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US09410417B2	Drilling control system and method A method of operating a drill string includes receiving signals indicative of rotation of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) of the drill string; receiving signals indicative of the torque experience by the BHA; determining from the received signals an average slipping torque and a maximum sticking torque; determining a friction ratio based on the maximum sticking torque and the average slipping torque; and generating an indication that the friction ratio exceeds a limit.
US09410413B2	Well system with annular space around casing for a treatment operation In one aspect, a method for completing a wellbore in a formation is disclosed, that in one non-limiting embodiment includes placing a casing in the wellbore, cementing an annulus between the casing and the wellbore, and forming an annular cavity of a selected length in the cement between the casing and the wellbore. In one aspect, the forming the annular space includes placing a dissolvable material on an outside of the casing before placing the casing in the wellbore, and dissolving the dissolvable material after cementing to form the annular space.
US09410408B2	Electrical heating of oil shale and heavy oil formations A method (and system) is provided that enhances production of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation by identifying at least one target interval of the subterranean formation that is in proximity to a pay interval, wherein the at least one target interval has an electrical resistance less than electrical resistance of the pay interval. A plurality of electrodes are placed in positions spaced apart from one another and adjacent the at least one target interval. Electrical current is injected into the target interval by supplying electrical signals to the plurality of electrodes. The electrical current injected into the at least one target interval passes through at least a portion of the at least one target interval in order to heat the at least one target interval and heat the pay interval by thermal conduction for enhancement of production of hydrocarbons from the pay interval.
US09410406B2	Targeted oriented fracture placement using two adjacent wells in subterranean porous formations A method is taught of creating one or more targeted fractures in a subterranean formation. The method comprises the steps of drilling and completing two wells in the formation, conditioning said wells to create a stress condition favorable for forming a fracture zone connecting said two wells and initiating and propagating the fracture zone in said formation.
US09410405B2	Compositions and methods for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery A method of using a fluid formulation for increasing flow, production, or recovery of oil and gas hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation. Components including a peroxygen, surfactant, alkali metal chelate, and a cosolvent into a hydrocarbon bearing subterranean formation having a blockage or accumulation of material. Oxygen or carbon dioxide gas is generated by decomposition of the peroxygen which creates gas pressure in the formation. The formed gas pressure mobilizes, degrades, removes, releases, realigns or redistributes the material causing the blockage or accumulation physically. The aggregate pH of the components is less than about 10 or a concentration of alkali metal chelate is greater than about 0.2% and less than about 5% by weight of non-water components.
US09410400B2	Downhole completion A downhole completion includes a production casing and a sliding sleeve assembly connected as part of the production casing. The completion includes a tubular part and a tubular sleeve.
US09410399B2	Multi-zone cemented fracturing system A method of cementing a liner string into a wellbore includes deploying a liner string into a wellbore; pumping cement slurry into a workstring; and pumping a dart through the workstring, thereby driving the cement slurry into the liner string. The dart engages a first wiper plug and releases the first wiper plug from the workstring. The dart and engaged first wiper plug drive the cement slurry through the liner string and into an annulus formed between the liner string and the wellbore. The dart and engaged first wiper plug land onto a first fracture valve. The dart releases a first seat into the first wiper plug. The dart engages a second wiper plug connected to the first fracture valve and releases the second wiper plug from the first fracture valve.
US09410394B2	Methods for minimizing overdisplacement of proppant in fracture treatments A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising generating a fracture in the subterranean formation, introducing a predetermined amount of proppant into a treatment fluid, and subsequently introducing a plugging agent into the treatment fluid before the entire predetermined amount of proppant reaches the fracture, minimizing overdisplacement of the proppant from the fracture.
US09410382B2	Drilling rig carriage movable along racks and including pinions driven by electric motors According to one aspect, a drilling rig carriage is adapted to move along a drilling mast, and includes a body structure, electric motors coupled to the body structure, and pinions operably coupled to the electric motors, respectively. The pinions are adapted to engage racks, respectively. According to another aspect, a drilling mast includes a longitudinally-extending frame having a first side portion and a second side portion spaced therefrom. Racks are coupled to the frame at the first side portion thereof. According to yet another aspect, an apparatus includes a drilling mast or tower extending longitudinally along an axis, the tower including racks spaced in a parallel relation. A top drive is movable along the axis and relative to the tower. Electric motors are coupled to the top drive and movable therewith. Pinions are operably coupled to the electric motors, respectively, and engage the racks, respectively, to move the top drive.
US09410375B1	Rapid installation and removal ladder slide prevention system A rapid installation and removal ladder slide prevention system is an easily installed and removed ladder slide prevention device that may be installed without the use of hand tools. The system may include an upper and a lower U-shaped bracket for each ladder leg that are slid onto the legs and secured by a bolt through the legs of the U-shaped bracket and are each locked into place with a wing nut. A cylindrical sleeve is attached to the back of each U-shaped bracket. A sharpened leg stake is able to be slid through the two sleeves on the two U-shaped brackets on each ladder leg and each adjusted in length in relation the ladder feet, and locked into place by an R-clip passed through holes in the lower bracket sleeves on each lower U-shaped bracket. The device increases ladder safety for users.
US09410369B2	High efficiency roller shade and method for setting artificial stops The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the shade tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket.
US09410362B1	Thermal break system A thermal window system is provided where a cap is placed over an existing window frame. A top groove and a bottom groove are attached, along with side stops. A thermal window pane has a sash that surrounds another window pane. The sash fits into the top and bottom groove and overlays the side stops. The sash is held tightly to the side stops using magnetic attraction.
US09410360B2	Door assembly A door assembly comprises a stationary frame, a movable frame, and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting element detachably connected with the stationary frame and having a rod portion; a fixing element connected with the movable frame and having a cavity for receiving the rod portion; and a cam member disposed adjacent to the cavity and movable between an open position in which the movable frame is movable relative to the stationary frame and a closed position in which the movable frame is fixed relative to the stationary frame. The door assembly can be assembled without drilling, minimizing risk of damage to the frames, and can be assembled by a single person.
US09410350B2	Locking device with striking arrangement and automatic locking The present invention relates to a locking device suitable for allowing or restricting access into an area or space, the locking device (1) comprising at least one locking element (9) arranged to, in a first locking state, engage a striking arrangement (11), such as a strike plate, for holding a closing element (3), such as a door, locked, and, in a second, non-locking state, to allow movement of the closing element.
US09410349B2	Appliance latch with improved door retention at elevated temperatures A door latch for an appliance provides a U-shaped spring for engaging a strike having an expanded tip and passing between the arms of the U-shaped spring in a direction substantially perpendicular to the extent of those arms. Locking of the latch may be provided by collaring the distal ends of the arms to prevent their expansion once the strike is engaged.
US09410348B1	Latch apparatus A wire crate latch apparatus having, in a first embodiment, a pivoting member that is continually drawn to a closed position by gravity and that is deflected into a catch when the door having the pivoting member is swung closed. The latch apparatus further includes upper and lower stops to contain a distal end of the pivoting member and to hold the distal end in the position to hit an oblique portion of the catch when the door is closed. In a second embodiment, a sliding latch apparatus is deflected by a catch and is relatively inaccessible from inside of the wire crate by back plates on the latch and catch.
US09410343B2	Collapsible frame for a portable shelter In a portable shelter frame, a frame support is selectively articulable between an erected state and a collapsed state. The frame support includes a central frame member; a pair of upper arcuate frame members rotatably coupled to the ends of the central frame member, each pair of frame upper frame members being selectively moveable between a first, fixed position when the frame support is in the erected state and a second, fixed position when the frame support is in the collapsed state; and a pair of lower arcuate frame members rotatably coupled to the other ends of the upper arcuate frame members, each pair of frame lower frame members being selectively moveable between a first, fixed position when the frame support is in the erected state and a second, fixed position when the frame support is in the collapsed state. A frame assembly may include two more of the frame supports, purlin assemblies interconnecting the frame supports, respectively, each purlin assembly including first and second purlin members rotatably coupled about a purlin mid-joint, a first end of the purlin assembly being pivotally coupled to one of the frame supports, and a second end of the purlin assembly being pivotally coupled to another frame support, the purlin assembly being selectively lockable in an extended position when the frame is in the erected state, the purlin members being rotatable to a folded position when the frame is in the collapsed state.
US09410342B2	Climate controlled portable dwelling and method of use The present invention relates generally to climate control systems directed to regulating the ambient temperature within a portable dwelling, and more particularly to manufactured tents, after-market tent adapter kits and methods for utilizing these tents and adapter kits to regulate temperature preferably in the outdoors.
US09410328B2	Floorboard and method for manufacturing thereof Floorboards with a surface of flexible fibers for laying a mechanically joined floating floor, and methods for manufacturing and providing floorings containing such floorboards. For example, floorboards including a surface layer and a core, for making a floating flooring, which floorboards are mechanically lockable and which along their edge portions have pairs of opposing connectors for locking similar, adjoining floorboards to each other both vertically and horizontally, wherein the surface layer comprises flexible resilient fibers.
US09410326B2	Awning system A retractable awning system includes an awning and a support structure therefor. The support structure includes a base and first, second, and third support arms. The awning is attached to a roller connected to the third support arm and to another structure. A telescopic actuator coupled to the first and second support arms is configured to bias the first, second, and third support arms to a deployed state. The awning may be wound onto the roller. Tension in the awning resulting from the rolling process causes the support structure to transition to a collapsed position.
US09410325B2	Advanced frame design for roof-integrated solar panels The roof-integrated solar panel of the disclosure comprises a mounting frame having a top side for facing away from a roof, a bottom side for facing toward the roof, an upper side for facing an upslope direction, a lower side for facing a downslope direction, a left side and a right side, a solar panel mounted within the mounting frame, and a plurality of nose vents in the lower side of the mounting frame, a plurality of flow-through vents in the upper side of the mounting frame, and a plurality of exhaust vents in the top side of the mounting frame at an upper edge of the upper side wherein air is drawn up through the nose vents and out through the exhaust vents to cool the solar panel.
US09410324B2	Method of roof covering with roof covering elements (tile-like sheets) A method for covering a roof with tile-like roof covering elements each having assembling holes at the corners, wherein the edges of the roof covering elements are overlapped such that the assembling holes align and are mounted together with screws. Additionally, one or more of the roof covering elements can be mounted to at least one roof batten with a cramp and screw.
US09410323B1	Roofing shingle system and shingles for use therein A roofing system is provided comprising a multiplicity of courses of roofing shingles having a reduced-width headlap portion and a non-straight longitudinal front edge, wherein a lateral trailing edge of a shingle in a single course overlaps (side-laps) an adjacent previously installed shingle, and where the buttlap portion includes an exposed buttlap portion having a surface area that is greater than the surface area of the headlap portion.
US09410321B2	High performance, reinforced insulated precast concrete and tilt-up concrete structures and methods of making same The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a foam insulating panel, the panel having a first primary surface and an opposite second primary surface, wherein the foam insulating panel defines at least one recessed channel in the first primary surface, the at least one recessed channel being sized and shaped to provide a mold for a structural reinforcing member. The product also comprises a concrete panel formed on the first primary surface and filling the at least one recessed channel so as to provide a structural reinforcing member for the concrete panel. The product further comprises an elongate anchor member in the foam insulating panel and extending from the first primary surface of the foam insulating panel into the concrete panel. A method of making a composite reinforced insulated concrete structure is also disclosed.
US09410316B2	Post-tension concrete leave out splicing system and method Devices, systems, and methods for constructing post-tensioned concrete slabs in a new floor construction that has a reduced gap distance between the slabs. The devices, systems, and methods can improve project construction time by reducing the time delay in accessing the floor underneath the slabs due to safety and/or weather conditions.
US09410314B1	Modular floodwall construction elements A system of modular, hollow interlocking elements which are made of tough flexible lightweight material, which can be connected in order to form a stable continuous, multi-directional structure, requiring no adhesives or other stabilizing materials and can be filled with any required filling materials such as sand or locally available filling materials for use as low shaped dams, a flood protection barrier or in any need to change the course of water or fluid. The various modular elements that make up the structure can be provided by shapes having four, five, six, seven or eight walls, all identical in function, enabling quick construction of a water flood barrier, or an acoustic insulation wall, with easy adjustment of its height, length or width.
US09410311B2	Dual flush device The devices and methods described, provide for a dual flush device with a handle sleeve with a rotation stop and a lift arm extending through the handle sleeve with a rotation limiting tab on the lift arm to engage the rotation stop to enable the lift arm to rotate in a first direction through a first arc and to rotate in a second direction through a second arc where the first arc is smaller than the second arc. A dual flush device with a lift arm added to conventional toilet will enable the toilet to perform two different flush actions, a small partial flush for liquid waste, and a second, full flush for solid waste.
US09410309B2	Wall shower bar assembly A wall shower bar assembly (100) mounted to a shower wall (10). The wall shower bar assembly (100) includes: a tube assembly (200), an upper retainer assembly (300) for coupling an upper portion (102) of the bar assembly to a water supply pipe (12), and a lower retainer assembly (400) for coupling a lower portion (104) of the bar assembly to the wall. The upper and lower retainer assemblies (300, 400) define a dual joint connection structure (110) including an upper spheroidal joint connection assembly (112) and a lower pivot joint connection assembly (114). Both the upper and lower joint connection assemblies (112, 114) permit relative pivoting movement of the bar assembly (200) about pivot axes (P1, P2) substantially parallel to the wall. The lower retainer assembly 400 includes a suction cup retaining assembly (410) including a camming mechanism (420) for securing a section cup (412) to the wall.
US09410305B2	Excavation control system for hydraulic excavator An excavation control system includes a working unit having a bucket, a designed landform data storage part storing designed landform data, a bucket position data generation part that generates bucket position data, a designed surface data generation part, and an excavation limit control part. The designed surface data generation part generates superior and subordinate designed surface data based on the designed landform and bucket position data. The superior designed surface data indicates a superior designed surface corresponding to a position of the bucket. The subordinate designed surface data indicates a first subordinate designed surface linked to the superior designed surface. The designed surface data generation part generates shape data indicating shapes of the superior designed surface and the first subordinate designed surface. The excavation limit control part automatically adjusts a position of the bucket.
US09410303B2	Apparatus for drilling site containment An apparatus for protecting against environmental contamination at a drilling site is disclosed. The apparatus is used to form a perimeter around the drilling site, the interior of which is covered by a geomembrane. The portion of the geomembrane found along the perimeter is placed in the groove of the apparatus's base. A key block is then fit into the groove, thereby holding the geomembrane in place by the tension created between the base and the key block. At those perimeter locations that will be traversed by vehicles and equipment, two ramp pieces replace the key block in holding the geomembrane tight against the base.
US09410302B2	Tank base A method for the construction of an improved tank base. A tank base is constructed for protection against accidental spills and/or leaks associated with a tank battery. The improved tank base comprises at least one part of a suitable substrate, which allows for the adhesion of an elastomer such as polyurea. Polyurea is preferably applied using a spray device which yields an average coverage of about 50-80 mils, and most preferably 60 mils. If more than one substrate is used, one or more substrates can be bound together with a fastening system. Once pressure is applied in the form of weight, the fastening system can be removed, resulting in an improved tank base having at least one seam and impervious to the fluid of the tank battery.
US09410300B2	Modular submergible breakwater for lowering water wave kinetic energy especially during storms or rough waters The present invention relates to submergible modular breakwaters for lowering the kinetic energy of water waves. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a physical embodiment that, when in its floating position, will provide resistance to the movement of water waves in the direction of the waves for a large range of wave periods. The invention is a submergible modular breakwater that can be kept underwater on the sea or lake floor as not to provide any barrier to navigation until it is needed to lower the kinetic energy of waves, when it is quickly raised afloat to provide protection, especially for coastal erosion control during storms or rough waters. Once the lowering of the kinetic energy of water waves is not longer needed, the modular breakwater can be quickly sunk to the sea or lake floor in order to remove any barrier to navigation.
US09410297B2	Mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic and corresponding speed bump A mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic and corresponding speed bump. A mechanism for reducing the speed of road traffic on public thoroughfares comprising [a] a collapsible surface (1) which moves between a raised position and a lowered position, where the collapsible surface is normally in the raised position, and [b] retaining means (19) adapted to retaining the collapsible surface in the raised position. The retaining means are activated when the speed of movement of the collapsible surface is greater than a predetermined maximum speed. With this mechanism it is possible to make a speed bump for reducing the speed of road traffic comprising one or two of these mechanisms. If it comprises two mechanisms, each of them has a width of less than 1.2 m and they are spaced apart at a distance such that an automobile rides simultaneously over both mechanisms.
US09410294B2	Railway rail support plate This invention relates to a support plate for supporting a railway rail on a rail support member, said support plate comprising a lower surface for directly or indirectly contacting a mounting surface of the rail support member, an upper surface for directly or indirectly supporting the rail, and an intermediate region interposing the upper and lower surfaces, for reducing support plate weight.
US09410284B2	Cushioning-material surface layer and hot-press cushioning material The cushioning-material surface layer 11a includes a resin layer 12 disposed on one side of the surface layer 11a to cover the side thereof, a rubber layer 13 disposed on the other side of the surface layer 11a to cover the side thereof, and a woven fabric layer 14 disposed between the resin layer 12 and rubber layer 13 and including bulked yarns for at least one of warp and weft. The woven fabric layer 14 includes a woven fabric-resin composite layer 17 disposed on the resin layer 12 side and formed by impregnating part of the woven fabric with resin that forms the resin layer 12, and a woven fabric-rubber composite layer 18 disposed on the rubber layer 13 side and formed by impregnating part of the woven fabric with rubber that forms the rubber layer 13. The woven fabric layer 14 includes interstices 20 therein.
US09410281B2	Fabric treating systems and accessories A fabric treating system having an enclosure having a first wall, a second wall, and a fabric receiving space defined by the enclosure. The fabric treating system also has a support member positioned proximate to the first wall. The support member is configured to support one of a hanger configured to support a piece of fabric and the piece of fabric within the fabric receiving space. The fabric treating system also has a fabric tensioning system positioned at least on the second wall. The fabric tensioning system has at least a first fabric grasper configured to be attached to at least a first portion of the piece of fabric to apply tension to the piece of fabric.
US09410274B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a detection unit configured to detect a moving direction of an object when the object placed on a sewing machine bed is moved in any direction, a cutting needle having a distal end formed with a blade edge and configured to form a cut in the object, an up-down drive mechanism configured to reciprocate the needle in an up-down direction, a rotational drive mechanism configured to rotate the needle about a rotation axis line of the needle, and a control device configured to control the up-down drive mechanism and the rotational drive mechanism based on a result of detection by the detection unit so that an orientation of the blade edge is changed according to the moving direction of the object and the needle is reciprocated to form the cut in the object with the blade edge being in the changed orientation.
US09410260B2	Method of forming a nano-structure A method of forming a nano-structure involves forming a multi-layered structure including an oxidizable material layer established on a substrate, and another oxidizable material layer established on the oxidizable material layer. The oxidizable material layer is an oxidizable material having an expansion coefficient, during oxidation, that is more than 1. Anodizing the other oxidizable material layer forms a porous anodic structure, and anodizing the oxidizable material layer forms a dense oxidized layer and nano-pillars which grow through the porous anodic structure into pores thereof. The porous structure is selectively removed to expose the nano-pillars. A surface (I) between the dense oxidized layer and a remaining portion of the oxidizable material layer is anodized to consume a substantially cone-shaped portion of the nano-pillars to form cylindrical nano-pillars.
US09410258B2	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.
US09410254B2	HHO system, high production of hydrogen gas The invention discloses a hydrogen/oxygen (HHO) system containing a HHO generator and a Zeer pot which is configured to reduce a temperature inside the HHO generator by evaporation of water on a surface of the Zeer pot. The Zeer pot contains a radiator which cools an electrolytic solution for the HHO generator. The HHO system also contains a pump and a reservoir tank which is in fluid communication with the radiator to pump the electrolytic solution from the radiator back to the HHO generator, and a demister which is installed downstream of the HHO generator to remove steam from hydrogen and oxygen gas generated in the HHO generator.
US09410252B2	Corrosion inhibitor injecting method A method for injecting a corrosion inhibitor injecting an oxidant and an anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex including an anticorrosive agent and a pH adjusting agent adsorbed on a surface of the anticorrosive agent into high temperature water in contact with a surface of a metal structural material and irradiating the high temperature water with a radioactive ray or an ultraviolet ray, wherein the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex has, on the surface of the anticorrosive agent, an active site where the pH adjusting agent reacts with the oxidant, and the pH adjusting agent present on the surface of the anticorrosive agent of the anticorrosive agent-pH adjusting agent complex and/or in the high temperature water is oxidized with the oxidant by the irradiation with the radioactive ray or the ultraviolet ray to change pH adjusting ability of the pH adjusting agent and shift a pH of the high temperature water to a neutral side, and thereby deposition of the anticorrosive agent 11 to the metal structural material 65 is accelerated.
US09410250B2	Discharge surface treatment electrode and method of manufacturing the same A discharge surface treatment electrode used in discharge surface treatment for forming a wear-resistant film on a treatment target surface of a workpiece by use of the discharge energy of electric discharges caused between the electrode and the workpiece, the film being made of a material of an electrode or a substance obtained by a reaction of the material of the electrode with the discharge energy. The discharge surface treatment electrode is formed by: compression-molding a mixed powder into a green compact, the mixed powder being formed from a powder of a Stellite alloy with an average particle size of 3 μm or less prepared by use of a jet mill and a powder of a metal with an average particle size of 3 μm or less manufactured through an atomization process or a chemical process; and subjecting the green compact to heat treatment.
US09410249B2	Wafer releasing Embodiments of the present invention provide a chuck system for handling a wafer that comprises a first and a second main surface. The chuck system includes a chuck configured to hold the wafer at the second main surface facing the chuck and a release device. The chuck system further includes an actuator configured to lift the release device away from the chuck. The release device is configured such that the release device mechanically engages with the wafer at an edge portion of the second main surface of the wafer when being lifted, thereby releasing the wafer from the chuck.
US09410247B2	Chemical vapor deposition apparatus A chemical vapor deposition apparatus can include a reaction chamber having a reaction space therein; a wafer boat disposed in the reaction space, the wafer boat arranged and structured to support a plurality of wafers; and a gas supplying part disposed in the reaction chamber to supply two or more reaction gases to the plurality of wafers. The gas supplying part can include a plurality of gas pipes disposed in the reaction chamber to supply the two or more reaction gases from outside to the reaction space; and a plurality of supplying pipes disposed around the wafer boat, wherein each of the supplying pipes is connected to two or more corresponding gas pipes, and wherein each supplying pipe is configured to supply the two or more reaction gases supplied by the two or more corresponding gas pipes to a corresponding one of the wafers.
US09410237B2	Thin film deposition apparatus A thin film deposition apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a substrate supporter disposed in the vacuum chamber to support a target substrate on which a thin film is deposited, and a deposition source that evaporates a deposition material and supplies the evaporated deposition material to the target substrate. The deposition source includes a crucible that includes a deposition material-containing portion to accommodate the deposition material and a first flange at an upper end of the deposition material-containing portion, a spray nozzle that includes a spray portion through which the evaporated deposition material is sprayed and a second flange at a lower end of the spray portion to make contact with the first flange, and a cooling member attached to an outer surface of the first flange and the second flange.
US09410220B2	Method and apparatus for treating a steel article A method for forming and treating a steel article of a high strength and high ductility alloy particularly suited for use as armor plate. The method includes the steps of providing a starting material for the steel article, heating the starting material to a peak temperature range in less than ten seconds, holding the heated steel composition at the peak temperature range for between two and six seconds, quenching the heated steel composition from the peak temperature range to below 100° C. (212° F.) at a temperature rate reduction of 400 and 3000° C./sec (752 and 5432° F./sec), removing residual quench media from the surface of the quenched steel composition, tempering the quenched steel composition at a temperature of 100 to 260° C. (212 to 500° F.); and air cooling the tempered steel composition to less than 100° C. (212° F.) to form a steel having desired mechanical properties.
US09410217B2	Method of reducing a fermentation and/or enzyme inhibitor in a saccharide-containing composition Provided is a method of treating a saccharide-containing composition, the method comprising contacting a composition containing a saccharide with a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof wherein R1-R4, X, and n are as described herein. Further provided is a composition comprising a saccharide and a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof.
US09410211B2	Gardnerella vaginalis assay The present invention relates to nucleic acid amplification assays for the detection of nucleic acid sequences of Gardnerella vaginalis. The present invention provides oligonucleotides that are complementary or that anneal to nucleic acid sequences of the vly gene of GV. The present invention also provides internal amplification controls (IACs) that can be used in nucleic acid amplification reactions.
US09410210B2	Filtration methods and devices A method of filtering a liquid sample that includes passing a sample comprising at least one biological organism through a filter membrane at a passive water volume flux of at least 10 L/m2·h·psi, wherein the filter membrane comprises a Bubble Point pore size of no more than 1.0 μm, thereby retaining at least one biological organism on the surface of the membrane; and detecting the at least one biological organism retained on the surface of the filter membrane.
US09410208B2	Marker and reagent for detection of human IL-17-producing helper T cells, and method for detection of human IL-17-producing helper T cells The present invention relates to a marker allowing specific detection of human IL-17-producing helper T-cells (human Th17 cells), a method for specifically detecting human Th17 cells and a reagent for detecting human Th17 cells.
US09410198B2	Compostions and methods of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids This disclosure provides for compositions and methods for the use of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids and complexes thereof.
US09410189B2	Methods of preventing non-specific reactions of nucleotide sequences Disclosed herein are methods of nucleic acid amplification, including methods of preventing non-specific reaction of a nucleotide sequence with a DNA modifying enzyme.
US09410186B2	Methods and compositions related to nucleic acid binding assays Small molecule fluorescent probes for established drug targets such as nucleic acids including DNA and RNA has been developed and disclosed herein. These nucleic acid probes bind to multiple DNA and RNA structures, and to sites crucial for nucleic acid function, such as DNA and RNA major grooves. Displacement of the probes by other binders such as small molecule compounds and/or proteins illicits a fluorescence change in the probe that once detected and analyzed provide binding information of these other binders of interest. Similarly, changes in fluorescence upon binding of the probes to nucleic acid have been applied to screen nucleic acid of different sequence and conformation. The nucleic acid probes and method of uses disclosed herein are advantageously suitable for high-through put screening of libraries of small molecule compounds, proteins, and nucleic acids.
US09410185B2	Dissolvable films and methods including the same A method includes providing a container, introducing a substance into the container, and introducing a readily dissolvable film into the container such that the dissolvable film overlies the substance within the container. An alternative method includes providing a container, providing a readily dissolvable film, the film comprising a substance carried by the film, and introducing the film into the container.
US09410184B2	Glucose dehydrogenase A modified pyrroloquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase that exhibits a high selectivity for glucose is provided. A modified pyrroloquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase is disclosed in which the amino acid residue G at Position 99 of a pyrroloquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase (PQQGDH) represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, or the amino acid residue G at Position 100 of the pyrroloquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase (PQQGDH) represented by SEQ ID NO: 3, is substituted by the amino acid sequence TGZN (where Z is SX, S, or N and X is any amino acid residue). The modified PQQGDH of the present invention may additionally comprise one or more mutations selected from the group consisting of Q192G, Q192A, or Q192S; L193X; E277X; A318X; Y367A, Y367F, or Y367W; G451C; and N452X (where X is any amino acid residue).
US09410179B2	Diagnostic method for the determination of Helicobacter pylori The present invention relates to a diagnostic method for the determination of Helicobacter pylori in a tissue biopsy comprising the step of incubating a tissue biopsy with an aqueous diagnostic reagent comprising urea and a pH indicator, and determining any pH change, characterized in that said diagnostic reagent comprises a lactone, and that the ratio between the volume of the reagent and the volume of the sample is variable and less than 30.
US09410172B2	Isothermal amplification using oligocation-conjugated primer sequences Provided herein are methods and kits for isothermal nucleic acid amplifications that use an oligocation-oligonucleotide conjugate primer for amplifying a target nucleic acid to generate amplicons. Isothermal DNA amplification methods that employ a strand displacing DNA polymerase and polyamine-oligonucleotide conjugate primer are also provided.
US09410171B2	Non-thermal cycling for polymerase chain reaction Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for non-thermal cycling of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In one aspect, a method for cycling PCR includes receiving an electrolytic fluid including ions, primers, polymerase enzymes, nucleotides, and a double-stranded nucleic acid in a fluid chamber having a first electrode and a second electrode, applying an electric field across the first and the second electrodes to generate a first pH level of the electrolytic fluid to denature the double-stranded nucleic acid to at least partial single strands, and applying a second electric field across the first and second electrodes to produce a second pH level of the electrolytic fluid, in which the second pH level enables binding of a polymerase enzyme and a primer with a corresponding segment of the single strands.
US09410170B2	Methods of in vitro protein synthesis Improved methods are provided in vitro synthesis of biological molecules, providing for improved yields, lowered costs, and enhanced utility. Improved yield and lowered cost is obtained by the use of a phosphate free energy source in the presence of exogenous phosphate, and optionally in the absence of exogenous nucleoside triphosphates.
US09410148B2	Method for constructing libraries of non-standard peptide compounds comprising N-methyl amino acids and other special (non-standard) amino acids and method for searching and identifying active species A method for screening a non-standard peptide compound in the peptide library that binds to the target substance, comprising the steps: (i) preparing a non-standard peptide library wherein a special (non-standard) amino acid is randomly incorporated into the peptide sequence by a cell-free (in vitro) translation system comprising a tRNA acylated by a special (non-standard) amino acid; (ii) bringing the obtained peptide library in contact with a target substance; and (iii) selecting a non-standard peptide that binds to the target substance as an active peptide.
US09410146B2	Compositions and methods for recovery of nucleic acids or proteins from tissue samples fixed in cytology media The present invention provides compositions and methods for improving nucleic acid or protein recovery from fixed biological samples.
US09410142B2	Dendrimer-based excipients for the attenuation of protein aggregation One aspect of the invention is a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula I. Another aspect of the invention is a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula II. Another aspect of the invention is a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula III. Another aspect of the invention is a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula IV. Yet another aspect of the invention is a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula I, II, III, and IV further comprising independently for each occurrence citrate, phosphate, or sulfate anion. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a protein and a salt comprising guanidinium groups, as shown in formula I, II, III, and IV. Also provided are methods of increasing shelf life of an aqueous solution of a protein and decreasing the amount of protein aggregation in an aqueous solution of a protein.
