complex having the diamine compound as a ligand. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for selectively producing optically active compounds by using any of these complexes as a catalyst. wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, and Z are as defined in claim 1.
US09382278B2	Process for preparing ceftaroline fosamil The present invention relates to a novel process for preparing ceftaroline fosamil via intermediates of Formulae (1), (3) or (4) of this process.
US09382272B2	Methods of making lubiprostone and intermediates thereof There is provided processes for preparing Lubiprostone and intermediates thereof. Also provided are compounds, including intermediates for preparing Lubiprostone as well compositions comprising Lubiprostone and other compounds, including intermediates for preparing Lubiprostone and other compounds. (I)
US09382267B2	Small molecule inhibitors of nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) The present invention relates to novel compounds, their use as anti-cancer agents and their synthesis. In particular, the compounds contain cluster boron moieties such as carborane or a borohydride and act as inhibitors for the enzyme Nampt. The biological properties of the inventive cluster boron compounds, in terms of biological inhibition and antiproliferative effect, are greater than other small molecule inhibitors of Nampt.
US09382264B2	Conveniently prepared naphthalene and perylene derivatives as building blocks for organic electronic materials and dyestuff The present invention provides the compounds of formulae (3) and (1), wherein n is 0 or 1, R11 and R12 are the same and are selected from the group consisting of CN, OR300, Si(R301)3, NHR302, NR303R304, SR305 and R306, or R11 and R12 together are selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), and (c) and X is Cl, Br or I, and a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (3) comprising the compounds of formula (1) as key intermediates.
US09382255B2	Substituted pyrrolopyrimidinylamino-benzothiazolones as MKNK kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to substituted pyrrolopyrimidinylamino-benzothiazolone compounds of general formula I as described and defined herein, to methods of preparing said compounds, to intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, in particular of a hyper-proliferative and/or angiogenesis disorder, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients.
US09382252B2	Use of pteridine derivatives for the treatment of increased intracranial pressure, secondary ischemia, and disorders associated with an increased level of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species The present invention relates to the use of pteridine derivatives for the treatment of increased intracranial pressure, secondary ischemia, and disorders associated with an increased level of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species.
US09382247B2	Salts and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of inflammatory disorders The present invention discloses salts of a Compound 1: useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, proliferative diseases, allergy, transplant rejection, diseases involving degradation and/or disruption of cartilage homeostasis, congenital cartilage malformations, and/or diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6 or interferons.
US09382245B2	Compounds and methods for treating HIV infections The present invention is directed to novel nanomolar and picomolar inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase, pharmaceutical compositions therefrom and methods for inhibiting reverse transcriptase and treating HIV infections, especially included drug resistant strains of HIV-1 and HIV-2 and/or secondary disease states and/or conditions which occur as a consequence of HIV infection.
US09382244B2	7-azaindole-2,7-naphthyridine derivative for the treatment of tumours The compound 4-(2-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)-2,7-naphthyridin-1-ylamine and pharmaceutically usable salts and/or tautomers thereof. The use of this compound for the treatment of tumors, tumor growth, tumor metastases and/or AIDS.
US09382240B2	Crystalline salts of a potent HCV inhibitor This invention relates to novel tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, choline and N-methyl-D-glucamine salt forms of the following Compound (1) and methods for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in the treatment of Hepatitis C Viral (HCV) infection:
US09382239B2	Inhibitors of c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) The present invention provides novel compounds according to Formula (I): where Ring A, Ring B, X, L1, L2, RA, RC, RD, RE, m, n, and p are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of human diseases associated with kinase activity, for example, proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.
US09382235B2	Unsolvated crystalline form 1 of N-[5-(3, 5-difluoro-benzyl)-1H-indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of N-[5-(3,5-difluoro-benzyl)-1H -indazol-3-yl]-4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-2-(tetrahydro-pyran-4-ylamino)-benzamide. Novel solid forms of this compound, their utility in treating diseases caused by deregulated protein kinase activity and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are also object of the present invention.
US09382231B2	Bipyrazole derivatives as JAK inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula I: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as their compositions and methods of use, that inhibit the activity of Janus kinase (JAK) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of JAK including, for example, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US09382230B2	Methods and compositions for modulating Ire1, SRC and ABL activity Disclosed herein are, inter alia, compositions for modulating Ire1, Src, or Abl, methods for identifying modulating activity in test compounds, and methods for treating diseases caused by the activity or inactivity of Ire1, Src, or Abl.
US09382223B2	Process for preparation of dronedarone by oxidation of a hydroxyl group The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of dronedarone (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof (formula I), which comprises oxidizing a compound of formula (VI), or a salt thereof and the obtained product is isolated and, if desired, converted into a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Further aspects of the invention include the novel intermediary compound of formula (VI) and process for the preparation thereof.
US09382222B2	Benzyl sulfonamide derivatives as RORc modulators Compounds of the formula Ia or Ib: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n, p, q, r, A, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, Z, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of making the compounds and using the compounds for treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
US09382217B2	Modulators of sphingosine phosphate receptors Compounds that activate a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor of the subtype 1 are provided. Certain compounds selectively activate the receptor subtype 1 in relation to the sphinogosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 3. Uses and methods of inventive compounds for treatment of malconditions wherein activation, agonism, inhibition or antagonism of the S1P1 is medically indicated are provided.
US09382207B2	Process for the preparation of atazanavir bisulfate The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Atazanavir bisulfate Form A. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition using the Atazanavir bisulfate Form A of the invention.
US09382198B2	Preparation of light-colored isocyanates The invention relates to the preparation of isocyanates by phosgenation of amines in the gas phase, with these isocyanates having a comparatively low proportion of color-imparting compounds.
US09382197B2	Substituted hydroxamic acids and uses thereof This invention provides compounds of formula (I): wherein ring A, X1, X2, X3, R2, R4b, R10, and G have values as described in the specification, useful as inhibitors of HDAC6. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention, and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative, inflammatory, infectious, neurological or cardiovascular diseases or disorders.
US09382192B2	Nonionic surfactant compositions The present invention provides nonionic surfactants, compositions incorporating these surfactants, and related methods of making and using such surfactants and compositions. The nonionic surfactants demonstrate excellent equilibrium and dynamic surface tension properties as well as excellent wetting properties. Further, representative embodiments of the surfactants have shown low foaming characteristics, indicating that the surfactants would be suitable in applications where resistance to foaming is desired. The surfactants can be used singly or in combination with other nonionic and/or ionic surfactants as desired. As an over view, the nonionic surfactants of the present invention have a structure in which the surfactant backbone includes one or more amine moieties. At least one, preferably two or more branched, cyclic, fused cyclic, and/or spyro hydrophobic moieties are pendant from at least one of the amine moieties. Additionally, at least one, preferably two or more hydrophilic moieties, preferably alkylene oxide (i.e., polyether) chains also are pendant from at least one of the amine moieties.
US09382184B2	Processes for producing terephthalic acid Processes for producing terephthalic acid are disclosed, the processes including a step of combining in a reaction medium para-xylene, a solvent comprising water and a saturated organic acid having from 2-4 carbon atoms, and an oxygen-containing gas, at a temperature for example from about 145° C. to about 175° C., in the presence of a catalyst composition comprising cobalt, manganese, zirconium, and bromine, wherein the zirconium is present in the reaction medium in an amount, for example, from 1 ppm to 50 ppm with respect to the weight of the liquid in the reaction medium.
US09382177B2	Hydrogenation catalysts comprising a mixed oxide comprising a promoter metal A process is disclosed for producing ethanol, comprising contacting hydrogen and a feed stream comprising acetic acid in a reactor in the presence of a catalyst comprising a binder and a mixed oxide comprising a promoter metal and tin, and preferably also comprising cobalt. The promoter metal is selected from the group consisting of rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium, platinum, and combinations thereof. The feed stream may comprises pure acetic acid or may comprise a mixture of 50 to 95 wt. % acetic acid and 5 to 50 wt. % ethyl acetate.
US09382174B2	Method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons A method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes a cracking reforming reaction step of bringing an oil feedstock into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, and causing the oil feedstock to react, thereby obtaining a product containing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, a hydrogenation reaction step of hydrogenating a product produced in the cracking reforming reaction step, a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon recovery step of recovering monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms separated from a hydrogenation product obtained in the hydrogenation reaction step and a recycling step of returning a heavy fraction having 9 or more carbon atoms separated from the hydrogenation product obtained in the hydrogenation reaction step to the cracking reforming reaction step.
US09382166B1	Plant nutrient composition A plant nutrition composition including long organic fibers having nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available for plants, in combination with organic substratum providing pH balancing in the range of about 6.0 to about 7.0. The long fibers may be the end product of slow, heat-agitated anaerobic digestion of manure. Combined with the fibers are substratum such as pine bark composted for a duration in the range of between about 9 months and about 12 months.
US09382164B2	Materials and parts that can withstand high temperatures in an oxidizing medium, and method for manufacturing same A refractory material that can withstand high temperatures in an oxidizing medium and containing at least: a first constituent corresponding to hafnium, or to a non-oxide compound of hafnium, or circular in a or a non-oxide compound of zirconium, or corresponding to a mixture of at least two metals and/or compounds selected from hafnium a non-oxide compound of hafnium, zirconium, and a non-oxide compound of zirconium; a second constituent corresponding to the boron or to a non-oxide compound of boron, or corresponding to a mixture of boron and a non-oxide compound of boron; and a third constituent corresponding to a rare earth RE or to a non-oxide compound of the rare earth RE, or corresponding to a mixture of rare earth RE and a non-oxide compound of the rare earth RE, where RE is selected from scandium, yttrium, and the lanthanides. The material contains neither silicon nor a compound of silicon.
US09382162B2	Dielectric composition and multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the same There are provided a dielectric composition and a multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the same, the dielectric composition including a dielectric grain having a perovskite structure represented by ABO3, wherein, when an imaginary line is drawn in a direction from a center of the dielectric grain to a grain boundary thereof, a content of rare earth elements in a region corresponding to 0.75 to 0.95% of the dielectric grain from the center of the dielectric grain may be 0.5 to 2.5 at %, based on 100 at % of a B-site ion, so that the multilayer ceramic electronic component manufactured using the dielectric composition can have excellent reliability and secure a high dielectric constant.
US09382149B2	Methods for producing a semifinished part for the manufacture of an optical fiber which is optimized in terms of bending Methods for producing a semifinished part for the manufacture of an optical fiber are disclosed. The methods are optimized in terms of bending. The methods include the steps of providing a shell tube with a shell refractive index which is lower in relation to the light-conducting core. Then, at least one protective, intermediate and/or barrier layer is applied to a radially outermost and/or innermost tube surface of the respective shell tube, wherein a build-up of light-conducting layers is realized on the inner side and/or the outer side of the shell tube. Finally, the shell tubes are joined by collapsing so as to form the semifinished part.
US09382146B2	Method and mold for manufacturing curved glass sheet A mold includes a first mold, an second mold located upon the first mold, and a mold core located between the first mold and the second mold. The first mold defines a receiving space, and comprises a bottom surface in the receiving space. The bottom surface in the receiving space defines at least one guiding groove. A bottom surface in the at least one guiding groove defines at least one air outlet. The mold core is received in the receiving space and supported by the bottom surface in the receiving space. The mold core defines a mold cavity and a plurality of micro-holes communicating with the mold cavity and the at least one guiding groove.
US09382137B2	Flow path control device of toilet bidet and toilet bidet having the same There are provided a flow path control device of a toilet bidet having a simpler connection structure of tubes and smaller number of connection parts of the tubes, and a toilet bidet including the flow path control device. The flow path control device of a toilet bidet, includes: a first housing including two or more demarcated chambers; a first flow path control unit disposed at the interior of the first housing and opening one of the two or more chambers to allow water to be introduced into the chamber; an air mixing unit connected with one of the chambers of the first housing and mixing air with water introduced into the chamber as the chamber is opened by an air pressure; a second housing including three or more compartments connected with the chamber to which the air mixing unit is connected, receiving water containing air, and connected with a bidet nozzle and a cleansing nozzle; and a second flow path control unit disposed within the interior of the second housing and opening some of the three or more compartments to allow water to flow thereinto.
US09382136B2	Apparatus for generating fine bubbles having a positive charge and water treatment apparatus using same Provided is a water treatment apparatus using an apparatus for generating fine bubbles having a positive charge. The water treatment apparatus comprises: an apparatus for generating fine bubbles having a positive charge; a treatment bath into which the fine bubbles generated in the apparatus for generating fine bubbles are supplied and in which raw water is stored; and an ultrasonic oscillator for generating ultrasonic waves having a predetermined intensity when power is applied to explode the fine bubbles floating up to a water level after the fine bubbles are supplied into said treatment bath. Thus, germs attached to the fine bubbles may be sterilized by an exploding force generated when the fine bubbles are exploded.
US09382131B1	Expandable water filter reservoir An expandable water filtering pitcher having a pitcher with a top portion, a base portion and an inner wall surface defining an internal volume of the pitcher, a spout at the top portion at a pitcher opening, a handle attached to an exterior of the pitcher, a filter adapter mounted within the pitcher top portion. The filter adapter is within a reservoir comprising an opening therethrough from the top portion to the base portion of the pitcher and a reservoir sleeve movably coupled to the reservoir and top portion, at least one of the reservoir and the reservoir sleeve moveable in relation to the other between a refracted position defining a first reservoir volume within the reservoir and reservoir sleeve, and an expanded position defining a second reservoir volume within the reservoir and reservoir sleeve at least 40% larger than the first reservoir volume.
US09382124B2	Synthesis method for ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieve The present invention relates to a synthesis method for ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieves. The method comprises the steps of mixing a titanium oxide hydrosol, a silicon source, a sodium hydroxide, a fluorine-containing mineralizer and a water to give a gel and adjusting the pH thereof to 10.4 to 10.8; and hydrothermal crystallizing the gel at 170 to 250° C. for 10 to 100 hours to obtain the ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieves. In the synthesis method for ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieves provided by the present invention, a titanium oxide hydrosol is used as the titanium source to synthesize the ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieves, and the problem that conventional soluble titanium salt-based titanium sources tend to hydrolyze and the problem of poor dispersibility for the titanium source system of insoluble titanium oxide are therefore prevented. The ETS-10 titanosilicate molecular sieves synthesized has high purity and high crystallinity.
US09382118B2	Method of manufacturing graphene A method of manufacturing graphene includes preparing a support member, disposing a carbon layer on the support member, disposing a catalyst layer on the carbon layer, forming graphene on the catalyst layer, attaching a carrier to the graphene and forming a graphene-forming structure, separating the support member from the graphene-forming structure, and removing the catalyst layer.
US09382114B2	Heat exchange type prereformer The present invention provides a heat exchange type prereformer comprising a shell side having a channel to which cathode exhaust gas is supplied and through which cathode exhaust gas flows so that heat can be exchanged between the cathode exhaust gas and the mixture gas supplied for preforming; a catalyst layer arranged so as to overlap one area of the shell side and formed to cause the mixture gas to have a prereforming reaction; and a tube side connected to the catalyst layer and arranged so as to overlap the other area of the shell side and formed to cause the prereformed mixture gas to exchange heat with the cathode exhaust gas.
US09382110B2	Component and method for producing a component A component includes a substrate, a chip and a frame. The frame is bonded to the substrate and the chip rests on the frame. A sealing layer on parts of the frame and the chip is designed to hermetically seal a volume enclosed by the substrate, the chip and the metal frame.
US09382097B2	Elevator information display device An elevator information display device including: an information display control section that selects, based on an elevator state, information to be displayed from elevator information and general information, interrupts, when a predetermined display interruption factor occurs during display of general information, display of the general information concerned, and displays the elevator information; a display state administration section that determines whether or not the general information has finished being displayed to the end of the information display unit; and a redisplay determination section that determines, when the display of general information has been interrupted, based on the display interruption factor relating to the interruption and the result of the determination, whether or not the redisplay of the interrupted general information is necessary, wherein the information display control section redisplays the general information, which has been determined to be necessary to be redisplayed, from the beginning of the information display unit.
US09382082B2	Sheet conveying device and image forming apparatus capable of conveying a sheet absorbed with an electric charge A sheet conveying device and an image forming apparatus include a conveying member that adsorbs a sheet by an electric charge and conveys the sheet, a first electric charger to charge the conveying member by applying voltage, and a second electric charger to charge the conveying member by applying voltage. The second electric charger is arranged downstream from the first electric charger in a conveying direction, and applies the electric charge with the same polarity as the first electric charger to the conveying member.
US09382081B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a medium container that contains media, a sheet feeding controller that feeds the media one sheet by one sheet, which is contained in the medium container, a detection part that detects a remaining amount of the media contained in the medium container, and a searching part that searches for another medium container that contains media that is the same as the media contained in the medium container. The sheet feeding controller, when the detection part detects that the remaining amount of the media contained in the medium container has reached a predetermined amount, feeds one of the media, which is contained in the another medium container that is found by the searching part, to a predetermined position.
US09382080B2	System, apparatus and method for preparing materials transported in open top conveyance A system for profiling particulate material in an open top conveyance comprises a profiling structure supported above the open top conveyance and engaging the particulate matter in the open top conveyance as the open top conveyance moves in a forward direction therebelow so that the particulate matter forward of the profiling structure is given a generally uniform profile in at least a longitudinal middle portion of the open top conveyance. The open top conveyance normally is one of a sequential train of gondola cars moving on a pair of rails extending under the profiling structure, and the particulate material typically is or comprises coal.
