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US09412010B2	Posture estimation device, posture estimation method, and posture estimation program A posture estimation device, which is able to estimate the posture of a humanoid articulated body with high precision, has: a head estimation unit (120) that estimates the position of a person's head from image information for an image that contains a person; a foot estimation unit (130) that, from the image information, estimates the position of the person's foot for which the sole of the foot is parallel to the floor surface; and a posture estimation unit (140) that estimates the posture of the person on the basis of the relative positional relationship between the estimated head position and the estimated foot position. For example, the posture estimation unit (140) estimates the side on which the foot is located, with respect to the head, as the front side of the person.
US09412005B2	Use of error image for unmixing artifact removal in linear spectral unmixing A method of removing a potential false positive result in a stained sample. The method includes the steps of: acquiring a spectral image set of a stained sample; performing linear spectral unmixing of the spectral image set to obtain a plurality of rule images; calculating an error image for the stained sample; thresholding at least one of the plurality of rule images, wherein thresholding is based on the error image; and removing a potential false positive result from the at least one of the plurality of rule images based on thresholding.
US09411999B2	Barcode reader having multiple sets of imaging optics The present disclosure provides a barcode reader including a second set of imaging optics having a larger effective depth of field than a first set of imaging optics and requiring a larger amount of time to process a resulting image of a barcode into a decodable format. The barcode reader also includes a processor providing a decoded output based on an image acquired with the second set of imaging optics if an image acquired with the first set of imaging optics is not decodable.
US09411996B2	Method and apparatus to visualize locations of radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged items Methods and apparatus to visualize locations of radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged items are described. One example method includes receiving a request from a portable electronic device to access product information associated with an individual radio frequency identification (RFID) tagged item, determining a location of the product information in a database, transmitting the located product information to the portable electronic device for display thereon, receiving modified product information associated with the individual RFID tagged item from the portable electronic device, and storing the modified product information to the location of the product information in the database.
US09411995B2	Physiological sensor system with automatic authentication and validation by means of a radio frequency identification protocol with an integrated RFID interrogator system This invention relates to a physiological sensor which acquires pre-programmed data from an electrode or an electrode array using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The source of the sensor may be authenticated by means of a wireless interface between an RFID transponder affixed to the electrode array, and an RFID interrogator embedded in the patient interface cable. The criteria for use are then verified to ensure that they are met by the electrode array before beginning signal acquisition. If the criteria are not met, a message is provided to the user via the monitor.
US09411986B2	System and method for encrypting secondary copies of data A system and method for encrypting secondary copies of data is described. In some examples, the system encrypts a secondary copy of data after the secondary copy is created. In some examples, the system looks to information about a data storage system, and determines when and where to encrypt data based on the information.
US09411982B1	Enabling transfer of digital assets Techniques for managing digital assets are described that enable a principal to designate a plurality of users that will gain access and ownership of the principal's account that contains the various digital assets of the principal in the event of a transfer of assets. The account may be a network accessible account that maintains various digital assets of the principal, such as multimedia, applications, virtual machines, data, and others. In the event of a transfer, access to the account can be controlled by a cryptographic secret, where each of the designated users has been provided with a distinct share (part) of the cryptographic secret. A minimum number of shares of the secret are required before access to the principal's account will be granted. The minimum number may be configured by the principal in advance.
US09411979B2	Embedding secret data in code In a computer system operable at more than one privilege level, an application is securely customized to use secret data without disclosing the secret data to a managing operating system. In operation, an integrity module executes at a higher privilege level than both the managing operating system and the application. After the managing operating system loads the application executable code, the integrity module injects the secret data directly into the instruction stream of the application executable code and then sets the memory location of the secret data as executable-only. As the application executes at the assigned privilege level, the instruction in the application directly accesses the secret data without performing any indirect memory access, thereby protecting the secret data from malicious attempts to read the secret data at a privilege level lower than the integrity module.
US09411978B2	System and method for access control using network verification A system for controlling access includes a computing device, configured to: determine a first identifier associated with a first access point being used by the computing device to access a network; determine first access control data associated with the first identifier and a first application executing on the computing device; and control access to data over the network by the first application based on the first access control data.
US09411977B2	System and method for enforcing role membership removal requirements System and method for enforcing role membership removal requirements are described. In one embodiment, the method includes, responsive to receipt of a removal request, performing a role evaluation of the removal request to generate a policy request; performing a policy evaluation of the policy request; generating a policy response in accordance with the policy evaluation; and enforcing the policy response.
US09411973B2	Secure isolation of tenant resources in a multi-tenant storage system using a security gateway Machines, systems and methods for handling a client request in a hierarchical multi-tenant data storage system, the method comprising processing a request in subtasks, wherein a subtask is executed with a minimal set of privileges associated with a specific subtenant; extracting a claimed n-level hierarchy of a tenant and sub-tenant identities from the request; extracting authentication signatures or credentials that correspond to a level in the hierarchy; for a first level in the hierarchy, sending the request to a dedicated subtenant authenticator with privilege to validate credentials for a subtenant at the first level; and receiving a confirmation from the dedicated subtenant authenticator, whether the request is authentic.
US09411972B2	System and method for creating and protecting secrets for a plurality of groups A method for protecting a first secrets file. The method includes an n-bit generator generating a secrets file name for the secrets file and generating a decoy file names for decoy files. The secrets file includes a secret. Each of the decoy files includes decoy file contents, are a same size as the secrets file, and is associated with a modification time within a range of modification times. The modification time of the secrets file is within the range of modification times. The secrets file and decoy files are stored in a secrets directory.
US09411966B1	Confidential data access and storage A system is described for managing storage and access of confidential data downloaded from a server (e.g., an enterprise data server) onto a mobile device. The confidential data may be received over a network directly or be embedded as part of an email or other application. Instead of storing the data item locally, the data item may be communicated to a peripheral device that is communicatively coupled to the mobile device via a peripheral interface. The data item is encrypted and stored on the peripheral device.
US09411964B1	Characterizing, detecting and healing vulnerabilities in computer code An example process includes identifying, by one or more processing devices, a location in computer code that is subject to vulnerability, where the location corresponds to a memory access that is repeatable and that operates on a particular type of variable; and performing processes, by one or more processing devices, to heal the vulnerability. The memory access may be part of a system-to-system or a user-to-system interaction that is repeatable.
US09411960B2	Virus co-processor instructions and methods for using such Circuits and methods for detecting, identifying and/or removing undesired content are provided. According to one embodiment, a virus processing system includes a virus co-processor, a first memory, a general purpose processor (GPP) and a second memory. The first memory is communicably coupled to the co-processor via a first memory interface. The first memory includes a first signature compiled for execution on the co-processor. The GPP is communicably coupled to the co-processor. The second memory is communicably coupled to the co-processor via a second memory interface and to the GPP. The second memory includes a second signature compiled for execution on the GPP. The co-processor is operable to retrieve the first signature stored within the first memory through an instruction cache. The co-processor is operable to retrieve a data segment to be scanned from second memory through a data cache that is separate from the instruction cache.
US09411952B2	Method for authentication A client is intended to be authenticated with a server. The present disclosure relates to a method that includes using an algorithm for the client and server, but independently of one another, to produce a first key. A second key is produced by the client such that its distance from the first key is within a predetermined distance. The second key is sent to the server. The server successfully authenticates the client if the distance between the received second key and the first key is within the predetermined delta. The second key is used as a new start key for further authentication of the client with the server.
US09411945B2	Image processing apparatus that performs user authentication, authentication method therefor, and storage medium An image processing apparatus capable of an authentication technique which enables appropriate user authentication on an application-by-application basic without requiring users to perform time-consuming operations. A storage unit stores authentication method setting information in which authentication methods for respective ones of a plurality of applications are set. An authentication method determination unit determines an authentication method for use in authentication to be performed before a selected application is executed, based on the authentication method setting information. An authentication unit performs the authentication using the authentication method determined by the authentication method determination unit. The authentication methods include at least a first authentication method that does not require input of authentication information and a second authentication method that requires input of the authentication information.
US09411931B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for receiving digital data files A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to efficiently receive digital imaging data files, regardless of their size. For a respective data packet of a digital imaging data file, the method may determine whether that portion of the digital imaging data file that has been received satisfies the first threshold. If the first threshold is not satisfied, the method may receive the respective data packet using memory, such as by appending the data packet to a linked list. However, if the first threshold is satisfied, the method may receive the respective data packet and subsequent data packet(s) of the digital imaging data file using file storage. The receipt of the respective data packet using file storage is slower than the receipt of the respective data packet using memory.
US09411917B2	Methods and systems for modeling crowdsourcing platform Methods and systems for creating statistical model. Values of at least one output parameter corresponding to each combination of values of a set of input parameters are collected. The at least one output parameter and the set of input parameters are associated with one or more crowdsourcing tasks. Each combination of the values of the set of input parameters is determined based on at least one of one or more design of experiments or a historical data. Further, a distribution of the values of the at least one output parameter is determined. The statistical model is created based on the values of the set of input parameters and one or more characteristics associated with the distribution of the values of the at least one output parameter.
US09411912B1	Clock topology planning for reduced power consumption In one embodiment of the invention, a method of physical clock topology planning for designing integrated circuits is disclosed. The method includes reading an initial placed netlist of an integrated circuit design and a floorplan of the integrated circuit design, analyzing the integrated circuit design to determine potential enable signals to gate clock signals that clock the plurality of flip flops to reduce power consumption; simultaneously optimizing and placing the clock enable logic gates to gate clock signals to the plurality of flip flops; and minimizing timing variation of the clock signals to the plurality of flip flops.
US09411905B1	Multi-term query subsumption for document classification In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for generating an optimal classifying query set for categorizing and/or labeling textual data based on a query subsumption calculus to determine, given two queries, whether one of the queries subsumes another. In one aspect, a method includes generating a group of determining queries based on analyzing text within a document; receiving a group of classifying queries; and, for each determining query within the group of determining queries, determining whether at least one of the classifying queries is subsumed by the determining query; and updating the group of classifying queries in an instance in which the classifying query is subsumed by the determining query.
US09411904B2	Guest browser One embodiment of a guest browser system, among others, includes a guest browser interface configured to provide an address bar interface for accepting a network address for retrieving a first web page. The guest browser interface is rendered from code of a second web page, where content of the second web page is rendered by an installed web browser. The system further includes a guest browser engine configured to retrieve contents of web pages. The guest browser engine is built from code provided by the second web page and is used to update content of the second web page with content from the first web page. Other systems and methods are also provided.
US09411896B2	Systems and methods for spatial thumbnails and companion maps for media objects Under one aspect, a computer-implemented method of displaying information about a media object, the media object being associated with location-related content corresponding to a location, includes receiving a request to display a representation of the media object; in response to the request, obtaining a summary of the media object; in response to the request, obtaining a spatial thumbnail of the media object, the spatial thumbnail comprising an image of a spatial domain encompassing the location; and simultaneously displaying both the summary of the media object and the spatial thumbnail on a visual display.
US09411850B1	Process for embedded intelligence A system for executing an embedded intelligence process comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is for receiving an input object for a business process associated with an embedded intelligence applet. The processor is for searching a database for a set of objects. The set of objects is based at least in part on the input object. The processor is for determining display information for the embedded intelligence applet based at least in part on the set of objects.
US09411846B2	Enhancing event summaries of synced online content management system interactions Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for enhancing event summaries of synced online content management system interactions. Users can identify one or more of the collapsed events markers that have pointers to the original, uncondensed, event markers. Upon identifying the one or more collapsed event markers, users can add additional data, via the pointers, to the original, uncondensed, event markers that were used to generate the collapsed event marker. The content management system can then perform a new analysis of the shared dataspace, analyzing the event markers using pre-existing data and the newly added data to create additional collapsed event markers, modify previously generated collapsed event markers, or remove/replace collapsed event markers. These enriched collapsed event markers can then newly presented to the user.
US09411840B2	Scalable data structures The technology is directed to providing sequential access to data using scalable data structures. In some embodiments, the scalable data structures include a first data structure, e.g., hash map, and a second data structure, e.g., tree data structure (“tree”). The technology receives multiple key-value pairs representing data associated with an application. A key includes a prefix and a suffix. While the suffixes of the keys are distinct, some of the keys can have the same prefix. The technology stores the keys having the same prefix in a tree, and stores the root node of the tree in the first data structure. To retrieve values of a set of input keys with a given prefix, the technology retrieves a root node of a tree corresponding to the given prefix from the first data structure using the given prefix, and traverses the tree to obtain the values in a sequence.
US09411839B2	Index configuration for searchable data in network An entity using a computing device can upload searchable data to a network service to be indexed and stored. The data can include a plurality of data fields, each data field having one or more associated values. The network service can analyze the data fields and their respectively associated values to determine data field types for the data fields and search options to be enabled for the data fields. Based at least in part on the data field types and the search options, the network service can generate a search index configuration/schema. Based at least in part on the generated search index configuration/schema, the network service can generate a search index for the data. In some embodiments, the network service can also convert the data into a format compatible with the search index.
US09411838B2	Table organization using one or more queries A method, system and computer program product are provided for reorganizing a database table according to a set of queries. More specifically, the table is reorganized such that random I/O is reduced by more tightly grouping together rows in the table associated with each of the referencing queries. This enables more associated rows from a given table relevant to a query to be read into memory for a given I/O operation.
US09411836B2	Facilitating consistency between a glossary and a repository Techniques are disclosed to facilitate consistency between a glossary and a repository, where the glossary includes one or more terms and the repository includes information sets. Each information set includes a definition for a respective term and a range of valid values for the respective term. A request is received to approve a first information set in the repository, where the first information set pertains to a first term in the glossary. The first information set is designated as an active information set for the first term. A subsequent request is received to assign the first term in the glossary to a second information set in the repository, where the second information set is different from the first information set. An information set to designate as the active information set for the first term is programmatically determined based on a predefined consistency criterion.
US09411818B2	Command line interpreter for accessing a data object stored in a distributed storage network A user device includes a DSN interface operably coupled with a DSN memory and a DS processing module for storing and retrieving a data object from the DSN memory, wherein the data object is partitioned into a plurality of data segments and wherein each of the plurality of data segments is stored in the DSN memory as a plurality of encoded data slices that are generated based on an error encoding dispersal function. The user device also includes a command line interpreter operable to interpret a file command as a request to display the data object by an application program, determine the data object is stored in the DSN memory and request the DSN processing module to retrieve the data object from the DSN memory and provide the data object to the application program.
US09411817B2	Programmatically choosing preferred storage parameters for files in large-scale distributed storage systems based on desired file reliability or availability Methods to determine and automatically recommend or adjust configuration parameters for storing files in large-scale distributed storage systems are disclosed. These methods may receive file metadata and trace data that allows the system to identify file access patterns. Additionally, the methods may receive information about distributed storage systems in a datacenter. This information can be used to choose storage parameters on a per-file basis for storing files.
US09411815B1	System and method for improving data compression in a deduplicated storage system Techniques for improving data compression of a deduplicated storage system are described herein. According to one embodiment, the similarity of a plurality of data chunks stored in one or more first storage areas of the storage system is determined based on a plurality of sketches, each describing characteristics of one of the data chunks. The data chunks are grouped into a plurality of groups of similar data chunks based on the similarity of the data chunks. The groups of similar data chunks are compressed, such that similar data chunks are compressed close to each other.
US09411802B2	Method for labeling semantic role of bilingual parallel sentence pair Methods for Semantic Role Labeling (SRL) of bilingual sentence pairs. Steps in this invention include tokenizing and part-of-speech tagging a bilingual sentence pair, performing word alignments on the bilingual sentence pair, finding word-aligned predicate pairs in the bilingual sentence pair, generating argument candidates for each predicate using monolingual SRL system, and performing joint inference to obtain the SRL results and argument alignment for each predicate pair. This method produces more accurate SRL results on both sides of bilingual sentence pairs. Furthermore, this method also aligns the predicate-argument structures between the sentence pairs.
US09411800B2	Adaptive generation of out-of-dictionary personalized long words A system is provided, including a display unit, a memory unit, and a processor. The processor is configured to calculate a mutual information value between a first chunk and a second chunk, and to add a new word to a language unit when a condition involving the mutual information value is satisfied. The new word is a combination of the first chunk and the second chunk. The processor is also configured to add the new word into an n-gram store. The n-gram store includes a plurality of n-grams and associated frequency or count information. The processor is also configured to alter the frequency or count information based on the new word.
US09411799B2	Methods, apparatuses, systems and computer readable mediums to create documents and templates using domain ontology concepts A document and template creation system includes a document and template creation device. The document and template creation device is configured to identify at least one domain ontology concept based on at least a portion of a text-string input into a document, propose the at least one domain ontology concept for selection by the user, and insert at least one of the at least one domain ontology concept into the document in response to selection by the user.
US09411794B2	Facilitating selection of objects on display screens A method for facilitating selection of an object on the display screen, an apparatus for implementing the method, and a program for causing a computer to function as the apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of selecting a specific object on the display screen in response to a user input, extracting any of a plurality of objects displayed on the display screen that overlaps the selected specific object as a selection candidate by following a tree structure of the objects, and displaying a selection switching view including an element representing the selection candidate in the vicinity of the selected specific object.
US09411789B1	Clickable links within live collaborative web meetings An approach for creating a clickable link within a presentation during a live collaborative web meeting is provided. The approach identifies one or more uniform resource locators within the presentation. The approach retrieves metadata for each of the one or more uniform resource locators within the presentation. The approach presents the metadata for each of the one or more uniform resource locators with a corresponding image from the presentation. The approach creates the clickable link for each of the one or more uniform resource locators with the corresponding image.
US09411787B1	Cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery Techniques for cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery are disclosed. In some embodiments, cross-layer troubleshooting of application delivery includes collecting test results from a plurality of distributed agents for a plurality of application delivery layers; and generating a graphical visualization of an application delivery state based on the test results for the plurality of application delivery layers (e.g., different application delivery layers).
US09411783B2	Method and apparatus for selective synchronization of a display layout A method and apparatus for synchronizing selected attributes of a target page element on a target display layout with modified attributes of a source page element on a source display layout is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a command to synchronize a target display layout, wherein the target display layout comprises at least one target page element linked to a source page element on a source display layout; accessing a plurality of synchronization preferences, wherein the synchronization preferences define at least one selected attribute of a plurality of attributes of a target page element to be synchronized with an attribute of the linked source page element; determining whether the selected attribute of the source page element has been synchronized with the target page element; and updating the target page element when the modified attribute of the source page element has not been synchronized with the target page element.
US09411779B2	Method of dispensing material based on edge detection A dispensing system for depositing material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a dispensing unit gantry movably coupled to the frame, a dispensing unit coupled to the dispensing unit gantry, a vision system gantry coupled to the frame, and a vision system coupled to the vision system gantry. A controller is configured to manipulate the vision system with the vision gantry system to move to the position defined by a feature, to acquire an image of at least a portion of a feature, to search for an edge of interest along a center of the image, and to return a value indicating an offset of zero (0), which is interpreted as the location that is exactly as expected, and an offset that reflects where the edge of interest intersected that axis location.
US09411770B2	Controlling a plurality of serial peripheral interface (‘SPI’) peripherals using a single chip select Controlling a plurality of serial peripheral interface (‘SPI’) peripherals using a single chip select in a computing system, the computing system including an SPI master, a first SPI peripheral, and a second SPI peripheral, wherein the first SPI peripheral is operatively coupled to the second SPI peripheral, including: receiving, by the first SPI peripheral, a signal from the SPI master; determining, by the first SPI peripheral, whether the first SPI peripheral is a primary SPI peripheral or a backup SPI peripheral; responsive to determining that the first SPI peripheral is the backup SPI peripheral, transmitting, by the first SPI peripheral to the second SPI peripheral, the signal; and responsive to determining that the first SPI peripheral is the primary SPI peripheral: servicing, by the first SPI peripheral, an instruction contained in the signal; and transmitting, by the first SPI peripheral to the second SPI peripheral, a response signal.
US09411769B2	Apparatus and methods to communicatively couple field devices to controllers in a process control system A disclosed example apparatus includes a first interface to be communicatively coupled to one of a first field device or a second field device. The first interface communicates using a first fieldbus communication protocol when coupled to the first field device and communicates using a second fieldbus communication protocol when coupled to the second field device. The example apparatus includes a communication processor to encode first information received from the one of the first field device or the second field device for communication via a bus using a third communication protocol. The example apparatus includes a second interface communicatively coupled to the communication processor and the bus to communicate the first information to a controller in the process control system. The bus is to use the third communication protocol to communicate second information received from the other one of the first field device or the second field device.
US09411763B2	Allocation of flow control credits for high performance devices Methods and apparatus relating to allocation of flow control credits for high performance devices are described. In some embodiments, controls and/or configuration structures may be provided for the OS (Operating System) or VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) to indicate possible processor affinity (e.g., of a device driver for a given PCIe device) to the platform components (in a platform dependent fashion, for example). Using this data, the platform components could configure the RC (Root Complex) ports and/or intermediate components (such as switches, bridges, etc.) to pre-allocate buffers for the links coupling the PCIe device to the RC ports or intermediate components. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09411761B2	Platform neutral device protocols Platform neutral device protocol techniques are described in which functionality to customize device interactions through communication busses is made accessible through platform independent script-based infrastructure. Functionality provided by an operating system to manipulate standard protocols of a communication bus used to interact with a connected device is exposed as script-based objects. Script-based protocol definition files associated with connected device may be employed to customize device protocols for the communications using the functionality exposed through the script-based objects. A computing device may acquire a protocol definition file for a particular device in various ways and host the protocol definition file via a suitable run-time platform. Requests for interaction with the particular device may then be handled using the custom protocols defined by the hosted protocol definition file.
US09411754B2	Dynamic frequency memory control A memory controller (40) is adaptable to scaling of a system clock frequency, to enable another device (10) to access a memory (20), and has a part for outputting control signals having some timing characteristics not entirely scalable with scaling of the system clock frequency. In response to an indication of a change in a frequency of the system clock, the memory controller adapts the part autonomously to enable it to output new digital memory control signals synchronized to the changed system clock and which also have the non scalable timing characteristics. This avoids the need for the processor to adapt the memory controller. Hence the adaptation can be carried out more quickly, leading to less disruption to other parts of the system and means the frequency scaling can be carried out more often.
US09411752B2	Conversion device, peripheral device and programmable logic controller An A/D conversion device includes an input-data storage unit storing therein a plurality of digital values obtained after A/D conversion so that each of the digital values is positioned at a fixed address according to a delay amount, a coefficient-data storage unit, a coefficient-data computation unit that, when a digital-filter process performing request is inputted, calculates an order and a filter coefficient based on a filter characteristic set beforehand, arranges calculated filter coefficients in order of delay amount, respectively, and stores the filter coefficients in the coefficient-data storage unit so that each filter coefficient is positioned at a fixed address according to the corresponding delay amount, and a digital-filter computation unit respectively reading a digital value from the input-data storage unit and a filter coefficient from the coefficient-data storage unit for each delay amount and performing a filter computation based on the read values for each delay amount.
US09411751B2	Key formation Key formation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a key assembly including a plurality of keys that are usable to initiate respective inputs for a computing device, a connection portion configured to be removably connected to the computing device physically and communicatively to communicate signals generated by the plurality of keys to the computing device, and an outer layer that is configured to cover the plurality of keys of the key assembly, the outer layer having a plurality of areas that are embossed thereon that indicate one or more borders of respective said keys.
US09411750B2	Efficient calibration of a low power parallel data communications channel A calibratable communications link includes multiple parallel lines. Calibration is performed at dynamically variable and/or interruptible intervals determined by an automated mechanism. Calibration is preferably initiated responsive to a command generated by an executable software process, which initiates calibration responsive to detection of a probable impending need as indicated by, e.g., temperature change, calibrated parameter drift, error rate, etc. Calibration is also preferably initiated according to probable minimal disruption of device function, as indicated by low activity level. Furthermore, in one aspect calibration may be temporarily suspended to transmit data and then resumed.
US09411749B2	Chunk-level client side encryption in hierarchical content addressable storage systems Techniques for chunk-level client side encryption are provided. In a content-addressable storage system, a plurality of chunks is used to implement a hierarchical file system. The hierarchical file system supports both encrypted and non-encrypted volumes. A folders and files layer makes calls directly to a chunk system layer for operations involving non-encrypted volumes. The folders and files layer makes calls to a volume encryption layer for operations involving encrypted volumes. The volume encryption layer receives calls from the folders and files layer through an API that matches the API through which the chunk system layer receives calls from the folders and files layer.
US09411744B1	Content-based caching in a managed runtime computing environment A computer-implemented method of caching data in a managed runtime computing environment can include loading source data and comparing content of the source data with at least one of a plurality of cache entries. Each cache entry can include a representation of previously received source data and a transformation of the previously received source data. A transformation for the source data from a cache entry can be selected or a transformation for the source data can be generated according to the comparison. The transformation for the source data can be output.
US09411743B2	Detecting memory corruption A device identifies, based on a program code instruction, an attempted write access operation to a fenced memory slab, where the fenced memory slab includes an alternating sequence of data buffers and guard buffers. The device assigns read-only protection to the fenced slab and invokes, based on the attempted write access operation, a page fault operation. When a faulting address of the attempted write operation is not an address for one of the multiple data buffers, the device performs a panic routine. When the faulting address of the attempted write operation is an address for one of the multiple data buffers, the device removes the read-only protection for the fenced slab and performs a single step processing routine for the program code instruction.
US09411742B2	Use of differing granularity heat maps for caching and migration For data processing in a computing storage environment by a processor device, the computing storage environment incorporating at least high-speed and lower-speed caches, and tiered levels of storage, groups of data segments are migrated between the tiered levels of storage such that if a selected group is cached in the lower-speed cache and is determined to become uniformly hot, migrating the selected group from the lower-speed cache to the SSD portion while refraining from processing data retained in the lower-speed cache until the selected group is fully migrated to the SSD portion.
US09411737B2	Clearing blocks of storage class memory An abstraction for storage class memory is provided that hides the details of the implementation of storage class memory from a program, and provides a standard channel programming interface for performing certain actions, such as controlling movement of data between main storage and storage class memory or managing storage class memory.
US09411734B2	Electronic devices having semiconductor memory units and method of fabricating the same Electronic devices have a semiconductor memory unit including a magnetization compensation layer in a contact plug. One implementation of the semiconductor memory unit includes a variable resistance element having a stacked structure of a first magnetic layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a second magnetic layer, and a contact plug arranged in at least one side of the variable resistance element and comprising a magnetization compensation layer. Another implementation includes a variable resistance element having a stacked structure of a first magnetic layer having a variable magnetization, a tunnel barrier layer, and a second magnetic layer having a pinned magnetization; and a contact plug arranged at one side of and separated from the variable resistance element to include a magnetization compensation layer that produces a magnetic field to reduce an influence of a magnetic field of the second magnetic layer on the first magnetic layer.
US09411726B2	Low power computation architecture An embodiment includes a system, comprising a first memory; a plurality of first circuits, wherein each first circuit is coupled to the memory; and includes a second circuit configured to generate a first output value in response to an input value received from the first memory; and an accumulator configured to receive the first output value and generate a second output value; and a controller coupled to the memory and the first circuits, and configured to determine the input values to be transmitted from the memory to the first circuits.
US09411717B2	Metadata journaling with error correction redundancy Method and apparatus for managing a memory, such as but not limited to a flash memory. In accordance with some embodiments, user data and associated metadata are stored in a memory. The metadata are arranged as a first sequence of snapshots of the metadata at different points in time during the operation of the memory, and a second sequence of intervening journals which reflect updates to the metadata from one snapshot to the next. Requested portions of the metadata are recovered from the memory using a selected snapshot in the first sequence and first and second journals in the second sequence.
US09411716B2	System and method for controlling automated page-based tier management in storage systems System and method for automated page-based management in storage systems. The system includes host computers, file servers and a storage system having automated page-based management means. The storage system interface receives instructions to change the condition for decision for migration regarding particular parts or the whole volume. The host computer can control execution of the migration performed by the storage system by specifying areas or volumes with the condition via the interface. Highly optimized, appropriate data placement and data relocation in computer system can be achieved when the application, host computer or management computer can recognize or predict the usage of the data or files. The storage system having automated page-based management may include compression/decompression and a control method for the compression and decompression process.
US09411714B2	Finite state machine for system management Implementations relate to a hybrid finite state machine that is based on a micro-coded processor and the use of look-up tables to implement combinational logic. Micro-coding is used to describe the state transitions of the FSM and look-up tables are used to determine the conditions for state transitions and to generate the outputs as a function of the state.
US09411712B2	Generating test data Generating test data includes: reading values occurring in at least one field of multiple records from a data source; storing profile information including statistics characterizing the values; generating a model of a probability distribution for the field based on the statistics; generating multiple test data values using the generated model such that a frequency at which a given value occurs in the test data values corresponds to a probability assigned to that given value by the model; and storing a collection of test data including the test data values in a data storage system.
US09411699B1	Prioritization metrics for efficient post-Si failure localization A computer program product for provision of prioritization metrics for post-Si failure localization is provided. The computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to, receive an output of a failure localization tool applied to hardware verification debug processing, recognize, from the output, numbers of mis-compared resources to which each instruction of the failure localization tool is related, apply a priority gradient to each instruction based on the corresponding numbers of the mis-compared resources and conduct further debug processing with respect to each instruction in accordance with the applied priority gradient.
US09411695B2	Provisioning memory in a memory system for mirroring Provisioning memory in a memory system for mirroring includes: gathering, by a memory controller, margin data for memory in the memory system, the margin data representing susceptibility for error; identifying, by the memory controller in dependence upon provisioning criteria and the margin data, mirroring candidates within the memory system; and mirroring, by the memory controller, memory of the memory system utilizing the mirroring candidates as a mirrored backup of other memory in the memory system.
US09411690B2	Security surveillance apparatus with networking and video recording functions and failure detecting and repairing method for storage device thereof A security surveillance apparatus with a networking function and a video recording function and a failure detecting and repairing method for a storage device are provided. The failure detecting and repairing method includes the following steps. First, the storage device is powered and detected. Then, whether a file system of the storage device is abnormal is determined. When the file system is abnormal, the file system is repaired by a file system repairing procedure. Next, whether a multimedia file is abnormal is determined. When the multimedia file is abnormal, the multimedia file is repaired by a file repairing procedure. Finally, the storage device is mounted on the security surveillance apparatus.
US09411689B2	Method and relevant apparatus for starting boot program A method and a relevant apparatus for starting a boot program are provided. The method includes: when a boot request is detected, determining whether a first physical block in a NAND flash is a bad block; reading first boot data stored in the first physical block if the first physical block is not a bad block; determining whether the read first boot data has a data error; re-reading the first boot data from a first backup block when the read first boot data has a data error; determining whether the first boot data that is re-read from the first backup block has a data error; when the first boot data that is re-read from the first backup block has no data error, continuing to process other boot data that needs to be read to start the boot program, until start of the boot program is complete.
US09411667B2	Recovery after input/ouput error-containment events Embodiments of apparatus, computer-implemented methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for a computing device with a platform entity such as an interrupt handier configured to notify an operating system or virtual machine monitor executing on the computing device of an input/output error-containment event. In various embodiments, the interrupt handler may be configured to facilitate recovery of a link to an input/output device that caused the input/output error-containment event, responsive to a directive from the operating system or virtual machine monitor.
US09411662B2	Controlling priority levels of pending threads awaiting processing A data processing apparatus comprises processing circuitry arranged to process processing threads using resources accessible to the processing circuitry. A pipeline is provided for handling at least two pending threads awaiting processing by the processing circuitry. The pipeline includes at least one resource-requesting pipeline stage for requesting access to resources for the pending threads. A priority controller controls priority levels of the pending threads. The priority levels define a priority with which pending threads are granted access to resources. When a pending thread reaches a final pipeline stage, if the request resources are not yet available then the priority level of that thread is raised selectively and the thread is returned to a first pipeline stage of the pipeline. If the requested resources are available then the thread is forwarded from the pipeline.
US09411647B2	Hierarchical routing and interface selection for multi-processor multimode network devices The embodiments simplify the development of applications for current and future wireless communication devices, resolving the deficiencies of current methods by providing a hierarchical routing layer which abstracts the actual proximity of the network connection. An application can request and receive a type of network connection without having to address details of the actual connection established. A hierarchical routing layer is provided within the software architecture of each processor within the computing device. The hierarchical routing layer abstracts the actual proximity of the network connectivity on the modem from the applications using proxy network interfaces. The hierarchical routing layers on each processor cooperate to identify a best network interface for an application network request. The routing layer enables response to an application request for a network interface in a simple manner regardless of whether the network interface is provided on the application host processor or another processor.
