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US09436685B2	Techniques for electronic aggregation of information Techniques for an electronic montage system are described. An apparatus may comprise a logic device arranged to execute a montage application comprising an authoring component operative to provide a presentation surface having multiple presentation tiles, receive control directives to associate content files with presentation tiles, generate tile objects for the content files based on content file types for the content files, and store the presentation surface and tile objects as a montage. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09436679B2	Generating a context for translating strings based on associated application source code and markup An approach to generating a context for translating strings for a graphical user interface. The approach includes a computer receiving a string to be translated and associated source code, the string identified by a unique key within the associated source code and the associated source code is markup language. The computer identifies a first logical section of the associated source code corresponding to a unique key of the string and one or more graphical user interface components within the identified logical section of the associated source code. The computer then creates a mockup image presenting the one or more graphical user interface components and the string. The computer then labels, in the created mockup image, each of the one or more graphical user interface components and the first string of the plurality of strings, and identifies one or more additional graphical user interface components.
US09436677B1	Linguistic based determination of text creation date A method includes receiving a text. The method also includes identifying a set of linguistic characteristics contained in the text. The method also includes determining a plurality of time periods in which the text was potentially written based on the set of linguistic characteristics. The method also includes retrieving a set of reference documents for each time period. The method also includes producing a set of proximity scores by performing a set of proximity checks using the set of linguistic characteristics, the set of reference documents, and the text, where the proximity checks analyze how often and how close linguistic characteristics are to one another. The method also includes ranking the plurality of time periods based on the set of proximity scores and returning a set of one or more ranked time periods of the plurality of time periods.
US09436674B2	Signal processing approach to sentiment analysis for entities in documents A document can be processed to provide sentiment values for phrases in the document. The sequence of sentiment values associated with the sequence of phrases in a document can be handled as if they were a sampled discrete time signal. For phrases which have been identified as entities, a filtering operation can be applied to the sequence of sentiment values around each entity to determine a sentiment value for the entity.
US09436672B2	Representing and manipulating hierarchical data A methodology for representing hierarchical relationships between data in cells utilizes formatting of rows, columns, and cell borders, as well as blank rows. Such formatting and data table structure can be manipulated manually by a user, or automatically by software code, or via some combination of the two. The methodology involves first setting hierarchical relationships between columns or group of columns, or rows and groups of rows, in a spreadsheet or other document as levels and/or groups. Preferably, hierarchical relationships between data added to cells defined in different levels is represented by formatting a connecting border between cells in different levels with a line on either a left or right side (e.g. for columns) or a top or bottom (e.g. for rows).
US09436670B2	Webpage based form entry aid Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for providing an interface for data entry into a webform. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a selection of an active data-entry field, determining an inline label associated with the active data-entry field, determining which data-entry fields are required data-entry fields, and determining a location of an active data-entry field within a webform. The method further includes calculating an estimated time to complete the webform based on historical data for the active data-entry field and mobile webform. The method further includes providing an interface for the webform that includes information corresponding to the active data-entry field, the determined inline label, an indication of whether or not the active data-entry field is required, the calculated estimated time to complete the webform, and an indication of the determined location of the active data-entry field within the webform.
US09436668B2	Form completion rate enhancement system and method A system and method for facilitating the entry by a user via a network, of information into a scaffold electronic document. A flag server modifies the scaffold electronic document to include user-entered information in a information entry field and displays a graphic flag at a next one of a succession of information entry fields.
US09436655B2	Architecture for vector memory array transposition using a block transposition accelerator A system and method for vector memory array transposition. The system includes a vector memory, a block transposition accelerator, and an address controller. The vector memory stores a vector memory array. The block transposition accelerator reads a vector of a block of data within the vector memory array. The block transposition accelerator also writes a transposition of the vector of the block of data to the vector memory. The address controller determines a vector access order, and the block transposition accelerator accesses the vector of the block of data within the vector memory array according to the vector access order.
US09436653B2	Shared-bandwidth multiple target remote copy A computer management apparatus one embodiment includes a split component configured to split data into a plurality of data elements; a send component configured to send each one of the plurality of data elements to a different location selected from a plurality of locations in response to the split component splitting the data, wherein each data element is different; and a message component configured to send a message to each of the locations. A computer management apparatus in another embodiment includes a receive component configured to receive a first data element; an analyze component configured to recieve a message, wherein the message comprises an address of each of the further locations; and a send component configured to send the first data element to each of the further locations of the plurality of further locations in response to the analyze component determining the address of each of the further locations.
US09436651B2	Method and apparatus for managing application state in a network interface controller in a high performance computing system Methods related to communication between and within nodes in a high performance computing system are presented. Processing time for message exchange between a processing unit and a network controller interface in a node is reduced. Resources required to manage application state in the network interface controller are minimized. In the network interface controller, multiple contexts are multiplexed into one physical Direct Memory Access engine. Virtual to physical address translation in the network interface controller is accelerated by using a plurality of independent caches, with each level of the page table hierarchy cached in an independent cache. A memory management scheme for data structures distributed between the processing unit and the network controller interface is provided. The state required to implement end-to-end reliability is reduced by limiting the transmit sequence number space to the currently in-flight messages.
US09436650B2	Mobile device, display device and method for controlling the same A mobile device, a display device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile device for performing data communication with a display device includes a display module configured to display a current screen including at least one object, a transmission module configured to transmit an image corresponding to the current screen to the display device if mirroring connection with the display device is established, a reception module configured to receive at least one command for controlling a specific object from the display device, and a controller configured to execute the specific object based on the received at least one command.
US09436649B2	System and method for updating an electronic calendar A computer implemented system and method are disclosed for updating an electronic calendar. The method includes receiving an electronic message in a natural language in which a change in role is expressed and, with a natural language processor implemented by a computer processor, automatically detecting the change in role within the email message, optionally storing the change in role in a contacts database, and proposing updates for entries in an electronic calendar based on the detected change in role.
US09436644B1	Apparatus and method for optimizing USB-over-IP data transactions A method and apparatus for communicating USB data. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, by an optimizer executing on a computer and communicatively coupled between a USB storage driver (USBSD) and a USB hub controller driver (UHCD), an SCSI command; transmitting, by the optimizer in response to receiving the SCSI command, the SCSI command to the UHCD; generating, by the optimizer, an SCSI command completion; transmitting, by the optimizer, the SCSI command completion to the USBSD; receiving, by the optimizer, SCSI data associated with the SCSI command completion; transmitting, by the optimizer in response to receiving the SCSI data, the SCSI data to the UHCD; generating, by the optimizer after transmitting the SCSI data, an optimized SCSI status message; transmitting, by the optimizer, the optimized SCSI status message to the UHCD; and transmitting, by the optimizer responsive to an SCSI status completion, the SCSI Status completion to the USBSD.
US09436643B2	Host device, client device and method for wireless docking in a dynamic environment for mutliple clients Method of communication between a host device, a first client device, a second client device and one or more peripheral devices and host device for use in such method, the host device comprising communication means for communicating with the client device and the one or more peripheral devices; a processor/controller connected to a memory suitable for storing configuration information and for controlling the communication means, the host device adapted to providing information in a wireless network with respect to availability of one or more sets of the peripheral devices to be connected with the client device; receiving via the wireless network a request from a first client device to connect to a first set of peripheral devices; determining that the first client device is docked to the first set; determining a second set of peripheral device that are free/available for connection to a second client device while the first client device is docked; providing information in the wireless network with respect to the second set. Advantageously, the host device is adapted to communicate with the first client and the second client with a Wi-Fi connection, the host device adapted to add the information with respect to the set of free/available peripherals in the beacon frames, probe request/response frames or through pre-association service discovery response frame.
US09436637B2	Network-on-chip architecture for multi-processor SoC designs A system and method embodying some aspects for communicating between nodes in a network-on-chip are provided. The system comprises a microprocessing chip and a plurality of connection paths. The microprocessing chip comprises sixteen processing nodes disposed on the chip. The plurality of connection paths are configured such that each is at most three hops away from any other node. Each node also has connection paths to at most three other nodes.
US09436633B2	Multi-slot multi-point audio interface An apparatus includes multiple media processing modules and a control unit. The media processing modules are configured to exchange digital media signals over a shared bus. The control unit is configured to determine a desired connectivity scheme among the media processing modules, to adaptively define, based on the desired connectivity scheme, connections that transfer the media signals among the media processing modules over the shared bus, and to instruct the media processing modules to establish the connections, by communicating with the media processing modules over a control interface that is independent of the shared bus.
US09436631B2	Chip including memory element storing higher level memory data on a page by page basis A bus system for transferring data between parts of a multiprocessor system. The bus system is divided into a plurality of segments. Each segment is controlled by a table providing routing information. The bus system establishes communication between a sender and a receiver according to data where the data includes an identifier that identifying the source of the data transfer and/or the target of the data transfer.
US09436624B2	Circuitry for a computing system, LSU arrangement and memory arrangement as well as computing system A circuitry for a computing system comprising a first load/store unit, LSU, and a second LSU as well as a memory arrangement. The first LSU is connected to the memory arrangement via a first bus arrangement comprising a first write bus and a first read bus. The second LSU is connected to the memory arrangement via a second bus arrangement comprising a second write bus and a second read bus. The computing system is arranged to carry out a multiple load instruction to read data via the first read bus and the second read bus and/or to carry out a multiple store instruction to write data via the first write bus and the second write bus.
US09436619B2	Multi-level, hardware-enforced domain separation using a separation kernel on a multicore processor with a shared cache A separation kernel isolating memory domains within a shared system memory is executed on the cores of a multicore processor having hardware security enforcement for static virtual address mappings, to implement an efficient embedded multi-level security system. Shared caches are either disabled or constrained by the same static virtual address mappings using the hardware security enforcement available, to isolate domains accessible to select cores and reduce security risks from data co-mingling.
US09436604B2	System and method for software/hardware coordinated adaptive performance monitoring System and method embodiments are provided for coordinated hardware and software performance monitoring to determine a suitable polling time for memory cache during run time. The system and method adapt to the time-varying software workload by determining a next polling time based on captured local characteristics of memory access pattern over time. The adaptive adjustment of polling time according to system performance and dynamic software workload allows capturing more accurately the local characteristics of memory access pattern. An embodiment method includes capturing, at a current polling instance, hardware performance parameters to manage the memory cache, and adjusting a time interval for a next polling instance according to the hardware performance parameters. The captured hardware performance parameters are used to compute performance metrics, which are then used to determine the time interval for the next polling instance.
US09436601B2	Categorizing memory pages based on page residences Embodiments of the present invention provide hints for page stealing by prioritizing pages based on the number of residences. Receiving a plurality of pages to be hinted to a hypervisor for page stealing. Determining at least two page types of the plurality of pages. Determining whether any of the at least two page types has a total number of residences less than a total number of potential residences in the virtual environment for all page types and have a total number of residences less than a threshold. Responsive to determining a first page type of the at least two page types has a total number of residences less than a total number of potential residences for all page types and has a total number of residences less than a threshold, notifying the hypervisor of at least one page from the plurality of pages that is the determined first page type.
US09436596B2	Flash memory cache including for use with persistent key-value store Described is using flash memory, RAM-based data structures and mechanisms to provide a flash store for caching data items (e.g., key-value pairs) in flash pages. A RAM-based index maps data items to flash pages, and a RAM-based write buffer maintains data items to be written to the flash store, e.g., when a full page can be written. A recycle mechanism makes used pages in the flash store available by destaging a data item to a hard disk or reinserting it into the write buffer, based on its access pattern. The flash store may be used in a data deduplication system, in which the data items comprise chunk-identifier, metadata pairs, in which each chunk-identifier corresponds to a hash of a chunk of data that indicates. The RAM and flash are accessed with the chunk-identifier (e.g., as a key) to determine whether a chunk is a new chunk or a duplicate.
US09436585B1	Image patching in an integrated development environment The disclosed herein related to image patching in an integrated development environment executed. To image patch, a first image produced by a latest build is pulled into the integrated development environment and a build snapshot produced by the latest build is acquired from the first image. A comparison is made between the build snapshot and contents of a current workspace of the integrated development environment to determine changed contents. A layer containing the changed contents is patched into the first image to generate a second image.
US09436582B1	Calculating an immediate parent assertion statement for program verification Embodiments include dividing source code for an application into multiple program fragments by generating a control flow graph for the multiple program fragments. The control flow graph represents a graph structure with nodes representing the multiple program fragments and edges representing an execution order of the program fragments. Aspects include searching for a chosen assertion statement within a program fragment, wherein the chosen assertion statement must be satisfied for correct execution of the chosen program fragment. Aspects also include identifying an immediate parent program fragment for the chosen program fragment using the control flow graph and calculating an immediate parent assertion statement for the immediate parent program fragment using the chosen assertion logic statement. The immediate parent assertion statement is an over-approximate pre-condition of the chosen program fragment. The computation of the over-approximate pre-condition is performed by computing a precondition that satisfies the chosen assertion statement and the particular-precondition.
US09436580B2	Analytics for mobile applications A tag delivery network is disclosed for delivering tags to collect analytics related to use of mobile applications. The tag delivery network may include multiple servers for communicating with mobile devices executing mobile applications. The mobile applications may be any mobile application that has been recompiled with, for example, a particular line of code and a static library. A recompiled mobile application may initiate a browser when executed by a mobile device. The tag delivery network may deliver a tag container to the browser. The tag container may load a bootstrap file which in turn may load one or more rule files and code files. These files may cause the mobile device to modify an appearance of the mobile application. The modification may be performed to carry out multivariate testing (e.g., A/B testing), content swapping, optimization of the mobile application, or personalization of the mobile application.
US09436575B2	Selective profiling of applications A computer implemented method for selective profiling of an application is disclosed herein. The method includes selecting at least one filter type for selecting one or more categories of functional blocks in an application file to be profiled. Based on the selected filter type, a relational hierarchical structure of functional blocks of the application file in the selected category is determined. The determining can be further based on an archive file associated with the application file. Further, one or more functional blocks are selected from the relational hierarchical structure for profiling, the selected functional blocks being associated with a functionality of the application. The selected functional blocks are profiled to achieve selective profiling of the application file for the functionality.
US09436571B2	Estimating data storage device lifespan In at least one embodiment, a method of metering lifespan consumption of data storage devices in a multiple-data-storage-devices enclosure is disclosed. The method includes: receiving a storage access request; identifying a first data storage device within the enclosure as being targeted by the storage access request, wherein the enclosure includes two or more data storage devices; accessing the first data storage device in response to the storage access request; and in response to the identifying or the accessing, updating a record of a lifespan consumption meter assigned to the first data storage device.
US09436567B2	Memory bit MBIST architecture for parallel master and slave execution A scalable, reconfigurable Memory Built-In Self-Test (MBIST) architecture for a semiconductor device, such as a multiprocessor, having a Master and one or more Slave MBIST controllers is described. The MBIST architecture includes a plurality of MBISTDP interfaces connected in a ring with the Master MBIST controller. Each MBISTDP interface connects to at least one Slave controller for forwarding test information streamed to it from the Master MBIST controller over the ring. Test information includes test data, address, and MBIST test commands. Each MBISTDP interface forwards the information to the Slave controller attached thereto and to the next MBISTDP interface on the ring. Test result data is sent back to the Master MBIST controller from the MBISTDP interfaces over the ring.
US09436566B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for scaling a workload Methods, systems, and computer readable media for scaling a workload are disclosed. According to one exemplary method, the method occurs at a network equipment test device. The method includes generating a first workload comprising a plurality of messages associated with one or more transactions. The method also includes determining one or more workload segments in the first workload, wherein each of the one or more workload segments represents one or more messages associated with a particular transaction and generating a second workload using the one or more workload segments, wherein the second workload includes a number of the workload segments based on a workload scale attribute.
US09436564B1	Creating distributed storage during partitions A system and method are provided for processing to create distributed volume in a distributed storage system during a failure that has partitioned the distributed volume (e.g. an array failure, a site failure and/or an inter-site network failure). In an embodiment, the system described herein may provide for continuing distributed storage processing in response to I/O requests from a source by creating the local parts of the distributed storage during the failure, and, when the remote site or inter-site network return to availability, the remaining part of the distributed volume is automatically created. The system may include an automatic rebuild to make sure that all parts of the distributed volume are consistent again. The processing may be transparent to the source of the I/O requests.
US09436563B2	Memory system for mirroring data A memory system is disclosed, which may include a memory unit of a first type, susceptible to loss of data from corrupting events, and a memory unit of a second type, less susceptible to loss of data from corrupting events than the memory unit of the first type, and a mirrored memory interface (MMI). The MMI may be coupled to a memory controller, the memory unit of the first type, and the memory unit of the second type. The MMI may, in response to a memory controller write command, receive data from the memory controller and write the data to the memory unit of the first type and to the memory unit of the second type. The MMI may also, in response to a memory controller read command, read data from the memory unit of the first type and send the data to the memory controller.
US09436562B1	Circuit network with an error detection system for mitigation of error propagation An apparatus relating generally to an error detection system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first data bus and a second data bus. A first circuit is coupled for communication via the first data bus. A plurality of storage elements are coupled to the first data bus and the second data bus. A second circuit is coupled for communication via the second data bus. The error detection system is coupled to the first data bus and the second data bus. The error detection system is coupled to compare first data on the first data bus with corresponding second data on the second data bus. The error detection system is configured to generate an error signal responsive to mismatch between the first data and the second data.
US09436558B1	System and method for fast backup and restoring using sorted hashes A method, system and computer program product for backup and restoration of data. Hash values for data blocks subject to backup are generated. After a number of hashes are accumulated, e.g., on a backup server, these hashes are sorted. Then, the hashes are compared against the hash values in the hash table corresponding to data blocks that have already been backed up. If a hash matches the hash from the hash table, a pointer to the block in the archive is written to the table of pointers to the redundant blocks. Then, this hash value is deleted from a set of the hash values. A check is made if a hash is the last in the group. If the hash is the last in the group, the remaining unique hash values are written into the hash table. Otherwise, the next hash is selected from the group. The redundant data blocks are discarded and only unique data is backed up.
US09436547B2	Data storing method, memory control circuit unit and memory storage device A data storing method, a memory control circuit unit and a memory storage device are provided. The method includes: generating a parity according to first data. The method also includes: when programming the first data into first physical programming unit, programming at least one mark into redundancy bit area of the first physical programming unit. The method further includes: programming the parity into at least one second physical programming unit arranged after the first physical programming unit, and the at least one mark indicates that the parity is programmed into the at least one second physical programming unit.
US09436542B2	Automated network infrastructure test and diagnostic system and method therefor A testing system provides automated testing of one or more network infrastructures. The testing system may automatically reconfigure one or more devices within a network infrastructure and then conduct testing on the newly configured network infrastructure. Test results may be used to diagnose network anomalies and to compare performance or other characteristics of various network configurations. In one embodiment, the testing system tests a communication channel between a front-end and back-end mechanism where data traffic is encoded between the front-end and back-end mechanism.
US09436541B2	Methods of implementing a dynamic service-event management system Dynamic service-event management methods to implement a dynamic service-event management system. Generally applicable in fields of utility, telecommunication and financial service providers. Therein, events has affect to status or quality of service projecting to service in two steps and using common-format events. In first step, external source originated events (11, 21, 24) are converted in network parser module(s) (1, 2) to a common event-format. In second step, the common format events (12, 22) are processed and their information projected to a service in a service parser module (3). The resulting common format service-event (31) and network events (13, 23) are stored by an alert parser module (4). The stored events are accessible for other connected systems through a database based application programming interface (41). Opening times are effectively handled using opening events (61). A bearer-to-beared object assignment can be handled in two ways. In the easiest solution information originated from an event source is used. Another possible solution uses a static database which is maintained by a database parser module (5). The static database is accessible for other connected systems through a database based application programming interface (51).
US09436540B2	Automated diagnosis of software crashes A method for diagnosing software crashes includes retrieving a stack-trace from at least one of a new problem report, updated problem report, and authorized analysis report from a repository. A vector is automatically created from the retrieved stack-trace using the function name and associating the resultant vector with the problem report and authorized analysis reports. Vector space modeling is used to calculate the angles between the resultant vectors to determine similarities. Similar problem reports and authorized analysis reports are grouped into similar sets using a maximal cliques process. New software crashes are automatically diagnosed by extracting the stack-trace from a new problem report of the new software crash, and selecting a potential solution by searching the grouped problem reports and authorized analysis reports for a stack-trace similar to the new stack-trace.
US09436537B2	Enhanced restart of a core dumping application A method for enhanced restart of a core dumping application is provided. The method includes stopping a plurality of threads in an address space, except for the thread performing the core dump. Computational segments are remapped to client segments. Each open file descriptor in the address space is closed. The application is terminated and the client segments are flushed to external storage.
US09436536B2	Memory dump method, information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium A memory dump method includes performing information processing using a first partition including a first device board and a second device, detecting an error in the first device, after detecting the error, performing information processing using a second partition including a third device, after detecting the error, performing a memory dump on each of the first device and the second device to obtain dump data, and after the memory dump is performed, adding the second device to the second partition.
US09436524B2	Managing archival storage In some embodiments, a multiple-data-storage-devices cartridge can implement a method of writing data via a data range application programming interface (“API”). The method can include: receiving a write request from a requester device, wherein the write request is a direct, broadcast or multicast, or fanout message and includes a size indication for a contiguous range of data; responsive to receiving the write request, sending a response message to the requester device indicating an intent to store the contiguous range of data; receiving the contiguous range of data from the requester device; powering on a target data storage device from amongst data storage devices within the cartridge while keeping at least another data storage device in the cartridge powered off; and writing the contiguous range of data to the target data storage device.
US09436523B1	Holistic non-invasive evaluation of an asynchronous distributed software process Provided are methods of determining success of a software process that includes multiple process operations, ones of which use multiple programs for execution. Such methods may include receiving a request to perform the software process. The request includes a process map that defines the process operations corresponding to the software process and process operation success criteria to determine the success or failure of ones of the process operations. The process operations are scheduled to be performed serial to one another according to the process map. Data corresponding to results of ones of the process operations is collected. Results of the data are evaluated to define whether the ones of the process programs executed successfully based on the process operation success criteria to determine if the software process is a success or a failure.
US09436510B2	System and method for managing the interleaved execution of threads A computer system for managing the execution of threads including at least one central processing unit which performs interleaved execution of a plurality of threads throughout a plurality of virtual processors from said same central processing unit, and a handler for distributing the execution of the threads throughout the virtual processors.The computer system further includes means for classifying threads to be executed according to several predetermined types, and the handler for distributing the execution of threads directs each thread to be executed to a virtual processor according to the type thereof.
US09436505B2	Power management for host with devices assigned to virtual machines A system and method of removing power from a device assigned to a virtual machine running on a host machine includes receiving a request, by a notification module, from the virtual machine to remove power from the device, and receiving, by the notification module, an indication from the virtual machine that a condition has been satisfied; managing an execution priority for requests, by a task module, where the task module schedules the request to be executed after the notification module receives the indication that the condition has been satisfied; and in response to execution of the request, by a power down module, sending a communication to the host machine to cause the host machine to remove power from the device.
US09436504B2	Techniques for managing the execution order of multiple nested tasks executing on a parallel processor One embodiment of the present disclosure sets forth an enhanced way for GPUs to queue new computational tasks into a task metadata descriptor queue (TMDQ). Specifically, memory for context data is pre-allocated when a new TMDQ is created. A new TMDQ may be integrated with an existing TMDQ, where computational tasks within that TMDQ include task from each of the original TMDQs. A scheduling operation is executed on completion of each computational task in order to preserve sequential execution of tasks without the use of atomic locking operations. One advantage of the disclosed technique is that GPUs are enabled to queue computational tasks within TMDQs, and also create an arbitrary number of new TMDQs to any arbitrary nesting level, without intervention by the CPU. Processing efficiency is enhanced where the GPU does not wait while the CPU creates and queues tasks.
US09436502B2	Eventually consistent storage and transactions in cloud based environment An “Eventually Consistent Sharing Model” provides various techniques for using “revision diagrams” to determine both arbitration and visibility of changes or updates to shared data (e.g., data, databases, lists, etc.) without requiring a causally consistent partial order for visibility, and without requiring change or update timestamps for arbitration. In particular, the Eventually Consistent Sharing Model provides fork-join automata based on revision diagrams to track the forking and joining of data versions, thereby tracking updates made to replicas of that data by one or more sources. “Cloud types” are used to define a structure of the shared data that enables fully automatic conflict resolution when updating the shared data. These concepts enable mobile devices (or other computing devices that may periodically go “offline”) to share structured data in cloud-based environments in a manner that provides local data replicas for offline operation while guaranteeing eventually consistent convergence of the data replicas.
US09436500B2	Multi-processor command management in electronic components with multiple microcontrollers In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes executing firmware including a command list configured to maintain commands executable by a host processor of a field-programmable unit. One or more of the commands define communications between the host processor and one or more back-end processors of the field-replaceable unit. The command list includes both periodic commands representing periodic processes and non-periodic commands representing non-periodic processes. Each command in the command list is set to one of active mode and inactive mode. Executing the firmware includes cycling through the command list, and executing, by the host processor, only the commands in the command list that are set to active mode while cycling through the command list.
US09436499B2	User interface to display status of threads based on runtime analysis and control of folded thread A method for performing runtime analysis and runtime control of a multithreaded computer program is disclosed. A plurality of the threads are folded, under control of a supervisor thread, together to be executed as a single folded thread. The execution of the folded thread is monitored to determine a status of the threads. At least one indicator corresponding, to the determined status of the threads, is presented in a user interface.
US09436493B1	Distributed computing environment software configuration Certain embodiments herein relate to configuring software in a virtual machine instance (“instance”) to optimally utilize computing resources that are available for implementation of the software. The software, such as operating systems and software applications, may be configured based on resource parameters associated with the instance. Such resource parameters may include information associated with capacities of the available computing resources.
US09436478B2	Method for setting a value of options of operational environment in a user device and user device adapted thereto A method and device for a user to intuitively and simply alter the setting of options of an application that is being executed in a user device by detecting interactions via a sensor module during execution of a specific mode, identifying an option corresponding to a detected interaction, altering an option setting value of the identified option according to a detected interaction, and displaying the altered option setting value and storing the option of the specific mode with the altered option setting value.
US09436477B2	Transaction abort instruction A TRANSACTION ABORT instruction is used to abort a transaction that is executing in a computing environment. The TRANSACTION ABORT instruction includes at least one field used to specify a user-defined abort code that indicates the specific reason for aborting the transaction. Based on executing the TRANSACTION ABORT instruction, a condition code is provided that indicates whether re-execution of the transaction is recommended.
US09436474B2	Lock free streaming of executable code data A disassembler receives instructions and disassembles them into a plurality of separate opcodes. The disassembler creates a table identifying boundaries between each opcode. Each opcode is written to memory in an opcode-by-opcode manner by atomically writing standard blocks of memory. Debug break point opcodes are appended to opcode to create a full block of memory when needed. The block of memory may be thirty-two or sixty-four bits long, for example. Long opcodes may overlap two or more memory blocks. Debug break point opcodes may be appended to a second portion of the long opcode to create a full block of memory. A stream fault interceptor identifies when a requested data page is not available and retrieving the data page.
US09436473B2	Scheduling program instructions with a runner-up execution position A single instruction multiple thread (SIMT) processor includes scheduling circuitry for calculating a next scheduled execution point for execution circuits which execute respective threads corresponding to a common program. In addition to calculating the next scheduled execution point, the scheduling circuitry determines a runner up execution point which would have been determined as the next scheduled execution point if the threads which actually correspond to the next scheduled execution point had been removed from consideration. This runner up execution point is used to identify points of re-convergence within the program flow and as part of the operation of a static branch predictor.
US09436471B2	Efficient recording and replaying of non-deterministic instructions in a virtual machine and CPU therefor The output of a non-deterministic instruction is handled during record and replay in a virtual machine. An output of a non-deterministic instruction is stored to a buffer during record mode and retrieved from a buffer during replay mode without exiting to the hypervisor. At least part of the contents of the buffer can be stored to a log when the buffer is full during record mode, and the buffer can be replenished from a log when the buffer is empty during replay mode.
US09436466B2	Blank bit and processor instructions employing the blank bit Reading a value into a register, checking to see if the value is a NULL, and then jumping out of a loop if the value is a NULL is a common task that processors perform. To speed performance of such a task, a novel “blank bit” is added to the flag register of a processor. When a first instruction (arithmetic, logic or load) is executed, the instruction operands are checked to see if any is a NULL character value. Information on the result of the check is stored in the blank bit. Execution of a second instruction uses the information stored in the blank bit to determine whether or not a second operation (for example, a jump) will be performed. By using the first and second instructions in a loop, the number of instructions executed to check for NULLs at the end of strings and arrays is reduced.
US09436464B2	Instruction-issuance controlling device and instruction-issuance controlling method In a multithread processor capable of executing a plurality of threads, in order to select a thread and instruction for increasing a throughput of the multithread processor, an instruction-issuance controlling device included in the multithread processor includes a resource management unit configured to manage stall information indicating whether or not each of threads in execution is in a stalled state; a thread selection unit configured to select a thread which is not in the stalled state among the threads in execution; and an instruction-issuance controlling unit configured to perform controlling so that simultaneously issuable instructions are issued from among the selected thread.
US09436461B2	Refining composition instrumentation for services In an approach for creating a service composition, a processor receives a plurality of software modules, wherein each software module performs part of a service requested by one or more users on a network. A processor collects one or more attributes and one or more dependencies for each of the plurality of software modules. A processor appends information about the attributes and the dependencies to each respective software module. A processor stores each of the plurality of software modules with the respective appended information in a database. A processor creates a service composition comprised of a combination of the plurality of software modules, based on the appended information and the service requested by the one or more users on the network.
US09436457B2	Generating and applying patches to computer program code concurrently with its execution A method and data processing system are disclosed for concurrently loading a plurality of new modules while code of a plurality of modules of an original (i.e., currently running) computer program is loaded and executed on a computer system. The method may include allocating a module thread local storage (TLS) block for each thread within an initial computer program, wherein the allocated module TLS blocks are large enough to hold all module thread variables that are loaded or to be loaded. The method further may include providing constant offsets between module TLS block pointers corresponding to the module TLS blocks and the module thread variables for all of the threads. The disclosed method may be used to add modules to the original computer program and/or to apply a concurrent patch by replacing one or more of the plurality of original computer program modules.
US09436454B1	Scalable systems and methods for providing ordered update delivery Scalable systems and methods for delivering ordered data updates from a plurality of data sources are provided. A described method includes receiving, a data update from a data source and assigning a global sequence identifier and a previous global sequence identifier to the data update. The global sequence identifier indicates a position of the data update in a sequence of data updates received from a plurality of data sources. The previous global sequence identifier is a global sequence identifier assigned to a preceding data update received from the same data source. The method further includes determining whether the preceding data update from the same data source has been delivered by comparing the previous global sequence identifier with a low water mark. The low water mark is an upper bound on a range of global sequence identifiers associated with data updates that have been delivered.
US09436449B1	Scenario-based code trimming and code reduction Debugging and testing are aided by removing portions of software which are not relevant to a particular scenario. Upon replay, scenario behavior occurs. A reduction tool selects a function exercised during the replay, disables it to provide a test version of the software, replays the scenario to the test version to produce a candidate behavior, and compares the candidate behavior to the scenario behavior. When the candidate behavior matches the scenario behavior the tool removes the disabled function, thereby providing a reduced version of the software which is functionally equivalent to the full version but has fewer functions to manage. The tool may also remove unexercised code. Trimming unexercised code and reducing exercised but irrelevant code may be interleaved. Caching, dynamic uniform resource locator mapping, hypertext markup language code refactoring, and/or avoidance of certain random elements may also facilitate exhibiting, testing, or debugging web applications.
US09436446B1	System for automating calculation of a comprehensibility score for a software program A method, a computer program product, and a computer system for automating calculation of a comprehensibility score for a software program. An analytics engine on a computer matches tokens of the software program with a language dictionary, a domain specific vocabulary, and a language grammar. The analytics engine determines a comprehensibility score for the software program, based on matching tokens. The analytics engine provides the comprehensibility score to a reviewer evaluating the software program.
US09436444B2	Method and system to determine component deprecation A method and system of marking the deprecation status of components, such as services, processes, operations, and data types that may be used in a computing application, and displaying this status to developers within the computing application is provided. Components may be marked as deprecated, or they may include information reflecting a sunset policy, which consists of either a specific date or an upcoming version number of the application or programming language the computing application supports. The sunset policy determines when a component has reached its end of life and is either no longer supported or will be removed from the underlying product. Using this deprecation status information, the computing application may be configured to dynamically notify developers of when components will be deprecated. The computing application may further be configured to provide automated migration support by recommending alternative components and assisting in their configurations.