US09410139B2	Recombinant adenylate cyclase toxin of bordetella induces T cell responses against tumoral antigens An immunogenic composition comprising a recombinant protein comprising a Bordetella CyaA, or a fragment thereof, and a peptide that corresponds to a tumor antigen is provided as a cancer treatment. Methods of treatment with this immunogenic composition are also provided. In an embodiment, the therapeutic composition is a treatment for melanoma, and comprises epitopes from the HLA*0201 epitope. These epitopes include Tyr or GnT-V, and are present in the recombinant proteins CyaA-E5-Tyr and CyaA-E5-GnT-V.
US09410135B2	Thermophilic mutants of Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase I The present disclosure relates to mutant thermostable glycosyl hydrolases family 7 enzymes, including mutant Trichoderma reesei endoglucanase I. In particular, the present disclosure relates to mutant thermostable enzymes, compositions containing the enzymes, and methods of use thereof.
US09410134B2	Protein having nuclease activity, fusion proteins and uses thereof The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding (I) a polypeptide having the activity of an endonuclease, which is (a) a nucleic acid molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (c) a nucleic acid molecule encoding an endonuclease, the amino acid sequence of which is at least 70% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1; (d) a nucleic acid molecule comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence which is at least 50% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2; (e) a nucleic acid molecule which is degenerate with respect to the nucleic acid molecule of (d); or (f) a nucleic acid molecule corresponding to the nucleic acid molecule of any one of (a) to (e) wherein T is replaced by U; (II) a fragment of the polypeptide of (I) having the activity of an endonuclease. Also, the present invention relates to a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule and a protein encoded by said nucleic acid molecule. Further, the invention relates to a method of modifying the genome of a eukaryotic cell and a method of producing a non-human vertebrate or mammal.
US09410133B1	Glucan phosphatase variants for starch phosphorylation Glucan phosphatase nucleotide or polypeptide variants of the presently-disclosed subject matter can alter the biophysical properties of starch in vitro or in planta, as well as the total starch biomass production in planta as compared to plants expressing wild-type glucan phosphatases. Plants producing the polypeptide variants of the presently-disclosed subject matter can have increased starch accumulation, increased starched biomass, and/or starch having desired biophysical properties. A method of the presently-disclosed subject matter for producing altered starch includes providing a plant that produces a glucan phosphatase polypeptide variant that comprises an amino acid mutation and collecting starch from the plant.
US09410126B2	Carbohydrate profile compositions from human cells and methods for analysis and modification thereof The invention describes methods for production of novel composition of glycans, glycomes, from human multipotent stem cells. The invention is further directed to methods for modifying the glycomes and analysis of the glycomes and the modified glycomes. Furthermore the invention is directed to stem cells carrying the modified glycomes on their surfaces.
US09410123B2	Hemangio colony forming cells and non-engrafting hemangio cells Methods of generating and expanding human hemangio-colony forming cells and non-engrafting hemangio cells in vitro and methods of expanding and using such cells are disclosed. The methods permit the production of large numbers of hemangio-colony forming cells, non-engrafting hemangio cells as well as derivative cells, such as hematopoietic and endothelial cells. The cells obtained by the methods disclosed may be used for a variety of research, clinical, and therapeutic applications. Human non-engrafting hemangio cells are a novel progenitor cell population that is related to but distinct from the hemangioblast and human hemangio-colony forming cells. The invention also provides compositions, preparations, and solutions comprising hemangio-colony forming cells, non-engrafting hemangio cells or cells differentiated therefrom. The compositions, preparations, and solutions include cryopreserved preparations and substantially purified preparations, as well as mixed compositions formulated in combination with related hemangioblast progenitor cell types that can engraft into the bone marrow.
US09410115B2	Portable sample disruptor apparatus, kits, and methods Apparatuses, kits, and methods for portable sample disruption (e.g., for encouraging cell lysis).
US09410114B2	Cell culture methods and devices utilizing gas permeable materials Gas permeable devices and methods are disclosed for cell culture, including cell culture devices and methods that contain medium at heights, and certain gas permeable surface area to medium volume ratios. These devices and methods allow improvements in cell culture efficiency and scale up efficiency.
US09410109B1	Methods for degumming oils Processes and systems are provided for effectively degumming vegetable oils with the use of an acid and base pretreated mixture of vegetable oil. The pretreated mixture is subjected to compression and one or more intervals of explosive decompression of the compressed mixture to form a degummed vegetable oil. Also provided are compression and decompression rates and conditions that can be used to effectively degum vegetable oil to achieve reduced levels of phosphorus and metals such as iron, calcium and magnesium.
US09410092B2	Refinery desalter improvement The improved methods relate to desalting hydrocarbon feeds using a separator with a stacked disk centrifuge to separate an emulsified oil and water rag layer. This method is effective for desalting heavy, high ionic, and non-traditional crude oils.
US09410090B2	Method of operating crude treatment system Crude containing a comparatively large content of nickel, vanadium, or carbon residue is treated so as to supply a raw material to a downstream catalytic cracking process. A primary distillation tower fractionates first crude into a residue fraction partly used as raw oil of a catalytic cracking process and other fractions. A secondary distillation tower fractionates second crude containing a larger content of a catalytic poison with respect to catalysts used in the catalytic cracking process than the first crude into a light fraction included in a distillation temperature range of the other fractions and a heavy fraction as a rest thereof. A light fraction supply line supplies the light fraction to the primary distillation tower so as to be treated in the primary distillation tower.
US09410079B2	Phosphor nanoparticle and optical device including phosphor nanoparticle A phosphor nanoparticle includes a nanoparticle core composed of a compound semiconductor, a shell layer that covers the nanoparticle core, and a modifying organic compound bound to the outer surface of the shell layer. The modifying organic compound exhibits absorption in at least part of a wavelength range of 300 nm or more and 400 nm or less.
US09410071B1	Oil-based viscosifier of drilling fluid and the preparation method thereof The present subject matter relates to the drilling fluid field, and discloses a viscosifier for oil-based drilling fluids and a method for preparing the viscosifier for oil-based drilling fluids. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing an initiator with an unsaturated amide, an unsaturated organic sulfonic acid, and an unsaturated organic carboxylic acid in an aqueous phase solution and initiating a polymerization reaction with an oil phase solution that contains emulsifier and base oil, to obtain a polymer emulsion; (2) purifying and drying the polymer emulsion to obtain a composition; (3) mix the composition, sepiolite powder, and an acid while stirring, and then drying the obtained mixture. The viscosifier for oil-based drilling fluids disclosed in the present subject matter can make up for the shortage of viscosifiers for oil-based drilling fluids in the art, and has favorable temperature tolerance property, viscosity improvement property and environmental friendliness.
US09410065B2	Precipitated particles and wellbore fluids and methods relating thereto A method of using precipitated particles in a wellbore may comprise circulating a wellbore fluid in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid having a density of about 7 ppg to about 50 ppg and comprising a base fluid and a plurality of precipitated particles having a shape selected from the group consisting of ovular, substantially ovular, discus, platelet, flake, toroidal, dendritic, acicular, spiked with a substantially spherical or ovular shape, spiked with a discus or platelet shape, rod-like, fibrous, polygonal, faceted, star shaped, and any hybrid thereof.
US09410063B2	Polishing slurry including zirconia particles and a method of using the polishing slurry A polishing slurry can include zirconia particles. The polishing slurry can be used to polish conductive and insulating materials, and is particularly well suited for polishing oxide materials as well as metals. The characteristics of the zirconia particles can affect the polishing of workpieces. By selecting the proper characteristics, the polishing slurry can have a good material removal rate while still providing an acceptable surface finish. The zirconia particles can be used as a replacement for, or in conjunction with, ceria or other abrasive particles. The content of zirconia particles in the polishing slurry may be less than a comparable polishing slurry having silica or alumina particles.
US09410062B1	Moisture cure asphaltic material and methods of use An adhesive composition has an asphaltic base. A plasticizer, solvent, resin, calcium carbonate, fumed silica, talc an adhesion promoter, a moisture scavenger and a catalyst are included in the adhesive. The resin may be a silylated prepolymer, two part urethane, one part urethane prepolymer, or two part epoxy. Optionally a micronized polyamide wax is added to the composition. Further optionally, an asphalt hardener and/or a silica flour may be included in the mix.
US09410060B2	Low radio frequency loss, static dissipative adhesives Low radio frequency loss, static dissipative adhesives are disclosed that have at most 2 percent by weight amorphous carbon dispersed in a cyanate ester resin. The adhesive has an electrical conductivity that dissipates static charge with an electrical resistivity of about 3.0×105 ohms to about 3.0×1010 ohms, and low radio frequency loss with a dielectric constant of about 1.3 to about 1.7 and a loss tangent of at most 0.006 measured at 2 gigahertz.
US09410058B2	Compositions and methods for water-resistant gypsum fiber products A water-resistant gypsum fiber product comprising siloxane and coated with a coating comprising alkali metal organosiliconate is provided. A method of making a gypsum fiber product in which siloxane is cross-linked at the surface of the product is also provided. A fuel-efficient method for making the product and reducing the amount of siloxane dust released is provided as well.
US09410057B2	Coated carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts Carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts are advantageously coated with powder coating formulations comprising certain red-shifted hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole ultraviolet light absorbers (UVAs). The benzotriazole UVAs are of formulae (I) or (II) The coated carbon fiber reinforced plastic parts are suitable in aerospace applications, automotive parts and sporting goods.
US09410053B2	Aqueous coating composition and anti-glare coating formed thereform Provided is an aqueous coating composition including: particular amounts of certain first solid polymeric particles having an average diameter of 0.60-0.99 μm; certain second solid polymeric particles having an average diameter of 2-20 μm, and mixtures thereof; and, third solid polymeric particles having a calculated Tg of from −60 C to 120° C. and an average particle diameter of from 50 nm to 500 nm; wherein the second solid polymeric particles have a K10 value of less than 1.9E+10 N/m2; wherein the difference between the refractive index of the outer surface of the second solid polymeric particles and the refractive index of the third solid polymeric particles is between 10E-4 to 10E-2; and wherein the aqueous coating composition comprises less than 10% by volume, inorganic extender particles. A method for providing a coating from the aqueous coating composition and a low glare coating so formed are also provided.
US09410047B2	Antifouling article and method for producing same An antifouling article characterized by having a cured condensed coating film of a perfluoropolyether group-containing silane represented by general formula [1] on the surface of a substrate and by having a fluorine concentration of the cured condensed coating film of 0.2-2.0 μg/cm2.
US09410038B2	Compound, ink, ink cartridge and ink jet recording method There are provided a new compound which has the following general formula (1) and which is useful as a coloring material, an ink containing the compound, an ink cartridge containing the ink and an ink jet recording method including ejecting the ink from a recording head of an ink jet system to record an image on a recording medium.
US09410037B2	Crystalline latex production A process for making a crystalline latex suitable for use in a toner by phase inversion emulsification (PIE) where the liquid reagents, such as, organic solvent(s), neutralizing agent and water, are reused from a prior PIE.
US09410034B2	High melt strength polypropylene of improved quality Use of an additive mixture containing a linear polypropylene and at least one additive in a polypropylene composition comprising said additive mixture and a branched polypropylene to reduce the gel index of said polypropylene composition.
US09410025B2	Polyolefin-based resin expanded beads comprising inorganic fillers An inorganic filler-containing, polyolefin-based resin expanded bead having an expanded core layer of a first polyolefin-based resin, and a cover layer of a second polyolefin-based resin that covers the expanded core layer, wherein a weight ratio of the cover layer to the expanded core layer is 1:99 to 20:80, the expanded core layer contains an inorganic filler in a weight percentage amount of 5 to 90%, and the cover layer contains no inorganic filler or contains an inorganic filler in a weight percentage amount lower than that in the expanded core layer.
US09410018B2	Curable composition The present application relates to a curable composition. A curable composition may be provided; which shows excellent processability and workability; which shows excellent light extraction efficiency, crack resistance, hardness, thermal shock resistance and adhesive strength after curing; and which has excellent reliability and long-term reliability under high-temperature and/or high-moisture conditions. Also, turbidity and surface stickiness may be prevented in the cured product.
US09410007B2	Process for making silver nanostructures and copolymer useful in such process A process for making silver nanostructures, which includes the step of reacting at least one polyol and at least one silver compound that is capable of producing silver metal when reduced, in the presence of: (a) a source of chloride or bromide ions, and (b) at least one copolymer that comprises: (i) one or more first constitutional repeating units that each independently comprise at least one pendant saturated or unsaturated, five-, six-, or seven-membered, acylamino- or diacylamino-containing heterocylic ring moiety per constitutional repeating unit, and (ii) one or more second constitutional repeating units, each of which independently differs from the one or more first nonionic constitutional repeating units, and has a molecular weight of greater than or equal to about 500 grams per mole, is described herein.
US09410003B2	Polyoxyalkylene-modified vinyl acetal polymer, and composition comprising same There is provided a polyoxyalkylene-modified vinyl acetal polymer which has polyoxyalkylene groups represented by general formula (I) in side chain, in which a viscosity-average polymerization degree P is 150 to 5000, an acetalization degree is 10 to 85 mol % and a polyoxyalkylene modification rate S is 0.1 to 10 mol %. Such a polymer has a feature that a film or sheet produced therefrom has improved film strength and flexibility, as well as a feature that a resin composition therefrom is free from phase separation. wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and 1≦m≦10 and 3≦n≦20.
US09410002B2	Aqueous emulsion composition of organic peroxide An aqueous emulsion composition of organic peroxide, including from 10 to 65% by weight of one or a plurality of organic peroxides, from 2 to 25% by weight of at least one antifreeze agent, from 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one emulsifying agent, optionally at least one additive, water, of which the quantity is defined in order to form the remainder of the total composition (100%), wherein the emulsifying agent is a colloid agent of a polyvinyl acetate having a degree of hydrolysis greater than 80% and a viscosity, measured in solution in water at 4% by weight at 20° C., less than or equal to 5 mPa·s, said viscosity being measured with a Brookfield RVT viscometer, needle no. 3, 20 rpm, in accordance with the ISO 2555 standard. Also, to the method of preparing same and the use thereof.
US09410001B2	Recycle gas cooler systems for gas-phase polymerization processes Disclosed herein are improvements in recycle gas cooler systems in gas-phase polymerization processes that reduce the tendency for cooler fouling, including a recycle gas cooler system comprising a shell-and-tube heat exchanger. One or more of the tubes of the shell-and-tube heat exchanger may have a flared tube inlet at the tube sheet. The shell-and-tube heat exchanger may also be coupled to a straight inlet pipe having a length that is either at least about 5 times the inner diameter of the straight inlet pipe or at least about 15 feet, whichever is greater.
US09409995B2	PTK7 modulators and methods of use PTK modulators, including antibodies and derivatives thereof, and methods of using such modulators to treat hyper-proliferative disorders are provided.
US09409978B2	Modulation of midbody derivatives The number of midbody derivatives in a cell may be modulated by modulating autophagy induced by NBR1. Exemplary methods include modulating the amount or activity of NBR1 in the cell, potentiating or inhibiting binding between NBR1 and Cep55 in the cell, or modulating the amount of Cep55 in the cell. These methods can be used in the treatment of cancers or in methods of reprogramming cells.
US09409975B2	Antibody binding microbial heparin binding motif to retard or prevent microbial biofilm formation on implanted medical devices Methods and reagents for ameliorating biofilm formation on a surface of an indwelling or implanted device in a patient resulting in decreased virulence of microorganisms such as Candida species and/or Staphylococcus species.
US09409974B2	Immunogenic composition The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising fragments from toxin A and/or toxin B of Clostridium difficile, wherein the polypeptide elicits antibodies that neutralize toxin A or toxin B or both.
US09409956B2	Salmonella typhi Ty21a expressing Yersinia pestis F1-V fusion protein and uses thereof Described herein is the generation of a plasmid construct for expression of a Yersinia pestis F1-V fusion protein. In the disclosed plasmid, the F1-V fusion protein coding sequence is operably linked to the E. coli htrA promoter, and is fused in-frame to the E. coli HlyA secretion signal sequence. Also described is Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain Ty21a containing the F1-V fusion protein expression plasmid, such as for use as an oral vaccine against plague.
US09409953B2	Viral vectors with modified transduction profiles and methods of making and using the same The present invention provides AAV capsid proteins, virus capsids comprising said capsid proteins and virus vectors comprising said capsid proteins, wherein the AAV capsid proteins have one or more mutations, wherein the mutation(s) result in a phenotype of decreased liver transduction and/or reduced glycan binding affinity as compared to a control. The invention also provides methods of administering the virus vectors and virus capsids of the invention to a cell or to a subject.
US09409951B2	Integrin targeted synthetic ligands for diagnostic and therapeutic applications The present invention relates to a novel class of diagnostically or therapeutically effective compounds comprising novel aza-bicycloalkane based cyclic peptides, acting as a targeting moiety towards integrin receptors.
US09409948B2	Growth hormone releasing peptides Disclosed are peptide and peptidomimetic compounds generally according to formula (I) that are useful as GHRP analogs: R1-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-R2 (I) wherein: A1 is Aib, Apc or Inp; A2 is D-Bal, D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip, D-1Nal, D-2Nal, D-Ser(Bzl), or D-Trp; A3 is D-Bal, D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip, D-1Nal, D-2Nal, D-Ser(Bzl), or D-Trp; A4 is 2Fua, Orn, 2Pal, 3Pal, 4Pal, Pff, Phe, Pim, Taz, 2Thi, 3Thi, Thr(Bzl); A5 is Apc, Dab, Dap, Lys, Orn, or deleted; R1 is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl, (C5-14)aryl, (C1-6)alkyl(C5-14)aryl, (C3-8)cycloakyl, or (C2-10)acyl; and R2 is OH or NH2; and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
US09409942B2	Methods for production of proteins The current invention provides methods for producing a polypeptide as inclusion bodies in bacterial host cells. The present methods are carried out by forming a gene construct comprising the genetic sequence encoding a polypeptide operatively linked to that of an inclusion partner protein, such that host cells comprising the gene construct produce the polypeptide as intracellular inclusion bodies thereby facilitating rapid isolation and purification of recombinant proteins. The invention further provides methods for producing protein molecular weight ladders for us in protein gel electrophoresis, as well as proteins and protein molecular weight ladders produced by these methods.
US09409938B2	Tungsten oxo alkylidene complexes for Zselective olefin metathesis The current application describes tungsten oxo alkylidene complexes for olefin metathesis.
US09409928B2	Aggregation induced emission active cytophilic fluorescent bioprobes for long-term cell tracking Fluorescent bioprobes comprising luminogen formed nanoparticles comprising luminogens with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties, which can be used for long-term cell tracking. The luminogens are nonemissive in organic solution but become highly emissive when aggregated in aqueous solution. The fluorescent molecules can readily pass through cell membranes, stain only the cell cytoplasm, and form highly emissive nanoaggregates in aqueous media without any obvious cytoxicity in the living cells. Furthermore, the molecules can be retained inside the cells without noticeable leakage to the outside. Therefore, these AIE-based compounds can be used as selective and cell-compatible fluroescent bioprobes for long-term live cell tracking and imaging.
US09409923B2	Drug-fluorophore complex for specific detection of tumor cells Disclosed is a drug-fluorophore complex for specific detection of tumor cells. Specifically, the drug-fluorophore complex includes a tumor cell-targeting drug penetrating tumor cells and non-tumor cells at different rates or levels, and a fluorescent substance chemically bonded to the tumor cell-targeting drug. The drug-fluorophore complex enables specific imaging of tumor cells only with high accuracy in a very simple manner without causing cytotoxicity.
US09409919B2	Process for the manufacture of spirocyclic substituted benzofuroquinolizines The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of N-(2-((2R,12bS)-2′-oxo-1,3,4,6,7,12b-hexahydrospiro[benzofuro[2,3-a]quinolizine-2,4′-imida-zolidine]-3′-yl)ethyl)-methanesulfonamide, where in the process trimethylsilyl cyanide is used.
US09409918B2	Bridged bicyclic piperidine derivatives and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to Bridged Bicyclic Piperidine Derivatives, compositions comprising a Bridged Bi-cyclic Piperidine Derivative, and methods of using the Bridged Bicyclic Piperidine Derivatives for treating or preventing obesity, diabetes, a metabolic disorder, a cardiovascular disease or a disorder related to the activity of GPR119 in a patient.
US09409914B2	Triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine derivatives Compounds of the formula I in which R1 and R2 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of GCN2, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer.
US09409909B2	N-(2-(hetaryl)aryl)arylsulfonamides and N-(2-(hetaryl)hetaryl)arylsulfonamides Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR9 receptor. Animal testing demonstrates that these compounds are useful for treating inflammation, a hallmark disease for CCR9. The compounds are generally aryl sulfonamide derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR9-mediated diseases, and as controls in assays for the identification of CCR9 antagonists.
US09409901B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases or disorders associated with misregulated EIF4E Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, formulations, kits and methods of treatment useful for treating or preventing one or more hyperproliferative disorders, e.g., cancer or a neurological disease or disorder.
US09409898B2	Substituted pyrazole compounds as CRAC modulators The present invention relates to compounds described herein Formula (I) and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof, which modulate the activity of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel. The invention also describes the compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds thereof for treating, managing, and/or lessening the severity of diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel.
US09409896B2	Sustained release pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antibacterial agent The present invention relates to carrier systems useful for pharmaceutical compositions. These carriers comprise an emulsifier, and also in further embodiments a polymeric dissolution aid. These carriers are useful for delivering pharmaceutical actives such as antimicrobial agents.
US09409895B2	Autotaxin inhibitors The present invention relates to novel compounds that are autotaxin inhibitors, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing them and to their use in diseases and disorders mediated by autotaxin.
US09409893B2	Heteroaryl derivatives and uses thereof The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds.
US09409888B2	Dimeric compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein Z, X, Q and R1 are as described in this application, and methods of using the compounds in the treatment of cancer.
US09409884B2	5- or 6-substituted benzofuran-2-carboxamide compounds and methods for using them The disclosure relates particularly to certain carboxamide, sulfonamide and amine compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and to methods of treating and ameliorating disorders and conditions related to the adiponectin pathway, sphingolipid metabolism, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, free radical damage and metabolic inefficiency, among others. In certain embodiments, the compounds have the structures (I-1), (2-I) and (3-I) in which the variables are as described herein.
US09409881B2	Herbicidally active 6′-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives There are described 6′-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives of the general formula (I) as herbicides. In this formula (I), R1 to R5 are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen, nitro, cyano and formyl.
US09409880B2	Modulators of TLR3/dsRNA complex and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds and compositions that can modulate formation of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) complex, and methods for using the same. In particular, some aspects of the invention provide compounds of the formula: compositions comprising and methods for using the same, where n, Ar1, Ar2, X1, X2, X3, Z1, and Z2 are those defined herein.
US09409875B2	Crystal modifications of elobixibat The present invention relates to crystal modifications of N-{(2R)-2-[({[3,3-dibutyl-7-(methyl-thio)-1,1-dioxido-5-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-8-yl]oxy}acetyl)amino]-2-phenylethanolyl}glycine (elobixibat), more specifically crystal modifications I, IV, MeOH-1, EtOH-1, 1-PrOH-1 and 2-PrOH-1. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these crystal modifications and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising crystal modification IV.
US09409861B2	Mercapto benzophenone compounds, compositions and preparation method thereof The present invention provides a photocurable composition prepared using mercapto benzophenone compounds as key raw materials. The present invention aims to solve the problems existing in the prior photo-curing technology that low-molecular photoinitiators are easy to remain and migrate, while macromolecular photoinitiators has low initiation efficiency due to a low content of effective components and also has the problem of certain migration. The photocurable composition in the present invention can be easily prepared and has high addition efficiency with ethylenically unsaturated compounds, and the photocurable composition obtained by addition has no residual mercapto and has features of high initiation activity and zero migration rates when it is used in photocurable coatings, binder and ink formula.
US09409860B2	Cosmetic use of N-substituted sulfonyloxybenzylamines and related compounds Cosmetic compositions comprising N-substituted sulfonyloxybenzylamines and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin are disclosed. The N-substituted sulfonyloxybenzylamines are believed to have modulatory activity against one or more biochemical pathways implicated in skin aging.
US09409858B2	Selective histone deactylase 6 inhibitors Disclosed are selective histone deactylase inhibitors (HDACi) that having Formula (I). Methods of making and using these inhibitors for the treatment of cancer, in particular melanoma are also disclosed.
US09409849B2	Recovery of aromatic carboxylic acids and oxidation catalyst The present invention relates to a process for recovery of catalyst, aromatic polycarboxylic acids and aromatic monocarboxylic acids from a residue stream from manufacture of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid.
US09409843B2	Method for producing 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone A production method of a 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone hydrate according to the present invention includes: step 1: step 1: obtaining a reaction mixture that contains at least 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-3-pentyn-2-one or an equivalent thereof by reaction of a 3,3,3-trifluoropropynyl metal with a trifluoroacetate; and step 2: forming the 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone hydrate by contact of the reaction mixture obtained in the step 1 with water in the presence of an acid. It is possible to produce 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetone by dehydration of the thus-formed hydrate. Thus, the production method according to the present invention is industrially applicable.
US09409839B2	Removal of ionic liquids by means of a knitted fabric The present invention relates to a process for separating a phase (A) comprising at least one ionic liquid from a phase (B), phase (A) having a higher viscosity than phase (B), comprising the following steps: a) providing a stream (S1) comprising a dispersion (D1) in which phase (A) is dispersed in phase (B), b) introducing stream (S1) into a phase separation unit (PT1) comprising a knitted fabric, preferably a knitted glass fiber fabric, c) separating the dispersed phase (A) from phase (B) in the phase separation unit (PT1), d) discharging a stream (S2) comprising at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of phase (A) from the phase separation unit (PT1), and e) discharging a stream (S3) comprising at least 70% by weight, preferably at least 90% by weight, of phase (B) from the phase separation unit (PT1).
US09409833B2	Ligand compound, catalyst system for olefin oligomerization, and method for olefin oligomerization using the same This disclosure relates to a novel ligand compound that can oligomerize ethylene with high catalyst activity and selectivity, a catalyst system for olefin oligomerization including the same, and a method for olefin oligomerization using the same.
US09409820B2	Use of CSH suspensions in well cementing Methods of a setting accelerator composition for inorganic binders which comprises at least one water-soluble comb polymer suitable as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and calcium silicate hydrate particles in the development, exploitation and completion of underground mineral oil and natural gas deposits and in deep wells which not only accelerates the setting and hardening of the cement slurries but also shortens the time in which the static gel strength of the hardening cement slurries increases from 100 lb/100 ft2 (4.88 kg/m2) to 500 lb/100 ft2 (24.4 kg/m2).
US09409819B2	Water repellent sand mixture and water repellent sand structure A water repellent sand mixture includes at least water repellent sand and cement at a weight ratio of 2% or more and 5% or less relative to the water repellent sand. The mixture achieves condensation between the water repellent sand particles by the hydration reaction of the cement, which improves dynamic stability. The mixture can be kept in a block shape due to such improved dynamic stability, water repellency, and less slidable surfaces of the sand particles.
US09409816B2	High strength and aesthetic lithium disilicate crystalline glass-ceramics containing cristobalite crystal and preparation method thereof Provided is lithium disilicate crystalline glass containing cristobalite crystal phase for high strength and aesthetic traits and its manufacturing process thereof. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide the high strength and aesthetic lithium disilicate crystalline glass, one kind of dental restoration materials, and its manufacturing method which induces the growth of the different crystal phase, cristobalite, from glass with lithium disilicate crystal.
US09409812B2	Heat treatment method for synthetic quartz glass [Problem]The provision of a synthetic quartz glass heat treatment method that can, by a single heat treatment, and without particular limitations on the OH group concentration distribution of the starting material, regulate the birefringence fast axis direction in the synthetic quartz glass after it has been heat-treated.[Means of overcoming the problem]A heat treatment method for synthetic quartz glass whereby columnar synthetic quartz glass having two opposing end faces and a lateral face is heat-treated covered with thermal insulator; wherein said heat treatment is performed using as end face thermal insulator which covers said two end faces, and as lateral face thermal insulator which covers said lateral face, thermal insulators that differ in at least either type or thickness to afford different thermal insulation effects such that the birefringence fast axis direction of said synthetic quartz glass is regulated.
US09409801B2	Alginate improvement A method is described use of hydrocolloids for removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from a continuous stream of liquid where chemical composition of the water inhibits the reactants for linking/cross linking hydrocolloids. The method is comprising the steps of enabling said reactants present in the liquid stream and bring them to reaction with the hydrocolloid already brought to attachment with pollutants, where after flock formation allows for separation. Applications of the method are also described.
US09409799B2	Gravity flow runoff water purification system A gravity flow runoff water purification system is provided. The gravity flow runoff water purification system of the present invention includes a debris filter, a grit chamber, and a linear electrolytic reactor. The linear electrolytic reactor includes a plurality of cell chambers separated by at least one fixed electrode plate operable to receive a current. A bi-polar anode blend is disposed at the bottom of each chamber and is charged by the at least one electrode plate using a VLF AC current in order to prevent plating over of fixed electrodes. The blend includes a conductive and consumable metal fraction, a conductive and non-consumable fraction, and a non-conductive pours spacer. Water runs through the debris filter, through the grit chamber and into the linear electrolytic reactor via gravity. The water flows through each of the cell chambers, thereby clarifying and purifying the water.
US09409797B2	Device for treating a medium using UV radiation A device for treating a medium using UV radiation includes a treatment chamber to accommodate the medium. An LED UV radiation source provides UV radiation. A chamber-forming structure has a stiffening base structure with at least one orifice formed therein and has a UV-radiation-transmissive film. The base structure defines a placement of the UV-radiation transmissive film. The chamber-forming structure separates the treatment chamber from the LED UV radiation source, and the UV radiation is introduced into the treatment chamber through the chamber-forming structure.
US09409791B2	Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical drugs and dyes using visible active biox photocatalyst Provided is a visible active photocatalyst of formula BiOX wherein X=P or S and process of preparation and use thereof. Use of the catalyst is demonstrated in the photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical drug pollutants and pollutant dyes using solar radiation or artificial radiation.
US09409790B2	Titanium oxide structure and porous titanium oxide composition With a view to realizing a titanium oxide structure that has a large surface area and enables efficient transfer of ions and electrons by virtue of titanium oxide particles connected to one another, an object of the invention is to develop a material useful as an active material for dye-sensitized solar cells, and a process for producing the material; a porous titanium oxide composition and a process for producing the composition; and a photoelectric conversion element comprising the titanium oxide structure or porous titanium oxide composition.
US09409789B2	Strontium titanate powder and method of preparing the same Crystalline strontium titanate powder (SrTiO3) and a method of preparing strontium titanate powder (SrTiO3) are provided. A method of preparing strontium titanate powder involves providing an aqueous solution comprising a strontium precursor and a titanium precursor, immersing a polymer compound in the aqueous solution, and heating the aqueous solution in which the polymer compound is immersed.