US09411639B2	System and method for managing network navigation A file comprising an application and data corresponding to a status of the application at a particular time is maintained in a first memory of a user device, the first memory comprising a persistent storage. The application may be a software application, for example. In response to a request, the file is transferred to a second memory of the device, the second memory comprising a random-access memory. The file is activated, or set up, as a running application. The user device may be a cell phone, a wireless telephone, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a workstation, a mainframe computer, etc. In one embodiment, the file is brought to a foreground of the user device.
US09411620B2	Virtual storage migration method, virtual storage migration system and virtual machine monitor A virtual storage migration method is provided, including: starting a data migration process, and copying, from a source storage device to a destination storage device, a data block in a virtual disk to be migrated; when a VM front-end I/O read request is received, directly reading, corresponding data from the source storage device; when a VM front-end I/O write request is received, determining whether a migration data block that corresponds to the write request is being migrated, if yes, executing a write operation that corresponds to the write request after the migration of the migration data block is completed, if no, executing a write operation that corresponds to the write request; and after all the data blocks in the virtual disk to be migrated are copied to the destination storage device, stopping the data migration, and switching the virtual disk from the source storage device to the destination storage device.
US09411606B1	Baseboard management controller (BMC) provided with sensor list A system for baseboard management controller (BMC) operation is provided. The system includes a computing system including hardware on which an operating system is operable and sensors disposed to sense various attributes of the hardware and a BMC. The BMC is disposed in signal communication with the computing system and is bootable and operative independent of an execution of the operating system. Upon boot initialization of the BMC, the BMC includes an empty reserved database, issues to the computing system a query for a list of the sensors and builds and populates in the reserved database a sensor attribute repository in accordance with sensor data received from the computing system in response to the query and sensor attribute data associated with the sensor data.
US09411596B2	Tiled cache invalidation One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a graphics subsystem. The graphics subsystem includes a first tiling unit associated with a first set of raster tiles and a crossbar unit. The crossbar unit is configured to transmit a first set of primitives to the first tiling unit and to transmit a first cache invalidate command to the first tiling unit. The first tiling unit is configured to determine that a second bounding box associated with primitives included in the first set of primitives overlaps a first cache tile and that the first bounding box overlaps the first cache tile. The first tiling unit is further configured to transmit the primitives and the first cache invalidate command to a first screen-space pipeline associated with the first tiling unit for processing. The screen-space pipeline processes the cache invalidate command to invalidate cache lines specified by the cache invalidate command.
US09411595B2	Multi-threaded transactional memory coherence The disclosure provides systems and methods for maintaining cache coherency in a multi-threaded processing environment. For each location in a data cache, a global state is maintained specifying the coherency of the cache location relative to other data caches and/or to a shared memory resource backing the data cache. For each cache location, thread state information associated with a plurality of threads is maintained. The thread state information is specified separately and in addition to the global state, and is used to individually control read and write permissions for each thread for the cache location. The thread state information is also used, for example by a cache controller, to control whether uncommitted transactions of threads relating to the cache location are to be rolled back.
US09411592B2	Vector address conflict resolution with vector population count functionality Instructions and logic provide SIMD address conflict resolution with vector population count functionality. Some embodiments include processors with a register with a variable plurality of data fields, each of the data fields to store a variable second plurality of bits. A destination register has corresponding data fields, each of these data fields to store a count of the number of bits set to one for corresponding data fields. Responsive to decoding a vector population count instruction, execution units count the number of bits set to one for each of data fields in the register, and store the counts in corresponding data fields of the first destination register. Vector population count instructions can be used with variable sized elements and conflict masks to generate iteration counts and completion masks to be used each iteration to resolve dependencies in gather-modify-scatter SIMD operations.
US09411589B2	Branch-free condition evaluation A compare instruction of an instruction set architecture (ISA), when executed tests one or more operands for an instruction defined condition. The result of the test is stored as an operand, with leading zeros, in a general register of the ISA. The general register is identified (explicitly or implicitly) by the compare instruction. Thus, the result of the test can be manipulated by standard register operations of the computer system. In a superscalar processor, no special “condition code” renaming is required, as the standard register renaming takes care of out-of-order processing of the conditions.
US09411587B2	Method of prefetch optimizing by measuring execution time of instruction sequence cycling through each selectable hardware prefetch depth and cycling through disabling each software prefetch instruction A prefetch optimizer tool for an information handling system (IHS) may improve effective memory access time by controlling both hardware prefetch operations and software prefetch operations. The prefetch optimizer tool selectively disables prefetch instructions in an instruction sequence of interest within an application. The tool measures execution times of the instruction sequence of interest when different prefetch instructions are disabled. The tool may hold hardware prefetch depth constant while cycling through disabling different prefetch instructions and taking corresponding execution time measurements. Alternatively, for each disabled prefetch instruction in the instruction sequence of interest, the tool may cycle through different hardware prefetch depths and take corresponding execution time measurements at each hardware prefetch depth. The tool selects a combination of hardware prefetch depth and prefetch instruction disablement that may improve the execution time in comparison with a baseline execution time.
US09411586B2	Apparatus and method for an instruction that determines whether a value is within a range A method is described that includes performing the following with a single instruction: receiving a first input operand V; receiving a second input operand S; calculating V−S; determining if V−S is positive or negative; and, providing as a resultant: V if V−S is negative; V−S if V−S is positive.
US09411585B2	Multi-addressable register files and format conversions associated therewith A multi-addressable register file is addressed by a plurality of types of instructions, including scalar, vector and vector-scalar extension instructions. It may be determined that data is to be translated from one format to another format. If so determined, a convert machine instruction is executed that obtains a single precision datum in a first representation in a first format from a first register; converts the single precision datum of the first representation in the first format to a converted single precision datum of a second representation in a second format; and places the converted single precision datum in a second register.
US09411583B2	Vector instruction for presenting complex conjugates of respective complex numbers An apparatus is described having a semiconductor chip that has an instruction execution pipeline. The instruction execution pipeline has an execution unit with logic circuitry to perform the following for an instruction: accept input vector elements representing real and imaginary parts of a plurality of complex numbers; and, present the complex conjugates of the complex numbers.
US09411573B2	Testing framework for applications An application distribution server may be operable to select a plurality of data processing devices which are capable of receiving application updates. One or more experimental versions of an application may be communicated by the application distribution server to each of the selected plurality of data processing devices during an update process of the application. The application distribution server may cause collection of performance information associated with the one or more experimental versions. The application distribution server may then cause communication of the collected performance information to a developer of the application for analysis. When a particular experimental version is uninstalled from a particular data processing device or when feedback and/or rating information on the particular experimental version is communicated from the particular data processing device, the application distribution server may communicate, to the particular data processing device, a message indicating an experiment and options to opt-out of future experiments.
US09411569B1	System and method for providing a climate data analytic services application programming interface distribution package A system, method and computer-readable storage devices for providing a climate data analytic services application programming interface distribution package. The example system can provide various components. The system provides a climate data analytic services application programming interface library that enables software applications running on a client device to invoke the capabilities of a climate data analytic service. The system provides a command-line interface that provides a means of interacting with a climate data analytic service by issuing commands directly to the system's server interface. The system provides sample programs that call on the capabilities of the application programming interface library and can be used as templates for the construction of new client applications. The system can also provide test utilities, build utilities, service integration utilities, and documentation.
US09411568B2	Asynchronous workflows A system and method for implementing an asynchronous construct in a computer program. A state machine is generated from the computer program, and the program is translated to generate code that executes the state machine during runtime. The asynchronous construct may be made into a function that invokes an asynchronous function, passing the function as a callback, and then exits. When the asynchronous operation completes, the function is invoked as a callback, returning to a configuration equivalent to that prior to the asynchronous call. Variable closure may be used to maintain the state of variables during a state prior to invoking the asynchronous operation and a state after invoking the asynchronous operation.
US09411558B2	Systems and methods for parallelization of program code, interactive data visualization, and graphically-augmented code editing A system for providing a computer configured to read an immutable value for a variable; read the value of the variable at a specific timestamp, thereby providing an ability to create looping constructs; set a current or next value of a loop variable as a function of previous or current loop variable values; read a set of all values that a variable will assume; push or scattering the values into unordered collections; and reduce the collections into a single value.
US09411556B1	Template dependency inlining Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for inlining software dependencies. One of the methods includes receiving data representing dependencies between software elements in a project, wherein the plurality of software elements includes a first software element that includes a usage of a template parameterized by a type, a second software element that is or occurs within a definition of the template, and a third software element. If the dependencies include a first dependency of the first software element on the second software element, and a second dependency of the second software element on the third software element, the second dependency is removed and a new dependency is generated of (i) the first software element on (ii) the third software element.
US09411555B2	Systems and methods for creating context sensitive graph topologies based on multidimensional context information In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a first user instruction in a controller. The controller stores information about a first plurality of metaquarks and a first graph topology creating expression. The method further includes generating, by the controller, an original graph topology based on the first plurality of metaquarks and the first graph topology creating expression and the first user instruction, and generating first display information based on the original graph topology. The method may further comprise receiving a second user instruction in the controller; generating a second plurality of metaquarks and a second graph topology creating expression based on the second user instruction; generating, by the controller, a modified graph topology based on the first plurality of metaquarks, the second plurality of metaquarks, and the second graph topology creating expression; and generating second display information based on the modified graph topology.
US09411549B2	Dynamic generation of test images for ambient light testing In a remote access environment that includes a server, a client device may remotely access, e.g., medical images from the server and may be provided with a mechanism to retrieve a test image, such as the TG-18 CT or TG-18 MP sample test patterns. The client device communicates display size information to the server, which generates the test image on-the-fly for the particular display size of the client device. For example, components in the test image and borders may be scaled to create an appropriate test image for any client device.
US09411542B2	Interruptible store exclusive In one example, there is disclosed herein a processor configured for interruptible atomic exclusive memory operations. For example, a load exclusive (LDEX) may be followed by a store exclusive (STREX), with the two together forming an atom. To facilitate timely handling of interrupts, the STREX operation is split into two parts. The STREX_INIT is not interruptible but has a determinate execution time because it takes a fixed number of clock cycles. The STREX_INIT sends the value out to the memory bus. It is followed by a STREX_SYNC operation that polls a flag for whether a return value is available. STREX_SYNC is interruptible, and methods are disclosed for determining whether, upon return from an interrupt, atomicity of the operation has been broken. If atomicity is broken, the instruction fails, while if atomicity is preserved, the instruction completes.
US09411538B2	Memory systems and methods for controlling the timing of receiving read data Embodiments of the present invention provide memory systems having a plurality of memory devices sharing an interface for the transmission of read data. A controller can identify consecutive read requests sent to different memory devices. To avoid data contention on the interface, for example, the controller can be configured to delay the time until read data corresponding to the second read request is placed on the interface.
US09411535B1	Accessing multiple virtual devices In one aspect, a method includes receiving a first I/O at a kernel interface using a pseudo data storage system, writing the first I/O to a first virtual device on a datastore, receiving a second I/O at the kernel interface using the pseudo data storage system and writing the second I/O to a second virtual device on the datastore.
US09411526B1	Filesystem management A method for managing a filesystem by a storage system, the method may include maintaining, by a storage system, a filesystem data structure that comprises filesystem pathnames metadata related to a filesystem that is stored in the storage system; receiving, from a client that is coupled to the storage system via a network, a request to obtain a client filesystem object list related to at least a certain portion of the filesystem; generating, in response to the request and in response to the filesystem data structure, the client filesystem object list, wherein the client filesystem object list comprises at least one pathname of at least one filesystem object that belongs to the at least certain portion of the filesystem; and sending the client filesystem object list to the client.
US09411522B2	High speed input/output performance in solid state devices A method of transferring data in a flash storage device is provided. A plurality of data segments for transfer between a memory buffer and a plurality of flash memory devices via a plurality of flash memory interfaces is associated with a plurality of respective memory commands. The plurality of memory commands are allocated among the plurality of flash memory interfaces, with each respective memory command being queued at a respective memory interface for transfer of a respective data segment associated with the respective memory command. The plurality of data segments are transferred between the memory buffer and the plurality of flash memory devices based on the plurality of memory commands, with each respective data segment being transferred via the memory interface to which the memory command associated with the respective data segment is queued. The data segments are transferred sequentially in an order corresponding to the queued memory commands.
US09411518B2	Method, computer program product and apparatus for accelerating responses to requests for transactions involving data operations Responding to IO requests made by an application to an operating system within a computing device implements IO performance acceleration that interfaces with the logical and physical disk management components of the operating system and within that pathway provides a system memory based disk block cache. The logical disk management component of the operating system identifies logical disk addresses for IO requests sent from the application to the operating system. These addresses are translated to physical disk addresses that correspond to disk blocks available on a physical storage resource. The disk block cache stores cached disk blocks that correspond to the disk blocks available on the physical storage resource, such that IO requests may be fulfilled from the disk block cache. Provision of the disk block cache between the logical and physical disk management components accommodates tailoring of efficiency to any applications making IO requests, and flexible interaction with various different physical disks.
US09411511B1	Three-dimensional display devices with out-of-screen virtual keyboards Certain aspects direct to a three-dimensional display device, which includes a display module defining a plurality of pixels, a barrier module, a sensing module, and a controller. For a viewer of the display module, the barrier module allows the viewer to perceives light emitted from the display module to form left-eye and right-eye views to form a three-dimensional virtual image. The sensing module generates sensing signals in response to detecting an object. The controller is configured to generate display signals for the display module to control the pixels, receive the sensing signals from the sensing module, and generate an object coordinate according to the sensing signals. In response to a display instruction, the controller controls the display module to display a three-dimensional virtual input device. In response to the object coordinate matching coordinates of an input region of the three-dimensional virtual input device, the controller generates an input command.
US09411510B2	Techniques for preventing typographical errors on soft keyboards Techniques for preventing typographical errors on digital soft keyboards are implemented by a computing device with a touch-screen display. According to one technique, a plurality of soft keys of a soft keyboard is displayed on the touch-screen display. Each soft key covers an area of the touch-screen display. One or more occurrences of a particular typographical error in which a user erroneously selects an adjacent soft key in addition to or instead of an intended soft key are detected. In response, an activation region of the intended soft key is changed to decrease the probability of the user making the same typographical error in the future.
US09411505B2	Single-handed approach for navigation of application tiles using panning and zooming Unique interactive systems and methods that facilitate single-handed navigation and interaction with applications within a display space on any type of mobile computing device are provided. Embodiments include or employ scalable application tiles corresponding to applications, whereby the application tiles can provide or indicate the current state of the corresponding application. State information provided in each tile can vary as well depending on the current size of the tile. Tiles can be arranged into a plurality of zones such that a user can view one zone at a time and obtain context and information from the application tiles in that zone rather than working with all tiles and all zones simultaneously. The view of the display space can be of the world or all application tiles, zone, or application. Panning and zooming among the zones, application tiles and/or views can also be performed.
US09411494B2	Nuisance alarm reduction method for therapeutic parameters This disclosure describes systems and methods for reducing nuisance alarms associated with monitoring non-physiological parameters in a ventilatory system. Non-physiological parameters may include, but are not limited to, parameters that are internally monitored by the ventilator based on pre-configured ranges dictated by the manufacturer, by an applicable protocol, or by the clinician. Embodiments described herein seek to mitigate nuisance alarms by basing alarm conditions, at least in part, on an integral threshold such that an alarm is not generated when a monitored parameter briefly falls outside an acceptable range by a slight degree, but such that an alarm is generated when a monitored parameter falls outside an acceptable range by a more significant magnitude and/or duration.
US09411491B2	Method for providing graphical user interface (GUI), and multimedia apparatus applying the same A method for providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive a user command on a touch screen, and a multimedia apparatus using the same. The method for providing a GUI includes determining whether an enlargement command for a GUI item is received, and enlarging the GUI item. Therefore, it is possible to enable a user to operate the GUI item more correctly, and to provide the superior visual effect when the GUI item is operated.
US09411475B2	Keyboard A keyboard includes a non-conductive board, a plurality of keyswitches, and a capacitive touch sensing sheet. The plurality of keyswitches is disposed on the non-conductive board. Each keyswitch includes a keycap and a support device. The support device is connected to the keycap and the non-conductive board so as to make the keycap movable between a pressing position and a non-pressing position relative to the non-conductive board. The capacitive touch sensing sheet is disposed under the non-conductive board for providing a cursor signal to a computer device.
US09411459B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof A mobile terminal in which a touch input is automatically recognized as a touch by a user's grip on a display unit having a touch screen when a partial region of the display unit is touched by the user's grip, and a control method thereof are discussed. The control method of a mobile terminal includes generating, by the mobile terminal, a first signal corresponding to a first touch input on a display region of a display unit of the mobile terminal, calculating, by the mobile terminal, a first coordinate value corresponding to the generated first signal, determining, by the mobile terminal, whether or not the first coordinate value is located within a first preset region of the display region, and reconfiguring, by the mobile terminal, the display region of the display unit based on the calculated first coordinate value when the calculated first coordinate value is determined to be located within the first preset region.
US09411458B2	System and method for determining input object information from proximity and force measurements A processing system for an input device having a sensing region overlapping an input surface and an array of sensor electrodes configured to form a plurality of proximity pixels and a plurality of force pixels. The processing system is configured to: determine a proximity image indicative of positional information for input objects; determine a force image indicative of local deflection of the input surface in response to force applied by the input objects; determine a respective group of proximity pixels from the proximity image corresponding to each input object; determine a respective group of force pixels from the force image corresponding to each determined group of proximity pixels; determine the position of each input object based on the determined groups of proximity pixels; and determine the force associated with each input object based on the determined groups of force pixels.
US09411450B2	Display input device, image forming apparatus, and control method of display input device A display input device includes a display unit, a touch panel unit for accepting an operation on a button displayed on the display unit. When the touch panel unit accepts a predetermined first operation, the display unit performs a list display of a predetermined or smaller number of reduced screens in order from the higher layer screen, each of which is smaller than a screen in the normal mode and is selected so as to move toward a lower layer one by one from a next lower layer screen of the screen on which the first operation is made.
US09411446B2	Electronic device with a touch sensor and method for operating the same An electronic device has a combination touch sensor (such as a fingerprint reader) and mechanical switch (actuated, for example, by a button press). The electronic device carries out various functions according to whether the touch sensor is being touched, the mechanical switch is being actuated, the electronic device is face up or face down, the state of the electronic device (awake or in sleep mode), and the function that the electronic device is currently carrying out.
US09411438B1	Utilization of multiple keypads for password inputs A method includes generating a first virtual keypad for entry of a first portion of a password, wherein the first portion includes a first value and a second value. The method receives the first portion, wherein the first portion includes a first number of keys selected equal to the first value and the second value present in the first number of keys selected. The method generates a second virtual keypad for entry of a second portion, wherein the second portion includes a third and a fourth value. The method receives the second portion, wherein the second portion includes a second number of keys selected equal to the third value and the fourth value present in the second number of keys selected. Responsive to determining the first and the second portion matches an account password, the method determines to grant a user access to an account associated with the account password.
US09411433B2	Whiteboard display A method includes receiving an image of a display surface from a pointing device having a camera with a field of view wider than a tip of the pointing device, processing the received image to identify an area on the display surface within the field of view of the camera, and identifying a position of the tip of the pointing device on the display surface as a function of the identified area on the display surface.
US09411432B2	Systems and methods for enabling gesture control based on detection of occlusion patterns Described is an approach to enabling gesture interactions for the viewport widget in a graphical user interface (GUI) library. The gesture interactions may include continuous operations such as panning, zooming and rotating of the viewport's content with fingers (or styluses). The approach is based on using a camera to detect occlusion patterns in a sensor grid rendered over the viewport. The sensor grid consists of sensor blobs, which are small blobs of pixels with a distinct color. A sensor blob is aware of its location in both the viewport's coordinate system and the camera's coordinate system, and triggers an occlusion event at the location when it is occluded by a finger (or stylus). Robust techniques are devised to eliminate unintentional gestures, provide visual guidance and feedback for interactions, and minimize the visual interference of the sensor grid with the viewport's content.
US09411428B2	3D pointing devices with keyboards A 3D pointing device includes a keyboard for character entry. In pointing mode, data from at least one motion sensor is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for movement of a cursor. In text entry mode, data from at least one depressed key is provided, e.g., to be transmitted to a user interface for display thereon.
US09411427B2	Entry device and paper sheets handling device An entry device is provided with a plural number of operation keys and a temperature changing unit. The operation keys can be operated by pressing by a fingertip of a hand touching respective operation surfaces thereof, and are used for entry of an authentication character string. When the authentication character string is to be entered, the temperature changing unit changes temperatures of the operation surfaces of the plural operation keys to be substantially equal.
US09411425B2	Input device, input method, and computer program for inputting characters, numbers, or symbols by using an on-screen keyboard An input control unit includes: a keyboard display unit configured to display a keyboard that shows a set of a plurality of characters or symbols that can be input on a screen and receive a user's selection of a character or a symbol so as to enter the character or the symbol received from the user on a mobile terminal; an input receiving unit configured to receive the character or the symbol selected by the user from among the plurality of characters or symbols; and a screen control unit configured to change a priority of displaying the keyboard screen if an operation is received from a rear touch panel provided on the rear face of a mobile terminal.
US09411422B1	User interaction with content markers Systems and methods are provided for enabling user interaction with content markers of a content item. Content markers can generally correspond to any point of interest in the content item. In one embodiment, a scrub bar is provided enabling user navigation to locations within the content item. As a user utilizes the scrub bar to select a location corresponding to a content marker, a haptic notification is provided to the user indicative of a corresponding point of interest. Thereafter, the user may halt interaction with the scrub bar to being playback of the content item at the point of interest. In another embodiment, a user is enabled to provide input perpendicular to a displayed scrub bar to alternate between multiple available scrub bars and/or points of interest. For example, multiple scrub bars may be provided, each associated with a given type of point of interest.
US09411420B2	Increasing force transmissibility for tactile feedback interface devices Method and apparatus for increasing the transmissibility of forces produced by an actuator on a manipulandum. A haptic device, coupled to a host computer, outputs tactile sensations to a user based on interactions and events occurring in a displayed graphical environment. An actuator produces forces and a compliant suspension couples the actuator to the manipulandum. A compliance of the suspension is configured such that the suspension magnifies the forces for a particular frequency range of the forces. The magnified forces are transmitted to the manipulandum to be felt by the user.
US09411419B2	Display control device, display control method, and program There is provided a display control device including a matching section configured to match a first image or sensor data output from a first imaging device or a sensor worn on a head of a first user, to a second image output from a second imaging device worn on a part other than the head of the first user, a sight estimation section configured to estimate a region corresponding to a sight of the first user in the second image, on the basis of a result of the matching, and a display control section configured to generate an image expressing the sight of the first user using the second image on the basis of a result of the estimation of the sight, and display the image expressing the sight of the first user toward a second user that is different from the first user.
US09411406B2	SRAM regulating retention scheme with discrete switch control and instant reference voltage generation A system including control logic, a voltage reference, a sense amplifier, and a voltage supply circuit is presented. The sense amplifier may be configured to detect a current state of the voltage supply circuit output compared to the reference voltage. The voltage supply circuit may be configured to capture and preserve the current state to be used as a previous state. The voltage regulator may be configured to compare the current state to one or more previous states and adjust the voltage regulator output based on the comparison. Control logic may be configured to enable the voltage reference output in response to a signal. Control logic may be configured to enable the sense amplifier at a time after the voltage reference is stable. Control logic may be configured to disable the voltage reference output in response to the sense amplifier generating an output.
US09411394B2	PHY based wake up from low power mode operation Apparatus and method for supplying electrical power to a device. A system on chip (SOC) integrated circuit includes a first region having a processing core and a second region characterized as an always on domain (AOD) power island having a power control block with an energy detector coupled to a host input line. First and second power supply modules respectively supply power to the first and second regions. The second power supply module includes a main switch between the first power supply module and a host input voltage terminal. The power control block opens the main switch to enter a low power mode during which no power is supplied to the first region, and the power control block closes the main switch to resume application of power to the first region responsive to the energy detector detecting electrical energy on the host input line.
US09411393B2	System and method for managing energy consumption in a compute environment A system, method and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are disclosed for managing workload in a data center. The method includes receiving data related to at least one of a current state of workload in the compute environment at a current time and future workload scheduled to consume resources in the compute environment at a future time relative to the current time, wherein the compute environment comprises a plurality of nodes in which compute resources are reserved by a workload manager for consumption, and controlling a cooling system to selectively modify a temperature of at least one node in the compute environment based on the data.
US09411380B2	Portable computing system A portable electronic device having several features is disclosed. The device can include a retention member that retains flexible circuits extending from a top portion to a bottom portion of the device, thereby allowing some components to be moved from a top portion of the device to a bottom portion. The device may include a cover plate can be secured with a display in the top portion to cover the retention member and other internal components. The device can include an omni-directional port designed to receive a connector different orientations and provide power to the device. The device can include a flexible keyboard having butterfly keycaps. The device can include an array of openings for an audio driver, with some of the array including through holes and blind holes. The device can also include a touch pad having a force feedback sensor and a haptic device.
US09411372B1	Wearable device A wearable device includes a battery casing, an upper machine body, a first elastic member and a button. The battery casing has a battery accommodating space and an engaged member. The upper machine body is pivotally connected to the battery casing to cover or expose the battery accommodating space. Two ends of the first elastic member are fixed to the upper machine body and the button, respectively. The button includes a hook movably fixed to or released from the engaged member. When the battery casing is at a first position, the upper machine body covers the battery casing to shield the battery accommodating space, and the hook is fixed to the engaged member. Pushing the button to press the first elastic member, the button is released from the engaged member, and the battery casing is rotated to a second position to expose the battery accommodating space.
US09411369B2	Power distribution in a docking station Docking stations that may facilitate the sharing or transfer of power among a portable computing device, a docking station, and an accessory. One example may provide power from an accessory to a portable computing device. Switches may be used to avoid harm from inadvertent contact with voltages on exposed terminals. Another example may provide power directly from a battery on a portable computing device to an accessory. Another may limit this direct connection to a first type of accessory. Examples may limit a power connection to another type of accessory through a regulator. Another example may power one or more internal circuits either through a portable computing device or an accessory, depending on a mode of operation of the portable computing device.
US09411366B1	Mobile device with improved charging capability and casement structure The present invention relates to an apparatus and method offering an improved approach to charging mobile devices, such as an illustrative specialized compact bar code scanner, without need for cumbersome wires or charging cradles, through an innovative casement having an integrally contained, or recessed (flush-mounted) swing-out USB connector which avoids severing or disconnection of wires between the swing-out USB connector and the mobile device over the course of repeated use. The present invention also relates to an improved casement structure for mobile devices and payment processing module encased therein.
US09411364B2	Electronic assembly and electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a rear casing, a front cover, and an electronic assembly that includes a display module, a host module, a battery module, and an expansion module. The rear casing has a front opening. The front cover is located on the front opening; the front cover and the rear casing together constitute an accommodation space. The display module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the front cover. The host module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the display module. The battery module is installed inside the accommodation space, stacked over the display module, and arranged side by side with the host module. The expansion module is installed inside the accommodation space and stacked over the battery module. The expansion module includes an expansion circuit board stacked over the battery module and a plurality of card connectors mounted on the expansion circuit board.
US09411359B2	Accelerator pedal apparatus for vehicle An apparatus may include a pedal pad located on a front lower side of a driver seat so as to be depressed by a driver, a first hinge pivotally coupling the pedal pad to a pedal bracket fixedly mounted to the front lower side of the driver seat, and a second hinge having an elastically-operated articulated structure and mounted to the pedal bracket in such a manner as to be connected to the pedal pad, the second hinge being spaced apart from the first hinge.
US09411358B2	Multiple axis handle and mechanism A control mechanism for manually adjusting a plurality of control parameters, the control mechanism including a mechanical multiple axis handle movable about a plurality of axes of rotation for operating an operated device, wherein each of the axes of rotation pass through the handle, and a movement transformation assembly to transform rotational movements of the handle to control commands to the operated device.
US09411350B1	Voltage conversion apparatus and power-on reset circuit and control method thereof The present invention discloses a voltage conversion apparatus and a power-ON reset (POR) circuit and a control method thereof. The voltage conversion apparatus includes: a conversion circuit, an input status detection circuit, an output status detection circuit, a status feedback circuit, and a POR circuit. The POR circuit generates a POR signal according to an input status signal, an output status signal, and a feedback signal, to indicate whether a POR procedure is completed. The POR circuit includes: a logic circuit, for generating a reset signal indicating whether both the input and output voltages are ready; and a delay circuit, for generating the POR signal by delaying a predetermined time period according to the reset signal and a feedback signal related to the POR signal.
US09411344B2	Energy saving monitoring method and device An energy saving monitoring method and device are provided. The method includes: acquiring system resource occupation information of an information technology (IT) device layer management system; sending a power-off instruction to the IT device layer management system according to the system resource occupation information, so that the IT device layer management system closes a virtual machine in a no-load state; and receiving a power-off feedback message sent by the IT device layer management system, and sending a refrigeration adjustment instruction to an infrastructure layer monitoring system according to a running state of a corresponding virtual machine in a refrigeration area where the closed virtual machine is located, so that the infrastructure layer monitoring system adjusts refrigeration deployment of the refrigeration area where the closed virtual machine is located.
US09411340B2	Control of a personal transporter based on user position An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
US09411339B2	Control of a personal transporter based on user position An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
US09411336B2	Control of a personal transporter based on user position An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
US09411334B2	Aircraft guidance method and system A system and method for steering aircraft along a predetermined track is disclosed herein. The system and method relate to steering an aircraft along a lateral path (e.g. a track described by reference to latitude and longitude) by a method comprising: calculating a nominal track correction; providing an upper limit and a lower limit for the nominal track correction; setting a desired track correction as: (i) the nominal track correction if the nominal track is between the upper limit and the lower limit; (ii) the upper limit if the nominal track correction is greater than or equal to the upper limit; or (iii) the lower limit if the nominal track correction is less than or equal to the lower limit; and steering the aircraft using the desired track correction.
US09411327B2	Systems and methods for classifying data in building automation systems A computerized method of assigning a building automation system point type to a plurality of unclassified data points is provided. The method includes receiving unclassified data points and attributes for each data point. The method includes receiving classifications for a first subset of the unclassified data points. Each classification associates a data point with a building automation system point type. The method includes generating a term set containing substrings that appear in the attributes. The method includes generating a first matrix describing a frequency that the substrings appear in the attributes. The method includes calculating an indicator of a probability that the presence of the selected substring results in the data point belonging to the selected point type. The method includes assigning a point type to a second subset by finding the substring and potential point type pair having the greatest indication of probability.
US09411315B2	Electronic device and wristwatch The present invention includes a wristwatch case provided with a watch glass, a dial plate provided in the wristwatch case, and a timepiece module arranged below the dial plate, and the timepiece module has a first antenna arranged in its one end portion so as to receive a high-frequency radio wave for GPS and a second antenna arranged in the other end portion opposing the first antenna so as to receive a standard time radio wave whose frequency differs from that of a radio wave to be received by the first antenna. Accordingly, radio waves for GPS can be received by the first antenna and standard time radio waves can be received by the second antenna arranged opposing the first antenna.
US09411309B1	Image forming apparatus According to one embodiment, there is provided an image forming apparatus including a fan and a duct. The fan and the duct are provided in a housing. If the fan is driven, the duct guides the air flowing into the housing from an intake port of the housing toward components in the housing. The duct includes a bent section that changes a flowing direction of the air. The bent section includes holes.
US09411306B2	Image forming apparatus and maintenance method thereof An image forming apparatus includes a main body frame, an image forming unit disposed in the main body frame and comprising an image carrier and a developing member, a gap control unit to selectively allow the image carrier to be in contact with or spaced apart from the developing member, a lever member disposed at one end of the gap control unit to operate the gap control unit to be moved between a contact position where the image carrier contacts the developing member and a separation position where the image carrier is spaced apart from the developing member, and a waste developer receptacle detachably disposed in the main body frame and having a lever member receiving groove to receive the lever member, wherein if the waste developer receptacle is removed from the main body frame, the image carrier is spaced apart from the developing member.
