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US09443045B2	Power estimation in an integrated circuit design flow Power estimates for an integrated circuit may be obtained without having to individually enter monitor statements at hierarchical levels in a design. The current, or consumed power may be considered at the transistor level throughout the entire circuit, even when the circuit is divided into hierarchical modules. Current, or power measurements may be obtained after a circuit has been synthesized and an extracted transistor-level netlist has been created. Separate netlists may be created for different modules, and estimate results collected from the different modules, since current measurements are performed at the transistor level. To accurately estimate the power consumption, the current flowing through transistors that are connected to power rails in the netlist may be measured during circuit simulation. This may be accomplished via measurement statements created for these transistors, and placed in a simulation input file, by a script or program, for example. Only the currents flowing through these transistors need to be measured to account for all the current provided from the power sources in the design.
US09443044B2	Determining a quality parameter for a verification environment Determining a quality parameter for a verification environment for a register-transfer level hardware design language description of a hardware design. A netlist is generated from the hardware design language description. A list of hardware design outputs is generated, and logical paths in the netlist are generated based on the list of hardware design outputs. Furthermore, a modified netlist involving logical paths is generated by determining whether a gate is selected as an insertion point, and selecting a fault type, which is part of the efficiency vector for the selected gate in the netlist and inserting a mutant. Additionally, a fault simulation is performed and the quality parameter for the verification environment is determined from the fault simulation and the simulation result data.
US09443038B2	Method and system for tag suggestion in a tag-associated data-object storage system Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating tag assignment to data objects as data objects are added to a tag-associated data-object storage system by users of the tag-associated data-object storage system and to facilitate subsequent display, access, and further characterization of data objects that already reside in the a tag-associated data-object storage system. Methods and systems of the present invention provide for automated tag suggestion to users in order to both increase usability of the interface provided to the tag-associated data-object storage systems as well as decrease the likelihood of unnecessary and unproductive tag proliferation within the tag-associated data-object storage system.
US09443037B2	Storing and recalling information to augment human memories A system for computer-based storing of information about a current state so that later recall of the information can augment human memories. In particular, when information about a current event of interest is to be stored, a variety of current state information of different types (e.g., video, audio, and textual information) about the environment and about a user can be acquired via sensors and other input devices. The variety of state information can then be associated together as a group and stored for later retrieval. Other information can also be associated with the group, such as one or more recall tags that facilitate later retrieval of the group, or one or more annotations to provide contextual information when the other state information is later retrieved and presented to the user. When information about a past event is to be recalled, one or more identifying recall tags can be received that are used to identify one or more state information groups that match the identifying tags. Some or all of the previously-acquired state information for the identified state information groups can then be presented to the user on appropriate output devices. Other information, such as annotations, can also be presented to the user in order to describe the state information and thus assist the user's recollection of the previous state when the information was stored.
US09443029B2	Method and system for providing context-based view content management An approach for providing context-based view content management is described. A request for content associated with a user is received. A view of a subset of the content is dynamically generated based on the request and context information associated with the user. Access to the view is provided for one or more user devices.
US09443023B2	Searching and classifying information about geographic objects within a defined area of an electronic map Provided are a method, computer program product and system for classifying and displaying information. A boundary within an electronic map is determined, based on a drawn closed shape. At least one geographic object, at least partially within the boundary, is identified. Each geographic object is representable by one or more geographic coordinates. A search is performed, on an external data source, for unstructured information associated with the at least one geographic object and a plurality of search results are received. The plurality of search results are classified and displayed according to a user topic of interest.
US09443022B2	Method, system, and graphical user interface for providing personalized recommendations of popular search queries A method, system, and graphical user interface for providing personalized recommendations of popular search queries are disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a plurality of queries recommended by a search engine for a computer user. The plurality of queries are determined by the search engine based on Internet usage data for the computer user and submission popularity data for search queries submitted by a plurality of users.
US09443018B2	Systems and methods for creating, navigating, and searching informational web neighborhoods Systems and methods for the creation of hierarchical networks of overlapping informational web neighborhoods using percolation crawling. Each neighborhood comprises a set of closely linked pages that share a common set of concepts and intent and purpose. The neighborhoods represent web pages that share a common set of underlying concepts and semantic associations. Each such neighborhood can be semantically tagged.
US09443012B2	Method of determining http process information A method of determining http process information while executing a secure web application which redirects to a separate an unsecure web application to determine the information and redirect the information back to the secure web application. An example method includes redirecting the web browser software to an unsecure web application for obtaining the information by the computer during execution of the secure application, executing the unsecure web application using the web browser software by the computer to obtain the information about the http process, and redirecting the web browser software to provide the information from the unsecure web application to the secure web application by the computer.
US09443008B2	Clustering of search results One particular embodiment clusters a plurality of documents using one or more clustering algorithms to obtain one or more first sets of clusters, wherein: each first set of clusters results from clustering the documents using one of the clustering algorithms; and with respect to each first set of clusters, each of the documents belongs to one of the clusters from the first set of clusters; accesses a search query; identifies a search result in response to the search query, wherein the search result comprises two or more of the documents; and clusters the search result to obtain a second set of clusters, wherein each document of the search result belongs to one of the clusters from the second set of clusters.
US09443005B2	Systems and methods for natural language processing Methods, systems and computer programs for automatic, highly accurate machine comprehension of a plurality of segments of free form unstructured text in a natural language. The system answers a plurality of complex, free-form questions asked in a natural language, based on the totality of input text. The system further uses a multi-dimensional data model to measure the total effects of actions/verbs acting on various unique nouns present in the input text. The system may convert the questions into another multi-dimensional data model and may then compare the two data models in program memory to derive the answers to the posed questions. The system may then automatically detect unknown words and optionally look them up in digital information sources, such as online dictionaries and encyclopedias, to fill in the gaps in knowledge to answer the questions with expert-like reliability.
US09443003B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and program for the same An information processing device includes: a storage unit; a first display control unit; and a demanding unit. The storage unit that stores attribute data representing specified attribute of contents and category data representing a category of the attribute correlated to each other. The first display control unit that provides controls for displaying information for a selected attribute and for displaying, in a categorized state, information for related attributes correlated to the same category as that of the attribute on a correlation display screen. The demanding unit that demands data search by referring to the correlated attribute selected corresponding to information selected from among those displayed on the correlation display screen to an information provision device.
US09443001B2	Method and system to curate media collections Disclosed is a service which obtains media directly from users and from online sources, which obtains events and anniversaries from online sources, which obtains location and date information associated with photographs, which dynamically provides users with a selection of automatically curated collections of photographs based on the then-current location of the user, based on and relevant to personal and publicly recognized anniversaries and holidays (with dates obtained directly from the users and from online sources), based on specific people or locations associated with dates, events, and anniversaries, and which presents intelligently organized location-based collections which can be quickly re-organized by a user.
US09442996B2	Enabling collaborative development of a database application across multiple database management systems An approach for enabling collaborative development of a database application is provided. Specifically, this approach provides a database development and collaboration tool (DDCT), which can be utilized by multiple developers involved in a particular software project, to enable automated synchronization and database version control by allowing a database development language and data changes to be stored in a metadata form that is general to more than one database management system (DBMS). Each developer is united and able to collaborate through the system, thus ensuring that a change to a database structure and/or data in a static data table created in a particular database language by one developer is automatically incorporated in the overall development process. Furthermore, the DDCT provides the opportunity to maintain a single repository entry for more than one DBMS, which simplifies synchronization.
US09442989B1	Scoring authors of posts In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A score for each of a plurality of authors of posts submitted to a server system is determined. The score for each individual author in the plurality is based on a score of one or more authors in the plurality that have requested to subscribe to a stream of posts that the individual author submits to the server system. A particular post submitted by a particular author in the plurality is received at the server system and from a computing device. A score is assigned to the particular post based on a score of the particular author. The particular post is transmitted from the server system to computing devices that are associated with authors who have requested to subscribe to posts by the particular author.
US09442988B2	Methods and apparatus for targeting communications using social network metrics A method for a computer system includes receiving a first user communication, determining a first group of users, determining a target number of users, determining whether the first group of users includes the target number of users, and if not, providing the communication to the first group of users, determining a hierarchal mapping of groups of users in response to user memberships, determining a second group of users from the hierarchal mapping, determining a plurality of social network relationship factors for the second group of users with respect to the first user, and providing the communication to at least a subset of users in the second group of users in response to the first plurality of social network relationship factors.
US09442987B2	Automatically generating music marketplace editorial content Example apparatus and methods concern automatically creating editorial content for albums that are to be recommended in a computerized music marketplace. An album may be selected for recommendation after analyzing consumption data (e.g., sales, downloads, samples), and popularity data (e.g., chart rankings, critical reviews). The popularity data may also include data mined from sources including search engines and social media sites. An overall recommendation score may be a weighted function of consumption data and popularity data. A customized recommendation score may be a weighted function of the overall recommendation score influenced by regional considerations, demographic considerations, and other considerations. The editorial content may include art and text and may be customized based on regional considerations, demographic considerations, and based on other art or text that will appear at the same time as the editorial content.
US09442986B2	Ranking of heterogeneous information objects A Computer implemented method of ranking information objects within a collection of information objects linked by a collection of links, the collection of information objects comprising information objects of a first nature and of a second nature, the links being associated to a link type selected among a plurality of link types, the method comprising: allocating a qualification weight to each link, selecting a plurality of paths comprising a sequence of information objects linked by a sequence of the links, for each information object, computing a score as a function of the respective contributions of the links that point to the information object, the contribution of a link being a function of the number of times the link has been selected in the path selection step and the qualification weight of the link, ranking the information objects as a function of the respective scores.
US09442983B2	Method and system for reducing instability when upgrading software A system and a method of rating software bugs using a bug scoring and tracking system is presented. The system and method may use automated scoring of the bugs to determine the impact of the bug. The system and method may connect to one or more databases to determine the extent of the deployment of the software, the impact of the bug, and/or the history of the bug. Scoring is used to prioritize the bugs and the scoring is extensible and adjustable allowing easy addition of new parameters and allowing the system to be modified for different bug types, software, or customers.
US09442982B2	Relevancy sorting of user's browser history Various embodiments provide a Web browser that employs a relevancy algorithm to make an educated guess as to the likelihood of a user's intended destination when the user begins to enter text into a browser's address bar. In one or more embodiments, the relevancy algorithm employs various parameters and assigns weights to the parameters to arrive at a collection of suggestions to provide to the user. By using various rules, associated weightings, and the relevancy algorithm, relevant suggestions can be provided to a user to facilitate their navigation activities.
US09442981B2	Previewing parsed raw data using a graphical user interface Embodiments are directed towards previewing results generated from indexing data raw data before the corresponding index data is added to an index store. Raw data may be received from a preview data source. After an initial set of configuration information may be established, the preview data may be submitted to an index processing pipeline. A previewing application may generate preview results based on the preview index data and the configuration information. The preview results may enable previewing how the data is being processed by the indexing application. If the preview results are not acceptable, the configuration information may be modified. The preview application enables modification of the configuration information until the generated preview results may be acceptable. If the configuration information is acceptable, the preview data may be processed and indexed in one or more index stores.
US09442973B1	Associating cosmetic products to skin tone color A system allows people to more easily find products matching their skin tone. The system includes a database that categorizes cosmetic products according to a skin tone color set. The system includes a scanning device to scan one or more spots of a person's skin. For example, three different spots can be scanned. The scan determines a skin-tone identifier for the person's skin. With this skin-tone identifier, the customer can view products that match their skin tone.
US09442966B2	Extending the recovery and reporting ranges of objects The reporting and recovery of log activity in a computer system is extended by receiving an indication of a desired log activity to be retrieved, and by designating an active index file as a current index file. The current index file includes an inventory of log files, and is constrained in the number of log files. A searching operation is performed in an iterative process. The searching operation determines whether the desired log activity is within any of log files of the current file, designates a backup index file as the current index file if it is determined that the desired log activity is not within the current index file, and accesses a select log file within the current index file that includes the desired log activity, if it is determined that the desired log activity is within the current index file.
US09442959B2	Image search refinement using facets One exemplary embodiment involves generating a plurality of facets and descriptors of all items available via an electronic shop service based on the images depicting each of the items. The facets that may be generated include a color facet, a shape facet, a texture facet, and/or other facets. The embodiment further involves receiving search criteria from a user that includes a number of search criteria elements. Each element of the search criteria may be represented by an image. The embodiment involves generating a search criteria descriptor based on the images received in connection with the search criteria. Additionally, the embodiment involves identifying items associated with images that correspond with the search criteria descriptor and providing the images of the identified items in a user interface.
US09442951B2	Maintaining deduplication data in native file formats Mechanisms are provided to maintain deduplication data in native file formats. Files, including entities such as volumes and databases, are analyzed to identify components suitable for deduplication. These components suitable for deduplication are delineated into chunks and identifiers are generated for each of the chunks. The identifiers are used to reference the chunks in deduplication dictionaries that provide locations indicating where deduplicated chunks are stored. The components in the files are replaced with file handles or stubs that applications can use to access deduplicated data. Applications can continue to perform operations on the files as though no deduplication has occurred.
US09442949B2	System and method for compressing data in a database A method of compressing a plurality of multi-dimensional keys includes receiving, by a computer, the plurality of multi-dimensional keys, where the plurality of multi-dimensional keys have a first length and determining a first plurality of bit slots that are common among the plurality of multi-dimensional keys, wherein the first plurality of bit slots are not a prefix. Also, the method includes forming a mask indicating the first plurality of bit slots and forming a pattern indicating values of the first plurality of bit slots. Additionally, the method includes determining a second plurality of bit slots that vary among the plurality of multi-dimensional keys and forming a plurality of compressed multi-dimensional keys indicating values of the second plurality of bit slots. Further, the method includes storing the mask, the pattern, and the plurality of compressed multi-dimensional keys.
US09442946B1	Methods and systems of processing contextual information A method includes retrieving, at a context sensor associated with an information object, first contextual information from a source external to the context sensor. The first contextual information includes domain-independent information associated with the information object. The method also includes generating second contextual information based on application of at least one derivation rule to the first contextual information. Alternately, or in addition, the second contextual information may be generated based on application of the at least one derivation rule to a combination of the first contextual information and other contextual information associated with another context sensor. The second contextual information includes domain-specific information associated with the information object. The method further includes adding the second contextual information to the information object.
US09442944B2	Content item purging Methods, systems, and computer readable media for content item purging functionality are provided. A contact item purger, such as may be incorporated within a local client application of a content management system, leverages its knowledge as to which items have been uploaded to the content management system, and how long content items have been stored on the user device, to propose items for local deletion and thus reclaiming storage on the user device. A contact item purger may run on one or more devices of a user associated with an account on a content management system upon various triggering events, and may run with or without user interaction, thus maintaining available user device memory capacity at all times.
US09442929B2	Determining documents that match a query A computer-implemented method and system for determining documents that are nearest to a query are provided herein. The method includes constructing a vantage point tree based on a number of document vectors. The method also includes searching the vantage point tree to determine a number of nearest neighbor document vectors to a query vector by removing a portion of the document vectors from the vantage point tree based on one or more vantage points for each of a number of nodes in the vantage point tree and a specified search radius centered about the query vector.
US09442924B2	Localization framework for dynamic text An apparatus and method providing a localization framework capable of localizing dynamic text is disclosed herein. The localization framework is configured to automatically identify and prioritize certain text contained within an application code base to be translated. Such text is pre-processed prior to translation to facilitate accurate and complete translation in a target language.
US09442923B1	Space constrained text translator According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for converting a display from a source spoken language to a target spoken language includes at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to determine the source spoken language of content within a selected area of the display. The at least one processor may be further configured to translate the content from the source spoken language to a selected target spoken language. In addition, the at least one processor may be configured to evaluate the translated content and remap the translated content to the selected area based on the evaluation. Finally, the at least one processor may be configured to present the translated content within the selected area on the display.
US09442921B2	Handheld electronic device including automatic selection of input language, and associated method A method of automatically establishing an input language for a handheld electronic device includes receiving a request to initiate the composition of a new message, receiving a selection of a particular contact that is the intended recipient of the message, and determining whether the particular contact has a stored preferred input language. If a preferred input language is stored, the method includes determining whether the preferred input language is different than the current input language (which may be a pre-established default input language). If the preferred input language is different, the method further includes switching the current input language to the preferred input language. Also provided is an improved handheld electronic device having one or more routines adapted to implement the method. Also provided is a method of indicating a preferred language in association with a call received by or placed to the device.
US09442915B2	Semantic application logging and analytics A system for managing dictionaries, such as an application dictionary and a domain dictionary, and for adding entries to a data log is described herein. The system may, in response to a determination that an event occurs at an application, determine that the application uses a first concept name from the application dictionary to describe the event. An entry for the event may be added to a data log for the application. The entry may also include the first concept name from the application dictionary. A mapping of the first concept name from the application dictionary to a second concept name from the domain dictionary may be generated. In some aspects, the data log may be sent to a data log analysis system capable of accessing the domain dictionary.
US09442907B2	Disaster recovery method and apparatus used in document editing and storage medium The present invention provides a disaster recovery method used in document editing, comprising: storing the document to a local copy directory to form a local copy while editing the document; submitting the document to a server when editing of the document is finished; if the document is submitted successfully, deleting the local copy; if the document is not submitted successfully, recovering the document by using the local copy. The present invention also provides an apparatus, comprising: a backup module, used to store a document to a local copy directory to form a local copy while editing the document; a submitting module, used to submit the document to a server when editing of the document is finished; a deleting module, used to delete the local copy if the document is submitted successfully; a recovery module, used to recover the document using the local copy if the document is not submitted successfully.
US09442906B2	Wrap descriptor for defining a wrap package of cards including a global component A wrap descriptor, which defines a wrap package of cards, including (i) a plurality of card descriptors, each defining card-specific components that define content, structure and a layout for an associated card and (ii) a global component descriptor for specifying a global component associated with two or more cards of the wrap package. Unlike card descriptors that define only card-specific components, global descriptors define components that can be applied to all the cards, or a designated subset of the cards, of a wrap package.
US09442905B1	Detecting neighborhoods from geocoded web documents Provided is a process of identifying a name and boundary of a neighborhood based on web documents, the process including: extracting, via one or more processors, an n-gram appearing in a plurality of web documents; associating the n-gram with geographic locations associated with the web documents from which the n-gram was extracted; identifying a neighborhood by identifying a cluster of geographic locations associated with the n-gram; determining a boundary for the neighborhood from the distribution of geographical locations in the cluster; determining a name for the neighborhood from the n-gram; and adding the name and boundary of the neighborhood to a geographic information system.
US09442902B2	Techniques for assisting a user in the textual input of names of entities to a user device in multiple different languages A computer-implemented technique includes receiving a first input from a user at a user device, the first input including a first word of a first alphabet-based language, which is a transliteration of a non-alphabet-based language, which is one of a logogram-based language and a syllabogram-based language. The technique then compares the first words to pluralities of potential translated words from one or more datastores associated with a second alphabet-based language and the logogram-based or syllabogram-based languages. The technique may then generate a probability score for each of the pluralities of potential translated words, the probability score indicating a likelihood of an appropriate translation. The techniques may then provide the user with some or all of the pluralities of potential translated words and the user may select an appropriate translated word to obtain a selected word, which may then be displayed via a display of the user device.
US09442901B2	Resembling character data search supporting method, resembling candidate extracting method, and resembling candidate extracting apparatus From among a plurality of character code groups, a resemblance determining apparatus searches for a character code group resembling a character code group specified by the user. At that time, when each character code included in the specified character code group is within a predetermined numerical range, the resemblance determining apparatus excludes character code groups having character codes outside of the predetermined numerical range and extracts the remaining character code groups.
US09442899B2	Image forming apparatus, text data embedding method, and recording medium An image forming apparatus includes: a scanner that obtains an image file by document scanning; a character recognition processor that obtains a text string from each line of text by performing character recognition; a text string splitter that splits each the text string into a plurality of short text strings in accordance with a predetermined rule; a font size determining portion that determines a uniform font size for each the text string; a position determining portion that determines x-axis positions for the short text strings on the basis of the x-coordinates of the characters at the forefront in the respective short text strings, the short text strings each having its x-axis in the forward and backward reading directions; and an embedding portion that embeds text data of the short text strings in the image file at the respective x-axis positions in the uniform font size for the entire text string.
US09442893B2	Product-sum operation circuit and product-sum operation system A product-sum operation circuit that performs a matrix product of a first-matrix and a second-matrix to output a third-matrix, includes; a plurality of multipliers; a plurality of first-adders each of which is configured to add two multiplication results of the plurality of multipliers; a plurality of second-adders each of which is configured to add two addition results of the plurality of the first-adders; an input selector configured to output an element of the first-matrix and an element of the second-matrix to input terminals of the plurality of multipliers according to the number of rows and the number of columns of the first-matrix and the second-matrix; and an output selector configured to select and output the addition results of each of the plurality of first-adders or each of the plurality of second-adders according to the number of rows and the number of columns of the first-matrix and the second-matrix, as the third-matrix.
US09442891B2	Multi-stage, regression-based PCR analysis system Systems and methods are provided for analyzing data to determine properties of a PCR processor other process exhibiting amplification or growth. Data representing an amplification can be distinguished from data representing a jump or other error. A modified sigmoid function containing a drift term may be used in determining the properties. A multi-stage functional fit of the amplification data can provide increased accuracy and consistency of one or more of the properties. A baseline of the amplification data can be determined by analyzing an integrated area of a first derivative function of the data. A reference quantitation value can also be determined from locations of maxima of different derivative functions of the amplification data, e.g., a weighted average of the maxima locations for the second and third derivatives may be used.
US09442890B2	Distribution apparatus, restoration apparatus, distribution method, restoration method, and distribution and restoration system Processing for generating a plurality of pieces of distributed data from original data or processing for restoring original data from a plurality of pieces of distributed data is performed safely and quickly. A distribution and restoration apparatus 200 generates a plurality of pieces of distributed data SD1 to SD3 by dividing original data OD into a plurality of divided blocks DB1 to DB16 and performing an operation of exclusive OR using divided blocks of different combinations. A combination including divided blocks used in common in a plurality of pieces of distributed data and a combination including divided blocks used only in specific distributed data are present in combinations of divided blocks in each piece of distributed data. Therefore, the distribution and restoration apparatus 200 can generate a plurality of pieces of safe distributed data having high information entropy at high speed.
US09442883B2	Structured network traffic data retrieval in vast volume A method and apparatus are disclosed herein for retrieving network traffic data. In one embodiment, a networking apparatus comprises a memory; a network device; and a processing unit coupled to the network device and the memory. The processing unit is operable to execute a data engine that performs bulk data transfers from the network device periodically into a data buffer in the memory and translates data received from the network device, based on a mapping definition, into a user defined format for export to one or more applications running on networking apparatus.
US09442882B2	Efficient maintenance of a distributed system membership view A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for maintaining a membership view of a distributed computing system comprising a multitude of members, wherein each of said members sends out a message indicating that said each of the members is available in the system. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining a first list of at least some of the members in the distributed system; and over a period of time, when one of the members sends out the message indicating that said one of the members is available in the distributed system, adding said one of the members to a second list. At defined times, the first list is replaced with the second list. In an embodiment, the method further comprises at said defined times, starting a new, empty second list.
US09442867B2	Interrupted write memory operation in a serial interface memory with a portion of a memory address Subject matter disclosed herein relates to read and write processes of a memory device.
US09442865B2	Processor extensions for execution of secure embedded containers Methods and apparatus relating to processor extensions for execution of secure embedded containers are described. In an embodiment, a scalable solution for manageability function is provided, e.g., for UMPC environments or otherwise where utilizing a dedicated processor or microcontroller for manageability is inappropriate or impractical. For example, in an embodiment, an OS (Operating System) or VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) Independent (generally referred to herein as “OI”) architecture involves creating one or more containers on a processor by dynamically partitioning resources (such as processor cycles, memory, devices) between the HOST OS/VMM and the OI container. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US09442864B2	Bridging circuitry between a memory controller and request agents in a system having multiple system memory protection schemes A processor is described that includes one or more processing cores. The processor includes a memory controller to interface with a system memory having a protected region and a non protected region. The processor includes a protection engine to protect against active and passive attacks. The processor includes an encryption/decryption engine to protect against passive attacks. The protection engine includes bridge circuitry coupled between the memory controller and the one or more processing cores. The bridge circuitry is also coupled to the protection engine and the encryption/decryption engine. The bridge circuitry is to route first requests directed to the protected region to the protection engine and to route second requests directed to the non protected region to the encryption/decryption engine.
US09442861B2	System and method for out-of-order prefetch instructions in an in-order pipeline Apparatuses, systems, and a method for providing a processor architecture with data prefetching are described. In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processing units that include a first type of in-order pipeline to receive at least one data prefetch instruction. The one or more processing units include a second type of in-order pipeline having issues slots to receive instructions and a data prefetch queue to receive the at least one data prefetch instruction. The data prefetch queue may issue the at least one data prefetch instruction to the second type of in-order pipeline based upon one or more factors (e.g., at least one execution slot of the second type of in-order pipeline being available, priority of the data prefetch instruction).
US09442860B2	Providing record level sharing (RLS) to individual catalogs In one embodiment, a data storage system includes a server system that includes a processor and a local buffer pool configured to store instances for use in catalog requests, and a direct access storage device (DASD) subsystem electrically coupled to the server system and to at least one DASD, where the at least one DASD includes an integrated catalog facility (ICF) configured to provide at least one catalog, and where the data storage system is configured to provide record level sharing (RLS) for the at least one catalog stored to the at least one DASD.
US09442855B2	Transaction layer packet formatting A method and apparatus for enhancing/extending a serial point-to-point interconnect architecture, such as Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is herein described. Temporal and locality caching hints and prefetching hints are provided to improve system wide caching and prefetching. Message codes for atomic operations to arbitrate ownership between system devices/resources are included to allow efficient access/ownership of shared data. Loose transaction ordering provided for while maintaining corresponding transaction priority to memory locations to ensure data integrity and efficient memory access. Active power sub-states and setting thereof is included to allow for more efficient power management. And, caching of device local memory in a host address space, as well as caching of system memory in a device local memory address space is provided for to improve bandwidth and latency for memory accesses.
US09442850B1	Efficient directory refresh operations in wide area file systems Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to reducing network traffic and processing overhead associated with directory refresh operations in wide area network file systems. In a particular implementation, the frequency of synchronization of certain directory contents information, such as security attribute information, that changes less frequently is reduced relative to other types of directory contents information that changes more frequently, such as file and folder names, last modified times, and the like. Other implementations reduce garbage collection overhead for a cached file system by deferring deletion of invalidated objects in a directory until a client application specifically identified the directory.
US09442843B2	Information processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium An information processing apparatus capable of reading/writing a storage device capable of performing dynamic wear leveling, a method of controlling the apparatus, and a storage medium. The apparatus confirms a logically free region of the storage device, and performs writing of dummy data to the logically free region and logical deletion of a region to which the dummy data is written.
US09442834B2	Data management method, memory controller and memory storage device A data management method for a rewritable non-volatile memory module including a first memory unit and a second memory unit is provided. The method includes: grouping erasing units of the first memory unit into a data area and a spare area; and grouping the physical erasing units of the second memory unit into a data backup area and a command recording area; configuring multiple logical addresses to map to the physical erasing units associated with the data area; receiving a write command which instructs writing data; writing the data to a physical erasing unit associated with the spare area, and writing the data to a physical erasing unit associated with the data backup area; recording at least a portion of the write command in a physical erasing unit associated with the command recording area. Accordingly, data is backuped in the rewritable non-volatile memory module.
US09442829B2	Detecting error states when interacting with web applications Detecting error states when interacting with web applications is performed by accessing a first web page of a web application, determining that the first web page includes an input validation operation, configuring an input to cause the input validation operation to effect an error state, providing the input to the first web page, thereby effecting the error state, identifying a feature that is absent from the first web page before the input is provided to the first web page and present in the first web page after the input is provided to the first web page, and detecting that a second web page of the web application is in an error state if the feature is present in the second web page.
US09442814B2	Systems and methods for improved fault tolerance in RAID configurations A RAID bad block module is added to a RAID controller. The bad block module intercepts bad block errors and marks them in a bad block table. When a bad block error is intercepted the bad block module logs the error and determines, based on the error and previously received errors logged in the table, whether the RAID controller can handle the error without failing the entire array. If so, the bad block module passes the error to the RAID controller. Else, the bad block module passes the error to an application or operating system where it is handled like any other disk error. Thus, instead of failing the entire array, the bad block errors are dealt with by the operating system.
US09442810B2	Cloud computing: unified management console for services and resources in a data center A system and a method to enable visual management of a service is disclosed. The method includes, for example, presenting a visual representation of a candidate concrete type of an instance of a model resource, the candidate concrete type of the instance of the model resource derived from a filtering of concrete types of resources, the filtering based on an abstract type of an instance of a model resource corresponding to the service and an instance of an additional model resource corresponding to the service. The method also includes receiving a command to establish a mapping between the instance of the model resource and the candidate concrete type of the instance of the model resource.
US09442808B1	Session tickets for a backup and recovery system A ticket request is transmitted from an execution engine to an authentication engine. In response, a ticket comprising privileges is received from the authentication engine. The ticket is transmitted to a client, and a service request including the ticket is received back from the client. A service is executed in response to the ticket received from the client and results are transmitted to the client.
US09442803B2	Method and system of distributed backup for computer devices in a network A method and a distributed backup system for data backup are provided. The distributed backup system comprises a plurality of computer devices connected by a network. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a program for managing data backup in the distributed data backup system. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a first storage space for storing its own files and a second storage space for storing backup files of other computer devices. In the system, the one of the computer devices comprises a first database for storing metadata files of its own files and a second database for storing metadata files of the backup files of the other computer devices.
US09442802B2	Data access methods and storage subsystems thereof Data access methods and storage subsystems thereof for reading data from storage devices in a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system are provided. After a controller receives a read request, the target data that the controller is about to read and the sub-stripe(s) where the target data is located are determined according to the logical address block information in the read request. The controller simultaneously issues a plurality of I/O requests to all storage devices in order to read the target data and the related data distributed on the same sub-stripe(s) at the same time. If there is any target data without responses for a certain time, it is able to use the related data, which is already responded to the controller, to generate the redundant data identical to the target data for responding the read request as soon as possible so as to reduce unnecessary waiting time.
US09442797B2	Memory system A memory system is provided. The memory system includes a memory device suitable for reading out data from memory cells by a plurality of read voltages having various levels, and a controller suitable for updating probabilistic information based on the read out data when the read out data is input to the controller, and performing an error correction operation by the updated probabilistic information, wherein the controller updates the probabilistic information a predetermined number of times that the memory device reads out the data.
US09442793B2	Robust hardware/software error recovery system A method for error detection and recovery is provided in which a host controller and host software collaborate together. The host controller may: detect an error condition, set an error interrupt or register, and/or halt task execution or processing at the host controller. The host software may: detect an error condition as a result of the host controller having set the error interrupt or register; performs error handling, and clears the error condition. The host controller then resumes execution or processing of tasks upon detecting that error condition has been cleared by the host software.
US09442788B2	Bus protocol checker, system on chip including the same, bus protocol checking method A system on chip (SoC) includes a system bus; a plurality of intellectual properties (IPs) outputting bus signals via the system bus; and one or more checkers disposed to correspond to at least some of the plurality of IPs, wherein the checker includes: a first environment setting register for setting information about a check target and list, on which a bus protocol check operation will be performed, wherein the setting may be variable according to an access from outside via the system bus; and a check logic receiving the bus signal and performing a bus protocol check operation on a signal included in the bus signal according to the information set in the first environment setting register.
US09442787B2	Three dimensional (3D) memory including error detection circuitry A method performed at a non-volatile memory of a data storage device includes determining, at error detection circuitry included in the non-volatile memory, an indication of a number of errors associated with a portion of the non-volatile memory. The method also includes providing the indication to a controller of the data storage device, where the controller includes error correction circuitry. The non-volatile memory has a 3D configuration that is monolithically formed in one or more physical levels of arrays of memory cells having an active area disposed above a silicon substrate. The non-volatile memory includes circuitry associated with operation of the memory cells.
US09442780B2	Synchronization of shader operation The example techniques described in this disclosure may be directed to synchronization between producer shaders and consumer shaders. For example, a graphics processing unit (GPU) may execute a producer shader to produce graphics data. After the completion of the production of graphics data, the producer shader may store a value indicative of the amount of produced graphics data. The GPU may execute one or more consumer shaders, after the storage of the value indicative of the amount of produced graphics data, to consume the produced graphics data.
US09442779B2	Information-processing apparatus, information-processing method, and program An information-processing apparatus determines whether a source of a registration request transmitted thereto exists on a network in a predetermined range, and changes the valid period of registration of notification destination information on the basis of the determination result. Alternatively, an information-processing apparatus determines whether a notification destination that should be registered in response to a registration request transmitted thereto exists on the network in a predetermined range, and changes the valid period of registration of notification destination information on the basis of the determination result.