US09409786B2	Molecular sieve SSZ-98 A new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-98 is disclosed. SSZ-98 has the ERI framework type and is synthesized using a N,N′-dimethyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane dication as a structure directing agent.
US09409785B2	Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite, production method therefor and gas adsorbent including same, and nitric oxide and hydrocarbon removal method The purpose of/problem addressed by the present invention is to provide: an Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite useful for the catalytic removal of a variety of gases; and a production method therefor. The SiO2/Al2O3 ratio in this Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite is in the range of 10-30 inclusive. This Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite is obtained by being subjected to ionic exchange with Fe(II) ions. It is preferable that the Fe(II) loading amount be in the range of 0.001-0.4 mmol/g of the Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite. It is preferable that the Fe(II)-substituted MEL-type zeolite be produced using a method in which an MEL-type zeolite having an SiO2/Al2O3 ratio in the range of 10-30 inclusive is dispersed in an Fe(II) water-soluble-compound aqueous solution, and then mixed and agitated to cause the MEL-type zeolite to carry Fe(II) ions.
US09409783B2	Method for manufacturing mesoporous materials, materials so produced and use of mesoporous materials The present invention relates to a new synthetise for the preparation of mesoporous structures including mesoporous materials with chiral morphologies and mesoporous materials with local or surface chirality. The method can be used for manufacturing controlled drug delivery devices, for example for delivery of folic acid, and fluorescent particles.
US09409780B2	Nanostructures patterned by electrostatic printing An electrostatic printing method such as laser printing can be employed for cost-effective and scalable patterning of nanostructure growth catalysts onto growth substrates, either directly or via one or more transfer substrates. Particles comprising a nanostructure growth catalyst are deposited onto the substrate in an electrostatically defined growth pattern. Another aspect of the method includes pressing a mixture of a nanostructure growth catalyst and a binder against the substrate to bond the mixture to the substrate. Nanostructures are grown from the deposited pattern in known nanostructure growth environments. The method allows a user to define a nanostructure growth pattern using familiar, user-friendly computer programs such as word processors, CAD, or other graphics software. Carbon nanotube forests can be grown from magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) toner printed on or transferred to the substrate.
US09409779B2	Catalyst for producing carbon nanotubes by means of the decomposition of gaseous carbon compounds on a heterogeneous catalyst The present invention relates to a process for the production of carbon nanotubes, in particular those having a diameter of 3-150 nm and an aspect ratio of length:diameter (L:D)>100, by decomposition of hydrocarbons on a heterogeneous catalyst which comprises Mn, Co, preferably also molybdenum, and an inert support material, and the catalyst and the carbon nanotubes themselves and the use thereof.
US09409774B2	Process for the conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock into a synthesis gas A process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into a synthesis gas includes: (i) passing a first stream including a hydrocarbon and steam to externally-heated catalyst-filled tubes in a heat exchange reformer where steam reforming reactions take place to generate a first reformed gas mixture, (ii) passing a second stream including a hydrocarbon and steam, after a heating step, to an autothermal reformer, where it is combined with an oxidant gas containing free oxygen and autothermally reformed to generate a second reformed gas mixture, (iii) mixing the second reformed gas mixture and the first reformed gas mixture to form a combined reformed gas mixture, and (iv) using the combined reformed gas mixture to heat the catalyst filled tubes in the heat exchange reformer to form a partially-cooled combined reformed gas mixture, wherein the partially-cooled combined reformed gas mixture is used to pre-heat the second stream fed to the autothermal reformer.
US09409772B2	Cartridge for controlled production of hydrogen A reaction hydrogen production control mechanism is provided that includes, a solid sodium borohydride mixture, a liquid fuel reactant, at least one liquid delivery medium (LDM), a movable boundary interface (MBI) and a reaction zone, where the MBI is disposed to provide a constant contact between a reacting surface of the solid fuel mixture and the primary LDM to form the reaction zone. A reaction in the reaction zone includes a hydrolysis reaction. The MBI moves according to a spring, gas pressure, or an elastic membrane. Product paths are disposed to transfer reactants from the system. The product paths can include a channel on a surface of the solid fuel mixture, a channel disposed through the solid fuel mixture, a channel disposed about the solid fuel mixture, a contained region disposed about the solid fuel mixture, or a conduit abutting the solid fuel mixture.
US09409771B2	Superhydrophobic/amphiphilic(oleophilic) surface with nano structure and the fabrication method thereof Disclosed is a structure having a superhydrophobic and amphiphilic (oleophilic) surface and a fabrication method thereof. A polymer surface body disclosed herein may include high aspect ratio nanostructures on a surface thereof, wherein an aspect ration of the high aspect ratio nanostructure is 1 to 100, and may include a hydrophobic thin film on the high aspect ratio nanostructure. A method of fabricating a polymer surface body disclosed herein may include performing a surface modification treatment on a polymer to form a high aspect ratio nanostructure having an aspect ration of 1 to 100, and forming a hydrophobic thin film on a surface containing the nanostructures.
US09409770B2	Storage systems for adsorbable gaseous fuel and methods of producing the same A storage system for an absorbing gas including a plurality briquette units situated within the storage tank is disclosed. In some embodiments, each briquette unit includes a liner or open vessel, and compressed gas-absorbing particulate matter associated with the liner for external support. In some embodiments, the liner or vessel maintains the form of the briquette unit. The liner or vessel do not form a pressure tight vessel, and in some embodiments, the local pressure rating of the liner or vessel is less than the gas pressure within the storage tank. Exemplary gas-absorbing materials include but are not limited to methane and hydrogen adsorbing materials such as activated carbon, zeolite, and other appropriate hydrocarbon gas and/or hydrogen adsorbing materials. Optionally, each briquette unit includes a wrapper for preventing circulation of said particulate matter within the storage tank. Optionally, the storage system includes a mechanism for supplying or removing heat to at least one briquette unit. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing any of the aforementioned gas storage systems is disclosed. Some embodiments of the present invention provide methane-powered motor vehicles including but not limited to automobiles, buses, trucks and ships including a storage system with compressed methane-adsorbing particulate matter.
US09409766B2	MEMS package structure and manufacturing method thereof A MEMS package structure includes a base, a MEMS device, a first cover, a second cover and a glass frit. The base includes a recess. The MEMS device is disposed in the recess. The first cover is disposed in the recess and covering the MEMS device. The second cover is disposed on the base and covering the recess. The glass frit is disposed between the base and the second cover. A MEMS package structure includes the base, the MEMS device, the first cover, a second cover, a first metal frame and a first sealing medium. The first metal frame is disposed around the second cover, and the second cover and the first metal frame collectively are disposed on the base and covering the recess. The first sealing medium is disposed between the first metal frame and the base. Manufacturing methods of the MEMS package structures above are further provided.
US09409765B1	Method and apparatus for an isolating structure The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for an isolating structure. Embodiments of the present invention provide a robust packaging process and a mechanical filter to reduce the mechanical shock from impact. The mechanical filter can be integrated within the package substrate as part of the packaging process, reducing the assembly complexity.
US09409763B2	MEMS device and method of making a MEMS device A MEMS device and a method of making a MEMS device are disclosed. In one embodiment a semiconductor device comprises a substrate, a moveable electrode and a counter electrode, wherein the moveable electrode and the counter electrode are mechanically connected to the substrate. The movable electrode is configured to stiffen an inner region of the movable membrane.
US09409758B2	Faucet-integrated carbonation systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed for providing carbonated water through a typical kitchen faucet. The faucet-integrated carbonation system can include a carbonated water reservoir coupled to a residential or commercial cold water supply line as well as a CO2 tank, all of which can be mounted under a kitchen countertop or the like. The water held in the reservoir can be carbonated using the CO2 when a user activates a CO2 activation mechanism. The system can further include a carbonated water on/off valve for dispensing carbonated water from the carbonated water reservoir via a waterway with an outlet disposed at the end of the faucet.
US09409750B2	Removable vehicle top lift system A removable vehicle top lift system is disclosed herein. Described embodiments of a removable vehicle top lift system include a T-shaped body includes adjustable left, right, and rear arms that may be adjusted to accommodate the size of different removable vehicle tops. The left, right, and rear arms also include hooks for engaging a removable vehicle top. Balancing mechanisms for a removable vehicle top lift system are disclosed. Hooks with mechanisms to hold down a window of a removable vehicle top are also disclosed.
US09409740B2	Sheet bundle binding processing apparatus and image forming system having the same The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sheet bundle binding processing apparatus capable of providing relatively strong bonding when a plurality of sheets are bound by corrugation-shaped pressurizing faces with nip-pressure deformation and causing less frictional damage on a sheet face when a sheet bundle is introduced to and discharged from the binding unit. The present invention comprises a sheet bundle binding processing apparatus including a processing tray which includes a sheet placement face on which sheets are stacked, a press binding device which bonds mutually overlapped sheets stacked on the processing tray with pressure-bonding deformation, a taking-off device which applies a taking-off force to sheets bound by the press binding device along the sheet placement face for taking off the sheets from the press binding device, and a sheet bundle discharging device by which the sheets taken off from the press binding device by the taking-off device is discharged from the processing tray.
US09409733B2	Conveying apparatus and printing apparatus A conveying apparatus has first and second trays arranged on an upstream of a conveyor and configured to support the sheet in contact with the conveyor, a feeder configured to feed the sheet on the first tray toward the conveyor, a first sensor configured to output a first signal in response to the sheet being present on the first tray, a second sensor configured to output a second signal in response to the sheet being present between the first tray and the conveyor and configured to output the second signal in response to the sheet being present between the second tray and the conveyor, and a controller configured to execute a removal notifying process to output a notification indicating removal of the sheet on the first tray in response to output of the second signal before a time period since the first signal was output exceeds a threshold period.
US09409729B2	Installation for transporting containers An installation for transporting containers, the installation comprising a rotary platform (1, 2) provided in its periphery with slots (7.1, 7.2), a jaw (8.1, 8.2) being mounted on the platform in the vicinity of each slot in order to be movable between a closed position for holding a container in the slot and an open position. Each jaw comprises a resilient element (9.1, 9.2) having a portion (9.11, 9.21) fastened to the platform in the vicinity of the slot in order to have a free end (9.12, 9.22) that extends facing the slot and that is elastically deformable between a rest state in which the free end co-operates with a side wall of the slot to define a section smaller than the cross-section of the neck, and a deformed state in which the free end cooperates with the side wall of the slot to define a section greater than the cross-section of the neck.
US09409728B2	Automated case flow buffer An automated flow buffer system includes infeed and discharge shuttle systems. A buffering system is disposed between the infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system. The buffering system includes buffer conveyors arranged in an array to buffer one or more items. The infeed shuttle system and the discharge shuttle system each include a shuttle frame disposed proximal to an end of the buffering system and one or more shuttles independently moveable along the shuttle frame. Each of the shuttles include a drive system configured to move the shuttle in horizontal and vertical directions along the shuttle frame so that the shuttle is able to service the conveyors in the buffering system. The shuttle includes a conveyance mechanism upon which one or more of the items are transported. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey the items to and/or from the buffer conveyors of the buffering system.
US09409718B2	Conveyor belt including chocking module A conveyor belt comprising a plurality of modules hingedly connected together includes a first type of module including raised ribs arranged in columns and a second type of module including chock segments aligned with the columns. A transfer device includes fingers aligned with gaps between the chock segments and valleys between the columns. Each chock segment is substantially triangular in shape.
US09409717B2	System for conveying an article using vortex suction units A system for conveying an article along a transfer path includes at least a first and a second vortex suction unit disposed in sequence in a direction of the transfer path. A conveyor is configured to support the article relative to at least one of the suction units and a main controller is configured to separately control the vortex suction units so as to convey the article along the transfer path using the conveyor.
US09409710B2	Method and apparatus for multi-destination item selection using motes Method and apparatus for multi-destination pick using motes. In embodiments, each receptacle may be assigned to a destination and may have a mote that may include an indicator that may be activated by a control system to indicate to the agent that the receptacle is the destination receptacle for a picked item. The agent may then place the item in the indicated destination receptacle. A mote may include a communication interface for communicating with a control system and with other motes in an ad-hoc network. In one embodiment, the mote on the destination receptacle may be activated when the picked item is scanned by the agent. In some embodiments, each receptacle may also have a sensor that detects when an item is placed in the receptacle to deactivate the indicator and/or to verify that the item was placed in the correct receptacle.
US09409708B1	Dumpster lid opening system A container has a base plate and front and rear and side walls. A lid with a hinge is located above the front and rear and side walls. A pivot bar is attached to the lid. The pivot bar has a long extent and a short extent attached to the lid. An actuation assembly is coupled to the container and includes a lower component and a pedal secured to the lower component. The pedal is adapted to be depressed to move the lower component. An upper component is secured to the lower component for reciprocating movement in a plane parallel with the rear wall. A line has a lower end coupled to the upper component and an upper end coupled to the pivot bar.
US09409702B2	Rectangular thin panel conveyance unit A rectangular thin panel conveyance unit includes a plurality of sets of four corner modules, and vibration suppressing bodies for rectangular thin panels in a fixed shape. The corner module has a support surface to support each corner portion of the rectangular thin panel from a lower side. At each corner portion, stacking the corner modules in a vertical direction stacks a plurality of rectangular thin panels in the vertical direction. The vibration suppressing bodies have a thickness equal to or less than the distance between the support surfaces of the corner modules vertically adjacent to one another; and are disposed on each of a top surface and an inferior surface of the rectangular thin panel such that the vibration suppressing body faces a planar portion of each rectangular thin panel to restrict vertical amplitude of vibration of the rectangular thin panel within a predetermined range.
US09409700B1	Nozzle protector assembly A decor-able, multiple-configuration protector for the nozzle assembly of a spray can having parts capable of absorbing, deflecting, and/or redirecting damaging force from accidental drops and bumps.
US09409699B2	Capillary metering device and method for operating such a capillary metering device A capillary metering device for a powder product has a vibration body with a capillary formed within the vibration body for receiving and conveying the powder product. The vibration body is formed of at least two adjoining body parts, wherein the capillary is formed as a channel with at least one open side in the demounted state in at least one of the body parts. The open side of the channel in the mounted state is closed off by the adjoining body part. The vibration body is caused to vibrate with such an amplitude and frequency that a powder flow of the powder product passes through the capillary formed in the vibration body into a target container and that upon reaching a target quantity of the powder product in the target container the powder flow to the target container is interrupted.
US09409698B2	Propellant-free pressurized material dispenser Devices and methods for dispensing a fluidly dispensable material under pressure but without using a gas propellant are presented. In some embodiments an elastic sleeve is utilized to impart pressure to a bag of dispensable material positioned within the sleeve. Pressure so created pressurizes contents of the bag, which can then be dispensed through a valve. Methods for manufacturing various embodiments are presented.
US09409697B2	Polymer-coated oven board and food package made from it A polymer-coated oven board includes a coating that contains an oxygen barrier layer of polyamide (PA) and a surface layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) adhered to the oxygen barrier layer. These layers are produced onto the board by co-extrusion without a binding agent layer between them. The weight of the PA oxygen barrier layer is 3-15 g/m2, and the weight of the PET surface layer is 20-50 g/m2. An oxygen impermeable food package heatable in an oven includes the oven board wherein the superimposed polyamide and PET layers are located inside the board layer in the package. The oven board may also include a PET surface layer on the opposite side of the board. Polyamide has been selected so that it withstands heat sealing and the heating of the package in an oven.
US09409694B2	Multi-chamber container Provided is a multi-chamber container for dispensing flowable substances, comprising a body and a closure movable relative to the body. The body comprises respective storage chambers for storing respective flowable substances, and a vessel defining respective outlet zones having respective outlets and a separator between the outlet zones, and movable relative to the storage chambers between a first position and a second position. The body also comprises respective inlets that fluidly connect the respective storage chambers with the respective outlet zones, and first and second members that are each movable between (a) an inactive state, at which the respective member seals a respective inlet to isolate a respective storage chamber from a respective outlet zone and a respective outlet is open so that the respective outlet zone is in fluid communication with a downstream side of the respective outlet, and (b) an active state, at which the respective member seals the respective outlet to isolate the respective outlet zone from the downstream side of the respective outlet, and the respective inlet is open so that the respective storage chamber is in fluid communication with the respective outlet zone. Movement of the vessel between the first position and the second position causes the first and second members to move between their respective inactive and active states.
US09409691B2	Method for the production of self-venting packaging The present invention relates to a method for the production of a self-venting packaging for use in heating a food item in a microwave oven, said packaging comprising a rupturable valve seal (3), said rupturable valve seal comprising an inside-inside seal, creating a weak point on said packaging, suitable to break in case of overpressure inside the packaging, said method comprising the following subsequent steps: providing an open plastic packaging; filling said packaging with a food item; —sealing the plastic packaging to obtain a closed pack via a closing seal with the food item therein ready to be sterilised; heat treating said food item; providing a rupturable valve seal (3) on the pack by ultrasound seal technology.
US09409689B2	Easy opening display package for merchandise A display package for an item of merchandise, e.g., a toothbrush. The package is formed of a first wall member, e.g., a blister body, having a recess and a peripheral flange. A second elongated wall member, e.g., a planar sheet of film having an inner surface and an outer surface, is fixedly secured by its inner surface to the peripheral flange of the first wall member to enclose the item of merchandise therebetween. The second wall member includes an access window formed by a pair of elongated frangible lines and an access slit. Each of the frangible lines is cut only partially through the thickness of the second wall member, starting from the inner surface of the second wall member. The access slit is located at one end of each of the frangible lines. The window is arranged to be opened by a user grasping portions of the second wall member at the access slit to break the frangible lines and thereby provide access to the item of merchandise.
US09409682B2	Non-removable container neck ring A product includes a container including a neck, and a ring non-removably secured to the neck of the container. The ring may be used to non-removably couple a fitment to the container and/or may be adapted irreversibly to change a characteristic of the ring that is visible from outside of the container to advise a user that the package has been opened.
US09409675B2	Food and condiment container A food and condiment container having a first storage space for a food item and a second storage space for a condiment. The container includes a paperboard carton and an appliqué fold-out pocket affixed thereto and moveable between open and closed positions for receiving a condiment. The pocket includes a front panel, a back panel, and first and second side panels extending therebetween. The back panel is joined to the carton, and the front panel is joined to the back panel along a portion thereof to hinge forward from the back panel. The side panels are connected between the front and back panels and are collapsible along a crease extending the vertical length of the side panels. Prior to use, the appliqué pocket remains flush with the carton and is opened along a perforation line to form a storage space for a condiment.
US09409671B2	Basket assembly There is provided a basket assembly for making a basket, as well as a blank for making the basket assembly. A support sheet is mounted along a bottom wall of a container portion of the basket, either inside or outside of the container, providing a multi-layered assembly. The innermost layer of the support sheet and the container portion define a cut-out portion corresponding to a handle for the basket, which is nested in the innermost layer of the multi-layered assembly. The handle portion has opposing ends which are mounted to the container and side edges which are separable from the innermost layer, allowing to lift the nested handle away from the bottom of the container and to draw it out to provide the basket with a handle. The gap appearing in the innermost layer is covered by the outer layer of the multi-layered assembly.
US09409666B1	Apparatus for collecting debris and method of use Apparatus for collecting debris which resides upon a support surface includes a body which has an open mouth end and an opposite closed end. Two diverters are connected to opposite sides of the open end. The diverters are angularly positioned so that they channel the debris into the open end of the apparatus. In one embodiment the apparatus is held in place by staking the distal ends of the diverters to the support surface such as a lawn. In another embodiment weights are placed in pockets in the diverters to hold the apparatus in place on a hard surface such as a driveway.
US09409655B1	Flight instrument displaying a variable rotational speed of a main rotor of an aircraft A flight instrument that displays the rotational speed of a main rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft, with the flight instrument including display means, a first indicator of a setpoint for the rotational speed of the main rotor, a second indicator of the first current value of the rotational speed of the main rotor, and third and fourth indicators of the limit values of the rotational speed. The setpoint for the rotational speed of the main rotor is variable and the first indicator is stationary on the display means, with the second, third and fourth indicators being movable in relation to the first indicator.
US09409638B2	Metrorío system for regular transport of urban and interurban passengers by river and sea A rivertube system for transporting urban and metropolitan passengers by river and sea using watercraft, with the watercraft travelling along the rivers and coasts of cities. The system includes an automatic docking system for boats and closed or covered stops, built on the river or on the sea, with large floating platforms that enable passengers to get on and off the boats.
US09409636B2	Vessel with improved motion control The invention concerns a vessel having a planing surface and a transom at a stern of the vessel, mounted on the transom is an interceptor and an actuator to move the interceptor in vertical direction. In accordance with the invention the transom defines a sharp edge with the planing surface and the underside of the interceptor comprises a convex rounded edge extending upwards to the rear with a leading edge of the convex rounded edge having a tangent approximately parallel to the water flow along the planing surface near the transom, and/or the transom defines a convex rounded edge with the planing surface with a leading edge of the convex rounded edge being tangent to the planing surface and the interceptor defines at its lowest part a sharp edge that can move behind the convex rounded edge in vertical direction.
US09409634B1	Bouy board An enclosed water jet craft allows a passenger to surf waves while having multi directional control to tumble and to launch the craft up into the air. Several valves contained within and under a carriage of the craft are controlled by the manipulation of handlebars containing bearing sensors that control opening and closing jet ports. The water jet craft itself is reinforced for passenger safety and the passenger is harnessed in while using the craft to protect the passenger during launch and tumble while wave surfing.
US09409630B1	Door systems and methods for boats Disclosed herein is a bow ramp for a water vessel (boat) wherein the bow ramp is configured to rotate/pivot to an open position to allow passage from within a hull of the vessel to a shore. The bow ramp is operated in combination with shore penetrating spikes which penetrate a shore or seabed (riverbed, lakebed, etc.) and include a user-actuated shore-engaging spike rotation mechanism which allows a user to move the water vessel further up the shore or alternatively away from the shore.
US09409621B2	Bicycle with coordinated pedal and upper body leverage A cycle or bicycle is driven both by rotation of pedals that drive a rear wheel in a conventional manner, and by fore and aft movement of the handlebars. Fore and aft movement of the handlebars about an adjustable hinge, which also rotate as a unit about a front wheel turning axis, is transmitted to a drive rod. The drive rod then drives an actuator mechanism which transfers force due to movement of the handlebars to the primary drive mechanism through which pedal power is also applied to the rear wheel. Forces generated by this movement of the handlebars is additive to forces applied by the rider directly to the pedals, in a coordinated manner that does not inhibit steering of the bicycle.
US09409618B2	Guide device for a flexible linking member passing into a bicycle frame The device is designed to guide a flexible linking member passing into a bicycle frame to link a control member carried by bicycle handlebars to a receiver. The linking member (14) enters the bicycle frame via an inlet opening (15) formed in a head tube (1). The guide device (3) forms an insert that can be built into the head tube (1) and includes a guide channel (17) for the linking member (14) intended to communicate with the inlet opening (15). The insert (3) can be placed inside the head tube (1) in a seat (4) shared with an upper bearing (2) of a headset and has an internal face that can at least partially surround a fork steerer (6) inserted in the head tube (1), and an external face containing the guide channel (17).
US09409613B2	Track system for a machine A track pad is disclosed for use in a track system of a tracked machine. The track system includes a plurality of track guiding rollers having annular engagement surfaces. The track pad includes a pad body having a wear surface, and a rail surface opposite the wear surface adapted for complementary positioning with at least one track guiding roller. The rail surface includes a profile that is convex or concave. The profile is adapted to complement the at least one track guiding roller, which presents a profile that is the other of convex or concave.
US09409611B2	Articulated tracked vehicle An articulated tracked vehicle comprising a first vehicle unit and a second vehicle unit controllably connected by means of a control member, wherein each vehicle unit comprises two tracks driven by drive wheels, wherein the first vehicle unit comprises a mechanical propulsion unit with a combustion engine for driving the drive wheels of the first vehicle unit and the second vehicle unit consists of one electric propulsion unit for driving the drive wheels of the second vehicle unit, wherein the combustion engine is arranged to drive a generator for electric power generation, wherein the generator is arranged to transfer electric power via power electronics to the electric propulsion unit of the second vehicle unit, wherein power transfer between said vehicle units is arranged to be effected only electrically.
US09409610B2	Side skirt system for a trailer A side skirt system for reducing drag on a trailer or other ground vehicle includes plurality of wall panels each configured to be coupled to one side of the trailer to extend generally below a storage container of the trailer at least partially along a length of the trailer. The wall panels are horizontally spaced-apart from each other.
US09409601B2	Motor vehicle having an axle support A rear region of an axle support is connected to at least one supporting body component in the front, lower region of the passenger compartment of the vehicle body by way of at least one support extending rearward. The support is connected to the supporting body component by a pyrotechnically releasable connecting element. A guide is arranged between the rear end region of the support and the supporting body component, which guide permits only an displacement of the guided end region of the support rearward as viewed in the direction of travel if the connection is released by the pyrotechnic connecting element between the support and the supporting body component.
US09409600B2	Lane assist for a motor vehicle and method for operating a lane assist A lane assist system for a motor vehicle can be activated and deactivated and allows steering intervention on an axle by use of a superimposed steering system. The lane assist system, when activated, is designed to reduce the translation ratio of the superimposed steering system by a factor between 5 and 15.
US09409599B2	Steering device for articulated vehicle The present invention relates to a steering device comprising a steering member for mutually steering a first vehicle unit and a second vehicle unit of an articulated vehicle which comprises a link mechanism for mutually pivoting said vehicle units, a housing configuration arranged to form a supply space between said vehicle units and a removal mechanism arranged in the supply space, wherein the removal mechanism comprises a heating device arranged to heat air intended to stream through the housing configuration. The invention also relates to an articulated vehicle with a steering member.
US09409596B2	Steering systems, steering and speed coordination systems, and associated vehicles In a broad respect, vehicles that are capable of making a low- to zero-radius turn using the independent rotation of drive wheels and by turning the non-driving steerable structure or structures (such as wheels) with a steering input device (in some embodiments, the driving wheels also may be capable of being turned). This may be accomplished using a steering system, a speed control system and an integration device (together, a control system) that are configured to work together to provide correct steering in forward and reverse, and, in some embodiments, to reduce the speed of the outboard drive wheel of the vehicle when it enters an extreme turn under constant speed input. Different systems configured for use in such vehicles are included.
US09409593B2	Rack type electric power steering apparatus A power steering system having the tensional force of a belt becomes higher as the distance between a motor shaft and a rack bar becomes larger because a second inclined portion of a support body passing through a guide hole is moved upwards along a first inclined portion to be inserted into a coupling recess, and accordingly, noise and damage to the belt can be prevented. If the support body is inserted into the coupling recess by a third inclined portion of a coupling recess and a motor housing is moved upwards, the tensional force of the belt becomes higher as the distance between the motor shaft and the rack bar becomes larger and, accordingly, noise and damage to the belt can be prevented.
US09409590B2	Steering device A steering device which slides when an impulse load is applied. The steering device includes an inner column having a cylindrical shape and a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a slit, an outer column bracket to tighten the outer column, an inner column bracket having a second hole opened therein, and a connection member provided at a position straddling the first hole and the second hole and detachably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket. The telescopic friction plates are disposed at both sides of the outer column. The inner column bracket includes an arm portion connecting the telescopic friction plates disposed at both sides of the outer column, a neck portion projected from the arm portion, and a leg portion provided at an end opposite to the arm portion of the neck portion and contacting the inner column.
US09409588B2	Steering damper with active adjustment of damping characteristics A device adjusts the rotational damping of a steering device such that the rotational damping varies depending on whether the rotational motion about a steering axis is caused by a force acting on the steering device of the vehicle or a force acting on the part(s) of the vehicle contacting the ground. The flow of hydraulic fluid in the steering damper partly or wholly is adjusted by a main valve unit that is coupled together with both an attaching part and a steering device. The opening area of the main valve unit is determined by a relative motion between the attaching part and the steering device such that the flow of the hydraulic fluid in a direction from and to the respective damping chambers of the steering damper is controlled depending on the cause of the rotational movement.
US09409586B2	Adjustable rack A support rack for holding a plurality of pans includes a first side frame including a first vertical support member and a second vertical support member, and a second side frame including a first vertical support member and a second vertical support member. A hinge assembly couples the first and second side frames and is operable to position the rack in a first position in which the first side frame and the second side frame are parallel and spaced a predetermined distance apart, a second position in which the first side frame and the second side frame are nonparallel, and a third position in which the first side frame and the second side frame are parallel but closer in proximity than the predetermined distance.
US09409584B2	Expedition carts and associated systems and methods Exemplary embodiments of an expedition cart are provided. The expedition cart includes a chassis configured and dimensioned to support a load. The expedition cart includes a first gusset plate and a second gusset plate secured to the chassis. The expedition cart further includes a first sleeve mounted to the first gusset plate and a second sleeve mounted to the second gusset plate. The first sleeve can be configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a first shaft arm. The second sleeve can be configured and dimensioned to releasably receive therein at least a portion of a second shaft arm. Exemplary expedition cart systems and methods of assembling an expedition cart are also provided.
US09409580B2	Obstacle removing and energy absorbing device and leading car of motor train unit An obstacle removing and energy absorbing device provided with an obstacle removing beam (6) and a bumper cross-beam (15) which are oppositely arranged, an energy-absorbing tube assembly with an energy-absorbing tube (9) is fixedly connected between the obstacle removing beam (6) and the bumper cross-beam (15), a mounting base (8) is fixedly connected with one end of the energy-absorbing tube (9), a crushing support (13) is threaded onto the other end of the energy-absorbing tube (9), the crushing support (13) is provided with a variable-diameter through-hole, a crushing-convex portion (20) is provided in the variable-diameter through-hole, a concave portion (21) matched with the crushing-convex portion (20) is arranged at an end portion where the energy-absorbing tube (9) is penetrated into the crushing support (13), the mounting base (8) is fixedly connected with the obstacle removing beam (6), the crushing support (13) is fixedly connected with the bumper cross-beam (15).
US09409572B2	Drive assist system, drive assist method, and drive assist device A drive assist system includes: a movable body (20) in which drive assist is performed by an assist device (40, 50, 60) and which includes a movable body holding unit (23); an external holding unit (14) located outside the movable body (20); and a controller (22) configured to determine whether or not an operation position where the assist device (40, 50, 60) operates is related to the operation of the assist device (40, 50, 60), select the external holding unit (14) as a unit in which the operation result of the assist device (40, 50, 60) is to be held when it is determined that the operation position is not related to the operation of the assist device (40, 50, 60), and select the movable body holding unit (23) as the unit in which the operation result of the assist device (40, 50, 60) is to be held when it is determined that the operation position is related to the operation of the assist device (40, 50, 60).