US09436437B2	Creation, editing and navigation of diagrams Organizing data where the data has spatial significance. A method includes, at a user interface, displaying to a user a representation of spatially structured data. User input is received at a computer implemented user interface through one or more hardware user interface devices. The user input is domain agnostic, but has a spatial connotation. Based on pre-existing structured data displayed at the user interface, a domain is determined for the user input. Based on the determined domain, the user input is interpreted into a domain specific response. The domain specific response is consistent with the spatial connotation across a plurality of domains.
US09436432B2	First-in first-out (FIFO) memory with multi-port functionality A memory may require a buffering mechanism in which data can be written and read at the same time. This requires a multi-port FIFO memory, which has multiple ports, thus providing simultaneous read & write operations. Multi-port memories have a large penalty on area. Hence, a technique is proposed for avoiding use of multi-port memories for designs which requires sequential read and write operations. In this technique multiple single-port memories are used to form a multi-port memory. This memory requires additional control logic but consumes significantly lower silicon area.
US09436420B2	Method and system for remote diagnostic, control and information collection based on various communication modes for sending messages to users A method, system, and program product for communicating with machines and end users connected to a network. Information sent to or from the machines is transmitted using electronic mail or a via a direct connection. The electronic mail may be transmitted over the Internet to a service center or from a service center to a resource administrator, but also may remain within a local or wide area network for transmission between a machine and an end user or a resource administrator. E-mail messages may be transmitted from a computer which is attached to a device which is being monitored or controlled and include information regarding the status, usage or capabilities of the attached device. The device may send status messages and usage information of the device by an end user to either a resource administrator or to a service center on the Internet through a firewall.
US09436413B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium storing program When performing image processing on a designated image by the function of the application, image data of the designated image is obtained in a second layer constituted by an instruction set executable by a processor. In a first layer constituted by a script instruction set, the print script of print content including the image data which has been obtained and converted into a data format interpretable by the first layer in the second layer is generated. The print script is rendered into print image data corresponding to a print resolution by interpreting the generated print script.
US09436411B2	SAN IP validation tool The present invention is directed to a method and corresponding apparatus for verifying connectivity in a storage area network. An embodiment begins by communicating with one or more storage devices, through at least one of one or more host machines connected to one or more network switches. Based on the communication, the method may activate a test procedure at the one or more storage devices. The method may determine, through the test procedure, each state of connectivity from the one or more storage devices to each member computing device of a connectivity set. The connectivity set may include at least one of the following: at least one other storage device, at least one of the one or more network switches, and at least one of the one or more host machines. The method may provide a report to one or more users, the report including each state of connectivity.
US09436397B2	Validating the status of memory operations The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to validate the status of memory operations in a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes sending a first set of command instructions to a first device of the plurality of non-volatile memory devices, including: a memory operation command; a first status polling command to determine a status of the first device, and a second status polling command to determine a status of the first device. The first status polling command is sent after the memory operation command is sent, and the second status polling command is sent after receiving a response to the first status polling command that meets predefined completion criteria. The method further includes forgoing sending any subsequent set of command instructions to the first device until a response to the second status polling command that meets the predefined completion criteria is received.
US09436392B1	Access-based eviction of blocks from solid state drive cache memory Methods and systems are presented for allocating CPU cycles among processes in a storage system. One method includes operations for maintaining segments in a first memory, each segment including blocks, and for maintaining a block temperature for each block in a second memory. The first memory is a read-cache where one segment is written at a time, and each block is readable from the first memory without reading the corresponding complete segment. The block temperature is based on the frequency of access to the respective block, and a segment temperature is based on the block temperature of its blocks. Additionally, the segment with the lowest segment temperature is selected for eviction from the second memory, and blocks in the selected segment with a block temperature greater than a threshold temperature are identified. The selected segment is evicted, and a segment with the identified blocks is written to the first memory.
US09436389B2	Management of shared storage I/O resources Automated management of shared I/O resources involves use of a policy engine for implementing I/O scheduling group I/O policies. The I/O policies are used for determining whether corresponding I/O requests should be issued to a shared storage system immediately or should be delayed via corresponding policy-based queues. In the context of database systems, a database administrator can specify policies regarding how I/O resources should be used and the database system itself enforces the policies, rather than requiring the database administrator enforce the I/O usage of the database and of the individual users.
US09436381B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating and annotating an electronic document A device, configured to operate in a first operational mode at some times and in a second operational mode at other times, detects a first gesture having a first gesture type; in response to detecting the first gesture: in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first operational mode, performs an operation having a first operation type; and, in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second operational mode, performs an operation having a second operation type; detects a second gesture having a second gesture type; and in response to detecting the second gesture: in accordance with a determination that the device is in the first operational mode, performs an operation having the second operation type; and in accordance with a determination that the device is in the second operational mode, performs an operation having the first operation type.
US09436380B2	Radial menus with variable selectable item areas A method and apparatus for facilitating selection of items from a radial menu. Radial menu items may be differentiated from one another based on a desired difficulty of selection from the radial menu. Where it is desirable to make a radial menu item easy to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively larger pie slice of the radial menu. Conversely, where it is desirable to make a radial menu item difficult to select, the radial menu item may be placed in a relatively smaller pie slice of the radial menu.
US09436379B2	Control method and electronic device Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a control method and an electronic device thereof. The control method according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied to the electronic device. The control method comprises: detecting pressure imposed on a first surface of the electronic device; obtaining first pressure parameters of a first pressure and second pressure parameters of a second pressure, when the second pressure is detected in the first surface while the first pressure is detected in the first surface; according to settings of current application, generating a control instruction based on the first and second pressure parameters; and executing the control instruction.
US09436378B2	Terminal and method of controlling the same A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal, a touch screen, and a controller configured to display a first group of touch-available icons in response to a first touch-drag in a first direction on the touch screen, in response to a selection of a specific touch-available icon included in the first group of touch-available icons, execute a function corresponding to the specific touch-available icon, and display a second group of touch-available icons in response to a second touch-drag in a second direction on the touch screen, the second direction being substantially perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second group of touch-available icons correspond to terminal setting relevant icons, and wherein the second group of touch-available icons disappear in response to a third touch-drag in a third direction opposite to the second direction.
US09436377B2	Refrigerator and control method thereof A refrigerator includes storage chambers to store food items, and a touchscreen panel displaying a food management picture to manage the food items stored in the storage chambers, and when food addition instructions are input by the user, the touchscreen panel displays a food addition picture to add food items to be stored in the storage chamber. The refrigerator provides the food management picture through the touchscreen panel so as to easily detect storage positions, storage periods, and fresh storage periods of food items stored in the refrigerator, thus effectively managing the stored food items.
US09436366B1	System for presenting media content The present invention provides a system for presenting media content. A user device (such as a personal computer, tablet, or smart phone) receives media elements from a media repository. The media repository may be remote. The device displays references associated with the media elements in a display area. The device outputs media content (e.g., music or video) associated with each of the media elements for a limited duration (e.g., 30 seconds). While outputting, the references displayed in the display area are scrolled. The display area may be provided as a 3D drum.
US09436355B2	Method and device for composing a menu Multimedia content of exchangeable storage media, such as optical discs, may be extended by bonus content that is downloaded via Internet connection and stored on a local storage device. An improved method for integration of different menu items relating to on-disc content and downloaded content provides flexibility and a simple, low cost solution. The method for integration of downloaded bonus content into a menu comprises defining one or more placeholders within a menu, determining a storage location or naming convention for bonus content, declaring for each placeholder an attribute providing a unique association to a specific type of bonus content, providing a button image, detecting presence of bonus content data, replacing the associated placeholder by the associated button image and enabling an associated action to be taken when said button is selected.
US09436354B2	Process and apparatus for selecting an item from a database A database for selecting database items, where the database items are indexed by a list of item identifiers. The item identifiers may be in the form of text. An initial display is generated which includes one or more parts of the item identifiers. Selection of the one or more parts may be made and results in the generation of a display of a further one or more parts for selection. The further one or more parts may be selected in order to add to the selected one or more parts to build a larger part or whole of an item identifier. Selection from a large list of item identifiers may be carried out in a relatively short time period.
US09436351B2	System and method for user modification of metadata in a shell browser A system and method for user modification of metadata in a shell browser. A group of items and associated metadata values are displayed in a window of the shell browser. An edit control permits user modification of metadata values displayed in the window. The user can modify metadata associated with a welcome pane, a selected item, or multiple selected items. A data structure stored on one or more computer-readable media contains metadata associated with items displayed in a shell browser, including user modifiable metadata which is also displayed in the shell browser.
US09436349B2	Business solution user interface enabling interaction with reports Technologies are generally described for providing an interactive user interface for enabling users to interact with reports and other documents associated with an entity on various client devices and to effectively manage business activities from their client device. The business application user interface may enable a user to access work documents on a client device over a network, and to interact with the documents on the client device. The user interface may display reduced thumbnail versions of available reports, select and view them based on one or more roles. The user interface may adapt how a report is displayed in a full size based on the type of device on which the user views the report.
US09436348B2	Method and system for controlling movement of cursor in an electronic device A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a memory storing instructions. The portable electronic device also includes a processor executing the instructions to perform a plurality of operations. The operations may include detecting that a first key of the portable electronic device is being touched and held. The operations may also include detecting a key tapping action associated with a second key of the portable electronic device while the first key of the portable electronic device is being touched and held. The first and second keys of the portable electronic device may be located at a first and a second location of the portable electronic device respectively. The operations may further include determining a cursor direction based on the first location and the second location, and moving a position of a cursor in the cursor direction for one or more spaces.
US09436345B2	Method and system for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service In embodiments, methods and systems for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for customizing a user interface to an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to provide a user interface designed by a tenant of the on-demand database service. The customization can include including third party content into the customized user interface, overriding a standard object, and providing content inline at a specified location.
US09436342B2	Screen with magnetic object locating A screen comprising a transparent panel and a photon-generating layer in order to form each luminous pixel visible through the transparent panel, this layer being housed behind the transparent panel. There is a human/machine interface able to control the photon-generating layer in order to modify the display of an image by the screen. The interface includes a localizing device for localizing a movable permanent magnet able to be moved directly by hand by a human being in front of the panel, this device comprising for this purpose. The interface also includes a network of magnetometers comprising N tri-axis magnetometers mechanically connected to one another with no degree of freedom in order to maintain a known distance between each of these magnetometers, where N is a whole number higher than or equal to five. There is an electronic processing unit able to determine the position and/or orientation of the permanent magnet from the measurements of the magnetometers of this network and a unit able to control the photon-generating layer in order to modify the display depending on the position and/or orientation determined by the device for localizing.
US09436341B2	Haptic feedback devices A haptic feedback device (20, 20′, 20″) comprises a stationary frame (40); a carrier (42) configured for at least one degree of motion relative to the stationary frame; a user interface (44) mounted on the carrier and configured to receive a human impulse; a set (46) of pole pieces; and, a suspension system (48). The haptic actuator (46) comprises a first pole piece (80) mounted to the stationary frame (40); a second pole piece (82) mounted to the carrier (42); and, an electromagnetic coil (84) carried by one of the first pole piece and the second pole piece. The first pole piece and the second pole piece are separately mounted to define an air gap (90) therebetween in a first direction when the electromagnetic coil is not energized, the first direction corresponding to the at least one degree of motion. The suspension system (48) is mechanically separated from both the first pole piece (80) and the second pole piece (92).
US09436338B2	Active matrix capacitive touch sensor Examples of the disclosure provide an active matrix capacitive touch sensor. In some examples, a sensor includes a plurality of primary ring oscillators, a plurality of reference ring oscillators, wherein each reference ring oscillator is associated with a respective primary ring oscillator, at least one row trace, wherein each row trace is coupled to at least one primary ring oscillator and a reference ring oscillator for each primary ring oscillator, at least one sensor column trace coupled to one primary ring oscillator for each row trace, and at least one reference column trace coupled to one reference ring oscillator for each row trace. Examples of the disclosure enable touch-screen technology to provide increased pad sensitivity and multi-touch capability in a cost-effective and scalable manner.
US09436327B2	Embedded capacitive touch display panel and embedded capacitive touch display device An embedded capacitive touch display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a first transparent substrate, and a grid-shaped metal conductive layer formed on the first transparent substrate. The grid-shaped metal conductive layer includes first metal electrodes extending in a first direction, and second metal electrodes extending in a direction intersecting the first direction. Each of the second metal electrodes is divided into multiple sections by openings, through which the first metal electrodes extend. In addition, the first and second metal electrodes are separated from each other by gaps. The display panel also includes a color filter layer, including a plurality of red, green, and blue color resist units, and a green color resist bar. The gaps include a first gap part, parallel to the green color resist bar, where the first gap part is not overlapped by the green color resist bar.
US09436326B2	Touchscreen device and method for controlling the same A touchscreen device may include: a panel unit, a driving circuit unit, a sensing circuit unit and a control unit. The control unit may apply a driving signal to a first node capacitor formed at an intersection between a first and a first one of the plurality of sensing electrodes and calibrate gains of the plurality of converter circuit units. Each of the plurality of panel deviation calibration units may calibrate an output signal from the respective one of the plurality of converter circuit units by using a capacitance value of a first capacitor included in the respective one of the plurality of panel deviation calibration units when a driving signal is applied to the first one of the driving electrodes.
US09436318B2	Coordinate detecting apparatus, method of detecting coordinate, and electronic information board system A coordinate detecting apparatus includes a light emitting element that is provided in a peripheral portion surrounding a surface of a display and emits a light in a direction parallel to the surface of the display; a light receiving element that is provided in the peripheral portion surrounding the surface of the display and receives the light emitted from the light emitting element; and a polarization unit that limits an oscillation direction of the light received by a light receiving surface of the light receiving element to a predetermined direction where only a real image is formed on the light receiving surface, wherein a coordinate of a touch position where an indicating unit touches the surface of the display is detected based on a light intensity distribution of the light received by the light receiving element.
US09436317B2	Touch sensor and touch sensitive display including the same A touch sensor includes a touch panel, a driver for supplying a driving signal to each of driving lines of the touch panel, and a sensor electrically connected to sensing lines of the touch panel, for detecting capacitance of a node capacitor of the touch panel, wherein the sensor includes a first amplifier including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, the first input terminal being connected to the corresponding sensing line, a feedback capacitor connected between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the first amplifier, and an inverting amplifier for invert-amplifying an output signal of the output terminal of the first amplifier and supplying the invert-amplified output signal to the second input terminal of the first amplifier.
US09436314B2	Display device A display device is configured in a display state to allow the common electrode to function as an electrode for display and a scanning electrode for a touch panel, to which a common voltage and a first scanning pulse voltage are supplied, and to allow a detection circuit to detect a touched position based on the voltage detected by the first and the second detection electrodes. In a display stop state, the first detection electrode is configured to function as a temporary scanning electrode, and the detection circuit is configured to supply a second scanning pulse voltage to the first detection electrode so as to detect existence of a swipe based on the voltage detected by the second detection electrode.
US09436311B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof A mobile terminal including a flexible display unit configured to be bent in response to an applied physical force; a detection unit configured to detect a bending of the flexible display unit; and a control unit configured to execute at least one of a first function or a second function in response to the bending of the flexible display unit. Further, the second function is executed when the bending of the flexible display unit is maintained for a reference time, the second function being executed after the first function is executed.
US09436299B2	Inner-sensor based pointing device An inner-sensor based pointing device is presented. The pointing device includes a central housing having an aperture and a sleeve disposed surrounding a portion of the central housing, the sleeves rotatable about the portion of the central housing and slidable along a generally horizontal axis about the portion of the central housing. The pointing device further includes a sensor disposed in the central housing and aligned with the aperture, the sleeve positioned surrounding the sensor, wherein the sensor is capable of detecting rotational movement of the sleeve relative to the central housing and wherein the sensor is capable of detecting axial movement of the sleeve relative to the central housing. Additionally, the pointing device has a circuit in communication with the sensor, the circuit disposed within the central housing, the circuit capable of transmitting data to a computer regarding the movement of the sleeve.
US09436297B2	Method for remote-controlling target apparatus using mobile communication terminal and remote control system thereof Methods and apparatuses are provided for remote-controlling a target apparatus using a mobile communication terminal. A communication link is established with the target apparatus having a display screen adapted to visualize an object. An amount of displacement of the mobile communication terminal is detected. Motion information is generated using the amount of displacement of the mobile communication terminal. The motion information is transmitted to the target apparatus. The motion information corresponds to movement data of the object and the amount of displacement is detected based on at least one of current position information, acceleration information and angular velocity information of the mobile communication terminal.
US09436292B1	Method for replicating data in a backup storage system using a cost function A cost function is determined for assigning first deduplicating storage units of a first storage system for replication onto second deduplicating storage units of a second storage system. One or more of the first storage units in the first storage system are assigned to one or more of the second storage units in the second storage system based on a minimized cost resulting from the cost function.
US09436290B2	Display device and operating method thereof A method of controlling a display device, and which includes obtaining, via camera of the display device, a user's image; recognizing, via a controller of the display device, a user's hand gesture from the obtained user's image; and when the recognized user's hand gesture does not match a pre-stored gesture, displaying, via a display of the display device, a function guide including different hand gestures different than the recognized user's hand gesture for guiding a user's selection for performing a function of the display device.
US09436288B2	Cursor mode switching Methods and systems for processing input from an image-capture device for gesture-recognition. The method further includes computationally interpreting user gestures in accordance with a first mode of operation; analyzing the path of movement of an object to determine an intent of a user to change modes of operation; and, upon determining an intent of the user to change modes of operation, subsequently interpreting user gestures in accordance with the second mode of operation.
US09436277B2	System and method for producing computer control signals from breath attributes A method for computing output using a non-contact (invisible) input signal includes acquiring depth data of a scene captured by a depth-capable sensor. The method includes generating a temporal series of depth maps corresponding to the depth data. The method includes generating at least one volumetric attribute from the depth data. The method includes generating an output based on the volumetric attribute to control actions.
US09436276B2	Second-person avatars The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can provide for a second-person avatar. The second-person avatar can rely upon a second-person-based perspective such that the avatar is displayed to appear to encompass all or portions of a target user. Accordingly, actions or a configuration of the avatar can serve as a model or demonstration for the user in order to aid the user in accomplishing a particular task. Updates to avatar activity or configuration can be provided by a dynamic virtual handbook. The virtual handbook can be constructed based upon a set of instruction associated with accomplishing the desired task and further based upon features or aspects of the user as well as those of the local environment.
US09436275B2	Transmissive display apparatus and operation input method A transmissive display apparatus includes an operation section that detects an operational input issued through an operation surface, an image output section for the left eye and an image output section for the right eye that output predetermined image light, an image pickup section that visually presents the predetermined image light in an image pickup area that transmits externally incident light, a sensor that outputs a signal according to a positional relationship between the operation surface and the image pickup area, and a determination section that detects overlap between an optical image of the operation surface that has passed through the image pickup area and the predetermined image in the image pickup area based on the signal according to the positional relationship and receives the operational input when the optical image of the operation surface overlaps with the predetermined image.
US09436268B2	System power control using a power supply to provide voltage to subsystems in which a subsystem determines its operating state based on the voltage received by the subsystem A power control unit 16 controls the power consumed by a system 10 having a plurality of electrical power consumption states including an active state and at least one power saving state. The system comprises a plurality of subsystems 12 each having a plurality of subsystem power states including an active state and at least one power saving state. The electrical power consumption states of the system correspond to respective different configurations of subsystem power states of the subsystems and the power control unit is arranged for signal interface with the subsystems and a power supply unit 14 of the system for controlling the subsystem power states of each of the subsystems and the power supplied to each of the subsystems by the power supply unit dependent on the required power consumption state of the system.
US09436265B2	Information processing apparatus and load control method An information processing apparatus includes a processor that is capable of switching a performance level to one of a plurality of performance levels with different power consumption, and a storage unit that stores a program for controlling the performance level of the processor. The processor executing the program detects the periodicity of load variation of the information processing apparatus, and changes, according to the periodicity of the load variation, a determination interval for determining whether to switch the performance level of the processor.
US09436254B2	Method and apparatus for per core performance states A method and apparatus for per core performance states in a processor. Per Core Performance States (PCPS) refer to the parallel operating of individual cores at different voltage and/frequency points. In one embodiment of the invention, the processor has a plurality of processing cores and a power control module that is coupled with each of the plurality of processing cores. The power control module facilitates each processing core to operate at a different performance state from the other processing cores. By allowing its cores to have per core performance state configuration, the processor is able to reduce its power consumption and increase its performance.
US09436252B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit and control method of semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit provided with a processing unit that repeats a processing state and a standby state, comprises an obtaining unit configured to obtain a period of the standby state as a standby period; and a control unit configured to hold a plurality of candidate voltages in association with pieces of recovery information corresponding to recovery times required for the processing unit to return to a normal operation voltage from the candidate voltages in the standby state, and to control a standby voltage of the processing unit in the standby state in accordance with the candidate voltage associated with the piece of recovery information corresponding to a recovery time that is shorter than the standby period among the plurality of candidate voltages.
US09436251B2	Fast platform hibernation and resumption of computing systems Fast platform hibernation and resumption for computing systems. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a volatile system memory, a nonvolatile memory, and a processor to operate according to an operating system, the processor to transition the apparatus to a first reduced power state upon receipt of a request, the transition to the first reduced power state including the processor to store context information for the computer in the volatile system memory. The apparatus further includes logic to transition the apparatus to a second reduced power state, the logic to copy the context data from the volatile system memory to the nonvolatile memory for the transition to the second reduced power state, where copying of the context data includes the logic to scan the volatile system memory to locate non-active memory elements in the volatile system memory, eliminate the non-active memory elements from the volatile system memory to generate compressed context data, and store the compressed context data in the nonvolatile memory.
US09436248B2	Data processing system with protocol determination circuitry A semiconductor device includes a processing system including a section of power domain circuitry and a section of coin cell power domain circuitry. The coin cell power domain circuitry is configured to, when power is initially provided to the coin cell power domain circuitry, using power provided by a power management circuit as feedback to determine that the power management circuit provides the power in response to a power request signal being a toggle signal, and determine that the power management circuit provides the power in response to the power request signal being a pulse signal.
US09436246B2	Semiconductor apparatus and retaining voltage levels A semiconductor apparatus includes a reference voltage generation unit configured to generate a reference voltage. The semiconductor apparatus also includes an internal voltage generation unit configured to generate an internal voltage which corresponds to a voltage level of the reference voltage. In addition, the semiconductor apparatus includes a noise generation unit configured to generate noise in the reference voltage according to noise of the internal voltage.
US09436243B2	Circuit board and power source management system of circuit board A power source management system of a circuit board that comprises: a processor, comprising a core voltage input terminal; and a core voltage feedback terminal; and a voltage regulating member, comprising a setting terminal with a fixed reference voltage provided thereto; a detecting terminal connected to the core voltage feedback terminal to detect a feedback core voltage from the core voltage feedback terminal; and a core voltage output terminal connected to the core voltage input terminal to provide a core voltage thereto, wherein the core voltage is regulated by the voltage regulating member based on the feedback core voltage, such that the feedback core voltage is equal to the fixed reference voltage, wherein an offset voltage equal to a difference between a desired core voltage of the processor and the fixed reference voltage is provided between the core voltage input terminal and the core voltage feedback terminal by the processor.
US09436239B1	Cooling device for electronic device A cooling device for coupling to an electronic device that provides for cooling of the electronic device. The cooling device includes an inner side with a plurality of projections for coupling to a corresponding side or portion of the electronic device. The cooling device includes side walls extending about at least a portion of the back portion and from the inner side. The side walls include an inner surface for coupling to sides or portions of the electronic device. The side walls include a plurality of cooling apertures therethrough, and cooling channels recessed in the second inner surface extending from each cooling aperture to at least the back portion. When the cooling device is coupled with the electronic device, the plurality of projections, cooling channels, and portions of the electronic device proximate thereto form a plurality of cooling pathways that extend between the plurality of cooling apertures.
US09436235B2	Heat sink with an integrated vapor chamber A cooling subsystem is provided for dissipating heat from processor. The cooling subsystem includes a heat sink comprising an upper portion having a plurality of fins formed therein and a base portion fixed to the upper portion to form a vapor chamber in an enclosed volume between the upper portion and the base portion.
US09436234B1	Configurable system board An IT device includes a system board and a riser card socket electrically coupled to the system board and configured to receive a riser card. At least one expansion card slot is electrically coupled to the system board and configured to receive at least one expansion card. A controller assembly is electrically coupled to the system board and configured to energize the at least one expansion card slot while the riser card socket is empty.
US09436229B2	Foldable computing apparatus and method of erecting display unit A foldable computing apparatus includes a display unit having a touch screen, a first body rotatably disposed in an end of the display unit, and a second body rotatably disposed in an end of the first body opposite to the display unit, the second body having a keyboard. The first body is rotated so that a rear surface of the display unit and a rear surface of the first body are close to each other, and then the second body is rotated with respect to the first body so as to support the display unit.
US09436222B2	Stand module and mobile terminal including the stand module Provided is a stand module including: a rod formed in a body of a mobile terminal so as to extend from the body of the mobile terminal, and supporting the body of the mobile terminal when the rod extends from the body of the mobile terminal; and a rotation control unit that controls rotation of the rod after the rod extends from the body of the mobile terminal, wherein the rod includes: a first rod formed in the body of the mobile terminal, the first rod having one end combined with the rotation control unit; a second rod exposed to the outside of the body of the mobile terminal when extending from the mobile terminal; and a hinge portion that connects the first rod and the second rod with each other, and that serves as an axis about which the second rod rotates with respect to the first rod.
US09436221B2	Multiple connector electronics docking base device A multiple connector electronics docking base device includes a housing structured to have a slot extending into an upper surface of the housing. A disc is rotatably coupled to the housing and partially positioned within the slot wherein a selectable portion of the disc is positionable to be exposed within the slot. Each of a plurality of base connectors is coupled to the disc. The base connectors are spaced on the disc such that a selectable one of the base connectors is positionable within the slot. A first end of a wire is coupled to the disc such that each base connector is electrically coupled to the wire. A second end of the wire is coupled to the housing such that the second end is configured for being electrically coupled to a power source.
US09436217B2	Windows position control for phone applications Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface for a phone application are provided. More particularly, a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device can be determined after the device is rotated. More particularly, a presentation of a user interface for a call log of a phone application can be retained after receiving a signal indicating the rotation of the device. However, based on the direction of the rotation, the call log detail window may be moved from a first screen to a second screen, the call log detail window is changed to a landscape orientation, and the call log detail window is expanded to cover the first and second screens.
US09436210B1	Control—mechanism for selectively shorting clock grid by electrically connecting and disconnecting clock branches once per clock cycle Systems, methods, and other embodiments are described that are associated with selective shorting of clock branches. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a selective shorting device connected between a first clock branch that conducts a slow clock signal having a first frequency and a second clock branch that conducts a fast clock signal having a second frequency that is an integer multiple of the first frequency. The selective shorting device is configured to electrically connect and disconnect the first clock branch and the second clock branch. The selective shorting control mechanism is configured to control the selective shorting device to electrically connect the clock branches during a controlling portion of the slow clock signal.
US09436208B2	Gear shift lever apparatus of electronic manual transmission for vehicle A gear shift lever apparatus of an electronic manual transmission for a vehicle may include a spherical gear shift lever installed in a console to be rotated in leftward and rightward selecting directions and in forward and rearward shifting directions, a lever guide unit installed in the spherical gear shift lever and the console, for guiding rotation of the spherical gear shift lever when the spherical gear shift lever is rotated in the selecting directions and the shifting directions, and a lever sensor unit installed in the spherical gear shift lever and the console, for detecting a neutral position and/or a selected gear shaft stage of the spherical gear shift lever.
US09436201B1	System and method for maintaining a photovoltaic power source at a maximum power point A method is provided for setting an operating parameter for a load on a photovoltaic power source, such as an AC signal or the speed of a motor, including operating a load, using a control system, with the operating parameter set at a first value, providing a measurement of DC source voltage at the power source to the control system, and providing a measurement of DC source current at the power source to the control system, determining the logarithm of the conductance from the measurement of DC source voltage and the measurement of DC source current, and comparing a reference parameter based on the logarithm of the conductance to a reference setpoint. Based on that comparison, the operating parameter may be modified for the load if the value of the reference parameter differs from the value of the reference setpoint by more than a threshold amount.
US09436195B2	Semiconductor device having voltage generation circuit The present invention provides a voltage generation circuit which outputs high-precision output voltage in a wide temperature range. A semiconductor device has a voltage generation circuit. The voltage generation circuit has a reference voltage generation circuit which outputs reference voltage, and a plurality of correction circuits for generating a correction current and making it fed back to the reference voltage generation circuit. The correction circuits generate sub correction currents which monotonously increase from predetermined temperature which varies among the correction circuits toward a low-temperature side or a high-temperature side. The correction current is sum of a plurality of sub correction currents.
US09436190B2	Sensor circuit for detecting the setting of an integrated circuit Methods and apparatus selecting settings for circuits according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a measurement element connected to the circuit. The circuit may include a voltage source adapted to supply a voltage to the measurement element. The voltage may be substantially independent of the characteristics of the measurement element. The circuit may further include a measurement sensor responsive to a current in the measurement element. The measurement sensor may generate a control signal according to the current in the measurement element.
US09436189B2	Thermoregulator An apparatus for regulating temperature is presented. The apparatus comprises: a shell comprising a first cavity and a second cavity; and an inner valve body and an outer valve body disposed in the shell between the first cavity and the second cavity, wherein the inner valve body is movable relative to the outer valve body, and the outer valve body is movable within the shell. Depending on the temperature inside the shell, the inner valve body and the outer valve body can substantially seal the first cavity from the second cavity. The inner valve body and the outer valve body can also provide, respectively, a first flow path and a second flow path between the cavities, depending on the temperature.
US09436177B2	Numerical control system having multi-core processor A motor driving amplifier and a numerical controller are connected to each other via communication to configure a numerical control system. The numerical controller includes a numerical control unit, a motor control unit, and an amplifier interface unit. Furthermore, a motor control processor included in the motor control unit is a multi-core processor.
US09436174B2	Kalman filters in process control systems A control technique that enables the use of received process variable values in a Kalman filter based control scheme without the need to change the control algorithm includes a controller, such as a PID controller, and a Kalman filter, coupled to receive feedback in the form of, for example, process variable measurement signals from a process. The Kalman filter is configured to produce an estimate of the process variable value from slow or intermittent process feedback signals while providing a new process variable estimate to the controller during each of the controller execution cycles to enable the controller to produce a control signal used to control the process. The Kalman filter is also configured to compensate the process variable estimate for process noise with non-zero mean value that may be present in the process. The Kalman filter may apply this compensation to both continuously and intermittently received process variable values.
US09436173B2	Drilling advisory systems and methods with combined global search and local search methods Combined methods and systems for optimizing drilling related operations include global search engines and local search engines to find the optimal value for at least one controllable drilling parameter, and a data fusion module to combine or select the operational recommendations from global and local search engines. The operational recommendations are used to optimize the objective function, mitigate dysfunctions, and improve drilling efficiency.
US09436168B2	System and method for maximising thermal efficiency of a power plant A method for maximizing thermal efficiency of a power plant, the method comprising obtaining the current state of the plant from available measured data; obtaining a set of Variables representing a current state of the power plant; applying a set of constraints to the Variables; generating a revised set of Variables representing a revised state of the power plant; and testing the revised set of Variables within a mathematical model for convergence. Generating the revised set of Variable is based at least partly on: Euler's equation, the conservation of mass equation, and a mathematical description of a reversible continuum. There are also provided a related power plant thermal efficiency maximization system and computer program.
US09436159B2	Apparatus and method for displaying holographic three-dimensional image An apparatus for displaying a holographic three-dimensional (3D) image is provided. The apparatus includes: a holographic pattern generation unit; a spatial optical modulation device including a phase transition layer formed of a phase transition material, a phase of which is changed by a temperature. A holographic pattern generated by the holographic pattern generation unit is optically addressed on the spatial optical modulation device. The apparatus also includes a heat source for applying heat to the phase transition layer; a control unit for controlling the heat source according to holographic pattern information generated by the holographic pattern generation unit; and a reproduction light source for irradiating light for image reproduction onto the spatial optical modulation device.
US09436141B2	Fixing device comprising controller which judges whether or not fixing belt is rotating and image forming apparatus including same A fixing device includes a fixing belt, a pressuring member, a heat source, a pressing member, a temperature sensor and a controller. A detected region whose temperature is detected by the temperature sensor is formed in the fixing belt, and an elastic layer of the detected region is provided with a hole in a part thereof in a circumferential direction. The controller judges that the fixing belt is rotating in a case where the temperature detected by the temperature sensor alternately increases and decreases in a state that the heat source is heating the fixing belt, and judges that the fixing belt is not rotating in a case where the temperature detected by the temperature sensor does not alternately increase and decrease in the state that the heat source is heating the fixing belt.