US09411302B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a sheet receiving portion configured to receive a sheet, a drum unit including a photosensitive drum configured to carry a developer image to be transferred onto the sheet, a contact member configured to contact the sheet fed from the sheet receiving portion toward the photosensitive drum, a roller configured to contact the contact member, an elastic member configured to exert an elastic force to press the contact member toward the roller, and a frame supporting the roller, the frame receiving the elastic force from the elastic member via the roller and the contact member when the roller is in contact with the contact member. The drum unit includes a restriction portion configured to restrict the frame from moving in a direction perpendicular to the width direction, the restriction portion being disposed on a side of the frame opposite to the elastic member.
US09411300B2	Image forming apparatus and cleaning blade An image forming apparatus includes: a rotatable image bearing member; an image forming portion; and a cleaning blade. The cleaning blade has an edge layer which includes an edge portion contacting the image bearing member and which is formed of a first resin material, and has a base layer which is provided superposedly on the edge layer so as to support the edge layer with respect to a thickness direction of the cleaning blade and which is formed of a second resin material different from the first resin material. The cleaning blade includes a hardened portion, at a part of the edge layer including the edge portion, subjected to hardening so as to be harder than another portion of the edge layer. The hardened portion has a length shorter than a length of the edge layer with respect to the thickness direction.
US09411298B1	Printhead including an assembly for cleaning a lens and a displaceable light-emitting diode assembly and methods thereof A printhead for a device capable of printing, including: a frame; a light-emitting diode (LED) assembly including a housing engaged with the frame, a plurality of LEDs one the housing and extending in a first transverse direction, and at least one lens parallel to the plurality of LEDs in the first traverse direction and arranged to focus light from the LEDs; and a displacement assembly connected to the frame and engaged with the LED assembly and arranged to displace the LED assembly, with respect to the frame to a first position for an operating mode for the printhead, in which light from the plurality of LEDs illuminates media passing through the printbar in first or second process directions orthogonal to the first transverse direction and to a second position for a cleaning mode for the printhead, in which a cleaning operation for the at least one lens is enabled.
US09411297B1	Image formation apparatus having greater differential voltage for last station in a print conveyance direction An image formation apparatus includes development devices placed in stations and configured to sequentially start development in an order according to the arrangement order of the stations, and a power supply unit. Each development device includes a development unit, a supply unit to supply a developer to the development unit, and a regulation member to regulate an amount of the developer on the development unit. The power supply unit applies voltages to each regulation member and each supply unit such that a first development device has a greater differential voltage when the first development device is placed in a first station than when placed in a second station in which the development is started earlier than in the first station, where the differential voltage denotes a voltage obtained by subtracting the absolute value of the supply unit's voltage from the absolute value of the regulation member's voltage.
US09411289B1	Abnormality detection apparatus and image forming apparatus An abnormality detection apparatus includes a transfer output unit configured to output a voltage for image transfer and a voltage having a first value for detection of an internal resistance thereof, which is within a first range, an electrification output unit configured to electrify drums that are included in each of a plurality of color stations at a predetermined potential, a plurality of abnormality detection units configured to output a plurality of abnormality detection signals that indicate existence or nonexistence of abnormality in the color stations, a voltage value output unit configured to output a voltage having a second value that represents signal levels of the plurality of abnormality detection signals, the second value being within a second range different from the first range, and an output circuit configured to output a voltage having the first or second value through a signal line.
US09411288B2	Toner detection sensor and image forming apparatus A toner-amount detection sensor includes a light-emitting element, a first light-receiving element, and a toner-amount calculating unit. The light-emitting element emits light toward the surface of the transfer body at a predetermined incident angle. The first light-receiving element is disposed on a side opposite to the light-emitting element with respect to a plane normal to the surface of the transfer body. The first light-receiving element receives light reflected from the surface of the transfer body. The toner-amount calculating unit calculates the amount of toner from the quantity of the reflected light received by the first light-receiving element. The sensor has a relationship of A1
US09411281B2	Fixing member, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A fixing member, including a releasing layer, wherein the releasing layer contains a fluoropolymer and a polysiloxane having a cross-linked structure, and wherein the fixing member is used in a process for heating a toner image on a recording medium to thereby fix the toner image onto the recording medium.
US09411276B2	Fixing device and fixing temperature control method of fixing device According to one embodiment, a fixing device includes determination means for determining the size of an image forming area of a medium, heating means for including an endless rotating body, plural heat-generating members which are formed in a perpendicular direction to a transporting direction, inclined by a predetermined angle, and divided by a predetermined length, and are disposed so as to come into contact with an inner side of the rotating body, and a switching unit which switches individual conduction, and heats the medium, pressing means for forming a nip by performing pressing and contact at a position of the plural heat-generating members, and nipping and carrying the medium in the transporting direction along with the heating means, and heating control means for controlling the switching unit to select and conduct heat-generating members and controlling the heating means to heat the medium.
US09411275B2	Image forming apparatus having partition configured to separate air flow and sheet feeding paths An image forming apparatus includes an image forming device configured to form, in a first position, a toner image on a sheet using toner containing a parting material; a fixing device configured to fix the toner image formed on the sheet by the image forming device in a second position, by heat and pressure; a fan configured to flow air along an air flow path between the image forming device and the fixing device; and a partition configured and positioned to substantially separate between the air flow path and a sheet feeding path from the first position to the second position.
US09411274B2	Image forming apparatus switching between first and second air feeding operations with different opening amounts of an opening through which air fed from a fan passes according to the detected temperature An image forming apparatus includes a fixing portion, including: a heating member and a back-up member forming a nip; and an air feeding portion for feeding air to a non-sheet-passing area of at least one of the heating member and the back-up member, the air feeding portion including a fan for feeding the air, a duct, including an opening, for guiding the air fed from the fan through the opening to the non-sheet-passing area, and an adjusting member for adjusting an opening amount of the opening. The apparatus executes a first air feeding operation with a first opening amount and a first rotational frequency of the fan and a second air feeding operation with a second opening amount and a second rotational frequency, when the fixing portion fixes the images on sheets having the same widths.
US09411266B2	Developer storage container A developer storage container includes a container body, a discharging member, and a regulating member. The regulating member is disposed in a space formed by the container body and the discharging member, and partitions the space into a storage space to store developer in the container body and a discharging side space to store developer to be discharged from a discharging port. Further, the regulating member forms a passage hole to allow developer to pass through and regulates an amount of developer to be conveyed from the storage space to the discharging side space.
US09411263B2	Image forming apparatus that applies a powder to reduce adhesion of an adhesive layer Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium, and an applying unit that causes powder included in a liquid mixture to be interposed between the recording medium and the image forming unit by applying the liquid mixture to the recording medium, or to the image forming unit which comes into contact with the recording medium, wherein the recording medium includes an image forming layer, an adhesive layer, and a base layer, and the liquid mixture includes the powder reducing adhesion of the adhesive layer and volatile liquid.
US09411259B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearing member, a developing bias application unit, a developer supply member, and a supply bias application unit that applies a supply bias to the developer supply member. In a predetermined period before a start of image formation during an image forming operation for an image formed on one recording material, the supply bias application unit applies a supply bias of which the magnitude of an absolute value is smaller than that of a developing bias, to the developer supply member. In a period between the start of image formation and an end of image formation during the image forming operation, the supply bias application unit applies a supply bias to the developer supply member so that a difference in the magnitude of the absolute value from the supply bias in the predetermined period before the start of image formation increases gradually.
US09411250B2	Radiation system and lithographic apparatus A radiation system is configured to generate a radiation beam. The radiation system includes a radiation source configured to generate a plasma that emits radiation and debris, and a radiation collector configured to direct collected radiation to a radiation beam emission aperture. A magnetic field generator is configured to generate a magnetic field with a gradient in magnetic field strength to direct the plasma away from the radiation collector.
US09411249B2	Differential dose and focus monitor A dose and focus monitor structure includes at least one complementary set of unit dose monitors and at least one complementary set of unit focus monitors. Each complementary set of unit dose monitors generate edges on a photoresist layer such that the edges move in opposite directions as a function of a dose offset. Each complementary set of unit focus monitors generates edges on the photoresist layer such that the edges move in opposite directions as a function of a focus offset. The dose and focus monitor structure generates self-compensating differential measurements of the dose offset and the focus offset such that the dose offset measurement and the focus offset measurement are independent of each other.
US09411245B2	Polarization-influencing optical arrangement, in particular in a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus The disclosure provides a polarization-influencing optical arrangement that includes a first retardation element and a second retardation element. The optical arrangement is configurable so that a polarization-influencing effect of the first retardation element corresponds to an effect of a first lambda/2 plate having a first fast axis of the birefringence and a polarization-influencing effect of the second retardation element corresponds to an effect of a second lambda/2 plate having a second fast axis of the birefringence. An angle between the first fast axis and the second fast axis is 45°±5°.
US09411229B2	Negative photosensitive resin composition and cured product of same A negative photosensitive resin composition which contains (A) an epoxy resin that has two or more epoxy groups in each molecule, (B) an alkali-soluble resin and (C) a cationic photopolymerization initiator. The epoxy resin (A) is an epoxy resin that is obtained by a reaction between a phenol derivative represented by formula (1) and an epihalohydrin.
US09411220B2	Laser light source apparatus and image display apparatus therewith A laser light source apparatus includes: a laser light source that emits a laser beam; a condenser lens that converges the laser beam emitted from the laser light source; and a light guide unit that propagates and outputs the laser beam converged by the condenser lens, and the laser beam converged by the condenser lens is made incident at an angle other than perpendicular to an incident end face of the light guide unit.
US09411219B2	Excitation light synthesizing unit, light source unit, and projection-type display apparatus Provided is an excitation light synthesizing unit capable of emitting, in one direction, excitation light incident from a plurality of difference directions. The excitation light synthesizing unit includes polarization splitter film (15), first and second ¼ wavelength plates (13 and 14), and reflection member (19). Polarization splitter film (15) transmits excitation light that is P-polarized light while reflecting excitation light that is S-polarized light. First and second ¼ wavelength plates (13 and 14) are arranged on the path along which first excitation light (L1), which is directed toward polarization splitter film (15), travels. Reflection member (19) disposed between first and second ¼ wavelength plates (13 and 14). Reflection member (19) reflects second excitation light (L2) incident via polarization splitter film (15) toward polarization splitter film (15). Reflection member (19) includes hole (20) formed to pass first excitation light (L1).
US09411218B2	Wavelength conversion device and projector A wavelength conversion device including a main body and a transparent component is provided. The main body has at least one wavelength conversion region and a slot. The transparent component is disposed in the slot to form a light transmission region, wherein one of the main body and the transparent component has at least one groove, and another one of the main body and the transparent component is engaged with the groove, such that the main body and the transparent component are fixed together. In addition, a projector having the wavelength conversion device is also provided.
US09411210B2	Image display device An image display device includes a light source which emits light, a display element which receives the light, from the light source for generating display light, a light guiding plate which causes the display light to propagate therein, an incident element which allows the display light from the display element to be incident into the light guiding plate, and a dynamic output diffraction element provided in the light guiding plate for outputting the display light to the outside of the light guiding plate. The dynamic output diffraction element includes dynamic diffraction segment elements configured such that a diffraction function of diffracting light is invalidated or validated by voltage application. The image display device further includes a control unit which controls the dynamic output diffraction element such that one dynamic diffraction segment element whose diffraction function is validated is selected each at a time from among the dynamic diffraction segment elements.
US09411205B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a pixel region and a frame region, and a color filter substrate. The frame region includes a first metal wire that surrounds the outside of the pixel region, and a second metal wire that is formed so as to surround the outside of the first metal wire. The first metal wire has at least one slit at an area overlapping with a seal material.
US09411203B2	Semiconductor device and display device An object of the present invention is to decrease the resistance of a power supply line, to suppress a voltage drop in the power supply line, and to prevent defective display. A connection terminal portion includes a plurality of connection terminals. The plurality of connection terminals is provided with a plurality of connection pads which is part of the connection terminal. The plurality of connection pads includes a first connection pad and a second connection pad having a line width different from that of the first connection pad. Pitches between the plurality of connection pads are equal to each other.
US09411201B2	Liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first alignment film covering a pixel electrode, a second substrate including a second alignment film covering a second common electrode, a sealant attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer held between the first alignment film and the second alignment film, wherein the first alignment film and the second alignment film are formed of a material in which a principal chain is composed of silica (SiO2), and extend at a position overlapping the sealant between an inner face and an outer face of the sealant.
US09411199B2	Array substrate and color filter substrate of display device and method for manufacturing the same Embodiments of the present invention discloses an array substrate of display device and a method for manufacturing the same, which can effectively restrain the interference by the signals over data lines with the modulation conducted by liquid crystal thereon, and improve light transmittance. The array substrate comprises: a pixel region defined by a gate line intersecting a data line. A thin film transistor, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode, which cooperates with the pixel electrode to form a multi-dimension electric field, are disposed in the pixel region. The pixel electrode is a slit-shaped electrode, and the common electrode is a plate-shaped electrode; or the pixel electrode is a plate-shaped electrode, and the common electrode is a slit-shaped electrode. An end of the plate-shaped electrode covers the data line, and a second insulating layer is disposed between a layer of the plate-shaped electrode and a layer of the data line.
US09411198B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a pixel electrode disposed on an insulating substrate; a plurality of microcavities disposed over the pixel electrode; a plurality of liquid crystal injection holes connected to the plurality of microcavities that form a path through which a liquid crystal is injected; a common electrode that covers the microcavities; a partition wall structure that divides the plurality of liquid crystal injection holes; and a roof layer disposed over the common electrode that covers the common electrode and the microcavities, and comprises an organic material.
US09411197B2	Liquid crystal display panel This liquid crystal display panel (100A) includes: first and second substrates (10A, 20A) which are arranged to face each other with a liquid crystal layer (30A) interposed between them; a counter electrode (24) formed on one of the first and second substrates (10A, 20A); a first alignment film (16a) formed on one side of the first substrate (10A) to face the liquid crystal layer (30A); and a second alignment film (26a) formed on one side of the second substrate (20A) to face the liquid crystal layer (30A). In a pixel, the liquid crystal layer (30A) has a low-pretilt region (R1a) and a high-pretilt region (R2a) in which liquid crystal molecules (32) have mutually different pretilt angles. The counter electrode (24) includes a plurality of sub-counter electrodes which are electrically independent of each other. And the plurality of sub-counter electrodes include a first sub-counter electrode (24ab) associated with the low-pretilt region (R1a) and a second sub-counter electrode (24b) associated with the high-pretilt region (R2a).
US09411191B2	Manufacturing method for linear-grid of display panel A method of manufacturing a linear grid for a display panel, the method including: applying a material layer for the linear grid to a substrate; laminating a negative photoresist layer having a pattern of the linear grid to a target area within an entire area of the material layer; laminating a positive photoresist layer to the entire area of the material layer; covering, with a mask for blocking ultraviolet light, areas within the entire area not including the target area, and emitting the ultraviolet light; etching the material layer according to the negative photoresist layer exposed by the ultraviolet light; and forming the pattern of the linear grid on the material layer by removing the negative photoresist layer and the positive photoresist layer from the entire area.
US09411190B1	Liquid crystal display with separated polarizer device A liquid crystal display with separated polarizer device comprises a frame; a backlight module, deposited in the frame; a liquid crystal panel, deposited in the frame and separated from the backlight module; a transparent substrate, deposited in the frame and separated from the liquid crystal panel; a first polarizer device, deposited on a surface of the backlight module facing the liquid crystal panel; and a second polarizer device, deposited on a surface of the transparent substrate facing the liquid crystal panel; therefore, reworking of the liquid crystal display is facilitated.
US09411180B2	Apparatus and method for determining sparkle An apparatus and method for determining and quantifying “sparkle”—the random noise that is generated when a pixelated image is viewed through a roughened surface of a transparent sample. The apparatus includes a pixelated source and an imaging system located in an optical path originating from the pixelated source, wherein a transparent sample may be placed in the optical path between the pixelated source and the optical system. The degree of sparkle is determined by obtaining an integrated image for the pixelated image; and calculating a standard deviation of the integrated pixel power. An objective level of sparkle can be defined by correlating the amount of sparkle provided by the apparatus with visual impressions.
US09411176B2	Oxide capacitor electro-optical phase shifter An electro-optical phase shifter to be located in an optical waveguide may include a rib of a semiconductor material extending along a length of the optical waveguide and a control structure configured to modify a concentration of carriers in the rib according to a control voltage present between first and second control terminals of the phase shifter. The control structure may include a conductive layer covering a portion of the rib and electrically connected to a first of the control terminals. An insulating layer may be configured to electrically isolate the conductive layer from the rib.
US09411175B2	Eyeglass cleaning apparatus An eyeglass cleaning apparatus employing a non-liquid cleaning composition is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hand-held cleaning instrument and a housing for receiving the cleaning instrument. The cleaning instrument includes at least one cleaning surface containing the cleaning composition and the housing includes at least one replenishment pad which may also contain the cleaning composition. The instrument is movable between a stowed position at least partially inserted within the housing and a deployed position at least partially withdrawn from the housing. The cleaning surface contacts the replenishment surface when the cleaning instrument is moved between the deployed and stowed positions to reorient the cleaning composition particles on the surface of the cleaning surface and hence replenish the cleaning capacity of the cleaning instrument. In one embodiment the cleaning instrument may comprise a pair of cleaning surfaces each mounted on a respective arm. The arms may be operatively coupled together, for example in a tweezer-like fashion at one end thereof. In this embodiment the cleaning instrument may be manually used to enable simultaneous cleaning of inner and outer surfaces of an eyeglass lens. In one particular embodiment of the invention the cleaning composition is a combination of carbon black and a hemihydrate of calcium sulfate.
US09411174B2	Electronically switchable optical device with a multi-functional optical control apparatus and methods for operating the same An electronically controllable optical device is provided which includes a cell maintaining an electro-optically controllable material, a photosensor associated with the cell, wherein the photosensor generates an input signal based on ambient light level, and a control circuit which receives the input signal and generates at least one output signal received by the cell. The device also includes a single switch connected to the control circuit, wherein actuation of the switch in predetermined sequences enables at least two of the following features of the device, a state change of the material, a system change between auto and manual modes, or a threshold value change for generation of the ambient light input signal, a device color change, a device tint change or a reset of the threshold value to the original factory setting. Methods of operation for the device are also provided. A control apparatus for the device is also disclosed.
US09411156B2	Optical scanner The optical scanner comprises: a rotor being attached to one end part of a rotor shaft; a polygon mirror having reflective surfaces and being attached to the rotor shaft; and a bearing section being provided to a stator housing and capable of rotatably holding the rotor shaft. A recessed part, through which the rotor shaft is penetrated, is formed in a top part of the polygon mirror. A retainer section of the rotor shaft, which is provided in the recessed part, and an elastic member, which is provided between the retainer section and an inner bottom part of the recessed part and which always biases the polygon mirror toward the rotor, are accommodated in the recessed part together with an end part of the rotor shaft.
US09411151B2	Bangle with magnifying lens and illumination device A bangle is provided having a toroidal, tubular or cylindrical main body with at least inner and outer surfaces. A cut-out portion is provided in the main body extending from the outer surface towards the inner surface. A cavity extends at least partially through the main body and communicates with an opening formed in a wall of the cut-out portion. A magnifying lens is removably disposed in the cavity. An end of the magnifying lens is coupled to an illumination housing having an illumination device disposed therein. The illumination housing is configured to be placed in the cut-out section of the main body and substantially complete the shape of the main body. A protrusion is formed on an outer surface of the illumination housing for retracting the magnifying lens and the illumination housing from the cavity and cut-out portion, respectively.
US09411148B2	Image deflector for gun sights Optical apparatus in which a beam deflector is used to reposition the sight beam from a reflex sight. In one example, an optical apparatus includes a reflex sight configured to produce a collimated reflex sight beam directed along an optical axis, and a beam deflector coupled to an output of the reflex sight and configured to deflect the reflex sight beam by a selected angle of deflection relative to the optical axis to reposition an eyebox of the reflex sight off-axis with respect to the optical axis and remote from the reflex sight. In certain examples, the optical apparatus also includes a telescopic sight, and the beam deflector is configured to deflect the collimated reflex sight beam to overlap the reflex sight beam with the exit pupil of the telescopic sight.
US09411145B2	Test sample device and test method for an optical microscope with subwavelength resolution A test sample device for an optical microscope which images a sample in different light states with a local resolution in the subwavelength range of the visible spectral range, wherein the test sample device comprises: a test piece, which is designed to be microexamined with the microscope and has a surface on which nanostructures are arranged, wherein each nanostructure, viewed along the surface, has a dimension in the subwavelength range, wherein the nanostructures are spaced apart from one another by an amount which lies above the wavelength of the visible spectral range, and wherein the nanostructures are switchable collectively between a bright state, in which they illuminate, and a dark state, in which they do not illuminate, and a drive, which is designed to move the test piece in the subwavelength range, whereby the different light states can be realized by different movement states of the test piece.
US09411144B2	Systems for fluorescence illumination using superimposed polarization states Various superimposing beam controls that can superimpose beams of light with different optical properties are described. In one aspect, a beam control receives a beam of light and outputs one or more beams. Each beam is output in a different polarization state and with different optical properties. Superimposing beam controls can be incorporated in fluorescence microscopy instruments to split a beam of excitation light into one or more beams of excitation light. Each beam of excitation light has a different polarization and is output with different optical properties so that each excitation beam can be used to execute a different microscopy technique.
US09411141B2	Microscope and a method for examining a sample using a microscope A microscope, in particular a confocal microscope, has one or more lasers for generating an illumination light for a sample and has a detection device for detected signals from the sample. The detection device includes multiple adjustable spectral detection channels for the detection of predefinable different wavelength regions, and is configured and refined in the interest of particularly versatile utilization in consideration of a wide variety of phenomena, with particularly good separation of the phenomena in the context of investigation, in such a way that multiple temporal detection windows are respectively settable for the spectral detection channels.
US09411131B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system, in order from an object side to an image side, the optical image capturing system comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second through fifth lens elements have a refractive power, and the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the above lens elements are aspheric. The sixth lens element with a negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface, the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric, and at least one of the object-side and the image-side surfaces has an inflection point. When satisfying the specific conditions, the optical image capturing system may have a better optical path adjusting ability to acquire better imaging quality.
US09411130B2	Photographing lens and electronic apparatus Provided are photographing optical lens assembly and an electronic apparatus. The photographing optical lens assembly includes a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens; a fourth lens, a fifth lens having a positive refractive power, and a sixth lens having a negative refractive power. The first to sixth lenses are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, and the sixth lens has a concave image-side surface in a region around an optical axis.
US09411124B2	Imaging apparatus and controlling method therefor, and lens unit and controlling method therefor, and imaging system In a camera unit that is mountable to a lens unit having a focus lens, an AF signal processing unit generates an AF evaluation value from an imaging signal obtained by an imaging element, and a camera control unit generates drive information for moving the focus lens to an in-focus point using the AF evaluation value and transmits the drive information to the mounted lens unit. The camera control unit transmits drive information including a focus lens position served as a reference for micro vibration and an amount of movement of the focus lens indicated by shift amount of an image plane with reference to the focus lens position to a lens unit.
US09411120B2	Multi-cable breakout assembly A multi-cable breakout assembly includes: a plurality of cables arranged in a rectangular array of M rows×N columns, wherein M and N are positive whole numbers greater than one; a first sleeve that encircles the plurality of cables; first and second ribbon members, the first ribbon member being threaded through the plurality of cables to separate the cables into M rows; and the second ribbon member being threaded through the plurality of cables to separate the cables into N columns; and a second sleeve that overlies an end of the first sleeve and the first and second ribbon members.
US09411118B2	Fiber distribution hubs and storage retaining modules A fiber distribution hub (FDH) can include an enclosure defining an interior region and a frame body having a longitudinal axis. The frame body is rotatably mounted within the interior region of the enclosure such that the frame body can rotate about the longitudinal axis relative to the enclosure. The FDH further includes a plurality of splitters coupled to the frame body. Each splitter module has at least one splitter input and at least two splitter outputs. The FDH also includes a first plurality of adapters coupled to the frame body. The first plurality of adapters is configured to optically couple to splitter output cables. Additionally, the FDH can also include a storage retaining module configured to be selectively coupled to the frame body. The storage retaining module includes a storage retaining structure configured to selectively secure a cable portion of a connectorized end of a splitter output cable.
US09411099B2	Optical waveguide and manufacturing method of optical waveguide An optical waveguide of the present invention is an optical waveguide having a first rib and a second rib being provided on a slab layer along one direction from one side to the other side and a barrier layer being connected between said first rib and said second rib, in which: the first rib includes a first taper part having a width widening from a first end in said one side to a second end connected with said barrier layer; and the second rib includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on a face of said slab layer in turn.
US09411096B2	Multimode optical fiber and methods of use and design thereof The present invention relates generally to multimode optical fibers (MMFs) and methods for optimizing said MMFs for transmission for at least two optical wavelengths. In an embodiment, the present invention is a multimode optical fiber optimized for multi-wavelength transmission in communication systems utilizing VCSEL transceivers, where the MMF has a bandwidth designed to maximize channel reach for multiple wavelengths, and/or where the MMF minimizes for wavelength dependent optical power penalties at one or more wavelength.
US09411094B2	Backlight module and liquid crystal display device A backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a light guide plate, a light source, a back plate, and a positioning component for maintaining a light coupling distance between the light emitting surface of the light source and the light incident surface of the light guide plate. There is a light coupling distance between the light emitting surface of the light source and the light incident surface of the light guide plate. When a temperature change occurs, the positioning component occurs as a first deformation, as well as the light guide plate occurs as a second deformation. The light coupling distance remains unchanged under the influence of the first deformation and the second deformation. The positioning reliability of the light guide plate is improved in the present invention.
US09411092B2	Reflection type display module and electronic device using the same An electronic device includes a housing and a display module received in the housing. The display module includes a display panel, a touch panel positioned on the display panel, a light guide plate positioned on the touch panel, a light source positioned at a side of the light guide plate, and a hardened layer positioned on the light guide plate. The light guide plate and the display panel are respectively positioned at opposite sides of the touch panel. The hardened layer covers a surface of the light guide plate away from the touch panel.
US09411090B2	Backlight system Backlight systems including a core layer, configured to be flexible, and at least one light source are described. The core layer contains at least one light-excited fluorophore. The light source is arranged on an edge of one side of the core layer. Further, the light source is configured to emit first light into the core layer through the edge of the one side of the core layer. The core layer is configured to transmit the first light therein and to emit second light caused by the light-excited fluorophores irradiated by the first light from a first surface of the core layer.
US09411082B2	Polarizing plate, display device including the polarizing plate, and method of manufacturing the polarizing plate A polarizing plate includes a base film and a polarizer. The polarizer includes a dichroic dye formed on the base film, oriented perpendicular to a plane of the base film, and having a discotic liquid crystal phase.
US09411081B2	Method of manufacturing polarizing plate The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a polarizing plate having sufficient heat resistance, without deteriorating the dye-affinity and the like of the polarizing film and without the necessity of transferring or detaching the polarizing film. Provided is a method of manufacturing a polarizing plate (10) that includes a polyester resin base (11) and a polarizing film including a polyvinyl alcohol resin laminated on the polyester resin base. The method includes the steps of: stretching a laminate that includes a polyvinyl alcohol resin layer (12) laminated on the polyester resin base (11); dyeing the polyvinyl alcohol resin layer (12); and crystallizing the polyester resin base (11). The crystallization step is performed after the dyeing step.
US09411078B2	Lens system for redirecting light rays within a field of view toward a focal plane A system for displaying an anamorphic image on a viewing surface comprises a screen having a viewing surface and an image source configured to display the anamorphic image on the viewing surface such that an image viewed on the viewing surface appears undistorted from a viewing point. In addition, the system may also include a reflective lens having a convex exterior surface and a refractive lens having a plurality of surfaces to redirect light toward an image capture device. Further, the system may include an image conversion module for converting a non-anamorphic image into the anamorphic image suitable for displaying on the viewing surface and a selected portion of the anamorphic image into at least one non-anamorphic image.
US09411077B2	Lenticular lens sheet, display apparatus and electronic equipment Provided are a lenticular lens sheet capable of simultaneously achieving an improvement in visibility due to improving bonding accuracy, and low cost due to shape stabilization during processing the lens, a display apparatus and an electronic equipment including the same. The lenticular lens sheet includes a plurality of cylindrical lenses which extend in a direction parallel to each other; and an alignment mark which has two cylindrical lenses among the plurality of cylindrical lenses, a flat part disposed between the two cylindrical lenses, and a structure which is disposed on the flat part and extends between the two cylindrical lenses.
US09411074B2	Security device A security device is disclosed having a region of piezochromic material and an integrated relief structure. The security device is arranged such that when a stress is generated in the piezochromic material and relief structure, an optical effect is generated in the piezochromic material.
US09411064B2	Testers for acoustic sensors Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to test an acoustic sensor. Apparatus and methods can include collecting an acoustic wave from a transmitter of the acoustic sensor and directing the acoustic wave to a receiver of the acoustic sensor along a path different from the acoustic sensor. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09411061B2	Method for manufacturing a streamer cable A method for manufacturing a streamer cable includes connecting seismic devices using slacked wire and disposing a polymer body having a channel defined therein around the seismic devices and the wire such that the wire extends through the channel.
US09411058B2	Polymer composite based thermal neutron detectors Polymer composite neutron detector materials are described. The composite materials include an aromatic polymer matrix, such as an aromatic polyester. Distributed within the polymer matrix are neutron capture agents, such as 6LiF nanoparticles, and organic or inorganic luminescent fluors. The composite materials can be formed into stretched or unstretched thin films, fibers or fiber mats.
US09411056B2	Wide dynamic range bidirectional integrating electrometer with low leakage solid-state reset and range change operating over an extended temperature range A radiation monitor includes an ionization chamber for detecting radiation that passes into the ionization chamber. The ionization chamber generates a current flow in response to the detected radiation. An electrometer is electrically connected to the ionization chamber for measuring the current flow generated by the ionization chamber. The electrometer is operable in a plurality of modes based on a magnitude of the current flow generated by the ionization chamber. A method of measuring current flow through an electrometer of a radiation monitor is also provided.
US09411055B2	Photon-counting detector and readout circuit A photon-counting detector configured to detect photons included in multi-energy radiation. The photon-counting detector includes a pixel area configured to absorb photons incident thereto, and bias circuits configured to supply one of a bias voltage and a bias current to electronic devices in the pixel area, wherein the bias circuits are in the pixel area.
US09411045B2	Gain control circuit and ultrasonic image device A gain control circuit includes: a voltage generation circuit that generates first voltage that is linearly changed over time; a voltage square circuit that outputs second voltage that is obtained by squaring the first voltage generated by the voltage generation circuit; a resistance circuit that has a resistance characteristic by which a resistance value is squared-changed over time depending on the second voltage output from the voltage square circuit; and a gain adjustment circuit in which gain is squared-changed over time depending on the resistance value of the resistance circuit.
US09411034B2	Measuring system for nuclear magnetic measuring devices A measuring system for nuclear magnetic measuring devices having a controller, a signal generator and a signal processor with signal path having an input stage and a signal conditioner, interfering signals caused by the excitation signals and not occurring simultaneously with the measuring signals being received at an input of the input stage, the measuring signal having signal swing less than that of the interfering signal and the controller determining excitation signal output instants. A switch is located in the signal path between the input stage output and the signal conditioner input, and being switchable between first and second switching states by the controller. The controller switches the switch in the first switching state only in the periods in which there are no interfering signals at the input stage input, and a dynamic range of the signal conditioner input is adapted to the voltage swing of the measuring signals.
US09411027B2	Method for determining if an implantable medical device is magnetic resonance conditional A method for determining if an implantable medical device (IMD) in a patient is magnetic resonance conditional. Embodiments include a Home Monitoring Service Center (HMSC) that indicates if the IMD is MR conditional and what those conditions are. The IMD includes memory with flags, enabling a physician to set a flag to “MR conditional” if the IMD is MR conditional, if there are no abandoned leads in the patient, and if there are no other hardware in the patient that are not MR conditionally approved. In embodiments, the flags indicate safe for 1.5 T, 3.0 T, 1.5 & 3.0 T, up to 2 W/Kg, up to 4 W/Kg, with/without exclusion zone, and date flags are set. During home monitoring, the HMSC reads out a status of the MR conditional flags and the date last confirmed. If the patient needs an MRI scan, physician queries HMSC to determine MR conditional status.