US09409569B2	Control device for vehicle drive device A control device of a vehicle drive device includes a direct injection engine, an electric motor, and a clutch selectively coupling the direct injection engine to a power transmission path from the electric motor to drive wheels, the control device slips the clutch and starts the direct injection engine by an ignition start with fuel injected into a cylinder of the direct injection engine and ignited from a start of rotation of the direct injection engine if the direct injection engine is started during a running mode using only the electric motor as a drive source, the control device weakens an engagement force of the clutch if a shaft torque of the direct injection engine goes through a first negative torque extreme value after initiation of a start of the direct injection engine and becomes zero from a negative torque as compared to before becoming the zero.
US09409566B2	Hybrid vehicle and associated control method A hybrid vehicle and method of control are disclosed wherein the ratio of engine speed to vehicle speed varies continuously in some operating modes and is controlled to simulate a discrete ratio transmission in other operating modes. The disclosure specifies the method of controlling the engine speed and the combined output torque of the engine and at least one traction motor in each of the operating modes. Transitions among operating modes occur in response to driver movement of a shift lever, driver operation of shift selectors, and changes in vehicle speed.
US09409562B2	Torque assist system and automated manual transmission utilizing the same The torque assist system of the present invention includes a torque assist shaft having a first terminating part connected to the input shaft, an outer shaft and an inner shaft rotating independently from the outer shaft; a planetary gear set mounted on the inner shaft exposed to a second terminating part of the torque assist shaft; a clutch being disposed adjacent to the planetary gear set and operated by an external force; and an input gear mounted on the exposed inner shaft of the torque assist shaft and connected to the planetary gear set by the clutch to transmit power to an output gear mounted on the output shaft of the vehicle transmission.
US09409540B2	Vehicle occupant protection system A vehicle occupant protection system includes: an outside airbag; reinforcement cloths that are attached to a reverse surface of a seat cover, in a region at a the vehicle width direction outer side, and a region at a seat front side, of the outside airbag, the reinforcement cloths being attached from an outside splitting portion; an inside airbag; webbings that are secured to a side frame (a frame) of a seat back, with each having an end portion fastened to an inside splitting portion; an outside inflator that supplies a gas for inflation to the seat outside airbag; an inside inflator that supplies a gas for inflation to the seat inside airbag; and a control unit which, at a time of a side crash, actuates the inside inflator later than the outside inflator.
US09409535B2	Control device for occupant protection device The occurrence of a vehicle collision is determined using an output signal of one satellite sensor disposed offset from a vehicle center line. A control device for an occupant protection device includes: an acceleration sensor disposed at a front position of a vehicle; and a control unit that determines the occurrence of a collision based on an output signal of the acceleration sensor and operates an occupant protection device. The acceleration sensor is one satellite sensor disposed so as to be offset in a vehicle width direction from a vehicle front center position. The control unit includes: a first threshold setting unit that sets a first threshold so as to correspond to a traveling speed of the vehicle; and a determining unit that compares a level of the output signal of the acceleration sensor with the first threshold to determine the occurrence of a collision.
US09409521B2	Protection device for a storage space of a motor vehicle and drive device therefor Protection device for a storage space of a motor vehicle. Such a protection device having a cartridge housing, in which at least one flexible planar formation is supported so as to be able to be wound and unwound, wherein the cartridge housing is able to be positioned so as to be secured to the storage space in vehicle-side retention receiving members, wherein the retention receiving members can be displaced inside the storage space by means of a kinematic displacement system, is known. The kinematic displacement system has vehicle-side linear guides, which extend with a main direction component in the vertical direction of the vehicle and in which the retention receiving members are guided, and there is provided a storage-space-base-side recess in which the cartridge housing is arranged in a recessed manner in a rest position. Use in private motor vehicles.
US09409509B2	Device for securing stored materials in a storage space and securing element therefor A device having a securing element which can be blocked in a load rail which is anchored so as to be fixed to a vehicle, the securing element having a base member with a retention region which can be inserted into the load rail in a positive-locking manner, and the base member includes at least one bar member for engagement in a catch bar arrangement of the load rail which is supported so as to be able to be moved relative to the base member. A additional bar is provided which is movably supported parallel with the bar member and independently of the bar member, and which is resiliently loaded in the direction of the blocking position and which can be moved together with the bar member into the release position.
US09409501B2	Exerciser for car A portable exerciser that fits in a car that allows the user to exercise in traffic when the vehicle is not moving, or while the car is parked. The exerciser includes a body, resistance elements attached to the body and a tension adjuster, and handles attached to the resistance elements so that the user may exercise. The resistance elements are adjustable using the tension adjuster or replaceable for selecting the proper tension for any user. The exerciser is mounted behind or in front of the car seat, which can be the driver seat or the passenger seat.
US09409496B2	Seat configured for occupancy state detection A seat (10) configured for detecting an occupancy state comprises an at least partially electrically conductive structural frame (14) comprising at least two fixation sites (22, 24) and an at least partially electrically conductive cushion-supporting spring (20) taut between the fixation sites. The cushion-supporting spring is electrically insulated from the structural frame. The seat comprises a cushion (16) supported by the cushion-supporting spring. The cushion-supporting spring and the structural frame are disposed in such a way that they are brought in electrical contact with each other when a force (34) is applied on the cushion that exceeds a predefined threshold force.
US09409492B2	Method for precise demand response and control, and a system thereof There is a provided a system and a computer-implemented method for reducing electric consumption by an electric vehicle connected to a charging station. The method includes: providing a wireless network for communication between an electric vehicle and a tracking server operated by a trusted entity; collecting, on the tracking server, user and location information for charging electric vehicles (EVs); receiving, at the tracking server, a demand response signal comprising consumption reduction information including sector and time period information from a utility; identifying, at the tracking server, electric vehicles charging in the sector based on each EV's location information; and transmitting, from the tracking server, a charge interruption signal to the identified electric vehicles.
US09409480B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus provided on a surface of a panel, the display apparatus includes a quadrangular window section provided in the surface, an image display surface disposed in and recessed from the quadrangular window section, a frame configured to surround the image display surface and extend from the image display surface to the quadrangular window section, in which the frame includes an inside edge formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape having a shorter upper edge and a longer lower edge, and an outside edge formed in a quadrangular shape conforming to the quadrangular window section, in which a difference in length in a lateral direction between the shorter edge of the inside edge and an upper edge of the outside edge is set larger than a difference in length in the lateral direction between the longer edge of the inside edge and a lower edge of the outside edge.
US09409478B2	Sway determination device and sway determination method A wobble determination device 1 appropriately determines the wobble of a vehicle and does not cause inconvenience for a driver.The wobble determination device 1 includes a steering determination unit 41 that determines whether the driver of a vehicle performs sudden steering after a non-steering state of the driver is maintained for a predetermined period of time and performs sudden return steering over a steering position in the non-steering state in a direction opposite to a direction of the sudden steering after the sudden steering and a wobble determination unit 42 that determines that the vehicle wobbles when the steering determination unit 41 determines that the steering of the driver is the sudden return steering which is performed over the steering position in the non-steering state.
US09409476B2	Fuel fill apparatus for use with fuel delivery systems Fuel fill apparatus for use with fluid delivery systems are described. An example fuel fill apparatus includes a body defining a throat area adjacent an opening of the body where the opening is configured to receive a fuel cap. A fuel fill portion defines a first passageway extending at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the opening and a vent portion defines a second passageway. The first passageway is fluidly coupled to the second passageway via the throat area and a fuel nozzle retainer is disposed within the throat area.
US09409473B2	Device for a drivetrain of a hybrid vehicle, drivetrain and method for operating the same A device for a drive train of a hybrid vehicle having a planetary gear set which comprises a carrier element, a sun gear element, and a ring gear element. A first element connects to a first input shaft of a first subtransmission of a transmission, and a second element connects to an electric machine of a hybrid drive. A first shift element which couples, in a first shift position, a third of the elements to a second input shaft of a second subtransmission of the transmission, to which an internal combustion engine can be coupled, and, in a second shift position, can be coupled to another element of the planetary gear set, and having a second shift element which couples the input shafts of both subtransmissions when engaged and separates the input shafts of both subtransmissions when disengaged.
US09409470B2	Arrangement provided with a mechanism for holding an energy storage device, and associated vehicle An arrangement for a motor vehicle including a mechanism for holding an energy storage device, and associated vehicle. The arrangement includes a chassis, an electrical energy storage device, a fixing device for fixing the energy storage device to the chassis of the vehicle, a holding mechanism configured to switch, in case of a breakage of at least a portion of the fixing device, from a passive configuration in which it does not support the energy storage device to an active configuration in which it supports the energy storage device in such a way to hold the energy storage device close to the chassis.
US09409467B2	Vehicle with tail gate A vehicle with a tail gate wherein the movement distance around the vehicle is reduced. In a vehicle with a tail gate, a tail gate is supported on a vehicle body such that a rear opening formed on the rear part of the vehicle body opens and closes. The tail gate has a sub opening formed on the tail gate, and a sub door for opening and closing the sub opening in the vehicle width direction. The width of the sub opening in the vehicle width direction is shorter than the width of the rear opening. One side border of the sub opening in the vehicle width direction is located in the vicinity of one edge of the tail gate in the vehicle width direction. The sub door is supported on the tail gate so as to begin to open from the side border of the opening.
US09409464B2	Dynamically managing vehicle glass dimming A method, system or computer usable program product for dynamically changing transparency of portions of a vehicle transparent material including determining a location of a bright light with respect to a vehicle; determining a driver location within the vehicle; selectively changing a transparency of a selected portion of the vehicle transparent material to obscure the bright light from the driver's eyes, while allowing a majority of the vehicle transparent material to remain normally transparent; and repeating the above steps continually to adjust a location of the selected portion of the vehicle transparent material as the vehicle changes orientation with respect to the bright light.
US09409444B2	Castor for furniture or the like, with locking means A lockable castor for furniture or the like includes a casing, two wheels mounted on a rotary shaft of first axis, a pivot of second axis orthogonal to the first axis, female notches in at least one of the two faces of the wheels, a lever, a male lug on the lever and complementary to the female notches, the lever being suitable for occupying two positions, a first position in which the male lug does not co-operate with any of the female notches, and a second position in which the male lug is positioned in one of the female notches, a pull connection connected to the lever, a cavity in the casing and including an opening, such that the shaft passes therethrough, the lever being constituted by a slide suitable for sliding in translation in the cavity between its two positions in a direction perpendicular to the first axis.
US09409443B2	Ball bearing braking apparatus A wheel braking apparatus includes components that inhibit the rotation of a wheel when a ball bearing is placed in a braking position between a bearing wall of a non-rotating component and a bearing barrier of a hub interface component that is at least resistively connected to a hub of the wheel. In response to a wireless signal, the ball bearing is moved from a non-braking position and allowed to travel to a braking position between a bearing barrier of one side of a bearing groove and the bearing wall of the non-rotating component.
US09409437B2	Marker holder and eraser A new design for a marker holder and eraser has a front side and a back side, the back side having a recess. The front side has two openings for retaining markers. A metal plate and a magnet holder are disposed within the recess and an erasing material covers the recess. Projections extend from the magnet holder into openings on the front side to engage markers disposed in the openings, thereby holding the markers at any angle.
US09409430B2	Inkjet printer A first chamber has a plurality of first ventilation holes of a same size arranged on extended lines of a plurality of head arrays respectively. A second chamber faces the first chamber across the plurality of head arrays and has a plurality of second ventilation holes of a same size facing the plurality of first ventilation holes. Cross-sectional areas of an internal air flow passage in the first chamber at positions of the first ventilation holes decrease with an increase in a distance of the first ventilation holes from a first end of the first chamber. Cross-sectional areas of an internal air flow passage in the second chamber at positions of the second ventilation holes decrease with an increase in a distance of the second ventilation holes from a second end of the second chamber on the same side of the first end.
US09409428B2	Recording apparatus A printer includes a carriage which includes an ink jet recording head and is movable in a first direction and a second direction that is an opposite direction to the first direction, a gear group which transmits power of a motor to a sheet transporter, a transporter drive motor which transmits power to the gear group, and a carriage drive motor which drives the carriage. At least a portion of the carriage drive motor and at least a portion of the gear group are at the same position as each other in a movement direction (x direction) of the carriage.
US09409427B2	Inkjet printer An inkjet printer has a printing head, a sheet conveying mechanism, a carriage mounting a printing head and configured to be reciprocally movable in a printing area and non-printing area. A cap is provided to be movable between a capping position an uncap position. A controller of the inkjet printer is configured to execute a printing process, a standby process, and a capping process in which the controller causes the carriage to move to the non-printing area and moves the cap from the uncap position to the capping position. The controller causes the carriage to move into the printing area when the next printing command is received after the standby process is finished and before the carriage moving process has been completed.
US09409426B2	Image forming apparatus, method of controlling tension of recording medium An image forming apparatus includes a control unit that applies a tension to a recording medium in a first region between a rotational shaft and a driving roller using a torque applied to the rotational shaft and the driving roller, and applies a tension to the recording medium in a second region where a support member supports the recording medium using a torque applied to the driving roller and a holding unit. The control unit selectively executes an image forming mode where the head is caused to execute image forming by applying a tension to the recording medium in the second region while applying a tension to the recording medium in the first region, and a medium detaching mode where the tension in the first region is released when the recording medium is stopped, while applying a tension for detaching a medium to the recording medium in the second region.
US09409425B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette that includes a housing having a top surface, a bottom surface and a front surface, a wound tape mounted within the housing, a printer head holder insertion portion that is a space extending through the housing in a vertical direction and having an oblong rectangular shape in a plan view, the oblong rectangular shape extending parallel to the front surface, and a printer first support receiving portion connected to a first end of the printer head holder insertion portion and facing the printer head holder insertion portion in a first direction that is parallel to the front surface, the first end being positioned on an upstream side of the printer head holder insertion portion in a feed direction of the tape, the printer first support receiving portion being a first indentation extending from the bottom surface toward the top surface.
US09409420B2	Recirculate and filter air to form air barrier in image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a substrate receiving member, a fluid applicator unit, and an air recirculator assembly. The substrate receiving member may selectively receive a substrate. The fluid applicator unit may selectively eject a first set of drops to the substrate received by the substrate receiving member in a print mode and a second set of drops in a maintenance mode. The air recirculater assembly may direct air to form an air barrier across the print zone to redirect at least one of aerosol and particulates from crossing through the air barrier and onto the substrate, to filter the at least one of the aerosol and particulates to form filtered air, and to form the air barrier with the filtered air.
US09409413B2	Recording apparatus and recording method for improving the clarity of an image In a recording apparatus, a dot diameter of a first color ink formed by discharging a predetermined amount of the first color ink onto a surface of a second color ink fixed on a recording medium is smaller than a dot diameter of the second color ink formed by discharging the predetermined amount of the second color ink onto a surface of the first color ink fixed on the recording medium, and a recording head discharges the plurality of inks such that with respect to pixels forming an image in a unit area, pixels formed by discharging the second color ink and the first color ink in this order are greater than pixels formed by discharging the first color ink and the second color ink in this order.
US09409408B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus An object is to improve a user's convenience. There is provided a liquid ejecting apparatus including a head ejecting a liquid onto a medium; a containing unit containing the liquid; and a mounting unit on which a storage material storing a liquid amount of the containing unit is mounted. If the storage material is removed from the mounting unit when the liquid ejecting apparatus performs an operation, the liquid ejecting apparatus selects any one state between a first state of stopping the operation and a second state without stopping the operation.
US09409406B2	Recording apparatus with mounting-removing mechanism for ink cartridge A recording apparatus includes a recording head, an mounting portion on which an ink cartridge is mounted, a latching member configured to be movable between a first position where the latching member latches the ink cartridge mounted on the mounting portion and a second position where the latching member does not latch the ink cartridge mounted on the mounting portion, a regulation member configured to be movable between a regulating position where the regulation member regulates movement of the latching member and a regulation releasing position where the regulation member allows the movement of the latching member, and a return unit configured to return the regulation member to the regulating position from the regulation releasing position by contacting the regulation member moved to the regulation releasing position in order to allow the latching member to move to the second position.
US09409395B2	Inkjet printing apparatus and method of making gratings An inkjet printing apparatus and a method of making gratings are provided. The inkjet printing apparatus comprises a base; a platform provided on the base configured to carry a substrate to be processed to linearly move in a first direction on the surface of the base; and a printhead assembly provided above the platform, wherein the printhead assembly includes a printhead support and a plurality of printheads provided on a side of the printhead support facing the platform, each of the plurality of printheads is provided with a nozzle, and the printhead assembly can move linearly in the first direction. The present invention is adaptable to using inkjet printing technology to make gratings.
US09409393B2	Detecting a drive bubble formation and collapse Measuring an inkjet nozzle may include taking at least one impedance measurement after the firing command is sent to detect the presence of a drive bubble and taking another impedance measurement to detect a collapse of the drive bubble.
US09409390B1	Printing apparatus and control method therefor According to an embodiment, a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium by a printhead while relatively scanning the printhead, and discharging ink from the printhead to the print medium is controlled as follows. That is, a time corresponding to a print resolution in a scanning direction of the printhead is divided into a plurality of times, and these print elements are time-divisionally driven by using the divided times as driving timings. At this time, it is controlled to form a plurality of groups each including a predetermined number of adjacent print elements of the print elements, and change the driving timings for each of the groups using the divided time as a unit.
US09409389B1	Coordination of printhead/substrate position with transfer of marking material Devices and methods load a firing distance into a distance counter of a printing device. The firing distance is the distance from the current position of a printhead of the printing device to a marking location on a substrate. These devices and methods count the firing distance in discrete distance increments using the distance counter, based on relative movement of the substrate and printhead. When the distance counter reaches the last discrete distance increment of the firing distance, these devices and methods load the fractional remaining distance of the firing distance into a time counter of the printing device. Then, such devices and methods count the fractional remaining distance in velocity-based distance increments at regular time intervals using the time counter. When the time counter reaches the last velocity-based distance increment of the fractional remaining distance, these devices and methods transfer the marking material from the printhead to the substrate.
US09409387B2	Adjustable printhead A printhead assembly includes a printbar beam member, a printhead, and a first eccentric pin. The printbar beam member includes a beam surface and a first cavity disposed through the beam surface. The printhead includes a printhead surface and a second cavity disposed through the printhead surface. The first eccentric pin may be inserted into the first cavity and the second cavity to couple the printhead to the printbar beam member. The first eccentric pin may rotate to adjust a position of the printhead relative to the printbar beam member along a first axis along the beam surface.
US09409386B2	Method for cleaning a color system of a rotary printing press as well as color system A color system of a rotary printing press includes a doctor blade device with a doctor blade chamber containing ink for a printing process, an ink reservoir from which ink is supplied to the doctor blade chamber, and a supply system which allows ink to be supplied inside the color system. The color system is connected to a storage reservoir into which ink from the color system is introduced, to a solvent reservoir containing solvent for cleaning the color system, and to a refuse container into which ink soiled by the solvent is introduced. The supply system cleans the color system by automatically pumping off ink to the storage reservoir, and automatically cleaning with the solvent, by collecting the ink in the ink reservoir and supplying the solvent to the refuse container.
US09409384B2	Printers, methods and apparatus to form an image on a print substrate Printers, methods, and apparatus to form an image on a substrate are disclosed. An example apparatus to form an image on a print substrate includes an applicator to apply a first material, an ink developer to apply a plurality of ink particles, and a transfer cylinder to transfer the ink particles and the first material to the print substrate to form an image and a coating.
US09409371B1	Label folding apparatus and methods for its use A label folding apparatus and methods for its use are disclosed. Such a label folding apparatus comprises a label folding assembly and a label holding assembly, and may be used to fold a foldable label placed onto the label holding assembly.
US09409369B2	Simultaneously collapsing and conveying collapsible crates A simultaneously collapsing and conveying assembly adapted to collapse constructed collapsible crates along their collapsing lines is provided herein. The collapsing assembly includes a rotating means to rotate the constructed crates by approximately 90° such as to move the open face of the crate from upward facing to forward facing and simultaneously conveying and collapsing means to convey the crates and for applying pressure on the crates' two opposing side panels, as the crates are conveyed, such as to collapse said constructed crates along their collapsing lines.
US09409367B2	Machine for forming multiple types of containers A blank delivery system for use in a machine for forming a container from a blank sheet of material is described herein. The blank delivery system includes a blank loading assembly that includes a plurality of blank hoppers. Each blank hopper is configured to hold a plurality of blanks for forming a different type of container. A blank transfer assembly is coupled to each blank hopper of the plurality of blank hoppers. The blank transfer assembly is configured to convey the blanks from each blank hopper to a container forming system of the machine.
US09409364B2	Versatile container lid In one embodiment of the invention, a versatile lid includes: a lid body comprising a stair-steps configuration; and a plurality of rings formed in the lid body; wherein the plurality of rings includes a first ring that is configured to receive a first container having a first size and a second ring that is configured to receive a second container having a second size. In another embodiment of the invention, a versatile lid includes: a lid body comprising a center portion, a bendable lid portion, and an edge portion; wherein the bendable lid portion is between the center portion and the edge portion; and wherein the bendable lid portion is configured to bend in an upward direction and bend in a downward direction.
US09409359B2	Device for supporting a raw rubber tire for the manufacture of a pneumatic tire Device for supporting a raw rubber tire for the manufacture of a pneumatic tire having arms, each bearing a block articulated to the arm and arranged to extend above it. Each block has an upper face arranged to support an upper bead of a tire and a lower face arranged to be actuated by a lower bead of the tire. Each block is arranged such that, with the block extending as a projection from the arm in a direction radial to a main axis of the device on an opposite side of the arm to the axis, an upward force on the lower face places the block in a position in which it no longer extends as a projection from the arm in the radial direction on that side of the arm.
US09409353B2	Composite polyamide article Uses of low molecular mass, non-evolutive polyamide resins for making composite articles are described. Articles obtained from such resins having good mechanical properties, such as rigidity, breaking load, impact resistance, and fatigue behavior in particular, even when the articles are manufactured according to cycles shorter than those usually used, and without any processing before or after the manufacture of the composite articles, are also described.
US09409346B2	Three-dimensional printing apparatus A three-dimensional printing apparatus includes a base including an opening, a tank placed on the base and storing a liquid photo-curable resin, an optical device including a light source that emits light and arranged to irradiate the resin inside the tank with light emitted from the light source through the opening, a shutter that covers the opening in an openable and closable manner, a slide guide that guides sliding of the tank so that the tank is slidable between a preparation position located outside of a region over the opening and an installation position located over the opening, and an interlocking device that opens and closes the shutter in conjunction with sliding of the tank so that the shutter is opened when the tank is located over the entire opening, and the shutter is closed when the tank is not located over at least a portion of the opening.
US09409344B2	Dry adhesive backed flooring and method for manufacture A dry adhesive backed flooring for being installed in a flat orientation on a subfloor, the flooring including a sheet flooring material and a double-sided sheet adhesive married to the flooring material. The installed flooring is substantially free of bubbles and wrinkles and the flooring remains substantially flat as initially applied and does not significantly rise from the subfloor, bubble or otherwise detach from the subfloor under normal use conditions for the flooring.
US09409338B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing raw rubber strip An apparatus for intermittently manufacturing a raw rubber strip comprises a screw extruder, an extruder head having a preforming nozzle, a gear pump therebetween, a pair of calendar rolls, a roll-gap changer for switching between a close state and an open state of calendar rolls, and a controller for controlling the gear pump, the calendar rolls and the roll-gap changer to let the calendar rolls in the open state prior to the stopping of the rotation of the calendar rolls.
US09409336B2	Method for preparing coated binder units and device for use therein A method for preparing coated binder units wherein the coated binder units comprise a core of binder coated with a layer of coating material, wherein the binder is a bituminous binder or a synthetic binder comprising a resin, an oil and optionally a polymer, which method comprises the steps of: (a) supplying the binder and the coating material to an co-extrusion device which comprises an even number of pairs of inner and outer dies, whereby the binder is supplied to the inner dies and the coating material is supplied to the outer dies; (b) co-extruding the binder and the coating material by means of the co-extrusion device, thereby producing streams of extrudate in which the binder is coated with a layer of the coating material; and (c) optionally, shaping the streams of extrudate, into units of the coated binder. The invention further relates to the co-extrusion device.
US09409334B2	Injection molding machine with purge shield A purge shield provided on an injection molding machine includes a front plate attached to a fixed platen, a top plate extending horizontally from an upper edge of the front plate, and left and right side plates extending vertically downward from left and right side edges, respectively, of the top plate. The top plate includes a fixed plate section and a movable plate section pivotally connected by first hinges to the fixed plate section. The left side plate is pivotally connected by second hinges to the movable plate section and constitutes a lifting plate. A lower end of the lifting plate is connected by a pin to a vertical guide groove formed in the front plate.
US09409332B2	Method for producing support structures in motor vehicles According to a method for producing support structures in motor vehicles, especially parts of a motor vehicle seat, at least one base element (BE) consisting of a thermoplastic material with a fabric back stay, especially a glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic (GMT) is inserted into tool (8) to form a support structure base (TB), is thermoplastically deformed and is subjected, at the same time or subsequently, to at least one additional process for reinforcing the support structure base (TB), integrally forming at least one additional structure (ZS), and integration of functional parts or integration of interfaces for additional components into the support structure (TB).
US09409329B2	Method and application for controlling alignment of fibers during injection molding process A method of controlling the orientation of glass or plastic reinforcing fibers in an injection molded polymeric/fiber article including the step of applying a high electric field to at least a portion of the mold cavity during the injection of the fiber/polymer mix and during a setup or packing time preceding the ejection of the article from the mold.
US09409328B2	Microwave curing of composite material A method of curing a composite material. A tool is heated using microwaves. At least a part of the composite material is shielded by reflecting microwaves away from the composite material with a shield. Heat is transferred from the tool through the shield to the composite material. The tool comprises a material which is sensitive to microwaves so that, when microwaves are incident upon the tool, some of the microwaves are absorbed by the microwave-sensitive material, thereby heating the tool.
US09409325B2	Molding system and method having dual split ring plunger A plunger is provided. The plunger includes a top plat and a bottom plate coupled to the top plate. A first split ring is provided between the top plate and the bottom plate and is coupled to the top plate. A second split ring is provided between the first split ring and the bottom plate and is coupled to the first split ring.
US09409322B2	Single step polymerization of covalently bound multilayer matrices A method is provided for forming complex tissue using density gradient multilayer polymerization (DGMP) to form strong hydrogels with smooth transitions between layers. The multicompartment hydrogel is formed by co-dissolving a polymer precurser with a constituent in multiple solvent fractions to a create prepolymer solutions with different densities, layering the prepolymer solutions on top of each other from high to low solvent density, and irradiating the prepolymer solutions to form a polymer. The hydrogels may be used as biomimetic matrices.
US09409321B2	Moulded body for producing a fibre composite component A shaped body and a method for producing fiber composite components, wherein the shaped body is formed using a paper and/or cardboard material, at least in part. This makes possible cost-effective manufacture of hollow profiles of any desired length from fiber composite materials, in particular from prepreg materials and/or reinforcing fiber arrangements which are subsequently impregnated with a curable plastics material. The paper and/or cardboard material can be provided with further properties, such as gas-tightness and non-stick properties, by applying suitable functional layers. Moreover, the material makes it possible to produce highly dimensionally stable shaped bodies or support cores, in such a way that fiber composite components having highly reproducible spatial dimensions can be produced. In addition, after curing, the shaped bodies can be collapsed in a simple manner by applying a vacuum and thus removed from the fiber composite component without residues.
US09409319B2	Method of laser processing mold surface A method of laser processing a mold surface may include a first stage of extracting mapping data for forming an embossing pattern on the mold surface using laser processing, a second stage of extracting scanning data obtained by scanning the mold surface and matching the scanning data with the mapping data so as to extract processing data for laser processing, a third stage of performing a reverse engineering process for verifying error between the mold surface and the processing data when processing the mold surface to form the embossing pattern using the processing data, and a fourth stage of, when the error may be within an allowable tolerance, performing the laser process using a verified processing data.
US09409314B2	Concrete power saw A concrete saw for cutting a concrete slab incorporating a rollable trolley having upper, lateral, front, and rear ends; an engine fixedly attached to the rollable trolley, the engine having a rotary power output; a blade connected operatively to the engine's rotary power output for, upon movement of the first rollable trolley over the concrete slab, slotting said slab and drawing concrete cuttings therefrom; a shroud fixedly attached to the first rollable trolley, the shroud having a plurality of side walls, a floor, and a ceiling, the shroud housing the blade, and defining a dust containment space; an Archimedes' screw having input and output ends, the Archimedes screw's input end being positioned within the shroud's dust containment space; power transfer gears connected operatively to the Archimedes screw's for conveying the concrete cuttings from the Archimedes screw's input end to the output end; and a receptacle under the output end.
US09409309B2	Obstruction detection device An obstruction detection device for use with a truss fabrication system including a table having spaced accessways. The obstruction detection device includes a support structure configured for movable attachment to a table having spaced accessways. An obstruction sensor is connected to the support structure and configured to detect obstructions in the spaced accessways of the table. The obstruction sensor has an activated state and a deactivated state. A control system is operatively connected to the obstruction sensor to activate and deactivate the obstruction sensor in response to a position of the obstruction sensor relative to the spaced accessways. The control system activates the obstruction sensor when the obstruction sensor is aligned with one of the spaced accessways of the table and deactivates the obstruction sensor when the obstruction sensor is out of alignment with the spaced accessways of the table.
US09409306B2	Dynamically directed workpiece positioning system In various embodiments, a dynamically directed workpiece positioning system may include a transport, a sensor positioned to detect a workpiece on the transport, a cutting member positioned along or downstream of the transport, and a computer system. The sensor may scan the workpiece as the workpiece is moved relative to the transport by a human operator or a positioning device. Based on the scan data, the computer system may generate commands to guide the human operator or positioning device in moving the workpiece to a desired position corresponding to a cut solution for the workpiece. Optionally, the computer system may cause the cutting member to be repositioned while the workpiece is being moved relative to the transport. Once the workpiece is in the desired position, the transport may be used to move the workpiece toward the cutting member. Corresponding methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.
US09409296B2	Method and system for assisting in robot control, having a function for detecting the intention of an operator A method for assisting in the control of a collaborative robot is provided, comprising a grasping member capable of holding a part at a grasping point, by an operator acting on control means disposed on the part at at least one holding point, the assistance method allowing the robot to execute a plurality of types of assistance, corresponding to a plurality of predetermined characteristic movements of the grasping member, comprises at least: a first step of detecting the intention of the operator determining the intention of the operator to execute a predetermined type of assistance from an analysis of haptic data of the operator; and a second step of determining the commands that the robot must execute as a function of the detected intention in order to provide the appropriate assistance.
