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US09435447B2	Directional control valve for fluid and device for in-situ reconstitution and administering A directional control valve for fluid comprising an axial chamber connected to first and second radial inlet/outlet ports and to a radial outlet port for administering said solution, a rotary crank pin housed in said chamber and through which there pass connecting ducts which are connected to axial third and fourth inlet/outlet ports intended to be connected to said second reservoir, said connecting ducts being designed to connect said first, second, third, fourth inlet/outlet ports and said administering port selectively and fluidically according to the angular position of said crank pin with respect to said body.
US09435444B2	Valve system A method and apparatus for directing a flow of a fluid. The apparatus comprises a housing, an inlet port, a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a moveable barrier. The housing has a chamber inside of the housing. The inlet port is in communication with the chamber. The first outlet port and the second outlet port are also in communication with the chamber. The moveable barrier is located in the chamber and rotatable about an axis between a closed position and an open position. The moveable barrier covers the second outlet port in the closed position. The open position allows a fluid to flow through the chamber and out of the second outlet port. The closed position reduces a flow of the fluid through the chamber and out of the second outlet port.
US09435440B2	Valve with a loading varying mechanism, and method of operating the same A valve is provided. The valve includes a body provided with fluid passages for circulating fluid therein. The body has a body interface with ports connected to the fluid passages. The valve also includes a valve element having a valve element interface facing the body interface. The valve element can move between different positions so as to permit or obstruct communication between the fluid passages. A biasing element biases the valve element interface against the body interface. A load varying mechanism is provided to load the biasing element with different sealing load forces according to the different positions of the valve element. The sealing load force applied on the rotor is thus decreased during rotation, reducing friction between the valve body and the valve element.
US09435439B2	Air mattress device and air discharge valve thereof An air discharge valve comprises a pipe connection base, a rotary member, at least one seal member and a buffer member. The pipe connection base comprises at least one pipe member which comprises an orifice; the rotary member and the buffer member are both axially connected with the pipe connection base to rotate about a rotation axis relative to the pipe connection base; the rotary member comprises at least one operational part, and the at least one seal member is connected with the rotary member and corresponded to the orifice; the buffer member comprises at least one corresponding operational part, and a rotation buffering space is reserved between each corresponding operational part and each operational part. When the rotary member is at a first orientation relative to the pipe connection base, each seal member correspondingly seals and closes each orifice; when the rotary member is driven by the buffer member and rotated to a second orientation relative to the pipe connection base, each seal member is removed from each orifice so that air in each pipe member can be discharged from the corresponding orifice.
US09435437B2	Rotating sealing device and sealing ring for such device The invention relates to rotating sealing device for the passage of a fluid, including at least one seal positioned between a fixed support and a crown mounted able to rotate with respect to the support. This device is characterized in that the seal is constituted by a ring mounted able to slide in a groove in the fixed support and which incorporates a front face intended to come into contact with a bearing surface of the rotating crown, the incorporating on each of its internal and external cylindrical surfaces at least one ring-shaped groove intended to accommodate an O-ring seal. The ring can, additionally, by pressed against the bearing surface by positioning means exerting a thrust force on the rear face of the ring. The invention applies in particular for a system to inflate the tires of vehicles.
US09435427B2	Shift device and manufacturing method therefor In the present invention, an operation knob is provided with a knob outer section that forms an outer shell, and a knob inner section into which one edge of a lever section is inserted. The knob inner section has a claw section that allows insertion when the lever section is inserted, and once the lever section has been inserted, hooks the lever section towards the inner side of the knob inner section. A groove section is formed in the lever section and extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the lever section. The knob outer section is made up of two parts, which are an outer casing and a knob cover. The knob cover is provided with protruding sections, which protrude towards the outer casing and fit into the groove section when the lever section is attached to the knob inner section.
US09435422B2	Hydraulic system of a transmission device with a lubrication circuit A hydraulic system of a transmission device with a lubrication circuit, which is supplied with hydraulic fluid downstream of a cooling device for cooling and lubrication, is described. One part of the volume flow of hydraulic fluid led through the cooling device is able to be discharged downstream of the cooling device and upstream of the lubrication circuit in the direction of a hydraulic fluid reservoir. A valve device arranged downstream of the cooling device and upstream of the lubrication circuit is provided, which valve device is transferable into a first operating state and into a second operating state depending on the operating condition, whereas, in the first operating state of the valve device, a volume flow of hydraulic fluid supplied to the valve device is able to be discharged at least partially in the direction of the hydraulic fluid reservoir, while, in the second operating state of the valve device, a volume flow of hydraulic fluid supplied to the valve device is able to be supplied at least partially to a shifting element of the transmission device.
US09435419B2	Gear, motor-gear unit, vehicle and generator with a gear and force transmitting element A vehicle has a motor-gear unit, a trailing wheel of the vehicle being connected the output shaft of the gear and an input shaft of the gear being connected to a motor. The gear has an outer wheel, an inner wheel and a traction means extending between the outer wheel and the inner wheel. A revolving transmitter is also provided which lifts the traction means off the outer periphery of the inner wheel and pushes it against the inner periphery of the outer wheel.
US09435415B2	Electric drive for a motor vehicle An electric drive for a motor vehicle comprises a first gear stage, driveable by the electric motor, a second gear stage, driveable by the first gear stage, and a differential drive, driveable by the second gear stage. The first gear stage has a driving wheel and an output wheel, wherein the driving wheel is arranged coaxially to the output shaft of the electric motor and is rotatingly driveable by the electric motor around a first rotational axis A. The output wheel is drivingly connected to the driving wheel and is rotatingly driveable around a second rotational axis B, wherein the second rotational axis B is arranged parallel off-set to the first rotational axis A. The second gear stage and the differential drive are arranged coaxially to the second rotational axis B.
US09435407B2	Transmission A transmission having a drive input shaft (AN), a drive output shaft (AB), a housing (G), at least two planetary gearsets (PR1, PR2), and at least three shifting elements (A, B, C) whose selective engagement produces various transmission ratios between the drive input shaft (AN) and the drive output shaft (AB), so that at least three gears can be obtained. To obtain a gear in each case, two shifting elements are engaged and a further shifting element is disengaged.
US09435404B2	Multiple speed transmission A family of transmission gearing arrangements produces nine forward and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of various combinations of three clutches or brakes. Each transmission gearing arrangement includes a front shiftable gearing arrangement configured to establish a variety of speed ratios between an intermediate shaft and an input shaft. These speed ratios include a reverse speed ratio, a zero speed ratio, two underdrive ratios, and a direct ratio. Each transmission also includes a rear shiftable gearing arrangement configured to selectively establish particular speed relationships among the input shaft, the intermediate shaft, and an output shaft. Engagement of a clutch in the rear shiftable gearing arrangement establishes an underdrive ratio between the output shaft and the intermediate shaft. Engagement of another clutch in the rear shiftable gearing arrangement constrains the speed of the input shaft to be a weighted average between the speed of the intermediate shaft and the output shaft.
US09435399B2	Reduction gear Provided is a reduction gear with which allowable output can be further increased and a reduction in size can be achieved. A reduction gear (1) has a case (2), a speed reduction mechanism (3) accommodated within the case (2), a shaft portion (51) to which output of the speed reduction mechanism (3) is transmitted, and a pinion (52) coupled to the shaft portion (51). The speed reduction mechanism (3) has an external tooth gear (15) to which output of an electric motor (100) is transmitted, and a carrier (17) holding the external tooth gear (15). The pinion (52) and the shaft portion (51) are integrally formed, and the shaft portion (51) and the carrier (17) are spline-coupled to each other. A pair of main bearings (32, 33) are held by the case (2), and rotatably support the carrier (17).
US09435396B2	Vibrationproof device A vibrationproof device which is a liquid sealed vibrationproof device includes a tubular first mounting member (3) that is connected to either one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, a second mounting member (4) that is connected to other one, an elastic body (5) that elastically connects the first mounting member (3) and the second mounting member (4), and a partition member (8) that partitions a liquid chamber (7) of the inside of the first mounting member (3) into a main liquid chamber (7A) of an upper side having the elastic body as a portion of a wall surface and an auxiliary liquid chamber (7B) of a lower side, and a restricting passage (80) which communicates with the main liquid chamber (7A) and the auxiliary liquid chamber (7B). In addition, a first liquid (L1) is contained as a main liquid and a second liquid (L2) which is insoluble in the first liquid (L1) is contained as an added liquid in the sealed liquid (L), and the vapor pressure of the second liquid (L2) is higher than the vapor pressure of a main component of the first liquid (L1) in the same temperature and a specific gravity of the second liquid (L2) is lighter than a specific gravity of the first liquid (L1).
US09435392B2	Parking brake control device for transport vehicle A parking brake control device for a transport vehicle is attached to a vehicle body including a parking brake (17) of a negative control type for maintaining a state in which rotation of wheels is stopped, the parking brake control device including a control unit (32) for controlling movement of a spool (21) for magnetizing or demagnetizing a solenoid valve (25) to release or actuate the parking brake (17). The control unit (32) includes a stop determining section (33) that determines whether the vehicle body stops traveling, an actuation command section (34) that actuates the parking brake (17) when the stop determining section (33) determines that the vehicle body is stopped, and a release command section (35) that releases the parking brake (17) after elapse of a preset setting time after the actuation of the parking brake (17) is started by the actuation command section (34).
US09435391B2	Disc brake for a commercial vehicle A disc brake for a commercial vehicle includes a brake caliper, which surrounds a brake disc and which is retained on a stationary brake carrier by way of guide bushings. The guide bushings are fastened to the brake carrier by screws and are arranged parallel to and at a distance from each other and form plain bearings. The brake caliper is retained in such a way that the brake caliper can be moved in a brake-application direction. The disc brake is designed in such a way that each guide bushing is wedged together with the associated screw.
US09435388B2	Clutch mechanism A clutch mechanism 5 for use with a carrier of a linear drive device 1, where the mechanism 5 includes: a housing 3; a first gear 6 coupled to the housing 3 and having gear teeth 61 configured to engage a threaded shaft 2 of a linear drive device 1, so that rotation of the shaft 2 causes the housing 3 to move along the shaft 2 in a first mode of operation; and a first clutch arrangement associated with the first gear 6 and configured to prevent substantial rotation of the first gear 6 with respect to the housing 3 when a rotational force applied to the first gear 6 is less than a threshold force and to permit rotation of the first gear 6 with respect to the housing 3 when a rotational force applied to the first gear 6 is greater than the threshold force. In a second mode of operation, the housing 3 can be manually moved along a length of the shaft 2 by exerting a force on the housing 2 and causing the rotational force applied to the first gear 6 through the interaction of the threaded shaft 2 and the gear teeth to exceed the first threshold.
US09435386B2	Fluid friction clutch A fluid friction clutch includes a drivable housing having a working chamber and a reservoir, at least one opening between the reservoir and the working chamber configured to provide fluid communication between the reservoir and the working chamber, a driven disk supported for rotation in the working chamber, and a rotor mounted in the reservoir and rotatably coupled to the driven disk for rotation about an axis of rotation, the rotor having a plurality of arms, separated by a plurality of gaps, projecting away from its axis of rotation.
US09435385B2	Device which is operated by an electromagnet and has an encapsulated threaded connection Object: Device comprising an electromagnet (1) and an actuating element (2) which is operated by said electromagnet and may be, for example, a valve or a clutch, wherein said components are connected to one another by means of threads (4) and (5), with protection of functional spaces in the components or of elastomeric seals against damage and adverse effects on functioning by particles from the threads.Solution: The electromagnet-side thread (4) and actuating element-side thread (5) are axially adjacent in both directions of chambers (6) and (7) which are closed off on in each case the side which is averted from the threads by overlapping cylinder surfaces (11) and (12) on one side and also by further overlapping cylinder surfaces (13) and (14) on the other side.Application: Actuating elements which are operated by an electromagnet.
US09435383B2	Universal joint with cooling system A progressing cavity pump system including a rotor and a stator having an inner cavity. The rotor is rotationally disposed inside the inner cavity of the stator such that rotation of the rotor relative to the stator causes material in the inner cavity to be pumped therethrough. The pump system further includes a universal joint directly or indirectly rotationally coupled to the rotor, and a cooling system thermally coupled to the universal joint and configured to cool the universal joint by active heat exchange at a position remote from the universal joint.
US09435379B2	Bearing device A bearing device includes: an outer ring housing in a cylindrical shape which is provided in a casing and has a discharge hole in an axially central portion of the outer ring housing and a notch groove passing through an axial end surface of the outer ring housing in the radial direction; and a rolling bearing mounted on each of both axial sides of the outer ring housing and rotatably supporting a rotational shaft positioned radially inside of the outer ring housing.
US09435370B2	Locking fastener A locking fastener is provided that may be automatically unlocked and locked by sliding a wrench onto the nut and removing the wrench. The fastener includes a biased arm extending outward from a wrench bearing surface that presses against a pawl. The pawl includes ratchet teeth that engage ratchet teeth of a retainer to lock the fastener. The fastener is unlocked by compressing the arm with a wrench.
US09435367B2	Screw The invention relates to a self-tapping screw (1) consisting of a low-strength non-ferrous material, having a screw body (3) which is provided, at least in regions, with a coating (5), wherein the coating (5) is formed from an elastomer or polymer material enriched with fillers.
US09435361B2	Steering device A back cover includes an opening configured to penetrate the back cover throughout between an exterior surface and an interior surface of the back cover, lock receivers capable of engaging respectively with hook-shaped lock portions of a switch unit, and fastening portions capable of fastening the switch unit to the back cover. The lock receivers and the fastening portions are arranged near a peripheral edge of the opening at positions with the opening interposed between the lock receivers and the fastening portions.
US09435355B2	Hydraulic launch assist system A hybrid hydraulic drivetrain is configured to propel a vehicle and regenerate propulsion energy. The drivetrain includes a prime mover, an accumulator, an axle, a first rotating group, a second rotating group, and a hydraulic transformer. The first rotating group is configured to receive shaft energy from the prime mover, receive shaft energy from the drive axle, send shaft energy to the drive axle, receive hydraulic energy from the hydraulic accumulator, and send hydraulic energy to the accumulator. The second rotating group is configured to receive shaft energy from the prime mover. The hydraulic transformer is configured to charge the accumulator with hydraulic energy received from the second rotating group. The hydraulic transformer may be remotely mounted from the second rotating group. The second rotating group may supply hydraulic energy to an auxiliary circuit of the vehicle. The auxiliary circuit may operate with the prime mover shut down.
US09435353B1	Hanger and fan box assembly for rain tight mounting of a fan box A hanger assembly and electrical box combination for enabling rain-tight mounting of a light fixture, paddle fan, or similar electrical device from an overhead support structure. The hanger assembly includes sliding tubular members with end flanges for spanning between adjacent overhead joists. A mounting plate, bracket, and fastener combination enables connection of a rain-proof electrical box may to the hanger assembly while locking the tubular members with respect to one another. A medallion connectable to the electrical box in a rain-tight fit includes a wide flange for directing rain and water away from the electrical box assembly. Adjoining planar surfaces on the electrical box and medallion enable a flush, rain-tight fit between the medallion and the electrical box.
US09435343B2	Gas-transfer foot The present invention includes a molten metal pump and associated components that enable gas to be released into a stream of molten metal. The gas may be released into the molten metal stream (preferably into the bottom of the stream) flowing through a passage. Such a stream may be within the pump discharge and/or within a metal-transfer conduit extending from the pump discharge. The gas is released by using a gas-transfer foot that is positioned next to and is preferably attachable to the pump base or to the metal-transfer conduit. Preferably, the conduit (and/or discharge) in which the gas is released comprises two sections: a first section having a first cross-sectional area and a second section downstream of the first section and having a second cross-sectional area, wherein the second cross sectional area is larger than the first cross-sectional area. Preferably, the gas is released into or near the second section so that the gas is released into an area of relatively lower pressure.
US09435340B2	Scroll compressor with variable volume ratio port in orbiting scroll A compressor may include a first scroll member, a second scroll member and a drive shaft. The first scroll member may include a first end plate defining a first discharge port and a first spiral wrap extending from the first end plate. The second scroll member may include a second end plate defining a first variable volume ratio port and a second spiral wrap extending from the second end plate and meshingly engaged with the first spiral wrap and forming compression pockets. The variable volume ratio port may be located radially outward relative to the first discharge port and in communication with a first compression pocket. The drive shaft may be engaged with the second scroll member and driving orbital displacement of the second scroll member relative to the first scroll member.
US09435337B2	Scroll compressor A diameter of a main bearing member 12m is defined as Dm, a length thereof is defined as Lm, a diameter of the eccentric bearing member 11e is defined as De and a length thereof is defined as Le. A ratio (=Lm/Dm) of the length and the diameter of the main bearing member 12m and a ratio (=Le/De) of the length and the diameter of the eccentric bearing member 11e are set to Le/De≦Lm/Dm≦1. Therefore, contact at edge portions of both ends of the eccentric bearing member 11e does not occur, and it is possible to prevent contact at edge portions of both ends of the main bearing member 12m even if the main shaft 13m inclines, and to reduce a viscosity loss caused by oil 9a. Hence, the present invention provides a scroll compressor securing reliability of the bearing members 12m, 11e and 16s and having high efficiency.
US09435333B2	Corrosion resistant fluid end for well service pumps Corrosion resistant alloys in fluid ends to prolong the life of a well service pump. Methods of using such corrosion resistant alloys that provide a fluid end that has a corrosion resistant alloy having a fatigue limit greater than or equal to the tensile stress on the fluid end at maximum working pressure in the fluid end for an aqueous-based fluid; installing the fluid end in a well service pump; and pumping the aqueous-based fluid through the fluid end.
US09435332B2	Electromagnetic vibrating diaphragm pump with function preventing fluid leakage to electromagnetic portion An electromagnetic vibrating diaphragm pump is provided which is safe even when a diaphragm of a diaphragm pump is damaged and liquid or flammable gas penetrates an electromagnetic drive. An electromagnet coil container containing electromagnet coils in an airtight manner is further provided inside a casing, preventing fluid which has penetrated into the space outside the electromagnet coil container from penetrating into the space inside the electromagnet coil container. The electromagnet coil container has a passage formed for an oscillator to move in reciprocation and the passage is formed of a partition wall outside the container. The electromagnetic coil container is configured to prevent fluid which has penetrated into the space inside the passage from penetrating into the space inside the electromagnet coil container.
US09435331B2	Air compressor having enlarged compartment for receiving pressurized air An air compressor device includes a cylinder housing and a supporting plate, a piston engaged in the cylinder housing and moved by a motor, the cylinder housing includes a partition for separating the cylinder housing into an upper compartment and a lower chamber, and a passage formed in the partition for allowing the pressurized air to flow from the chamber into the compartment of the cylinder housing, the compartment of the cylinder housing includes an inner diameter (D) greater than an inner diameter (d) of the chamber of the cylinder housing for allowing the pressurized air in the chamber to easily flow into the compartment of the cylinder housing with a relatively decreased pressure.
US09435330B2	Compensated barrier and lubrication fluids pressure regulation system for a subsea motor and pump module A compensated barrier and lubrication fluids pressure regulation system for a subsea motor and pump module is disclosed. The system comprises a hydraulic fluid supply, a barrier fluid circuit, and a lubrication fluid circuit. Hydraulic fluid in the barrier fluid circuit is pre-tensioned towards a motor by a first separating pressure compensator which is responsive to the pressure in the lubrication fluid circuit and which applies the sum of the pressure in the lubrication fluid circuit and an inherent pre-tensioning pressure to the barrier fluid circuit. Hydraulic fluid in the lubrication fluid circuit is pre-tensioned towards a pump by a second separating pressure compensator which is responsive to a pumped medium pressure at a suction side or at a discharge side of the pump and which applies the sum of the pumped medium pressure and an inherent pre-tensioning pressure to the lubrication fluid circuit.
US09435329B2	Air compressor An air compressor includes a compression unit, a drive unit, a tank unit, and a control circuit unit. The compression unit is configured to generate a compressed air and provided with a handle positioned above a center of gravity of the air compressor. The drive unit is configured to drive the compression unit. The tank unit is disposed below the compression unit and includes a plurality of air tanks configured to reserve the compressed air. The compressed air reserved in the tank unit has a pressure value. The control circuit unit is configured to detect the pressure value of the compressed air reserved in the tank unit and to control the drive unit to drive the compression unit.
US09435323B2	Pump for supplying cryogenic coolant A pump for supplying a cryogenic liquid coolant in accordance with the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port for introducing a cryogenic liquid coolant, an outlet port for discharging the cryogenic liquid coolant introduced through the inlet port, and a chamber for connecting the inlet port and the outlet port; an impeller rotatably retained in the housing for introducing the cryogenic liquid coolant through the inlet port and discharging the same through the outlet port; and a vapor exhausting part provided in the housing for exhausting vapor generated from the cryogenic liquid coolant.
US09435322B2	Valveless reciprocating compressor A system, in certain embodiments, includes a compression cylinder configured to mount to a reciprocating compressor. The compression cylinder includes an intake port and a discharge port. The system also includes a piston assembly disposed within the compression cylinder. The piston assembly includes a piston configured to selectively block the intake port upon movement of the piston assembly relative to the compression cylinder.
US09435321B2	Seawater resistant grout material composition and method for constructing offshore wind turbine structure using same The present invention provides a seawater resistant grout material composition and a method for constructing an offshore wind turbine structure using the same, the seawater resistant grout material composition comprising: 2˜10 wt % of high strength admixture; 25˜35 wt % of type I Portland cement; 30˜45 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 30˜60 mesh; 5˜15 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 60˜100 mesh; and 5˜10 wt % of silica sand having a particle size of 100˜200 mesh, wherein the high strength admixture is obtained by mixing and pulverizing 45˜99 wt % of slag and 1˜55 wt % of anhydrite, thus the present invention has excellent seawater resistance, excellent strength development characteristics at a low temperature, and increased compressive strength and durability to allow withstanding cyclic loads due to wind and wave pressure.
US09435315B2	Trimming right-angularly reorienting extending segmented ocean wave power extraction system Floating platform apparatus for wave power conversion, consisting of armatures with buoyant, semi-submersible segments pivotally joined to an interlinking segment for controllable, repeated transitions of the primary axis of the entire apparatus from the extended horizontal posture to the vertical posture while still permitting the armature to oscillate in two planes within a restrictive collar, the oscillations thrusting fluid pumps to drive a generator to derive electrical power from the motion. Environmental sensing causes adjustment of the length of the armature and of the variably fixed facing angle of the collar within the interlinking segment in order to harness and manage forces impinging on the system. Dynamic harmonic tuning and resonance management are achieved by varying armature length through employment of telescoping, nested elements in the armatures.
US09435310B2	Hydraulic start-of-injection detecting system and method This disclosure provides system and method that can determine hydraulic start of injection (SOI) in engines using an in-cylinder pressure sensor. The system and method iteratively perform a wavelet transform on a signal based on the pressure information provided by the in-cylinder pressure sensors to determine a detail coefficient corresponding to a frequency band containing frequencies of pressure pulsations excited from a fuel jet injected into the cylinder. Hydraulic SOI is determined at the timing when the amplitude of the determined detail coefficient satisfies a predetermined threshold. The system and method provide diagnostic, control, and/or compensation opportunities for fuel injector operation in high pressure fuel rail engine systems without use of expensive or complex fuel injector components.
US09435305B2	Valve assembly for an injection valve and injection valve A injection valve assembly includes a valve body having a central longitudinal axis and a cavity with a fluid inlet portion and a fluid outlet portion, a valve needle axially movable in the cavity between a closing position that prevents a fluid flow through the fluid outlet portion and further position that release the fluid flow, an electro-magnetic actuator unit that actuates the valve needle and includes an armature that is axially movable in the cavity and which includes a main body and a hydraulic damper fixedly coupled to the main body. The hydraulic damper includes an inner surface facing the main body and arranged for contact with the valve needle. The hydraulic damper also has a first opening and second opening (s), wherein the valve needle extends through the first opening, and the second opening (s) provide a fluid passage from the fluid inlet portion to the fluid outlet portion.
US09435301B2	Tubular molded foam with plate portion Provided is a tubular molded foam with a plate portion capable of reliably preventing the occurrence of an unwanted lump on the inside of a tube body even when the molding is manufactured using a molten resin having a high expansion ratio. The tubular molded foam includes a tube body and a plate portion joined with an outside of the tube body. The plate portion has a recess in the vicinity of a joint surface with the tube body.
US09435298B2	Dedicated EGR engine with dynamic load control An internal combustion engine comprises a first engine bank and a second engine bank. A first intake valve is disposed in an intake port of a cylinder of the first engine bank, and is configured for metering the first flow of combustion air by periodically opening and closing according to a first intake valve lift and duration characteristic. A variable valve train control mechanism is configured for affecting the first intake valve lift and duration characteristic. Either a lift or duration of the first intake valve is modulated so as to satisfy an EGR control criterion.
US09435296B2	Engine system having turbocharger An engine system having a turbocharger may include a cylinder head at which an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold may be placed, the turbocharger connected to the exhaust manifold to compress intake air by a first exhaust gas exhausted from the exhaust manifold, an intake line that may be formed between the turbocharger and the intake manifold through the cylinder head to deliver a compressed air compressed by the turbocharger, an intercooler placed between the intake line and the intake manifold to cool the compressed air, an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) line that recirculates a second exhaust gas that may be exhausted from the exhaust manifold to the intake manifold, and an EGR cooler that may be placed between the EGR line and the intake manifold to cool an EGR gas, wherein a low temperature coolant passing through the cylinder head cools the compressed air.
US09435295B2	Method for operating a volume-controlled internal-combustion engine, and an internal-combustion engine A method is provided for operating a volume-controlled internal-combustion engine having an intake tract and an exhaust system. An expansion machine is arranged in the intake tract in the flow direction of a combustion air in front of an inlet valve of the engine. An output shaft of the expansion machine is coupleable with an output shaft of the engine. A heat exchanger is arranged in the exhaust system. Before combustion air flows through the expansion machine, it is heated in the heat exchanger by exhaust gas of the internal-combustion engine. The method achieves an efficiency improvement in an internal-combustion engine with a volume-controlled load control at partial load.
US09435293B2	Full ring sliding nacelle with thrust reverser A gas turbine engine includes a first annular portion that is stationary and adapted for partially surrounding an engine core. The first annular portion includes a fore pylon connecting portion. The gas turbine engine also includes a rail coupled to the fore pylon and extending in the aft direction from the first annular portion. The gas turbine engine also includes a second annular portion, arranged aft of the first portion and coupled to the rail. The second annular portion is movable along an engine core centerline between a closed position and at least one open position. The second annular portion is configured to engage the first annular portion in the closed position, thereby providing access to the engine core. The gas turbine engine further comprises a thrust reverser arranged in the second annular portion.
US09435291B2	Energy transfer machines A novel engine for producing power from a temperature differential with additional benefits of low cost, high efficiency, quiet operation minimal wear of components, and the ability to produce power or cooling from low grade heat sources.
US09435286B2	Method to reduce fuel system power consumption A system for delivering fuel to an engine including a fuel reservoir pump configured to pump fuel from a fuel tank to a fuel pump reservoir. A low pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel out from within the fuel pump reservoir and to the fuel reservoir pump. A high pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel to the engine. The low pressure fuel pump is configured to pump fuel to the high pressure fuel pump. A controller is operable to configure the low pressure fuel pump in a high mode at a first pump rate when the high pressure fuel pump is in a first configuration, and operable to configure the low pressure fuel pump in a low mode at a second pump rate when the high pressure fuel pump is in a second configuration different from the first configuration, the first pump rate is different from the second pump rate.
US09435285B2	Control system for engine A control system for an engine including a fuel delivery system and an ignition source is provided. The control system includes a detector, a processor, and at least one actuator. The detector is configured to sense a signal to change from a compression ignited fuel to a spark ignited fuel. The processor is configured to receive the signal from the detector and generate an actuation signal. The actuator is configured to receive the actuation signal, vary an operating speed of the engine, and selectively control at least one of the fuel delivery system and the ignition source.
US09435275B2	Vehicle control apparatus A brake override system (BOS) (1) prioritizes braking when both an accelerator and a brake are operated simultaneously by reducing the required accelerator operation amount value that is used to control drive force so that it is lower than the actual accelerator operation amount. The BOS (1) thus achieves a balance between hill-start performance after operation by the BOS (1) is cancelled and stopping performance during operation of the BOS (1) by increasing the required accelerator operation amount value at the time at which the return of the required accelerator operation amount value to the actual accelerator operation amount is initiated when the simultaneous operation of the accelerator and the brake ends.
US09435262B2	Fuel nozzle having an inner tube and an outer tube engaged with the inner tube A fuel nozzle (2) for two fuels, with an inner pipe (5) with radially oriented outlet openings (7) for a first fuel and with an outer pipe (6), surrounding the inner pipe (5), with axially oriented outlet openings (10) for a second fuel; an axially extending groove (18) on an outer surface of the inner pipe (5) and a projection (19) inward from the outer pipe which engages in the groove (18) as an anti-torsion device (17) and which is arranged between two axial outlet openings (10). Alternative groove and projection configurations are disclosed.
US09435260B2	Method and system for testing filter element performance A system for testing at least one air filter element is provided. The system includes a test rig, wherein the test rig includes an elongated duct, and at least one measurement device coupled to the duct. The at least one measurement device is configured to measure at least one characteristic representative of a condition within the duct. At least one air filter element is coupled within the test rig. At least one first salt spray test is performed on the at least one air filter element. The collected salt spray water and equivalent amount of dry salt remaining in the test rig are quantified. At least one second salt spray test is performed on the at least one air filter element, wherein the at least one air filter element is dust loaded prior to the at least one second salt spray test.
US09435259B2	Gas turbine engine cooling system A gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger, a diffuser case, a passageway and a nozzle assembly. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with a bleed airflow to provide a conditioned airflow. The diffuser case includes a plenum that receives the conditioned airflow. The passageway is fluidly connected between the heat exchanger and the diffuser case, and the conditioned airflow is communicated through the passageway and into the plenum. The nozzle assembly is in fluid communication with the plenum of the diffuser case to receive the conditioned airflow from the plenum.
US09435245B2	Exhaust gas purification device for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is configured in such a manner that an exhaust gas purification catalyst (13) and a hydrocarbon supply valve (15) are provided in an exhaust gas passage. An exhaust gas purification device selectively uses: a first NOx purification method in which hydrocarbon is sprayed from the hydrocarbon supply valve at predetermined intervals, purifying NOx contained in exhaust gas; and a second NOx purification method in which the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas which flows into the exhaust gas purification catalyst is made rich at intervals longer than the predetermined intervals, causing the exhaust gas purification catalyst to release occluded NOx and cleaning the NOx. It is determined whether or not the exhaust gas purification catalyst is clogged with the deposition of particulates in the exhaust gas. When it is determined that the exhaust gas purification catalyst is clogged, the second NOx purification method is used.
US09435244B1	System and method for injection control of urea in selective catalyst reduction A system includes an exhaust aftertreatment system configured to treat emissions from a combustion engine. The exhaust aftertreatment system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst assembly and at least one radio frequency (RF) probe disposed within the SCR catalyst assembly. A controller is coupled to the exhaust aftertreatment system and utilizes an NH3 storage estimate measured by the at least one RF probe and an NH3 storage estimate determined by an NH3 storage estimate model to output a control action for a reductant injection system. The NH3 storage estimate model utilizes measured concentrations of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the fluid upstream or downstream of the SCR catalyst and/or measured concentrations of NH3 in the fluid upstream or downstream of the SCR catalyst, and the NH3 storage measurement from the at least one RF probe to determine the NH3 storage estimate.
US09435216B2	Sealing arrangement in an axial turbomachine A sealing arrangement (100) in an axial turbomachine between, on the one hand, a rotor (1) and, on the other hand, a stator (3) and/or a housing, including a support device (7, 7′) and a sealing element, whereby the support device (7, 7′) extends essentially in the radial direction (r). In the axial direction (u) of the turbomachine, the support device (7, 7′) has an axial contour that effectuates a stiffening effect for the support device (7, 7′).
US09435213B2	Method for improving the sealing on rotor arrangements A method is described for improving the sealing between rotor and a plurality of blades. The rotor has a plurality of generally axially extending profiled recesses into which a ring of blades, which have corresponding blade root profiles, are inserted in a form-fitting and/or frictionally locking manner into these recesses in a generally axial insertion direction. Between the recesses the rotor has tangential surface sections or circumferential surface sections which extend in the axial direction and circumferential direction and are generally indirectly covered by lower shrouds of circumferentially adjacently arranged blades in the radial direction. At least one of the tangential surface or circumferential surface sections is provided with a step in the radial direction, and a corresponding recess, which adjoins as flush as possible, is provided in the underside of the shroud of the blade which is arranged above it. Corresponding rotors or blades are also described.
US09435203B2	Rotary positive displacement machine Rotary displacement machines are known for their uses as compressors, expansion engines and the like. Many comprise two or more rotors mounted for simultaneous rotation within a casing, with intermeshing or interengagement of lobes and pits as surface features of the rotors, thereby to handle a working fluid. Disclosed herein are rotary displacement machines with improved structures and rotor configurations.
