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US09476116B2	Process for treating a plastic component part The present invention concerns a plastic component with a coating system, wherein the coating system comprises a basecoat of paint which has been applied to the surface of the plastic and on which a coating applied by means of vapor phase deposition is provided, for its part covered by a top coat of paint, characterized in that the coating applied by vapor phase deposition comprises multiple layers.
US09476114B2	TiAlN-coated tool Tool comprising a base body made of hard metal, cermet, ceramics, steel or high-speed steel and a single-layer or multi-layer anti-wear protective coating applied thereon in the PVD process, at least one layer of said anti-wear protective coating being a titanium-aluminum-nitride layer, TixAlyN where x+y=1, which layer can contain, according to the process, up to 5% by weight of further metals, characterized in that the TixAlyN layer is a multi-coat substructure having a plurality of periodically alternating Tix(A)Aly(A)N coats (A) where x(A)+y(A)=1 and Tix(B)Aly(B)N coats (B) where x(B)+y(B)=1, the Al concentration y(B) in coats (B) amounting at most to 70 at. % (y(B) 0.70) and the Al concentration y(B) in coats (B) being from 10 to 25 at. % higher than the Al concentration y(A) in coats (A) (y(B)=(y(A)+0.10) to (y(A)+0.25)).
US09476108B2	Utilization of temperature heat adsorption skin temperature as scale control reagent driver The invention provides methods, compositions, and apparatuses for preventing the formation of scale in heap leach process solution distribution systems comprised of piping, spray nozzles, or emitter tubes. Solution distribution system components often become fouled by scale because of local hot spots more prone to form scale than other locations along the systems length. Positioning sensors that detect periods of high temperature stress and adjusting scale control reagent dosage to send the right amount to inhibit hot spot deposition allows for the control of scale without using wasteful excessive amounts of scale control reagents. This can vastly improve scale control performance under high temperature stress conditions while minimizing scale control reagent waste under less severe stress conditions to reduce the total operating cost of running heap leach mining operations which depend upon well-functioning solution distribution systems.
US09476107B2	Method of making high strength steel crane rail A method of making a high strength head-hardened crane rail and the crane rail produced by the method. The method comprises the steps of providing a steel rail having a composition comprising, in weight percent: C 0.79-1.00%; Mn 0.40-1.00; Si 0.30-1.00; Cr 0.20-1.00; V 0.05-0.35; Ti 0.01-0.035; N 0.002 to 0.0150; and the remainder being predominantly iron. The steel rail is cooled from a temperature between about 700 and 800° C. at a cooling rate having an upper cooling rate boundary plot defined by an upper line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 800° C.), (40 s, 700° C.), and (140 s, 600° C.) and a lower cooling rate boundary plot defined by a lower line connecting xy-coordinates (0 s, 700° C.), (40 s, 600° C.), and (140 s, 500° C.).
US09476100B1	Methods for diagnosing bladder cancer Methods and kits for identification of bladder cancer in a subject based on alterations in DNA methylation at selected genomic loci are provided.
US09476099B2	Method for determining sensitivity to decitabine treatment The present invention is a gene expression panel of chemotherapeutic drug-resistant cancer stem cells comprising RIN1, SOX15 and TLR4. In one embodiment the cancer stem cells are testicular cancer germ cells. The present invention provides for a kit and method for determining response to treatment with decitabine at low doses.
US09476096B2	Recurrent gene fusions in hemangiopericytoma Provided herein are kits, compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis, research and therapy, including but not limited to, cancer markers. In particular, the present invention relates to recurrent gene fusions as diagnostic markers and clinical targets for hemangiopericytoma.
US09476094B2	Polynucleotide sequencing method The subject invention pertains to a method for determining the sequence of a polynucleotide comprising the steps of (i) contacting a polynucleotide processive enzyme immobilised in a fixed position, with a target polynucleotide under conditions sufficient to induce enzyme activity; (ii) detecting an effect consequent on the interaction of the enzyme and polynucleotide, wherein the effect is detected by measurement of a non-linear optical signal or a linear signal coupled to a non-linear signal.
US09476092B2	Late-PCR A non-symmetric polymerize chain reaction (PCR) amplification method employing a limiting primer in low concentration whose concentration-adjusted melting point at least equals, and preferably exceeds, that of the excess primer, the latter in turn not being more than 25° C. below the melting temperature of the amplicon. Assays employing such amplification and labeled hybridization probes, including assays that include a detection step following primer extension or a low-temperature probe, or both. Kits for performing such assays and primer or primer-and-probe sets for performing the foregoing amplifications and assays.