US09409289B2	System, method, and apparatus, for a handle attachment for a mobile device The present invention relates generally to a system, method, and apparatus for a handle coupled to a device. More specifically, aspects of the present invention relate to a handle releasably coupled to a device. Further still, aspects of the present invention relate to a handle releasably coupled to a hatch that is releasably coupled to a device. Further still, aspects of the present invention relate to a two-axis pivoting handle reliably and releasably coupled to a device. In still other aspects the present invention relates to a device coupled to a releasable handle via a releaseable hatch, and wherein the handle optionally having means for extending the handle. Optionally, the device has an electronic device secured thereto, and wherein the electronic device has at least one means to communicate with a computer device.
US09409286B2	Screw removal tool A screw removal tool may include a tool body, a driving unit and a tool tip, wherein the tool body has a hexagonal shaft, which is connected to a cylindrical pin at a driving end, and the cylindrical pin is connected to a block, and the pin and the block are arranged in an eccentric manner at the driving end; and wherein the driving unit has an eccentric connecting hole that mates with the cylindrical pin of the tool body and the driving unit can be rotated; wherein the tool tip has an eccentric hole that mates with the block, and pressure is applied on the block to prevent the tool tip from falling out.
US09409279B2	Bonded abrasive tool and method of forming A bonded abrasive tool includes a bonded abrasive body having a bond matrix material with an organic bond material, abrasive grains contained within the bond matrix material, and chopped fiber bundles within the bond matrix material. The tool further has a porosity within the bonded abrasive body, wherein a majority of the porosity includes pores surrounding the chopped fiber bundles.
US09409278B2	Method and system for the ply-by-ply machining of a component made of composite material, by applying energy The invention relates to machine a component made of composite material in order to eliminate singularities, defects or damage to the component using a method that is repeatable and adaptable. To do this, it is proposed that the defects and their type be identified by image processing of the surface of the component and that the local machining rates at which the plies are machined be regulated at the function of this identification. According to one embodiment, a system (10) for the ply-by-ply machining of defects of a component made of composite material includes a numerical data processing unit (1) combined with a sweep control (2) that commands the sweep of a high-pressure water jet machine (20), and an image formation assembly (3) including an image capturing device (30, 31) connected with the numerical processing unit (1). The processing unit (1) includes regulating devices (11, 13) indexing local sweep rates, by convergence of brightness levels (NB) from the successive sweeps, these being formed by the image capturing assembly (3) toward making the brightness uniform according to a model (Mr) correlating brightness to ply state typology identification (BT) that can be supplied by a library (4). The correlation data (BT) and brightness levels (NB) are stored in memory modules (12, 14) of the processing unit (1).
US09409277B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus includes: a rotatable polishing table for supporting a polishing pad having a polishing surface; a top ring head having a top ring; a top ring head cover surrounding the top ring head; a dresser head having a dresser configured to dress the polishing surface; a dresser head cover surrounding the dresser head; a spray nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid onto an upper surface of the top ring and an outer surface of the top ring head cover when the top ring is in the substrate transfer position; and a spray nozzle configured to spray a cleaning liquid onto an outer surface of the dresser head cover when the dresser is in the retreated position.
US09409276B2	CMP polishing pad having edge exclusion region of offset concentric groove pattern The invention provides a polishing pad and a method of using the polishing pad for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. The polishing pad comprises at least a grooved region and an exclusion region, wherein the exclusion region is adjacent to the circumference of the polishing pad, and wherein the exclusion region is devoid of grooves.
US09409274B2	Tool for the polishing of optical surfaces A tool for the polishing of an optical surface has a base which has an active surface facing the optical surface. An intermediate layer is arranged on the active surface of the base. A polishing agent carrier is arranged on the elastic intermediate layer. The elastic intermediate layer projects radially beyond the active surface of the base and the polishing agent carrier projects radially beyond the elastic intermediate layer.
US09409273B2	Combination of electric tools and start method thereof A combination of electric tools includes a first electric tool and a second electric tool respectively having an independent power supply. The second electric tool starts working automatically responding to the startup of the first electric tool. Thereby the second electric tool starts automatically after the first electric tool is started to operate by a user without an extra operation of the user, which is convenient to the user.
US09409256B2	Laser processing method To provide a laser processing method which is capable of enhancing the dividing performance according to a required quality. By irradiating an object to be processed with a laser light L having a pulse waveform in which its half width and its bottom width are equal to one another, a plurality of modified spots are formed along a line to cut inside the object, and a modified region is formed with the plurality of modified spots. Here, a laser light source 101 controls a drive power source 51 by a laser light source controller 102, to switch among a pulse waveform among first to third pulse waveforms according to a PE value of the laser light L. In the case of a low PE value, a first pulse waveform formed such that a peak value is located on its first half side and into a saw-blade shape is set as the pulse waveform, and in the case of a high PE value, a second pulse waveform formed such that a peak value is located on its latter half side and into a saw-blade shape is set as the pulse waveform.
US09409250B2	Method and system of controlling heating current for hot wire processes A system and method for controlling heating current for hot-wire processes in any of brazing, cladding, building up, filling, hard-facing overlaying, welding, and joining applications is provided. The system includes a high intensity energy source configured to heat at least one workpiece to create a molten puddle. The system also includes a feeder subsystem that includes a wire feeder configured to feed a filler wire to the molten puddle, a first power supply configured to supply a first current through a first length of the filler wire, and a second power supply configured to supply a second current through a second length of the filler wire. The first current and the second current provide a power sufficient to resistance-heat the filler wire to at or near a melting temperature of the filler wire, and in some embodiment, the first power supply provides more than 50% of the power.
US09409236B2	Turning and face grooving tool having a pin clamping mechanism A turning and face grooving tool body has a pocket and a pin. The pin has a unitary one-piece construction and an elongated shape which defines a longitudinal direction along a pin axis. The pin includes pin top and bottom ends, a pin peripheral surface which extends therebetween, and a pivot protrusion which extends outwardly from the pin peripheral surface. The pin is rotationally asymmetric about the longitudinal pin axis. The pocket includes a base surface, transverse support walls, and a pin bore which opens out to the base surface and includes a pin bore inner surface. The pin is located in the pin bore and the pin top end protrudes beyond the base surface. The pivot protrusion is spaced apart from the pin top and bottom ends, offset in the longitudinal direction from a pin midway-point which is located midway between the pin top and bottom ends.
US09409235B2	Granulation of molten material A granulator comprising a rotary atomizer for receiving molten material and projecting droplets of the molten material there from; and an impact surface disposed within the trajectory of the droplets and upon which the droplets impact, the impact surface being at a distance from the rotary atomizer and at an angle such that (i) all or substantially all of the droplets impact the impact surface, and (ii) a substantial portion of the droplets are not fully solidified prior to contact with the impact surface.
US09409231B2	Method of casting damped part with insert A method including positioning an insert in a vertical mold including a first mold portion and a second mold portion; and casting a material including a metal around at least a portion of the insert.
US09409226B2	Apparatus for forging a hollow body An apparatus for forging a hollow body has forging tools which are arranged in a centrically symmetrical way about a forging axis, and a forging mandrel. The forging mandrel has a mandrel core and mandrel segments which are distributed over the circumference of the mandrel core, are exchangeably held on the mandrel core, and form forming surfaces for the hollow space of the hollow body.
US09409225B2	Tube expander for heat exchanger coil units A tube expander for heat exchanger coil units according to which a tubular expansion process is conducted. In one aspect, the tube expander includes a fixture, which includes a back unit and first and second door assemblies movably connected thereto. One or more heat exchanger coil units are adapted to be connected to each of the first and second door assemblies. In another aspect, the fixture is adjustable to accommodate different heat exchanger coil units. In yet another aspect, the tubular expansion process is not permitted when the first or second door assembly is closed and a sensor does not sense the presence of a latch bar.
US09409220B2	Exercise equipment, connector or anchor, and method of making same An exercise equipment connector and exercise equipment. Also provided is a method of making an exercise equipment connector.
US09409212B2	Nozzle apparatus and cleaning apparatus having such nozzle apparatus A nozzle apparatus for the generation of at least one fluid stream, the nozzle apparatus comprising: a body having a nozzle chamber comprising a nozzle opening for generating a fluid stream, wherein the body is rotatably mounted on a unit and is movable about a rotation axis, wherein the nozzle opening comprises a wall and a slit-shaped nozzle mouth extending along a slit axis, and wherein the nozzle chamber opens into an opening slot formed in the wall of the body between the nozzle mouth and the nozzle chamber, fluid being fed to the opening slot through an opening in a hollow body via a stream path directed by wall sections of the nozzle chamber to the opening slot, wherein the wall sections are located opposite the opening.
US09409211B2	Ceramic wear tile and method of using same The present subject matter provides colored wear tiles for use in optical sorting apparatuses and related methods that separate an associated material into a desired product and an undesired product. The colored wear tiles have a color and/or lightness value that permeates the entire body of the wear tile and sufficiently differs from the color and/or lightness of the associated material in order to allow the colored wear tile, or portions or pieces thereof, that may mix with the associated material, to be separated from the desired product by the sorting apparatus.
US09409208B2	Screen assembly A screen assembly for grading and dewatering sand includes a frame upon which is mounted a deck having a plurality of apertures therein. The frame is mounted on a base and includes a vibration generating device for imparting vibration to the deck. The deck has a first portion inclined downwardly from a first end to second end for grading sand thereon, and a second portion for dewatering sand thereon. The first deck portion is inclined downwardly at a first angle, and the second portion is arranged substantially horizontally or inclined upwardly at a second angle. Sand may be delivered onto the deck at or adjacent the first end of the first portion, so that undersized particles of sand passing through the apertures in the first portion of the deck as oversized particles pass onto the second portion of the deck, whereby the oversized particles are dewatered.
US09409205B2	Method and device for dosing and coating The present invention relates to an applicator arrangement comprising base support arrangement, a supply unit for supply of coating liquid/slurry, an applicator device, and a metering device, wherein said supply unit comprises a distribution pipe which is supported on said support body by means of a bearing arrangement arranged to enable axial expansion and contraction of said distribution pipe.
US09409202B2	Paint roller A paint roller includes a paint roll and bracket having at its one end a handle and on its other end an end portion where the paint roll can be connected rotatably, and at the end portion there is provided a snap element, wherein a counter-snap element, which corresponds to the snap element, is provided at a first end of a paint roll tube of the paint roll. A spring for urging the snap element and the counter-snap element apart when moving the snap element in direction of the counter-snap element is provided. The spring, snap element and counter-snap element act together such that the snap element engages the counter-snap element when pushing the snap element against the elastic force, and the snap element disengages from the counter-snap element when subsequently pushing the snap element against the elastic force so that the paint roll can be disconnected from the bracket.
US09409198B2	Method and apparatus for applying coating solution, and method for manufacturing coated product The invention is a method, an apparatus, and a coated product-manufacturing method each capable of applying a coating solution to a flexible backing sheet using a die coater while preventing contaminants from forming defects. A virtual line L is drawn to pass through the discharge port 74 of the die coater 7 and to extend perpendicular to the backing sheet 1, the distance D1 between a starting line P1 and a boundary line P2 is 50 mm or less, and the distance between the starting line P1 and a line on the roller P3 is 5 μm or more.
US09409197B2	Air nozzle closure for a spray gun An air nozzle closure for a spray gun with an air cap, which has at least one axial borehole for the passage of exiting air and a first annular flange, which is radially directed outward, and an air nozzle ring surrounding the air cap, with a second annular flange radially directed inward, and an inside thread for the screwing on of the air nozzle closure with an outside thread of the spray gun. The air cap in the screwed state, with annular flanges adjacent to one another, is clamped in between the spray gun and the air nozzle ring, and a first annular groove with a locking ring, which secures the air nozzle ring in the unscrewed state against the loosening of the air cap. The locking ring has at least one elastic snap-in element projecting inward to snap into the annular groove.
US09409196B1	Light assembly for spray paint gun A compact light assembly is adapted for use with a spray paint gun. The spray paint gun has a spray gun body and a spray nozzle assembly including a nozzle fitting and a spray nozzle that threads onto the nozzle fitting. The light assembly includes a light bracket, LED lights, a battery pack and a switch. The light bracket has a mounting plate which has an opening for receiving the nozzle fitting of the spray nozzle assembly. The light bracket receives the nozzle fitting and the spray nozzle is threaded onto the nozzle fitting until the mounting plate. The LED lights, the battery pack and the switch are also mounted to the light bracket. The LED lights are arranged around the nozzle and shine light on an area that includes the area receiving paint from the paint gun.
US09409194B2	Dispensing device for a liquid with multifunction nozzle A trigger-operated dispensing device for a liquid comprising a tang (12) applied to the exit duct, a nozzle (30) applied to a tang, an insert (60) applied to the nozzle (30), axially bound and rotatable around the dispensing axis (X), provided with two openings (62, 64) for dispensing the liquid as a spray or as a foam. The insert (60) comprises an obturator (68), shaped to close/open the device.
US09409193B2	Dual component dispensing and mixing systems for marine and military paints A device for applying a spray coating includes at least two component cartridge, each including an aperture in fluid communication with a static mixing nozzle, and at least one paint applicator comprising a spray tip in fluid communication with the static mixing nozzle. At least one flexible hose is disposed between and in fluid communication with the spray tip and the static mixing nozzle.
US09409166B2	Integrated PCR reactor for cell lysis, nucleic acid isolation and purification, and nucleic acid amplication related applications Disclosed are integrated devices capable of performing a polymerase chain reaction within a single vessel. Also disclosed are related methods of sample analysis.
US09409163B2	Purification of acetic acid product streams In one embodiment, the invention is to an ion exchange resin composition comprising a metal-functionalized exchange resin comprising from 3% to 94% metal-functionalized active sites; and a non-metal-functionalized exchange resin comprising non-metal-functionalized active sites.
US09409162B2	Activated carbon with a metal based component The invention relates to an activated carbon, in particular an activated carbon with reactive and/or catalytic activity, said activated carbon being in the form of discrete activated carbon particles, preferably in a spherical and/or grain form. The activated carbon is provided with and/or comprises at least one metal component which has at least one metal-containing ionic liquid (IL) containing, in particular metal ions, preferably based on a metal compound. The invention also related to methods for producing said activated carbon, to the uses thereof and to materials provided herewith.
US09409157B2	Catalyst for reforming hydrocarbons Provided is a catalyst for preparing a syngas by reforming methane wherein a nickel-based catalyst is mixed with a metal oxide catalyst. More particularly, alumina is used as a support and a metal oxide catalyst including magnesia, nickel, vanadium, tungsten, iron, molybdenum or chromium is used to inhibit carbon deposition and maintain or improve catalytic activity.
US09409155B2	Metal structure catalyst and preparation method thereof Provided are a metal structure catalyst and a method of preparing the same. Particularly, the method includes forming a metal precipitate on a metal support by contact of a mixed solution including a precursor of a metal catalyst and a precipitating agent with the metal support, and forming metal particles by thermally treating and reducing the metal precipitate formed on the metal support. The metal structure catalyst includes a metal support, a metal oxide layer formed on the metal support, and metal nanoparticles formed on the metal oxide layer. In addition, the metal nanoparticles are uniform and have enhanced binding strength.
US09409150B2	Clay mineral supported catalysts Disclosed is a hydrocarbon gas reforming supported catalyst, and methods for its use, that includes a catalytic material capable of catalyzing the production of a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide from a hydrocarbon gas, and a clay support material comprising a clay mineral, wherein the catalytic material is attached to the clay support material.
US09409130B2	Submerged type hollow fiber membrane module and method for manufacturing the same A submerged-type hollow fiber membrane module and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed, which is capable of realizing a great sealing strength between a module case and a bundle of hollow fiber membranes without an additional centrifugal molding apparatus. The method includes forming a bundle of hollow fiber membranes held together and fixed by a first potting material, wherein one end of each of the hollow fiber membranes is open; putting the bundle of hollow fiber membranes in a module case and fixing the bundle of hollow fiber membranes in the module case by forming a second potting material on the first potting material.
US09409124B2	Flow control grid A flow control grid includes a plurality of channel assemblies connected to one another. Each of the plurality of channel assemblies defines a flow straightening section and a flow turning section. The flow turning section has an arcuate segment and a first substantially flat segment. The first substantially flat segment is positioned in the flow straightening section. The arcuate segment extends outwardly from the flow straightening section.
US09409119B2	Acid gas absorbent, acid gas removal method, and acid gas removal device An acid gas absorbent of which recovery amount of acid gas such as carbon dioxide is high, and an acid gas removal device and an acid gas removal method using the acid gas absorbent are provided. The acid gas absorbent of the embodiment comprising at least one type of tertiary amine compound represented by the following general formula (1). (In the above-stated formula (1), either one of the R1, R2 represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 2 to 5, and the other one represents a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is 1 to 5. The R3 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, and the R4 represents a hydroxyalkyl group. The R1, R2 may either be the same or different, and they may be coupled to form a cyclic structure.)
US09409118B2	Carbon oxide capture The present invention relates to the use of (poly)-oxymethylene dialkyl ethers as agents for capturing carbon oxides, CO and/or CO2.The invention also relates to the process for capturing carbon oxides using at least one absorption agent chosen from said (poly)oxymethylene dialkyl ethers.
US09409116B2	Porous polymer network materials Functionalized Porous Polymer Networks (PPNs) exhibiting favourable characteristics such as high surface area′ and gas uptake properties are disclosed, including methods of making such networks. A method of preparing a porous polymer network, comprising: (a) a step of homo-coupling a monomer in the presence of 2,2′-bipyridyl, 1,5-cycloocta-1,5-diene, a mixed solvent of DMF/THF and a compound or mixture selected from the group consisting of bis(1,5-cydoocta-1,5-diene)nickel(0), Ni(PPH3) 4, and Zn/NiCI2/NaBr/PPH3 at a temperature in the range of 20 to 40° C. These stable PPNs may be useful in the context of carbon capture, gas storage and separation, and as supports for catalysts.
US09409108B2	Modular filter capsule apparatus Disclosed is a disposable filter capsule apparatus that incorporates integral quick connect components and check valves to facilitate assembly to, and dis-assembly from, larger assemblies and apparatus. The quick connect elements and valves are configured to eliminate the need for auxiliary sealing elements, e.g., o-rings and valve springs so as to prevent unwanted reactions with fluids and/or gases flowing through the capsules, and to further prevent the disposal of expensive re-usable elements in the disposable capsules.
US09409096B2	Adjustable toe suspension arm The present embodiments provide an adjustable toe suspension arm for a vehicle. The suspension arm includes a main suspension bracket coupled to the vehicle's chassis. An outer swing bracket is pivotably coupled to the main suspension bracket. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the main suspension bracket. A sliding nut is coupled to the adjustment mechanism. A portion of the sliding nut is contact with the outer swing bracket. When the adjustment mechanism is manipulated, the sliding nut moves to rotate the outer swing bracket with respect to the main suspension bracket.
US09409088B2	Trigger attachment and method for videogame controllers A trigger attachment is for use with a game controller having a housing, a trigger extending through the housing with an exposed contact surface and operable through a trigger range of motion between a zero position and an end position. The trigger attachment has an attachment body defining a recess with a receiving face shaped to mate with the finger contact surface of the trigger, a sloped outer front surface, and a lower housing contact surface. The attachment body is sized and shaped to be mounted on the trigger with the trigger partially received in the recess and the receiving face against the finger contact surface. When mounted on the trigger, the lower housing contact surface is positioned to abut the housing when the trigger is pressed, thereby reducing the trigger range of motion by preventing the trigger from fully achieving the end position.
US09409083B2	Spawning new timelines during game session replay A game system in which game sessions involving one or more players may be recorded and saved as game records. A previously recorded game session may be selected and replayed. However, in addition to providing a static replay of the game session, the game system may allow one or more players to step into and assume control of respective game characters at any point during the replay of the game session. When a player steps into and takes control of game a character during the playback, a new timeline is spawned from the original timeline with potentially different outcomes, and a new game record corresponding to the new timeline is generated and stored.
US09409075B2	Golf practice device A golf practice device, for practicing the back swing of a golf swing, includes a folding device, which can be arranged so as to be inclined against the horizontal about a predetermined angle. The angle is the angle of inclination of the swing plane of the back swing. The device also includes a trigger device, which cooperates with the folding device. The trigger device is adapted to lock the folding device in the predetermined angle in a locked mode and to release the locking of the folding device in a trigger mode. The folding device can be folded downwards about a pivot axis in response to releasing the locking device.
US09409068B2	Adjustable golf club and system and associated golf club heads and shafts In general, aspects of this invention relate to golf clubs or golf club components incorporating adjustment members that permit ready adjustability of golf club parameters and/or interchangeability of golf club components to change a golf club configuration, and methods for providing golf clubs. According to aspects of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of a golf club parameter to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. According to another aspect of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of two golf club parameters independently to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics.
US09409062B2	Golf balls having a multi-layered cover with a thermoplastic inner cover layer Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided. In one version, a five-piece ball having a two-layered core and three-layered cover is formed. Preferably, the inner core is made of a thermoset rubber composition and the outer core layer is made of a highly neutralized polymer (HNP) composition. The cover includes inner, intermediate, and outer cover layers, wherein the outer cover is made of a composition comprising a polyurethane, polyurea, or copolymer or blend thereof. In a second version, a six-piece ball having inner and intermediate cover layers that also can be made of HNP compositions is produced. The finished balls have high resiliency and rebounding properties.
US09409051B2	Personalized avatar responsive to user physical state and context Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate providing guidance to a user during performance of a program or routine using a personalized avatar. In an aspect, a system includes a reception component configured to receive physiological and movement information about a user during performance of a routine or program, and an analysis component configured to analyze the physiological and movement information based on reference physiological and movement metrics for the routine or the program to determine whether, how and to what degree the user deviates from requirements of the routine or the program. The system further includes a reaction component configured to determine a response for an avatar displayed to the user based on a determination regarding whether, how and to what degree the user deviates from the requirements of the routine or the program, and an avatar control component configured to initiate manifestation of the response by the avatar as displayed to the user.
US09409041B2	Method and apparatus for the treatment of tissue A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining the success of a proposed HIFU Treatment, of an ongoing HIFU Treatment, and/or of a completed HIFU Treatment. An energy density of a given HIFU Treatment may be used as a comparison factor between the given HIFU Treatment and other HIFU Treatments and as a predictor of the success of the given HIFU Treatment. One exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the volume of the treatment region. Another exemplary energy density is the amount of energy deposited in the treatment region divided by the pre-treatment mass of the treatment region. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of focal hyperechoic features and non-focal hyperechoic features. A method and apparatus is disclosed to detect the presence of an acoustic obstruction.
US09409029B2	Remote RF power system with low profile transmitting antenna An antenna assembly includes: an antenna including: a metal signal layer having a radiating surface; and a feed port; and a waveguide surrounding the antenna and configured to guide electromagnetic energy transmitted from the radiating surface in a direction away from the antenna; and a controller module connected to the feed port and configured to drive the antenna to transmit electromagnetic energy from the radiating surface; wherein the antenna, waveguide, and controller module are configured such that, when the controller module drives the antenna, the transmitted electromagnetic energy matches a reception characteristic of an implantable device and is sufficient for the implantable device to create one or more electrical pulses of sufficient amplitude to stimulate neural tissue of a patient, solely using electromagnetic energy received from the antenna, when the implantable device is located at least 10 centimeters away from the antenna.
US09409027B2	Calibration of current sources and sinks in a stimulating medical device A stimulating medical device, comprising a plurality of electrodes, and a current source and a current sink connected to each one of the electrodes. The medical device also comprises a calibration arrangement configured to compare the current provided by a selected one of the current sources to the current sunk by a selected one of the current sinks, and configured to adjust an operational parameter of at least one of the source and sink based on said comparison such that the current provided by the selected current source is substantially the same as the current sunk by the current sink.
US09409025B2	Cardiac rhythm management device with neural sensor Various aspects of the present subject matter relate to a device. In various embodiments, the device comprises at least one port adapted to connect at least one lead, a CRM functions module connected to the port and adapted to provide at least one CRM function using the lead, a neural function module, and a controller connected to the CRM functions module and the neural function module. The at least one CRM function includes a function to provide an electrical signal to the lead to capture cardiac tissue. The neural function module includes a signal processing module connected to the port and adapted to receive and process a nerve traffic signal from the lead into a signal indicative of the nerve traffic. The controller is adapted to implement a CRM therapy based on the signal indicative of the nerve traffic. Other aspects are provided herein.
US09409021B2	Selective stimulation systems and signal parameters for medical conditions Devices, systems and methods are provided for targeted treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly conditions that are associated with or influenced by the nervous system, such as pain. Targeted treatment of such conditions is provided with minimal deleterious side effects, such as undesired motor responses or undesired stimulation of unaffected body regions. This is achieved by directly neuromodulating a target anatomy associated with the condition while minimizing or excluding undesired neuromodulation of other anatomies.
US09409011B2	Method of constructing an implantable microelectrode array An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode.
US09409010B2	Electrode fixing sleeve with stiffened fastening portion and method for production thereof An electrode fixing sleeve is provided for fixing an electrode to a tissue portion of a patient, and also provided is a method for production thereof. In order to avoid damaging the electrode as a result of the fastening thereof to the electrode fixing sleeve, the fastening portion is formed with a greater rigidity than an adjacent portion of the electrode fixing sleeve.
US09409007B2	Assembling a needleless valve system A base portion for a needleless valve system comprising a body, and a valve coupling feature disposed on the body. The valve coupling feature is configured for coupling to a base coupling feature of a valve of a first type and a base coupling feature of a valve of a second type.
US09409003B2	System for reducing local discomfort A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distal ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides.
US09409001B2	Medical balloon with particles therein A balloon catheter includes a balloon having a plurality of layers. The inner layer acts as a support layer to the outer layer. Embedded within the outer layer is a plurality of particles or pellets which in one embodiment provide roughening of the outer surface of the balloon. The particles or pellets, particularly in conjunction with an inner support layer, ensure maintenance of the roughened outer surface of the balloon during inflation of the balloon. In another embodiment, the particles or pellets may be radiopaque and/or echogenic with or without creating surface roughening of the balloon.
US09408996B2	Time-driven personalization of media preference The present invention relates to time-driven personalization of media preference. In an embodiment, the present invention includes a therapy for treating altered cognitive states, such as understimulation, overstimulation and sundowning, in individuals suffering from cognitive impairment, including dementia. The present invention uses time to focus its therapies through personal care shows. The time-based personal care shows include personalized content (e.g., images, music, trusted voice) and format (e.g., tempo, length of intervals, color contrast) to ensure effectiveness of the personal care shows in reaching the desired results.
US09408992B2	Method and apparatus for reversibly connecting a nasal tube to a person's clothing A nasal tube fastener for securing a nasal tube to a person's clothing so as to reduce the opportunity for the tube to be entangled with other objects or to get in the way of the wearer of the tube, such fastener comprising a pair of engageable magnetic fasteners of opposite polarity to each other, the magnetic portions preferably connected to each end of a strap engagement portion connected to each magnetic fastener and extending transverse thereto.
US09408987B2	Inhaler An inhaler comprising a reservoir of an inhalable composition with an outlet at one end through which the inhalable composition is discharged. A non-metered breath-activated valve is provided between the one end and the reservoir, the breath-activated valve comprising a flow path extending from the reservoir to the outlet end. At least a portion of the flow path is a deformable tube. A clamping member pinches the deformable tube closed when no suction force is applied to the device and releases the tube to open the flow path when suction is applied at the outlet, to provide uninterrupted flow from the reservoir to the outlet.
US09408983B2	Single-use pneumatic safety syringe providing gas-driven needle retraction A pneumatic retractable syringe has a plunger having an interior retraction lumen. The plunger and syringe barrel have cooperating locking elements so that the plunger is locked after use within the syringe barrel. After injection of medicament is completed, the needle is retracted into the lumen by compressed gas that is released from a gas cell within the syringe when the gas cell is ruptured just before the plunger reaches the end of its downstream path of travel.
US09408981B2	Adjustable volume syringe Adjustable volume syringes and systems are disclosed. An adjustable volume syringe includes a delivery syringe barrel, a reservoir syringe barrel positioned at least partially within the delivery syringe barrel, and a reservoir plunger positioned at least partially within the reservoir syringe barrel. The delivery syringe barrel is configured to contain a first amount of a fluid. The reservoir syringe barrel is configured to contain a second amount of the fluid. A system includes the adjustable volume syringe, a dispensing module in communication with the syringe, and a processor in communication with the dispensing module. The processor may be configured to determine an administration amount of the fluid in the adjustable volume syringe, and transmit signals causing the dispensing module to adjust the volume of fluid in the syringe to the administration amount and deliver the administration amount by moving the reservoir syringe barrel with respect to the delivery syringe barrel.
US09408978B2	Dose setting mechanism for priming a drug delivery device A method and system for priming a drug delivery device are provided. The drug delivery device includes a dose dial sleeve and an internal housing portion. The dose dial sleeve is coupled to the internal housing. The dose dial sleeve rotates on a substantially circumferential rotational path during priming of the drug delivery device. Further, the dose dial sleeve rotates on a helical path during dose setting of the drug delivery device.
US09408976B2	Injection device Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a enclosure containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said enclosure, a plunger operatively arranged to said enclosure for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link. The injection device is capable of setting and delivering a certain preset dose.
US09408975B2	Apparatus for operating syringe piston An apparatus for operating a syringe has developed comprising: an upper semi-cylindrical tube section, semi-circular shaped locking groove and lower semi-cylindrical tube section. The upper semi-cylindrical tube section is integrally formed an upper head part with a threaded hole for axial movement. The lower semi-cylindrical tube section forms a top portion, intermediate portion and end portion. A diameter (Dc) at the intermediate portion larger than the diameter (Dtip) at end portion is gradually reduced from intermediate to end portion. The length of the tapered portion is same as that portion of the constant diameter. A tip portion has formed an opened semi-circular shape to simply overlap the syringe over the cartridge for easily snapping-in and out. The syringe piston moves downward with no reverse action when the piston press-unit is rotated, thus it is possible to inject the precise amount of medicine to a patient with constant pressure.
US09408973B2	Automatic injection device Automatic injection device includes a housing, a syringe, a plunger, and a syringe carrier. The housing includes a barrel. The barrel includes an elongated window to allow viewing of contents inside the housing. The syringe is disposed within the housing and has a reservoir. The plunger is at least partially disposed within the syringe and includes a visual indicator. The syringe carrier is disposed within the housing and configured to contain the syringe and displace the syringe within the housing between a first position and a second position. The syringe carrier has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening is configured to align with the window and the reservoir when the syringe carrier is in the first position, and the second opening is configured to align with the window and the visual indicator when the syringe carrier is in the second position.