US09411024B2	Magnetic field sensor having XMR elements in a full bridge circuit having diagonal elements sharing a same shape anisotropy Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic field sensor. The magnetic field sensor includes at least four XMR elements connected in a full bridge circuit including parallel branches. The at least four XMR elements are GMR or TMR elements (GMR=giant magnetoresistance; TMR=tunnel magnetoresistance). Two diagonal XMR elements of the full bridge circuit include the same shape anisotropy, wherein XMR elements in the same branch of the full bridge circuit include different shape anisotropies.
US09411021B2	Methods and apparatus for sensing ground leakage and automated self testing thereof Methods and apparatus provide for: measuring leakage current from a source of AC power, which provides power to at least one load circuit; and comparing the measured leakage current values against one or more predetermined thresholds to establish status therefor; and automatically performing self tests to determine whether the leakage current sensing and comparing operations are operative.
US09411020B2	Battery pack and method of controlling the same A battery pack and a method of controlling the battery pack are disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery pack includes a battery, a monitoring unit configured to monitor a voltage of the battery and provide a monitoring result, a memory storing a full-charge capacity (FCC) of the battery, and a controller configured to update the stored FCC when the monitoring result satisfies predetermined conditions during a falling period of the voltage.
US09411007B2	System and method for statistical post-silicon validation The system and method described herein relate to a bug positioning system for post-silicon validation of a prototype integrated circuit using statistical analysis. Specifically, the bug positioning system samples output and intermediate signals from a prototype chip to generate signatures. Signatures are grouped into passing and failing groups, modeled, and compared to identify patterns of acceptable behavior and unacceptable behavior and locate bugs in space and time.
US09411005B1	Method of locating a fault in a power distribution system comprising at least one DC voltage distributed resource having a controllable voltage source converter The present invention provides a method to ensure that distributed resources of a power distribution system remain connected to the circuitry of the power distribution system when a fault occurs at a distributed resource node to assist in identifying the location of the fault by continuing to inject current from the distributed resources into the distribution system, wherein at least one of the distributed resources is a DC voltage distributed resource comprising a controllable voltage source converter.
US09411004B2	Continuous leakage detection circuit with integrated robustness check and balanced fault detection A leakage detection circuit with integrated robustness check provides leakage detection and continuous robustness check capability. A circuit can include a first voltage divider coupled to a chassis ground and a positive terminal of a traction energy storage device (ESD). A second voltage divider, connected in series to the first voltage divider, can be coupled to the chassis ground and a negative terminal of the ESD. A third voltage divider can be coupled to both the positive and negative ESD terminals. A checkproduct based on a voltage detected at the third voltage divider can be compared to a sum VS of voltages detected at first and second voltage dividers to check for a circuit fault. Voltages detected at the first and second voltage dividers, and SOC values, can be used to detect leakage faults, including balanced leakage faults, and a fault response can be performed.
US09410998B2	Method, system and apparatus for capacitive sensing A system for obtaining incremental and absolute displacement measurements using systems of electrodes that interact to form variable capacitors and systems that facilitate implementation of the method along with exemplary embodiments of these systems. The capacitors created by the disclosed method have known physical properties and corresponding known mathematical relationships. These laws are exploited in such a way by our method as to overcome inadequacies in existing systems and create superior systems. These superior systems improve upon the existing art by including economically and reliably made sensors based on the area varying principle which eliminate dead zone issues and increase accuracy through a reduction of the influence of gap variations on capacitive systems through the use of compensatory geometrical arrangements of multiple capacitive systems.
US09410991B2	Attachment structure of current sensor and electric conductive member In an attachment structure, a current sensor and an electric conductive member are attached to a housing in a state in which an electric connection portion of the electric conductive member is passed through a measurement hole of the current sensor. The current sensor includes a guide protrusion protruding from a sensor body. The housing includes: a guide wall portion including a guide wall which includes a first side surface opposing the electric conductive member, and which extends along a first direction in which the sensor body moves when attached to the housing, to guide the guide protrusion; and a rotation restricting wall portion which is disposed on the first side surface, and which restricts the electric conductive member from being rotated by a load that is imposed when the electric conductive member is connected to a connection counterpart.
US09410988B2	Cable with LED connection indicator and methods of using same An interconnection verification device for sensors and a software implementation of interconnection verification between cabling and sensors in large, multi-channel test configurations are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the sensor assembly comprises a sensor and an indicator electrically connected inline with the sensor. In a preferred embodiment the indicator is an LED. In an even more preferred embodiment, the sensor is an IEPE.
US09410982B2	Photothermal actuation of a probe for scanning probe microscopy Various methods of driving a probe of a scanning probe microscope are disclosed. One set of methods distribute the energy of a radiation beam over a wide area of the probe by either scanning the beam or increasing its illumination area. Another method changes the intensity profile of the radiation beam with a diffractive optical element, enabling a more uniform intensity profile across the width of the illumination. Another method uses a diffractive optical element to change the circumferential shape of the radiation beam, and hence the shape of the area illuminated on the probe, in order to match the shape of the probe and hence distribute the energy over a wider area.
US09410966B2	Isotopic recoding for targeted tandem mass spectrometry Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for detecting a low abundance protein and methods for identifying a site of N-glycosylation on a protein. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a eukaryotic cell is contacted with an isotopic labeling composition and isotopically labeled N-glycosylated peptides obtained from the eukaryotic cell are assessed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. A predetermined isotopic pattern in the mass spectrum is identified and amino acid sequences of the peptides containing the predetermined isotopic pattern are determined. Systems for identifying a predetermined isotopic pattern in mass spectra and determining amino acid sequences of peptides containing the predetermined isotopic pattern are also described.
US09410963B2	Hexanoylglycine as biomarker for the predisposition for weight gain and obesity The present invention relates generally to the field of nutrition and health. In particular, the present invention relates to a new biomarker, its use and a method that allows it to diagnose the likelihood to resist diet induced weight gain, and/or to be susceptible to a diet induced weight gain. For example, the biomarker may be hexanoylglycine.
US09410962B2	Determination of levels of immunogenic gluten peptides in human samples The present invention, fitted in the medical-clinical sector, shows a method for monitoring the ingestion of gluten by measuring protein/gluten peptides present in fecal samples with antibodies against immunogenic peptides resistant to gastrointestinal digestion. The presence or absence of said immunogenic peptides is controlled by immunological assays based on reactive antibodies against immunogenic gluten peptides that are resistant to proteolysis. These assays may be quantitative techniques as ELISAs, or qualitative as rapid immunochromatographic assays, immunoblots, etc. These measures may also be applied to verify compliance with the gluten-free diet, to improve diagnosis in cases of refractory or severe symptoms of celiac disease, in cases in which a gluten-free diet is supposedly being respected, or to clinical research on the effectiveness of enzymatic therapies related with prolamin detoxification.
US09410957B2	Monoclonal antibodies and diagnostic uses thereof The disclosure relates to antibodies to the preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME), and the synovial sarcoma X breakpoint 2 (SSX-2) antigens, methods of use, and diagnostic kits thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the disclosure relates to monoclonal antibodies to specific epitopes of the PRAME and SSX-2 antigens and methods of using such antibodies.
US09410953B2	Use of non-nucleophilic additives for reduction of surface morphological anomalies in probe arrays The present invention relates to a formulations and methods for coupling a reactant (or probe precursor) to a functionalized surface for purposes of forming an arrayed sensor. This method includes the steps of: providing a surface having a reactive functional group; and introducing onto the surface, at a plurality of discrete locations, two or more compositions of the invention, which include a different reactant (probe precursor) and a non-nucleophilic additive, wherein such introduction is carried out under conditions effective to allow for covalent binding of the reactant to the surface via the reactive functional group. This results in a probe-functionalized array that substantially overcomes the problem of surface morphological anomalies on the array surface. Use of the resulting arrays in various detection systems is also encompassed.
US09410950B2	Luminescent gold nanomaterial functionalized by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, preparation and application thereof Provided is luminescent gold nanomaterial functionalized by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, methods of preparation and application thereof. The functionalized gold nanomaterial is formed by N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol bonding to the surface of the gold nanoparticle. The functionalized gold nanomaterial are prepared by directly reducing chloroauric acid with N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol, wherein N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol acts as reducer and stabilizer simultaneously. The preparation method is simple, fast and no need of special conditions. The preparation methods can be performed in a wide temperature range, for example, 15-35.degree. C. The size and pattern of the functionalized gold nanomaterial can be specified by choosing the ratio of chloroauric acid to N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol. The obtained functionalized gold nanomaterial exhibits excellent chemiluminescence properties. Said functionalized gold nanomaterial can be combined with biomolecules to form biomolecular probe, which can be used for immunoassay, nucleic acid analysis, molecular imaging, sensor, etc., and has a broad application prospect in the field of clinical analysis biomedicine, food safety, and environment monitoring.
US09410935B2	Measurement process of minimum miscibility pressure (MMP) and critical points of a gas in crude oils or binary mixtures The present invention provides a new process of the transitiometric scanning technique to determine in an experimental way the minimum miscibility pressure of any sample of hydrocarbon at constant temperature (from the atmospheric temperature to 673 K) in the pressure interval of the atmospheric temperature to 400 MPa, including pressure at which the organic matter will precipitate due to the CO2 injection, based on a transitometric technique which has proved to be reliable, highly accurate and highly reproducible. The apparatus used is based on a highly accurate control of the pVT variables and the calorimetric determination of the present phase transitions during the injection process of gases into hydrocarbons. Accurate control of pVT variables enables the determination of the derivative thermodynamic variables useful to define the type of phase transition.
US09410934B2	Nanoparticle probes, methods, and systems for use thereof Methods of identifying geological materials of interest comprising (i) providing a nanoprobe composition comprising one or more nanoprobes; wherein the nanoprobe includes (a) at least one tag; and (b) at least one signal generator; (ii) introducing the nanoprobes to a geological material; and (iii) detecting the presence of a signal generated by the signal generator on association of the tag with a target. Nanoprobe compositions identify geological materials, systems include such nanoprobe compositions, and methods use such nanoprobe compositions for the evaluation of geological materials.
US09410923B2	Ultra-fast nucleic acid sequencing device and a method for making and using the same A system and method employing at least one semiconductor device, or an arrangement of insulating and metal layers, having at least one detecting region which can include, for example, a recess or opening therein, for detecting a charge representative of a component of a polymer, such as a nucleic acid strand proximate to the detecting region, and a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. The system and method can thus be used for sequencing individual nucleotides or bases of ribonucleic acid (RNA) or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). The semiconductor device includes at least two doped regions, such as two n-typed regions implanted in a p-typed semiconductor layer or two p-typed regions implanted in an n-typed semiconductor layer. The detecting region permits a current to pass between the two doped regions in response to the presence of the component of the polymer, such as a base of a DNA or RNA strand. The current has characteristics representative of the component of the polymer, such as characteristics representative of the detected base of the DNA or RNA strand.
US09410918B2	Water analysis sensor electrode A water analysis sensor electrode for determining an analyte in water includes a sensor electrode housing which is configured to be closed. The sensor electrode housing comprises an inner wall and an ion-selective sensor electrode diaphragm arranged at a lower distal end of the sensor electrode housing. An electrolyte solution is in the sensor electrode housing. A measuring electrode is arranged in the sensor electrode housing. A gas bubble is enclosed by the sensor electrode housing. A rigid rod element having a round cross section is arranged in the sensor electrode housing so that a continuous open capillary channel extends over a length of the sensor electrode housing between the rigid rod element and the inner wall.
US09410917B2	Method of using a biosensor A biosensor (102) for determining the presence or amount of a substance in a sample and methods of use of the biosensor (102) are provided. The biosensor (102) for receiving a user sample to be analyzed includes a mixture for electrochemical reaction with an analyte. The mixture includes an enzyme, a mediator and an oxidizable species as an internal reference.
US09410915B2	System and method for quality assurance of a biosensor test strip The present invention provides a test strip for measuring a signal of interest in a biological fluid when the test strip is mated to an appropriate test meter, wherein the test strip and the test meter include structures to verify the integrity of the test strip traces, to measure the parasitic resistance of the test strip traces, and to provide compensation in the voltage applied to the test strip to account for parasitic resistive losses in the test strip traces.
US09410911B2	Structure and method of manufacture A structure for a chemical sensing device, the structure comprising at least one electrically conductive element located in, and protruding from, at least one recess. A method of manufacturing the structure includes: (a) providing a template comprising at least one recess having a recess depth; (b) providing an electrically conductive material in the at least one recess; and (c) removing part of the template to decrease the recess depth of the at least one recess, thereby forming said protruding at least one electrically conductive element.
US09410910B1	Hybrid conductivity sensor A sensor for measuring conductivity of a fluid containing dissolved ions, particularly for measuring conductivity of salt water, features a cylindrical tube (57) of poorly conductive material such as glass, a first electrode (51A) and a second electrode (51B) inside the tube, connected together (56) to maintain a common electrical potential, a first transformer (52,53) concentrically arranged around the tube (57) to drive current through the fluid in the tube, and a second transformer (54, 55) arranged to sense a value of the current flowing in the fluid, and a digital processing circuit (62) coupled to receive an output signal of the second transformer, and to derive therefrom a value representing the conductivity of the fluid. The sensor is adapted to be towed behind a research ship, or to be deployed on an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) or the like. Current signals are preferably processed by digital switching measurement technology (dMST).
US09410908B2	Humidity measurement device A highly sensitive humidity measurement device is provided. The humidity measurement device has: a housing component integrally including a connector for performing input/output to/from the outside and a connector terminal component; an electronic circuit board mounted on the housing component and electrically connected to the connector terminal; and a humidity sensing element provided on the electronic circuit board. When the humidity measurement device is installed in an installation hole that is provided in a part of a main air flow passage through which suction air flows, apart of the housing component is exposed to the suction air flowing through the main air flow passage. The housing component is provided with a bypass passage to suction a part of the suction air. The bypass passage includes a bypass inlet opening that serves as a suction port of the suction air and a bypass outlet opening that discharges the suction air. The bypass outlet opening is exposed to the suction air.
US09410907B2	Methods and apparatuses for testing capacitive touch screen films Test fixtures for testing layers of touch screen material and methods for using the same. Some test fixtures include first and second test beds that are movable relative to each other, an impedance measurement circuit, an electrical connector, a clamping actuator, and a processor, where the test fixtures and/or test fixture components are configured to secure a layer of touch screen material and measure the electrical impedance of at least one feature of the layer. Some of the present methods include securing a layer of touch screen material between test beds, calculating an electrical impedance of at least one feature of the layer, and releasing the layer from the test beds.
US09410901B2	Image sensor, an inspection system and a method of inspecting an article A high sensitivity image sensor comprises an epitaxial layer of silicon that is intrinsic or lightly p doped (such as a doping level less than about 1013 cm−3). CMOS or CCD circuits are fabricated on the front-side of the epitaxial layer. Epitaxial p and n type layers are grown on the backside of the epitaxial layer. A pure boron layer is deposited on the n-type epitaxial layer. Some boron is driven a few nm into the n-type epitaxial layer from the backside during the boron deposition process. An anti-reflection coating may be applied to the pure boron layer. During operation of the sensor a negative bias voltage of several tens to a few hundred volts is applied to the boron layer to accelerate photo-electrons away from the backside surface and create additional electrons by an avalanche effect. Grounded p-wells protect active circuits as needed from the reversed biased epitaxial layer.
US09410900B2	Infrared detector device inspection system Methods and apparatuses for identifying carrier lifetimes are disclosed herein. In a general embodiment, a beam of light is sent to a group of locations on a material for an optical device. Photons emitted from the material are detected at each of the group of locations. A carrier lifetime is identified for each of the group of locations based on the photons detected from each of the group of locations.
US09410896B2	Method of measurement of aromatic varnish application A method of measurement of application of aromatic varnish in offset and rotogravure printing includes adding to the aromatic varnish as a marker, one or more of organic and non-organic pigments that can be seen in visible or UV light in the amount ranging from 40,000 to 500,000 per 1 mm3. The mixture of the aromatic varnish and the marker undergoes dispergation, and clean proofs are made where the aromatic varnish coat corresponds to the coat assumed in the printing process. Using a microscope with magnification ranging from 100× to 500×, the number of pigment grains is measured in the clean proofs and then the proper printing process takes place. Samples printed with the varnish are collected and observed under a microscope in the reflected light, and then the number of visible pigment particles in the collected sample is compared with the number of visible pigments in the clean proof.
US09410894B2	Microfluidic device for analyzing a pressurized fluid The invention relates to a microfluidic sensor for analyzing a fluid which is in a pipe and which is under a first pressure. The sensor includes a mixer for mixing amount of fluid from the pipe with at least one amount of a reactant from at least one tank, and an analyzer for analyzing the resulting mixture. The sensor further includes a sampling channel for sampling an amount of the fluid in the pipe, in order to supply the fluid the mixer and to pressurize the at least one tank. According to the invention, an outlet of the analyzer is subjected to a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure in the pipe, such that the fluid passively moves from the pipe towards the analyzer via the mixer, as well as towards the tank.
US09410891B2	Optics collection and detection system and method Optics collection and detection systems are provided for measuring optical signals from an array of optical sources over time. Methods of using the optics collection and detection systems are also described.
US09410890B2	Methods and apparatus for spectral luminescence measurement One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method of processing spectral luminescence mapping data obtained from a substrate, the substrate having an epitaxial layer stack that includes a multiple quantum well. A spectral luminescence and an epi thickness at a location on the substrate are obtained. A spectral modulation for the location may be computed given the epi thickness and material indices of refraction. The underlying luminescence spectrum may then be generated by dividing the measured spectral luminescence by the spectral modulation. Subsequently, a peak wavelength and other parameters may be obtained from the underlying luminescence spectrum. In another embodiment, the underlying luminescence spectrum may be determined, without the epi thickness measurement, using a self-consistent technique. Another embodiment relates to an apparatus for spectral luminescence mapping and epitaxial thickness measurement. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US09410886B2	Apparatus and method for generating light pulses from LEDs in optical absorption gas sensors An optical absorption gas sensor for detecting an analyte gas comprises a gas sample receiving chamber, at least one light emitting diode (LED) and a photodiode or other photosensor. A plurality of light pulses are generated by passing pulses of current through the at least one LED. The current through the at least one LED is measured a plurality of times during each pulse and taken into account when generating a compensated output signal. The transfer ratio between LED current and photodiode output signal is calculated a plurality of times during each pulse. An ADC measures the LED and photodiode currents alternately. The LED pulses are generated by inductor discharge flyback and the period of time for which current is supplied to the inductor prior to each pulse is selected so that the photodiode output current is at an optimal region within the input range of the ADC. At least the temperature of the at least one LED is measured and taken into account when generating the compensated output signal. Thus, rather than providing especially careful control of the LED pulses, the pulses are measured, enabling a simpler, lower power circuit which is tolerant of variations in temperature to be provided.
US09410878B2	Portable ultrafine particle sizer (PUPS) apparatus The Portable Ultrafine Particle Sizer (PUPS) invention is provided. The PUPS is an instrument which can measure particle number concentration for particle sizes under 200 nanometers in-situ. The PUPS is a compact design for quick mounting on vehicles. Size discrimination is accomplished using a compact reverse Differential Mobility Analyzer (rDMA). Particle charging is accomplished using corona ionization. Concentration measurements are completed using a unique flexible printed circuit board electrode which can be removed for cleaning, disposal or chemical analysis of collected particles at the end of its in situ measurement life.
US09410875B2	Method and arrangement for the weighted monitoring of the wear of a pair of hand pliers used for crimping workpieces The invention relates to a method for monitoring the wear of a pair of hand pliers with which crimping elements can be pressed onto a workpiece and a particular degree of crimping mp, to be obtained by actuating the pliers, set using a presetting device. An arrangement is described for carrying out this method, as is a pair of hand pliers implementing the method. The method includes: counting each actuation of the hand pliers and linking to the degree of crimping mp that has been set; reading out a wear prognosis value Vt, from a memory, for the degree of crimping that has been set; determining a total wear value V by adding up the wear prognosis value Vt for each actuation; verifying whether the total wear value reaches or exceeds a defined threshold value VG, and issuing a calibration request if necessary.
US09410874B2	Simulated impact-type rock burst experiment apparatus A simulated impact-type rock burst experiment apparatus includes a bracket, a specimen box assembly, an X-direction, Y-direction and Z-direction loading mechanisms mounted on the bracket, and control systems. Each loading mechanism includes four supporting posts in a rectangular arrangement, a first and second frames aligned with each other and fixedly connected to both ends of the four supporting posts, a loading hydraulic cylinder and a lead screw mounted on the two frames respectively.
US09410872B2	Exhaust gas flowmeter and exhaust gas analyzing system The present invention is adapted to be provided with: a first sampling line for sampling raw exhaust gas; a first concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the predetermined target component contained in the raw exhaust gas; a second sampling line for sampling diluted exhaust gas; a second concentration measuring part that measures the concentration of the target component contained in the diluted exhaust gas; and an arithmetic unit that, with use of first measured concentration, second measured concentration, and a diluted exhaust gas flow rate, calculates a raw exhaust gas flow rate, wherein in a state where the first sampling line and the first concentration measuring part are heated, the first concentration measuring part measures the concentration of the target component contained in the raw exhaust gas.
US09410865B2	System for monitoring the leak tightness of a tank A system for monitoring the leak-tightness of a tank, which is filled with a liquid with a lower density than water. The system has a liquid drain pipe, with a container that has a bottom, which is integrated horizontally in the liquid drain pipe with a damming element, which divides the container into a partial area on the supply flow side and partial area on the drain side. A first vibronic measuring device with a first vibrating unit protruding into the supply flow side partial area of the bottom determines whether the density of the medium undershoots a specified limit. A second vibronic measuring device with a second vibrating unit, at a position not exceeding the level of the first vibrating unit, which detects whether the vibrating unit are covered with medium, and with an evaluation unit uses the measured values of measuring devices to determine whether there is liquid from the tank in the container.
US09410864B2	Method and device for determining the static unbalance Disclosed is a method for determining the static unbalance of a body (30) provided with a locating surface (31) by means of a center-of-gravity weighing scale (10), the method including measuring the position of the locating surface (31) of the body (30) with respect to its mount by means of electric displacement sensors (16), computing from the measurement signals of the displacement sensors (16) the eccentricity of the locating surface (31) of the body (30) with respect to the reference point of the scale (10) by means of an electric evaluating circuit, weighing the body (30) and recording mass and position of the center of gravity of the body (30) with respect to the reference point of the scale (10), and computing the unbalance of the body (30) from the measurement signals of the scale (10) and the eccentricity of the locating surface (31) of the body (30) with respect to the reference point of the scale (10) by means of the evaluating circuit.
US09410852B2	Freeze indicator Provided is a freeze indicator, and more particularly, to a freeze indicator capable of easily confirming whether products are exposed to a freezing temperature or less using a development medium member containing a development material having hydrophobic property and moisture, and using diffusion characteristics of the development material into a development medium only when the moisture is frozen at a freezing temperature or less of the moisture.
US09410851B2	Beating signal monitoring module, terahertz wave generation device and optical signal monitoring device including the beating signal monitoring module The inventive concept relates to a beating signal monitoring module and a terahertz wave generation device and an optical signal monitoring device that including the beating signal monitoring module. The beating signal monitoring module includes a nonlinear unit generating an optical signal including a FWM light in response to a beating signal generated from a first light and a second light; a filter unit separating the FWM light from the optical signal and outputting the separated FWM light; and a monitoring unit monitoring the beating signal using the separated FWM light. The beating signal monitoring module and a terahertz wave generation device and an optical signal monitoring device that including the beating signal monitoring module can effectively monitor a beating signal being generated by two lasers using a Four Wave Mixing signal.
US09410848B2	Motion and gesture recognition by a passive thermal sensor system Systems and methods for recognizing motion made by a moving person are presented. The system includes a thermal sensor configured to generate a low frequency or direct current signal upon receiving thermal energy. A spatially modulating optic is disposed between the thermal sensor and the warm object. The optic is configured to modulate the thermal energy received by the thermal sensor as a function of an orientation of the moving person with respect to the thermal sensor. An electronics unit in communication with the thermal sensor includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured by the memory to detect a change in the thermal sensor signal and recognize a characteristic of the thermal sensor signal.
US09410839B2	Flow sensor A method and apparatus for measuring the rate of flow of an ion-containing fluid in a channel are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a captive sensor operable to detect changes in capacitance value due to the deflection of the ions in the fluid by a magnetic field, and a processor operable to determine a flow speed of fluid from the detected change in capacitance value and a predetermined value of magnetic field strength. Such apparatus may be implemented using CMOS technology. The apparatus may operate in a magnetic field generated by a permanent magnet and measure the flow reliably.
US09410837B2	Dispenser A dispenser for dispensing at least two components simultaneously uses ramp shaped wedge members to adjust the ratio of the components being dispensed. The components to be dispensed are disposed in separate containers each forming or connected to a pump. The ramp of the wedge members controls the stroke of the pump.
US09410836B2	Dosing device The invention relates to a dosing device. The dosing device comprises a storage container with a storage chamber disposed therein for accommodating a filling material, a dosing container with a dosing chamber disposed therein, an outlet with an outlet opening for dispensing the filling material, a closure member by means of which the outlet opening can be closed, and a valve wherein the valve is able to assume a dispensing position and a dosing position.
US09410828B2	Servomotor and encoder An encoder includes a first multiple rotation counter that generates first multiple rotation data using a rotation signal indicating one rotation of a rotational shaft of a motor, a second multiple rotation counter that generates second multiple rotation data using the rotation signal, a first cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates first accumulated multiple rotation data using an angle signal indicating a rotational angle of the rotational shaft, a second cumulative-number calculation unit that calculates second accumulated multiple rotation data using the angle signal, and a first comparative diagnosis unit that diagnoses whether the encoder has a fault by performing a comparison to determine whether the first multiple rotation data, the second multiple rotation data, the first accumulated multiple rotation data, and the second accumulated multiple rotation data are a same value.
US09410821B1	Metering data transmitter device A metering data transmitter device, for wirelessly communicating metering data from a utility meter to another location, includes an enclosure and an electronic circuit located at least partially within the enclosure. An input portion of the electronic circuit receives an electronic input signal from the utility meter that is indicative of metering data. A transmitter subcircuit portion of the electronic circuit, operating preferably in the 33 centimeter band, transmits a radio frequency output signal that is indicative of that metering data. The electronic circuit also includes a display subcircuit portion for displaying a visually discernible indication of the metering data (preferably a digital display). One embodiment receives the electronic input signal via electrical wiring while another embodiment receives the electronic input signal wirelessly (e.g., via a Bluetooth-type communication link). Preferably, a control subcircuit is provided for enabling a user to control the electronic circuit (e.g., the metering data display) manually.
US09410818B2	Navigation device According to a navigation device of the invention, at the time of performing turning guidance for a user who drives a vehicle, it is possible to perform the guidance in a way easy-to-understand for the user. Namely, a presentation of a preceding vehicle is made using an actual image or a graphic image of a vehicle that is the same as the actually seen vehicle, so that the user who drives the vehicle in traveling will understand that he/she only has to follow the preceding vehicle actually traveling ahead. This results in such route guidance that does not cause misunderstanding of a turning point and is very easy-to-understand.
US09410805B2	Micromachined piezoelectric z-axis gyroscope This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for making and using gyroscopes. Such gyroscopes may include a central anchor, a sense frame disposed around the central anchor, a plurality of sense beams configured for connecting the sense frame to the central anchor and a drive frame disposed around and coupled to the sense frame. The gyroscope may include pairs of drive beams disposed on opposing sides of the sense frame. The gyroscope may include a drive frame suspension for substantially restricting a drive motion of the drive frame to that of a substantially linear displacement along the first axis. The sense frame may be substantially decoupled from drive motions of the drive frame. Such devices may be included in a mobile device, such as a mobile display device.
US09410802B2	Method for checking position data of a medical instrument, and corresponding medical instrument A method for checking situation and position data of an instrument with at least a first section having at least a first sensor and at least a second sensor. The method encompasses the metrological determination of the situation or position, or its change, of the first sensor and the second sensor, determining a variable feature of the spatial reference between the situation or position of the first sensor and the situation or position of the second sensor at least at a first point in time, at a second point in time and at a third point in time. The method further encompasses determining, by means of a criterion, whether a difference of the variable feature between a first expression at a first point in time and a second expression at a second point in time still exists at a third point in time.
US09410800B1	3D TOF camera with masked illumination A method and system for reducing multi-path effects (stray light and multiple reflections) in 3D time of flight cameras by partly masking the camera's illumination elements.
US09410799B2	Device package and methods for the fabrication and testing thereof Provided are methods of forming sealed via structures. One method involves: (a) providing a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; (b) forming a layer on the first surface of the substrate; (c) etching a via hole through the substrate from the second surface to the layer, the via hole having a first perimeter at the first surface; (d) forming an aperture in the layer, wherein the aperture has a second perimeter within the first perimeter; and (e) providing a conductive structure for sealing the via structure. Also provided are sealed via structures, methods of detecting leakage in a sealed device package, sealed device packages, device packages having cooling structures, and methods of bonding a first component to a second component.
US09410788B2	Magnetic length measuring system, length measuring method and method for producing a magnetic length measuring system A length measuring system includes a magnetic component having two helical magnetically conductive or magnetic elements which have first and second axial ends. The elements are arranged in an axially symmetrically manner relative each other along a common longitudinal axis such that a magnetic field can be formed between the elements, the angle of the field relative to the common longitudinal axis continuously rotating along a predetermined length. The length measuring system further includes a magnetic sensor which can be arranged between the two elements at a right angle to the common longitudinal axis of the elements and which is connected to an evaluation unit.
US09410782B2	Multi-action fuze and warhead separator fitted to a munition A multi-step separator for a fuze is configured to be mated to an explosive device in a military munition, either at a production facility during manufacture of the munition or during use in the field. The fuze includes a detonator with a booster or spit-back element for initiating an energetic sequence resulting in a high-order detonation of the explosive device. The multi-step separator includes: (a) a fuze-munition interface device for retaining the fuze in a confined, close relationship with the explosive device and for releasing the fuze when and if it is subjected to an external stimulus that may cause it to detonate the explosive device; and (b) a separating device for physically distancing the fuze from the explosive device when and if the fuze is released.
US09410778B2	Expandable broadhead having tip formed as an integral portion of a steel or stainless steel ferrule One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a broadhead assembly that includes a ferrule having a shaft engaging end, an opposed tip end, and an axially extending elongate body. The tip end is formed as an integral part of the ferrule and includes a plurality of facets circumferentially arranged about the axially extending elongate body. The facets are tapered rearwardly and outwardly relative to the tip end and form a tip base that is positioned at a forward portion of the elongate body.
US09410777B2	Systems and apparatuses for a ballistic arrow Applicants have created improved systems and apparatuses for a ballistic arrow used to penetrate the surface of a target. The apparatus includes an arrow tip, a support feature, and a collar partially disposed about the support feature. The apparatus further includes a plurality of primary blades disposed radially about the support feature and a plurality of secondary blades partially disposed between the primary blades. The system includes an arrowhead and arrow shaft coupled to the arrowhead. The arrowhead includes an arrow tip, a support feature, and a collar partially disposed about the support feature. The arrowhead includes a plurality of arrow blades adapted to expand radially outward from the support feature upon impact of the arrow tip with a target. The apparatuses and systems described throughout this disclosure can improve the both the reliability and lethality of a ballistic arrow used to hunt game and other wildlife.
US09410762B2	Firearm stock with folding bipod The firearm stock has a body including a forend. The bottom of the forend has an elongate slot. A bipod having a plurality of legs is pivotally attached at one end of the legs to the bottom of the forend. The bipod has an unfolded position in which an opposing end of the legs extends downwards beyond the exterior contour of the forend. The bipod has a folded position in which the opposing end of the legs is received within the elongate slot with the legs substantially within the exterior contour of the forend. The opposing end of the legs may each have a notch. There may be a latch having a cam surface that is spring biased to protrude into the slot. The notches may receive the cam surface when the bipod is in the folded position, thereby releasably securing the opposing end of the legs within the slot.
US09410761B2	Suppressor with configurable baffles A suppressor with configurable baffles has a tubular body defining a bore, a muzzle mount facility on the body, a stack of a plurality of baffles closely received in the bore, each of the baffles defining a primary aperture, each of the baffles having an asymmetric gas flow feature, the primary apertures being aligned on a common axis, each of the baffles having an alignment facility operable to mate with the alignment facility of an adjacent baffle such that a relative rotational position is established, and each alignment facility including a plurality of orientation features at selected rotational intervals about the common axis, such that each baffle is operable to engage an adjacent baffle in a plurality of different alternative orientations at which the respective asymmetric gas flow features are relatively oriented in a selectable position.