US09442774B2	Thermally driven workload scheduling in a heterogeneous multi-processor system on a chip Various embodiments of methods and systems for thermally aware scheduling of workloads in a portable computing device that contains a heterogeneous, multi-processor system on a chip (“SoC”) are disclosed. Because individual processing components in a heterogeneous, multi-processor SoC may exhibit different processing efficiencies at a given temperature, and because more than one of the processing components may be capable of processing a given block of code, thermally aware workload scheduling techniques that compare performance curves of the individual processing components at their measured operating temperatures can be leveraged to optimize quality of service (“QoS”) by allocating workloads in real time, or near real time, to the processing components best positioned to efficiently process the block of code.
US09442771B2	Generating configurable subscription parameters Implementations relate to accessing a set of usage history data associated with a user account operating a workload on a set of virtual machines in a default deployment, generating, by a hardware processor, a predictive workload associated with the user account in view of the set of usage history data associated with the user account, responsive to generating the predictive workload, identifying a set of available resources in a set of host clouds of virtual machines provided by a cloud provider over the first period of time, accessing a set of deployment criteria received from the cloud provider, and generating a set of subscription parameters in view of the predictive workload, the set of available resources, and the set of deployment criteria to migrate the predictive workload to the set of host clouds of virtual machines.
US09442770B1	Workload execution timing device in a virtual machine environment An apparatus for workload execution timing is disclosed. A method and a computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus includes a job determination module that determines jobs to be executed by a computer system. The apparatus includes a comparison module that compares an execution profile of each job with a resource of a device of the computer system. The execution profile of each job includes an amount of a resource of a device used by the respective job over time. The apparatus includes a scheduling module that determines a schedule that indicates a time to execute each job on the device based on the comparison. Each job is scheduled to maintain a utilization of the resource of the device of the computer system below a maximum threshold. The apparatus includes an execution module that submits the jobs for execution based on the schedule.
US09442768B2	System and method to control heat dissipation through service level analysis The system and method generally relate to reducing heat dissipated within a data center, and more particularly, to a system and method for reducing heat dissipated within a data center through service level agreement analysis, and resultant reprioritization of jobs to maximize energy efficiency. A computer implemented method includes performing a service level agreement (SLA) analysis for one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs of a data center using a processor of a computer device. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more candidate processing jobs for a schedule modification from amongst the one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs using the processor of the computer device. Further, the method includes performing the schedule modification for at least one of the one or more candidate processing jobs using the processor of the computer device.
US09442755B2	System and method for hardware scheduling of indexed barriers A method and a system are provided for hardware scheduling of indexed barrier instructions. Execution of a plurality of threads to process instructions of a program that includes a barrier instruction is initiated and when each thread reaches the barrier instruction, the thread pauses execution of the instructions. A first sub-group of threads in the plurality of threads is associated with a first sub-barrier index and a second sub-group of threads in the plurality of threads is associated with a second sub-barrier index. When the barrier instruction can be scheduled for execution, threads in the first sub-group are executed serially and threads in the second sub-group are executed serially and at least one thread in the first sub-group is executed in parallel with at least one thread in the second sub-group.
US09442754B1	Deferred asynchronous actions for virtual devices A system and methods are disclosed for handling requests from virtual machines in virtualized systems that include an accelerator. In accordance with one embodiment, a hypervisor executed by a processing device receives an asynchronous request from a virtual machine. The hypervisor detects that an accelerator is not initialized, and stores in memory at least one of the asynchronous request, an indication of the asynchronous request, or an indication that the accelerator is not initialized. The hypervisor subsequently detects that the accelerator has become initialized, and in response forwards the asynchronous request to the accelerator.
US09442752B1	Virtual secure execution environments A method and system for running an additional execution environment associated with a primary execution environment, receiving a request from the primary execution environment to create the additional execution environment, and, in response to the request, creating the additional execution environment such that entities other than the primary execution environment have insufficient privileges to access the additional execution environment.
US09442751B2	Virtual credential adapter for use with virtual machines Managing credential for use with virtual machines includes storing a first virtual credential adapter within a hypervisor executing within a host data processing system. The first virtual credential adapter maintains a credential for a computing resource. Using a processor of the host data processing system, associating the first virtual credential adapter with a first virtual machine. The first virtual credential adapter is associated, at most, with a single virtual machine at any time. Responsive to associating the first virtual credential adapter with the first virtual machine, the first virtual machine accesses the computing resource using the credential maintained by the first virtual credential adapter.
US09442750B2	Systems and methods for colocating virtual machines on one or more physical infrastructure This technology relates to a device and method for determining co-locatability of a plurality of virtual machines on one or more physical infrastructures. The plurality of virtual machines hosts a plurality of workloads. This involves identifying workloads which have high variability from the time series data and determining the workload capacity threshold of the identified workloads. Thereafter, the candidate workloads are selected among the identified workloads to colocate on a virtual machine based on the workload variability. After that, the total capacity required by each candidate workload pair to meet the service requirement is determined based on the workload capacity threshold. Then, an optimal sharing point of each workload of the pair with respect to the other workload of the pair is identified. Further, percentage compatibility of each workload pair is determined and finally, the candidate workloads are colocated based on the optimal sharing point and percentage compatibility.
US09442743B2	Mobile terminal A mobile terminal including a storage unit in which a first operating system (OS) and a second OS are loaded; a first display allocated to the loaded first OS and a second display allocated to the loaded second OS; and a controller configured to receive an indication signal indicating a second OS related event has occurred on the mobile terminal, and to selectively execute a second operation corresponding to the second OS related event using the first OS and allocate at least a portion of the first display to an output of the executing second operation.
US09442740B2	Data writing method and data writing device A host device requests a recording device to send first information including model information or sequel information expressed as a value in a first range. The host device determines if the model information or the sequel information is contained in the first information sent from the recording device, and acquires the model information from the first information if the model information is contained in the first information. If the sequel information is contained in the first information, the host device requests transmission of second information containing model information expressed as a value in the second range, and acquires model information from the second information. Based on the acquired recording device model information, the host device writes data stored in the host device to the recording device.
US09442739B2	Collaborative processor and system performance and power management The present invention relates to a platform power management scheme. In some embodiments, a platform provides a relative performance scale using one or more parameters to be requested by an OSPM system.
US09442737B2	Restricting processing within a processor to facilitate transaction completion Processing of transactions within a computing environment is facilitated by taking actions to increase the chances of successfully executing a transaction. A counter is maintained that provides a count of how often a transaction has aborted. The counter increments the count each time the transaction is aborted, and it is reset to zero upon successful completion of the transaction or an interruption leading to no more re-executions of the transaction. If the count reaches a threshold value, then an interrupt is presented and transaction execution is unsuccessful. However, before the count reaches the threshold, a number of actions may be taken to increase the chances of successfully executing the transaction. These actions include actions to be performed within the processor executing the transaction, and/or actions to be performed against conflicting processors.
US09442735B1	Method and apparatus for processing speculative, out-of-order memory access instructions Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise: a speculative store buffer memory; and a speculative store buffer controller comprising a store address comparator to compare an address of a received store instruction with addresses of store instructions allocated in the speculative store buffer memory, and a store age comparator to compare an age of the received store instruction with an age of a matching store instruction allocated in the speculative store buffer memory, wherein the speculative store buffer controller replaces the store instruction allocated in the speculative store buffer memory with the received store instruction responsive to the store instruction allocated in the speculative store buffer memory being younger than the received store instruction.
US09442729B2	Minimizing bandwidth to track return targets by an instruction tracing system A processing device implementing minimizing bandwidth to track return targets by an instruction tracing system is disclosed. A processing device of the disclosure an instruction fetch unit comprising a return stack buffer (RSB) to predict a target address of a return (RET) instruction corresponding to a call (CALL) instruction. The processing device further includes a retirement unit comprising an instruction tracing module to initiate instruction tracing for instructions executed by the processing device, determine whether the target address of the RET instruction was mispredicted, determine a value of call depth counter (CDC) maintained by the instruction tracing module, and when the target address of the RET instruction was not mispredicted and when the value of the CDC is greater than zero, generate an indication that the RET instruction branches to a next linear instruction after the corresponding CALL instruction.
US09442720B2	Adding on-the-fly comments to code A system and method of adding on-the-fly comments to source code are described. In some embodiments, audio data comprising a comment for source code in a source code file is received. The comment is stored in association with the source code, and an indication of the comment is caused to be displayed within the source code file to a user on a computing device. In some embodiments, an indication of a location within the source code file with which to associate the comment is received, and the comment can be stored in association with the location within the source code file. The comment can be caused to be displayed at the location within the source code file. In some embodiments, the audio data is converted to a textual representation of the comment. In some embodiments, the comment is translated from an original language to at least one additional language.
US09442714B2	Unified visualization of a plan of operations in a datacenter In a computer-implemented method for a unified visualization of a plan of operations in a datacenter, a selection of a target from a plurality of targets in a datacenter is enabled for scheduling operations on the selected target. Selection of one or more software bundles is enabled, wherein the plan of operations on the selected target are based on the one or more software bundles. A unified visualization of the plan of operations on the selected target is displayed via a unified browser, wherein the unified browser displays the plan of operations with a common look and feel.
US09442710B2	Method for using shared installation session environment to duplicate installs A method for utilizing a partial active installation session on a first computer system for an active installation session of a program product on a second computer system. Active installation of the program product having a plurality of components is initiated on the first computer system. A plurality of deployed components installed during the partial active installation session is duplicated. The deployed software components are archived into a new installation package. The new installation package is copied and deployed to the second computer system. Installation of the active product installation is completed on the second system.
US09442707B2	Incremental whole program compilation of code Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that enable incremental compilation of source code. Attributes of an intermediate language (IL) representation and a compiled representation of a source code are stored. Modified source code that is a revised version of the first source code is received. An IL representation of the modified source code is generated. Attributes of the revised intermediate IL and the stored attributes of the IL representation are compared to determine a first set of functions changed in the modified source code. A second set of functions in the first source code is determined that includes functions affected the determined first set of functions. The first and second sets of functions are compiled to generate a set of compiled functions. Compiled versions of the first and second sets are replaced in the compiled representation of the first source code with the set of compiled functions.
US09442701B1	Verifying models for exceptional behavior A computer-implemented method may include receiving a specification including one or more instances of a language construct, the language construct having an exceptional behavior; identifying in the specification the one or more instances of the language construct having the exceptional behavior; applying a modification to the one or more instances of the language construct having the exceptional behavior, the modification making the exceptional behavior explicit; analyzing the specification for dynamic occurrences of the explicit exceptional behavior; and generating information identifying the dynamic occurrences of the explicit exceptional behavior.
US09442700B2	API notebook tool Techniques for an application programming interface (API) notebook tool are disclosed. In some implementations, an API notebook is a tool, framework, and ecosystem that enables easy exploration of services that expose APIs, creation and documentation of examples, use cases and workflows, and publishing and collaboration of APIs. In some embodiments, systems, processes, and computer program products for an API notebook tool include receiving a request for a client for calling an API for a service, and dynamically generating the client for the API for the service.
US09442687B2	Method and apparatus for moving web object based on intent A method and apparatus for moving a web object based on an intent is provided. A primary device may identify a web object supporting movability on a loaded web page, and may determine whether the identified web object can be moved to a secondary device based on movability information of the identified web object. The primary device may re-render the web page in a web browser, aside from the web object supporting movability, while maintaining a full layout of the web page. In the movement of the web object, the primary device may push, to a push server, movement of the web object to the secondary device.
US09442686B2	Electronic device and method of controlling display of information A method of controlling display of information arranged in tiles on a display includes arranging the tiles in rows by setting a height of each row to a largest minimum height of the tiles of that row, receiving selections of a first group of tiles in a first row and a second group of tiles in a second row. In response to determining that the first group width is equal to the second group width, the groups are exchanged by moving the first group of tiles to the second row and the second group of tiles to the first row. A new height of the first row and a new height of the second row are set. In response to determining that the first group width differs from the second group width, an adjacent tile is added to the one of the first group and the second group that has a smaller width.
US09442684B2	Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program, device, and method for information processing device with a plurality of communication interfaces An information processing device may select a communication target device that is to communicate with the information processing device. The information processing device may store received first communication device identification information in the storage in a case that the first communication device identification information is received. The information processing device may store received second communication device identification information in the storage in a case that the second communication device identification information is received. The information processing device may perform the communication with the communication target device in a case that particular first communication device identification information is stored in the storage. The information processing device may perform the communication with the communication target device in a case that only the particular second communication device identification information is stored in the storage but the particular first communication device identification information is not stored in the storage.
US09442672B2	Replicating data across controllers In a method for replicating data, a first controller receives a request to write data from a device. The first controller communicates with a second controller to obtain information necessary for the second controller to receive the data. The first controller determines settings that allow for the first controller and the second controller to each receive the data using the information necessary for the second controller to receive the data. The first controller sends the settings that allow for the first controller and the second controller to each receive the data to the device. The first controller receives the data sent from the device to the first controller and the second controller based on the settings that allow for the first controller and the second to each receive the data.
US09442661B2	Multidimensional storage array and method utilizing an input shifter to allow an entire column or row to be accessed in a single clock cycle A multidimensional storage array includes independently addressable storage elements and an input shifter. The storage elements are physically arranged into rows and columns and store particular bit(s) of a data word. The input shifter implements a circular shift to serially loaded data words to the multidimensional storage array. An output shifter may reverse the circular shift of a requested data word. The data entering the storage array may be shifted to expose column addressed data such that an entire column or columns may be fed to a requesting device in a single hardware clock cycle and/or may be shifted to expose row addressed data such that an entire row or rows may be fed to the requesting device in a single hardware clock cycle. The data entering the storage array may be shifted such that column addressed data words may be stored in a plurality of diagonally arranged storage elements.
US09442659B2	Data backup storage system The invention provides a storage subsystem in which a system administrator and a user can accurately comprehend the used storage capacity. Therefore, according to the backup of the present invention, a process for adding new data and a process for updating already existing data are distinguished, and a management to increase a capacity used by the user is performed only when adding new data.
US09442652B2	General user interface gesture lexicon and grammar frameworks for multi-touch, high dimensional touch pad (HDTP), free-space camera, and other user interfaces A method for a multi-touch gesture-based user interface wherein a plurality of gestemes are defined as functions of abstract space and time and further being primitive gesture segments that can be concatenated over time and space to construct gestures. Various distinct subset of the gestemes can be concatenated in space and time to construct a distinct gestures. Real-time multi-touch gesture-based information provided by user interface is processed to at least a recognized sequence of specific gestemes and that the sequence of gestemes that the user's execution a gesture has been completed. The specific gesture rendered by the user is recognized according to the sequence of gestemes. Many additional features are then provided from this foundation, including gesture grammars, structured-meaning gesture-lexicon, context, and the use of gesture prosody.
US09442634B2	Localization system for mounting game in portable storage device on game console and method therefor A localization system for mounting a game includes at least a portable storage device, wherein each portable storage device comprising a target word unit, linked to small database having an identification code, wherein small database accesses a logic allocation unit comprising at least one file and each file comprises a file identification code; and a game console, comprising at least an interface, linked to a storage unit storing at least an application program for linking portable storage device and for downloading or overwriting existing file; and a central process unit; wherein the application program is utilized to access small database and display relevant information about file having file identification code corresponding to identification code of small database; wherein when game is selected to be executed, central process unit loads file of game into a free space in a main memory of game console and executes file of game.
US09442633B2	Sports swing mechanics training device A base unit of a sports swing mechanics training device receives from a swing detector a swing detection message indicating a swing motion by a player, and in response, displays a visual symbol for a predetermined period of time. When the device receives a user selection of a visual symbol from the player, it is compared with the displayed visual symbol. If they match, the device indicates a symbol match. Otherwise, the device indicates a symbol mismatch. The base unit is placed at a location where the displayed visual symbol would be visible to the player immediately following contact with a ball when the player's eyes are in a desired position during the swing motion. The device trains players to keep their heads and eyes correctly directed at the point of collision with the ball during and immediately following the ball collision.
US09442629B2	Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof A mobile terminal including a touchscreen display configured to display a video and to receive a touch input; and a controller configured to display a first video on the touchscreen display as a main image, display a progress bar indicating a progress of the first video being displayed on the touchscreen display, receive a first subimage selection signal requesting a first subimage be displayed with the progress bar, said first subimage corresponding to one of a still picture and a video portion of the first video, and display the first subimage on the touchscreen display with the progress bar.
US09442627B2	Expandable two-dimensional flow for container hierarchy Presenting items in a two-dimensional access pane includes presenting a first set of icons arranged contiguously and in two dimensions of the access pane, where each of the icons corresponds to an item and at least some of the items are container icons that represent containers that contain other items and expanding at least one of the container icons to show a first container pane having icons corresponding to items contained in a corresponding container, where icons in the first container pane are arranged contiguously and in two dimensions of the first container pane. At least some of the icons in the first container pane may be container icons that represent containers that contain other items. The items may be files in a file system provided in connection with a personal computer that runs Macintosh OS, MS Windows, and Linux. The items may be data in a database system.
US09442621B2	System, method and computer readable medium for determining user attention area from user interface events During an interaction with a web page, user interface events are recorded and augmented with page layout data from the document object model. An event stream is formed with the page layout data and communicated to an event server. The event server processes the event stream to determine a location at which the events were generated, which can be used to predict an area of a user's attention.
US09442618B2	Mobile device interface generator A mobile device and method includes receiving communications from an application server at a touchscreen based mobile device, wherein the communications are tailored for providing a user interface for a workstation computer system, translating the received communications at the mobile device into a mobile device user interface tailored for the mobile device touchscreen, receiving user interactions via the mobile device touchscreen, translating the received user interactions into corresponding workstation based user interactions, and transmitting the translated user interaction to the application server such that the application server interacts with the mobile device in the same manner as with workstations.
US09442615B2	Frequency shifting for simultaneous active matrix display update and in-cell capacitive touch Embodiments generally provide a method, input device, and processing system for frequency shifting for synchronized display updating and capacitive sensing. The method includes driving a display signal onto at least one display electrode for updating a display. The method further includes driving a first capacitive sensing signal having a first frequency onto at least one sensor electrode, wherein the first frequency is synchronized to the display signal. The method further includes driving a second capacitive sensing signal having a second frequency onto the at least one sensor electrode, wherein the first and second frequencies differ and a timing of the display signal is adjusted to maintain synchronization with the second frequency, and wherein each capacitive sensing signal and the display signal are driven in parallel for at least some period of time.
US09442610B2	Noise cancellation technique for capacitive touchscreen controller using differential sensing A differential sensing scheme provides a means for detecting one or more touch events on a touch sensitive device in the presence of incident noise. Instead of sensing one touch sensitive channel, such as a row, column, or single touch sensor, multiple touch sensitive channels are sampled at a time. By sampling two nearby channels simultaneously and doing the measurement differentially, noise common to both channels is cancelled. The differential sensing scheme is implemented using simple switch-capacitor AFE circuitry. The originally sensed data on each individual channel is recovered free of common-mode noise. The recovered sensed data is used to determine the presence of one or more touch events and if present the location of each touch event on the touch sensitive device.
US09442608B2	Display device with touch detection function, and electronic unit A display device with a touch detection function includes: a plurality of liquid crystal display elements performing display operation; a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged side by side to extend in one direction, and each outputting a detection signal based on a change in an electrostatic capacitance caused by an external proximity object; a conductive film insulated from or connected with high resistance to the touch detection electrodes, and disposed to cover the touch detection electrodes; and a touch detection circuit detecting the external proximity object by sampling the detection signal. The conductive film has a sheet resistance equal to or smaller than a predetermined resistance value, and has a time constant larger than a predetermined minimum time constant defined by sampling timings in the touch detection circuit.
US09442605B2	Display device and display control system A display control system 100 includes: a display panel 220 that includes a pair of polarizing plates 250; a pattern layer 230 has formed therein a plurality of patterns 260; a light source 140 that emits light to be absorbed by the patterns 260; a reflector 240; an identification device 160 that reads the pattern 260 from the light which is emitted from the light source 140, is reflected on the reflector 240, and then passes through the display panel 220 and the pattern layer 230, and identifies a position, on the display surface, of the pattern 260; and a display controller 130 that controls display information in accordance with the position identified by the identification device 160. A transmittance of the pair of polarizing plates 250 at a peak wavelength of the light emitted from the light source 140 is not lower than 70%.
US09442596B2	Display device with touch detection function and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a display device with a touch detection function includes a plurality of drive electrodes that face a plurality of pixel electrodes in an orthogonal direction to the surface of the substrate, and extend in a direction parallel to the direction in which a plurality of signal lines extend. The display device with a touch detection function also includes a scan driving unit that applies a touch drive signal to a signal line that faces, in an overlapping manner in the orthogonal direction, a drive electrode to which the touch drive signal is applied.
US09442594B2	Resistance changing sensor A sensor is configured to experience resistance changes in response to an external interaction. The sensor comprises a first layer of a conductive material having a first electrode connected thereto; a second intermediate layer of a material having a resistance sensitive to said external interaction; and a third layer including a first set of fingers interdigitated with a second set of fingers. A second electrode is attached to the first set of fingers and a third electrode is attached to the second set of fingers. The second layer includes a quantum tunnelling composite and provides electrical conduction between the first layer and the third layer. In a preferred embodiment, the first electrode is connected to either one of said second electrode or said third electrode to complete a parallel connection. A method is described for constructing such a sensor.
US09442593B2	Touch screen panel integrated display device and display panel The present invention relates to touch screen panel integrated display panel and display device. The touch screen panel integrated display panel comprises: a common electrode to which a common voltage is applied in a display mode and a touch driving signal is applied in a touch mode; a gate line that transfers a scan signal to a pixel row; and a gate driving integrated circuit that is connected to the gate line and outputs the scan signal to the gate line, wherein the gate driving integrated circuit includes a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor for outputting the scan signal to the gate line in the display mode, and additionally includes a touch mode transistor for outputting the touch driving signal applied to the common electrode or a signal corresponding to the touch driving signal to the gate line in the touch mode.
US09442591B2	Electronic device, non-transitory storage medium, and control method for electronic device An electronic device includes a position detection module configured to detect a touch position on a display surface of a display module touched by a user; a position data output module configured to output first position data and second position data based on position data on the touch positions detected by the position detection module; and a display control module configured to control the display module based on the first position data or the second position data output from the position data output module. The first position data is position data obtained by averaging position data on the touch positions respectively detected at detection timings. The second position data is position data on the touch position detected at individual detection timing. The display control module selects the first position data or the second position data to control the display module, based on a predetermined selection condition.
US09442574B2	Touch sensing apparatus and method of operating the same A touch sensing apparatus includes a group of emitters arranged to emit light to illuminate at least part of the touch surface, a light detector arranged to receive light from the group of emitters, and a processing element. Each emitter is controlled to transmit a code by way of the emitted light such that the code identifies the respective emitter. The codes may at least partly be transmitted concurrently. The codes may be selected such that a value of an autocorrelation of each code is significantly higher than a value of a cross-correlation between any two codes of different emitters. The processing element processes an output signal from the light detector to separate the light received from the individual emitters based on the transmitted codes, and to determine the position of the object/objects based on the light received from the individual emitters.
US09442571B2	Control method for generating control instruction based on motion parameter of hand and electronic device using the control method A control method and an electronic device are described where the method includes acquiring a real-time collection image regarding a space operation area; according to the real-time collection image, determining whether a first finger and a second finger belonging to a same hand of a user are present in the space operation area; acquiring a first distance between a first fingertip portion of the first finger and a second fingertip portion of the second finger, and generating a first determination result according to the first distance; determining whether the first fingertip portion leaves the second fingertip portion along a direction away from the user's body or approaches the second fingertip portion along a direction approaching the user's body; acquiring a motion parameter of the first fingertip portion; and generating a control instruction according to the motion parameter of the first fingertip portion.
US09442565B2	System and method for determining distracting features in a visual display System and method for analyzing multiple participants' eye-movements over a visual display to determine which features on the display universally attract the most attention, or are the most distracting.
US09442560B2	Memory system minimizing occurrences of storing of operation data in non-volatile storage during power saving mode According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile first storage unit, a second storage unit, a third storage unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to selectively execute, following transition to a first mode, either a procedure of writing data of the second storage unit in the third storage unit, or a procedure of writing data of the third storage unit in the first storage unit while reducing power feed to the first and third storage units.
US09442559B2	Exploiting process variation in a multicore processor A disclosed method includes accessing characterization data indicating first and second sets of performance characteristics for first and second processing cores of a processor; determining, based on a performance objective and the characterization data, a first power state for the first processing core and a second power state for the second processing core; and applying the first power performance objective to the first processing core and the second power performance objective to the second processing core.
US09442557B2	Using a linear prediction to configure an idle state of an entity in a computing device The described embodiments include a computing device with one or more entities (processor cores, processors, etc.). In some embodiments, during operation, a thermal power management unit in the computing device uses a linear prediction to compute a predicted duration of a next idle period for an entity based on the duration of one or more previous idle periods for the entity. Based on the predicted duration of the next idle period, the thermal power management unit configures the entity to operate in a corresponding idle state.
US09442551B2	Information processing apparatus, control method for the same and storage medium An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of this invention includes a wide IO memory device stacked on an SoC die that includes a CPU, detects the temperatures of multiple memories included in the wide IO memory device, and when transitioning to a power saving mode, specifies a memory with a lower temperature, based on the detected temperatures, as the memory to be used with priority in the power saving mode, and stores information for returning from the power saving mode to a normal mode in the specified memory.
US09442550B2	Techniques for placing applications in heterogeneous virtualized systems while minimizing power and migration cost N applications are placed on M virtualized servers having power management capability. A time horizon is divided into a plurality of time windows, and, for each given one of the windows, a placement of the N applications is computed, taking into account power cost, migration cost, and performance benefit. The migration cost refers to cost to migrate from a first virtualized server to a second virtualized server for the given one of the windows. The N applications are placed onto the M virtualized servers, for each of the plurality of time windows, in accordance with the placement computed in the computing step for each of the windows.
US09442545B2	Server system and controlling method for operation timing after being powered up A server system and controlling method for an operation timing after being powered up are disclosed. The sever system controls a reset signal to have a voltage lower than a first voltage value by introducing a voltage monitoring module when a work power lower than a voltage threshold. On the other hand, when the work power voltage increases to higher than the voltage threshold of the voltage monitoring module, the voltage monitoring module controls the reset signal voltage to be higher than a second voltage value, whereby achieving in a technical efficacy of stable initialization and reset of the server.
US09442544B2	Fast restart sleep signature in power over ethernet An energy efficient sleep signature in power over Ethernet. In one embodiment, a signature of a powered device is first detected. It is then determined whether the detected signature is indicative of an unknown powered device. In one example, a detected signature of an approximately 25 kΩ impedance is indicative of an unknown powered device. Where the detected signature is indicative of an unknown powered device a normal PoE startup powering process can be used that includes a conventional detection, classification and powering process. Where the detected signature is indicative of a powered device that was previously known to the PSE, then powering of the PD can proceed with a fast-restart powering method that retains previous powering parameters.
US09442530B2	Foldable device An apparatus including: housing parts foldably connected to each other, the housing parts being configured to be movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration; a display assembly pivotably connected to the housing parts, wherein the display assembly comprises a flexible display part; the flexible display part is configured to bend in response to a closing movement of the housing parts; and the display assembly is configured to be retracted inside a space defined by the housing parts in response to a closing movement of the housing parts.
US09442528B2	Docking system A docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface configured to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the upper surface includes at least one aperture therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The deck is movable along a plane that is inclined with respect to the surface of the base between a first position and a second position, the at least one aperture of the deck when in the first position being located away from the projections such that the deck conceals the projections, and the at least one aperture of the deck when in the second position exposing the projections to allow engagement of the projections with the computing device.
US09442520B2	Resin-encapsulated portable media device Portable multimedia devices, and techniques for their manufacture, are provided that feature functional parts embedded with a resin matrix that obviates the need for traditional structural components such as midframes and/or outer casings. The resin matrix may be provided through the use of a flowable liquid resin that is flowed around the functional components within a mold cavity. The liquid resin may then be cured into the resin matrix.
US09442514B1	Graphite layer between carbon layers According to one example embodiment, a sheet may include a first carbon fiber reinforced plastic layer, a graphite layer adjacent to the first carbon fiber reinforced plastic layer, the graphite layer comprising at least one aperture, a second carbon fiber reinforced plastic layer adjacent to the graphite layer, and at least one column of plastic extending from the first carbon reinforced plastic layer, through the at least one aperture, to the second carbon reinforced plastic layer.
US09442512B1	Interface clock frequency switching using a computed insertion delay An aspect includes a method of interface clock frequency switching control that includes determining a first clock delay adjustment of a clock signal for an interface at a first clock frequency. A controller determines a second clock delay adjustment for the interface operated at a second clock frequency. The controller computes an insertion delay between the clock signal and a data signal of the interface based on the first clock delay adjustment and frequency and the second clock delay adjustment and frequency. The controller also computes a third clock delay adjustment to operate the interface at a third clock frequency based on the insertion delay and a relative difference between the third clock frequency and the second clock frequency. The clock signal is adjusted based on the third clock delay adjustment to align timing of the clock signal with the data signal at the third clock frequency.
US09442511B2	Method and a device for maintaining a synchronized local timer using a periodic signal A method is provided for maintaining a synchronized local timer by using a periodic signal which comprises: providing a value of a clock cycle, and values for a first and second timer-parameters, wherein the first timer-parameter is less than the clock cycle value and the second timer-parameter is higher therefrom; providing values for a first (“a”) and second (“b”) arbitration parameters associated with the first and second timer-parameters respectively; upon receiving a periodic signal, adding to the local timer, at least once the first and/or the second timer-parameter, so that on average over one second, the first timer-parameter is added “a” times and the second timer-parameter is added “b” times, thereby ensuring that a value of the local timer essentially overlaps the period frequency of the periodic signal; upon receiving a subsequent periodic signal, setting the value of the local timer to a propagation delay of the periodic signal.
US09442508B2	Reference voltage source and method for providing a curvature-compensated reference voltage A reference voltage source comprises a bandgap voltage reference circuit having a first node and an output node, the output node being arranged for providing a reference voltage. A curvature correction circuit has an input node connected to the output node and/or to a base of a first bipolar device of the bandgap voltage reference circuit and/or to a base of a second bipolar device of the bandgap voltage reference circuit. The curvature correction circuit has an output node connected to the first node of the bandgap voltage reference circuit. The curvature correction circuit comprises a current source for providing a current having a different temperature dependency than a temperature dependency of a first current through the first bipolar device of the bandgap voltage reference circuit.
US09442492B2	Control of a personal transporter based on user position An apparatus controller for prompting a rider to be positioned on a vehicle in such a manner as to reduce lateral instability due to lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The apparatus has an input for receiving specification from the rider of a desired direction of travel, and indicating means for reflecting to the rider a propitious instantaneous body orientation to enhance stability in the face of lateral acceleration. The indicating may include a handlebar that is pivotable with respect to the vehicle and that is driven in response to vehicle turning.
US09442481B2	Automatic weld arc monitoring system A welding system including an arc monitoring, training, and control system is disclosed. The welding system includes a power supply, controller, and associated memory. When a weld is performed, the weld command and weld feedback parameters can be stored in the memory, along with associated alarm limit values. During subsequent welds, the input weld commands and actual feedback values can be compared to the established limits, and a fault signal provided to an operator or supervisor when the value exceeds the established limits. The fault signals can be used for training operators, as well as providing monitoring signals, and can be stored with weld data in a database for later analysis. In addition, collected weld data can be used to determine when to clean, repair, or replace consumables, including, for example, contact tips, wire drive liners, and drive rolls, and to monitor usage of wire and gas.
US09442477B2	Automation technology autarkic field device An automation technology, autarkic, field device, which is connected via two connecting terminals to an I/O module. The I/O module is embodied as a 4-20 mA/HART I/O module. The I/O module is associated with a controllable energy source via which the field device is supplied with energy. An electrical current measuring unit is provided which ascertains the electrical current supplied by the energy source. In the I/O module, internal resistors are provided, across which occurs in each case a voltage drop dependent on the flowing electrical current. A control unit is provided, which operates the energy source in such a way that a predetermined terminal voltage is supplied on the connecting terminals for powering the field device.
US09442474B2	Location-aware operation based on bluetooth positioning within a structure In one embodiment, location aware operation is provided using Bluetooth positioning. A Bluetooth-enabled handheld device is operated within a structure. Received Bluetooth signal strengths are measured for a plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units dispersed within the structure, where respective ones of the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units are located on separate floors, in separate rooms, or in different portions of a same room. Based on the received Bluetooth signal strengths, a single Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit is selected. A location of the selected Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit is assigned to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device. A first electronic device is controlled based on the assigned location. In response to movement by a user of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within the structure, a location of a different Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit is reassigned to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device. A second electronic device is controlled based on the reassigned location.
US09442461B2	Three dimensional display system System and method for video holographic display. Information is received regarding a 2D hogel array with multiple hogel apertures, specifying number, size, and/or spacing of the hogel apertures. Information regarding a 3D scene is received, including a scaling factor mapping the 3D scene to a 3D display volume. Due to gradual variation of radiation patterns from hogel to hogel, a full set of color radiation intensity patterns for the entire hogel array may be generated by interpolating the color radiation intensity patterns from a sparse subset of the hogels without having to compute all of the patterns. The full set of color radiation intensity patterns may then be used to holographically display the 3D scene.