US09408962B2	Methods for removing cytokines from blood with surface immobilized polysaccharides The present invention is directed to a method for removing cytokines and/or pathogens from blood or blood serum (blood) by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non microporous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and/or other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity for the cytokine or pathogen(s) to be removed (the adsorbates), and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said media is balanced with the amount of media surface area and the surface concentration of binding sites on the media in order to provide adequate adsorptive capacity while also allowing relatively high flow rates of blood through the adsorbent media.
US09408953B2	Biodegradable supporting device A biodegradable in vivo supporting device is disclosed. The in vivo supporting device comprises a biodegradable metal scaffold and a biodegradable polymer coating covering at least a portion of the biodegradable metal scaffold, wherein the biodegradable polymer coating has a degradation rate that is faster than the degradation rate of the biodegradable metal scaffold.
US09408951B2	Nanoparticle implantation in medical devices Nanoparticles can be embedded into a medical device by accelerating them to a speed of between 100 m/s and 1,000 m/s and embedding the particles into a polymer surface of a medical device or a precursor thereof. In some cases, the nanoparticles can be embedded until the nanoparticles accumulate in sufficient number to adhere together to form a coating over the polymer surface. The nanoparticles can provide a conductive pathway, an abrasion resistant surface, a pro-healing surface, and/or an anti-bacterial surface.
US09408941B2	Tissue treatment systems and methods having a non-tactile-stimulus-activated, macroscopically-deforming material A system for treating a tissue site of a patient includes a dressing filler adapted to be positioned at the tissue site. The dressing filler includes a base and a plurality of nodes extending from the base. The base further includes a plurality of openings disposed in the base. At least one of the plurality of nodes is comprised of a non-tactile-stimulus-activated, macroscopically-deforming (NTSAMD) material.
US09408929B2	UV disinfection system for needleless connector A device is presented for disinfecting needleless connectors. The device has a housing that contains a UV light source. The UV light source is operably connected to a power source. The housing has a receptacle configured to selectively receive a shield. The shield has an inner reflective chamber with an internal surface that reflects UV light. In use, the UV light source can illuminate a needleless connector inserted within the shield.
US09408928B2	Compositions for targeted imaging and therapy The present invention relates to the field of radiochemistry, nuclear imaging, radionuclide therapy and chemical synthesis. More particularly, it concerns a strategy for radiolabeling target ligands. It further concerns methods of using those radiolabeled ligands for imaging, radionuclide therapy and tissue-specific disease imaging.
US09408917B2	Pharmaceutical composition The disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition includes a chitosan with palmitoyl groups and an active agent. According to another embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition can further include a gelling accelerating agent. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the active agent of the disclosure can be administered in the form of a nano-drug, liposome, micelle, or microparticle.
US09408916B2	Polymer films Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer films and methods of making the same are described. The polymer films can be used for preventing adhesions following surgery and/or delivering therapeutic agents.
US09408915B2	Tolvaptan solid dispersion and its preparation method A tolvaptan solid dispersion and its preparation method are disclosed. The solid dispersion comprises tolvaptan and cross-linked polyvinylprrolidone at a weight ratio of 1:0.05-20, preferably 1:0.1-10, and more preferably 2:1. The solid dispersion can further comprise one or more water-soluble polymers, such as polyvinylprrolidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose or methylcellulose, wherein the weight ratio of tolvaptan:the crosslinked polyvinylprrolidone:the water-soluble polymers is preferably 2:1:0.1. The solid dispersion exhibits good thermodynamic stability and solubility. The pharmaceutical composition thereof has improved release rate and bioavailability.
US09408914B2	Cationic lipid The present invention provides a cationic lipid, which allow nucleic acids to be easily introduced into cells, represented by formula (I)(wherein: R1 and R2 are, the same or different, alkenyl, etc, andX1 and X2 are hydrogen atoms, or are combined together to form a single bond or alkylene, andX3 is absent or is alkyl, etc,Y is absent or anion,a and b are, the same or different, 0 to 3, andL3 is a single bond, etc,R3 is alkyl, etc,L1 and L2 are —O—, —CO—O— or —O—CO—),a composition comprising the cationic lipid and a nucleic acid, anda method for introducing a nucleic acid into a cell by using the composition comprising the cationic lipid and the nucleic acid, and the like.
US09408911B2	Anticancer prodrugs activated by radiation or ultraviolet treatment and use thereof The present invention relates to an anticancer prodrug consisting of peptide of acetyl-SEQ ID NO: 1-linker-anticancer drug. The anticancer prodrug effectively provides an anticancer drug unstable in acid and base, such as doxorubicin, in a form of prodrug. Thus, the anticancer prodrug exists as a non-toxic inactive form when administered into the body, but effectively releases the anticancer drug as an active ingredient in the target area in the presence of caspase activated by radiation or UV treatment after administered into the body. Accordingly, the anticancer drug exhibits selective anticancer effects on cancer cells, thereby maximizing the therapeutic effect and minimizing the side-effects of chemotherapy.
US09408903B2	Vaccination method employing genetically stable attenuated polioviruses comprising multiple mutations in domain V of the 5′ noncoding region The invention provides an attenuated poliovirus which does not have a base pair mismatch in stem (a) or (b) of domain V of the 5′ non-coding region of its genome, wherein at least seven of the base pairs in stems (a) and (b) are U-A or A-U base pairs.
US09408898B2	Compositions comprising angiogenic factors and methods of use thereof The present invention provides recombinant Listeria strains comprising an angiogenic factor, recombinant polypeptides comprising an angiogenic factor operatively linked to a polypeptide comprising a PEST-like sequence, recombinant nucleotide molecules encoding same, related vaccines, and immunogenic and therapeutic methods utilizing same.
US09408894B2	Anti-fatigue composition The present invention relates to a food supplement composition for reducing fatigue, and/or improving recovery and resistance to fatigue. The composition comprised of collagen hydrolysate, blueberry extract and liquorice extract.
US09408893B2	Pharmaceutical combination for use in glycemic control in diabetes type 2 patients The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical combination for use in glycemic control in diabetes type 2 patients.
US09408887B2	Intermittent dosing regimen for treating breast cancer Diagnostic and therapeutic methods pertaining to diseases and disorders of the breast, uterus and ovary are encompassed herein. More particularly, diagnostic methods for early detection of progenitor cells of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancers are described herein. The identification of markers for these cancer predisposing progenitor cells, which co-express the progesterone receptor (PR) and p63, provides tools and methods of use thereof that facilitate early detection of increased frequency of PR/p63 double positive (PR/p63+) progenitor cells in asymptomatic patients and thus, early detection of increased cancer risk in such patients and assessment, diagnostic stratification, and evaluation of therapeutic intervention in symptomatic patients. Therapeutic methods are also encompassed herein, which include detection of PR/p63+ progenitor cells in a patient, wherein detection of increased frequency of PR/p63+ progenitor cells provides information on which basis a determination of therapeutic regimen or an assessment of an ongoing therapeutic regimen can be made.
US09408886B2	Inhibitors of metastasis The present invention relates to methods and compounds for treating or preventing cancer. Methods and compositions provided include including inhibiting or suppressing the development, maintenance, and proliferation of cancers, including blocking or inhibiting cancer cell metastasis.
US09408885B2	Combinations of therapeutic agents for treating melanoma The present disclosure relates to the field of oncology, more particularly to the field of melanoma. Provided are methods of treating melanoma, particularly advanced cutaneous melanoma, with a combination of pharmaceutical agents comprising MDM4-specific antagonists (such as an inhibitor of the MDM4-p53 interaction or a molecule that decreases MDM4 protein stability) or MDM4-MDM2 dual inhibitors (i.e., molecules that disrupt the interactions between p53 and MDM2 and p53 and MDM4) and one or more chemotherapeutic agents such as for example alkylating agents (i.e., Dacarbazine (DITC) or melphalan), alkylating-like agents (i.e., cisplatin or carboplatin) or mitotic inhibitors (taxanes docetaxel or paclitaxel) and PI3K-AKT, B-RAF and MEK inhibitors. Further provided are pharmaceutical formulations of MDM4-specific antagonists (be it an inhibitor of the MDM4-p53 interaction or a molecule that decreases MDM4 protein stability) or MDM4-MDM2 dual inhibitors (i.e., molecules that disrupt the interactions between p53 and MDM2 and p53 and MDM4) and a pharmaceutical formulation of one or more chemotherapeutic agents such as for example alkylating agents (i.e., Dacarbazine (DITC) or melphalan), alkylating-like agents (i.e., cisplatin or carboplatin) or mitotic inhibitors (taxanes docetaxel or paclitaxel) and B-RAF and MEK inhibitors.
US09408880B2	Method and system for prevention and treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases A method and system for exposing an expectant mother to a mixture of farm derived manure-containing soil to reduce the chances her baby will suffer allergies. City dwelling expectant mothers are exposed to immunologic agents and allergens in a fashion (e.g., via exposure to farm animal manure-containing soils) that charges their immune system and that of their fetus(es) so that their babies, once born, are provided with immunity against a variety of autoimmune diseases, including allergies commonly and increasingly experienced in modern urban environments.
US09408865B2	Treatment of huntington'S disease The present invention relates to a method of treatment and/or ameliorating the symptoms of Huntington's disease comprising the step of administering an effective amount of adenosine triphosphate, co-carboxylase, nicotinamide, and cyanocobalamin in a physiologically acceptable carrier to an individual in need thereof. Preferably, the administration is via intramuscular injection.
US09408858B2	Method for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD A stable, controlled release formulation for oral dosing of vitamin D compounds is disclosed. The formulation is prepared by incorporating one or more vitamin D compounds into a solid or semi-solid mixture of waxy materials. Oral dosage forms can be prepared by melt-blending the components described herein and filling gelatin capsules with the formulation.
US09408847B2	Combination therapy The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination comprising (1) a first agent which is a CDK inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (2) a second agent which is a mTOR inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09408837B2	Ameliorating drug-induced elevations in blood pressure by adjunctive use of antihypertensive drugs Patients which are treated with stimulants (e.g., CNS stimulants, sympathomimetic amine, or anorectic/anorexigenic), such as patients being treated for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or obesity, often are atrisk in developing high blood pressure. Similarly, patients which are treated with analgesics such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) over an extended period of time risk developing high blood pressure. These and other iatrogenic therapies (therapies which inadvertently cause an increase in, e.g., blood pressure) are addressed by providing the patient with one or more antihypertensive drugs, most preferably calcium channel blockers, during the treatment period. The CNS or NSAIDs can be provided separately or together with the antihypertensive drugs or as part of a combined composition. The adjunctive therapy can prevent or reduces cardiovascular disease and other complications of high blood pressure attendant with these iatrogenic therapies.
US09408833B2	Use of pidotimod to treat irritable bowel syndrome The present invention is directed to the use of pidotimod, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, to treat irritable bowel syndrome. For the treatment of the present invention, pidotimod, or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, may be administered either by oral route or rectally.
US09408832B2	LIM kinasemodulating agents for neurofibromatoses therapy and methods for screening for same Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient at risk of developing or having a neurofibromatosis or a sporadic schwannoma. In exemplary embodiments, the method involves administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a LIMK modulating agent. Also disclosed are compounds newly identified to be inhibitors of Merlin-null Schwann cell proliferation and/or survival.
US09408829B2	Inhibitors of CD40-TRAF6 interaction The present invention relates to compounds acting as selective inhibitors of CD40-TRAF6 interaction, their use as medicaments and their use in the treatment of (chronic) inflammatory diseases. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
US09408823B2	Benzonatate modified release solid tablets and capsules A 12-hour anti-tussive modified release solid tablet or capsule is described which comprises a benzonatate adsorbate in a matrix with a sufficient amount of one or more pharmaceutically acceptable modified release pH-independent, substances to provide a 12-hour modified release profile to the benzonatate, wherein there is substantially no benzonatate release from the tablet or capsule in the buccal cavity and no more than about 25% release of the benzonatate within 1 hour as determined in an in vitro dissolution assay.
US09408821B2	Methods for the treatment and prevention of age-related retinal dysfunction A method of treating or preventing age-related retinal dysfunction involves administering to a patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a synthetic retinal derivative repeatedly over a duration of at least about 3 months. Effective synthetic retinal derivatives include 9-cis-retinyl esters, 11-cis-retinyl esters, derivatives and congeners thereof, and combinations thereof. Suitable ester substituents include carboxylates of C1-C10 monocarboxylic acids and C2-C22 polycarboxylic acids.
US09408818B2	Method for the utilization of and product containing inactivated probiotic A children's or infant's nutritional product utilizing or containing one or more inactivated probiotics for preventing or reducing systemic and/or respiratory inflammation in a child or infant.
US09408817B2	Methods for detecting inflammatory bowel disease in a feline Compositions comprising docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and optionally one or more fatty acids selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), arachidonic acid (ARA), linoleic acid (LA), and α-linoleic acid (ALA) are administered to felines for preventing or treating feline inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
US09408812B2	Coenzyme Q10-containing composition for oral ingestion Disclosed are: a coenzyme Q10 composition for oral ingestion which improves the bioabsorbability of coenzyme Q10 and enables efficient ingestion of coenzyme Q10 and which is highly safe, and a pharmaceutical preparation and a functional food containing the composition for oral ingestion. Combining coenzyme Q10 and a seed processed product has made it possible to provide a coenzyme Q10-containing composition for oral ingestion excellent in bioabsorbability, and a pharmaceutical preparation and a functional food containing the composition for oral ingestion.
US09408809B2	Method for preventing the crystallization of pharmaceuticals in a polymer film The invention relates to a method for preventing the crystallization of a pharmaceutical in a polymer film, wherein the solvent-containing coating compound, which comprises a matrix-forming polymer or polymer mixture and at least one pharmaceutical and is spread to produce the polymer film, is temporarily dried at temperatures that is at least 10° C. above the melting temperature of the pharmaceutical contained in the coating compound. The maximum temperature is thus higher than that which is required for mere drying and obviates the need for an additional, time-consuming and expensive work step.
US09408800B2	Cosmetic composition A cosmetic composition, comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) from 0.01 to 50% by mass of a fluorine-modified silicone having a polysiloxane unit represented by the following formulae (1) and (2): wherein, Rf represents a perfluoroalkyl group having 6 carbon atoms; R1, R2, and R3 each represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; m represents a number of from 2 to 6; n represents a number of from 1 to 6; p represents a number of from 3 to 50; s represents a number of from 1 to 5; and a ratio between p and s satisfies 0.66≦p/(p+s)≦0.9, (B) from 0.01 to 40% by mass of a powder having been subjected to a surface treatment with tridecafluoro octyltriethoxysilane, (C) from 0.01 to 20% by mass of a fine zinc oxide particle having a specific surface area of from 10 to 100 m2/g, with the proviso that the component (B) is excluded from the component (C), and (D) from 0.01 to 10% by mass of a specific poly(N-acylalkyleneimine)-modified organopolysiloxane, and wherein, a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (D), (A)/(D), is from 0.1 to 100.
US09408797B2	Dermal filler compositions for fine line treatment The present invention provides highly injectable, long-lasting hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel dermal filler compositions which are particularly advantageous for correction of fine lines in the face.
US09408792B2	Isochrysis sp tahitian clone and uses therefore A novel microalgal strain whose lipid production has been enhanced compared to the wild type. The lipid content produced by the microalgae is particularly rich in neutral lipids. The use of the microalgal strain and the lipids are also described.
US09408789B2	Antiperspirant active compositions and manufacture thereof An antiperspirant active composition comprising an aluminum salt, the aluminum salt (i) having an aluminum to chloride molar ratio of 0.3:1 to 3:1; and (ii) having a species of polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation detectable it 76 ppm by 27Al NMR that is present in a relative abundance on a 27Al NMR spectrograph that is greater than an other polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation detectable by 27Al NMR. Also, disclosed are methods of making the antiperspirant active.
US09408782B2	Orthodontic adhesives An single component light-curable orthodontic adhesive includes a curable resin monomer component; a quaternary curing initiator system; and filler. The orthodontic adhesive has a long working time (W) and short curing time (C). The adhesives are suitable as light-curing and may include a colorant. Suitable colorants include reversible, thermochromic dyes. The adhesive may also include a resin toughening component.
US09408781B2	Dental resin modified glass-ionomer composition The dental resin modified glass-ionomer composition includes an acidic polymer; an acidic polymerizable monomer selected from 4-(meth)acryloxyalkyltrimellitic anhydride, 4-(meth)acryloxyalkyltrimellitic acid, and a combination thereof; a non-acidic polymerizable monomer; a fluoroaluminosilicate glass filler; water; and at least one polymerization initiator system. The dental resin modified glass-ionomer composition is useful for a dental restorative composition, an endodontic composition, and/or an orthodontic composition, and provides significantly enhanced adhesive property toward tooth structure.
US09408778B2	Chambered mixing bottle A chambered bottle for separately storing wet and dry ingredients for subsequent mixing is provided. The chambered bottle may include a wet chamber, a dry chamber, a dome-shaped regulator and a drinking spout. The wet chamber and the dry chamber are interconnected by the regulator so as to be positionable in a closed configuration, for storing separated wet and dry contents, and an opened configuration whereby the wet and dry contents are mixable. The regulator provides a protrusion and a similarly shaped aperture. The wet chamber engages the regulator with a similarly dimensioned domed diaphragm providing a depression and a similarly shaped aperture. When the diaphragm and regulator apertures align, then the wet and dry contents of the wet and dry chambers, respectively, are mixed into a desired solution in the opened configuration.
US09408777B2	Blister package for patient compliance This invention relates to a compliance blister package comprising a matrix of blisters arranged in a plurality of columns and plurality of rows which comprises a combination of one of the fixed dose combination dosage form comprising two or more therapeutically active ingredients loaded into blisters of one of the columns and the other dosage form which comprises one or more of therapeutically active ingredient form loaded into the successive column blisters for once a day administration or concurrent administration.
US09408772B2	Tactile plate assembly A tactile plate assembly used as a tactile warning device on walkways comprises a plurality of tactile plates with texture for providing tactile awareness. A connecting bracket attaches first and second tactile plates to each other to form a pair of tactile plates. Interlocking brackets, having first and second ends, attach two pairs of tactile plates together, forming a tactile plate subassembly. The interlocking brackets each includes a first end with a tab extending at an angle and a second end with a hole. The interlocking brackets can mate with one another to allow connection of multiple tactile plate subassemblies together. The interlocking brackets include multiple holes of sufficient size to allow a substrate such as concrete or asphalt to flow therethrough to anchor the tactile plate assembly in place. The connecting brackets may also include similar holes of sufficient size to allow a substrate to flow therethrough.
US09408768B1	Arm stabilizer for elbow surgical procedure A device for stabilizing a patient's arm during a surgical procedure including a base configured to fit on an operating table. A support arm has a proximal end attached to the base and a distal end extending away from the base. A cuff is mounted on the distal end of the support arm to support the wrist of a patient. One or more bicep pads are connected to the support arm and are positioned to fit about the bicep of a patient lying on an operating table.
US09408760B2	Disposable diaper An absorber of a disposable diaper includes a first region at least partially arranged in the crotch stretch unit and a second region arranged adjacent to the first region at an outer side from the first region in the product longitudinal direction and having a lower bending rigidity than that of the first region. A boundary between the first region and the second region is arranged at an outer side from an outer end of the crotch stretch unit in the product longitudinal direction and is arranged at an inner side from an outer end of the leg stretch unit in the product longitudinal direction.
US09408755B2	Wound drainage dressing The invention relates to a wound drainage covering for covering, by means of low pressure, a wound that is to be treated. The covering comprises at least two layers that are superimposed. A first layer that is applied on the side of the wound is made of a functional textile material and second layer that is arranged thereon is dimensionally stable and permeable to liquid. The wound drainage covering has a simple design and due to the functional first layer, is effective and ensures, due to the dimensionally stable second layer, an optimal removal of wound secretion.
US09408753B2	Absorbent article with color matched surfaces A disposable absorbent article comprising a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region, wherein said absorbent article further comprises at least three discrete elements each comprising at least one visible surface; wherein at least three or more of the visible surfaces comprise an imparted color wherein said colors are color matched. Color matching exists when said colors are contained within a specified CIELab color space volume, have a specified hue difference, or total color difference.
US09408748B2	Laser apparatus and method for refractive surgery An ultrashort pulsed laser instrument is used to perform refractive surgery. The invention operates in ablative and incisional modalities. In the ablative mode, spiral ablation disks (10) consisting of individual laser pulses (40) are produced at high scanning speeds. Ablation profile (11) may be produced in cornea (22) by stacking and arranging multiple ablation disks (10) to produce a specified shape change. Placement of ablation disks (10) is assisted by an optical tracking and control system that compensates for eye motion. A preferred embodiment allows for ablative corrections to be performed on non-planar posterior surface (112) of a laser cut flap affixed to registration platen (120), thereby avoiding exposing the eye interior to high radiant power. Laser cut and contrast agent dyed fiduciary marks (30) may serve as reference features for the optical tracking system. Incisional procedures, such as corneal flaps for LASIK, may also be performed.
US09408743B1	Oral devices Apparatus for reducing obstructive sleep apnea, snoring and/or nasal drainage. One apparatus includes an upper member fitting the interior and exterior surfaces of a user's upper dentition, and a lower member fitting similarly adjacent a user's lower dentition. The lower member includes eyeteeth extensions projecting away from the lower member. The upper member includes molar extensions projecting away from the upper member and toward the member molar regions so that when the user bites or clenches, the upper right and lower right extensions impinge on one another in substantially overlapping fashion, as do the upper left and lower left extensions. The upper and lower members have an anterior shape to form a gap sufficient for the user's tongue to extend into the gap, and each molar extension may include a magnet. Methods of using the apparatus and kits to reduce sleep apnea, snoring, and/or nasal drainage.
US09408741B2	Method and apparatus for retention of adipose tissue A tissue retention system to assist in maintaining adipose tissue on a patient in a displaced position during a medical procedure to provide access to a body region of the patient includes a flexible anchor pad having a pad length and a pad width. The anchor pad may include a pad body with an adhesive surface thereon, the adhesive being configured to selectively adhere to a patient's skin. The anchor pad also may include an opposing first attachment surface facing away from the adhesive surface. The tissue retention system also may include a flexible tension member having a second attachment surface.
US09408738B2	Orthopedic brace for animals Orthopedic braces and splints for use on a limb of an animal, that provide stability for unstable joints and limbs for short or long term support and function. These orthoses are designed to prevent the occurrence of, or reduce the severity of, a joint injury. These braces and splints can also be fitted immediately after corrective surgery, and can support and stabilize the joint while assisting or restricting the range of motion. Various embodiments of the orthoses are modular, thermoformable and may include an adjustable tensioning system, which in combination provide a custom fit for a wide variety of animals and injuries.
US09408736B2	Device for deploying an implantable medical device Device useful for implanting an implantable device within the vasculature of a patient. The device includes a deployment line, a control component for actuating the deployment line, and an actuation mechanism for translating constant-rate actuation of the control component into variable rate retraction of the deployment line from a remotely deployable implantable device. Suitable implantable devices include, for example, stents and stent grafts.
US09408735B2	Methods of implanting a prosthesis and treating an aneurysm A method of implanting a prosthesis in a patient at a treatment site includes advancing an outer catheter of a prosthesis delivery system in the patient distal to the treatment site. An inner sheath and a curved guidewire lumen of the delivery system are advanced from the outer catheter to the treatment site along a guidewire while the outer catheter remains stationary relative to the patient. Advancing the inner sheath causes rotation of the prosthesis to thereby rotationally align the prosthesis at the treatment site. The inner sheath is retracted to deploy a prosthesis from within the inner sheath and at the treatment site. The delivery system is then retracted from the patient.
US09408733B2	Rotatable connection between a tubular member and an elongate wire of a catheter A rotatable connection between a tubular member and an elongate wire of a catheter for allowing rotational movement of the tubular member relative to the elongate wire. The rotatable connection includes a first tube secured to the tubular member and a second tube secured to the elongate wire. The second tube is disposed around the first tube and rotatable relative to the first tube. The longitudinal axis of the tubular member is offset from the longitudinal axis of the elongate wire to allow a guidewire to extend through the tubular member and along the side of the elongate wire.
US09408731B2	Method and device for treating aortic dissection A prosthesis adapted for inter-luminal placement by endovascular deployment for the treatment of vascular dissection, the prosthesis has a self expanding stents (38) connected together to define an elongate lumen wall engaging surface. At least one of the stents has a bio-compatible graft material cover (36) to define a covered portion (25). The cover is adapted to close off a rupture (7) in the wall of the lumen (6) and the stents are adapted to provided pressure on the wall of the lumen adjacent to and extending away from the rupture.
US09408727B2	Intravascular stent The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for a an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and radial strength sufficient to hold open an artery or other body lumen.
US09408726B2	System and method for sealing prosthetic socket Various embodiments of a system and method for sealing a prosthetic socket are disclosed. One example socket sealing system may comprise: a prosthetic socket having a proximal end, an expanded section, and an internal peripheral shoulder; a brim seal having an inner proximal end, an outer proximal end, and a distal end; a removable brim having a distal end; a liner; and a wicking sock; wherein prosthetic socket may be oriented radially outwardly of the outer proximal end of the brim seal, the outer proximal end of the brim seal may be oriented radially outwardly of the removable brim, the removable brim may be oriented radially outwardly of the inner proximal end of the brim seal, the inner proximal end of the brim seal may be oriented radially outwardly of the wicking sock, and the wicking sock may be oriented radially outwardly of the liner; and wherein the brim seal may be reflected about the distal end of the removable brim.
US09408716B1	Percutaneous posterior spinal fusion implant construction and method A system includes tubular members removably positionable over a passageway device connected to a connecting element attached to a vertebra. The tubular members may each include a sidewall having an opening positionable adjacent a proximal end of the passageway device when the tubular member is positioned over the passageway device. The tubular members include channels therein to receive respective blades of the passageway devices. One of the tubular members may be a counter torque tube, and another two of the tubular members may be a hinge shaft and a ball shaft, respectively, of a compression and distraction system. The blades of each passageway device may be integrally formed with a cage of the connecting element to form a monolithic blade-screw. The blades of the monolithic blade-screw may be constructed by affixing distal ends of non-threaded blade extensions to proximal ends of threaded reduction portions integrally connected to the cage.
US09408704B2	Revision knee tibial locking mechanism A tibial prosthesis assembly including a tibial component and a tibial insert. The tibial component includes an inferior bone engaging surface, a superior surface, and a first retention feature. The tibial insert includes an inferior tibial component engaging surface, a superior bearing surface, and a second retaining feature. The first and the second retaining features cooperate to mate the tibial insert with the tibial component at one of a plurality of fixed rotational orientations relative to the tibial component.
US09408686B1	Devices, systems and methods for manufacturing orthopedic implants Methods, system, devices, processes and techniques are disclosed for manufacturing orthopedic implants utilizing blanks and/or fixtures.
US09408684B2	Systems and methods for incontinence control A system for managing female incontinence includes a body of biocompatible material configured to fit between the labia minora and the vestibule floor, the body having a surface configured to occlude the urethral meatus, an adhesive carried on at least a first portion of the surface and configured to provide a sealing engagement between the body and the urethral meatus, and a substance carried by at least one of the body and the adhesive and configured for controlling the odor of the general vaginal-urethral area of a female.
US09408682B2	Animal imaging holding device and method A device and a method for imaging an animal including an animal holding device for keeping the animal immobile and at a desired temperature during the scanning operation for imaging the animal in real-time in a non-destructive manner.
US09408681B2	Toothbrush usage monitoring The invention provides a system suitable for monitoring the usage of a toothbrush, the system comprising: (a) a toothbrush; (b) a sound sensor which is located in or on the toothbrush; (c) a programmable data logger which is located in or on the toothbrush, the data logger incorporating a motion sensor and a data store for the logging of data; (d) switching means for triggering the operation of the sound sensor in response to initial signals of toothbrush motion generated by the motion sensor, and (e) a data analysis device which is adapted to analyze data transmitted or acquired from the system to provide information about tooth brushing behavior; in which the duration of data logging is controllable in response to the combined signals received from the sound sensor and the motion sensor respectively.
US09408680B2	Drive system The present invention provides a drive system having particular utility in an electric toothbrush, the drive system comprising a coupling (14) which is connectable between a drive source (12) and a brush head (16), the coupling being adapted to impart first and second independent brushing motions to the head.
US09408679B2	Method, apparatus and system for use in dental procedures A method and system are provided for providing patient data useful for dental procedures, including scanning a dental structure of a patient when coupled to a geometric structure to provide a virtual model representative of the coupling and the dental structure, and relating the virtual model to a body reference of the patient.
US09408668B2	Surgical instrument with control for detected fault condition A medical device may include a surgical instrument and a controller. The surgical instrument may include an end effector component configured to move from a first position to a second position and the controller may be operatively coupled to control movement of the end effector component. The controller may further be configured to command the end effector component to move from the first position toward the second position, and automatically oscillate the end effector component if the controller has not received a signal indicating the end effector has reached a preset location within a predetermined time period after the controller commands the end effector component to move from the first position toward the second position.
US09408659B2	Surgical instrument with separate tool head and method of use Surgical instruments are disclosed in which an elongated shaft is used in conjunction with a separate, remotely actuable tool head for performing a procedure on a target tissue. The shaft has a tool engagement member carried at its distal end that is remotely actuable through the shaft to engage and release the tool head.
US09408656B2	Cryotherapy probe A method of cooling a material including the steps of (i) providing a cryotherapy instrument, (ii) positioning a portion of the cryotherapy instrument adjacent the material to be cooled, and (iii) circulating a cryogenic fluid through the cryotherapy instrument under physical conditions near a critical point of a liquid-vapor system for the cryogenic fluid. The critical point defines a point in a phase diagram of the liquid-vapor system where molar volumes are substantially equivalent for liquid and gas, whereby vapor lock associated with cooling of the cryotherapy instrument is avoided.
US09408651B2	Cement-directing orthopedic implants A cement-directing structure for use in cement-injection bone therapy includes a collapsible, self-restoring braided structure with regions of differential permeability to the bone cement. The regions of differential permeability may be provided by areas where the braided mesh density is greater or lesser than surrounding areas and/or by means of a baffle. After the structure is placed in a void within a bony structure, cement is injected into the interior of the structure then oozes out in preferred directions according to the locations of the regions of differential permeability.
US09408650B2	Osseous tissue delivery device A mixing and delivery device for osseous tissue is provided. A kit for use by a medical professional is also provided.
US09408649B2	Radiolucent screw with radiopaque marker A bone screw includes an elongate shaft extending longitudinally between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the shaft bounding a first passageway at least partially extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the shaft being comprised of a radiolucent material. A core is disposed within the first passageway of the shaft, the core being comprised of a radiopaque material. A rounded head or a substantially U-shaped collar is either integrally formed with or is rigidly attached to the proximal end of the shaft.