US09435195B2	Wireline apparatus A wireline apparatus comprises a sheave for accommodating a wireline and a sheave mounting configured for coupling to a wireline stuffing box. The apparatus includes a sensor for measuring at least one of wireline tension and deployed wireline length at the sheave.
US09435190B2	Wireless communication system for monitoring of subsea well casing annuli A non-invasive wireless communication system for monitoring parameters existing within the casing annuli of a subsea hydrocarbon production system. The subsea hydrocarbon production system includes a wellhead housing mounted at the upper end of a well bore and a number of concentric well casings extending from the wellhead housing through the well bore, and the casing annuli are formed between successive ones of the wellhead housing and the well casings The monitoring system comprises an interrogation package which is adapted to wirelessly transmit and receive NFM and/or inductive signals and at least one sensing package which is located in one of the casing annuli and is adapted to wirelessly receive the signals from and transmit response signals to the interrogation package.
US09435182B2	System and method of assessing a wellbore servicing fluid or a component thereof A wellbore servicing fluid assessment method comprising introducing test organisms into a first section of a first tub, allowing organisms less than a first size to pass into a second section of the first tub, allowing organisms less than the first size to flow into a first section of a second tub, allowing organisms less than a second size to pass into a second section of the second tub, allowing organisms less than the second size to flow into a first section of a third tub, allowing organisms less than a third size to pass into a second section of the third tub, selecting test organisms of a desired testing size, dividing the selected test organisms into a control group and test group, subjecting the test group to the wellbore servicing fluid or a component, and assessing the acceptability of the wellbore servicing fluid or component.
US09435176B2	Deburring mill tool for wellbore cleaning A wellbore cleaning tool for removing irregularities along the inner surface of a wellbore tubular may include a top sub, a cutting assembly, and a bottom sub. The tool is operable to remove irregularities, such as debris, burrs, and jagged edges, along the inside of the wellbore tubular, and thereby provide a clean, inner surface finish. The tool may be actuated into a retracted position, an extended position, and/or a deactivated position.
US09435172B2	Compression-actuated multi-cycle circulation valve A downhole tool conveyed via tubing within a wellbore at a wellsite comprises a hydraulic tool driven by fluid pumped to the hydraulic tool via the tubing. The downhole tool further comprises a valve in fluid communication between the tubing and the hydraulic tool. The valve is configurable in the wellbore between an expanded position, establishing a bypass diverting at least a portion of the pumped fluid away from the hydraulic tool, and a compressed position, closing the bypass.
US09435169B2	Mud sensing hole finder A mud sensing hole finder comprising: a front steering wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, a sensor package, a corrosion package, a ported housing, and a tapered spring joint; wherein the mud sensing hole finder is capable of attachment to a wireline logging tool-string.
US09435168B2	Downhole activation assembly and method of using same A downhole activation assembly for activating a downhole component of a downhole tool positionable in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation. The activation assembly includes a housing operatively connectable to the downhole tool, a spring-loaded sleeve, and a ball catcher. The sleeve slidably positionable in the housing, and having a flow channel therethrough and an outer surface defining a chamber between the sleeve and the housing. The sleeve having inlets therethrough about a sleeve end thereof to permit fluid from the flow channel to pass therethrough. The ball catcher slidably positionable in the housing, and having a catcher end engageable with the sleeve end to selectively divert the fluid thereabout and a ball seat therein to receivingly engage a ball passing through the sleeve whereby the ball catcher selectively moves the downhole component between activation positions.
US09435158B2	Use of tungsten carbide tube rod to hard-face PDC matrix A hardfaced infiltrated matrix downhole tool and a method for hardfacing such items. The hardfaced infiltrated matrix downhole tool includes a body, an intermediate base coat coupled to at least a portion of the surface of the body, and a hardfacing material coupled to at least a portion of the intermediate base coat. The body is composed of at least a carbide material and an infiltrating binder material. The intermediate base coat bonds to the surface of the body and to the hardfacing material. The method includes obtaining an infiltrated matrix downhole tool, applying and bonding the intermediate base coat to at least a portion of the surface of the infiltrated matrix downhole tool, and applying and bonding the hardfacing material to at least a portion of the intermediate base coat.
US09435157B2	Bottom hole assembly including bi-stable valves A bi-stable valve includes a first chamber having a first aperture and a second aperture, and a second chamber having a first aperture and a second aperture. The bi-stable valve also includes a shaft having a first valve member adjacent a first end of the shaft and a second valve member adjacent an opposite second end of the shaft. The shaft is movable between a first position, in which the first valve member closes off the second aperture of the first chamber and the second valve member closes off the second aperture of the second chamber to prevent fluid from passing through the second apertures of the first and second chambers, and a second position, in which the first valve member and the second valve member allow fluid to pass through the second aperture of the first chamber and the second aperture of the second chamber.
US09435152B2	Acceleration and deceleration arrangement In a combined acceleration and deceleration arrangement with a support and guide structure supporting a carrier element movable between a park position and an end position and an energy store which is charged when the carrier element is in the park position and discharged when it is in the end position, the carrier element has a guide part and a securing part and each has an engagement stop, the energy store being connected to the securing part and an operating element being connected to the guide part.
US09435151B2	Cover assembly for attaching to a hinge arm A cover assembly for attaching to a vehicle hinge arm including an elongate body and including one or more clips supported upon an inner facing surface which are adapted to engage the hinge arm. A two piece structure formed upon the inner surface of the body includes a first component integrally formed with or otherwise secured upon the body and a second component affixed upon the first component and configured to receive a mounting location of the clip.
US09435149B1	Vent stop for window sashes A fully functioning, pivoting vent stop for sliding windows has only two parts, a housing and a pivoting tumbler, both formed of injection molded plastic material. The tumbler is pivotally mounted in the housing and has integral detent elements cooperating with detent elements on the housing walls to position the tumbler in recessed or extended limit positions. The cooperating detent elements also provide an over-centering spring action as the tumbler is actuated between its limit positions. Assembly of the two-part device is achieved in a highly simplified and economical manner by configuring an internal cavity in the housing with inclined slots in the internal side walls of the housing. This enables the tumbler to be resiliently pressed into the cavity, temporarily displacing the housing side walls outwardly, until the cooperating pivot and detent elements are fully engaged.
US09435147B1	Emergency barricade system An Emergency Barricade System (EBS) to protect children in school shootings from harm-doers is disclosed. The EBS comprises a Quickly Activated Bolt Latch (QABL) and an Unlocking Tool (UT). The QABL is attached to the inside surface of a classroom door. In an emergency, the bolt of the QABL can be quickly slid into a bolt-hole by foot pressure. The bolt is held in place in the bolt-hole by a locking means in the QABL. The bolt can be easily unlocked by pressing on a release pin on the QABL. A spring is provided in the QABL to automatically return the bolt to its normal position. An Unlocking Tool is provided to enable rescuers to unlock the QABL from outside the classroom.
US09435146B2	Safety door handle The invention concerns a door handle module for a vehicle with a door handle, which is mounted to move in a support frame for the opening of a door or hatch by a user, the door handle having at least one rest position and one working position, a mechanical coupling unit, through which movement of the door handle from the rest position to the working position can be transferred to a lock, a crash lock, which prevents movement of the door handle and/or coupling unit during the action of an acceleration force, especially during an accident, so that activation of the lock is avoided.
US09435142B2	Method of operating an access control system A method of operating an access control system connectable to a power supply, including the steps of comparing the supplied power voltage to a threshold power supply voltage, determining a power-good condition when the supplied power voltage exceeds the threshold power supply voltage, determining a power-fail condition when the supplied power voltage does not exceed the threshold power supply voltage, and in response to the power-good condition: charging a capacitor to a capacitor charge not less than a threshold charge, and thereafter powering an electromechanical actuator, transitioning the access control system to a first state selected from locked and unlocked states wherein the capacitor charge is not less than the threshold charge upon completion of the transitioning, and in response to the power-fail condition: powering with the capacitor the electromechanical actuator and transitioning the access control system to the another of the locked and unlocked states.
US09435141B2	Panic exit door lock with an indication of a locking state A panic exit door lock includes an inner cylinder seat. A shield is formed on the inner cylinder seat and includes a window. A driving block is pivotably connected to an actuating block operably connected to an outer lock core. The driving block includes a sleeve portion mounted around the actuating block. A flange is formed on the sleeve portion and is operably connected to a limiting member. An indicator member is pivotably connected to the inner cylinder seat and includes an indicator having a first portion indicating the limiting member is in a release position in which rotation of a handle retracts a latch and a second portion indicating the limiting member is in a blocking position in which the handle can not be rotated to retract the latch. One of the first and second portions is aligned with the window to indicate the position of the limiting member.
US09435138B2	Modular lock plug A plug assembly including, a plug, a sidebar movably mounted on the plug, and a plurality of rack pins seated in the plug. The sidebar is biased to an outer position in which the sidebar extends beyond an outer surface of the plug. Each rack pin is a single-piece unitary structure including a key-following leg, and a sidebar-engaging leg. The sidebar-engaging leg includes at least one true gate and a plurality of false gates. When a true gate of each rack pin is aligned with the sidebar, the sidebar is free to move radially inward to an inner position.
US09435135B1	Adjustable fence systems A privacy fence includes a lower base portion and a telescopically extendable upper portion that is vertically movable relative to the lower base portion to provide a privacy fence that has a selectively adjustable height. The lower base portion is formed of a panel section extending between two spaced apart posts. The upper telescopic portion also includes a panel member extending between two post members wherein the panel member is received within the interior of the base panel portion and the two post members are received within the posts and connected to an actuation mechanism. As desired, the actuation mechanism can be operated to move the post members vertically, which in turn raises the panel member telescopically out of the base panel portion. Optional flower pots can be mounted on top of the post members to be movable therewith, or to provide flower pots on conventional fence posts.
US09435132B1	Pool sweeper A pool sweeper for removing debris from underwater. The pool sweeper has a pump housing and a pump shaft movably mounted in the pump housing. The pool sweeper has a plunger attached to the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a bag extension attached to a connection port of the pump housing. The pool sweeper has a first collection one-way valve which opens during pulling of the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a collection port connected to the bag extension between the first collection one-way valve and a second end of the bag extension. The pool sweeper has a second collection one-way valve which opens during pushing of the pump shaft. The pool sweeper has a container connected to the exit of the collection port.
US09435129B1	Cement lap siding handling and installation tools and method of using A tool kit makes it possible for one person to pick up one or more frangible elongate workpieces such as strips of cement lap siding using a first part of the invention, and properly position each one on, and affix it to, a vertical surface such as an exterior wall using a second part of the invention.
US09435128B2	Overlap arrangement of at least two decking planks An overlap arrangement of at least two decking planks, for example for construction scaffolding, includes first and second decking planks. Each decking plank has a decking surface composed of sheet metal, which is provided with essentially round passage holes, which are delimited, in each instance, by a beaded and circumferential hole edge. The first decking plank and the second decking plank are braced, relative to one another, in releasable manner, using a locking screw composed of metal, to prevent displacement relative to one another in a displacement plane that runs parallel to their decking surfaces, and to prevent lift-off from one another.
US09435112B2	Artificial surface divider An artificial surface divider comprising a floor having a plurality of pads spaced apart from one another, the plurality of pads being mounted to a longitudinal housing having an overhang at least partially defining a longitudinal channel and a longitudinal gap that is open to the longitudinal channel, the longitudinal gap extending between an edge of the overhang and a floor of the longitudinal housing, where a longitudinal dimension of the artificial surface divider is the dominant dimension.
US09435108B2	Showerhead or aerator containing pressure compensation device Pressure compensators for stabilizing the flow of water are disclosed including at least one flow orifice (10) passing through a pressure compensator body (1) and at least one flexible flow controller (2) which can at least partially block the orifice (10) to provide it with a predetermined flow area whereby the flow controller flexes and reduces the flow area at increased water pressures. Flow controllers are also disclosed for controlling the flow of water including a revolving body (5) for selectively opening and closing a number of flow openings (17) therethrough.
US09435107B2	Shape memory faucet A shape memory faucet has a base configured to be coupled to a surface, a spray head configured to direct a spray of fluid, and a faucet spout disposed between the base and the spray head, the faucet spout comprising a waterway and at least one elongated member formed from a shape memory alloy material. The faucet spout having the elongated member(s) formed from the shape memory alloy material is deformable from an initial shape corresponding to a rest position to a displaced shape corresponding to a deployed position. The elongated member(s) formed from the shape memory alloy material are operable to return the faucet spout to the rest position when released from the deployed position.
US09435102B2	Vibratory ripper having pressure sensor for selectively controlling activation of vibration mechanism A ripping mechanism for a vehicle has a support frame, and a ripping member having an engagement head for plowing a groove. The ripping member is positionable in a selected working position and orientation by adjustment of the frame. The ripping member is movable relative to the frame to cause reciprocating movement of the engagement head at least partially longitudinally. A tilt adjustment cylinder orients the ripping member in the selected orientation. A vibrator mechanism operatively connected to the ripping member is activatable to cause reciprocating movement of the engagement head at least partially longitudinally. A control system includes a pressure sensor fluidically connected to the tilt adjustment cylinder and the pressure sensor determines a pressure thereof. The control system is configured to alter an operational state of the vibrator mechanism based on the pressure being above or below a threshold pressure.
US09435093B2	Engineered roughness elements, arrays thereof, and their method of use In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an engineered roughness element. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an array of engineered roughness elements. The engineered roughness elements are configured to reduce sand movement and accompanying dust generation.
US09435092B2	Dam construction method utilizing refrigeration technique A dam construction method utilizing refrigerating technology is provided, the method takes natural water as the material to construct the dam and constructs an ice dam body by utilizing the refrigerating technology. The method includes the following steps: choosing the forms and quantity of ice unit bodies, determining the positions and quantity of frozen contact points, manufacturing sufficient ice unit bodies by frozen units, choosing heat insulating material with high performance as the heat preservation layer to cover on the outside of the frozen ice unit bodies; temporarily fixing the ice unit bodies; quickly freezing the seams of the ice unit bodies to form a whole ice dam; mounting temporary generating equipment and completing the temporary dam body; thawing the ice dam body after a permanent dam body is completed.
US09435084B2	Paving machine A method of paving a roadway that includes a first lane and a second lane adjacent the first lane includes applying, a first asphalt layer over the first lane of the roadway. The first asphalt layer includes a first side edge defining a portion of a joint between the first asphalt layer and a second asphalt layer. The method also includes smoothing the first asphalt layer on the first lane of the roadway, applying an additive on the first side edge to soften the first side edge, and applying the second asphalt layer over the second lane of the roadway. The second asphalt layer includes a second side edge abutting the first side edge such that the second side edge mixes with the first side edge. The first side edge and the second side edge form the joint between the first asphalt layer and the second asphalt layer.
US09435080B2	Sanitary tissue products Sanitary tissue products employing fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of compressibility properties, plate stiffness properties, and slip stick coefficient of friction properties, and methods for making same.
US09435079B2	Uncoated recording media An uncoated recording medium includes a blend of hardwood fibers and softwood fibers. The total fiber content is at least 80 wt % of a total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. A filler is present in the uncoated recording medium in an amount ranging from about 3 wt % to about 10.2 wt % of the total wt % of the uncoated recording medium. The uncoated recording medium has i) a weight ranging from about 50 g/m2 to about 70 g/m2, and ii) a machine direction Lorentezen & Wetter 5 degree bending stiffness ranging from about 0.19 mNm to about 0.27 mNm and a cross direction Lorentezen & Wetter 5 degree bending stiffness ranging from about 0.09 mNm to about 0.12 mNm, and iii) an ISO brightness of at least 86.
US09435075B2	Ink for ink jet textile printing, ink jet textile printing method, and ink jet textile printing apparatus An ink for ink jet textile printing according to the invention which is used for recording on cloth includes a pigment, a resin, and a 2-pyrrolidone-based solvent, in which the pH is in the range of 9.2 to 10.5. Coating elongation of the resin may be in the range of 400% to 1200%, and the resin may be a urethane-based resin.
US09435070B2	Clothing dryer A clothing dryer includes a cabinet, a drying tub positioned at an inner side of the cabinet and configured to accommodate laundry, a plurality of moisture detecting sensor units provided at an inside the drying tub to detect moisture of laundry, and a sensor partition wall provided in between the plurality of moisture detecting sensor units to prevent a foreign substance from being stuck in between the plurality of moisture detecting sensor units. Through the structure as such, the accuracy in detecting dryness of laundry is enhanced, and an optimal controlling of the clothing dryer may be possible.
US09435056B2	Fibers made from soluble polymers A fiber can be made having a structure with an axial core and a coating layer. The fiber can have a polymer core and one or two layers surrounding the core. The fine fiber can be made from a polymer material and a resinous aldehyde composition such that the general structure of the fiber has a polymer core surrounded by at least a layer of the resinous aldehyde composition.
US09435040B2	Water electrolysis system A water electrolysis system includes a water electrolysis stack that electrolyzes water and generates hydrogen, a dehumidification device that adsorbs and removes moisture contained in the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack, a wet line that supplies the hydrogen generated by the water electrolysis stack to the dehumidification device, a compression device that gradually increases pressure of the hydrogen whose moisture is removed in the dehumidification device, and a purge line that takes out a part of the hydrogen whose pressure is being increased, in the compression device, allows it to pass through the dehumidification device, and allows it to join the wet line.
US09435034B2	Manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers A manufacturing method for steel sheets for containers produces steel sheets with excellent film adhesion qualities. In a method for manufacturing steel sheets upon which is formed a chemical conversion coating having a metal Zr content of 1-100 mg/m2 and F content of no more than 0.1 mg/m2, the chemical conversion coating is formed on the steel sheet by subjecting the steel sheet to immersion in or electrolytic treatment with a treatment solution containing Zr ions and F ions, and subsequently, the steel sheet upon which the chemical conversion coating has been formed is washed with water having a temperature of at least 80° C. and dried.
US09435033B2	Corrosion prevention of magnesium surfaces via surface conversion treatments using ionic liquids A method for conversion coating a magnesium-containing surface, the method comprising contacting the magnesium-containing surface with an ionic liquid compound under conditions that result in decomposition of the ionic liquid compound to produce a conversion coated magnesium-containing surface having a substantially improved corrosion resistance relative to the magnesium-containing surface before said conversion coating. Also described are the resulting conversion-coated magnesium-containing surface, as well as mechanical components and devices containing the conversion-coated magnesium-containing surface.
US09435030B2	Radical reactor with inverted orientation A radical reactor including an elongated structure received within a chamber of a body of the radical reactor. Radicals are generated within a radical chamber formed in the elongated structure by applying a voltage signal across the elongated structure and an electrode extending within the radical chamber. The radicals generated in the radical chamber are routed via a discharge port of the elongated structure and a conduit formed in the body of the radical reactor onto the substrate. The discharge port and the conduit are not aligned so that irradiation generated in the radical chamber is not directed to the substrate.
US09435018B2	Method for carburizing tantalum container Provided is a method for carburizing a tantalum container which can easily control the carburization thicknesses of various portions of the tantalum container and carburize the tantalum container with a uniform thickness. A method for carburizing a tantalum container 1 made of tantalum or a tantalum alloy to allow carbon to penetrate the tantalum container 1 includes the steps of: supporting the tantalum container 1 on a support member 5, 6 provided in a chamber 3 and setting the tantalum container 1 in the chamber 3; and reducing the pressure inside the chamber 3 and heating the interior of the chamber 3, wherein a carbon source is placed in the vicinity of a portion of the tantalum container 1 hard to carburize.
US09435017B2	Manufacturing method of titanium alloy with high-strength and high-formability and its titanium alloy A method of manufacturing a titanium alloy with high strength and high formability, the method including preparing a titanium alloy material and equipment for manufacturing the titanium alloy, manufacturing the titanium alloy having a lamellar structure (martensite structure) by cooling the prepared titanium alloy material with water after performing heat treatment at the beta transformation temperature or more, and rolling that makes ultrafine grains by finishing forming of the titanium alloy at a plastic instability temperature or less of an initial lamellar structure by gradually decreasing the forming temperature in accordance with an increase of a strain after starting the forming at the plastic instability temperature or more of an initial lamellar structure, under a condition of a low strain in which the strain is 2.5 or less, after the manufacturing of a titanium alloy having a lamellar structure.
US09435008B2	Indium recovery method According to the present invention, there is provided an indium recovery method for recovering indium from an indium-containing product, including a leaching step of allowing indium to leach into an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution by hydrothermal leaching using the aqueous hydrochloric acid solution as a leaching agent from the indium-containing product to obtain a leachate composed of an aqueous hydrochloric acid solution containing indium, and a separating step of adding a microbe for adsorbing In ions to the leachate to separate indium from the leachate.
US09435006B2	Extraction agent for precious metals and rhenium, and extraction method for precious metals and rhenium using same The present invention extracts precious metals from an acidic solution containing precious metals in an early and highly efficient manner. Provided is an extraction agent for precious metals that is represented by the general formula below. In the formula, R1 and R2 each represent the same alkyl group or different alkyl groups, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a discretionary group that is not an amino group and that bonds to α carbon as an amino acid. By subjecting an acidic solution containing precious metals to solvent extraction using the extraction agent for precious metals, a plurality of precious metals can be recovered all at once from a solution containing a large amount of various impurities.
US09435005B2	Method for processing slags of non-ferrous metallurgy A method for processing slags containing iron and non-ferrous metals, to produce clean slag free of detrimental substances and non-ferrous metals and suitable for use as a raw material or construction material. Slag is reduced in a reduction furnace with the help of reducing agents so that at least 5% of the iron of the slag is reduced into metal. Some of the non-ferrous metals, such as zinc, lead, arsenic and cadmium, vaporize. The contents of the reduction furnace are continuously mixed to prevent separation of a metallic phase from the slag. The generated slag-metal mixture is tapped off from the reduction furnace, cooled, crushed and ground to a finer size. Finally, a metal fraction is separated from a clean slag.
US09435002B2	Continuous processes for hydrolyzing hemicelluloses from ligocellulosic materials with cleaning system A continuous process for producing hemicellulose sugars from a biomass extraction liquor is provided. A system is configured for continuously producing hemicellulose sugars and/or hemicellulose derivatives from a biomass extraction liquor, the system comprising at least a first hydrolysis reactor and a second hydrolysis reactor. Each of the hydrolysis reactors is in switchable communication with (i) an operating feed stream of a biomass extraction liquor containing water, hemicellulose oligomers, and dissolved or suspended lignin, and (ii) a cleaning feed stream of a cleaning agent selected from the group consisting of steam, an alkaline solution, an organic solvent, and combinations thereof. The cleaning agent dissolves precipitated lignin formed from the lignin under the hydrolysis reaction conditions.
US09434996B1	All mini-STR multiplex with increased C.E. through-put by STR prolongation template fusion A longstanding challenge in forensics is maximizing the number of “mini”—short tandem repeat amplicons within the limited confines of fluorescent channels and run length afforded by capillary electrophoresis. The instant disclosure overcomes this longstanding challenge by fusing mini-STR amplicons in a locus specific manner with a DNA construct of defined length. Staggering the lengths of the DNA constructs allows for staggering the mini-STRs in a locus specific manner. Beyond maximizing mini-STRs, the disclosed methods, compositions and kits can dramatically increase throughput of forensic samples by capillary electrophoresis.
US09434988B2	RNase H-based assays utilizing modified RNA monomers The present invention provides methods of cleaving a nucleic acid strand to initiate, assist, monitor or perform biological assays.
US09434983B2	Nano-sensor array In one embodiment, a method is provided for the manufacture of a nano-sensor array. A base having a sensing region is provided along with a plurality of nano-sensors. Each of the plurality of nano-sensors is formed by: forming a first nanoneedle along a surface of the base, forming a dielectric on the first nanoneedle, and forming a second nanoneedle on the dielectric layer. The first nanoneedle of each sensor has a first end adjacent to the sensing region of the base. The second nanoneedle is separated from the first nanoneedle by the dielectric and has a first end adjacent the first end of the first nanoneedle. The base is provided with a fluidic channel. The plurality of nano-sensors and the fluidic channel are configured and arranged with the first ends proximate the fluidic channel to facilitate sensing of targeted matter in the fluidic channel.
US09434979B2	Methods and compositions for cell-proliferation-related disorders Methods of treating and evaluating subjects having neoactive mutants of IDH (e.g., IDH1 or IDH2).
US09434968B2	Transaminase reactions The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones.
US09434965B2	Production method for organic acid using CoA-transferase The present invention relates to a method of producing organic acids, comprising biochemical synthesis of organic acid-CoA using acetyl-CoA as a substrate and conducting CoA elimination reaction of the organic acid-CoA using CoA transferase in the presence of acetic acid, in which organic acid is obtained by culturing transformed microorganisms which have an enzyme gene cluster for the synthesis of organic acid-CoA using acetyl-CoA as a substrate and a CoA transferase gene.
US09434959B2	Virus-like particles for treatment of viral infections The invention provides virus-like particles for treatment of viral infections based on the virus causing the infection. The virus-like particles comprise the virus recombinant proteins that form a capsid, recombinant virus membrane proteins attached to the capsid and vRNA packaged within said capsid. The vRNA is generated from a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide capable of specifically binding to a constant region of a nonstructural protein of the virus that is essential for propagation of the virus.
US09434955B2	Proteins relating to grain shape and leaf shape of rice, coding genes and uses thereof The present invention provides a protein OsXCL relating to grain shape and leaf shape of rice, its derived proteins and their coding genes. Transgenic rices over-expressing OsXCL gene present phenotypes as increase of grain length, grain weight and number of grains per panicle, and leaf rolling and so on. The present invention also provides the method for obtaining transgenic plants by transforming the coding genes of OsXCL or its derived proteins into objective plants.
US09434949B2	Uses of the human ZFX gene and drugs associated with same The present invention discloses uses of the human ZFX gene and drugs associated therewith. Also disclosed are uses of the human ZFX gene in tumor treatment, tumor diagnosis, and drug preparation. Further disclosed are small interfering RNA (siRNA), and nucleic acid and lentivirus encoding the siRNA to the human ZFX gene and uses thereof. The siRNA and nucleic acid and lentivirus encoding the siRNA provided by the present invention can specifically inhibit the expression of human ZFX gene. Lentiviruses in particular can efficiently infect target cells, inhibit ZFX expression in target cells, and inhibit the growth of tumor cells, thus promote tumor apoptosis and have great significance in tumor treatment.
US09434933B2	Crystal The present invention relates to a crystal. In particular the present invention relates to a crystal of the N-domain of ACE protein. The present invention also relates to methods, processes, domain specific modulators, pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the N-domain crystal and the structure co-ordinates thereof.
US09434926B1	Graphene hydrogel and methods of using the same Provided herein are hydrogel compositions containing graphene, chitosan, a polyethylene (glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA). The hydrogel can optionally contain an N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) (TPCG hydrogel). Also provided are methods for differentiating a cell on the hydrogels described herein. Further provided herein are methods for delivering a compound via the hydrogels described herein.
US09434918B1	System for aging beer An insulated beer fridge stores and ages corked craft beer in a vertical orientation for a period of several months to years without degrading the cork stopper used to seal the bottle. Cork shrinkage is prevented by controlling the humidity within the beer fridge container within a range of 50% to 70% relative humidity. An optimal beer aging temperature in the range of 10° C. (50° F.) to 15.6° C. (60° F.) is maintained by a refrigeration system. Relative humidity within the beer fridge containment is actively maintained by a humidity replenishment mechanism. A controller calculates the amount of water needed to bring the relative humidity to 50% to 70% at the beer fridge temperature. Beers are stored in the beer fridge on trays, which can be pulled for removal of aged beer and addition of new corked craft beer.
US09434917B2	Wort boiling method and apparatus An energy-saving method and apparatus for boiling wort in a beer brewing process is easily implemented and managed. The wort (W) to be boiled is supplied to a wort kettle (2) in a batchwise and discontinuous manner, and each batch (C) of wort (W) supplied to the wort kettle (2) is boiled during a boiling phase, whereby the wort vapor (D) escaping during the boiling phase is supplied to a vertical column (10) connected on the steam side to the wort kettle (2), and is rectified in the vertical column.
US09434913B2	Laundry detergent compositions including fermented fruit solutions Described herein are laundry detergent compositions comprising fermented fruit solutions and natural based surfactants, methods for making the same, and methods for using the same. The fermented fruit solutions can contain fruit, sugar and water. The natural based surfactant can be selected from the group consisting of sodium lauryl sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, alkyl polyglycoside, and mixtures thereof. The laundry detergent compositions can be used to clean articles, launder articles, and clean stains from articles.
US09434910B2	Mold and mildew stain removing solution A solution having improved mold and mildew stain removing properties on hard surfaces, that is easier to handle (less corrosive and less malodorous) and that is environmentally friendly. The mold and mildew stain removing solution includes the following components: a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alpha olefin sulfonates, alkyl phosphates, alkyl amidopropyl betaines, alkyl betaines, amphoacetates, amphoproprionates, amphosulfonates, amine oxides, alkanolamides, sulfosuccinates, and sultaines, a solvent, and at least one chelating agent. The solution may further comprise a hydrotrope, a diluent, a preservative, and/or a fungicide. The surfactant is preferably an alcohol ethoxylate. The hydrotrope is preferably lauramine oxide. The solvent is preferably a glycol ether. The chelating agents are preferably sodium gluconate and a solution of the trisodium salt of methyl glycine diacetic acid.
US09434908B2	Method for extracting an odorous extract by an alternative solvent to conventional solvents Methods for extracting an extract of volatile odorous compounds from an organic raw material containing odorous compounds is disclosed. The method includes contacting an organic raw material with dimethyl carbonate, as a solvent, in at least one bath at a temperature of 10° C. to 70° C. A liquid organic phase is obtained that includes the dimethyl carbonate charged with volatile odorous compounds and is collected. If the liquid organic phase comprises an immiscible aqueous phase, decanting occurs to separate the dimethyl carbonate charged with odorous compounds therefrom thereby eliminating the aqueous phase. Next, partially eliminating by evaporation forms a pre-concentrated extract of volatile odorous compounds, which is recovered and if water is present, decanting occurs to eliminate the water. Additionally, concentrating the pre-concentrated extract of volatile odorous compounds by evaporation is performed to obtain the extract of volatile odorous compounds.
US09434907B2	Fragrance composition having good sleep-inducing effect Disclosed herein is a fragrance composition which contains natural oils, including rose oil and sandalwood oil, and has a good sleep-inducing effect. More specifically, disclosed is a fragrance composition which contains rose oil, sandalwood oil, neroli oil and ylang-ylang oil and creates a comfortable sleeping environment using the good sleep-inducing effects of the natural fragrance oils.
US09434903B2	Friction-improved polymers for DLC-coated surfaces The present invention relates to a component part comprising at least two components movable with respect to one another, between the surfaces of which is provided a film formed by a lubricant oil composition, the surface of at least one of the movable components being formed at least partly by a diamond-like-carbon layer (DLC layer) and the lubricant oil composition comprising at least one polymer comprising repeat units derived from amine derivatives of at least one polar ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
US09434892B2	Two stage fluid catalytic cracking process and apparatus A two stage Fluid Catalytic Cracking process and an apparatus for simultaneous production of light olefins such as ethylene and propylene and middle distillate range hydrocarbons, wherein a first flow reactor, preferably a downer and a second flow reactor, preferably a riser are operating at varying reaction severities using different catalyst systems with the regenerated catalyst entering the reactors inlet through independent regenerators. Mild cracking of the fresh feedstock is carried out in the first flow reactor of short residence time and the effluent of first flow reactor is separated in an intermediate separator/fractionator followed by re-cracking of the C4 hydrocarbons and naphtha range hydrocarbons, preferably C5-150° C. from the second product separation section and unconverted hydrocarbons (370° C.+) of first flow reactor, in the second flow reactor at higher severity employing different catalyst system.
US09434887B2	Apparatus and method for extraction of bitumen from oil sands The present invention provides an apparatus, at least comprising: a housing containing a first section, a second section and a third section; the first section having a first inlet for oil sand, a second inlet for solvent and an outlet for solvent-diluted oil sand slurry; the second section having an inlet for the solvent-diluted oil sand slurry, a screen allowing undersized material to pass and an outlet for oversized material; and the third section having an inlet for oversized material and an outlet for solvent-depleted oversized material; wherein the first section, the second section and the third section can rotate during use around a common rotation axis (A-A′).
US09434875B1	Electrically-conductive proppant and methods for making and using same Electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles and methods for producing such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles from an alumina-containing raw material. Methods for using such electrically-conductive sintered, substantially round and spherical particles in hydraulic fracturing operations.
US09434872B2	Biogenic fuel gas generation in geologic hydrocarbon deposits A method of increasing biogenic production of a combustible gas from a subterranean geologic formation may include extracting formation water from the geologic formation, where the extracted formation water includes at least a first species and a second species of microorganism. The method may also include analyzing the extracted formation water to identify the first species of microorganism that promotes the biogenic production of the combustible gas. An amendment may be introduced to the formation water to promote the growth of the first species of microorganism, and the biological characteristics of the formation water may be altered to decrease a population of the second species in the geologic formation.