US09442453B1	Cleaning device, image forming apparatus including cleaning device, and end-sealing member for cleaning device A cleaning device that removes a residual substance from an image carrier includes a cleaning container having an opening that faces the image carrier, the cleaning container extending in an axial direction of the image carrier and receiving the residual substance; a scraping member that extends in a longitudinal direction of the opening and scrapes off the residual substance by coming into contact with the image carrier; and an end-sealing member that is fixed to the cleaning container at least at one end of the opening, that is in contact with a surface of the image carrier, and that seals a gap between the cleaning container and the image carrier at an end of the scraping member. A surface of the end-sealing member that is in contact with the image carrier has a void in a region isolated from a surrounding region.
US09442452B2	Image forming apparatus comprising connecting mechanism configured to electrically connect high-voltage board and unit An image forming apparatus includes a unit, a high-voltage board and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connecting member, a first holding member, a coupling member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member includes a first spring terminal. The first spring terminal includes a first large diameter part and a first small diameter part. The first holding member has a first contact part coming into contact with an end part of the first small diameter part at a side of the first large diameter part in a state where the first holding member is coupled with the coupling member. The coupling member has a second contact part coming into contact with an end part of the first large diameter part at a side of the first small diameter part in the state where the first holding member is coupled with the coupling member.
US09442446B2	Image forming apparatus having a user authentication operation and power state that are controlled depending on alarm level of disaster information Provided is an image forming apparatus that controls a user authentication and a switching action for switching into a specific operation mode (either one of first and second power saving modes, and emergency stop), depending an alarm level of disaster information. A user authentication function circuit is for performing the user authentication. An operation mode switching circuit is for switching a current operation mode into the specific operation mode. A disaster information acquire circuit is for receiving disaster information representing the alarm level. A system control circuit controls, depending on the alarm level, the user authentication operation by the user authentication function circuit and a switching of one of the operation modes by the operation mode switching circuit. The aforementioned specified operation mode is either one of the user authentication mode, the first power saving mode, the second power saving mode, and the emergency stop.
US09442445B2	Image forming apparatus and image reading apparatus An image forming apparatus includes: a receiving unit; a printing unit; a power feed unit including a non-power saving mode and a power saving mode, the power feed unit configured to change the mode; an input unit configured to receive an input of a switching instruction; a switching unit configured to switch the mode from the non-power saving mode to the power saving mode when a stop condition is satisfied, the switching unit configured to switch the mode when the switching instruction is input; and a change unit configured to change the stop condition to a second condition which is more likely not to be satisfied than a first condition, after the mode is changed from the non-power saving mode to the power saving mode and when the mode is switched from the power saving mode to the non-power saving mode by the switching instruction.
US09442443B2	Roller having core with an elastic layer including tapered portion and fixing apparatus with such roller A roller used for a fixing apparatus has: a core; a first elastic layer that is formed outside the core and includes a first tapered portion on an edge of the roller in an axis direction; and a second elastic layer that is formed outside the first elastic layer and includes a second tapered portion on the edge in the axis direction on the same side as the first elastic layer. The second elastic layer has a hardness that is higher than the hardness of the first elastic layer. A second start point, which is a start point of the second tapered portion, is set in a position closer to the center of the roller in the axis direction than a first start point, which is a start point of the first tapered portion.
US09442442B1	Image forming apparatus capable of switching a fixing temperature when recording medium is metallic paper An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section and a fixing section. The image forming section forms a toner image and transfers the toner image to a recording medium. The fixing section heats the recording medium, to which the toner image is transferred, to fix the toner image to the recording medium. The fixing section is capable of switching a fixing temperature between a first fixing temperature and a second fixing temperature lower than the first fixing temperature. If the recording medium is metallic paper including a metallic layer and a resin layer that covers the metallic layer, the fixing section heats the recording medium at the second fixing temperature to fix the toner image to the recording medium.
US09442436B1	Image forming apparatus and conveyance speed control method An image forming apparatus includes: an intermediate transfer belt to which a toner image is transferred in a primary transfer process; a transfer roller configured to transfer the toner image onto a long paper sheet in a secondary transfer process by following rotation of the intermediate transfer belt when pressed by the intermediate transfer belt; and a fixing device configured to fix the toner image transferred in the secondary transfer process by the transfer roller, onto the paper sheet; a temperature estimating unit; and a speed control unit, wherein the fixing device includes: a heating conveyance roller provided on a lower surface side of the paper sheet; and a fixing roller provided on an upper surface side of the paper sheet, the fixing roller facing the heating conveyance roller.
US09442435B2	Fixing device, image forming apparatus and fixing method In accordance with one embodiment, a fixing device comprises a pressing roller configured to be rotationally driven by a motor; an endless fixing belt configured to be driven to rotate through the rotation of the pressing roller; a fixing pad configured to be contacted with the inner periphery of the fixing belt and be pressed against the pressing roller to form a fixing nip; a lubricant configured to be coated on the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt; an exciting coil configured to generate a magnetic field; a magnetic shunt alloy member configured to abut along one part of the inner peripheral surface of the fixing belt; a shield member configured to face the inner side of the magnetic shunt alloy member; and a flow-out prevention section configured to prevent the lubricant from flowing into a gap between the magnetic shunt alloy member and the shield member.
US09442430B2	Transfer member for electrophotography and electrophotographic apparatus Provided is a transfer member for electrophotography, comprising a substrate and a surface layer on the substrate, wherein the surface layer comprises: an acrylic resin having a hydroxyl group; and a fluorine compound, the fluorine compound having an alkyl group including 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and a fluorine atom substituting at least one hydrogen atom in the alkyl group, and comprising a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1).
US09442423B2	Developing cartridge capable of facilitating toner circulation at developing roller support portion A developing cartridge includes: a first frame; and a second frame melt-bonded to the first frame. The first frame includes: a first melt-bonding surface; and a second melt-bonding surface closer to a developing roller than the first melt-bonding surface. The second frame includes: a third melt-bonding surface; a fourth melt-bonding surface; and a center surface facing the first frame. The center surface is closer to an axial center region of the developing roller than the fourth melt-bonding surface in the axial direction. The center surface has a first center surface and a second center surface closer to the developing roller than the first center surface in the first direction. The second center surface forms an obtuse angle with the first center surface and is separated from the first frame farther than the fourth melt-bonding surface in a direction perpendicular to the fourth melt-bonding surface.
US09442420B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method An image forming apparatus includes a developer bearer and a toner pattern bearer rotatable in a given direction of rotation to bear an adjustment toner pattern formed with the developer bearer. A toner pattern detector detects an amount of reflection light reflected by the adjustment toner pattern on the toner pattern bearer. A controller performs an adjustment mode to convert the detected amount of reflection light into a toner adhesion amount of toner of the adjustment toner pattern adhered to the toner pattern bearer. The controller forms an adhesion amount suppressing toner image on an upstream region on the toner pattern bearer that is upstream from the adjustment toner pattern in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer. The upstream region is defined by a circumferential length of the developer bearer in the direction of rotation of the toner pattern bearer.
US09442418B2	Developing device, process cartridge and image forming apparatus A developing device includes: a developing container for accommodating developer, a developer carrying member, and a plate-like elastic member. In a state in which the elastic member contacts the developer carrying member without being deformed, an angle formed between a flat reference surface passing through a surface of the elastic member which is continuous to a contact portion of the elastic member with the developer carrying member and which is downstream of the contact portion with respect to the movement direction and a tangent plane of the developer carrying member and a contact position between the elastic member and the developer carrying member is 10° or more and 45° or less, and the elastic member includes a first region including the contact portion and a second region which is provided continuously from the first region toward the supporting portion and which is lower in rigidity than the first region.
US09442415B2	Image formation apparatus with initial voltage polarity setting An image formation apparatus includes an image carrier; a charge member; an exposure unit; a development member; a measurement unit that measures a stop time period when a rotation of the image carrier is being stopped, or a physical amount that varies as the stop time period increases; a setting unit that sets a polarity of an initial voltage to be applied to the development member, the polarity being determined based on the stop time period or the physical amount measured by the measurement unit; and a power source unit that applies the initial voltage with the polarity set by the setting unit to the development member, at rotation start time of the image carrier.
US09442411B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus, including: a photosensitive member; a light source configured to emit a light beam; a deflecting unit configured to deflect the light beam to scan the photosensitive member to form an electrostatic latent image and having a rotary polygon mirror and a motor configured to rotate the rotary polygon mirror; a housing provided with the photosensitive member, the light source, and the deflecting unit; a temperature detecting unit configured to detect a temperature; and a control unit configured to pre-rotate the rotary polygon mirror before a start signal for image formation and to rotate, after the start signal, the rotary polygon mirror at a rotation speed higher than a rotation speed for pre-rotation of the rotary polygon mirror, wherein the control unit sets a target value of the rotation speed for the pre-rotation based on a result of detection by the temperature detecting unit.
US09442403B2	Toner, developer, and image forming apparatus Provided is a toner, including: a crystalline resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner has a sea island structure in which a crystal region containing the crystalline resin is formed as a sea, and a non-crystalline region containing the colorant is formed as an island.
US09442396B2	Exposure apparatus, exposure method, device manufacturing method, and carrier method An exposure apparatus is equipped with a coarse movement stage which can move along an XY plane and includes a first section and a second section that can come close to and separate from each other, a fine movement stage which holds wafer W and is supported relatively movable at least within the XY plane by the coarse movement stage, and a drive system which drives the fine movement stage supported by the coarse movement stage independently or integrally with the coarse movement stage. Further, the exposure apparatus is equipped with a relay stage which can deliver the fine movement stage to/from the coarse movement stage.
US09442386B2	Imaging optics An imaging optics has a plurality of mirrors to image an object field in an object plane into an image field in an image plane. At least one of the mirrors has a through opening for the passage of imaging light. An arrangement of the mirrors is such that principal rays run parallel or divergently in the beam path of the imaging light between the object plane and the first downstream mirror. The imaging optics can have an entrance pupil plane that lies in the beam path of the imaging light in the range of between 5 m and 2000 m in front of the object plane. The imaging optics can have an entrance pupil plane that lies in the beam path of the imaging light in the range of between 100 mm and 5000 mm in front of the object plane. Imaging optics with improved imaging quality are provided.
US09442384B2	Extreme ultraviolet lithography process and mask The present disclosure is directed towards lithography processes. In one embodiment, a patterned mask is provided. An information of a position of diffraction light (PDL) on a pupil plane of a projection optics box (POB) is used to define as a light-transmitting region of a pupil filter. The patterned mask is exposed by an on-axis illumination (ONI) with partial coherence σ less than 0.3. The pupil filter is used to transmit diffraction light to a target.
US09442382B2	Super-resolution exposure system An optical device for performing nanolithography is disclosed, comprising an optical printing head that enables a super-resolution lithographic exposures compatible with conventional optical lithographic processes. The super-resolution exposures are carried out using light directed onto a data recording medium using plasmonic structures, and in particular using plasmonic structures using specially designed super-resolution apertures, of which the “bow-tie” and “C-aperture” are examples. These specially designed apertures create small but bright images in the near-field transmission pattern. A printing head comprising an array of these apertures is held in close proximity to a data recording medium. A data processing system is provided to re-interpret the data to be patterned into a set of modulation signals used to drive the multiple individual channels and the multiple exposures.
US09442378B2	Touch panel and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method of a touch panel, comprising forming a pattern of a metal connecting layer, a pattern of an insulating layer, a pattern of a driving electrode, a pattern of a sensing electrode and a pattern of a protective layer on a substrate; the pattern of the insulating layer and the pattern of the protective layer are formed through the same mask. With this method, the number of masks used during manufacture of the touch panel can be decreased, and the production cost is reduced. A touch panel is further disclosed.
US09442370B2	Imprinting method, imprinting apparatus, and device manufacturing method An imprinting method of this disclosure includes supplying an imprint material on a substrate having a pattern including a mark on the substrate formed thereon; bringing a mold having a pattern including a mark on the mold into contact with the imprint material; curing the imprint material in a state in which the mold is in contact therewith; and forming a pattern including the mark on the imprint material, and characterized in that an optical system configured to form an image of the mark on the imprint material and an image of the mark on the substrate are used to detect the mark on the imprint material and the mark on the substrate after the space between the substrate and the mold has been increased until the mark on the mold is positioned out of a focal depth of the optical system, thereby obtaining a relative positional deviation between the pattern on the substrate and the pattern on the imprint material.
US09442364B2	Mask blank for reflection-type exposure, and mask for reflection-type exposure A reflective exposure mask blank and a reflective exposure mask are provided, and the mask enables accurate exposure and transcription without having light being reflected from areas other than a circuit pattern area. The reflective mask blank has, on a substrate (11), a multilayer reflective film (12), a protective film (13), an absorption film (14), and a reverse-surface conductive film (15). A reverse-surface conductive film is formed from indium tin oxide. The substrate contains SiO2, TiO2, and at least one oxide of manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), silver (Ag), nickel (Ni), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), gold (Au), and neodymium (Nd). The reflective mask is manufactured by forming a circuit pattern by selectively stripping the absorption film on the reflective mask blank, and forming a light-shielding frame by stripping the multilayer reflective film, the protective film, and the absorption film around the circuit pattern.
US09442356B2	Light guide with region between light rod and lens A single piece light guide is disclosed herein. The single piece light guide may include a light rod and a lens. The single piece light guide may be formed using injection molding. The light guide may have one or more regions between the light rod and the lens. A housing may be provided for the light guide. The housing may have an opening that physically supports the light rod. Therefore, the light rod may be secured into place, which may prevent misalignment during use. The one or more regions between the light rod and the lens may assist in assembling and holding the light guide in the housing.
US09442355B2	Projector and method for controlling the same A projector includes a power receiving terminal, a light source that emits light based on electric power supplied to the power receiving terminal, a light diffuser that adjusts the degree of diffusion of the light from the light source, a specifying section that alternately specifies one of illumination projection and image projection every time electric power supply to the power receiving terminal is started, and a light diffusion controller that controls the light diffuser so that when the specifying section specifies the illumination projection, the light diffuser diffuses the light from the light source, whereas when the specifying section specifies the image projection, the light diffuser transmits the light without substantially diffusing the light.
US09442340B2	Electrically controlled glass in a lamp An apparatus for generating light may be comprised of a light source with a lens interposed in a light path from the light source. The lens may be comprised of two or more sections wherein at least one section may be comprised of smart glass. Electrical circuitry may be configured to control a transparency state of the smart glass lens sections. Another embodiment may have two reflectors wherein one of the reflectors may be interposed between the light source and the other reflector and may be comprised of smart glass with a transparent state and a reflective state so that two different reflection patterns may be created. A method for illumination wherein at least one area's illumination is controlled by a section of smart glass is also disclosed.
US09442339B2	Spacers and connectors for insulated glass units This disclosure describes insulated glass units (IGUs) that incorporate electrochromic devices. More specifically, this disclosure focuses on different configurations available for providing an electrical connection to the interior region of an IGU. In many cases, an IGU includes two panes separated by a spacer. The spacer defines an interior region of the IGU and an exterior region of the IGU. Often, the electrochromic device positioned on the pane does not extend past the spacer, and some electrical connection must be provided to supply power from the exterior of the IGU to the electrochromic device on the interior of the IGU. In some embodiments, the spacer includes one or more holes (e.g, channels, mouse holes, other holes, etc.) through which an electrical connection (e.g., wires, busbar leads, etc.) may pass to provide power to the electrochromic device.
US09442337B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode including a plurality of first branch electrodes and a second subpixel electrode which is separated from the first subpixel electrode, includes a plurality of second branch electrodes, and encloses the first subpixel electrode, a compensation electrode positioned between the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode, a common electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate.
US09442321B2	Liquid crystal display device There is provided a liquid crystal display apparatus that may limit a reduction in the voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and limit an increase in the ion density (ID) in the liquid crystal layer and address issues of faulty display such as white missing pixels, alignment inconsistencies, and burn-in. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal composition layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a color filter including a black matrix and at least RGB three-color pixel portions, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The liquid crystal composition layer is composed of a liquid crystal composition including one or more compounds represented by General Formula (LC1).
US09442320B2	Display panel and display apparatus including the same A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate and includes a light blocking pattern including a light blocking portion disposed in a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, and a light transmitting portion which is disposed in the peripheral area and includes the same material as that of the light blocking portion, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, where a thickness of the light transmitting portion taken along a vertical direction in a cross section is less than a thickness of the light blocking portion taken along the vertical direction in the cross section.
US09442312B2	Clip eyeglasses using goggles lens Clip eyeglasses detachably mounted on prescription glasses, including: a goggles lens whose left and right sides are formed unitarily with each other, without having any frame, the goggles lens being made of synthetic resin in such a manner as to have higher curvature and elastic force than the prescription glasses; and fixtures mounted at both sides of the goggles lens in such a manner as to be supported against the prescription glasses, wherein the goggles lens is stretched and attached to the prescription glasses by means of the elastic force thereof, and the goggles lens is applied to the prescription glasses having different shapes and sizes.
US09442305B2	Electronic eyeglasses and methods of manufacturing Disclosed herein are devices and methods for the design and manufacturing of electronic eyeglasses and associated components thereof. Electronic eyeglasses consist of electro-active lenses, receiving electrical signals that turn them on and off from an electronic control module. The electronic control module is embedded within a temple of the eyeglass frame, and is powered by a removable power source pack residing at a temple tip through a flexible cable. Various methods describe the interconnection schemes between the components of the electronic eyeglasses.
US09442301B2	Autostereoscopic display device and autostereoscopic display method using the same An autostereoscopic display device includes a projector module, a screen, and a window. The projector module includes a first projector and a second projector. The first projector is used for providing a first image unit with a first polarization, and the second projector is used for providing a second image unit with a second polarization. The screen is used for reflecting the first image unit and the second image unit. The screen is disposed at the same side of the projector module and the window, and a projective location of the projector module on the window is at an edge of the window. The window includes a divided visual-field area and a liquid-crystal silt layer. The liquid-crystal silt layer is used for allowing a portion of the first image unit and a portion of the second image unit passing through the divided visual-field area to pass therethrough.
US09442299B2	Display processing apparatus, display apparatus and image processing method There is provided a display processing apparatus including a largest phase viewpoint determining part configured to determine a largest phase viewpoint having the largest phase among viewpoint images at a plurality of viewpoint positions in a normal vision region for presenting a stereoscopic image, and a phase determining part configured to determine phases for the viewpoint images at the respective viewpoint positions so that the phase differences between the viewpoint images at the neighboring viewpoint positions are half or less of the phase at the largest phase viewpoint.
US09442297B2	Stereoscopic display apparatus having liquid crystal lens, which pitches are changeable according to a position of an observer A stereoscopic display apparatus comprising: a display element, a liquid crystal lens being set in front of the display element. The liquid crystal lens comprises a first electrode made of a plane-like transparent electrode, and a second electrode having plural comb-like transparent electrodes, a liquid crystal layer is held between the first electrode and the second electrode. A pitch of the liquid crystal lens is changed, by changing the pattern of voltage to be applied to the comb-like transparent electrodes, an individual voltage according to the pattern of voltage is applied to each of the plural comb-like transparent electrodes, the pitch of the liquid crystal lens is changed depending on a position of an observer with respect to the stereoscopic display panel, in front/back direction. Thus, the stereoscopic display apparatus can provide proper images even as a viewer moves in the front/back direction with respect to the stereoscopic display panel.
US09442287B2	Fixing method of collimator lens to housing, optical scanning device, and image forming apparatus A setting jig to which a housing is set is prepared, a light diameter detection sensor for detecting a light diameter of light beam is arranged, instead of a photosensitive drum, at a position corresponding to a part at which the light beam is scanned on the photosensitive drum, the housing is set to the setting jig, an adhesive is coated on a lens fixing surface of the housing, a collimator lens is grasped by a grasping member to adjust a position of the collimator lens, and the adhesive coated on the lens fixing surface is hardened. When the housing is set to the setting jig, the housing is obliquely arranged such that the light diameter detection sensor does not interfere with the grasping member. The lens fixing surface is formed to be horizontal in a state in which the housing has been set to the setting jig.
US09442283B2	Endoscopic objective lens and endoscope An endoscopic objective lens consists of a negative first lens group, a stop, and a positive second lens group, disposed in order from the object side. The first lens group is composed of a cemented lens formed of a first lens and a second lens with a concave surface on the image side cemented in order from the object side. The second lens group is composed of a positive single third lens and a cemented lens formed of a fourth lens and a fifth lens, either of which being a positive lens and the other being a negative lens, and having a positive refractive power, disposed in order from the object side. The endoscopic objective lens satisfies given conditional expressions related to Abbe numbers of the first and second lenses and radii of curvature of the image side and object side surfaces of the second lens.
US09442282B2	Organism sample observation device A biological specimen observation apparatus whereby observation of a biological specimen can be performed accurately. In macro observation, a biological change region is extracted from a macro image, a micro observation point corresponding to an extracted biological change region is registered, and an object for tracking is identified. In micro observation, it is judged from the micro image whether or not biological change has continued in the biological change region at the micro observation point, and the registered micro observation point is updated on the basis of this judgment result. It is possible to carry out both macro observation for detecting a biological change region and micro observation for observing the progress of growth of a partial minute region where biological change has been exhibited, and to carry out accurate observation of a biological specimen.
US09442277B1	Wide-angle lens A wide-angle lens includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens and a seventh lens, all of which are arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first, second lens are convex-concave lenses with negative refractive power and include a convex surface facing the object side and a concave surface facing the image side respectively. The third lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fourth, seventh lens are biconvex lenses. The fifth, sixth lens are with refractive power. The fifth lens and the sixth lens satisfy: −10
US09442276B2	Photographing optical lens system This invention provides a photographing optical lens system comprising: a first lens element with negative refractive power; a second lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface at paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at paraxial region; a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface at paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at paraxial region; and a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface at paraxial region and a concave image-side surface at paraxial region and a convex shape at peripheral region, and both surfaces being aspheric. The photographing optical lens system further satisfies conditional expressions as specified.
US09442256B2	Optical communication connector In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector. Such a feature may actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector.
US09442249B2	Method for processing silicon-based wire optical waveguide A method is provided for processing a silicon-based wire optical waveguide, by which an optical transmission loss of the silicon-based wire optical waveguide due to ion irradiation with high energy is suppressed, and an end portion of the silicon-based wire optical waveguide that is three-dimensionally curved in a self-aligning manner is obtained. According to the method a protective film is selectively formed on the silicon-based wire optical waveguide exclusive of the end portion of the silicon-based wire optical waveguide; and ions are implanted to the silicon-based wire optical waveguide in a particular direction, so as to curve the end portion of the silicon-based wire optical waveguide to the particular direction in a self-alignment manner.
US09442245B2	Light scaffold electric arc sound effect A system for simulating an electric arc for use in models comprises a light source having a light output envelope and a light scaffold extending from the light source, wherein light output from the light source is transported along the scaffold to simulate the electric arc. A method for simulating an electric arc comprises emitting light through the light source wherein light output from the light source is transported along the scaffold to simulate the electric arc. The system may be located at the distal end of an hot stick and may include a switch and a transmitter for initiating a corresponding arc effect in a model.
US09442239B2	Illuminating device In one embodiment, a light emitting device includes: a light source which emits light; a light guide portion which has an emission surface which emits light and a back surface which opposes to the emission surface, and which has at the back surface a reflecting portion which the light emitted from the light source enters and which reflects the entering light toward the emission surface; a heat transfer portion which opposes to the back surface of the light guide portion and is provided with an interval which is a wavelength of the light or more being spaced from the back surface; and a support portion which is provided between the reflecting portion and the heat transfer portion, and which keeps the interval between the light guide portion and the heat transfer portion.
US09442236B2	Liquid crystal display including wire grid polarizer and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate. A plurality of fine metal lines is disposed on the first substrate. The plurality of fine metal lines including a plurality of small regions. A second substrate is aligned with the first substrate. A light blocking portion is disposed on the second substrate. The light blocking portion is disposed in a region between the small regions of the plurality of small regions of the plurality of fine metal lines.
US09442227B2	Planar solar concentrators using subwavelength gratings Light concentration of order more than 10 times using sub-wavelength diffraction gratings integrated on top and bottom surface of a planar glass substrate is claimed. The invention discloses designing of subwavelength gratings, with period less than the wavelength of light, which can effectively guide the incoming solar radiation into the glass substrate. The subwavelength gratings so designed eliminate long wavelength IR light with energy below the band gap of solar cell completely thus reducing the heating of the solar cell and eliminating the extra cooling requirement (size) thus increasing the efficacy. The subwavelength gratings integrated on top of low cost planar glass substrates and can be used for solar photovoltaic and other applications for heating/cooling purposes.
US09442211B2	Look ahead logging system A technique utilizes the acquisition of data from desired subterranean regions via a logging system. The logging system is constructed for use in a wellbore and comprises a transmitter module having a transmitter antenna. Additionally, the logging system utilizes a receiver module spaced from the transmitter module and having a receiver antenna. The transmitter antenna and the receiver antenna are oriented to enable sensitivity in desired directions, such as ahead of the logging system.
US09442204B2	Seismic inversion for formation properties and attenuation effects Method for inverting seismic data to obtain reflection properties by estimating or measuring (301) the source signature for the seismic data, then inverting (302) simultaneously for subsurface formation properties or reflection properties and for the amplitude attenuation and velocity dispersion effects integrated over the raypath from the source to the reflectors and to the receiver.
US09442203B2	Neutron monitoring system A neutron monitoring system for a nuclear reactor can correct measured neutron flux by taking into consideration neutron moderation based on whether a neutron detector is fully immersed in coolant water or exposed above the water level. The neutron detector and a water detection sensor are mounted at the same height in the nuclear reactor. The water detection sensor includes a thermocouple and a heating element positioned to heat the thermocouple. A temperature measuring component is connected to the thermocouple. A water existence determining component can determine, based on temperature measured by the temperature measuring component, whether the water detection sensor (and thus the neutron detector) is underwater. A correction component can correct a neutron detection signal from the neutron detector in accordance with whether the neutron detector is below or above the water level.
US09442201B2	CMOS SPAD array with mixed timing pick-off for time-of-flight positron emission tomography Timing pick-off is provided in time-of-flight positron emission using digital output photo sensors (e.g., SPAD or dSiPM). The timing-to-digital converter (TDC) is replaced for timing detection with a mixed analog and digital timing pick-off (MTP) where a processor determines the timing from an output of the MTP. The digital SPAD or dSiPM output is summed into an analog waveform, allowing for triggering based on signal statistics or other than at a particular number of discrete detections. The trigger is used by the processor to extrapolate the time of occurrence without an integrated TDC.
US09442193B2	Radar system and data processing device An observation device 1 includes a transmitter and receiver (a transmitter 11, a transmission/reception switch 12, an antenna 13, and a receiver 14) that emits a predetermined radar wave to outside the observation device, and that receives the radar wave scattered by an object existing outside the observation device and acquires a received signal, a temporary image generator 15 that generates a temporary image from the received signal acquired by the transmitter and receiver, and a data transmitter 17 that transmits the temporary image generated by the temporary image generator 15 to a data processing device 2. The data processing device 2 includes a data receiver 21 that receives the temporary image transmitted by the data transmitter 17, and an image generator 24 that generates an image from both the temporary image received by the data receiver 21 and orbit data about a moving object.
US09442186B2	Interference reduction for TOF systems Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to time-of-flight (TOF) systems, and methods for use therewith, that substantially reduce interference that the TOF system may cause to at least one other system that is configured to wirelessly receive and respond to IR light signals. Some such embodiments involve emitting IR light having a low frequency (LF) power envelope that is shaped to substantially reduce frequency content within at least one frequency range known to be used by at least one other system that may be in close proximity to the TOF system. Such embodiments can also involve detecting at least a portion of the emitted RF modulated IR light that has reflected off one or more objects. A TOF system can produce depth images in dependence on results of the detecting, as well as update an application in dependence on the depth images.
US09442180B2	RFID tag distance measurer A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag distance measuring system and method is disclosed. One example includes a first replica path that receives a signal that is simultaneously transmitted to an RFID tag. The first replica path includes a plurality of taps at known distances along the first replica path. Each of the plurality of taps has a first tap input coupled with the first replica path. In addition, an RFID signal receiver receives a return signal from the RFID tag and provides the return signal along a measurement input, wherein each of the plurality of taps have a second tap input coupled with the measurement path. A distance determiner detects at least the first of the plurality of taps to have an output and determine a distance measurement to the RFID tag based thereon.
US09442179B2	Tiered positioning assistance data for mobile devices within an indoor environment Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented in one or more electronic devices supporting mobile device positioning within an indoor environment. Tiered positioning assistance data (tiered-PAD) corresponding to an indoor environment may be generated and/or distributed. Mobile device positioning and/or navigation capabilities may be based, at least in part, on tiered-PAD corresponding to the indoor environment. Tiered-PAD may be provided to a plurality of mobile devices. A given mobile device may, for example, select applicable portion(s) of tiered-PAD to affect one or more positioning functions and/or the like which may be performed, at least in part, by the mobile device.
US09442150B2	System and method for monitoring and controlling a transformer A system, a method and a computer program to monitor a plurality of transformer operating parameters, as well as to accurately control one or more of the transformer operating parameters. Calculate loss of life and give diagnosis for recovery and provide maintenance notification, monitor the operation of the LTC.
US09442147B2	Method and device for calibrating an antenna A method and device are for calibrating an antenna. At least one switch is spanning sections of a radiating antenna element. A controller is designed to selectively close the switch to be conductive, thus effectively short-circuiting the actual section of the antenna element. The method includes: installing the antenna for field use at least for transmission or reception of signals; then measuring the reflected power from the antenna at least for a number of frequencies or frequency ranges at more than one setting of the switch; and storing the settings that gives a desirable result of reflected power at an actual frequency or frequency range.
US09442146B2	Multi-mode capacitive sensing device and method with current conveyor An apparatus for and a method of sensing capacitance of one or more sensor elements in multiple capacitance sensing modes, including a self-capacitance sensing mode and a mutual capacitance sensing mode.
US09442144B1	Capacitive field sensor with sigma-delta modulator A capacitive sensor includes a switching capacitor circuit, a comparator, and a charge dissipation circuit. The switching capacitor circuit reciprocally couples a sensing capacitor in series with a modulation capacitor during a first switching phase and discharges the sensing capacitor during a second switching phase. The comparator is coupled to compare a voltage potential on the modulation capacitor to a reference and to generate a modulation signal in response. The charge dissipation circuit is coupled to the modulation capacitor to selectively discharge the modulation capacitor in response to the modulation signal.
US09442141B2	Analogue-to-digital converter An analogue-to-digital converter for converting an analogue input signal into a digital output signal, the analogue-to-digital converter including two conversion paths, each configured to receive a version of the analogue input signal and convert it into a digital bit stream, a first feedback loop configured to provide feed-back, to both paths, that is indicative of a difference between the digital bit streams output by the two paths, and a second feedback loop configured to feed-back, to both paths, that is indicative of an average of the digital bit streams output by the two paths.
US09442124B2	Method for determining the antioxidant power of biological or vegetal fluids A method is described for determining the antioxidant power of biological fluids such as saliva, serum, plasma, urine, sweat, tears and vegetal fluids, such as fruit, vegetables, beverages derived therefrom. Said method proved to be particularly suitable when evaluating the antioxidant power of saliva, which presents particular complexities from the analytical viewpoint.Furthermore, the present invention concerns a specific reagent and a kit for implementing said method, which comprises said reagent.
US09442115B2	Method of analyzing binding efficiency of adhesive nanoparticles Provided is a method of analyzing binding efficiency of adhesive nanoparticles. The method includes (a) injecting a solution containing nanoparticles into a first chamber slide, (b) evaporating only the solution from the first chamber slide into which the solution containing the nanoparticles is injected, and measuring a saturation temperature using a thermal imager while radiating light from a light source, (c) injecting cells into a second chamber slide, (d) injecting a solution containing nanoparticles into the second chamber slide in which the cells are cultured, (e) removing nanoparticles which are not bound to the cells from the second chamber slide into which the cells and the nanoparticles are injected, and (f) evaporating only the solution from the second chamber slide from which the nanoparticles are removed, and measuring a saturation temperature using a thermal image while radiating light from the light source.
US09442108B2	Centrifugally-enhanced capture method and device In a centrifugal microfluidic device for conducting capture assays, a microfluidic platform rotates in a plane of rotation and has at least one capture surface for immobilizing a target particle of interest in the device. The capture surface oriented so that it is not parallel to the plane of rotation of the device and is positionally fixed in the device during operation of the device. The centrifugal force arising from rotation of the device forces the target particles against the capture surface. Capture efficiency is independent of the rate of flow of the fluid and independent of the rate of rotation of the microfluidic platform.