US09410753B2	Substrate temperature adjusting method and a method of changing the temperature control range of a heater in a substrate processing apparatus A method which changes the temperature control range of a heater of a substrate processing apparatus. The temperature control range of a heater is changed or extended by changing the flow rate of the coolant flowing through a coolant channel from a first flow rate to a second flow rate which is smaller than the first flow rate, to change a first thermal conductivity of a mounting table to a second thermal conductivity which is smaller than the first thermal conductivity. The upper limit of the temperature control range is lower than the heat resistant temperature of a material of an adhesive of the mounting table.
US09410751B2	Controlled cooling of an electronic system for reduced energy consumption Energy efficient control of a cooling system cooling an electronic system is provided. The control includes automatically determining at least one adjusted control setting for at least one adjustable cooling component of a cooling system cooling the electronic system. The automatically determining is based, at least in part, on power being consumed by the cooling system and temperature of a heat sink to which heat extracted by the cooling system is rejected. The automatically determining operates to reduce power consumption of the cooling system and/or the electronic system while ensuring that at least one targeted temperature associated with the cooling system or the electronic system is within a desired range. The automatically determining may be based, at least in part, on one or more experimentally obtained models relating the targeted temperature and power consumption of the one or more adjustable cooling components of the cooling system.
US09410749B2	Heat exchanger element The invention relates to an heat exchanger element of a plate type, with one internal flow passage, comprising two plates defining an inlet, an outlet and an internal passage extending between said inlet and said outlet, whereas said passage is between two generally parallel plates of self supporting polymer material. The present invention also relates to the use of such an exchanger element as collector in a solar energy arrangement, as chilled beam, as hear distributing element, as subterranean collector, as exchange element in industrial processes and as heat absorber in arrangements for cooling electrical components that are negatively affected by being close to elements having electrical conductivity.
US09410745B2	Heat exchanger In a heat exchanger, a refrigerant side header tank and a coolant side header tank which are connected with refrigerant tubes and coolant tubes include a plate header member, a communication intermediate plate member, a blocking intermediate plate member, and a tank header member. The communication intermediate plate member includes first and second fluid communication holes through which refrigerant and coolant flow, respectively. In this situation, with a simple configuration in that a part of the first and second fluid communication holes is blocked by the blocking intermediate plate member, a communication state between both tubes and internal spaces of the header tanks is regulated.
US09410742B2	High capacity magnetic annealing system and method of operating An annealing system and method of operating is described. The annealing system includes a vertical furnace having an inner cylindrical insulating tube and at least one heating element surrounding an outer surface thereof, wherein the inner cylindrical insulating tube defines a processing space into which a plurality of workpieces may be vertically translated and subjected to thermal and/or magnetic processing. The annealing system further includes a workpiece boat for carrying at least one hundred workpieces, a boat loader arranged beneath the vertical furnace, and configured to vertically translate the workpiece boat and position the workpieces within the processing space, and a magnet system arranged outside the vertical furnace and configured to generate a magnetic field within the processing space.
US09410733B1	Refrigerator with adjustable storage space An inner volume adjustment assembly using a sliding panel to adjust volumes of a refrigerating space and a freezing space of a refrigerator. The sliding panel divides a storage space into the refrigerating space and the freezing space which are respectively coupled to a refrigerating chamber and a freezer of the refrigerator. The sliding panel slides on a rail through a coupling shaft. The temperatures in refrigerating space and the freezing space can be controlled based on a detected position of the sliding panel in the storage space.
US09410730B1	Freezer thaw indicator A container has a porous support member affixed thereinside defining upper and lower chambers and a liquid partly filling the container. The liquid is frozen in the upper chamber. The container is oriented so that the upper chamber is gravitationally above the lower chamber, wherein the frozen liquid remains in the upper chamber. The container is placed in a cold zone of a freezer. Thereafter, the presence of the liquid in the lower chamber is indicative that a thaw episode has occurred. The presence of the liquid frozen in the lower chamber is indicative that the thaw episode has been followed by a refreeze event.
US09410718B2	Device for preheating a fluid, notably a combustion engine coolant fluid The invention relates to a device for heating a fluid, essentially comprising a heating body with a solid element and one or more electric resistors of rectangular section of the PTC type which are arranged in grooves on the exterior surface of the solid element. The latter comprises a U-shaped passage for fluid. The invention also relates to a vehicle engine fitted with such a device for preheating or heating the coolant. The invention also relates to a method for preheating or heating using such a device.
US09410717B2	Powered diaphragm air extractor and control system An air extractor assembly for an automotive vehicle includes a diaphragm seat attached to a panel of the vehicle's interior, a diaphragm movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the diaphragm seat, and a position controller that regulates movement of the diaphragm. The position controller may be any one of a variety of linear movers and may be selected from the group consisting of a solenoid, a motor, a vacuum, and a plunger. The diaphragm includes a resilient member so that when the diaphragm is in its closed position, a tight seal is formed between the diaphragm seat and the diaphragm. The position controller is by any one of a variety of several regulating mechanisms operating alone or in combination. The regulating mechanism may include but is not limited to the vehicle HVAC system, an oxygen sensor, door latches, and a humidity sensor.
US09410715B2	Air conditioning apparatus An air conditioning apparatus has a refrigerant circuit made up of plural indoor units connected to an outdoor unit, and the air conditioning apparatus has a capacity controlling part and a target refrigerant temperature mode setting part. The capacity controlling part controls the air conditioning capacity of the outdoor unit in such a way that the evaporation temperature of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit becomes a target evaporation temperature, or in such a way that the condensation temperature of the refrigerant becomes a target condensation temperature. The target refrigerant temperature mode setting part is configured to seta target refrigerant temperature mode to either a target refrigerant temperature changing mode or a target refrigerant temperature fixing mode. The target refrigerant temperature changing mode changes the target evaporation temperature or the target condensation temperature, and the target refrigerant temperature fixing mode fixes the target evaporation temperature or the target condensation temperature.
US09410706B2	Modular heating structure that can be fitted to the interior walls of buildings Installation to obtain a radiative heating wall includes a panel form heating modular structure of ceiling height, arranged vertically with the rear face resting against a wall. Each structure includes a plurality of spaced-apart and parallel vertical members fixed to a back wall. Each member overlies a heat exchanger arranged horizontally with fluid circulation ducts, and has quick connect fittings for several protective and decorative panels. Each vertical member includes an upper member and a lower member aligned with one another and sandwiching the heat exchanger. Each modular structure has bottom and top ventilation gratings, and air conducting passages defined by strips situated between each pair of consecutive vertical members, the panels and the back wall.
US09410705B2	Gas cooker Provided is a gas cooker. When foods are cooked using a top burner, inclinations of main flame holes defined in the top burner are different according to positions of the main flame holes to prevent textile disposed adjacent to a front end of a top plate from burning. Thus, a user may further safely cook the foods.
US09410701B1	Gas valve A gas valve includes a valve body and a valve core; the valve core has a center hole and an inlet hole defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the inlet of the valve body and in communication with the center hole of the valve core; an auxiliary inlet with two ends is defined in the valve body linking the inlet with the chamber of the valve body; an auxiliary inlet hole is defined in the peripheral surface of the valve core and capable of aligning with the auxiliary inlet, the auxiliary inlet hole is in communication with the center hole of the valve core, and the auxiliary inlet hole is defined away from the inlet hole. The gas valve with the separated inlet hole and auxiliary inlet hole can reduce the operational error during the adjustment of the gas flow rate.
US09410700B2	Burner and a furnace comprising such a burner Burner for a furnace comprising at least one supply channel for supplying an oxidizing medium and a plurality of peripheral fuel supply channels, wherein the channels have exit openings arranged adjacent each other at a burner end surface for forming during use upon reaction of supplied fuel with supplied oxidizing medium a flame front, wherein the exit openings are asymmetrically arranged with respect to any plane arranged transverse to the end surface of the burner and extending through a burner central axis whereby the distribution of the fuel exit openings and/or the dimension of the fuel exit openings and/or the exit angle of the fuel exit openings and/or the shape of the fuel exit openings are arranged asymmetrically to said any plane, such that during use a flame front is created that is asymmetrical with respect to said any plane.
US09410697B2	Mixing device for mixing combustion air and gas, and firing device The invention relates to a mixing device for premixing combustion air and gas, having a gas regulating device and a gas outlet and a nozzle, wherein a gas inlet is provided on the nozzle or on a bridging element disposed on the nozzle, and the gas path from the gas outlet to the gas inlet is sealed off by a gasket extending from the gas outlet to the gas inlet.
US09410694B2	Illuminated vest An illuminated vest comprises an enclosure including a light-emitting diode and control electronics that control the light emitting diode. Coupled to the enclosure is a belt made of passive material. A limb loop is created by an optical fiber structure that includes a first end and a second end. The light-emitting diode is optically coupled to the first end of the fiber optic structure. The optical fiber structure is also independent of passive material, such that the optical fiber structure forms a structure for the vest.
US09410672B2	Lens, light emitting device and backlight module A lens includes a light incident surface and a light output surface. The light incident surface includes a first region having points equidistant from the central point of a light emission surface of the light emitting element. The first region satisfies θa≦θ1≦θb, wherein θ1 is a first incident angle of any light emitting from the light emitting element. In a second region with 0°<θ1≦θb+20°, the first incident angle of light having a minimum value of θ2/θ1 is between θa and θb, and θ2/θ1>0.9. In a third region with 0°<θ1≦θb+10°, the first incident angle of light having a minimum value of θ3/θ1 is between θa and θb, and θ3/θ1>0.9. θ2 is a second incident angle of the light of θ1 when traveling in the lens, and θ3 is a third incident angle of the light of θ1 when emitting out of the lens.
US09410671B2	Head lamp for vehicle A head lamp for a vehicle may include a reflector coupled to a light source, and reflecting light emitted from the light source, a body coupled to the reflector, and disposed in front of the reflector, a lens coupled to the body, and disposed in front of the light source, a shield formed integrally with the body, positioned between the reflector and the lens, and shutting off a part of the light emitted from the light source which is reflected by the reflector, and a signal reflective surface formed integrally with an inner circumferential surface of the reflector, and reflecting the light emitted from the light source to an upper end portion of the lens.
US09410661B2	Holding device and medical device for extracorporeal blood treatment including holding device Holding devices for a medical device including a holder and a second component part by which the holder is coupled or adapted to be coupled are disclosed. The holder has a receiving portion into which a functional member can be detachably introduced. The holder further includes a pivot portion about which the holder is pivoted about an axis of rotation to a support of the second component part, wherein the support is movable vis-à-vis the second component part in a spring-loaded manner. The second component part includes a recess within which the pivot portion and the support are arranged so that upon pivoting the holder about the axis of rotation merely the receiving portion protrudes from the recess. Medical devices for extracorporeal blood treatment including a holding device of this type are also disclosed.
US09410660B2	Decoratable utility rod assemblies One customizable utility rod assembly includes a wall attachment member; a base rod; and a cross rod, hook, towel ring, shelving rod, or toilet paper rod extending from the base rod. The wall attachment member has threading and at least one hole. The base rod has a distal side and a threaded proximal side threadably coupling the base rod to the wall attachment member. A method of customizing a utility rod having: (a) a threaded wall attachment member with a hole, and (b) a base rod presenting a distal side and a threaded proximal side forming a cavity, includes the following steps. Step (1): securing the wall attachment member to a surface with a fastener extending through the hole. Step (2): threadably coupling the base rod proximal side to the wall attachment member such that the wall attachment member is at least partially enclosed within the cavity.
US09410657B2	Adjustable chock An adjustable chock for levelling and anchoring a machine to a foundation. The chock comprises a base element, a center element and a spherical washer, each is rotationally symmetric about a center axis. The center element is axially translational relative to the base element. The base element or the center element includes a mating surface for receiving the spherical washer. The chock has a center through hole for receiving an anchor bolt. The base element comprises an hydraulic connection point and a channel for hydraulic fluid. The channel is in connection with a chamber enclosed between surfaces of the center element and the base element, wherein in use, filling the chamber with hydraulic fluid exerts an axial pressure on the center element, causing an axial translation of the center element relative to the base element.
US09410656B2	Reinforced plug A method includes providing a die having a cylindrical body terminating in a rounded end, wrapping a fibrous material around the die while the fibrous material is tensioned, wherein the fibrous material is placed to extend in a continuous manner across the width of the rounded end of the body and to opposite sides of the cylindrical body, applying a curable resin on the die, curing the resin, and removing a reinforced cured resin plug from the die.
US09410653B2	Hydraulic flow-rate regulating device The regulating device (1) comprises a body (2) including a hub (3) which has a first end (3a) connected to a surrounding ring (4), such as to define therebetween at least one passage (6) for the fluid, between the upstream and downstream regions, and the other or second end (3b) of which protrudes with respect to the ring (4). The ring (4) has, on a surface thereof, an annular distribution of projections (7). On the second end (3b) of the hub (3) there is mounted a flexible, ring-shaped, regulating member (8) facing and spaced from the tops of said projections (7) and capable during use of resiliently flexing towards them as a result of and depending on the difference in pressure between the upstream and downstream regions. The ring (4) is further provided with a plurality of restricted holes (10) having a fluid flow parallel to the at least one passage (6). These restricted holes (10) are formed essentially in the same radial portion (C) of the ring (4) in which the projections (7) are provided such that the holes (10) are circumferentially and radially comprised each between a pair of projections (7).
US09410652B2	Heated fluid conduits, systems and methods A heated fluid conduit has a body with a semi-conductive material disposed therein with an electrical power supply coupled to the conduit to provide a voltage across the conduit and a current therethrough, heating the fluid conduit. A fluid conduit heating system comprises a semiconductive sleeve disposed over a fluid conduit and an electrical power supply coupled to the ends of the sleeve to provide a voltage across the sleeve and a resulting current through the semiconductive sleeve, heating the sleeve and conduit Alternatively, one terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to each end of the sleeve or conduit, and another terminal of the electrical power supply is coupled to the sleeve or conduit therebetween, to provide parallel heating circuits.
US09410650B2	Receiving part of a coupling for a fluid line An electric resonant circuit is provided in a receiving part of a coupling for a fluid line, the resonant circuit interacting with a tuning device in a contactless manner. In an intermediate position of an insert part, which differs from a closed position, the resonant circuit has a resonant frequency that differs from the characteristic closure frequency, and in the closed position the resonant circuit has the characteristic closure frequency. The tuning device acts on the inductance of the electric resonant circuit. An acting part is provided that mechanically acts on the coil when the insert part is inserted into the receiving part such that the shape of the coil in the closed position differs from the shape of the coil in the intermediate position.
US09410647B2	Anti-rotation system for box and pin connection An anti-rotation system for use in retaining a threaded connection between a pin and a box. The anti-rotation system includes a key that sets in a recess formed in one of the box or pin. The key is selectively in contact with one of the other of the box or pin, and is activated when the threaded connection begins to decouple. The key is profiled and operates in a cam like fashion to wedge itself between the box and pin when these members begin to decouple and prevents further relative rotation.
US09410641B2	Method for manufacturing a bending transducer, a micro pump and a micro valve, micro pump and micro valve A method of manufacturing a bending transducer having a drive element and a membrane includes providing the membrane and the drive element and applying a production signal to the drive element during a bonding of the drive element to the membrane such that the drive element is pre-stressed after the bonding, wherein the production signal is of a same kind as an operation signal to operate the bending transducer.
US09410638B2	Solenoid valve with shaped spring A solenoid valve for controlling fluids includes a pole core, an armature which is connected to a closing element, and a spring element which is arranged in a working gap between the pole core and the armature. The spring element includes a shaped spring of substantially disk-shaped design. The shaped spring has a curvature with at least one flank region and one dome region, a tangent to the dome region being parallel to an end surface of the pole core.
US09410637B2	Valve assembly A rotary valve is disclosed. The valve comprises a drive shaft, a rotor coupled to the drive shaft, a least one bearing surface coupled to the rotor, a stator adjacent to the rotor, at least one solid bearing surface coupled to the stator, and at least one ring bearing surface coupled to the stator.
US09410622B2	Transmission system for vehicle A transmission system for optimally re-engaging a shift clutch irrespectively of running conditions of the vehicle. In the transmission system for a vehicle in which a shift clutch is actuated interlockedly with a shift spindle rotationally driven by a shift motor, a target clutch torque for the shift clutch is calculated based on an estimated engine torque derived from an estimated engine torque map which prescribes the relation between engine rotational speed, throttle angle, and estimated engine torque, and a target shift spindle angle is calculated based on a value derived from a target shift spindle angle map which prescribes the relation between the target clutch torque and the target shift spindle angle. A control unit controls the shift motor based on the target shift spindle angle calculated by a target shift spindle angle calculator, at the time of effecting a gear shift of a transmission.
US09410618B2	Adaptive shift scheduling system A method of generating shift schedules for a vehicle having a transmission with a plurality of gears includes providing a plurality of a transmission operational modes categorized by ratios of available traction power after a transmission gear shift compared to available traction power before the transmission gear shift. Based on the list of available traction power the available traction power is determined for each of the plurality of gears over a range of engine speeds. This includes adjusting for parasitic losses and dynamic de-rate conditions at each engine speed datum point. Shift schedules are generated for shifts between gears of the transmission for at least a first transmission operational mode in terms of ratios of available traction power before and after gear shifts.
US09410615B2	Activation apparatus for a transmission of a motor vehicle An activation apparatus is provided for a transmission of a motor vehicle, having a gear selector that is moveable in at least one shift gate for selecting different drive program of the transmission, a control device with which the selection of at least one drive program of the transmission can be locked, and at least two sensors designed for detecting a gear selector activation. The control device is designed for determining the plausibility of signals detected by the sensors and for enabling the selection of the drive program on the basis of the plausibility determination.
US09410611B2	Carrier shaft set A carrier shaft set includes an input carrier shaft portion and a carrier shaft portion. The input carrier shaft portion has an input carrier shaft portion axis defined between a planetary gear set end and an input shaft end having an outer surface. The input carrier shaft portion includes a wedge-shaped member having an outer edge. A ratio of a length defined between the input carrier shaft portion axis and the outer edge to the outer surface is between 1.23 and 1.30. The carrier shaft portion has a carrier shaft portion axis defined between a planetary gear set end and a shaft end. The carrier shaft portion includes a shaft portion having an outer surface and a wedge-shaped member having an outer edge. A ratio of a length defined between the carrier shaft portion axis and the outer edge to the shaft portion outer surface is between 1.23 and 1.30.
US09410605B2	Differential assembly having a link shaft A differential assembly having at least one link shaft that may be disposed in a case between a first gear and a second gear. The link shaft may have a bend portion that may not be coaxially disposed with first and second end portions of the link shaft. A pinion gear may engage the first and second gears may be rotatably disposed on the link shaft.
US09410603B2	Vehicle multistage transmission A vehicle multistage transmission capable of realizing at least forward ten shift stages and a reverse first shift stage may include an input shaft and an output shaft, a first planetary gear unit, a second planetary gear unit, a third planetary gear unit, and a fourth planetary gear unit provided to transfer rotational force between the input shaft and the output shaft, each having three rotation elements, and at least six shift elements connected to at least one of the three rotation elements of the first, second, third, and fourth planetary gear units
US09410601B2	Hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle, and control method A hybrid transmission for a motor vehicle including a heat engine and a driving electrical machine, including two concentric primary shafts, each of which includes at least one intermediate drive on a secondary shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle. The transmission includes a first mechanism for coupling the two primary shafts together, and capable of assuming at least three positions, of positions in which: the heat engine is separated from the drive train connecting the electrical machine to the wheels; the heat engine drives the wheels with or without the assistance of the electrical machine; and the heat engine and the electrical machine are coupled together to add respective torques thereof to the wheels.
US09410594B2	Dampening mechanism for coaxially aligned relatively translatable components A dampening mechanism includes a pair of coaxially aligned inner and outer components with ends disposed in telescoping relation with an interposed resilient elastomeric member comprising a monolithic polymeric structure comprising a hollow body within the end of the outer component, and receiving the end of the inner component with the body including an attachment portion secured to the outer component, and a support portion supporting the inner component. The body portion includes a plurality of equally spaced webs extending between the attachment portion and support portion. In one form, the body is generally cylindrical and disposed between the inner surface of the outer component and the outer surface of the inner component in telescoping relation and frictionally engaging the telescoping components.
US09410584B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes a first control section that shifts a vehicle from a normal running state to a coasting state by disengaging the clutch device of the vehicle when a predetermined execution condition is satisfied, a second control section that releases the coasting state when a brake operation or an accelerator operation is performed by a vehicle driver while the vehicle is in the coasting state, and an operation amount determination section that determines whether or not an operation amount of a brake operation or an accelerator operation performed while the vehicle is in the coasting state exceeds a release threshold. The second control section releases the coasting state if the operation amount is determined to exceed the release threshold, and does not release the coasting state if the operation amount is determined not to exceed the release threshold.
US09410580B2	Mechanical system equipped with active microcapsules for condition monitoring A mechanical system comprising at least one moving component and a lubricant. The mechanical system also comprises a plurality of at least one type of microcapsule consisting of a shell, which, under the effect of a variation of a given characteristic physical parameter of the mechanical system, is capable of releasing particles. The dispersion of the particles is identifiable by a system located external to the mechanical system.
US09410573B1	Bearing assemblies Embodiments of the invention relate a bearing assembly, which may be operated at least partially hydrodynamically, and includes a support ring having reduced-thickness portions configured to elastically flex for promoting hydrodynamic fluid flow between opposing bearings of the bearing apparatus incorporated in a bearing apparatus. The disclosed bearing assemblies and apparatuses may be employed in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems.
US09410558B2	Apparatus for recovering energy Hydraulic apparatus for recovering energy, said apparatus comprising a hydraulic motor, and a high-pressure fluid source and a low-pressure fluid source. The apparatus has: an energy consumption mode, in which the fluid is transferred from the high-pressure fluid source to the low-pressure fluid source while driving the motor in rotation; and an energy accumulation mode, in which, by the action of the motor operating as a pump, the fluid is transferred from the low-pressure source to the high-pressure fluid source. The apparatus further comprises a pressure reducer disposed on a duct interconnecting the two fluid sources. In energy accumulation mode, if the level of the low-pressure source is tending to become excessively low, the reducer opens, enabling fluid to reach the low-pressure fluid source via the first duct.
US09410557B2	Cooling fan with variable blade surface area A fan module including a first fan, a second fan and an actuator is provided. The first fan has a first pivot portion and a plurality of first fan blades. Each first fan blade has a first blade face. The second fan has a second pivot portion and a plurality of second fan blades corresponding to the first fan blades. Each second fan blade has a second blade face. The second pivot portion is slidably disposed at a containing cavity of the first pivot portion. The actuator is adapted to drive the first fan to rotate. The first fan is adapted to drive the second fan to rotate. When the second pivot portion protrudes out of the containing cavity, a part of each of the second blade faces does not overlap with the corresponding first blade face along a direction perpendicular to the corresponding first blade face.
US09410551B2	Method for operating a compressor A method for operating a compressor including providing suction pressure measurement, final pressure measurement, throughput measurement is provided. Using a first control characteristic map a target value for a pump surge limiter is determined from one or two of the measurements, and the pump surge limiter compares the target value to the throughput measurement, wherein the pump surge limiter opens a bypass valve when the measured value falls below or exceeds the target value, such that the final pressure is lowered or the flow through the compressor is increased. In the event of failure of a measurement, a further measurement of another physical variable of the compression process, together with a measured variable that did not fail or a modification of the measured variable, is an input variable for a substitute control characteristic map, form which a substitute target value is determined.
US09410538B2	Energy recovering device An energy recovery device including a central compartment in which a turbine is arranged and which is positioned between at least first and second compartments is described. Liquid flows between the compartments via side valve systems and a central throttling channel. One specific feature is that an adjustable stopper is arranged substantially at the throttling channel. The device may include a second turbine that controls head losses and makes it possible to feed the main turbine located above, in the vortex.
US09410536B2	Self-contained thermally actuated flow-control assembly A self-contained thermally actuated flow-control valve assembly comprises a base, an actuator, and a return member. The base has a longitudinal axis, a stop surface and a retention wall. The actuator has a generally cylindrical guide, a piston, a diaphragm, a thermally active pellet, and a generally cylindrical cup. The guide has an exterior surface on which a plurality of retention members are configured. The piston assembly is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The generally cylindrical cup has a leading wall, a sidewall contiguous with the leading wall, and a trailing shoulder axially opposite the leading wall. The return member has axially opposed first and second ends. The first end engages the retention members and the second end engaging the base. The return member exerts a biasing force on the actuator axially towards said base. The actuator exerts a variable actuating force in a direction axially opposite the biasing force.
US09410531B2	Wind turbine generator A wind turbine generator includes a plurality of blades that radially protrude from a rotor head about an axis of a main shaft, and a pitch axis rotation mechanism that is provided in the rotor head to rotate the blade about a pitch axis P. The pitch axis rotation mechanism includes an actuator that is supported by the rotor head, and has a stretchable rod which is supported by the rotor head, and a link structure that links the rod to the blade. The actuator extends on the axis of the main shaft.
US09410529B2	Rotor blade for a wind turbine A rotor blade for a wind turbine has an elongate blade base body with a plurality of connecting elements. Each connecting element comprises at least one axially extending connecting portion adapted to be connected with corresponding connecting portions of a rotor hub of the wind turbine. The connecting elements are connected in a circumferential direction so as to build a closed ring-shape.
US09410526B2	Ignition device An ignition coil includes a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding. A first switch is electronically connected to a first end of the first winding. A battery is electronically connected to a second end of the first winding. A booster with a first end electronically connected to the battery and a second end electronically connected to a first end of the third winding. A second switch is electronically connected to a second end of the third winding. A drive device is electrically connected to the first and the second switches, that turns the first and the second switch on and off. The drive device feeds a secondary current to the second winding by changing the first switch from an on-state to an off-state, and supplies an output from the booster to the third winding by changing the second switch from an off-state to an on-state.
US09410515B2	Fuel injection apparatus for internal combustion engine A fuel injection valve (21) is provided with a plurality of injection holes (25) arranged at intervals in a lateral direction, when a direction in which a central axis (CL) of the cylinder (2) extends is a vertical direction, so that the plurality of injection holes (25) are directed radially. The plurality of injection holes (25) are configured such that, when an angle formed between two adjacent injection axes, among a plurality of injection axes (Axf) defining the respective injection directions of the injection holes, is an included angle, the included angle (θ1) formed by two injection axes closest to the central axis of the cylinder (2) is the smallest of all the included angles (θ1, θ2, θ3).
US09410507B2	Method and system for detecting PHEV EVAP system recirculation tube reliability A method for detecting blockage within a recirculation tube of the evaporative emission control system of a PHEV measures the rise in interior temperature of a canister of the EVAP system, during the process of refueling, and notes an initial state of loading of the canister before refueling, indicative of the amount of hydrocarbons contained within the canister It is inferred that the recirculation tube is operative reliably if the rise in canister temperature is below a pre-determined temperature value.
US09410506B2	EGR constructions for opposed-piston engines A two-stroke, opposed-piston engine with one or more ported cylinders and uniflow scavenging includes an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) construction that provides a portion of the exhaust gasses produced by the engine for mixture with charge air to control the production of NOx during combustion.
US09410502B2	Self-mounted cascade for a thrust reverser The present disclosure relates to a self-mounted cascade for a thrust reverser of an airplane jet engine nacelle. The cascade includes an upstream portion and an opposite downstream portion, along with respective connection means so that two adjacent cascades are directly connected to one another only in the respective downstream portions by downstream connection means thereof. The downstream portion corresponds to an area extending from a downstream side edge over a length less than or equal to N times the length of the last cavity located along said downstream side edge, where N is less than 3. The present disclosure is of use in the field of airplane jet engine nacelles.
US09410501B2	Translating sleeve actuation system and apparatus A translating sleeve actuation system is provided. The translating sleeve actuation system may be configured with one or more screws coupled to one or more motors configured to drive the screws. The screws may be disposed in channels defined in the track beams. The translating sleeve actuation system may also comprise one or more shuttles configured to translate forward and aft along the screw in the track beam channels.
US09410498B2	Method and device for operating a high-pressure accumulator fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine A method is disclosed for operating a high-pressure accumulator fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle which has a stop-start automatic function by way of which the internal combustion engine can be switched off and restarted afterwards independent of the intervention of the driver of the motor vehicle, the fuel being conveyed to the high-pressure accumulator as needed by means of a high-pressure pump and the pressure of the fuel being adjusted on the pressure side by means of a pressure control valve which is electrically actuated and open when de-energized. According to the method, the supply with power of the pressure control valve is adapted to the prevailing pressure in the high-pressure accumulator during a stop phase within a stop-start cycle.
US09410492B2	Engine start control device An engine start control device includes: a control valve which adjusts a gas flow rate of a gas channel provided so as to bypass a throttle valve of an engine; a starter motor capable of driving a crankshaft of the engine; a control unit which controls an opening degree of the control valve and a current supply to the starter motor; and a latch circuit which holds a command for current control from the control unit to the starter motor, wherein the control unit performs the control so as to cause the current supply to the starter motor to start after the opening degree of the control valve reaches a target opening degree for an engine start time, and even when the control unit is reset, the latch circuit continues the current supply to the starter motor according to the command for current control that the latch circuit keeps holding.
US09410482B2	Gas turbine engine heat exchanger A gas turbine engine having a heat exchanger is disclosed. In one form the gas turbine engine includes a particle separator that can be used to separate particles or foreign objects and create a dirty flow and a clean flow. A blower can be used to discharge the particles or foreign objects from the separator. The heat exchanger includes a relatively warm flow path from a downstream region of a compressor and a relatively cool flow path from an upstream region of the compressor. The relatively cool flow path is merged with the dirty flow. In another embodiment, the gas turbine engine is a turbofan and the relatively cool flow path is merged with a bypass flow. In one embodiment of the engine the relatively warm flow path, after having exchanged heat with the relatively cool flow path is delivered to a working component without passing through a turbomachinery component.
US09410481B2	System and method for high efficiency power generation using a nitrogen gas working fluid A method of power production using a high pressure/low pressure ratio Brayton Power cycle with predominantly N2 mixed with CO2 and H2O combustion products as the working fluid is provided. The high pressure can be in the range 80 bar to 500 bar. The pressure ratio can be in the range 1.5 to 10. The natural gas fuel can be burned in a first high pressure combustor with a near stoichiometric quantity of pressurized preheated air and the net combustion gas can be mixed with a heated high pressure recycle N2+CO2+H2O stream which moderates the mixed gas temperature to the value required for the maximum inlet temperature to a first power turbine producing shaft power.
US09410478B2	Intercooled gas turbine with closed combined power cycle A turbine engine includes a fan that provides an air flow to the turbine engine as compressor intake air and as compressor bypass air, a first stage compressor positioned to receive the compressor intake air and output a first stage compressed air, and a boiler positioned to cool the first stage compressed air using a fluid. A second stage compressor is positioned to receive the cooled first stage compressed air. A pump is configured to pump the fluid as a liquid into the boiler, extract energy from the first stage compressed air, and cause the cooling of the first stage compressed air.
US09410473B2	Motor vehicle cooling device A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable delivery pump, the delivery output by each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to regulate the delivery of each pump so that the temperature of the liquid coolant does not exceed a fixed datum temperature.
US09410462B2	Channel system Present invention relates to a channel system for improving the relation between pressure drop and heat, moisture and/or mass transfer of fluids flowing through said system, said channel system comprising at least one channel comprising at least a first and a second flow director, said channel having a cross-section area A and a first and a second cross-section area A1, A2 at respective flow director, said flow directors extending in a fluid flow direction and transversely to said channel, and comprising an upstream portion, deviating, in said fluid flow direction, from a channel wall of said channel inwardly into said channel, a downstream portion returning, in said fluid flow direction, towards said channel wall, and an intermediate portion located between said upstream and downstream portions, wherein said first cross-section area A1 at said first flow director is smaller than said second cross-section area A2 at said second flow director.