US09434862B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, tape cassette, and tape printer There is provided a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which includes a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed by using any of different types of adhesive samples. Thereby the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is adjusted so as to satisfy conditions that, slow peel strength when a printing tape made of a PET film is peeled off from the substrate film of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by 5 mm at peel rate of 0.5 mm/minute is 0.45 N/20 mm or higher and storage modulus of the adhesive layer is in a range from 90.7 kPa to 435 kPa. By improving adhesiveness to the printing tape under environmental temperature from a low temperature to a normal temperature, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive layer renders the printing tape less apt to peel off.
US09434859B2	Chemical-mechanical planarization of polymer films The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition and a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the chemical-mechanical polishing composition. The polishing composition comprises (a) abrasive particles that comprise ceria, zirconia, silica, alumina, or a combination thereof, (b) a metal ion that is a Lewis Acid, (c) a ligand that is an aromatic carboxylic acid, an aromatic sulfonic acid, an aromatic acid amide, an amino acid, or a hydroxy-substituted N-heterocycle, and (d) an aqueous carrier, wherein the pH of the chemical-mechanical polishing composition is in the range of about 1 to about 4.
US09434851B2	Ink set for inkjet recording and inkjet recording method An ink set for inkjet recording includes: a first ink containing a black dye and a polyamine; and a second ink containing a black pigment having a coat of an anionic resin. An inkjet recording method includes: ejecting a first ink containing a black dye and a polyamine onto a recording medium through an inkjet recording head; and ejecting a second ink containing a black pigment having a coat of an anionic resin onto the first ink ejected on the recording medium through an inkjet recording head.
US09434850B2	Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus A printed material having excellent smoothness is provided even when a resin ink is used. An ink jet printing method uses an ink jet printing apparatus 1 including a head 5, and a printing platen 2 for heating a medium 100 from a back side of a surface of the medium 100, wherein the ink contains a solvent, a colorant and a resin, in which the resin is emulsionized or suspended. The ink jet printing method includes a drying step in which the ink is dried by the printing platen 2 after the ink is landed onto the medium 100.
US09434847B2	Photopolymerizable composition, photopolymerizable ink jet ink, and ink cartridge A photopolymerizable composition includes diethyleneglycoldimethacrylate and alkoxy-modified (meth)acrylic acid ester having an n not less than 9. The n is an average polymerization degree of an alkoxy part of the (meth)acrylic acid ester.
US09434834B1	Graphene compositions Compositions comprising graphene sheets, at least one binder, and a carrier system, wherein about 1 to about 50 weight percent of the carrier system comprises at least one cyclic amide, cyclic imide, and/or lactone. The compositions may be used as coatings and inks.
US09434821B2	Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide copolymers Polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide, linear, block copolymers and methods of making the copolymers are provided. The method of making the copolymers involves reacting a diamine with a precursor having at least one polydiorganosiloxane segment and at least two oxalyamino groups. The polydiorganosiloxane polyoxamide block copolymers are of the (AB)n type.
US09434797B2	Ultra-high molecular weight poly(vinylidene fluoride) The invention relates to a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer having an ultra-high molecular weight, and unexpected physical properties. The ultra-high molecular weight polymer is clear, has a lower melting point, reduced crystallinity, excellent impact resistance, and a high elongation at the yield point. The ultra-high molecular weight polyvinylidene fluoride can be alone, or blended with other polymers, in final applications and articles.
US09434786B2	Chemoenzymatic glycoengineering of antibodies and Fc fragments thereof The present invention provides for recombinant Endo-S mutants that exhibit reduced hydrolysis activity and increased transglycosylation activity for the synthesis of glycoproteins wherein a desired sialylated oxazoline or synthetic oligosaccharide oxazoline is added to a core fucosylated or nonfucosylated GlcNAc-protein acceptor. Such recombinant Endo-S mutants are useful for efficient glycosylation remodeling of IgG1-Fc domain to provide different antibody glycoforms carrying structurally well-defined Fc N-glycans.
US09434784B1	Nucleic acids encodng anti-C5A antibodies The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, that bind to C5a and to use of the antibodies in methods for treating or preventing complement-associated disorders such as, but not limited to, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, age-related macular degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, severe burn, antiphospho lipid syndrome, asthma, lupus nephritis, Goodpasture's syndrome, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
US09434782B2	Animal models and therapeutic molecules The invention discloses methods for the generation of chimaeric human-non-human antibodies and chimaeric antibody chains, antibodies and antibody chains so produced, and derivatives thereof including fully humanized antibodies; compositions comprising said antibodies, antibody chains and derivatives, as well as cells, non-human mammals and vectors, suitable for use in said methods.
US09434775B2	Gene overexpressed in cancer Disclosed are a protein encoded by a gene having a nucleotide sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 65 or a fragment thereof, an antibody recognizing the protein or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a polynucleotide having a sequence comprising at least 12 consecutive nucleotides of a nucleotide sequence represented by any of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 65 or a nucleotide sequence complementary thereto. The gene and the protein of the invention is useful for diagnosing and treating cancer.
US09434771B2	Compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating inflammatory bowel disease and related disorders The present invention features biomarkers capable of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease and methods of using such biomarkers to diagnose and selecting treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases.
US09434762B2	Macrocyclic cysteine protease inhibitors and compositions thereof The present invention provides a novel class of macrocyclic compounds, which are useful as cysteine protease inhibitors. Also provided are novel intermediates and methods of preparing the compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compounds and compositions are useful in methods of treating or preventing one or more diseases associated with cysteine protease activity, particularly those associated with calpain activity.
US09434752B2	Dinuclear metallocene compound, and a method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a dinuclear metallocene compound with a new structure which can manufacture polyolefin having high molecular weight and to a method for preparing the same. The dinuclear metallocene compound according to the present invention is a dinuclear metallocene compound with a new structure, and, unlike a single-site catalyst, has high accessibility to a substrate, and thus, can provide a multi-site catalyst with high activity.
US09434751B2	Alkylalkoxysilane compounds containing ether group and dialkylamino group and process for preparing the compounds The present invention relates to an alkylalkoxysilane compound of a novel structure which has an ether group and an dialkylamino group in an alkyl chain of the alkylalkoxysilane and thus has remarkably improved storage stability and hydrophilicity and a method for preparing same.
US09434748B2	Cytotoxic benzodiazepine derivatives The invention relates to novel benzodiazepine derivatives with antiproliferative activity and more specifically to novel benzodiazepine compounds of formula (I)-(VII). The invention also provides conjugates of the benzodiazepine compounds linked to a cell-binding agent. The invention further provides compositions and methods useful for inhibiting abnormal cell growth or treating a proliferative disorder in a mammal using the compounds or conjugates of the invention.
US09434745B2	7-oxo-thiazolopyridine carbonic acid derivatives and their use in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of a viral disease The present invention relates to a compound having the general formula (A), optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, polymorph, codrug, cocrystal, prodrug, tautomer, racemate, enantiomer, or diastereomer or mixture thereof, which are useful in treating, ameloriating or preventing a viral disease. Furthermore, specific combination therapies are disclosed.
US09434742B1	Thieno- and pyrrolopyrimidine analogues as anticancer agents and methods of use thereof The present invention provides for the design and synthesis of halogenated thieno- and pyrrolopyrimidine compounds that exhibit cancer proliferation inhibitory activity and the use thereof for cancer treatment.
US09434741B2	Thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives, preparation method and use thereof This disclosure provides thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine compounds containing isoxazole heterocycle represented by formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds are useful for the treatment of diseases including tumors and cancers.
US09434740B2	Taxane compounds, compositions and methods The present invention provides a method for the preparation of orally available pentacyclic taxane compounds, as well as intermediates useful in their preparation.
US09434735B2	Amorphous form of 4-((4-(cyclopentyloxy)-5-(2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-6-yl)-7h-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)amino)-3-methoxy-n-methylbenzamide, compositions thereof and methods of their use Provided herein is an amorphous form of 4-((4-(Cyclopentyloxy)-5-(2-methylbenzo[d]oxazol-6-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-yl)amino)-3-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide, compositions thereof, and methods of their use for treating or preventing a cancer, in particular solid tumors and hematological cancers as described herein.
US09434733B2	PDE9 inhibitors with imidazo triazinone backbone This invention is directed to compounds, which are PDE9 enzyme inhibitors. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I). The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I). The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I).
US09434722B2	Indole amide derivatives and related compounds for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases This invention provides novel compounds and the novel compounds for use as a medicine, more in particular for the prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, more specifically certain neurological disorders, such as disorders collectively known as tauopathies, and disorders characterized by cytotoxic α-synuclein amyloidogenesis. The present invention also relates to the use of said novel compounds for the manufacture of medicaments useful for treating such neurodegenerative disorders. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions including said novel compounds and to methods for the preparation of said novel compounds.
US09434721B2	Therapeutic agents useful for treating pain A compound of formula: wherein Ar1, A, R3, x, and m are as disclosed herein and Ar2 is a benzothiazolyl, benzooxazolyl, or benzoimidazolyl group or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound”), compositions comprising a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing pain, UI, an ulcer, IBD, IBS, an addictive disorder, Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, anxiety, epilepsy, stroke, a seizure, a pruritic condition, psychosis, a cognitive disorder, a memory deficit, restricted brain function, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dementia, retinopathy, a muscle spasm, a migraine, vomiting, dyskinesia, or depression in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Benzoazolylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
US09434719B2	3-pyrimidin-4-yl-oxazolidin-2-ones as inhibitors of mutant IDH The invention is directed to a formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b and R3-R7 are herein. The invention is also directed to compositions containing a compound of formula (I) and to the use of such compounds in the inhibition of mutant IDH proteins having a neomorphic activity. The invention is further directed to the use of a compound of formula (I) in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with such mutant IDH proteins including, but not limited to, cell-proliferation disorders, such as cancer.
US09434718B2	TOFA analogs useful in treating dermatological disorders or conditions This invention is directed to analogs of 5-(tetradecyloxy)-2-furancarboxylic acid (TOFA) and their use in the treatment of dermatological disorders or conditions characterized by sebaceous gland hyperactivity, such as acne and oily skin, and other dermatological disorders and conditions. This invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising analogs of TOFA and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for dermatological or oral administration.
US09434716B2	Antigen binding proteins The present invention relates to antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, which bind to serum amyloid P component (SAP), polynucleotides encoding such antigen binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said antigen binding proteins and methods of manufacture. The present invention also concerns the use of such antigen binding proteins in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases associated with amyloid deposition including systemic amyloidosis, local amyloidosis, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes.
US09434712B2	Processes for the preparation of pesticidal compounds The present application provides processes for making pesticidal compounds and compounds useful both as pesticides and in the making of pesticidal compounds.
US09434710B2	Method for converting aloeresin A to aloesin The invention provides a process for hydrolytically converting aloeresin A to aloesin by the following reaction: The amount of aloesin available for extraction from sap of aloe plants is thereby increased and the extraction and purification of the aloesin is also made easier and less costly. As aloesin is more commercially valuable than aloeresin A, the process also increases the commercial value of the sap or aloe bitters from the aloe plant. The process optionally also includes the step of separating the aloesin from the p-coumaric acid. Typical hydrolysis steps that are used in the process are acid hydrolysis, base hydrolysis and enzymatic hydrolysis. In the case of acid hydrolysis, the acid is any suitable organic or inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid or phosphoric acid. In the case of enzymatic hydrolysis, the hydrolytic enzyme is typically an esterase, a lipase or a protease.
US09434706B2	1,4-butanediol-containing composition A 1,4-butanediol (1,4BG)-containing composition having high thermal stability, and having a concentration of 1,4-butanediol of 99.00% by weight or more and not more than 99.99% by weight and 2-pyrrolidone or N-methylpyrrolidone in a concentration, as converted into a nitrogen atom, of from 1.0 to 25 ppm by weight.
US09434702B2	Method for preparing linezolid intermediate Disclosed is a new method for preparing a methyl substitute of a linezolid intermediate, (S)-2-(3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl)-2-oxo-5-oxazoline) (I), wherein the intermediate (I) is obtained by the cyclization of 3-fluoro-4-morpholinophenyl isocyanate (II) and epoxy compound (III). This process has a short process route, low cost, easy operation, and high yield, so is suitable for a large-scale industrial production.
US09434700B2	Inhibitors of the fibroblast growth factor receptor Described herein are inhibitors of FGFR-4, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions.
US09434681B2	Macromolecules for treating atherosclerosis The invention includes compounds of the formula I and formula II and salts thereof, as well as methods for using the compounds of formula I and formula II for treating atherosclerosis. The invention also includes compounds of formula III and (2l) and salts thereof, as well as methods of using the compounds of formula III and (2l) for treating atherosclerosis. The invention also includes methods of encapsulating molecules using the compounds of the invention.
US09434680B2	Methods for synthesizing and purifying aminoalkyl tetracycline compounds Methods for the synthesis and purification of 9-amino alkyl tetracycline compounds are described.
US09434676B2	Flavor and fragrance formulation (VI) The present invention relates to the use of specific organic compounds of formula (I) as flavor and fragrance material. Furthermore the invention relates to a new specific organic compound, as well as to flavor and fragrance formulations comprising at least one of the specific organic compounds.
US09434670B2	Family of aryl, heteroaryl, O-aryl and O-heteroaryl carbasugars The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I): as well as its process of preparation, pharmaceutical and cosmetics composition comprising it and use thereof, notably as an inhibitor of the sodium-dependent glucose co-transporter, such as SGLT1, SGLT2 and SGLT3, in particular in the treatment or prevention of diabetes, and more particularly type-II diabetes, diabetes-related complications, such as arthritis of the lower extremities, cardiac infarction, renal insufficiency, neuropathy or blindness, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, X syndrome and arteriosclerosis, as well as for its use as an anticancer, anti-infective, anti-viral, anti-thrombotic or anti-inflammatory drug, or for lightening, bleaching, depigmenting the skin, removing blemishes from the skin, particularly age spots and freckles, or preventing pigmentation of the skin.
US09434669B2	Cyclohexanols and their use in perfume compositions The present invention is directed to novel fragrance compounds and their unexpected advantageous use in improving, enhancing or modifying a fragrance formulation through the addition of an olfactory acceptable amount of the compounds, wherein the compounds are represented by the following formula: an isomer or a mixture of isomers thereof, wherein one of R and R′ represents hydrogen with the other representing a C1-C6 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aromatic group; and one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond with the other representing a carbon-carbon double bond.
US09434667B2	Method for isolation of 1,3-propanediol from post-fermentation broth obtained by bioconversion A method for isolation of 1,3-propanediol from post-fermentation broth is disclosed. The method generally involves the following steps: (1) biomass removal from post-fermentation broth by one of the following methods: ultrafiltration, filtration, centrifugation or sedimentation; (2) 1,3-propanediol extraction with organic solvent mixture containing 2-butanone with high efficiency performed continuously or stepwise; (3) distillation under vacuum to obtain highly pure target product and (4) organic solvent recovery and recycling the solvent back into the process. The method is useful for recovering valuable 1,3-propanediol from aqueous solutions produced by fermentation.
US09434644B2	Cover glass and method for producing cover glass The disclosed cover glass is produced by etching a glass substrate that has been formed by a down-drawing process, and chemically strengthening the glass substrate to provide the glass substrate with a compressive-stress layer on the principal surfaces thereof. The glass substrate contains, as components thereof, 50% to 70% by mass of SiO2, 5% to 20% by mass of Al2O3, 6% to 30% by mass of Na2O, and 0% to less than 8% by mass of Li2O. The glass substrate may also contain 0% to 2.6% by mass of CaO, if necessary. The glass substrate has an etching characteristic in which the etching rate is at least 3.7 μm/minute in an etching environment having a temperature of 22° C. and containing hydrogen fluoride with a concentration of 10% by mass.
US09434637B2	Optical glass, hot-molded article and method of manufacturing the same, optical element and method of manufacturing the same An optical glass includes P2O5, B2O3 and a rare earth oxide as essential components, and in a glass composition based on oxides, the P2O5 content is in the range of over 0 weight % and less than 0.79 weight %, the B2O3 content is in the range of 20-40 weight % and the total content of the rare earth oxide and an oxide selected from the group including of Ta2O5, WO3, TiO2, Nb2O5 and Bi2O3 is in the range of 35-70 weight %. Further, this optical glass has a refractive index (nd) in the range of 1.72-1.83, an Abbe number (υd) in the range of 45-55 and a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 640° C. or less.
US09434631B2	Apparatus for removing material from a body of liquid An apparatus for removing sludge from a reservoir of liquid. A downwardly opening enclosure is positioned atop the floor of a reservoir with the enclosure having inlets for sludge and liquid to flow into the cavity of the enclosure. Gas emitters on the opposite edge portions of the enclosure assist the flow of sludge and liquid into the cavity which is slanted upwardly towards an outlet having a lift pump for pulling the sludge and liquid from the enclosure. An optional additional passage leading from the cavity to a holder beneath the enclosure receives heavy sludge falling there through.
US09434628B2	Method for reducing chemical oxygen demand of waters containing starch, milk, whey, and other similar behaving organic components A sulfurous acid/lime alkalinization pre-treatment sequential filtration method for industrial wastewaters containing colloids of starch, milk, whey, and other similar acting organic components to condition and remove a number of chemicals/pharmaceuticals and heavy metals before the treated filtrate is land applied or undergoes further biological nitrogen reduction for open stream discharge via anaerobic and aerobic treatment.
US09434621B2	Mesoporous composite titanium oxide and a preparation method A mesoporous composite titanium oxide, which is composed of a mesoporous titanium oxide, the outside surface and the wall of pores of the mesoporous titanium oxide are modified by inorganic matters; inorganic matter contains at least one element selected from carbon, silicon, sulphur, phosphorus and selenium in an amount of 0.01%-25%, on amount of the element mass, of the mass of said mesoporous composite titanium oxide material; at least one mean pore size of pore distribution of the mesoporous compound titanium oxide material is 3-15 nm, the specific surface area is 50-250 m2/g, and the pore volume is 0.05-0.4 cm3/g. As a catalyst carrier, the rate of conversion of the hydrodesulfurization reaction of the material reaches as high as 98 percent, and as a lithium ion battery cathode material, the specific capacity of the lithium ion battery cathode material reaches as high as 220 mAh/g.
US09434619B2	Graphene nanoribbon precursors and monomers suitable for preparation thereof Provided are graphene nanoribbon precursors comprising repeated units of the general formula (I) in which R1, R2 are each H, halogen, —OH, —NH2, —CN, —NO2 or a hydrocarbyl radical which has 1 to 40 carbon atoms and may be linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated and mono- or poly-substituted by halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), —OH, —NH2, —CN, and/or —NO2, where one or more CH2 groups may also be replaced by —O—, —S—, —C(O)O—, —O—C(O)—, —C(O)—, —NH— or —NR—, in which R is an optionally substituted C1C40-hydrocarbyl radical, or an optionally substituted aryl, alkylaryl or alkoxyaryl radical.
US09434617B2	Carbon nanotubes and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed are carbon nanotubes and a method for manufacturing the same. Advantageously, the method provides a high yield of potato or sphere-shaped non-bundled carbon nanotubes having a bulk density of 80 to 250 kg/m3, an ellipticity of 0.9 to 1.0 and a particle diameter distribution (Dcnt) of 0.5 to 1.0 using a two-component carbon nanotube catalyst comprising a catalyst component and an active component.
US09434615B2	Method and apparatus for producing liquid biofuel from solid biomass The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing liquid hydro carbonaceous product (1) such as biofuel from solid biomass (2). The method comprises a gasifying step for gasifying solid biomass (2) in a gasifier (6) to produce raw synthesis gas (3), conditioning of the raw synthesis gas (3) to purify the raw synthesis gas (3) to obtain purified synthesis gas (4) having a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide between 2.5 to 1 and 0.5 to 1, preferably to between 2.1 to 1 and 1.8 to 1, more preferably about 2 to 1, and subjecting purified synthesis gas (4) to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor (5) to produce liquid hydro carbonaceous product (1).
US09434605B2	MEMS device A present MEMS device includes: a substrate; a functional element that is provided on a surface of the substrate; a structural member that is provided on the surface of the substrate and forms a cavity surrounding the functional element; a first lid portion that is provided with an opening and covers a part of the cavity in such a manner that a gap is present between the first lid portion and the functional element; a receiving portion that is provided between a plurality of electrodes or a plurality of units of wiring on the surface of the substrate and has a receiving face opposing the cozening of the first lid portion via a gap; and a second lid portion including an electrically conductive sealing portion that seals the opening of the first lid portion.
US09434599B2	Dispenser with concentrated chemistry secondary container A dispenser dispenses a consumable product from a container. The container is supported within a housing by a container holder. The container holder is vertically movable within a movement range in the housing. A biasing structure biases the container holder upwardly. A sign is connected to move up and down with the container holder. An indicator associated with the sign is vertically fixed relative to the housing. When an amount of product remaining in the container reaches a low level, the biasing force of the biasing structure will lift the container holder, causing the indicator to be aligned with a portion of the sign that gives a visual cue to a user that the amount of product remaining is at a low level.
US09434598B2	Mobile fueling vehicle and method Vehicles, systems, and methods for delivering natural gas and providing mobile fueling services are disclosed. A method of delivering natural gas includes: delivering a source vehicle to a receiving tank for receiving natural gas at a remote refueling location, the source vehicle having a natural gas engine for driving the vehicle and a source tank disposed onboard the source vehicle for storing the natural gas; and transferring natural gas from the source vehicle to the receiving tank using pressure equalization between the source tank and the receiving tank and using a compressor disposed onboard the source vehicle. The onboard compressor is operatively connected to and powered by the source vehicle engine. The source tank is adapted to store a volume greater than or equal to about 200 DGE of natural gas and supplies natural gas to power the source vehicle engine.
US09434588B1	Apparatus and method for removing broken corks A large diameter corkscrew is inserted into a cork, or into the remaining portion of a broken cork, so that the cork can be extracted through the top of the wine bottle without contacting the wine. In one example, the large diameter corkscrew has a diameter of about 17 mm, as opposed to approximately 8 mm for conventional corkscrews. This larger diameter permits the corkscrew to be inserted into the cork in its unbroken periphery, as opposed to attempting to insert a corkscrew into the debris in the center of a broken cork. In one example, the large diameter corkscrew has a cross section with a flat, angled top portion and a tapered lower portion. This non-circular cross section provides a relatively large contact area for engaging the cork, while providing a reduced cross section area to minimize cork breakage as the corkscrew is inserted into the cork.
US09434587B2	Wire gripper A wire gripper of the present invention is to provide with a lightweight and robust wire gripper; wherein the wire gripper is provided with a stationary gripping body having a wire-like body pressing-down portion; a swinging member swingably attached to the stationary gripping body by a supporting shaft; a movable gripping body swung according to swinging of the swinging member; and a connection member connected to the swinging member and swinging the swinging member, wherein the stationary gripping body is provided with a circular ridge around a hole in which the supporting shaft for attaching the swinging member is inserted in order to protect the supporting shaft.
US09434584B2	Rack apparatus A rack apparatus for tire rings includes a base having a rigid frame coupled thereto. The base includes a plurality of spaced apart members configured to receive manipulating components of a material handling device for transportation to a desired location. The frame is coupled to the base and includes a plurality of receiving members configured to removably receive at least one tire ring thereon.
US09434574B2	Cable retractor A cable retractor is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor is articulate, comprising an articulate housing which comprises a cable stop housing pivotably coupled to a pulley housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor also comprises a first pulley assembly coupled to the pulley housing, an end cap coupled to the pulley housing, a spring coupled to the end cap, and a second pulley assembly coupled to the spring. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the first pulley assembly and the second pulley assembly are disposed within the pulley housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a cable stop assembly is coupled to the cable stop housing. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the cable retractor is configured to be mountable to a cable access enclosure in a plurality of orientations.
US09434573B2	Alternative method for reducing web feed rate variations induced by parent roll geometry variations A method is disclosed for reducing feed rate variations when unwinding a web material to transport the web material away from the parent roll at a web takeoff point where the feed rate variations are induced by parent roll geometry variations. The method utilizes calculated and/or measured data to make suitable adjustments in the driving speed for an out-of-round parent roll to get closer to a relatively constant feed rate. By dividing the parent roll into 1, 2, . . . n sectors, the data can be refined to a relatively high degree taking into account high speed data processing capabilities as well as operating system response times to make appropriate driving speed adjustments.
US09434569B2	Offset print stacking tray with waste area A receiving well for use with a thermal dye sublimation printing apparatus is disclosed. The receiving well is used to receive cut sheets printed using the thermal dye sublimation printing. The receiving well includes two angled surfaces, referred to herein as ramps. The ramps are spaced apart from one another, and a waste area is positioned between the two ramps. The waste area captures the scrap or waste paper that can result from cutting the receiver media after printing. In some embodiments, both ramps slope down to the bottom surface of the receiving well. In other embodiments, one of the ramps is raised off the bottom surface of the receiving well at its lowest point. The waste area may also be offset such that it is closer to one side of the receiving well than the other.
US09434566B2	Packaging machine with variable-width belt system A packaging machine (10) includes a machine foundation (22) and a variable-width belt system (24). The variable-width belt system (24) is moved relative to the packaging machine and configured to establish a belt pocket (26). A product is admitted into the belt pocket and rolled onto itself to establish a rolled product (16) as the belt moves relative to the machine foundation (22).
US09434559B2	Lightweight multi-layer foam dock seal system A loading dock seal system includes a closed-cell foam buffer adapted to be positioned proximate a loading dock surface and a foam padding disposed adjacent the closed-cell foam buffer and affixed thereto. A fabric cover, being free of overlapping members proximate the loading dock surface, defines an interior volume. The closed-cell foam buffer and the foam padding are disposed within the interior volume. A fabric fastener being free of overlapping portions defines an aperture through the fabric cover that is sized to receive and to release the affixed closed-cell foam buffer and the foam padding from the interior volume. Fabric tabs are connected to the fabric cover and extend away from and are substantially parallel to the rear side of the fabric cover. The attachment of the fabric tabs to the loading dock surface is adapted to be free of mounting brackets.
US09434554B2	Apparatus and method for separating objects The present invention relates to an apparatus for separating objects. The apparatus comprises a conveyor arrangement (1) and an actuator (30). The conveyor arrangement comprises a conveyor belt (10) disposed as an endless loop over two rollers (21, 22). The conveyor belt has a substantially horizontally arranged surface (5) for receiving a plurality of objects. The actuator comprises a drive axis (31), an actuating structure (32) and a connection structure connecting the drive axis with the actuating structure. The drive axis is connectible to a motor to enable rotational movement of the drive axis. The connection unit is arranged for converting the rotational movement into movement of the actuating structure in a direction substantially perpendicular to the object receiving surface plane. The actuating structure is located underneath the conveyor belt for creating movement of the surface in this direction. The conveyor arrangement and the actuator are independently controllable.
US09434546B2	End drive for a conveyor, conveyor provided with an end drive, and drive gear for an end drive End drive for a conveyor, comprising a conveying track (6) for, during use, guiding a conveying part of a modular conveyor mat (2) of the side-flexing type, a return guide (10) extending at a distance along the conveying part for return guidance of a return part of the conveyor mat, and a gear drive (16) located between the conveying track and the return guide for, through engagement on the conveyor mat, drivingly having the conveyor mat round from the conveying track to the return guide. The conveying track and the return guide comprise a bend segment where the conveying part and the return part of the conveyor mat, respectively, are guided in their planes through a bend. The gear drive drives the conveyor mat only in an area corresponding to the outer side of the bend segment where successive modules of the conveyor mat are substantially pitched, and leaves the conveyor mat free in an area corresponding to the inner side of the bend segment where successive modules of the conveyor mat are at least partly slid into each other. The return guide comprises a guiding envelope (E).
US09434523B2	Reclosable package The present invention is related to a reclosable flow pack comprising one or more fin seal(s) (30) and one or more cross-seal(s) (31), said flow pack comprising a cold-seal adhesive pattern (11, 301, 302, 401, 402) forming a seal between a first (3) and a second (4) sealing portion, the cold-seal adhesive pattern (301, 401) of the first portion being only partly in register with the cold-seal adhesive pattern (302, 402) of the second portion, the bonding force of the cold-seal adhesive to the first (3) and the second (4) sealing portions being lower than the bonding force within the cold-seal adhesive on the portions in register (7, 100, 101), so that the cold-seal adhesive on the portions of the cold-seal adhesive patterns in register is separated from the first or from the second sealing portion when the seal is opened.
US09434522B2	Packaging for storing a free-flowing, paste-like or powdery substance and method for storing and applying the substance A packaging (100, 200) for storing a free-flowing, paste-like or powdery substance (110), includes a bottom foil (120, 220) and a covering foil (130, 230) which are sealed to each other at least in certain portions, and a removal chamber (140, 240) which is formed from regions of the bottom foil and the covering foil that are detachably sealed to one another at least in certain portions, wherein the removal chamber can be opened by detaching at least a first portion (131, 231) of the covering foil from the bottom foil, wherein a second portion (132, 232), which is arranged adjacent to the first portion, of the covering foil displays less deformation resistance than the first portion of the covering foil, so that plastic deformation, required for opening the removal chamber, of the covering foil occurs substantially in the second portion of the covering foil.
US09434515B2	Simple cover for windshield wiper The present provides a pair of foam tubes intended to be placed over windshield wipers. The Simple Cover's design provides consumers a way of protecting their windshield wipers from harsh weather and other environmental elements. The Simple Cover is comprised of a pair of durable, tube shaped protective covers intended to fit snugly over windshield wipers. In an embodiment, the foam cover further comprises a carrying handle.
US09434512B2	Handle for use with a flexible package A track and handle assembly for use with a flexible package is provided. The rigid box-like track has a top wall defining an elongated slot. The track may be recessed within an opening in the package wall. The handle assembly comprises a flexible handle and moveable guide members captured within the track and biased away from each other by the resiliently flexible handle. The handle assembly is moveable between a first position in which the handle is flat and a second position in which the handle is arc shaped.
US09434511B1	Styling chair tote bag An article container adapted to removably attach to furniture is provided. The article container may form an enclosure that is enclosed by a movable flap. The article container may provide cooperating straps and buckles for removably securing to the arm rest of the furniture. The article container may be adapted to prevent unwanted objects from contacting the articles retained in the enclosure.
US09434502B2	Packing box for display A packing box for display comprising a top plate adapted to surround the top surfaces of items disposed in the packing box; a bottom plate adapted to surround the underside surfaces of the items; a left plate adapted to surround the left surfaces of the items; and a right plate adapted to surround the right surfaces of the items.
US09434494B2	Bag making and packaging machine A bag making and packaging machine sandwiches a tubular film between a first horn and a first anvil and ultrasonically transversely seals it. The bag making and packaging machine includes: a knife disposed in an anvil-side knife movement space formed in the first anvil; a knife-driving part, and guides provided to each of two ends of the first anvil, on which guide spaces, by which movement of the knife is guided when the knife is driven by the air cylinder, are formed. The width of the guide spaces with respect to a direction orthogonal to both a length direction and a movement direction of the knife is less than the width of the anvil-side knife movement space with respect to the same direction.
US09434493B2	Packaging device A packaging device includes a conveyance mechanism, a guide portion, a heating portion, and a processor. The conveyance mechanism is configured to convey, in a conveyance direction along a conveyance path, a base on which an object is placed. The guide portion is configured to guide a film for packaging and to move along a movement path. The heating portion is provided below the conveyance path, is configured to heat the film, and includes a plurality of heating units that are arranged parallel to the conveyance path and that are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting the conveyance direction. Each of the plurality of heating units includes a heater and an urging portion. The urging portion is configured to urge the heater upward toward the conveyance path. The processor is configured to cause the heating portion to heat the film guided to a lower side of the base.
US09434484B2	Transport device for use when mounting interior component modules in an aircraft A transport device for use when mounting interior component modules in an aircraft includes an undercarriage and an interior component module carrier unit. The interior component module carrier unit is supported on the undercarriage and is adapted to be connected to an interior component module, which is preassembled outside of the aircraft, in order to transport the interior component module with the aid of the transport device into a final assembly position in an aircraft fuselage element. At least a part of the interior component module carrier unit is movable relative to the undercarriage such that an interior component module connected to the interior component module carrier unit is movable horizontally and vertically relative to the undercarriage.
US09434480B2	Display systems and methods for generating a display providing runway illusion alleviation Display systems and methods for generating a display providing runway illusion alleviation are disclosed herein. An exemplary method for generating a display includes the steps of determining a position of the aircraft in a vicinity of an approaching runway, retrieving terrain data regarding the vicinity of the approaching runway and retrieving runway data regarding the approaching runway, determining the existence of a runway illusion effect by analyzing the terrain data and the runway data. The method further includes the steps of rendering graphical terrain imagery and rendering graphical runway imagery on the flight display in accordance with the terrain data and the runway data and rendering a graphical runway illusion alleviation object on the flight display.
US09434478B2	Aircraft cockpit with emergency exit via a central pane The present invention relates to an aircraft cockpit with a double flight deck in which a central pane of a windscreen can be removed in order to at least partially clear an opening in order to constitute an emergency exit and ensure natural ventilation of the cockpit. Moreover, a central portion of a glare shield and of a flight station instrument panel are optionally moveable in order to facilitate access to the opening in the event of the need for emergency evacuation.