US09476089B2	Methods of making oligonucleotide probes The present invention relates to methods of making linear nucleic acid probes using rolling circle amplification methods. In one aspect, an oligonucleotide template sequence is contacrted with one or more first primers, a first polymerase and first nucleotides under conditions that extend one or more hybridize primers to make a strand complementary to the oligonucleotide template sequence thereby forming a double stranded oligonucleotide. The double stranded oligonucleotide is circularized. A rolling circle template is obtained from the circularized double stranded oligonucleotide. The rolling circle template is contacted with one or more second primers, a second polymerase and second nucleotides under conditions that form a single stranded nucleic acid, and the single stranded nucleic acid is cleaved to form the plurality of nucleic acid probes.
US09476086B2	Bacteriophage with activity against pathogenic strains of Salmonella A method for obtaining a strain of bacteriophage specific to a selected strain of bacteria was found as well as bacteriophage strains obtained in this way. Moreover, application of bacteriophages in manufacturing of the preparation for preventing and fighting infections of farm animals, especially poultry, with pathogenic strains of bacteria sensitive to these phages was described.
US09476085B2	Bacterial identification The present invention provides for separation of bacterial species and serotypes using electrophoretic methods.
US09476082B2	Method of producing isoprenoid compounds in yeast Yeast strains capable of increased prenyl phosphate production are provided, enabling increased terpenoid molecule production. Heterologous yeast strains with high prenyl phosphate availability are prepared using one or both of two different strategies for increasing the availability of prenyl phosphates for terpenoid production. First, by co-expressing multiple mevalonate pathway gene analogs, a novel heterologous combination of genes results, some of which increases the inherent availability of prenyl phosphates in yeast. Second, by expressing the non-endogenous enzyme ATP citrate lysase (ACL), a buildup of high cytosolic concentration of acetyl-CoA is produced in the cytosol of S. cerevisiae.
US09476075B2	Oil enriched with arachidonic acid of microorganisms (unicellular fungus Mortierella alpina) and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a strain of Mortierella alpina that can produce large quantities of arachidonic acid (ARA), to the methods for producing lipidic compounds of interest using said strain, and to the products and compositions produced with said strain.
US09476064B2	Neuro-progenitor produced from an SCNT-derived ES cell An embryonic stem cell line derived from a nucleus-transferred oocyte prepared by transferring a nucleus of a human somatic cell into an enucleated human oocyte may differentiate into various desired cell types.
US09476051B2	Antisense modulation of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble expression Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding superoxide dismutase 1, soluble. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of superoxide dismutase 1, soluble are provided.
US09476041B2	Method for producing novel hipsc by means of siRNA introduction A novel compound to induce a pluripotent stem cell is provided. A novel anti-malignant-tumor substance is provided. A pluripotent stem cell-inducing agent, including one or more single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotides selected from the group consisting of: a) a single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotide containing a sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 or a sequence including deletion, substitution, or addition of 1 to 3 bases in SEQ ID No: 1, b) a single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotide containing a sequence of SEQ ID NO:2 or a sequence including deletion, substitution, or addition of 1 to 3 bases in SEQ ID No: 2, c) a single-stranded or double-stranded polynucleotide containing a sequence of SEQ ID NO:3 or a sequence including deletion, substitution, or addition of 1 to 3 bases in SEQ ID No: 3, in which the pluripotent stem cell-inducing agent induces a cell to become a pluripotent stem cell is provided.
US09476033B2	Recombinant newcastle disease viruses useful as vaccines or vaccine vectors The present invention concerns an antigenomic RNA of Newcastle Disease virus (NDV) carrying one or more foreign genes inserted before NP gene, between P and M genes, and/or between HN and L genes. The invention is also directed toward a cDNA encoding a recombinant antigenomic RNA having one or more foreign genes inserted according to the invention, a cell containing the cDNA, a plasmid comprising the cDNA, a cell containing the plasmid, a cell containing the recombinant antigenomic RNA, and a recombinant NDV containing the recombinant antigenomic RNA of the invention, such as a recombinant NDV carrying one or more foreign genes recovered from transcription of the cDNA or the plasmid in a competent cell. The recombinant NDV carrying the one or more foreign genes can be used as a vaccine or vaccine vector.