US09410456B2	Filter element with a bypass duct as well as filter assembly with a filter element A filter element for filtering a liquid medium has end plates and a filter material arranged between the end plates and flowed through by the liquid medium in a flow direction radial to a longitudinal axis of the filter element. A clean chamber is arranged in the flow direction downstream of the filter material and connected with an outlet of the filter element. A bypass duct for the liquid medium is provided that is fluidically connected by a bypass valve with the clean chamber. The bypass duct has an inlet in the first end plate. A support device is integrally formed on the first end plate and extends along the longitudinal axis away from the first end plate into the filter element interior. A sieve in the bypass duct separates solid materials from the liquid medium passing through the bypass duct. The sieve is attached to the support device.
US09410447B2	Forward compartment service system for a geared architecture gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a jumper tube that extends through a first passage and a second passage.
US09410441B2	Turboprop engine with compressor turbine shroud A turboprop engine including an annular outer case including a mount ring for attachment to an aircraft along a plane to transfer loads from a propeller and having an annular flange extending radially inwardly therefrom within the plane, an annular turbine support case received within the outer case and connected to the outer case only through a direct connection with the annular flange allowing a limited relative pivoting motion between the turbine support case and the mount ring, and a turbine section including a rotor closely surrounded by a shroud with an annular tip clearance being defined therebetween, the shroud being directly connected to and located by the turbine support case. A method of isolating a turbine shroud from propeller loads in a propeller engine is also disclosed.
US09410439B2	CMC blade attachment shim relief A blade root shim comprises a base, a suction side shim wall, a pressure side shim wall, and a contact relief region. The base extends longitudinally between a leading shim end and a trailing shim end. The suction side shim wall extends along the base and corresponds to a suction side blade root bearing surface. The pressure side shim wall, spaced circumferentially apart from the suction shim wall, corresponds to a pressure side blade bearing surface. The contact relief region is formed into an upper wall portion of either the suction side shim wall or the pressure side shim wall.
US09410437B2	Airfoil components containing ceramic-based materials and processes therefor A process for producing airfoil components containing ceramic-based materials and having a tip cap. The process entails forming an airfoil portion of the component from an airfoil portion material that contains a precursor of a ceramic-based material. The airfoil portion material defines concave and convex walls of the airfoil portion, and the concave and convex walls define a tip region of the airfoil portion and at least one cavity within the airfoil portion. At least a first ply is formed that contains a precursor of a ceramic-based material, and the first ply at least partially closes the cavity at the tip region of the airfoil portion. The airfoil portion material and the first ply are then cured so that the first ply forms a tip cap that closes the cavity and the precursors of the airfoil portion material and first ply are converted to the ceramic-based materials thereof.
US09410433B2	Inter-blade sealing for a turbine or compressor wheel of a turbine engine An inter-blade sealing for a turbine or compressor wheel of a turbine engine includes inserts engaged in longitudinal cavities in side edges of platforms of blades and bearing, in operation, against facing side edges of platforms of adjacent blades. Each insert has a cylindrical elongate shape and includes in its outer cylindrical surface at least one annular groove for passing platform cooling air.
US09410428B2	Turbomachine with clamp coupling shaft and rotor hub together A turbomachine includes a rotor hub that has a central opening there through. A shaft extends through the central opening. A clamp is coupled with the shaft and the rotor hub such that the rotor hub is rotatable with the shaft.
US09410423B2	Coring tools and related methods Disposing a coring tool in a borehole adjacent a subterranean formation to be sampled. Determining a property of the formation and selecting a coring tool operational mode based on the property of the formation. Obtaining a sample from the formation using the coring tool operational mode. A type of coring shaft also may be selected based on the property of the formation.
US09410415B2	Method of fracturing subterranean formations with crosslinked fluid Subterranean formations are subjected to hydraulic fracturing with an aqueous fracturing fluid having guar or a derivative thereof, a borate crosslinking agent and proppant. The fracturing fluid is prepared in a blender and then pumped into the wellbore through an entrance site. The apparent viscosity of the fluid decreases distally from the entrance site such that (i) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid 100 feet from the entrance site is less than 10 percent of the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid at the entrance site; (ii) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid 15 minutes after introduction into the entrance site is less than 15% of the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid at the entrance site; or (iii) the apparent viscosity of the fracturing fluid is less than 10 cP within 15 minutes after being introduced through the entrance site.
US09410414B2	Environmentally sealed system for fracturing subterranean formations An environmentally sealed system for fracturing subterranean systems including a fracturing fluid source, a proppant source, a proppant hopper comprising a variable proppant regulator, a blender comprising a blender inlet and a blender outlet, a high pressure pump comprising a high pressure pump inlet and a high pressure pump outlet, and a well head; wherein the fracturing fluid source is connected to the blender inlet through a fracturing fluid supply connection and a fracturing vapor recovery connection, the proppant source is connected with the proppant hopper through a proppant supply connection and a proppant vapor recovery connection, the proppant hopper is connected to the blender inlet through a proppant transfer connection, the blender outlet is connected to the high pressure pump inlet, and the high pressure pump is outlet connected to the well head.
US09410411B2	Method for inducing and further propagating formation fractures Fractures are induced from lobe shaped inflatable members disposed at different axial locations along a string with frac ports in the circumferential gaps between the lobes. The lobes are inflated by landing a ball on a seat on a sleeve that is initially shifted enough to expose a fill port on each lobe. The lobes are inflated to a pressure that initiates fractures in the formation as the lobes extend. Further raising the pressure induces the sleeve to move a second time to open frac ports. The annulus can be cemented and fracturing can penetrate the cement to further propagate the initiated fractures from lobe inflation. The process is repeated at different levels until the zone of interest is completed. Sensors can relay information by telemetry techniques as to the onset of fractures or other well conditions. The sleeve for the frac ports can be moved in a variety of ways without intervention tools.
US09410410B2	System for pumping hydraulic fracturing fluid using electric pumps A system for hydraulically fracturing an underground formation in an oil or gas well to extract oil or gas from the formation, the oil or gas well having a wellbore that permits passage of fluid from the wellbore into the formation. The system includes a plurality of electric pumps fluidly connected to the well, and configured to pump fluid into the wellbore at high pressure so that the fluid passes from the wellbore into the and fractures the formation. The system can also include a plurality of natural gas powered generators electrically connected to the plurality of electric pumps to provide electrical power to the pumps.
US09410409B1	Thermal vapor stream apparatus and method A low-emission and environmentally-friendly apparatus and method is used to generate a high-pressure stream of thermal vapor. The thermal vapor stream may be injected into a subsurface petroleum-bearing formation for recovery of highly viscous petroleum or used to turn a steam turbine for driving an electrical generator. In one implementation, the high-pressure stream of thermal vapor is generated by burning a high-temperature fuel, including any short or long chain hydrocarbon products from methane to coal, in an enclosed vessel to produce combustion gases. Various cooling techniques, including regenerative cooling, may be employed to maintain the internal temperature of the vessel below a predefined safe level. The high-pressure thermal vapor stream may then be used to enhance recovery of highly viscous petroleum.
US09410407B2	Gas evolving oil viscosity diminishing compositions for stimulating the productive layer of an oil reservoir Disclosed is a chemical system of gas evolving oil viscosity diminishing compositions (GEOVDC) for stimulating the productive layer of an oil reservoir, that is to chemical compositions for a thermochemical treatment of an oil reservoir, more specifically for initiating a chemical reaction in the productive layer zone of the oil reservoir to produce heat and evolve gases so that the extraction of oil (petroleum) is improved. Further disclosed is a method of thermochemically treating an oil reservoir by means of this chemical system, and an apparatus for performing thermochemical treatment of an oil reservoir.
US09410401B2	Method and apparatus for actuation of downhole sleeves and other devices A downhole equalization assembly permits selective and remote opening of at least one downhole port or pathway to allow communication of pressure and/or fluid flow from inside a pressure containing system (such as, for example, a tubular pipe or other pressure containment system) to the outside of the containment system, or vice versa. A control device generating a magnetic field is inserted into a well and conveyed to a downhole equalization assembly. When the control device passes through an equalization assembly, an electrical current is generated that triggers an electronic counter. When a predetermined counter number is reached, a sliding sleeve is shifted, thereby exposing ports and/or pathways extending between the inside and outside of the equalization assembly. No physical contact or mechanical interference is required between the control device and any other components in order to actuate the equalization assembly.
US09410398B2	Downhole system having compressable and expandable member to cover port and method of displacing cement using member A downhole system including a tubular having a wall with at least one port there through. At least one member arranged to cover the at least one port in a compressed condition thereof. Configured to at least partially displace cement pumped on an exterior of the tubular in a radially expanded condition of the at least one member. Also included is a method of non-ballistically opening ports in a tubular of a downhole system.
US09410397B2	Solenoid-operated valve A solenoid-operated valve of the kind that is used in a subsea control pod comprises a valve assembly (2) and a solenoid assembly (1). The valve assembly (2) comprising has fluid ports (P, S, T) for the receipt and delivery of hydraulic control fluid and a valve element (37, 38, 39) that is actuable between open and closed positions in order to control the flow of hydraulic control fluid between the fluid ports. The valve element (37, 38, 39) is actuable by an actuating member of the solenoid assembly (1). The solenoid chamber (A) is filled with oil and sealed against ingress of hydraulic control fluid from the valve chamber (36) and from the ingress of oil and/or seawater from the control pod. A movable pressure balancing device (30) is provided in the solenoid assembly (1) so as to ensure that the internal pressure of the oil in the solenoid chamber (A) and the external pressure of the oil in the control pod are balanced.
US09410393B2	Pressure assisted blowout preventer A blowout preventer (BOP) includes a pressure driven operator that is equipped with a balancing circuit to offset pressure inside the BOP. The operator, which is used to drive a ram, includes a piston, coupled to the ram by an operator arm, and a balance arm on a side of the piston opposite the operator arm. Pressure from inside the BOP communicates to an end of the balance arm opposite the piston and exerts a force to drive the ram radially inward.
US09410391B2	Valve system A system and methodology facilitates utilization of a valve of a type which may be used as a subsea test tree. The valve comprises a valve element pivotably mounted in a housing having a passageway therethrough. The valve element may be actuated between an open position and a closed position blocking the passageway. A cutter is disposed along a first surface of the valve element and a seal system is positioned for engagement with a second surface of the valve element to provide separate cutting and sealing surfaces. Actuating the valve element from the open position to the closed position enables cutting of a conveyance, that may be positioned through the passageway, while simultaneously forming a seal along a separate surface to sealingly block the passageway.
US09410389B2	Self-cleaning fluid jet for downhole cutting operations Devices and methods for cutting a workpiece. A cutter is provided with a fluid jet generator that creates and projects a jet of fluid proximate the cut being made in a workpiece.
US09410387B1	Automatic rock debris catching and washing apparatus The present invention provides an automatic rock debris catching and washing apparatus comprising an acquisition device, a filtration device, a collection device and a controlling device. The automatic rock debris catching and washing apparatus has a fully automatic operation, and during use, it is not necessary to real-time monitor the working condition of the catching and washing apparatus by manpower, and collecting regularly the rock debris gathered within the sand storing cylinders is enough. It is highly adaptable to harsh environment due to using the mechanized processing, and the interval, rate and so on of collecting the rock debris can be set with high accuracy, making the analysis on the geological conditions more accurate.
US09410386B2	Process for conversion of intractable oil-bearing, drill cutting wastes from deep gas exploration wells to engineering construction materials A process is disclosed which converts intractable, semi-solid drill cuttings into a free-flowing granular, soil-like SDC material, which, after appropriate compaction, can be beneficially used for a variety of engineering construction applications, thereby removing the need for disposal with its associated costs and environmental impact, and as a result improving the overall economics for gas well development, together with improving corporate sustainability and reducing liability.
US09410378B2	Tricone rock bit for horizontal wells and hard formation wells A tricone rock bit for horizontal wells and hard formation wells includes three head sections and three cones arranged at the lower ends of the head sections, where the supper parts of the three head sections are connected together to form one integrated drill bit body; jet nozzle bosses are arranged between the head sections on the drill bit body; jet nozzles are mounted in nozzle holes of the jet nozzle bosses; gauge cutting elements are arranged on the top rear of the OD of the head sections, forming a gauge surface on the top of the head sections; the front face of the head sections is a ruled surface, inclining backwards at an angle α, and inclining outwards at an angle β. The tricone rock bit has low lateral vibrations, high stability, good effects of bottom hole cleaning and cutting element cooling, long service life and high penetration rate.
US09410372B2	Alarm system for rolling shutters An alarm system for rolling shutter comprised of plurality of alarm sensors is described. An alarm sensor is comprised of a conductive wire that is threaded within a slat and is connected in both sides to slat edge elements. The slat edge elements have a moving electrical contact that can be pulled out towards the inner wall of the shutter rail by a magnet. In selected heights along the rails, on both rails, a rail electric element comprising a magnet and a rail electrical contact are installed. A wire is connected from each rail electrical contact to an alarm control box. When the slat, which includes the slat-wire, is positioned in the same height as the rail electric elements, the moving contact on the slat makes a contact with the rail electric contact, thus creating a continuous electrical circuit from one rail electrical contact, through the slat, to the second rail electric contact. An attempt to move a slat, move the rails or cut the slat, will open the electrical circuit and generate an alarm, signal. An attempt to bypass the electrical circuit is detected by the change in the line resistance.
US09410367B2	System and method for a modular, locking headrail-retention mechanism In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for Modular, Locking Headrail-Retention Mechanism is described. The module, locking headrail-retention mechanism may, in certain embodiments be separate from a headrail, and insertable into at least one end of the headrail. In other embodiment, the locking headrail-retention mechanism may be manufactured as part of the headrail. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may comprise a cylindrical housing and a first cam disposed within the cylindrical housing. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may also include a retention plate proximate one end of the cylindrical housing and axially aligned with the first cam. A biasing member may be disposed within the cylindrical housing, and may impart an axial force on the first cam. The first cam may be operable to selectively prevent the axial force from being imparted on the retention plate.
US09410359B2	Low-e panels and methods for forming the same Embodiments provided herein describe low-e panels and methods for forming low-e panels. A transparent substrate is provided. A low-e stack is formed above the transparent substrate. Each of the layers of the low-e stack are formed to have a specific thickness to tune the performance characteristics of the low-e panel.
US09410357B2	Connecting joint for glazed wall and glazed wall A connecting joint between two panels of a glazed wall is intended to cooperate with a face of each panel and includes: at least one support having a first external face and a second external face; a first fastener arranged on the first external face of the support; a second fastener arranged on the second external face of the support. The right-angle separation force of the first fastener, measured on a glass panel with a mobile-jaw tensile testing machine with a 100 mm/min displacement speed of the mobile jaw, lies between 3 and 20 N/cm, while the right-angle separation force of the second fastener, measured on a glass panel with a mobile-jaw tensile testing machine with a 100 mm/min displacement speed of the mobile jaw, is greater than or equal to 30 N/cm.
US09410356B2	Curved door A curved bypass door suitable for a shower or bath comprising a first door, a second door set back from the first door, and an upper track made of aluminum. In one aspect, the upper track has a lower rail adapted to receive a first roller for the first door and an upper rail adapted to receive a second roller for the second door. In another aspect, the upper rail is adapted to receive the roller of the second door and the lower rail is adapted to receive and fixedly hold the first door. Each door curvature such that both doors together form the curved bypass door. The upper track is curved to match the shape of the curved bypass door.
US09410355B2	Safes and related locking enclosures Safes and related locking enclosures. In some embodiments, the locking enclosures may comprise a crank shaft that may be coupled with a handle. A crank plate may also be coupled with the crank shaft. A clutch mechanism may be coupled with the crank plate and configured to have an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to transfer torque from the crank shaft to the crank plate. In the disengaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to allow the crank shaft to rotate with respect to the crank plate such that no (or at least reduced) torque from the crank shaft is not transferred to the crank plate.
US09410354B2	Pressing device A pressing device is provided with a pin member, a coil-like spring member, and a spring receiving member which has a through-hole for allowing the pin member to be inserted therein and which supports one end of the spring member. The pin member has: a shaft section which has the spring member disposed on the outer peripheral side thereof; a head section which is interconnected with one end of the shaft section and which can come into contact with the contact surface of the opening/closing body; a spring support section which supports the other end of the spring member; and an engagement claw which engages with the outer surface of the mounting portion and which prevents the pressing device from being dislocated from the mounting portion.
US09410353B2	Door closer Disclosed is a door closer of which the inside of a housing is made compact and thus is easily made smaller. The disclosed door closer is comprised so that movement of one end of a coil spring, which is relatively close to a link shaft, toward the link shaft inside of the housing is limited, and the other end of the coil spring, which is relatively far from the link shaft, moves toward the link shaft by being pushed by a piston base portion, thereby compressing the coil spring.
US09410344B2	Protective case for physically securing a portable electronic device In some embodiments of the invention, a security apparatus for a portable electronic device is provided. The security apparatus may include a plurality of interlocking shell portions, wherein the interlocking shell portions are shaped to, when interlocked, wrap around at least part of a perimeter of the portable electronic device, and wherein at least two shell portions comprise an aperture. The security apparatus may also include an attachment device configured to be at least partly inserted into the apertures of the at least two shell portions.
US09410341B1	Canopy and table frame assembly A canopy and table frame assembly includes a frame formed by a plurality of interconnected frame members. A canopy is connected to an upper portion of the frame members. A portion of the frame members and the canopy are positioned over at least a portion of an above ground pool. The frame includes a pool side bar connected between frame members.
US09410337B1	Swimming pool filter water return fitting A fitting for a poured concrete pool wall comprising a tubular stem with one or more grooves extending therethrough for connecting the fitting to a wall tie used with a pool wall form assembly such that the fitting may be secured on the wall tie during pouring of the pool wall. The fitting spans the gap between inner and outer forms. The fitting may include a square face plate mounting flange with upper and lower edges that are oriented horizontally through the coupling of the wall tie in the fitting grooves. A square face plate may be registered with and then secured to the mounting flange such that the upper and lower edges of the face plate also extend horizontally. The fitting forms a conduit through the pool wall for connection to a water return system or to serve as a niche for securing a pool light therein.
US09410335B2	System and method for plugging core holes A system, device, and method for plugging core holes. A core hole plug includes a top compression plate, a bottom compression plate, and a rubber expansion ring that separates the top and bottom compression plates. A beveled screw hole can be created on the top compression plate. The beveled screw hole matches the angle of the bottom surface of the head of a flat head bolt to ensure that the bolt remains flush with the top compression plate. The rubber expansion ring can be squeezed between the top and bottom compression plates as the flat head bolt is screwed into a threaded receiver nut formed on the bottom compression plate. An installation tool can be utilized to install the core hole plug so that the top compression plate remains flush with an existing floor surface.
US09410333B2	Work platform system including suspended paneled portion and method of implementing same A work platform system for implementation in relation to a structure, as well as subsystems and components thereof and methods of implementation and use relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In at least one embodiment, the work platform system includes a first pair of flexible elements and a second pair of flexible elements, where a respective first end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a first support component and a respective second end of each of the flexible elements is coupled at least indirectly to a second support component. The work platform system can further include a plurality of panel structures supported upon the flexible elements, a suspension component, and a suspender structure coupled to at least one of the first pair of flexible elements and the second pair of flexible elements. The work platform system can include one or more support extension.
US09410319B2	Heat and pressure generated design A wood fiber based panel with surfaces layer with lower parts which has less binders than the upper parts. Also, a method of manufacturing a building panel having a structured surface with a design that has color variation in register with the structure obtained by a varying pressure distribution applied on the surface.
US09410307B2	Hybrid construction machine A hybrid construction machine includes first and second main pumps, first and second supply passages, first and second circuit systems, a hydraulic motor, a motor generator, an assist pump, a joint passage connected to the assist pump and branched off, first and second logic valves, a switching valve disposed in the other branch passage and switchable to a state where the assist pump is connected to the second supply passage on the upstream side of the second logic valve and a state where the second main pump is connected to the hydraulic motor, and a check valve. A poppet diameter of the first logic valve is smaller than that of the second logic valve.
US09410301B2	Patch system and method for oil boom An apparatus, system, and method for repairing or reinforcing a damaged oil containment boom. The apparatus includes two end connectors and a curtain attached between the two end connectors. The end connectors are attached to a damaged, existing boom via a vertically extending slot formed in each of the end connectors. After attachment, a tight seal is formed between the curtain and the damaged boom. The method for reinforcing a boom includes engaging the two end connectors to an existing boom while stretching the curtain over the damaged boom section in an overlapping relationship. Finally, the connectors are locked into place via a lock-pin mechanism. This invention creates a tight seal over the damaged area, creating a “patch” to keep out oil contaminants from the protected area. The disclosed invention can be used to repair, patch, or reinforce an existing oil containment boom.
US09410298B2	Structural tube based movable vehicle crash barrier gate A vehicle crash barrier gate constructed primarily of structural tube members and having an energy-absorbing connection between horizontal movable gate member and vertical post members. The gate member is provided with one or more deformable flanges adjacent to each end. Each post includes a vertically extending channel for receiving a respective gate member end and the flanges. An inwardly facing, vertically aligned opening in each channel allows the gate member to extend therethrough and span the space between the posts. The vertical extent of the openings spans the required vertical movement of the gate member. One or more reinforcing elements are disposed on the posts proximate to the elevation at which the gate member is positioned to prevent vehicle passage to strengthen the vertical post structure. A drive apparatus is provided to move the gate member vertically between an open position, typically at grade level, and a closed position, typically elevated above grade level.
US09410295B2	Rail system, in particular for an in-floor electric conveyer system A rail system for an in-floor electric conveyer system having a main track with at least two fixed parallel rails, at least two secondary tracks which enclose an angle and each have fixed rails, and a switch arranged between the main track and the secondary tracks. Each rail of the main track is assigned a moveable rail section connected to the corresponding rail of the main track via a joint. Each joint has at least one end face of the rail of the main track embodied as part of a rotational face about the axis of a pivot pin, at least one end face, embodied in a complementary fashion thereto, of the assigned movable rail section and at least one transition body, which overlaps the fixed rail and the movable rail section and is connected in one end region to the fixed rail, and in the other end region to the movable rail section in an articulated fashion.
US09410292B2	Multilayered tissue having reduced hydrogen bonding The disclosure provides a multilayered tissue web comprising treated cellulosic fibers selectively disposed in one or more layers, wherein the tissue layer comprising treated fibers is adjacent to a layer comprising untreated fiber and which is substantially free from untreated fiber. Generally the treated fibers have a rate of substitution of about 0.02 to 0.07. In this manner, the disclosure provides a multi-layered tissue web having treated fiber selectively incorporated therein, where the tissue web has basis weight greater than about 10 grams per square meter (gsm), such as from about 10 to about 50 gsm, a sheet bulk greater than about 8 cc/g, such as from about 8 to about 15 cc/g and Stiffness Index less than about 15, such as from about 8 to about 12.
US09410291B2	Tissue product comprising bamboo The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise wood and bamboo fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable through-air dried tissue webs comprising at least about 10 percent bamboo fiber by weight of the web. In the through-air dried tissue webs of the present disclosure, bamboo typically replaces high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the bulk of the through-air dried web without negatively effecting softness or durability.
US09410290B2	Tissue having high strength and low modulus The present invention provides tissue products having a high degree of stretch and low modulus at relatively high tensile strengths, such as geometric mean tensile strengths greater than about 1500 g/3″ and more preferably greater than about 2000 g/3″. The combination of a tough, yet relatively supple sheet is preferably achieved by subjecting the embryonic web to a speed differential as it is passed from one fabric in the papermaking process to another, commonly referred to as rush transfer.
US09410289B2	Coating color composition and paper or paperboard coated with it The invention relates to a coating color composition for paper and/or paperboard comprising a pigment, optionally known additives used in coating compositions, and a binder substitute comprising styrene acrylate copolymer having mean particle size ≦100 nm. The invention also relates to paper or paperboard coated with a coating color composition according to the invention.
US09410272B2	Fabrics simultaneously woven from two distance fabrics A fabric material consisting of two distance fabrics (42, 44) which are simultaneously weaved on a loom and provided with piles (424, 444) and which have an inner layer (FL2, FL4) and an outer layer (BL2, BL4) for each distance fabric, the inner and outer layers are bound with connecting warp yarns (401-404) extending between the inner and outer layers, pile warp yarns (501, 502) are woven between the distance fabrics. During weaving, the inner and outer layers of each distance fabric are kept apart by respective lancet means (202, 204) and each pick (P1-P13) and for each connecting warp yarn (401-404) and each pile warp yarn (501, 502), one selects on the basis of the information relating to the layer (BL2, FL2, BL4, FL4) in which the warp yarn has been interlaced in a previous pick, on the basis of the shedding pattern and amongst several predetermined positions, a position (A1-A8, B1-B12) was taken by a shedding element (10) driving the warp yarn (401-404, 501, 502) during the pick.
US09410267B2	Methods and devices for the fabrication of 3D polymeric fibers The present invention provides methods and devices for the fabrication of 3D polymeric fibers having micron, sub-micron, and nanometer dimensions, as well as methods of use of these polymeric fibers.
US09410251B2	Resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet and formed body using resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet A resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet which has a chromium-free surface treatment layer and has a coating film formed by applying an organic resin, and which exhibits excellent adhesiveness and excellent corrosion resistance even after being subject to severe forming such as drawing is provided. A resin-coated aluminum alloy sheet includes: an aluminum substrate having a surface treatment film on at least one surface thereof; and an organic resin film layer formed on the surface of the aluminum substrate. The surface treatment film includes 2 mg/m2 to 100 mg/m2 of zirconium in terms of metal atoms and at least any one of a polyitaconic acid, monosaccharide alcohol and disaccharide alcohol as an aluminum-ion-trapping agent.
US09410246B2	Graphene optic fiber laser A graphene coated optic-fiber laser is disclosed that includes a doped inner core and an undoped outer core surrounding the doped inner core. A graphene cylinder or capsule surrounds the undoped outer core, thereby forming a cladding layer around the undoped outer core.
US09410241B2	Method for separating surface layer or growth layer of diamond The present invention provides a method for separating a surface layer of a diamond, which comprises implanting ions into a diamond to form a non-diamond layer near a surface of the diamond; and etching the non-diamond layer in the diamond by applying an alternating-current voltage across electrodes in an electrolytic solution; and a method for separating a grown layer of a diamond, which further comprises the step of growing a diamond by a vapor-phase synthesis method, after forming a non-diamond layer according to the above-described method. The invention is applicable to various single-crystal and polycrystal diamonds. More specifically, even with a large single-crystal diamond, a portion of the single-crystal diamond can be efficiently separated in a reusable form in a relatively short period of time.
US09410238B2	Method of making durable articles Optical articles of zinc sulfide and zinc selenide with thick coatings of alumina are disclosed. The alumina coatings are deposited on the zinc sulfide and zinc selenide by a microwave assisted magnetron sputtering. In addition to alumina coatings, the optical articles may also include various polymer coatings.
US09410233B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and wafer A method of manufacturing semiconductor device and a wafer are provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention, which relates to semiconductor technology. The method includes: providing a substrate, and forming a gate oxide layer and a polysilicon layer on a first surface of the substrate; etching the polysilicon layer by use of a patterned mask so as to form a polysilicon gate with reentrants; depositing a tensile stress film on a second surface of the substrate before etching the polysilicon layer. The tensile stress film can be deposited on the second surface of the substrate for generating the tensile stress for the wafer. Thus, a polysilicon gate with reentrants can be formed in etching process. In this way, semiconductor devices can have smaller gate-source/drain overlap capacitance and better TDDB parameters, and the performance of the devices can be improved.
US09410230B2	Powder-metallurgically produced, wear-resistant material A wear-resistant material comprising an alloy that contains: 1.5-5.5 wt. % carbon, 0.1-2.0 wt. % silicon, max. 2.0 wt. % manganese, 3.5-30.0 wt. % chromium, 0.3-10 wt. % molybdenum, 0-10 wt. % tungsten, 0.1-30 wt. % vanadium, 0-12 wt. % niobium, 0.1-12 wt. % titanium and 1.3-3.5 wt. % nickel, the remainder being comprised of iron and production-related impurities, whereby the carbon content fulfills the following condition: CAlloy[w %]=S1+S2+S3 where S1=(Nb+2(Ti+V−0.9))/a, S2=(Mo+W/2+Cr−b)/5, S3=c+(TH−900)·0.0025, where 7
US09410228B2	Metal matrix composite, and preparation method thereof The present invention provides a preparation method of a metal matrix composite. The method comprises the following steps of: 1) pulverizing a solid carbon material to a micrometer size; 2) plastic deforming a metal matrix powder and dispersing the pulverized nanometer-sized carbon material into the metal matrix powder during the plastic deformation; 3) integrating the metal/carbon nano-material composite powder obtained in step 2) by using a hot forming process; and 4) heat treating the integrated bulk material at a predetermined temperature to form a composite having a metal-carbon nanophase, a metal-carbon nanoband formed by growth of the metal-carbon nanophase, or a metal-carbon nano-network structure formed by self-coupling of the metal-carbon nanoband.
US09410213B2	Bacillus strains and compositions In one aspect, the present invention relates to novel Bacillus strains ENV 734 (NRRL B-50800), ENV 735 (NRRL B-50801), ENV 736 (NRRL B-50802), and ENV 737 (NRRL B-50803). These strains possess a high degree of homology with both Bacillus simplex and Bacillus butanolivorans, but unexpectedly exhibit desirable high salt tolerance as well as low temperature growth and urease production. In another aspect, the present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one of such strains and an acceptable carrier, and methods of preparing the compositions. Such compositions are suitable for use in industrial, agricultural, aquacultural, environmental, wastewater treatment and/or probiotic applications. Methods for enhancing the growth of a plant propagative material and methods for treating wastewater are also provided.
US09410204B2	Biomarkers for diagnosing ischemia The present invention provides methods and compositions for diagnosing and predicting the occurrence of ischemia. For example, the present invention provides methods and compositions for diagnosing and predicting the risk and cause of transient neurological events (TNE) as ischemic or non-ischemic.
US09410197B2	Compound for sequencing by synthesis The present invention provides deoxynucleoside tri- or tetraphosphate comprising a 3′ nitrate and a detectable label covalently bound to the oxygen atom of an oxymethyl or oxyallyl or oxypropargyl substitution of a nucleobase. Such compounds provide new possibilities for future Sequencing by Synthesis technologies.
US09410191B2	Method and system for decontaminating materials Methods, systems, and devices for decontaminating materials containing biological or biologically derived materials, such as microorganisms or DNA products, are provided. The methods, systems, and devices may be used for decontaminating or sterilizing materials, such as surfaces, including, but not limited to reducing the number of viable microorganisms on surfaces. The methods, systems, and devices may further be used for rendering DNA non-amplifiable in nucleic acid amplification reactions that synthesize DNA amplification products.
US09410175B2	Process for microbial production of a valuable compound The present invention relates to a process for the production of a valuable compound by cultivation of a microorganism comprising cultivating the microorganism in a medium wherein all nutrients are provided in excess over the whole cultivation period and wherein a suitable amount of oxygen is fed to the culture to maintain the culture under conditions of oxygen limitation.
US09410169B2	Process for producing chiral 1- substituted 2-piperidinols employing oxidoreductases The present invention relates to an enantioselective enzymatic process for the preparation of an optically active 3-hydroxypiperidinecarboxylic acid derivative.
US09410167B2	Cells or plants producing polylactate or its copolymers and uses thereof The present invention relates to cells or plants that can produce polylactate or its copolymers and to a method for preparing polylactate or its copolymers using the same. More specifically, cells or plants with the ability to produce polylactate or hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymers comprise both a gene encoding an enzyme that converts lactate into lactyl-CoA and a gene encoding polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase which uses lactyl-CoA as a substrate. Also described is a method for preparing polylactate or hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymers which comprises culturing the cells in a medium containing lactate or lactate and various hydroxyalkanoates or culturing the plants. Effective preparation of hydroxyalkanoate-lactate copolymer which comprises various hydroxyalkanoates as well as polylactate, using the cells or the plants, is disclosed.
US09410163B2	Promoter-regulated differentiation-dependent self-deleting cassette Targeting constructs and methods of using them are provided for differentiation-dependent modification of nucleic acid sequences in cells and in non-human animals. Targeting constructs comprising a promoter operably linked to a recombinase are provided, wherein the promoter drives transcription of the recombinase in an differentiated cell but not an undifferentiated cell. Promoters include Blimp1, Prm1, Gata6, Gata4, Igf2, Lhx2, Lhx5, and Pax3. Targeting constructs with a cassette flanked on both sides by recombinase sites can be removed using a recombinase gene operably linked to a 3′-UTR that comprises a recognition site for an miRNA that is transcribed in undifferentiated cells but not in differentiated cells. The constructs may be included in targeting vectors, and can be used to automatically modify or excise a selection cassette from an ES cell, a non-human embryo, or a non-human animal.