US09382070B2	Conveyor and method to convey animal products in an agricultural business The invention relates to a conveyor and a method to convey animal products in an agricultural business. Such a conveyor comprises a conveyor belt, a belt drive to drive the conveyor belt in at least one conveying direction, and a sensor to record a deviation of a position of a conveyor belt edge. The sensor is designed and arranged to output a deviation signal when the position of the conveyor belt edge deviates by a predetermined value from the target position. Furthermore, a correction device and a control unit are provided, whereby the correction device is designed and arranged to change the belt drive orientation dependent on a correction signal and whereby the control unit is designed to generate a correction signal dependent on the deviation signal and to output it to the correction device.
US09382061B2	Discreet packaging for personal care products A packaging system for personal care products is provided including a package including an external surface and a package circumference, and a concealment element circumscribing the package at the package circumference and being positionable between a first position in which the packaging system exhibits product-identifying graphics and a second position in which the packaging system is substantially bereft of product-identifying graphics. Also provided is a packaging system including a package including an external surface including a first portion with a desired nondescript aesthetic configuration that is generally not indicative of the personal care products within the package and a second portion with product-identifying graphics, a concealment element variably positionable on the external surface of the package, and necessary purchasing indicia provided on one of the package and the concealment element at a location such that the purchasing indicia are visible when the concealment element is in the second position.
US09382053B2	Flexible packages having multiple lines of weakness to facilitate opening A flexible film package for storing food products comprises a body with a side wall, a closed bottom end, and a closed top end. The body includes a primary line of weakness and a pair of secondary lines of weakness formed in the side wall. Each of the primary and secondary lines of weakness includes a plurality of score lines spaced apart by non-scored portions of the side wall. The score lines of the primary line of weakness have a greater length, width, and depth than the score lines of the secondary lines of weakness. The non-scored portions between the score lines of the primary line of weakness are longer than the non-scored portions between the score lines of the secondary lines of weakness.
US09382049B2	Upwardly biasing child-resistant closure for liquid medicaments A child-resistant closure for liquid medicaments consisting of two parts, a dosage cup and a bottle adapter. Dosage cup is configured to have cap lugs which reversibly engage helical locking lugs. In thread-on bottle adapter embodiments, helical locking lugs are located on the bottle adapter. In press-in bottle adapter embodiments, helical locking lugs are located on the neck finish of the bottle. A downward force is required to close the system, said force deforming a flexible shoulder, which in turn, creates an upwardly biasing force acting on the dosage cup to lock it in place in a child-resistant manner.
US09382046B2	Closure system for reagent vessel receiving positions in an automatic analysis apparatus A closure system for a holder for a reaction vessel in an automatic analysis apparatus includes a lid secured movably on a retainer element, wherein the lid closes an opening of the holder in a closed position and opens the opening of the holder in an open position. The closure system further includes a restoring element configured to, depending on the position of the lid, exert a restoring force in the direction of the closed position or of the open position.
US09382045B2	Dispensing closure The present invention relates to a dispensing closure comprising a base and a cover being attached to said base by a hinge and being movable between an opened and a closed position, said cover comprising an outer side-wall, wherein said dispensing closure also comprises tamper evident elements indicating whether said cover had been opened or not. The tamper-evident elements comprise a first latch element and a second latch element engaging with each other when said cover is in its closed position The cover comprises a push-button region being arranged such that when being pushed by a user at least partly in a radial inward direction, the first latch element will be brought out of engagement with said second latch element.
US09382044B2	Locking device for a cap A locking device is disclosed for locking a cap on a container with a flange including a lid housing a bushing provided with lower inner notches supported under the flange and outer notches engaging with a groove in the lid to secure the bushing to the lid, the lid including a severable frangible zone, the bushing being formed by a ring extended by lugs intended to surround the cap and provided with at least one deformable and severable bridge provided opposite the lugs and capable of being elastically deformed radially to allow the forced insertion of the flange into the bushing and of being broken to allow the removal of the bushing relative to the flange followed by the removal of the cap from the container.
US09382042B2	Pull activated greeting cards and gift bags with motion and audio The greeting card of the present invention is a traditional greeting card enhanced by audio and movement. The greeting card contains a pull trigger mechanism so that the user must interact with the greeting card to trigger the audio and motor movement. The pull trigger mechanism may be made of a variety of different materials and are intended to resemble the tail of various animals. Once the pull mechanism or tail has been pulled, the motor is activated causing movement of a portion of the greeting card proximate to the pull mechanism or tail which resembles the behind of an animal. The moveable portion of the greeting card moves, by for example back and forth, while audio plays in the background.
US09382041B2	Shelf-ready shipper display system A shelf-ready shipper display system having a tray portion, a hood portion, and one or more zones of weakness that enable the hood portion to be separated from the tray portion so that the shipper display system can be converted from a shipping configuration to a display configuration. In certain embodiments, the shipper display system is made from a single blank. In some embodiments, the shipper display system includes a reinforcement panel that is also capable of being separated from the tray portion as the shipper display system is converted from the shipping configuration and to the display configuration.
US09382040B2	Packaging device for liquid crystal panel The invention provides a packaging device for liquid crystal panel, including: first main body, further including bottom, and a plurality of side walls connected to sides of bottom, wherein side wall forming an opening; second main body, further including bottom and a plurality of side walls connected to sides of bottom, wherein side walls forming an opening; wherein opening of second main body slightly smaller than opening of first main body, and facing towards opening of first main body; second main body able to move adjustably into first main body; bottom and side walls of first and second main bodies forming loading space for loading liquid crystal panel. The packaging device can be expanded when in use for loading large-sized panels, and size of packaging device can be reduced when idled or recycled to enhance efficiency.
US09382039B2	Food cup packaging assembly A packaging assembly is provided and may include a first cup having a first end, a second end formed on an opposite end of the first cup from the first end, and an interior defined between the first end and the second end that receives food product, whereby the first end has an opening in communication with the interior. The packaging assembly may also include a wrap that extends around the first cup and a cap that is selectively attached to the first cup at the first end to close the opening. The cap and the second end may extend through respective apertures formed in the wrap.
US09382017B2	Method for repairing an aircraft structure component A method is provided for repairing an aircraft structural component which has a component fault in a portion adjoining a cavity of the aircraft structural component. The method includes removing a region of the aircraft structural component that has the component fault, introducing a bearing element into the cavity of the aircraft structural component through an opening, which has been formed in the aircraft structural component by the removal of the region of the aircraft structural component having the component fault, in such a way that a bearing surface of the bearing element comes to lie against a region, adjacent to the opening, of an inner surface of the aircraft structural component facing the cavity of the aircraft structural component, fixing the bearing element in its position in the cavity of the aircraft structural component, and closing the opening by means of a repair material.
US09382016B2	Aircraft landing monitor According to an aspect, a method of monitoring landing of an aircraft includes determining whether the aircraft is in a landing phase to maneuver the aircraft to a landing zone. Either or both of a landing profile monitor and a pattern matcher can set a landing instability indicator. The landing profile monitor compares aircraft sensor data indicative of a current state of the aircraft to a landing profile of the aircraft and sets the landing instability indicator based on the landing profile. The pattern matcher identifies a pattern associated with the landing zone in perception sensor data indicative of current conditions at the landing zone, monitors the pattern for a change indicative of landing zone instability, and sets the landing instability indicator based on detecting the change indicative of landing zone instability. Landing abort logic is triggered to abort landing based on determining that the landing instability indicator is set.
US09382011B2	Multiple aircraft engine control system and method of communicating data therein The multiple aircraft engine control system having a corresponding engine controller associated with each one of the engines, each one of the engine controllers having at least two independent channels, each one of the at least two independent channels having at least two communication buses, each one of the at least two communicating buses of each channel being connected to a respective one of the at least two communicating buses of each one of the other channels. The method can time-interweave originating data of the channels.
US09382004B2	Cargo loading system for loading and unloading a cargo item, method for creating and/or updating a loading plan A cargo loading system comprising at least one cargo reading device mounted in the entrance area of an aircraft, in particular an RFID reading device, for detecting at least one identifier of a cargo item, a plurality of freight conveying devices each having at least one roller for conveying the cargo item along a conveying route into an end position, and a control system which receives signals from sensors in order to detect a movement of the cargo item along the conveying route and which is communicatively connected to the cargo reading device. The control system is designed to detect the end position of the cargo item on the cargo deck based on the signals and to store data which indicate the end position in conjunction with the detected identifier of the cargo deck.
US09381996B2	Split blade retention race with inner and outer chamfers A blade shank assembly for an aircraft propeller blade includes a blade shank; and a split blade retention race encircling the blade shank, the split blade retention race comprising two sections separated by two splits, the two splits being perpendicular to a race surface of the split blade retention race, wherein the split blade retention race comprises: an inner chamfer located between a surface of the split blade retention race that is adjacent to the blade shank and a split surface of the split blade retention race at each of the two splits; and an outer chamfer located between the race surface of the split blade retention race and the split surface at each of the two splits.
US09381994B2	Aerofoil portion of an aircraft comprising an attachment support of a connecting device mounted in translation In the context of the wings of aircraft, the ability to compensate for variations in movement and to absorb assembly tolerances, and flexibility for mounting, are all desired. An object of the disclosure thus relates to a wing portion of an aircraft, having a connecting device between a rigid structure and a flexible structure, the connecting device being attached to a structural element of the wing portion via the intermediary of an attachment support, wherein the attachment support is mounted in translation on the structural element by at least one translation spindle. The disclosure is applicable in the field of aeronautics, in particular for the hydraulic equipment of an aircraft.
US09381993B2	Airframe panel for aircraft and aircraft wing An airframe panel for aircraft having stringers and ribs which enables reduction of the workload of the shimming operation includes a plurality of stringers provided on the inner surface of a lower skin along the spanwise direction of a wing, and a plurality of ribs provided along the chordwise direction of the wing. In a part of the panel in which a rib is provided, a flat support surface connects the two adjacent stringers. In another part of the panel in which no rib is provided, a stepped surface connects the two adjacent stringers where the stepped surface includes a thin-walled groove, and thick-walled bases to be connected to the stringers located at both sides of the groove.
US09381991B2	Highly integrated structure including leading and trailing edge ribs for an aircraft lifting surface An aircraft lifting surface with a monolithic main supporting structure of a composite material including an upper skin having at least a part of the upper aerodynamic profile of the leading edge and/or of the trailing edge, a lower skin, a front spar, a rear spar, and leading edge ribs and/or a trailing edge ribs. The main supporting structure allows a weight and cost reduction of aircraft lifting surfaces.
US09381990B2	Power supply system for an electrical drive of a marine vessel A power supply system for an electrical drive of a marine vessel is provided. The electrical drive includes an electric motor that is adapted to receive electric energy from a power source. The electrical drive has a first operating state in which electric energy is supplied by the power source to the electrical drive to operate the electrical drive and a second operating state in which the electric motor of the electrical drive is decelerated or braked, wherein the electrical drive generates electric energy in the second operating state. The power supply system comprises an electric energy storage device for storing generated electric energy.
US09381986B2	Jet-pump-based autonomous underwater vehicle and method for coupling to ocean bottom during marine seismic survey An autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is configured to record seismic signals during a marine seismic survey. The AUV includes a body having a base (B) and first and second sides (A, C), the body having a head part and a tail part; a propulsion system for guiding the AUV to a final target on the ocean bottom; jet pumps connected to corresponding nozzles on the first and second sides (A, C); a control device connected to the jet pumps; and a seismic sensor configured to record seismic signals. The jet pumps are actuated by the control device in a given sequence so that the base (B) penetrates into the ocean bottom.
US09381984B2	Apparatus for subsea transport of sensor systems The present invention concerns an apparatus (1) for deployment and retrieval of a measurement system (8) on an ocean bottom, comprising devices for temporary storing the measurement system (8), movable control faces (7), software and devices for manoeuvring and at least one ballast tank (11A) for ballast (11B). The ballast (11B) comprises a slurry consisting of free soluble salt and a saturated solution of the salt in water, or a solid body or insoluble coarse or fine grained material.
US09381982B1	GPS locatable multi-purpose life jacket system The GPS locatable multi-purpose life jacket system is a survival vest having usefulness in a wide variety of unfortunate situations. The vest has a GPS transmitter that transmits the wearer's location and has a multi-colored light having blue and red strobe lights visually indicating the location of the distressed wearer in a dark environment, and a white light for using as a flash light in dark locations. A removable floatation collar is attached about the neck opening which may be automatically inflated via a CO2 cylinder, to act as a life jacket, if water submersion is detected for more than thirty seconds. The red and blue lights of the multi-colored light may also be automatically activated, but can also be manually activated. The vest has pockets for carrying an I.D. card, means to start a fire, and tools for emergency survival.
US09381981B2	Gyroscopic stabilizer for boats An anti-rolling gyroscopic stabilizer for boats provides a stationary frame fixed to the hull, an oscillating frame and a flywheel. The angular velocity of oscillation of the oscillating frame is limited by hydraulic dampers. Elastic return elements are coupled to the dampers and urge the oscillating frame so as to orient the axis of rotation of the flywheel towards a given angular position in which the gyroscopic device acts with maximum efficiency.
US09381979B1	Portable lightweight apparatus and method for transferring heavy loads A method and apparatus for the water-based transfer of heavy loads. The invention is a lightweight apparatus is reconfigurable, and it includes a gantry arrangement mounted on beams or a platform and the apparatus is used to transfer heavy load items. The apparatus reconfigurable and may be used in a water-based loading environments in performing a variety of loading functions in situations involving one or more watercrafts and/or a pier or the like.
US09381976B1	Monopod for marine vessels for powering and using of electrical and non-electrical accessories and method of attachment A monopod for mounting to the navigation light power port of a marine vessel, such as a bass boat or speed boat, which provides power for mobile accessories, such as cameras and smart phones. The monopod may be fitted with extendable, bendable arms for mounting additional cameras or for providing additional accessories. An embodiment of the monopod includes an extension arm which may be maneuvered and bent such that it provides a fisherman access to multiple accessories even while the fisherman is located in the fishing chair of a bass boat.
US09381971B2	Operating device for a bicycle An operating device for a bicycle that includes a fixing member that is adapted to be fixed to a bicycle handlebar and includes an adjustment portion, and a housing that includes first, second and third members. The first member and the second member define an adjustment space therebetween and the third member fixes the first member and the second member to each other without passing through the adjustment portion. The adjustment portion of the fixing member is at least partially received in the adjustment space such that the adjustment portion is adjustable relative to the housing in at least a first adjustment direction.
US09381969B2	Body frame for a saddle-type vehicle, and vehicle including same A forged head pipe for a motorcycle frame is integrally formed and includes a main frame attachment portion, a pipe portion, and a lower extension extending downwardly from the pipe portion. A down frame attachment portion is provided on the lower extension, and is spaced away from the main frame attachment portion and the pipe portion. A down frame is welded to the down frame attachment portion by contacting the same without inserting the same. The down frame attachment portion is configured from a connecting portion, extending in parallel to the pipe portion, and an extension extending rearwardly from a lower end portion of the connecting portion. By eliminating an insertion socket, manufacturing cost is reduced, and welding quality is improved by spacing the down frame downwardly below the main frame attachment portion and the pipe portion, to which a high load is applied.
US09381959B2	Rubber crawler having metal core for improvement of wheel separation and durability A rubber crawler having a metal core which comprises metal core extensions formed at predetermined intervals along the lengthwise direction of the metal core of the rubber crawler, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of wheel separation which occurs during crawler operation Wherein the metal core extensions are assembled on the mutually opposite surfaces of which are inclined at a predetermined angle, and the overlapped portion (center portion) surfaces of the metal core extensions are formed to have an angle of inclination to each other, thereby supporting the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis displacements.
US09381955B2	Apparatus and method to retrofit a refrigeration compartment with increased volume in a van A van includes modified a first side panel of the van. An exterior portion of the first side panel forms a first exterior side of the van. The van includes a second side panel of the van. An exterior portion of the second side panel forms a second exterior side of the van. The van also includes a planar floor surface configured to extend from the first side panel to the second side panel for an entire length of a cargo area. The cargo area is defined by the first side panel, the second side panel, and the planar floor surface of the van.
US09381951B2	Energy absorber for a vehicle hood A supplemental energy absorber is provided for a vehicle having a hood subjectable to an external force event and a body structure including a primary hood stop. The supplemental energy absorber includes a spring portion and a resilient portion. The spring portion is attachable to the body structure. The resilient portion is attached to the spring portion. The supplemental energy absorber is configured to cooperate with the hood and the primary hood stop to supplement energy absorption during the external force event.
US09381947B2	Divisional cowl-top cover The present invention is directed to a divisional cowl-top cover. In an upper cowl-top cover, a first engaging claw is formed on a front face side of a supporting portion configured to support a sealing member, and at an upper end of a lower cowl-top cover, a second engaging-receiving portion configured to engage with the first engaging claw from an upper side is formed. If an impact load acts on a hood and then the upper cowl-top cover moves downward, the first engaging claw and the second engaging-receiving portion are disengaged from each other, and the upper cowl-top cover lowers while supporting lowering of the hood, and is capable of absorbing the impact load while lowering.