US09434438B1	Method for driving two-wheel self-balancing scooter to maintain straight drivability at occurrence of external force Disclosed is a method for driving a two-wheel self-balancing scooter to maintain straight drivability at occurrence of external force. The method includes a driving ready step of applying a power to the two-wheel self-balancing scooter (S10), a driving step of setting a driving speed and a forward/backward direction by leaning an occupant's body forward or backward (S20), when one wheel goes flat, a revolutions increasing step of rapidly increasing revolutions of the flat wheel (S30), a revolutions decreasing step of decreasing revolutions of a normal wheel according to the revolutions of the flat wheel (S40), a revolutions synchronizing step of equally setting the revolutions of the flat wheel and the normal wheel (S50), and a synchronization repeating step of repeating the revolutions synchronizing step (S60).
US09434431B2	Intuitive drive-by-wire steering with redundant mechanical control A drive-by-wire steering system on a vehicle requiring counter-steering includes a driver input mechanism, for example, a steering wheel, joystick, voice command receiver, or keyboard, and a control system. A sensor receives driver input and sends that information to the control system. An engagement mechanism, for example, a clutch, separates the driver input mechanism from controlling the vehicle. The control system further includes at least one actuator, a wheel, and a mechanical linkage controllable via the engagement mechanism in order for the control system to articulate a steering mechanism, for example, the front wheel of the vehicle, as appropriate.
US09434430B2	Biped walking robot control method and biped walking robot control system A biped walking robot control method is for master-slave control of walking of a biped walking robot. The biped walking robot control method includes a weight detection step of detecting weights applied to a ground respectively by a right leg and a left leg of an operator, a target ZMP calculation step of calculating a target ZMP when the biped walking robot produces weights having a ratio of the detected right leg weight and left leg weight, and a control step of controlling the biped walking robot in accordance with the calculated target ZMP.
US09434427B1	Track-module bogie-suspension system Track-module bogie-suspension apparatus for attachment to a track module having a frame, a drive wheel and an endless track. The bogie-suspension apparatus comprises (a) a bogie assembly having a bogie mount, at least one rotatable ground-engaging bogie wheel thereon, and forward and rearward bogie-mount connections; (b) first and second load- and ground-responsive suspension joints spaced from one another in a forward/rearward direction; and (c) leading and trailing suspension elements each having an upper end and a lower end, the upper ends of the leading and trailing suspension elements rotatably attached to the first and second suspension joints, respectively, and the lower ends thereof rotatably attached to the rearward and forward bogie-mount connections, respectively.
US09434419B1	Flexible flap assembly for a vehicle and kit containing the same A flexible flap assembly configured to be mounted behind a wheel of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The flexible flap assembly includes a flap body portion, the flap body portion being formed from a flexible material; and a plurality of attachment members operatively coupled to an upper end region of the flap body portion, the plurality of attachment members being in the form of a plurality of retaining straps. The flexible flap assembly is configured to be releasably mounted to a portion of the vehicle using the plurality of attachment members. In one or more embodiments, the flexible flap assembly is provided as part of a kit, which also includes a carrying case and a flap reminder tag. A method of using the flexible flap kit is also disclosed.
US09434407B2	Wake-up circuit in an electric steering system In one aspect, a wake-up circuit is provided for triggering a determination of an absolute rotational position of a rotatable shaft of a motor in an electric power steering system of a vehicle. The wake-up circuit includes a plurality of inputs coupled to separate phases of the motor. A voltage boosting circuit is operable to increase a back electromotive force (EMF) voltage induced on one or more of the inputs by rotation of the rotatable shaft of the motor and produce at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage. A comparator circuit is operable to compare the at least one voltage-boosted back EMF voltage to a reference voltage and trigger a monitoring system to perform the determination of the absolute rotational position of the rotatable shaft of the motor in the electric power steering system based on a result of the compare during an ignition off state of the vehicle.
US09434399B2	Fastening belt structure for a trolley A fastening belt structure for a trolley contains: a first body, a second body, and a third body. The first body includes a female buckle disposed on a first end thereof and its second end mounted on a support post of a first side of the trolley. The second body includes a male buckle fixed on a first end thereof and an engagement unit secured on a second end thereof. The third body includes a first end coupled with a support post of a second side of the trolley and includes a second end inserted through the engagement unit and being a tail segment. The engagement unit includes a connection portion for connecting with the second body, a stopping plate, a first recess and a second recess which are configured to insert the third body, and an engaging plate rotatably coupled with the second recess.
US09434394B2	Axlebox assembly An axlebox assembly having at least one rolling bearing designed to be mounted on an axle, and a cover designed to be fastened with the axle such as to axially maintain the at least one rolling bearing between the cover and an abutment of the axle is provided. A backing ring is mounted on the axle between the at least one rolling bearing and the abutment. The backing ring includes a deformable portion so as to substantially fit the shape of the abutment of the axle.
US09434383B2	Integrative method and system for controlling blind spot detection system and lane keeping assist system An integrative control system and a method for controlling a blind spot detection system (BSDS) and a lane keeping assist system (LKAS) for stable driving of a vehicle are provided, in which, when the vehicle is deviated from its lane and another vehicle is positioned in a blind spot, an estimated lateral distance is calculated using time-to-collision, and side brake control by the ABSD system and steering angle control by the LKAS are performed based on the estimated lateral distance.
US09434382B1	Vehicle operation in environments with second order objects Arrangements related to the detection of objects in an external environment of a vehicle are presented. At least a portion of the external environment can be sensed to detect a first order object therein. It can be determined whether the first order object includes a translucent portion. Responsive to determining that the first order object includes a translucent portion, the translucent portion can be analyzed to determine whether a second order object is located within the translucent portion. Responsive to determining that a second order object is located within the translucent portion, the second order object can be analyzed. Information about the second order object can be presented to a vehicle occupant, an alert regarding the second order object can be presented to a vehicle occupant, and/or, when the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined.
US09434381B2	Collision avoidance method including determining height of an object fixed to a vehicle A method and system of avoiding a collision between an object attached to a rear of a vehicle and an object behind the vehicle during reverse maneuvering of the vehicle includes determining with an electronic control unit of the vehicle an adjusted top height of a first object attached to a rear of the vehicle. The electronic control unit then determines whether the adjusted top height is lower than a clearance height of a second object behind the vehicle and unattached to the vehicle. Upon determining that the adjusted top height of the first object is not lower than the clearance height of the second object, the electronic control unit determines that the first object would collide with the second object if the vehicle is reverse maneuvered too close to the second object and upon determining that the collision would occur alerting a user of the vehicle.
US09434377B2	Hybrid drive device A hybrid drive device has a clutch connecting and disconnecting an output shaft and an input shaft, a first motor generator that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the input shaft, an allowable clutch heat generation amount calculation portion that calculates the allowable clutch heat generation amount, an allowable differential clutch rotation speed calculation portion which calculates the allowable differential clutch rotation speed for when engagement starts, on the basis of the allowable clutch heat generation amount, and a motor generator rotation control portion that controls the rotation speed of the first motor generator such that the differential clutch rotation speed when engagement starts and during engagement is no more than the allowable differential clutch rotation speed when engagement starts.
US09434375B2	Drive system and method of driving a vehicle A drive system and a method of driving a vehicle in which the drive system includes a combustion engine, a brake device for braking the vehicle, an electric machine, an energy storage connected to the electric machine, at least one electric assembly operated by electric energy and a planetary gear including a sun wheel, a ring wheel and a planet wheel holder. A control unit is adapted to, when the vehicle is in motion, a driving moment is demanded and a coupling member is in a first position, based on a comparison between the demanded driving moment and a necessary moment required for operation of the electric assembly, control at least one of the combustion engine, the brake device and the electric machine such that desired electric energy is provided for operation of the electric assembly.
US09434370B2	Control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle drive system Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system including: first differential mechanism provided with a rotary element connected to engine and rotary element connected to a first electric motor; a second differential mechanism provided with a rotary element connected to second electric motor and a rotary element connected to output rotary member; first clutch configured to selectively connect rotary element of first differential mechanism connected to engine or first electric motor, to rotary element of second differential mechanism connected to output rotary member; manually operated shifting device; and parking lock mechanism provided with parking lock gear fixed directly or indirectly to output rotary member and rotary motion which is prevented when shifting device is placed in parking position, control apparatus including parking lock control portion configured to release parking lock gear for permitting rotary motion of parking lock gear while first clutch is placed in its engaged state.
US09434369B1	Systems and methods for detecting an uncommanded brake overdrive condition A method is provided for detecting an uncommanded brake overdrive condition in an aircraft brake control system. Method comprises monitoring, by an electric brake actuator controller (EBAC) in the brake control system, at least one of the following: a load cell current for deviation from a nominal load cell current and a load cell output signal (LC Sig+) and (LC Sig−) of a plurality of individual load cells and an excitation voltage signal comprising a (Vexc+) signal and a (Vexc−) signal. EBAC detects at least one resistance disturbance indicating the uncommanded brake overdrive condition if load cell current is less than nominal load cell current, if an absolute value of the difference between a sum of LC Sig+LC Sig− for at least one individual load cell and a sum of Vexc++Vexc− is greater than a predefined threshold, or both.
US09434367B2	Brake control apparatus A brake control apparatus includes a first pressure-applying section connected through a first oil passage to a wheel cylinder; a pump; a communication valve provided on a second oil passage which connects the first oil passage with the pump; a backflow passage connecting a suction side of the pump with a portion between the pump and the communication valve; a pressure-regulating valve provided on the backflow passage; and a control unit. The control unit attains a first state that causes the first pressure-applying section to apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder, and a second state that causes the pump to apply hydraulic pressure to the wheel cylinder by driving the pump and at least one of the communication valve and the pressure-regulating valve. The control unit actuates the at least one with a delay relative to an actuation of the pump, when switching to the second state.
US09434366B1	Parking apparatus for a heavy vehicle during a loss of electrical power A parking apparatus is provided for a vehicle. The apparatus comprises an electronic parking brake (EPB) valve having an air outlet port. The apparatus also comprises a pneumatic delivery line interconnecting the air outlet port of the EPB valve and a spring brake system to allow air pressure from the EPB valve to be applied to the spring brake system to maintain parking brakes of the vehicle in released position. The apparatus further comprises a normally-open solenoid valve having an air inlet port which is in communication with the delivery line which interconnects the air outlet port of the EPB valve and the spring brake system, wherein the solenoid valve is operable to vent air pressure from the delivery line and thereby to apply the spring brake system to park the vehicle in response to loss of electrical power to the solenoid valve.
US09434362B2	System and method to control regenerative braking A braking system for an electric vehicle has a first wheel having a first friction brake and an electric motor and a second having a second friction brake. A first user-actuated brake lever is coupled to the first friction brake. The first brake lever has a first sensor indicating actuation of the first brake lever. A second user-actuated brake lever is coupled to the second friction brake. The second brake lever has a second sensor indicating actuation of the second brake lever. An electronic control unit electronically coupled to the first and second sensors and the electric motor commands the electric motor to operate as a generator when at least one of the brake levers is actuated.
US09434360B2	Method and device for preventing a stationary vehicle from rolling away A method for preventing a stationary vehicle (12) from rolling away, wherein a holding mode can be activated by actuating a brake pedal (18), wherein at least one wheel brake device (14) of the vehicle (12) is controlled in the holding mode in order to generate a braking force in such a way that the vehicle (12) is held in the stationary state, and wherein a physical variable which represents the actuation of the brake pedal is detected, wherein the holding mode is activated if a gradient of the physical variable exceeds an activation threshold value.
US09434355B2	Wiper adapter and wiper assembly incorporating the same The present invention relates to an adapter for use in releasably attaching a wiper assembly to a wiper arm having an attachment member including a track extending to a terminal edge and defined by a base and walls depending therefrom and having fins that extend from the walls. The wiper adapter includes a body having first and second ends, a pair of opposing sidewalls extending longitudinally therebetween and having an inside and outside surface each, a strap connecting the sidewalls for engaging the base of the wiper arm, at least one resilient locking tab disposed adjacent to the second end and extending from at least one of the inside surfaces of the sidewalls for engaging at least one of the fins of the wiper arm, and a stop disposed between the sidewalls adjacent to the first end for abutting the terminal edge of the wiper arm.
US09434346B2	Airbag module with an adaptive ventilation device An airbag module having a first nozzle (10) enclosing a first gas compartment (G1), and a first inflator. At least one adaptive ventilation device for the first gas compartment (G1) is provided with a ventilation opening (12) bordered by flexible material and at least one throttle device with a tear seam, which, in a first state, throttles the gas flow more strongly than in a second state. A second cover (44) surrounding a second gas compartment (G2) and a gas source for the second gas compartment (G2) are provided, wherein the tear seam (49) extends through the second gas compartment and, upon filling of the second gas compartment (G2) by the gas source, the seam ruptures and the adaptive ventilation device passes from the first, to the second state.
US09434345B2	Airbag and airbag device An airbag comprises an airbag main body formed into a bag by a front panel and a rear panel, a vent hole formed on the rear panel, a vent cover that is attached to an outer surface of the rear panel and opens and closes the vent hole, a tether provided on the vent cover, a vent patch attached to an inner surface of the rear panel, and a tether cover attached to the inner surface of the rear panel, overlapping the vent patch, wherein: the tether is pulled from a slit formed near the vent hole of the rear panel into the interior of the airbag main body and then inserted through an area between the vent patch and the tether cover.
US09434339B2	Inflatable seat belt with a tethered gas delivery fill tube A restraint device for restraining an occupant in a vehicle includes a belt, an inflator, a gas guide, and a flexible tether. The belt includes a first layer, a second layer, and a seal between the first and second layers. The first and second layers extend from a first end of the belt to a second end of the belt. The seal cooperates with the first and second layers to form an inflatable portion of the belt. The inflator is operable to provide pressurized gas. The gas guide has a first end placed over an outlet of the inflator and a second end extending into the inflatable portion of the belt. The flexible tether secures the gas guide to the belt.
US09434329B2	Compressed natural gas vehicle safety system and method A multiply-redundant system that prevents a driver from starting and/or moving a vehicle if a compressed natural gas fill system is not correctly and completely disconnected from the vehicle. One or more sensors in combination with one or more optional microswitches combine to lock-out the vehicle's ignition or otherwise prevent it from starting and/or moving. For different levels of safety, different combinations of sensors can be used with the lowest level having a single proximity sensor sensing the presence or absence of a high-pressure fill hose. The highest level of safety being achieved by having separate proximity sensors on the fuel fill hose fitting, the gas cap cover and a manual safety valve along with a redundant microswitch. An optional override that may be restricted as to the number of times it can be used can allow starting with a faulty sensor in order to allow maintenance.
US09434296B2	Cable device to restrict headlamp motion in frontal low speed impacts A motor vehicle headlamp assembly mounted to a front corner of a motor vehicle between a side fender panel and a front body panel has a front portion and a rear portion, a forward mount attached to a front structure of the motor vehicle, and a rearward mount attached to a rear structure of the motor vehicle situated rearward of the front structure. An anchor cable has a first end attached to the rear portion of the headlamp assembly and a second end attached to the motor vehicle proximate the rear structure, whereby the rear portion of the headlamp assembly is substantially restrained from rearward, upward, and outward movement during a low velocity impact event.
US09434295B2	Apparatus for driving headlight cover An apparatus for driving a headlight cover includes a rotary shaft rotated by a motor and covered with shields. A rotary member extends from the rotary shaft, rotates with the rotary shaft, and has at least one protrusion on a surface. A plurality of guides are fitted around the rotary member and have grooves on inner sides, respectively, to receive the protrusion of the rotary member. An elastic member is fitted on the guides.
US09434289B2	Under vehicle cargo rack and securing mechanism A cargo hauling mechanism for safely transporting long materials under a vehicle is disclosed. The cargo hauling mechanism includes a support assembly suspended from the frame of the vehicle and a support assembly suspended from the hitch of the vehicle. Each assembly supports one end of the cargo and has two horizontal members that clamp against the cargo to securely hold the cargo in fixed position during transport. Long cargo is slid into the support assemblies from the back of the vehicle and the support assemblies are manually compressed with a clamp at each end of the support assemblies.
US09434287B2	Vehicle tray A vehicle tray for retaining food and/or drink items which includes a center slot for receiving a seat buckle in order to stably retain the tray during vehicular movement.
US09434285B2	Frame structure for seat back A frame structure to be provided in a seat back having a seatbelt retractor and a seatbelt guide at a top of a seat, wherein the frame structure is an integral structure including an oblique frame obliquely extending upwardly to a seatbelt guide installation section from a first support point located at an end side of a lower part of the seat back in a seat width direction, a vertical frame extending upwardly from a second support point located at another end side of the lower part of the seat back in the seat width direction and connects to the oblique frame at a top, and a transverse frame extending between a lower end of the oblique frame and a lower end of the vertical frame.
US09434272B2	Battery management system The present disclosure discloses a battery management system that uses a small number of opto-couplers to reduce a production cost. The battery management system is controlled to maintain a turn-off state in a normal condition. Also, switches are connected in series, and the switches are connected such that when any one switch turns on, switches connected subsequent to the turned-on switch turn on in sequential order. The turn-on of the last connected switch causes a switch turning on an opto-coupler to be turned on. As a result, when the opto-coupler turns on, a battery management device may transmit information to an external device.
US09434270B1	Methods and systems for electric vehicle (EV) charging, charging unit (CU) interfaces, auxiliary batteries, and remote access and user notifications Charge units for charging an electric vehicle and methods for cloud access and programming of data for charge units are provided. In one example, a charging unit is connectable to a charge source (e.g., electricity) and has an connector (cord) for coupling the charge unit to the electric vehicle. The charge unit includes a port for interfacing with and charging an auxiliary battery. A display has a graphical user interface (GUI) for providing charge status information of a main battery of a vehicle and/or the auxiliary battery when connected to the port of the charge unit. The charge unit further including a communications port for providing data of the charge unit to the cloud services, for access and control by a remote computer. An advertising system will serve ads to the charge units, vehicle displays and/or the remote computers while charging or after charging.
US09434259B2	Electric vehicle control apparatus An electric vehicle control apparatus includes a plurality of current collectors that take in electric power from an outside, a convertor unit that converts a voltage input through the current collectors into a direct current having a predetermined value, and a power storage unit connected to and charged and discharged by the convertor unit. The convertor unit includes a convertor circuit and a control unit. The control unit includes a current adjusting unit that generates a current command which is a command for an electric current of the convertor circuit, and adjusts the magnitude of the current command on the basis of a current collector state signal. The control unit further includes a current control unit that controls the electric current of the convertor circuit on the basis of the current command.
US09434250B2	Modular power take-off assembly A modular PTO assembly and an engine system comprising a modular PTO assembly are disclosed. The modular PTO assembly is configured to be mounted and secured to a crankcase of an engine, and includes a front cover positioned on a base plate so as to define a housing. The modular PTO assembly also comprises a power input sprocket mechanically coupled to a power output sprocket via a chain. The power input sprocket is coupled to a nose of a crankshaft and is configured to rotate at an approximately same speed as the crankshaft. The power output sprocket is configured to be coupled to a shaft of an auxiliary component and to rotate at an approximately same speed as the shaft, thereby transferring power from the engine to the auxiliary component.
US09434248B2	Fuel tank opening and closing device A fuel tank opening and closing device is equipped with a tank opening forming member equipped with an injection port forming member having an insertion path and a tank side path arranged outside and inside an injection port, an injection port opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the injection port, an insertion path forming member, and a drainage mechanism having a drainage path that connects the insertion path and the outside, and exhausts to the outside fuel that has accumulated inside the insertion path, and barrier members arranged on the drainage path. The barrier members are arranged with a labyrinth as the drainage path so that the insertion path cannot be seen from outside.
US09434244B2	Side-by-side ATV The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
US09434242B2	Door trim assembly A door trim assembly includes a weather strip and a door trim. The door trim includes a holder plate portion arranged opposite the weather strip, an upper holder portion and a lower holder portion projecting from the holder plate portion toward the weather strip, and a support portion. The lower holder portion has a lower holder basal portion continuing from the holder plate portion, and has a gap distance from the upper holder portion. The lower holder portion and the upper holder portion hold a stopper portion of the weather strip therebetween. The support portion is provided near a portion of the holder plate portion where the lower holder basal portion of the lower holder portion continues, and is elastically deformable so that the lower holder portion is moved downwardly to increase the gap distance according to insertion of the stopper portion into a space formed by the gap distance.
US09434241B2	Vehicle sun visor A vehicle sun visor includes: a sun visor body; a support shaft; and a damper configured to apply braking force at the time when the sun visor body turns. The damper includes: a rotor and a rotor case that supports the rotor such that the rotor is rotatable around its axis. The rotor includes a cylindrical portion in which the support shaft is inserted, the cylindrical portion being held so as to be non-rotatable with respect to the support shaft. The rotor case is held by the sun visor body in a state where the rotor case is non-rotatable with respect to the sun visor body.
US09434238B2	Air diffuser An air vent (10) having a housing (12) and an air guiding means (14) that is swivel-mounted in the housing (12) includes a mounting (24) by means of which the air guiding means (14) is mounted on the housing (12) for swiveling about at least one swivel axis, the mounting (24) being formed by a ball joint (30) having a bearing shell (34) and a ball head (32) mounted in the bearing shell (34), and the ball head (32) being of a multipart configuration with at least two spherical segments (50, 52), and a spring member (54) being provided that acts upon the spherical segments (50, 52) of the ball head (32) with a force that seeks to push the spherical segments (50, 52) apart.
US09434231B2	Oil sands truck body A truck body that efficiently hauls homogeneous and cohesive materials that typically coagulate and adhere together in one consolidated mass. The adhesion of this consolidated mass to the surface of the truck body is minimized and the build up of “carryback” is effectively prevented during haul cycles. Hauled amalgamated materials are dumped from the truck body such that the amalgamation breaks up and is safely dumped. One typical material that displays such a coagulated conglomerate massing is “oil sands” from which oil is extracted. The body design encourages the material to break up as it is dumped by using outwardly tapered walls and a non-linear edge from which the loaded material falls.
US09434229B2	Suspension control system A suspension control system for a vehicle having a wheel (52) mounted to the vehicle via a suspension device mounted to a mounting point on the vehicle with an electric motor being arranged to apply to the wheel a torque for driving the wheel, the suspension control system comprising a controller arranged to modulate a torque applied to the wheel by the electric motor based on the relative longitudinal movement of the wheel with respect to the mounting point on the vehicle.
US09434222B2	Rubber composition and design for snap-in tire valve A snap-in tire valve for mounting in a valve hole in a wheel rim, having a valve body and a resilient member having an overall shape including a groove and a rib adapted to snap into and be retained in the hole. The resilient member may include a rubber that is the reaction product of ethylene-propylene copolymer elastomer, a peroxide curative, zinc diacrylate or zinc dimethacrylate, and a high-density inert filler, such as barium sulfate. The resilient member may include a first and second rubber members of different compositions from each other and defining two layers under the groove. The thickness of the layer of the first rubber member is preferably greater than the thickness of the layer of the second rubber member.
US09434219B1	Automated tire changer machine, systems, programs and methods A tire changing machine including enhanced control features for automated operator of tire change procedures with operator oversight and ability to manually adjust machine operation when desired. Dead man control input, user interfaces and programs for implementing the interfaces, methods for completing tire bead seating, informational displays of wheel rim and tire information, coordinated tool positioning, and automated lubrication features are described.
US09434217B2	Wheel position detection apparatus and tire air pressure detection apparatus having the same In a wheel position detection apparatus, a first controlling section of a transmitter repeatedly transmits a frame including specific identification information at a timing when an angle of the transmitter is at a predetermined angle. A second control unit of a receiver receives the frame transmitted from the transmitter, and identifies which of a plurality of wheels the transmitter that has transmitted the frame is attached to. The receiver changes an allowable range of variability in accordance with a road surface condition indicated by a degree of road surface roughness every time the frame is received, and sets the allowable range of variability wider for a road surface that is rough than for a road surface that is not rough.
US09434214B2	Pneumatic tire with tread having three dimensional sipes A pneumatic tire comprises a tread block having a top face provided with a three-dimensional sipe, the sipe extending along its longitudinal direction with an angle of 0 to 45 degrees with respect to a tire axial direction, the sipe having a first opening configuration extending in a wavy manner with amplitude W and a cycle a1 in a cross sectional view of the block parallel to the top face, the sipe having a second opening configuration extending in a wavy manner with amplitude W and a cycle a2 in a cross sectional view of the block perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sipe, and the sipe satisfying the following relation (1) in a rectangular coordinate system in which the x-axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction, the z-axis corresponds to a depth direction of the sipe: y=W·sin {(2π·x/a1)+(2π·z/a2)+θ}.
US09434210B2	Traction jack A vehicle traction jack that functions as a traction mat platform, ramp, and vehicle jack to assist a vehicle's tire when a tire is stuck in a rut, hole, or some sort of terrain or weather condition such as sand, gravel, dirt, mud, or snow is disclosed. The traction jack comprises a first plate and second plate, a hinge assembly, and a removable center jack mechanism. The first and second plates can extend to a partially-opened or fully-opened position forming a ramp and traction mat platform. The removable center jack mechanism attaches to first plate and second plate via pins. Easily stored in a vehicle at all times, a single user can use the traction jack to help move any type of vehicle's tire.
US09434207B2	Wheel rim design A wheel design which includes: a rectangular display positioned at the center of the wheel; a diamond display centered within the rectangular display; crossbars including a horizontal mounting bar and a vertical mounting bar, where the crossbars support the rectangular display and cross at the center of the wheel, wherein the crossbars extend beyond the rectangular display; a first rectangular display at a top end of the vertical mounting bar; a second rectangular display at a bottom end of the vertical mounting bar; a third rectangular display at a left end of the horizontal mounting bar; and a fourth rectangular display at a right end of the horizontal mounting bar. Each respective rectangular display includes a diamond display centered therein.
US09434205B2	Method for laminating a protective layer over a printed thermoplastic substrate and security document made therefrom A method is provided for laminating a thermoplastic layer to at least a print area of a printed thermoplastic substrate (e.g. a polycarbonate substrate and laminate layer). A printed thermoplastic substrate comprises a print area on which an image (e.g. a portrait) is printed (e.g. by inkjet printing), the print area comprising a pattern of recessed cells separated by bridges. Each cell comprises recessed image receiving surfaces below a nominal surface of the print area for holding the ink of the printed image. The bridges have surface areas above the ink and the surface areas of the bridges comprising enough of the print area to provide lamination bonding areas. Using heat and pressure, a thermoplastic layer is laminated to at least the print area of the thermoplastic substrate to form lamination bonding between the thermoplastic layer and the lamination bonding areas provided by the surface areas of the bridges.
US09434197B2	Laser engraved reflective surface structures Markings on products are disclosed. In one embodiment, the products have housings and the markings are to be provided on the housings. For example, a housing for a particular product can include an outer housing surface and the markings can be provided on the outer housing surface so as to be visible from the outside of the housing. The markings may be precisely formed using a laser. Processing may be used to increase reflectivity of the markings.
US09434193B2	Decoloring apparatus and method A decoloring apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit, a scanner, a decoloring unit positioned downstream of the scanner, a user interface, and a controller. The user interface includes a resolution setting section configured to receive input for setting the resolution of the image to be scanned by the scanner, and a processing mode setting section configured to receive input for setting whether to execute scanning processing by the scanner and for setting whether to execute decoloring processing by the decoloring unit. The controller is configured to control contents of the user interface and to perform a mode limiting processing so that when one of the scanning processing and decoloring processing is set to be executed, the other of the scanning processing and decoloring processing cannot be set to be executed.
US09434191B2	Label peeling, universal printheads and related methods A device for printing on media disposed on a backing may include a printer with a housing including a media cover, a media cover release actuator, and a peeler assembly actuator. The media cover release actuator and the peeler assembly actuator may each be accessible for actuation by a user when the media cover is in a closed position. The media cover release actuator may be configured to release the media cover from the closed position in response to actuation by a user. The peeler assembly may at least partially be enclosed by the housing and it may be engagable between a peeling position, where the printer is configured to peel the media from the backing, and a non-peeling position, where the printer is not configured to peel the media from the backing.
US09434170B1	Print device A print device includes a head portion, a wiper, a first wall portion, a pressing piece, a support member, and inserted members. The head portion has a nozzle face with a nozzle for discharging a liquid onto a print medium and moves in relation to the print medium. The wiper is provided between the first wall portion and the support member. The wiper is a plate-shaped elastic body and is opposed to the nozzle face. The pressing piece is provided in the first wall portion and presses against the wiper to maintain the wiper in a state of elastic deformation. The inserted members extend between the support member and the first wall portion and are inserted into a plurality of the holes formed in the wiper. The support member supports the wiper. The wiper wipes the nozzle face.
US09434164B2	Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus according to the invention includes an ink, and a discharge head that discharges the ink, in which the discharge head includes a plurality of pressure chambers respectively communicating with a plurality of nozzle holes formed in a nozzle plate, a vibration plate changing the capacity of each of the plurality of pressure chambers, and an ink supply chamber for supplying the ink to the plurality of pressure chambers, the capacity of the pressure chamber is 10.0×106 μm3 or less, the density in which the plurality of nozzle holes are arranged in the nozzle plate is 200 dpi or more, the ink includes a pigment, water, an organic solvent, and a resin component, a ratio (organic solvent/water) of a mass of the organic solvent to a mass of the water in the ink is 0.2 to 0.5, and a solid content of the resin component in the ink is 1.5 mass % or more.
US09434163B2	Method for manufacturing liquid jetting apparatus and liquid jetting apparatus A method for manufacturing a liquid jetting apparatus, which is provided with: a flow passage formation member including a pressure chamber, and a piezoelectric actuator having a vibration film provided on the flow passage formation member, a piezoelectric film arranged on the vibration film to correspond to the pressure chamber, first and second electrodes arranged on different surfaces of the piezoelectric film, a first protective film covering the piezoelectric film, a wire connected to the second electrode, and a second protective film covering the wire, includes: forming a first protective film on the vibration film to cover the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; forming the wire and the second protective film to cover the wire with the first protective film covering the piezoelectric film and the second electrode; and removing a part, of the first protective film, that overlaps with the second electrode, after forming the second protective film.
US09434158B2	Inkjet recording device An inkjet recording device includes an image forming section that records an image by applying ink, a heating-drying processing section that dries ink droplets applied to the sheet P, a sensor that is provided on a downstream side of the image forming section in the conveying direction and detects an ambient temperature outside the heating-drying processing section in the device, and a control unit that controls the ambient temperature outside the heating-drying processing section in the device. In the case where the ambient temperature is in a target range, the control unit switches the inkjet recording device to a recording mode in which set temperature of the heating-drying processing section is used as a target value corresponding to the time of recording from a standby mode in which set temperature of the heating-drying processing section is used as a target value corresponding to the time of standby.
US09434151B2	LED unit An LED unit includes: a plurality of LED modules each having an LED chip for generating ultraviolet ray provided in a package which has an opening formed on one surface and a lens formed to cover the opening of the package; a substrate-shaped base block where the LED modules are mounted in a first direction; and a heat radiation member where a plurality of the base blocks is provided in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The heat radiation member has a plurality of inclined surfaces where each of the base blocks is disposed. Further, one inclined surface and the other inclined surface of the heat radiation member are inclined to face each other in the second direction.
US09434150B2	Apparatus and methods for micro-transfer-printing In an aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a receiving surface of a destination substrate is disclosed. In another aspect, a system and method for assembling a semiconductor device on a destination substrate with topographic features is disclosed. In another aspect, a gravity-assisted separation system and method for printing semiconductor device is disclosed. In another aspect, various features of a transfer device for printing semiconductor devices are disclosed.
US09434144B2	Plate structure and method of manufacturing the same A plate structure and method of manufacturing a plate structure, the plate structure including a first plate; an optical laminate on the first plate, the optical laminate including an optical plate on the first plate and a film dam along a top periphery of the optical plate; a second plate on the optical laminate; and a resin layer in a space provided by the film dam, the resin layer attaching the optical plate to the second plate.
US09434139B2	Structural integrated repair method and system tool device for repairing delaminated composite structures A system for repair of damaged holes in composite structures incorporates a repair system tool device having a sleeve sized to be closely received in a hole in a composite structure. The sleeve has a central bore for receiving parent resin and an array of orifices for radial expulsion of the parent resin into the hole. A caul plate seals the central bore and a vacuum bag covering the caul plate is sealed to the surface of the composite structure. Introduction of vacuum in the vacuum bag provides a differential pressure for infusion of resin from the orifices in the sleeve into delaminations extending from the hole.
US09434120B2	Working device and folding and gluing machine incorporating such a device A working device (1) to be used on blanks running essentially in a planar manner within a folding and gluing machine, with the outer printable surface originally oriented downwards. First turning device (10) turns over each blank so as to position its outer surface on the top. A transport device (20) moves each blank with the outer surface on the top. An action device (30) implements at least one of printing the outer surface of each blank on the one hand and monitoring the outer surface of each blank on the other hand, while the outer surface is facing up. A second turning device (40) turns over each blank again in order to reposition its outer surface downward.