US09410162B1	Transgenic legumes Embodiments of the present invention comprise altering the biosynthesis and accumulation of sucrose in legumes by transforming the plants with the sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) gene of maize, and closely related regulatory genes. Embodiments of the present invention further comprise altering the assimilation of nitrogen in legumes by transforming the plants with the glutamine synthetase (GS) gene of soybean, and closely related regulatory genes. Embodiments of the present invention further comprise transforming legume plants with both SPS and GS genes. In addition, embodiments of the present invention relate to enhancing expression of transgenes through the 5′ UTR of the glycine max (soybean) cytosolic glutamine synthetase (Gmglnβ1) gene.
US09410160B2	Plant SNF1-related protein kinase gene The present invention relates to the isolation, purification, characterization and use of the plant Snf1-related protein kinase (SnRK) gene and genetic products. The invention includes isolated and purified SnRK DNA and relates to methods of regulating water loss and plant drought tolerance, sucrose content, starch content, seed oil content, fatty acid synthesis, seed oil acyl composition, seed size/weight, resistance/tolerance to biotic stresses, increased root biomass, and/or carbon flux into other seed components, plant, using the gene, and to tissues and plants transformed with the gene. The invention also relates to transgenic plants, plant tissues and plant seeds having a genome containing an introduced DNA sequence of the invention, and a method of producing such plants and plant seeds.
US09410159B2	Chimeric promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection and uses thereof Described are synthetic promoters capable of mediating gene expression in plants upon pathogen infection. Furthermore, recombinant genes and vectors comprising said chimeric promoters as well as host cells transformed with such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, or vectors are provided. Additionally, diagnostic compositions and kits comprising such chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors or cells are described. Provided are further methods for the identification of compounds being capable of activating or inhibiting genes that are specifically expressed in plants upon pathogen infection employing the above described means. Furthermore, transgenic plant cells, plant tissue, and plants containing the above-described chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, and vectors as well as the use of the aforementioned chimeric promoters, recombinant genes, vectors and/or compounds identified by the method of the invention in plant cell and tissue culture, plant breeding, and/or agriculture are described.
US09410151B2	Microfluidic devices and methods of use in the formation and control of nanoreactors The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods that are useful for performing high-throughput screening assays and combinatorial chemistry. The invention provides for aqueous based emulsions containing uniquely labeled cells, enzymes, nucleic acids, etc., wherein the emulsions further comprise primers, labels, probes, and other reactants. An oil based carrier-fluid envelopes the emulsion library on a microfluidic device, such that a continuous channel provides for flow of the immiscible fluids, to accomplish pooling, coalescing, mixing, sorting, detection, etc., of the emulsion library.
US09410149B2	Compositions and methods for intramolecular nucleic acid rearrangement Aspects of the present invention are drawn to processes for moving a region of interest in a polynucleotide from a first position to a second position with regard to a domain within the polynucleotide, also referred to as a “reflex method”. In certain embodiments, the reflex method results in moving a region of interest into functional proximity to specific domain elements present in the polynucleotide (e.g., primer sites and/or multiplex identifier). Compositions, kits and systems that find use in carrying out the reflex processes described herein are also provided.
US09410145B2	Method for the isolation of nucleic acids The present invention concerns an improved method for the isolation of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA from bacterial, plant, animal or human cells as well as from cell cultures and virus cultures, wherein the nucleic acid is immobilised on a matrix having a silicon-oxygen compound in the presence of a chaotropic agent and an alkanol, carried out in a temperature range of 36° to 75° C.
US09410136B2	Methods for enhancing the degradation or conversion of cellulosic material The present invention relates to methods for degrading or converting a cellulosic material and for producing a substance from a cellulosic material.
US09410132B2	Acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (PtDGAT1) and uses thereof An isolated protein which is at least partially encoded by a polynucleotide sequence encoding a novel acyl-CoA: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1-like gene (PtDGAT1) from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricomutum is provided together with a composition which includes the isolated protein and a transgenic organism transformed by a polynucleotide encoding same. The invention also provides a method for producing or enhancing the production of oil or triacylglycerols with high saturated fatty acids content.
US09410116B2	Method for producing fungus structures A method for growing organically derived building materials in the form of a moldable substrate that can be engineered to serve a wide range of manufacturing and construction applications is presented. In particular, the embodiments consider a plurality of fungal molded shapes preferably grown from fungal inoculum and mechanically compressed at least once during the growing process as well as integration of structure support members to the fungal structure. The present invention provides a fungal substrate which could be molded, and easily and cheaply preprocessed to precise geometric specifications. The organically derived building materials also incorporate layers of structural reinforcements to improve load bearing and other structural capacities.
US09410112B2	Acidic viscoelastic surfactant based cleaning compositions Acidic viscoelastic cleaning compositions are disclosed which use non polymer thickening agents. According to the invention, cleaning compositions have been developed using viscoelastic surfactants in acidic cleaning formulations. These provide the dual benefit of thickening as well as an additional cleaning, thereby improving performance. Applicants have also identified several pseudo linking agents which when, used with viscoelastic surfactants provide enhanced viscoelasticity and cleaning.
US09410111B2	Cleaning composition that provides residual benefits A composition for use on a hard surface. The composition has: (i) at least 7.5 wt. % of at least one surfactant selected; (ii) a blend of linear primary alcohols, or a blend of ethoxylated linear primary alcohols, wherein each alcohol of the non-ethoxylated blend or ethoxylated blend includes a carbon chain containing 9-17 carbons; (iii) a transport rate factor of less than about 55 seconds; and (iv) an adhesion time of greater than about 8 hours.
US09410088B2	Phosphonate-substituted lignin as a flame retardant Modified lignin having covalently attached phosphorous containing groups and methods for preparing such compounds are described herein. The modified lignin described herein provides a renewable source of flame retardant material.
US09410083B2	Phosphor composition with self-adjusting chromaticity Disclosed herein are “smart” phosphor compositions capable of regulating the chromaticity of their emission to substantially constant values even with variations in the excitation radiation they receive to induce photoluminescence. One phosphor of the smart composition demonstrates an increase in emission intensity increases as the wavelength of the excitation radiation is increased. The other phosphor shows a decrease in emission intensity with increasing excitation wavelength. Constant chromaticity in this context is defined as a change in CIE x or y coordinate of less than about five percent over a 10 nm range of excitation wavelengths.
US09410074B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting naphthenate solids formation from liquid hydrocarbons The present invention relates to a composition and method for inhibiting the formation of naphthenate solids in a liquid hydrocarbon. The method includes contacting a composition including a rosin amine having a formula (I): or (II): where formula (AA): represents a single or double bond; R1, R2 and R5 each independently represent H, alkyl, alkenyl or an alkynyl group each having between one and ten carbon atoms, —(R3O)nR4 wherein R3 is an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R4 is H, alkyl, alkenyl or an alkynyl group each having between one and ten carbon atoms; n is an integer between 5 and 50; X is a halide, sulphate, phosphate or acetate ion; and a demulsifier intermediate with the liquid hydrocarbon.
US09410070B2	Method of treating a high-temperature well with a fluid containing a viscosifier and a stabilizer package A treatment fluid for treating a portion of a high-temperature subterranean formation comprises: a base fluid, wherein the base fluid comprises water; a viscosifier, wherein the viscosifier is a polymer, and wherein the viscosifier is thermally stable up to a temperature of 325° F.; and a stabilizer package, wherein the stabilizer package: (A) comprises a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, wherein the first stabilizer is an oxygen scavenger and the second stabilizer is a pH adjustor; and (B) is capable of increasing the thermal stability of the viscosifier to a temperature greater than 350° F., wherein the portion of the subterranean formation has a bottomhole temperature greater than 350° F. A method of treating a high-temperature subterranean formation comprises introducing the treatment fluid into the portion of the subterranean formation.
US09410068B2	Method for preparation of biomimetic polymer for stabilizing wellbore and drilling fluid The present invention provides a biomimetic polymer for stabilizing wellbore, a method for preparation of the biomimetic polymer, and a drilling fluid. The polymer contains carboxymethyl chitosan that serves as a backbone and dopamine-derived groups grafted on the backbone. The polymer provided in the present invention can improve the strength of shale in the wellbore, seal the shale pores and reduce the filter loss of drilling fluid, and thereby attains an effect of stabilizing the wellbore in shale formation in drilling process.
US09410055B2	Polybenzoxazole resin and precursor thereof The present invention provides a polybenzoxazole resin containing a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 is a tetravalent aromatic group; N atoms and O atoms which are bonded to R1 are present in the form of pairs each consisting of an N atom and an O atom such that the N atom and the O atom in each pair are respectively bonded to adjacent two carbon atoms constituting the same aromatic ring in R1; R2 is an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 2 to 10000, which is excellent in electrical insulating properties, heat resistance, mechanical properties, physical properties, dimensional stability and the like, as well as a polybenzoxazole precursor capable of producing the polybenzoxazole resin which is excellent in solubility in solvents and storage stability.
US09410052B2	Reduced salt precipitation in carbohydrate containing binder compositions Aqueous binder compositions with reduced rates of salt precipitation are described. The compositions may include a carbohydrate and a sequestrant for sequestering one or more multivalent ions (e.g., Ca2+, Mg2+, Ba2+, Al3+, Fe2+, Fe3+, etc.). The sequestrant reduces a precipitation rate for the multivalent ions from the aqueous binder composition. Methods of reducing salt precipitation from a binder composition are also described. The methods may include the steps of providing an aqueous binder solution having one or more carbohydrates. They may also include adding a sequestrant for one or more multivalent ions to the aqueous binder solution. The sequestrant reduces a precipitation rate for the multivalent ions from the binder composition.
US09410050B2	Compositions and methods to improve the setting properties and rub resistance of printing inks Provided are high viscosity essentially non-aqueous dispersions containing acrylic core/shell polymer particles in a non-aqueous solvent; sheetfed, heatset and coldset lithographic ink compositions containing the dispersions; and methods of printing with ink containing the dispersions to improve the setting and drying properties and rub resistance of sheet fed offset, heatset and coldset lithographic inks. The lithographic inks containing the dispersions set quickly enough to allow processing of printed sheets soon after printing.
US09410049B2	Single phase water based energy curable polymers and method of preparing coatings and printing inks Single phase, water based, energy curable compositions and a method of preparing coatings and printing inks from same.
US09410033B2	Rubber composition for undertread, and pneumatic tire The present invention provides a rubber composition for an undertread, which has improved in processability, fuel economy, and tensile properties in a balanced manner, and also provides a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for an undertread, including: a rubber component containing a modified natural rubber having a phosphorus content of 200 ppm or less; and carbon black and/or a white filler, wherein the modified natural rubber is contained in an amount of 5% by mass or more per 100% by mass of the rubber component.
US09410029B2	Blends of polyesters containing cyclobutanediol with fluoroalkyl additives and devices made thererom This invention relates to polymer compositions comprising: (I) at least one polyester which comprises: (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: i) 70 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues; ii) 0 to 30 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms; and iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms; and (b) a glycol component comprising 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %; and wherein the inherent viscosity of the polyester is from 0.1 to 1.2 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.; and (II) at least one fluoroalkyl derivative.
US09410027B2	Vulcanization-accelerating mixture The present invention relates to a mixture which can be used as vulcanization accelerator, to a process for producing the mixture and to use of the mixture, to vulcanizates which comprise the said mixtures or which comprise corresponding individual constituents of the mixture, and also to vulcanizates which are produced with use of the said mixture.
US09410022B2	Sheetlike structure or shaped article comprising latent heat storage media The invention provides methods for producing sheetlike structures or shaped articles that comprise latent heat storage media, characterized in that mixtures comprising one or more microcapsules which contain one or more latent heat storage media, and one or more polymers based on one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters, (meth)acrylic esters, vinylaromatics, olefins, 1,3-dienes and vinyl halides, are processed by means of thermoplastic shaping techniques.
US09410016B2	Aromatic polyacetals and articles comprising them A polymer includes repeat units having the structure wherein R1, R2, Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 are defined herein. The polymer can be prepared by Suzuki polycondensation. The acetal and/or ketal functionality in the polymer backbone make the backbone-cleavable in acid. The polymer is useful in applications including lithographic photoresists.
US09410013B2	Hot melts The present invention relates to reactive preparations, comprising isocyanate-functional polyurethane building blocks, to a method for the production thereof, and to the use thereof as or in adhesives having high initial strength and high mechanical strength.
US09410010B2	Urea-terminated polyurethane dispersants The present invention relates to urea-terminated polyurethanes dispersants based on diols and polyether diols, aqueous dispersions of such polyurethanes, the manufacture of the urea terminated polyurethane dispersions and inks containing pigments and/or disperse dyes dispersed with these urea terminated polyurethane dispersants. The urea termination can have nonionic hydrophilic substituents.
US09410006B2	Fluorine-containing highly branched polymer and resin composition containing the same It is an object to provide a compound that can provide a molded article and a coating film excellent not only in solubility in an organic solvent, but also in miscibility with/dispersibility in a matrix resin, causing no aggregation in a matrix resin, excellent in surface modification property, and having high transparency. A fluorine-containing highly branched polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer A having two or more radical polymerizable double bonds in the molecule thereof with a monomer B having a fluoroalkyl group and at least one radical polymerizable double bond in the molecule thereof in the presence of a polymerization initiator C in a content of 5% by mol or more and 200% by mol or less, based on the total molar amount of the monomer A and the monomer B; and a resin composition comprising the polymer.
US09409992B2	Mesothelin domain-specific monoclonal antibodies and use thereof Described herein is the use of rabbit hybridoma technology, along with a panel of truncated mesothelin domain fragments, to identify anti-mesothelin mAbs that bind specific regions of mesothelin. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the rabbit mAbs bind an epitope that is not part of Region I. In particular, the identified mAbs (YP187, YP223, YP218 and YP3) bind either Region II (391-486), Region III (487-581) or a native conformation of mesothelin with subnanomolar affinity. These antibodies do not compete for binding with the mesothelin-specific immunotoxin SS1P or mesothelin-specific antibody MORAb-009. In another aspect, disclosed is a high-affinity rabbit mAb that binds Region I of mesothelin (YP158). YP158 binds native mesothelin protein in cancer cells and tissues with high affinity and specificity.
US09409990B2	Methods of inhibiting tumor growth by antagonizing IL-6 receptor The present invention provides methods for inhibiting or attenuating tumor growth in a subject by administering an IL-6 antagonist to the subject. In certain embodiments, the methods of the invention are used to inhibit the growth of an anti-VEGF-resistant tumor in a subject. The IL-6 antagonist may be, e.g., an antibody that specifically binds IL-6R. The IL-6 antagonist may be administered in combination with a VEGF antagonist, and/or an EGFR antagonist.
US09409987B2	Polypeptides and polynucleotides, and uses thereof for treatment of immune related disorders and cancer This invention relates to LY6G6F, VSIG10, TMEM25 and LSR proteins, which are suitable targets for immunotherapy, treatment of cancer, infectious disorders, and/or immune related disorders, and drug development. This invention further relates to soluble LY6G6F, VSIG10, TMEM25 and LSR molecules, extracellular domains of LY6G6F, VSIG10, TMEM25 and LSR and conjugates, which are suitable drugs for immunotherapy, treatment of cancer, infectious disorders, and/or immune related disorders. This invention further relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments and conjugates containing same, and/or alternative scaffolds, specific for LY6G6F, VSIG10, TMEM25 or LSR molecules, which are suitable drugs for immunotherapy, treatment of cancer, infectious disorders, and/or immune related disorders.
US09409982B2	Antibody composition-producing cell The present invention relates to a cell for the production of an antibody molecule such as an antibody useful for various diseases having high antibody-dependant cell-mediated cytotoxic activity, a fragment of the antibody and a fusion protein having the Fc region of the antibody or the like, a method for producing an antibody composition using the cell, the antibody composition and use thereof.
US09409979B2	Acceptor framework for CDR grafting The present invention relates to an antibody acceptor framework and to methods for grafting non-human antibodies, e.g., rabbit antibodies, using a particularly well suited antibody acceptor framework. Antibodies generated by the methods of the invention are useful in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
US09409977B2	Humanized, anti-N2 antibodies The present invention encompasses humanized antibodies that specifically bind N2 peptide, methods for the preparation thereof and methods for the use thereof.
US09409968B2	Toll-like receptor-based biosensors Compositions and methods for detecting Toll-like receptor binding to ligands and test compounds are disclosed herein.
US09409966B2	Glucagon-like peptide-1 derivatives and their pharmaceutical use The invention relates to protracted Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) derivatives and therapeutic uses thereof. The GLP-1 derivative of the invention comprises a modified GLP-1(7-37) sequence having a total of 2-12 amino acid modifications, including Glu22 and Arg26, and being derivatised with an albumin binding residue or pegylated in position 18, 20, 23, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, or 39. These compounds are useful in the treatment or prevention of diabetes type 2 and related diseases. The compounds are potent, stable, have long half-lives, a high affinity of binding to albumin, and/or a high affinity of binding to the extracellular domain of the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R), all of which is of potential relevance for the overall aim of achieving long-acting, stable and active GLP-1 derivatives with a potential for once weekly administration.
US09409961B2	Cell penetrating peptides to target EIF4E The present invention provides compounds to disrupt the eIF4E-eIF4G interaction and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Generally, the compounds are cell-penetrating peptides which bind mammalian initiation factor eIF4E (CPP-eIF4E), wherein the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 7, 9-11, 12-26, 27-44 and 45-51. More preferably, the amino acid sequence comprises at least 9 to about 40 amino acids and the mammalian initiation factor eIF4E is human initiation factor eIF4E.
US09409939B2	Quantification method for remaining liver function and novel liver receptor imaging agent A test indicator for quantifying remaining liver function is provided. A novel liver receptor imaging agent with liver targeting property is utilized to develop a method for quantifying remaining liver function to serve as test indicator for judging the liver failure outcome in clinic, particularly for judging the necessity of liver transplantation for patients with liver failure or liver disease. The radioactivity uptake of the test indicator was negatively correlated with the extent of liver reserve. The cutoff value of liver reserve for liver transplantation is also disclosed.
US09409936B2	Preparation of graphitic C3N3P material A new graphitic material has the empirical formula C3N3P and comprises triazine rings bound together by phosphorus atoms, and/or other 5- or 6-membered rings with various carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous connectivity. The material is made by polymerizing P(CN)3, for example by using a temperature of at least 220° C. and an elevated pressure, optionally as high as 1500° C. and 12 GPa.
US09409935B2	Control of N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid conversion in manufacture of glyphosate This invention relates to the preparation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (“glyphosate”) from N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (“PMIDA”), and more particularly to methods for control of the conversion of PMIDA, for the identification of reaction end points relating to PMIDA conversion and the preparation of glyphosate products having controlled PMIDA content.
US09409929B2	(Meth)allylsilane compound, silane coupling agent therefor, and functional material using same A (meth)allylsilane compound chemically bonded to various alcohol derivatives including polyol derivatives such as saccharides, is raw material used to cause a substrate to express functionalities such as a defogging property and separation characteristics for column chromatography, can be easily prepared, is easily purified, and is stable and easy to handle, and a functional material in which those functionalities are expressed, while silyl group-containing groups are conveniently carried at a high density on the surface of the substrate, by using the (meth)allylsilane compound as a silane coupling agent for silane-coupling to the substrate. The (meth)allylsilane compound includes a (meth)allylsilyl group-containing alkyl group or a (meth)allylsilylalkyl group-containing aralkyl group that is bonded to an alcohol derivative. In the functional material, the silane coupling agent is ether-bonded to surface hydroxyl groups exposed on a substrate through the surface hydroxyl groups by silane coupling to have an ether bond on the functional material.
US09409920B1	Method for purifying emamectin benzoate and compositions comprising the same A purification process of emamectin benzoate and compositions comprising the same. The method for purifying emamectin benzoate comprising steps (a): crystallizing emamectin benzoate in a mixture of polar solvent and non-polar solvent; isolating emamectin benzoate crystals; recovering the solvents by distillation; and recovering a crude emamectin benzoate from the solvents; (b): crystallizing emamectin benzoate crystals from step (a) in a polar aprotic solvent; isolating the crystals; recovering the solvents by distillation; and then collecting a crude emamectin benzoate from the solvents; (c): crystallizing emamectin benzoate crystals collected from step (b) in the mixture of polar solvent and non-polar solvent; isolating the crystals; recovering the solvents by distillation; and collecting a crude emamectin benzoate; wherein the purity of the crystals obtained from step (c) is 99%.
US09409917B2	Heterocyclic amide derivatives as P2X7 receptor antagonists The invention relates to heterocyclic amide derivatives of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, X and n are as defined in the description, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds.
US09409913B2	Polymorphic forms of alcaftadine The present invention relates to novel polymorphic forms of alcaftadine, processes of preparing novel polymorphic forms of alcaftadine and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US09409911B2	Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase Disclosed herein are compounds, including compounds having the structure of Formula (A), (B), (C), and (D), as described in further detail herein, that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
US09409906B2	Pyrimido[4,5-B]indole derivatives and use thereof in the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells Pyrimido[4,5-b]indole derivatives are provided. These compounds are useful to expand hematopoietic stem cell populations, particularly, human hematopoietic stem cell populations. The compounds are also useful in the medical treatment of diseases that involve hematopoietic stem cells.
US09409903B2	Benzyl substituted triazine derivatives and their therapeutical applications The invention provides triazine compounds and methods of their use to modulate protein kinases and to treat diseases mediated by said protein kinases.
US09409899B2	Process for preparing benzisothiazol-3-yl-piperazin-1-yl-methyl-cyclo hexylmethanisoindol-1,3-dione and its intermediates The present invention discloses process for preparing benzisothiazol-3-yl-piperazin-1-yl-methyl-cyclohexylmethanisoindol-1,3-dione and intermediates thereof.
US09409890B2	Pyrimidine hydroxy amide compounds as protein deacetylase inhibitors and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to novel pyrimidine hydroxy amide compounds, and the use of such compounds in the inhibition of HDAC6 and in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions related to HDAC6.
US09409887B2	Mutant-selective EGFR inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09409882B2	Pyridine derivatives The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A1, A2 and R1 to R6 are defined as in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US09409876B2	Bradykinin receptor antagonists and pharmaceutical compositions containing them The present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are antagonists of the bradykinin B1 receptor. These compounds are useful for the treatment of disorders associated with the bradykinin B1 pathway, in particular pain-related disorders.
US09409868B2	Inhibitors of rho associated protein kinases (ROCK) and methods of use Compounds and compositions having activity as inhibitors of Rho-associated proteinkinases (ROCKs), and methods of making and using the subject compounds are disclosed.
US09409867B2	Ligands of the benzo[h]quinoline class and transition metal complexes containing them and use of said complexes as catalysts A new class of ligands derived from benzo[h]quinoline are described and these ligands are used to prepare several novel transition metal complexes. The complexes are preferably of the group VIII transition metals iron, ruthenium or osmium, with the benzo[h]quinoline ligands acting as tridentate ligands. The complexes described are proved to be very active catalysts for the reduction of ketones and aldehydes to alcohols, via hydrogen transfer and hydrogenation reactions. These compounds hence can be usefully employed as catalysts in said reduction reactions.
US09409864B2	Sulfonamide TRPA1 receptor antagonists The invention discloses compounds of Formula (I). The compounds of formula (I) are TRPA1 antagonists and are useful as active ingredients of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pain and other conditions ameliorated by the inhibition of TRPA1 receptors.
US09409856B2	Estrogen receptor ligands and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to a novel class of nuclear receptor binding agents (NRBAs). The NRBA compounds are applicable for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions including, inter alia, prevention and treatment of hormone-related diseases, cancers, inflammation, osteoporosis, peripheral vascular disease, reducing circulating lipid levels, and cardiovascular disease.
US09409851B2	Long chain monounsaturated fatty acid composition and method for the production thereof In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for obtaining an enriched composition of long chain monounsaturated fatty acids from an oil composition, typically a fish oil composition, comprising both long chain monounsaturated fatty acids and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a composition comprising at least 70% by weight of long chain monounsaturated fatty acids.
US09409842B1	Method for producing redox-active Ti(IV) coordination compounds A method for producing an aqueous solution of a redox-active coordination compound of a transition metal which can be used directly as an electrolyte in a flow battery wherein the method comprises reacting a freshly precipitated hydrous transition metal oxide with a chelating agent and a base in an aqueous reaction medium to produce a solution of the corresponding redox-active transition metal coordination compound.
US09409841B2	Process and apparatus for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone A process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone by cleaving cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide in a loop cleavage reactor comprising multiple reaction zones connected in series. In desirable embodiments, fresh cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide feed(s) are supplied to reaction zones the final reaction zone, and fresh acid catalyst is supplied only to the final reaction zone. In desirable embodiments, a portion of the effluent exiting the final reaction zone is recycled to the first reaction zone. Each reaction zone is equipped with a heat exchanger downstream of the feed port to extract heat generated from the cleavage reaction.
US09409832B2	Catalytic dehydration of alcohols using non-volatile acid catalysts A catalytic process for dehydration of an aliphatic C2-C6 alcohol to its corresponding olefin is disclosed. The process continuously flows through a reaction zone a liquid phase containing an aliphatic C2-C6 alcohol to contact a non-volatile acid catalyst at a reaction temperature and pressure to at least partially convert the aliphatic C2-C6 alcohol in the liquid phase to its corresponding olefin. The reaction pressure is greater than atmospheric pressure and the reaction temperature is above the boiling point of the olefin at reaction pressure, but below the critical temperature of the alcohol, and the olefin product is substantially in the gaseous phase. After the contacting step, the olefin containing gaseous phase is separated from the liquid phase. The invention also relates to catalytic processes such as a hydrolysis of an olefin to an alcohol, an esterification, a transesterification, a polymerization, an aldol condensation or an ester hydrolysis.
US09409829B2	Use of pseudomonas diazotrophicus as a soil inoculant The invention provides an inoculant comprising Pseudomonas diazotrophicus and a carrier, which is useful for enhancing plant growth. The invention also provides a method of producing a plant which comprises applying an inoculant comprising Pseudomonas diazotrophicus and a carrier to plant or the growth medium of the plant.
US09409824B2	Ceramic material and sputtering target member A ceramic material of the present invention contains magnesium, zirconium, lithium, and oxygen as main components. The crystal phase of a solid solution obtained by dissolving zirconium oxide and lithium oxide in magnesium oxide is a main phase. The XRD peak of a (200) plane of the solid solution with CuKα rays preferably appears at 2θ=42.89° or less which is smaller than an angle at which a peak of a cubic crystal of magnesium oxide appears. The XRD peak more preferably appears at 2θ=42.38° to 42.89° and further preferably at 2θ=42.82° to 42.89°. In the ceramic material, the molar ratio Li/Zr of Li to Zr is preferably in the range of 1.96 or more and 2.33 or less.
US09409821B2	Compositions and methods for well completions Particulate polymeric materials may be added to a cement slurry to adjust the linear thermal-expansion coefficient of the set cement. The coefficient of the set cement is optimized by considering the linear thermal-expansion coefficient of the casing, as well as the mechanical properties of the formation rock. When placed in a subterranean well having at least one casing string, cement sheaths with optimal linear thermal-expansion coefficients may be subjected to lower compressive and tensile stresses during downhole-temperature changes. Such cement slurries are particularly advantageous in the context of thermal-recovery wells.
US09409810B2	Method for producing synthetic quartz glass granules The production of quartz glass granules comprises the granulation of pyrogenically produced silicic acid and the formation of a SiO2 granulate (9), the drying and cleaning of the SiO2 granulate (9) by heating in an atmosphere containing halogen, and the vitrification of the SiO2 granulate (9) under a treatment gas which contains at least 30% by volume of helium and/or hydrogen. This process is time-consuming and expensive. In order to provide a method which, starting from a porous SiO2 granulate (9), allows the cost-effective production of dense, synthetic quartz glass granules suitable for melting bubble-free components of quartz glass, the invention proposes that the cleaning and vitrification of the SiO2 granulate (9) and a post-treatment of the vitrified quartz glass granules are carried out in each case in a rotary tube (6) of a rotary kiln (1), said rotary tube rotating about a central axis (7), wherein the rotary tube (6) comprises an inner wall made of a ceramic material during vitrification, and wherein the vitrified quartz glass granules are subjected to a post-treatment during a treatment period of at least 10 minutes in an atmosphere which contains less than 20% of helium or hydrogen at a treatment temperature of 300° C. or more.
US09409805B2	Horizontal flow biofilter system and method of use thereof A horizontal flow water treatment method and wetland biofilter apparatus provides a chamber with impermeable outer walls spaced away from permeable interior walls of a media filtration bed such that a catch basin is formed between the outer walls and the interior walls. The catch basin creates an open area around the perimeter of the interior walls for influent water to fill within the open area before penetrating the filtration media, providing a large surface area for influent water to interact with the media filtration bed. The influent water enters the catch basin in a horizontal flow path to provide for pre-settling of particulates before making contact with the filtration media. The biofilter design increases the available surface area of the media filtration bed by up to four times for a given volume of water, and thereby minimizes the loading or infiltration rate on the media filtration bed.
US09409800B2	Electric arc for aqueous fluid treatment An aqueous fluid treatment method and system is provided which preferably uses a 3 step electro-chemical oxidation process to remove organic contaminates from water. A high surface area electro-chemical reaction cell can be employed to remove organic particles and precipitate hardness salts from the aqueous solution. Several 3-phase spark arcs generated mixed oxidants and acoustic cavitations to remove dissolved organic compounds and oxidize organic metal compounds in the next step. Finally, a dielectric discharge in aqueous foam is used to eliminate recalcitrant organic compounds such as, but not limited to, polychlorinated aromatics, disinfectants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals before release to environment or recycled.
US09409796B2	Gas flotation tank A gas flotation tank is provided that includes a series of adjacent chambers which impart a rotational current therein. Each chamber is separated from a skim oil trough by a skimming weir. Each chamber comprises an alternating fluid communication device between adjacent chambers allowing fluid communication between adjacent chambers in the form of a communication port in the dividing wall between adjacent chambers and a chamber outlet in conjunction with a perforated plate and the outlet is positioned in fluid communication with the final chamber.
US09409777B2	Preparation of polymeric resins and carbon materials The present application is directed to methods for preparation of carbon materials. The carbon materials comprise enhanced electrochemical properties and find utility in any number of electrical devices, for example, as electrode material in ultracapacitors or batteries.
US09409773B2	Steam-hydrocarbon reforming process A steam-hydrocarbon reforming process utilizing a prereformer where a portion of the effluent from the prereformer is conditioned and the C2+ hydrocarbon content in the conditioned effluent measured. The molar flow rate of steam to the prereformer is increased or decreased responsive to measuring the C2+ hydrocarbon content of the conditioned effluent.
US09409764B2	Microelectromechanical component and manufacturing method for microelectromechanical components An MEMS component includes: a substrate into which a cavity is structured from a functional top side; a buried polysilicon layer in which a polysilicon diaphragm which at least partially spans the cavity is exposed as the first electrode; an epi-polysilicon layer in which a conductive structure, which is situated at a distance above the polysilicon diaphragm by a clearance, is exposed as the second electrode; and an access opening which fluidically connects the external surroundings of the MEMS component to the cavity. At least one access channel is formed in at least one of the buried polysilicon layer, the epi-polysilicon layer, and an inner wall of the cavity of the substrate which connects the access opening to the cavity, and whose channel width is not greater than 5 μm.
US09409762B1	Liquid delivery nozzle Provided are nozzles useful for controllably transferring any fluid including without limitation liquids such as hydrocarbon fuels from a first reservoir to a second reservoir. Dispensing nozzles as provided herein have several advantages, including increased control by the technician who is transferring the fluids over the nozzle itself by virtue of greater physical control and less operator fatigue. In addition, a small amount of force applied to the dispensing lever results in a relatively large opening of the control valve mechanism. Further, when line pressure is zero or near zero, it is not possible for un-metered fluid leakage to occur, which provides cost advantages to large volume vendors of liquids such as hydrocarbon fuels which are dispensed on a routine basis, such as at airports. Safety is also greatly enhanced, since latent quantities of fuel cannot flow out from lines equipped with the nozzles provided when supply lines are not pressurized.