US09381942B2	Rear vehicle body structure of vehicle Disclosed is a rear vehicle body structure of a vehicle, which comprises a rear floor panel, and a rear side frame joined to a lower surface of the rear floor panel to extend in a front-rear direction. A bottom wall of the rear side frame has a bottom reinforcing portion formed to protrude upwardly or downwardly, and a standing wall of the rear side frame located on a vehicle-widthwise inner side has a side reinforcing portion formed to protrude outwardly in the vehicle width direction. The bottom reinforcing portion includes a top, an outer inclined section extending from the top obliquely outwardly in the vehicle width direction, and an inner inclined section extending from the top obliquely inwardly in the vehicle width direction, wherein the inner inclined section has an inclination angle less than an inclination angle of the outer inclined section.
US09381940B2	System and method for vehicle chassis control There is provided a vehicle comprising a chassis, two surface-engaging front wheels, at least one surface-engaging rear wheel and a propulsion unit for driving either the front wheels or the rear wheel or wheels. Each front wheel being connected to the chassis by means of a front wheel support assembly, wherein the front wheel support assembly comprises a hydraulic cylinder associated with each front wheel. Each hydraulic cylinder comprises a housing connected to one of the chassis and the front wheel support assembly, and a piston connected to the other of the front wheel support assembly and the chassis. The piston is moveable within the housing and arranged to divide the hydraulic cylinder into first and second chambers each having respective ports arranged to allow hydraulic fluid to enter and exit the respective chamber, the ports of the first chambers of each hydraulic cylinder being in fluid communication and the ports of the second chambers of each hydraulic cylinder being in fluid communication such that movement of hydraulic fluid from the first or second chamber of one hydraulic cylinder to the respective first or second chamber of the other hydraulic cylinder displaces the pistons of the hydraulic cylinders in opposing directions relative to the respective housings to enable the vehicle to tilt.
US09381938B2	Motor driven power steering tunable by user The motor-driven power steering may include a user selection unit, a driving motor unit, and a control unit that includes a basic current map creating driving torque according to a vehicle speed for controlling the driving motor unit by using a vehicle speed and steering torque input through CAN communication and a sub-current map obtained by reducing the basic current map at a predetermined reduction ratio, creates adjustment torque corresponding to an adjustment signal adjusted by the user selection unit by using the sub-current map, and includes a sub-functional logic adjusting driving torque created by the basic current map by the created adjustment torque, a driving torque compensation map compensating adjustment driving torque adjusted by the sub-functional logic in accordance with the traveling state of a vehicle, and a driving logic that controls the driving motor unit by using compensation driving torque compensated by the driving torque compensation map.
US09381935B2	Steering device In a steering device, a restriction member urged by an urging member restricts rotation of an inner tube when the restriction member is at an inserted position at which the restriction member is inserted into a second opening of the inner tube through a first opening of an outer tube. When the inner tube moves to contract a steering column upon a secondary collision, a driving edge portion of the second opening drives the restriction member to a position at which the restriction member is retracted from the second opening against the urging member.
US09381930B2	Slab transportation cart A slab cart comprising: a castor frame including: four castors rotatably mounted to an underside of the castor frame; a primary upright member emanating upward from each end of the castor frame; two or more secondary upright members emanating upward from each end of the castor frame; a pivoting member engaged to the primary upright member and the secondary upright members; a platform frame engaged to the pivoting member and the primary and secondary upright members wherein the platform frame may pivot from a substantially vertical orientation to a substantially horizontal orientation; a support member secured to the platform frame which is used to aid in the retention of slabs; and a lift mechanism operationally associated with the castor frame, the upright members and the platform frame wherein the lift mechanism may raise or lower the platform frame relative to the castor frame.
US09381929B1	Portable support for hopper and mixer The portable support for hopper and mixer is an apparatus intended for use with a pneumatic hopper sprayer. The portable support for hopper and mixer is designed to securely hold the pneumatic hopper sprayer while in use and to easily transport the pneumatic hopper sprayer 129 and associated accessories to and from a job site. The portable support for hopper and mixer comprises a hand truck, a hopper holder, a hopper support, a tray holder, and a GFCI outlet.
US09381928B2	System and method for generating vehicle movement plans in a large railway network Disclosed is method and system for continuously re-generating reactive on-line train schedules for trains running in a large railway network. Railway network partitioned based on user configuration, into first type comprising trunk line and feeder line sub-networks, and second type comprising supervisory dispatch control territories. Sense and respond cycle is continuously executed on multi-processor computing environment, senses dynamic data from field about train movements, and other changes from users. For each first type sub-network, degree of deviation is computed from incumbent plans and congestion in sub-networks. Using degree of deviation and congestion, trains are rerouted and suitable scheduling methods are chosen for each sub-network and executed in parallel and first level train schedules are sent to second level train schedulers working on second type sub-networks which in parallel identify and resolve conflicts among first level train schedules. Second level train schedules are collated to generate reactive on-line network train schedule.
US09381927B2	Train detection system and method of detecting train movement and location A train detection system for detecting a train unit that includes a first transponder interrogator configured to generate one or more request signals for transmission, by a first antenna above a first track location, toward a first fixed transponder at the first track location; a second transponder interrogator configured to generate one or more request signals for transmission, by a second antenna above a second track location, toward a second fixed transponder at the second track location; and a controller communicably connected with the first and second transponder interrogators and configured to verify operation of the train detection system based on receipt of one or more message signals responsive to transmission of the one or more request signals from the first and second transponder interrogators.
US09381918B1	Modifying speed of an autonomous vehicle based on traffic conditions Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to speed control in an autonomous vehicle. For example, an autonomous vehicle may include a user interface which allows the driver to input speed preferences. These preferences may include the maximum speed above the speed limit the user would like the autonomous vehicle to drive when other vehicles are present and driving above or below certain speeds. The other vehicles may be in adjacent or the same lane the vehicle, and need not be in front of the vehicle.
US09381913B2	System for cooling vehicle-mounted power control device and method for diagnosing abnormality A system for cooling a power control device of a hybrid vehicle includes a cooling device for cooling a power control device, an electronic control device for controlling the cooling device, and an intake temperature sensor. The electronic control device determine whether the vehicle is in a reference traveling state with an intake amount ensured to be greater than or equal to a reference intake amount. When determining that the vehicle is in the reference traveling state, the control device determines presence or absence of abnormality in the cooling device using an intake temperature detected by the intake temperature sensor. When determining that the vehicle is not in the reference traveling state, the control device refrains from determining presence or absence of abnormality in the cooling device.
US09381905B2	Three-shaft hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle and control method A hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle including a heat engine and electric drive machine, including two primary shafts respectively connected to the heat engine and electric machine, each supporting at least one intermediate drive on a first secondary shaft connected to wheels via a differential and a second secondary shaft sending motion of a primary shaft to the differential. A first coupling between the two primary shafts can occupy at least three positions of: the heat engine is uncoupled from the drive train connecting the electric machine to the wheels, or coupled by the second secondary shaft; the primary shaft connected to the heat engine is coupled to the first secondary shaft to drive the wheels with or without support of the electric machine; the primary shaft connected to the heat engine is coupled to the primary shaft connected to the electric machine, to add respective torques thereof.
US09381904B2	System for controlling vehicle overspeeding via control of one or more exhaust brake devices A method and system are provided for controlling overspeeding of a vehicle carrying an internal combustion engine having one or more exhaust brake devices controllable to apply braking torque to the engine. The system may be operable determine a desired speed of the vehicle, to determine a road speed of the vehicle, and if the road speed of the vehicle exceeds the desired speed of the vehicle by more than a threshold speed, to determine a target brake torque required to reduce the road speed of the vehicle speed to the desired speed of the vehicle, and to then control the one or more exhaust brake devices to apply the target brake torque to the engine to thereby control the road speed of the vehicle to the desired speed of the vehicle.
US09381903B2	Variable channel type fan clutch A variable channel type fan clutch apparatus may include a storage chamber and an operation chamber in which oil may be collected, wherein a fan clutch rotor may be interposed between the storage chamber and the operation chamber, an oil circulatory channel which fluid-connects the storage chamber and the operation chamber to circulate the oil therethrough, and a variable value which may be located in the oil circulatory channel, wherein the variable value may be configured to close the oil circulatory channel when an engine may be stopped or when a fan clutch exceeds an operation temperature, and wherein the variable value may be configured to open the oil circulatory channel when the engine may be operated or when the fan clutch does not exceed the operation temperature.
US09381894B2	Integrated braking system Disclosed is an integrated braking system including a hydraulic piston cylinder unit that is operated by a brake pedal, a pressure medium storage unit that is connected to the hydraulic piston cylinder unit, a pressure generating unit that is driven by a motor, and has first and second hydraulic chambers that are divided by a piston movable within a housing, and a pressure control unit that transmits a pressure to a wheel unit from the hydraulic piston cylinder unit and the pressure generating unit. A hydraulic line directly connects the first hydraulic chamber and the pressure medium storage unit.
US09381891B1	Windshield wiper arm stand The present invention provides a stand that sits on or about the windshield, underneath a windshield wiper arm, that is capable of supporting it so that the windshield wiper blade is raised off of the windshield. By doing so, the wiper blade is protected from freezing to the windshield, simplifying the act of snow and ice removal and protecting the wiper blade from damage that might otherwise ensue.
US09381878B2	Vehicle and power transmission/reception system A vehicle includes a power reception unit for receiving electric power in a non-contact manner by electromagnetic field resonance, and a device power feeding unit for transmitting electric power to be supplied to an in-vehicle electrical device in a non-contact manner by electromagnetic induction. A distance over which the electric power is transmitted from an external power transmission unit to the power reception unit in a non-contact manner is longer than a distance over which the electric power is transmitted from the device power feeding unit to the in-vehicle electrical device in a non-contact manner. The vehicle further includes a main battery for supplying electric power to a motor generator, and an auxiliary battery. The auxiliary battery has a voltage lower than a voltage of the main battery. The device power feeding unit receives electric power from the auxiliary battery and transmits the power to the in-vehicle electrical device.
US09381873B2	Speaker assembly for motorcycle A speaker assembly for a motorcycle is configured to provide sound to a passenger in the motorcycle. The speaker assembly includes a first support attachment and a second support attachment, mechanically coupled to the motorcycle. A central support assembly is mechanically coupled to the first support attachment and the second support attachment. A first speaker and a second speaker are mechanically coupled to the central support assembly and electrically coupled to the motorcycle. Padding covers the central support assembly and fitting around the first speaker and the second speaker. The first speaker and the second speaker are configured to render the sound to the passenger sitting proximate the padding.
US09381872B2	Shelving systems A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein. A cross member extends between and connects the slides. The cross member defines a second channel having a guide member disposed therein. The guide member defines a third channel and a flange. A container includes side walls having a rail. One of the rails is movably disposed in the third channel. The rails include a first locking element and a second locking element. The handle includes a third locking element that engages the first locking element. The handle is movable between a first position in which the second locking element engages the flange and the container is fixed relative to the guide member and a second position in which the second locking element is spaced apart from the flange and the container can translate relative to the guide member.
US09381869B2	Accessory mounting assembly An assembly for mounting an accessory to a support structure. The assembly can be configured to permit the accessory to pan, rotate or tilt. The assembly includes a mounting member attachable to the support structure and having a mounting member electrical connector. The assembly also includes a docking member releasably attached to the mounting member and having a docking member electrical connector communicably coupled to the mounting member electrical connector. The accessory is attached to the docking member.
US09381866B2	Crossbar clamp devices Racks are used to carry cargo on top of vehicles. Racks include crossbars and assemblies configured to secure specific cargo items to the crossbars. Clamps for connecting cargo-specific assemblies to the crossbars, include first and second jaws, and an adjustment device for selectively controlling horizontal relative movement between the jaws.
US09381863B2	Dog step attachment for receiver hitch of pickup truck A dog step attachment attaches to a receiver hitch of a pickup truck to provide an intermediate step for assisting a dog in jumping into the bed of the pickup truck. The attachment includes a first frame member received in the receiver hitch, a second frame member pivotally connected to a rearward end of the first frame member, a third frame member connected to the second frame member, and a platform attached to and supported by the third frame member. The second frame member is movable relative to the first frame member between a folded down position for use as a dog step and a folded up position for transport. Springs are used to hold the second frame member in over-center conditions in the folded down and folded up positions. Adjustments are provided for accommodating different heights of receiver hitches and pickup beds.
US09381859B2	Reverse parking assistance with rear visual indicator Arrangements relate to providing assistance during reverse parking of a vehicle. A rear environment of the vehicle can be detected for one or more objects located in the rear environment. If an object is detected in the rear environment, a visual alert of the detected object can be provided. The visual alert can be provided in a rear interior portion of the vehicle. The visual alert can be substantially aligned with the location of the detected object in the rear environment. Thus, a rearward-looking driver can be visually alerted of the presence of the detected object in the rear environment.
US09381855B1	Vehicle temperature alarm for vehicle occupants and pets Systems, devices and methods of using motion detectors and temperature sensors inside vehicles for activating alarms to protect vehicle occupants that include babies, children, infirm, elderly and pets. Headrest mounted motion detector(s) and a temperature sensor detect both motion and selected temperatures to remotely transmit alarm signals to the vehicle horn that can play an SOS alarm. The detectors and temperature sensor can sound alarms when unsafe cold and warm interior vehicle temperatures are reached. Low battery indicators such as audible alarms, chirp sounds and lights can be used to indicate low battery power supplies.
US09381852B2	Method and control unit for transmitting data on a current vehicle environment to a headlight control unit of a vehicle A method for transmitting data on a current vehicle environment to a headlight control unit of a vehicle. In this context, the data were taken using a camera, a plausibility check being able to take place via an additional sensor system. The method includes a step of reading in object data concerning at least two objects; the object data representing information on objects, which have been classified in an image taken by the camera as an object. Furthermore, the method includes a step for forming object group data from the read-in object data of the at least two objects, the forming taking place while using at least two different parameters, which were provided from image data of the image taken by the camera. Finally, the method includes a step of transmitting the object group data as data on a current vehicle environment to the headlight control unit.
US09381851B2	Device and method for automatically setting the luminance of a light beam emitted from a lighting device of a vehicle as a function of the range of vision A device and a method for automatically setting the luminance of a light beam emitted from a lighting device of a vehicle as a function of the range of vision. The device includes a device for ascertaining a current range of vision based on at least one first parameter, which represents a dimension of the current range of vision, an evaluation device for evaluating the ascertained current range of vision (SI) based on at least one second parameter as the evaluation criterion and outputting a corresponding evaluation variable, and a setting device for assigning a required luminance as a function of the ascertained current range of vision (SI) and the corresponding evaluation variable and setting the required luminance.
US09381849B2	Vehicle headlamp A vehicle headlamp includes a lamp body including a lamp housing having an opening and a cover covering the opening in the lamp housing, and a lamp unit disposed in the lamp body and including, a light source unit having a light source configured to emit light, a structural unit having a projection lens configured to project the light emitted from the light source and a lens holder configured to hold the projection lens, an irradiating direction changing mechanism configured to change an irradiating direction of the light emitted from the light source and projected by the projection lens, and a bracket configured to being operated by a driving force of the irradiating direction changing mechanism and to change an orientation of an optical axis of the projection lens. The structural unit and the light source unit are mounted on the bracket.
US09381837B2	Seat apparatus for vehicle A seat apparatus for a vehicle includes: an unlocking lever that is operated so as to unfix a seat from a vehicle floor; and a control switch that is operated in order for the seat to switch between a deployed state in which the seat is supported on the vehicle floor and a folded state in which the seat is retracted in a concave retraction portion of the vehicle floor, when a support member of the seat is driven via the driving of an actuator, wherein the unlocking lever is provided in a back surface of a seatback which is disposed at an opening end of the concave retraction portion when the seatback is folded forward and the seat is retracted, and the control switch is provided integrally with the unlocking lever.
US09381833B2	Reclining apparatus for vehicle seat The present invention relates to a reclining apparatus for a vehicle seat, including: a gear plate configured to be connected to a seat cushion and have an external gear formed on an outer circumference thereof and a coupling protrusion provided along a circumference thereof having a rotating radius smaller than that of the external gear; a mobile flange configured to be connected to the seat back, have an internal gear formed on an inner circumference thereof, and eccentrically engaged with the external gear; and an operating unit configured to be provided in an operation space between a center hole of the gear plate and a center hole of the mobile flange to make the mobile flange be relatively rotated to the gear plate while being eccentric to the gear plate.
US09381828B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat comprising a seat cushion having a seat cushion main body portion and seat cushion side portions that are disposed on both sides in a seat width direction of the seat cushion main body portion; a seat back having a seat back main body portion and seat back side portions that are disposed on both sides in the seat width direction of the seat back main body portion; and a varying mechanism supporting at least one of the seat cushion main body portion and the seat back main body portion, and varying the position of the seat cushion main body portion in a seat upward and downward direction relative to the seat cushion side portions, and/or varying the position of the seat back main body portion in a seat frontward and rearward direction relative to the seat back side portions.
US09381823B2	Real-time battery estimation Vehicle systems and methods can include a traction battery and a controller to implement a state estimator configured to output battery state based on internal resistance of the traction battery and a system dynamics estimation of the traction battery using discrete battery measurements of voltage and internal resistance, and operate the traction battery according to output of the state estimator. For example, the controller can identify a system dynamics model of the traction battery using a battery input current profile and a battery output voltage profile measured within a predefined time period, transform the identified system dynamics model to a state-space model having a diagonal system matrix consisting of system Eigenvalues through the Eigendecomposition, estimate battery current limits and available power limits from the transformed system dynamics model, and operate the traction battery according to system dynamics model identified using estimated battery current limits and available power limits.