US09442107B2	Antibody-nanoparticle conjugates and methods for making and using such conjugates Disclosed herein are antibody-nanoparticle conjugates that include two or more nanoparticles (such as gold, palladium, platinum, silver, copper, nickel, cobalt, iridium, or an alloy of two or more thereof) directly linked to an antibody or fragment thereof through a metal-thiol bond. Methods of making the antibody-nanoparticle conjugates disclosed herein include reacting an arylphosphine-nanoparticle composite with a reduced antibody to produce an antibody-nanoparticle conjugate. Also disclosed herein are methods for detecting a target molecule in a sample that include using an antibody-nanoparticle conjugate (such as the antibody-nanoparticle conjugates described herein) and kits for detecting target molecules utilizing the methods disclosed herein.
US09442106B2	Simple and affordable method for immunophenotyping using a microfluidic chip sample preparation with image cytometry The system includes a simple system for CD4 and CD8 counting in point-of-care HIV staging within resource poor countries. Unlike previous approaches, no sample preparation is required with the sample added directly to a chip containing dried reagents by capillary flow. A large area image cytometer consisting of an LED module is used to excite the fluorochromes PerCP and APC labeled targets and a monochrome CCD camera with a combination of two macro lenses captures images of 40 mm2 of blood (approximately 1 micro liter). CD4 and CD8-T-lymphocyte counts correlate well with those obtained by flow cytometry. The cytometer system described in the present invention provides an affordable and easy-to-use technique for use in remote locations.
US09442104B2	Reporter vector presenting extracellular binding capacity to metallic compounds According to one embodiment, a reporter vector presenting an extracellular binding capacity to metallic compounds contains a nucleotide sequence exhibiting a promoter activity depending on a specific condition, a nucleotide sequence encoding a metallic compound-binding peptide presented extracellularly, and a nucleotide sequence encoding transcription termination signals.
US09442100B2	Caloric intake measuring system using spectroscopic and 3D imaging analysis This invention is a caloric intake measuring system comprising: a spectroscopic sensor that collects data concerning light that is absorbed by or reflected from food, wherein this food is to be consumed by a person, and wherein this data is used to estimate the composition of this food; and an imaging device that takes images of this food from different angles, wherein these images from different angles are used to estimate the quantity of this food. Information concerning the estimated composition of the food and information concerning the estimated quantity of the food can be combined to estimate the person's caloric intake.
US09442099B2	Hydrogen sensor and method of manufacturing the same A method of the invention includes preparing a mold having a hydrogen detection part pattern, a nanogap pattern and a base to be formed on a hydrogen sensor substrate; preparing a material to which the patterns are transferrable; forming the hydrogen sensor substrate by bringing the mold into contact with the material to thus transfer the patterns to the material and then detaching the mold from the material to which the patterns are transferred, the hydrogen sensor substrate having a base part corresponding to the base, a plurality of hydrogen detection parts erected from the base part and corresponding to the nanogap pattern and a plurality of nanogaps formed between the hydrogen detection parts and corresponding to the hydrogen detection part pattern; and forming, on the hydrogen sensor substrate, a thin film of a transition metal or an alloy thereof to be expanded by hydrogen.
US09442095B2	Optical coherence photoacoustic microscopy A system and method for providing an optical coherence photoacoustic (OC-PAM) microscopy. An OC-PAM microscope includes a light source that outputs light, a scanner, a detector, a transducer, and an image processing module. The scanner receives the light and scans the light across a sample. The detector receives reflected light from the sample in response to the scanned light. The transducer detects photoacoustic waves induced in the sample by the scanned light. The image processing module receives output from the detector and the transducer and generates a photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) image and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) image based on the received output from the detector and the transducer. The PAM and OCT image data may be fused to form a single, OC-PAM image. Additionally, a series of PAM images and OCT images, respectively, may be combined to generate three-dimensional PAM and OCT images, respectively.
US09442090B2	Magnetic stimulus of ISFET-based sensor to enable trimming and self-compensation of sensor measurement errors An ion sensor apparatus comprises at least one ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET) device configured to be exposed to a liquid, a reference electrode configured to contact the liquid to which the ISFET device is exposed, and at least one magnet configured to intermittently expose the ISFET device to a magnetic field. A processor is operatively connected to the ISFET device and the reference electrode. The processor modulates the magnetic field to produce a corresponding modulated output in resistance of the ISFET device, and modulation of a reported output value of the ion sensor apparatus.
US09442084B2	Optical axis adjustment method for X-ray analyzer and X-ray analyzer An optical axis adjustment method for an X-ray analyzer. In a 2θ-adjustment step, a 0° position of the rotation of a receiving-side arm and a 0° position of the angle of diffraction 2θ are aligned. In a Zs-axis adjustment step, the position of an incident-side slit along a direction orthogonal to the centerline of the X-rays incident upon a sample from an X-ray source is adjusted. In a θ-adjustment step, the centerline of X-rays incident upon the sample from the X-ray source and the surface of the sample are adjusted so as to be parallel. In the 2θ-adjustment step, the Zs-axis adjustment step, and the θ-adjustment step, the capability for X-ray intensity positional resolution upon a straight line possessed by a one-dimensional X-ray detector is used to perform 2θ-adjustment, Zs-axis adjustment, and θ-adjustment.
US09442083B2	3D backscatter imaging system Systems and methods for imaging an object using backscattered radiation are described. The imaging system comprises both a radiation source for irradiating an object that is rotationally movable about the object, and a detector for detecting backscattered radiation from the object that can be disposed on substantially the same side of the object as the source and which can be rotationally movable about the object. The detector can be separated into multiple detector segments with each segment having a single line of sight projection through the object and so detects radiation along that line of sight. Thus, each detector segment can isolate the desired component of the backscattered radiation. By moving independently of each other about the object, the source and detector can collect multiple images of the object at different angles of rotation and generate a three dimensional reconstruction of the object. Other embodiments are described.
US09442075B2	Galvanometer scanned camera with variable focus and method A camera assembly for generating a high resolution image of an area of interest on a workpiece includes a sensor array and an optical lens that focuses light reflected from the workpiece onto the sensor array. The sensor array is inclined relative to an optical axis defined by the optical lens disposed in a fixed position relative to the optical lens. A galvanometer driven mirror assembly directs a field of view of the optical lens toward the area of interest on the workpiece translating light reflected from the area of interest of the workpiece onto the sensor array. The inclination of the sensor array provides varying degrees of resolution relative to a distance of the workpiece area of interest from the camera assembly enabling the camera assembly to generate high resolution images at varying distances from the camera assembly without adjusting the optical lens relative to the sensor array.
US09442072B2	Method and system for raman spectroscopy using plasmon heating A method of identifying a sample includes placing the sample in proximity to a plurality of nanoparticles and irradiating the plurality of nanoparticles with laser radiation. A plasmon resonance process results in heating of the plurality of nanoparticles due to the laser irradiation. The method also includes transferring energy from the plurality of nanoparticles to the sample, obtaining a Raman spectrum associated with sample, and identifying the sample based on the Raman spectrum.
US09442071B2	Apparatus for performing a sensing application An apparatus for performing a sensing application includes a reservoir to contain a solution, a dispenser to dispense the solution from the reservoir, and a substrate having a plurality of nano-fingers positioned to receive the dispensed solution, in which the plurality of nano-fingers are flexible, such that the plurality of nano-fingers are configurable with respect to each other. The apparatus also includes an illumination source to illuminate the received solution, an analyte introduced around the plurality of nano-fingers, and the plurality of nano-fingers, in which light is to be emitted from the analyte in response to being illuminated. The apparatus further includes a detector to detect the light emitted from the analyte.
US09442070B1	Native fluorescence detection methods, devices, and systems for organic compounds Naphthalene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and other volatile organic compounds VOCs have been identified as serious health hazards. Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for near-real-time in-situ detection and accumulated dose measurement of exposure to naphthalene vapor and other hazardous gaseous VOCs. The methods and apparatus employ excitation of fluorophors native or endogenous to compounds of interest using light sources emitting in the ultraviolet below 300 nm and measurement of native fluorescence emissions in distinct wavebands above the excitation wavelength. The apparatus of some embodiments are cell-phone-sized sensor/dosimeter “badges” to be worn by personnel potentially exposed to hazardous VOCs. The badge sensor of some embodiments provides both real time detection and data logging of exposure to naphthalene or other VOCs of interest from which both instantaneous and accumulated dose can be determined.
US09442064B1	Photometer with LED light source A photometer is provided for measuring the concentration of a chromophore in a fluid. The photometer includes a light source, a sample cell and a detector. The light source includes first, second, third and fourth light emitting diodes (LEDs). Each of the first and second LEDs emit light at a measurement wavelength and each of the third and fourth LEDs emit light at a reference wavelength. The first and second LEDs are arranged diagonal to each other and the third and fourth LEDs are arranged diagonal to each other. The photometer performs a routine for correcting concentration measurement for LED drift.
US09442059B2	UV diode laser excitation in flow cytometry The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for exciting particles, and more specifically relates to analyzers or sorters for exciting fluorescently labeled particles with a multimode diode laser and the optics for making high resolution determinations from the multimode diode laser beam excitation.
US09442056B2	Hardness tester The hardness tester includes a plurality of weights; a transmission mechanism transmitting to an indenter a force of gravity acting on the weights; and a test force switching mechanism switching between magnitudes of a test force. The weights include hollow portions running through the weights in a vertical direction; and accommodation portions formed so as to be capable of accommodating the weight directly below. Outside tapered portions are provided to an exterior surface of the weights and inside tapered portions are provided to an interior surface of the accommodation portions. The transmission mechanism includes a shaft member and a weight engagement portion capable of being accommodated by the bottom-most accommodation portion to engage a weight. The weight engagement portion includes a tapered portion engaging the weight to regulate horizontal-direction displacement. A predetermined gap is reserved between the hollow portions and the shaft member.
US09442049B2	Efficient processing systems and methods for biological samples Systems and methods of sample and staining processing including compression and dynamic movement of liquids in a fluidically moving substantially contained liquid bridge perhaps between a hydrophobic wand and a hydrophilic sample support element. Embodiments may include low volume reagent and perhaps even low volume buffer wash in sample processing. In addition, antibodies can be conjugated with nanoparticles and can be used in sample processing. Exposing a sample with or without movement to AC, DC, or even a permanent magnet field may improve staining. Staining with nanoparticle reagents could be quantified using a microscope with a magnetometer below the slide viewing area. The detection of nanoparticles attached to the chemistry may facilitate the quantification of cancerous cells stained in the tissue.
US09442046B2	Device for sample collection The disclosure relates to devices, solutions and methods for collecting and processing samples of bodily fluids containing cells (as well as embodiments for the collection, and processing and/or analysis of other fluids including toxic and/or hazardous substances/fluids). In addition, the disclosure relates generally to function genomic studies and to the isolation and preservation of cells from saliva and other bodily fluids (e.g., urine), for cellular analysis. With respect to devices for collection of bodily fluids, some embodiments include two mating bodies, a cap and a tube (for example), where, in some embodiments, the cap includes a closed interior space for holding a sample preservative solution and mates with the tube to constitute the (closed) sample collection device. Upon mating, the preservation solution flows into the closed interior space to preserve cells in the bodily fluid. The tube is configured to receive a donor sample of bodily fluid (e.g., saliva, urine), which can then be subjected to processing to extract a plurality of cells. The plurality of cells can be further processed to isolate one and/or another cell type therefrom. The plurality of cells, as well as the isolated cell type(s), can be analyzed for functional genomic and epigenetic studies, as well as biomarker discovery.
US09442045B2	Model-based longitudinal stiffness estimation system and method A tire-based system and method for estimating longitudinal stiffness between a tire and a road surface includes a longitudinal stiffness adaptation model for calculating longitudinal stiffness between a tire and a road surface from a plurality of scaling factors including the load level, the measured air cavity pressure of the one tire, and the measured temperature of the one tire compensated by a wear state estimation of the one tire. The wear state is obtained from a vehicle-measured vertical mode shift of the tire.
US09442043B2	Vehicle test apparatus and vehicle test system A vehicle test apparatus includes: a test article installation vehicle body to which four axles corresponding to four wheels that are a left front wheel, a right front wheel, a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel are attached, and on which a test article is installed; a first motion base that supports the test article installation vehicle body, and that allows the test article installation vehicle body to make motions of six degrees of freedom; and four second motion bases each of which supports a corresponding one of the axles, and each of which allows a corresponding one of the axles to make motions of six degrees of freedom.
US09442040B2	Method for determining a bearing preload A device for determining a bearing preload of a rolling-element bearing includes an exciter configured to be attachable to a component of the rolling-element bearing and to excite the component of the rolling-element bearing and cause it to vibrate when the rolling-element bearing is not rotating, at least one vibration sensor configured to be attachable to the component or to a further component of the rolling-element bearing and to record (capture) a mechanical reaction, in response to the excitation, of the component or the further component of the rolling-element bearing, and an evaluating circuit configured to receive the sensor signal and provide an evaluation signal based on the sensor signal, the evaluation signal including information about the bearing preload. An associated method and computer program are also disclosed.
US09442039B2	Equipment for measuring piston rings A device for measuring edge and rounding features on a piston ring includes a planar support element for the piston ring, a stop operatively connected thereto for bearing defined piston ring sections thereon, and a measuring unit, which is disposed at a predefinable angle with respect to the support element or the stop.
US09442035B2	Device for classifying strain gauges A device for classifying strain gauges includes a holder capable of receiving strain gauges and capable of being rotated by a rotating device, the holder being connected to the rotating device by a linking device; and a heater capable of heating the holder and arranged about the mounting, the linking device including a cooling device capable of limiting the heating of the rotating device.
US09442033B2	Pressure difference sensor and method for its manufacture A pressure difference sensor includes a measuring membrane, which is arranged between two platforms and connected pressure-tightly with the platforms, in each case, via a first insulating layer for forming pressure chambers between the platforms and the measuring membrane. The insulating layer is especially silicon oxide, wherein the pressure difference sensor further includes an electrical transducer for registering a pressure dependent deflection of the measuring membrane. The platforms have support positions, against which the measuring membrane lies at least partially in the case of overload, wherein the support positions have position dependent heights, characterized in that the support positions are formed in the first insulating layer by isotropic etching, and the particular height h of a support position, in each case, is a function of a distance from a base of the support position in the reference plane.
US09442031B2	High integrity process fluid pressure probe A process fluid pressure measurement probe includes a pressure sensor formed of a single-crystal material and mounted to a first metallic process fluid barrier and disposed for direct contact with a process fluid. The pressure sensor has an electrical characteristic that varies with process fluid pressure. A feedthrough is formed of a single-crystal material and has a plurality of conductors extending from a first end to a second end. The feedthrough is mounted to a second metallic process fluid barrier and is spaced from, but electrically coupled to, the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor and the feedthrough are mounted such that the secondary metallic process fluid barrier is isolated from process fluid by the first metallic process fluid barrier.
US09442030B2	Pedal operation amount detecting device A pedal operation amount detecting device that is provided in an operating pedal apparatus including a transmitting member having a pedal arm of an operating pedal that is arranged so as to be pivotable about a support axis and that is depressed, and an output member to which a depression force is transmitted from the transmitting member and to which a reaction force corresponding to the depression force is applied, the pedal operation amount detecting device including a sensor member that is arranged on a load transmission path at a position offset from the transmitting member in a direction parallel to the support axis and that is deformed by the depression force and the reaction force, and the pedal operation amount detecting device electrically detecting a deformation of the sensor member.
US09442025B2	System and method for calibrating temperatures sensor for integrated circuits In some embodiments, a method may be provided for calibrating integrated circuit temperature sensors. The method may include sensing a first temperature using a first temperature sensor and a second temperature using a second temperature sensor. The first temperature sensor may be calibrated and is external to a package of the integrated circuit. The second temperature sensor may be included in the integrated circuit. The method may include increasing a temperature of the integrated circuit. The method may include allowing the integrated circuit and the package to thermally equilibrate over a first period of time. The method may include sensing a first slope of a temperature decay by the first temperature sensor. The method may include sensing a second slope of a temperature decay by the second temperature sensor. The method may include calibrating the second temperature sensor responsive to a difference between the first and second temperatures and the first and second slopes.
US09442019B2	Infrared imaging probe An infrared imaging probe that includes an elongated wand and an electrically isolating connection between the imaging components, located at the distal end of the wand, and the image processing components, located at the proximal end of the wand.
US09442017B2	Occupancy sensor An occupancy sensor includes a passive infrared sensor (PIR sensor) and an infrared sensor (IR sensor). The occupancy sensor is configured to confirm occupancy or non-occupancy in dependence on signals measured by both the PIR sensor and the IR sensor.
US09442016B2	Reflective focusing optics A reflective optics system that preferably requires the presence of both convex and a concave mirrors that have beam reflecting surfaces, the application of which achieves focusing of a beam of electromagnetic radiation onto a sample, (which can be along a locus differing from that of an input beam), with minimized effects on a polarization state of an input beam state of polarization based on adjusted angles of incidence and reflections from the various mirrors involved.
US09442010B2	Light measurement apparatus The light measurement apparatus according to the present invention includes: an integrating sphere; a reference calibration light source body holding unit that is arranged on the integrating sphere and to which a reference calibration light source body is attached; a test light source body holding unit that is arranged on the integrating sphere and to which a test light source body to be measured is attached; a light detection unit that is arranged on the integrating sphere and detects light from the reference calibration light source body and the test light source body; and a control unit that controls lighting of the reference calibration light source body and the test light source body, the light measurement apparatus being configured so that only either one of the reference calibration light source body and the test light source body is able to selectively emit light in the integrating sphere.
US09442008B2	Method and system for determining curing tube clarity A system and method for monitoring a fiber curing system is disclosed. In one example, transmittance of a curing tube is determined so that curing of a coating applied to a fiber may be more uniform.
US09441999B2	Dual distance to empty function for bi-fuel vehicle A vehicle includes a powertrain comprising an engine configured to separately burn first and second types of fuels and propel the vehicle therefrom, and a computer programmed to compute a distance traveled per unit fuel burned for each fuel type, compute distance-to-empty (DTE) for each fuel type, and display DTE for each fuel type.
US09441993B2	Flow measurement systems and methods for gas and liquid applications A system for measuring the superposition of a plurality of sound waves propagating within a conduit containing a fluid having a plurality of transducers positioned substantially parallel to the flow direction along the wall of the conduit. The system includes means for modeling the superposition of a plurality of sound waves as they propagate within the conduit.
US09441984B2	Method and system for transmitting and/or receiving at least one location reference, enhanced by at least one focusing factor A method and end user mapping device (200) are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving information from a remote server (302), at a device, the received information including at least one location reference enhanced by at least one focusing factor, computed at the remote server (302) based upon encoded information corresponding to at least one path of the at least one location reference; and reconstructing the at least one path of the at least one location reference at the device, based upon the received at least one location reference enhanced by the at least one focusing factor.
US09441982B2	Navigation system with non-native dynamic navigator mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: receiving a destination; generating a route to the destination; and generating a non-native dynamic navigation based on the route for displaying on a device.
US09441972B2	Method of assisting in the navigation of a rotorcraft by dynamically displaying a representation of the outside world constructed in flight in instantaneous and/or deferred manner A method of assisting in the navigation of a rotorcraft by displaying in flight a dynamic representation of the outside world (Me) in the event of a loss of visibility (brown-out/white-out). Front maps with incorporated localization are generated on the basis of front images captured by a set of front cameras. Terrain elevation data is generated from images captured by complementary sets of lateral and rear cameras. In the event of a loss of visibility, a reconstituted world (Mr) is prepared from the front maps with incorporated localization. On request of the pilot, an extrapolated world (Mex) is prepared by adding terrain elevation data to the front maps with incorporated localization, in compliance with the common time and the relative positions of the various sets of cameras between one another.
US09441970B2	Digital map icon management system A navigation system may use digital maps to represent cartographic features during guidance along a route to a destination requested by a user. A system and method are provided for management of icons used to represent the cartographic features by storing data for multiple icons in a data array representing an image containing the plurality of icons.
US09441966B2	Measurement device and method for measuring A measuring device includes a pair of sensors, an actuator, a noise extraction unit and a low frequency noise (LFN) estimator. The sensors each generate with sample time Ts a sense signal indicating a value of a component of a vectorial physical quantity. The sensors have an Allan variance curve with a minimum value for a first integration time T1. The curve has a first and second tangent line being tangent at integration time 0, and integration time T1 respectively. The tangent lines intersect each other at an intersection point for a second integration time T2. The estimator having an effective integration time Teff determined by, Ts, T1 and T2, generates an estimated noise signal indicative for the estimated value of the noise component from the difference signal and from information about the relative rotation between the sensors.
US09441964B2	Inclinometer An inclinometer for measuring a change in the inclination of a structure from a given initial position. The inclinometer comprises a frame, a pendulum and at least three distance-measuring device. The frame is rigidly connected to the structure such that the inclination of the frame has the same changes in inclination as the structure. The pendulum is freely suspended from the frame and comprises a first end attached to the frame and a freely moving opposite end. The distance-measuring devices at the frame have respective coplanar measuring axes converging at a single point. Each measuring device measures a change in the distance separating same from the pendulum.
US09441962B2	Shaft sounding device for measuring thickness of sediments at base of drilled shafts A sounding device for measuring the thickness of sediments at the base of dry or wet drilled shaft excavations for the assessment of drilled shaft bottom cleaning operations. The sounding device provides a simple and reliable means to quantitatively evaluate drilled shaft bottom cleanliness.
US09441960B2	Device for generating an optical dot pattern A device for capturing a three-dimensional object is presented, which allows, on one hand, a sufficiently large number of projected pixels and a high image quality of the projected pixels, and which has, on the other hand, a compact size and low assembly costs.
US09441954B2	System and method for calibration of optical fiber instrument An instrument system that includes an elongate body in a geometric configuration, an optical fiber, and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is operatively coupled to the elongate body and has a strain sensor provided on the optical fiber, wherein at least a portion of the optical fiber is in the geometric configuration. The controller is operatively coupled to the optical fiber and adapted to receive, from a source other than the optical fiber, information indicative of the geometric configuration, receive a signal from the strain sensor, and associate the signal with the geometric configuration.
US09441939B2	System for object detection using radio frequency reflection A radio frequency (RF) object detector is disclosed. The RF object detector in example embodiments transmits an RF signal. A receiver measures the amplitude, the phase, or both the amplitude and phase of the signal as reflected from objects in an interrogation zone. The RF object detector can be deployed in a combined system that performs multiple functions. For example, the RF object detector can be integrated with an EAS system that also sends RFID commands and receives RFID responses. In some embodiments the object detector can discriminate between moving objects and stationary objects, and/or discriminate between objects in the interrogation zone and objects outside the interrogation zone, and/or provide location estimates. An antenna or antennas can be connected in a mono-static or bi-static configuration and the phase and/or amplitude signals can be either DC-coupled or AC-coupled into the system through a mixer.
US09441933B2	Method and apparatus for outlining recessed installation of a component within a surface material Described are various embodiments of a method and apparatus for outlining recessed installation of a component within a surface material. In one embodiment, the apparatus generally comprises two or more template or alignment modules adjacently disposable against the surface material and each comprising opposed edges that can be aligned with adjacently disposed edges so to define a substantially continuous spacing along these adjacently disposed edges. This spacing is generally dimensioned so to accommodate a corresponding component dimension such that, the aligned edges guide removal of surface material along the spacing to accommodate recessed installation of the component within the surface material.
US09441927B1	Field points for double walled arrow shafts A field point for a double walled arrow shaft preferably includes a target point formed on one end and a weight reduction cavity formed in an opposing end thereof. The double walled arrow shaft includes an outer tube and an inner tube. An outer tube diameter is formed in substantially a middle of the field point to receive an inner diameter of an outer tube of the double walled arrow shaft. An end of the inner tube diameter is formed adjacent the first shaft diameter and between an end of the outer tube diameter and the opposing end of the field point to receive an inner diameter of an inner tube of the double walled arrow shaft. An end of the outer tube diameter is terminated with an outer undercut. An end of the outer tube is chamfered or tapered to be received by the outer undercut.
US09441925B1	Lobed nock for crossbow bolts A lobed projectile includes a shaft having a leading end and a trailing end, a point positioned at the leading end, a number of circumferentially spaced apart vanes positioned on the shaft between the leading end and the trailing end, and a nock positioned at the trailing end. The nock includes a body portion attached to the shaft, wherein the body portion has a central axis, and the nock includes a lobe on the outer surface of the body portion which extends radially away from the central axis. The nock may be used to avoid dry fires of a crossbow by controlling an anti-dry fire mechanism and by securing a bowstring to the nock of the projectile.
US09441914B2	Automatic correction apparatus for trajectory of a projectile and correction method using the same Disclosed is an automatic correction apparatus for a trajectory of a projectile from a firearm of which a sight and a gun barrel are installed in parallel, the apparatus including: a distance measurer which is installed in parallel with the sight and measures distance from a target to be hit; a central processing unit which calculates a correction value for parallelization between the gun barrel and the sight so that a trajectory curve and the target can intersect with each other on the basis of the distance measured by the distance measurer; and a parallelization adjuster which connects the sight and the gun barrel and adjusts axial parallelization between a sight line of the sight and the gun barrel on the basis of the parallelization correction value calculated by the central processing unit. With this, the trajectory of the projectile is automatically corrected in accordance with the distance from the target, and thus quick and correct aiming and firing are possible.
US09441913B1	Apparatus, system and method for archery sight settings A non-transitory computer-readable medium whose contents cause a processing device including a touch screen display to perform a method for generating an archery sight setting, the method including acts of rendering a graphical user interface in the touch screen display, receiving a first input to the graphical user interface to select at least one archery parameter, and presenting a plurality of sight marks in the graphical user interface including at least a first sight mark and a second sight mark, the plurality of sight marks scaled within the graphical user interface to provide a 1:1 ratio between a first distance separating the first sight mark and the second sight mark in the graphical user interface and a second distance separating a first sighted-in position and a second sighted-in position in an archery sight including at least one mechanically-adjusted sight pin.
US09441910B1	Adjustable gun hand grip A gun system includes a gun body; a hand grip rotatably attached to the gun body; and an attachment device rigidly attached to the gun body and to the hand grip. The hand grip is secured solely to the gun body via the attachment device and the attachment device is configured to allow movement of the hand grip relative to the gun body.
US09441903B2	Pull through gun cleaning device with one or more cylindrical double coned sheathed pressure sections A pull through gun cleaning device includes a plurality of cylindrical double coned pressure sections having a longitudinal tunnel disposed therein. A cable member is threaded through the tunnel of each cylindrical double coned pressure section. A tubular woven sheath is disposed over each cylindrical double coned pressure section disposed along the cable member, and the cable member to form a pull cord. A total length of the pull cord is configured such that where the plurality of cylindrical double coned pressure sections are inserted into one end of a barrel, the pull cord extends past another end of the barrel. Each of the plurality of cylindrical double coned pressure sections provides a radial force pressing the tubular woven sheath of each cylindrical double coned pressure section of the plurality of cylindrical double coned pressure sections against an inside surface or a rifling of the barrel.
US09441900B1	Concentric spiraled chamber firearm suppressor A suppressor of an audible sound, especially useful for an impulse sound such as the report of a firearm, has a bore formed through a body for co-axial alignment with an exhaust of the device which produces the sound, one or more chambers within the suppressor body, each chamber having a spiral volume, and receivers for sound producing matter into the outer ends of each chamber so as to allow the sound producing matter to be expanded into the spiral volumes to reduce audible sounds presented at an output of the bore.
US09441899B2	Rifle/shotgun combination and conversion method A rifle/shotgun combination firearm includes a shotgun receiver portion and a lower receiver portion extending rearwardly from the shotgun receiver portion. A rifle trigger assembly is carried in the lower receiver portion and actuated by a rifle trigger coupled thereto. A shotgun trigger assembly is carried by the shotgun receiver portion and actuated by a shotgun trigger pivotally carried on a transversely oriented pivot pin in the lower receiver portion. A shotgun trigger transfer bar couples the shotgun trigger assembly to the shotgun trigger.
US09441897B2	Safety mechanism for firearm A bolt action rifle with safety mechanism includes a receiver, barrel coupled to the receiver, and a trigger housing detachably coupled to the receiver. The trigger housing includes a trigger-actuated firing mechanism operable to discharge the rifle. A safety mechanism comprises a safety shaft and safety selector each rotatably mounted in the trigger housing and operably coupled together by a mechanical linkage, such as a rod in one embodiment. The safety selector comprises a control shaft and selector switch for operating the selector. Rotating the safety selector in a first direction rotates and engages the safety shaft with the trigger to disable the firing mechanism. Rotating the safety selector in a second direction rotates and disengages the safety shaft from the trigger to enable the firing mechanism for discharging the rifle. In one embodiment, the safety selector is mounted in a lower stock which includes a pistol grip.
US09441896B2	Apparatus for firearm safety An apparatus comprises a trigger assembly for initiating a firing of a firearm. The trigger assembly comprises a trigger blocking portion. A safety selector lever is configured for joining to the firearm. The safety selector lever has an on position with the safety selector generally in a downward position and accessible to a user's thumb of a hand gripping a grip of the firearm. The safety selector is rotatable by the user's thumb to an off position where the user operates the trigger assembly while maintaining the safety selector in the off position. A safety cam is in engagement with a pivot end of the safety selector. The safety cam is configured for engaging the trigger blocking portion in the on position to inhibit the firing and for engaging the trigger blocking portion in the off position to enable the firing.
US09441894B1	Bleeding mechanism for use in a propulsion system of a recoilless, insensitive munition A bleeding mechanism for use in the propulsion system of a recoilless, insensitive munition utilizing a utilizing a fluidic countermass. The present bleeding mechanism utilizes a firing pin or a similar puncture or tear device. A heat sensitive material blocks the movement of the firing pin. A mechanical locking mechanism locks the firing pin in position until it is unlocked by the melting of the heat sensitive material. When the insensitive munition is exposed to heat, the reaction of the heat sensitive material within the bleeding mechanism allows the firing pin to be released and to rupture a cartridge seal. The cartridge may be filled with a compressed compound, which releases gas under pressure to the countermass container, causing a countermass cover to rupture, thereby emptying the countermass fluid.
US09441891B2	LED lighting device with improved heat sink An LED lighting device includes an LED light engine and a heat sink including a heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation structure includes: a plurality of heat conductive rod rows including a plurality of vertical heat conductive rods; a plurality of horizontal heat conductive rods including a plurality of surfaces and attached onto one end of the vertical heat conductive rods; another end of the vertical heat conductive rods vertically attached to a back side of the LED light engine; and a plurality of fin modules attached to any one of the surfaces of the horizontal heat conductive rods. Accordingly, the heat dissipation area is increased and the heat sink is separated from the LED light engine such that heat dose not accumulate thereon and the shortcoming of airflow on the heat sink can be overcome with improvements.
US09441883B2	Laundry treating machine The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine, and more particularly, a laundry treating machine including an air supply unit for supplying air, a tub for having the air supplied thereto from the air supply unit to treat the laundry, the tub having an air recovery opening formed in an outside circumferential surface thereof for recovery of the air to the air supply unit, a lint filter mounted to an inside of the air recovery opening for filtering the lint from the air, and a filter cleaning unit for spraying cleaning water toward the lint filter to separate the lint from the lint filter, wherein the filter cleaning unit is extended and branched to the inside of the air recovery opening for spraying the cleaning water to the lint filter.
US09441882B2	Gas feeding apparatus for powder and granular material feeder In a gas feeding apparatus for a powder and granular material feeder, in which a powder and granular material 3 supplied to an upper portion tubular hopper 11 is continuously supplied and discharged downward by a powder and granular material feeder provided below the tubular hopper 11, a first feed port 20 for a gas is provided in an upper surface 1a of a bottom plate 1′ on a lower surface of a boss portion for a set of rotary blades 8 of the powder and granular material feeder so that the gas can be fed to a space S between the upper surface 1a of the bottom plate 1′ of the powder and granular material feeder and the lower surface of the boss portion. Further, an annular damming plate 22 is formed on the lower surface of the boss portion on the outer side of the first feed port 20 so that the gas fed into the space S through the first feed port 20 can be fed in a radial direction into the powder and granular material feeder via slits 23, 24 provided around the annular damming plate 22.
US09441879B2	Drying method and drying device for green honeycomb molded body The drying method for a green honeycomb molded body according to the invention is a method for drying a green honeycomb molded body having a plurality of through-holes. The method includes the steps of: mounting a green honeycomb molded body on a gas dispersion plate; and irradiating the molded body with microwaves simultaneously while supplying heated air through the gas dispersion plate into the through-holes of the molded body, in an atmosphere containing water vapor surrounding the molded body; wherein prior to the supply of heated air and the irradiation of microwaves, a sealing member is situated on the outer side of an edge of the molded body on the gas dispersion plate side, to prevent the heated air from the gas dispersion plate from contacting the outer peripheral wall of the molded body.
US09441873B1	Two-plane door for refrigerator compartment In a refrigeration appliance, an enclosure or container defines an enclosed space. A two-plane door forms a portion of the container. The two-plane door opens along one pivot axis and allows access to the enclosed interior space. The container can be a thermally insulated in-door ice compartment of a refrigerated appliance. One example is a bottom freezer style, with the in-door ice compartment in the cold food section of the appliance.