US09434113B2	Slide fastener manufacturing method There is provided a method for manufacturing a slide fastener. At least one of a pair of right and left fastener tapes and a pair of right and left fastener element rows is colored in a plurality of colors at a predetermined interval in a longitudinal direction by inkjet while the pair of right and left fastener element rows are engaged with each other to provide a fastener chain. The pair of right and left fastener element rows are disengaged. One of the pair of right and left fastener tapes is moved in the longitudinal direction. And then, the right and left fastener element rows are reengaged.
US09434108B2	Fabricating full color three-dimensional objects A method, computing system, and one or more computer-readable storage media for fabricating full color three-dimensional objects are provided herein. The method includes transforming a three-dimensional model into instructions for a fabrication device by slicing the three-dimensional model into layers with color information preserved, generating two-dimensional polygons for each layer based on colors on faces, colors on textures, and/or gradient colors, and determining a tool path for fabricating an object from colored materials based on the two-dimensional polygons for each layer. Determining the tool path includes generating instructions that direct the fabrication device to apply colored material for all two-dimensional polygons of a same color before switching colors, smooth an exterior of the object by switching colors at an internal vertex of each two-dimensional polygon within each layer, and deposit transitional material within an infill area, a support structure, and/or an area outside the object when switching colors.
US09434107B2	Modeling plate for a stereolithography machine, stereolithography machine using said modeling plate and tool for cleaning said modeling plate The invention is a modeling plate (6; 6′; 6″) for a stereolithography machine (1) suited to produce three-dimensional objects (A) through superimposition of a plurality of layers (E) with predefined thickness of a liquid substance (3) that solidifies when subjected to a selective stimulation (4). The plate (6; 6′; 6″) comprises a work surface (7) that supports the object (A) and grooves (8) made in the work surface (7) along a development trajectory (X).
US09434105B2	Heat-shrinking facility including means for adjusting temperature inside the enclosure of the facility The invention relates to a heat-shrinking facility for heat-shrinking sleeves made of heat-shrinkable material inserted onto supports, such as containers, comprising an enclosure, a heat-diffusion means (200) arranged inside the enclosure for supplying the heating means with steam and at least one conveyor for carrying the supports through the enclosure between an intake of the enclosure and an output of the enclosure. According to the invention, the steam-generation means comprises an adjustment means suitable for controlling the steam-generation means according to at least one measurement of the temperature prevailing in the enclosure such as to make the measured temperature tend towards a given set temperature.
US09434101B2	Method to produce plastic tube A method to produce plastic tube. The material of the plastic tube is fed around a core having a same diameter as the inside diameter of the tube. The material is fed as an uninterrupted material flow which, after having settled upon the core, goes forward following essentially the helical line in the side direction of the core inside a mold mounted on the core. The plastic tube is formed of the material ribbons and melted plastic material fed to the spaces between the ribbons. The round and rising sheet at the end of the mold directs the material flow to the side direction of the core and the head of the plastic tube gets welded and fixed to the starting tube that is used to draw the tube as the production process advances in the side direction of the core.
US09434096B2	Decorative resin sheet, and molded resin article and process for production thereof Provided are a decorative resin sheet that sufficiently brings together embossing property and embossment-retaining property, and a molded resin article on which an embossment excellent in design is formed and a method of manufacturing the molded resin article. The method of manufacturing a molded resin article includes the steps of: providing a resin sheet having a mold layer containing a polyolefin-based resin as a main component, followed by formation of an embossment on the resin sheet so that the embossment is formed on a surface of the mold layer; crosslinking the mold layer on which the embossment is formed so that a 100% modulus of the resin sheet at 200° C. becomes 0.02 MPa or more, which is measured in conformity with JIS K6251 (2004 version); placing the resultant resin sheet (10) in an injection molding die (20) so that the surface (11) of the mold layer faces a side from which a molten resin (30) is injected; injecting the molten resin (30) onto a side of the surface (11) of the mold layer in the injection molding die (20) to mold a molded resin article; and separating the molded resin article and the mold layer.
US09434092B2	Device for separating doses of plastics material A device for separating a plurality of doses of plastics from a plurality of extruder outlets (2,3) comprises a movable element that carries two groups of dose separating elements (A) wherein at least a first group is movable with respect to at least a second group. The separating device expels the doses in a circular arrangement for subsequent compression molding of a liner (17,18) for a container closure (C).
US09434087B2	Apparatus and method for distressing an edge of a material An apparatus including a support for supporting a material having at least one edge, an edge cutter head, and an edge cutter head support for supporting the edge cutter head. In response to the edge cutter head and the at least one edge of the material being brought into cutting contact and moved relative to each other, a resulting portion of the at least one edge of the material is distressed.
US09434085B2	Cutting system for glass substrate A system is provided for cutting a glass substrate that is movably carried on an upstream table. A transferring device is provided for displacing the glass substrate from the upstream table to a downstream table. A cutting device is arranged between the upstream and downstream tables for cutting the glass substrate. A discharging device is arranged between the upstream and downstream tables for removing a leftover of the glass substrate and includes a vacuum pump. A sucking board that has orifices defined thereon is combined with a sucking chamber that is in communication with the orifices and the vacuum pump such that the leftover can be firmly held on the sucking board. A displacing device is interconnected to the sucking board for maneuvering the sucking board to displace the sucking board along with the leftover firmly held thereon.
US09434076B2	Robot blade design The present disclosure relates to a wafer transfer robot having a robot blade that can be used to handle substrates that are patterned on both sides without causing warpage of the substrates. In some embodiments, the wafer transfer robot has a robot blade coupled to a transfer arm that varies a position of the robot blade. The robot blade has a wafer reception area that receives a substrate. Two or more spatially distinct contact points are located at positions along a perimeter of the wafer reception area that provide support to opposing edges of the substrate. The two or more contact points are separated by a cavity in the robot blade. The cavity mitigates contact between a backside of the substrate and the robot blade, while providing support to opposing sides of the substrate to prevent warpage of the substrate.
US09434072B2	Vision-guided robots and methods of training them Via intuitive interactions with a user, robots may be trained to perform tasks such as visually detecting and identifying physical objects and/or manipulating objects. In some embodiments, training is facilitated by the robot's simulation of task-execution using augmented-reality techniques.
US09434066B1	Flag-maneuvering tool The flag-maneuvering tool is a device that is used to aid in installation or removal of a flagpole with respect to a flagpole bracket. The flag-maneuvering tool is ideally installed onto a first pole, and which is then manually maneuvered to engage the flagpole for insertion into or removal of the flagpole with respect to the flagpole bracket. The flag-maneuvering tool is further defined with a handle tube that is able to receive a first pole. The handle tube is acutely oriented with respect to a flagpole member. The flagpole member is ideally constructed of a piece of angle iron. A first distal end of the flagpole member includes a holding sleeve thereon, and which works in concert with the flagpole member to adaptively secure onto a flagpole. The flagpole member being a piece of angle iron is open from above, and rigidly affixed to the handle tube.
US09434065B2	Set of display board and socket A display board for socket is provided, for assembling of at least one socket thereto. The socket includes a positioning hole including a large-diameter hole, a small-diameter hole and an inner hole. The display board includes a main body. The main body is formed with an assembling portion. The assembling portion includes at least one stepped engagement portion protrudedly formed on a surface of the main body. The stepped engagement portion includes a small-diameter portion and an inner hole engagement portion. The small-diameter portion includes a first lateral surface, and the inner hole engagement portion includes a second lateral surface. When the stepped engagement portion is inserted in the positioning hole, the first lateral surface corresponds to and is releasingly assembled within the small-diameter hole, and the second lateral surface corresponds to and is tightly engaged with an inner wall of the inner hole.
US09434064B2	Rocker brush assembly An apparatus configured as a scrub brush having an ergonomic handle. The body of the handle is designed to move an upper elongate portion of the scrub brush to a vertical position in a ‘rocking’ motion. To move the head of the scrub brush above the body, the ‘rocker brush’ includes a stabilizing weight positioned within a cavity formed in a rounded bottom of the handle. The weight in the rounded bottom causes the scrub brush to ‘flip’ upwards in a rocking motion when a user sets the scrub brush on a flat surface, such as a kitchen or bathroom countertop.
US09434063B2	Handle portion of hand-held electric tool Three battery cells can be arranged such that one battery cell is situated on the front side of a handle portion and that the remaining two battery cells are situated on the rear side thereof while being arranged laterally side by side. Also, a handle portion can be generally of a triangular cross-sectional configuration whose apex portion is situated on the front side of the handle portion and whose base portion is situated on the rear side thereof; and the handle portion is grasped by bringing fingertips into contact with the apex portion (11a) on the front side.
US09434062B2	Power tool A power tool for performing a predetermined operation by using a tool driven by a motor including a first housing to which the tool is attached at an end of the first housing and which has a cylindrical portion of the first housing, a second housing which has a cylindrical portion of the second housing covering the cylindrical portion of the first housing, and a vibration reduction member which is provided between the cylindrical portion of the first housing and the cylindrical portion of the second housing and which reduces transmission of vibration between the first housing and the second housing via elastic shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member. A direction of the shearing deformation of the vibration reduction member corresponds to a direction of a rotation axis of the motor.
US09434060B1	Bottle cap removing cutlery A bottle cap removing cutlery is disclosed herein. The bottle cap removing cutlery comprises a main body, a cutlery member, a bottle cap opener. The cutlery member is preferably a knife, spoon, fork or like utensil. The bottle cap opener comprises a fulcrum portion, a lifting portion and an opener cutout.
US09434058B2	Passenger airbag installation verification tool and methods A number of variations may include a product including an installation device having a plurality of pillars which are constructed and arranged to accept a passenger airbag housing; wherein at least one sensor or switch is attached to the installation device which may physically engage at least one tab during the installation process and which may provide electronic feedback of the installation results. A number of variations may include a method including placing a passenger airbag assembly having at least one lock feature onto an instrument panel chute having at least one tab feature; placing the installation device having at least one sensor or switch attached to it onto the passenger airbag assembly; pressing down on the installation device to engage the at least one lock feature with the at least one tab feature; and wherein the at least one sensor or switch provides electronic feedback of the installation results.
US09434056B2	Impact tools with pressure verification and/or adjustment Illustrative embodiments of impact tools having pressure verification and/or adjustment systems are disclosed. According to at least one illustrative embodiment, an impact tool may comprise a housing, an impact mechanism supported in the housing, a motor supported in the housing, and a pressure probe coupled to the housing. The impact mechanism may be configured to drive rotation of an output shaft about a first axis, the motor may be configured to drive the impact mechanism when energized, and the pressure probe may be configured to couple to a valve of a motor vehicle tire to measure an air pressure of the motor vehicle tire.
US09434050B2	Methods of fabricating abrasive elements using SP2-carbon-containing particles In an embodiment, a method of forming an abrasive element is disclosed. The method includes sintering a powder mixture including a plurality of superabrasive particles, a plurality of sp2-carbon-containing particles, and a metallic constituent to form the abrasive element.
US09434044B2	Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus which can reduce scratches that are generated on a surface of a substrate during polishing by detecting a foreign matter such as a fragment of the substrate on an inner circumferential surface of a retaining ring for holding an edge portion (peripheral portion) of the substrate is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing surface, and a top ring having a substrate holding surface to hold a beck surface of a substrate and a retaining ring to retain the substrate on the substrate holding surface. The top ring holds the substrate and presses the substrate against the polishing surface. The polishing apparatus includes an imaging device configured to image an inner circumferential surface of the retaining ring, and an image processor configured to process an image obtained by the imaging device to judge whether there is a foreign matter on the inner circumferential surface of the retaining ring.
US09434037B2	Pallet changer for a machine tool, a pallet changing method and a machine tool The method that exchanges pallets (118) between a table (116) and a pallet loading station (14) of a machine tool is configured so that the lower edge (122) of a pallet (A) installed on the table (116) is grasped by the leading edge portion (17) of a first arm (16a) of the exchanging arm (16) and the one side (122) of a pallet (B), which is disposed on the pallet loading station (14), that will become the lower edge when the pallet is installed on the table (116) is grasped by the leading edge portion (17) of a second arm (16b) of the exchanging arm (16), and the exchanging arm (16) is rotated 180° around an inclined axis (O) that extends 45° upward from a horizontal axis in a vertical plane that contains the axis of rotation (Os) of the main axis (108).
US09434031B2	Method and fixture for airfoil array assembly An example method of assembling a turbomachine airfoil array includes, among other things, securing a partial airfoil array within a fixture, the partial airfoil array having at least one existing airfoil extending radially between an inner and an outer fairing and an open area where at least one existing airfoil has been removed. The method includes mounting a positioning saddle relative to a base of the fixture, the positioning saddle aligned with the open area, holding a replacement airfoil using the positioning saddle, applying a curable material at an interface between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing, and curing the curable material while maintaining a relative position between the replacement airfoil and the inner and outer fairing.
US09434030B2	Welding apparatus and methods for welding There is disclosed a welding frame for welding a first pipe having a first free end to a second pipe having a second free end; the frame comprising a first clamp for reconforming the first pipe adjacent its first free end and a second clamp for reconforming the second pipe adjacent its second free end; and a mounting frame mounting the first and second clamps in substantially coaxial relation. The first clamp and second clamp are actuable to hold the first free end of the first pipe in close coaxial opposition with the second free end of the second pipe for welding. There are also disclosed clamps for a frame for welding pipes, dies for use with the clamps, and methods for welding pipes.
US09434020B2	Seam welding robot A seam welding robot includes a robot arm and a welding unit that is coupled to the robot arm. The welding unit includes a pair of roller electrodes. The pair of roller electrodes rotates following motion of the robot arm while sandwiching and pressurizing welding targets. The welding unit passes a welding electric current between the pair of roller electrodes to seam-weld the welding targets.
US09434019B2	Re-manufacture and apparatus of worn railroad freight car and locomotive wheels by rotational continuous longitudinal welding A method for re-manufacturing a worn railroad car wheel is described herein. The method includes identifying a candidate wheel or wheel set, preparing the wheel or wheel set to receive new welding, performing a welding operation on the wheel/wheel set, and performing post-welding steps to ensure the re-manufactured wheel meets a defined profile standard. Preparing the wheel may include cleaning, grinding, and pre-heating one or more surfaces of the wheel.
US09434013B2	Sheet cutting shears Illustrative embodiments of sheet cutting shears are disclosed. A sheet cutting shears may include a tool body and a cutting head. The tool body may include a drive housing and a handle coupled to the drive housing. The handle may be inclined toward the cutting head so that at least a portion of the drive housing located between the handle and the cutting head is within a footprint of the handle when viewed from above. A handle axis and a housing axis may form an acute angle located at least in part between a front side of the handle and a top side of the drive housing. The sheet cutting sheers may further include a trigger configured to move between an off position and an on position, the trigger being spaced apart from the drive housing.
US09433981B1	Tank cleaning system using heated exhaust or engine water jacket liquid A cleaning system and method for tanks on a vessel is provided, wherein the vessel includes an engine using a keel cooler (closed loop) or ambient water (open loop) as a coolant, and wherein heated coolant is discharged from the engine through an engine water jacket or engine exhaust. The system comprises a diverter valve operatively disposed between the engine and the engine exhaust or engine water jacket, the diverter valve capable of redirecting the heated coolant from being discharged through the engine water jacket or engine exhaust. An auxiliary pump is fluidically connected between the sea cock and the diverter valve to replace the heated coolant redirected by the diverter valve with ambient water injected back into the exhaust or keel coolers. A reservoir is fluidically connected to the diverter valve and adapted to receive the heated coolant. A cleaning pump is fluidically connected to the reservoir and adapted to transfer heated coolant from the reservoir, and one or more nozzles are fluidically connected to the cleaning pump and adapted to spray the heated coolant onto interior surfaces of a tank. A scavenging pump is fluidically connected to the tank, and a waste tank is fluidically connected to the scavenging pump to store the waste.
US09433976B2	Process for producing multi-layer coating This disclosure is directed to a process for producing a target coating having two or more coating layers over a substrate. The disclosure is also directed to a primer coating composition comprising a topcoat component and one or more flatteners. This disclosure is further directed to a multi-layer coating formed by the process disclosed herein.
US09433974B2	Light source with hybrid coating, device including light source with hybrid coating, and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for improving the performance of Lambertian and non-Lambertian light sources. In certain example embodiments, this is accomplished by (1) providing an organic-inorganic hybrid material on LEDs (which in certain example embodiments may be a high index of refraction material), (2) enhancing the light scattering ability of the LEDs (e.g., by fractal embossing, patterning, or the like, and/or by providing randomly dispersed elements thereon), and/or (3) improving performance through advanced cooling techniques. In certain example instances, performance enhancements may include, for example, better color production (e.g., in terms of a high CRI), better light production (e.g., in terms of lumens and non-Lambertian lighting), higher internal and/or external efficiency, etc.
US09433971B2	Atmospheric plasma treatment of reinforcement cords and use in rubber articles The present invention is directed to a method of treating a reinforcement cord, comprising the steps of (A) atomizing a mixture of at least one hydrocarbon sulfide, a low viscosity organic solvent, and a carrier gas to form an atomized mixture; (B) generating an atmospheric pressure plasma from the atomized mixture; and (C) exposing the reinforcement cord to the atmospheric pressure plasma under conditions suitable to form a polymer strongly bonded to the reinforcement cord and capable of bonding to rubber.
US09433965B2	Sealant forming apparatus, sealant forming method, and method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device using the same A sealant forming device, a sealant forming method and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using the same are disclosed. According to the present invention, a sealant coagulated in a nozzle can be minimized or prevented by performing an instantaneous suction process. A sealant forming device includes a dispenser including a syringe, and a nozzle connected to a lower end of the syringe to discharge a sealant therethrough; a dispensing tube connected to the syringe to apply a pressure to the syringe; and an instantaneous suction tube connected to the syringe to extract the sealant remaining in the nozzle after discharging the sealant.
US09433963B2	Adhesive dispensing assembly having a mechanism for cleaning the dispensing nozzle An dispensing assembly comprising a body portion, and a blow-off mechanism operably attached to the body portion, the blow-off mechanism including a cap member having one or more openings proximate a dispensing nozzle configured to dispense a dispensing fluid, wherein a fluid is forced through the one or more openings to blow-off a dispensed fluid residue located at a tip of the dispensing nozzle, wherein the fluid is forced through the one or more openings while the dispensing fluid is not continuously exiting an outlet of the dispensing nozzle is provided. An associated method is further provided.
US09433960B2	Liquid dosing devices A dosing device for dispensing liquid from a container (1) in which flow through flow openings (23) to an outlet tube (44) is blocked after controlled delay by an obturator (3) moveable within a control chamber (2) mounted in a container neck (101) behind the outlet tube (44). Movement of the obturator (3) is governed by restricted flow through control openings (28) at the rear of the control chamber. Restoration of the obturator to the back of the control chamber facilitates repeated dosing. An elastomeric element (6) of resiliently deformable material promotes a seal to achieve a cleanly defined dose. In one proposal the elastomeric element coats the surface of the obturator and/or the outlet tube (64) to cut off the flow. Another proposal provides a one-way elastomeric valve element (63) for blocking the flow openings to enable rapid recovery after a dosing operation.
US09433959B2	Apparatus and related methods for dispensation of a liquid A dispenser apparatus is disclosed herein. A dispenser is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dispenser includes a piston slidably sealingly engagable with a container containing a unit dose of liquid therein. The dispenser includes a cutting edge disposed about a piston face of the piston, the cutting edge configured to open a covering of rigid construction sealingly engaged with the container, in various aspects. A passage is formed between a piston face of the piston and a nozzle outlet of a nozzle to communicate fluid from the container through the nozzle outlet by sliding of the piston within the container, in various aspects. Methods of use of the dispenser are disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof.
US09433950B2	Water nozzle with a notched deflector A water nozzle includes an outer cylindrical body and a laminator cylinder, axially movable over an exterior of the cylindrical body. A notched deflector is axially positioned inside the cylindrical body, the deflector being provided with a series of notches peripherally positioned over a lateral cylindrical face of a head of the deflector.
US09433948B2	Centrifuge having rotor and cooling device for cooling rotor A centrifuge including a temperature sensor measuring ambient temperature is provided. Centrifugation operation is available or not is determined in accordance with a type of a rotor, the ambient temperature, or operation conditions set by a user. When it is inoperable, a display device displays that it is inoperable so as to invite the user to select necessity of modification of the operation conditions. Upon the display, modified operation conditions which are candidates of operable operation conditions are displayed to let the user select a candidate. To operate under the selected setting operation conditions, the display device displays that the operation is working under modified conditions.
US09433945B2	Gyratory crusher bearing A gyratory crusher bearing arranged for carrying a crushing head of a gyratory crusher having an inner crushing shell supported by the crushing head, and an outer crushing shell supported on a crusher frame. The gyratory crusher bearing includes a lubricant supply channel and a lubricant drainage channel. At least one of the lubricant supply channel and the lubricant drainage channel is arranged for housing a combined mounting and lubricant passage bolt holding the gyratory crusher bearing to a bearing support arranged on the crusher frame of the gyratory crusher.
US09433941B2	Microfluidic chip having on-chip electrically tunable high-throughput nanophotonic trap In one implementation, a microfluidic device based on optical trapping of particles is disclosed to include a substrate structured to include a fluidic channel which can carry a fluid having particles; and an optical waveguide loop formed on the substrate to include one or more waveguide sections that reside within the fluidic channel, an input optical port for the optical waveguide to receive an input optical beam, and an optical power splitter coupled to the optical waveguide loop to split the received input optical beam into two counter-propagating optical beams that prorogate in the optical waveguide loop in opposite directions and interfere with each other to form standing optical waves in at least the one or more waveguide sections that reside within the fluidic channel to optically trap particles at or near a surface of the one or more waveguide sections that reside within the fluidic channel. This device further includes an electrically controllable phase control device formed on the substrate and coupled to a location of the optical waveguide loop and operable to control an optical delay experienced by guided light at the coupled location, wherein the electrically controllable phase control device is configured to respond to an electrical control signal to adjust an amount of the optical delay at the coupled location to cause a shift in locations of nodes of each optical standing wave to change trapping locations of the trapped particles in the fluidic channel.
US09433934B2	In-situ produced Y-faujasite from kaolin-derived, pre-shaped particles and the method of preparation and the use thereof A zeolite-containing fixed bed catalyst is formed by pre-shaping a mixture of a reactive aluminum-containing component and a matrix component into pre-shaped particles, and contacting the pre-shaped particles with a reactive liquid containing a silicate for a sufficient time and temperature to form an in-situ zeolite within the pre-shaped particles. The contacting of the pre-shaped particles and the liquid is achieved such that there is relative movement between the pre-shaped particles and the liquid.
US09433926B2	Platinum/carbon nanotube catalyst, the preparation process and use thereof A platinum/carbon nanotube catalyst applicable to heterogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation, which is fabricated by supporting platinum on carbon nanotube carriers, and prepared by the steps of: heating purified carbon nanotubes in nitric acid, filtering and washing the same with water until pH value of the filtrate becomes neutral, drying the carbon nanotubes; immersing the carbon nanotube carriers obtained in an aqueous chloroplatinic acid solution and carrying out ultrasonic treatment at room temperature; immersing the mixture of the carbon nanotubes and the aqueous chloroplatinic acid solution under stirring; drying the material by heating to 110° C. from room temperature and maintaining this temperature; grinding the product to fine powders, reducing the fine powders with an aqueous sodium formate solution under a heating condition, filtering and washing the product with deionized water, and drying the product.
US09433921B2	Method for preparing a super absorbent polymer The present invention relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. The method for preparing a super absorbent polymer according to the present invention comprises the steps of: carrying out a thermal polymerization or a photopolymerization of a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator to form a hydrogel polymer; drying the hydrogel polymer; pulverizing the dried polymer; mixing a fine powder having a particle diameter of 180 μm or less and a polymer having a particle diameter of 300 μm or more among the pulverized polymer; and adding steam to the mixture to carry out a reassembling. According to the present invention, the super absorbent polymer having a high fine powder aggregation strength can be obtained.
US09433919B2	Activated carbon-metal organic framework composite materials with enhanced gas adsorption capacity and process for the preparation thereof The present invention discloses activated carbon-metal organic framework composite materials (AC@MOF) with enhanced gas adsorption capacity. The present invention also discloses a process for the preparation of carbon-metal organic framework composite materials (AC@MOF). The present invention involves the use of “void space filling method” in metal organic frameworks (MOFs), which have been accomplished by in-situ addition of selected type and appropriate amount of activated carbon during the synthesis of MOF such as Cu-BTC, in the storage of gases such as methane. The gas adsorption capacity of these AC@MOF composite materials is significantly increased through this method.
US09433918B2	Method of making diatomaceous earth granulate A method of making a diatomaceous earth granulate may include spray-drying a suspension including particles of diatomaceous earth, a liquid medium, and a binder, wherein inorganic solids in the suspension include at least 80 wt % diatomaceous earth. The method may further include recovering a diatomaceous earth spray-dried granulate. A granular diatomaceous earth product obtained by the method may include substantially spherical granules, each having a shell including diatomaceous earth surrounding a hollow core. The product may be used as a filter aid or in filtration.
US09433916B2	Plasma-arc-through apparatus and process for submerged electric arcs with venting An application for a recycler includes a pressure and temperature resistant metal vessel that is filled with a liquid. Within the vessel is at least one submerged electric arc between a pair of electrodes (e.g. carbon based electrodes) powered by either a DC or AC current. The electric arc produces a combustible gas as the liquid is pumped through a bore in one or both of the electrodes, delivering the liquid directly to the location of the arc, thereby reducing or eliminating any ignition of the gas by the arc. Should ignition occur, at least one vent in the electrode(s) or electrode holder(s) vents pressure from within the bore to the vessel area outside of the electrode(s).
US09433910B2	Solid/heat-transfer gas reactor comprising gas diffusers with reduced risks of blocking A module for a solid/heat-transfer gas reactor, including a plurality of diffusers each including a top portion supporting the solid reagent, and a portion for diffusing reactive/heat-transfer gas, situated under the top portion.
US09433899B2	Method for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gas of lean-burn internal combustion engines The invention relates to a method for removing carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from the exhaust gas of lean-burn internal combustion engines, said exhaust gas being passed over a catalyst which contains platinum supported on one or more refractory supporting materials, pure cerium oxide, and optionally an additional noble metal selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and rhodium, wherein the pure cerium oxide is in close contact with the noble metal.
US09433898B2	Toxic gas condensation and retreatment system Apparatuses and systems for reduction and elimination of toxic gases emitted from a motor vehicle or industrial exhaust system. The systems may be single-tier or two-tier, and include at least one direct contact heat exchanger wherein exhaust gas is condensed or dissolved in cold moist air vapor. Uncondensed and undissolved gases may be recirculated into the direct contact heat exchanger to be treated again. The systems also include at least one post-treatment tank wherein condensate liquids and gas solutions are subject to agglomeration and are finally discharged into the environment as a clean liquid. The systems provided herein may complement the existing catalytic converters used in motor vehicles.
US09433893B2	Configurations and methods for advanced oxygen enrichment for sulfur recovery Advanced oxygen enrichment technologies for Claus plants are presented that provide an oxygen rich gas stream to the Claus burner of the thermal stage and one or more oxygen rich bypass gas streams to at least one of the catalytic stages to so increase the capacity of the plant while reducing the amount of recycle gases needed for flame temperature moderation.
US09433887B2	Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas The invention is a process involving membrane-based gas separation for separating and recovering carbon dioxide emissions from combustion processes in partially concentrated form, and then transporting the carbon dioxide and using or storing it in a confined manner without concentrating it to high purity. The process of the invention involves building up the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas flow loop between the combustion step and a membrane separation step. A portion of the carbon dioxide-enriched gas can then be withdrawn from this loop and transported, without the need to liquefy the gas or otherwise create a high-purity stream, to a destination where it is used or confined, preferably in an environmentally benign manner.
US09433885B2	Systems and methods for removing components of a gas mixture A system for removing components of a gaseous mixture is provided comprising: a reactor fluid containing vessel having conduits extending therefrom, aqueous fluid within the reactor, the fluid containing a ligand and a metal, and at least one reactive surface within the vessel coupled to a power source. A method for removing a component from a gaseous mixture is provided comprising exposing the gaseous mixture to a fluid containing a ligand and a reactive metal, the exposing chemically binding the component of the gaseous mixture to the ligand. A method of capturing a component of a gaseous mixture is provided comprising: exposing the gaseous mixture to a fluid containing a ligand and a reactive metal, the exposing chemically binding the component of the gaseous mixture to the ligand, altering the oxidation state of the metal, the altering unbinding the component from the ligand, and capturing the component.
US09433880B2	Particle separation and concentration system This invention is based on size and mass separation of suspended particles, including biological matter, which are made to flow in a spiral channel. On the spiral sections, the inward directed transverse pressure field from fluid shear competes with the outward directed centrifugal force to allow for separation of particles. At high velocity, centrifugal force dominates and particles move outward. At low velocities, transverse pressure dominates and the particles move inward. The magnitudes of the two opposing forces depend on flow velocity, particle size, radius of curvature of the spiral section, channel dimensions, and viscosity of the fluid. At the end of the spiral channel, a parallel array of outlets collects separated particles. For any particle size, the required channel dimension is determined by estimating the transit time to reach the side-wall. This time is a function of flow velocity, channel width, viscosity, and radius of curvature. Larger particles may reach the channel wall earlier than the smaller particles which need more time to reach the side wall. Thus a spiral channel may be envisioned by placing multiple outlets along the channel. This technique is inherently scalable over a large size range from sub-millimeter down to 1 μm.
US09433872B2	Building block construction system A building system includes blocks having first and second side surfaces that are perpendicular to a common plane defining a subtended angle, couplers and receivers are defined in the first and second side surfaces such that chains of blocks may be coupled to one another in rows forming closed loops or non-closed chains. Rows may be coupled together by engaging core links with a block in each row and with a core rod passing through each row. Blocks in each row may include a peg and aperture engaging a corresponding aperture and peg in adjacent rows to facilitate alignment. Core rods threadably secure to other cord rods, slanted blocks, caps, and other feature blocks in order to capture a stack of rows in engagement with the core rods. Blocks including decorative features and forming parts of pivoting joints may also be included within a row.
US09433863B2	Video processing using concurrent outcome simulation threads A method of processing video information is presented here. The method may begin by executing, with at least one processor, a plurality of concurrent simulation threads for an interactive video application, wherein each of the concurrent simulation threads corresponds to a predicted outcome of the video application. The method may continue by receiving user input intended to control the interactive video application, processing at least one of the concurrent simulation threads in response to the received user input to obtain an intended outcome of the video application, and providing the intended outcome of the video application for presentation to a user.
US09433859B1	Frequency based request throttling and aggregation A system and method configured to provide remote access to a virtual space and enhance the efficiency of server operations associated with the virtual space. This system and method has particular application to online applications such as online games wherein many players are simultaneously competing for limited server resources in connection with game play. In some implementations, the system and method includes executing an instance of an online game and using the instance of the online game to enable participation in the online game by multiple users through multiple client computing platforms, wherein participation in the online game by the users includes entering and/or selecting requests on the client computing platforms that are executed in the instance of the online game. The system and method of the present invention also includes organizing the requests such that duplicative requests are combined into a single request and providing the organized requests for execution by one or more servers.
US09433849B1	Method and system for remotely controlling laser light demarcations of ball positions and first downs in a football game A remotely controllable first down demarcation laser projection system for sporting events such as football. The system comprises a first laser projection module and a second laser projection module within an elongated track positioned parallel to the athletic field. The projection modules are configured to project a beam across the athletic field at predetermined locations. The first laser projection module is configured to track the location of the football when the football is on the line of scrimmage while the second laser projection module is configured to track the location of a first down demarcation on the field.
US09433843B2	Method and apparatus for creating cost data for use in generating a route across an electronic map A method is disclosed involving receiving GPS data from persona portable training devices of users when traversing an off-road segment of an electronic map together with associated data indicative of a heart rate of a user during the movements. The position and heart rate data for each user traversing the segment are processed using data indicative of a fitness profile for the user. The resulting data is used to determine a normalized cost to be associated with the segment, indicative of the difficulty in traversing the segment. The cost data is generated using a neural network. The resulting cost data for different segments in a network of segments is used to generate route suggestions for users based upon desired workout intensity, fitness levels, etc.
US09433833B2	Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics A golf club head comprising an aerodynamic hosel is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the hosel has an upper portion and a swept transition portion which connects to the golf club head, and all points at which the swept transition portion contacts the club head are spaced rearwardly from a vertical face plane. In a further embodiment, both the upper portion and the swept transition portion comprise coaxial shaft receiving bores. In yet another embodiment, the swept transition portion of the hosel has a trailing edge that is truncated, or that has one or more surface discontinuities. In yet another embodiment, the swept transition portion has a height and a diameter, each of which is less than or equal to one inch.