US09381819B2	Method and apparatus for charging or discharging and electrical device by controlling switches An apparatus for charging and discharging an electrical device in a vehicle is provided with a first power source for providing low voltage energy and a second power source for providing high voltage energy. A switch enables/disables the first power source. A first contactor includes a first winding connected to the first power source and a first switch connected to the second power source. The first contactor enables the second power source to provide the HV energy for charging the electrical device in response to the switch enabling the first power source. A second contactor includes a second winding connected to the first power source for receiving the LV energy and a second switch connected to the second power source for receiving the HV energy. The second contactor is in an open state in response to the switch enabling the first power source.
US09381810B2	Electronic throttle control An electronic throttle control (ETC) system is disclosed for use on a recreational or a utility vehicle. The ETC system includes a drive mode selection device for selecting between a plurality of drive modes. The ETC system provides an adjustable engine idle speed and an engine power limiting feature.
US09381793B2	Flat bed tarping system A tarpaulin or portable tarping system for covering loads on flatbed trailers. Said portable tarping system includes retractable tarps of various lengths, for instance, 5 ft., 10 ft., or 20 ft. lengths that are affixed to the cut-outs of the flatbed and then stretched across the load. These tarps can be placed adjacent to each other along the length of the flatbed, or placed on opposing sides of the flatbed, or placed across the width of the flatbed to ensure maximum overlap of the tarps and full coverage of the load.
US09381788B2	Air conditioner for vehicle The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle. The air conditioner for a vehicle according to the present invention includes: a plate member slidably operating inside an air-conditioning case to control the degree of opening of air outflow ports or air passageways inside the air-conditioning case; a gear shaft for operating the plate member, and separation preventing means formed on rail portions of the plate member interlocking with the gear shaft.According to the present invention, the gear portions of the gear shaft can be smoothly interlocked with the gear holes formed on the rail portions of the plate member and it is prevented that the gear portions of the gear shaft in interlock with the gear holes of the rail portions are separated from the gear holes or mislocated.
US09381780B2	Compact valve system for self-inflating tire A tire having a tire cavity is disclosed, wherein the tire has a bi-directional pump assembly including a pump passageway having an inlet end and an outlet end, and being operative to allow a portion of the pump passageway near a tire footprint to substantially close and open the pump passageway. The tire includes a valve assembly having a valve housing, wherein a diaphragm is mounted in the valve housing forming an interior chamber, and wherein the diaphragm is responsive to the pressure of the tire cavity. The interior chamber has an inlet in fluid communication with outside air, and an outlet in fluid communication with inlet and outlet of the pump passageway. The valve assembly further includes an inlet control valve having a valve bottom positioned over the outlet and operative to open and close the outlet. The inlet control valve has a first end connected to the diaphragm, and a resilient member biases the inlet control valve into the open position.
US09381777B2	Signal transponder transceiving signals using different communication protocols and method for transceiving signals using different communication protocols A signal transponder transceiving signals using different communication protocols has a control module, a receiving module and a transmitting module. The control module is electrically connected to the receiving module and the transmitting module, is built in with multiple communication protocols, decodes a tire pressure signal transmitted from and encoded by an external tire pressure sensor with one of the communication protocols, encodes the decoded information to a new tire pressure signal, and further transmits the new tire pressure signal to a tire pressure receiver. Accordingly, there is no failure in decoding and transmissions and cost increase when the signal transponder communicates with tire pressure sensors and a tire pressure receiver using two different communication protocols.
US09381772B2	Rim, vehicle wheel, and vehicle with such a rim A rim onto which a vehicle tire is pulled or can be pulled. The rim has a rim base with at least one device to absorb sound in the manner of a Helmholtz resonator, an air volume partly ring-shaped and at least one opening into the tire interior. The air volume of the Helmholtz resonator is formed by the rim base, by wall and/or web elements, which are arranged on the rim base at a distance from one another when seen in the axial direction of the rim, which are radially oriented, and which are at least partly circumferential, and by a covering element or by a covering element and transverse walls, which delimit the air volume in the circumferential direction. The covering element may be connected to the wall and/or web elements in a form-fitting manner or in a form-fitting and force-fitting manner and in an airtight manner.
US09381769B2	Paint storage and dispensing kit A paint storage kit is provided for storing and dispensing paint in a manner that minimizes mess and loss of paint. The paint storage kit includes a larger storage container, a funnel, and a smaller touch-up container. The storage container includes a removable, flexible pour spout that reversibly connects with the opening of the storage container and facilitates clean transfer of paint into the touch-up container(s) or alternate location. The touch-up container includes a plastic tube, storage cap, and applicator pad. Paint is transferred to the storage container where it stored. The paint can then be transferred to one or more touch-up containers. The touch-up containers can apply small amounts of paint directly via an applicator pad affixed to the top of the touch-up container.
US09381764B2	Ink ribbon cassette, ink ribbon cartridge, printing device and control method for printing device An ink ribbon cartridge may include a supply roll; a winding roll; and a power transmission mechanism to transmit power from a drive source to the supply roll and the winding roll. A direction in which an ink ribbon is wound by the winding roll is a ribbon winding direction and a direction in which the ink ribbon is wound by the supply roll is a ribbon rewinding direction. The power transmission mechanism may include a winding side one-way clutch to transmit a driving force in the ribbon winding direction to the winding roll and cut off transmission of the driving force in the ribbon rewinding direction to the winding roll; and a supply side one-way clutch to transmit the driving force in the ribbon rewinding direction to the supply roll and cuts off transmission of the driving force in the ribbon winding direction to the supply roll.
US09381758B2	Carrier device and inkjet printer having the same, and carrying method A carrier device includes a medium accommodating section configured to accommodate a roll medium, a carrying section configured to carry a medium in a secondary scanning direction, a re-rolling section configured to re-roll the medium having been carried, a dancer roller configured to apply a predetermined tension on the medium being carried from the carrying section toward the re-rolling section, a first bar-shaped member disposed between the medium accommodating section and the carrying section configured to press the medium so as to alter the carrying path of the medium; and a second bar-shaped member disposed between the carrying section and the re-rolling section configured to press the medium so as to alter the carrying path of the medium.
US09381752B2	Information processing apparatus and laser irradiation apparatus An information processing apparatus includes a display unit, a storage unit, a display controller, an instruction receiver, and an instruction output unit. The storage unit stores coloring states of a laser irradiation target with respect to combinations of a plurality of conditions for laser irradiation, the coloring states being obtained when laser irradiation is executed under the conditions. The display controller causes the display unit to display the coloring states with respect to the combinations of the plurality of conditions. The instruction receiver receives, from an operator, a designation instruction for designating any of display portions of each of the coloring states displayed as for the display unit. The instruction output unit outputs, to the laser irradiation apparatus, a laser irradiation execution instruction for executing laser irradiation on the display portion, the designation instruction of which is received by the instruction receiver, in line with the plurality of conditions.
US09381749B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A first part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the first casing. A second part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the second casing. Each of a plurality of flexible tubes has one end and another end. The one end is connected to the first part of the liquid holders. The other end is connected to the second part of the liquid holders. A first supporting section is provided at the first casing and supports the tubes. A second supporting section is provided at the second casing and supports the tubes. A third supporting section supports the tubes at a position between the first supporting section and the second supporting section in such a manner that the tubes are arranged in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis.
US09381748B2	Liquid ejection device A liquid ejection device provided by the invention can be easily transported in a stable orientation in which the weight balance is kept. A printer of the invention includes a liquid ejection head for ejecting ink onto a sheet, ink tanks for storing ink to be supplied to the liquid ejection head, and tubes that connect the ink tanks to the liquid ejection head. An ink injection opening that enables the injection of ink is formed on the upper side of the ink tanks in the vertical direction, and one portion of the ink tanks and another portion of the ink tanks are respectively arranged on one side and another side that face each other across a sheet conveying region.
US09381743B2	Compensating for changes in printhead-to-printhead spacing According to one example, there is provided a system for compensating for changes in printhead-to-printhead spacing in a printing system having multiple printheads mountable on a printhead support. The system includes a measurement system to determine a change in printhead-to-printhead spacing between different ones of mounted printheads, and a processor to determine compensation to be applied to the printing system to compensate for the determined change in printhead-to-printhead spacing.
US09381736B2	Digital printing process A printing process is disclosed which comprises directing droplets of an ink onto an intermediate transfer member to form an ink image, the ink including an organic polymeric resin and a coloring agent in an aqueous carrier, and the transfer member having a hydrophobic outer surface so that each ink droplet in the ink image spreads on impinging upon the intermediate transfer member to form an ink film. The ink is dried while the ink image is being transported by the intermediate transfer member by evaporating the aqueous carrier from the ink image to leave a residue film of resin and coloring agent. The residue film is then transferred to a substrate. The chemical compositions of the ink and of the surface of the intermediate transfer member are selected such that attractive intermolecular forces between molecules in the outer skin of each droplet and on the surface of the intermediate transfer member counteract the tendency of the ink film produced by each droplet to bead under the action of the surface tension of the aqueous carrier, without causing each droplet to spread by wetting the surface of the intermediate transfer member.
US09381735B2	Printing device A printing device includes a mask raising/lowering mechanical part for raising/lowering, in a state of holding a screen mask, the screen mask in a vertical direction and positioning the screen mask relative to a substrate, a frame part disposed in a state of being independent from a raising/lowering operation of the screen mask, and a print head unit provided movably to the frame part and performing squeegeeing of the screen mask to which a solder has been supplied.
US09381734B2	Securities printer A printer is provided with: offset printing units (120 to 150) comprising impression cylinders (121a to 151a, 121b to 151b) for holding and transferring a sheet (101), blanket cylinders (122a to 152a, 122b to 152b) facing the impression cylinders (121a to 151a, 121b to 151b), plate cylinders (123a to 153a, 123b to 153b) facing the blanket cylinders (122a to 152a, 122b to 152b), and ink devices (124a to 154a, 124b to 154b) for supplying ink to the plate cylinders (123a to 153a, 123b to 153b); and an intaglio printing unit (180) comprising an impression cylinder (181) which receives the sheet (101) subjected to offset printing in the offset printing unit (150) and holds and transfers the sheet (101), an intaglio plate cylinder (182) facing the impression cylinder (181), ink supply means (183 to 185) for supplying ink to the intaglio plate cylinder (182), and the like.
US09381730B2	Surrogate patch assembly for a rework area of a composite structure A surrogate patch assembly for a rework area of a structure comprises a surrogate patch body which may be formed of a material for drawing moisture from the rework area. The patch assembly may include a sensor mounted to the surrogate patch body. The sensor may comprise a thermal sensor for sensing the temperature of the rework area and the surrogate patch body. The sensor may comprise a moisture sensor for sensing moisture drawn into the surrogate patch body.
US09381721B2	Gasket material The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gasket material that is capable of preventing corrosion caused by sulfur element, can be used as a seal part for a product that is easily damaged by corrosion, such as an electronic part, and is capable of forming a tight seal under low surface pressure with a material having low rigidity and inadequate reliability such as to have a blowhole, and that can prevent reduction in bolt axial load without producing plastic flow (setting) under pressure. The purpose is achieved by a gasket material in which a foamed rubber layer having a closed cell structure is formed, via an adhesive layer, on at least one side of a metal plate, wherein the foamed rubber layer comprises a carboxyl group-modified nitrile rubber, the expansion ratio of the foamed rubber layer is 2.0 to 3.0, and the foamed rubber layer is crosslinked with an epoxy compound.
US09381719B2	Assembly of prepregs for producing structures, for example ones which deploy through inflation The invention relates to a method of assembling pre-impregnated plies by local isolated polymerization of the assembly region (30) under the action of a radiation to which the resin of the prepreg is sensitive.The assembly method makes it possible in particular to produce very large sized gossamer structures (7) in the form of a concertina-folded tube which is deployed by injecting pressurized gas once in space then stiffened by polymerization under the effect of the same radiation. The pylon concerned (7) thus comprises two structural elements (10, 20) secured end to end while at the same time maintaining its flexibility and firmness qualities.
US09381716B2	Structural adhesive assemblies A device and method for reinforcing, baffling or sealing a vehicle structure, comprising the steps of providing a flexible carrier and plurality of parallel strips located on opposing surfaces of the carrier.
US09381709B2	Oxygen scavenging polyester composition The present disclosure provides a polyester polymer product which contains partially or fully cobalt-neutralized organic sulphonic acid component and which is substantially free of ether and its preparation. The present disclosure also provides an oxygen scavenging composition made from a mixture of the polyester polymer product of the present disclosure, an organic oxidizable polymeric component and optionally at least one additional polyester component. The present disclosure further provides a packaging article defined by walls having an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) less than 0.2 cc·m−2 day−1 at 0.28 mm thickness and its preparation.
US09381707B2	Repair of composite materials A prepreg comprising a fibrous reinforcement layer at least partially impregnated with a matrix resin having a first viscosity, a coating of a wet resin having a second viscosity on a first side of the fibrous reinforcement layer, the first viscosity being higher than the second viscosity, both the matrix resin and the wet resin being curable by ultraviolet radiation, a first removable flexible film which acts as a barrier to ultraviolet radiation on a second side of the fibrous reinforcement layer, and optionally a second removable protective flexible film covering the coating of wet resin.
US09381705B2	Method of manufacturing a laminated part from fibre material A method of manufacturing fiber-reinforced parts, such as blades, for wind power plants, whereby a number of layers (10) of material comprising fiber, such as glass fiber mats, are arranged on a curved surface (5) of an elongated (5) open mold (1) wherein each layer (10) of material is arranged on said curved surface (5) as pre-shaped mats (10) having a form substantially corresponding to an intended area of application such that any need for further modification of or cutting in said material is substantially eliminated.
US09381704B2	Non-vented bladder system for curing composite parts A composite part charge having an internal cavity is placed on a tool and covered by a vacuum bag for autoclave curing. A bladder is placed in the cavity to react autoclave pressure on the charge. The bladder is coupled with a flexible fluid reservoir located beneath the vacuum bag. The bladder is pressurized by autoclave pressure applied through the vacuum bag to the flexible fluid reservoir.
US09381703B2	Apparatus for reducing porosities in composite resin parts An electrical charge is placed on a tool used to cure a composite resin part layup. The charged tool produces an electrostatic force that attracts entrapped gases in the resin to the surface of the tool, thereby reducing porosities in the cured part.
US09381693B2	Packaging and labelling films The present invention provides a transparent, dimensionally stable, biaxially oriented PLA film having a haze value of less than 3% and exhibiting strain induced crystallinity having been oriented by stretching the film from a substantially non-crystalline state by more than three times its original areal dimensions. The processes for making such films are also disclosed.
US09381683B2	Films and methods of manufacture A flexible body comprises a polymer film having a first surface and an opposing second surface. The polymer film has a plurality of apertures extending from the first surface to the second surface and a plurality of raised lips protruding from the first surface such that each of the plurality of apertures is surrounded by one of the plurality of raised lips. A method of producing a polymer film comprises placing a polymer solution into a one sided mold having a plurality of protrusions extending from a bottom of the mold wherein the polymer solution is characterized by a viscosity that inhibits the unaided flow of the polymer throughout the mold; urging the polymer solution around each of the plurality of protrusions; and solidifying the polymer solution.
US09381682B2	Device and method for adjusting post-spacer height in production of liquid crystal displays A device and a method for adjusting post-spacer height in production of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and the device comprises a controller (11) and an extrusion panel (12), the controller (1) is configured to control the extrusion panel (12) to perform plastic deformation treatment; and the extrusion panel (12) is configured to perform plastic deformation treatment on post spacers on a substrate, of which a height is more than a predetermined height value, under the control of the controller (11) after a rubbing process and before a cell assembly process, so that the standard deviation of the post-spacer height on the substrate can fall in a range of the predetermined standard deviation required to be achieved by products. The device and the method can effectively improve the uniformity of the post-spacer height on the substrates.
US09381680B2	Method of manufacturing solid solution perforator patches and uses thereof Methods for fabricating and manufacturing solid solution perforators (SSPs) using sharp metal or glass needles and/or subsequent molding and use are described. The methods entail making microneedles by various precision machining techniques and micromold structures from curable materials. Various designs of patch, cartridge and applicator are described. Also described are methods for adjusting the microneedle mechanical strength using formulation and/or post-drying processes.
US09381676B2	Method for placing an oven for heat-treating preforms on standby A method for placing an oven (12) for heat-treating preforms (13) into standby, including: a device (16) for conveying the preforms (13); at least one heating lamp (22); at least one heat-accumulation element (24, 26); and an electronic unit for controlling the heating lamps (22), characterized in that the method includes, in series: a first switching-off step (E1) which is triggered when a stop in production is determined, and in which the heating lamps (22) are completely switched off; and then a second temperature-maintaining step (E2) which is triggered after the first step (E1), and in which the heating lamps (22) are activated at a predetermined intensity in order to reheat the accumulation elements (24, 26).
US09381671B2	Form liner with backer panel A structurally supportive backer panel formed to fit within the recesses of a form liner to support the form liner when casting textured surfaces into concrete. The backer panel has a series of protrusions which fit within the recesses of the form liner in order to prevent the concrete pressure from deflecting and buckling the form liner. When the wet concrete is poured into a form fitted with the backer panel and form liner, the concrete fills the form and contacts the form liner, wherein the backer panel ensures that the shape of the form liner is not affected by the pressure and weight of the concrete.