US09441863B2	Intermittent absorption refrigeration system with an ejector The intermittent absorption refrigeration system with an ejector includes a generator/absorber unit, a solar collector unit, a dephlegmator, a condenser unit, a first evaporator, and valves to control the flow of aqua-ammonia coolant through the system, as in a conventional intermittent absorption refrigeration system. However, the present system also includes an ejector disposed between the dephlegmator and the condenser, and also a second evaporator disposed in a feedback loop between the first evaporator and the ejector, together with appropriate valves to control coolant flow through the feedback loop. The utilization of the ejector and the feedback loop in the intermittent system allows the intermittent system to produce a cooling effect during the daytime, as well as during the nighttime, which increases the coefficient of performance of the intermittent system.
US09441862B2	Air-conditioning apparatus including intermediate heat exchangers An air-conditioning apparatus in which a primary-side refrigerant in a two-phase gas-liquid state that has flowed into each of intermediate heat exchangers absorbs heat from a secondary-side refrigerant flowing in counterflow to the primary-side refrigerant, and evaporates and turns into a low-temperature, low-pressure gas state. The air-conditioning apparatus ensures high heat exchange efficiency even when a direction of a heat source-side refrigerant (secondary-side refrigerant) flowing through an intermediate heat exchanger changes, and enables an appropriate operation in any operation mode.
US09441860B2	Double-medium circulation air conditioner for cooling, heating and humidifying A double-medium circulation air conditioner for cooling, heating and humidifying comprises: a machine body having an air inlet and an air outlet provided thereon. A heat exchanging fan, a water circulation system, a refrigerant circulation system, a heat exchanger and a humidification system are provided in the machine body. The heat exchanger comprises a water heat exchanging pipe and a refrigerant heat exchanging pipe, which are winded or overlapped together without communicating with each other. The water circulation system is communicated with the water heat exchanging pipe of the heat exchanger. The refrigerant circulation system is communicated with the refrigerant heat exchanging pipe of the heat exchanger. The water circulation system comprises a downhole exchanger, and the humidification system comprises a humidifying water-storage grill set.
US09441856B2	Steam generator A steam generator having a channel for circulating heated fluid through a heat exchanger and having a channel for supplying water through the heat exchanger. The steam side of the heat exchanger is maintained at a pressure lower than the outside atmosphere and is heated by the heating fluid to a temperature more than the boiling point of the water at the lowered pressure. The water being introduced to the heat exchanger is heated to a boil. The steam produced is less than the boiling point of water in the atmosphere. A vacuum pump draws the steam from the heat exchanger and ejects the steam through a steam hose into atmospheric pressure. This rise in pressure is accompanied by a rise in temperature of the steam above the boiling point of water at atmospheric pressure.
US09441848B2	Airflow and water balancing Devices and methods for airflow and water balancing are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include receiving, with a balancing handler, a signal that includes a variable air volume (VAV) balancing command for multiple VAV controllers; determining VAV balancing profiles associated with each of the multiple VAV controllers; and sending the VAV balancing command to the multiple VAV controllers in accordance with the VAV balancing profiles.
US09441846B2	HVAC unit, a method of generating a network address for a HVAC unit and a HVAC controller therefor An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate the unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with the HVAC unit.
US09441845B2	Ion generation device The present invention provides methods and systems for an ion generation device that includes an elongate housing having a back portion and a pair of side portions extending from the back portion and forming a cavity therein. A conductive portion is disposed within the cavity and connected to a power supply for providing power to the conductive portion. A plurality of tines are engaged to the conductive portion.
US09441837B2	Premix burner of the multi-cone type for a gas turbine The invention relates to a premix burner of the multi-cone type for a gas turbine that includes a plurality of shells which are arranged around a central burner axis and are parts of a virtual, axially extending common cone, which opens in a downstream direction, whereby said parts are displaced perpendicular to said burner axis such that a tangential slot is defined between each pair of adjacent shells. The flame front of such a burner is stabilized by providing a virtual common cone with a cone angle, which varies in axial direction.
US09441836B2	Fuel-air pre-mixer with prefilmer A fuel-air premixer for a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a central passage disposed along an axis and operable to communicate a first airflow and an outer annular passage about the axis operable to communicate a second airflow. The fuel-air premixer further includes an inner annular passage about the axis and between the central passage and the outer annular passage for communicating fuel flow. The inner annular passage including an inner exit angled for directing fuel flow toward the axis into a mixer passage downstream of the outer and inner exits for mixing the fuel flow with the first and second airflows.
US09441833B2	Heating assembly A heating assembly can be used in a dual fuel heater to mix air with fuel to be combusted at the burner. The heating assembly can include a burner, a first nozzle, a second nozzle, a first conduit and a second conduit. The first conduit can have an opening configured to allow air to mix with fuel injected into the first conduit by the first nozzle.
US09441825B2	Heat-dissipating socket for lighting fixtures An LED lighting assembly, including a socket member operable to electrically communicate with a solid-state lighting element, at least two electrical connections extending into the socket member for electrically communicating with a solid-state lighting element, at least two electrical receivers extending into the socket member and capable of electrical communication with the at least two electrical connections, a differentiation groove embedded in the socket member, a driver element in electrical communication with the at least one socket member, and a heat-dissipating member operationally connected to the socket member. Other implementations include securing and energizing the solid-state lighting element by inserting the solid-state lighting element into the socket member and twisting; polarity-specific electrical connections using uniquely sized electric receivers and/or electrical connectors; and active and/or passive heat dissipation.
US09441815B2	Canopy light system and associated methods A retrofit canopy light system is provided that has a multi-output power supply assembly in electrical communication with a plurality of luminaire assemblies through a plurality of distribution wires. In one embodiment, each luminaire assembly may receive an electric current from a respective distribution wire extending from the power supply assembly. The power supply assembly may convert high-voltage AC to low-voltage, regulated DC. Each luminaire assembly may comprise a light source and a low profile, heat-dissipating frame in thermal and mechanical communication with the light source. The heat-dissipating frame may be constructed of a thermally conductive material, and may include a plurality of heat sink fins and bars. The heat-dissipating frame may present a substantially flat surface configured for flush mounting adjacent to an existing canopy fixture.
US09441814B2	Luminaire and output element coupling mechanism therefor Described are various embodiments of a luminaire and output element coupling mechanism therefore. In one embodiment, a recessable luminaire comprises two or more luminaire modules, each one of which comprising a recessable housing having opposed side walls. The luminaire further comprises an output element securable along and between these side walls to at least partially define an output of the luminaire, and opposed inwardly biased output coupling structures extending at least partially along respective side walls and adapted to receive and resiliently secure corresponding edges of the output element therein.
US09441805B2	Optical device, in particular for a motor vehicle An optical device for automobile vehicles, notably a signalling and/or lighting device. The device comprises at least one surface-emitting light source, at least one lens, notably distant from the surface-emitting light source, disposed at least partially on the path of the light (R) emitted by the surface-emitting light source so as to produce an image of an object area of the surface-emitting light source.
US09441789B2	Pressure tank with plug and welding connection for the connector Pressure tank, comprising a hollow body of thermoplastic material with at least one outlet, into which one connector each is inserted, which has at least one aperture each to the interior of the hollow body, with a sealing flange which is integrally formed around the outlet to the connector. This sealing flange is visible to the outside and is welded and/or bonded to the hollow body, on which at least one torque coupling is integrally formed, whose cross-section is polygonal or non-circular and which is inserted in a complementary coupling socket in the hollow body, running around the outlet.
US09441782B2	Tablet mounting arm systems and methods One embodiment provides a tablet mounting system including a support having a tablet portion located near the first end of the support arm for supporting a tablet, a monitor portion located between the tablet portion and the second end of the support arm for supporting a display monitor, and a support portion located between the first end and the second end of the support arm for attaching the arm to a support object such as a desk, wall, desk stand, or display arm. In some cases, the support portion is located closer to the monitor portion of the support arm than to the tablet portion of the support arm. A tablet mount is configured to support a tablet and to attached to the tablet portion of the support arm. Methods for mounting tablets are also provided.
US09441770B2	Media distribution apparatus A sealing device with a bearing unit for a distribution apparatus for media may include a shaft sleeve arranged in a stationary manner and inside which at least one supply line for a medium can be guided and a housing rotatable with respect to the shaft sleeve and arranged radially outside the shaft sleeve with respect to a rotation axis of the housing. The bearing unit bears the housing such that it can rotate with respect to the shaft sleeve, and the bearing unit is offset with respect to the sealing device in the direction of the rotation axis.
US09441769B2	Method of assembling conduit fitting with attached torque collar A conduit fitting of the type having first and second threaded fitting components and at least one conduit gripping device, further includes a stroke limiting member that allows the fitting to be pulled up by applying a predetermined torque. In one embodiment, the stroke limiting member may be a non-integral torque collar. Alternatively, the fitting may also be pulled up by turns or may have an integral torque collar. In still another embodiment, a stroke limiting member is provided that may be used to enable a fitting that is designed to be pulled up by turns to also be pulled up by torque. In other embodiments, the non-integral torque collar may be installed onto one of the fitting components, and then deformed so as to prevent or make it more difficult to remove the torque collar after installation onto the fitting component.
US09441765B2	Lead-free high temperature/pressure piping components and methods of use A piping component for controlling the flow of fluids that includes a piping body having an inlet end and an outlet end, including methods of operating such components within a piping system. The piping body may be sized for fluids operating at temperatures from approximately 350° F. up to approximately 500° F., and up to approximately 650° F. In addition, the piping body is made from a silicon-copper alloy consisting essentially of less than 16% zinc, less than trace amounts of lead, less than trace amounts of bismuth, 2 to 6% silicon and a balance of copper (by weight). In certain aspects, less than 0.09% of lead and/or less than 0.09% bismuth are contained in the silicon-copper alloy.
US09441764B2	Cable fastener, image forming apparatus In a cable fastener, a fixing portion is a projection projecting from a second surface of a base portion that is opposite to a first surface for supporting a cable, and when the fixing portion is inserted into a hole of a plate-like support portion and then the base portion is rotated, fixes the base portion to the plate-like support portion. Two cable holding portions extend from the base portion toward opposite sides of the base portion, and are configured to be bendingly deformed toward the first surface of the base portion. Two engaging portions are configured to be engaged with each other such that the base portion and the two cable holding portions are kept to be in an annular state.
US09441760B2	Platform umbilical cart A cart has a base; and at least two right-side protrusions, namely, a right-side sub-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base; and a right-side super-rail protrusion extending horizontally from the base. The right-side sub-rail protrusion and right-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a first rail and the first rail is one among the at least one rail. Further, the base has at least two left-side protrusions, namely, a left-side sub-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side sub-rail protrusion from the base; and a left-side super-rail protrusion extending in a direction opposite to the right-side super-rail protrusion from the base. Further, the left-side sub-rail protrusion and left-side super-rail protrusion are adapted to straddle a substantially horizontal flange of a second rail, and the second rail is one among the at least one rail. A vertical support extends upwards from the base.
US09441756B2	Valve arrangement A valve arrangement includes at least two valves and a housing which is configured as an installation cartridge. One of the valves is configured as a pressure regulator and the other of the valves is configured as a delivery flow regulator. The valve arrangement is configured to be inserted or screwed into a variable-displacement pump, thereby minimizing the spatial requirement of the valve arrangement.
US09441747B2	Pressure/flow regulator A pressure/flow regulator includes a pressure control valve, a flow control valve, and a first control connection configured to set a variable displacement pump. The control connection is configured to be discharged to a tank by the flow control valve via a control edge of the pressure control valve that is open in the idle position of a valve piston of the pressure control valve.
US09441746B2	Piston-controlled anti-siphon valve The present application relates to an anti-siphon valve for a tank including a body with an inlet, an outlet, and a passage for the fluid, the passage connecting the inlet to the outlet. The anti-siphon valve further includes a movable cut-off device interacting with a seat to close the passage. The cut-off device normally remains in the closed position and is designed to open the passage in the presence of a positive pressure difference between the inlet and the outlet. The anti-siphon valve further includes an auxiliary control mechanism for the cut-off device towards the passage opening, the control mechanism being designed to act on the cut-off device only to open the passage, so as to enable the cut-off device to move under the effect of pressure at the outlet independently of the mechanism.
US09441744B2	Valve apparatus A valve apparatus having a first housing coupled to a second housing. The first housing having a first chamber in fluid communication with a first inlet and a first outlet. The first chamber adapted for receiving a thermal actuator moveable from a first position to a second position in response to temperature of a first fluid in the first chamber. The second housing having a second chamber in fluid communication with a first and a second ports, the second chamber being fluidly sealed from the first chamber. The second chamber adapted for receiving a valve mechanism, which is operatively coupled to the thermal actuator and moveable from a first valve position preventing flow of a second fluid from the first port to the second port to a second valve position permitting flow of the second fluid from the first port to the second port upon actuation by the thermal actuator.
US09441738B2	Rotary slide valve The invention relates to a rotary slide valve comprising a housing, a valve slide, a valve seat having a sealing surface, against which the valve slide rests and in which a flow opening is provided, which has a curved outer contour at least in substantial parts, wherein the valve slide can be pivoted about an axis that is eccentric to the center of curvature of the outer contour on the side of the center of curvature that faces away from the flow opening, and a drive that can adjust the valve slide between a closed position and an open position.
US09441717B2	Mounting concept for an electric axle An axle drive system includes a first dynamoelectric drive motor having a first rotor shaft radially mounted on a housing at two bearing points; a superimposing transmission and a power divider having a first power divider shaft driving a first output shaft, and having a second power divider shaft driving a second output shaft; the power divider shafts, the output shafts and the first rotor shaft rotationally mounted about a common axis of rotation oriented transversely to the direction of travel. A transmission input shaft is connected to the first rotor shaft for co-rotation therewith; at one end facing the first rotor shaft, the transmission input shaft is radially mounted on the housing at a further bearing point; the first rotor shaft and the transmission input shaft are intercoupled axially displaceably; the first and the second output shafts are each mounted relative to the housing by a radial bearing and relative to each other by another radial bearing.
US09441714B2	Jacking device A jacking device is provided to push an object for rotation and upward or downward movement. The jacking device includes a combination of a slave arm and a link arm. The slave arm includes a first end capable of producing rotation and linear movement and a second end pivoted to the link arm. The link arm includes a fixation end disposed on a base and a free end. When the first end of the slave arm is received with an action force, the second end of the slave arm is forced to push the link arm for rotation, and the free end of the link arm is forced to motion between a first position and a second position so as to push an object for rotation and upward or downward movement.
US09441706B2	Drive belt for transmitting a drive movement, and method for producing a drive belt A drive belt having a belt body which is made of a flexible material and a tensile reinforcement that extends in belt axial direction and which is surrounded by said belt body in sections at least to improve the tensile strength of the body in belt longitudinal direction wherein the tensile reinforcement is a carbon cord made of a plurality of twisted carbon fibers with a plurality of cavities between the fibers which are charged with a filler material in part at least. A first portion of the carbon fiber cavities is charged with a rupture risk reducing filler of a type different from the belt body flexible material and a second portion of said cavities of the carbon fibers is filled with belt body flexible material. The carbon cord has less than 0.2 mg of belt body flexible material per one millimeter3 cord volume.
US09441680B2	Clutched driven device and associated clutch mechanism A driven accessory comprising a first rotary clutch portion, a second rotary clutch portion, a wrap spring and an actuator. The actuator is selectively operable for generating a force that is applied to a second end of the wrap spring. The actuator includes an actuator input member that is rotatable about a rotary axis relative to the first rotary clutch portion. The actuator input member is axially movable along the rotary axis between a first position, in which the actuator input member is drivingly engaged to the first rotary clutch portion to cause the wrap spring to uncoil against a clutch surface on the first rotary clutch portion such that rotary power is transmitted between the first rotary clutch portion and the second rotary clutch portion, and a second position in which the actuator input member is disengaged from first rotary clutch portion.
US09441679B2	Synchronised shift device for a vehicle A synchronized shift device for locked connection of at least two shafts (30, 32), which shafts have different rotation speeds at the start of a shift procedure. An arrangement of first annular drive body (36), synchronization body (42) and first annular coupling element (44) bring about synchronization of the shaft speed prior to coupling by a synchronization sleeve (50). A further shaft (60), coaxially arranged, may be provided with a similar arrangement of annular drive body (62) and coupling element (66) for synchronized connection with one of the other shafts (32).
US09441668B2	Air bearing for use as seal In order to effect a seal; a porous material which comprises one side of two opposing surfaces is used to restrict and evenly distribute externally pressurized gas, liquid, steam, etc. between the two surfaces, exerting a force which is opposite the forces from pressure differences or springs trying to close the two faces together and so may create a non contact seal that is more stable and reliable than hydrodynamic seals currently in use.
US09441662B2	Joint construction and method of making same A method of joining a first workpiece having a first surface and a second surface angularly disposed relative to such first surface, and a second workpiece having a surface disposable in abutting relation relative to the second surface of such first workpiece, comprising forming a recess in the first surface of such first workpiece, sloped toward and spaced from the second surface of such first workpiece, producing an end surface thereof disposed at an angle relative to a longitudinal centerline of such recess; forming a notched ledge on the end surface of such recess; positioning a threaded fastener in the sloped recess with a head portion thereof resting on a bottom surface of the recess and the threaded portion thereof disposed along the centerline with the end thereof resting on such ledge; disposing the surface of the second workpiece in abutting relation with the second surface of the first workpiece; and threading the threaded fastener along the longitudinal centerline of such recess, through such abutting surfaces of such workpieces to join such workpieces together.
US09441660B2	Mounting insert and method A method for Inserting and fixing a mounting insert into a lightweight sandwich panel. The panel comprises a core layer and two cover layers that are applied to opposing main surfaces of the panel. A recess extends into the depth of the core layer of the panel. The mounting insert is inserted into the recess and is adhesively bonded therein. The bottom of the recess extends to a depth of the core layer material that extends further than the longitudinal extension of the recessing section to be inserted. When adhesively bonding the mounting insert, an air gap remains between an end face of the recessing section and the bottom of the recess. No adhesive is placed into the air gap. The air gap ensures a decoupling so that any applied tensile forces are no longer transferred to the cover layer opposite and the undesired formation of dents is avoided.
US09441657B2	Manufacture and method for forming structures and the structures resulting therefrom A clip for assembling corners of hollow members such as the rails and stiles of an extruded aluminum door. The clip has a double L shape. A portion of the clip inserts into the hollow of a first member and is attached thereto. Another U-shaped portion defining the bottom of the double L extends into the other hollow member for attachment thereto to form a sturdy joint without welding. The first member may have a slot that receives the clip and the clip may be shaped to conform to the internal surfaces of one or both members. Clips may be used at each corner.
US09441648B2	Control system for a hybrid construction machine A control system for a hybrid construction machine includes first and second main pumps, first and second supply passages, first and second circuit systems, a hydraulic motor, a motor generator, an assist pump, a joint passage connected to the assist pump and branching off, first and second logic valves, and a switching valve. The switching valve switches between a state where the assist pump is connected to the second supply passage and a state where the second main pump is connected to the hydraulic motor. A bypass passage branches off from the other branch passage at the downstream of the switching valve. The bypass passage is connected to the second supply passage on the downstream side of the second logic valve.
US09441646B2	Hydraulic system for construction machine including emergency control unit for electric hydraulic pump The present disclosure relates to a hydraulic system for a construction machine which uses an electric hydraulic pump, and more particularly, to a hydraulic system including an emergency control unit for temporarily driving the construction machine when an electronic control unit controlling the electric hydraulic pumps fails to operate. To this end, disclosed is the hydraulic system including the electric hydraulic pump, the electric control unit for controlling the electric hydraulic pump, and the emergency control unit, which operates when the electric control unit fails to operate, so as to temporarily control the electric hydraulic pump in accordance with to a predetermined condition, which can effectively respond to a low load work corresponding to predetermined pressure and to a high load work corresponding to higher pressure, by selectively operating the emergency control unit according to different optional conditions, based on the amount of load (low load, high load) of the working machine that is required when the electric control unit fails to operate.
US09441641B1	Firefighter's fan, kit and method A fan for use by firefighters includes a pair of brackets that are rotatably attached to the fan and rotatable among three position. In a first position, the bracket retains the side of the fan on a door. In a second position, hooks on the brackets allow the fan to hang from a support. In a third position, a bracket is stored and retains coiled electrical cable to the fan. The hooks selectably engage mating slots in a second fan, allowing two fans to be stacked. Extendable arms selectably retain the fan in an open window or doorway. The Invention is also a kit to retrofit an existing fan.
US09441638B2	Oil-cooled gas compressor An oil-cooled gas compressor provided with: a compressor body (3); an oil separator (6) that separates out oil from a compressed gas; a gas pipe (8) for sending the compressed gas, from which oil has been separated out by the oil separator, to a user; and an oil pipe (7) for returning, to the compressor, the oil separated out by the oil separator. The following are also provided: an air-cooled heat exchanger (13) for cooling the aforementioned oil; a controllable-speed cooling fan (14) for blowing cooling air at said air-cooled heat exchanger; and a waste-heat-recovery heat exchanger (10), provided upstream of the air-cooled heat exchanger, for recovering heat from the oil flowing through the abovementioned oil pipe. The speed of the cooling fan is controlled so as to bring the temperature of the compressed gas discharged from the compressor body to within a prescribed range. This makes it possible both to recover waste heat from the oil heated by being used to cool the compressor, and to suppress compressor temperature fluctuations even if the load on the waste-heat-recovery equipment varies.
US09441635B2	Heat-insulating bearing structure A heat-insulating bearing structure employs three disks so that peripheral edges of the disks come into contact with a circumferential side face of a rotary shaft, to support the rotary shaft. A contact part between the rotary shaft and each disk is small, and therefore, heat conduction from the rotary shaft to each disk is small. Accordingly, the bearing structure surely supports the rotary shaft even if the rotary shaft is heated to a high temperature. Each disk is provided with fins so that, when rotated, the fins draw in surrounding air and blow out the air from the peripheral edge of the disk toward the contact part between the disk and the rotary shaft, thereby cooling the contact part and surely supporting the rotary shaft.
US09441627B2	Lightweight and flexible rotors for positive displacement devices A rotor for a progressive cavity device has a central axis and includes an outer tubular. The outer tubular has a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface defining a rotor cavity. The outer surface includes at least one helical rotor lobe. The rotor also includes a filler structure disposed within the rotor cavity. The outer tubular is made of a first material having a first density and the filler structure is made of a second material having a second density that is less than the first density.
US09441618B2	Food dispenser and method for portioning and dispensing free-flowing foods Food dispenser for free-flowing food has a piston movable in a reciprocal manner in a cylinder by a drive and having a valve (2) having a valve body (5) which is rotatable about a rotational axis (7) between a first and a second switching position. In the first switching position, a first channel (14) of valve body (5) connects a suction opening (11) and a working opening of piston (12), such that a working stroke of the piston suctions food through suction opening (11) and working opening (12) into an intermediate space. In the second switching position, a second channel (15) of valve body (5) connects working opening (12) and a dispensing opening (13) such that a second working stroke of the piston conveys food from the cylinder through working opening (12) and dispensing opening (13). The suction opening (11), working opening (12) and dispensing opening (13) are offset, spaced from one another along rotational axis (7) of the valve body (5).
US09441617B2	Liquid delivery method and apparatus A liquid delivery method and apparatus which can suppress generation of turbulent flows and air bubbles, In the liquid delivery method and apparatus for delivering a liquid by reciprocally moving a plunger in a cylinder while a selector valve is shifted in a valve chamber to change over communication of the cylinder and the valve chamber with a channel leading to a liquid tank and communication of the cylinder and the valve chamber with a channel leading to a delivery port from one to the other, the cylinder and the valve chamber are communicated with the channel leading to the liquid tank and an opening/closing valve disposed between that channel and the liquid tank is opened when the plunger is retracted, and the cylinder and the valve chamber are communicated with the channel leading to the delivery port and the opening/closing valve is closed when the plunger is advanced.
US09441609B2	Torque limiter, wind turbine and wind turbine generator In a torque limiter, wedge-shaped spaces are formed between inner and outer rings so as to be arranged in the circumferential direction. In each wedge-shaped space, there are arranged a first roller and a second roller that transmit torque between the inner and outer rings by being brought into wedge-engagement when the inner and outer rings rotate relative to each other in one direction and in the other direction, respectively. Between the first and second rollers, there is arranged an urging device that urges the first and second rollers in such directions that the first and second rollers are brought into wedge-engagement. Each wedge-shaped space is formed such that when the torque becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a first wedge angle of the first roller or a second wedge angle of the second roller becomes such an angle that wedge-engagement of the roller is cancelled.
US09441600B2	Motor vehicle electrical system and method for operating a motor vehicle electrical system A motor vehicle electrical system, wherein a control unit senses or detects a start-stop command for the internal combustion engine, wherein when a start-stop command is sensed or detected a switching element is switched into the first switching state and the voltage at the DC/DC output, which is connected to the switching element, is increased by a control unit by means of a control command, wherein a measuring unit senses and evaluates the voltage condition over the switching element, wherein depending upon the evaluation the start-stop command is or is not carried out by a control unit using a control command. Also disclosed is a method for operating a motor vehicle electrical system.
US09441596B2	Valve for fuel supply system A valve for a fuel supply of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The valve may have a valve housing that defines a channel in fluid communication with an inert gas supply line at a first end of the valve housing. The valve housing may also have a first flange disposed at a second end distal to the first end. The valve may have a valve body that selectively allow the channel of the valve housing to communicate with an inner bore of a double-walled connecting element of the fuel supply system. The valve housing may also have a second flange disposed adjacent to the first flange. The first flange and the second flange define a detection gap therebetween. The second flange may have a passage in fluid communication with a detection space of the double-walled connecting element and the detection gap.
US09441589B2	Fuel injector In a fuel injector, a first surface 39 of a valve seat 38 and a second surface 31 of a valve 26 are facing each other. In the first surface or the second surface, a seal member 32 disposed between the valve seat and the valve is provided. One of the first surface and second surfaces includes a protruding portion 31a that protrudes toward the other surface, and the protruding portion contacts a contact portion 39a of the other surface. The surface hardness of the protruding portion 31a disposed on either of the first surface and second surface is lower than that of the contact portion 39a of the other surface.
US09441576B2	Waste heat utilization device for internal combustion engine Control means (32) that controls the actuation of Rankine cycle (8) is provided. An evaporator (10) is capable of absorbing heat from the waste heat of the internal combustion engine (4) with an upper limit of preset maximum heat absorption amount and transferring the heat to working fluid. The control means (32) controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid evaporated by the evaporator (10) comes into a superheated state in a heater (18), when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate equal to or lower than preset flow rate at which the working fluid can absorb the preset maximum heat absorption amount of heat, and controls the flow rate of the working fluid so that the working fluid that overflows the evaporator (10) is evaporated by the heater (18) and then comes into the superheat state, when the working fluid enters the evaporator (10) at a flow rate higher than the preset flow rate.
US09441573B1	Two-stroke reciprocating piston injection-ignition or compression-ignition engine A two-stroke reciprocating piston engine is configured with a cylinder having a cylinder head. A piston is mounted in a bore of the cylinder for reciprocating motion. A symmetrically shaped combustion chamber is defined by a crown of the piston at top dead center and the cylinder head. At least two valved inlet ports having orifices positioned in the cylinder head symmetrically with respect to the axis are connected to receive pressurized oxidizer charge. At least two unvalved exhaust ports having apertures positioned in the cylinder wall symmetrically with respect to the axis are provided. The exhaust ports are exposed with the piston proximate bottom dead center and are operatively positioned with respect to the at least two valved inlet port orifices for forced gas exchange in the cylinder. At least one fuel injection device introduces fuel symmetrically into the combustion chamber.
US09441568B2	System and methods for CBV diagnostics Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing compressor bypass valve degradation. In one example, a method may include indicating degradation of a compressor bypass valve coupled in a compressor bypass based on intake aircharge temperature measured upstream of a compressor inlet via an air charge temperature sensor.
US09441563B2	Vehicle control device A control device is configured that can shorten the time required for a system to stop due to an ignition switch operation in a situation in which the internal combustion engine is stopped due to stop control. The control device includes a control unit that, in the situation in which the internal combustion engine is stopped due to stop control, if the transmission mechanism is operated to a second shift position that is different from a first shift position in which the vehicle can travel, executes phase conversion control to shift a valve opening/closing timing control mechanism from a first lock phase to a second lock phase.
US09441562B2	Method for operating an internal combustion engine and corresponding internal combustion engine A method for operating an internal combustion engine includes the steps of determining an oxygen filling state of an oxygen storage of a catalytic converter by way of a first lambda signal provided by a first lambda probe and an offset value, the first lambda probe being arranged in an exhaust gas stream upstream of the catalytic converter; when a second lambda signal provided by a second lambda probe arranged in the exhaust gas stream upstream of the catalytic converter falls below a lower lambda signal threshold, setting the oxygen filling state to a first value corresponding to an empty oxygen storage and/or when the second lambda signal exceeds a upper lambda signal threshold setting the oxygen filling state to a second value corresponding to a full oxygen storage; immediately thereafter regulating the oxygen filling state during at least one regulation time period to a target filling state; and after expiration of the regulation time period adjusting the offset value by way of the second lambda signal.
US09441558B2	Controller for internal combustion engines An object of this invention is, with respect to a torque-demand-control type controller that subjects two kinds of actuators provided upstream and downstream in an intake passage to coordinated operations based on a requested torque for an internal combustion engine, to enable realization of a pulse-like torque change in a torque decreasing direction that is requested, for example, when performing an upshift operation in an electronically controlled automatic transmission. To achieve this object, according to a controller for an internal combustion engine of this invention, when a pulse component in a torque decreasing direction is included in a requested torque, a second requested torque that does not include the pulse component is generated. In this case, a first actuator provided on the downstream side in the intake passage is operated based on the requested torque. On the other hand, although a second actuator provided on the upstream side in the intake passage is operated based on the requested torque when there is not a valid value of the second requested torque, the second actuator is operated based on the second requested torque when there is a valid value of the second requested torque.
US09441554B2	Control system for internal combustion engine A control system for an internal combustion engine, which controls an output torque of the internal combustion engine for driving a vehicle, is provided. An engine rotational speed is detected, and a change amount of the detected engine rotational speed is calculated. The output torque control amount of the engine is corrected so that the rotational speed change amount coincides with the center value of the local minimum value and the local maximum value of the rotational speed change amount. Specifically, a torque correction amount is calculated according to a torque value which is equal to half of a difference between peak vibration torque values corresponding to the local minimum value and the local maximum value of the rotational speed change amount, and an output torque control amount is corrected with the torque correction amount.
US09441552B2	Method of injecting fuel into an engine A method of operation of a dual fluid fuel injection system arranged to supply fuel to a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the dual fluid fuel injection system being controllable to effect fuel metering events and fuel delivery events. The method comprises operating the dual fluid fuel injection system so as to have at least one fuel delivery event during each engine cycle and to have fewer than one fuel metering event, on average, per engine cycle. An electronic control unit for implementing the method is also described. The method and control unit allow dynamic range of a fuel metering injector, where included within the dual fluid fuel injection system, to be extended.
US09441549B2	Control device for internal combustion engine A control device for internal combustion engine mounted in a vehicle includes a throttle valve provided in an intake passage of the internal combustion engine and capable of changing a cross-sectional area of the intake passage, a variable valve capable of changing opening and closing timings of an intake valve of the internal combustion engine, basic target torque calculation means for calculating a basic target torque of the internal combustion engine according to an operating state of the internal combustion engine, vibration control target torque calculation means for calculating a vibration control target torque of the internal combustion engine to suppress vehicle vibration according to a vibration component of the vehicle, and cylinder intake air amount control means for controlling a cylinder intake air amount by controlling one of the throttle valve and the variable valve according to the vibration control target torque and controlling the other of the throttle valve and the variable valve according to the basic target torque.
US09441545B2	Fuel supply apparatus, fuel-flow-rate-control unit, and gas-turbine power generating plant A fuel supply apparatus is provided with a plurality of flow-rate regulating valves that regulate the flow rate of fuel flowing in a fuel supply line; a calculating section that calculates a required flow-rate coefficient on the basis of at least a fuel pressure in the fuel flow upstream of the flow-rate regulating valves, a pressure determined in advance as a fuel pressure downstream of the flow-rate regulating valves, and the flow rate of fuel to be supplied to one fuel nozzle among different kinds of fuel nozzles, the required flow-rate coefficient being the coefficient of the flow-rate regulating valve corresponding to the one fuel nozzle; and a valve control section that controls the degree-of-opening of the flow-rate regulating valve corresponding to the one fuel nozzle on the basis of the required flow-rate coefficient.
US09441541B2	Oil scoop manifold The present disclosure involves an oil scoop manifold receives and directs the oil in fore and aft directions to lubricate multiple bearing assemblies.