US09433831B2	Process for manufacturing golf balls having multi-layered covers Process for making golf ball having multi-layered cover having a very thin outermost cover layer comprising: providing first and second substantially hemispherical half shells comprising a thermoplastic composition; dispensing uncured liquid thermoset composition into a hemispherical cavity of first half shell; inserting first half of a core subassembly into hemispherical cavity and displacing an amount of the uncured liquid thermoset composition such that the uncured liquid thermoset composition forms an inner cover layer; dispensing the uncured liquid thermoset composition into hemispherical cavity of second half shell; inserting second half of core subassembly into hemispherical cavity of second half shell and displacing an amount of the uncured liquid thermoset composition such that the uncured liquid thermoset composition forms an inner cover layer and thereby mating the first and second half shells; curing thermoset inner cover layer; and forming dimples in the outer surfaces of mated first and second half shells.
US09433830B2	Golf ball having reduced surface hardness Golf ball comprising a core comprising: an untreated region extending radially from a geometric center a distance DUTr, a treated region disposed about the untreated region and extending inward from an outer surface a depth DTr; and an intermediate untreated region disposed about the untreated region and adjacent the treated region. The treated region is exposed to and comprises a fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition, and has a first hardness. The untreated region and intermediate untreated region have second and third hardnesses, respectively, and have not been exposed to and do not comprise the fatty acid and/or fatty acid salt composition. The first hardness is different than the second hardness and the third hardness. A first core layer comprises the untreated region, a second core layer, disposed thereabout, comprises the intermediate untreated region, and a third core layer, disposed about the second core layer comprises the treated region.
US09433829B2	Dual core golf ball having positive-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer A golf ball includes a thermoplastic inner core and a thermoset outer core layer. The inner core has a surface hardness of about 40 to 80 Shore C and a center hardness of about 30 to 75 Shore C, the center hardness being less than the surface hardness to define a first positive hardness gradient. The cover includes an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The thermoplastic inner core comprises a highly-neutralized ionomer including an acid copolymer of ethylene and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid; a plasticizer; an organic acid or salt thereof; and a cation source present in an amount sufficient to neutralize from about 70 to 100% of the acid groups present. The outer core layer includes a polybutadiene rubber and has a surface hardness greater than an interior hardness to define a positive hardness gradient of less than about 25 Shore C.
US09433824B2	Athlete training and monitoring system An athlete training device that includes a platform that includes a plurality of spaced apart attachment members disposed adjacent to the periphery of the platform. A pole extends upwardly from the platform and is affixed to the platform. A weight, defining a hole passing therethrough, is disposed on the platform so that the pole passes through the hole. A top plate is affixed to the top of the pole and includes attachment structures disposed about the top plate. An attachment device is coupled to one of the attachment structures. A redirecting device is coupled to one of the attachment members. An elastic cord is attached to the attachment device and is engaged with the redirecting device so that the cord extends radially away from the pole. An exercise device is affixed to the end of the cord.
US09433822B1	Resistance breathing device A resistance breathing device includes a face mask having a perimeter and a central aperture extending therethrough, and being adapted to overlay a user's mouth and nose such that the perimeter forms an air-tight seal with the user's face. An outer layer overlays the face mask and includes a pair of straps for affixing the face mask about a user's face. An insert plate is disposed within the central aperture of the face mask and has an inlet aperture extending therethrough. A central insert overlays the insert plate, has an air inlet aperture extending therethrough, and is movable between a first position in which a first portion of the air inlet aperture overlaps the air inlet aperture of the insert plate and a second position in which a larger second portion of the air inlet aperture overlaps the air inlet aperture of the insert plate.
US09433809B2	Fire enclosure and safety system for an inkjet printer using a radiant dryer unit Fire control and containment for a production printing system that includes a dryer unit, an air intake fan, and an exhaust fan. A fire control and containment system includes an enclosure surrounding the dryer unit. The enclosure includes controllable doors, a temperature sensor, and an air pressure sensor in the enclosure. The fire containment and control system also includes a controller operable to detect a fire event based on changes in air pressure and air temperature in the enclosure detected by the air pressure and air temperature sensors. In response to detecting the fire event, the controller closes the doors of the enclosure to prevent the print medium from entering, controls the air intake fan and the exhaust fan to reduce the air pressure in the enclosure, and controls the dryer unit to reduce temperature in the enclosure to suppress fire.
US09433808B2	Nasal filtration system A system for filtering breathing air and apparatus for accomplishing the same. The invention describes a nasal filtration system which can be inserted into the nasal cavities. The filters comprise cavities through which air is inhaled or exhaled. The filter performs as a mechanical filter to catch and prevent the inhalation of undesirable particulate. Further, the filter comprises a disinfectant agent, such as colloidal silver, which kills germs, bacteria, and viruses to prevent the spreading of disease.
US09433807B2	Self contained breathing apparatus illumination system A Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Illumination System utilizing LED (light emitting diode) lights is designed as a modification to attach to a Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) mask to provide increased visibility to Professionals working in an Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) environment. The SCBA illumination System can be easily installed on a typical mask. The SCBA illumination System comprises a strip of lights coupled to a power supply comprising a power button and a battery pack. The power button may include a push button or pressure sensor that allows a Professional to activate the push button or pressure sensor easily with a gloved hand. The power source may also include some type of circuitry that powers down the light after a specified amount of time to avoid draining the power source.
US09433806B2	Prosthetic appliance kit Prosthetics created in layers, and methods of making them, comprising one or more materials. The methods utilize a clay sculpture from which is made a negative impression cast in silicone, which is used to cast a durable positive prosthetic, which is used to create either durable or temporary negative production impressions into which the layers can be built to form the finished prosthetic.
US09433800B2	Activatable particles, preparation and uses The present invention relates to novel activatable particles which can be used in the health sector. The invention more particularly relates to composite particles which can generate free radicals or heat when excited by X rays, and to the uses thereof in health, particularly human. The inventive particles comprise an inorganic-based, and optionally organic-based, nucleus and can be activated in vivo, in order to label or alter cells, tissues or organs. The invention also relates to methods for the production of said particles, and to pharmaceutical or diagnostic compositions containing same.
US09433791B2	AV nodal stimulation during atrial tachyarrhythmia to prevent inappropriate therapy delivery The disclosure describes techniques for delivering electrical stimulation to decrease the ventricular rate response during an atrial tachyarrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. AV nodal stimulation is employed during an atrial tachyarrhythmia episode with rapid ventricular conduction to distinguish ventricular tachyarrhythmia from supraventricular tachycardia and thereby prevent delivering inappropriate therapy to a patient.
US09433790B2	Pudendal and sacral nerve stimulation sweep algorithm and method In response to input from a patient who is being treated by a sacral nerve stimulation therapy, an electronic diary is generated that includes a plurality of voiding responses of the patient over a period of time. The sacral nerve stimulation therapy includes electrical pulses delivered to the patient according to a first stimulation program and via a first subset of electrode contacts on a lead that is implanted in the patient. The lead has a plurality of electrode contacts that include the first subset. Based on the voiding responses in the electronic diary, a loss of efficacy of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy is detected. The sacral nerve stimulation therapy is automatically adjusted in response to the detected loss of efficacy. The automatically adjustment of the sacral nerve stimulation therapy may include either a program-based sweep or a contact-based sweep.
US09433785B2	Healing disc, a pain management assembly incorporating the disc, and a method of using the same A portable, wearable device for managing pain and promoting healing, a management assembly including such a device, and a method of using the same. The device includes a housing defining a cavity; a microprocessor situated within the cavity; a power source operatively connected with the microprocessor; and a pair of electrodes. The electrodes are mounted in apertures in a bottom wall of the housing and extend for a distance there beyond. One or more mounting assemblies are used with the device to provide a management assembly. The mounting assembly may be a strap having a retaining ring into which the device fits, or an adhesive patch configured to receive the device. The device is engaged with the mounting assembly and then positioned adjacent the patient's skin. When activated, the device generates a current which passes from one electrode through the patient's skin to the other electrode thereby mitigating pain.
US09433784B2	Systems and methods for treating dyspnea, including via electrical afferent signal blocking Systems and methods for treating a patient with dyspnea are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, and, based at least in part on identifying the patient as suffering from dyspnea, implanting an electrical signal delivery element within the patient in signal communication with an afferent neural pathway of a carotid body chemoreceptor. The method can further include at least reducing dyspneic sensations in the patient by directing an electrical signal from the electrical signal delivery element to the neural pathway to at least partially block afferent signals from the chemoreceptor.
US09433779B2	Multi-branch stimulation electrode for subcutaneous field stimulation A multi-branch stimulation electrode is disclosed herein. The multi-branch stimulation electrode can include a plurality of branches that extend from a hub. The branches can each include one or several stimulation contacts that can deliver an electrical current to tissue contacting the stimulation contacts. The stimulation contacts can be electrically connected with the lead. The lead can extend from the hub and can be connected with the pulse generator. The branches can include features to facilitate implantation including, for example, one or several removable stiffening elements.
US09433773B2	Cranial electrotherapy stimulation device A cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) device includes a head support, a control unit configured to provide a stimulating current, and a primary arm module. The primary arm module includes a primary arm and an electrode unit. The primary arm is pivotally connected to the head support and is longitudinally extendible. The electrode unit is disposed at the primary arm and includes an electrode that is electrically coupled to the control unit and that forms a path for transmission of the stimulating current to a stimulating point of a subject when the electrode is placed in direct contact with the stimulating point.
US09433762B2	Catheter including a compliant balloon A catheter having an elongate shaft including a plurality of apertures disposed along at least a length of the shaft to facilitate bending. The catheter includes an inflatable balloon, wherein a subset of the plurality of apertures provides fluid communication from an inflation lumen to the inflatable balloon.
US09433761B2	Microvascular obstruction detection and therapy A method of detecting and treating a microvascular obstruction is provided. In one embodiment, a catheter is provided for both detecting the microvascular obstruction and treating or removing the obstruction.
US09433758B2	Intravascular catheter insertion device A catheter insertion device has a generally hollow housing having a closed base end opposite an open distal end. A hollow needle defines a channel in fluidic or pneumatic communication between a distal skin-piercing end and the proximal needle end. A plunger is slidably disposed over at least a portion of the hollow needle. The distal skin-piercing end of the hollow needle extends through the plunger distal end. An expandable chamber is at least partially formed by the plunger proximal chamber end and at least an inside surface of the closed based end of the generally hollow needle, where the expandable chamber is in fluidic or pneumatic communication with the channel of the hollow needle through the proximal needle end. The expandable chamber is configured to increase in volume as the plunger moves towards the distal skin-piercing end of the hollow needle.
US09433755B2	Anchor deployment apparatus An anchor deployment assembly includes an anchor receiving element having an elongate member defining a first opening, a second opening, and a lumen extending from the first opening to the second opening. The lumen is configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a therapy delivery element. The assembly further includes an anchor engagement element having a body defining a channel configured to slidably receive the elongate member of the anchor receiving element. The assembly further includes an alignment element securable relative to the elongate member of the anchor receiving element and configured to secure the elongate member relative to the body of the anchor engagement element to restrict movement of the elongate member orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the channel of the body.
US09433750B2	Method of making and using an apparatus for a locomotive micro-implant using active electromagnetic propulsion Described is a locomotive implant for usage within a predetermined magnetic field. In one embodiment magnetohydrodynamics is used to generate thrust with a plurality of electrodes. In another embodiment, asymmetric drag forces are used to generate thrust.
US09433738B2	Airway assembly for tracheal intubation In some embodiments, an airway assembly may be used in a procedure that requires tracheal intubation. The airway assembly may include a first conduit, a sleeve, and a stent. The first conduit and the sleeve may be relatively flexible, facilitating insertion of the airway assembly in a body lumen (e.g., an air passage way). The first conduit may function to deliver gases (e.g., air) to the body lumen and consequently the patient. The first conduit may be positioned in the sleeve during use. The sleeve may be removably coupled to the first conduit. In certain embodiments, a sleeve may function to inhibit a stent from expanding until desired. In some embodiments, an elongated member may be positionable in the first conduit. The elongated member may be configurable to substantially retain a new shape upon deformation. The stent may be coupled towards the distal end of the first conduit. The stent may function to inhibit the body lumen from collapsing. In certain embodiments, a stent may function to inhibit the body lumen from collapsing without exerting unnecessary outward pressures on the inner surface of the body lumen.
US09433734B2	Fluid flow measurement and control In accordance with another embodiment, a controller in a fluid delivery system initiates drawing fluid into a chamber of a diaphragm pump. During a delivery phase of pumping the fluid in the chamber to a target recipient, the controller applies pressure to the chamber. At multiple different times during the delivery phase, the controller temporarily discontinues application of the pressure to the chamber to calculate how much of the fluid in the chamber has been pumped to the target recipient.
US09433733B2	Methods and apparatuses for detecting occlusions in an ambulatory infusion pump An improved pump, reservoir and reservoir piston are provided for controlled delivery of fluids. A motor is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive screw, which is adapted to advance a plunger slide in response to operation of the motor. The plunger slide is removably coupled to the piston. A method, system, and an article of manufacture for automatically detecting an occlusion in a medication infusion pump is provided. The electrical current to an infusion pump is measured. Based on measurements of one or more variables, the infusion pump detects whether there is an occlusion in the system. The methods of detecting occlusions may be dynamic.
US09433723B2	System and method for providing pressurized infusion The present invention relates generally to providing pressurized infusion of liquids and, more particularly, is directed to providing a stable and pressurized flow of irrigation fluid to the eye during surgery.
US09433721B2	Vial spiking assemblies and related methods This disclosure relates to vial spiking assemblies and related methods. In certain aspects, the vial spiking assemblies include a vial adapter having a base, a spike extending from a central region of the base, and a sidewall extending from the base and surrounding the spike. The base and the sidewalls partially, define a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the vial. The assemblies also include a spike cover that is removably attached to the spike and that includes a material configured to indicate when the material is contacted with liquid.
US09433715B2	Stable aortic blood pump implant An aortic blood pump is described that is secured to a patient aorta that can be inflated and deflated in response to selective communication with a source of pressurized fluid or air. An expanded stent creates an area in with the pump and inflate and deflate. A system is also detailed including the pump and an external air line external to a patient body.
US09433713B2	Blood pump housing component Blood pump assemblies and methods of manufacturing and operating blood pump assemblies are provided. The blood pump assembly includes a pump and an impeller blade rotatably coupled to the pump. The blood pump assembly also includes a pump housing component sized for passage through a body lumen and coupled to the pump. The pump housing component includes a peripheral wall extending about a rotation axis of the impeller blade. The peripheral wall includes an inner peripheral wall surface and an outer peripheral wall surface. The peripheral wall also includes one or more blood exhaust apertures. Each blood exhaust aperture in the one or more blood exhaust apertures is defined by an inner aperture edge and an outer aperture edge. Each inner aperture edge is chamfered between the inner peripheral wall surface and the outer peripheral wall surface.
US09433709B2	Interventional medical device and manufacturing method thereof An interventional medical device and manufacturing method thereof. The interventional medical device comprises: a stent body (1); a surface of the stent body (1) being provided with a drug releasing structure (3), and drug in the drug releasing structure (3) being drug for suppressing proliferation of adventitial fibroblasts and a drug for suppressing proliferation of intimal and/or smooth muscle cells. In use, after interventional medical device is implanted into a human body, the drug for suppressing proliferation of adventitial fibroblasts carried thereon can promote the compensatory expansion of the vessel, and the drug for suppressing proliferation of intimal cells and/or smooth muscle cells carried thereon can suppress intimal proliferation of the vessel. The combination of the two kinds of drugs greatly reduces the occurrence rate of in-stent restenosis.
US09433705B2	Methods for making oxidation-resistant cross-linked polymeric materials The present invention relates to methods for making cross-linked oxidation-resistant polymeric materials and preventing or minimizing in vivo elution of antioxidant from the antioxidant-containing polymeric materials. The invention also provides methods of doping polymeric materials with a spatial control of cross-linking and antioxidant distribution, for example, vitamin E (α-Tocopherol), and methods for extraction/elution of antioxidants, for example, vitamin E (α-tocopherol), from surface regions of antioxidant-containing polymeric materials, and materials used therewith also are provided.
US09433698B2	High strength chitin composite material and method of making The present invention is directed to a composite laminar material with high mechanical strength and methods of fabricating the material. The invention also provides a method of attaching a medical implant device to tissue.
US09433697B2	Odor-inhibiting compositions The present invention relates to odor-inhibiting compositions comprising water-absorbing polymer particles and metal peroxides, and to the production thereof.
US09433693B2	Air-surface disinfection system, unit and method A system, unit, device and method are shown for providing substantially simultaneous disinfection of bacteria or other pathogens in air passing through the system using C-band ultraviolet radiation from an ultraviolet light source and that is also capable of substantially simultaneous and efficient disinfecting air and surfaces outside the device using the same ultraviolet light source.
US09433691B2	Room cleaning system and method A multi-step process for cleaning, disinfecting and substantially eliminating allergens in a room is provided.
US09433672B2	Compositions and methods for activating innate and allergic immunity Methods for making and using therapeutic formulations of Proteosome-based immunoactive compositions are provided. The immunogenic compositions, which include Proteosomes and liposaccharides, may be used to elicit or enhance a nonspecific innate immune response to, for example, treat or prevent infectious disease. In addition, after activating the innate immune system, immunogenic compositions further containing an antigen may be used to elicit a specific adaptive immune response. Furthermore, provided are compositions capable of altering hyperreactive responses or inflammatory immune responses, such as allergic reactions. Such compositions may be used as a prophylactic, or in various clinical settings to treat or prevent infectious disease (such as parasite, fungal, bacterial or viral infections), or to alter inappropriate inflammatory immune responses (such as allergic reactions or asthma).
US09433670B2	Application of mRNA for use as a therapeutic against tumour diseases The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one mRNA comprising at least one coding region for at least one antigen from a tumor, in combination with an aqueous solvent and preferably a cytokine, e.g. GM-CSF, and a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is used in particular for therapy and/or prophylaxis against cancer.
US09433665B2	Vaccines for protection from and treatment of alzheimer's disease Disclosed herein are DNA-based vaccines against amyloid β peptide for use in treating and alleviating Alzheimer's Disease and related conditions. A DNA construct comprising DNA encoding one or more amyloid β peptides, such as amino acids 1-11 of Aβ, and DNA encoding a hepatitis B antigens, is administered with an adjuvant or by electroporation. The vaccine can also be formulated using a fusion protein expressed by the disclosed DNA, in combination with an adjuvant.
US09433663B2	Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells Methods, processes, uses, and pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein for mobilizing hematopoietic progenitor cells and/or cancer stem cells from bone marrow into peripheral blood, comprising the administration of an effective amount of an inhibitor of GTPases, such as a Cdc-42 specific inhibitor alone or in combination with one or more additional agents. Specifically, methods are disclosed for mobilizing hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood. In particular, embodiments of the method involve specific inhibition of the Cdc42 GTPase to increase the numbers of hematopoietic stem cells into a subject's peripheral blood of a subject.
US09433661B2	Insulin-containing infant formula The present invention provides compositions methods and kits for improved infant formula, particularly to insulin-supplements and formulae comprising same that mimic the diurnal rhythm and/or the postpartum variation of insulin in human milk.
US09433651B2	Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture Microbiota restoration therapy compositions and methods for manufacturing, processing, and/or delivering microbiota restoration therapy compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing a microbiota restoration therapy composition may include collecting a human fecal sample and adding a diluent to the human fecal sample to form a diluted sample. The diluent may include a cryoprotectant. The method may also include mixing the diluted sample with a mixing apparatus and filtering the diluted sample. Filtering may form a filtrate. The method may also include transferring the filtrate to a sample bag and sealing the sample bag.
US09433649B2	Treating a lymphoma with a whole, leech saliva extract Methods are also provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract in the treatment of a melanoma. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about −20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant.
US09433637B2	Method for inhibiting influenza virus infection Disclosed herein is a method for inhibiting neuraminidase activity in influenza virus by presenting to the influenza virus an effective amount of a preparation, wherein the preparation includes a uronic acid-containing polysaccharide and a negatively charged macromolecular DNA.
US09433636B2	Protective gel based on chitosan and oxidized polysaccharide Bodily tissue and structures may be protected using a fluid layer containing a mixture of chitosan and oxidized polysaccharide. The mixture forms a protective gel layer via in situ crosslinking. Compared to crosslinking using a low molecular weight aldehyde such as glutaraldehyde or genipin, oxidized polysaccharides appear to provide faster gelation while avoiding the use of potentially less bioacceptable low molecular weight aldehydes.
US09433632B2	Dry coated tablet Provided is a dry coated tablet showing high stability of the active ingredient (proton pump inhibitor, acetylsalicylic acid), which stably and rapidly expresses the pharmacological effect of the active ingredient after administration. A dry coated tablet having an inner core and an outer layer, wherein the inner core is an enteric-coated tablet containing acetylsalicylic acid, and the outer layer contains enteric micro granules containing a proton pump inhibitor.
US09433626B2	Pyrido[4,3-B]indole and pyrido[3,4-B]indole derivatives and methods of use This disclosure is directed to pyrido[4,3-b]indole and pyrido[3,4-b]indole derivatives. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided, as are methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder.
US09433622B2	Pyrimidine compounds useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by IKKE and/or TBK1 mechanisms Compounds of the general formula (I) and salts thereof are useful in the treatment of diseases associated with aberrant activity of the protein kinases IKKε and/or TBK-1 in which one of V and W is N, and the other of V and W is C—H; and R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the specification. The invention also provides uses of the compounds and compositions containing them.
US09433621B2	Substituted pyridine and pyrimidine derivatives and their use in treating viral infections The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): and tautomers, isomers, and esters of said compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and prodrugs of said compounds, wherein each of R, R1, X, Y, Z, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R18, R19 and n is selected independently and as defined herein. Compositions comprising such compounds are also provided. The compounds of the invention are effective as inhibitors of HCV, and are useful, alone and together with other therapeutic agents, in treating or preventing diseases or disorders such as viral infections and virus-related disorders.
US09433620B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of lurasidone The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of lurasidone or salts thereof. In particular, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of lurasidone or salts thereof with one or more water-insoluble pharmaceutical excipients. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of such compositions and use thereof for treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorders or senile dementia.
US09433619B1	Treating pain in patients with hepatic impairment An extended release composition for an analgesic active pharmaceutical ingredient which may be an opioid, preferably hydrocodone as the only active ingredient. The extended release composition preferably comprises a extended release composition which may be in the form of beads contained in an oral dosage form such as gelatin capsules. The composition is designed to release hydrocodone in a way such that the increase in hydrocodone exposure in hepatically impaired patients is not clinically significant. The oral dosage units are supplied as part of a kit, which also includes a primary package and a package insert all sold as a commercially marketed product. The primary package and package insert are contained in an optional secondary package and the package insert does not contain a warning, a dosing instruction, or a dosing table specifically directed to patients suffering from mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment, and preferably explicitly states that dosing adjustment is not required for mild or moderate hepatic impairment.
US09433600B2	METAP2 inhibitors and methods of treating obesity The present invention relates to modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of preventing, inducing, causing or increasing weight loss, treating obesity and/or treating metabolic syndrome utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control, reducing insulin levels and/or improving leptin sensitivity utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors.
US09433599B2	Methods and lipid compositions for promoting development of gut flora Disclosed is a method of inducing and promoting development of beneficial gut flora in a subject and/or of reducing the frequency and duration of crying periods in a subject, the method comprises administering to the subject a lipid composition comprising a vegetable-derived fat source, wherein the fat source is a triglyceride fat source comprising triglycerides with 15-55% palmitic acid moieties out of the total fatty acids, and wherein the level of palmitic acid moieties at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone is at least 30% of total palmitic acid. The method is particularly intended for children. Specific fat sources, as well as food articles and a commercial package comprising the same are disclosed.
US09433598B2	(2S,4R)-5-(5′-chloro-2′-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-4-(ethoxyoxalylamino)-2-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpentanoic acid In one aspect, the invention relates to a compound of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a crystalline form of this compound, having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising this compound; methods of using this compound; and processes for preparing this compound.
US09433597B2	Powdered drink mix for recovery An oral product that includes an amino acid nitric oxide precursor and a compound capable of providing zinc ions. The product can be formulated as a powder and mixed with a liquid in preparation for consumption by a person. The powdered formulation may be mixed with water followed by a brief but necessary allotment of time for the powdered formulation to completely react in the water. The resulting beverage may then be consumed by a person or user to facilitate production of nitric oxide and creatine-phosphate that is usable by the person, especially to help recover and rejuvenate the person after physical exertion and reduce or relieve muscle soreness.
US09433589B2	Injectable pharmaceutical compositions comprising adrenaline and citric acid The present invention relates to injectable pharmaceutical compositions showing improved storage stability said compositions comprising adrenaline and citric acid showing improved storage stability.
US09433586B2	Methods of improving tolerance related to feeding in an infant, toddler, or child Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.
US09433583B2	Colon vitamin A colon vitamin includes ingredients that are delivered to different regions of the digestive tract. A first group of ingredients which can include: vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, beta-carotene, selenium, curcumin, green tea extract, and a portion of the calcium serving can be in a first delivery mechanism that releases these ingredients in the stomach. A second delivery mechanism is used to deliver elemental calcium intact through the stomach and small intestine to the large intestine. The delivery of the ingredients to specific areas of the digestive tract reduces the risk of colorectal adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancers.
US09433568B2	Coloured fragrancing composition with no alkyl diphenylacrylate that contains a derivative of benzylidene camphor containing a sulphonic function or a benzotriazole silicone A colored fragrancing composition is provided that comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: a) at least 2% by weight of a fragrancing substance relative to the total weight of the composition; b) at least one derivative of benzylidene camphor containing a sulphonic function or a benzotriazole silicone of particular formula (1) that will be defined below in detail; c) at least one dye that is soluble in said medium; said composition not containing an alkyl β,β′-diphenylacrylate compound or an alkyl α-cyano-β,β′-diphenylacrylate compound. Also provided is a cosmetic method for fragrancing human keratin substances and in particular the skin, lips and integuments, comprising the application to the keratin substances of the composition defined previously.
US09433567B2	Skin cosmetic composition A skin cosmetic composition comprising the following components (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F): (A) from 0.5 to 6% by mass of a linear saturated fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (B) from 0.01 to 5% by mass of an organic base, (C) from 0.01 to 1% by mass of an inorganic base, (D) from 0.5 to 6% by mass of a linear saturated alcohol having 12 to 22 carbon atoms, (E) from 0.1 to 20% by mass of an oil agent, and (F) water, in which the total amount of components (A) and (D), [(A)+(D)], is from 2.5 to 12% by mass; the mass ratio (A)/[(A)+(D)], which is the mass ratio of component (A) to the total amount of components (A) and (D), [(A)+(D)], is from 0.2 to 0.7; the molar ratio (B)/[(B)+(C)], which is the molar ratio of component (B) to the total amount of components (B) and (C), [(B)+(C)], is from 5 to 60 mol %; and the molar ratio [(B)+(C)]/(A), which is the molar ratio of the total amount of components (B) and (C), [(B)+(C)], to component (A), is from 10 to 80 mol %.
US09433562B2	System for aseptic collection and enteral delivery A container for collecting, storing and dispensing fluid, as in enteral feeding and/or medication deliver to neonatal infants. The container includes a hollow tube with a body, a first end, a second end, and an outer diameter. The hollow tube is configured to receive a movable plunger that advances and retracts therein to define a variable contained volume. The container also includes a sealing head assembly removably mounted at an end of the hollow tube. The sealing head assembly has a diameter or outside dimension that is substantially similar or identical to a corresponding outside diameter or dimension of the hollow tube, so that the container lies flat within the receiver of an enteral feeding pump.
US09433561B2	Crib baby bottle holder for self feeding A method and device for providing a child in a crib, with self-access to a feeding bottle containing feeding fluid therein with elevated/cooled temperature of the feeding fluid being retained. An open top retaining receptacle, for the feeding bottle, is provided of an inner dimension suitable for accepting and retaining a baby baffle therein for child removal of the bottle by either lining or tilting and dragging it out. Releasable fastening element or elements enable the retaining receptacle to be securely fastened to one or more fixed position crib elements to fixedly hold the retaining receptacle in an upright position at a position in the crib adjacent and accessible to a child placed therein and a separate heatable or coolable insert element with integrated removal facilitating structure is placed within the retaining receptacle, below and/or around the bottle to maintain heating/cooling temperature of the feeding fluid.
US09433560B2	Nursing bottle using transparent flexible display A bottle includes a transparent flexible display, and a body, the body being configured to contain a liquid, the body including a display unit that selectively shows the liquid in the body and displays content, and that is deformable by an external force, and a controller that controls the content to be displayed on the display unit.
US09433558B2	Medicine transfusion apparatus and medicine transfusion method A medicine mixing apparatus transfusing a medicine using a syringe includes a medicine cassette holding a medicine container, a lifting unit moving the medicine cassette upward and downward to a middle position or a lower position of a main body while maintaining a horizontal attitude of the medicine cassette, a first holding portion held by the main body, and a second driving unit which drives a plunger of the syringe held by the first holding portion to transfuse the medicine.
US09433555B2	Medicament dispensing machine The disclosed device increases the accommodation amount of blister packages and enables smooth dispensing even if a blister package is bent or similar. The device is provided with: a device body (1), a storage container (2) which accommodates blister packages (4) in a stacked state, and a dispensing member (3) which can dispense the accommodated blister package (4). The storage container (2) is provided with an outlet (13), which is formed on the base at one end side thereof, and which is for ejecting the blister package (4), and a biasing means (12) for biasing the accommodated blister packages (4) toward one end side. The dispensing member (3) is provided with a guide part (36) for guiding a side edge part of the blister packages (4), and biases the blister packages (4) toward one end side of the storage container (2).
US09433552B2	Electric walking assistant device An electromotive walking assistance device includes a drive unit including a plurality of wheels and a motor for driving at least on portion of the plurality of wheels, a sensor unit sensing a distance from a user, a manipulation unit sensing a user's manipulation, and a controller controlling the motor based on a signal of the distance from the user and a signal of the user's manipulation.
US09433546B2	Dual motion deck-on-deck bed frame An adjustable foundation includes a base frame and an articulating frame movably supported by the base frame for longitudinal movement with respect to the base frame. A mattress platform is positioned on the articulating frame. A concealing assembly is positioned below the mattress platform and at least partially conceals the base frame. The concealing assembly is attached to the articulating frame for simultaneous longitudinal movement therewith.
US09433540B2	Disposable pull-on diaper having interior elastic sheets and exterior non-elastic sheets A disposable pull-on diaper having a central inelastic region in at least one of a front waist region and a rear waist region, and a method for manufacturing the same. Front and rear waist regions of a disposable pull-on diaper are respectively of an elastically non-stretchable exterior sheet and elastically stretchable interior sheets. In lateral elastic regions of this waist region, the interior sheets are attached under tension to an interior surface of the exterior sheet and, in a central inelastic region, the interior sheets are spaced apart from each other in a transverse direction and regions of the interior sheets are in an elastically contracted and relaxed state in vicinities of the lateral elastic regions.
US09433536B1	Ointment-containing foot wrap An ointment-containing foot wrap including a base having a top layer and a flexible, waterproof bottom layer, an inner side, an outer side, a front side and a rear side. A center section is longitudinally disposed between the front and rear side. A pouch with an external side and an open internal side is disposed along each of the base outer side, and a portion of the front side. An ointment is continuously disposed within the center section. A cover is continuously removably disposed atop the center section. An adhesive strip is disposed along an outer perimeter of the inner side, a portion of the front side adjacent the pouch, a portion of the rear side, and an inner perimeter of the pouch. A removable backing is continuously disposed atop the adhesive strip.
US09433528B2	Intravascular heat exchange catheter with rib cage-like coolant path An intravascular heat exchange catheter has serpentine-like supply and return conduits circulating working fluid with a heat exchange system to warm or cool a patient in which the catheter is intubated.
US09433510B2	Expandable intervertebral implant and associated method of manufacturing the same An expandable intervertebral implant (10) includes superior (20) and inferior (30) bone contacting members and at least one vertical wire netting (50) interconnecting the superior and inferior bone contacting members. The superior and inferior bone contacting members include at least two bone contacting components interconnected via one or more lateral wire nettings such that the implant is vertically and laterally expandable in situ from a first insertion configuration to a second expanded configuration. The vertical and lateral wire netting are preferably constructed of a plurality of individual link members. The present invention also preferably relates to an associated method of manufacturing the intervertebral implant such that the intervertebral implant can be manufactured as an integral component or part.
US09433507B2	Non-spherical articulating surfaces in shoulder and hip replacement An orthopedic device and method of use are provided that incorporate complex, non-spherical articulating surfaces to allow a greater available range of motion compared with existing artificial shoulder joint and artificial hip joints. According to some embodiments, complex, non-spherical articulating surfaces can be incorporated on a humeral head and/or glenoid of a shoulder prosthesis. In other embodiments, complex, non-spherical articulating surfaces can be incorporated on the acetabulum and/or femoral head of a hip prosthesis. These non-spherical surfaces can be used to adjust constraint, joint thickness, soft tissue tension, moment and arc of motion, and in doing so, influence motion.