US09436138B2	Electrophotographic image forming fixing member, method for manufacturing said fixing member, and electrophotographic image forming apparatus A fixing member includes a substrate and an elastic layer on the substrate. The elastic layer comprises a cured product of a silicone rubber composition containing an anatase titanium oxide particle and an addition-curable silicone rubber, and undergoes cohesive failure in 90° peel test specified in JIS K6854-1: 1999. In the fixing member, an allyl group bound to a silicon atom is present at the interface between the substrate and the elastic layer.
US09436129B2	Drive transmission mechanism and image forming apparatus with the same A drive-side coupling part of a drive transmission mechanism includes: a base including a first opposed surface facing a driven-side coupling part of the drive transmission mechanism in an attached state; a semispherical projection from the first opposed surface at a rotational center of the drive-side coupling part; and a cylindrical projection including an arcuate first projection centered on the rotational center, an arcuate second projection having a shorter inside diameter than the first projection, and a stepped portion between the first and second projections. The driven-side coupling part includes: a base including a second opposed surface facing the drive-side coupling part in the attached state; a columnar projection from the second opposed surface at a rotational center of the driven-side coupling part; a radially-extended peripheral projection on a periphery of the columnar projection; and a recess depressed from a top surface of the columnar projection at the rotational center.
US09436127B2	Toner container and manufacturing method for toner container A toner container includes a cylindrical container body, having a first opening in a first end thereof and a notch in a circumferential surface thereof continuous with the first opening in the first end, a flange member to engage the first opening and the notch in the container body and having a toner outlet therein through which toner in the container body is discharged, a shutter member disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the container body, a conveyance member, rotatably installed inside the container body to convey the toner from a second end of the container body opposite the first end to the toner outlet in the flange member, and a recessed portion in the container body that projects inward into the interior of the toner container 5 mm or less from an inner surface of the container body.
US09436126B1	Toner inlet port alignment features for a developer unit of an electrophotographic image forming device A developer unit for an electrophotographic image forming device includes a housing having a roll mounted thereon that is configured to supply toner from a reservoir in the housing to a photoconductive drum. The housing extends along an axial dimension of the roll from a front end to a rear end of the housing. A toner inlet port is in fluid communication with the reservoir and formed in an extension from the top of the housing near the front end of the housing. A ramp is positioned on the top of the front end of the housing. The ramp is positioned in front of the extension and vertically below the toner inlet port and is aligned in a side-to-side dimension of the housing with the toner inlet port. The ramp includes an inclined surface that inclines upward as the inclined surface extends rearward relative to the housing.
US09436123B2	Systems, methods and apparatuses for authorized use and refill of a printer cartridge A chip for a cartridge with dispensable material may be provided. In one aspect, the chip may comprise a non-volatile memory for storing a number tracking amount of dispensable material in the cartridge, a key storage for storing an encryption key, a signature verification module and circuit components. The circuit components may be configured to receive and process a first message, receive and validate a second message, and update the amount of dispensable material if the validation of the second message succeeds. The first message may comprise a first command and an operation input value for a print job at the cartridge, and to process the first message may comprise decreasing the amount of dispensable material. The second message may comprise a second command to increase the amount of dispensable material, and may be validated using the signature validation module and the encryption key.
US09436117B2	Image forming apparatus configured to modify a reference voltage correction amount An image forming apparatus, includes an image carrier; a power supply; a charging member, to which the power supply applies a direct current (DC) charging voltage, to charge a surface of the image carrier; and a controller. The controller causes the power supply to apply, to the charging member, the DC charging voltage of a sum of a reference voltage VC and a correction amount α, so that a charged potential VD of the surface of the image carrier assumes a target value that is substantially equal to the reference voltage VC; and to increase an absolute value of the correction amount α to be added to the reference voltage VC in inverse proportion to an absolute value of the reference voltage VC, when the absolute value of the reference voltage VC is smaller compared to a case in which the absolute value of the reference voltage VC is greater.
US09436114B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming unit Provided is an image forming apparatus including an image holder that is provided to be rotatable, and a charging member that includes a charging member main body and a cover member, in which an outer circumferential surface of the cover member is disposed to be in contact with the image holder, and that charges the image holder, wherein a circumferential speed of one member of the rotating image holder and the rotating charging member main body is greater than a circumferential speed of the other member, and wherein the cover member moves to follow a movement of the one member at a contact portion where the cover member and the image holder come into contact with each other, and a portion of the cover member that is positioned on an upstream side of the contact portion is drawn toward a downstream side.
US09436113B2	Electrostatic charge image developing toner, liquid developer, and toner cartridge An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes a toner particle that contains a binder resin and is surface-modified by a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing dicyandiamide and diethylenetriamine, wherein toner particles have positive charging properties.
US09436110B2	Electrostatic latent image developing toner and manufacturing method therefor An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a plurality of toner particles each having a toner core, a shell layer, and needle-like particles. The needle-like particles adhere to a surface of the toner core. The shell layer contains a thermosetting resin and covers the needle-like particles and the toner core. The needle-like particles contain titanium oxide. The needle-like particles have a volume resistivity value of at least 1.0×101 Ω·cm and no greater than 1.0×108 Ω·cm. The needle-like particles have a number average major-axis diameter of at least 0.2 μm and no greater than 2.0 μm. The needle-like particles have a number average minor-axis diameter of at least 0.01 μm and no greater than 0.10 μm.
US09436109B2	Method of manufacturing resin particles, apparatus for manufacturing resin particles, and image forming apparatus A method of manufacturing resin particles uses a microreactor to mix first and second stock solutions, and to aggregate resin fine-particles to obtain resin particles. The microreactor includes stationary and rotating discs that are two discoid discs and that are disposed so that a gap is formed between circular surfaces of the two discs when the resin particles are manufactured, a first stock solution feed part that feeds the first stock solution from an end of the gap into the gap, and one or more second stock solution feed parts that are formed at the opposite side of the first stock solution feed part based on the center of the circular surface of the stationary disc by spatially connecting top and bottom surfaces of the stationary disc, and that feed the second stock solution containing an aggregating agent from the top surface side of the stationary disc to the gap.
US09436097B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus is disclosed including a liquid supply system configured to at least partly fill a space between the projection system and the substrate with a liquid, an outlet configured to remove a mixture of liquid and gas passing through a gap between a liquid confinement structure of the liquid supply system and the substrate, and an evacuation system configured to draw the mixture through the outlet, the evacuation system having a separator tank arranged to separate liquid from gas in the mixture and a separator tank pressure controller, connected to a non-liquid-filled region of the separator tank, configured to maintain a stable pressure within the non-liquid-filled region.
US09436096B2	Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A lithographic apparatus with a cover plate formed separately from a substrate table and means for stabilizing a temperature of the substrate table by controlling the temperature of the cover plate is disclosed. A lithographic apparatus with thermal insulation provided between a cover plate and a substrate table so that the cover plate acts as a thermal shield for the substrate table is disclosed. A lithographic apparatus comprising means to determine a substrate table distortion and improve position control of a substrate by reference to the substrate table distortion is disclosed.
US09436094B2	Stripping solution for photolithography and pattern formation method A stripping solution for photolithography which can effectively strip away residual materials of a photoresist pattern and etching residual materials, and has excellent anticorrosion properties on SiO2 and a variety of metal materials; and a method for forming a pattern using the stripping solution. A prescribed basic compound is used as a counter amine of the hydrofluoric acid contained in the stripping solution for photolithography, and the stripping solution for photolithography is adjusted to a pH measured at 23° C. of not more than 6.0 or 8.5 or more.
US09436088B2	Un-supported polymeric film with embedded microbeads The present invention relates to polymer-bead composites having a single layer planar, crystalline assembly of encoded beads embedded in a hydrophilic polymeric matrix. The composite may be unattached to a solid support. The encoded beads have different biomolecules attached to their surfaces, and the encoding permits distinguishing beads having different biomolecules attached thereto. The present invention also relates to a systematic process for the creation of functionally organized, spatially patterned assemblies of polymer-microparticle composites, including the AC electric field-mediated assembly of patterned, self-supporting organic (polymeric) films and organic-polymer-microparticle composites of tailored composition and morphology. The present invention also relates to the application of such functional assemblies in materials science and biology. Additional areas of application include sensors, catalysts, membranes, and micro-reactors, and miniaturized format for generation of multifunctional thin films.
US09436079B2	Phase shift mask blank, method of manufacturing the same, and phase shift mask Provided are a phase shift mask blank that is improved in the irradiation durability of a light-semitransmissive film (phase shift film), made of a material containing mainly a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen, to exposure light having a wavelength of 200 nm or less and thus can improve the mask lifetime, a method of manufacturing such a phase shift mask blank, and a phase shift mask. The phase shift mask blank is used for manufacturing a phase shift mask adapted to be applied with ArF excimer laser exposure light. The phase shift mask blank has a light-semitransmissive film on a transparent substrate. The light-semitransmissive film is an incomplete nitride film containing mainly a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen. The content ratio of the transition metal to the transition metal and the silicon in the light-semitransmissive film is less than 9%.
US09436077B2	Method of fabricating a pellicle frame A pellicle frame, including aluminum, aluminum oxide, and a transition metal.
US09436075B2	Imaging device and mounting apparatus An imaging device includes a lens, a light pipe, a cover, and a mounting base. The cover can be coupled to the mounting base. The cover defines a groove and includes a latching plate and a mounting plate. The latching plate and the mounting plate are located at two opposite sides of the groove. The mounting plate defines a mounting hole. The mounting base defines a slot, a limiting slot corresponding to the latching plate, and a plurality of securing holes. When the imaging device is assembled, the latching plate is engaged in the limiting slot, a fastener is inserted into the mounting hole and engaged in the corresponding securing hole. The lens and the light pipe are received in the slot and the groove.
US09436073B2	Illumination optical system and image projection apparatus An illumination optical system is capable of changing a light beam diameter in one of first and second cross sections orthogonal to each other that include an optical axis, and includes a light source, a condenser lens that concentrates light from the light source, a first fly-eye lens including a first lens cell on which light concentrated by the condenser lens is incident, a second fly-eye lens including a second lens cell, a polarization conversion element that performs polarization conversion on light from the second fly-eye lens, and an image display element that displays an image based on light from the polarization conversion element, and widths of the image display element and a light emitting surface of the light source, widths of the first and second fly-eye lens, and change rates α and β of the light beam diameters are set within appropriate ranges.
US09436057B2	Display panel with pre-patterned images The present invention is directed to a display panel comprising micro-containers filled with an electrophoretic fluid wherein each of the microcells has a bottom and one surface of the bottom is in contact with the electrophoretic fluid, the display panel has a first area and a second area, and the microcells in the first area have substantially the same bottom thickness and the microcells in the second area have added bottom thicknesses. Such a display panel is useful for many applications, such as bar codes, anti-counterfeiting labels, direction signages, shelf labels or watermarks.
US09436056B2	Color electro-optic displays A color filter array or a backplane for a color display has first and second areas with substantially different optical properties. The invention also provides a color filter with a low resistivity. The invention further provides a color display utilizing fluorescent or phosphorescent material.
US09436045B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a pixel that includes a first sub-pixel chargeable with a first voltage and a second sub-pixel chargeable with a second voltage different from the first voltage, a pixel electrode that includes a first sub-pixel electrode in the first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel electrode in the second sub-pixel, a common electrode that faces the pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. The first sub-pixel electrode includes a first trunk portion and a plurality of first branch portions protruding from and extending from one side of the first trunk portion. The second sub-pixel electrode includes a second trunk portion and a plurality of second and third branch portions that protrude from both sides of the second trunk portion and extend substantially parallel to the first branch portions.
US09436041B2	Display device A display includes a plurality of pixel columns and a plurality of pixel rows including a first pair of pixel rows and a second pair of pixel rows adjacent to each other. The LCD also includes a first gate line and a second gate line positioned between the first pair of pixel rows and the second pair of pixel rows, a microcavity layer including a plurality of liquid crystal injection holes, and a common electrode positioned on the microcavity layer. The LCD also includes a supporting member positioned on a common electrode and a capping layer positioned on a supporting member to cover the liquid crystal injection holes. The plurality of liquid crystal injection holes may be positioned between the first pair of pixel rows and the second pair of pixel rows.
US09436035B2	Methods and apparatus to construct an ultrathin display panel A display system, with a structural part, including a rear panel, and a light emitting device physically attached to the rear panel over a surface of the rear panel, where the surface of the rear panel comprises the entire surface to be illuminated by the light emitting device and a pixelated spatial light modulator part, coupled between the light emitting device, and a viewing area, modulating a light created by said light emitting device.
US09436031B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display including: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a lower insulating layer facing the pixel electrode; and a touch sensor disposed on the lower insulating layer, the touch sensor including a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer. A plurality of microcavities is formed between the pixel electrode and the lower insulating layer.The microcavities form a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal material, the lower insulating layer has a matrix shape including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, and the second transparent conductive layer overlaps the vertical portion of the lower insulating layer.
US09436026B2	Display device A display device includes a display module, an assembly holder and a front case. The display module has a front surface, a rear surface, a side surface, and a display area. The front surface and the rear surface are located at two opposite sides of the display module. The side surface connects between the front surface and the rear surface. The display area is located at the front surface. The assembly holder includes a joint portion and a first withstanding portion. The joint portion is arranged on the side surface. The first withstanding portion is connected to the joint portion. The front case includes a first plate member, a second plate member, and a second withstanding portion. The first plate member is connected to the second plate member. The second withstanding portion is located on the first plate member and has a groove.
US09436025B2	Method and device of liquid crystal photo-alignment The present invention provides a method and device of liquid crystal photo-alignment. The method comprises: providing a liquid crystal layer, liquid crystal layer doped with reactive monomer; under influence of an electric field, using radiation light to irradiate on liquid crystal layer to trigger polymerization of monomers to achieve the photo-alignment of liquid crystal layer; wherein polymerization of monomers comprising a first stage and a second stage following the first stage, the radiation light having a first illumination in the first stage and having a second illumination in the second stage, and the first illumination being less than the second illumination. The method and device of liquid crystal photo-alignment of the present invention improves the stability and uniformity of the photo-alignment of the liquid crystal, and satisfy the photo-alignment reaction speed as well as effectively avoid the light leakage caused by macromolecular effect.
US09436023B2	Operational amplifier An operational amplifier comprises a first metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), comprising a first drain, a first gate and a first source; a second MOSFET, comprising a second drain, a second gate and a second source, the second source coupled to the first source of the first MOSFET; and a bias source, coupled between a first specific level and the first source of the first MOSFET and the second source of the second MOSFET; wherein the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET are depletion-type.
US09436021B2	Tunable optical filter, tunable optical component, and multi-wavelength passive optical network system The present application provides a tunable optical filter, including: a substrate, a tunable filter unit, a temperature control unit, and an enclosure, where: the substrate, the tunable filter unit, and the temperature control unit are placed inside the enclosure, where the enclosure includes a light incidence window and a light emergence window; the substrate is disposed adjacent to the light incidence window or the light emergence window, and configured to support the tunable filter unit; the temperature control unit is disposed on a surface of the tunable filter unit, and configured to adjust a channel wavelength of the tunable filter unit by means of temperature control; and optical paths of the light incidence window, the tunable filter unit and the light emergence window are aligned. The present application further provides an optical receive component, an optical transceiver component, and a multi-wavelength passive optical network system.
US09436020B2	Luminance adjustment film and illuminating device including photothermal conversion material Luminance adjustment films that include a photothermal conversion material which converts infrared light to heat wherein an intensity distribution of the infrared light reflects a luminance distribution of visible light; and at least one microcapsule containing a compound which selectively decreases luminance of the visible light in reaction to the heat are described.
US09436019B1	Driver and capacitive load integration A circuit that may include a circuit network and a transmission line coupled to the circuit network. The circuit network may include an electro-optic modulator and various inductors. The electro-optic modulator may be a capacitive load having a predetermined capacitance. The circuit may further include a resistor coupled to the circuit network. The resistor may have a resistance value configured to produce a first impedance with the circuit network. The first impedance may be configured to match substantially with a second impedance in the transmission line. The circuit may further include an electric driver couple to the transmission line. The electric driver may be configured for transmitting a driving voltage to the electro-optic modulator. The driving voltage may be configured to generate a predetermined voltage swing across the electro-optic modulator.
US09436018B2	Optical module An optical module includes a circuit substrate and a terminal. The circuit substrate includes a first pattern, a second pattern, a first cover material, and a second cover material. The first pattern electrically is connected to the terminal and formed in a predetermined shape on a first surface of the circuit substrate. The second pattern is formed in a predetermined shape at a position corresponding to the first pattern on a surface opposite to the first surface. The first cover material covers at least a portion of the first pattern to be bent along with bending of the circuit substrate. The second cover material covers at least an end of the second pattern.
US09436009B1	Modular accessories for head-mountable device An auxiliary component unit for use with a head-mounted device is disclosed. The device can have a first side arm with and an extension arm extending at least partially therealong and configured to present information to the user via a display extending therefrom, a second side arm opposite the first side arm, and an external connection feature. The auxiliary component includes a first housing containing a first electronic component therein and a first attachment member extending from the first housing and configured to removably affix the auxiliary component with a portion of the second side arm of the head-mounted device. The auxiliary component also includes a wiring component in electronic communication with the first electronic component and attachable with the external connection feature of the device.
US09436006B2	See-through computer display systems Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display optics.
US09436003B2	Robust index correction of an angular encoder in a three-dimensional coordinate measurement device A 3D measurement device sends a beam of light to a point on an object, receives the reflected light, and determines a distance and two angles to the point, one of the angles measured by an angular encoder, which includes a disk having incremental marks and an index mark. Light from the 3D device is rotated to reflect light from a reference reflector to produce a first synchronization signal. A first difference angle is determined based on counts of the incremental marks and on the first synchronization signal. Light from the 3D device is rotated to reflect light from the reference reflector to produce a second synchronization signal. A second difference angle is determined based on counts of the incremental marks and on the second synchronization signal. The reference correction value of the index mark is determined based on the first and second difference angles.
US09436002B2	Multichannel optical power meter using a synchronous scanner Optical scanning systems and methods of controlling a resonant scanning mirror are disclosed. A rotatable mirror may oscillate about a rotation axis in response to a drive signal. A reference source may provide a reference light beam directed to the rotatable mirror. A reference detector may be disposed to receive the reference light beam reflected from the rotatable mirror twice during each oscillation of the rotatable mirror. A controller may set both an amplitude and a frequency of the drive signal based on an output of the reference detector.
US09435992B2	Microscope for widefield microscopy A microscope for widefield microscopy having a detection beam path and an illumination beam path. The microscope includes a filter wheel device, which is arranged in the detection beam path and/or illumination beam path and has a filter wheel, wherein the filter wheel is mounted to rotate about an axis, and wherein the filter wheel is divided into segments. Filters forming a first part-circle are arranged in a first part of the segments, such that said filters are consecutively introduced into the detection beam path or illumination beam path when the filter wheel is rotated. A camera records images at a predefined frequency. The filter wheel device includes a motor-driven shaft that rotates the filter wheel at a predefined rotation frequency. The microscope also comprises a control system for synchronizing the image-recording frequency and rotation frequency based on the filters arranged on the filter wheel.
US09435984B2	Imaging lens system This invention provides an imaging lens system including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens with negative refractive power; a third lens having a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens with positive refractive power; a fifth lens with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface, at least one surface thereof having at least one inflection point; and an aperture stop disposed between an imaged object and the third lens. The on-axis spacing between the first lens and second lens is T12, the focal length of the imaging lens system is f, and they satisfy the relation: 0.5<(T12/f)×100<15.
US09435983B2	Photographing optical lens assembly, image capturing unit and mobile device A photographing optical lens assembly includes, in order from object side to image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has positive refractive power. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region. The third and fourth lens elements have refractive power. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element has at least one inflection point.
US09435978B1	Water-resistant optical fiber cables Water-resistant optical fiber cables and associated methods for forming water-resistant optical fiber cables are provided. A cable may include an outer jacket that defines a cable core. At least one optical fiber may be positioned within the cable core and encapsulated within a suitable sheath, such as a buffer tube. Additionally, a plurality of discrete water swellable fibers may be loosely positioned within the cable to provide water-resistance for the at least one optical fiber.
US09435976B2	Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining open rearward cable connections and open forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. The adapters being arranged in arrays that slide independently of other adapter arrays to provide access to the open rearward and open forward cable connections.
US09435974B2	Adapter panel with lateral sliding adapter arrays An adapter panel arrangement including a chassis and a panel of adapters. The adapters defining open rearward cable connections and open forward cable connections of the panel arrangement. The adapters being arranged in arrays that slide independently of other adapter arrays to provide access to the open rearward and open forward cable connections.
US09435968B1	Optical repeater and optical connector device An optical repeater to be arranged between a substrate and an optical connector, the optical repeater includes: a body part including a plurality of optical paths to transmit an optical signal between the substrate and the optical connector, a substrate-side end-face in which one end of each of the optical paths opposes the substrate, and a connector connecting part to connect another end of each of the optical paths to the optical connector, the body part being configured from a material with a greater coefficient of linear expansion than that of the substrate; and a reinforcing member arranged so as to surround the optical paths in a side to the substrate-side end-face, the reinforcing member being configured from a material with a smaller coefficient of linear expansion than that of the body part.
US09435964B2	Systems and methods for laser systems with variable beam parameter product In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beams before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece.
US09435962B2	Keyed insert cap for a fiber optic connector An insert cap for a fiber optic connector defines a key for mating connectors.
US09435959B2	Coupling of fiber optics to planar grating couplers Techniques, methods, structures and apparatus that provide the efficient coupling of light to/from one or more optical fibers to/from planar grating waveguide couplers positioned on photonic integrated circuits.
US09435957B1	Cyclic demultiplexer with grating and mirror array A demultiplexer includes an input optical link to receive an input signal. A grating receives the input signal from the input optical link and generates individual optical wavelength signals. A mirror array operative as a beam steering engine receives the individual optical wavelength signals and redirects them to the grating. Output optical links receive the individual optical wavelength signals from the grating.
US09435956B1	Spectroscopic imaging probes, devices, and methods In part, the invention relates to a single clad fiber to multi-clad optical fiber connector for use in applying excitation light to a sample and obtaining reflected light from the sample. The connector can include a dual clad optical fiber portion and a single clad optical fiber portion in optical communication with the dual clad optical fiber portion. In one embodiment, a core of the dual clad optical fiber portion and a core of the single clad optical fiber portion have substantially similar indices of refraction. In one embodiment, excitation light is propagated by the core of the dual clad optical fiber. Further, in one embodiment, light reflected by the sample is propagated by the first cladding layer of the dual clad optical fiber portion.
US09435947B2	Integration of optical components in integrated circuits by separating two substrates with an insulation layer Methodologies enabling integration of optical components in ICs and a resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include: providing a first substrate layer of an IC separated from a second substrate level by an insulator layer; providing a transistor on the second substrate layer; and providing an optical component on the first substrate layer, the optical component being connected to the transistor.
US09435946B2	Interlayer light wave coupling device An interlayer light wave coupling device includes a substrate; a first core disposed on the substrate and having a first acute structure; a third core spatially set apart from the first core and having a second acute structure; and a second core disposed between the first core and the third core and having a smaller index of refraction than the first core and the third core. The acute structures of the first core and the third core are disposed so as to have no overlap as viewed from above.
US09435942B2	Method of optimizing multicore optical fiber and devices utilizing same A method of designing multicore optical fibers is provided. A geometry for the core arrangement is selected. At least one of i) core width, ii) core position with respect to other cores, or iii) orientation with respect to incoming, outgoing, or at least partially traversing radiation such as an inscription beam are optimized. A design space is created in which no core shadows or blocks any other core with respect to incoming, outgoing, or at least partially traversing radiation. Optimization generally includes tracing tangents of core widths against an orthogonal axis and ensuring no overlap of space between said tangents on said axis. For twisted fiber, optimization also includes optimizing effective length and twist rate of the fiber. Devices entailing such fibers, such as multicore pump coupler and multicore fiber distributed feedback laser, are also contemplated.
US09435939B2	Displays with coherent fiber bundles A display may have an array of display pixels that generate an image. A coherent fiber bundle may be mounted on the display pixels. The coherent fiber bundle may have a first surface that is adjacent to the display pixels and a second surface that is visible to a viewer. The coherent fiber bundle may contain fibers that carry light from the first surface to the second surface. The second surface may be planar or may have a central planar region and curved edge regions that run along opposing sides of the central planar region. The fibers may have cross-sectional surface areas with a first aspect ratio on the first surface and a second aspect ratio that is greater than the first aspect ratio on the second surface.
US09435938B2	Edge-lit surface light source device LED light source substrates (140) in an edge-light type surface light source device are disposed with a light guide plate interposed therebetween. A length of each of the LED light source substrates is shorter than a length of a plane of incidence of the light guide plate. The chromaticity of light from a central part (141) is uniform, and the chromaticity of light from ends (142) is more shifted toward blue than the chromaticity of light from the central part (141).
US09435920B2	Illumination system An illumination system for defining and lighting around an object positioned on a base such as for example a mirror, includes at least one elongate profile that has a fastening section and a limitation section extending transversely, in particular perpendicularly to the latter, and at least one illuminant that is fastened or can be fastened to the top of the fastening section of the profile a distance away from the limitation section and is formed and positioned such that, in the correctly arranged state, it emits light in the direction of the limitation section.
US09435919B2	Prism and sensor chip A prism used in analysis utilizing surface plasmons is prism of a dielectric medium with a predetermined reflective index. Trapezoidal prism comprises an incident surface on which excitation light is incident from outside, a reflective surface at which the excitation light incident on the incident surface is reflected, an emission surface from which the excitation light reflected by the reflective surface is emitted; and an opposite surface which opposes the reflective surface. The opposite surface is a recessed sink-mark surface.
US09435918B2	Aspherical grin lens A method of fabricating an aspherical gradient refractive index lens includes co-extruding a first polymer material having a first refractive index and a second polymer material having a second refractive index different than the first refractive index to form multilayered polymer composite films, assembling the multilayered polymer composite films into a multilayer composite GRIN sheet and shaping the multilayered composite GRIN sheet into an aspherical lens.
US09435914B2	Optical article comprising a precursor coating for an antifogging coating and a temporary layer rendering same suitable for edging The present invention concerns an optical article comprising a substrate, at least one of the main surfaces of which is coated with a first coating comprising, at its surface, silanol groups and, in direct contact with this coating, a second coating which is a precursor for an antifog coating, the second coating being formed by deposition, on the first coating, of at least one compound A having a polyoxyalkylene group, and at least one group capable of establishing a covalent bond with a silanol group, wherein the second coating comprises an internal part, in which compound A is grafted to the first coating, and an external part, which can be removed by washing and/or wiping, resulting from the deposition of the compound A, and wherein the second coating is coated with at least one temporary layer comprising at least 50% by weight of silica.
US09435910B2	Light sensing device for detecting gestures having a casing with a lens receiving aperture disposed immediately adjacent to a display screen Light sensing devices are described that have a lens to focus light. In one or more implementations, the light sensing devices include a substrate having a photodetector formed thereon. The photodetector is capable of detecting light and providing a signal in response thereto. The devices also include a display screen that allows light to at least substantially pass through the display screen. An optical baffle extends above a surface of the substrate to display screen and is configured to at least substantially prevent transmission of optical crosstalk to the photodetector. The devices also include a lens disposed proximate to the display screen. The lens is configured to focus light incident upon the lens and to pass the focused light to the photodetector.
US09435895B2	Multi-modality dosimeter for use with arc-based radiotherapy quality assurance phantom A dosimeter that is configured to assist with patient-specific quality assurance (“QA”) in arc-based radiotherapy, such as stereotactic radiotherapy, is provided. The dosimeter facilitates acquiring multiple different dosimetric measurements simultaneously. For instance, the dosimeter can be configured to acquire dosimetric measurements from multiple different modalities, including gel dosimetry and film dosimetry, and is configured for simultaneous use with a diode-array QA phantom.
US09435890B2	Laser anemometry system and method An anemometry system comprising a laser source supplying an incident beam that is backscattered by passing through the incident beam mixing means for mixing the backscattered beam and a reference beam, creating an interferometry wave conversion means, converting the interferometry wave into an electrical signal proportional to the power of said wave first determination means, for determining a time-frequency diagram of said electrical signal. The system also comprises second determination means for determining spots of said diagram, each spot being a set of connected points of said diagram, having exceeded a detection threshold computation means for computing an average of the frequency, a duration and a slope characterizing the trend of the frequency as a function of time in the time-frequency diagram, and determination means 107 for determining the air speed from all or part of said averages of the frequency, said durations and said slopes.
US09435878B1	Positioning using audio recognition Systems and methods for determining location based on audio fingerprinting are disclosed. An extraction component extracts a set of interest points from an audio signal associated with an audio announcement. Then a matching component determines if the extracted set of interest points matches a set of interest points representative of an audio fingerprint in a data store comprising audio fingerprints. In an aspect, the audio fingerprints in the audio fingerprint data store represent announcements for underground transportation systems. A location component further determines location information associated with the audio fingerprint based in part on the set of extracted interest points matching the set of audio interest points representative of the audio fingerprint in the data store.
US09435873B2	Sound source localization using phase spectrum An array of microphones placed on a mobile robot provides multiple channels of audio signals. A received set of audio signals is called an audio segment, which is divided into multiple frames. A phase analysis is performed on a frame of the signals from each pair of microphones. If both microphones are in an active state during the frame, a candidate angle is generated for each such pair of microphones. The result is a list of candidate angles for the frame. This list is processed to select a final candidate angle for the frame. The list of candidate angles is tracked over time to assist in the process of selecting the final candidate angle for an audio segment.
US09435868B2	Magneto-resistive effect device, magnetic head gimbal assembly, magnetic recording/reproduction device, strain sensor, pressure sensor, blood pressure sensor, and structural health monitoring sensor According to one embodiment, a magneto-resistive effect device, includes a stacked body stacked on a substrate, a pair of first electrodes that feeds current to the stacked body, a strain introduction member, and a second electrode for applying a voltage to the strain introduction member. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer that includes one or more metals selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel, a second magnetic layer stacked on the first magnetic layer, having a composition that is different from the first magnetic layer, and a spacer layer disposed between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer.
US09435860B2	Gated state machine circuitry having three clock 2 enable states Testing of integrated circuits is achieved by a test architecture utilizing a scan frame input shift register, a scan frame output shift register, a test controller, and a test interface comprising a scan input, a scan clock, a test enable, and a scan output. Scan frames input to the scan frame input shift register contain a test stimulus data section and a test command section. Scan frames output from the scan frame output shift register contain a test response data section and, optionally, a section for outputting other data. The command section of the input scan frame controls the test architecture to execute a desired test operation.
US09435850B2	Apparatus and method for power cycle test Provided are a power cycle test apparatus and a power cycle test method that can efficiently reproduce nearly a level of stress that may occur in failure mode in actual environments, the apparatus which is a test apparatus for performing a power cycle test for a power semiconductor device to be tested by applying a thermal stress to the power semiconductor device through the application of a stress current thereto in predefined ON/OFF cycles executes a thermal cycle test in temperature rise-fall cycles longer than the ON/OFF cycles by using an apparatus configured to change an external environmental temperature and further executes the power cycle test while executing the thermal cycle test in synchronization with execution phases of the thermal cycle test.
US09435842B2	Circuit and method for detection of IC connection failure The invention provides a testing circuit for testing a connection between a chip and external circuitry. A current source is used to inject a DC current towards the connection to be tested from the chip side. On-chip ESD protection is provided giving a path between the connection to be tested and a fixed voltage line. A shunt path is also coupled to the connection to be tested on the external circuitry side. It is determined if the current source current flows through the ESD protection circuit, and this can be used to determine whether or not the connection to be tested presents an open circuit for the DC test current.
US09435841B2	Integrated circuit protection during high-current ESD testing A method of protecting devices within an integrated circuit during electro-static discharge (ESD) testing using an ESD test system is provided. The method includes applying a direct current (DC) bias voltage to an input of at least one device of the integrated circuit and applying an ESD simulated signal to at least one other input of the integrated circuit. The applied ESD simulated signal is conducted along a first current path to a first ground, while a low-current signal associated with the at least one device is conducted along a second current path to the second ground. The DC bias voltage is maintained between the input of the at least one device and the second ground at a substantially constant value in response to a signal variation on the second ground that results from the applied ESD simulated signal.
US09435826B2	Variable spacing four-point probe pin device and method A continuous variable spacing probe pin device, including first and second probe pins. The first and second probe pins are configured to measure a property of a conductive layer. In a first configuration, the first and second probe pins include respective first portions arranged to contact the conductive layer to measure the property. In a second configuration, the first and second probe pins include respective second portions arranged to contact the conductive layer to measure the property. A first area for each respective first portion is different from a second area for each respective second portion.