US09381670B2	Ceramic composition and ceramic injection-molding process A ceramic composition for an injection-molding process for producing a combustion chamber pressure sensor, in particular for producing an insulation punch of a combustion chamber pressure sensor, includes a ceramic component in a proportion of greater than or equal to 50% by weight and a glass component in a proportion of less than or equal to 50% by weight. The ceramic component includes aluminum oxide. The glass component includes silicon dioxide or a silicon dioxide precursor. The ceramic composition further includes an alkaline earth metal oxide or an alkaline earth metal oxide precursor. The ceramic composition allows production of an insulation punch having a particularly good insulation capability. A ceramic injection-molding process includes the ceramic composition.
US09381668B2	Log splitting apparatus having log splitter frame with stripper plates A log splitting apparatus having stripper plates for stripping logs from a blade member as a piston is retracted into a cylinder. In one arrangement, the stripper plates are removably securable to opposing sides of a log splitter frame of the apparatus to allow for replacement of the stripper plates with other stripper plates or other components (e.g., stroke reducing devices), use of multi-way (e.g., 4-way) wedge systems, and/or the like.
US09381664B2	Rotating saw with balanced dynamic braking An automatic braking system for a pivoting power tool includes a cutting assembly, a cutting arm supporting the cutting assembly, a hinge supporting the cutting arm through a pivot, a primary braking system operably connected to the cutting assembly, a secondary braking system operably connected to the hinge, and a safety circuit configured to sense an unsafe condition and, in response to sensing the unsafe condition, (i) control the primary braking system to oppose rotation of a blade supported by the cutting assembly, and (ii) control the secondary braking system to oppose rotation of the cutting arm.
US09381662B2	Apparatus having scrap-guiding regions positioned on cutting assembly An apparatus, comprising a cutting assembly being configured to cut an object, and scrap-guiding regions being positioned on opposite sides of the cutting assembly.
US09381660B2	Method and apparatus for slicing products In a method of slicing products, in particular food products, a plurality of products are supplied next to one another along a product support to a cutting plane in which a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner. The products are initially offset relative to one another in a stepped manner in the product supply direction via the product conveyors in that, starting from a first product, the further products up to the respective outermost product, which are arranged next to one another at at least one side, are set back by a respective amount against the product supply direction, and indeed further than the respective preceding product. The products offset in a stepped manner with respect to one another are traveled to light barriers at a defined speed. The positions of the product starts are detected with respect to the cutting plane via the light barriers.
US09381647B2	Force detection device, robot, and moving object A force detection device includes a charge output element that outputs charge in accordance with a received external force, a conversion and output circuit, having a first switching element and a first capacitor, which converts the charge into a voltage and outputs the voltage, a compensation signal output circuit, having a second switching element and a second capacitor, which outputs a compensation signal, and an external force detection circuit that detects an external force on the basis of the voltage which is output from the conversion and output circuit and the compensation signal which is output from the compensation signal output circuit. The capacitance of the second capacitor is smaller than the capacitance of the first capacitor.
US09381646B1	Insect and other small object image recognition and instant active response with enhanced application and utility A device for detecting offending objects such as insects on substrates such as on leaves, plants, in fluid or over a large area. The device has a microscope lens which magnifies a portion of the substrate and sends an image of the substrate portion to an image recognition system. If the image recognition system detects the presence of an offending object—further steps are taken to remove, neutralize or mark the area where the offending object is located for subsequent action. The device may be mounted on a movable platform such as drone for active surveillance and action over a large area.
US09381645B1	System for automating manipulation of items Described are techniques for storing and retrieving items using a robotic manipulator. Images depicting a human interacting with an item, sensor data from sensors instrumenting the human or item, data regarding physical characteristics of the item, and constraint data relating to the robotic manipulator may be used to generate one or more configurations for the robotic manipulator. Points of contact and force vectors of the configurations may correspond to the points of contact and force vectors determined from the images and sensor data.
US09381643B2	Dynamical system-based robot velocity control A robotic system includes an end-effector and a control system. The control system includes a processor, a dynamical system module (DSM), and a velocity control module (VCM). Via execution of a method, the DSM processes inputs via a flow vector field and outputs a control velocity command. The inputs may include an actual position, desired goal position, and demonstrated reference path of the end-effector. The VCM receives an actual velocity of the end-effector and the control velocity command as inputs, and transmits a motor torque command to the end-effector as an output command. The control system employs a predetermined set of differential equations to generate a motion trajectory of the end-effector in real time that approximates the demonstrated reference path. The control system is also programmed to modify movement of the end-effector in real time via the VCM in response to perturbations of movement of the end-effector.
US09381641B2	Robot and method of operating robot A robot includes a base, a body connected to the base, a pair of articulated arms rotatably connected to the body, and a moving mechanism adapted to move the body toward or away from the base. Further, a relative positional relationship with a workbench is detected by moving the body with respect to the base using the moving mechanism while keeping the articulated arms in predetermined postures while facing the workbench, and then making the articulated arms contact the workbench.
US09381634B2	Fastener driving tool The invention relates to a fastener driving tool comprising a tank (2) for storing a fluid, in particular liquefied petroleum gas, a combustion chamber (1) connected to the tank (2), wherein the combustion chamber (1) has a movable piston (6) for powering a driving plunger (7), and a metering device (4) arranged between the tank (2) and the combustion chamber (1), wherein the metering device (4) has a movable displacement member (19) for ejecting the fuel out of a metering space (15), wherein the displacement member (19) can be moved by an actuation force from a first power source in a displacement direction against a pressure of the fuel, wherein an additional supporting force from a second power source acts on the displacement member (19).
US09381633B2	Fastener-driving tool including a reversion trigger A fastener-driving tool includes a housing, a workpiece-contacting element movable between a rest position and an activated position, and a trigger movable between a rest position and an activated position. The tool includes an actuation lever movably connected to the trigger and a control valve including an actuating pin and an electromagnet where the actuating pin is movable between a rest position and an activated position. In a powered mode, the electromagnet is energized and attracts the actuation lever to the actuating pin and hold the actuation lever and the actuating pin in respective activated positions such that the tool is actuated each time the workpiece-contacting element contacts a workpiece. In a non-powered mode, the electromagnet is not energized such that the tool is actuated each time the workpiece-contacting element and the trigger are each moved from the rest position to the activated position in a designated sequence.
US09381629B1	Ratchet assembly A ratchet assembly for applying additional torque to a clamping pliers includes a ratchet coupled to a clamping pliers. The ratchet has an adjustable rotation. A handle is coupled to the ratchet. The handle may be gripped by a user so the user rotates the clamping pliers. A drive is coupled to the clamping pliers. The drive may insertably receive an end of a wrench.
US09381612B2	Polishing pad and manufacturing method therefor Provided are a polishing pad which remedies the problem of scratches occurring when a conventional hard (dry) polishing pad is used, which is excellent in polishing rate and polishing uniformity, and which can be used for not only primary polishing but also finish polishing, and a manufacturing method therefor. The polishing pad is a polishing pad for polishing a semiconductor device, comprising a polishing layer having a polyurethane-polyurea resin foam containing substantially spherical cells, wherein the polyurethane-polyurea resin foam has a hard segment content (HSC) in a range from 26 to 34%, and has a density D in a range from 0.30 to 0.60 g/cm3, the hard segment content (HSC) being determined by the following formula (1): HSC=100×(r−1)×(Mdi+Mda)÷(Mg+r×Mdi+(r−1)×Mda) (1).
US09381605B2	Collapsible workstation A collapsible workstation includes stationary top, pivotable leg and collapsible top subassemblies. A collapsible work surface is attached to the stationary top subassembly by a hinge allowing the collapsible work surface to pivot vertically downwardly, but only slightly upwardly from the horizontal. The moveable leg subassembly, comprising two movable front legs each with support cups for receiving an anterior support crossbar of the collapsible work surface, is attached to the two stationary back legs by moveable leg hinges, which allow the two moveable front legs to fold inwardly. Once the legs clear the stationary work surface, the collapsible work surface may fold downward, resulting in the workstation being in a closed position. A stop bracket may be provided attached to the stationary base to inhibit the movable legs from pivoting beyond the position where the crossbar remains engaged in the support cups.
US09381597B2	Movable backing system Thus relates to a movable backing system for clamping plate-shaped backing work pieces for friction agitation welding and friction stir welding and to a friction agitation or stir welding system. The movable backing system comprises an upper unit to be arranged above the backing work pieces to support the backing work pieces, a lower unit to be arranged below the backing work pieces to support the backing work pieces, and a connecting means connecting the upper and the lower unit to be arranged in a gap between the backing work pieces to be welded.
US09381591B2	Systems and methods for diagnosing secondary weld errors A controller for a welding system adapted to determine a value of a weld secondary parameter across a weld secondary component based on a sensed parameter is provided. The controller may also be adapted to compare the determined value to a reference value range and to alert a user to a presence and location of a weld secondary error when the determined value is outside the referenced value range.
US09381589B2	Wire electric discharge machining method and wire electric discharge machine for machining tool that uses ultra-hard material and is mounted to rotating shaft An ultra-hard material fixed to a cutting tool is formed into a cutting blade by electric discharge machining. The wire electric discharge machine has a rotating shaft to which the cutting tool is mounted, and has a touch sensor mounted to an upper wire guide. A measurement program is generated on the basis of a machining path instructed by the machining program. A machining program is regenerated from rotating shaft coordinate information and path coordinate position information obtained at measurement points, on the basis of the measurement program. As a result, a rake face position of the cutting tool can be accurately measured and a wire electrode can be positioned accurately with respect to that position during machining.
US09381588B2	Multi-metal particle generator and method Multi-metal particles, apparatuses and method of making same are provided. Specifically, the multi-metal particles are of nanometer dimensions and are prepared by spatially arranged electrodes configured to generate and maintain a plasma cloud.
US09381579B2	Power drill A power drill has a rotatable spindle extending from a power-unit housing, a chuck body rotationally fixed to the spindle, a jaw guide carried on the chuck body and rotatable relative thereto about the axis, jaws carried in the chuck body, and a pusher element rotatable about the axis in the chuck body and fixed to and bearing axially on the jaws. Screwthreads between the pusher element and the spindle is effective to move the jaws radially on rotation of the spindle about the axis relative to the guide. A coupling sleeve rotationally fixed to the jaw guide is movable between a tightening position rotationally fixed to the housing for movement of the jaws by the pusher element on rotation of the spindle and a drilling position rotationally fixed to the spindle and rotatable relative to the guide for joint rotation of the guide, jaws, and spindle.
US09381578B2	Method for machining a through-hole in a component and machining device for implementing the said method A method for machining a through-hole in a wall of a component, includes setting in rotation on itself a cutting tool about a rotation axis and setting the rotation axis of the tool in rotation about a first orbital rotation axis parallel to, and eccentric by an eccentricity E with respect to, the rotation axis of the tool. The method further includes setting the first orbital rotation axis in rotation, over at least one revolution, about a second orbital rotation axis parallel to, and eccentric by an amount f with respect to, the first orbital rotation axis, the eccentricity being fixed. This configuration makes it possible to balance the elements located between the rotation axis of the tool and the first orbital rotation axis, so that the rotation axis can thus be set in rotation about the first orbital rotation axis at high rotational speeds that contribute toward increasing productivity.
US09381577B2	Chuck table A chuck table holds a workpiece having a warp. The chuck table includes a suction holding member having a suction holding surface for holding the workpiece under suction, and an annular seal member provided around the outer circumference of the suction holding member for supporting a peripheral portion of the workpiece. The annular seal member is formed from an elastic member. The upper surface of the annular seal member is set higher in level than the suction holding surface according to the warp of the workpiece. In holding the workpiece on the chuck table under suction, vacuum leaking from the gap between the workpiece and the suction holding surface due to the warp of the workpiece is applied to the space defined by the workpiece and the annular seal member, thereby elastically deforming the annular seal member to flatten the upper surface of the workpiece.
US09381572B2	Impact pad A tundish impact pad formed from refractory material comprises a base having an impact surface which, in use, faces upwardly against a stream of molten metal entering a tundish, and a wall extending upwardly from the base around at least a part of the periphery of the impact surface. The wall has at least one latitudinal portion. An inwardly-extending feature protrudes from the latitudinal wall. The inwardly-extending feature inhibits flow exiting the impact pad from passing over the center of the latitudinal portion of the wall.
US09381567B2	Methods to control macro shrinkage porosity and gas bubbles in cast aluminum engine blocks A method for estimating proper eutectic modification level in a liquid metal to minimize macro shrinkage porosity and gas bubbles during casting of aluminum automobile components, and a system and article for casting.
US09381564B2	3-D printed casting shell and method of manufacture A printable refractory material is provided having a liquid and powder component configured for use in a 3-D powder printer, where the material forms hydraulic bonds when the liquid and powder components are combined. Methods of printing the refractory material and forming castings therefrom are also provided.
US09381563B2	Method for joining workpieces A method can be used for joining workpieces using a fastener. The fastener includes a first head and a shank extending from the first head along a fastener axis. The joining method includes the following steps: (a) rotating a fastener about a fastener axis; (b) moving the fastener toward the first and second workpieces while the fastener rotates about the fastener axis such that the fastener increases the temperature in the first and second workpieces in order to soften and pierce the first and second workpieces along the fastener axis; and (c) advancing the fastener through the first and second workpieces and toward an open cavity of a die after piercing the first and second workpieces while the fastener rotates about the fastener axis such that the shank is partially disposed inside the open cavity in order to form a second head.
US09381546B2	Apparatus and method for separating material A separation method includes: conveying a separation subject comprising a group of pieces placed on a conveyor in one direction; detecting, by a detecting device, compositions of pieces in the group of pieces placed on the conveyor; generating, by a blower, airflow at an end portion of the conveyor in a conveying direction in which the conveyor conveys the separation subject, the airflow having a velocity matching or substantially matching a conveying speed of the conveyor; stabilizing the airflow by a current plate placed along a trajectory of the group of pieces; and by a jetting device, obtaining position information of a piece of a particular material detected, and jetting pulse air toward the piece of the particular material when the piece of the particular material, which is travelling through air from the conveyor and whose travel is assisted by the airflow, passes by the jetting device.
US09381545B2	On-line oil and foreign matter detection system and method A system for detecting oil contaminated product and foreign matter within a product stream is provided. The system includes a first conveying means for delivering a product stream; a first detection apparatus for detecting oil contaminated product, the first detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the first detection apparatus including a high intensity infrared light source directed at the product stream; and a high speed NIR spectrometer sensor tuned to detect a reflected signal from a taggant disposed in the oil of the oil contaminated product; a second detection apparatus for detecting foreign matter within a product stream, the second detection apparatus positioned proximate the product stream, the second detection apparatus including a light source for illuminating the product stream and a detector for detecting light reflected from the product stream; and a controller for determining whether the product stream contains oil contaminated product or foreign matter by monitoring signals obtained from the first detection apparatus and the second detection apparatus.
US09381532B2	Dispensing head for a system for dispensing a pressurized product A dispensing head for a system for dispensing a pressurized product, the head including a body having a mounting shaft for the head on a tube for supplying the pressurized product and a channel for dispensing the product between the shaft and an orifice for dispensing the product, the dispensing orifice being formed between two longitudinal walls, upper and lower, respectively, which are connected on either side, respectively, by a lateral wall of which the transverse dimension is smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the longitudinal walls, and each of the lateral walls has a projection that extends between the longitudinal walls, at least the walls of the dispensing orifice including an antimicrobial agent for the product to be dispensed.
US09381531B2	Liquid dispenser Liquid dispensers with a housing, a reservoir for receiving liquid prior to discharge, a discharge opening, and a conveyor device for conveying liquid from the reservoir to the discharge opening.The conveyor device includes a metering chamber with a cylindrical wall, and a piston adapted to the cylindrical wall to allow a sliding movement thereon. The metering chamber and the piston displaced relative to each other between starting and end positions. An outlet side of the metering chamber is adjoined by an outlet chamber, and an inlet side of the metering chamber is adjoined by an inlet chamber. The piston is arranged in the inlet chamber when in the starting position and in the outlet chamber when in the end position. During the transition from the starting position to the end position, the liquid in the metering chamber is pressurized for discharge through the discharge opening.
US09381530B2	Dispensing device for fluid substances A dispensing device for fluid substances, including a pushbutton in which a chamber is provided housing a piston, the piston being loaded by an elastic mechanism to urge a front projecting appendix thereof into a dispensing hole for the substance, to hence sealedly close the hole, the pushbutton presenting a seat enabling a hollow stem to be coupled therethrough through which the pressurized substance is fed to the device. In the chamber there is housed an at least partially cylindrical member in an interior of which the piston slides, in the member there being provided at least one passageway opening to the front of the piston and communicating with a bore of the stem when the device is positioned on the pump.
US09381529B2	Systems, devices and methods related to paint recirculation during manufacture of radio-frequency modules In applications such as manufacture of shielded radio-frequency modules where costly metallic paint is sprayed to form a conductive layer, it is desirable to reduce the amount of paint being utilized, and to maintain an acceptable level of suspension of paint particles in solution. A closed recirculation system can be configured to provide such desirable features, and can include a reservoir for holding a volume of metallic paint, a spray apparatus for spraying metallic paint received from the reservoir, and a recirculator for recirculating the metallic paint that is not sprayed back to the reservoir. In some embodiments, the recirculator can include a compact peristaltic pump that allows use of shorter fluid paths in the closed recirculation system, as well as a desired level of agitation to quickly achieve the acceptable level of suspension and maintain the suspension for an extended period of time.