US09433506B2	Spacer molds for orthopedic implants A prosthetic mold for forming a prosthesis is disclosed. The prosthesis can include a bone mating surface, an articulating surface, and an intermedullary post. The prosthetic mold can include a first portion, a second portion engageable with the first portion, and an injection portion. The first portion can be configured to form the articulating surface. The second portion can be configured to form the bone mating surface and define an intermedullary post cavity. Engagement between the first and second portions can define a mold cavity. The injection port can be axially aligned, and in communication, with the intermedullary post cavity. The injection port can engage an injection assembly. In one embodiment, the prosthetic mold is configured to form a tibial prosthesis. In another embodiment, the prosthetic mold is configured to form a femoral prosthesis.
US09433503B2	Percutaneous transcatheter repair of heart valves Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for repairing heart valves through percutaneous transcatheter delivery and fixation of annuloplasty rings to heart valves. An annuloplasty ring includes an outer hollow member including a plurality of segments. Adjacent segments cooperate with one another to change the outer hollow member from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry. The annuloplasty ring also includes an internal anchor member located at least partially within the outer hollow member. The internal anchor member includes a plurality of anchors configured to attach the annuloplasty ring to tissue of a heart valve annulus. The internal anchor member is configured to move the plurality of anchors with respect to a plurality of windows in the outer hollow member to selectively deploy the plurality of anchors through the respective windows.
US09433486B2	Incontinence implant assembly An implant assembly for treating incontinence in a patient may include an implant and an elongated member. The implant may include a first arm, a second arm, and a central portion, the first and second arms extending from the central portion. The elongated member may extend along the first arm. The elongated member may include a tail portion at a first end portion of the elongated member, the tail portion having a planar portion, at least part of the tail portion extending beyond the central portion of the implant in a direction opposite from a direction that the first arm extends from the central portion of the implant, an envelope portion, the envelope portion defining a lumen through which the first arm extends, and a window portion comprising a single planar portion extending from the envelope portion.
US09433481B2	Implantable replica of natural tooth A tooth implant comprises a tooth body sized to correspond to a tooth to be replaced and a layer of microscopic protrusions on an outer surface thereof. A method for preparing a dental implant comprising obtaining an model of the tooth to be replaced forming a tooth body corresponding to the model. The method further comprises applying a plurality of particles to at least a root portion of the tooth body and exposing the at least a root portion of the tooth body to a liquid ceramic so as to deposit a layer of cured liquid ceramic material on the at least a root portion of the tooth body.
US09433475B2	Laser handpiece, exchangeable fiber-optic insert and control unit therefor The invention relates to a laser handpiece 1, an exchangeable fiber-optic insert 10, and a control unit 70 therefor. The laser handpiece 1 comprises a optical waveguide 35, which is connected to a light coupling site in a base member 21 and in which the application element 10 for laser light is exchangeably attached to the base member 21. The base member 21 is mounted in a sleeve-type grip 3 for axial displacement therein. The light guide 10 can be wound around a control device 70 which has an annular gap 73 for this purpose and a lower housing part 75 which is offset from an upper housing part 74. An exchangeable fiber-optic insert 10, 27 acting as an application element is provided with a sleeve 80 serving as protection during transportation and as an assembling tool.
US09433465B2	Machine learning in determining catheter electrode contact Cardiac catheterization is carried out by memorizing a designation of a contact state between an electrode of the probe and the heart wall as one of an in-contact state and an out-of-contact state, and making a series of determinations of an impedance phase angle of an electrical current passing through the electrode and another electrode, identifying maximum and minimum phase angles in the series, and defining a binary classifier adaptively as midway between the extremes. A test value is compared to the classifier as adjusted by a hysteresis factor, and a change in the contact state is reported when the test value exceeds or falls below the adjusted classifier.
US09433460B2	Electrosurgery actuator A system for selectively actuating a heating current conductible from a bipolar generator to a surgical tool may comprise an actuator assembly having an output receptacle, an input plug, and an actuating component. The output receptacle may be configured to receive a complementary tool plug of the surgical tool. The input plug may be configured for mating with a generator receptacle receivable of the heating current from the bipolar generator. The generator receptacle may be complementary to the tool plug. The actuating component may have at least one of a switch and a lever arm and may be configured to communicate with the bipolar generator for selectively actuating the heating current to flow from the input plug to the output receptacle upon engagement of the switch or the lever arm.
US09433459B2	Deposit ablation within and external to circulatory systems Systems and methods of electrical stimulation for intra and extra vascular treatment of a subject are provided. The device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a controller. The controller is configured to apply an electrical current between the first and second electrodes. The electrical current follows a path between the first and second electrodes and through a portion of the subject that includes a blockage.
US09433456B2	Method and system for implanting multiple prostheses A method and system of implanting multiple prostheses uses a deployment device including a front delivery assembly and a base assembly. The prostheses may be housed within the front delivery assembly and deployed using an impact force generated within the base assembly. The multiple prostheses can be implanted in quick succession. The deployment device uses power assistance generated from energy stored in an energy storage system. In one embodiment, a compression spring stores mechanical energy that can be transformed into an impacting force following a triggering event.
US09433451B2	Hip fixation system with a compliant fixation element System, including methods, devices, and kits, for hip fixation. The system may include a support member defining an aperture and including an intramedullary nail for a proximal femur or a plate member for a proximal femur. The system also may include a fixation element having a compliant region and configured to be received in the aperture of the support member such that the fixation element extends out of the support member from the aperture and into a head of the proximal femur and is slideable with respect to the support member along a long axis defined by the fixation element. The system further may include a set of stiffening inserts each insertable into the fixation element and configured to stiffen the compliant region differently from one another.
US09433446B2	Pedicle screw extension for use in percutaneous spinal fixation A bone screw extension assembly for use in placing a connecting rod percutaneously into tissue of a patient comprises a multi-axial bone screw and a screw extension releasably coupled to yoke of the bone screw. The screw extension includes coaxially disposed outer sleeve and inner sleeves that are rotatable relative to each other. A screw engaging member projects radially from the distal end of the inner sleeve and is configured to engage an extension coupling surface on the outer sleeve upon relative rotation of the inner and outer sleeves. A securement member including cooperative surfaces is defined adjacent the distal end of the inner and outer sleeves that is operable upon relative rotation of the inner sleeve and outer sleeve to radially secure the sleeves together to thereby maintain the engagement of the screw engaging member and the bone screw.
US09433431B2	Handle A handle of a surgical instrument including a shaft, a handle body, a stationary handle lever, with a movable handle lever, with a receptacle that is disposed on the movable handle lever for a proximal end piece of an actuating rod that extends through the shaft, at the distal end of the shaft, an end effector, wherein the receptacle receives or releases, in the receiving position of the movable handle lever, the end piece for assembly or disassembly of the shaft, and with a handle spring that applies force to the movable handle lever when the actuating rod is not installed, and on a stop means on the movable handle lever. The handle includes a deactivation means that deactivates the application of force to the movable handle lever by means of the handle spring, when the actuating rod is installed on the handle.
US09433429B2	Clot retrieval devices A self-expandable mechanical clot retrieval device is designed variously to dislodge, engage and retract blood clot from extremely small and tortuous vasculature. The retrieval device comprises an elongate member and a plurality of ring elements. The ring elements may comprise a plurality of struts and crowns interconnected by a tether formed at a distal end of the elongate member or may be a separate component attached thereto. At least one tether may connect each ring element to the elongate member to restrain the ring element in a collapsed configuration during delivery of the retrieval device through an intravascular microcatheter. The tether connecting the ring element to the elongate member disengages when the retrieval device is positioned at the occluded site and the microcatheter is retracted to allow the self-expandable ring elements to reach an expanded configuration.
US09433420B2	Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress A surgical stapling apparatus includes a housing, an end effector, fasteners, and one or more surgical buttresses. The end effector is secured to the housing and has first and second jaw assemblies. The first jaw assembly defines slots and the second jaw assembly defines pockets. One or both of the first and second jaw assemblies define recesses. The fasteners are disposed in the slots of the first jaw assembly and are formed by the pockets of the second jaw assembly. The one or more surgical buttresses have a body that includes plugs that are integrally formed with the body for insertion into the recesses to secure the surgical buttress(es) to one or both of the first and second jaw assemblies. The body substantially overlies at least some of the slots of the first jaw assembly and/or at least some of the pockets of the second jaw assembly.
US09433418B2	Device and method for controlling compression of tissue A method and device for controlling the compression of tissue include clamping tissue between a first clamping member and a second clamping member by driving at least one of the clamping members with an electric motor toward a predetermined tissue gap between the clamping members and, during the clamping, monitoring a parameter of the electric motor indicative of a clamping force exerted to the tissue by the clamping members. The method and device include, during the clamping, controlling the electric motor, based on the monitored parameter, to limit the clamping force to a predetermined maximum limit.
US09433409B2	Insertion needle An insertion needle that is turnably mounted on a handle, which holds the insertion needle, wherein the insertion needle includes a turn arm that turns so as to face the tip of the insertion needle, and a target site that guides the insertion needle provided on the tip of the turn arm, and is further provided with: through-holes in two locations that are provided separated in the longitudinal direction of the tip of the insertion needle; an indentation formed between these through-holes; and a groove in the direction from the tip of the insertion needle toward the base of the insertion needle. Furthermore, the insertion needle is suitably used in urinary incontinence surgery, pelvic organ prolapse surgery or the like.
US09433387B2	Patient positioning system and methods for diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy The system provides new ways to ensure that a patient is positioned correctly, e.g. identically with an original planning scan if the patient is to undergo radiotherapy. The system also detects if there is patient movement during a scan. It is an aspect of the present method to immobilize the patient based on a specific site of interest by using positioning sensors that record patient physical orientation based on measurements of patient weight distribution and pressure distribution among other features.
US09433382B2	User interface system and optical finger mouse system There is provided a user interface system including a slave device and a master device. The slave device provides light of two different wavelengths to illuminate a finger surface, receives reflected light from the finger surface to generate a plurality of image frames, calculates and outputs an image data associated with a predetermined number of the image frames. The master device calculates a contact status and a displacement of the finger surface and a physiological characteristic of a user according to the image data.
US09433379B2	Garment for bioinformation measurement having electrode, bioinformation measurement system and bioinformation measurement device, and device control method One embodiment provides a garment for measuring biological information, a measurement system, a measurement device and a method of controlling thereof capable of measuring biological information with accuracy regardless of variations of each examinee. When an examinee wears a shirt, four limb electrodes are arranged at positions so that the electrodes cover the body surface other than around the clavicle. At that time, the four limb electrodes are assigned to positions so that they cover about the pelvis. Also, during the use of the shirt, chest electrodes cover from the body surface (around lower part of left side of the body) of a presternal region around the left thorax in a perpendicular direction of the body axis (a direction perpendicular to the length of the shirt) and the electrodes are assigned so as to cover from the body surface around the fourth rib to that around the sixth rib.
US09433376B2	Systems and methods for processing analyte sensor data Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously.
US09433375B2	Endoscope system, processor device thereof, and image processing method In imaging an oxygen saturation level of blood, measurement light having a wavelength of 450 to 500 nm, B light, G light, and an R light are sequentially taken out of broad band light BB emitted from a xenon lamp. An internal body portion is imaged under irradiation with the measurement, B, G, and R light to obtain image data B1, B2, G2, and R2, respectively. A correlation memory stores first and second correlations, each being a correlation among the oxygen saturation level and intensity ratios between the image data B1 and G2 and between the image data R2 and G2. When a cumulative lighting time of the xenon lamp is less than a certain value, the oxygen saturation level is calculated using the first correlation. When the cumulative lighting time equals or exceeds the certain value, the oxygen saturation level is calculated using the second correlation.
US09433374B2	Concentration measuring device and a method of controlling the concentration measuring device In a concentration measuring device, a measuring light in a wavelength region where an absorbance related to the water in a subject can be practically ignored is irradiated to the subject by a light source. The transmitted light transmitted through the subject is received in a light receiving part. An optical rotation calculation part calculates an optical rotation of the subject by using an output signal from the light receiving part, and an absorbance calculation part calculates an absorbance of the subject by using an output signal from the light receiving part. A concentration calculation part calculates a concentration of glucose by using a glucose measurement data related to an aqueous solution of simple glucose, a protein measurement data related to an aqueous solution of simple protein, the optical rotation calculated by the optical rotation calculation part, and the absorbance calculated by the absorbance calculation part.
US09433372B2	System method and device for providing an automated fitness test Provided are a system, method and device for determining one or more physiological parameters of a person.
US09433360B2	Adjustable finger cuff assembly for a blood pressure measurement device Finger cuff adjustability is provided in a measurement cylinder assembly in a unique manner which accommodates the size and space limitations inherent in a mouse-based blood pressure measurement device. The exterior radial surface of the inflatable cuff is adhered to a pull-tab which is longer than the cuff length and has a tab end channeled through a pair of rings, one of which is fixed or stationary and the other of which is an adjustment ring. Rotation of the adjustment ring either pulls or pushes the tab end through a slit in the fixed or stationary ring depending upon the direction of ring rotation. Pulling the tab end causes the adhered finger cuff to forcefully collapse around the user's finger in firmer engagement therewith and to compensate for a finger of smaller diameter. Pushing the tab end causes the adhered finger cuff to forcefully open to a larger profile to loosen the engagement with a finger and to compensate for a finger of larger diameter.
US09433354B2	Devices for modulation of retinal stimulation and/or retinal signal processing and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides devices and methods for the modulation of retinal stimulation and/or retinal signal processing. Such methods may be useful for the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease or disorder. The disclosed methods may comprise visual intervention by using lenses, prisms, mirrors, and/or filters (e.g., occluders) to alter the amount and/or direction of light on to the retina.
US09433347B2	Glare assembly for eye test display A monitor/display is used to display a vision test. A patient is spaced a predetermined distance from the monitor/display during the testing procedure, and individual, multiple LED housings are equally spaced about a center point of the monitor/display to direct light toward the patient during at least a portion of the test procedure. The light emanating from the individual housings is a diffuse, unfocused light to simulate glare, and the intensity of the light may be selectively altered. Conducting vision testing under glare conditions determines if there is any reduction or fall off in the patient's vision under such circumstances and provides an indication of whether the patient may require cataract surgery or has another ocular problem. An assembly allows an existing vision testing system to be easily modified to provide glare light testing capabilities.
US09433338B2	Imaging element, imaging device, endoscope, endoscope system, and method of driving imaging element An imaging element includes: a plurality of pixels; first vertical transfer lines; a second vertical transfer line; a reference voltage generator configured to generate a first reference voltage for a column-black reference signal, a second reference voltage for a line-black reference signal and a third reference voltage for phase adjustment; a phase adjusting signal generator configured to output a phase adjusting signal corresponding to the third reference voltage; a first reference signal generator configured to generate a column-black reference signal corresponding to the first reference voltage; a second reference signal generator configured to generate a line-black reference signal corresponding to the second reference voltage; and a timing generator configured to drive the phase adjusting signal generator, the first reference signal generator and the second reference signal generator to transmit the phase adjusting signal, the column-black reference signal and the line-black reference signal, respectively.
US09433334B2	Damp mop tool with hand activated liquid dispenser A damp mop includes a handle with a bore that defines a reservoir for a volume of cleaning liquid. The neck includes a socket with an outlet chamber and a liquid outlet orifice is defined in the neck in communication with the outlet chamber. A handle tip is engaged with the neck socket and includes a flow passage in fluid communication with both reservoir and the outlet chamber. A rod is located in the handle and includes an inner end with a piston. The rod and piston are selectively manually movable between: (i) a retracted position in which liquid can flow from the reservoir into the outlet chamber; and (ii) an extended position in which the piston blocks flow of liquid. The piston pressurizes the outlet chamber when it moves from the retracted position to the extended position to cause cleaning fluid to be ejected from the outlet orifice.
US09433333B2	Duster with interior sleeve A duster including a sleeve and one or more fibrous bundles attached to the sleeve. The sleeve is constructed to include one or more channels within the interior of the sleeve for receiving prongs of a duster handle. The fibrous bundles are attached to the surface of the sleeve or through the sleeve. The channels within the sleeve may include one or more narrowing areas to facilitate retention of the prongs within the sleeve.
US09433332B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A hand carriable surface cleaning apparatus, such as a cyclonic hand vacuum cleaner, is provided wherein a conduit is in communication with the cyclone air outlet. The conduit extends through the pre-motor filter and is in communication with the upstream side of the pre-motor filter.
US09433328B2	Air-activated sequenced valve split foam pump Foam dispenser systems and pumps for use in foam dispenser systems are disclosed herein. A refill unit for refilling a foam dispenser system comprises a container for holding a supply of foamable liquid and a pump housing connected to the container. The pump housing comprises one or more connections for connecting to one or more external air pumps, wherein the air pumps supply air pressure to move the foamable liquid into a mixing chamber and to mix air with the liquid in the mixing chamber and create a foamy air-liquid mixture.
US09433323B2	Cutting implement for food processor In a cutting implement for a food processor, a blade axle is rotatable on a rotation axis thereof in a direction of rotation of the blade axle. At least one blade assembly is mounted on the blade axle. The at least one blade assembly has at least one single-piece arcuate blade having an upper blade section coupled to the blade axle, a lower blade section separate from the upper blade section and coupled to the blade axle, and a middle blade section extending arcuately between and interconnecting the upper and lower blade sections. The single-piece arcuate blade has a leading edge in the direction of rotation of the blade axle, with the leading edge at least in part being configured to define a cutting edge of the single-piece arcuate blade.
US09433321B2	Oven for grilling food An oven for grilling food, is provided with: an outer shell (2), consisting of walls defining an internal volume, including a transparent portion (3); at least one door (4). The volume is subdivided into a zone (5) for heat production by heating elements and a cooking zone (6) including at least one grill (7) on which the food is placed. The at least one door (4) is associated with the at least one grill (7), which is slidingly supported inside the outer shell (2) and includes a bulkhead (8), opposite the door (4) with respect to the grill (7), arranged for closing the cooking zone (6) when the grill is fully extracted from the oven.
US09433319B2	Splash guard for a cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes an upper housing having a first heating surface, a lower housing operatively connected to the upper housing, the lower housing having a second heating surface, and a splash guard having a plurality of peripheral sidewalls. The splash guard is nestable within the lower housing and extendable therefrom to a position wherein the splash guard substantially surrounds the second heating surface.
US09433315B2	Self-cleaning drain for food preparation apparatus A drain system for a food preparation machine includes a preparation area drain tray; a rinsing station including a water source; a water collection tray disposed below the rinsing station so as to collect water supplied from the water source; and, a passage from the rinsing station to the preparation area drain tray directing water to flush the preparation area drain tray with water supplied from the water source.
US09433314B2	Pivotable support system and apparatus for a mailbox A rotating mailbox device is provided. The device includes a base plate having a fulcrum post fixed thereto and a position plate having at least one retaining hole defined therein. There is a spring positioned within the retaining hole and a ball bearing positioned at least partially within the retaining hole. The system also includes a box bracket rotatably coupled to the base plate via the fulcrum post. The box bracket has at least one retainer hole defined therein. The box bracket has a first position that aligns a first retainer hole of the box bracket of the at least one retainer hole with a first retaining hole of the at least one retaining hole of the position plate.
US09433313B2	Flexible mailbox support with detachable swing arm and replacable outer sleeve A flexible mailbox support is assembled by pivotable attachment of a mailbox support arm to a post having two rigid sections separated by a flexible middle section and coverable by a replaceable sleeve, the connection between the support arm and the post uses a single bolt inserted through and joining a flat surface on the arm to a flat surface on the top of the post, formed to be detachable with force, the parallel surfaces being set at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the post and a spring is compressed by the bolt head to adjustably bias the surfaces against one another while allowing the arm to pivot about the axis of the bolt, with a cage providing protection for the mailbox.
US09433312B2	Clothes catcher Various implementations of this disclosure provide a clothes catcher for holding a hanging portion of a clothing item. In some implementations, the clothes catcher can be used with existing or future developed clothes hangers. In some implementations, the clothes catcher can be used to lift a hanging portion of a long dress or other clothing item when hung from a clothes hanger. In some implementations, the apparatus in integrally connected to a clothes hanger.
US09433309B2	Pillow The disclosure relates to pillows that allow the user to rest comfortably in a variety of different positions.
US09433307B1	Indicating apparatus and system for carousel bagging rack An indicating apparatus and system for multi-bay carousel bagging-rack assemblies utilized in retail and grocery stores, wherein the indicating apparatus comprises illumination means, audible means, tactile means, and/or combinations thereof, and having assigned indication means for each separate bagging-bay provided by the bagging-rack assembly. The indicating apparatus may be manually or automatically activated and deactivated according to the position or location of purchased items placed into bags housed in the bagging-bays, communicating to the patron and/or cashier that purchased items are ready for transfer from the point-of-sale assembly to the patron's cart. The indicating apparatus may be attached to the carousel assembly by one or more clamps affixed through the indicating apparatus and/or through the carousel assembly.
US09433296B2	Device for quickly mounting a back rest on a mechanism for office chairs A device for connecting a back rest to the seating portion support mechanism for chairs includes a first part pertaining to the mechanism, a second part pertaining to the back rest, a pair of pins, at least one of which is applied to the first part (second part), a pair of open slots, at least one of which pertains to the second part (first part), the slots forming housings for the pins, an elastic member acting on at least one of the pins or the housings, the distance between the axes of the pins or the housings being modifiable temporarily against the action of the elastic member, wherein the open slots present an inclined surface which, by acting against one of the pins, causes a temporary modification of the distance between axes of the pins, so facilitating engagement of the pin in the housing seat.
US09433292B2	Alignment guide An alignment guide and method of assembling an apparatus with an alignment guide is provided. The alignment guide comprises a body having a first abutment surface and a second abutment surface. The apparatus comprises a cabinet defining an enclosure, a door, and a coupling mechanism for movably coupling the door to the cabinet to permit translational movement of the door relative the cabinet. The method comprises aligning the door relative to the cabinet with the alignment guide by abutting the first abutment surface of the alignment guide against a surface of the cabinet while abutting the second abutment surface of the alignment guide against a surface of the door. The method further comprises fixedly coupling the door to a support member of the coupling mechanism while the door is aligned to the cabinet with the alignment guide.
US09433291B2	Utility corner shelf bracket A utility corner shelf bracket which enables easy installation and removal, which are done quickly and without requiring tools, of a utility corner shelf bracket, and placing a shelf upon it, and which it based on bows which are capable of bending on one plane and durable to loads perpendicular to this plane and a tensioning system which enables adjustment to the wall corner prior to installation and fastening to the wall during installation.
US09433285B2	Modular overhead storage A storage system comprises a rack of multiple platforms connectable to one another in a first direction, where each of the platforms has segments that connect to one another along a direction other than the first direction, via a user-operable coupling. The platforms are preferably rectangular, and are connected at their long ends. The segments of each platform are also preferably rectangular, but they are connected along their long sides. In such embodiments, the connection between platforms is perpendicular to the length of the rack, while the connection between segments is parallel to the length of the rack. The segments of individual platforms are preferably coupled together with snap fit connections, and supported from their undersides by transverse supports, and the transverse supports are supported from their undersides by longitudinal supports via recesses on the segments. The transverse supports are preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal supports.
US09433269B2	Quick assembly methods and components for shade structures An umbrella assembly is provided that comprises an umbrella hub comprising an upper portion, a lower portion and a passage configured to be disposed about an umbrella pole. The upper portion includes a top surface that extends between the passage and an outer periphery of the hub. The lower portion includes a bottom surface that extends between the passage and the outer periphery of the hub. The umbrella hub also includes a first engagement position and a second engagement position. The first engagement position is configured to permit insertion of end portions of umbrella structural members into the hub. The first engagement position is provided by first relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the passage. The second engagement position is configured to retain end portions of umbrella structural members within the hub. The second engagement position is provided by second relative movement of the upper and lower portions of the hub along an axis extending through the passage.
US09433264B2	Versatile jewelry A versatile jewelry includes a semi-rigid or rigid main body defining groove about the outer periphery. The groove has a varying depth along its length and defines a cross section including a flat bottom portion and a pair of flat upstanding sidewalls. The main body has a semi-elliptical profile and defines first and second opposing end portions with a clearance therebetween. At least one hair accessory having an elasticity is adapted to be disposed in the groove and span the periphery of the main body and the clearance. The main body has a rigidity arranged to distribute pressure from the at least one hair accessory away from the wrist and the elasticity of the at least one hair accessory is arranged to force the at least one hair accessory against the bottom portion of the groove and the sidewalls restrict lateral movement of it within the groove.
US09433255B2	Stance-controlled articulated ankle-foot orthosis Devices, methods, and systems for an articulated ankle-foot orthosis with a selectively retractable stop are presented. The orthosis includes at least one of a foot mold, a shank mold, a forefoot sensor, a heel sensor, a stop, and a connecting mechanism. The stop is positioned between the foot mold and the shank mold, and the stop is selectively retractable between a closed position and a generally opposing open position that allows plantar flexion of the foot mold during the stance phase of a typical human gait cycle. The connecting mechanism is configured to move the stop from the closed position to the open position in response to a signal from the heel sensor indicating a heel-strike event. The connecting mechanism is also configured to move the stop from the open position back to the closed position in response to a signal from the forefoot sensor indicating a toe-off event.
US09433254B2	Footwork activity instruction and evaluation apparatus and system An intelligent footwork device that provides a user with visual instruction and direction of each footwork activity. The visual instruction is provided by directional lights embedded into the footwork device. The target footwork activity is compared to the actual footwork activity and an evaluation score is provided to the user.
US09433244B2	Brassiere cup and method of manufacture There is provided a brassiere cup comprising an outermost fabric layer joined to a perimeter of a preformed cup, wherein at least part of the joint between the outermost fabric layer and the perimeter of the preformed cup has been formed by ultrasonic welding, and may be thin, neat, smooth, and seamless. There is also provided a method of joining a fabric to at least part of a perimeter of a preformed brassiere cup, wherein the joint with the perimeter is achieved by ultrasonic welding.
US09433240B2	Smoking article and method A smoking article provides one or more sheets of material that can be rolled and packaged, at least one sheet including cellulose. In one embodiment, cellulose and tobacco sheet material are separately rolled layers that can optionally be wrapped around a form casing (or pre-rolled inside) and then packaged. In another embodiment, the sheet is a laminated sheet of tobacco and cellulose layers that can be optionally wrapped around (or pre-rolled inside) a form casing. These sheets can be filled with custom tobacco to make one or more new cigars for an end user. In another embodiment, a complete cigar filled with tobacco material can be disassembled by an end user to produce tobacco and cellulose sheets, enabling the end user to form two new cigars using his or her own custom tobacco.
US09433239B2	Bacteriophage and methods of making and using Bacteriophage are provided, and methods of making and using the bacteriophage also are provided.
US09433238B2	Mass-distributing device and moulding device comprising a mass distributing device of this type A mass-distributing device for supplying a mass of foodstuff starting materials suitable for consumption, in particular a meat mass, to one or more mold cavities of a molding member for molding three-dimensional products from the mass is provided. The device comprises a housing, which has an open side which can be turned towards the molding member, in which a flexible abutment element for the housing to abut the molding member is arranged. In the housing, a through-passage for the mass extends from an introduction opening in the housing to a discharge, which discharge opens at the open side of the housing. Pressure means are provided in order to position the flexible abutment element under pressure against the plane of the molding member comprising one or more mold cavities, the pressure means being designed to set contact pressures in separate zones of the flexible abutment element.
US09433235B2	Solubilization agent for solubilizing polyphenols, flavonoids and/or diterpenoid glucosides Described is a solubilization agent for solubilizing polyphenols, flavonoids and/or diterpenoid glucosides in aqueous liquids, wherein the solubilization agent consists of a mixture of: (a) one emulsifying polymer or a mixture of two, three or more emulsifying polymers, (b) one saponin or a mixture of two, three or more saponins, (c) one partially or fully water-miscible, preferably liquid, solvent or a mixture of partially or fully water-miscible, preferably liquid, solvents, preferably selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propylene glycol (1,2-propanediol), glycerin, triacetin (glycerin triacetate), diacetin (glycerin diacetate) and triethyl citrate, and (d) water. The solubilization agent is particularly suitable for sparingly water soluble polyphenols, flavonoids and/or diterpenoid glucosides. The invention also relates to compositions and (food or cosmetic) formulations comprising said solubilization agent. It further relates to a method for producing solubilization agents, compositions and (food or cosmetic) formulations.
US09433230B1	Device and method for dosing cryogenic liquid Systems and methods of producing a frozen food product include dosing ingredients with a liquefied gas while mixing the ingredients using self-cleaning interlocking beaters. The beaters are optionally also disposed to clean a container in which the ingredients are frozen. The rate and amount of cooling is controlled by measuring the quantity of liquid nitrogen, measuring viscosity of the frozen food product, measuring temperature, and/or the like.
US09433227B2	Filtration system A filtration system is arranged to safely vent a storage room into which a fog mixture is introduced. Venting the storage room reduces and/or prevents a substantial increase in the internal pressure of the storage room. To control the pressure differential between the storage room and the ambient air pressure, a venting manifold with an in-line duct fan is used, for example, to exhaust storage room air into the atmosphere. The exhausted storage room air is filtered to reduce the exfiltration of chemicals and/or other contaminants from the environmentally sealed storage room.
US09433223B2	Sinew removal device, processing device having such a sinew removal device, and method for the automatic removal of sinews and/or sinew portions situated on inner breast fillets A sinew separating apparatus for the automatic separation of sinews and/or sinew portions present on inner breast fillets of gutted poultry bodies which have had the wings completely removed, in which both the inner breast fillet lying directly on the carcass and the outer breast fillet covering the inner breast fillet lie in their natural position, and the poultry bodies are transported, the shoulder joints forward, in transport direction T along a transport route defining the transport plane E, in which the downwardly directed breast bone is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the transport direction T and parallel to it, comprising a pair of separators for separating the sinews and/or sinew portions from the inner breast fillet, wherein the two separators are located on opposite sides of the transport route of poultry bodies to be processed, characterized in that the separators are formed as sticking knives wherein each sticking knife is designed and configured to perform at least two cutting movements in different directions of movement and the two cutting movements are superimposable is provided. Furthermore, the invention concerns a processing apparatus having such a sinew separating apparatus and a corresponding method.
US09433197B2	Fishing reel having centrifugal brake system Disclosed herein is a fishing reel having a centrifugal brake system. The fishing reel includes a frame, a shaft, a spool and a centrifugal brake system. The centrifugal brake system includes a support member, a plurality of brake shoes, a brake disc, a controller and a connection member. The support member is provided on one side of the spool and is rotated in conjunction with the spool. The brake shoes are radially coupled to the support member by respective shaft pins. Each brake shoe has a heavy weight part and a light weight part on opposite sides based on the shaft pin to have a weight eccentric structure. The controller adjusts a distance between the brake disc and the brake shoes, thus controlling braking power. The connection member is coupled to the support member and includes protruding stoppers which limits swing displacement angles of the respective brake shoes.
US09433194B2	Aquaculture lighting devices and methods A lighting assembly for enhancing the growth of aquatic life in an ecosystem and method of enhancing the growth of aquatic life in such an ecosystem. The assembly includes a vessel submerged within water of the ecosystem. A substrate is disposed within and surrounded by the vessel and provides electronics to provide a conditioned current to a plurality of light emitting diodes also contained on the substrate. The light emitting diodes emit light within the water of the ecosystem that provides for growth, not only in a larger volume of the ecosystem, but in addition enhances the growth of the aquatic life.
US09433193B2	Platform bird feeder with an adjustable wobbling baffle A platform bird feeder is provided including a base platform with a seed tray, a baffle and a center pole having a bottom end connected the tray, the baffle being tiltably and adjustably mounted to the pole above the base. Preferably, the seed tray has a seed protecting grate to hinder squirrels from accessing the seed in the tray. The height of the baffle above the seed tray may be adjusted up and down to allow the user to increase and decrease the seed access space, respectively, between the baffle and the tray. When the baffle is at a desired height, it is secured in place by an adjustable securing mechanism that, while holding the baffle at the desired height, allows the baffle to tilt or wobble when sufficient weight is placed on one side of the baffle.
US09433191B2	Applicator for applying cleaning, disinfecting and pet care solutions The present invention relates to a device that integrates a manually operable fluid dispenser for dispensing and applying a contained fluid to clean and/or disinfect a surface or care for a pet's fur coat. The device is preferably equipped with washable and reusable cleaning pads or various combing and brushing appliances thus obviating the need for a separate cleaning cloth or brush/comb.
US09433184B2	Automated system for applying disinfectant to the teats of dairy livestock A method for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock, comprises receiving a trigger signal indicating that a stall of a rotary milking platform housing a dairy livestock is located adjacent to a track, the track having a carriage carrying a robotic arm mounted thereto. The method continues by communicating a first signal to a first actuator coupled to the track and the carriage, the first signal causing operation of the first actuator such that the carriage moves along the track in relation to the rotary milking platform. The method concludes by communicating one or more additional signals to one or more actuators of the robotic arm, the one or more additional signals causing operation of the one or more actuators of the robotic arm such that at least a portion of the robotic arm extends between the hind legs of a dairy livestock.
US09433181B1	Soybean cultivar S140178 A soybean cultivar designated S140178 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S140178, to the plants of soybean cultivar S140178, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S140178, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S140178. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140178. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S140178, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S140178 with another soybean cultivar.
US09433171B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH537945 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH537945. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH537945, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH537945 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH537945.