US09435820B1	Rotation-rate detector for spinning top A rotation-rate detector detects a rotation rate of a spinning top and is fixed to or detachably attached to a launcher. The launcher applies a rotational force to the spinning top to launch the spinning top. The rotation-rate detector includes a detachment detector that detects detachment and attachment of the spinning top. The rotation rate of the spinning top is detected after the detachment detector detects attachment of the spinning top.
US09435819B1	Autonomous temperature accelerometer sensor A turbine environment wireless transmitter for monitoring bearing health inside jet turbines. This transmitter has the ability to operate in 225 to 300 degree Celsius environments and monitor real time bearing temperature and vibration and transmit that data to a centralized system for processing. The system is powered by a built in thermal electric generator, which produces power in response to a thermal gradient across it. The information transmitted is used to monitor and diagnose a bearing operating parameters in real-time and predict a failure event before any damage occurs.
US09435817B2	Detection of synthetic cannabinoids The invention describes methods and kits for detecting and determining current and future synthetic cannabinoids from the CP family. Unique antibodies derived from novel immunogens enable said methods and kits.
US09435816B2	Deuterium free, stable isotope labeled 2-phenylethylamine hallucinogens and/or stimulants, methods of their preparation and their use Deuterium free, stable isotope labeled hallucinogens and/or stimulants containing a 2-phenylethylamine-based structural unit and containing at least three stable isotopes selected from the group consisting of 13C, 15N and 18O as free bases and as their salts; method of their preparation and their use in the chemical analysis, in particular forensic chemical analysis, and in metabolic studies.
US09435815B2	Method for rapid detection of hepatocyte growth factor in biological fluids The present invention relates to a method for determining the presence, absence or amount of biologically active HGF in a sample, comprising the steps (i) bringing the sample in contact with a first porous solid phase comprising a HGF binding component of the extracellular matrix or cell membrane, and an indicator composition comprising bromothymol blue and a quaternary ammonium compound; and (ii) correlating the color of the porous solid phase with the presence, absence or amount of biologically active HGF in the sample. It further relates to a device comprising a first porous solid phase comprising at least one HGF-binding component of the extracellular matrix or cell membrane, and an indicator composition comprising bromothymol blue and a quaternary ammonium compound.
US09435812B2	Expression of ETS related gene (ERG) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) correlates with prostate cancer capsular penetration The disclosure provides methods for characterizing a prostate cancer sample by detecting expression of ERG, PTEN or both, changes in which relative to a normal control are shown herein to be correlated with prostate cancer capsular penetration and more aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Such methods are useful for the prognosis of prostate cancer capsular penetration and for making treatment decisions in patients with prostate cancer that has penetrated the capsule. Also provided are kits that can be used with such methods.
US09435811B2	Inducer of chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation This invention provides a method for administration of an effective amount of RANKL-binding molecules that act on prechondrocytes and/or mesenchymal stem cells, accelerate cartilage differentiation, proliferation, and maturation of such cells, enhance chondrocyte differentiation, and induce chondrocyte proliferation to induce chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation or increase cartilage matrix production and a pharmaceutical composition used for inducing chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation or increasing cartilage matrix production. The pharmaceutical composition used for treatment or prevention of a chondropathies comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound that acts on prechondrocytes and/or mesenchymal stem cells and induces at least one of the following: (a) acceleration of prechondrocyte and/or mesenchymal stem cell differentiation; (b) acceleration of prechondrocyte and/or mesenchymal stem cell proliferation; (c) acceleration of prechondrocyte and/or mesenchymal stem cell maturation; (d) enhancement of chondrocyte differentiation; (e) chondrocyte proliferation; and (f) increased production of the cartilage matrix.
US09435800B2	Sample assembly with an electromagnetic field to accelerate the bonding of target antigens and nanoparticles Described are embodiments of an invention for a sample assembly with an electrical conductor for generating an electromagnetic field to speed up the tagging of target antigens with antiparticles for detection of the antigens by electromagnetic read heads. A sample assembly includes a surface with a first set of antibodies bonded thereon. Target antigens are bonded with the first set of antibodies. A second set of antibodies bonded to nanoparticles are exposed to the sample surface to bond with the target antigens. The electrical conductor generates an electromagnetic field that moves the nanoparticle-labeled antibodies toward the antigens to shorten the time to complete their bonding process.
US09435799B2	Methods and reagents for improved selection of biological materials Methods, apparatus and compositions for separating a desired or undesired population or subpopulation from a biological sample are disclosed herein. The selection procedure is based on ferromagnetic, dense particles in a preferred size range from about 0.8 to about 1.2 microns. Specific binding agents are bound to the particles that recognize and bind to specific molecules on the targeted population or subpopulation, and the particles are mixed with the sample in such a way as to promote movement of the particles relative to the sample, promoting binding to the targeted population or subpopulation without non-specifically binding to non-targeted populations in the sample. Because of the large particle density, the bound population is separated from the fluid sample by gravity. Alternatively, the sample, including the bound, targeted population, is placed in a magnetic field such that the particles separate from the sample by evenly distributing over the vessel wall thus limiting non-specific trapping of the non-targeted population.
US09435794B2	Luminescent polymer cyclic amplification The present invention is directed to a luminescent immunoassay method for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample with high sensitivity. The invention provides a unique combination of (i) using a probe having a small sensing surface area for binding analyte molecules, (ii) using a high molecular weight branched polymer conjugated with multiple binding molecules and multiple luminescent labels, and (iii) cycling the probe having immunocomplex formed back to the reagent vessel and amplification vessel 1-10 times and repeating the reaction with the reagent and the amplification polymer, to improve the sensitivity of detection level. For each cycling, the luminescent signal is increased significantly over the noise.
US09435776B2	Immunosorbent and immunoaffinity column for aflatoxin M1 nanobody and preparation method thereof An aflatoxin M1 nanobody, an immunosorbent and an immunoaffinity column. The aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 has the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7, is encoded by the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, has a 50% inhibiting concentration IC50 to aflatoxin M1 of 0.208 ng/mL, and has cross reaction rates with aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 of 9.43%, 5.93%, 4.87% and 6.17%, respectively. The immunosorbent includes a solid phase carrier and aflatoxin M1 nanobody 2014AFM-G2 coupled with the solid phase carrier. The immunoaffinity column is loaded with the aflatoxin M1 nanobody immunosorbent. It can be used for purifying and concentrating an extracting solution of a sample before loading to a machine for detection and the immunoaffinity column can be used repeatedly for many times.
US09435771B2	Multi-functional option valve, multifunctional fully automatic liquid chromatography system including the same, and method for analyzing sample using the same Provided is a multifunction selection valve for use in a liquid chromatography system. The multifunction selection valve includes multiple ports to which both ends of a 1st dimension separation column may be connected at a part thereof, the multifunction selection valve including: a fluid passing mode in which a fluid introduced thereto is not passed through the 1st dimension separation column but is discharged; a column passing mode in which the fluid introduced thereto is passed through the 1st dimension separation column and then discharged; and a fluid blocking mode in which the fluid is prevented from being introduced. When using the multifunction selection valve, it modifies the flow paths of chromatographic solvents so that the resultant multifunctional liquid chromatography system allows one-dimensional separation, two-dimensional separation, on-line digestion and on-line phosphopeptide enrichment by a single binary pump.
US09435768B2	Method of interrogating a sensor of surface acoustic wave type A method of interrogating sensors of SAW type, which allows notably the gathering of physical measurements of parameters carried out by SAW sensors, the method for gathering the measurement of an SAW sensor comprising a first step of generating and emitting an electromagnetic signal corresponding to the dilated time-reversal of a dilation coefficient k, of an impulse response signature which is characteristic of the SAW sensor, a second step of gathering a signal received as echo originating from the SAW sensor, a third step of determining a maximum of cross-correlation of the signal received as echo during the second step, the first step being applied with a set of values of the dilation coefficient k in a determined domain, the measurement of a physical parameter then being determined by the dilation coefficient k for which the power or the amplitude of the signal gathered as echo is a maximum.
US09435749B2	System and method for inspection of roll surface A system and method that includes, in an embodiment, a prism, a camera, a light source, and a plate. The system, in an embodiment, is configured for scanning a roll and generating an image of the roll surface. The prism, in an embodiment, is positioned below the camera and above the plate. In an embodiment, the plate is positioned below the prism and above the roll surface. In an embodiment, the light source is positioned above the prism. In an embodiment, the light source and the prism are positioned to provide light to the roll surface at an angle of at least 75 degrees measured from a line normal to the roll surface. In an embodiment, the prism is configured to refract light from the light source, the camera is a line scan camera that includes a row of pixel sensors, and the light source includes light emitting diodes.
US09435744B2	Sample card system and method for optical detection using capillary action An analyte detection system and method for the detection of one or more analytes in a sample, the analytes selected from the group consisting of explosives, narcotics, gunshot residue, organophosphate reagents, and toxic industrial chemicals, based on a capillary action in a sample card. The sample card includes a housing with at least one cavity made of flexible material, a sample substrate for collecting the sample with a portion of the substrate exposed from outside the housing, at least one test capsule in the cavity and an absorbent pad. The test capsule(s), the sample substrate, and the absorbent pad comprise at least one or more reagents. The test capsule(s) is ruptured with a rupture mechanism upon inserting the sample card into a reader device. The absorbent pad absorbs a liquid from the test capsule and delivers the same to the sample substrate. The reagent(s) from any of the test capsule(s), the sample substrate, and the absorbent pad chemically react with the analyte(s) in the sample thus providing their optical detection. The sample card is automatically tested within the reader device which supplies one or more light sources, records and processes an optical signal produced by the chemical reaction, and outputs a test result.
US09435738B2	System and device for characterizing cells A diagnostic device includes a microscope configured to obtain image data on a plurality of cells and a computing device. The computing device is configured to receive the image data, identify at least a portion of each of the plurality of cells based on the received image data, determine at least one of a value of a morphological parameter for each identified at least a portion of the plurality of cells or a relative organization among the identified at least a portion of the plurality of cells, and calculate statistics for the plurality of cells based on the at least one of the determined values of the morphological parameter or the determined relative organization, the statistics including information suitable for distinguishing metastatic cells from non-metastatic cells. The diagnostic device further includes an output device configured to output the statistics for diagnosis.
US09435733B2	System and method for quantum efficiency measurement employing diffusive device A system for measuring a characteristic of a solar cell is disclosed and includes a light source irradiating an optical signal having a spectral range from about 100 nm to about 3000 nm, a wavelength selector configured to selectively narrow the spectral range of the optical signal, a beam splitter, a reference detector in optical communication with the beam splitter and configured to measure a characteristic of the optical signal, a specimen irradiated with the optical signal, a reflectance detector in optical communication with the specimen via the beam splitter and configured to measure an optical characteristic of the optical signal reflected by the specimen, a multiplexer in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector, and a processor in communication with at least one of the reference detector, specimen, and reflectance detector via the multiplexer and configured to calculate at least one characteristic of the specimen.
US09435728B2	Sample identification/sorting apparatus and sample identification/sorting method A sample identification/sorting apparatus includes a sample storage portion that stores samples dispersed in a liquid, a flow cell having a flow path through which the liquid flows, and a sorting nozzle that has a flow path communicating with the flow path of the flow cell and dispenses a sorting solution including the sample, which is a target sample, to a culture plate. A difference between a flow direction of the liquid at an outlet of the sample storage portion and a flow direction of the liquid at a leading end of the sorting nozzle is less than 90 degrees.
US09435727B2	Optical analysis device, optical analysis method and computer program for optical analysis using single light-emitting particle detection There is provided a structure to make the setting of a criterion for eliminating noises easy in the scanning molecule counting method. In the inventive optical analysis technique of detecting light of a light-emitting particle in a sample solution, time series light intensity data of light from a light detection region detected with moving the position of the light detection region in the sample solution is generated, and a signal of a light-emitting particle individually is detected in the time series light intensity data, wherein a signal having a light intensity in a light intensity range set based upon a signal generation frequency integrated value distribution which is a distribution, obtained by using as a variable an intensity of a signal, of integrated values of generation frequencies of signals having an intensity not lower than the variable is extracted as the signal of the light-emitting particle.
US09435717B2	Device for manual fine metering, and scale A device for manual fine metering of a substance, in particular in powder form, provided with a manual transport tool (24), also having a movable part (32) configured to be induced to vibrate by a motor and wherein the transport tool (24) is held against the movable part (32) in order to induce the transport tool (24) to vibrate. An electronic scale (10) provided with a device of this type enables better manual metering.
US09435716B2	Forensic collection device The present invention discloses a device as well as a collection element (1) for collecting a chemical and/or biological sample directly from a surface exposing said sample material. Furthermore, a method for collecting a chemical and/or biological sample directly from a surface exposing said sample material and a kit thereof is subject-matter of the present invention.
US09435712B2	OTDR signal injection for multi-band optical power balancing A system includes an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) that injects a first OTDR signal at a first optical wavelength, a first power level and a first polarization state into an optical fiber. The system further includes an OTDR monitor that monitors multi-band optical signals on the optical fiber, selects a second power level and a second polarization state based on the monitoring of the multi-band optical signals, and determines parameters associated with the optical fiber based on the monitoring. The OTDR injects a second OTDR signal at the first optical wavelength, the selected second power level and the selected second polarization state into the optical fiber. The system operates to allow un-balanced power levels across multiple wavelength bands to be balanced due to inter-channel Raman power shift.
US09435708B1	Devices and methods to enhance accuracy of magnetoelastic torque sensors This invention concerns magnetoelastic torque sensor systems and methods that computationally compensate in real-time for magnetic hysteresis in signals output from sense elements that are indicative of a torque parameter sensed from a remanently circumferentially magnetized region of an associated torque-transmitting member when it experiences an applied torque. In preferred embodiments, temperature effects can also be compensated for by such methods and systems.
US09435704B2	Shock recording device The present invention provides a shock recording device, comprising: a vibration energy harvester comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the vibration energy harvester converting an energy of a shock applied thereto into a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a ferroelectric transistor comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the ferroelectric transistor further comprising a stacked structure of a ferroelectric layer and a semiconductor layer. The gate electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode. The source electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode. This shock recording device does not need a power source used to record a shock.
US09435693B2	Temperature sensor for hygienic applications with clampable process connector A conical flange of a temperature sensor for hygienic applications as a deep drawn part with a disk-shaped lower part 30c and an upper part, wherein the upper part partially serves as clamping surface is provided.
US09435692B2	Calculating power input to an array of thermal control elements to achieve a two-dimensional temperature output A method for calculating power input to at least one thermal control element of an electrostatic chuck includes: setting the at least one thermal control element to a first predetermined power level; measuring a first temperature of the at least one thermal control element when the at least one thermal control element is powered at the first predetermined power level; setting the at least one thermal control element to a second predetermined power level; measuring a second temperature of the at least one thermal control element when the at least one thermal control element is powered at the second predetermined power level; calculating a difference between the first temperature and the second temperature; calculating a system response of the at least one thermal control element based on the difference; inverting the system response; and calibrating the at least one thermal control element based on the inverted system response.
US09435691B2	Infrared sensor A lightweight infrared sensor that detects a temperature at a portion spaced apart from a circuit substrate with high accuracy, is installed on the circuit substrate easily and stably, and includes an insulating film; a first and a second heat sensitive elements are disposed on one surface of the insulating film separately; a first conductive film on the insulating film that is connected to the first heat sensitive element; a second conductive film connected to the second heat sensitive element; an infrared reflection film on the other surface of the insulating film so as to face the second heat sensitive element; a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on one end of the insulating film and fitted into an external connector; an edge reinforcing plate adhered to one end of one surface of the insulating film; and a mounting hole that is formed on the other end.
US09435684B2	Integrated vibration measurement and analysis system A vibration data collection system performs an integration or differentiation process on incoming digitized vibration data in real time. The system uses a digital Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filter running at the input data rate to provide the integration or differentiation function. With this approach, the system reduces hardware complexity and data storage requirements. Also, the system provides the ability to directly integrate or differentiate stored time waveforms without resorting to FFT processing methods.
US09435679B2	Tethered float liquid level sensor An apparatus for sensing the level of a liquid includes a float, a tether attached to the float, a pulley attached to the tether, a rotation sensor connected to the pulley that senses vertical movement of said float and senses the level of the liquid.
US09435678B2	Liquid level detection device A liquid level detection device is configured so as to reduce or eliminate the contact between electrical cords led out of a detection section. A liquid level detection device is provided with: a detection section which detects the position of a liquid surface on the basis of the rotation of a rotation section rotating as a float is displaced; a plate-like mounting plate section, one surface of which is a mounting surface to which the detection section is mounted; a flange section which is mounted to a tank for containing liquid; and first and second electrical cords which are led out of the detection section toward the flange section. A branch section which comprises a through-hole is provided in the mounting plate section. The second electrical cord passes through the branch section and is routed around from the mounting surface side of the mounting plate section to the back surface side thereof.
US09435673B2	Device for metering of a fluid volumetric flow of a liquid component in a mixer feed line for mixing plastics According to the invention a device for precise metering of a fluid volumetric flow of low flow rates down to zero volumetric flow of a liquid component in a mixer feed line for mixing plastics is provided, the device having a fluid supply tank that is in fluid line communication with the mixer feed line via a pump and through a volumetric flow meter, is characterized in that a fluid return line, which leads back into the tank through a second volumetric flow meter and which branches off from one of the fluid lines between the tank and the mixer feed line downstream of the first volumetric flow meter through a distributor apparatus that has one input and two outputs, namely one into the return line and one into the mixer feed line, and that distributes an input volumetric flow into the two outputs, and specifically in an adjustable fluid rate ratio.
US09435672B2	Measurement transducer for process instrumentation, and method for monitoring the state of its sensor A measurement transducer for process instrumentation includes a sensor for detecting a physical or chemical quantity, where a supply voltage to the sensor is regulated by a cross regulator to a constant value, and the current intensity of the current adjusted by the cross regulator and flowing parallel to the sensor is determined and monitored to maintain a specified criterion in order to detect a sensor error such that error conditions of the sensor can be determined in a particularly simple and effective way.
US09435667B2	Position detecting apparatus, and lens apparatus and image pickup apparatus including the position detecting apparatus A position detector, includes: a scale having pattern arrays formed in different cycles in a movement direction an obtaining unit which obtains signals in accordance with the pattern arrays; a first deriving unit which derives a temporal position of the scale relative to the obtaining unit based on the signals; a second deriving unit which derives a displacement amount of the scale relative to the obtaining unit based on one or more signals of the signals; and a determinates which determines a determined position of the scale relative to the obtaining unit based on the temporal position and the displacement amount, wherein the determinator determines the determined position based on a result of comparison between a difference between first and second temporal positions respectively calculated by the first and second deriving units at first and second positions and a displacement amount from the first position to the second position.
US09435665B2	System and method for tamper detection in a utility meter A tamper detection system for a utility meter includes an emitter configured to emit light and a detector configured to receive light. The tamper detection system also includes a light modifying feature coupled to an interior surface of a meter cover. An end portion of the light modifying feature is configured to be positioned proximate to the emitter and the detector while the meter cover is in a closed position relative to the utility meter. The light modifying feature is also configured to alter a direction of travel of the emitted light and to direct the emitted light toward the detector while the meter cover is in the closed position relative to the utility meter.
US09435659B1	Route planning to reduce exposure to radiation Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for route planning to reduce exposure to radiation. Aspects include receiving an origin and a destination for a vehicle and determining a plurality of available routes between the origin and the destination. Aspects also include calculating, by a processor, a radiation score for each of the plurality of available routes and presenting one or more of the plurality of available routes with an expected travel time and the radiation score for each of the plurality of available routes.
US09435656B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for collaborative presentation of travel route information Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for the collaborative presentation of information relating to a travel route. In particular, the method may include providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, providing for display of ancillary of information on a display of a second device, receiving location information at the first device, and updating the ancillary information provided for display on the display of the second device in response to receiving the location information at the first device. The primary information may include route-guidance information for a route. The ancillary information may include information associated with the route. The ancillary information may include additional information relative to the primary information. The ancillary information may include point-of-interest information along the route.
US09435646B2	Displacement detection device and operating method thereof There is provided a displacement detection device including an image sensor, a light source, a light control unit and a processing unit. The image sensor captures image frames at a sampling frequency. The light source provides, in a speed mode, light for the image sensor in capturing the image frames. The light control unit controls the light source with the speed mode to turn on at a lighting frequency or to turn off serially. The processing unit calculates a displacement according to the image frames captured when the light source turns on to be served as an estimated displacement for an interval during which the light source turns off. There is further provided an operating method of a displacement detection device.
US09435644B2	Digital compensation for non-linearity in displacement sensors Systems, apparatuses and methods for digital compensation for total harmonic distortion in a displacement sensor. The methods can include determining a total harmonic distortion compensation function for a displacement sensor; using the displacement sensor to measure a displacement by generating an output signal with total harmonic distortion; digitizing the distorted output signal to generate distorted output data; applying the total harmonic distortion compensation function to the distorted output data to generate undistorted output data; and outputting the undistorted output data.
US09435642B2	Position measuring apparatus, pattern transfer apparatus, and method for manufacturing a device A position measuring apparatus configured to measure a position of an measured object using a plate-like scale including a grating pattern, includes a supporting unit configured to be arranged between a structure and the scale and to support the scale, in which the supporting unit includes a spring element that reduces vibration transferred from the structure to the scale in a plate thickness direction.
US09435637B2	Conveyorized object dimensioning system and related methods A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the object(s) as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate. A conveyorized dimensioning system employing multi-row sensor arrays is also disclosed.
US09435634B2	Detection device and method A detection device and a detection method are disclosed in the embodiments. The detection device comprises a light source, a first image information acquisition unit, a first charge coupled device (CCD), a first light splitter, and a first analyzer. The first image information acquisition unit is configured to receive a first light signal from the light source and transmit the first light signal onto a substrate, and to acquire a first image light signal generated by transmitting the first light signal onto both an edge of a first ID figure on the substrate and an edge of the substrate, and transmit the first image light signal to the first light splitter; the first light splitter is configured to transmit the first image light signal to the first CCD so that the first CCD outputs a first electrical signal; and the first analyzer is configured to receive the first electrical signal outputted from the first CCD and analyze wave crests of the first electrical signal, thereby obtaining a distance between the edge of the first ID figure on the substrate and the edge of the substrate. The detection part and detection method are used for substrate detection.
US09435633B2	Quasi-virtual locate/drill/shim process A method for determining characteristics of a shim fittable between first and second bodies, comprising: (a) placing optical targets in respective sets of holes in the first and second bodies; (b) scanning respective surfaces of the first and second bodies using a three-dimensional scanner to acquire point cloud scan data, measured hole vector data and other discrete feature data; (c) processing the point cloud scan data, measured hole vector data and other discrete feature data to derive first deviation values representing the deviation of the surface of the first body from a nominal surface of the first body and second deviation values representing the deviation of the surface of the second body from a nominal surface of the second body; (d) correlating the first deviation values with the second deviation values based on a best fit position of the first body relative to the second body; and (e) computing shim gap values based on the correlated first and second deviation values.
US09435631B2	Discrete magnetic angle sensor device, a magnetic angle sensor arrangement, a method for generating an angle signal and a method for providing a sensor signal A discrete magnetic angle sensor device according to an embodiment includes a first magnetic field gradiometer and a second magnetic field gradiometer. The first magnetic field gradiometer and the second magnetic field gradiometer are of different types of a group of gradiometer types. An embodiment may improve an accuracy of a determination of a rotation angle.
US09435622B1	Aquatic vessel fiber optic network Disclosed is a communication network for aquatic vessels. The network comprises an unmanned aquatic vehicle (UAQV) having a warhead. A fiber optic cable is bi-directional and in a closed ring configuration enabling communication within the network and to the UAQV. A power grid cable is in a closed ring configuration and coupled to a generator providing power. A node is coupled to the fiber optic cable and to the power grid cable. A relay station is coupled to the node and in communication with the UAQV. A control center is in communication with the UAQV and facilitates remote control of the UAQV, and programming of a navigational plan for the remote control of the UAQV prior to launch. The fiber optic cable, power grid cable, node and relay station are capable of being located underwater during operation. The UAQV is capable of being launched underwater from open water.
US09435613B2	Semi-active laser seeker synchronization A system for semi-active laser seeker synchronization includes a laser target designator configured to emit a laser pulse signal and a seeker configured to detect the emitted signal from the laser target designator. The laser target designator and the seeker are operatively connected to synchronize the emission of the laser pulse signal and the detection of the seeker.
US09435607B1	Shotgun with adjustable shell loading capacity A shotgun may comprise a barrel, a chamber configured to receive a shell prior to being fired from the shotgun, and a magazine tube configured to hold shells to be introduced into the chamber. The shotgun may further comprise a shell follower configured for insertion into the magazine tube axially forward of the shells with respect to the long axis of the magazine tube. In addition, the shotgun may further comprise an obstruction associated with the magazine tube that is adjustable between a first position in which the obstruction blocks a travel of the shell follower axially forward of the obstruction, and a second position in which the obstruction allows the travel of the shell follower axially forward of the obstruction. The shell loading capacity of the shotgun may be lower when the obstruction is in the first position than when the obstruction is in the second position.
US09435600B2	Thermal mirage reduction accessory for firearms A thermal mirage reducing device for firearms is disclosed and described. The thermal mirage reducing device includes a heat control shell oriented along a horizontal longitudinal axis corresponding to a bore line of a firearm. A cross-sectional profile of the heat control shell taken perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is asymmetrical about a vertical plane dividing the heat control shell along the longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional profile has a heat-directing portion protruding on one side of the vertical plane. The heat-directing portion extends to a high point that is vertically higher than any other point in the cross-sectional profile and laterally offset from the vertical plane. The cross-sectional profile does not intersect the line of sight of the firearm.
US09435590B2	Thin heat transfer device for thermal management A thin design heat transfer device for thermal management is described herein. The heat transfer device uses a cold plate that is independent or “floating” relative to a spring mechanism employed to generate contact pressure with a heat-generating device. A bridge component associated with the spring mechanism is designed to span over the cold plate and contact the cold plate when the spring deforms, which therefore allows the cold plate to be independent of the spring mechanism. The independence between the cold plate and the spring mechanism enables deformation in the spring mechanism to drive contact pressure while eliminating or reducing corresponding deformation in the cold plate. Consequently, components of the heat transfer device may be made relatively thin and have less stiffness than traditional designs, but still provide acceptable contact pressure and quality for effective thermal management.
US09435589B2	Method for manufacturing a tube sheet and heat exchanger assembly for a pool reactor or pool condenser; corresponding tube sheet and heat exchanger assembly The present application relates to a method of manufacturing a tube sheet (7) and heat exchanger assembly for a pool reactor or pool condenser for use in the production of urea from ammonia and carbon dioxide, wherein the method comprises manufacturing of the tube sheet (7) from a carbon steel material grade and providing said tube sheet (7) with corrosion protective layers (8, 9) of an austenitic-ferritic duplex stainless steel grade, wherein the heat exchanger comprises at least one U-shaped tube (13) of an austenitic-ferritic duplex stainless steel grade, the method further comprises inserting at least two sleeves (11) of an austenitic-ferritic duplex stainless steel grade through the tube sheet (7) such that both ends of the sleeve (11) extend in a direction away from the tube sheet (7), the method further comprises connecting the sleeves (11), at least the opposing ends thereof, to at least the protective layers (8,9) of the tube sheet (7) and finally, connecting both ends of the at least one U-shaped tube (13) to the respective sleeves (11).
US09435578B2	Storage apparatuses and related methods for storing temperature-sensitive items Embodiments disclosed herein relate to apparatuses and methods for storing temperature-sensitive items. More specifically, embodiments include a storage apparatus that may store the temperature-sensitive items. For example, the storage apparatus may include a storage compartment that may be maintained at a predetermined temperature or temperature range.
US09435576B1	Cost-effective remote monitoring diagnostic and system health prediction system and method for vapor compression and heat pump units based on compressor discharge line temperature sampling A diagnostic monitoring system and method is employed for one or more vapor compression systems such as air conditioners and heat pumps having a compressor, an indoor air handler fan coil and an outdoor condensor. Temperature, voltage and current sensors are provided at the outdoor condensor to determine that at least one vapor compression system is operating properly. Data obtained from the sensors is wirelessly transmitted to a receiving-device for use by the systems' custodian or repair service provider and includes information concerning an occurrence of periods when one or more of the vapor compression systems are operating at an abnormal state.
US09435573B2	Adsorption heat pump An adsorption heat pump includes: a first evaporator that evaporates a first fluid; a condenser that condenses the first fluid; a heater; and a rotary adsorption device. The rotary adsorption device includes: partitioning portions that radially partition a space encircling the rotation axis into plural regions, that each include a flow path for internally retaining and discharging a second fluid, and that each include an adsorbent on an outer surface thereof or on a wall surface of the flow path; and a pair of closure portions that close off both ends, in the direction of the rotation axis, of the plural regions. Each of the partitioning portions is moved alternately between the first evaporator side and the condenser side by rotation around the rotation axis. In the partitioning portions, retention and discharge of the first fluid, and discharge and retention of the second fluid, are repeated.
US09435569B2	Systems and methods for temperature control and heat extraction from waste landfills The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for exchanging heat from the degradation, decomposition, and chemical/biochemical transformation of municipal, industrial, and other types of waste. In one embodiment, a heat extraction system may include a closed-loop fluid circulation piping channeled throughout at least one heat extraction well oriented throughout a waste mass. The piping is fluidly coupled to a heat exchanger. A first circulation fluid is circulated through the closed-loop circulation piping into various depths of the waste mass to transfer thermal energy between said mass and said heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the transfer of thermal energy between the waste mass and the heat exchanger is used as alternative energy method and to control at least one of shear strength, compressibility, and hydraulic conductivity of the waste mass.
US09435565B2	Water heater and method of operating the same A storage-type water heater includes a tank for supporting water to be heated, a first heating bank including a first heating surface disposed within the tank, a first contactor connected to the first heating bank, a second heating bank including a second heating surface disposed within the tank, a second contactor connected to the second heating bank, and a controller for selectively operating the first contactor and the second contactor.
US09435562B2	Electric heating device for heating fluids The invention relates to a electric heating device for heating fluids, comprising at least one heating resistor, a screw, which defines a helical flow channel, and a tube housing, which surrounds the screw. In accordance with this disclosure, the screw has a core in which the at least one heating resistor is arranged.
US09435560B2	Air-conditioner control interface device, air conditioner, and air-conditioner control system An air-conditioner control interface device that connects an air conditioner to an external device, including: an air-conditioner-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the air conditioner; an external-device-information input/output unit that transmits or receives information to or from the external device; an interface-control-information input/output unit that acquires interface control information, in which definitions of the information transmitted or received between the external device and the air conditioner and methods of transmitting or receiving the information, are described; and an interface controller that controls the external-device-information input/output unit and the air-conditioner-information input/output unit to transmit or receive information based on the interface control information.
US09435558B2	Air conditioner Disclosed is an air conditioner with spatial recognition and detection functions for deciding room shape by determining, based on temperature difference information between the floor and walls occurring during air conditioning operation, a human body detection position log, and a capacity zone of the air conditioner. In an embodiment, an infrared sensor detects a temperature of an area of the room by scanning the area and a control unit acquires thermal image data of the area scanned by the infrared sensor and then calculates a temperature of a wall of the room from the acquired thermal image data. The control unit detects a human body in the room from the thermal image data, calculates a distance between the body and the wall, and calculates a radiation temperature from the wall for the body based on the calculated temperature of the wall and the distance between the body and the wall.
US09435554B2	Outdoor heating or cooling seating system A cooling or heating seating system creating an open, unbounded, temperature-controlled zone for personnel, said seating system having HVAC equipment for producing and delivering cooled or heated air, a first air outlet disposed in a deck member, a second air outlet disposed in a seat back member, and a first air return disposed in the seat back member between a seat member and a seat back rest. The system may be transportable.
US09435552B2	Air filtration and handling for nuclear reactor habitability area A system for circulating and conditioning air within a nuclear reactor habitability area is provided. The system may include an upper plenum formed between a lowered ceiling partition within the habitability area and a ceiling of the habitability area and a lower plenum formed between a raised floor partition within the habitability area and a floor of the habitability area. The system can additionally include at least one recirculation air handling unit located within the habitability area, the at least one recirculation air handling unit operable to generate a recirculation air flow within the habitability area by circulating air between the lower and upper plenums absent any air carrying ductwork routed through the ceiling, floor or walls of the habitability area.