US09381514B2	Test tube TEST TUBE, of the type that are used for chemical and biological analysis, having an approximate shape of a cylinder or a truncated cone, comprising an opening in the upper region thereof for inserting substances, and formed from a single piece of a homogeneous material with a translucent color, composed of a mixture of a polymer from the family of metallocene polyolefins, that homogeneously contains a polypropylene-based Masterbach of a laser-sensitive additive that changes color to a different contrasting color, for example an approximately brown-black color, when exposed to the excitation of a laser marker.
US09381513B2	Detection chip and method for using the same A detection chip is provided. The detection chip includes a substrate, an active reagent, a hydrophilic droplet and a lipophilic substance. The substrate includes a first containing slot, wherein the first containing slot includes a first space and a second space adjacent to each other. The active reagent is disposed in the first space of the first containing slot. The hydrophilic droplet is disposed in the second space of the first containing slot. The lipophilic substance is disposed in the first containing slot, wherein the lipophilic substance is immiscible to the active reagent and the hydrophilic droplet, and separates the active reagent from the hydrophilic droplet.
US09381508B2	Phosphine ligands for catalytic reactions The disclosure is directed to: (a) phosphacycle ligands; (b) catalyst compositions comprising phosphacycle ligands; and (c) methods of using such phosphacycle ligands and catalyst compositions in bond forming reactions.
US09381507B2	Process for the preparation of 4-methylpent-3-en-1-ol derivatives The present invention concerns a process for the preparation with high selectivity of a compound of formula (I) by isomerization at room temperature of compound of formula (II) in the presence of a complex of formula [Ru(dienyl)2H]X.
US09381505B2	Cobalt catalysts and their use for hydrosilylation and dehydrogenative silylation Disclosed herein are cobalt complexes containing terpyridine ligands and chelating alkene-modified silyl ligands, and their use as hydrosilylation and/or dehydrogenative silylation and crosslinking catalysts. The cobalt complexes also exhibit adequate air stability for handling and manipulation.
US09381504B2	Deodorizing material, process for manufacturing deodorizing material, and deodorizing device A deodorizing material is a cured substance that is obtained by dissolving a photosensitizing colorant in an unsaturated polyester resin composition which contains unsaturated polyester and a monomer copolymerizable with the unsaturated polyester and which is in a liquid state at a room temperature, and by adding a curing agent to let the liquid cured. This deodorizing material changes from the base state to the singlet excitation state, and further to the triplet excitation state upon irradiation with light in a gas phase containing oxygen and odor components. This energy is given to the oxygen molecules to produce singlet oxygen. The oxidation action of the produced singlet oxygen decomposes the odor components.
US09381500B2	Process for producing ethanol using hydrogenation catalysts The present invention relates to catalysts, to processes for making catalysts and to chemical processes employing such catalysts. The catalysts are preferably used for converting acetic acid to ethanol. The catalyst comprises a precious metal and one or more active metals on a modified support. The modified support may comprise cobalt tungstate.
US09381494B2	Photocatalytic film structure A photocatalytic film structure is provided. The photocatalytic film includes a plurality of micron particles; a plurality of nano particles; and a plurality of block bodies, wherein the volume of each of the block bodies is greater than that of each of the nano particles, and each of the micron particles, the nano particles and the block bodies contains zinc oxide and a doping metal, and wherein the amount of the doping metal is 1 to 5 wt % of the photocatalytic film, and the plurality of micron particles and micron particles take up 10 to 50% of the volume of the photocatalytic film.
US09381488B2	Microchannel reactor for hydrocarbon reforming Disclosed is a microreactor for hydrocarbon reforming, including an end plate, a combustion catalyst plate, a combustion channel plate, a reforming catalyst plate and a reforming channel plate, wherein a plurality of combustion catalyst-filled parts are present in a portion of an entire combustion catalyst plate and a plurality of combustion catalyst-unfilled parts are present in a remaining portion.
US09381482B2	Lining structure Damage of a lining-member is prevented through mitigation of stress concentration due to difference in thermal expansion. A lining-structure of a lining-member is provided on a base material of an insertion tube for adding a chemical to a reaction vessel for leaching under high temperature and high pressure. The base material has tube and flange sections. The lining-member is provided on the base material and formed of different material from the base material, and has a tube-lining section provided on the tube and flange lining sections provided on the flange-section. A chamfer-section is formed on the flange-section. The tube-lining section is protruded to the same height as a flat surface of the flange lining section. The flange lining-section has a curved surface-section protruded toward the base material side on the chamfer-section and is welded to a protruding-section of the tube-lining section that protrudes from a slant surface of the chamfer-section.
US09381479B1	Tool coupling and method for multi-component composition mixing A disclosed tool coupling may include a clamp configured to hold a stirring tool and a shank connected to the clamp, the shank and the clamp sharing an axis of rotation, the clamp including a clamp housing defining an open interior region configured to receive the stirring tool and at least one adjustable fastener operably connected to the clamp housing, the fastener being configured to retain the stirring tool within the interior region.
US09381474B2	Apparatus for foaming a liquid In an apparatus for foaming a liquid with an aerating device by which the liquid can be aerated, an outlet arrangement which is in communication with the aerating device via a conduit and a pump arranged in the conduit for transporting the aerated liquid from the aerating device to the outlet arrangement, at least one flow resistor is provided in the conduit or the outlet arrangement which includes a plurality of adjacent resistor elements of an elastic material which are movable relative to one another and between which there are passages through which the aerated liquid is forced whereby a high quality stable foam is generated and a pump control arrangement is provided for maintaining the aerated liquid under pressure.
US09381467B2	Metal carrier catalyst for cleaning exhaust gas A metal honeycomb carrier comprising a metal outer casing having inserted thereinto a metal honeycomb structure consisting of a metallic flat foil and a metallic corrugated foil, wherein perforations in an opening ratio of 30 to 60% are provided in either one or both of the flat foil and the corrugated foil.
US09381466B2	Exhaust gas purification system The present invention relates to a technology of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) which is harmful discharge gas discharged from an internal combustion engine or a combustor, and to an exhaust gas purification system which inputs solid ammonium salt such as ammonium carbamate or ammonium carbonate into a reactor, thermally decomposes and converts the solid ammonium salt into the ammonia by using engine cooling water, exhaust gas, or an electric heater, which are installed in the reactor, and reduces the nitrogen oxide included in the exhaust pipe on a selective catalytic reduction into nitrogen by injecting the ammonia by using a pressure regulator and a dosing valve.
US09381460B2	Pressure swing adsorption process A pressure swing adsorption process for an adsorption system having 12 adsorption beds, the process having a cycle with 5 pressure equalization steps. Background is provided for the various pressure swing adsorption cycle steps.
US09381456B2	Air filter A filter device has a filter element arranged in a filter housing. The filter device has additionally an adsorber element that adsorbs hydrocarbons. The adsorber element is arranged in a separate adsorber housing connected to the filter housing.
US09381454B2	Materials handling and treatment A belt filter apparatus for treating material to separate solid and liquid components comprises an endless belt structure adapted to circulate around a path incorporating guide roller structures around which the belt structure passes. The endless belt structure comprises an elongate belt portion of water permeable material, and has two opposed longitudinal edges. A zipper releasably connects the two longitudinal edges together to form a tubular structure with a flexible sidewall. The circulating path includes an assembly zone where the longitudinal edges are brought together and connected by the zipper to form the tubular structure, and a disassembly zone at which the zipper is released to separate the longitudinal edges and open the tubular structure. Means are provided for compressing a portion of the tubular structure to express liquid from the material contained in the tubular structure. The liquid discharges from the tubular structure through the water permeable belt portion.
US09381453B2	Fuel filter A fuel filter comprises a filter housing, a filter assembly positioned within said filter housing, a fuel inlet adapted to receive fuel into the filter housing, and a fuel outlet. The filter assembly may have a first end cap, a second end cap, and a filter element positioned therebetween. The filter element may comprise a particulate filter component and a water sensing component, the water sensing component having a center tube, a water sensing layer, and a screen. The water sensing layer may wrap around at least a portion of the center tube and be secured in place by the screen. The water sensing layer comprises a gelling and thickening agent, such as methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose. In operation, the fuel filter is configured to direct fuel received at the fuel inlet to the fuel outlet by way of the water sensing component and the particulate filter component.
US09381452B2	Coke tolerant fuel filter A filter for use with a fuel system having contaminants has a plurality of apices and a plurality of ridges, where each ridge attaches an apex to an adjacent apex. A plurality of ridges and adjoining apices define a first opening that is in register with a second opening wherein the second opening has less surface area than the first opening. A side attaches the first opening and the second opening and tapers inwardly from the first opening to the second opening to minimize stagnant areas along the ridges and apices.
US09381450B2	Defoamer composition comprising alkoxylated 2-propylheptanol The present invention relates to defoaming compositions comprising compounds having the formula C5H11CH(CH2CH2CH3)CH2O(CH2CH(X)O)nH (I) where X═(CH2)aCH3 where a=0 or 1 and where n=0.5-5; and one or more hydrotropes selected from the group consisting of branched or linear C4-C10 alkyl glycosides and optionally one or more anionic hydrotrope selected from the group consisting of fatty acid soaps where the acyl group contains 10-22 carbon atoms, and which could be saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched; or a sulfonate chosen from the group cumene sulfonate and xylene sulfonate, and the use of such compositions as defoaming and/or antifoaming agents. The invention also pertains to a composition comprising a) a compound C5H11CH(CH2CH2CH3)CH2O(CH2CH(X)O)nH (I) where X═(CH2)aCH3 where a=0 or 1 and n=0.5-5 b) one or more hydrotrope selected from the group consisting of branched or linear C4-C10 alkyl glycosides, c) optionally one or more anionic hydrotrope selected from the group consisting of fatty acid soaps where the acyl group contains 8-22, preferably 9-18 carbon atoms, and which could be saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched; or a sulfonate chosen from the group cumene sulfonate and xylene sulfonate, and d) N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)dodecylamine.
US09381447B2	Force balance needle valve pressure regulator for carbon dioxide based chromatography Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods comprising a dynamic pressure regulator and a force balance needle that regulate pressure changes due to flow or composition changes in a pressurized flow system, such as, for example, a CO2-based chromatography system.
US09381440B2	Coaster design A coaster having a rotatable track area capable of rotating, for example, 180° and repositioning a car for further movement along another track different than the one from which it originated. The rotatable track area can have a cross section of any polygonal shape. A corresponding rotation system with computer controls can selectively rotate the rotatable track area in predetermined increments according to the coaster track end positions so as to selectively align the rotatable tracks with the coaster tracks.
US09381432B2	Game migration Embodiments of the present invention allow game play to migrate back and forth between a server-run video game and a client-run video game. For example, a user could start playing a video game running on a server and then migrate play to a client device, such as a game console. When a game is running on the server, the server executes the game code, renders a video image, and communicates the image to the client. The client may communicate game control commands to the server. The game play may also start on the client and transition to a server. For example, a user may reach a point in the game where the user does not have the game files stored on the client.
US09381430B2	Interactive video game using game-related physical objects for conducting gameplay A video game includes a peripheral device that senses the presence and identity of toys near or on the peripheral. Each of the toys includes an identification device such as an RFID tag. Each of the toys is also associated with a corresponding game character or object. The interactive video game presents a play pattern such that when a toy is detected in a detection area of the peripheral, the virtual game system may process the placement of the toy so as to effectuate a video game control action such as an attack or a maneuver to evade an enemy.
US09381423B2	Method and apparatus for game play involving puzzles with autocorrect-related obfuscation New and unusual games are described herein that are engaging and fun and can leverage well-known text autocorrection concepts to present puzzles for solution to users that effectively employ autocorrection in reverse. Such a puzzle can comprise a puzzle character string, the puzzle character string comprising one or more obfuscated words, wherein the one or more obfuscated words are configured to be de-obfuscated by an autocorrection algorithm. The de-obfuscated form of the puzzle is its solution. Any of a number of games can then be played where one or more users attempt to solve such puzzles.
US09381419B2	Replaceable sections of a pitching mound and applications thereof A pitching mound includes a level area, a sloped area, and surrounding areas. The level area includes a replaceable drive area. The sloped area has a slope from a first end of the sloped area that abuts to the level area to a second end of the sloped area. The sloped area includes a replaceable landing area. The surrounding areas encircle the level area and the sloped area.
US09381410B2	Metal wood club A weight system configured to adjust the location of the center of gravity of a golf club head comprising an adjustable weight comprising an aperture dimensioned to receive a fastener, a threaded bore formed in said sole and configured to receive a fastener, and a fastener configured to pass through the aperture of the adjustable weight and engage the threaded bore, wherein rotation of said fastener in a first direction locks said adjustable weight into a locked position, preventing said adjustable weight from rotating relative to said body, and wherein rotation of said fastener in a second direction, opposite said first direction, unlocks said adjustable weight into an unlocked position and allows said adjustable weight to rotate about said fastener, and wherein said adjustable weight can be unlocked and rotated without completely removing said fastener from said threaded bore.
US09381403B2	Golf balls having a foam center Large diameter golf balls having a foam core are provided.
US09381398B2	Sports simulation system A sports simulation system includes a projectile tracker having a display presenting a three-dimensional sports scene. The projectile tracker captures images of a projectile tracking region disposed in front of the display to detect a launched projectile traveling through the tracking region towards the display. A processing stage, in communication with the projectile tracker, is responsive to data received from camera devices to determine three-dimensional positions, velocity, acceleration and spin of a detected projectile traveling through the tracking region, which are used by the processing stage to calculate a trajectory of the launched projectile into the three-dimensional sports scene.
US09381395B2	Stationary articulated bicycle The present invention relates to a stationary articulated bicycle for physical exercise, especially for interiors (indoor), such as sports centers and fitness centers. In essence, it is aimed with the invention, the characterization of a new conception of stationary bike which has a hinge between two elements of a structure, to allow their relative angular displacement, which is intended to provide both a combination of balance and freedom, sensitive to forces applied to remove all and any impact that occurs in bone and nerve structure of the human body, providing comfort to the practitioner.
US09381393B1	Suspended weight barbell attachment A suspended weight barbell attachment apparatus, having a barbell assembly with first and second distal ends. Further having two actuating assemblies, each with a housing assembly having an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a hole that extends from the interior wall to the exterior wall. The housing assembly further has a reinforced section. The hole has a cooperative shape and dimension to house a respective reinforced section therethrough. Each reinforced section receives a respective first or second distal end. Each of the two actuating assemblies further has a handle assembly, and a locking assembly. Further having two post assemblies, each with vertical walls, a top end, and a bottom end. The vertical walls have a plurality of notches. Each housing assembly is slidably positioned between the vertical walls of a respective post assembly. And further having two base frame assemblies.
US09381390B1	Appliance safety device The appliance safety device provides a spray of a liquid, typically a water, both above and below an appliance deemed capable of catching fire. The device also retaliates against either the appliance or the liquid release that can harm a surrounding environment. The device automatically senses an excessive heat and triggers the spray over and under the appliance, with a pan positioned below the appliance to capture the spray. Water buildup within the pan is automatically sensed and a pump triggered to evacuate the pan through a drain line into a drain.
US09381378B2	Particle beam irradiation system and method for operating the same Operation control data of each of the constituent sub-units of a synchrotron is constructed by a combination of module data items (initial acceleration data item, plural energy change data items, and a deceleration control data item), corresponding to plural control intervals, respectively. A control start value, a control completion value, and a computing function for connecting the control start value with the control completion value are expressed in each of module data items. Further, the plural module data items are corrected on the basis of a correction data item of a residual field, and a power-supply control command value is sequentially outputted. By preparing correction table data of the residual field, expressed by irradiation energy and irradiation stage numbers of the irradiation energy beforehand, the correction table data items of the plural module data items are selected from the correction table data to be prepared.
US09381377B2	Real time radiation treatment planning system The invention relates to a real time radiation treatment planning system for use in effecting radiation therapy of a pre-selected anatomical portion of an animal body using hollow needles. According to embodiments of the invention, the system may include a processing means processing means-configured to perform a three-dimensional imaging algorithm and a three-dimensional image segmentation algorithm, with respect to one or more specific organs within the pre-selected anatomical portion and with respect to the needles, for converting the image data obtained with an imaging means into a three-dimensional image of the anatomical portion, using at least one single or multi-objective anatomy-based genetic optimization algorithm. For pre-planning or virtual simulation purposes, the processing means is arranged to determine in real time the optimal number and position of at least one of the needles, positions of energy emitting sources within the needles, and the dwell times of the energy emitting sources at the positions. For post-planning purposes, the processing means is arranged to determine, based on three-dimensional image information, in real time the real needle positions and the dwell times of the energy emitting sources for the positions.
US09381376B2	Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance of radiation therapy Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance for verification of radiation dose delivery in arc-based radiation therapy devices using a 3D gamma evaluation method.
US09381375B2	Method for killing and tracing bacteria by coating same with self-assembled gold nanoshell layer and producing photothermal decomposition and cold light by means of laser As an extremely simple and efficiency way to kill Gram-positive, -negative, -multidrug resistant bacteria, and in particular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, gold nanoparticles were grown self-assembling to yield gold nanoshells on the surface of bacteria (bacteria coated with gold nanoshells or bacterial nanomaterials) by the solution contained gold ion but no adding reductant. The bacteria with gold nanoshells still kept their vitality and mobility for weeks. Due to gold with the high efficiently to convert absorbed radiation into heat for serving as photothermal therapeutic agents, enabled the bacteria coated with gold nanoshells acted as photothermal agents to kill bacteria efficiently. As a result, these bacterial nanomaterials showed impressive photothermolytic efficacy to reduce the viability of bacteria with laser irradiation and an excellent ability to emit photoluminescence after laser irradiation which was generated from the dead bacteria coated with bacterial nanomaterials. The stronger photoluminescence was emitted, the more bacteria were killed. Moreover, the photoluminescence which was able to sustain femtosecond laser exposure, keep luminescence emitted and prevent from photobleaching was still generated after being exposed for hours. It is very eligible to act as optical contrast agents. As a result, these nanomaterials were definitely able to serve as brand-new contrast agents or indicators to determine viability, track and localize bacteria in clinical applications.