US09408645B2	Intramedullary nail locking hole arrangement An intramedullary nail has a driving end portion and a non-driving end portion with a longitudinal axis. The non-driving end portion comprises a locking hole arrangement with a sequence of four holes, i.e. spaced from non-driving to driving end a first hole, a second hole, a third hole, and a fourth hole. The first hole and the fourth hole have a corresponding first orientation and the second hole and the third hole have a corresponding second orientation.
US09408641B2	Spinal rod link reducer The present invention includes a rod link reducer of a spinal fixation system that includes a first and a second spinal rod manipulator; a first spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the first spinal rod manipulator and a second spinal rod manipulator joint connected to the second spinal rod manipulator; a first and a second translatable transverse shaft connected to the first and second joints, respectively; and a universal reducer connected to both the first and second translatable transverse shafts, wherein the universal reducer, the shafts and the linkers provide movement and temporary fixation of a spine that has been manipulated into a final position during spinal surgery.
US09408639B2	Self-extending implant The automatically lengthening implant includes: a body defining internally an axial housing that opens out, at one end, via a mouth and that presents, at its opposite end, a narrowing of section forming an abutment face on the body; an annular plug that is fastened to the mouth of the body and that presents a stop face facing towards the abutment face; at least one rod that is engaged through the annular plug and the body; and a split ring that is mounted on the rod and that is housed in the axial housing of the body. The abutment face and the stop face present shapes that are chamfered, one reentrant and the other projecting, such that the split ring expands on being pressed against the chamfered face of projecting shape and compresses onto the rod when it is pressed against the chamfered face of reentrant shape.
US09408630B2	Nasal guide and method of use thereof One embodiment provides a nasal guide. The nasal guide includes a pair of supports adapted to be positioned adjacent nostrils of a nose of a patient. The nasal guide includes a bridge connecting the pair of supports. The bridge is usable to adjust positioning of the pair of supports. Each of the pair of supports forms one or more lumens configured to receive one or more medical instruments. The one or more lumens are shaped for insertion into a nasal cavity of the nose.
US09408628B2	Surgical instrument equipment appropriate for mini-invasive surgery Equipment of surgical instruments suitable for minimally invasive surgery, comprised by a multivalve device with adjustable separator to enter the patient's body and with at least one access simultaneous port for a number of components which includes an operative surgical device comprised by a control, a movement transmission element and an operative mounting clamp of a needle plier comprised by a control, a head connecting sheath, with a connecting needle lodged in its interior and the operative head; and a cauterization device comprised by a control, a movement transmitting element and the cautery.
US09408625B2	Surgical cutting instrument Catheter assembly in which the catheter sleeve is provided with a flexible tip at its distal end for carrying out medical procedures. In order to be able to vary the position of the free end of the flexible tip, a control element is present consisting of an actuating wire. The actuating wire is attached to the free end of the flexible tip and extends externally with respect to the flexible tip, in the direction of the catheter, and then passes through an opening into the inside of the catheter to the proximal end thereof.
US09408624B2	Intervertebral disc treatment apparatus A method of at least partially removing the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc comprising the nucleus and an annulus surrounding the nucleus is described. The method comprises the steps of: insonating the nucleus with ultrasound thereby to cause at least partial fragmentation of the nucleus; and extracting at least part of the fragmented nucleus. A system for performing the method is also described.
US09408620B2	Methods and apparatus for treating embolism A method and apparatus for treating a clot in the blood vessel of a patient, and particularly the treatment of a pulmonary embolism is disclosed. The treatment includes restoring flow through the clot followed by clot removal, either partially or substantially completely. The clot treatment device is expandable into the blood vessel and may contain radial extensions that assist in restoring flow as well as in removing clot material.
US09408616B2	Humeral cut guide A humeral cut guide system for resectioning or resurfacing a humeral head. The humeral cut guide system includes a primary cut guide member configured to be removably coupled to the humeral head. The primary cut guide member includes a patient-specific bone-engaging surface, a primary elongate slot that defines a primary cutting plane, and a pair of cylindrical apertures configured to receive a pair of guide pins. A secondary cut guide member includes a pair of through-holes configured to mate with the pair of guide pins, and the secondary cut guide member includes a secondary elongate slot that defines a secondary cutting plane.
US09408604B2	Surgical instrument comprising a firing system including a compliant portion A surgical instrument can comprise a first jaw, a second jaw, and a firing system configured to be advanced relative to the first jaw and the second jaw. The firing system can comprise a firing member including a first portion configured to engage the first jaw and a second portion configured to engage the second jaw in order to position the first jaw and the second jaw relative to one another.
US09408599B2	Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The method includes bringing a bone cutting tool extending along a longitudinal axis into engagement with an outer surface of the bone. The bone cutting tool is rotated about the longitudinal axis while driving it from the outer surface of the bone to a predetermined depth in the bone to form a bore. The bone cutting tool is then continuously rotated at the predetermined depth to establish an enlarged bone pocket at a distal end of the bore. The bone pocket defines a shoulder extending around a circumference between the bone pocket and bore. The bone cutting tool is removed from the bone pocket and bore. The fixation device is then inserted into the bone pocket through the bore, where it is seated against the bone pocket shoulder.
US09408595B2	Monorail system for vascular closure device and methods A tissue puncture closure assembly including a wire assembly and first and second devices. The wire assembly includes a first wire member and a second wire member that each include a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. At least portions of the second wire member are arranged side-by-side with the first wire member. The distal end portion of the first wire member is connected to the distal end portion of the second wire member, and a proximal end portion of the first wire member is disconnected from the proximal end portion of the second wire member. The first device is operable to advance over the first wire member. The second device is operable to advance over the second wire member.
US09408588B2	CMUT packaging for ultrasound system Ultrasonic scanners and methods of manufacturing ultrasonic scanners. One embodiment of a method includes integrating a flexible electronic device (e.g. an IC) and a flexible ultrasonic transducer (e.g. a portion of a circular CMUT array) with a flexible member. The IC, the transducer, and the flexible member can form a flexible subassembly which is rolled up to form an ultrasonic scanner. The integration of the IC and the transducer can occur at the same time. In the alternative, the integration of the electronic device can occur before the integration of the transducer. Moreover, the integration of the transducer can include using a semiconductor technique. Furthermore, the rolled up subassembly can form a lumen or can be attached to a lumen. The method can include folding a portion of the flexible subassembly to form a forward looking transducer. The flexible member of some subassemblies can include a pair of arms.
US09408581B2	Systems, devices, and methods for lowering dental x-ray dosage including feedback sensors Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system configured to reduce patient exposure to x-rays, reduce amount of scatter, transmission, or re-radiation during imaging, or improve x-ray image quality. In an embodiment, an intra-oral x-ray imaging system includes an intra-oral x-ray sensor configured to communicate intra-oral x-ray sensor position information or intra-oral x-ray sensor orientation information to a remote x-ray source.
US09408580B2	Apparatus and method for generating dental panoramic images The invention generally relates to generating digital dental panoramic images from multiple frame images acquired during a dental panoramic imaging scan about a patient's head. This generating includes using information of location and orientation of the x-ray beam and the x-ray detector at times when taking the frames in the procedure of summing information of the frames.
US09408573B2	Patient interface for reusable optical sensor A patient interface for a reusable optical sensor, the patient interface including a compliant element defining a pocket having a lower wall defining an opening therethrough, the pocket being configured to removably receive the reusable optical sensor. The compliant element includes a first wing and a second wing configured for conformal placement on a patient's body. A condition of a patient may be monitored by inserting an optical sensor into a patient interface, applying the patient interface to the patient, obtaining a measurement with the optical sensor related to the condition of the patient, removing the patient interface from the patient, and removing the sensor from the patient interface.
US09408571B2	Apparatus and method for implantation of devices into soft tissue Apparatus and method for surgeon-assisted rapid surgical implantation of devices into soft tissue. The apparatus comprises several subsystems that enable the referencing of the spatial position and orientation of the device being implanted with respect to the soft tissue into which it is being implanted and then the controlled implantation of the device at a predefined speed with higher positional accuracy and precision and a reduction in soft tissue damage, provided by ultrasonic assisted motion, compared to current state-of-the-art implantation methods and devices. The method includes automated loading of the device being implanted into a clamping mechanism from a cartridge holding a number of implants, referencing of the device position and orientation, referencing of the surface of the tissue into which the device is being implanted, monitoring of the tissue motion, identification of desirable implant location based on the soft tissue profile, allowance of surgeon selection and fine adjustment of the final implant location, high-speed implantation, device release and implant actuator retraction.
US09408570B2	Physiological feature extraction and fusion to assist in the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other anxiety disorders, are diagnosed via clinical interviews in which subjective self-reports of traumatic events and associated experiences are discussed with a mental health professional. The system and methods described herein classify and diagnose patients as suffering from anxiety disorders by measuring objective physiological measures, such as inter-heartbeat interval and skin conductance. The system measures various physiological measures and then extracts features from the physiological measures. A diagnosis is then made by classifying the extracted features using one of a neural network, Bayesian network, or a support vector machine.
US09408569B2	Vascular blood sampling catheter A liquid sampling catheter contains a lumen filled by a sampling cannula with a hollow lumen and either a closed or open distal tip. Attached to the proximal end of the device is a modular blood storage component. The sampling stick slides through the patient's skin or through a seal and in-dwelling lumen on a corresponding sampling hub to sample blood from a patient. This embodiment establishes a simple, standardized, and quick procedure for sampling small amounts of bodily liquids such as blood for a variety of analyte tests.
US09408565B2	Apparatus for detecting tumor cells Among others, the present invention provides apparatus for detecting circulating tumor cells, comprising a system delivery biological subject and a probing and detecting device, wherein the probing and detecting device includes a first micro-device and a first substrate supporting the first micro-device, the first micro-device contacts a biologic material to be detected and is capable of measuring at the microscopic level an electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, thermal, optical, acoustical, biological, chemical, electro-mechanical, electro-chemical, electro-optical, electro-thermal, electro-chemical-mechanical, bio-chemical, bio-mechanical, bio-optical, bio-thermal, bio-physical, bio-electro-mechanical, bio-electro-chemical, bio-electro-optical, bio-electro-thermal, bio-mechanical-optical, bio-mechanical thermal, bio-thermal-optical, bio-electro-chemical-optical, bio-electro-mechanical-optical, bio-electro-thermal-optical, bio-electro-chemical-mechanical, physical or mechanical property, or a combination thereof, of the biologic subject.
US09408544B2	Medical devices for mapping cardiac tissue Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example method may include a method of identifying an activation time in a cardiac electrical signal. The method may include sensing a cardiac electrical signal, generating an approximation signal based at least in part on one or more parameters of the cardiac electrical signal, identifying a fiducial point on the approximation signal and determining, based at least in part on a timing of the fiducial point in the approximation signal, an activation time in the cardiac electrical signal.
US09408541B2	System and method for determining arterial compliance and stiffness A system and method for calculating the arterial compliance, stiffness, and arterial flow and resistance indices for any artery in issue of a subject having a blood pressure monitoring device configured to calculate systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings for an artery of the subject, a blood flow velocity monitoring device configured to calculate the velocity of blood flowing within the artery of the subject at a peak point of a systolic phase of contraction of the subject's heart muscle, peak-systolic velocity, and the velocity of blood flowing within the artery of the subject at an end point of a diastolic phase of the subject's heart muscle, end-diastolic velocity, and a central processing unit comprising a computer readable program embodied within the central processing unit configured to calculate the arterial compliance, stiffness, and arterial flow and resistance indices as a function of the area of the artery under initial systolic and end diastolic pressure, the area of the artery generating arterial elastic recoil pressure for continuous flow during the systolic and diastolic phases, peak-systolic and end-diastolic arterial flow velocities, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
US09408537B2	System and method for performing a diagnostic analysis of physiological information A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an avatar engine having a controller to retrieve a user profile of a user, present the user an avatar having characteristics that correlate to the user profile, detect one or more responses of the user during a communication exchange between the user and the avatar, identify from the one or more responses a need to determine a medical status of the user, establish communications with a medical diagnostic system, receive physiological information associated with the user, submit the physiological information to the medical diagnostic system, receive from the medical diagnostic system a diagnostic analysis of the physiological information, and present the diagnostic analysis to at least one of the user and a medical agent of the user, wherein the user is presented the diagnostic analysis by way of the avatar. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US09408518B2	Retainers for a device having removable floor sheets A retainer for removably attaching a sheet to a cleaning device. The retainer has at least one cantilevered finger extending inwardly from the periphery of a cavity towards the inside of that cavity. Behind the retainer is a flexible barrier, at least partially covering the back of the cavity. The barrier prevents the user's finger from going too far into the cavity and becoming pinched, and allows the thickness of the device to which the sheet is attached to be reduced compared to a device having a conventional sheet retainer. The barrier may provide visual and/or tactile barrier cues to a user, qualitatively signaling the user which direction is proper for insertion of the sheet into the retainer and quantitatively signally the user how far the sheet should be inserted into the retainer. Strands and/or a membrane panel which are elastic or inelastic may be used for the barrier.
US09408508B2	Portable potty A portable potty includes a seat member, a first support member connected to the seat member, a second support member connected to the first support member, and a third support member connected to the second support member. The portable potty can be repeatedly and reversibly transformed from a collapsed position to a constructed position. When the portable potty is in the collapsed position, the first support member and the second support member are stacked substantially parallel with respect to an adjacent member, in a vertical direction. When the portable potty is in the constructed position, the seat member is disposed perpendicular to the first, second and third support members such that a space is formed, the space being bordered by the first, second and third support members.
US09408507B2	Paper sheet material dispenser apparatus with dynamic braking A paper sheet material dispenser operated by a DC motor has dynamic braking structure electrically braking the motor to provide more accurate positioning of the paper sheet material tail portion leading end when DC power to the DC motor is terminated.
US09408501B2	Shower stall curb cover A three dimensional structure comprised of a flexible sheet material referred to herein as a curb cover is described that can be easily secured with adhesive or resin over the intersection of a shower stall floor, a shower stall wall, and a step over curb. The curb cover is used in conjunction with a waterproof membrane to waterproof the shower pan and up portions of the surrounding wall and step over curb.
US09408492B1	Processes for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents Techniques are provided for creating a consumable liquid food or beverage product from frozen contents. A container is configured for insertion into an apparatus. The container includes a frozen content, a receptacle defining an opening and a cavity for receiving and storing the frozen content, and a closure formed over the opening of the receptacle for sealing the frozen content within the cavity of the receptacle. The receptacle is perforable, and the container is configured for insertion into an apparatus that is configured to create a consumable liquid beverage from the frozen content within the container, such that the frozen content is extracted through a perforation created in the receptacle by the apparatus.
US09408491B2	Capsule piercing module A capsule-based beverage production machine that comprises a module designed for producing a beverage on the basis of ingredients which are contained in a capsule. The module comprises: means for retaining the capsule in a fixed position, and means for perforation of the capsule, wherein the perforation means are controlled to perforate the capsule after the capsule is retained in the fixed position by the retaining means.
US09408485B2	Bed pillow A bed pillow is made of elastic foam material. The pillow's top surface extends along both a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction that are mutually perpendicular, follows a top undulating pattern in the longitudinal direction, and is uniform in the lateral direction. The pillow's bottom surface is opposite the top surface, follows a bottom undulating pattern in the longitudinal direction, and is uniform in the lateral direction. The pillow's front surface and a rear surface extend from the top surface to the bottom surface, and are uniform in the lateral direction. The pillow has two laterally-opposite parallel planar side surfaces that extend from the top surface to the bottom surface and extend from the front surface to the rear surface.
US09408482B2	Modular picture display system A modular picture display system is provided. The picture display system comprises a display frame comprising a back panel, a plurality of spaced apart magnets secured to a front-side of the back panel, a front panel having a central opening and edging surrounding the opening, the front panel configured to fit over the back panel, and a plurality of spaced apart ferrous plates secured to the backside of the front panel, whereby the backside of the front panel is securable to the front-side of the back panel through magnetic cooperation between the ferrous plates and the magnets.
US09408481B1	Graphic arts display kit and method The instant invention is a photograph display kit. The kit includes a sticker sheet where the upper layer contains a first perforation in a design defining a photograph printing area, and the backing has a second perforation in a different and larger design defining a border area around the photograph. When an image is printed onto the sticker sheet, the border section with corresponding upper layer can be removed from the sticker sheet, and the portion of the upper layer outside of the photograph printing area can be removed so that a photograph with a border remains. A pipe cleaner, acting as a supporting rod, can then be attached to the back of the photograph and inserted into a base so that the photograph is displayed. A series of photographs can be printed and displayed together in such a manner as to create a fanciful bundle of photographs.
US09408468B2	Furniture with concealed weld construction Furniture having a panel welded to frame elements whereby the welding is not visible from the exterior. The panel may have decorative features created by stamping, cutting, punching, or perforating. The construction methodology is useful for chairs, barstools, loungers, and ottomans as well as a variety of other furniture.
US09408461B2	Storage system A storage system includes a plurality of shelves, an aisle and a plurality of ladders. The plurality of shelves includes a pair of fixed shelves and at least one mobile shelf located between the pair of fixed shelves. The aisle is selectively configured to be located between two of the plurality of shelves. The plurality of ladders are spaced apart from and stored at an end of the at least one mobile shelf for slidable access into the aisle. Each ladder engages with a pair of fixed rails that span at least a length of the fixed shelves. A number of ladders correspond with a number of selectively defined aisles.
US09408460B2	Leg assembly A leg assembly for selective attachment to a portable support structure having a base and removable lid said leg assembly. The leg assembly includes a plurality of legs that are selectively attachable to both the base and lid. When attached, the legs extending from the base to the lid thereby supporting the lid. The legs are substantially parallel to one another. The assembly further includes at least one cross member extending between two of the legs to stabilize and prevent lateral movement of the legs. The cross member also abutingly contacts and supports the lid so that the base and lid may function as a support structure.
US09408459B2	Combination broom and shovel The invention is a combination broom and shovel having an extended handle, a shovel head and a broom head attached to the same end of the device. The shovel head has a bed and a leading edge that is flat and at a slight angle relative to an axis of the extended handle. The broom head has a leading edge that is flat and at an angle that is roughly perpendicular to the bed of the shovel head.
US09408455B2	Container and valve assembly for storing and dispensing substances, and related method A device and method for aseptically storing and dispensing a liquid. The device has container forming a variable-volume storage chamber, and a one-way valve coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber and having an elastic valve member forming a normally closed valve opening. The valve member is movable between a normally closed position, and an open position with at least a segment of the elastic valve member spaced radially away from the closed position to allow the passage of fluid from the storage chamber through the valve opening. The liquid is maintained hermetically sealed in the storage chamber with respect to ambient atmosphere throughout dispensing multiple portions of the liquid from the storage chamber through the one-way valve.
US09408448B2	Protective case with internal suspension system A protective case for an electronic device includes a chassis, a back portion, and an internal suspension system. The chassis includes a cavity having inner surfaces. The back portion is attached to the chassis and adjacent to a back surface of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case. The internal suspension system is positioned in the cavity and attached to the inner surfaces of the chassis and to the back portion of the protective case. The internal suspension system includes multiple cushion portions. One of the cushion portions contacts part of the back surface of the electronic device. The internal suspension system protects the installed electronic device from external forces and provides an air gap between the protective case and a back surface of the installed electronic device.
US09408446B2	Case for a portable electronic device A case for a portable electronic device is provided including a primary cover having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface dimensioned to securely retain the portable electronic device. The case further includes a pouch to receive a pair of reading glasses on the outer surface of the primary cover. The pouch is secured to the outer surface by a receiver in the form of a pair of parallel tracks disposed on the outer surface of the primary cover that mates with a pair of corresponding rails disposed on the pouch.
US09408436B2	Heatable and coolable inserts for footwear An article of footwear may include an insert configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The insert may consist essentially of a casing configured to at least partially enclose a foot of a wearer and including a casing material and a high heat capacity material. The article of footwear may also include an outer assembly configured to receive the foot of the wearer when the foot is received within the insert.
US09408429B2	Mounting assembly for a face shield A face shield, such as a visor, mounts to a protective helmet using a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly has a base, a spacer assembly, and a pair of posts. The base is disposed on the interior of the helmet. The posts are connected to the base and extend outwardly through holes that are formed in the side of the helmet. The spacer assembly slides over the posts when the posts are inserted through the corresponding holes in the helmet, and frictionally engages the outer surfaces of the first and second posts such that the helmet is disposed between the base and the spacer assembly. The posts threadingly receive corresponding fasteners that attach the face shield to the helmet.
US09408428B2	Force limiting device A force limiting device comprises a housing defining an axially extending chamber containing a working fluid. A force transmitting member may be mounted for linear reciprocable movement inside the chamber under the action of external loads. An axial array of plates is floatingly disposed in the chamber between the force transmitting member and an end wall of the chamber. At rest, each plate is spaced from an adjacent plate by a gap occupied by the working fluid. When the force transmitting member is displaced towards the array of plates, the fluid in the chamber causes the plates to be successively pushed against each other, thereby causing some of the fluid to be squeezed out from between the plates.
US09408419B2	Moisturizing fabric material, use thereof in moisturizing bras, and method of manufacture Disclosed are moisturizing fabric materials for use in articles of wear such as bras. The moisturizing fabric materials include a moisturizer comprising plant oil, plant extract, and an emulsifier. The moisturizer is bonded to polymeric fabric material via a bonding agent to provide the moisturizing fabric material. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing an article of wear such as a bra using moisturizing fabric material.
US09408413B2	Dryer barrel basket A dryer barrel basket may include a body with a mesh surface. The dryer barrel basket may also include a door positioned proximate a bottom portion of the dryer barrel basket. The dryer barrel basket may further include a hinge which may be sized and configured to allow the door to rotate between an open and closed position. In addition, the dryer barrel basket may include a locking mechanism that is configured to secure the door to the mesh body in a closed position and allow the door to be disposed in an open position using an opening mechanism.
US09408397B2	Kneading apparatus for kneading and mixing dough The invention relates to a kneading apparatus for kneading and mixing dough, having a kneading chamber, discharge opening and an input. The kneading apparatus has at least two shafts to which tools which are arranged in the kneading chamber are fixed, wherein at least one of the tools is designed to convey dough from the input region, in the conveying direction, to the discharge opening. The rotation speeds of the two motor-driven shafts can be set and changed separately from one another with the aid of a control. The two shafts are fitted with tools in a different manner from each other in such a way that the conveying action of all the tools of one shaft differs from the kneading action of all the tools of the other shaft given the same rotation speed of the shafts in each case.
US09408387B2	Safening 6-amino-2-(substituted phenyl)-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylate herbicide injury on cereal crops Herbicidal injury caused by 6-amino-2-(substituted phenyl)-5-substituted-4-pyrimidinecarboxylates in wheat and barley is reduced with the use of a safener selected from the group consisting of cloquintocet, fenchlorazole, mefenpyr and mixtures thereof.
US09408382B2	Method for producing agrichemical-containing resin composition Disclosed is a method which can readily design an agricultural chemical-containing resin composition having a desired release rate history and can produce the agricultural chemical-containing resin composition. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an agricultural chemical-containing resin composition, including: respectively selecting an acetamiprid content AcSA and a hydrophilic white carbon content CaSA in the composition relative to the total mass of acetamiprid, a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer or a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer-mixed resin, and hydrophilic white carbon, so as to satisfy the inequations of: 0.524×AcSA+1.422×CaSA−6.009≦40% by mass, 5% by mass≦AcSA≦35% by mass, and CaSA≧0.1% by mass; and mixing the acetamiprid, the styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer or the styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer-mixed resin, and the hydrophilic white carbon, so that the thus selected contents AcSA and CaSA can be achieved.
US09408379B2	Bi-directional break-away boom with roller and rotary damper A break-away apparatus for a boom arm has a main boom portion and a boom tip. The apparatus is positioned at a joint between the main boom portion and the boom tip. The apparatus allows the boom tip to assume a neutral position and to pivot to a forward position and to a rearward position with respect to the main boom portion. The apparatus includes a first plate disposed at the joint, a second plate disposed at the joint, a hinge assembly positioned between the first plate and the second plate, a cam element attached to the first plate, the cam element having an arcuate surface, and a roller attached to the second plate and positioned to roll against the arcuate surface.
US09408373B2	Artificial honeycomb In order to artificially produce a honeycomb that is equivalent to honeycomb that honeybees produce in a natural environment, an artificial honeycomb is provided of which at least one pair of facing walls among the six walls configuring each honeycomb cell is formed in an inclined manner such that the gap between the two expands from the floor end of the walls towards the opening, and the floor plates and the walls are formed from a polylactic acid resin.
US09408369B2	Device, system and method for livestock feeding The present invention relates to a device, system and a method for livestock feeding, and in particular, to such a device, system and method in which, the meal size and frequency of meal delivery are controllable based on measurable parameters and expected livestock growth curve and real time parameters.
US09408367B2	Teatcup liner with enhanced teat massage A teatcup liner, for use in a method of providing enhanced teat massage during a milking operation, includes a cross-sectional shape defining plural corner portions and plural side portions with a first side portion being a weak side and each remaining side portion being a strong side; with the weak side having a greater flexibility than each strong side such that during a collapse phase, the collapse of the weak side occurring first and being greater than the collapse of each strong side creates an asymmetric pressure distribution with a greater pressurized area resulting in a prolonged contact surface against the teat end across a first surface region of the cross-sectional shape opposite the weak side as compared to a remainder of the cross-sectional shape, the increased pressurized area across the first surface region providing an enhanced teat massage during the collapse phase.
US09408365B1	Soybean variety XBP48011 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP48011 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP48011, cells from soybean variety XBP48011, plants of soybean XBP48011, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP48011. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP48011 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP48011, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP48011, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP48011. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP48011 are further provided.
US09408356B2	Pea cultivar FP2311 A novel pea cultivar designated FP2311 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pea cultivar FP2311, to the plants of pea cultivar FP2311, and parts thereof, for example pollen, ovule, berry or pod. The invention also relates to methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the cultivar FP2311 with itself or another pea line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a pea plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other pea lines derived from the pea cultivar FP2311.
US09408354B2	Watermelon variety NUN 01009 WMW The present invention relates to plants and plant parts of a watermelon variety NUN 01009 WMW, seeds from which the plant can be grown and seedless fruit produced on the plant, as well as vegetative reproductions of NUN 01009. Further, the invention relates to natural or induced phenotypic variants of the plant, such as mutants or somaclonal variants.
US09408352B2	System and method for adjusting movement of an irrigation apparatus A system and method for adjusting movement of an irrigation apparatus to help compensate for transient conditions occurring during operation of the apparatus to accomplish a substantially uniform fluid application rate, and including transient conditions such as a detected actual speed of movement of the span across the field is lesser or greater than expected or such as a detected actual flow rate of fluid to the irrigation system is lesser or greater than expected.
US09408351B2	Center pivot irrigator water purging assembly A center pivot irrigator water purging assembly incorporating an overhead pipe supporting a multiplicity of sprinkler drop tubes and a purge pipe; and further incorporating an adaptor pipe communicating with the purge pipe; an “E” bracket fixedly attached to the adaptor pipe; a diaphragm actuator fixedly attached to the “E” bracket; a disc and valve stem attached to the diaphragm actuator for movements between first and second positions, the disc seating against the adaptor pipe in the first position and displacing from the first position in the second position; and a diaphragm actuating shunt having an input end attached in communication with the lower end of one of the irrigator's sprinkler drop tubes.
US09408338B2	Disc mounting assembly for a vertical tillage implement In a disc assembly for supporting a ground engaging disc on a respective support arm of a vertical tillage implement, the disc supporting hub has an annular body rotatably supported on a shaft. The outer end of the annular body is enclosed by a cap and the inner end of the annular body is enclosed by an end plate fixed on the shaft relative to which the annular body is rotated. First and second annular flanges on the inner end of the annular body receive a tongue portion of the end plate therein so as to define a sinuous, narrow clearance gap where the annular body of the hub and the end plate of the shaft are in a non-contacting, rotatable relationship with one another. The sinuous, narrow clearance gap minimizes penetration of soil and residue therethrough to the interior of the hub where bearings are located.
US09408337B2	Agricultural row unit apparatus, systems and methods An agricultural row unit apparatus, systems, methods for effectively creating a trench having an improved configuration and for improved product placement in or near the trench wherein the trench has a vertical sidewall and an angled sidewall. In some embodiments, a cavity is created adjacent the bottom of the trench. In some embodiments, the depth of the trench is maintained by a gauge wheel compacting soil adjacent to the angled sidewall. In some embodiments, fertilizer or other liquid or crop input is placed in the soil on the side of the trench opposite the gauge wheel. In some embodiments, two trenches each having a vertical sidewall and an angled sidewall are created by a single row unit.
US09414525B2	Coolant-cooled heat sink configured for accelerating coolant flow Cooling apparatuses, cooled electronic modules, and methods of fabrication are provided which facilitate heat transfer from one or more electronic components to a coolant. The cooling apparatus includes a coolant-cooled heat sink with a thermally conductive structure having a coolant-carrying compartment including a varying cross-sectional coolant flow area through which coolant flows in a direction substantially parallel to a main heat transfer surface of the structure coupled to the electronic component(s). The coolant-cooled heat sink includes a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet in fluid communication with the coolant-carrying compartment, and the coolant flow area of the coolant-carrying compartment decreases, at least in part, in a direction of coolant flow through the coolant-carrying compartment. The decreasing coolant flow area facilitates an increasing effective heat transfer coefficient between the main heat transfer surface and the coolant by, at least in part, accelerating the coolant flow within the coolant-carrying compartment.
US09414519B2	Dehumidifying cooling apparatus and method for an electronics rack Dehumidifying cooling apparatus and method are provided for an electronics rack. The apparatus includes an air-to-liquid heat exchanger disposed at an air inlet or outlet side of the rack, wherein air flows through the rack from the air inlet to the air outlet side. The heat exchanger is positioned for air passing through the electronics rack to pass across the heat exchanger, and is in fluid communication with a coolant loop for passing coolant therethrough at a temperature below a dew point temperature of the air passing across the heat exchanger so that air passing across the heat exchanger is dehumidified and cooled. A condensate collector, disposed below the heat exchanger, collects liquid condensate from the dehumidifying of air passing through the electronics rack, wherein the heat exchanger includes a plurality of sloped surfaces configured to facilitate drainage of liquid condensate from the heat exchanger to the condensate collector.