US09441537B2	Method and device for performing open-loop and closed-loop control of an internal combustion engine generator system The exemplary illustrations generally include a method for controlling and regulating an internal combustion engine-generator system 1000 with a plurality of internal combustion engine-generator units 400 generating electric power which can be connected to a distribution grid and load consumers 200 consuming electric power, with a unit 400 comprising an internal combustion engine 401, 402, 404-408 with variable engine speeds and a generator 421-428, characterized in the steps: determining a given operating state Z* of the internal combustion engine 401, 402, 404-408 of at least one internal combustion engine-generator unit 400; deducting a range of operating states ZB* describing an electric load override Ladm depending on the given operating state Z* for the internal combustion engine of at least one internal combustion engine-generator unit 400, with the determination of the given operating state Z* and the deduction of the range of operating range ZB* occurring based on the calculation model 504 for the internal combustion engines 401, 402, 404-408; providing a scope of load requirements describing potential load requirements of a plurality of load consumers 200.
US09441533B2	Method and system for binary flow turbine control Methods and systems are provided for adjusting the opening of a scroll valve of a binary flow turbine. Scroll valve adjustments are used at different engine operating conditions to improve engine performance and boost response. Scroll valve adjustments are coordinated with wastegate and EGR valve adjustments for improved engine control.
US09441519B2	System variation adaption for feed-forward controller Methods for adapting system variation for an engine system having an after-treatment system. Measured characteristics of the after-treatment system may be used to predict a model value(s) that is compared to a measured value(s) of the after-treatment system to provide a comparison value. Information relating to high frequency uncertainties in characteristics of the after-treatment system are removed from the comparison value to provide an estimated system variation value. The estimated system variation value may then be used to adapt a system command of a controller. Further, information relating to high frequency uncertainties in characteristics of the after-treatment system may be used by a feed-back controller to determine high frequency adaptation values that may also be used to adjust the system command. The inclusion of the estimated system variation may eliminate reliance on the feed-back controller to provide system adjustments for both high and low frequency uncertainties.
US09441516B2	Method for NOx reduction The present application relates to mitigating NOx emissions, and more particularly, to vehicles including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system in the exhaust of a diesel or gasoline engine. In one example a method includes temporarily increasing a liquid reductant dosing value injected by an injector from a first dosing value to a second dosing value, the temporary increase in response to a change from injecting liquid reductant onto a first impact location on a disperser device to injecting onto a second impact location on the disperser device.
US09441513B2	Exhaust gas purification device An exhaust gas purification device capable of enhancing handling operability such as maintenance of an engine includes two gas purification bodies which purify exhaust gas discharged from the engine, inner cases in which the gas purification bodies are incorporated, and outer cases in which the inner cases are incorporated. The outer cases are arranged side by side in a moving direction of exhaust gas and connected to each other. One of the adjoining inner cases is inserted into the other inner case to form a double-layer structure. A loosely-fitting gap is formed between an inner side surface of the one inner case and an outer side surface of the other inner case.
US09441506B2	Camshaft phaser having a spring Provided is a camshaft phaser (1) having a driving member (2), a driven member (3), and a spring (4). The spring (4) is axially preloaded in the spring cavity (5).
US09441500B2	Steam turbine casing position adjusting apparatus A steam turbine casing position adjusting apparatus capable of employing a compact low-resolution actuator is provided. A steam turbine casing position adjusting apparatus 40 includes turbine casings 21 and 37, a rotor 23, and actuators 14 and 15 that move the turbine casings 21 and 37 in the axial direction. The actuators 14 and 15 are disposed radially outside outer peripheries forming the turbine casings 21 and 37 .
US09441489B2	Sealing structure on a shroud of a turbine blade A device on a shroud which is provided on a turbine rotor blade tip has a cutting structure designed like a line of ribs, locally projecting over the shroud radially to the rotational axis around which the turbine rotor blade is rotatably arranged. The sealing structure has a longitudinal extent (S) oriented in the direction of rotation (U) of the turbine rotor blade, tapers with increasing radial distance from the shroud, and terminates with a flat end face (St) which radially faces away from the turbine rotor blade, and can be divided into five interrelated surfaces.
US09441481B2	Method and apparatus for identifying fluid attributes A method for identifying the type of a sampled formation fluid, such as a hydrocarbon, is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring absorbance by a sample of a formation fluid at multiple wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation with a spectrometer. The method also includes distinguishing between multiple fluid types to identify a fluid type of the sample most likely to match an actual fluid type of the sample based on the measured absorbance at two or more wavelengths of the multiple wavelengths. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09441479B2	Mechanical filter for acoustic telemetry repeater A subsea installation kit is described. The kit is provided with a subsea tree, a plurality of tubing sections, a plurality of acoustic repeaters and a mechanical filter. The subsea tree is configured to be coupled to a subsea well having a wellbore. The tubing sections are configured to be connected together to form a tubing string extending from above the tree into the wellbore. The acoustic repeaters are configured to be attached to the tubing string in a spaced apart manner. One of the acoustic repeaters is a last acoustic repeater configured to be attached to the tubing string within or above the tree. The mechanical filter is configured to be connected into the tubing string and form a part of the tubing string above the last acoustic repeater, the mechanical filter configured to cause an attenuation to acoustic signals propagating in the tubing string above the tree.
US09441469B2	Submersible progressive cavity pump driver In a rotary pump having a rotor and a stator in communication with hydrocarbon production tubing, a submersible pump driver assembly includes a drive motor having an output connected by a drive link to the rotor of the pump. A production housing of the drive assembly includes a production passage receiving the drive link in which the output axis of the drive motor is radially offset from the passage. A control line for providing a drive input to the motor is thus suited to extend alongside the production tubing. The driver assembly thus allows for flushing with only a coiled tubing unit as the coiled tubing can be readily inserted past the offset motor and the motor can be optionally run in reverse to improve flushing.
US09441467B2	Indexing well bore tool and method for using indexed well bore tools Downhole tools that have a housing and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is adapted to index in response to one or more balls being deployed into said tool and thereafter to actuate in response to another said ball being deployed into said tool. The indexing balls and the actuation ball are substantially identical. The actuation mechanism may comprise a member adapted for indexing from an initial position sequentially through one or more intermediate positions to a terminal position where the indexed member is mounted in an annular space between an outer wall and an inner wall. The tool may comprise a central conduit which is substantially uniform internal diameter substantially free of profiles. Methods are provided that include deploying an ancillary tool through the tool which has not been actuated or drilled out.
US09441456B2	Deep set subsurface safety valve with a micro piston latching mechanism A subsurface safety valve is operable to close a fluid flow path by virtue of an axially movable flow sleeve. The valve includes a recockable actuator and a latch mechanism so that the valve can be moved to a closed position without overcoming the pressure head and frictional forces currently encountered in conventional safety valves. The latch mechanism includes one or more micro pistons.
US09441453B2	Safety valve control system and method of use A safety valve control system may include a remotely operable control assembly, a first transducer, a valve assembly, and a compressor assembly in communication with the control assembly. The control assembly is operable to actuate the pump and valve assemblies to supply fluid to actuate the safety valve into open and closed positions, in response to one or more signals received from the first transducer. A method of operation may include maintaining the safety valve in an open or closed position while sensing a physical property with the control system; communicating a signal corresponding to the sensed physical property to the control system; and automatically closing or opening the safety valve in response to a comparison of the sensed physical property to a pre-set condition.
US09441452B2	Oilfield apparatus and methods of use The invention provides a flow control valve for a subsea hydrocarbon production system and a method of use. The flow control valve comprises an inlet configured to be in fluid communication to an injection fluid conduit and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with a subsea flow system. A flow control mechanism is disposed in a flow path between the inlet and the outlet and is arranged to adjust a flow rate through the flow path. The flow control mechanism is configured to automatically adjust the flow rate of injection fluid through the flow path according to a pressure differential between fluid pressure at the inlet and fluid pressure at the outlet. Adjustment may be self-regulating, or may be controlled by a hydraulic control circuit.
US09441445B1	Dual rubber cartridge A housing of a dual rubber cartridge attaches at least one rubber to an inner barrel for rotation with the inner barrel. A first rubber and a second rubber may attach to the housing for quick installation of the rubbers. The user removes the housing to remove and replace the two rubbers. The user may then replace the original housing with a second housing on which new rubbers are installed. The housing enables the user to quickly replace the rubbers to reduce down time of the drilling operation.
US09441434B2	Pressure core barrel for retention of core fluids and related method A pressure coring apparatus comprises a housing having an upper end and a lower end. A valve is coupled to the lower end of the housing and has an open position for entrance of a core and a closed position for retaining and sealing the core within the housing. A piston assembly is moveably disposed within the housing. A first volume is defined within the housing and between the upper end of the housing and the piston assembly. A second volume is defined within the housing between the lower end of the housing and the piston assembly. A pressure relief device is disposed through the housing and operable to maintain pressure within the first volume and the second volume below a target pressure.
US09441430B2	Drilling rig with continuous gas analysis A drilling rig having continuous gas analysis can include a substructure, base, mast, pipe handler, mud pump, drilling rig power source, drawworks, cabling, rotating head, blowout preventer, drill string, and drill bit. A rig server of the drilling rig can have a rig processor and rig data storage for implementing rig operations. Piping can be in fluid communication between the blowout preventer and a gas analyzer system for real-time measurement of a concentration of gases in a drilling fluid. The gas analyzer system can include a sample chamber, means for agitating and creating a vortex, gas capturing chamber for receiving liberated fluid, gas analyzer for providing real-time gas speciation of the liberated fluid, suction pump for pulling the liberated fluid, filtration means, exhaust port, and exhaust line for flowing non-analyzed fluid to a drilling fluid storage chamber, drilling fluid conduit, or both.
US09441423B2	Drilling rig masts and methods of assembly and erection A system for erecting a drilling rig mast includes a substructure having an open area that is defined therein by two laterally spaced-apart substructure sides and a first mast section that is adapted to be positioned at least partially within the open area of the substructure after the first mast section has been removably connected to the substructure. The system further includes, among other things, a second mast section that is adapted to be removably connected to the first mast section the said first mast section has been removably connected to the substructure, and a mast connection apparatus that is adapted to removably connect the second mast section to the first mast section when an upper end of the first mast section is raised relative to a lower end of the second mast section.
US09441422B2	Cutting insert for a rock drill bit A cutting insert for a rock drill bit having a ridge formed on a cutting face that splits extrudate formed during drilling thereby reducing the mechanical specific energy that may be expended to move the extrudate across the cutting face. The cutting insert may have a cutting edge which forms the extrudate during drilling and a face having two opposing, generally symmetrical, concave regions that define an elongated ridge therebetween. The ridge may extend across a substantial portion of the face.
US09441420B2	System and method for forming a lateral wellbore A lateral wellbore is formed from a high side of a horizontal portion of a primary wellbore with a drill bit assembly that has a selectively extendable pilot bit. The drill bit assembly is mounted on a lower end of a drill string. A bit guide is disposed adjacent the drill bit assembly for urging the drill bit assembly in a lateral direction against the high side of the primary wellbore. Rotating the drill bit assembly while urging the drill bit assembly upward creates a groove in a subterranean formation adjacent the primary wellbore. This forms a ledge at a far end of the groove. The drill string is then drawn back from the groove, and the pilot bit is deployed. Urging the drill bit assembly forward engages the pilot bit with the ledge, providing leverage for retaining the drill bit assembly in an orientation for excavating the lateral wellbore.
US09441402B2	Power actuator A power actuator is provided for a door latch. A transfer lever within the housing is selectively coupled to a motor-driven worm gear via a lost motion connector. Engaging the motor moves the transfer lever between a locked and an unlocked position, actuating an output lever mounted to a spline on the transfer lever. The worm gear returns to a neutral position when the motor is disengaged, leaving the transfer lever in either the locked or unlocked positions. Manually moving the output lever causes the transfer lever to move between its locked and unlocked positions without back-driving the worm gear. A toggle mechanism prevents the transfer lever from accidentally moving or only moving partially between the locked and unlocked positions.
US09441398B2	Arrangement for a lock A lock includes a first lock part and a second lock part which is rotatably arranged in the first lock part and includes a plurality of lock elements for cooperation with the first lock part and a key. First and second groups of lock elements have a first position relative to the second lock part absent actuation of the key and are moved from the first position into a third position via a second intermediate position, and to prevent rotation of the second lock part in a first position. The lock elements in the first group are arranged to prevent rotation of the second lock part from a second position and, in the third position, allow rotation of the second lock part. Likewise, each lock element in the second group allow rotation of the second lock part and, in the third position, prevent rotation of the second lock part.
US09441379B2	Flooring system having assembly clip and related method A flooring system includes a plurality of individual flooring pieces, such as floor panels, each having a wear surface, an opposing mounting surface and a retention groove disposed within the mounting surface. A floor panel connector used to interconnect at least two of the floor panels has a base, at least one mast extending from an upper surface of the base and a pair of flexible arms. Each flexible arm extends transversely from opposing sides of the at least one mast and has an extending end. Contacting portions extending from a lower surface of the base are configured to engage the support surface and create a spacing between each flexible arm and the support surface to permit each flexible arm to elastically deflect toward the support surface when pressure is exerted on a floor panel. This deflection enables the extending end of each flexible arm to engage the retention groove of a corresponding floor panel.
US09441376B2	Base sheet integrated photovolatic roofing assemblies Provided are novel building integrable photovoltaic (BIP) assemblies and methods of installation thereof on building structures. The BIP assembly includes a base sheet or a sheath, which may be a plywood board or an oriented strand (OSB) board, and multiple electrically interconnected photovoltaic inserts, which are attached to and supported by the base sheet. The base sheet is configured to be positioned directly the building structures, such as roof rafters. Various electrical components may be positioned within cavities of the base sheet and/or at the back side of that sheet. Such components are configured to align in between the roof rafters during installation. The spacing between the rafters provides access to the components and allows the components to extend away from the base sheet and into the spacing. Various electrical components may be installed and removed from the BIP assembly during its fabrication and/or installation.
US09441374B2	Struts and methods utilizing a compression collar Composite tube assemblies comprising a composite tube comprising a distal end having a first conical section and a second conical section, wherein a distal end of the first conical section is in contact with a proximal end of the second conical section having the same outer diameter as the distal end of the first conical section, wherein a proximal end of the first conical section and a distal end of the second conical section have a smaller outer diameter than the distal end of the first conical section, a locking ring disposed around the first conical section, an end fitting disposed around the second conical section, wherein the end fitting is coupled to the locking ring, and a retaining ring circumferentially disposed around the locking ring are provide.
US09441362B2	Noise reduction in printers An apparatus for mitigating noise in a printer can include a plate having a plurality of holes distributed across the plate and extending through the plate, the holes being dimensioned and configured to mitigate acoustic noise in a printer. A mesh material can cover the plurality of holes, wherein the mesh material can increase air flow resistance through the holes and thereby facilitate removal of acoustic noise from a media path in the printer.
US09441360B2	Yield link for providing increased ductility, redundancy, and hysteretic damping in structural bracing systems A yield link connection for use in bracing structures against lateral loads, the connection comprising a first structural member fixed to a base or foundation, and to which a yield link is connected. The yield link connects the first structural member to the structure in need of bracing. The yield link is created by cutting out a portion of material from a standard rolled steel structural section. The shape and dimensions of the cutout are designed so that the remaining elements of the yield link become separate bending elements. These separate elements behave as fixed-fixed members with predictable yielding, creating four plastic hinge zones around the cutout. High hysteretic damping is achieved through designing the cutout so yielding occurs in a large amount of the steel volume remaining adjacent to the cutout. The cutout is further designed so that yielding occurs in the yield link before it occurs in the first structural member. Clearance is provided between the first structural member and the yield link to limit relative movement between the members to a predetermined amount. Should the yield link need to be replaced after an episodic event, removal of the damaged yield link is easy compared to prior art.
US09441359B1	Structurally independent frame for component based multi-unit buildings A structural frame unit for use in constructing a multi-unit building. The structural frame unit includes a plurality of connectors, beams, columns and cross bracings to define a load bearing, structurally stable three-dimensional structure. At least a subset of the components of a structurally stable three-dimensional structure define connectors configured to secure non-structural wall panels, utilities and exterior cladding relative to the structurally stable three-dimensional structure.
US09441358B2	Folding shed A folding shed including a roof with a first roof section pivotally connected to a first sidewall and a second roof section pivotally connected to a second sidewall. The folding shed may further include foldable first and second end walls, each pivotally connected to the first and second sidewalls. The folding shed may be transformed from an operation to a storage configuration by outwardly pivoting the first and second roof sections until the exterior surface of each roof section approximately abuts the exterior surface of the sidewall to which it is connected and inwardly moving foldable end walls until the interior surfaces of the sidewalls approximately abut the interior surfaces of the end walls.
US09441356B2	Modular building system The present invention relates to components and method for modular building system used as houses, home flat, buildings, offices, gazebos, and pavilion, and to assemble the modular building system fast, easy and simple. Specifically a modular building system of the present invention includes structural frames for post and beam of the building system, lock mechanism for connecting and keeping rigidly said structural frames, corner support for connecting the corner of said structural frames, and structural insulated panel for the purpose wall, roof and floor. The structural frame consists of at least a groove and at least pair of bevel surface. Further the lock mechanism includes a top shell, a bottom shell, a tension screw, at least one pair of reed, at least one pair of support pieces, and at least one pair of fill pieces. And also a method for assembling said modular system is provided.
US09441342B2	Retaining wall Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a modular retaining wall for a material to be retained, using only blocks which in and of themselves are of insufficient thickness to function as retaining wall blocks. The modular wall includes backer blocks and facing blocks which are connected by separate connectors in a back to back, spaced apart arrangement, thereby forming a hollow retaining wall. The hollow wall is filled with loose filler material to increase the mass and retaining capacity of the wall. None of the wall components is embedded in the material to be retained. Further disclosed are wall components and a wall kit for a modular retaining wall. A double sided decorative wall is also disclosed. The modular wall system allows for the construction of retaining walls and freestanding, double sided, decorative walls forming both straight and curved walls.
US09441330B2	Device for generating vertical force with rotating mass The present disclosure relates to a device for generating vertical force. The device includes a housing, at least one bearing sleeve mounted in the housing, and at least one mass sleeve mounted within the bearing sleeve. The mass sleeve includes first and second masses with the first mass being larger than the second mass and the first and second masses being positioned substantially 180 degrees relative to one another. Related methods are described.
US09441329B2	Multidirectional transport system A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly.
US09441308B2	Three-dimensional microfluidic micro-droplet arrays for electronic integrated circuit and component cooling, energy-harvesting, chemical and biochemical microreactors, miniature bioreactors, and other applications A microfluidic transport system for transporting microdroplets in three spatial dimensions. In an example arrangement, a first planar arrangement for transporting microdroplets in two spatial dimensions responsive to electric fields created by electrical operation of electrodes is fluidically connected by one or more conduits to other planar arrangement for transporting microdroplets in two spatial dimensions responsive to electric fields created by electrical operation of electrodes. Microdroplets can be transported through the one or more conduits so as to be moved among the first and second planar arrangements.The system can be used for heat transfer, fluidic transfer, and other uses, and can be implemented within a printed circuit board, integrated circuit housing, or using materials such as metal, glass, polymer, plastic, layered materials, fibrous materials, etc. Example applications include integrated circuit cooling, energy harvesting, microfluidic systems, chemical reactors, biochemical reactors, chemical analysis arrangements, biochemical analysis arrangements, and other apparatus.
US09441293B2	Film-forming apparatus A film-forming apparatus forms a film by sequentially supplying a plurality of kinds of reaction gases to a substrate placed between a placing unit and a ceiling plate in a processing chamber having vacuum atmosphere and supplying a replacement gas between supply of one reaction gas and supply of next reaction gas. A central gas ejecting unit is disposed above the central portion of the substrate, and includes gas ejecting ports formed therein to spread the gases toward the outer side in the horizontal direction. A peripheral gas supply unit is disposed to surround the central gas ejecting unit. The peripheral gas supply unit includes a plurality of gas ejecting ports, which is formed in the circumferential direction such that the gases are spread in the horizontal direction toward the outer circumferential side and the central side of the substrate in a plan view.
US09441291B2	Method of depositing a film A method of depositing a continuous TiN film on a substrate is provided. In the method, a continuous TiO2 film is deposited on a substrate, and then a continuous TiN film is deposited on the continuous TiO2 film. The TiN film is thicker than the TiO2 film.
US09441284B2	Precious metal recovery A process for treating an off-gas from the thermal processing of a precious-metal-containing feedstock, the process comprising cooling the off-gas to a temperature of from 300 to 500° C.; passing the cooled off-gas through a first particulate filter to recover particulate material; and dosing the off-gas from the first particulate filter with a sorbent material and passing the dosed off-gas through a second particulate filter; wherein at least a portion of the particulate material recovered from the first particulate filter is recycled into the thermal processing of the precious-metal-containing feedstock.
US09441283B2	Process for complex processing of bauxite Method for processing bauxite, including grinding the bauxite and extracting iron; separating the resulting pulp into a solid phase and a liquid phase; extracting aluminum from the liquid phase at a pH of about 7 to 8 to form a precipitate of sodium hydrogen carboaluminate; separating the precipitate of sodium hydrogen carboaluminate from the neutralized pulp; extracting iron from the neutralized liquid phase at a pH of at least about 12 using to form a precipitate of iron hydroxide; separating the precipitate of iron hydroxide from the basic pulp to form an iron ore concentrate and a mother liquor chelate; concentrating the mother liquor chelate using evaporation; cooling the concentrated solution; carbonizing the cooled solution with gaseous carbon dioxide under pressure to crystallize sodium hydrogen carbonate; and separating the crystallized sodium hydrogen carbonate from the carbonized solution to form a chelate liquid phase and a sodium hydrogen carbonate solid phase.
US09441280B2	Chromatographic separation of sugars using blend of cation exchange resins A chromatographic method for separating a sugar from a sugar-containing liquid feed mixture by: contacting the liquid feed mixture with a stratum of cation exchange resin comprising a crosslinked copolymer matrix functionalized with sulfonic acid groups, and recovering a first product stream from the stratum that has a higher purity of the sugar than present in the liquid feed mixture. The method is characterized by the stratum of cation exchange resin including: i) at least 80 wt % of cation exchange resin including alkaline earth counter ions, and ii) at least 5 wt % of cation exchange resin including alkali earth counter ions.
US09441278B2	Genotyping method for use in cattle traceability and means thereof The invention discloses means and methods for genotyping an individual head of cattle. Individual's DNA is genotyped utilizing the herein defined PCR SNaP-shot protocol. The protocol comprises two PCR steps where the first step (PCR1) includes adding primers (SEQ ID No. 1-30) and/or primers extended at their 5′ end with a common 10 base motif (ACGTTGGATG) to the PCR1 reaction. The second step (PCR2) includes adding extension primers (SEQ ID No. 31-45), and/or primers adjacent to corresponding specific SNPs. Further steps include producing amplicons from a PCR1 mixture comprising template DNA and the first primer set to yield PCR1 products, using PCR1 products as templates to a set of extension primers to yield PCR2 products. Size and color separation is achieved by adding tails of different lengths to the PCR2 primers. PCR2 products are separated and the results compared with SNP profiles from the databank to obtain matching.
US09441275B2	Polymorphism in CYP3A4 gene affecting drug metabolizing and uses thereof A method for predicting a subject's risk factors for CYP3A4-related disorders includes detecting the allelic status of a SNP in a nucleic acid sample of the subject.
US09441266B2	Digital analyte analysis The invention generally relates to droplet based digital PCR and methods for analyzing a target nucleic acid using the same. In certain embodiments, methods of the invention involve forming sample droplets containing, on average, a single target nucleic acid, amplifying the target in the droplets, excluding droplets containing amplicon from the target and amplicon from a variant of the target, and analyzing target amplicons.
US09441262B2	MASP-2, a complement fixing enzyme, and uses for it The invention relates to the discovery and characterization of mannan binding lectin-associated serine protease-2 (MASP-2), a new serine protease that acts in the MBLectin complement fixation pathway.
US09441261B2	Use of bacterial beta-lactamase for in vitro diagnostics and in vivo imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics Provided herein are assays and in vitro methods to determine susceptibility to a drug effective against a pathogenic bacteria, for example, a pathogenic Mycobacteria, that has a beta-lactamase activity. An excitation wavelength is delivered to a biological sample obtained from a subject having an infection from the pathogenic bacteria in the presence of a beta-lactamase substrate. The intensity of a signal, such as a fluorescent, luminescent or colorimetric signal, at an emission wavelength of a product of the beta-lactamase on the subject is correlated to drug susceptibility. Also provided is an assay system for monitoring drug susceptibility of a pathogenic bacteria comprising color-producing substrates for a beta-lactamase of the pathogenic bacteria, an assay device for visibly detecting a product of the beta-lactamase on the substrate thereof and a reader configured to quantify the visibly detected product.
US09441260B2	Method and system for real-time, non-invasive monitoring of a biological material in a sealed container A biological material such as platelets is sealed inside a container with a dead space to accommodate a metabolic gas. The concentration of the gas in the dead space is monitored while the container remains sealed. In some embodiments, the container is permeable to the gas. In other embodiments, the biological material is the only growth medium in the container. The disposal of the biological material is in accordance with the monitored gas concentration. Preferably, the gas concentration is measured spectroscopically. A container for a biological material includes a main body that retains the biological material but that is permeable to a gas and a reservoir in fluid communication with the main body that is transparent to an optical wavelength that is absorbed by the gas.
US09441258B2	Enzyme immobilization by crosslinking An analyte sensor for the continuous or semi-continuous monitoring of physiological parameters and a method for making the analyte sensor are disclosed. In one aspect, the analyte sensor includes an electrode, a sensing layer in contact with a surface of the electrode, and a protective membrane. The sensing layer is a crosslinked, hydrophilic copolymer including poly(alkylene oxide) and poly(vinyl pyridine), and an analyte sensing component is immobilized within the crosslinked, hydrophilic copolymer. The protective membrane is a crosslinked, hydrophilic copolymer including alkylene oxide, vinyl pyridine and styrene units. The method involves the formation of a sensing layer on a surface of an electrode, followed by the formation of a protective membrane on a surface of the sensing layer.
US09441247B2	TC-83-derived alphavirus vectors, particles and methods The present disclosure provides TC-83 VEE-derived replicons, alphaviral replicon particles and immunogenic compositions containing TC-83 alphaviral replicon particles which direct the expression of at least one antigen when introduced into a suitable host cell. The TC-83 VEE-derived ARPs described herein are improved in that they are subject to a lower vector-specific immune response than prior art ARPs.
US09441235B2	Feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase The invention relates to nucleic acids encoding a feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase and the feruloyl-CoA:monolignol transferase enzyme that enables incorporation of monolignol ferulates, for example, including p-coumaryl ferulate, coniferyl ferulate, and sinapyl ferulate, into the lignin of plants.
US09441215B2	Polypeptides having protease activity The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having protease activity, and the use of isolated polypeptides having protease activity in animal feed. It also relates to the use of isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases in the recombinant production of isolated polypeptides having protease activity and isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding the proteases. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells, including plant and animal cells, comprising the nucleic acid sequences, as well as methods for producing and using the proteases, particularly using the proteases in animal feed.
US09441209B2	Down-regulation of a polynucleotide encoding a Sou2 sorbitol utilization protein to modify lipid production in microbial cells Recombinant microbial cells are disclosed herein that comprise (i) a down-regulation of an endogenous polynucleotide sequence encoding Sou2 sorbitol utilization protein, and (ii) a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) biosynthetic pathway. The down-regulation of the polynucleotide sequence encoding Sou2 sorbitol utilization protein can increase the lipid content of the microbial cells and/or decrease the total amount of sugar alcohols produced by the microbial cells. Also disclosed are methods of using the recombinant microbial cells to produce oil containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as EPA.
US09441179B2	Silicon wafer processing solution and silicon wafer processing method A silicon-wafer processing fluid used for processing a silicon wafer contains a friction modifier containing a nitrogen-containing compound, pH of the nitrogen-containing compound being in a range from 2 to 8 when a mass ratio with water (i.e. nitrogen-containing compound/water) is 1/99. The nitrogen-containing compound is preferably a heterocyclic compound. The silicon-wafer processing fluid restrains an abrasion of abrasive grains rigidly attached to a wire and generation of hydrogen.
US09441175B2	Process for production of low ash clean coal from high ash coal with total solvent recovery A process to produce low ash clean coal from high ash coal with substantially complete solvent recovery, the process including: forming a slurry of coal fines in a N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and Ethylenediamine (EDA) solution; maintaining said slurry in a reactor at a temperature range of 100° C. to 240° C. and a pressure range of 1 to 4 gauge (kg/cm2) for a period of about 15 minutes to 4 hours; separating the produced sample withdrawn from the reactor, one part being a filtrate and the other a reject; feeding the filtrate into an evaporator to recover 80-85% solvent; precipitating the concentrated filtrate material in an anti-solvent tank to separate coal from solvent; separating the coal by filtration, said separated coal having a reduced ash content; feeding the anti-solvent and solvent mixture into a distillation column to separate remaining solvent from the anti-solvent for reuse in the process.
US09441174B2	Multistage resid hydrocracking Processes for upgrading resid hydrocarbon feeds are disclosed. The upgrading processes may include: hydrocracking a resid in a first reaction stage to form a first stage effluent; hydrocracking a deasphalted oil fraction in a second reaction stage to form a second stage effluent; fractionating the first stage effluent and the second stage effluent to recover at least one distillate hydrocarbon fraction and a resid hydrocarbon fraction; feeding the resid hydrocarbon fraction to a solvent deasphalting unit to provide an asphaltene fraction and the deasphalted oil fraction.
US09441163B2	Photoalignment of materials including liquid crystals Embodiments described herein relate to compositions, devices, and methods for the alignment of certain materials including liquid crystals. In some cases, a photoresponsive material include a moiety capable of undergoing a di-pi-methane rearrangement. Methods described herein may provide chemically and/or thermally stable alignment materials for use in a various technologies, including transistors, luminescent devices, and liquid crystal devices.
US09441151B2	Wellbore servicing materials and methods of making and using same A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid in the wellbore and/or subterranean formation, wherein the wellbore servicing fluid comprises a hydrophobically modified relative permeability modifier, an oxygenated alkylating agent, and an aqueous base fluid, and allowing the wellbore servicing fluid to modify the permeability of at least a portion of the wellbore and/or subterranean formation.
US09441144B2	Benzoxazine-thiol adducts Novel benzoxazine-thiol adducts are described, which may be may be cured to produce compositions useful in coating, sealants, adhesive and many other applications.
US09441138B2	Blocked polyisocyanate composition, prepolymer composition, and method of manufacturing them, and thermally dissociative blocking agent for blocked polyisocyanate composition A prepolymer composition and a method for manufacturing them each of which is able to impart a low temperature thermosetting property surpassing the prepolymer of the phenolic resin to a prepolymer as a mixture of a blocked polyisocyanate compound and a polyisocyanate reactive compound, while suppressing generation of a toxic gas impacting on the environment and an unpleasant odor at the time of manufacturing or at the time of thermal curing, and each of which is capable of providing a thermosetting plastic as a thermally cured product thereof to the market at a cost comparable to the phenolic resin, while restraining divergence of the formaldehyde.
US09441136B2	Structural barrier system An environmental barrier composition and method of use for forming a structural barrier system to seal structural openings such as doors and windows is provided. The composition includes a liquid rosin that is silyl-terminated polyether, a filler material, and a curing catalyst. The method includes applying the composition to a prepared through-hole in combination with flashing material at least along a bottom surface of the through-hole and installation of a window or door into the prepared through-hole to form a barrier system in which a continuous film can be easily inspected, is waterproof, meet air barrier requirements of ASTM E2178, has elastomeric properties, allows substrate expansion, contraction, and movement, does not shrink or lose volume as it cures, and cures rapidly with sufficient adhesion to transition flashing to incorporate into a designed drainage plane and allow integration of a continuous air barrier system where the barrier is at least semi-vapor-permeable.
US09441128B2	Production process for self-dispersible pigment, self-dispersible pigment, ink, ink cartridge and ink jet recording method The invention provides a production process for a self-dispersible pigment, comprising a step of bonding a functional group containing a hydrophilic group to a particle surface of a pigment by causing at least one treatment agent selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (1), a compound represented by the following general formula (2) and a compound represented by the following general formula (3) to react with the particle surface of the pigment.
US09441123B2	Cationic water based polymers for ink, coating, and film applications The present invention provides a durable, external surfactant free, cationic, water based jet ink polymer which when formulated into an ink jet ink results in a printing that has an excellent adhesion to metal or plastic substrates. Such a jet ink polymer is suitable performance replacement of solvent soluble polymers currently in commercial use. The hybridized copolymer comprises a hydrophobic functional polymeric backbone comprised of a polysiloxane polymer, a polyolefin polymer, or a functional polyvinyl polymer. The hybridized copolymer also comprises a plurality of copolymeric side chains attached to the backbone, comprising a polymerizable amine-containing unsaturated monomer, and a polymerizable unsaturated monomer. The use of the inks of the present invention enhances performance criteria such as print-head open time, ink stability, and resistance to typical water based cleaners.