US09435547B2	Indoor device for an air conditioner An indoor device for an air conditioner is provided. The indoor device may include a heat exchanger mounting panel in which an orifice to pass air therethrough is formed, a centrifugal fan to inhale air in a shaft direction through the orifice and discharge the air in a radial direction, a motor to rotate the centrifugal fan, and a case to fix the motor and couple the motor to the panel. A first magnetic substance and a second magnetic substance that generate a repulsive force may be respectively disposed at a first surface opposite to the centrifugal fan in the panel and a second surface opposite to the panel in the centrifugal fan. In the first magnetic substance and the second magnetic substance, the same pole may be formed in a concentric circle and different poles may be alternately formed in a radial direction.
US09435546B2	Portable cooking system and methods of using the same A portable cooking system is provided and includes a guide member and a cooking device supported by the guide member, wherein the cooking device engages and is movable along the guide member between a first cooking device position, in which the cooking device is at least partially positioned within a vehicle, and a second cooking device position, in which the cooking device is spaced-apart from and external of the vehicle. The cooking device may be a grill. The guide member may be at least partially supported by the vehicle when the guide member is in both the first guide member position and the second guide member position. Alternatively, the guide member may be supported by the vehicle when the guide member is in the first guide member position and may not be supported by the vehicle when the guide member is in the second guide member position.
US09435539B2	Variable volume combustor with pre-nozzle fuel injection system The present application provides a combustor for use with a gas turbine engine. The combustor may include a number of fuel nozzles, a pre-nozzle fuel injection system supporting the fuel nozzles, and a linear actuator to maneuver the fuel nozzles and the pre-nozzle fuel injection system.
US09435531B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus provides a display region to display information, and a peripheral light luminous region to output light. The display apparatus includes an indicator light source and a coloring transmissive member made of light transmissive material. The coloring transmissive member includes a light input face where the light emitted from the indicator light source enters; a light output face with a belt-like shape in an extended direction to form the light luminous region by outputting light inputted from the light input face; and an attenuation portion attenuating light transmitting from the light input face to the light output face. The attenuation portion has a thickness between the light input face and the light output face. The thickness changes to increase in the extended direction of the light output face as going from a central portion towards each of both end portions.
US09435518B2	Lightweight unitary display A lightweight display includes a plurality of display modules having a plurality of pixels carried by a display mounting frame. A support frame integral with the display mounting frame provides support. An electronic support member carries electrical components electrically communicating with the plurality of display modules for controlling the display of an image. Wherein the depth of the plurality of display modules, display mounting frame, support frame and electronic support member is less than four inches when defining a display assembly. Also wherein the display assembly has a screen size measured diagonally in a range of 114 inches to 224 inches and a weight in the range of 90 pounds to 120 pounds and wherein the display assembly has an aspect ratio ranging from 1.67 to 1.82.
US09435517B2	Apparatus, method, and system for independent aiming and cutoff steps in illuminating a target area A lighting fixture is presented comprising a plurality of modular apparatuses wherein each modular apparatus comprises one or more light sources and one or more light directing or light redirecting devices. Methods of adjusting one or more components of said lighting fixture about one, two, or three axes are presented whereby the lighting needs of a target area—even one of complex shape—may be addressed and in a manner that promotes compact fixture design with low effective projected area (EPA) without sacrificing transmission efficiency of the light sources.
US09435505B2	Tilt sensor housing case and vehicle lamp system A tilt sensor housing case includes a main body part including a housing space and an opening portion and a lid part configured to close the opening portion. The lid part has a first engaging portion extending along an outer surface of the main body part. The main body part has a second engaging portion on the outer surface corresponding to the first engaging portion. The lid part is mounted to the main body part by a snap-fit coupling using the elasticity of the lid part and locked to the main body part by the engagement of the first and second engaging portions. The main body part has a first protrusion and a second protrusion that are positioned to sandwich the first engaging portion between them, and each of the first and second protrusions protrudes at least up to the same height as the first engaging portion.
US09435504B2	Apparatus for radiating light from a virtual source A lighting assembly that includes an LED source that generates a light cone (solid angle); and a transparent near field lens having a front surface, a collimating surface, and an aspherical groove. The collimating surface collimates the light cone into a beam that reflects off of the front surface toward the aspherical groove, and the aspherical groove directs the beam away from the lens as an exit cone from a virtual focal point, positive virtual focal ring or a negative virtual focal ring. The exit cone may be evenly distributed, substantially forward or substantially rearward from the virtual focal point or virtual focal ring. Parabolic or aparabolic reflectors can be employed with lighting assemblies having a virtual focal point or virtual focal ring, respectively, to reflect the exit cone in a vehicular exterior lighting pattern.
US09435503B2	Automotive lamp An automotive lamp includes a first light source for emitting the red laser light, a second light source for emitting the green laser light a third light source for emitting the blue laser light, a light condensing unit for collecting at least the red laser light, the green laser light and the blue laser light so as to generate the white laser light, and a light distribution unit for distributing the white laser light so as to form a predetermined light distribution pattern.
US09435493B2	Hybrid reflector system for lighting device A hybrid reflector system for use in lighting application. The system is particularly well-suited for use with solid state light sources, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs). Embodiments of the system include a bowl-shaped outer reflector and an intermediate reflector disposed inside the bowl and proximate to the light source. The reflectors are arranged to interact with the light emitted from the source to produce a beam having desired characteristics. Some of the light passes through the system without interacting with any of the reflector surfaces. This uncontrolled light, which is already emitting in a useful direction, does not experience optical loss normally associated with one or more reflective bounces. Some of the light emanating from the source at higher angles that would not be emitted within the desired beam angle is reflected by one or both of the reflectors, redirecting that light to achieve a tighter beam.
US09435489B2	Hydrogen release system A system for discharging hydrogen from two or more hydrogen storage vessels (1A, 1B, 1C) containing solid hydrogen storage material. The system includes at least one hydrogen supply line for connecting the hydrogen storage vessels to a hydrogen demand (3), an energy delivery system (6A, 6B, 6C) to provide heat to the hydrogen storage material in each hydrogen storage vessel to desorb hydrogen from the solid hydrogen storage material, and one or more supply connection conduits (4A, 4B, 4C) for connecting the supply line or lines to the hydrogen storage vessels (1A, 1B, 1C). Each supply connection conduit has a backflow prevention device (5A, 5B, 5C) to prevent hydrogen in the supply line from flowing back into the hydrogen storage vessels (1A, 1B, 1C). Also disclosed is a system for delivering a supply of hydrogen to a hydrogen supply line including a control system (7) to determine the timing of activation of an energy delivery system based (6A, 6B, 6C) on the hydrogen demand in the hydrogen supply line. The control system (7) activates the energy delivery system (6A, 6B, 6C) in the next hydrogen storage unit to provide a sufficient period of time for the material in the next hydrogen storage vessel to heat to the temperature at which hydrogen is provided at the supply pressure for the hydrogen supply line.
US09435483B1	Arms for a tree Arms for a tree preferably includes a right arm and a left arm. Each arm includes an upper arm, a forearm and a hand. One end of the forearm includes an upper arm counterbore and an opposing end includes a hand counterbore. A flat surface is formed on one end of the upper arm and an arm cylindrical projection extends from an opposing end of the upper arm. The hand includes a wrist, a hand portion, a plurality of fingers and a thumb. A hand cylindrical projection extends from one end of the wrist and the hand portion extends from an opposing end of the wrist. The plurality of fingers and thumb extend from the hand portion. A curved hand includes the fingers and thumb curved to provide an inner cylindrical shape. A straight hand includes the fingers and thumb extending outward from the wrist in a substantially horizontal.
US09435478B2	Fluid warmer and method of operating a fluid warmer A fluid warmer (10) for temperature control of a medical fluid (14) guided in a fluid tube (12) and a method for operation thereof have a sensor (38), which determines a leakage current (40) via a functional grounding conductor (FE). Two supply connection conductors (22a; 22b) for a resistance heating element (18) as well as the functional grounding conductor (FE) are each equipped with a switch (30a; 30b; 30c) which can be controlled by a control device (32). The switches (30a; 30b; 30c) can be put into their open switching state jointly within a defined time interval by means of a control device (32) on occurrence of a leakage current (40) that is greater than or equal to a defined maximum threshold current magnitude (ITon, IToff).
US09435474B2	Fluid communication device having a ring reducing mounting stress A fluid communication device including a tubular body which enables the circulation of a fluid and which has an end piece that is connectable to a plug-in pipe having an outer annular locking groove. An assembly head includes a receiving chamber in which an end piece of the tubular body is mounted. The assembly head includes a U-shaped locking element having two arms that are inserted into the receiving chamber. An intermediate ring is slidably mounted in the receiving chamber to achieve a pre-opening of the locking element just before the plug-in pipe reaches a position in which it engages with the end piece.
US09435464B2	Line guide made of multi-axially angle-adjustable links The invention relates to a cable guide (1) comprising links (2) that are each angle-adjustable multi-axially relative to each other and connected to each other in articulated fashion, where each link (2) displays an inner part (3) with corresponding, multi-axially angle-adjustable, articulated connectors (5, 6) and a casing part (4) for peripheral delimitation of at least one guiding duct (7), and the casing part (4) encompasses at least one segment (10), which is connected to the inner part (3) by a web (20), in a manner permitting it to be pivoted open for accessing the associated guiding duct (7) on the peripheral side. To facilitate the insertion and removal of lines, and to increase their protection, it is proposed that the casing parts (4) of adjacent links (2) overlap in the longitudinal direction (L), and that a joint arrangement (30) having at least two degrees of freedom be provided between the at least one segment (10) and the web (20), by means of which the segment (10) is mounted in such a way that it can move outwards transversely to the longitudinal direction (L) while being pivoted open.
US09435454B2	Fluid end with carbide valve seat and adhesive dampening interface A tungsten carbide seat for high-pressure oilfield well service pumps is disclosed. A bonding agent, in conjunction with an interference tapered fit between the valve seat and fluid end housing eliminates stresses created in prior art interference fits. Three interface embodiments are disclosed: a shallow taper combined with a shoulder, a steep taper without a shoulder, and a compound surface in which the seat has an external concave surface and the housing surface that mates with the seat has a convex surface.
US09435450B2	Pressure differential relief valve Devices and methods for enhancing the operations of fluid systems are provided. For example, this document provides pressure differential relief valves that are well suited for use with medical fluid reservoirs. The pressure differential relief valves provided herein are described in the context of a medical fluid system, such as an extracorporeal blood flow circuit, but the devices and methods provided herein can be implemented in other types of fluid systems including, but not limited to, pneumatic systems, hydraulic systems, fluid power systems, petroleum systems, and various other types of gaseous or liquid-based fluid systems.
US09435448B2	Relief valve A relief valve configured such that a plunger configured to be pushed forward by an elastic member to block communication between an inflow opening and an outflow opening moves rearward by an increase in pressure of the inflow opening against an elastic force of the elastic member to cause the inflow opening and the outflow opening to communicate with each other; and a piston configured to push a rear end of the elastic member forward moves forward by the increase in the pressure of the inflow opening to compress the elastic member, the elastic member includes a first elastic member and a second elastic member arranged in series, and the second elastic member has a smaller elastic constant than the first elastic member.
US09435443B2	Three-port valve A three-port valve including a casing and a movable element received in the casing. The casing includes a fluid inlet, first and second fluid outlets, a first fluid-flow passage between the fluid inlet and the first fluid outlet, and a second fluid-flow passage between the first and second fluid outlets. The movable element includes a rod, a first valve member fastened to a first end of the rod and configured to be received towards the rod in a first valve seat for closing the first fluid-flow passage, and a second valve member fastened to a second end of the rod and configured to be received towards the rod in a second valve seat of the casing for closing the second fluid-flow passage. The valve also includes at least one diaphragm spring supporting the movable element in a plane substantially perpendicular to a movement axis between first and second positions.
US09435441B2	Anti-cavitation throttle valve and method of operating the same A throttle housing having an inlet end and an outlet end includes a shuttle housing disposed within the throttle housing. The shuttle housing has a first end cap at a first end and an orifice array therethrough. The shuttle housing comprises a shuttle housing therein. The shuttle has an opened position and a closed position relative to the shuttle housing. The shuttle defines a varying control volume between the end cap, the shuttle and the shuttle housing. The control inlet fluidically communicates a control fluid to the control volume to control the position of the shuttle in the shuttle housing.
US09435436B2	Purgeable labyrinth axle/hub seal A purgeable labyrinth axle/hub seal for a motor vehicle with an axle annular member that attaches to an end portion of an axle and a hub annular member that attaches to a wheel hub and matingly connect for defining a cavity that receives grease and a labyrinth gallery for a grease path from the cavity, to seal the connection of the axle and hub from water, dirt and other contaminants.
US09435435B2	Universal secondary safety system including a riser and screen Systems for providing universally installable secondary safety systems for use, in one embodiment, with a riser for a septic tank are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes the following: a riser extending from a system of interest located underground, a retainer ring installed within said riser, and a safety screen to prevent access to the underground system and lower portions of the riser from above.
US09435434B2	Continuously variable transmission and control method therefor A transmission controller determines whether or not to downshift a sub-transmission mechanism based on an opening and an opening speed of an accelerator pedal and a torque change rate of an engine, and downshifts the sub-transmission mechanism when a determination is made to downshift the sub-transmission mechanism.
US09435424B2	Transmission lubricating structure A transmission lubricating structure which lubricates a transmission using a lubricating fluid, the transmission including a plurality of gear pairs each including a drive gear and a driven gear, includes a lubricating fluid feeding unit for feeding the lubricating fluid to the gears of the gear pairs; wherein the lubricating fluid feeding unit includes a plurality of injection nozzles, each of which directly injects the lubricating fluid to a tooth of the drive gear and a tooth of the driven gear, which teeth start to engage with each other.
US09435412B2	Adjusting device for synchronized adjustment of extendable members An adjusting device having first and second extendable members includes a synchronizing mechanism for making adjustments of the first and second extendable members. Each of the first and second extendable members defines an extension axis and includes an extendable portion adjustable along the extension axis to an extended length. The synchronizing mechanism is connected to the first and second extendable members and is operable to simultaneously adjust an extended length of the first and second extendable portions such that the extended length of the first extendable portion and the extended length of the second extendable portion are substantially equal.
US09435410B2	Pivot structure A pivot structure includes a gear mechanism, a first pivot assembly including a first stand, and a second pivot assembly including a second stand. The gear mechanism includes a first gear having a tooth portion, transmitting gears, and an end gear. The first gear, the transmitting gears, and the end gear are engaged in sequence. The second stand is rotated between a closed angle and an opening angle relative to the first stand by the gear mechanism. The tooth portion drives the transmitting gears to rotate the end gear when the second stand is rotated between a first middle angle and a second middle angle relative to the first stand, and the tooth portion is departed from the first transmitting gear when the second stand is rotated between the closed angle and the first middle angle relative to the first stand.
US09435403B2	Multi-speed transmission A transmission gearing arrangement produces at least nine forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio by selective engagement of three shift elements in various combinations. One embodiment includes four simple planetary gear sets, three clutches, and three brakes. Another embodiment includes four axis transfer gear pairs, two simple planetary gear sets, five clutches, and one brake.
US09435398B2	Energy guiding device The invention relates to an energy guiding device for supply lines, such as cables, hoses and other lines, particularly for supplying machines in the offshore sector that are used under water, e.g. for supplying drill heads that essentially drill vertically downwards. The essential new features consist in that the energy guiding device is designed as an energy guiding chain (1; 15), in that the energy guiding chain (1; 15) displays at least two parallel load strands (3; 16) with consecutively arranged straps (4; 17), in that the straps (4; 17) are made of flexible, water-resistant material and permanently connected to the adjacent straps via coupling elements (5; 18) to form a load strand (3; 16), in that at least one tension-resistant, water-resistant cable (6; 20), extending over the entire length of the energy guiding chain (1; 15), is guided through each load strand (3; 16), in that the load strands (3; 16) formed from the straps (4; 17) are connected to each other by cross-members (7; 19) arranged at intervals, and in that the cross-members (7; 19) display holders (8) for receiving the supply lines (2).
US09435395B2	Liquid-filled vibration isolating device In a liquid-filled vibration isolating device according to a first aspect of the present invention, at least one of a membrane support (11) and a membrane retainer (12) has a through hole (14) partitioned into a plurality of windows by one or more beams (15) each having a curved or deflected shape in a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of a partition member (9).
US09435390B2	Limiting torque clutch in an input damper The present disclosure provides an input damper for coupling to a torque-generating mechanism. The damper includes an outer cover, a hub, and a carrier assembly coupled to the hub. The carrier assembly is movably disposed within the cover. A clutch assembly moves between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The input damper further includes an angular displacement mechanism operably coupled to the clutch assembly for moving the clutch assembly between the engaged position and disengaged position. A damper spring is disposed between the outer cover and the clutch assembly. The outer cover is coupled to the carrier assembly in the engaged position.
US09435378B1	Roller bearing outer race for hydraulic unit A roller bearing outer race of a hydraulic unit has a body comprising a central section having an exterior curved portion, an exterior angled portion, and a circular inner portion, wherein a central aperture defining a first axis passes through the circular inner portion of the central section, a first arm extending from a first side of the central section, and a second arm extending from a second side of the central section. A race within the circular inner portion of the central section, the race defined by a first race wall and a second race wall and wherein a thickness of the first arm and the second arm is about 0.450 inches (1.143 cm) and a radial distance of an exterior surface of the exterior curved portion from the first axis is about 0.657 inches (1.669 cm).
US09435376B2	Multi-layered plain bearing The invention relates to a multi-layered plain bearing (1) comprising a sliding layer (5) made from a tin-based alloy, which contains between 1 wt. % and 8 wt. % Sb, between 8 wt. % and 20 wt. % Cu and if necessary at least one of the elements Si, Cr, Ti, Zn, Ag and Fe, wherein the proportion of each of these elements is between 0.1 wt. % and 2 wt. %, the total content of all of the alloy elements is a maximum of 30 wt. % and remainder is formed by Sn, wherein at least a proportion of the Cu with Sn is present as a copper-rich deposit in the tin matrix with a maximum particle size of 50 nm and/or in addition contains at least one further element from a second group consisting of Al, Bi and Ni, wherein the proportion of the at least one further element is between 0.1 wt. % and 5 wt. % for each of said elements, and wherein the sliding layer (5), which contains at least one element of the second element group, is deposited by a PVD-method when the particle size of the nanoparticles is greater than 50 nm.
US09435375B2	Linear slide over-molding fabrication method, linear slide thus made A linear slide over-molding fabrication method for producing a linear slide by putting a metal base onto a core in an injection mold and filling a molten plastic in the injection mold to mold guide structures on the metal base for guiding cylindrical rolling elements. The metal base has a track groove for matching with a linear guideway, guide structure attachment portions at two opposite sides of the track groove, and first joint surfaces at two opposite sides relative to the guide structure attachment portions. The core has guide structure forming portions corresponding to the guide structure attachment portions, second joint surfaces respectively facing toward the first joint surfaces with a gap about 0.02 mm˜0.04 mm therebetween. Thus, the applied engineering plastic material can fill up the guide structure forming portions to form a plurality of guide structures on the two opposite sidewalls of the track groove.
US09435366B2	Method for establishing a nail connection and nails therefor A method is described for establishing a nail connection between two components as well as a nail therefor. The nail is driven through the non-prepunched components in the joining area at a high speed such that the nail tip fully penetrates both components and forms a toric-shaped material bulge in the nail-head-side component, which protrudes into a circular groove of the nail head, and a crater-shaped material bulge is formed in the component facing away from the nail head, which protrudes in the opposite direction.
US09435363B2	Device for securing a panel to a mounting stud A device for securing a panel to a mounting stud with external teeth. An annular first body has an inner periphery, a plurality of lock fingers extending from the inner periphery, and a plurality of stop fingers extending from the inner periphery and circumferentially spaced from the plurality of lock fingers. An annular second body has a center opening, a plurality of lock openings spaced from the center opening for receiving the plurality of lock fingers to lock the first and second bodies together, and a plurality of legs extending inwardly overlying the center opening for engaging external teeth on the mounting stud.
US09435359B2	Adaptive hydraulic cylinder with floating seal interface In one possible implementation, a misalignment-tolerant hydraulic actuator, e.g., for a submersible hydraulic diaphragm insert pump (HDI), has a floating piston that can reciprocate while decoupled from collinearity with a cylinder barrel and a central feed rod that slides through a central axis of the piston. The floating seal can be integrated or provided by a separate insert and provides a pivotable interface between the piston and center rod, allowing these components freedom of motion to avoid elastic deformation, friction, power loss, and early wear when misalignment or transverse forces on an external end of the piston rod are present. Bearing placement can also be selected to eliminate over-constraint.
US09435345B2	Impeller for axial flow fan and axial flow fan using the same There is provided an impeller for an axial flow fan, which includes a plurality of blades arranged in a circumferential direction. In each of the blades, with respect to a center point of a chord length of the blade, a leading edge side shape of the blade and a trailing edge side shape of the blade are line-symmetric, and a shape of the blade at one face side is different from a shape of the blade at the other face side.
US09435342B2	Horizontal type scroll compressor A horizontal type scroll compressor includes a motor housing with a driving motor therein, a main scroll coupled to one side of the motor housing and having a fixed wrap for forming compression chambers, an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap and coupled to a crankshaft inserted through the main scroll, the orbiting scroll forming a first compression chamber and a second compression chamber on an outer surface and an inner surface of the orbiting wrap while performing an orbiting motion, and a front housing hermetically coupled to the main scroll. With the configuration, the number of components and assembly parts may be reduced, resulting in reduction of fabricating costs. Also, an inclination of the orbiting scroll can be prevented as the crankshaft is inserted through the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap.
US09435339B2	Vibration/noise management in a scroll compressor A scroll pump isolates vibrations of a pump head/motor assembly of the pump from the exterior of the pump and thus, suppresses the production of airborne noise. The pump includes a sound-muffling enclosure surrounding the pump head/motor assembly, feet supporting the enclosure, and elastic vibration isolators. The pump head/motor assembly is fixed to the tops of the vibration isolators, and the sound-muffling enclosure is fixed to the vibration isolators at the bottoms of the isolators. The scroll pump also has a locking system by which motion of the pump head/motor assembly relative to the sound-muffling enclosure can be limited or prevented, and by which the sound-muffling enclosure can be hard-mounted to a support surface independently of the feet.
US09435336B2	Sealing device for a piston The sealing device (1) for a piston (2) of which the fixed skirt (5) moves in a cylinder (8) includes a sliding skirt (6) traversed axially by a pressure transmission channel (10) and connected to the fixed skirt (5) by a mechanical inter-skirt connection (7) whilst an extensible continuous segment (9) is interposed in a sealed manner between the skirts (5, 6) and can come into contact with the cylinder (8) when its internal cylindrical segment face (12) is subjected to the pressure of a fluid (36) via the pressure transmission channel (10), a sliding skirt spring (16) tending to bring the skirts (5, 6) closer and to axially compress the extensible continuous segment (9) between the skirts (5, 6).
US09435335B2	Direct injection pump control strategy for noise reduction A pump may have a first chamber and a solenoid coil to control movement of a first valve member. A second chamber may have a second valve member to control fluid moving into a third chamber. A first fluid passageway may link the first and second chambers, a second passageway may link second and third chambers and a third passageway may link third and fourth chambers. After pressurizing the third chamber causing fluid to flow into and leave a fourth chamber, the third chamber depressurizes due to downward movement of a plunger. Upon depressurization with a solenoid coil energized, second valve member floats and then moves against a valve seat. While the second valve member is moving toward the valve seat, the solenoid coil is de-energized causing the first valve member to move and strike the second valve member when the second valve member is moving at maximum velocity.
US09435326B2	Hydraulic pressure supply system of automatic transmission An automatic-transmission hydraulic pressure supply system includes a low-pressure hydraulic pump supplying low hydraulic pressure to a first low-pressure line, a low-pressure regulator valve recirculating through a first recirculation line a portion of the hydraulic pressure supplied through the first low-pressure line to regulate the hydraulic pressure of the first low-pressure line, and supplying the regulated hydraulic pressure to a low pressure portion through a second low-pressure line, a high-pressure hydraulic pump receiving a portion of the hydraulic pressure of the first low-pressure line, increasing and supplying the increased hydraulic pressure to a high pressure portion through a high-pressure line, and a high-pressure regulator valve recirculating a portion of the hydraulic pressure supplied through the high-pressure line through second and/or third recirculation lines, and supplying the regulated hydraulic pressure to the high pressure portion.
US09435324B2	Electro-hydraulic drive system Provided is an electro-hydraulic drive system including first and second electro-hydraulic transmissions for driving respective wheels, the transmissions each including an electric motor, a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, and a hydraulic motor drive by the hydraulic pump. When used in a turf vehicle, such as a zero-turn-radius mower, the electro-hydraulic drive system operates the wheels independently from an engine of the mower, thereby allowing the mower to be moved without having to start the engine. In this way, power consumption is lowered and total efficiency of the mower is increased.
US09435317B2	System and method for renewable electrical power production using wave energy Wave energy conversion to produce electricity uses wave-engaging articulated, forward and after barges connected to a center inertial barge. A damper plate attached to the central barge minimizes heaving to increase stability. The barges use composite materials, steel or other materials that can withstand the impact and wear caused by a corrosive weather environment. A movable ballast weight in each barge adjusts the mass moment of inertia, and changes the natural pitching frequency. Electrical energy is generated from the motions of the barges and the movement of the movable ballast weights being converted by linear induction motor/generators and/or Pelton Wheel hydraulic systems connected to electrical generators. A dynamic computer control system controls the energy generating system to keep the forward/after barges and the movable ballast moving in phase with the wave excitation force. During dangerous wave action, the system is submerged and then re-surfaced when the waves have subsided.
US09435304B2	Diesel fuel pump module A diesel fuel pump module for use within a diesel fuel tank includes a reservoir defining a fuel storage volume. A jet pump having an inlet is positioned within the reservoir and configured to pump fuel from the tank into the reservoir. The module further includes an electric pump having an inlet and an outlet, and an air separation chamber connecting the electric pump outlet to the inlet of the jet pump.
US09435292B2	Turbine engine with thrust vectoring exhaust nozzle A turbine engine exhaust nozzle includes a core gas duct, a nozzle duct, and a thrust vectoring duct system having a duct valve, a first vectoring duct and a second vectoring duct. The nozzle duct directs a first portion of core gas from the core gas duct through a nozzle duct outlet along a centerline. The duct valve connects the core gas duct to the first vectoring duct during a first mode of operation, and connects the core gas duct to the second vectoring duct during a second mode of operation. The first vectoring duct directs a second portion of core gas from the core gas duct through a first vectoring duct outlet along a first trajectory. The second vectoring duct directs a third portion of core gas from the core gas duct through a second vectoring duct outlet along a second trajectory that is angularly offset to the first trajectory.
US09435289B2	Systems and methods for minimizing throughput A voltage measuring module measures first and second voltages at first and second electrical connectors of a fuel injector of an engine. A first summer module determines a first sum of (i) a difference between the first and second voltages and (ii) N previous values of the difference between the first and second voltages, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to one. A second summer module determines a second sum of (i) the first sum and (ii) M previous values of the first sum, wherein M is an integer greater than or equal to one. A first difference module determines a first difference based on the second sum. A second difference module determines a second difference between (i) the first difference and (ii) a previous value of the first difference. An injector driver module selectively applies power to the fuel injector based on the second difference.
US09435287B2	Method for fuel injection control Methods and systems are described for controlling fuel injection in an engine equipped with a dual injector system including a port injector and a direct injector. A ratio of port injected fuel to direct injected fuel is adjusted based at least on intake valve temperature. The proportion of fuel port injected into a cylinder is increased as the intake valve temperature for the given cylinder increases to improve fuel vaporization in the intake port.
US09435283B2	Method for inferring barometric pressure at low throttle angles Methods and systems are provided for estimating barometric pressure based on a reference barometric pressure and manifold pressures at two different altitudes. In one example, a method may include adjusting an operating condition of the engine based on barometric pressure during engine operation at throttle angles less than a threshold, the barometric pressure based on a current manifold pressure relative to a reference manifold pressure at a current throttle angle and reference barometric pressure. Further, the method may include adjusting a manifold pressure sensor output based on an offset of the manifold pressure sensor.
US09435282B2	Fuel supplying controller In a fuel supplying controller detecting a clogging of a fuel filter, a timer count portion includes a steady count portion and an unsteady count portion. The steady count portion adds a steady count value to a timer counter in a steady state where a vehicle-state value is less than a threshold. The unsteady count portion adds an unsteady count value that is greater than the steady count value to the timer counter in an unsteady state where the vehicle-state value is greater than or equal to the threshold.
US09435280B2	End of motion detection circuit for diesel engines A detection circuit for a diesel injection valve includes a first threshold, a first comparator for receiving a BEMF signal from the valve and compare the BEMF signal to the first threshold, a filter for filtering the BEMF signal thereby providing a filtered BEMF signal, a second threshold, and a second comparator for comparing a difference between the BEMF signal and the filtered BEMF signal to the second threshold, indicating an end of motion of the valve. An output of the first comparator and an output of the second comparator are joined to define an output signal. The output signal is activated only when the BEMF signal is above the first threshold and when the difference between the BEMF signal and the filtered BEMF signal is greater than the second threshold.
US09435279B2	Inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio variation abnormality detection apparatus When two abnormal cylinders are causing variation abnormality, these abnormal cylinders are identified. A parameter correlated with a degree of fluctuation of output from an air-fuel ratio sensor installed in an exhaust passage common to a plurality of cylinders is calculated. Based on the calculated parameter, inter-cylinder air-fuel ratio variation abnormality is detected. The following steps are carried out: (A) a step of forcibly changing amounts of fuel injected for two of the plurality of cylinders and calculating the parameter, (B) a step of changing the two cylinders to other two cylinders and repeating the step (A), and (C) a step of identifying two cylinders causing variation abnormality based on a plurality of the parameters calculated in the steps (A) and (B).
US09435272B2	Internal combustion engine and control apparatus of the internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine includes a first bank and a second bank. The first bank includes a continuously variable valve apparatus that continuously changes a valve characteristic of an intake valve. The second bank includes a multi-stage variable valve apparatus that changes the valve characteristic in multiple stages. An engine control apparatus adjusts the intake air amount of the first bank by adjusting the valve characteristic that is changed by the continuously variable valve apparatus, based on the intake air amount of the second bank.
US09435266B2	Seals for a gas turbine engine A sealing assembly may include a support, an engine component, and a seal. The engine component may be mounted relative to the support to define a gap between the engine component and the support. The seal may be arranged between the support and the engine component to block gasses from passing through the gap. The seal may be adapted to compress and expand to fill the gap during expansion and contraction of the adjacent components that occurs during operation of a gas turbine engine including the sealing assembly.
US09435265B2	Gas combustor installed and detachable ignition module thereof The present invention relates to a gas combustor, which includes a casing unit of the gas combustor and a detachable ignition module, the detachable ignition module is to have an igniter being modularized as a single unit, thereby being enabled to be inserted in or removed from an insertion slot preformed on a surface of the casing unit of the gas combustor, and a cathode connecting joint and a anode connecting joint of the detachable ignition module are respectively in contact with or separated from an electric conductive wire installed in the insertion slot, thereby establishing or terminating an electric connection, so the inconvenience and possible danger of replacing the igniter by the user himself is avoided.
US09435263B2	Thermal stress reduction in aircraft motor controllers A thermal stress reduction method includes ramping an electric power generator to start an aircraft engine, for a time period associated with the aircraft engine start sequence toggling a three-level inverter switch array to a three-level pulse width modulation mode, determining if a first time interval in the three-level pulse width modulation mode exceeded a predetermined three-level pulse width modulation mode interval, in response to the first time interval exceeding the three-level pulse width modulation mode interval, toggling the three-level inverter switch array to a two-level pulse width modulation mode, determining if a second time interval in the two-level pulse width modulation mode exceeded a predetermined two-level pulse width modulation mode interval and in response to the second time interval exceeding the two-level pulse width modulation mode interval, toggling the three-level inverter switch array to the three-level pulse width modulation mode.
US09435257B2	HCCI rotary engine with variable compression ratio control There is provided an apparatus for regulating a compression ratio of an HCCI rotary engine. The engine has a rotor piston rotatable in an operating direction. The stator has one or more combustion chamber throughways, each having at least first and second interior walls. The apparatus comprises, within each combustion chamber throughway, an expansion gate slidably received within the throughway and slidably engaged with and adjacent to the first interior wall, a combustion gate slidably engaged with and adjacent to the expansion gate in the operating direction, and a compression gate slidably engaged with and adjacent to both the combustion gate and the second interior wall, and disposed adjacent the combustion gate in the operating direction. Each gate is slidable longitudinally within the combustion chamber throughway. Rotation of the rotor piston, to a position where a lobe end of the piston aligns with a combustion gate, forms a combustion chamber.
US09435255B2	VCRC engine with insulated chambers One of the two combustion chambers of an internal combustion engine using variable compression ratio and fuel charge, VCRC engine, is improved. These improvements involve adding another, second combustion chamber for mixing products of the first combustion with engine air and refining the insulation of engine heat in the engine process.