US09381371B2	Implantable medical device with automatic tachycardia detection and control in MRI environments An implantable medical device (IMD) includes a lead having one or more sensing electrodes and one or more therapy delivery electrodes, and a sensor configured to detect the presence of static and time-varying scan fields in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) environment. A controller, in electrical communication with the lead and the sensor, is configured to process signals related to tachycardia events sensed via the one or more sensing electrodes and to deliver pacing and shock therapy signals via the one or more therapy delivery electrodes. The controller compares the sensed static and time-varying scan fields to static and time-varying scan field thresholds. The controller controls delivery of anti-tachycardia pacing and shock therapy signals as a function of the detected tachycardia events, the comparison of the sensed static scan field to the static scan field threshold, and the comparison of the time-varying scan fields to the time-varying scan field thresholds.
US09381367B2	Medical lead fastener including integrated clamp This disclosure includes techniques for securing the proximal ends of a medical lead to the connector block of an IMD with a fastener device that incorporates a flexible clamp. A fastener device for a medical device comprising a flexible clamp forming a clamp aperture, wherein the flexible clamp includes a clamp protrusion configured to facilitate actuation of the flexible clamp, a rigid body, wherein the rigid body connects to and surrounds the flexible clamp, and an actuator configured to actuate on the clamp protrusion to change a perimeter of the clamp aperture, wherein the change of the perimeter of the clamp aperture by the actuator is configured to apply a compressive force about a perimeter of an electrical contact of a medical lead in the clamp aperture to electrically and mechanically connect the medical lead to the fastener device.
US09381366B2	Methods and apparatus for improved IPG rate response using subcutaneous electrodes directly coupled to an implantable medical device (IMD) Per the disclosure subcutaneously implantable medical devices (IMDs) with rate responsive implantable pulse generator (IPG) capability that also include dual patient activity sensors are adaptively controlled. One of the activity sensors uses multiple electrodes adapted to acquire electrocardiographic signals and signals from non-cardiac muscle tissue (myopotentially-based signals). The signals from the electrode-based activity sensor are used to confirm and/or override the patient-activity sensor signals from the other non-myopotentially-based patient activity sensor. The electrodes are directly mechanically coupled to the housing of the IMD and electrically coupled to circuitry that filters, processes, and interprets both the patient activity sensor signals.
US09381363B2	Optimal pacing configuration via ventricular conduction delays An exemplary method for optimizing pacing configuration includes providing distances between electrodes of a series of three or more ventricular electrodes associated with a ventricle; selecting a ventricular electrode from the series; delivering energy to the ventricle via the selected ventricular electrode, the energy sufficient to cause an evoked response; acquiring signals of cardiac electrical activity associated with the evoked response via non-selected ventricular electrodes of the series; based on signals of cardiac electrical activity acquired via the non-selected ventricular electrodes and the distances, determining conduction velocities; based on the conduction velocities, deciding if the selected ventricular electrode is an optimal electrode for delivery of a cardiac pacing therapy; and, if the selected ventricular electrode comprises an optimal electrode for delivery of the cardiac pacing therapy, calling for delivery of the cardiac pacing therapy using the selected ventricular electrode. Various other methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
US09381359B2	System and method for delivering modulated sub-threshold therapy to a patient A neuromodulation system configured for providing sub-threshold neuromodulation therapy to a patient. The neuromodulation system comprises a neuromodulation lead having at least one electrode configured for being implanted along a spinal cord of a patient, a plurality of electrical terminals configured for being respectively coupled to the at least one electrode, modulation output circuitry configured for delivering sub-threshold modulation energy to active ones of the at least one electrode, and control/processing circuitry configured for selecting a percentage from a plurality of percentages based on a known longitudinal location of the neuromodulation lead relative to the spinal cord, computing an amplitude value as a function of the selected percentage, and controlling the modulation output circuitry to deliver sub-threshold modulation energy to the patient at the computed amplitude value.
US09381357B2	Methods and systems for monitoring electrical stimulation using paddle lead The present disclosure provides systems and methods for neurostimulation. The method includes applying electrical stimulation to a patient using a paddle lead that includes a plurality of electrodes, acquiring evoked response data using at least some of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the evoked response data is indicative of a patient response to the electrical stimulation, transmitting the evoked response data to a computing device, and processing the evoked response data using the computing device to facilitate monitoring the applied electrical stimulation.
US09381355B2	Ultra-high photosensitivity vertical nanowire arrays for retinal prosthesis A prosthetic retina for implantation in an eye having a defective retina is formed from an array of nanowires having a predetermined spatial distribution, density, size and shape implanted in close proximity to the retina. An electrical conductor is formed at a first end of all nanowires in the array of nanowires and placed in contact with a bias source which biases the array. A plurality of electrodes is located on a second end of each of one nanowire or a bundle of nanowires in the array. Each nanowire produces a photocurrent at a corresponding electrode in response to detection of light impinging on the array of nanowires and the photocurrent stimulates one or more neurons adapted for visual perception. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined spatial distribution mimics a distribution of rods and cones in a normal eye.
US09381354B2	Visual prosthesis with integrated visor and video processing unit The present invention is a new configuration for the external portion of a visual prosthesis in the form of a visor or glasses, including a frame supported by a user's nose and ears. The video processing unit is adapted to be connected by temple portions of the visor and rest on the user's upper back behind the user's neck, or behind the user's head. Controls for the video processor are on one or both temple portions of the visor.
US09381349B2	Apparatus for treating cerebral neurovascular disorders including headaches by neural stimulation Methods, kits, apparatus, and compositions for inhibiting a cerebral neurovascular disorder, a muscular headache, or cerebral inflammation in a human patient are provided. The apparatus includes an electronic neural stimulator capable of stimulating a dorsonasal nerve structure associated with pain in a subject, thereby inhibiting the pain, and includes a power supply for providing the neural stimulation; and at least one electrical conduit coupled between the power supply and a dorsonasal nerve structure associated with the cerebral neurovascular disorder in a manner to transmit the neural stimulation to the dorsonasal nerve structure associated with the pain to thereby inhibit the pain. Cerebral neurovascular disorders include migraine and cluster headache. Muscular headaches include tension headaches and muscle contraction headaches.
US09381344B2	Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes minimally invasively implanting a stimulating device in a patient's esophagus in the region proximate the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The patient is provided with a questionnaire related to his disease via an online service. The questionnaire is accessed on a mobile device, such as a cell phone, or on a computer with network access. The data from the sensors and the answers from the questionnaire are analyzed together by a health care provider using the online service. The data and answers are used to program the stimulating device, via the mobile device or computer, to optimize treatment.
US09381340B2	Apparatus and method for electrically stimulating pressure-loaded muscles An apparatus and method of using same for preventing pressure ulcers is provided. More specifically, the present apparatus and method may be used in individuals having compromised mobility and/or lack of sensation to prevent pressure ulcers by electrically stimulating pressure-loaded or compressed muscles.
US09381327B2	Balloon catheter A balloon catheter comprises a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. An inflatable member is disposed adjacent the distal end of the shaft. The inflatable member has an inner inflatable member and an outer inflatable member disposed around the inner inflatable member. The inflatable members have different compliant properties.
US09381322B2	Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that secures a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. In some implementations, the anchor device can be installed using a technique in which the subcutaneous anchors undergo relatively little or no flexing when being inserted through the skin into the subcutaneous region between the skin and underlying muscle tissue which may be occupied by fatty tissue.
US09381321B2	Systems and methods for anchoring medical devices Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that secures a medical instrument (such as a catheter or the like) in place relative to a skin penetration point using subcutaneous anchors. In some implementations, the medical instrument can be coupled to the anchor device using a snap-lock cap mechanism.
US09381319B2	Vascular delivery devices A vascular method is disclosed comprising introducing a first flexible wire into a blood vessel, wherein the blood vessel has a first vessel end and a second vessel end and wherein the first flexible wire has a first end and a second end, sliding an angiotip along the first flexible wire in a direction away from the first end of the wire and toward the second end of the wire, frictionally engaging the first flexible wire with the angiotip, and pulling the first flexible wire through the blood vessel in the direction of the second vessel end, wherein the pulling of the first flexible wire pulls the angiotip through the blood vessel in the direction of the second vessel end.
US09381311B2	System comprising a nebulizer and a packaging A system comprising a nebulizer, in particular inhaler, having a pre-installed container is proposed. The system comprises a packaging preventing fluidic connection or opening of the container in a delivery state of the nebulizer.
US09381295B2	Intravenous set with an automatic stopping mechanism in the drip chamber An intravenous set with an automatic stopping mechanism in the drip chamber is provided. A top portion of the drip chamber may have a cap with a sharp tooth for puncturing a container or bottle. A lower portion of the drip chamber may be connected to a joint or stem that is connected to a flexible tube ending in a valve to be connected to a catheter. The drip chamber may contain a stopper for automatic control of fluid flow from the drip chamber. The stopper may include a lower part or diaphragm, a middle part or stem and an upper part. The stem and diaphragm may be connected by a stud, which is a part of the diaphragm. The stopper falls as the fluid flows through an exit of the drip chamber and closes the exit of the drip chamber when the fluid in the drip chamber is finished.
US09381292B2	Diabetes regulator An implantable device that continuously regulates the blood glucose levels of a type 1 diabetes mellitus patient is provided. The device which is implanted in the bloodstream, relies on a microfluidic chip and a microsieve that efficiently separate leukocytes away from an amount of blood received and an islet compartment made up of multiple islets (beta and alpha cells) from at least one compatible donor pancreas source. During hyperglycemia, insulin is produced by the beta cells to remove excessive sugar from the blood. Similarly, during hypoglycemia, glucagon is secreted by the alpha cells to bring the blood glucose level back to normal. The device is self-sustaining without relying on an electrically-powered insulin pump or refills of exogenous insulin.
US09381288B2	Fluid handling system Various embodiments of a fluid handling system are disclosed herein. For example, the fluid handling system can include a catheter assembly and a console configured to control the operation of the catheter assembly. A removable interface member can be configured to provide fluid and electrical communication between the catheter assembly and the console.
US09381278B2	Embolic devices Described herein are apparatus, compositions, systems and methods for occluding vascular structures and vascular malformations with radiopaque hydrogel filaments. The filaments can contain no support members and can be CT and MR compatible. Methods of forming such filaments are also disclosed.
US09381272B2	Method for producing an implantable bone composition Methods for producing implantable bone compositions suitable for attaching stem cells thereto, characterized in that bone particles are contacted with an albumin comprising solution. Said bone particles can be mineralized and/or lyophilized bone particles of animal or human origin. Preferably the non-immunogenic albumin comprising solution is lyophilized onto said bone particles. The invention further concerns bone compositions suitable for using in graft implantation obtainable by said methods.
US09381263B2	Flash sterilization container A flash sterilization container includes a hermetically sealed rigid and impermeable metal bellow valve. Upon pressurization of the external environment with steam the height of the bellow valve is reduced and this opens the valve thereby allowing steam to enter the sterilization container. Reducing the pressure outside of the sterilization container to atmospheric pressure increases the height of the bellow valve and closes the valve, thereby isolating the sterilized objects within the sterilization container.
US09381259B2	Precursor compound of radioactive halogen-labeled organic compound It is intended to provide a novel amino acid organic compound which can be used as a labeling precursor compound for radioactive halogen-labeled amino acid compounds including [18F]FACBC, and which prevents methanol from remaining in the radioactive halogen-labeled amino acid compounds produced therefrom. The novel amino acid organic compound is a compound represented by the following formula: wherein n is an integer of 0 or of 1 to 4; R1 is an ethyl, 1-propyl or isopropyl substituent; X is a halogen substituent or a group represented by —OR2; R2 is a straight-chain or branched-chain haloalkylsulfonic acid substituent with one to 10 carbon atoms, trialkylstannyl substituent with 3 to 12 carbon atoms, fluorosulfonic acid substituent or aromatic sulfonic acid substituent; and R3 is a protective group.
US09381258B2	Targeting vector-phospholipid conjugates Peptide vectors having high KDR binding affinity and processes for making such vectors are provided. The peptide vectors may be conjugated to phospholipids and included in ultrasound contrast agent compositions. Such ultrasound contrast agents are particularly useful in therapeutic and diagnostic methods, such as in imaging KDR-containing tissue and in the evaluation and treatment of angiogenic processes associated with neoplastic conditions. The present invention also provides processes for the large scale production of highly pure dimeric and monomeric peptide phospholipid conjugates as well as precursor materials used to form the conjugates. The present invention further provides processes for the large scale production of highly pure peptide phospholipid conjugates which contain very low levels of TFA.
US09381257B2	Triarylmethyl radicals New radical compounds, useful in the field of MRI imaging of formula (I). The radical compounds are in particular new triarylmethyl (“trityl”) radicals which can be used as polarizing agents for polarizing a molecule in the DNP process.
US09381256B2	Cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US09381254B2	Methods for preparing polymeric reagents The present invention provides among other things methods for preparing polymeric reagents, wherein the method comprises (a) providing an aromatic moiety bearing a hydroxy group, a first amino group and a second amino group; (b) reacting a functional group reagent with the hydroxy group to result in a hydroxy group bearing a functional group capable of reacting with an amino group of an active agent and resulting in a hydolyzable carbamate; and (c) reacting a plurality of poly(alkylene glycol) water-soluble polymers bearing a reactive group with the first amino group and second amino group to result in (i) a first amino group bearing a water-soluble polymer through a spacer moiety, and (ii) a second amino group bearing a second water-soluble polymer through a spacer moiety.
US09381253B2	Drug delivery polymer and uses thereof Described herein are platinum-based brush-arm star polymers (Pt-BASPs), or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, for delivery of platinum-based agents, such as cisplatin. Also provided are methods and kits involving the Pt-BASPs, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, for treating proliferative diseases such as cancers (e.g., lung cancer, head-and-neck cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer, pancreas cancer, liver cancer, kidney cancer, or prostate cancer) in a subject.
US09381252B2	Nanoparticles for encapsulation of compounds, the production and uses thereof The present invention relates to nanoparticles for the encapsulation of compounds, the obtaining and uses thereof. The nanoparticles comprise a zein matrix and a basic amino acid. The nanoparticles can encapsulate a water-soluble or fat-soluble biologically active compound. It is applicable in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors and in the nanotechnology sector.
US09381251B2	Thermoplastic paste for repairing living tissues This invention relates to a thermoplastic paste with a highly thixotropic rheology, the components of which are a block biopolymer and a bioceramic. The material described herein can be used in bone implants and in the regeneration of both animal and plant live tissues.
US09381240B2	Recombinant low virulence bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1) vaccine vectors The present disclosure teaches generally in the field of vaccination and disease control in cattle and bovine animals. A recombinant bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) vaccine vector is provided for efficient control of one or more bovine pathogens such as those associated with bovine respiratory disease complex, such as bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), and which ameliorates disease conditions caused thereby. Protocols for the management of confined or herded bovine animals are also enabled herein.
US09381235B2	Programming of cells for tolerogenic therapies Biomaterial systems, e.g., gel scaffolds, are used in vivo to recruit immune cells and promote their activation towards a non-inflammatory phenotype, thereby leading suppression of inflammation. The compositions and methods are useful to reduce the severity of autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, allergy, and periodontal disease.
US09381226B2	Methods and compositions related to inhibition of viral entry Disclosed are compositions and methods for inhibiting viral entry.
US09381222B2	Compositions for preventing and treating obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, fatty liver, diabetes or metabolic syndrome containing extracts of glycine max leaves or fractions isolated from the same as an active ingredient The present invention relates to compositions for preventing and treating obesity, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, fatty liver, diabetes or metabolic syndrome containing extracts of Glycine max leaves or fractions isolated from the same.
US09381211B2	Composition and method for treating connective tissue damage The present invention provides a composition, and a method of use thereof, for treating connective tissue damage in man and in animals, which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of chondroitin sulfate, N-acetyl D-glucosamine, and hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid). Particularly, the present invention provides a composition, and a method of use thereof, for treating connective tissue damage including, but not limited to, arthritic disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osterochondrosis dessicans, cartilage damage, joint injury, joint inflammation, joint synovitis, degenerative joint disease (DJD), post surgical DJD, traumatic injury, fracture, tendon damage, ligament damage, skeletal damage, musculoskeletal damage, fiber damage, adipose tissue damage, small intestine tissue damage, blood cell damage, and plasma damage. Compositions for delivery of the present invention include those for parenteral, oral, and transmucosal delivery and for direct surgical placement onto the affected tissues.
US09381209B2	Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma with HSP27 antisense oligonucleotides and radiotherapy Squamous cell carcinomas, such as squamous head and neck cancer, are treated with a combination of radio-therapy and a therapeutic agent that reduces the amount of hsp27 in the squamous cancer cells. In specific embodiments, the therapeutic agent that reduces the amount of hsp27 is an antisense oligonucleotide therapeutic agent.