US09441121B2	Dispersions, process for preparing dispersions, inks and uses A process for the preparation of a dispersion, comprising: dispersing a composition comprising a particulate solid, a liquid medium and a dispersant; wherein the dispersant is obtained by a process comprising at least the steps a) and b): a) co-polymerising a monomer composition comprising at least the components i) and ii) so as to form a phospho-ester functional polymer: i) a monomer having at least one phospho-ester group and two groups independently selected from hydroxyl, amino, thiol and hydrazo groups, ii) a diisocyanate; and b) hydrolysing at least some of the phospho-ester groups in the phospho-ester functional polymer so as to result in a dispersant having phosphorus containing anionic groups.
US09441120B2	Lithographic offset inks with water and filler content Lithographic printing inks are described, which are characterized by the inclusion of both water, in a substantially emulsified form, and inorganic filler. Inks of the present invention show improved printing properties in offset lithography, including improved transfer, reduced piling and improved mileage. They also offer cost advantages over currently available inks and the ability to minimize or eliminate entirely mineral oil from their compositions. The inks of the present invention may be used in both web-based print processes including coldset and heatset, as well as in sheetfed printing. The inks may be dried to a durable ink film at ambient temperature, with thermal energy or with actinic or electron beam radiation, or with any combination thereof.
US09441119B2	Sol-gel transition control of coatings by addition of solidifiers for conformal coatings on textured glass Embodiments of the invention generally relate to methods and compositions for forming conformal coatings on textured substrates. More specifically, embodiments of the invention generally relate to sol-gel processes and sol-gel compositions for forming low refractive index conformal coatings on textured transparent substrates. In one embodiment a method of forming a conformal coating on a textured glass substrate is provided. The method comprises coating the textured glass substrate with a sol-gel composition comprising a solidifier. It is believed that use of the solidifier expedites the sol-gel transition point of the sol-gel composition leading to more conformal deposition of coatings on textured substrates.
US09441109B2	Polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, production method of the same and molded product The invention provides a PPS resin composition having excellent heat resistance and excellent electrical properties without damaging excellent physical properties including mechanical properties and low gas generation which PPS intrinsically has. There is provided a resin composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene sulfide resin and (b) one or more copolymers selected among a tetrafluoroethylene/hexafluoropropylene copolymer, an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer and a tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer. In the resin composition, (a) the polyphenylene sulfide resin forms a continuous phase, (b) one copolymer selected among the above components forms primary dispersed phases, and the primary dispersed phase includes secondary dispersed phases formed by a component different from the component of the primary dispersed phase.
US09441108B2	Thermoset polyurethane foam containing brominated polymeric flame retardant Prepare a thermoset polyurethane foam containing a brominated polymer with aliphatic bromine as a flame retardant.
US09441104B2	Heat-curable epoxy resin composition for optical semiconductor element encapsulation and optical semiconductor device using same Provided are a heat-curable epoxy resin composition with a superior handling property, transparency and crack resistance; and an optical semiconductor device having an optical semiconductor element encapsulated by such composition. The composition includes: (A) a prepolymer obtained by a reaction of (A-1), (A-2), (A-3) and (A-4) at an epoxy group equivalent/acid anhydride group equivalent ratio of 0.6 to 2.0, (A-1) being a triazine derivative epoxy resin, (A-2) being at least one selected from the group consisting of a bisphenol A-type epoxy resin, a bisphenol F-type epoxy resin, a hydrogenated bisphenol A-type epoxy resin and an alicyclic epoxy resin, (A-3) being an acid anhydride curing agent as a liquid at 50° C., and (A-4) being a flexibility imparting agent selected from the group consisting of a polycaprolactone polyol, a polycarbonate polyol and an acrylic block copolymer; and (B) a curing accelerator comprised of an onium salt represented by: X+Y− (1) wherein X+ represents a cation, and Y− represents an anion.
US09441093B2	Acrylic rubber composition, and crosslinked product thereof Provided is an acrylic rubber composition having further improved compression set resistance and comprising, based on 100 parts by mass of (a1) an acrylic rubber obtained by copolymerizing 0.1 to 10% by mass of a crosslinkable group-containing monomer, (a2) 0.4 to 50.0% by mass of a liquid fluororubber, and the crosslinked product thereof.
US09441090B1	Methods for controlling hardness of styrene-butadiene block copolymers Methods for controlling properties of a conjugated diene monovinylarene block copolymer using a modifier during polymerization are disclosed. For instance, the Shore A hardness of the copolymer can be decreased via the addition of the modifier compound.
US09441083B2	Functional polymer membrane and method of producing the same A functional polymer membrane, prepared by curing a composition comprising a polymerizable compound (A) represented by Formula (1) and a monofunctional polymerizable compound (B): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; Q represents a polyol residue formed by removing m2 hydrogen atoms from hydroxyl groups of a trivalent to hexavalent polyol; L represents a divalent linking group; m1 represents 0 or 1; m2 represents an integer of from 3 to 6, and wherein the monofunctional polymerizable compound (B) is a (meth)acrylate compound, a (meth)acrylamide compound, a vinyl ether compound, an aromatic vinyl compound, an N-vinyl compound, or an allyl compound.
US09441080B2	Cellulose hydrogel compositions and contact lenses for corneal applications The present invention provides cellulose hydrogels having one or more of the following properties: high water content, high transparency, high oxygen permeability, high biocompatibility, high tensile strength and desirable thermal stability. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a cellulose hydrogel comprising (i) a step of activating cellulose, in which the activating step comprises contacting the cellulose with a solvent to activate the cellulose for a time duration from about 2 hours to about 30 hours; (ii) substantially dissolving the activated cellulose to form a solution; and (iii) gelling the solution to form a gel, in which the gelling step comprises allowing the solution to gel in an environment comprising a relative humidity from about 30% to about 80% at 35° C.
US09441068B2	Viscoelastic foam Embodiments of the invention provide for viscoelastic polyurethane foams. The foams are made from reaction system which includes (a) an isocyanate reactive component, (b) a isocyanate component, (c) one or more blowing agents, (d) a catalyst component, and (e) a silicone based surfactant. The isocyanate reactive component includes at least (i) from 25 to 80% by weight of at least one polyoxyethylene capped polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene polyol having a combined number average equivalent weight from 1300 to 1700, a polyoxyethylene percentage of between 75% and 95% by weight of the combined amounts of polyoxypropylene and polyoxyethylene, and a primary OH percentage of between 80 and 95% of the total number of OH groups of the polyoxyethylene capped polyoxypropylene/polyoxyethylene polyol, and (ii) from 5 to 30% by weight of the isocyanate reactive component of at least one low functionality polyol having a functionality of between 1.5 and 2.5, a combined number average equivalent weight from 500 to 1500 and an OH number of 40 to 70.
US09441061B2	Polymer films having improved heat sealing properties A polymer composition comprising an ethylene alpha-olefin copolymer, wherein the polymer composition is characterized as having (a) a density in the range of from greater than about 0.910 g/cc to about 0.930 g/cc, as determined according to ASTM D1505; (b) a melt index in the range of from greater than about 0.5 g/10 min to about 3 g/10 min, as determined by ASTM D1238, Condition 190° C./2.16 kg; (c) a molecular weight distribution of from about 3.4 to about 12, as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC); (d) a weight average molecular weight of from greater than about 85 kg/mol to about 160 kg/mol, as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC); and (e) a z-average molecular weight of from greater than about 210 kg/mol to about 500 kg/mol, as determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
US09441051B2	Matrices comprising modified polysaccharides and modified polysaccharides The present invention discloses a matrix comprising a modified primary hydroxyl groups containing polysaccharide comprising repeating disaccharide units wherein in at least part of the disaccharide units the primary hydroxyl group is replaced by functional groups selected from halide groups or groups comprising sulfur or phosphorus atoms, like e.g. sulfate groups, sulfonate groups, phosphonate groups and phosphate groups.
US09441049B2	Antibodies reactive with B7-H3 and uses thereof The present invention relates to antibodies that are immunoreactive to the mammalian, and more particularly, the human B7-H3 receptor and to uses thereof, particularly in the treatment of cancer and inflammation. The invention thus particularly concerns humanized B7-H3-reactive antibodies that are capable of mediating, and more preferably enhancing the activation of the immune system against cancer cells that are associated with a variety of human cancers.
US09441042B2	Anti-KDR antibodies and methods of use The present invention provides anti-KDR monoclonal antibodies and related compositions, which may be used in any of a variety of therapeutic methods for the treatment of a variety of cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetic retinopathy and other diseases associated with aberrant VEGF or KDR expression and/or activity.
US09441041B2	Use of antagonists of the interaction between HIV GP120 and α4β7 integrin Methods are provided for the treatment of a HIV infection. The methods can include administering to a subject with an HIV infection a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist, thereby treating the HIV infection. In several examples, the α4 integrin antagonist is a monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a α4, β1 or β7 integrin subunit or a cyclic hexapeptide with the amino acid sequence of CWLDVC. Methods are also provided to reduce HIV replication or infection. The methods include contacting a cell with an effective amount of an agent that interferes with the interaction of gp120 and α4 integrin, such as a α4β1 or α4β7 integrin antagonist. Moreover, methods are provided for determining if an agent is useful to treat HIV.
US09441040B2	Antagonist antibodies and their fab fragments against GPVI and uses thereof The present invention discloses novel antibodies that specifically bind to the human platelet membrane protein Glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and their monovalent fragments or derivatives. The antibodies of the invention are antibodies from hybridoma clone 390 and fragment antibodies thereof able to induce a GPVI depletion phenotype. These antibodies and Fab fragments are able to block collagen binding and thus preventing platelet activation by collagen. The invention also relates to hybridoma clones and expression plasmids for the production of disclosed antibodies and Fab fragments. The present invention further refers to the uses of monovalent antibody fragments to manufacture research, diagnostic and immunotherapeutic agents for the treatment of thrombosis and other vascular diseases. The invention also concerns a Fab bearing a molecule at the C-terminal extremity, as well as method for prevention of recognition of Fab by antibodies using such modified Fab. The invention concerns a method for prevention of platelet activation when an anti-GP VI Fab is used.
US09441037B2	Methods for reducing exacerbation rates of asthma using benralizumab Provided herein is are methods of reducing exacerbations of asthma in an asthma patient, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of the anti-interleukin-5 receptor (IL-5R) antibody benralizumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
US09441031B2	Oriented collagen/apatite material and method for producing oriented collagen/apatite material It is an object of the present invention to provide an oriented collagen/apatite material wherein an orientation is controlled, and a method of the oriented collagen/apatite material wherein an orientation is controlled. A method of producing an orientated collagen/apatite material according to the present invention, is characterized in that the method comprises; preparing a collagen having an orientation, seeding an osteoblast or a mesenchymal stem cell to produce and fix an apatite having an orientation similar to or almost the same as a direction of an orientation of the collagen on a surface and/or inside of the collagen. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of above mentioned method of producing an orientated collagen/apatite material according to the present invention, is characterized in that the osteoblast is an osteoblast like cell or an osteoblast obtained from a living organism.
US09441030B2	Process for producing and purifying factor VIII and its derivatives Disclosed is a method for producing proteins having factor VIII procoagulant activity in serum-free medium by in vitro culturing of mammalian cells, wherein the serum-free medium contains an inhibitor against the protease released from cultured cells. In accordance with this invention, the inhibitor can protect the cleavage of a target protein during cultivation and increase homogeneity of a target molecule, wherein the inhibitor can be a dextran sulfate. This invention also relates to a method of purifying target molecules from the culture medium containing both a target molecule and selected inhibitors by affinity chromatography.
US09441024B2	Glycosylated polypeptide and drug composition containing said polypeptide [Problem] To provide a glycosylated polypeptide having affinity to somatostatin receptors and, compared to somatostatins, having improved in-blood stability. [Solution] The glycosylated polypeptide is characterized by at least two amino acids in a somatostatin or an analogue thereof being replaced by glycosylated amino acids.
US09441023B2	Peptide YY analogs The present invention relates to novel analogs of PYY that have an improved therapeutic profile when compared to native human PYY. These novel PYY analogs are useful in the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and other disorders.
US09441022B2	Aegyptin and uses thereof The present invention relates to the discovery of the Aegyptin gene and Aegyptin protein, a molecule that interacts with collagen and inhibits platelet adhesion, activation and aggregation. Novel biological tools, prophylactics, therapeutics, diagnostics, and methods of use of the foregoing are also disclosed.
US09441016B2	Complete genome sequence of the methanogen Methanobrevibacter ruminantium The present invention includes the complete genome sequence for the methanogen, Methanobrevibacter ruminantium, including polynucleotides which encode M. ruminantium polypeptides or peptides, as well as polynucleotides from non-coding regions. Also included are the encoded M. ruminantium polypeptides and peptides, and antibodies directed to these peptides or polypeptides, in addition to expression vectors and host cells for producing these peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, and antibodies. The invention further includes methods and compositions for detecting, targeting, and inhibiting microbial cells, especially methanogen cells such as M. ruminantium cells, using one or more of the disclosed peptides, polypeptides, polynucleotides, antibodies, expression vectors, and host cells.
US09441014B2	Skin permeating and cell entering (SPACE) peptides and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides peptides and peptide compositions, which facilitate the delivery of an active agent or an active agent carrier wherein the compositions are capable of penetrating the stratum corneum (SC) and/or the cellular membranes of viable cells.
US09441013B2	Melanocortin 1 receptor ligands and methods of use The subject invention pertains to a modified MC1R peptide ligand comprising a peptide that is a melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) ligand and a functionality or linker, such as a click functionality, for conjugation to a surface or agent. The modified MC1R peptide ligand can be coupled, e.g., via a click reaction with a complementary click functionality attached, to a moiety to form an MC1R-targeted agent. Drugs, contrast agents, polymers, particles, micelles, surfaces of larger structures, or other moieties can be targeted to the MC1R. The subject invention also pertains to a MC1R peptide ligand-micelle complex comprising a peptide that is a melanocortin 1 receptor ligand connected via a click reaction product to a micelle. The micelle is stable in vivo and can target melanoma tumor cells by association of the peptide ligand with the MC1R or the tumor and selectively provide a detectable and/or therapeutic agent (such as an imageable contrast agent and/or anti-cancer agent) selectively to the tumor cell.
US09441012B2	Fluorinated epoxyketone-based compounds and uses thereof as proteasome inhibitors The present application relates to novel fluorinated epoxyketone-based compounds, compositions comprising these compounds and their use, in particular for the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions mediated by proteasome inhibition, in particular, the present application includes compounds of Formula I, and compositions and uses thereof.
US09441002B2	Dithiolane based thiol modifier for labeling and stronger immobilization of bio-molecules on solid surfaces The thiol modified oligonucleotides have vast number of applications in the field of nucleic acid chemistry. The conjugates generated by mono thiol groups are unstable at higher temperature, in high salt concentration buffers and in presence other thiols. There is strong need to develop a novel thiol modifier probes that can generate multiple thiol groups. Described herein are efficient processes and compounds, dithiolane phosphoramidites derivative and dithiolane succinyl supports. The advantage of our cyclic disulfide thiol modifier is multifold a) each incorporation introduces two thiol groups; b) it can be introduced at any desired site of oligonucleotides; c) The symmetrical branching nature of the spacer in the linker arm of dithiolane allows for clean oligo synthesis, where cleavage of the linker arm and thereby of loss of oligo chain is prevented. We have successfully made 20-mer oligonucleotide containing single dithiolane derivative at 3′, and 21-mer oligonucleotides containing single dithiolane derivative at 5′ or in the middle of the mixed base sequence. HPLC and ESI MS analysis of these oligonucleotides indicated satisfactory purity and correct composition of these oligos, respectively.
US09441000B2	Use of metallocene compounds for cancer treatment Metallocene compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing these metallocene compounds are disclosed and described. Methods of treating cancer employing such metallocene compounds and pharmaceutical compositions also are provided.
US09440988B2	Regulators of the hedgehog pathway, compositions and uses related thereto The present invention makes available, inter alia, methods and reagents for modulating smoothened-dependent pathway activation. In certain embodiments, the subject methods can be used to counteract the phenotypic effects of unwanted activation of a hedgehog pathway, such as resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function mutations.
US09440985B2	Tricyclic derivatives of N,N′-substituted 3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.1]nonanes and drugs based thereon The invention relates to novel 3,6,9-triazatricyclo[7.3.1.1]tetradecane-4,8,12-trione derivatives of general formula (1), which act as allosteric AMPA receptor modulators, and to drugs based thereon which can be used for treating Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.
US09440971B2	Solid state forms of vemurafenib hydrochloride Provided herein are solid state forms of Vemurafenib hydrochloride, processes for preparing the solid state forms, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising said solid state forms.
US09440966B2	Compounds for treatment of metabolic syndrome Present invention refers to new compounds of formula I or II, its synthesis and its use in the treatment of metabolic syndrome, particularly for the treatment of type I or type II diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome or metabolic disease or metabolic disorders.
US09440963B2	Compositions, formulations and methods for treating ocular diseases Disclosed herein are compounds effective for activation of Tie-2 and inhibition of HPTP-beta. The compounds can provide effective therapy for conditions associated with angiogenesis, for example, ocular conditions. Formulations for increased solubility are disclosed. Combination therapy with antibodies and PK/PD data are also disclosed.
US09440962B2	Benzisoxazoles The present invention relates to compounds of general formula wherein Ar1/Ar2 are phenyl or a 5 or 6-membered heteroaryl; R1/R2 is hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, CF3 or lower alkoxy; n,m are 1 or 2; or to a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt, to a racemic mixture or to its corresponding enantiomer and/or optical isomers thereof, with the exception of the compound 2,1-benzisoxazole, 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5 -yl)-. The compounds may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, radiation therapy, chronic stress, abuse of neuro-active drugs, such as alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
US09440961B2	Rho-kinase inhibitors and method of preparation The present invention relates to inhibitors of ROCK1 and ROCK2 and methods of modulating the pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic properties of such compounds. Also provided are methods of inhibiting ROCK1 and or ROCK2 that are useful for the treatment of disease.
US09440960B2	Substituted oxetanes and their use as inhibitors of cathepsin C This invention relates to a compound of formula I and their use as inhibitors of Cathepsin C, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of diseases connected with dipeptidyl peptidase I activity, e.g. respiratory diseases.
US09440946B2	N-phenethylcarboxamide derivatives A compound of general formula (I): A process for preparing this compound.A fungicidal composition comprising a compound of general formula (I).A method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it.
US09440945B2	Methods for the synthesis of tiotropium bromide Present invention relates to methods for preparing (1α, 2β, 4β, 5α, 7β)-7-[(hydroxidi-2-thienllacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.02,4]nonane-bromide.
US09440944B2	Production of cyclic acetals or ketals using solid acid catalysts A process for making a cyclic compounds such as cyclic acetal or cyclic ketones by feeding aldehyde or ketone compounds and polyhydroxyl compounds to a reaction zone at a molar ratio of polyhydroxyl compounds to aldehyde or ketone compounds of at least 3:1, reacting these compounds in the presence of a solid acid such as an acidic ion exchange resin, to generate a liquid reaction mixture without separating water from the reaction mixture as it is being formed in the reaction mixture, withdrawing the liquid reaction mixture from the reaction zone as a liquid product stream, and feeding the liquid reaction product stream to a distillation column to separate cyclic acetal compounds from unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds, and optionally recycling back the unreacted polyhydroxyl compounds to the reaction zone. The process produces cyclic acetal compounds in yields of at least 90% with long catalyst life. The process is also suitable to make cyclic ketals from ketone compounds.
US09440938B2	Sulfonamide derivative having PGD2 receptor antagonistic activity The present invention provides an sulfonamide derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.A compound of the general formula (II): wherein the ring A is an aromatic carbocyclic ring etc.; the ring B is a nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocyclic ring etc.; the ring C is an aromatic carbocyclic ring etc.; R1 is carboxy etc.; R2 is independently a halogen atom etc.; R3 is optionally substituted alkyloxy etc.; R4 is independently a halogen atom etc.; R5 is independently optionally substituted alkyl etc.; M is sulfonyl etc.; Y is a single bond etc.; L1 is a single bond etc.; L2 is a single bond etc.; k is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; n is 0, 1 or 2; and q is 0, 1, 2 or 3; provided that a) k is not 0 when the ring B is a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring containing one or two nitrogen atom(s) and the ring C is a benzene ring, etc.; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof.
US09440922B2	Tetracyclic compound A compound represented by the general Formula (I) below, or a salt or solvate thereof, which is useful as an ALK inhibitor, and is useful for prophylaxis or treatment of a disease accompanied by abnormality in ALK, for example, cancer, cancer metastasis, depression or cognitive function disorder: (meanings of the symbols that are included in the formula are as given in the specification).
US09440910B2	Reference markers for fesoterodine fumarate The present invention relates to the new impurities of Fesoterodine, Fesoterodine symmetric dimer impurity and asymmetric dimer impurity, process for preparing and isolating thereof. The invention also deals with analytical standards and analytical methods used for the control of the production process and final quality of Fesoterodine.
US09440909B2	Sulfide scavengers, methods for making and methods for using Methods for making sulfide scavenging compositions are provided. The method comprises reacting at least one secondary amine with at least one aldehyde and solvent in the presence of a catalyst to form a reaction composition, wherein a reaction temperature is less than or equal to 90° C. Sulfide scavengers using the above method are also disclosed. Methods for removing sulfides from fluid streams are also provided. The methods include adding the above sulfide scavengers to fluid streams.
US09440891B2	Palladium-catalyzed decarbonylation of fatty acid anhydrides for the production of linear alpha olefins The present invention is directed to methods of forming olefins, especially linear alpha olefins from fatty acids or anhydrides, each method comprising: contacting an amount of precursor carboxylic acid anhydride with a palladium catalyst comprising a bidentate bis-phosphine ligand in a reaction mixture so as to form an olefin in a product with the concomittant formation and removal of CO and water from the reaction mixture, either directly or indirectly, wherein the reaction mixture is maintained with a sub-stoichiometric excess of a sacrificial carboxylic acid anhydride, an organic acid, or both, said sub-stoichiometric excess being relative to the amount of the precursor carboxylic acid anhydride. The precursor carboxylic acid anhydride may be added to the reaction mixture directly or formed in situ by the reaction between at least one precursor carboxylic acid with a stoichiometric amount of the sacrificial acid anhydride.
US09440885B2	Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic component A dielectric ceramic composition includes at least dielectric particles having a core-shell structure and segregation particles, a concentration of a rare earth compound in the segregation particle is twice or more than an average concentration of the rare earth compound in a shell part of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure, an area occupied by the segregation particles is 0.1 to 1.1%, when a maximum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmax, a minimum particle size of the segregation particle is defined as rbmin, and an average particle size of the dielectric particle having the core-shell structure is defined as ra, a relation of rbmax/ra≦2.00 and rbmin/ra≧0.25 is satisfied, and the segregation particles substantially do not include Mg.
US09440876B2	Electron sensitive glass and optical circuits, microstructures formed therein An electron definable glass or an electron sensitive glass for microstructures is provided with microstructures and optical waveguides formed therein. The microstructures are formed by electron beam irradiation in selected areas in the electron definable glass followed by a high temperature heat treatment and chemical etching, whereas the optical waveguides are formed by irradiating the electron definable glass by an electron beam followed by a low temperature heat treatment.
US09440867B2	Electrolysis water-making apparatus An electrolysis water-making apparatus (1) generates electrolyzed products by supplying a raw material solution into an electrolytic cell (4) to perform electrolysis, and generates electrolyzed water by diluting the electrolyzed products. The electrolysis water-making apparatus (1) includes a casing (20) configured to accommodate the electrolytic cell (4), and a bracket (30) fixed to the casing (20) in a freely detachable manner, and the bracket (30) includes a pair of rigid walls to which one end and the other end of the electrolytic cell (4) are attached. The pair of rigid walls have a dimension therebetween that can be adjusted according to the linear dimension of the electrolytic cell (4).
US09440859B2	Silicon carbide powder comprising alpha phase silicon carbide granules of trimodal particle size distribution and low impurities A silicon carbide powder includes at least one group selected from a first group comprising an alpha phase silicon carbide pulverulent body of which a granule size (D50) is greater than 0 μm and less than 45 μm with impurities less than 10 ppm, a second group comprising an alpha phase silicon carbide pulverulent body of which a granule size is greater than 45 μm and less than 75 μm with impurities less than 10 ppm, and a third group comprising an alpha phase silicon carbide pulverulent body of which a granule size is greater than 75 μm and less than 110 μm with impurities less than 10 ppm. In addition, a method for preparing a silicon carbide powder includes adding seeds to a beta silicon carbide powder, and forming an alpha silicon carbide powder by heat treating the beta silicon carbide powder.
US09440858B2	Carbon particles A composition generally includes carbon particles. The particles are prepared by dissolving a carbohydrate-based precursor in water to form a precursor solution and placing the precursor solution in a pressure vessel. The precursor solution is placed in a pressure vessel. The pressure vessel is heated to a reaction temperature to form carbon particles. The carbon particles are subjected to a chemical activation and a physical activation. The composition includes, by weight, about 5% to about 30% oxygen.
US09440855B2	High purity carbon nanotube, process for preparing the same and transparent conductive film using the same ProblemTo provide a process for producing single-walled carbon nanotubes with which highly pure, high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes can be produced with high efficiency, and to provide a transparent conductive film using the single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained by that production method.SolutionA process for producing single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), wherein particles of a nonmetallic material containing 500 ppm or lower of metallic impurities including metals and compounds thereof are used as growth nuclei; and after a growth gas is introduced into a furnace used for growing carbon nanotubes, the growth gas used in an initial stage of growth of carbon nanotubes and the growth gas used in a stage of growth of regular carbon nanotubes (stationary growth stage) thereafter are prepared to different compositions and different partial pressures.
US09440849B2	Nanoparticle organic hybrid materials (NOHMS) A nanoparticle organic hybrid material (NOHM) containing an organic polymeric corona having a molecular weight in a range of 100-50,000 g/mol, wherein the organic polymeric corona is covalently attached to an inorganic nanoparticle core, wherein the NOHM exhibits liquid-like properties so that the NOHM moves freely and flows in a manner so that when the NOHM is in a container, the NOHM takes the shape of the container, and wherein the NOHM has a volume fraction (fc) of the inorganic particle ranging from about 0.05 to 0.75, methods of making the NOHMs, and compositions containing the NOHMs.
US09440844B2	Optical and infrared imaging system Imaging systems may include an image sensor and a microelectromechanical systems array. The microelectromechanical systems array may be mounted over the image sensor. The system may include an infrared lens that focuses infrared light onto a first surface of the microelectromechanical systems array and a visible light source that illuminates an opposing second surface of the microelectromechanical systems array. The image sensor may capture images of the opposing second surface of the microelectromechanical systems array. The system may include processing circuitry that generates infrared images of a scene using the captured images of the microelectromechanical systems array. Microelectromechanical systems elements in the microelectromechanical systems array may change position or shape in response to infrared light that is absorbed by the microelectromechanical systems elements. Each microelectromechanical systems element may include infrared absorbing material on a metal layer. The system may include optical elements that focus visible light onto the image sensor.
US09440842B1	Cleaning product dispensing system A cleaning product dispensing machine having compartments where users can refill their used cleaning product containers at convenient locations. The cleaning product dispensing system includes a plurality of cleaning products stored inside the machine. The quantity levels for each product is monitored by float sensors connection to wireless communication equipment capable of notifying the administration of the machines when the amount of a given product is running low or in the case of malfunction. The cleaning dispensing machine is compatible with product cleaner containers of different dimensions and of different types of cleaners.
US09440839B1	Preferential distribution of cooling capacity A cooling system for a beverage comprises an enclosure for housing a beverage container, a cold plate through which the beverage flows, and a refrigeration system that controllably cools the enclosure and the cold plate in a differential manner. In preferred embodiments, preference is given during normal operation to cooling the cold plate, and only cooling the enclosure when the cold plate is determined to be at or below a desired temperature. In some embodiments a special defrost cycle warms the cold plate while continuing to cool the enclosure. Controls can be mechanical, electronic or any combination of the two, and preferably utilizes information from both pressure and temperature sensors.
US09440836B2	Rotary cabonator The present application provides a rotary carbonator for use with a beverage dispensing system. The rotary carbonator may include an off-center carbonator chamber, a rotor positioned within the off-center carbonator chamber, and a number of vanes extending from the rotor. The vanes may define within the off-center carbonator chamber a first number of vane cavities with an increasing area and a second number of vane cavities with a decreasing area. A water inlet and a gas inlet may be positioned about the first vane cavities and a carbonated water outlet may be positioned about the second vane cavities.
US09440830B2	Personnel lift vehicle The present disclosure relates generally to lift vehicles that include a carriage having at least three wheels, a lift and a load carrying frame. The load carrying frame is connected to the lift, which is connected to the carriage. A selectively deployable platform is disclosed that is pivotably connected to the carriage and movable between a stowed position and a support position. At least two rollers may be spaced apart and configured to engage and slidably support a battery above the carriage.
US09440823B2	Transportable machinery A transportable machine includes a frame that may be part of a motorized carriage and a machine for transport. The frame has, for example, one or more gaps defining an interface specially designed for engaging the machine. The machine includes elements adapted to fit within or otherwise engage the gaps of the frame. Fasteners join the machine and the frame, thus creating a transportable machine.
US09440816B2	Systems and methods for implementing unique stack registration using rotating shelf structures for set compiling in image forming devices A system and method are provided for improving stack integrity for a set of image receiving media substrates at an output of a compiler in an image forming device positioning a plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a vicinity of an exit/ejection port of an image receiving media processing or post-processing unit. The plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures cycle between a first (support) position and a substantially orthogonal second (drop) position with respect to a rotating axis for the rotating shelf structures. Each of the rotating shelf structures has a uniquely-portioned top surface that includes a substantially-parallel top (supporting) portion and a ramped lead-in portion facing the exit/ejection port from the image receiving media processing or post-processing unit in an effort to reduce any image receiving media substrate “stubbing” against a first of the plurality of pairs of rotating shelf structures in a process direction.
US09440812B2	Web longitudinal position sensor Methods and systems for determining longitudinal position of an elongated web are described. Sensors are used to detect one or more substantially continuous fiducial marks disposed longitudinally on the web. The sensors generate signals associated with the fiducial marks. A position detector receives the signals and determines a longitudinal position of the web using the sensor signals. The fiducial marks may be periodic fiducial marks, such as sine and/or cosine marks on the web and/or may be piecewise continuous marks. The coarse longitudinal position of the web can be determined based on periodically recurring features of the fiducial marks. The fine longitudinal position can be determined based on continuous portions of the fiducial marks between the periodically recurring features.
US09440799B1	Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus (10) includes a dynamic axis (20), an idler axis (30), a conveying belt (40), a work-energy conversion wireless monitoring apparatus (50) and at least an on-site wireless controller (60). The on-site wireless controller (60) is used to sense an operation status of the conveying apparatus (10) to generate a sense data (622) and to wirelessly send the sense data (622) to the work-energy conversion wireless monitoring apparatus (50). The work-energy conversion wireless monitoring apparatus (50) includes an electric generator (502), a battery (504), a rotating speed measuring sensor (506), a microprocessor (508) and a transmission antenna (510). The electric generator (502) is coupled to and connected to the idler axis (30). The electric generator (502) is driven with a rotating motion of the idler axis (30) to generate an electricity power. The battery (504) is electrically connected to the electric generator (502).
US09440798B2	Conductor loop, in particular for a conveyor belt A conductor loop and a conveyor belt including the conductor loop. The conductor loop is embedded in an article having a base of a polymer material with elastic properties. The conductor loop includes at least one hybrid yarn having at least a textile first material and a conductive second material closed in an endless manner.
US09440794B2	Closed conveyor belt Closed conveyor belt with a housing (2) that encloses a conveyor belt (11) that can be set in motion by a drive, characterized in that both edges (22) of the conveyor belt (11), that extend in the direction of movement (P) of the conveyor belt, extend through the housing (2) by a protruding section (23) that extends through slots (24) provided to this end in the housing (2).
US09440791B2	Assembly and method for arranging hanging goods in a space-saving manner An assembly for arranging hanging goods in a space-saving manner, in particular for forming a block of hanging goods to be stored in a high bay warehouse, comprises a feeding unit for feeding the hanging goods along a transport direction and an arrangement unit for arranging the hanging goods, wherein the arrangement unit is provided with at least two transport rails arranged adjacent to one another when seen in the transport direction.
US09440785B2	Method of delivering, storing, unloading, and using proppant at a well site A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet formed at a bottom thereof and a gate slidably affixed at the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container is a ten foot ISO container.
US09440782B2	Plant organizing and growing assembly A plant organizing and growing assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall which is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The perimeter wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The perimeter wall bounds an enclosed space and the bottom wall has a generally rectangular shape. A plurality of legs is coupled to and extends downwardly from a bottom surface of the bottom wall. The legs are spaced apart and include four corner legs each positioned adjacent to one of the corners of the bottom wall. Each of the corner legs has a bottom surface having an aperture extending therein. Each of the apertures terminates before extending through the bottom wall such that the apertures are spaced from an upper surface of the bottom wall.