US09435253B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger module and internal combustion engine outfitted therewith An exhaust gas turbocharger module and internal combustion engine outfitted therewith are disclosed. The exhaust gas turbocharger modules have an individual turbocharging assembly with a low-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger with a low-pressure turbine and a low-pressure compressor which have a common first turbocharger axis. A high-pressure exhaust gas turbocharger is provided with a high-pressure turbine and a high-pressure compressor which have a common second turbocharger axis extending perpendicular to the first turbocharger axis. The low-pressure turbine is connected downstream of the high-pressure turbine via an exhaust gas connection line, and the high-pressure compressor is connected downstream of the low-pressure compressor via a charge air connection line. A housing receives the low-pressure turbine, the high-pressure turbine and the exhaust gas connection line. The low-pressure compressor, the high-pressure compressor, and the charge air connection line are arranged outside of the housing.
US09435252B2	Active conditioning system of a gaseous fluid intake of an internal combustion engine Intake system for a supercharged internal combustion engine, comprising an intake duct with a cooling line comprising a high temperature cooler and a lower temperature cooler arranged in series along the intake duct, and a by-pass branch arranged in parallel with the low temperature cooler, and a heating line with a heater. The heating line is arranged in parallel with the cooling line. The intake system is configured so that it may be modulated between a heating mode, where the gaseous intake fluid is heated through the heater, and a cooling mode, where the gaseous intake fluid is cooled through at least one of the high temperature cooler and the low temperature cooler.
US09435247B2	Exhaust pipe structure of motorcycle An exhaust pipe structure of a motorcycle allowing exhaust air of an exhaust pipe having a branching part to flow into the respective exhaust pipes on the downstream side of the branching part uniformly and smoothly. In an exhaust pipe structure of a motorcycle having an engine attached to a vehicle body frame, an exhaust pipe is connected to an exhaust port of the engine and is provided with a branching pipe that branches into a left-rear-portion exhaust pipe and a right-rear-portion exhaust pipe. A muffler is connected to the left-rear-portion exhaust pipe. A muffler is connected to the right-rear-portion exhaust pipe. The branching pipe is located on a lateral side of a cylinder unit of the engine and above a crankcase cover.
US09435246B2	On-board catalyst health monitoring and control system adaptation in internal combustion engines Various embodiments include systems adapted to monitor catalyst deterioration. Some embodiments include a catalyst deterioration detection system including a pre-catalytic converter gas sensor, a post-catalytic converter gas sensor, at least one computing device in communication with the pre-catalytic converter and post-catalytic converter gas sensors, the at least one computing device configured to monitor catalyst deterioration by performing actions including estimating a catalyst gas storage level by comparing a difference between a pre-catalytic converter gas level from the pre-catalytic converter gas sensor and a post-catalytic converter gas level from the post-catalytic converter gas sensor, comparing the estimated catalyst gas storage level to a baseline catalyst gas storage level and determining that the catalyst is deteriorated in response to the baseline catalyst gas storage level exceeding the estimated gas storage level by a threshold difference.
US09435238B2	Exhaust purification device for internal combustion engine An exhaust gas purification device includes a diesel particulate filter (DPF) that traps particulate matter (PM), an exhaust gas temperature sensor that detects temperature of an exhaust gas, an electrostatic capacity detection unit that detects an electrostatic capacity of the DPF, an accumulated-amount estimation unit that estimates an amount of PM accumulated in the DPF on the basis of the electrostatic capacity, and a filter regeneration unit that can perform forced regeneration. On the basis of an accumulated-amount threshold that is lower than an upper PM accumulation limit, and a temperature threshold at which the accumulated PM can still be burned and removed even if an amount of fuel supply is reduced, the filter regeneration unit performs the forced regeneration if the amount of accumulated PM has reached the accumulated-amount threshold and the exhaust gas temperature reaches the temperature threshold.
US09435232B2	Electronic active lock pin control method for middle phase type continuously variable valve timing system An electronic active lock pin control method may include checking whether a default position of a lock pin is present, determining whether the checked default position of the lock pin is due to lock pin parking or limphome, entering the default position of the lock pin into an active mode at a time of the lock pin default position by the lock pin parking, while entering the default position of the lock pin into a passive mode at a time of the lock pin default position by the limphome, and performing a phase control mode to track the middle phase type CVVT target value after the passive mode or the active mode.
US09435231B2	Method for operating an internal combustion engine with electrohydraulic valve control means A method for operating an internal combustion engine (4) with an electrohydraulic valve train (1) for variable-lift drive of a gas exchange valve (3), including a camshaft (6) and a hydraulic system arranged in a drive path between the camshaft and the gas exchange valve, said hydraulic system being connected to a pressure medium supply (14) of the internal combustion engine, a first hydraulic piston (8) which is driven by a cam (5) of the camshaft and a second hydraulic piston (9) which drives the gas exchange valve in an opening direction, a variable-volume pressure chamber (10) which is delimited by the hydraulic piston and a control channel (12) which connects the pressure chamber to a pressure relief chamber (11), an electrically actuated hydraulic valve (15) which is arranged in the control channel and which, in an open position, permits a flow of hydraulic medium through the control channel and, in a closed position, blocks a flow of hydraulic medium through the control channel, and an electronic controller (16) for the actuation of the hydraulic valve as a function of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine. To improve the cold-start behavior of the internal combustion engine, it is provided that, during the starting phase, the hydraulic valve is closed and opened again at least once between two immediately successive lifts of the first hydraulic piston.
US09435230B2	Fuel cell hybrid system Provided is a fuel cell hybrid system. The fuel cell hybrid system includes a heat engine including a compression unit for compressing an oxidizer supply gas including air and an expansion unit for expanding the oxidizer supply gas to generate mechanical energy, a fuel cell including an anode for receiving a fuel gas, a cathode for receiving the oxidizer supply gas, and a catalytic combustor for burning a non-reaction fuel gas of an anode exhaust gas exhausted from the anode to heat the oxidizer supply gas, a first heat exchanger heat-exchanging the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the compression unit with a cathode exhaust gas exhausted from the cathode, and a second heat exchanger heat-exchanging the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the first heat exchanger with the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the catalytic combustor. The oxidizer supply gas discharged from the second heat exchanger is supplied into the catalytic combustor via the expansion unit, and the oxidizer supply gas discharged from the catalytic combustor is supplied into the cathode via the second heat exchanger.
US09435229B2	Process and device for air separation and steam generation in a combined system The disclosed process and apparatus provide for air separation and steam generation in a combined system that comprises a steam system (10) and an air separation plant (9), wherein a feed air stream (1) is introduced into a multistage air compression system (101, 102, 103) having n stages (n>=3) and compressed to a first high pressure that is equal to the final pressure of the air compression system, and, at this final pressure, is introduced (8) into the air separation plant (9). An intercooler is arranged between an i-th stage (102) (1<=i
US09435227B2	Gas-to-liquid heat exchange system with multiple liquid flow patterns Systems and methods for the design of a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) or similar system that is designed to extract heat from hot gases flowing through a duct which utilizes an external liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger for preheating feedwater. The systems and methods allow for multiple water flow patterns to adjust the temperature of the feedwater into the gas duct.
US09435223B2	Gas turbine apparatus Provided is a gas turbine apparatus including: a turbine unit comprising an output shaft; a cooling gas generation unit, comprising a rotation shaft, which receives power from the output shaft through the rotation shaft and generates a compressed cooling gas; a first duct unit which transfers the generated compressed cooling gas to the turbine unit; a clutch unit which controls a power transfer connection between the output shaft and the rotation shaft; and a control unit which controls the transferring of the generated compressed cooling gas.
US09435219B2	Gas turbine inlet system and method A gas turbomachine inlet system includes a duct member having an inlet portion fluidically coupled to an outlet portion through an intermediate portion. The inlet portion, outlet portion, and intermediate portion define a fluid flow zone. A throttling system is arranged in the duct member at one of the inlet portion, outlet portion and intermediate portion. The throttling system is configured and disposed to selectively establish a pressure drop through the fluid flow zone. A method of controlling inlet pressure drop through an inlet system for a gas turbomachine is also described herein.
US09435217B2	Swirl interruption seal teeth for seal assembly A seal assembly for sealing between a rotating component and a stationary component in a turbomachine. The seal assembly includes a plurality of radially inwardly projecting, axially spaced teeth extending from the stationary component, wherein at least one of the plurality of teeth has at least one axially extending hole therethrough. Axial flow of an operating fluid through the holes acts as an air-curtain to interrupt swirl flow in a seal cavity, therefore reducing steam force that could act to destabilize rotordynamics.
US09435199B1	Self-calibrating fluid measuring device A self-calibrating fluid measuring device for calculating density and velocity of a fluid. The device can have a hollow body with a chamber for receiving and emitting fluid, a ledge, a conical section mount positioned in the hollow body and secured to the ledge, a temperature sensor extending into a temperature port and an upstream static pressure sensor mounted in a static upstream pressure port, a downstream cone pressure drop sensor mounted in a downstream pressure port, and a ram velocity sensor mounted in a ram velocity port, which can all extend into the chamber. A detachable and re-attachable conical area ratio changer can be connected to the conical section mount having a central bore and a hollow fastener configured to align and center the detachable and re-attachable conical area ratio changer to the conical section mount during measurement.
US09435193B2	Sonde with integral pressure sensor and method Generally, a sonde, associated components and methods are described which can be used in conjunction with an inground tool having an inground tool housing that defines an inground tool cavity such that the inground tool cavity is exposed to an ambient pressure environment which surrounds the inground tool during an inground operation. A sonde housing assembly includes an exterior configuration that is receivable within the inground tool cavity. The sonde housing assembly at least partially defines a sonde interior and is further configured for receiving the pressure sensor body of a pressure sensor in a pressure sealed engagement. A sonde electronics package is supported within the sonde interior and is at least configured to receive the pressure signal and transfer a corresponding pressure signal from the sonde.
US09435184B2	Sacrificial liner linkages for auto-shortening an injection pipe for underground coal gasification A sacrificial liner linkage that can be used to automatically shorten a liner for an underground coal gasification process is provided. The sacrificial liner linkage may be one or more sacrificial liner linkage portions that are spaced between one or more liner portions in which the sacrificial liner linkage portions disintegrate before the one or more liner portions to automatically shorten the liner.
US09435143B2	Cylindrical lock with automatic electronic locking function A cylindrical lock includes an outer operational device mounted to an outer side of a door, an inner operational device mounted to an inner side of a door, and a latch device between the inner and outer operational devices. The inner operational device includes an inner spindle and a locking driving device mounted in the inner spindle and connected to a burglarproof system. The locking driving device includes a motor for moving a driving member to perform a locking function setting or an unlocking function setting. Thus, the cylindrical lock in the locking state will not turn into the unlocking state even if power failure occurs. Likewise, the cylindrical lock in the unlocking state will not turn into the locking state even if power failure occurs.
US09435131B2	Portable and reusable connection device having secure anchor point A mounting bracket to be utilized in a fall protection system. The mounting bracket includes an adjustable securing means to anchor to structural members of varying sizes and an adjustable anchor point to receive and secure a post therein. The adjustable securing means includes a first bracket and a second bracket capable of being secured together in different configurations (based on different heights of the structural member) to anchor the adjustable securing means to the structural member. The adjustable anchor point is to receive the post within a defined distance from the structural member and may include one or more open-ended receiving stanchions. The adjustable anchor point is capable of securing the post in different configurations. The post includes a plurality of brackets capable of holding railings in order to create a guardrail. The posts may include other items and be utilized in other systems.
US09435130B2	Layout tool A layout tool may have a length and several marking areas or sections by which the headers, footers, and studs of a wall can be marked and subsequently assembled. The layout tool has a bend at about a right angle along the length of the layout tool allowing it to lay over multiple pieces of building material at once. Once marked, the building materials can be assembled quickly and with limited or no human error.
US09435114B1	Expansion or control joint and gasket system A building comprises an exterior substrate, such as an exterior prepped for application of a building material, having an expansion or control joint fixed to the substrate and a layer of a building material applied on the substrate and overlapping a portion of the expansion and control joint. A groove is formed between the expansion and control joint and the layer of building material, and a sealant is disposed in the groove, adhesively bonding to the expansion and control joint and the building material. For example, an M-shaped, cup-shaped or A-shaped removable gasket strip may be removably coupled to the expansion or control joint during application of the building material and may be removed, subsequently, to form the groove.
US09435111B2	Process for manufacturing physical assets for civil and/or industrial facilities on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid A process for manufacturing physical assets for civil and/or industrial facilities on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, as well as the kit of materials and apparatus for implementing the same. Such a kit allows in fact to implement the process of the invention by providing all materials and apparatus that will be applied on Moon, Mars and/or asteroid, thus advantageously and significantly reducing, either the costs and the volume and bulk of the materials. The process comprises the steps of enriching the regolite present in the soil in ilmenite or in iron oxides, then mixing it with aluminum powder and sending the resulting mixture to a reaction chamber for the obtention of constructive elements.
US09435090B1	Groomer for forming lanes in snow A tow-behind snow groomer for forming lanes with barrier mounds (in tubing parks or on ski slopes) includes first and second pans having bottom panels, with front panels and inner panels extending upwardly from the bottom panels, respectively. A central chamber between the first and second pans includes a chamber upper panel bridging the first and second pan inner panels. The groomer can be secured to a vehicle via a vehicle mounting plate. When the groomer is driven over snow, the groomer displaces snow such that the first and second pans form first and second lanes, respectively, with the central chamber forming a central mound between the first and second lanes. First and second wings facilitate formation of peripheral mounds. The central and peripheral mounds are at higher elevations than both the first and second lanes, helping tubers stay in one lane without crossing into other lanes.
US09435083B2	Special coatings and infill for artificial turf An artificial turf surface comprised of natural looking fibrous materials can be infilled with small beads of black crumb rubber coated with heat reflecting material. These beads can also be engineered to have a variable spring force and can also be coated with titanium dioxide powder to have an anti-bacterial effect and laumontite to bind lead. Turf blades can also be coated to increase solar reflection.
US09435077B2	Method for processing lignocellulose containing material The invention is related to a method for processing biomass derived from plants or animals, comprising the steps of: a. pre treating said material with an aqueous solution of acid or base; b. subsequently passaging saturated or super heated steam through said material, wherein the water activity of the process is controlled by means of temperature and pressure of the super heated steam to be less than 1, preferably less than 0.8, more preferably in the range of 0.4-0.8. With such a process it is possible to disintegrate or make more accessible for subsequent treatments the lignocellulose from lignocellulose containing materials, like wood or other plant material, chitin from exoskeletons from Crustacea like crabs and shrimps, and proteins such as keratin from pig hair or chicken feather, for further derivation, like acylation, oxidation, etherification, carboxymethylation or esterification, or further enzymatic hydrolysis, and/or for production of chemicals, e.g. as sugars from carbohydrates for fermentation processes such as the production of (bio-) ethanolor as keratine hydrolysates for applications in paper or cosmetics.
US09435074B2	Fire resistant composite material and fabrics made therefrom The present invention relates to fire resistant composite materials and to fire resistant fabric materials and mattresses made therefrom. The composite materials include (a) a substrate selected from the group consisting of cotton, rayon, lyocell, wool, silk and blends thereof; and (b) a coating consisting essentially of water, ammonium polyphosphate, binder material and cellulose filler material. The binder material bonds the ammonium polyphosphate and cellulose filler materials together and to the substrate such that the substrate is coated with the coating.
US09435065B2	Household appliance for wall mounting A wall-mount household appliance (100) includes a washing assembly with a washing tub (200) rotatably housing a rotatable drum (201). The household appliance is configured to be mounted to a wall (105), characterized by including a wall-mounting frame (215; 215′) configured to be fixed to the wall, and elastic coupling elements (235, 240) elastically coupling the washing tub (200) to the wall-mounting frame (215; 215′). The said elastic coupling elements (235, 240) are connected at a respective one end thereof to a cylindrical lateral wall of the washing tub (200).
US09435060B2	Continuous wound composite truss structures Ultra-efficient composite truss structures and methods for manufacturing the same using low cost and high throughput winding processes are presented. The present disclosure describes combining the high structural efficiency of truss structures with the excellent mechanical properties of composite materials using processes that mitigate the high manufacturing costs typical of composite materials. The present disclosure further describes creating the members of the truss structure through continuous winding of either thermoset or thermoplastic matrix, fiber reinforced composite members around a central mandrel. The longitudinal chord members of the truss are held in position by the mandrel, and the web members are wrapped under the chord members, over them, or both. The web members are bonded to the chord members during manufacture to produce a single consolidated truss structure.
US09435059B2	Fusible bicomponent spandex Included are multiple component elastic fibers prepared by a solution-spinning process such as dry spinning or wet spinner of spandex fibers including polyurethaneurea and polyurethane compositions. These fibers have a cross-section including at least two separate regions with definable boundaries wherein at least one region defined by the boundaries of the cross-section includes a polyurethaneurea or polyurethane composition. One region of the fiber includes a fusibility improvement additive to enhance adhesion to itself or to a substrate.
US09435057B2	Sizing agent-coated carbon fiber bundle, carbon fiber bundle production method, and prepreg A sizing agent-coated carbon fiber bundle has a sizing agent containing an aliphatic epoxy compound (C) and an aromatic epoxy compound (D) coated on the carbon fiber bundle, wherein the carbon fiber in the carbon fiber bundle is the one which exhibits, when measured by single-fiber composite fragmentation method, a number of fiber breaks of at least 2.0/mm when apparent single-fiber stress is 15.3 GPa and the number of fiber breaks of up to 1.7/mm when the apparent single-fiber stress is 12.2 GPa.
US09435054B1	Precision cut high energy crystals Crystals having a modified regular tetrahedron shape are provided. Crystals preferably have four substantially identical triangular faces that define four truncated vertices and six chamfered edges. The six chamfered edges can have an average length of l, and an average width of w, and 8≦l/w≦9.5.
US09435053B2	Apparatus for manufacturing ingot Disclosed is an ingot manufacturing apparatus that includes: a chamber; a crucible which is disposed within the chamber and has a melting zone where silicon particles are melted; an inner wall which is disposed within the crucible and has a growth zone where an ingot grows from molten silicon introduced from the melting zone; a feeding part which supplies the silicon particles and sweeping gas to the inside of the chamber; and a suction part which surrounds the feeding part and discharges the sweeping gas supplied through the feeding part to the outside of the chamber.
US09435052B2	Arrangement for manufacturing crystalline silicon ingots The present invention relates to an arrangement for manufacturing crystalline silicon ingots by directional solidification, where the melt and carbonaceous structural parts of the crystallization furnace is protected from the fumes of the melt by applying a gas conduit which leads the fumes directly out of the directional solidification compartment of the furnace.
US09435051B2	Bismuth-doped semi-insulating group III nitride wafer and its production method The present invention discloses a semi-insulating wafer of GaxAlyIn1-x-yN (0≦x≦1, 0≦x+y≦1) which is doped with bismuth (Bi). The semi-insulating wafer has the resistivity of 104 ohm-cm or more. Although it is very difficult to obtain a single crystal ingot of group III nitride, the ammonothermal method can grow highly-oriented poly or single crystal ingot of group III nitride having the density of dislocations/grain boundaries less than 105 cm−2. The invention also disclose the method of fabricating the semi-insulating group III nitride bulk crystals and wafers.
US09435046B2	High speed method for plating palladium and palladium alloys A high speed method of depositing palladium and palladium alloys is disclosed. The high speed method uses an aqueous, ammonia-based bath which has reduced free ammonia in the bath. The high speed method may be used to deposit palladium and palladium alloy coatings on various substrates such as electrical devices and jewelry.
US09435035B2	Metalized plastic articles and methods thereof Metalized plastic substrates, and methods thereof are provided herein. The method includes providing a plastic having a plurality of accelerators dispersed in the plastic. The accelerators have a formula ABO3, wherein A is one or more elements selected from Groups 9, 10, and 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements, B is one or more elements selected from Groups 4B and 5B of the Periodic Table of Elements, and O is oxygen. The method includes the step of irradiating a surface of plastic substrate to expose at least a first accelerator. The method further includes plating the irradiated surface of the plastic substrate to form at least a first metal layer on the at least first accelerator, and then plating the first metal layer to form at least a second metal layer.
US09435032B2	Method for forming patterned conductive film The present invention is directed to a method for forming a patterned conductive film, which comprises the step of bringing a substrate having a layer made of platinum microcrystal particles formed thereon in a pattern and a complex of an amine compound and an aluminum hydride into contact with each other at a temperature of 50 to 120° C.According to the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a patterned conductive layer, which can ensure electrical bonding with a substrate and also can be suitably applied to various electronic devices, simply without requiring a massive and heavy apparatus.
US09435015B2	Heat treatment method and heat treatment apparatus A heat treatment method according to the present invention includes a preliminary-state-generating step of heat-treating an alloy that undergoes multiple-step transformation with temperature by bringing the alloy in contact with a contact-type heating element for 0.01 sec or more and 3.0 sec or less, the contact-type heating element being adjusted to a particular temperature within a preliminary-state-generating temperature region determined on the basis of a first temperature related to a particular first transformation of the alloy and a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature, related to a particular second transformation of the alloy so as to generate a preliminary state in the alloy.
US09435013B2	Cold-rolled steel sheet and process for production thereof A cold-rolled steel sheet having a refined structure in which grain growth during annealing is suppressed has a chemical composition containing, in mass percent, controlled amounts of carbon, manganese, niobium, titanium, vanadium, sol. Aluminum, chromium, molybdenum, boron, calcium, and REM and a microstructure which contains at least 50% by area of ferrite as a main phase, a second phase containing at least 10% by area of a low temperature transformation phase and 0-3% by area of retained austenite and which satisfies the following Equations (1)-(3), in addition to a particular texture, dm<2.7+10000/(5+300×C+50×Mn+4000×Nb+2000×Ti+400×V)2 (1), dm<4.0 (2), and ds≦1.5 (3), wherein dm is the average grain diameter (μm) of ferrite defined by a high angle grain boundary having a tilt angle of at least 15°, and ds is the average grain diameter (μm) of the second phase.
US09435012B2	Method for producing powder for magnet Provided are a method for producing powder for a magnet, and methods for producing a powder compact, a rare-earth-iron-based alloy material, and a rare-earth-iron-nitrogen-based alloy material. Magnetic particles constituting the powder each have a texture in which grains of a phase of a hydride of a rare-earth element are dispersed in a phase of an iron-containing material. The uniform presence of the phase of the iron-containing material in each magnetic particle results in powder having excellent formability, thereby providing a powder compact having high relative density. The powder is produced by heat-treating rare-earth-iron-based alloy powder in a hydrogen atmosphere to separate the rare-earth element and the iron-containing material and then forming a hydride of the rare-earth element. The powder is compacted. The powder compact is heat-treated in vacuum to form a rare-earth-iron-based alloy material. The rare-earth-iron-based alloy material is heat-treated in a nitrogen atmosphere to form a rare-earth-iron-nitrogen-based alloy material.
US09435010B2	Composite cemented carbide rotary cutting tools and rotary cutting tool blanks Composite articles, including composite rotary cutting tools and composite rotary cutting tool blanks, and methods of making the articles are disclosed. The composite article includes an elongate portion. The elongate portion includes a first region composed of a first cemented carbide, and a second region autogenously bonded to the first region and composed of a second cemented carbide. At least one of the first cemented carbide and the second cemented carbide is a hybrid cemented carbide that includes a cemented carbide dispersed phase and a cemented carbide continuous phase. At least one of the cemented carbide dispersed phase and the cemented carbide continuous phase includes at least 0.5 percent by weight of cubic carbide based on the weight of the phase including the cubic carbide.
US09435007B2	Titanium metal production apparatus and production method for titanium metal A titanium metal production apparatus is provided with (a) a first flow channel that supplies magnesium in a state of gas, (b) a second flow channel that supplies titanium tetrachloride in a state of gas, (c) a gas mixing section in which the magnesium and titanium tetrachloride in a state of gas are mixed and the temperature is controlled to be 1600° C. or more, (d) a titanium metal deposition section in which particles for deposition are arranged so as to be movable, the temperature is in the range of 715 to 1500° C., and the absolute pressure is 50 kPa to 500 kPa, and (e) a mixed gas discharge section which is in communication with the titanium metal deposition section.
US09435003B2	Machine and method for hair or bristle removal Devices and methods for removal of animal hair are provided. The devices and methods can include one or more rotating bodies that form pinch regions for mechanical removal of animal hair.
US09434999B1	Specific detection of organisms derived from a sample Methods, materials, and kits for distinguishing a population of cells or organisms truly present in a clinical specimen from contaminating cells or organisms is disclosed. The methods and kits use a suppressor to avoid false positive detection of contaminants in nucleic acid amplification reactions.
US09434995B2	Breast cancer biomarker signatures for invasiveness and prognosis MicroRNA profiles transition from normal breast to ductal carcinoma in situ and transition to invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) and methods of use thereof are described. Methods of diagnosis and prognosis using microRNA signatures to differentiate invasive from in situ carcinoma are described. Also described is the use of microRNA expression for predicting overall survival and time to metastasis.
US09434990B2	Apparatus and method for molecular separation, purification, and sensing Described are devices and methods for forming one or more nanomembranes including electroactive nanomembranes within a nanowell or nanotube, or combinations thereof, in a support material. Nanopores/nanochannels can be formed by the electroactive nanomembrane within corresponding nanowells. The electroactive nanomembrane is capable of controllably altering a dimension, a composition, and/or a variety of properties in response to electrical stimuli. Various embodiments also include devices/systems and methods for using the nanomembrane-containing devices for molecular separation, purification, sensing, etc.
US09434985B2	Methods of identifying interactions between genomic loci The disclosed Hi-C protocol can identify genomic loci that are spatially co-located in vivo. These spatial co-locations may include, but are not limited to, intrachromosomal interactions and/or interchromosomal interactions. Hi-C techniques may be applied to many different scales of interest. For example, on a large scale, Hi-C techniques can be used to identify long-range interactions between distant genomic loci.
US09434982B2	Methods of detecting target nucleic acids The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying target nucleic acids by using coded molecules and its analysis by translocation through a nanopore. Generally, coded molecules are subject to a target polynucleotide dependent modification. The modified coded molecule is detected by isolating the modified coded molecules from the unmodified coded molecules prior to analysis through the nanopore or by detecting a change in the signal pattern of the coded molecule when analyzed through the nanopore.
US09434980B2	Method for concentrating sample constituents and for multiplying nucleic acids from a biological sample which are contained in the sample constituents A method is disclosed for concentrating sample constituents and for multiplying nucleic acids from a biological sample which are containing in the sample constituents. The nucleic acids are amplified on the same filter on which the sample constituents are also separated off.
US09434978B2	Culture medium for screening or enrichment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus The invention relates to culture medium for screening or enrichment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which medium comprises a combination of at least two cephalosporins.
US09434969B2	Manufacture of amides A method of producing an amide from the corresponding nitrile comprising the following steps, i) providing a microorganism capable of producing a nitrile hydratase biocatalyst, ii) culturing the microorganism in a growth medium, iii) storing the microorganism, iv) contacting the nitrile by the microorganism in an aqueous medium and thereby converting the nitrile to the amide, wherein the microorganism is stored as none actively growing free cells in a storage medium that comprises water. The stored microorganism may be as whole microbial cells, this may be in the form of a cell paste recovered from a fermentation medium; an aqueous suspension of the microbial cells, prepared using a suitable suspending medium such as water, physiological saline solution, or a suitable buffer solution, such as phosphate or comprises the fermentation broth that contains components of the fermentation culture medium and products of microbial culture. The microorganism exhibits no significant loss of activity, for example if stored even for at least 2 days, especially 3 to 28 days.
US09434967B2	Microbial culture medium and cultural method The present invention discloses a microbial culture medium and a cultural method. The culture medium comprises a combination of strong acid-weak alkali salts and strong alkali-weak acid salts so that pH value thereof can be regulated and controlled in a stable and suitable range by itself, thus decreasing or eliminating an operable regulation on pH value via an external device in fermentation process and a risk of contaminations resulted from it in fermentation process as well, accordingly greatly improving the controllability and stability of the fermentation process. Meanwhile the ammonium salts acting as strong acid-weak alkali salts can be used as a nitrogen source to replace yeast cream to realize a decreased amount of nitrogen resource of high price, therefor sharply reducing the cost of the culture medium.
US09434966B2	Biological methods for preparing adipic acid The technology relates in part to biological methods for producing adipic acid and engineered microorganisms capable of such production.
US09434960B2	Methods for making and using modified oocytes The present invention provides modified oocytes having a nuclear genome derived from a first oocyte and cytoplasm derived from a second oocyte from a different subject, and methods for making and using such modified oocytes. The methods and compositions of the present invention can be useful in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, in in vitro fertilization (“IVF”) procedures.
US09434957B2	Methods of improving drought tolerance and seed production in rice The invention provides for compositions and methods for producing plants that have higher yield in drought conditions by manipulating the G-proteins such as the rice alpha subunit gene, RGA1. In particular, the present invention provides for plants, varieties, lines, and hybrids, as well as plant tissues and plant seeds that contain modified G-protein activity, particularly RGA1 activity to engineer drought tolerance and improved seed production in plants, as well as improved tolerance to high density planting
US09434951B2	Compositions and methods for decreasing leukocyte extravasation and vessel fluid leakage Provided herein are methods of decreasing leukocyte extravasation from a lymph or blood vessel into a tissue in a mammal, methods of decreasing fluid leakage from a lymph or blood vessel in a mammal in need thereof, methods of decreasing formation of atherosclerotic plaques in a mammal in need thereof, and methods of treating atherosclerosis in a mammal that include administering to the mammal an oligonucleotide that decreases Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (Map4k4) mRNA expression in an endothelial cell. Also provided are methods of identifying a candidate agent useful for decreasing leukocyte extravasation or decreasing fluid leakage from a lymph or blood vessel in a mammal, and compositions containing an oligonucleotide that decreases Map4k4 mRNA expression in an endothelial cell and additional therapeutic agents.
US09434940B2	Methods for universal target capture The invention generally relates to methods for universal target capture.
US09434936B2	Method for removing cells A method for separating cells which includes: adhering cells to the surface of a cell culture substrate containing a photo-acid generator that generates an acidic substance upon irradiation with active energy rays, and irradiating only a partial region of the cell culture substrate with the active energy rays to selectively remove the cells within the partial region, thereby separating the cells within the partial region and cells in other regions.
US09434934B2	Heat stable keratinase and use thereof A fusion gene encoding M. taiwanensis WR-220 keratinase is disclosed. The fusion comprises: (a) a first DNA sequence encoding a protein secretion signal peptide, located at the N-terminus of the fusion gene; (b) a second DNA sequence encoding an inhibitory domain of M. taiwanensis WR-220 keratinase, linked in translation frame with the first DNA sequence; and (c) a third DNA sequence encoding a catalytic domain of M. taiwanensis WR-220 keratinase, linked in translation frame with the second DNA sequence, wherein the fusion gene is a non-naturally occurring chimeric DNA. Also disclosed are a method for preparation of the catalytic domain of M. taiwanensis WR-220 keratinase, and use of the M. taiwanensis WR-220 keratinase.
US09434930B2	Method of producing dicer The present disclosure provides a method for producing a Dicer polypeptide in a prokaryotic host cell. The present disclosure further provides a purified Dicer complex. The present disclosure further provides kits for producing a Dicer polypeptide in a prokaryotic host cell.
US09434927B2	Method for manufacturing cell culture substrate A method for manufacturing a cell culture substrate obtained by forming a coating layer of a polymer on the surface of a substrate, wherein the polymer is formed by polymerizing a monomer component containing a nitrogen atom-containing monomer represented by formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen atom or methyl group, R2 is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, each of R3 and R4 is independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R5 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and Y is oxygen atom or —NH— group, includes irradiating the polymer with ion beam at a predetermined position of the coating layer of the polymer, to remove the coating layer of the polymer irradiated with the ion beam.
US09434923B2	Preparation of parental cell bank from foetal tissue The present invention relates to methods of in vitro preparation of a parental cell bank (PCB) from foetal tissue consisting of foetal epiphyseal tissue, foetal Achilles tendon tissue and foetal skin tissue, using a rapid mechanical primary cell culture selection of cell type to be used in methods for wound and tissue repair.
US09434916B2	Detergent products, methods and manufacture A water-soluble pouch suitable for use in machine dishwashing and which comprises a plurality of compartments in generally superposed or superposable relationship, each containing one or more detergent active or auxiliary components, and wherein the pouch has a volume of from about 5 to about 70 ml and a longitudinal/transverse aspect ratio in the range from about 2:1 to about 1:8, preferably from about 1:1 to about 1:4. The water-soluble pouch allows for optimum delivery of dishwashing detergent. A process for the manufacture of multi-compartment pouches and a pack to contain the pouches are also disclosed.