US09409761B2	Refillable bottle for dispensing a fluid product A refillable bottle for dispensing a fluid product including a body in which a reservoir designed for conditioning the product is formed, the bottle including a dispensing device of the conditioned product that is mounted sealed on the body, the bottle being fitted with a reservoir filling valve arranged to enable communication of a product source with the reservoir to refill it, the valve including a communication passage between the source and the reservoir, the passage having a seating fitted with a check valve that is free to move relative to the seating between a sealed closed position and an open position of the passage, the bottle including a device for locking the check valve in the closed position, the device being arranged to be deactivated leaving the check valve in the closed position to release subsequent displacement of the check valve into the open position.
US09409756B2	Multi-flavor valve A multi-flavor valve capable of dispensing at least three flavors of beverages is provided. The valve includes a single-piece injection-molded valve body having at least three syrup flow paths and a water flow path. The valve also includes at least three syrup flow path solenoids for respectively opening and closing the at least three syrup flow paths, and one water flow path solenoid for opening and closing the water flow path. The three syrup flow path solenoids are positioned in the corresponding syrup flow paths, and the water flow path solenoid is positioned in the water flow path, within the valve body. The valve also has at least three beverage flavor switches for selecting any one of the three beverage flavors for dispensation. The valve further includes an electronics module electrically connected to the solenoids and to the beverage flavor switches, the electronics module causing one of the syrup flow path solenoids to open the corresponding syrup flow path of the syrup corresponding to a selected flavor switch, and causing the water flow path solenoid to open the water flow path, thereby causing the multi-flavor valve to dispense the selected beverage flavor.
US09409755B2	Platform safety enclosure A safety enclosure for a platform comprises a support frame having a laterally extending inner portion, a laterally extending outer portion and a pair of transversely extending side portions defined at laterally opposing ends of the support frame. A handrail system extends laterally along the outer portion and transversely along the pair of side portions of the support frame. A floor portion extends laterally and transversely across the support frame and comprises at least one access panel. The access panel comprises a fixed end portion that is pivotally coupled to the support frame, and an opposing free end portion. A damper is coupled to the support frame and to the access panel so as to control a closure velocity of the access panel as it pivots from an open position to a closed position.
US09409748B2	Elevator safety device and elevator safety device mounting method A safety supporting body includes: a supporting body main body that is disposed inside a vertical stanchion groove of a car frame; and an engaging portion that protrudes outward from the supporting body main body, and that is hooked onto an upper end portion of a vertical stanchion. The safety supporting body is fixed to the vertical stanchion by a supporting body fixing apparatus. The supporting body fixing apparatus includes: a first fixing bolt that applies pressure between a side surface of the vertical stanchion groove and the supporting body main body; and a second fixing bolt that applies pressure between the engaging portion and a guiding apparatus mounting base that is fixed to the car frame. A safety device main body that applies a braking force to the car by placing a braking member in contact with the guide rail is disposed on the safety supporting body.
US09409747B2	Electronic device cover with retractable communication modules An electronic device cover provides a protective cover for an electronic device and also extends and retracts a plurality of audio and data transfer modules at varying speeds and lengths. The electronic device cover is configured and shaped to receive myriad types and models of electronic devices. A proximal end of a communication cord extends from the electronic device cover to provide communication modules such as ear buds, or head phones to a user. A distal, shorter end of the same cord extends more slowly and at a slower speed from a different end of the electronic device cover to provide connections to the more proximal electronic device, power sources, and other electronic ports. The cords extend at different speeds and lengths due to a differential affect.
US09409744B2	Apparatus for lifting and supporting an item for holding windable material Apparatus for lifting and supporting a spool of windable material above a floor includes a pair of supports wherein each support includes a floor-engaging base and an elongated telescoping post assembly joined to the base so as to extend vertically upwardly therefrom. A lift assembly is connected to the post assembly and is releasably securable at alternative locations therealong, and the telecoping post assembly can be altered in length so that by positioning each of the supports adjacent a corresponding end of the barrel of the spool, arranging the lift assemblies of the stands in cooperating relationship with the barrel of the spool so that when lifted by the stands, the weight of the spool rests upon the lift assemblies, and then lengthening the post assembly, the spool is lifted from the floor by way of the lift assemblies.
US09409738B2	Printing apparatus and control method Sheet discharge preparation is performed in a finisher that is different to the stacking apparatus, before the discharge of sheets to the stacking apparatus is interrupted by the operation of the stacking apparatus for sliding stacked sheets to a position for user retrieval. When sheet discharge preparation is performed in the finisher, a second job in which sheets are discharged to the finisher is executed.
US09409735B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet processing apparatus includes an endless belt configured to convey the sheet by coming in contact with an upper surface of the sheet stacked on the sheet stacking portion, a shaft extending in a direction orthogonal to the sheet conveying direction, and a supporting portion rotatably supporting the drive rotating member and supporting the endless belt through the drive rotating member. The supporting portion is configured to be swingable about the shaft and the endless belt is raised and lowered by the supporting portion being swung by a lifting portion.
US09409727B2	Conveyor merge assembly A conveyor assembly comprising a main conveyor having a first side frame and a second side frame, with the first and/or second side frames including a side portion and a support surface. One or more input conveyors having a discharge end are joined to the main conveyor with a bottom portion of the discharge end being positioned on the support surface whereby the input conveyors are accurately mounted in close proximity to the main conveyor to promote the conveyance of items from the input conveyors onto the main conveyor.
US09409722B2	Transport star for containers, container transport section, and system for handling containers An apparatus for conveying containers includes a transport star having a rotor that rotates around a machine axis, transport positions disposed around the star, and a laminar-flow system. Each transport position has a container carrier to hold a container. The laminar-flow system, which is above the container carriers and above the containers' trajectory, prevents container contamination while the containers are disposed on the transport positions. The laminar-flow system has openings that direct a stream of sterile medium downward along outer surfaces of the containers.
US09409720B2	Medium carrying mechanism Provided is an inexpensive and lightweight carrying mechanism in which side frames and a guide plate are not required to be formed separately and assembled and a small number of components are required. A pair of right and left side frames (2a, 2b) and a medium guide (3) are integrally formed to form a frame structure body (1). On one surface side of the medium guide (3) of the frame structure body (1), a carrying belt (8) for carrying a medium is disposed, and on the other surface side of the medium guide (3), a driven roller (10) for holding the medium between the carrying belt (8) and itself is disposed.
US09409712B2	Apparatus for grasping, lifting and moving a large panel A panel gripping and lifting device (100) having a clamping assembly (105) having a handle assembly (162) rotatably interrelated with a spaced apart opposing jaw assembly (107) by a cam assembly (149). Jaws of the opposing jaw assembly (107) have a planar jaw inner surface (116); when the spacing between the jaws is increased, the planar jaws are fitted on either side of a panel; when the spacing between the jaws is lessened the planar jaws contact surfaces of the panel exerting a gripping force against the panel. When gripping forces are exerted against the panel the handle assembly (162) enables the lifting and moving of the panel such as seated multipane window (220) window frame (200) having an outwardly extending nail fin (210) or a sheet metal panel.An alternative embodiment has opposing jaws rotating in the same plane and separated by jaw spacing. A first jaw and a second jaw are positioned on either side of a frame channel and, when the embodiment is rotated the jaw spacing is lessened causing the first jaw and the second jaw to clamp against the frame channel thereby allowing lifting of large framed units such as glass door units.
US09409704B2	Capsule for making beverages A capsule (1) for making beverages comprises a powdered food substance, and comprises a body (2) having a lower wall (3) and a side wall (4), and a lid (6) fixed to an edge (5) of the side wall (4). Between the lid (6) and the inner surface of the body (2) there is a chamber in which a rigid or semi-rigid filter (10) is positioned, coupled at a coupling portion (14) located on the side wall (4) close to the edge (5). The filter (10) extends between a rim (12) positioned close to the lid (6) and coupled to the coupling portion (14), and a bottom portion (13) positioned close to the lower wall (3), and separates the chamber into a first compartment (15), containing the substance, delimited at least between the filter (10) and the lid (6), and into a second compartment (16) partly positioned between the side wall (4) and the filter (10), delimited between the filter (10), the lower wall (3) and the portion of side wall (4) located between the lower wall (3) and the coupling portion (14). The second compartment (16) comprises openings (11) at the part of it positioned between the filter (10) and the side wall (4).
US09409701B2	Method of custom fitting an article of footwear and apparatus including a container A method and kit for custom fitting an article of footwear is disclosed. A container holding the article of footwear includes a steaming apparatus that allows a customer to subject the article of footwear to steam. The article of footwear is placed within the steaming apparatus to subject the article of footwear to steam. The method can include cooling the article of footwear on the customer's foot to custom fit the article of footwear.
US09409684B2	Dispenser member for dispensing a care product, makeup, or a toiletry The dispenser member for dispensing fluid, the dispenser member includes a pump, a push-button configured to control dispensing of the fluid, a dispensing nozzle in the push-button, a shutter of the nozzle, and at least one magnet configured to move the shutter relative to the nozzle upon activation of the push-button. The fluid may include at least one of a care product, make-up, and toiletry.
US09409680B2	Tamper evident closure A tamper-evident dispensing closure includes a body adapted to be attached to a container. The container has a shoulder portion surrounding a dispensing opening. The closure body has a peripheral wall and a top wall which extends over one end of the peripheral wall, such that the corresponding end of the body is closed off by the top wall and an opposite end of the body is open. The open end is in use placed over the shoulder portion of the container. The top wall is provided with a dispensing passage which in use is in line with the dispensing opening of the container. The peripheral wall is provided with tamper-evident means, which cause the peripheral wall to rupture when the closure is removed from the container, thereby indicating tampering.
US09409678B2	Magnetic bottle and substrate dispensing assembly A bottle body structure includes a substrate accommodating a container bottle which includes an inner bottle body, an outer container bottle and a bottle cap. The bottle cap can be accommodated inside the outer bottle body and the side wall of the bottle cap is provided with a discharge hole. An ejecting mechanism, enabling the inner bottle body to displace axially relative to the outer bottle body to expose the discharge hole out of the outer bottle body, is provided between the inner bottle body and the substrate. As a result, the bottle body structure conceals the discharge hole in the outer bottle body and the ejecting mechanism enables the inner bottle body to eject automatically to expose the discharge hole, which is convenient to use and hygienic. Material in the bottle can be poured out easily with one hand. The bottle body is especially applicable to storage of spices.
US09409672B2	Closure on a rectangular container A closure on a rectangular container with a square or rectangular cross section with the closure easily opened into a pour spout. The container closure can be resealed. The new container provides a consumer friendly container design, reduced materials consumption, high efficiency from production capacity and distribution view points.
US09409670B2	Blanks for containers, and containers, boxes, and methods thereof A continuous sheet for forming a blank, the blank adapted for assembly as a container including a base portion and side walls formed from a single continuous sheet. The container includes sufficient support features, such as side wall connection features so that one or more of the side walls are maintained in a generally orthogonal orientation relative to the base portion and so that adjacent side walls are maintained in generally orthogonal orientation relative to each other.
US09409669B2	Tray for supporting containers and a blank for making the same A blank for forming a tray includes a bottom panel, end panels, and side panels. A first divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and an end panel. The first divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the end panel and an inner panel defined within the bottom panel. The upper panel is configured to be at an angle to the bottom panel, and the inner panel is configured to be at an angle to the end panel in an erected configuration. A second divider panel assembly is defined within the bottom panel and a side panel. The second divider panel assembly includes an upper panel defined within the side panel and an inner panel is defined within the bottom panel. The panels of the second divider panel assembly are configured similarly to the panels of the first divider panel assembly in the erected configuration.
US09409667B2	Unloading mechanism A unloading mechanism for removing workpieces from a transporting film can include a loading assembly and a unloading assembly coupled to the loading assembly. The loading assembly can include a base, a first driving member and an absorbent member. The base can include a base body, a first guiding member slidably extending through the base body, and a plurality of pushing members coupled to the base body. The first driving member can be coupled to the base body. The absorbent member can be coupled to the first guiding member. The absorbent member can define a plurality of receiving holes, and the pushing members can be received in the receiving holes. The unloading assembly can include a second driving member coupled to the first driving member, and a stopping member coupled to the second driving member adjacent to the absorbent member.
US09409660B2	High pressure food package and system Methods and apparatus utilizing a high pressure food package involving filling a cup with a quantity of food product chosen so as to be capable of absorbing sufficient CO2 to produce effervescence easily detectable by a person later removing and consuming the food product, introducing CO2 into the cup, closing the lid, pressurizing the interior space with CO2 and generating sufficient effervescence in the food product, applying an anti-tamper feature to the closed cup, allowing the internal pressure of CO2 to increase and stabilize, transporting and holding the package for retail sale, providing means for a consumer to depressurize the package before removing the lid, and providing means for a consumer to hold the cup in one hand and twist off the lid with another hand, and to use fingers of one hand to remove the carbonated food product from the cup.
US09409652B2	Dual pressure regulation system for aerial refueling operations The present invention refers to a dual pressure regulation system to ensure a proper pressure regulation during the Aerial REFUELING operations with Hose and Drogue systems. More specifically is directed to dual redundant fuel pressure regulation systems. The pressure regulator system comprises two pressure regulators (10, 20) located in series and a control element (30) for controlling the movement of both regulators operatively connected downstream (34) the second pressure regulator (20) such that the movement of the pressure regulators (10, 20) is independently controlled by the control element (30) according to the delivery pressure downstream the second regulator (20).
US09409651B2	Aircraft aerial refuelling system An aircraft aerial refueling system including at least one pressure controlled fuel pump having a control system adapted to regulate the pump outlet fuel pressure using an outlet fuel pressure signal as control feedback. Also, methods of operating an aircraft aerial refueling system.
US09409649B2	Detection of icing conditions on an aircraft A controller for determining when icing conditions are present on an outside surface of an aircraft may include a first input receiving a moisture condition on a windshield of the aircraft, a second input receiving an outside temperature, and an output that provides an icing condition determined as a function of the first input and the second input. The moisture condition can be provided by a moisture sensor positioned on an interior surface of the windshield and the windshield may include a heating system.
US09409647B2	Tray table with rotatable inner tray A tray table that facilitates consumption of entertainment and various other media via a portable electronic device is disclosed herein. The tray table includes an inner tray secures the portable electronic device for hands free operation. One or more channels at the inner tray receive at least a portion of the portable electronic device. The inner tray is capable of rotating between an open and closed position, while the tray table itself may rotate between a stowed and service position.
US09409644B2	Automotive drone deployment system This disclosure generally relates to an automotive drone deployment system that includes at least a vehicle and a deployable drone that is configured to attach and detach from the vehicle. More specifically, the disclosure describes the vehicle and drone remaining in communication with each other to exchange information while the vehicle is being operated in an autonomous driving mode so that the vehicle's performance under the autonomous driving mode is enhanced.
US09409639B1	Method and system for protection of vessels against intrusions A method and system for creating a water wall around the perimeter of a ship by pumping a high-pressure water stream through a plurality of rotational water dispensing heads positioned around the perimeter of the ship. Each of the water dispensing heads produces a water circle and the overlapping water circles create a water wall around the ship that cannot be broken by the intruders attempting to approach the ship and to climb on board. Each water heads has several jets dispensing water streams under high pressure. The water heads rotate under an impact of the water streams coming at an angle from the water dispensing jets. Thus, the entire boat is covered by a continuous water wall barrier, which does not allow for any intrusion attempts from another boat or from a pier.
US09409628B2	Suspended boat cover A boat cover for a suspended cover system that is configured to fit a boat in a manner that prevents relative movement therebetween minimizing wear. The cover has at least one fitting seam that follows part of the top of the boat. An integral cover cinching arrangement enables tightening the bottom of the cover against the hull bugging it. Vents overlying a passenger section minimize wind force by reducing cover pressure differential. The cover can be equipped with a second fitting seam that extends along the gunwale of the boat and can have a downwardly extending fitting seam section that extends below the gunwale toward the bow to help fit the cover to the front portion of the hull of the boat. Stretchable straps used to hang the cover from a track of the boat cover system can be used to minimize force on the cover caused by wave action.
US09409627B2	Collapsible watercraft assembly A collapsible watercraft assembly can include a first pontoon half, a second pontoon half, and a frame member. Each pontoon half can have a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one post. The first pontoon half and the second pontoon half can be positionable with respect to one another in an operating configuration and a stowed configuration. The operating configuration can be defined when the sterns of the pontoon halves confront one another and the stowed configuration can be defined when the top surfaces of the pontoon halves confront one another. The frame member can be concurrently engageable with the posts to fix the pontoon halves together in the operating configuration. The posts can be interconnected with one another when the first pontoon half and the second pontoon half are in the stowed configuration.
US09409620B1	Cantilevered rear stay and suspension for a shaft driven bicycle A bicycle having a drive-shaft connecting a crank to an internal hub gearbox on a rear wheel. The bicycle having a suspension system and a cantilevered rear stay that connects the rear wheel to the frame and maintains the hub in a relative radial distance from the crank to maintain contact of the drive-shaft with the crank and gearbox. The suspension system having a linearly moveable damping device disposed within the frame. A swing arm pivotally extends from the rear stay to the damping device. The pivotal connection of the rear stay to the frame, the linear connection of the damping device to the frame, and the pivotal connection of the swing-arm to both the rear stay and damping device provide a four-bar sliding mechanism to provide suspension for the rear wheel on the bicycle.
US09409615B2	Motorcycle A motorcycle includes a detachable pannier. A rear surface of the pannier includes a first inclined surface extending downward from an upper end so as to be inclined rearward, and a second inclined surface extending downward from a lower end of the first inclined surface so as to be inclined rearward at an angle greater than the first inclined surface. A light distribution requirement that a tail lamp and a turn indicator can be seen from a rear side is met in a state where the pannier is mounted.
US09409614B2	Bicycle saddle structure A bicycle saddle structure includes a saddle portion having two elastic supporting bodies in a bottom surface thereof and a nose position pivoted to the saddle portion, the elastic supporting bodies are circular spiral-shaped, which can provide a buffer force to the rider, so as to improve the riding comfort. The nose portion can be selectively located at the same level as or vertical to the saddle portion via a pivoting unit, the saddle can be changed to the nose-shaped saddle or the saddle without nose portion, so as to improve the applicability.
US09409609B2	Wake convergence device for a pick-up truck A wake convergence device for a pick-up truck is provided. The wake convergence device is spaced from the top of a pick-up truck and from the sides of the pick-up truck. The wake convergence device is moveably coupled to an aft end of the cab of the pick-up truck. When the truck is not in motion, the wake convergence device is positioned around the aft end of the pick-up truck. When the truck is in motion, the wake convergence device is moved upward and raised from the cab of the pick-up truck.
US09409606B2	Cabin front structure of automobile When a front pillar on a driver's seat side is deformed to a vehicle rear side due to short overlap collision on the driver's seat side of an automobile, an instrument panel reinforcement bridged between left and right front pillars is bent at a long hole serving as a starting point and provided on an outer side of a column bracket in a vehicle width direction. Due to this, a steering column, which is mounted on the instrument panel reinforcement through the column bracket, is restrained from being displaced due to a load from the front pillar.
US09409603B2	Trailer frame A trailer frame including an axle section having two spaced longitudinal frame members connected by at least one cross member, the longitudinal frame members each having a first end and a second end; a rear section attachable to the axle section; and a dimple assemble joining the axle section to the rear section, the dimple assembly including a dimple pattern formed on each frame member of the axle assembly, the dimple pattern on the axle assembly defining a first dimple axis, and a dimple pattern formed on one end of the rear section and nestable within the dimple pattern formed on the axle section, the dimple pattern on the rear section defining a second dimple axis offset relative to the first dimple axis to create a camber between the axle section and the rear section when the first dimple is nested within the second dimple pattern.
US09409594B2	Power steering system incorporating double wave spring with insulating intermediate layer The invention relates to a power steering system, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a servomotor which drives an axially movable component via a nut mounted in a bearing in a rotatable manner in a frame. The nut is engaged with a threaded spindle formed on the component and is supported axially by the bearing in an elastic manner relative to the frame by means of elastic elements and radially on the frame along a narrow circumferential contact surface. Each wave spring assembly has at least two elements, at least one element of which is a wave spring, and an elastic intermediate layer is arranged between each of the at least two elements.
US09409592B2	Limiting device for the steering angle input in an electrical steering system A limiting device for the steering angle input in an electrical steering system includes a gearing that is arranged on a steering shaft to enable for a threaded piece an adjustment path corresponding to the maximum permissible number of revolutions of the steering wheel, and steering stops for limiting the adjustment path of the threaded piece. A motor-driven drive mechanism is provided for the steering stops, by which the steering stops can be moved uniformly towards or away from one another.
US09409589B2	Front-mounted stand-on lawn care vehicle A riding lawn care vehicle may include: (a) a frame to which a pair of front wheels and a rear wheel assembly of the riding lawn care vehicle are attachable; (b) an engine mounted to the frame substantially between the front wheels; (c) a steering assembly having steering levers operably coupled to respective ones of the front wheels of the riding lawn care vehicle via respective hydrostatic drive pumps driven by the engine; (d) a support platform coupled to the frame rearward of the engine to support a standing rider; and (e) a front mount assembly configured to detachably couple the riding lawn care vehicle to an attachment that enables performance of a yard maintenance activity, where (f) a majority of the support platform is disposed rearward of an axis of rotation of the front wheels and forward of an axis of rotation of the rear wheel assembly.
US09409585B2	Castor supported dolly assembly capable of being made from lightweight materials and of being used as a pallet assembly A castor supported dolly assembly, but also a dolly assembly that can be used either with or without castors so as to provide a new pallet assembly. The dolly assembly comprises a plurality of dolly members formed of a lightweight, disposable and/or severable material may be interconnected into interchangeable operative positions to define supporting orientations. Each dolly member includes and at least one connecting segment comprising a slot and a base. A connected orientation, of any two of the dolly members, comprises a confronting relation of the bases of engaging connecting segments and an aligned orientation of corresponding passages formed therein, so as to concurrently allow a castor to be removably received and retained in interconnecting relation to the confronting bases. Each dolly member may also include at least one supporting segment structured to receive a castor therein.
US09409582B2	Line distributor, preferably for anti-noise device for rail brakes The time lag between start and application of a medium onto the rail vehicle wheel's flank is solved by line distributor for anti-noise medium for rail brakes wherein the line distributor is positioned directly next to rails to provide for accurate dosage. Applicator guides are rounded, preferably elliptical, or essentially circular cross-section so the edges of damaged wheels do not transfer shocks onto the device. The medium is spread around the wheel's flank and it does not necessarily lower the friction coefficient—it may even increase of said friction coefficient. Said lubricant is preferably very complex Composite Heavy Fluid Compound (CHFC).
US09409579B2	Method for monitoring a door contact switch of a driver's door of a motor vehicle A method for monitoring a door contact switch of a driver's door of a motor vehicle locked in an idle state includes detecting an unlocking of the driver's door of the motor vehicle, and detecting whether a change in a door contact signal of the door contact switch takes place after the unlocking of the driver's door. If a change in the door contact signal has been detected, a plausibility counter is initialized, otherwise the method includes detecting whether a drive unit of the motor vehicle is activated. A “door contact implausible” state is established and the plausibility counter (P) is incremented if the activation of the drive unit has been detected in step d).
US09409573B2	Vehicle speed determination system, stability control system, and saddled vehicle having the same A vehicle speed while curving through steering maneuver is determined. A vehicle speed determination system is applicable to a vehicle having a front wheel and a rear wheel. The system includes: a wheel speed sensor configured to detect a wheel speed Vf of the front wheel; and an arithmetic circuit configured to determine a vehicle speed V(r) at a rear-wheel tangential point, based on a difference in vehicle speed between the front-wheel tangential point and the rear-wheel tangential point which occurs due to a difference between a locus of travel of the front wheel and a locus of travel of the rear wheel, and on the wheel speed Vf of the front wheel.
US09409560B2	Enhanced drivability for a hybrid vehicle in cold climate A diesel fuel control system is provided for a hybrid electric vehicle. The system may include a control unit and an ambient air temperature sensor connected to the control unit. The control unit may be arranged to store information about a cold filter plugging point temperature of fuel. The system may include a connection from a velocity sensor of the vehicle to the control unit and a connection from a diesel temperature sensor. The control unit may be arranged to calculate the temperature of fuel in a fuel filter based on information from the temperature sensors and the velocity sensor, and may be arranged in connection with an engine control unit such that an internal combustion engine is arranged to start if the calculated temperature of the fuel is below the cold filter plugging point.
US09409558B2	Hydraulic brake system and method as well as control device for its operation A hydraulic brake system has: a force-pressure conversion element, which is in hydraulic connection with at least one wheel brake cylinder of at least one wheel; a volume-adaptation element in hydraulic connection with the at least one wheel brake and the force-pressure conversion element; and as an actuating unit for actuating the force-pressure conversion element, which actuating unit has an input element. The pressure in the at least one wheel brake cylinder is adjusted by operating the volume-adaptation unit and/or the actuating unit. For this purpose an actuating state of the input element is maintained by operating the actuating unit when the volume-adaptation unit is being operated.
US09409556B2	Brake fluid pressure controlling actuator A brake fluid pressure controlling actuator is equipped with a block, an electric device secured to the block, and a casing attached to the block, and a board support with a stay. The brake fluid pressure controlling actuator is designed to have the board support disposed in the casing and also have a circuit board placed in contact with the stay of the board support. The stay of the board support serves to firmly hold a portion of the circuit board around a through-hole formed in the circuit board when a terminal of an electric device is press-fitted into the through-hole, thereby minimizing the degree of bending of the circuit board to ensure the stability in electrically connecting the electric device to the circuit board.
US09409553B2	Control device for work vehicle A control device for work vehicle includes: a hydraulic brake device that generates a braking force according to operation of a brake pedal upon traveling; a brake lock device that hydraulically locks the hydraulic brake device and unlocks hydraulic lock of the hydraulic brake device; a brake pedal operation detection unit that detects the operation of the brake pedal; a hydraulic lock directing switch that is provided on a manual operating lever for operating a work device of the work vehicle; and a control unit that controls the brake lock device such that when the hydraulic lock directing switch is operated, the hydraulic brake device is hydraulically locked and when a predetermined depression operation of the brake pedal is detected by the brake pedal operation detection unit, the hydraulic lock of the hydraulic brake device is unlocked.
US09409548B2	Detection device for vehicle, abnormality detection method, and abnormality detection program The present invention relates to a detection device 100 for a vehicle, which can prevent damage to the vehicle by detecting occurrence of abnormality before the vehicle is damaged, and can accurately detect abnormality inside and outside the vehicle. The detection device 100 for a vehicle of the present invention includes: a transmission antenna 1, installed inside a vehicle 50, for transmitting a radio wave; reception antennae 2, 3, 4, and 5, installed inside the vehicle 50, for receiving the radio wave; and an abnormality detection calculation section 6 that calculates a spatial feature amount P(t) based on the radio wave received by each of the reception antennae 2, 3, 4, and 5, and detects, based on the calculated spatial feature amount P(t), a motion of a person outside the vehicle 50 and a motion of a person intruding into the vehicle 50.
US09409543B2	Variable trajectory side curtain airbags Side curtain airbag assemblies for use inside motor vehicles and methods of preparing airbag assemblies are described herein that allow for the deployment of a curtain with varying trajectory. The curtain may be attached to an inflator that is configured to rapidly inflate the curtain from a folded condition to a deployed condition upon signals generated from an activation event, such as a collision or vehicle roll-over. The trajectory of the curtain can be defined as the direction of the curtain being inflated in relation to other components of a vehicle. Different portions of the curtain may have different fold configurations, allowing for tuning of the trajectory upon deployment of each distinct portion of the curtain.
US09409542B2	Vehicle side airbag device and manufacturing method of side airbag The present disclosure provides a vehicle side airbag device including: a side airbag, housed inside a side support section of a vehicle seat, that inflates and deploys toward a vehicle front side upon being supplied with gas from an inflator, the side airbag including: a bag body that is formed in a bag shape; a front-rear left-right partitioning cloth that partitions the bag body into a front bag section and a rear bag section, and that partitions the rear bag section into a left and a right chamber in a row along a vehicle width direction in an inflated and deployed state of the bag body; and a tether, provided at at least one chamber of the left or the right chamber, that bears tension in the inflated and deployed state, and that restricts inflation of the at least one chamber toward the vehicle front side.
US09409536B2	Connector assembly with automatic secondary lock The present invention relates to a connector assembly in particular for airbag connection systems, including a connector housing and a secondary lock. The housing is further provided with a spring, such that the secondary lock is movable between a first and a second position and the spring forces the secondary lock into its second position when the connector housing is fully mated with a corresponding mating connector.
US09409529B2	Camera system and vehicle A camera system for a vehicle includes a body defining a cavity therein, and a camera including a lens. The camera is disposed in a deployed position such that the lens protrudes from the cavity. The camera system includes a debris region covering the lens and a duct disposed within the cavity. The duct defines a channel therein and has a first end spaced apart from the camera and a second end spaced apart from the first end. The duct is configured for directing an airstream through the channel from the first end to the debris region. A vehicle including the camera system is also disclosed.
US09409528B1	Lightbar mounting system A universal system for mounting lightbars on any vehicle's roof curvature without the need for changing parts in the mounting. The mounting system comprises two mounting assemblies. Each assembly has a first bracket attached to the roof, particularly in the gutter or door jamb, which runs along the edge of the roof, a second bracket attached to the underside of the lightbar, and a third bracket coupled to said first bracket by a flexible strip or strap. The third bracket is movable laterally with respect to the second bracket to a fixed position to stretch the strip so that it lies flush upon the roof. Two of the mounting assemblies are attached to the lightbar at opposite ends thereof for mounting the lightbar along the right and left sides of the roof of a vehicle.
US09409525B2	Storage bin having hidden touch pad A storage bin configuration for a motor vehicle is provided in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure. The storage bin includes a storage bin body, a storage bin latch and a touch pad. The storage bin body has an outboard wall, an inboard wall, a forward wall and a rearward wall that collectively define a receptacle. The outboard wall forms a portion of an exterior of the vehicle. The storage bin latch is configured to move between a latched position and an unlatched position. In the latched position, the storage bin latch maintains the storage bin body in a closed position. In the unlatched position, the storage bin latch permits movement of the storage bin body to an open position. The touch pad is configured on the storage bin body at a location at least substantially concealed from view behind the outboard wall.
US09409523B2	Multibox for vehicles A multibox for vehicles includes a housing, a sliding plate, a cover and a knob unit. The housing has a receiving space for receiving articles. The sliding plate is disposed around the housing to translate forward and rearward by a force of a spring of the housing. The cover finishes a front surface of the receiving space of the housing and is supported on the sliding plate by a hinge structure though hinge arms thereof. The cover is rotated upward and downward by a force of a spring. The knob unit is disposed at one side of a front surface of the housing to lock or unlock the housing and the cover through a pushing operation. The multibox is opened and closed by translation of the sliding plate and rotation of the cover.
US09409516B2	Vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus that communicates with another vehicle so as to be capable of generating a vehicle approach notification sound different from another vehicle. The vehicle approach notification sound generating apparatus of the present invention includes a vehicle approach notification sound acquiring unit that acquires the vehicle approach notification sound output from another vehicle, a similarity distance calculating unit that calculates a similarity distance between the vehicle approach notification sound of the own vehicle output from a vehicle approach notifying unit and the vehicle approach notification sound of another vehicle acquired by the vehicle approach notification sound acquiring unit, a communication unit that is communicable with another vehicle, and a controller that communicates with another vehicle via the communication unit, makes adjustment whether the vehicle approach notification sound of another vehicle or the own vehicle is to be changed, and when the vehicle approach notification sound of the own vehicle is to be changed, makes control to change the vehicle approach notification sound of the own vehicle so that the similarity distance calculated by the similarity distance calculating unit is a predetermined threshold or more.
US09409515B2	Luminescent seating assembly A lighting system for a vehicle headrest is provided herein. The lighting system includes a support attached to a headrest on a first end and removably coupled to a seatback on the opposing end. A light source is disposed on the headrest. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the system and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. The light source may comprise a plurality of printed LEDs employing a thin configuration.
US09409508B2	Portable and adjustable motorcycle wheel chock A portable and adjustable motorcycle wheel support including a wheel chock and a support post is provided. The wheel chock includes a first side member and a second side member, each extending from a base. The first side member and the second side member form a receptacle in between sized to secure a wheel within. The support post extends laterally from the wheel chock, and is formed to support the wheel chock in an upright position. The support post is extendable in length to secure the present invention in different sized truck beds and trailers.

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