US09440776B2	Container for dangerous environments Container for dangerous environments, which comprises a base (1) and one or more side walls (2) joined to the base (1), so as to define an upper opening (3) which can be closed by a cover (4) and is surrounded by a first flange (5) provided with a plurality of first holes (6), while the cover (4) is provided with a second flange (7) provided with a plurality of second holes corresponding to the first holes (6) of the first flange (5), wherein the base (1), the side walls (2) and the first flange (5) are made of a single metal piece and the cover (4) is joined to the container by means of one or more hinges (10) which allow a rotating and translatory movement of the cover (4) with respect to the container, the cover (4) being provided with a perimetric frame (13) suitable for penetrating into the upper opening (3) and for being coupled with the upper portion of the inner surfaces of the side walls (2).
US09440774B2	Closure for packaging The invention relates to a closure for an in particular cylindrical packaging (1) for foodstuffs, having an insert (3) that comprises a preferably central outlet opening (6) and one part (5) of which is intended to be fastened to the packaging (1), and a cover (4) connected in an articulated manner thereto for sealing the top of the outlet opening (6), which cover is connected to the insert (3) by a tamper-evident closure, wherein the tamper-evident closure has a tamper-evident element (9) connected to the cover (4) or the insert (3) via at least one target break point (27), which element is arranged to the side of an in particular circumferential edge (12, 13) of the closure in the covering situation and is thus arranged offset to the outlet opening (6), wherein the tamper-evident element (9) has at least one stop (39, 38) edge on each of opposite ends, between which the tamper-evident element (9) is held to a protrusion (10) of the cover (4) or the insert (3) after loosening the tamper-evident closure. The invention further relates to a packaging for foodstuffs.
US09440773B2	Device with one-way valve A dispenser for dispensing a substance, such as a liquid lipstick or other cosmetic, pharmaceutical or cosmeceutical product, has a body with a variable-volume storage chamber for storing the product. A dispensing portion is connected with the body and a one-way valve for dispensing amounts of product therethrough. The dispensing portion defines a compression chamber in fluid communication with the storage chamber for receiving product therefrom, and an outlet aperture coupled in fluid communication with the compression chamber. The one-way valve has a valve seat, and a visco-elastic valve cover seated on the valve seat and defining a normally-closed, axially-extending seam therebetween forming a fluid-tight seal between the valve cover and valve seat. The flexible valve cover is movable relative to the valve seat, and the seam is connectable in fluid communication with the outlet aperture to allow the passage of product through the seam and out of the dispenser. An actuator is drivingly connected to the compression chamber for pressurizing product within the compression chamber and dispensing an amount of product within the compression chamber.
US09440767B2	Reclosing can for food product A can end (2) is described for a metal beverage can, optionally for carbonated drinks, the can end including a cap top (3), arranged in connection to a pull tab (4) configured to remove the cap top along a pre-defined groove (9), to thereby create a drinking or pouring aperture; an elastic resilient element (10) attached to the can end; and a resiliently operated shut-off valve (6) that is part of or is connected to the elastic resilient element (10) and that is configured to seal the drinking or pouring aperture after drinking or pouring; wherein the cap top (3) is configured to remain located, after the removal, on top of the shut-off valve (6). Further, a can including such a can end, and a method for opening and reclosing such a can are described, as well as a method for producing such a can.
US09440750B2	Wide-area aerial camera systems A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising at least one camera unit, the camera unit comprising a plurality of steerable detail camera modules, each steerable detail camera module comprising a detail camera and a beam-steering mechanism in the optical path of the camera whereby the pointing direction of the camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view.
US09440748B1	Notification management systems and methods of notifying an aircraft crew member using the same A method of notifying an aircraft crew member using a notification management system includes creating a rule based on at least one flight condition and transmitting the created rule to the aircraft. The at least one flight condition may include air travel data. The method also includes receiving aircraft data generated by one or more aircraft systems, comparing the received aircraft data with the rule, and issuing a notification to the aircraft crew member based on the comparison between the received aircraft data and the at least one condition in the rule. The notification may include at least one action to be performed in response to the notification.
US09440746B2	Aircraft vapour trail control system An aircraft propulsion control system for an aircraft having a plurality of combustion engines is provided. The system has a plurality of sensors for sensing a condition indicative of properties and/or formation of vapor trails which may be formed by the plurality of engines. A controller is arranged to control one or more operational variable for each of the plurality of engines. The controller is arranged to undertake a search of trial values of the operational variable by instructing different concurrent values of said operational variable across the plurality of engines and determining the resulting impact on the vapor trail formation and/or properties as sensed by the sensors. A population-based search may be performed, for example in parallel over all the engines at once so as to reduce the time taken to achieve vapor trail mitigation.
US09440741B2	Multiple delivery sling-load system and method An add-on sling-load system capable of being attached to a host that comprises a load provided with at least two slices arranged in a predetermined configuration and preferably a stack and a controlled coupling mechanism configured to attach and release at least one slice from the arranged configuration. The sling load system is used for multiple deliveries.
US09440729B2	High-lift-device, wing, and noise reduction device for high-lift-device In a high-lift-device, a wing, and noise reduction device for a high-lift-device that are capable of reducing noise generated when a flap is extended, preventing deterioration of aerodynamics characteristic when retracting the flap, and preventing an increase in weight, a flap main body (5) disposed so as to be extendable/retractable relative to a main wing and a protruding portion (6A-1) that smoothly protrudes at least at the vicinity of one end portion of a positive-pressure surface (PS) of the flap main body (5) in a direction away from the flap main body (5) are provided.
US09440728B2	Aircraft fuel tank system An aircraft fuel tank system is disclosed in which a vent tank is provided with a compact vent pipe comprising one or more built-in flame barrier elements providing high liquid fuel outflow rate.
US09440722B2	Marine propeller with adjustable exhaust means A marine propeller having multiple adjustable exhaust structures is disclosed. Each adjustable exhaust structure includes an exhaust unit with exhaust through holes cut through the outer surface and inner surface of the propeller hub of the marine propeller, an adjustment member with shielding portions mounted in the exhaust unit, and a fastening member for locking the adjustment member to the exhaust unit. The adjustment member is movable to adjust the shielding area of the shielding portions relative to the exhaust through holes when disengaged from the constraint of the fastening member. Thus, the exhaust volume is adjustable to fit different conditions without changing any component parts of the marine propeller, facilitating ease of use of the marine propeller.
US09440713B2	Device for passing a fluid in a tank and having such a device equipped vessel An apparatus for transferring a fluid, in particular combustion fuel, to the tank of a vessel, having a flange that is firmly dedicated to the tank, a filler neck for receiving an external fuel hose element, and a pipe connecting the flange and the filler neck. The filler neck is pivotable about a bearing that is stationary in relation to the tank. The pipe features a plurality of pipe elements that are, at least in part, rotatably coupled to one another and to the flange and formed such that the filler neck is pivotable about at least two, preferably only two, predetermined pivot axes.
US09440712B2	Tank wall comprising a through-element A sealed and thermally insulated tank arranged in a bearing structure (1) to contain a fluid, said tank comprising walls fixed to said bearing structure, a tank wall having a primary sealed barrier, a primary insulating barrier, a secondary sealed barrier and a secondary insulating barrier, the tank comprising a through-element arranged through the tank wall, in which tank the tank wall around the through-element comprises: secondary insulating blocks arranged on the wall of the bearing structure around the through-element and being covered by a first sealed layer forming the secondary sealed barrier, a circular plate arranged parallel to the tank wall at the same level as the first sealed layer forming the secondary sealed barrier, a second sealed layer (723a-d) fixed in a sealed manner straddling the first sealed layer and the circular plate all around the circular plate.
US09440697B1	Motorcycle front structure A motorcycle includes a front fender for covering above a front wheel and a headlamp device positioned forwardly of a handlebar. At a portion of an upper surface of the front fender forwardly of the headlamp device, a recess is formed which is depressed downwardly and extends in a forward and rearward direction. A projection protruding upwardly towards the rear is formed in an intermediate portion of a rear half portion of the recess with respect to a motorcycle widthwise direction. The headlamp device has a lower end formed with a recessed area in which the projection is engageable.
US09440696B2	Adjustabable bag harness for a bicycle A harness for mounting a non-pannier bag to a pannier mount. The harness has an upper frame member having at least one fastener for releasably attaching the upper frame body member to the mount, a lower frame body member disposed distally from the upper frame body member and configured to releasably engage with a lower frame portion of the mount. A connecting member attached between the upper frame body member and the lower frame body member. Two upper straps, each having a fixed end extending outwardly from one of the upper frame body and the connecting member, at least one of the upper straps being adjustable in length. Each of the two upper straps having a connector at a free end configured to releasably connect with one another to form a first loop. At least one lower strap attached at one end to the lower member, each at least one lower strap being adjustable in length and configured to be connectable to one of the upper frame body member and first loop so as to form a second loop. The first loop and the second loop together forming a receiving area for releasably securing the non-pannier bag to the pannier mount.
US09440687B2	Folding vehicle A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
US09440686B2	Folding vehicle A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
US09440683B1	Roof panel joining mechanism A method of assembling a vehicle includes providing a body panel, a roof panel, and a clip. The clip has a central portion extending from a first end to a second end. The central portion has a first surface and a second surface. The clip additionally has a roof-side flange extending from the first surface at the first end and a body-side flange extending from the second surface at the second end. The body-side flange and second surface define a first channel therebetween. The method also includes assembling the clip to the body panel by retaining a portion of the body panel in the first channel. The method additionally includes positioning a portion of the roof panel proximate the first surface. The method further includes forming the roof-side flange toward the first surface to define a second channel with the portion of the roof panel retained in the second channel.
US09440665B2	Top of rail foam bar A rail applicator assembly includes a rail having a head portion, a base portion, and a web portion extending between the head portion and the base portion. The head portion defines an outer surface. An applicator for applying a friction modifying material to the surface of the rail includes a foam body and an applicator support. The foam body is secured to the applicator support and defines a flow passageway that extends through the foam body for friction modifying material to flow through.
US09440660B2	Method for remote communication with and through a vehicle A system for a vehicle includes an interactive display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window, the output associated with a two-way communication interface for remote communication with a user input subsystem. A method of operating a system for a vehicle includes displaying a two-way communication interface on a vehicle window for remote communication with a user input subsystem.
US09440659B2	Driver advice system for a vehicle A driver advice system for a vehicle having at least one vehicle subsystem comprises a selector for receiving at least one driving condition indicator for the vehicle and for selecting, from a plurality of settings, a preferred setting for the at least one vehicle subsystem in response to the at least one driving condition indicator. The driver advice system includes an indication device for providing to the driver an indication of the preferred setting for one or more of the vehicle subsystems.
US09440650B2	Collision prediction apparatus A collision prediction apparatus includes a sensor that obtains positional information representing a position of a target object with respect to a host vehicle and a processing device wherein the processing device calculates a movement trajectory of the target object with respect to a vehicle, based on the positional information obtained at time points by the sensor, and the processing device predicts a probability of a collision between the target object and the vehicle, based on the calculated movement trajectory and at least one of three parameters which includes a number of obtainment time points of the positional information used to calculate the movement trajectory, a change manner of a lateral width of the target object related to the positional information between time points, and a change manner of the positional information of the target object with respect to the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
US09440643B1	Hybrid electric vehicle and method of control A vehicle and a method of controlling a vehicle are provided. The vehicle may include a controller programmed to, in response to a change from a first to a second powertrain operating mode, operate an engine and electric machine to increase a state of charge target of a traction battery to increase propulsion torque available from the electric machine. The controller may be further programmed to, in response to a decrease in accelerator pedal position and a vehicle speed being less than a threshold speed while operating the powertrain in the second powertrain operating mode and the engine and electric machine are coupled via a friction element, decrease a pressure of the friction element to a first target pressure to decouple the engine from the electric machine.
US09440640B1	Gear change torque fill strategy A number of variation may include a method that may include providing a drive system that may deliver a torque supply to a vehicle. An electric unit may be provided. The torque supply may be reduced. A torque fill may be initiated when the torque supply is reduced. The torque fill may be supplied from the electric unit.
US09440639B2	Control device for vehicle Disclosed is a control device for a vehicle including an engine and a motor generator both for supplying a travel driving force to a driving wheel. The control device causes the engine to stop while the vehicle is traveling on a descending slope under constant vehicle speed control where the vehicle is controlled to travel at a predetermined vehicle speed. That reduces a load on a brake device.
US09440638B2	Charge utilization control system and method A charge utilization control system for an electric vehicle includes a controller, an electric motor connected to the controller, a battery connected to the electric motor and an internal combustion engine connected to the controller. The controller is adapted to minimize electric charge stored in the battery as the electric vehicle approaches a charging destination for the battery.
US09440637B2	Transmission apparatus A transmission apparatus mounted on a vehicle has a front-wheel speed sensor for sensing a rotation speed of a front wheel. A control unit has a ratio-change correction part that determines a correction in transmission control of the transmission apparatus using the rotation speed of the front wheel sensed by a front-wheel speed sensor. The control unit limits execution of the correction under a condition that an external device is connected to a connector. Thereby, the execution of the correction based on the rotation speed of the front wheel without a worker's intention during driving on a chassis dynamo may be suppressed.
US09440631B2	Electronic stroke sensor for air disc brake A vehicle brake monitor assembly for an air disk brake includes a brake actuator having a pushrod projecting from inside a chamber of said brake actuator. The pushrod releasably actuates a lever arm of a caliper thereby moving the disk brake into a braking position when the pushrod is in an extended position and releasing the disk brake from the braking position when the pushrod is in a retracted position. The pushrod includes a pushrod shaft and a contact member biased in a telescoping relationship relative to the pushrod shaft and the lever arm of the caliper abuts the contact member counteracting the bias of the contact member. A sensor is integrated with the assembly proximate the contact member and detects movement of the pushrod relative to the lever arm and to the pushrod shaft.
US09440630B2	Pneumatic brake distributor valve assembly for a rail vehicle A pneumatic brake valve unit for a rail vehicle, includes: a main device (20) that selectively controls a communication path between a brake pipe connector (18) and either an atmospheric exhaust line (19) or an auxiliary reservoir connector (16), such that the pressure at the brake pipe connector (18) is k times the difference between the pressure at a control reservoir connector (14) and the pressure at a main brake pipe connector (12), k being a proportionality factor; a cut-off valve (21) that controls a communication path between the main brake pipe connector (12) and the control reservoir connector (14); an accelerator device (22) that controls a communication path between the main brake pipe connector (12) and an air discharge member (19); and a driving pilot (39) which is common to both the valve (21) and the accelerator device (22) and which controls their respective communication paths.
US09440626B2	Drum brake type electric parking brake apparatus There is provided a drum brake type electric parking brake apparatus includes an electric actuator unit, a backing plate and a knuckle. The electric actuator unit includes an electric motor and a decelerator, and expands a gap between one end portions of the brake shoes based on activation of the electric motor. The electric actuator unit is separately provided from the backing plate. The electric actuator unit is arranged at an inner-side surface of the knuckle, and the backing plate is arranged at an outer-side surface of the knuckle. The backing plate and the electric actuator unit are supported and fixed to the knuckle.
US09440611B2	Gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system A gas hag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an inflatable gas hag, wherein the gas bag includes at least one vent device for venting gas from the gas bag, wherein the vent device in a first condition has a first outflow cross-section and in a second condition a second outflow cross-section; as well as a release mechanism which initially fixes the vent device and which releases the same after activation. The release mechanism includes an element to be filled with gas, with which the vent device is connected such that before filling of the tillable element it is fixed at the same and during filling of the fillable element is detached from the same, wherein the vent device is directly or indirectly connected with the tillable element via a releasable connection which will tear during filling of the fillable element and release the vent device.
US09440610B2	Curtain airbag apparatus Provided is a curtain airbag apparatus that prevents a head of an occupant from being moved forward. To this end, according to the curtain airbag apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an auxiliary airbag is installed on an outer surface of a curtain airbag in order to prevent the head of the occupant from being moved forward.
US09440603B2	Location sensitive learning interface A vehicle control system is provided that is able to (i) identify a particular driver from other potential drivers and (ii) monitor various vehicle functions in order to determine if the identified driver repeatedly performs the same behavior when the vehicle is at or near the same location. When the control system determines that the identified driver repeats the same behavior in response to the vehicle being at or near the same location, the controller learns that behavior and associates it with the identified driver so that it can be automatically performed, without driver interaction, when the vehicle is at or near the same location in the future.
US09440600B2	Fail operational power system with multiple energy storage devices Method for operating a fail operational power system for a vehicle includes monitoring voltages on first and second power distribution paths arranged in parallel. Each path includes a respective first or second isolator switch effective when operative in a closed state to power the respective path by a respective energy storage device for supplying electrical power to one or more loads partitioned on each of the paths. A third isolator switch controllably operative between open and closed states is monitored. The closed state of the third isolator switch connects the paths and the open state opens the connection between the paths. When a predetermined operating mode requiring fail operational power is enabled, the third isolator switch is controlled to the open state when at least one of the monitored voltages violates a reference voltage and is controlled to the closed state when neither one of the monitored voltages violate the reference voltage.
US09440599B2	Arrangement for displaying information in a vehicle An arrangement is provided for displaying information to a driver in a vehicle, where the information includes an image, and where information is displayed by a textile material positioned on the floor of the vehicle and the information displayed is a condition outside of the vehicle, where the information is displayed in the direction in which the condition occurs outside of the vehicle. Information can be displayed to a driver of a vehicle by an information arrangement not used for other information.
US09440589B2	Electro-optic rearview mirror assembly for vehicle A reflective element assembly for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes front and rear substrates with an electro-optic medium disposed therebetween. An electrical connector has an attachment portion and a wire receiving portion for receiving an electrical wire therein. A flange of the attachment portion is configured to be disposed at a fourth surface of the rear substrate and a tab is configured to extend at least partially across a perimeter edge of the rear substrate. An electrically conductive material is disposed in an uncured state and uncured electrically conductive material flows at least partially through the aperture and is cured to secure the electrical connector at the rear substrate. The wire receiving portion of the electrical connector is configured to receive the electrical wire therein and includes at least one tang that engages the electrical wire when the electrical wire is inserted into the wire receiving portion.
US09440585B2	Optical axis ascertaining device for in-vehicle camera The present invention aims to provide an optical axis ascertaining device for an in-vehicle camera which can simply adjust and correct the optical axis of the camera. This device comprises image processing device (image recognition portion and tracking portion) detecting a static obstacle (for example, wheel stopper disposed on ground surface) from an image acquired by rear camera through image recognition and tracking the static obstacle and rear wheel rotation sensor as a sensor detecting a movement distance of a vehicle, for example; and ascertains the optical axis direction of the camera, based on an attachment position of the camera and the movement distance of the vehicle from where a static object being tracked is out of an image capturable region of the rear camera due to an approach of the vehicle to where the vehicle comes into contact with the static object.
US09440579B2	Photoluminescent step handle A vehicle illumination apparatus is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a retractable handle having a proximal end portion in connection with a tailgate. The retractable handle forms an internal passage therethrough from the proximal end portion to a distal end portion of the retractable handle. A light source is disposed proximate the proximal end portion and configured to emit a first emission through the internal passage. At least one light emitting portion is disposed along a length of the retractable handle and configured to output light derived from the first emission to an outside environment.
US09440571B2	Conveyance seat A conveyance seat includes a pair of side frames and a lower frame. The lower frame is formed to have a U-shaped section, an upper part of which is open, a center part position of a front side area of the U shape is recessed backward relative to both side positions in a view in a width direction of the seat. Cutouts are formed in end surfaces of the lower frame in areas connected with the pair of side frames, and the cutouts are made from the end surfaces to an inner side.
US09440568B2	Seat for vehicle A vehicle seat includes: a seat back pad of a vehicle; a rear cover coupled with the seat back pad on the rear side and made of flexible material; and a bracket formed along the periphery of the rear cover, the bracket being coupled with the seat back pad so that its front is supported by the seat back pad.
US09440565B2	Unlocking unit for a vehicle seat, and vehicle seat An unlocking unit (10), for a vehicle seat (1), transmits a movement introduced via an actuation element (62) to at least two locking devices (90) for unlocking purposes. Each locking device (90) is paired with an unlocking element (11, 12) and the unlocking element (11, 12) is in the locked position when the respective locking device (90) is locked and in the unlocked position when the respective locking device (90) is unlocked. A display element (64) is in the display position when the locking devices (90) are unlocked and is in the non-display position when the locking devices (90) are locked. Each unlocking element (11, 12) which can be found in the unlocked position prevents the display element (64) from moving into the non-display position, and the display element (64) remains in the display position as long as at least one locking device (90) is unlocked.
US09440563B2	Occupant support system Human support systems for one or more of the safety, convenience, comfort of the user.
US09440550B2	Battery use optimization utilizing a reserve fleet A system for the management of a fleet of battery powered vehicles using a paradigm of a reserve pool of vehicles as opposed to a reserve fleet of batteries. In this system, a reserve pool of vehicles is always maintained in a ready state such that vehicles being returned with depleted batteries may be replaced with a vehicle having a fully-charged battery. The system maintains a balance between reserve fleet size and charging time (and therefore the life of the batteries) to provide optimal performance and cost savings. The system has the added advantages of capital efficiency in that that the time and labor required to change batteries, and the need to maintain extra batteries is eliminated.
US09440544B2	Battery management system and method A system and method for managing batteries having a plurality of batteries, each battery comprises a battery ID attached thereto; a plurality of chargers, each charger comprising a charger ID attached thereto and being configured to selectively charge a battery; a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle comprises a vehicle ID attached thereto; a plurality of ID sensor units, each ID sensor unit configured to read the respective battery, charger and vehicle IDs; and a management server coupled to plurality of ID sensor units for selective control and management of identified batteries.
US09440524B2	Mount apparatus A mount apparatus (20) for supporting a vibration source on a base is provided. The mount apparatus (20) includes a moving member (134) that is partially disposed in a pumping chamber (64) for moving within the pumping chamber (64) along a first axis (A) to create a volume change in the pumping chamber (64) to maintain the volume of the pumping chamber (64) to prevent a pressure increase in the pumping chamber (64) during the deformation of a flexible body (46) in response to an external excitation to effectively cancel the external excitation. The moving member (134) includes a moveable wall (144) of a flexible material, having a generally hour glass-shape in steady state, and extending between moving member upper and lower ends (140, 142). The moveable wall (144) flexes radially outwardly and inwardly relative to the first axis (A) in response to relative axial movement between the moving member upper and lower ends (140, 142), to amplify the volume change in the pumping chamber (64).
US09440522B2	Protection device for a vehicle window A device for protecting a window of a vehicle from environmental conditions includes a water resistant cover for covering the window. The cover has a first side portion positionable to cover a driver's side of the window, and an opposed second side portion positionable to cover a passenger's side of the window. A frame supports the cover and includes spaced apart and resiliently flexible first and second frame members. The first and second frame members each extend widthwise with respect to the cover across at least a portion of the first side portion and at least a portion of the second side portion. The frame is collapsible to reconfigure the device from a deployed state wherein the frame supports the cover in a generally flat state to a storage state wherein the cover is folded. Fasteners are secured to the cover for mounting the device to the window.
US09440510B2	Mobile air cleaning unit and distribution system A mass transit vehicle includes a frame and a cabin mounted to the frame. The cabin includes a roof and a passenger zone defining a passenger zone length. An air cleaning unit includes an air cleaner housing mounted to the roof. The air cleaning unit is operable to draw in air through an inlet, through an air cleaning device, and discharge a flow of cleaned air out of an outlet. An air conditioning unit includes an air conditioner housing separate from the air cleaner housing. The air conditioning unit is operable to draw in air through an inlet, through an air conditioning device, and discharge a flow of conditioned air out of an outlet. The outlet of the air conditioning device is in communication with a duct system to direct the flow of conditioned air to the cabin substantially evenly along the passenger zone length.
US09440509B2	Battery cooling apparatus A vehicle includes a climate control system configured to regulate temperature within a cabin. The vehicle also includes a battery compartment disposed within the trunk, and a soft trim component that at least partially defines space within the trunk of the vehicle. The vehicle is further provided with a rigid insulative material formed upon and supporting a section of the soft trim such that the insulative material and section define a duct fluidly connecting the cabin and battery compartment in order to cool the battery compartment.
US09440505B2	Suspension device for a vehicle 1. Objective:Endurance of a dust cover 50 mounted on a suspension device wherein a top spring seat 85 is formed to be inclined to an axis of a shock absorber 10 and disposed rotatably about a top seat axis inclined to an axis of a shock absorber 10 is improved.2. Means for Solution:The suspension device comprises a rotation prevention portion 100 so that the dust cover 50 cannot rotate relatively a top seat portion 90 about an axis of the top seat portion 90. The rotation prevention portion 100 comprises two convex portions 110 formed in the top seat portion 90 and two concave portions 120 formed in a top connecting portion 60 of the dust cover 50.
US09440502B2	Wheel sensing arrangement, wheel sensor and method A wheel sensor (4) comprises sensing means for sensing one or more conditions within a pneumatic tire (2) of a wheel (1) and an attachment means configured to secure said sensing means to the wheel rim (3); wherein said sensor (4) further comprises an optical sensor (6) pointing towards the inside surface (12) of said tire (2) for receiving radiation radiated from said inside surface (12); whereby temperature values may be derived representative of said tire surface temperature.
US09440501B2	Tire pressure ID code learning device and method of learning ID code An ID code learning device includes a RF transceiving module, a received signal strength indication (RSSI) module, and a processing circuit. The RF transceiving module receives RF signals, and each of the RF signals contains an ID code. The RSSI module is electrically connected to the RF transceiving module to detect signal strengths of the RF signals received by the RF transceiving module. The processing circuit is electrically connected to the RF transceiving module and the received signal strength indication module respectively. The received signal strength indication module detects the RF signal with the highest signal strength, the processing circuit pairs the ID code thereof with a predetermined tire location code, and then the RF transceiving module transmits a pairing result out.
US09440495B2	Pneumatic tire The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having a carcass 11, at least one circumferential belt layer 17 provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass 11, and plural intersecting belt layers 18 provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the circumferential belt layer 17, at least one of the plural intersecting belt layers having wider belt width in the tire widthwise direction than the circumferential belt layer 17, comprising: at least one layer of end-portion circumferential belt 15 provided in respective tire widthwise tread end regions on the outer side of the carcass 11 and on the inner side of the circumferential belt layer 17 in the tire radial direction; and at least one layer of slant belt 16 provided in the tire widthwise tread central region on the outer side of the carcass 11 and on the inner side of the circumferential belt layer 17 in the tire radial direction.
US09440489B2	Cassette seal, particularly for a wheel bearing arrangement of a motor vehicle A cassette seal includes a first and a second ring, wherein the axial sections and the radial sections of the first and second ring are aligned approximately parallel to one another, forming an interior in which a sealing arrangement arranged on the first ring engages in the direction of the second ring and a gap is formed between the radial section of the first ring and the axial section of the second ring. A fixed additional element extends on the side of the axial section of the second ring facing away from the interior, and the rises in the direction of the radial section of the first ring above the axial section of the second ring with a protrusion. The protrusion has a downward slope in the direction of the second ring, to form the gap.
US09440484B2	3D digital painting A method of digital continuous and simultaneous three-dimensional painting and three-dimensional drawing with steps of providing a digital electronic canvas having a screen and capable of presenting two pictures for a right eye and a left eye; providing means for continuous changing of a virtual distance between the digital electronic canvas and a painter by digitally changing a horizontal shifting between images for the right eye and the left eye on the digital electronic canvas corresponding to instant virtual canvas position; providing at least one three-axis input control device allowing digital painting or drawing on the digital electronic canvas; painting on the digital electronic canvas for any instant virtual positions of the digital electronic canvas providing simultaneous appearance of a similar stroke on the images for the right eye and the left eye.
US09440477B2	Flexible book binding with interchangeable pages Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a flexible book binding with interchangeable pages are presented. A plurality of elongate rods include tips disposed on ends of the elongate rods. A plurality of flexible, elongate link members includes one or more openings disposed in the elongate link members. The one or more openings are formed to receive the tips of the elongate rods. A plurality of pages includes rod couplers disposed along edges of the plurality of pages. The rod couplers are formed to receive the elongate rods.
US09440470B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus measures spectral intensity of a printed medium before an image is printed thereon, and calculates Mahalanobis distances with respect to plural types of reference printing media stored in advance. Then, the type of the printed medium is determined from the reference printing media based on the Mahalanobis distances and the image is printed thereon.
US09440466B2	Transport mechanism and method for transporting a print medium in a printing system A transport mechanism is provided for transporting sheets of a print medium in a printing system. The transport mechanism include a first conveyor device having a first conveyor body which is configured to support a plurality of sheets of print medium, the first conveyor body being movable to convey the sheets along the transport path in the printing system; and a transfer system including a second conveyor device having a movable second conveyor body for supporting the sheets of print medium and conveying the sheets further along the transport path, the transfer system being configured to transfer the sheets of print medium from the first conveyor body to the second conveyor body in a transfer region. The second conveyor body is arranged adjacent or proximate to the first conveyor body in the transfer region, and the transfer system includes spacer means which is configured to maintain a predefined spacing between the first conveyor body and the second conveyor body in the transfer region. An associated method of transporting sheets of a print medium in a printing system is also disclosed.
US09440465B2	Printing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and storage medium A printing apparatus includes: a printing unit having a plurality of printing elements arranged in a conveyance direction of the printing sheet and configured to print the printing sheet; a conveyance control unit configured to control conveyance of printing sheets so that a trailing edge of a preceding sheet as a printing sheet precedingly fed from the stacking unit and a leading edge of a succeeding sheet as a printing sheet fed after the preceding sheet overlap each other; a determination unit configured to determine, under a predetermined condition, whether to convey the succeeding sheet to a position facing the printing unit while keeping an overlap state between the preceding sheet and the succeeding sheet; and a printing control unit configured to control, based on a determination result of the determination unit, printing elements of the printing unit to be used.
US09440456B2	Dual purpose printing apparatus According to one embodiment, a dual purpose printer has a housing, a printing medium supporting section, a first printing section, and a second printing section. The housing has a discharge port and an entrance port. The printing medium supporting section is arranged inside the housing, and rotatably supports a rolled printing medium. The first printing section is configured to print on a top surface of a first continuous sheet printing medium drawn from the rolled printing medium supported on the printing medium supporting section, and to print on a second printing medium carried in through the entrance port. The second printing section is arranged inside the housing, and is configured to print on the bottom surface of the first continuous sheet printing medium.
US09440455B2	Printing device, control method for printing device, and control program for printing device A printing device includes a paper medium print mode configured to execute printing on a paper medium; and a textile print mode configured to execute printing on a fabric medium, a print resolution in the textile print mode being lower than a print resolution in the paper medium print mode.
US09440445B2	Liquid consuming apparatus There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including a casing, a liquid consuming section, and a tank. The tank includes a box-shaped body having a light-transmitting property and having five walls and a partition wall; a film adhered to rear end portions of the walls; and a positioning section disposed at least on an outer surface of each of the upper and lower walls, or of each of the right and left walls. In a state that the liquid consuming apparatus is placed on a horizontal plane, the box-shaped body is positioned at a posture at which the positioning section is brought into contact with the casing to thereby allow the front wall to be exposed from a side surface of the casing which extends in a direction crossing the horizontal plane, and at which the rear end portions are located inside the casing.
US09440441B2	Multi-part fluid flow structure In one example, parts to be assembled into a fluid flow structure include: a first part having a first opening therein and a first adhesive bonding surface surrounding the first opening; a second part having a second opening therein and a second bonding surface surrounding the second opening; and the first and second bonding surfaces are each configured, when the parts are assembled for bonding and an adhesive is squished between the parts, to create a capillary force along the bonding surface urging adhesive away from the opening.
US09440437B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and method for driving liquid discharge head A liquid discharge apparatus comprises: a liquid discharge head that discharge a liquid by varying a volume of a pressure chamber with an actuator; a control unit that generates a drive signal that varies the volume of the pressure chamber; and an actuator driving unit that drives the actuator with the drive signal, wherein the drive signal includes a plurality of discharge pulses and a non-discharge pulse, the non-discharge pulse is applied at a time point at which a vibration velocity of a composite residual vibration that is of a liquid near a nozzle and that is generated by the discharge pulses peaks in a direction toward an inside or outside of the nozzle, the time point being synchronized with an intermediate time point between a fall time point and a rise time point of the non-discharge pulse.
US09440425B2	Methods and systems for setting the pressure of the cylinders of the printing press without requiring special targets A method for setting the pressure of a printing station includes at least one cylinder, from acquired images of the printed area of the printed web. The method includes displacing the at least one cylinder in accordance with a pre-defined displacement scheme, and acquiring the acquired images of the web throughout the displacement of the at least one cylinder, for each of the at least one cylinder, determining according to the acquired images, a left side print distance and a right side print distance, and determining for the each of the at least one cylinder a left actuator working distance and a right actuator working distance for the left actuator and the right actuator, respectively, according to the left side print distance and according to the right side print distance.

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