US09434909B2	Renewable diesel and jet fuel from microbial sources The invention provides methods of manufacturing alkanes from triglyceride oils produced through fermentation of oil-bearing microbes. The processes provided herein can utilize a variety of carbohydrate feedstocks including cane bagasse, sugar beet pulp, corn stover, glycerol, corn starch, sorghum, molasses, waste glycerol, and other renewable materials. These processes further comprise hydrotreating, hydrocracking, isomerization, distillation, and other petrochemical processes for use with oil-bearing microbes and products derived therefrom to manufacture fuels. Particular embodiments include the manufacture of ASTM D975 and ASTM D1655 compliant fuels. Genetically engineered microbes provided herein can be used in the manufacture of renewable diesel and renewable jet fuel.
US09434900B2	Liquid fuel compositions A liquid fuel composition containing: (a) a gasoline base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and (b) one or more organic sunscreen compounds.
US09434889B2	Additive and method for removal of calcium from crude oils containing calcium naphthenate There is provided an additive and method for removal of calcium from crude oil or its blends containing calcium naphthenate at low pH as well as at high pH. Particularly, there is also provided an additive and method for removal of calcium from crude oil or its blends containing calcium naphthenate under basic or alkaline conditions and at low pH as well as at high pH varying from about 5 to 11.
US09434885B2	Methods for producing bio-oil Methods for producing bio-oil from a feedstock (e.g., lignocellulosic) involving (1) pyrolyzing the feedstock in an inert atmosphere in a reactor to produce bio-oil, bio-char and non-condensable gases; (2) recycling 50 to about 85% of the non-condensable gases to the reactor to produce deoxygenated bio-oil; wherein the method is conducted in the absence of oxygen and wherein the method does not utilize externally added catalysts.
US09434881B1	Synthetic fluids as compaction aids Compaction aid compositions and methods for compacting soils, sands, and other aggregates are described herein. In particular, the compaction aid compositions can comprise at least one synthetic fluid that was previously derived from a Gas-to-Liquids process. The compactions aids can be used to efficiently and effectively compact various soils, sands, and other aggregates at temperatures below the freezing point of water, thereby making such compaction aids highly useful in arctic and subarctic environments.
US09434880B2	Radical inhibitor A new radical inhibitor, a composition containing the new radical inhibitor, and a radical generation inhibition method using the new radical inhibitor are provided. A radical inhibitor according to the present invention contains a salen complex compound of a bivalent metal.
US09434877B2	Organic electroluminescent device The present invention relates to organic electro-luminescent devices which in a hole transport layer have a mixture of two or more materials.
US09434876B2	Phosphor-dispersed glass Disclosed is a phosphor-dispersed glass, including: a glass material; and a phosphor dispersed in the glass material, wherein the glass material is substantially free of Nb2O5 and contains: 15 to 40 mass % of SiO2; 10 to 30 mass % of B2O3; 1 to 35 mass % of ZnO; 0 to 20 mass % of Al2O3; 2 to 30 mass % in total of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of BaO, CaO and SrO; 0 to 1 mass % of MgO; 5 to 35 mass % in total of R2O (at least one selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O); and 0 to 15 mass % in total of at least one of antimony oxide and tin oxide.
US09434871B2	Method and system for removing organic deposits A method and a thermo-chemical system for removing organic deposits such as wax, asphaltenes and resins in oil well borehole, and oil production and transportation tubing and pathway.
US09434866B2	Adhesives comprising epoxy-acid crosslinked groups and methods Adhesives compositions and methods of preparing adhesive compositions are described. The methods generally comprise a) providing a syrup composition comprising i) a free-radically polymerizable solvent monomer; and ii) a solute (meth)acrylic copolymer; and b) radiation curing the syrup composition in the absence of an ionic photoacid generator. In one embodiment, the solute (meth)acrylic copolymer as provided or during curing comprises repeat units derived from at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer, at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an acid-functional group; and at least one (meth)acryloyl monomer comprising an epoxy-functional group; and the acid-functional groups crosslink with the epoxy-functional groups. In another embodiment, the solute (meth)acrylic copolymer comprising repeat units derived from at least one alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an acid-functional group; and an epoxy resin, having on average greater than one polymerizable epoxy group per molecule, crosslinks the acid-functional groups.
US09434860B2	Adhesive film for polarizing plate, adhesive composition for the same, polarizing plate comprising the same and optical display comprising the same An adhesive composition for a polarizing plate, an adhesive film formed from the same, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display including the same are disclosed. The adhesive film for a polarizing plate is formed from an adhesive composition including an epoxy compound and a (meth)acrylate compound, and the adhesive film has an FT-IR peak ratio of about 0.015 or lower as defined by Equation 1. Equation 1 FT-IR peak ratio=B/A (1) In Equation 1, A is the peak height of the peak attributable to the —(C═O)— bond at 1724 cm−1, and B is the peak height of the peak attributable to the —CH═CH— bond at 1636 cm−1.
US09434852B2	Photocurable compositions with dispersed carbon-coated metal particles A non-aqueous photocurable composition contains dispersed carbon-coated metal particles in an amount of at least 10 weight %, and the dispersed carbon-coated metal particles have a median diameter of less than 0.6 μm. These particles are dispersed with a particle dispersing agent that has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 2,000 and up to and including 100,000 and comprises nitrogen-containing units. Such compositions include an organic diluent as well as suitable photocurable components that can be used for example in acid-catalyzed or free radical chemistries. When the non-aqueous photocurable composition contains up to and including 25 weight % of the dispersed carbon-coated metal particles, it exhibits no visual settling when subjected to a settling test of at least 24 hours at 20° C. The non-aqueous photocurable compositions can be used to provide photocured metallic patterns for various devices that have a touch screen display.
US09434835B2	Blend for use in automobile application The present invention relates to a blend comprising metallocene polypropylene and an elastomer for automobile parts, characterized in that said blend has low volatile organic compounds emissions. The invention also relates to the use of said blend in parts for automobiles.
US09434831B2	Benzimidazole based aerogel materials The present invention provides aerogel materials based on imidazoles and polyimidazoles. The polyimidazole based aerogel materials can be thermally stable up to 500° C. or more, and can be carbonized to produce a carbon aerogel having a char yield of 60% or more, specifically 70% or more. The present invention also provides methods of producing polyimidazole based aerogel materials by reacting at least one monomer in a suitable solvent to form a polybenzimidazole gel precursor solution, casting the polybenzimidazole gel precursor solution into a fiber reinforcement phase, allowing the at least one gel precursor in the precursor solution to transition into a gel material, and drying the gel materials to remove at least a portion of the solvent, to obtain an polybenzimidazole-based aerogel material.
US09434830B2	Expandable acrylic resin bead, expanded acrylic resin bead, foamed molded article of expanded acrylic resin beads Provided are: expandable acrylic resin bead and expanded acrylic resin bead, both having excellent moldability and capable of providing a foamed molded article that generates less soot during combustion and has a low decomposition gas generation speed; and a foamed molded article obtained through in-mold molding the expanded acrylic resin beads. The expandable acrylic resin bead is composed of an acrylic resin and a physical blowing agent impregnated therein. The acrylic resin contains a methacrylic ester component (A) and an acrylic ester component (B). The content of the component (A) is 85 to 99 mol % with respect to a total 100 mol % of the component (A) and the component (B). At least one of the component (A) and the component (B) contains a component having a polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon group. The glass transition temperature of the acrylic resin is 112 to 125° C.
US09434822B2	Block copolymer, micelle preparation, and anticancer agent containing the same as active ingredient A medicinal preparation is desired which has no harmful side effects such as hypersensitive reaction, heightens the water solubility of a sparingly water-soluble anticancer agent, maintains a high drug concentration in the blood, accumulates a drug in a tumor tissue at a high concentration, heightens the pharmacological effect of the sparingly water-soluble anticancer agent, and diminishes the side effects of the anticancer agent. Provided are: a novel block copolymer which can be a drug carrier having no harmful side effects such as hypersensitive reaction; a micelle preparation in which micelles are formed and which contains a sparingly water-soluble anticancer agent, especially paclitaxel, incorporated in the micelles in an amount necessary for a disease treatment without bonding it to the block copolymer and which can heighten the solubility of the drug in water; and an anticancer agent which comprises the micelle preparation as a medical ingredient, maintains a high concentration in the blood, has more potent drug activity, and is reduced in toxicity.
US09434817B2	Room-temperature-curable resin composition The invention is a room-temperature-curable resin composition including a phosphazene skeleton-containing organosilicon compound shown by the following general formula (1). This provides a room-temperature-curable resin composition which is curable in short time, free from generation of an odor due to the catalyst, free from a heavy environmental load; and has sufficient hardness, elongation at shear, and tensile strength after curing.
US09434815B2	Method for making carbon nanotube composite structure A method for making a carbon nanotube composite structure includes suspending a carbon nanotube layer in a reactor. A polymer monomer solution and an oxidant solution are gasified by a pressure to form polymer monomer solution gas and oxidant solution gas. The polymer monomer solution gas is polymerized and chemically bonded to the carbon nanotube layer in initiation of the oxidant solution gas.
US09434814B2	Unsaturated polyester resin compositions The present invention relates to a two-component composition comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component being a pre-accelerated resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester resin or vinyl ester resin and a copper2+ compound, at least one N-containing organic base selected from an amine compound and/or an ammonium salt; and wherein copper is present in an amount of at least 50 ppm (relative to the primary resin system), wherein the resin composition contains less than 0.01 mmol cobalt per kg primary resin system, the resin composition has an acid value in the range of from 0.001-300 mg KOH/g of resin composition, the molecular weight of the resin containing reactive unsaturations is in the range of from 500 to 200,000 g/mole and wherein the second component comprises a peroxide compound.
US09434812B2	Dyketopyrrolopyrrole polymers for use in organic semiconductor devices The present invention relates to polymers comprising one or more (repeating) unit(s) of the formula A-D (I), or a polymer of formula A-DxB-Dy (II), or *A-DrB-DsA-EtB-Eu (III), and their use as organic semiconductor in organic devices, especially in organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes, or in a device containing a diode and/or an organic field effect transistor. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high efficiency of energy conversion, excellent field-effect mobility, good on/off current ratios and/or excellent stability can be observed, when the polymers according to the invention are used in organic field effect transistors, organic photovoltaics (solar cells) and photodiodes.
US09434811B2	Epoxy resin composition for use in a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material, prepreg, and carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material Disclosed is a carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material that is suitable for use as a construction material and exhibits high mechanical strength in harsh usage environments such as low-temperature environments and high-temperature moisture-absorbing environments. Also disclosed are an epoxy resin composition for producing the aforementioned carbon-fiber-rein-forced composite material and a prepreg obtained through the use of said epoxy resin composition. Said epoxy resin composition comprises at least the following constituents, by mass with respect to the total mass of the composition: (A) between 20% and 80% of an epoxy resin having the structure represented by formula (1); and (B) between 10% and 50% of an epoxy resin that has at least two ring structures with four or more members each and also has one amine glycidyl or ether glycidyl directly connected to a ring structure.
US09434810B2	Shape memory epoxy materials using aromatic alcohol cure agents Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a cured epoxy shape memory material by reacting a mixture comprising multifunctional epoxide reagent, triglycidyl ether diluent, catalyst, and at least one aromatic alcohol curing agent of Formula I: wherein R1 and R5 are H, alkyl, aryl, or alkoxy, but not —CH2OH and R2, R3 or R4 are H, OH, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy or —Y—OH with the proviso that at least one of R2, R3 or R4 is —Y—OH, wherein Y is an alkylene.
US09434807B2	Carbodiimide-containing compositions and method for the production and use thereof Carbodiimide containing compositions include diilsocyenates, polyols, and liquid carbodiimide of the formula where R1, R2, R4 and R6 are each independently C3-C6-alkyl, and R3 and R5 are each independently C1-C3-alkyl.
US09434806B2	Method for producing propylene polymeric material A method is provided for producing a propylene polymeric material containing a propylene polymer component high in content of α-olefin units. The material can be produced stably without stopping of the operation due to clogging of a pipe. The method is one for producing a propylene polymeric material composed of a propylene polymer component (A) and a propylene polymer component (B) via at least two steps, including a first step of producing the component (A) and a second step of producing the component (B) in a gas phase. The partial pressure of the α-olefin having four or more carbon atoms in the gas phase in the second step reactor is 0.10 MPa or more. A formula, X≦0.0025×Y+0.2850, is satisfied, wherein the partial pressure is X MPa, and the content of the propylene polymer component (A) in the propylene polymeric material is Y % by weight.
US09434805B2	Polymer particles, nucleic acid polymer particles and methods of making and using the same The disclosure relates to methods of making polymer particles, said methods including the steps of: making an aqueous gel reaction mixture; forming an emulsion having dispersed aqueous phase micelles of gel reaction mixture in a continuous phase; adding an initiator oil comprising at least one polymerization initiator to the continuous phase; and performing a polymerization reaction in the micelles. Further, the initiator oil is present in a volume % relative to a volume of the aqueous gel reaction mixture of between about 1 vol % to about 20 vol %. The disclosure also relates to methods of making nucleic acid polymer particles having the same method steps and wherein the aqueous gel reaction mixture includes a nucleic acid fragment, such as a primer.
US09434801B2	Polymer and polymer actuator comprising the same Provided are a polymer and a polymer actuator including the polymer. The polymer is cross-linked by a cross-linking agent. When the polymer is used in the polymer actuator, the polymer actuator shows a high strain and may be stably operated at high temperatures.
US09434785B1	Anti-human OX40L antibodies and methods of treating graft versus host disease with the same The present invention relates to anti-human OX40L antibodies, new medical uses and methods.
US09434772B2	Shigella-derived vector and methods of using the same Recombinant vectors comprising the cell entry region of the Shigella ox EIEC invasion plasmid are provided, as well as, Shigella or EIEC strains comprising the recombinant vectors. The vectors provide an improved platform for developing attenuated vaccine strains of Shigella or EiEC and for delivering other foreign proteins of interest. The recombinant vectors and bacterial strains comprising the same may be used in methods of inducing an immune response.
US09434770B2	Modified cupredoxin derived peptides The present invention provides modified cupredoxin derived peptides with pharmacologic activity that have improved pharmacokinetic properties, and methods to use them to treat mammals suffering from various conditions related to the pharmacologic activities. Modifications of the cupredoxin derived peptides include amino acid sequence variants and structural derivations that increase the plasma half-life of the peptide, increase the specific activity of the pharmacologic activity, decrease immunogenicity, and decrease the biotransformation of the peptides. The modified cupredoxin derived peptides can be used in methods to treat mammals for cancer, conditions related to inappropriate angiogenesis, viral and bacterial infections, and specifically HIV and malaria, conditions related to ephrin signaling, and to deliver cargo compounds, including diagnostic compounds, to cancer cells.
US09434766B2	CCR2 antagonist peptides The invention relates to a peptide comprising the following amino acid sequence Thr-Phe-Leu-Lys (SEQ ID NO: 17) or Thr-Phe-Leu-Lys-Cys (SEQ ID NO: 1), useful as a CCR2 non-competitive antagonist peptide.
US09434759B1	Cationic steroidal antimicrobial compounds and methods of manufacturing such compounds Cationic steroidal antimicrobial (CSA) compounds having amide functionality and methods of manufacturing such CSA compounds. The CSA compound can be a compound of Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), or a salt thereof: where R18 has the following structure: —R20—(C═O)—N—R21R22 R20 is omitted or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl, and R21 and R22 are independently selected from hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, provided that at least one of R21 and R22 is not hydrogen.
US09434756B2	Crystalline 4′-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride and use thereof 4′-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is provided in a crystalline form which is stable and readily soluble. A process of producing the crystalline form includes crystallizing 4′-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride in a solvent system including (a) solvent A selected from C1 and C2 halogenated solvents and mixtures thereof, (b) solvent B selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, and (c) solvent C selected from C1-C5 straight and branched alcohols and mixtures thereof, wherein solvent C is selected to provide lower solubility to 4′-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride than solvent B. A method of producing an anthracycline using crystalline 4′-epidaunorubicin hydrochloride is also provided.
US09434743B2	Indazole derivatives Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are defined in the specification. This disclosure also relates to materials and methods for preparing compounds of Formula 1, to pharmaceutical compositions which contain them, and to their use for treating obesity and related diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with MetAP2.
US09434739B2	Systemic insecticide Disclosed are compounds that are utilizable as systemic insecticides and possess excellent systemic properties. Compounds represented by formula (1) have excellent systemic insecticidal activity. Accordingly, a composition comprising as an active ingredient the compound of formula (1) or salt thereof is useful as a systemic insecticide.
US09434730B2	PDE1 inhibitor compounds The present invention relates to (1- or 2- and/or 5 and/or 7-substituted)-(3-oxy)-(4H,4-imino, 4-thioxo or 4-oxo)-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-6-ones, e.g., a compound of formula II as described below, processes for their production, their use as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. Of particular interest are novel compounds useful as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1), e.g., in the treatment of diseases involving disorders of the dopamine D1 receptor intracellular pathway, such as Parkinson's disease, depression, narcolepsy, damage to cognitive function, e.g., in schizophrenia, or disorders that may be ameliorated through enhanced progesterone-signaling pathway, e.g., female sexual dysfunction.
US09434727B2	Substituted 4-phenylpiperidines, their preparation and use The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently H, halogen, CF3 or C1-C4 alkyl, wherein two or more of R1, R2, R3, R4, or R5 are other than H; R6 is H, OH, or halogen; and B is a substituted or unsubstituted heterobicycle, wherein when R1 is CF3, R2 is H, R3 is F, R4 is H, and R5 is H, or R1 is H, R2 is CF3, R3 is H, R4 is CF3, and R5 is H, or R1 is Cl, R2 is H, R3 is H, R4 is F, and R5 is H, or R1 is CF3, R2 is H, R3 is F, R4 is H, and R5 is H, or R1 is CF3, R2 is F, R3 is H, R4 is H, and R5 is H, or R1 is Cl, R2 is F, R3 is H, R4 is H, and R5 is H, then B is other than or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09434726B2	Substituted pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazines as Syk inhibitors Provided are pyridopyrazine compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of use therefore, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and m are as defined in the specification.
US09434715B2	Benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine modulators of the histamine H4 receptor Benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidines, purification methods for the same, and pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, including allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritus.
US09434697B2	Pyrimidine FGFR4 inhibitors Provided herein are compounds of Formula I useful as FGFR4 inhibitors, as well as methods of use of the same.
US09434688B2	Indole derivatives as selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS) The present invention is directed to novel indole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by the androgen receptor.
US09434687B2	Detection of synthetic cannabinoids The invention describes methods and kits for detecting and determining current and future synthetic cannabinoids from the JWH and CP families. Unique antibodies derived from novel immunogens enable said methods and kits.
US09434673B2	Process for preparing vinylidenecarboxylic acid (ester)s by reaction of formaldehyde with alkylcarboxylic acid (ester)s Process for preparing a vinylidenecarboxylic acid or ester thereof, wherein a reaction gas comprising gaseous formaldehyde, molecular oxygen and an alkycarboxylic acid or ester thereof is brought into contact with a solid catalyst whose active composition comprises a vanadium-phosphorus oxide having an average oxidation state of vanadium of from +4.40 to +5.0 to give a product gas comprising the vinylidenecarboxylic acid or ester thereof.
US09434672B2	Method for producing isononanoic acids from 2-ethyl hexanol Process for preparing isononanoic acid proceeding from 2-ethylhexanol, characterized in that (a) 2-ethylhexanol is dehydrated to octene in the presence of a catalyst; (b) the octene obtained in step a) is reacted in the presence of a transition metal compound of group VIII of the periodic table of the elements with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give isononanal; and (c) the isononanal obtained in step b) is oxidized to isononanoic acid.
US09434662B2	Integrated fluid catalytic cracking and alkylation process An integrated hydrocarbon conversion process is described. The process includes contacting a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock with a hydrocarbon cracking catalyst in a fluidized reactor zone to produce light olefins to form a fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) effluent stream comprising a range of hydrocarbons. The FCC effluent stream is separated to form at least a stream rich in C4 hydrocarbons which comprises isobutane and 1-butene. The stream rich in C4 hydrocarbons is introduced into an alkylation reaction zone where the isobutane and the 1-butene are alkylated to form a reaction product mixture comprising dimethylhexanes and C9+ hydrocarbons. The reaction product mixture is dehydrocyclized to form a stream rich in xylenes.
US09434660B2	Methods for preparation of lycopenes from C15-wittig salts and methods for purification of high all-E containing and high 6Z containing C15-wittig salts The present invention relates to methods for preparation of lycopenes, especially to lycopenes with high all-E contents or high 6Z contents from C15-Wittig slats mixtures.(with high all-E-contents and high 6Z-contents, respectively). C15-Wittig slats mixtures are purified and 6Z-C15-Wittig salts are extracted from the mixtures. The extracted 6Z-C15-Wittig salts are, used in the synthesis of lycopenes with high 6Z contents and the residues are used in the synthesis of lycopenes with high All-E contents.
US09434654B2	Coloured technical ceramic bodies and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to novel technical ceramic bodies and a method for preparing these technical ceramic bodies. The method of the invention for the production of a coloured technical ceramic body comprises the following steps: providing a composition comprising alumina, at least one pigment component and optionally binder materials, preparing a green body from this composition, optionally debinding the green body, thereafter subjecting the green body to a treatment with a metal-containing preparation as a further pigment component, and sintering the treated green body. The coloured technical ceramic body of the present invention consists of alumina as a technical ceramic material, the technical ceramic body comprising a first coloured area and a second coloured area of a different colour, whereby the first coloured area contains a first pigment component, and the second coloured area contains a second pigment component in combination with the first pigment component.
US09434648B2	Accelerator composition A process for producing solid compositions containing calcium silicate hydrate (C—S—H) and a water-soluble comb polymer which is suitable as plasticizer for hydraulic binders, wherein the following process steps are carried out: a) contacting of an aqueous C—S—H-containing suspension with at least one comb polymer, b) optionally setting a suitable solids content of the product from step a) by dilution with water and c) drying of the product from step a) or b). The process products which can be obtained, the use thereof in building material mixtures, in particular, containing cement, the use as grinding aid in the production of cement and corresponding building material mixtures are likewise provided.
US09434647B2	Aqueous suspensions including an aluminous cement and binding compositions Stabilized aqueous suspensions include aluminous cement and/or calcium sulfoaluminous cement and binding compositions including the aqueous suspension in combination with organic binders, which are stable at room temperature and at high temperature as well as methods for preparing the same are described.
US09434642B2	Mechanically flexible and durable substrates A flexible substrate are disclosed comprising an amorphous inorganic composition, wherein the substrate has a thickness of less than about 250 μm and has at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio less than about 9.5 (μm)−1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa·(m)1/2. Electronic devices comprising such flexible devices are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for making a flexible substrate comprising selecting an amorphous inorganic material capable of forming a substrate having a thickness of less than about 250 μm and having at least one of: a) a brittleness ratio of less than about 9.5 (μm)−1/2, or b) a fracture toughness of at least about 0.75 MPa·(m)1/2; and then forming a substrate from the selected inorganic material.
US09434640B2	Method of making heat treated coated article with carbon based coating and protective film A method of making a heat treated (HT) or heat treatable coated article. A method of making a coated article includes a step of heat treating a glass substrate coated with at least layer of or including carbon (e.g., diamond-like carbon (DLC)) and an overlying protective film thereon. In certain example embodiments, the protective film may be of or include both (a) an oxygen blocking or barrier layer, and (b) a release layer of or including zinc oxide. Treating the zinc oxide inclusive release layer with plasma including oxygen (e.g., via ion beam treatment) improves thermal stability and/or quality of the product. Following and/or during heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, or the like) the protective film may be entirely or partially removed.
US09434629B2	Membrane module and membrane bioreactor, water treatment equipment using the same A hollow fiber membrane module includes a hollow fiber membrane bundle consisted of a plurality of hollow fiber membrane filaments, end part(s) at one end or both ends of the hollow fiber membrane bundle, an air inlet pipe and a produced water pipe. An air distributing device having air distributing holes is disposed at an end surface of at least one of the end parts. The air distributing device is communicated with the air inlet pipe. The air distributing holes are opened towards roots of the hollow fiber membrane filaments. Either one end of the hollow fiber membrane bundle (5) has the end part or both ends of the hollow fiber membrane bundle have the end parts.
US09434622B2	Sintered ferrite material, wire wound component, and producing method of sintered ferrite material A sintered ferrite material, which is obtained by adding Bi2O3 in a range from 0.5% by mass to 3% by mass against 100% by mass of a material having a composition formula of (1-x-y-z)(Li0.5Fe0.5)O.xZnO.yFe2O3.zCuO wherein x, y and z satisfy 0.14≦x≦0.19, 0.48≦y<0.5 and 0≦z≦0.03 and satisfies resistivity equal to or higher than 106 Ωm, initial permeability equal to or higher than 200 and saturation magnetic flux density equal to or higher than 430 mT at 23° C. and equal to or higher than 380 mT at 100° C.
US09434612B2	Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas Systems and methods for thermally decomposing hydrocarbon feedstock may comprise a hydrocarbon feedstock, a non-oxidizing carrier gas, one or more heat exchangers, and a reaction chamber. The carrier gas may be used to transfer heat to the hydrocarbon feedstock. The heat exchanger(s) may be configured to heat the carrier gas. And the reaction chamber may be configured to receive hydrocarbon feedstock and heated carrier gas. Inside the reaction chamber, the hydrocarbon feedstock and the heated carrier gas may mix with one another causing the thermal decomposition reaction. The thermal decomposition reaction occurs in a substantially oxidant-free environment thereby eliminating or greatly reducing the production of carbon oxide byproducts. Hydrogen gas may be separated from a gaseous product stream that is thereafter collected from the reaction chamber. A portion of the gaseous product stream may be thermally coupled to the carrier gas and may thereafter be recycled through the system.
US09434609B2	Method for forming pattern, and polysiloxane composition A pattern-forming method in which processibility of a silicon-containing film in etching with a fluorine gas and resistance against etching with an oxygen gas can be together improved in a multilayer resist process to form a finer pattern. Provided is a pattern-forming method that includes the steps of (1) providing a silicon-containing film on the upper face side of a substrate to be processed using a polysiloxane composition; (2) forming a resist pattern on the silicon-containing film; (3) dry-etching the silicon-containing film using the resist pattern as a mask to form a silicon-containing pattern; and (4) dry-etching the substrate to be processed using the silicon-containing pattern as a mask to form a pattern, in which the polysiloxane composition includes (A) a polysiloxane containing a fluorine atom, and (B) a crosslinking accelerator.
US09434604B2	Cap, semiconductor device including the cap, and manufacturing method therefor A cap for installing a semiconductor device that can send or receive a light having a predetermined wavelength, the cap including a recess for installing the semiconductor device, the recess being defined by a through-hole penetrating an upper surface of a silicon substrate and a lower surface of the silicon substrate, the through-hole having an upper end part of the through-hole on a side of the upper surface of the silicon substrate and a lower end part of the through-hole on a side of the lower surface of the silicon substrate, and a coating film formed to cover the upper surface of the silicon substrate and the upper end part of the through-hole, wherein the coating film that covers the upper end part of the through-hole is a window part that transmits the light having a predetermined wavelength.
US09434602B2	Reducing MEMS stiction by deposition of nanoclusters Certain microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, and methods of creating them, are disclosed. The method may include forming a structural layer over a substrate; forming a mask layer over the structural layer, wherein the mask layer is formed with a material selective to an etching process; forming a plurality of nanoclusters on the mask layer; and etching the structural layer using at least the etching process.
US09434601B2	Circumferentially adjustable device for transferring fuel additives from containers into capless fuel systems Devices that assist in transferring liquid from commercially available fuel additive containers into capless fuel system intakes generally include an enlarged mouth portion and a narrower nozzle portion, with the mouth portion detachably engaging with an additive container, and the nozzle portion inserted into a capless fuel system intake, such that the capless fuel system's opening flap is held in the opened position. The mouth of the device includes a plurality of hinge points that permit circumferential enlargement of the aperture, thereby allowing the device to form a substantially leak-proof frictional engagement with the neck of fuel additive containers having different diameters. In this manner devices can be used with almost all additive containers, regardless of the type, size and/or manufacturer. The device may include at least one flexible region on the nozzle.
US09434597B2	Spout apparatus, systems and methods A spout is disclosed capable of detecting if it is properly “on” or “off” the container according to tilt characteristics of the spout as determined by accelerometer and other sensor data. The tilt characteristics can be applied to one or more sets of coupling criteria, which if met, can provide an indication that the spout is “on bottle” or “off bottle”.
US09434593B2	Filling element A filling element includes a housing, a channel formed in the housing's interior and having a dispensing opening to introduce content into a package, a valve having a valve body that moves along an axis to open and close the valve, an actuator to move the valve body, an axial-sliding guide, and a rod-like guide element that at least partly forms the sliding guide. The axial-sliding guide guides a guided structure on or inside the guide element, and is disposed solely outside the liquid channel. The axial-sliding guide is formed at least in part by the rod-like guide element. The guided structure is either the valve body, a valve tappet, or a combination thereof.
US09434586B2	Tracked undercarriage adapted for modular reconfiguration A crawler undercarriage configured for modular attachment of work tools wherein the crawler undercarriage operates on at least two endless crawler tracks. Each crawler track extends around and is driven by a crawler sprocket at one extremity of its travel and extending around an idler roller at its other extremity of travel. The crawler undercarriage configured for modular attachment of work tools comprising a longitudinally extending center channel for securing a modular tool. The crawler undercarriage also includes at least one substantially vertical support member extending upwardly from the center channel. The crawler undercarriage also includes at least one mounting bracket secured to extending upwardly from the substantially vertical support member, wherein the modular member is secured to the at least one lower mounting bracket on the substantially vertical support member.
US09434585B2	Mast and integral display mount for a material handling vehicle A mast and integral display mount for a material handling vehicle are shown. The mast mounts a locating apparatus such that a locating axis of the locating apparatus is coaxial with a steering axis of the steerable drive wheel of the material handling vehicle. An integral display mount may include a display unit and display screen housed in a display housing that is integral with the steering handle of the vehicle. The integral nature of the display mount allows the display unit to move with the steering handle during steering of the vehicle.
US09434583B1	Fifth wheel hitch hoist Mounted support arms affixed to a fifth wheel pinbox and formed to receive booms provide a sturdy framework for a winch mounting plate. The winch actuates a hitch-hoisting cable which may be attached to a truck hitch to lift it from the bed of a truck and then lower it to a storage location. The hitch hoist may have two mounting arms, two booms, and a winch on a plate with width variability built into the bolting slot patterns. The booms extend from the mounting arms near the winch plate to form an obtuse angle between the booms and the arms. From the horizon, the angle may be viewed to be that of approximately forty-five degrees (45°). An axle is affixed near the end of the booms and holds a cable wheel which guides a cable and hook to raise and lower the hitch with the winch.
US09434581B2	Slow stopping apparatus for working machine Provided is a slow stopping apparatus for a working machine which can shorten a stopping time while suppressing a cargo swing. The slow stopping apparatus includes a first slow stopper 21 which calculates a cargo swing cycle T and takes a time T1 in a half of the cargo swing cycle T to stop an actuator 10 when a stop signal is input, a second slow stopper 22 which takes a shorter time T2 than the time T1 in the half of the cargo swing cycle T to stop the actuator 10, a cargo swing predictor 23 which predicts whether a load amplitude A would exceed an allowable value, and a switcher 24 which switches the first slow stopper 21 and the second slow stopper 22 in accordance with prediction of the cargo swing predictor 23. It is possible to suppress a cargo swing in stop of a motion of the working machine, thereby shortening a time required for stopping the motion of the working machine.
US09434575B2	Method and device for a safe emergency stop of an elevator A method and a safety device for implementing the method are provided in connection with a quick stop situation of an elevator. In the method, an activation process of a machinery brake is started and also a disconnection process of the current supply of the elevator motor is started after the starting of the activation process of a machinery brake.
US09434571B2	Booklet processing unit According to one embodiment, a booklet processing unit is disclosed. It includes a conveyance means for conveying a booklet containing an IC chip along a conveyance way; a printing means for printing a first particular information in the booklet; a recording means for recording a second particular information on the IC chip; a distinguishing means for distinguishing the quality of the printing state of the booklet and a recording state of the IC chip; and a marking means which moves a marking component and marks the booklet when the booklet is identified as being in a poor state by the distinguishing means such that the IC chip is avoided by the marking.