US09414518B2	Electronic apparatus A removable fan module for an electronic apparatus includes a fan connectable to an external power source through a first connector and a chassis removably insertable into the electronic apparatus. The chassis includes a main plate, a first side plate, a second side plate, a first end plate, a second end plate, and a resilient plate extending from the first end of the main plate. A first and second protuberance extends outward from each side edge of the main plate. A first and second tab extends outward from an outer surface of each side plate adjacent the main plate. A latch protrudes from the distal end of the resilient plate. The chassis is attachable to the electronic apparatus by pressing the distal end of the resilient plate toward an opening in the electronic apparatus housing with the housing opening including two defined spaces extending outward from each opening edge.
US09414516B2	Digital sign and method of driving the same A digital sign and a method of driving a digital sign are provided. The digital sign may include a case, a display panel provided in the case, and a circuit unit to drive the display panel. An inner space of the case may include a first space and a second space, with a first end of the first space connected to a first end of the second space. A suction port may be formed in the case to guide external air into the inner space, and a discharge port may be formed in the case to discharge the air from the case. A circulation fan may be provided in the inner space to induce flow of air in the inner space, and a circulation damper may be disposed between second ends of the first space and the second space to open and close the second ends thereof. The air introduced through the suction port passes through the inner space of the case and is discharged through the discharge port when the circulation damper is closed, and the air circulates in the first space and the second space when the circulation damper is opened.
US09414514B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus includes: a display panel which has a display surface; an apparatus base to which the display panel is attached; a detecting unit which has a detecting surface disposed so as to face a region to be inspected being a part of the display surface, the detecting unit detecting by means of the detecting surface, light emitted from the region to be inspected, and outputting a detection result; and a case which supports the detecting unit, and is attached to a peripheral area of the region to be inspected.
US09414503B2	Multi-display device A multi-display device includes a main frame, a plurality of module supporters disposed on the main frame, a plurality of display modules which are hung on the plurality of module supporters, and a spacer positioned between the two adjacent display modules. Each of the plurality of display modules includes a display panel. The spacer includes a base plate extending in a width direction of the display modules, a first protrusion extending from a first surface of the base plate, and a second protrusion extending from a second surface opposite the first surface of the base plate. The base plate includes a portion which protrudes further than the two adjacent display modules in the width direction of the display modules.
US09414501B2	Method for connecting inter-layer conductors and components in 3D structures The present invention provides systems and methods for creating interlayer mechanical or electrical attachments or connections using filaments within a three-dimensional structure, structural component, or structural electronic, electromagnetic or electromechanical component/device.
US09414497B2	Semiconductor package including an embedded circuit component within a support structure of the package An apparatus includes a cavity formed in a support structure, the support structure being operable to support a semiconductor device. A circuit element is disposed in the cavity in the support structure, and the cavity in the support structure is filled with an electrically non-conductive filling material so as to at least partially surround the circuit element with the non-conductive filling material. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the circuit element. In an example embodiment, the circuit element is operable to substantially block direct current that is output by the semiconductor device or another semiconductor device.
US09414496B2	Method for a printed circuit board with an array of high density AC coupling/DC blocking capacitors Implementations of the present disclosure involve an apparatus and/or method for a large array of AC coupling/DC blocking capacitors on a printed circuit board (PCB) of a microelectronic circuit. The method provides for the placement of the blocking capacitors (and associated vias) to be placed on/through the PCB in a small area while yielding low crosstalk or interference between the vias. In one particular embodiment, the blocking capacitors are placed on the PCB in an alternating pattern, with a pair of blocking capacitors placed on the top side of the PCB followed by a pair of blocking capacitors on the bottom side of the PCB, and so on. Further, top side capacitor vias may be back-drilled from the bottom side and bottom side capacitor vias may be back-drilled from the top side.
US09414495B2	Surface mount actuator A silicon MEMS device can have at least one solder contact formed thereupon. The silicon MEMS device can be configured to be mounted to a circuit board via the solder contact(s). The silicon MEMS device can be configured to be electrically connected to the circuit board via the solder contact(s).
US09414493B2	Assembly of printed circuit boards A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB and a second PCB disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other, such that a second side of the first PCB is opposite to a first side of the second PCB; wherein the second PCB has a first set of side connectors on its first side and a second set of side connectors on its second side, configured for both electrical power supply to and signal communication with the second PCB; the second PCB both electrically and mechanically connected to the second side of the first PCB via a first elastomeric connector; and the second PCB electrically connected to the first PCB via its second set of side connectors and a flexible electrical connector that is electrically connected to the second set of side connectors and the first PCB.
US09414480B2	Power conversion device and power conversion assembly A power conversion device is provided. The power conversion device includes a printed wiring board assembly, a grounding member, and a plurality of insulating struts. The printed wiring board assembly includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of electronic components. The printed circuit board has a plurality of through holes. The electronic components are disposed on the printed circuit board. The insulating struts correspond to the through holes and physically connect and electrically insulate the printed circuit board and the grounding member.
US09414474B2	Electrostatic discharge device An electrostatic discharge device is provided for a removable electronic element. The removable electronic element is suitable for being inserted into a recess of a reading terminal for the removable electronic element. The discharge device includes a means for insertion into the reading recess subsequent to mounting of the reading terminal.
US09414467B2	Method for addressing light fixtures, light fixture for lighting and system for lighting a room A method for addressing light fixtures, in a system for lighting, and a plurality of light fixtures arranged within a region for lighting. The area around every light fixture is detected by a camera which is associated with the corresponding light fixture. The position of every light fixture within the region is determined with the aid of the data acquired by the cameras.
US09414466B2	Configurable and remotly controlled bulb adaptor A bulb adaptor that may include a housing that comprises an input adaptor and an output adaptor; wherein the input adaptor is shaped and sized to match a bulb socket and wherein the output adaptor is shaped and sized to match a base of a bulb; and circuitry, located within the housing, that is electrically coupled between the input adaptor and the output adaptor and is arranged to control a provision of electricity from the input adaptor to the output adaptor in response to a reception of sound waves are associated with a command to be executed by the circuitry.
US09414465B2	Modular constant current regulator Constant current regulator (10) for supplying electrical power corresponding to a predetermined output power, comprising a plurality of modules (13) electrically connectable for simultaneous operation to jointly provide the output power, the modules are configured for providing a module output power contributing to the output power of the regulator. Each module comprises a transformer (135) for providing galvanic insulation as required by local standards, and a microcontroller (231) for controlling operation of the module. The constant current regulator comprises a data communication network (17) configured to be connected to the microcontrollers (231) of the modules (13), wherein the microcontrollers (231) are operable to exchange data over the data communication network (17) so as to make the constant current regulator (10) modular, meaning that one or more of such modules (13) can be added to or removed from the constant current regulator.
US09414463B2	Flexible display panel and display apparatus including the same A flexible display panel and a display apparatus including the flexible display panel are disclosed. The flexible display panel includes an encapsulated panel, a first protective film on one side of the encapsulated panel, and a second protective film on another side of the encapsulated panel. The encapsulated panel includes a flexible panel and a flexible encapsulation member on the flexible panel. The flexible panel includes a first region on a first plane and that includes a display region, and a second region on a second plane that is bent with respect to the first plane and that includes a non-display region. The flexible encapsulation member encapsulates the display region. The display apparatus also includes a support unit for maintaining a shape of the flexible panel.
US09414462B1	Inductive power transfer for driving multiple organic light emitting diode panels An inductive power transfer system for driving multiple organic light emitting diode panels is provided. In an aspect, the system includes a plurality of transformers electrically coupled to one another in a daisy-chain formation and a plurality of power modules operatively coupled to respective ones of the plurality of transformers. Respective output voltages of the plurality of transformers are configured to provide power to organic light emitting diode panels in response to respective ones of the organic light emitting diode panels being coupled to respective ones of the plurality of the power modules via respective detachable transformers mechanically and operatively coupled to the respective ones of the organic light emitting diode panels. The system further includes a single switching module operatively coupled to the plurality of transformers and configured to drive the inductive power transfer system with a single output current.
US09414456B2	LED lighting system A lighting system includes at least one lighting apparatus having a light emitting element capable of emitting a controllably variable light output in a region. A position determination subsystem is capable of determining a position in three dimensions of at least one mobile entity within the region. A control subsystem is capable of variably controlling a light output of the at least one lighting apparatus according to the position of the mobile entity. The system may determine position by radio ranging with mobile electronic elements. The system may include multiple lighting elements and may determine light levels according to positions of multiple mobile entities. The system may include a database of information about lighting elements, mobile entities, and lighting plans that may be selected from mobile electronic elements.
US09414451B2	Lighting device and luminaire A lighting device includes a constant-current circuit, a smoothing capacitor, a bypass circuit, a detection unit, and a bypass control unit. The constant-current circuit supplies a constant current to a plurality of solid-state light-emitting elements connected in series. The smoothing capacitor is connected between output terminals of the constant-current circuit. The bypass circuit is connected in parallel to one or more of the plurality of solid-state light-emitting elements. The detection unit detects whether the one or more solid-state light-emitting elements are open-circuited. When the detection unit detects that at least one of the one or more solid-state light-emitting elements is open-circuited, the bypass control unit discharges the smoothing capacitor during a discharge period to then bypass the one or more solid-state light-emitting elements through the bypass circuit.
US09414449B2	High efficiency power controller for luminaire Systems, methods and articles for providing lighting or illumination systems having drive circuits that employ a magnetic amplifier (“mag-amp”) and one or more feedback circuits to form a power converter that powers solid-state light sources (e.g., LEDs). The magnetic amplifier includes one or more magnetic cores which provides a controllable reluctance for magnetic flux. The magnetic amplifier includes one or more power windings which receive energy from an alternating current (AC) supply (e.g., AC mains) and delivers rectified AC current as direct current (DC) to one or more solid-state light sources. The magnetic amplifier includes one or more control windings coupled to a DC control source. The drive circuit may have two or more rectifiers (e.g., solid-state rectifiers) to provide a direct current to drive the solid-state light sources and also to isolate the one or more control windings from interference from the magnetic flux of the one or more power windings.
US09414445B2	Method and apparatus for microwave treatment of dielectric films A method for processing a dielectric film on a substrate comprises: depositing a porous dielectric film on a substrate; removing the porogen; stuffing the film with a protective polymeric material; performing at least one intermediate processing step on the stuffed dielectric film; placing the film in a microwave applicator cavity and heating to a first temperature to partially burn out the polymeric material; introducing a controlled amount of a polar solvent into the porosity created by the partial burn out; applying microwave energy to heat the film to a second selected temperature below the boiling point of the solvent to clean away remaining polymeric material; and applying microwave energy to heat the film to a third temperature above the boiling point of the solvent to completely burnout the residues of polymeric material. The interaction of the polar solvent with the microwaves enhances the efficiency of the cleaning process.
US09414434B2	Concurrent uses of non-cellular interfaces for participating in hybrid cellular and non-cellular networks The subject matter describes software, devices, networks, and methods to configure a non-cellular interface of a wireless device to establish two or more wireless links in a hybrid of cellular network and a non-cellular network. The advantage of concurrent uses of non-cellular interfaces maximizes the use of computing and communication resources to perform multi-hop communication and to expand the coverage of cellular networks.
US09414432B2	Physical layer frame format for WLAN A field of a preamble of the data unit is decoded using a tail biting technique, including decoding a received cyclic redundancy check (CRC) included in the field. A first CRC for the field is generated using a first CRC generation scheme, and a second CRC for the field is generated using a second CRC generation scheme. The first generated CRC and the second generated CRC are compared to the received CRC. It is determined that the data unit conforms to a first communication protocol when the first generated CRC matches the received CRC, and it is determined that the data unit conforms to a second communication protocol when the second generated CRC matches the received CRC.
US09414423B2	Scrambling sequence generation method and apparatus for use in device-to-device communication A scrambling sequence generation method and apparatus of a device supporting Device-to-Device communication are provided. The method includes acquiring at least one of an identifier of the device, an identifier of a counterpart device and a preconfigured value; determining an initial value of the scrambling sequence for the Device-to-Device communication based on the at least one of the identifier of the device, the identifier of the counterpart device, and the preconfigured value; and generating the scrambling sequence using the initial value.
US09414421B2	Direct communication among devices Method, operation of a method, and a result of execution of computer program instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer readable memory in a mobility management entity which determines whether a source and destination address of certain Internet protocol data flow are within a specific network in an evolved packet system for evaluating and controlling potential opportunities for device to device communication among two or more proximately located user equipment. In response to determining that the target serving gateway is the source gateway, identification information of the source user equipment is sent to a target serving gateway.
US09414419B2	Wireless device This wireless device has: a variable directivity antenna having variable directivity characteristics; a generating unit, which generates control information to be used in connection setting processing from radio waves transmitted from other wireless device before completion of the connection setting processing, and received by the variable directivity antenna, and which generates data for data processing from the radio waves transmitted from other wireless device after the completion of the connection setting processing and received by the variable directivity antenna; a connection setting unit, which performs the connection setting processing with respect to other wireless device identified by means of the control information; and an antenna control unit, which controls the directivity direction of the variable directivity antenna to a predetermined direction during a period from a time when the connection setting unit started the connection setting processing to a time when the connection setting unit completes the connection setting processing.
US09414418B1	Wireless communications using an omnibus access point There is disclosed a wireless communications system, a method for wireless communication, and an omnibus access point. The omnibus access point may receive, from a user device, a request to join an identified service set. The omnibus access point may attempt to identify an access point associated with the identified service set. When the omnibus access point identifies the access point associated with the identified service set, the omnibus access point may establish a communications path between the omnibus access point and the identified access point to allow communications between the user device and the identified service set.
US09414417B2	Propagating communication awareness over a cellular network Techniques for propagating communication awareness over a cellular network are described. According to various implementations, communication awareness of a communication session is propagated to an infrastructure component of a cellular network, such as a base station controller. Communication awareness of a communication session, for instance, can be employed to control various operational parameters of a cellular device that participates in a communication session.
US09414402B2	Method of communication based on controlling receive chain in wireless local area network and apparatus for the same A method of communication based on a receive chain control, performed by a receiver, in a wireless local area network is provided. The method includes: receiving a frame from a transmitter, the frame indicating a multi receive chain operation, activating at least one receive chain, each receive chain processing a received signal transmitted through each spatial stream, and receiving at least one data field from the transmitter through the at least one activated receive chain.
US09414399B2	Radio access networks Among other things, a communication system comprising remote units and a controller is described. Each of the remote units comprises one or more radio frequency (RF) units to exchange RF signals with mobile devices. At least some of the RF signals comprise information destined for, or originating from, a mobile device. The controller comprises one or more modems and is connected to an external network. At least one of the modems is a baseband modem and is configured to pass first data corresponding to the information. The at least one of the modems is configured to perform real-time scheduling of the first data corresponding to the information. The controller is separated from the remote units by an intermediate network. The intermediate network comprises a switched Ethernet network over which second data corresponding to the information is carried in frames between the controller and the remote units.
US09414398B2	Data sending method and user equipment The present invention discloses a data sending method and a user equipment, and relates to the field of mobile communications. The method includes: receiving at least two uplink grants allocated by a base station; grouping uplink grants received at different moments in the at least two uplink grants to obtain multiplexing resources; and multiplexing data to be sent onto transport blocks corresponding to the multiplexing resources and sending the transport blocks. The user equipment includes a receiving module, a processing module and a sending module. In embodiments of the present invention, uplink grants are grouped according to sending moments of transport blocks corresponding to the uplink grants so as to determine multiplexing resources, and data is multiplexed onto transport blocks corresponding to the grouped uplink grants and the transport blocks are sent.
US09414396B2	Apparatus, base station transceiver, method, and computer program for assigning a radio resource Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a base station transceiver, a method, and a computer program for assigning a radio resource. An apparatus 10 for a mobile communication system is operable to assign a radio resource from a plurality of radio resources to enable communication of information between a mobile transceiver 200 and a base station transceiver 100. The apparatus 10 comprises a scheduler 12 for determining the radio resource based on information on a transmission condition between the mobile transceiver 200 and the base station transceiver 100, and based on a first allocation rule of a first operator and based on a second allocation rule of a second operator.
US09414384B2	State-driven secondary cell activation and deactivation A method and system for selectively activating and deactivating secondary cells in a wireless communication system are disclosed. According to one aspect, the invention provides a finite state machine having a plurality of states facilitating secondary cell activation and deactivation decisions. The states of the finite state machine include a deactivated state and an activated state. In the deactivated state, a secondary cell is deactivated and a media access control element, MAC CE, for deactivation is sent to the UE. The base station in the deactivated state is not allocating resources for maintaining transmission on the secondary cell. In the activated state, the secondary cell is active and a MAC CE for activation is sent to the UE. In the activated state, the base station is ready to transmit on the secondary cell.
US09414383B2	Mobile communication system and method for providing common channel coverage using beamforming antennas A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes circuitry configured to receive information from a base station indicating an assignment of periodic time slots to transmit sounding signals and circuitry configured to transmit sounding signals to the base station in the assigned periodic time slots in response to the received information, wherein a timing of transmission of the sounding signals in response to the received information differs between a time division duplex mode and a frequency division duplex mode, and wherein the transmitted sounding signals are distinguishable from sounding signals from other WTRUs.
US09414376B2	Method for transmitting downlink control channel in a mobile communications system and a method for mapping the control channel to physical resource using block interleaver in a mobile communications system A method for transmitting a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system and a method for mapping the control channel to physical resources using a block interleaver are provided. In order to transmit a downlink control channel in a mobile communication system, information bits are modulated to generate one or more modulation symbols according to a specific modulation scheme, the modulation symbols are interleaved using a block interleaver, and the interleaved modulated symbols are mapped to resource elements allocated for transmission of at least one control channel in a subframe, thereby transmitting the at least one control channel.
US09414372B2	Digital filter control for filter tracking speedup A method for speeding up a filter tracking speed includes scaling filter coefficients based at least in part on an uplink/downlink configuration in a time division duplex (TDD) or a multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) system. The method also includes applying scaled filter coefficients during at least one downlink subframe to control a filter tracking speed.
US09414368B2	Methods and systems for transmission of multiple modulated signals over wireless networks A method and apparatus for requesting and allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes a combination of techniques that allow a plurality of CPEs to communicate their bandwidth request messages to respective base stations. One technique includes a “polling” method whereby a base station polls CPEs individually or in groups and allocates bandwidth specifically for the purpose of allowing the CPEs to respond with bandwidth requests. The polling of the CPEs by the base station may be in response to a CPE setting a “poll-me bit” or, alternatively, it may be periodic. Another technique comprises “piggybacking” bandwidth requests on bandwidth already allocated to a CPE. Currently active CPEs request bandwidth using unused portions of uplink bandwidth that is already allocated to the CPE. The CPE is responsible for distributing the allocated uplink bandwidth in a manner that accommodates the services provided by the CPE.
US09414364B2	Feedback method and apparatus for cooperative communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting channel information, by a UE. Information for at least one first type CSI-RS and information for at least one second type CSI-RS are identified. First channel information is generated based on a first type CSI-RS and a second type CSI-RS, among the at least one first type CSI-RS and the at least one second type CSI-RS. The first channel information is reported by PUCCH-based periodic channel information feedback. If a PDCCH including an indicator is received, second channel information is generated based on the first type CSI-RS and the second type CSI-RS. The second channel information is reported through a PUSCH. The indicator triggers a channel information report associated with the first type CSI-RS and the second type CSI-RS, among the at least one first type CSI-RS and the at least one second type CSI-RS.
US09414362B2	Feedback method and apparatus for cooperative communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting channel information, by a User Equipment (UE). Information for at least one first type Channel Status Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) and information for at least one second type CSI-RS from an eNB, are identified. First channel information is generated based on a first set of a first type CSI-RS and a second type CSI-RS. Second channel information is generated based on a second set of a first type CSI-RS and a second type CSI-RS. The first channel information is reported by Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH)-based periodic channel information feedback. The second channel information is reported by the PUCCH-based periodic channel information feedback.
US09414355B1	Methods and systems for paging based on communication type Disclosed herein are methods and systems for paging a wireless communication device in a radio access network based on a communication type. An example method may include a radio access network receiving a request to initiate a communication with a wireless communication device. The example method may also include the radio access network determining a type of the requested communication. The example method may additionally include the radio access network determining a maximum number of page attempts for a paging process of the wireless communication device based on at least the determined type. The example method may further include the radio access network initiating the paging process of the wireless communication.
US09414351B2	Locating computer-controlled entities A beacon device is provided in proximity to a computing system within a computing center. A request to locate the computing system in the computing center is triggered on a central control unit. In response to the request to locate the computing system, the control unit generates specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sends an activation request and the specification data to the beacon device, and provides the specification data to a portable device and stores the specification data on the portable device. In response to receiving the activation request, the beacon device sends a radio signal identifier generated from the specification data.
US09414336B2	System and method for defining a burst period A method in a network access equipment is provided. The method includes defining a burst duration for sending a plurality of reference signals. The method further includes determining an interval between ones of the plurality of reference signals in the burst duration. The method further includes defining a burst period for sending a plurality of reference signal bursts. The method further includes sending a reference signal instruction message containing an activation message and at least one of the burst duration, the interval, and the burst period.
US09414332B2	Signal power management in a multicarrier wireless device A first signal is transmitted starting in a first subframe of a cell of a first cell group. A second signal is configured for transmission in a second subframe of a second cell group. Transmission of the second signal is dropped if a power value is more than an allowable transmission power. A calculation of the power value considers transmission power of the first signal and the second signal if the first subframe and the second subframe overlap in time with more than a first duration.
US09414329B2	Autonomous power adaptation in a heterogeneous cellular environment Autonomous power adaptation in a heterogeneous cellular environment is disclosed. In some embodiments, autonomous power adaptation for a first small area cellular device in a heterogeneous cellular environment includes collecting received signal strength information for one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and one or more neighboring small area cellular devices; and determining a maximum transmit power for the first small area cellular device that minimizes interference with the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and the one or more small area cellular devices, in which determining the maximum transmit power for the first small area cellular device that minimizes interference with the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices and the one or more small area cellular devices includes prioritizing the one or more neighboring large area cellular devices over the one or more neighboring small area cellular devices.
US09414313B2	Discontinuous reception (DRX) for diverse traffic Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for discontinuous reception (DRX) are provided. One method may include configuring a user equipment with a first inactivity timer and a second inactivity timer. The user equipment may be further configured, after decoding a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating a new data transmission, to start the first inactivity timer for a first N times of active time, and to start the second inactivity timer for times subsequent to the first N times. If a short DRX cycle is configured, expiry of the first inactivity timer does not start a short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, while expiry of the second inactivity timer starts the short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.
US09414306B2	Device-to-device (D2D) preamble design This application discusses, among other things, methods and apparatus for providing more efficient ways to enable D2D discovery and D2D communication simultaneously. In an example, a method can include assembling device-to device (D2D) discovery data at a wireless device, assembling D2D communication data at the wireless device, assembling a D2D preamble including the discovery data and the communication data, and transmitting the D2D preamble using a wireless transmitter of the wireless device.
US09414297B2	Method and network node for routing data packets in communication networks A method routes data packets especially in wireless communication network formed by a plurality of network nodes. In order to transmit data packets from a first network node acting as a data packet source to a second network node acting as a data packet sink according to said method, the data packets are transmitted with the help of at least one additional communication network node that is dissociated from the source node, a first network message is transmitted from the source node at least to the additional network node so as to be successively forwarded to each additional network node until the additional network node corresponds to the sink node, the respective additional network node supplies routing data based on the first message in such a way that first data on a next network node on the way to the source node and the value of a first validity period in the actual additional network node is temporarily stored, and the value of the respective validity period is stored in such a way that all first data remains stored at least until a second network message which is sent by the sink node and confirms the first network message has been received by the source node.
US09414295B2	Systems and methods for wireless communication in retail media The present invention relates to systems and methods for facilitating a Wireless Communication and management system comprising Wireless Activation Module installed on a Wireless Activation Device configured to operatively communicate with one or more Antennas to receive one or more information from a Wireless Transceiver Product, wherein a beacon is embedded to broadcast signals in regular intervals. The Wireless Activation Module is a process, plug-in, extension, script, application or driver that detects, monitors and tracks beacons and translates that activity into signals that can be used to activate and target multi-dimensional content (media, scenes, layers or other structured content) in response to the beacon activity.
US09414292B1	Controlling detection of an access node for wireless device communication In operation, it is determined that a wireless device is in communication with a first access node using a first frequency band, and that a first coverage area of the first access node includes at least a portion of a second coverage area of a second access node. A coverage proportion of the first coverage area which includes the portion of the second coverage area of the second access node is calculated, and based on the coverage proportion a scan interval is determined. In addition, based on the determined scan interval and an application requirement of an application running on the wireless device, a signal level criteria is determined. When a signal level of the first frequency band meets the signal level criteria the wireless device is instructed to scan for a second frequency band of the second access node using the scan interval.
US09414290B2	Mobility control method and device in mobile communication network A mobility control method and device that can suppress an increase of location registration signaling are provided. In a mobile communication network including cells (21a, 21b) of multiple types differing in cell size, mobility determination times (T_reselection) are determined for individual neighbor cells (22a-29d) or individual neighbor cell types (Operation 303), and mobility control is performed by determining whether or not a predetermined mobility criterion remains satisfied during the mobility determination time set for a neighbor cell (Operations 304-306).
US09414288B2	Handover management based on speeds of wireless communication devices A mobile wireless communication device notifies communication infrastructure that the mobile wireless communication device is traveling at a speed greater than a threshold speed. In response, the network infrastructure instructs the mobile wireless communication device to use a transition procedure to transition between base stations where the transition procedure is different from a handover procedure used by the mobile wireless communication device to change base stations when the speed of the mobile wireless communication device is less than or equal to the threshold speed.
US09414285B2	Handover with integrated antenna beam training in wireless networks A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for sustaining a link with a wireless network are provided. The apparatus communicates data with the wireless network via a first link with a first base station, acquires a resource to perform a beam training sequence with a second base station, wherein the acquired resource allows the beam training sequence with the second base station to be performed while the data is communicated via the first link, performs the beam training sequence and exchanging signaling information with the second base station using the resource to establish a second link to the second base station, evaluates a link strength of the second link based on the beam training sequence, and determines whether to switch the data communication from the first link to the second link based on the evaluation.
US09414283B2	Method and apparatus for controlling transfer of network traffic A method for controlling transfer of network traffic of network resources (12a, b, c, d, e) comprising a first radio base station (12a) having a first transport link (18a), and a second radio base station (12b) having a second transport link (16b), of a wireless communications system (10), the method comprising: —performing (22) radio access network, RAN, handling, wherein the RAN handling comprises: —analyzing (23) transport link characteristics of the transport links (16a, 16b); —selecting (24) transport Sink (16a, 16b) based on the analysis of the characteristics of the transport links (16a, 16b) available for network traffic using a network resource controller (19) configured to control the network resources (12a, b, c, d, e). There is also provided an apparatus (18) for performing the method. In this way there is provided a method and apparatus for controlling transfer of network traffic taking the different and varying transport characteristics of individual transport links of different radio base stations and radio access technologies into account.
US09414278B2	Methods and apparatus for selecting a base station transceiver system based on service communication type Techniques for use in selecting a base station transceiver system for communication with a mobile station are described. The mobile station is connected to a first base station transceiver system, and scans to identify a second base station transceiver system for communication. The mobile station further identifies that the second base station transceiver system provides a predetermined communication service, and that the first base station transceiver system fails to provide the predetermined communication service. In response to identifying, the mobile station causes the second base station transceiver system to be selected for communication over the first base station transceiver system even if the signal quality of the second base station transceiver system is worse than that of the first base station transceiver system. Identifying whether the first and second base station transceiver system provide the predetermined communication service is based on parameters transmitted from the first and second base station transceiver systems.
US09414276B2	Mobility management method and apparatus in high speed railway The invention discloses a method of mobility management in high speed railway, comprising: identifying whether a User Equipment (UE) is a high speed railway UE; if the UE is identified as a high speed railway UE, obtaining a high speed railway neighbor cell list for the UE, wherein the high speed railway neighbor cell list only includes high speed railway cell; and triggering a fast and earlier cell reselection, or cell handover, or both. This improves the mobility handling for high speed railway UE, decreased dropping risk and better user experienced performance are also provided.
US09414272B2	UE measurements for hot spot detection The present invention relates to a method for acquiring radio measurements in a mobile communication system. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps of. —within a serving cell (A) operated by a radio access node (eNBA) and serving a particular user equipment (UEX), sending measurement control information (meas_ctrl_info) from the radio access node to the particular user equipment whereby the particular user equipment is configured to perform radio measurements, —within a further serving cell (B) operated by a further radio access node (eNBB) and subsequently serving the particular user equipment, sending a measurement report (meas_report) from the particular user equipment to the further radio access node comprising measurement data (meas_data) as configured by the serving cell and a cell identifier (PCIA) of the serving cell, —transferring the measurement data from the further radio access node back to the radio access node. The present invention also relates to a user equipment and to a radio access node operable to form part of a mobile communication system.
US09414269B2	Systems and methods of transmitting measurement reports Systems and methods for transmission of measurement reports are provided. In some cases, once a mobile station transmits a measurement report for a cell, such as an uncontrolled cell, then the mobile station transmits some further minimum number of measurement reports. In some cases, a mobile station can only transmit measurement reports for a cell up to some maximum or for some specified time. The mobile station transmits measurement reports using two formats. In the first, the cell is identified using routing parameters; in the second, the cell is not identified using routing parameters. The network is able to associate messages sent using the two formats.
US09414263B2	Adjusting blind decoding of downlink control channel The present disclosure is related to adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel in a base station. A method of adjusting a blind decoding of a downlink control channel may include creating an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) using the number of EPDCCH candidates per aggregation level (AL) in each of one or more EPDCCH sets for user equipment; and transmitting the created EPDCCH to the user equipment. Herein, the number of EPDCCH candidates is determined based on at least one of (i) a resource size associated with configuration of each EPDCCH set and (ii) the total number of EPDCCH sets.
US09414261B2	Terminal and method for receiving control information A CCE+ number allocation method reduces the ACK/NACK (Acknowledgment/Negative Acknowledgment) collision probability in a mixed system containing an LTE (Long Term Evolution) system and an LTE+ (Long Term Evolution Advanced) system. A CCE (Control Channel Element)+ number is defined by selecting a number from CCE numbers of the CCE to contain PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) allocated in a resource element region constituting CCE+ where PDCCH+ is arranged. This can prevent overlapped selection of the CCE number and the CCE+ number even when the PDCCH and the PDCCH+ are simultaneously transmitted, thus making it possible to reduce the collision probability of ACK/NACK correlated to the CCE number and the CCE+ number.
US09414259B2	Method and system for managing quality of service policies A method includes receiving an indication relating to an invocation of an application by a mobile device; determining, in response to the indication, a quality of service based on a provisioning parameter; and instructing a network element of a communications network to manage traffic relating to the application based on the quality of service and a loading condition in the communications network.

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