US09381196B2	Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of hydroxamic acid derivatives The invention encompasses a compound derived from hydroxamic acid that may be used to slow the expansion of cancer cells and thus is effective in the treatment of cancer. Generally, the disclosed compound includes a benzimidazole group coupled to a hydroxyamide of five or more unsubstituted carbon atoms and any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and chemically protected forms thereof. Also disclosed are pharmacological compositions including the compound and methods of using the compound to slow the expansion of cancer cells as well as methods of using the compound to treat cancer.
US09381189B2	Ingredients for inhalation and methods for making the same A method of processing an active ingredient, the method comprising submitting a pharmaceutically active ingredient in the absence of excipients and/or additives to compression and shearing forces. The invention also relates to compositions comprising an active prepared by the method.
US09381186B2	Substituted chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy Novel substituted chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described.
US09381183B2	Methods for improving the quality of the meibum composition of meibomian glands This invention relates to methods for improving changing the quality of the meibum composition of the meibomian glands to enhance or improve the lipid layer of the tear and increase tear breakup time by way of elevating the omega-3 index in patients suffering from symptoms of dry eye, posterior blepharitis, and/or meibomian gland dysfunction. The methods comprise administering a supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids to a patient having an inflamed meibomian gland so as to facilitate an increase in the amount of omega-3's acting as an anti-inflammatory and, respectively, decrease the amount of omega-6's (arachidonic acid) acting as an inflammatory in the composition of the meibum, thereby normalizing the lipid layer of the tear and effectively reducing the associated symptoms. In certain embodiments, the supplementation of omega-3's comprises the esterified or re-esterified triglyceride form.
US09381175B2	Method for treating Chikungunya virus infection Disclosed herein is a method for the treatment of an infection with, or disease caused by, Chikungunya virus in a subject. The method includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of suramin as the active agent.
US09381173B2	Isolated stereoisomeric forms of (S)2-N(3-O-(propan 2-Ol)-1-propyl-4-hydroxybenzene)-3-phenylpropylamide Isolated stereoisomeric forms of the compound (S)2-N(3-O-(propan 2-ol) -1-propyl-4-hydroxybenzene)-3-phenylpropylamide and uses in the treatment of pain.
US09381167B2	Optical treatment methods A treatment system and method includes use of a chemical facilitator to provide a result-effective event against one or more negative therapeutic effects related to exposing to a light output a skin portion including a condition treatable in whole or in part with light. In one exemplary embodiment for skin treatment including tattoo removal, perfluorodecalin is used to inhibit or resolve whitening, for example to speed a laser therapy session.
US09381158B2	Nanoparticle fabrication methods, systems, and materials for fabricating artificial red blood cells A plurality of artificial red blood cell particles includes each particle of the plurality being substantially monodisperse and each particle having a largest common linear dimension of about 5 μm to about 10 μm. The particles can also have a modulus configured such that a particle of the plurality of particles can pass through a tube having an inner diameter of less than about 3 μm.
US09381145B2	Botanical extracts from oil palm vegetation liquor for cosmeceutical applications A cosmeceutical composition comprising phenolic compounds, fruit acids and sugars, extracted from the vegetation liquor of the palm oil milling process has been suggested. This composition is rich in antioxidants, and significantly improves skin health, including preventing aging of skin.
US09381134B2	Blood plasma collecting flask A blood plasma collecting flask consisting of plastic for storing blood plasma in a frozen state, comprising a flask body (1), which has a flask neck (2) on the upper face thereof, wherein connection points (7a, 7b) having connection pieces (8) are provided on the upper face of the flask body (1) on opposite sides of the flask neck (2) and laterally spaced apart from same, of which connection points one connection point (7a) is used to fill the flask body (1) with blood plasma and the other connection point (7b) is used for taking samples, and substantially L-shaped connectors (9) are provided at the connection points (7a, 7b), wherein each connector limb is connected to the connection piece (8) of the flask body (1) and the other connector limb points towards the flask neck (2) and bears a tube (10).
US09381130B2	Surgical foot support with tightener system A surgical boot includes a shell shaped to receive a patient's foot and a main strap assembly. The main strap assembly includes at least two straps that secure a patient's foot in the shell and that are pulled downwardly by a tensioner unit located behind the shell to tighten a patient's foot with the shell.
US09381119B2	Methods and apparatus for continuous noise exposure monitoring A method for continuously monitoring noise exposure level of a person via measuring sound level within an ear canal of the person using a sound measurement means linked to a sound level recording device external to the ear canal, wherein the sound measurement means may be shielded from the environment by a hearing protective device, and wherein the cable does not interfere with the ability of the hearing protective device to reduce noise exposure level in the ear canal. Also provided is a system comprising a sound measurement means mounted within an ear canal of the person, an external sound level recording means and a linking cable. Further provided is a system for providing continuous noise exposure monitoring level of a person, and for providing radio communication in a noisy environment, said system comprising the above sound monitoring system linked to a radio signal transmission means, and is switchable between said sound level recording means in a recording mode and said radio signal transmission means in a communication mode.
US09381114B2	Vitrectomy probe with adjustable cutter port size Vitrectomy probes and system related thereto are disclosed herein. The disclosure describes various example vitrectomy probes having an adjustable cutting port size. Various example features are described for adjusting the size of the cutting port. Further, the disclosure provides examples for adjusting the size of the cutter port while the vitrectomy probe is in operation.
US09381109B2	Systems and methods for treatment of sleep apnea A system for revisably treating an airway disorder is provided with an implant body configured to conform to an airway-interface tissue site in a manner compatible with normal physiological function of the site. In some embodiments, first and second openings extend through first and second implant ends, respectively, for permitting a tissue plug to grow through each opening. Methods of using and revising such systems are also provided.
US09381105B2	Medical systems and related methods Medical systems and related methods are described. In some embodiments, the medical systems include an outer member defining a slot. In certain embodiments, the outer member at least partially surrounds an inner member, and the outer and inner members are configured so that an implantable medical endoprosthesis can be disposed between the outer and inner members.
US09381103B2	Stent with elongating struts A stent includes a plurality of rings which form a tubular scaffold. The rings include an elongation mechanism which allows for further expansion of the stent.
US09381100B2	Implant with increased carbon content at near-surface boundary layer Implant in the form of an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a tubular body containing metallic material, optionally iron, whereby in at least a portion of the implant body the following are present in the structure of a near-surface boundary layer in comparison to the respective concentration in the remaining structure: an increased carbon content in a concentration of approximately 0.5% by weight to approximately 2% by weight; or an increased carbon and nitrogen content, wherein a concentration of carbon is approximately 0.5% by weight to approximately 7% by weight, and a concentration of nitrogen is approximately 0.5% by weight to approximately 17% by weight.
US09381091B2	Method of fixing first and second bones using an implant An implant for fixation of first and second bones having a body with first and second axially spaced ends and an outer surface at least nominally matched to a tapered surface around a receptacle formed by rotating a cutting element around an axis. As the body is advanced along the central axis into an operative position within the receptacle, the body outer surface and tapered surface cooperate to cause the central and second axes to consistently substantially align. A plurality of openings in the body each accepts a fastener.
US09381087B2	Hinged joint system Methods, systems, and devices for replacement of a joint with a prosthetic system that replicates the natural kinematics of the joint is disclosed. A prosthetic system according to one embodiment includes a tibial component having a tibial plateau and a tibial stem portion, the tibial plateau having a top side and a bottom side, a tibial insert, with a bearing surface, adapted to be positioned on the top side of the tibial plateau, a femoral component having a base portion and a central housing, the femoral component having an axis of extension-flexion rotation, the base portion having a pair of condyles, an a mechanical linkage component linking the tibial component with the femoral component and with the tibial insert in between the tibial component and the femoral component, so that there is a center of contact between the condyles and the bearing surface.
US09381082B2	Devices, systems and methods for accurate positioning of a prosthetic valve The invention is a system and method for accurately positioning a prosthetic valve such as a prosthetic heart valve at a desired position for deployment. The invention includes extendable positioning elements which provide tactile feedback to a user to confirm proper positioning of the catheter with respect to the native valve annulus. During delivery, the extendable positioning elements lie against the catheter, over the prosthetic valve and expandable balloon, providing a low profile for advancing the catheter to the desired treatment location via small passages such as body lumens. Prior to valve deployment, the positioning elements are extended and brought into contact with tissue of the native annulus to confirm the proper positioning of the delivery system and prosthetic valve.
US09381080B2	Hydrophobic intraocular lens An intraocular lens (IOL) with excellent non-glistening characteristics comprising at least one copolymer comprising: (a) one or more first monomeric subunits comprising a polymerized acrylate and/or methacrylate group, at least one side group comprising (i) an aryloxy moiety, and (ii) an aliphatic carbon moiety linking the aryloxy moiety with the polymerized acrylate or methacrylate group, wherein the aliphatic carbon moiety comprises at least one hydroxyl substituent, (b) one or more second monomeric subunits different from the first monomeric subunits comprising a polymerized acrylate and/or methacrylate group, and comprising at least one alkoxyalkyl side group, (c) one or more third monomeric subunits different from the first and second monomeric subunits, the third monomeric subunits comprising a polymerized acrylate and/or methacrylate group, and comprising at least one alkylene oxide side group, wherein the first monomeric subunit is present in a greater amount by weight than the second monomeric subunit, and the first and second monomeric subunits together comprise about 75 percent or more of the monomeric subunits composition by weight.
US09381073B2	Assembly of a dental implant and a prosthetic element Assembly having a dental implant and a prosthetic element, which dental implant comprises a body arranged to be implanted in the jawbone, which prosthetic element comprises an intra-implant part and an extra-implant part, said body comprising an internal cavity intended to receive the intra-implant part of the prosthetic element, said prosthetic element being a single-piece element the intra-implant part of which is formed by a tenon, arranged to be sealed or glued in the cavity, and the extra-implant part of which is configured in the form of an attachment member arranged so as to apply a dental prosthesis directly thereto, said intra-implant part having an essentially smooth wall provided with at least one discharge groove.
US09381072B2	Orthognathic implant and methods of use An implant for use in orthognathic surgery of a maxilla may include a longitudinal plate member and a plurality of pre-shaped fingers extending from an upper edge of the plate member. The longitudinal plate member is pre-shaped to correspond to the pre-operative shape of the maxilla; and the fingers are pre-shaped to correspond to the shape of the maxilla. The fingers may be pre-shaped to correspond to either the pre-operative shape or the post-operative shape of the maxilla.
US09381061B2	Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode tip connected to a first shaft and spaced from a second electrode tip connected to a second shaft. The first electrode tip serves as a first pole, and the second electrode tip serves as a second pole, of a bipolar electrode configuration. A first fluid outlet opening is defined by a distal end of the first shaft and a portion of the first electrode tip. A second fluid outlet opening is defined by a distal end of the second shaft and a portion of the second electrode tip. At least one recess can be formed in an exterior surface of each of the first and the second electrode tips, providing a fluid flow channel for fluid to flow distally along the respective electrode tip.
US09381054B2	Self holding feature for a screw A bone fixation device comprises an elongated body extending from a head at a proximal end to a shaft at a distal end along a central longitudinal axis. A slotted opening extends distally into the head by a predetermined distance, the opening defining a spring portion on a lateral side thereof, the spring portion being biased toward the central longitudinal axis and configured to be deflectable away from the central longitudinal axis upon application of a radially expansive force thereto.
US09381053B2	Bone plate with suture holes for soft tissue reattachments on the diaphyseal region of the plate A bone plate configured to accommodate flexible strands (flexible loops) attached to soft tissue to be attached to bone. The bone plate has a plurality of recessed eyelets on the distal edge of the plate, to allow the user (surgeon) to pass a flexible strand through the recessed eyelets and reattach the soft tissue to the plate at the anatomical location where the tissue was dissected. The recessed eyelets may have various shapes, forms and configurations and may be provided on or within a surface of the bone plate in any number, depending on the characteristics of the fractured bone or bone segments, or of the plate design. The eyelets preferably receive a flexible strand for fixation of soft tissue to the bone plate.
US09381043B2	Insert for a tool for assembling a bone anchoring device and tool for assembling a bone anchoring device An insert for a tool for assembling a bone anchoring device including a bone anchoring element with a head and a shaft to be anchored in bone and a receiving part, the insert configured for insertion into a holder of the tool, the insert including an elongate body with a longitudinal axis, wherein a first recess configured to receive a shaft of a bone anchoring element extends on a surface of the elongate body along the longitudinal axis, has a first diameter, and is oriented towards a first radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis, wherein a second recess configured to receive a shaft of a bone anchoring element extends on a surface of the elongate body along the longitudinal axis, has a second diameter greater than the first diameter, and is oriented towards a second radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis different than the first radial direction.
US09381040B2	Cochlear implant electrode insertion bridge An electrode guide bridge is used for inserting a cochlear implant electrode into a cochlea scala of a patient cochlea. An electrode holder encloses at least a portion of a cochlear implant electrode while allowing the electrode to slide freely without friction. A pointed distal tip of the electrode holder is sized to fit within a posterior tympanotomy during electrode insertion surgery and into an electrode opening in an outer surface of the patient cochlea without entering the cochlea scala to prevent an apical tip of the enclosed electrode from contacting tissues around the electrode opening during the insertion surgery.
US09381037B2	Catheter tunneling systems, instruments and methods An instrument for facilitating insertion of a catheter through a subcutaneous tunnel includes a tunneling stylet defining a longitudinal axis and having leading and trailing ends, a bifurcated segment adjacent the leading end of the tunneling stylet and a releasable cover releasably mountable to the leading end of the tunneling stylet to substantially enclose the bifurcated segment. The bifurcated segment includes first and second elements adapted for reception within respective lumens of a catheter.
US09381034B2	Water jet surgical instrument Water jet surgical instruments comprising a feed line for supplying fluid in one flow direction and one exit nozzle for ejecting the fluid in the form of a fine jet displaying a defined geometric opening configuration are known. In order to be able to widen the jet a fluid chamber is provided—viewed in the direction of flow—upstream of the exit nozzle. A disturbance device is provided in or on the fluid chamber, said disturbance device being able to generate a turbulent flow inside the fluid chamber.
US09381021B2	Method and apparatus for forming a hole in bone during a surgical procedure A method and tool for forming a hole in a bone. The method includes bringing a bone cutting tool extending along a longitudinal axis into engagement with a cortical portion of the bone. A distal portion of the bone cutting tool is passed into the cortical portion of the bone up to a first predetermined depth to form a first bore. The bone cutting tool is then driven in the axial direction to a second predetermined depth to form a keyway portion in the first bore with a cutting tooth of the bone cutting tool. The bone cutting tool is then rotated about the longitudinal axis to form a second bore in a cancellous portion of the bone. The first bore and the second bore have a shoulder extending therebetween. The bone cutting tool is removed from the hole formed by the first and second bores in the bone.
US09381018B2	Device for rapid repair of body conduits A self-expanding stent-graft provided in a diametrically compacted state for implantation and retained preferably by a constraining sheath, useful for the temporary or permanent repair of injured, partially or entirely transected body conduits including blood vessels. It may be used under direct visualization to quickly stop or substantially reduce loss of blood from such damaged vessels and to quickly re-establish perfusion distal to the injury site. The device would typically be implanted under emergency room conditions but also be used in field situations by trained medical technicians. After an end of the device is inserted into a blood vessel through the injury access, deployment preferably initiates from the device end in a direction moving toward the middle of the length of the device by directionally releasing the constraining sheath. In a preferred embodiment, the two opposing ends of the device are individually deployable from the compacted, small diameter intended for insertion into a vessel, to the larger diameter at which they fit interferably into a portion of the vessel.
US09381010B2	Surgical instrument with adapter for facilitating multi-direction end effector articulation A surgical instrument includes a selectively rotatable housing, an adaptor, and a shaft including an end effector. The adaptor is coupled to the housing and is selectively movable between a first position and a second position. The shaft is coupled to one or both of the housing and the adaptor. The end effector is articulable in response to the selective rotation of the housing. The end effector is articulable toward a first direction when the adaptor is positioned in the first position and articulable toward a second direction when the adaptor is positioned in the second position. The first and second directions are different.
US09381009B2	Surgical device The present invention provides a device and method for use in laparoscopic surgery, in particular hand assisted laparoscopic surgery, the device comprising a flexible body having a sidewall of double wall construction which defines an inflatable cavity enabling the body to be inflated from a collapsed state into an expanded state, in order to distend a surgical cavity to provide an enclosure within which a surgical procedure may be performed, the body having an opened to allow communication between the enclosure defined by the body when in the expanded state and tissue/organs surrounding the body, in particular directly adjacent, in use, the open end of body.
US09381007B2	Tissue retractor and method of use thereof A tissue retractor is disclosed. The tissue retractor includes: a base support unit having an underside that is adapted to be conformable and to be removably attachable to a surface proximate to an incision; and a retractable member substantially inelastic in its central longitudinal axis and flexible in at least one axis deviating from said central longitudinal axis, wherein the retractable member is adapted to receive the mounting portion of an at least one tissue hook, the at least one tissue hook having a tissue engagement portion and a mounting portion, wherein the tissue engagement portion is capable of engaging tissue to be retracted, wherein said retractable member is retractable away from the incision, such that the tissue engagement portion of the tissue hook retracts tissue to which it is engaged, wherein said retractable member has a first end and a second end, wherein said retractable member is integrally formed with the base support unit via the first end, and wherein the second end of the retractable member has a securing mechanism for removably attaching the second end to a corresponding securing mechanism on the first end and/or the base support unit.

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