US09434570B2	Sheet alignment mechanism detecting stack height A sheet processing device includes an exit tray and a sheet alignment mechanism. On the exit tray, ejected sheets or ejected sheet sheaves subjected to stapling are stacked. When at least a sheet is ejected, the sheet alignment mechanism aligns the sheets in a manner to be in contact with and catch opposite ends of the sheets stacked on the exit tray from a base end side of the exit tray. When a sheet sheaf is ejected, the sheet alignment mechanism comes in contact with a plurality of points on a topmost surface of the sheet sheaves stacked on the exit tray to detect a height difference between the plurality of points.
US09434565B2	Winding method A winding method includes rotating a winding drum; transferring a first web structure from a first lay down station to the web stabilizing bed of a first winding station; cutting the web structure; contacting the web structure with a web assembly hold down element, winding the web structure into a roll assembly; and discharging the roll assembly from the winding drum.
US09434562B2	Card media processing system including track assembly and cars for carrying cards, and related methods A card media processing system for treating individual cards includes a treatment assembly including a treatment device configured for sequentially treating individual cards. A car is configured to hold an individual card and to move the card to the treatment device. An endless loop track assembly is configured to support the car. The car includes a driven roller configured to engage the endless loop track assembly to move the car therealong, and the driven roller is operatively connected with a motor for causing rotation of the driven roller.
US09434561B2	Sheet stacking device, sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus A sheet stacking device includes a base member and a sheet stacking portion on which a sheet is stacked. The sheet stacking portion is supported by the base member swingably in a first direction orthogonal to a second direction, and swings and changes an inclination angle for holding the stacked sheet.
US09434553B2	Glass substrate conveyer The present invention relates to the technical field of display, and discloses a glass substrate conveyer. The glass substrate conveyer comprises a rack, a conveying member mounted on the rack, a power system for driving the conveying member, a light sensing system mounted below the conveying member, and a controller connected with the power system. According to the present invention, the broken glass substrate can be easily found in time.
US09434548B2	Installation for processing articles, the installation including a screw transfer device An installation for processing articles, the installation comprising an article-transfer device extending between two processing stations, the transfer device comprising a rail having at least one rectilinear segment and defining a closed travel path for carriages that are mounted on the rail to move freely therealong, each of which is provided with means for driving at least one article, the transfer device comprising a screw extending along the rectilinear segment of the rail and having a thread that co-operates with fingers secured to the carriages in order to drive the carriages along the rectilinear segment.
US09434547B2	Article diverting conveyor belt An article-diverting modular conveyor belt employs an article mover on a conveyor belt module for selectively moving a conveyed article towards a side of the module. The article mover may be a transversely-extending endless belt for carrying articles across the belt towards a side of the module. Rollers below the conveyor belt are selectively activated to induce movement of the article mover.
US09434545B2	Belt conveyors and viscoelastic dampers and methods for damping conveyor belts Viscoelastic dampers and belt conveyor systems using viscoelastic dampers to attenuate belt vibration and methods for damping belt speed variations. One version of the viscoelastic dampers includes a low-friction carryway element mounted to a viscoelastic pad that is firmly attached to stationary conveyor framework at various locations along the length and width of the conveyor system. Speed fluctuations of the conveyor belt supported on and advancing along the low-friction carryway elements are damped by the viscoelastic dampers. In some versions, magnetic forces are used to clamp the conveyor belt to the dampers to increase the effective damping.
US09434540B2	Front load fork assembly for side load or rear load containers An adapter for lift arms of a front loading commodity collection truck includes a pair of forks, each of which can individually pivot from a position alongside the frame of the adapter to a position generally perpendicular to the frame of the adapter. Each fork includes elements to allow it to connect with either a side loadable refuse container or a rear end loadable refuse container. At least one fork is supported on a laterally telescoping assembly so that the fork can reach a refuse container located, away from the adapter on the street side of the collection truck.
US09434538B2	Trash can A trashcan with a lid can include a pedal bar and a pedal protector. The pedal protector can be flipped and/or rotated, such that the pedal protector can be moved adjacent the pedal (e.g. below the pedal) or away from the pedal bar. The trashcan with a lid can further include at least one notch and/or divider to allow for insertion of more than one trash bag into the body of the trashcan.
US09434535B2	Fuel tank and methods of making and using the same Fuel tanks having at least two adjacent fuel tank compartments integrally connected to one another are disclosed. Methods of making and using fuel tanks having at least two adjacent fuel tank compartments integrally connected to one another are further disclosed.
US09434531B2	Device and assembly for supporting a pair of windshield wipers, and corresponding packaging and assembly method The present invention relates to a device for supporting a pair of windshield wipers (12, 26), each of which is provided with a structural element and a wiper blade (16, 30), the supporting device (10, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 200, 201) comprising a first and a second recess (14, 28), each of which is provided with means for retaining the respective structural elements of the two wipers (12, 26), characterized in that the recesses (14, 28) have an opening leading onto a single side of a supporting plane (P) in order to enable the insertion of the pair of wipers (12, 26) into the respective recesses (14, 28) from a single side of the supporting plane (P). The present invention also relates to a supporting assembly comprising a plurality of supporting devices, as well as to corresponding packaging and to a corresponding assembly method.
US09434530B2	Selectable, multiple chamber container having single nozzle assembly A container, a support cup coupled to the top of the container, a nozzle orifice from which product is dispensed is integrated with a cap. A barrel is integrated in the cap in communication with the nozzle orifice. A valve assembly is supported by the support cup, the valve assembly having an outlet, the outlet directly or indirectly coupled to and in communication with the barrel, the valve assembly further having an inlet. Three are a plurality of chambers or bags, each having a bag outlet. A plurality of valve assembly inlets allows ingress into the valve assembly. A blocking member selectively blocks the pathway from a bag outlet to a corresponding valve assembly inlet. A selection switch/lever/dial integrated in the cap is operable to open a pathway through the valve assembly to the nozzle so as to release product from a selected bag.
US09434529B2	Aerosol dispenser valve An improved valve member, aerosol dispenser valve containing the valve member, aerosol container for dispensing moisture curable foams, and moisture curable foam and dispenser, in which the valve member is made of a glass filled polyolefin. The polyolefin is preferably a polyethylene. The glass content is between about 2% and about 40%, more preferably between about 10% and about 30%; and most preferably between about 15% and about 25%.
US09434528B2	Pill dispenser A pill dispenser for use with a pill container. The present invention describes a dispensing apparatus for a pill container comprising a housing, a rotatable closure to which a pill container may be mounted in an inverted orientation, a hopper for collecting pills emptied from the pill container into the housing, and a rotatable spool that is adapted to receive pills from the hopper. The spool comprises one or more slots that are sized to receive pills of various sizes and shapes. A metering sleeve rotatably disposed around the spool selectively covers all but one of the slots of the spool. Users can select the setting of the metering sleeve corresponding to the size and shape of the pill that they are seeking to dispense, ensuring that a single pill is received in the corresponding slot of the spool.
US09434527B2	Systems and methods for manufacturing multi-compartment products containing wet and dry components The present disclosure provides systems and methods for manufacturing shelf-stable, multi-compartment products. In a general embodiment, a manufacturing system is provided and includes a continuous manufacturing line including a barrier separating a dry food packaging area from a wet food packaging area. The manufacturing line is configured to manufacture a shelf-stable food product including both a dry food product with no artificial preservatives in a first compartment of a tray and a wet food component with no artificial preservatives in a second compartment of the tray.
US09434514B2	Closure mechanism with multiple frequency feedback A closure mechanism includes a slider that slides along first and second elongate closure members to engage or to separate the members. The slider interacts with (i) a first series of regularly spaced features on the first elongate closure member to produce a first feedback at a first frequency, (ii) a second series of regularly spaced features on the first elongate closure member to produce a second feedback at a second frequency, and (iii) a series of regularly spaced features on the second elongate closure member to produce a third feedback at a third frequency, the first, second, and third feedbacks being produced when the slider is slid along the first and second elongate closure members. The spacing of the regularly spaced features on the closure members are different from each other such that the first, second, and third frequencies are different from each other.
US09434508B2	Exhibiting container for fasteners An exhibiting container for fasteners includes at least one holding portion formed on an outer circumference of a body portion of a bottle, a lodging zone recessed into a bottom of the bottle, an opening formed on a cap for communicating with an outside and an accommodating space of the body portion, and at least one connecting unit formed on the cap for fitting in with and inserting into the lodging zone. Accordingly, the exhibiting container is held easily by using the holding portion. With the matching cooperation of the lodging zone and the connecting unit, a plurality of exhibiting containers is firmly piled up and is not blocked off with each other, whereby fasteners stored in the exhibiting container are exhibited entirely. The opening allows users to take the fasteners out of the accommodating space directly and easily, which increases the convenience of use efficiently.
US09434507B2	Stackable container The invention relates to a stackable container that includes a lower part, base or bottom (1), two long lateral walls or side panels (2) and two short lateral walls or front panels (3) that include a flat element that can consist of two end base planks (10), of two pairs of cornered base planks (10′) or one complete base plank (10″) shaped such that when a plurality of containers are stacked, the bottom of an upper container (1) rests on the flat element (10, 10′, 10″) of a lower container. The flat element (10, 10′, 10″) acts as a support surface for an upper container when it is stacked and as a reinforcement of the container structure, giving it strength and avoiding breakage during stacking.
US09434501B2	Materials and method for making a container with a locking closure A container and a method of forming a container having a locking closure and a method of forming the locking closure. The container includes bottom, side and top walls and at least one of the walls being an opening wall formed of panels which provide an opening to an interior of the container and which overlap to provide the locking a closure of the opening wall. In a closed condition of the container, a bottommost panel of the opening wall is partially overlapped by adjacent panels of the opening wall and a topmost panel of the opening wall located opposite the bottommost panel partially overlaps the adjacent panels and the bottommost panel. A tab of the bottommost panel is lifted upwardly to partially overlap the topmost panel to form the locking closure.
US09434499B2	Containers having improved vacuum resistance Containers having improved vacuum-resistance and aesthetic features are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides a container (10) having a substantially rectangular-shaped body including at least one cut-away portion (32) on a first side of the body. The cut-away portion includes a panel (34) that is intersected by a horizontal rib (36) that extends along an outer perimeter of the container in a substantially horizontal plane. The structural features of the present containers advantageously provide for improved vacuum-resistance and consumer gripping when compared to similar containers currently on the market.
US09434497B2	Peeling device A label peeling device includes a mounting bracket, a power member attached to the mounting bracket, a driving member driven by the power member; and a pressing assembly coupled to a first end of the driving member. A clamping mechanism includes a sliding member coupled to a second end of the driving member, and a clamping assembly configured to clamp a backing paper. A first resisting member is attached to the mounting bracket, and presses against the clamping assembly. The pressing assembly and the clamping mechanism are configured to be urged toward each other by a driving force imparted by the power member, the first resisting member drive the clamping assembly to the sliding member, and thereby cause at least one of the plurality of wafers to be removed from the backing paper.
US09434481B2	Apparatus and method for launch and retrieval of a hovering aircraft Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for launch and retrieval of a hovering aircraft. Generally, the apparatus of the present disclosure is configured to capture a hovering aircraft between two or more fingers of an aircraft capturer, guide the captured aircraft into a docking station for servicing and/or storage, and launch the aircraft from the docking station. The apparatus of the present disclosure is thus configured to bring the aircraft from an imprecise, irregular hover into a secure and well-controlled rest state. The tolerance of imprecision provided by the apparatus makes it particularly suited for use under a practical conditions such as aboard a small boat in a rough sea.
US09434472B2	Transmission mechanism for remote-controlled model stimulated helicopter A transmission mechanism for a remote-controlled model simulation helicopter includes a body frame which is orderly provided with a main rotor holder, a main rotor shaft, and a main reduction gear provided with a plurality of washout holes which are evenly distributed about an axis thereof. The body frame is provided with a swashplate module and a servo arrangement at a middle portion thereof. Since the main reduction gear is provided with washout holes and the introduction of internally installed swashplate module together with taking advantage of self structural features of the body frame, it enables the elimination of the commonly used swashplate guide board. The servo devices are provided in a same plane within the body frame and provide a triangular configuration, so that the structure is reasonable and the transmittance of motion is stable.
US09434471B2	Rotary wing vehicle A rotary wing vehicle includes a body structure having an elongated tubular backbone or core, and a counter-rotating coaxial rotor system having rotors with each rotor having a separate motor to drive the rotors about a common rotor axis of rotation. The rotor system is used to move the rotary wing vehicle in directional flight.
US09434468B2	Wing control system The invention provides a wing control system aimed at countering the aeroelastic effect of twisting of a length of wing of an aircraft due to dynamic air pressure acting on an aileron of the wing. The wing control system includes a shaft extending along the length of wing and actuation means responsive to aileron control inputs to induce a variable torque T in the shaft. Outboard of the length of wing, the system operatively transfers T partially to the aileron to pivot the aileron and partially to the wing at an outboard end of the length of wing to counter twisting of the length of wing due to dynamic air pressure on the aileron. Inboard of the length of wing, the system operatively transfers T to the aircraft, e.g. to its fuselage, thereby effectively balancing the sum of the moments transferred respectively to the aileron and the wing.
US09434457B2	Boat launch A boat launch for the pillars of offshore installations includes fender pipes extending substantially perpendicularly to sea level and a ladder being positioned closer to the pillars than the fender pipes. The fender pipes have an inner pipe consisting of steel that is not resistant to seawater and an outer pipe consisting of a seawater resistant metal alloy.
US09434455B2	Elasmobranch-repelling magnets and methods of use Devices and methods are disclosed for repelling elasmobranchs with high-pull-force magnets, including devices and methods for reducing by-catch in commercial fisheries and protecting humans from attacks by elasmobranchs.
US09434448B2	Bicycle derailleur A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a chain guide, a first link, and a wire guide. The base member is configured to be coupled to a bicycle frame. The chain guide is configured to guide a bicycle chain. The first link is configured to couple the chain guide to the base member so that the chain guide is movable relative to the base member between a retracted position and an extended position. The wire guide includes only one wire guiding portion configured to guide an inner wire of a control cable which is in at least one of a top pull arrangement and a bottom pull arrangement. The wire guide is a separate member from the first link and configured to be attached to the first link.
US09434447B2	Bicycle with electric motor assist A bicycle comprising a front wheel and a rear wheel supporting a frame. A bottom bracket of the frame defines a first axis, a second axis and a third axis. A pedal crank assembly is supported for rotation about the first axis and includes a first driven gear and a first drive gear. A second gear is supported for rotation about the second axis. A third driven gear and a third drive gear are supported for rotation about the third axis. An electric motor drives the first driven gear and the first drive gear rotates in response to rotation of the first driven gear. The first drive gear engages and rotates the second gear, which drives the third driven gear. The third drive gear rotates in response to rotation of the third driven gear. The third drive gear is rotationally coupled to the rear wheel.
US09434446B2	Electric bicycle An electric bicycle is provided that can increase the diameter of the joining section between a crankshaft and a crank arm, suppress an increase in manufacturing cost, and minimize a size increase of a hanger with a torque sensor disposed in the hanger. A crankshaft 17 is divided into a crankshaft body 17A on the periphery of which a torque sensor 23 is disposed, and an auxiliary crankshaft 17B connected to one side of the crankshaft body 17A. A diameter D1 of the joining section between the auxiliary crankshaft 17B and a crank arm 18B and a diameter D3 of the joining section between the crankshaft body 17A and a crank arm 18A are larger than a diameter D2 of the connecting section between the crankshaft body 17A and the auxiliary crankshaft 17B.
US09434444B2	Bicycle hydraulic actuating device A bicycle hydraulic actuating device is provided with a housing, a non-linear piston and an operating member. The housing defines a chamber and has a fluid outlet. The non-linear piston is movably disposed in the chamber along a non-linear movement path between a first position and a second position. The operating member is operatively coupled to the non-linear piston so as to move the non-linear piston within the chamber between the first position and the second position in response to movement of the operating member.
US09434443B2	Cable operating mechanism A cable operating mechanism basically comprises a fixed member, a wire takeup member, a single position maintaining abutment and a positioning member. The wire takeup member is movably mounted with respect to the fixed member. The single position maintaining abutment movably mounted with the wire takeup member. The positioning member is pivotally mounted with respect to the fixed member. The positioning member has a plurality of positioning abutments configured to engage the single position maintaining abutment such that the wire takeup member is positioned in one of a plurality of predetermined wire positions.
US09434433B1	Safety motorcycle stand A safety motorcycle stand is installed on the bottom of a motorcycle body and comprises an elastic support stand and an electromagnetic switch device. An anti-return protrusion of the electromagnetic switch device protrudes from the switch body and presses against the elastic support stand contacting the ground, whereby the elastic support stand coupled to the motorcycle body stands up the motorcycle body on the ground. The electromagnetic switch device has a signal cable connected with the start switch of the motorcycle body. While the motorcycle body is started, a current flows to the electromagnetic switch device to make the anti-return protrusion withdraw into the switch body, whereby the elastic support stand is no more blocked by the anti-return protrusion but sprung up to the motorcycle body. The present invention can avoid the traffic accident caused by that the rider forgets to kick up the motorcycle stand.
US09434426B2	Track suspension A track suspension is provided wherein a rear wishbone member is rotatably affixed to a yoke assembly and a yoke plate carrier through a rear wishbone joint, wherein a front wishbone member is rotatably affixed to the rear wishbone member through a front wishbone joint, wherein a rear rocker assembly is comprised of a rear rocker beam, a rear roller wheel and a rear idler wheel, wherein a front rocker beam is rotatably affixed to the front wishbone through a front rocker joint, wherein the rear rocker beam is rotatably affixed to the rear wishbone member through a rear rocker joint, wherein a front suspension spring assembly is affixed between a yoke assembly and a front wishbone member, and wherein a rear suspension spring assembly is affixed between the yoke assembly and the rear wishbone member.
US09434423B2	Fastening assembly for mounting components and off-road utility vehicle having a fastening assembly A fastening assembly fastens at least one component part to a vehicle frame. The vehicle frame includes a first, preferably closed cross-sectional profile. At least one carrier for a fastening device includes a second cross-sectional profile. The carrier extends from a first internal surface of the vehicle frame to at least a second internal surface of the vehicle frame and provides an opening for carrying the fastening device. An off-road utility vehicle having at least one fastening assembly is also provided.
US09434421B1	Wood flooring with reinforced thermoplastic underlayer An example reinforced wood flooring for use in forming a truck trailer or container floor may include a wood member. The wood member may include a plurality of wood strips that are attached together. The wood member may also have a top surface and a bottom surface. An essentially water impermeable fiber-reinforced thermoplastic underlay may be adhered to the bottom surface of the wood member.
US09434418B2	Hood assembly for a vehicle and method of aligning front end assembly components for a vehicle A hood assembly for a vehicle includes a hood having a top side and an underside. Also included is a centering tool operatively coupled to a top support member of a positioning and reinforcement structure, the centering tool extending upwardly from the positioning and reinforcement structure. Further included is a hood locating aperture defined by the hood and located at the underside of the hood, the hood locating aperture configured to receive the centering tool therein for locating the positioning and reinforcement structure to the hood.
US09434411B2	Steering control device The turning amount of a turning unit is controlled according to the steering amount of a steering unit mechanically uncoupled from the turning unit. A steering reaction force characteristic such that the larger the self-aligning torque, the larger the steering reaction force is set on coordinates with the self-aligning torque and the steering reaction force as coordinate axes. When a steering reaction force corresponding to the self-aligning torque is applied to the steering unit based on the steering reaction force characteristic, the steering reaction force characteristic is offset on the coordinates in such a direction that the larger the integral value of a yaw angle, the larger the absolute value of the steering reaction force, the yaw angle being an angle formed by a white line and a traveling direction of an own vehicle.
US09434410B2	Apparatus for detecting torque and steering system having the same The present invention relates to a torque measuring device including a stator arranged at an inner surface of a case housing, a magnet distantly arranged with the stator at a predetermined gap, a sensing unit detecting a magnetic field generated between the stator and the magnet, and a non-magnetic stator holder integrally formed with a stator fixture fixed by the stator and a shaft fixture fixed by a shaft, whereby manufacturing cost of the torque measuring device can be minimized, and defects generated in the course of manufacturing process can be minimized.
US09434409B2	Tire lateral force model with temperature adaptation and method A tire-based system and method for adapting the calculation of temperature-sensitive tire characteristics includes one or more tire-mounted temperature sensors mounted to a vehicle tire for measuring a tire temperature at a tire radially outward surface; an algorithmic model adapting one or more temperature-sensitive tire characteristics by the measured tire surface temperature; and vehicle controls using the temperature-sensitive tire characteristics adapted by the tire surface temperature in one or more vehicle control commands.
US09434408B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device includes: an angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of a steering system of a vehicle; an actuator mounted on the vehicle; and a control device configured to perform a vehicle control by controlling the actuator based on the detection result of the angle sensor. At a time the angle sensor has failed, the control device is configured to limit the vehicle control at a time an estimation angle error obtained based on a failure time of the angle sensor and the rotation speed of the steering system is not smaller than a predetermined reference value and not to limit the vehicle control at a time the estimation angle error is smaller than the reference value.
US09434403B2	Steering device A steering device which contracts by an impulse load. The steering device includes a cylindrical inner column having a first hole opened therein, an outer column having a cylindrical shape into which at least a part of the inner column is inserted and having a slit at one insertion side end of the inner column, an outer column bracket fixed to a vehicle body side member to support the outer column and to tighten the outer column along with a telescopic friction plate, an inner column bracket having a second hole opened therein and supported by the telescopic friction plate, and a shear pin provided at a position straddling the first hole and the second hole and detachably connecting the inner column and the inner column bracket to each other.
US09434401B2	Harness and pulling assembly A harness for pulling a carriage includes a waistband and a plurality of pressure-distributing plates. A pulling assembly for coupling the harness to the carriage includes a drawbar coupled to the carriage and a spring coupled to the drawbar and to the harness. A length and an angle of the spring are adjustable.
US09434398B2	Rail transport system with convoys automatic composition A rail transport system automates control of the wagon composition of a convoy of wagons by employing an existing network infrastructure. The system includes a central provider system that collects information regarding transport needs of users and controls overall operation of the system; a first peripheral system fixed in every station of the rail network and is configured to interact with the central provider system to compose the wagons of the convoy and exchange information with the wagons in the station to coordinate their movements in the station; a mobile second peripheral system located on each of the wagons and configured to coordinate the movements of the wagon; and a mobile third peripheral system on the locomotive of the convoy and configured to interact with the central provider system and the first peripheral system to define the convoy composition and coupling/uncoupling of selected ones of the wagons along a route.
US09434393B2	Railcar truck roller bearing adapter pad systems A railcar truck and adapter pad system for placement between a roller bearing and side frame pedestal roof of a three-piece railcar truck. Many different features of the pad and/or the adapter-pad interface are configured to improve stiffness characteristics to satisfy both curving and high speed performance of the railcar truck.
US09434390B2	Vehicle control device and vehicle control method A vehicle control device includes a control unit configured to execute free-run traveling in which an engine is stopped and a clutch that transmits power of the engine to a drive wheel is disengaged, at a time acceleration is not requested during traveling. The control unit is configured to prohibit upshifting of a continuously variable transmission at least during execution of the free-run traveling, drive the engine from the free-run traveling state in response to an acceleration request, and upshift the continuously variable transmission at a time of returning to a normal traveling state in which the clutch is engaged.
US09434388B2	Surface estimation for vehicles Methods and systems are provided for estimating a characteristic of a surface of a road on which a vehicle is travelling is provided. The system comprises a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to measure information pertaining to a wheel slip for one or more wheels of the vehicle after a torque is applied. The processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to at least facilitate applying the torque for the one or more wheels of the vehicle, and estimating the characteristic of the surface of the road based at least in part on the wheel slip after the torque is applied and the torque.
US09434387B2	Method and apparatus for determining road surface condition A time-series waveform of tire vibration detected by an acceleration sensor is windowed by a windowing unit, time-series waveforms of the tire vibration are extracted for respective time windows, and feature vectors of the respective time windows are calculated. Then kernel functions are calculated from the feature vectors of the respective time windows and road surface feature vectors, which are the feature vectors for the respective time windows calculated from the time-series waveform of the tire vibration obtained for distinctive road surface conditions calculated in advance. And the road surface condition is determined by comparing values of discriminant functions using the kernel functions. As a result, the road surface condition can be determined from the time-series waveform of the tire vibration without detecting peak positions or measuring the wheel speed. Moreover, robustness against changes in tire size can be added to the determination of the road surface condition.
US09434365B2	Vehicle brake hydraulic pressure controller There is provided a hydraulic pressure controller to be mounted on a vehicle which is configured so that a driving torque transmitted to wheels during a stop of the vehicle reduces. The hydraulic pressure controller includes a vehicle holding controller configured to carry out a vehicle holding control to hold a brake hydraulic pressure applied to the wheels during the stop of vehicle stop. In the case that an actual-pressure-equivalent hydraulic pressure corresponding to a brake hydraulic pressure actually applied to the wheels is not more than a predetermined hydraulic pressure at a start time of the vehicle holding control, the vehicle holding controller sets a pressurization target pressure using a specific driving torque applied at the start time of the vehicle holding control and carries out a pressurization control to raise the brake hydraulic pressure to the pressurization target pressure.
US09434364B2	Braking control device for vehicle and braking control method for vehicle A brake ECU determines whether or not interference-based vibration components are included in a vehicle body deceleration (DV) (steps S74, S76). Then, in the case of a positive determination (YES in step S74 or step S76), the brake ECU makes a comparison with when the determination is not positive, and revises a first deceleration determination value (DV_st) to be a larger value (step S79). If the vehicle body deceleration value (DV) exceeds the first deceleration determination value (DV_st) and a G sensor value (G) exceeds a second deceleration determination value (G_st) (YES in steps S84 and S89), the brake ECU initiates auxiliary control.
US09434349B1	Seat belt height adjuster system and method A system includes a seat belt height adjuster, a seat belt retractor includes a payout sensor, and a seat. The seat includes a seat position sensor and a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of an occupant of the seat. The system includes a control module in communication with the payout sensor, the seat position sensor, and the weight sensor. The control module is programmed to calculate a size of the occupant based at least on the payout and the seat position. The control module is programmed to adjust a position of the seat belt height adjuster based at least on the size and weight of the occupant.
US09434340B2	Occupant protection device for case of vehicle side collision A occupant protection device for a case of a vehicle side collision includes: a center console which is provided on a side of a vehicular seat and at a central portion of a vehicle compartment in the vehicle width direction and in which a console box opposing an abdomen of an occupant seated in the vehicular seat in the vehicle width direction is movable to a retraction position where the console box does not oppose the abdomen in the vehicle width direction; and a moving device which when a vehicle side collision is detected or predicted, moves the console box to the retraction position.
US09434337B2	Vehicle door engagement detection Methods and systems are provided for implementing door engagement detection for a vehicle. A sensor is configured to detect when an apparatus of a door of a vehicle is engaged from inside the vehicle. A processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to at least facilitate providing a notification if the apparatus of the door is engaged from inside the vehicle.
US09434336B2	Method for unfolding external air bag A method for deploying an external air bag, including searching region of a front of vehicle, updating a physical amount of a searched object within the searching region each measurement period of a front sensor, determining a predicted physical amount each unit time during each measurement period, and predicting the physical amount by assuming that a specific searched object is moved at a constant speed when a capture of the specific searched object which was searched by the front sensor is stopped, selecting a target object among searched objects based on a relative speed or an overlap of the searched object obtained by the updating step or (Time To External Airbag) TTE and deploying the external air bag in a case in which each of a relative speed and an overlap predicted when the target object collides are a predetermined level or more.
US09434328B2	Harness including a fitting having a swaged portion A harness includes an electric cable including an electric wire section and a protecting section to protect the electric wire section, a cable clamp including a cylindrical portion, and a ring shaped metallic fitting being larger in diameter than the cylindrical portion. The electric wire section is inserted inside the cylindrical portion. The protecting section is fitted around outside the cylindrical portion. The ring shaped metallic fitting is mounted around outside the fitted protecting section. The electric cable and the cable clamp are combined together by swaging of the mounted ring shaped metallic fitting.
US09434327B2	Imaging system including dynamic compensation for color attenuation for vehicle windscreens An imaging system for a vehicle is disclosed having an image sensor positioned in the vehicle for capturing images through a windscreen of the vehicle and for generating image data corresponding to the captured images, and a processor coupled to the image sensor for receiving and analyzing the image data and detecting vehicle light sources in the captured images. The processor: detects a predetermined number of vehicle light sources; averages color values of each detected vehicle light source; determines differences between the averaged color values and target color values; and stores the differences as color compensation values. A vehicle equipment control system is further disclosed having the imaging system above, wherein the processor compensates color values of subsequently detected vehicle light sources and generates a control signal that is used to control the vehicle equipment in response to the detection of color compensated vehicle light sources in the captured images.
US09434326B2	License plate mounting device A mount apparatus for securing a license plate to a vehicle. The mount apparatus includes a bracket that has a back side for facing the vehicle and a front side for being engaged by the license plate. At least one fastener extends through the bracket for connecting the bracket to the vehicle. At least one energy absorption device receives the fastener and engages and extends away from the back side of the bracket for spacing the bracket and the license plate from the vehicle to absorb energy transferred to the bracket during an impact with the license plate to dissipate the amount of energy transferred from the bracket to the vehicle during the impact.
US09434323B2	Method of fitting an attachment onto a profiled strip, intermediate fastening device for fastening an attachment onto a profiled strip, glazing pane and use of said device A method of fitting an attachment, or a trim, onto a portion of a profiled strip, or onto a portion of a profiled strip fastened to a periphery of a glazing pane, a fitting operation being carried out by an intermediate fastening device. The intermediate fastening device includes at least one clip including having at least one upstream cooperating part configured to cooperate with the profiled strip and a downstream cooperating part configured to cooperate with the attachment. The method includes fastening the intermediate fastening device onto the profiled strip. The intermediate fastening device includes an upstream cooperating part having a plurality of deformable catching tabs, the tabs being deformed by applying a force to the ends of the tabs toward the material of the profiled strip in two opposed directions so as to penetrate the material of the profiled strip during the fastening.
US09434318B2	Interior rotating lid object bumper A storage assembly for an associated vehicle includes a pocket for storing associated articles. A lid is pivotally secured and selectively positionable between an open position that allows access to the pocket and a closed position that covers the pocket. The lid has an inner, first surface that coincides with a maximum fill line of the pocket when the lid is in the closed position, a recess formed in the first surface of the lid adjacent a first edge of the lid, and an object bumper extending adjacent at least a portion of the recess for preventing the associated articles from interfering with pivotal movement of the lid relative to the pocket.
US09434312B2	Shaped rearview mirror assembly A rearview mirror assembly is provided that includes a front substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface; and a rear substrate comprising a third surface and a fourth surface. The rear substrate defines at least one contact via and the front substrate and the rear substrate define a cavity. The mirror assembly further includes a perimeter seal between the front substrate and the rear substrate; and an electrically conductive element at least partially within said at least one contact via that electrically connects with at least one of the second surface and the third surface. The mirror assembly also includes an electro-optic medium disposed in the cavity. In addition, the front substrate and the rear substrate each has a shaped edge having a continuously arcuate shape. The shaped edges can also be formed by grinding the edges together.
US09434309B1	Apparatus and method for estimating and using a predicted vehicle speed in an indirect vision driving task A method and apparatus for predicting vehicle speed during an indirect vision driving task. A further method and apparatus for optimizing the display of a camera return during an indirect vision driving task based on operator perceived vehicle speed as set by the display characteristics and the field-of-view of the camera. A further method and apparatus for using the perceived speed as a driving task aid, in particular, as an electronic aider for optimizing the driving scene display characteristics of scene compression and camera field-of view. In this manner, the invention adjusts the perceived speed in order to match the operator's cognitive flow to the control dynamics needed from the operator for the task. The invention has application to autonomous driving where manual intervention is incorporated during critical events for particular tasks; and with limited display space within the vehicle, the display format is adjusted by the invention according to the operator's task needs.
US09434307B2	Dynamic rollover meter A rollover meter device is disclosed that prevents vehicle rollover and minimizes the harm and damage caused if a rollover occurs. The rollover meter device comprises a meter housing component and a digital display component that displays the current angle of the vehicle. The meter housing component comprises microelectromechanical sensors (MEMS), such as a gyro component and two tri-axial accelerometer components which are mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), along with LED warning lights, which is then secured behind the digital display inside the meter housing component. Furthermore, the meter housing component can be in electrical communication with a vehicle's gas supply, ignition, blade rotation, Power Take Off (PTO), and/or wireless device.
US09434302B2	Photoluminescent bin lamp An illuminated vehicle storage apparatus is disclosed. The storage apparatus comprises a bin rotatably connected to a console and configured to be oriented in an open position and a closed position. The storage apparatus further includes a light source configured to emit a first emission disposed in the console. A photoluminescent portion is disposed proximate the bin such that the first emission is directed toward the photoluminescent portion when the bin is oriented in the open position to illuminate the photoluminescent portion.

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