US09433166B1	Maize variety hybrid X03B495 A novel maize variety designated X03B495 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X03B495 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03B495 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X03B495, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03B495. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03B495.
US09433160B2	Hydroponic array for the individualized delivery of nutrients Systems and methods configured to deliver fluids to an array of plant deliver different fluids to different plants or groups of plants. The fluids include one or more of nutrients, dyes, insecticides, and/or herbicides. Delivery may be controlled such that a graphic and/or image is depicted by an array of plants or groups of plants.
US09433158B2	Plant cultivation system An irrigation device includes: a nozzle discharging liquid; a cover preventing the liquid discharged from the nozzle from splattering around the container; and a moving mechanism moving the cover between a first position and a second position. When moved to the first position, the cover covers space above the container. When moved to the second position, the cover is removed from the space above the container and the space is uncovered. The moving mechanism moves the cover (i) to the first position when the liquid is supplied to a plant, and (ii) to the second position when the supplying of the liquid to the plant ends.
US09433155B2	Animal incursion-resistant raised bed gardening system Disclosed is a system having a base and a screened enclosure for disposition on the ground for growing plants. The base forms a hollow enclosure into which a growing medium can be disposed. The screened enclosure is mounted on the base and is in the form of a plurality of elongated frame members, plural upper screen members and plural lower screen members. Each of the screen members has an opposed pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. The frame members extend upward from the base and are spaced apart from one another. Each of the frame members includes a first respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective lower screen member therein and a second respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective upper screen member therein. Each of the upper and lower screen members are arranged to be individually removed from their respective sections of their associated frame members to enable each of the screen members to be individually removed from the frame members.
US09433154B2	Biodegradable landscape fabric The present invention relates to a biodegradable landscape fabric comprising spunlaced cellulosic fibers which comprise 0% to 75% wood pulp fibers and 25% to 100% regenerated cellulosic fibers without fiber binding materials and may further comprise a colorant.
US09433148B2	Device for collecting and releasing debris A device comprises a collection bin and a stationary front plate pivotably coupled with the bin via a hinge mechanism. The bin is rotatable relative to the front plate between a first position, wherein the bin's front end is closed by the front plate, and a second position, wherein the front end is spaced from the front plate for releasing debris out of the bin. An actuator is operatively connected to the hinge mechanism, which includes a bar interconnected between the bin and front plate. The bar is attached to the front plate and the bin. Actuator actuation rotates the bar and the bin in an arcuate motion from the first to the second position, and retraction of the actuator returns the bar and bin to the first position. Rotation of the bin defines a center of rotation on the opposite side of the front plate from the bin.
US09433144B2	Orifice selector module for liquid fertilizer distribution systems An orifice selector module for use with flow gauges in a sprayer environment. The orifice selector module is retrofit into existing or new flow gauge assemblies and is placed in line between the spray nozzles and the flow gauges. The orifice selector module includes a rotatable cap which rotates a rotor which in turn rotates an orifice plate which features numerous orifices of different sizes. These orifices can be switched on the fly manually by the vehicle operator to increase or decrease flow through a particular hose from a particular flow gauge.
US09433143B2	Drop spreader for powdered materials A drop spreader apparatus generally includes a hopper configured to hold a spreadable material, the container comprises an opening extending linearly across a bottom of the hopper; a wheel and axle assembly comprise two wheels connected by a wheel axle, the wheels and axle configured to support the hopper; a de-bridging and dispensing assembly positioned above the opening of the hopper, the de-bridging and dispensing assembly comprise a de-bridger mechanism configured to sift the spreadable material and a de-bridging driver mechanically coupled to the wheel and axle assembly, the driver configured to drive the de-bridger mechanism using the rotation of the wheels.
US09433140B2	Visualization device A device for visualizing control operations of an agricultural working machine includes a visualization device that visualizes at least one driving path to be traveled is assigned to the agricultural working machine. Control operations are stored in graphic images and the graphic images are displayed in the visualization device along the driving path to be traveled in the order in which they are carried out, to maintain an operator in an informed state with respect to the control processes that are taking place.
US09439326B1	Electronic components An electronic component may include an integrated circuit device package and a second substrate. The integrated circuit device package may include a first substrate being bent or spread, a heat transfer member disposed in the first substrate, an integrated circuit device being bent or spread, a first pad disposed on one face of the integrated circuit device, and an adhesion member disposed between the integrated circuit device and the first substrate. The second substrate may be bent or spread. The second substrate may include a second pad. The integrated circuit device package may be combined with the second substrate by a thermo compression bonding process in which the heat transfer member may transfer a heat to the second substrate through the first substrate and the first pad may make contact with the second pad.
US09439325B2	Coolant-cooled heat sink configured for accelerating coolant flow Cooling apparatuses, cooled electronic modules, and methods of fabrication are provided which facilitate heat transfer from one or more electronic components to a coolant. The cooling apparatus includes a coolant-cooled heat sink with a thermally conductive structure having a coolant-carrying compartment including a varying cross-sectional coolant flow area through which coolant flows in a direction substantially parallel to a main heat transfer surface of the structure coupled to the electronic component(s). The coolant-cooled heat sink includes a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet in fluid communication with the coolant-carrying compartment, and the coolant flow area of the coolant-carrying compartment decreases, at least in part, in a direction of coolant flow through the coolant-carrying compartment. The decreasing coolant flow area facilitates an increasing effective heat transfer coefficient between the main heat transfer surface and the coolant by, at least in part, accelerating the coolant flow within the coolant-carrying compartment.
US09439321B2	Slide for industrial computer rack A slide for an industrial computer rack includes a telescopic frame, a pair of fastener sets, a slide set, an automatic locking module and a release module. The industrial computer rack is a rectangular box composed of frameworks and side panels, and each vertically erected framework has equidistant latch holes. The length of the slide can be adjusted by changing the length of the telescopic frame according to the distance between any two frameworks, and the fastener sets are installed at two end portions of the telescopic frame respectively for a quick installation. The slide set is integrated with the automatic locking module, and the release module includes a U-shaped rail, a release rod and a fixed block. The U-shaped rail is locked onto the exterior of the industrial computer and movably disposed across the telescopic frame, so that the industrial computer can be locked automatically and released quickly.
US09439320B2	Tray A tray for bearing different storage units includes a main body and a connecting rod. The main body includes a bottom plate, and the bottom plate has a bearing surface for bearing the storage units; the bottom plate is provided with an arc-shaped through hole. The arc-shaped through hole has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The connecting rod is pivotally connected with the bottom plate, and one end of the connecting rod moves between the first end and the second end along the arc-shaped through hole. The tray further includes a supporting portion disposed on a side of the bottom plate opposite to the bearing surface and used for supporting the connecting rod.
US09439319B2	Cable backplane system A cable backplane system includes a plurality of cable connectors interconnected by cables, each cable connector having a header holding signal contacts at a mating end of the header configured for mating with a card connector. A cable tray having side walls surrounds a cavity defining a raceway for the cables. The cable tray has a front edge and holds header frames between the side walls. The header frames hold headers of corresponding cable connectors. An organizer plate is coupled to the cable tray at the front edge. The organizer plate has a plurality of connector channels receiving mating ends of corresponding headers. The connector channels hold the headers in position relative to one another.
US09439304B2	Robust consumer electronic device A method includes providing a molded elastomeric mat having an input protrusion, an output device receiving surface including an output device contact, and a battery receiving indentation including a power supply contact. The method further includes insert molding an output conductive path into the elastomeric mat, the output conductive path electrically coupling a circuit carrier output contact to an output device contact, and insert molding a power supply conductive path into the elastomeric mat, the power supply conductive path electrically coupling a circuit carrier power contact to the power supply contact. The method includes interfacing the elastomeric mat with a circuit carrier, aligning the input protrusion with a circuit carrier input contact, interfacing a display device with the output device receiving surface, electrically connecting the display device with the output device contact, and positioning the elastomeric mat into a housing.
US09439299B2	Low-profile outdoor lighting module with light emitting diodes A low-profile lighting module with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has a water-tight seal between a molded-plastic cover and a printed circuit board (PCB). A substrate with the LEDs fits up into an indentation in the lower surface of the PCB. Landing pads on the top of the substrate attach to contact pads in the indentation that are extensions of a conductor of the PCB which is electrically coupled through the landing pads to the LEDs. A lens with a curved optical portion surrounded by a flat lip fits into another indentation on the upper surface of the PCB. A highly reflective sheet is disposed between the planar lower surface of the lens and bottom of the indentation in the upper surface. A double-sided adhesive sheet is disposed under the inside surface of the molded-plastic cover and over both the upper surface of the PCB and the flat lip of the lens.
US09439286B2	Connecting device for electronic component of electronic device A connecting device to connect an electronic component of an electronic device such as a portable terminal to another connection point such as a connection point of a main circuit board. The connection device includes at least a pair of conducting wires extending from the electronic component; a board connected to an end of the conducting wires; and at least two connecting members provided on one surface of the board, which are electrically coupled to the respective conducting wires. The connecting device so configured does not require a process of soldering or of coupling a connector to a socket to make a connection to the connection point, and makes it easy to standardize/commonly use an electronic component, thereby allowing the unit price of an electronic component, and the manufacturing costs of the electronic device to be reduced.
US09439282B2	Method for manufacturing printed circuit board A printed circuit board includes a first trace layer, a first dielectric layer, a second trace layer, a second dielectric layer, a third trace layer, a third dielectric layer and a fourth trace layer arranged in that order. A cavity is defined in the printed circuit board running through from the fourth trace layer to the second dielectric layer. Portion of the second dielectric layer is exposed in the cavity. Surfaces of the fourth trace layer combining with the second dielectric layer, and surfaces of the second trace layer combining with the first dielectric layer, are all roughened to increase the strength of adhesion.
US09439274B2	Discharge lamp driving device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method A discharge lamp driving device according to an aspect includes: a discharge lamp driving section configured to supply driving power to a discharge lamp including electrodes and a control section configured to control the discharge lamp driving section. The control section is configured to perform a steady lighting driving for supplying first driving power to the discharge lamp and a high power driving for supplying second driving power larger than the first driving power to the discharge lamp. The magnitude of heat load on the electrodes by the high power driving changes on the basis of the first driving power.
US09439272B2	Display lighting and related devices and methods A method for creating a display lighting presentation is provided. The method includes providing a light sequence definition graphical user interface configured to enable entry of lighting states associated with a lighting sequence to be included in the display lighting presentation, and receiving input via the light sequence publication user interface, the input specifying lighting states to be included in the display lighting presentation.
US09439270B2	Digital communication receiver interface circuit for line-pair with duty cycle imbalance compensation A circuit (200) includes: a diode bridge (210) having polarity-independent input terminals for coupling to a DALI bus, and having positive and negative output terminals, wherein the diode bridge receives a receive signal from the DALI bus; a galvanic isolation device (220) having an input for receiving the receive signal from the diode bridge, and an output for outputting the receive signal galvanically isolated from the diode bridge and the DALI bus; a receive signal threshold reference device (235) for setting a threshold voltage for the galvanic isolation device to respond to the receive signal; an amplifier (280) for receiving the galvanically isolated receive signal from the galvanic isolation device and outputting a binary digital signal via a low pass filter (290); and a first duty cycle control device (230, 270) for adjusting the timing of rising edges of the galvanically isolated receive signal with respect to its falling edges.
US09439268B2	System and method for auto-commissioning based on smart sensors An imaging sensor determines an influence of artificial light from one or more artificial light sources and an influence of natural light in an area associated with a lighting system. On the basis of the influence of the natural light and the influence of the artificial light, the imaging sensor determines the location of the one or more artificial light sources with respect to the location of the imaging sensor. Further, the imaging sensor allocates a portion of the area as an area of influence of the imaging sensor based on a threshold change in luminescence of the area associated with switching on or switching off of the one or more artificial light sources. Responsively, the imaging sensor associates at least one artificial light source of the one or more light sources and occupancy sensors corresponding to the at least one artificial light source with the allocated area of influence.
US09439266B2	Method for adjusting pixel data based on the duty ratio history of the backlight in order to compensate for the temperature of the backlight A light source device includes a light source module having a light-emitting block, an image analysis part, a duty ratio calculation part, a duty ratio determination part and a signal generation part. The image analysis part extracts representative luminance data of the light-emitting block based on pixel data. The duty ratio calculation part calculates duty ratio data of the light-emitting block based on the representative luminance data. The duty ratio determination part generates determined duty ratio data of the light-emitting block based on the duty ratio data from a first period, and the signal generation part generates a driving signal having a duty ratio corresponding to the determined duty ratio data to drive the light-emitting block.
US09439265B1	Method of driving pixel element in active matrix display A method of driving a pixel element an active matrix display. The method inducing a change of the bias voltage of the first transistor towards its threshold voltage with an essentially constant current provided from the semiconductor channel of a field effect transistor to cause the bias voltage of the first transistor linearly depend upon the time lapse since the light-emitting element starts to emit light. The method also includes terminating light emitted from the light-emitting element after the bias voltage of the first transistor becomes substantially close to the threshold voltage of the first transistor.
US09439264B2	Lighting circuit for light emitting element and illumination apparatus including same A light-emitting-element lighting circuit for dimming a light emitting element by a PWM dimming signal of a duty ratio corresponding to an input dimming signal is provided. The lighting circuit includes a PWM dimming signal generating unit which generates the PWM dimming signal by performing a summation of AC wave signals including a fundamental wave and harmonics of different frequencies that are integer multiples of a fundamental frequency of the fundamental wave. The fundamental frequency is equal to or higher than a frequency, at which a sound pressure level is at maximum, in an audible frequency range in a correlation spectrum between the sound pressure level generated from the light emitting element and a frequency of an AC wave signal inputted to the light emitting element.
US09439252B1	Driving LEDs in LCD backlight A backlight driver includes current sources that are connected between LED strings and a number of bias voltages. There can be any number of different bias voltages, each at a ground potential or higher voltage. The bias voltage is selected for a particular LED string in order to reduce a current drop across the current source. This reduces the power consumption of the current source and LED string. Heat dissipation is also reduced.
US09439250B2	Driving light emitting diode (LED) lamps using power received from ballast stabilizers A circuit drives a light emitting diode (LED) lamp based on alternating current (AC) power received from a ballast stabilizer. The circuit includes an inductive load, a rectifying circuit, and an output circuit. The inductive load is coupled to and receives the AC power from the ballast stabilizer. The rectifying circuit is electrically coupled to the inductive load and rectifies the AC power to produce a unidirectional current. The output circuit receives the unidirectional current from the rectifying circuit, and produces an output current for driving the LED lamp. Various additional circuits and illuminating apparatuses for producing light from AC power using a LED lamp are also provided.
US09439248B2	Electroluminescent display screen and method for preparing the same, and display device The invention provides an electroluminescent display screen and a method for preparing the same, and a display device, by which an electroluminescent display screen can automatically screen the irradiation of a laser, so that a mask can be omitted, the requirement on the manufacture process can be lowered, the production cost can be reduced, and the production capacity can be increased. An electroluminescent display screen according to the invention includes: a back plane; a package substrate; and a luminescent layer and a frit sealant provided between the back plane and the package substrate. The electroluminescent display screen further comprises a light-shielding pattern layer for shielding the region other than the frit sealant when a laser irradiates on the frit sealant, which is formed on one side of the package substrate that faces the back plane.
US09439245B2	Electrical connector for a laminated window A laminated window is disclosed having a window heater unit which is connected to an external source of electrical power by means of an electrically conductive strip. At least a part of each of the electrically conductive strips is bonded on all sides to one or more laminating interlayer interposed between and bonding together two panes of glass. The bonding of the laminating interlayer to the electrically conductive strips during manufacture of the laminated window produces a water impervious seal between the laminating interlayer and the respective electrically conductive strip.
US09439241B2	Base station system A base station system includes a base station device (1), a wireless transmission device (2) and a data transfer device (3), each of which can be installed outdoors. Enclosures (12, 22 and 32) of the devices (1-3) each provide a degree of protection from water and dust ingress necessary for being installed outdoors. The enclosure (12) of the base station device (1) accommodates electronic equipment (11) functioning as a base station. The enclosure (22) of the wireless transmission device (2) accommodates electronic equipment (21) functioning as a radio station to perform wireless transmission with the other device for connecting the base station device (1) to a mobile backhaul network. The enclosure (32) of the data transfer device (3) accommodates electronic equipment (31) functioning as a router or a switch to transfer data packets or data flames between the base station device (1) and the wireless transmission device (2). This eliminates the need for construction of a building/shelter to install the base station system.
US09439236B2	Telecommunication systems with discontinuous reception A method aims at controlling parameters used by communication terminals of a telecommunication system which enables discontinuous reception. The discontinuous reception involves DRX cycles during each one of which a communication terminal wakes up at least once to monitor a downlink control channel. The telecommunication system enables the use of DRX cycles of different lengths. The method includes a determining procedure (s10) comprising determining, on a per communication terminal basis, whether the communication terminal is eligible to rely on a terminal-controlled mobility procedure, wherein determining is based on at least one characteristic of the communication terminal. The method also includes a setting procedure (s20) comprising, at least for one of the possible outcomes of the determining procedure (s10), setting one or more parameters on the communication terminal accordingly.
US09439235B2	Wireless access point allocation and transfer A network system includes a master wireless access point (mAP) connected to one or more slave access points (sAPs), the mAP configured to configure the wireless access password of the sAP(s) and including an open user interface wirelessly accessible by a wireless device, a security gateway and a secure user interface wirelessly accessible by the wireless device. The wireless device connects to the mAP via the open user interface and exchanges security credentials to bypass the security gateway to gain access to the secure user interface. The wireless device is connected to the secure user interface, the mAP is configured to: configure an SSID and/or wireless access password for a sAP and to share the SSID and/or wireless access password with the wireless device, whereupon, the wireless device disconnects from the mAP and re-connects to the network via the sAP using the wireless access password configured by the mAP.
US09439234B2	System and method for intelligently selecting a network interface An method, apparatus and machine readable medium are described for intelligently selecting a network interface. An attempt may be made to connect over a first network interface having the highest priority (e.g., WiFi). At the same time, a fallback timer is started. If the attempt to connect over the first network interface does not succeed within a designated timer threshold, then a parallel attempt is made to connect over a second network interface having a lower priority (e.g., cellular). The first network interface over which a connection is successfully made is then used. These techniques may be employed on a per-connection basis. Thus, a first process may successfully connect over the first network interface while a second process may be unsuccessful over the first network interface but may fall back to the second network interface.
US09439233B2	Method and apparatus for performing activation/deactivation of serving cell in wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity Provided is an apparatus and method for performing activation/deactivation of a serving cell in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method for performing activation/deactivation of serving cell by a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes configuring a dual connectivity with at least two different base stations based on dual connectivity configuration information received through RRC (Radio Resource Control) message from a base station, receiving activation/deactivation information about secondary serving cell configured for the UE from each of two different base stations, and selectively applying the activation/deactivation information about the secondary serving cell configured for the UE based on information including the secondary serving cell provided by the base station or information about the base station providing the secondary serving cell configured for the UE.
US09439230B2	Connection method and mobile device for wireless display A connection method for wireless display is provided. The connection method includes: activating by a mobile device an application program; acquiring by the mobile device a two-dimensional barcode image; determining by the mobile device whether the two-dimensional barcode image is identical with a prestored image, if not, processing the two-dimensional barcode image to obtain a WiFi MAC address; determining by the mobile device whether the format of the WiFi MAC address is correct, if so, storing the two-dimensional barcode image and its corresponding WiFi MAC address; broadcasting by the mobile device the WiFi MAC address to a WiFi display module of the mobile device, and establishing a data connection with the WiFi display module via the WiFi MAC address; performing data transmission by the mobile device with the display device. By the above means, the present disclosure can effectively improve the connection efficiency between the mobile device and the display device and can thus greatly enhance the user experience.
US09439224B2	Increased throughput in radio-frequency communications A mobile telephony radiocommunication management process, with first time slots and second time slots being provided independently of each other, said process comprising the default selection of first time slots for transmitting/receiving first bursts corresponding to these first time slots, and in the case of a first time slot at least partially overlapping with a second time slot, choosing the first time slot or the second time slot, for respectively transmitting/receiving the first burst corresponding to the first time slot or receiving the second burst corresponding to the second time slot, with this choice being made so as to minimize the number of second bursts received for a given result.
US09439223B2	Device and method for transmitting random access preamble Base Station (BS) and User Equipment (UE) apparatuses for configuring a Random Access CHannel (RACH), and methods thereof, are provided. The method for a BS to configure a RACH includes generating configuration information on RACH resources, transmitting the configuration information on the RACH resources to a UE, receiving a random access preamble multiplexed on a plurality of continuous RACH resources from the UE, extracting the random access preamble multiplexed on the plurality of continuous RACH resources, and detecting the extracted random access preamble. The method for a UE to configure a RACH includes receiving configuration information on RACH resources from a BS, selecting occupied RACH resources among a plurality of continuous RACH resources, generating a random access preamble, multiplexing the generated random access preamble on the selected RACH resources, and transmitting the random access preamble on the selected RACH resources to the BS.
US09439222B2	Method, base station, and user equipment for accessing physical random access channel A method, a base station, and a user equipment for PRACH access are provided. The method includes: determining a PRACH sequence group used by multiple base stations, where the multiple base stations use a same cell identity and include a macro base station and at least one pico base station, the PRACH sequence group includes k1 first PRACH sequences, k2second PRACH sequences, k3 third PRACH sequences, k4 fourth PRACH sequences, k5 fifth PRACH sequences, and k6 sixth PRACH sequences, k1 and k4 are positive integers, and k2, k3, k5, and k6 are nonnegative integers; and sending an indication parameter of the PRACH sequence group to the UE for the UE to randomly access a network, where the indication parameter is used for indicating the first PRACH sequences to the sixth PRACH sequences. thereby the fierceness of contention access to a PRACH can be reduced.
US09439221B2	Method for managing access to a shared communication medium The methods for managing access to a communication medium shared by a plurality of radio communication devices. The method of accessing a radio communication medium shared between a plurality of communication terminals. The method is based on a variant of the CSMA/CD access protocol. The method is based on monitoring of the medium and the emission of a token to request permission to emit. The terminals that receive this token then emit an acknowledgement intended to signal that the medium can be used, or a collision message if they receive a plurality of tokens simultaneously. In the latter case, the emitter retries its attempt to use the medium later on.
US09439217B2	Transmit power control for physical random access channels The invention relates to methods for adjusting the transmit power utilized by a mobile terminal for uplink transmissions, and to methods for adjusting the transmit power used by a mobile terminal for one or more RACH procedures. The invention is also providing apparatus and system for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the apparatus and system to perform the methods described herein. In order to allow for adjusting the transmit power of uplink transmissions on uplink component carriers, the invention suggests introducing a power scaling for uplink PRACH transmissions performing RACH procedures on an uplink component carrier. The power scaling is proposed on the basis of a prioritization among multiple uplink transmissions or on the basis of the uplink component carriers on which RACH procedures are performed.
US09439206B2	Method for controlling measurements in a wireless telecommunications terminal A method is provided for controlling measurements in a wireless telecommunications terminal. In a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication system, the network instructs a UE to measure the received power and quality of the reference signals of the serving cell as well as of neighbor cells. The object of improving the system power consumption of user equipment (UE) that has to perform such measurements is solved by distributing the measurement functionality between RRC and PHY layers such that the RRC layer is enabled to rest in a power save mode unless results of the measurements have to be reported to the network, and to be only active for a minimum to ensure that the UE still behaves standard compliant to the network.
US09439203B1	Method of scheduling communication in a wireless communication network A system and method of scheduling communication in a wireless communication network are provided. A scheduling scheme comprising a first and second subframe can be determined to communicate data between a first access node and first wireless devices, and a second access node and second wireless devices. A resource request from a network node can be received. An interference indication of the one of the first wireless devices can be determined after receiving the resource request. The first access node can be instructed to transmit data addressed to the one of the first wireless devices during the second subframe when the interference indication of the one of the first wireless devices meets an interference criteria. The second access node can be instructed to transmit data addressed to at least one of the second wireless devices that meets the signal condition threshold during the second subframe of the scheduling scheme.
US09439197B1	Method and apparatus for directed adaptive control of dynamic channel selection in wireless networks The present invention relates to wireless networks and more specifically to systems and methods for selecting available channels free of radar signals from a plurality of radio frequency channels. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a standalone multi-channel DFS master device and a cloud intelligence device. The standalone multi-channel DFS master device generates spectral information associated with a plurality of communication channels for a device in communication with the standalone multi-channel DFS master device. The cloud intelligence device receives the spectral information via a network device, integrates the spectral information with other spectral information to generate integrated spectral information, and determines a communication channel for the device that is selected from the plurality of communication channels based at least on the integrated spectral information.
US09439196B2	Electronic key convey solution for in-hospital medical body area network (MBAN) systems An electronic key conveyance system (10) of a medical institution (14) includes a control point (70). The control point (70) receives one or more electronic keys from a coordinator (12) of an MBAN spectrum. Each of the electronic keys authorizes the medical institution (14) to use at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum. The system (10) further includes a channel regulator (72) generating by a processor (80) one or more channel use rules based on the electronic keys. The channel use rules authorize MBAN systems (18, 20, 22) of the medical institution (14) to use the at least a portion of the MBAN spectrum. Even more, the system (10) includes one or more access points and/or ports (74, 76) notifying the MBAN systems (18, 20, 22) of presently authorized portions of the MBAN spectrum based on the channel use rules. The electronic key is based on the available spectrum of primary users like AMT, the rules are based on a key and the spectrum already occupied by other MBANs and their nodes. The frequency range of used 802.15.4j is 2360 MHz to 2390 MHz or 2360 MHz to 2400 MHz. Cognitive radio principles are applied.
US09439195B1	Systems and methods for managing communication of an access node and a relay node Systems and methods are described for managing communications of an access node and a relay node. A utilization of a first frequency band that is used for communication between a relay node and wireless devices may be monitored. The relay node may also communicate with an access node to connect to a network. It may be determined that the monitored utilization meets a utilization criteria. One of a second frequency band and a third frequency band may be selected for the relay node based on the determination that the monitored utilization meets the utilization criteria. The selected frequency band may be allocated for communication between the relay node and wireless devices.
US09439194B2	Method for robust real-time wireless industrial communication Methods for operating real-time wireless networks enable robust medium access strategies for communicating nodes in the network. A given wireless channel is divided into several sub-carriers, with each node assigned to a subset of sub-carriers. A master wireless node uses different subsets of the sub-carriers to communication with two or more slave wireless nodes simultaneously. The method includes generation of preambles that are robust to interference and multipath conditions. The method also enables communication within a maximum predetermined latency bound.
US09439189B2	Method and device for transmitting ACK/NACK in carrier aggregating system The present invention relates to a method of transmitting an acknowledgement/not-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) and a device for using such a method. According to the present invention, a cell-specific downlink-uplink setting for one of a plurality of serving cells and a reference UL-DL setting is received, an effective downlink sub-frame capable of actually receiving a data unit from one serving cell is determined based on the settings, and only an ACK/NACK for the effective downlink sub-frame is configured as a bit string and fed back.
US09439182B2	Radio communication system, radio base station apparatus, user terminal and radio communication method The present invention is designed to prevent the decrease of capacity even when the ratio of uplink subframes and downlink subframes is changed in each component carrier in TDD carrier aggregation. With the radio communication method according to the present invention, a radio base station apparatus generates a downlink control channel signal containing downlink control information including carrier indicator field information, and transmits the downlink control channel signal to a user terminal, and the user terminal receives the downlink control channel signal and executes signal processing with respect to the downlink signal in accordance with the downlink control information. In this case, the carrier indicator field information is information which associates a carrier index and the number of subframes to schedule victim subframes.
US09439177B2	Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving persistent scheduling information in wireless communication system An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving persistent scheduling information are provided. A machine-to-machine (M2M) device for receiving persistent scheduling information in a wireless communication system includes a receiver configured to receive, from a BS, a message comprising allocation period information including a persistent allocation period for the M2M device, wherein the message further comprises de-allocation information that indicates whether the de-allocation corresponds to a permanent de-allocation or one-time de-allocation when the allocation period information indicates a de-allocation, and wherein the message does not comprise information about HARQ feedback allocation when the de-allocation information indicates the one-time de-allocation.
US09439173B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting data The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting data. The method for a terminal to receive downlink data includes the steps of: receiving resource allocation information from a base station; and demodulating the downlink data transmitted through a sub-resource allocation unit allocated on the basis of the resource allocation information, wherein the sub-resource allocation unit is a plurality of resource units included in one resource allocation unit and the downlink data can be demodulated on the basis of a demodulation reference signal (DM_RS).
US09439172B2	Method and device for notifying reference signal configuration information Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a device for notifying reference signal configuration information, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: coding, according to channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration information, the CSI-RS configuration information, to obtain a CSI-RS configuration information code; storing a mapping relation between the CSI-RS configuration information code and the CSI-RS configuration information, and sending the mapping relation to a UE for storage; searching, in the stored mapping relation between the CSI-RS configuration information code and the CSI-RS configuration information, for a CSI-RS configuration information code corresponding to CSI-RS configuration information to be notified; and sending the found CSI-RS configuration information code to the UE, so that the UE determines CSI-RS configuration information according to the received CSI-RS configuration information code and the mapping relation between the CSI-RS configuration information code and the CSI-RS configuration information.
US09439167B2	Methods and apparatus for mobile station location estimation Methods and apparatus for estimating mobile station location include receiving reported signal strengths or other attachment indicator values from a mobile station. The reported signal strengths are compared with characteristic received signal strength values in a coverage area of a mobile network. A mobile switching center determines if a local function is requested and initiates a location estimation process by a mobile location module (MLM). The MLM receives the reported signal strength contours associated with the attachment points. Based on a comparison of the reported attachment indicator values with characteristic values, the MLM provides a mobile location estimate.
US09439164B2	Luggage tracking method and apparatus The claimed technology provides a new method and process for locating and sharing information regarding the location of checked-in luggage while traveling. As part of the claimed technology, a GSM device is placed into luggage to be checked in by the traveler at the airline counter. A mobile device such as a phone or tablet lets the traveler know that their luggage has arrived in sync with the air flight. If the luggage has not arrived, the claimed technology notifies both traveler and airline of the airport location of the luggage, and proactively triggers the airline to coordinate with the passenger for delivery of the luggage.
US09439161B2	Physical layer design for uplink (UL) multiuser multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MIMO) in wireless local area network (WLAN) systems Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for uplink (UL) multiuser multiple-input, multiple-output (MU-MIMO) transmissions in a High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) system. One example method generally includes generating a packet having a preamble portion and transmitting the packet. The preamble portion typically includes a long training field (LTF); a first signal (SIG) field subsequent to the LTF; one or more other LTFs located subsequent to the first SIG field; and at least one second SIG field, wherein all SIG fields in the preamble portion, other than the first SIG field, are subsequent to the one or more other LTFs. Another example method generally includes receiving, from an apparatus, a packet having a preamble portion comprising tone-interleaved LTFs; and performing frequency offset adjustment on the packet based on the tone-interleaved LTFs.
US09439147B2	Mechanisms of reducing power consumption for NAN devices A wireless communication device comprises a transceiver configured to communicate information with one or more neighbor devices in accordance with a sync mode of a WiFi communication protocol, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor for reception of at least one of a response frame or a beacon frame sent by any neighbor device, determine whether to schedule transmission of a service frame, and change operation to a background scan mode when the at least one of the response frame or the beacon frame sent by any neighbor device is undetected for a specified time duration and the transmission of a service frame is unscheduled.
US09439145B2	Approach for extended battery life network nodes In an embodiment, triplets of network-enabled FCIs operate to monitor the three phases of a power distribution system. In being network-enabled, the FCIs also operate as nodes of an RF mesh network. In an embodiment, upon the detection of a power failure, the triplet of network FCIs is serially operated so as to extend their networking capabilities by approximately three times.
US09439132B2	Method for the conditional transmission of a cellular frame over a network and device for implementing the same The invention relates to a method for the conditional transmission of a cellular frame by a cellular device (10) over a cellular network (11) comprising cells (111). The invention is characterised in that it comprises steps in which: the device (10) scans (S2) the network (11) in order to detect cells (111); if at least one cell (111) is detected, the device (10) determines (S202) if at least one of the cells detected belongs to a list stored in a database (BDD) of the device (10) and listing the cells in which the transmission of a cellular frame is prohibited; and if none of the cells detected belongs to the list, the device (10) determines (S203) the value of a mobility variable (M) indicating whether or not the device is authorised to transmit, and the device (10) transmits (S204) a cellular frame when the mobility variable (M) indicates that the device is authorised to transmit. The invention also relates to a device for implementing said method.
US09439118B2	Systems and methods supporting WLAN-WWAN mobility in devices Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting, in a device, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)-Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) mobility, data offload, and simultaneous usage of different access networks on a per Access Point Name (APN) basis. The device determines an access network among WWAN and WLAN for a data stream having an APN. The device additionally hands off the data stream according to the determined access network, while maintaining Internet Protocol (IP) continuity. The device further routes packets of the data stream to at least one of a protocol stack or interface for the determined access network in accordance with an inter-system routing policy (ISRP).

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