US09476031B2	Method for rejuvenating cells The invention relates to a method for reprogramming cells from aged donors or senescent cells to pluripotent cells that have lost marks of senescence. In particular, the invention relates to an ex vivo method for preparing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a target cell population comprising cells from aged donors or senescent cells, said method comprising the steps of culturing said target cell population under appropriate conditions for reprogramming said cells into iPSCs, wherein said appropriate conditions comprises increasing expression in said target cells, of at least the following reprogramming factors: Oct4, Klf4, Sox2, c-Myc, Lin28 and, optionally Nanog.
US09476024B2	Thermoresponsive substrate with microgels, method for its preparation and culture method for biological cells The invention relates to a culture substrate having thermoresponsive microgel particles that have a thermoresponsive polymer and modulator particles fixed to the carrier area of the substrate. The modulator can be a substance that has an adhesion capability with biological cells or a substance that causes cellular reactions that are inducible to binding to surface receptors of biological cells. Methods for preparation and use in culturing cells are given.
US09476021B2	Method for the regeneration of PVPP from a membrane filter retentate after clarification and stabilization of a yeast fermented beverage A method of preparing a yeast fermented beverage is disclosed, comprising: (a) fermenting wort with yeast to produce a fermented liquid; (b) optionally removing the yeast; (c) mixing the fermented liquid with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) particles; (d) filtering the fermented liquid over a first membrane filter without employing a filter aid; (e) combining a first retentate with an aqueous regeneration liquid to desorb polyphenols and/or protein from the PVPP particles, wherein the aqueous regeneration liquid has a pH of at least 10.0; (f) filtering the combination retentate and regeneration liquid over a second membrane filter without employing a filter aid; and (g) after, optional further refining the regenerated PVPP particles from the second retentate, and recirculating the particles to step (c); wherein macromolecular components contained in the first retentate and/or retained on the second filter are degraded using a degradative agent selected from oxidants, enzymes and combinations thereof.
US09476020B2	Method and apparatus for the recovery of PVPP after contact with a yeast fermented beverage by sedimentation separation A method of preparing a yeast fermented beverage is provided, which method comprises (a) fermenting wort with a biologically active yeast to produce a fermented liquid; (b) combining the fermented liquid with polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) particles to bind at least a fraction of the polyphenols and/or proteins contained in the fermented liquid; (c) removing a slurry containing the PVPP particles and yeast from the fermented liquid; (d) separating said slurry into a yeast-enriched fraction and a PVPP-enriched fraction a technique selected from flotation separation, settling separation and separation using a hydrocyclone; (e) regenerating the PVPP particles before, during and/or after the separation by desorbing polyphenols and/or protein from said PVPP-particles; and (f) recirculating the regenerated PVPP particles to step (b). The method can be operated with single use PVPP as well as regenerable PVPP and does not require sophisticated filter hardware for regenerating the PVPP.
US09476015B2	Non-toxic hand cleaner comprising a ternary solvent mixture A cleaning composition comprises between about 10% to about 50% of at least one organic solvent comprising vegetable oil. The composition further comprises between about 2% to about 20% of at least one co-solvent. The composition further comprises at least one water-in-oil emulsifier and non-ionic surfactant. The composition also comprises at least one anionic surfactant and between about 20% to about 60% of water.
US09476009B2	Acidic methanol stripping process that reduces sulfur content of biodiesel from waste greases The present invention provides a method of producing fatty acid alkyl esters from a lipid, comprising steps of introducing a gas comprising vapor of an alcohol selected from methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, iso-propanol and butanols, into the lipid in a form of bubbles to enable the bubbles to pass through the lipid and be discharged from the lipid. The product may then be subjected to a transesterification process catalyzed by a base catalyst. The present invention is robust with low quality feedstocks thus significantly reduce production cost for biodiesel.
US09476001B2	Process and apparatus for the treatment of tar in syngas The present invention relates to a method and apparatus (10) for use in rarefying a syngas so as to improve a calorific value of the syngas through the reduction of a concentration of tar from the syngas. The apparatus (10) comprises a gasification/pyrolysis means (12) such as a kiln (11), for generation of a flow of syngas from a raw material, and a cracking means (14). The cracking means (14) comprising a body (42) having an insulated internal volume (44) adapted to hold a heated bed of char. The flow of syngas from the kiln (11) is directed through the cracking means (14) where it comes into contact with the heated bed of char. Heavy long-chained carbon based molecules within the syngas undergo a cracking reaction and are broken into constituent lighter carbon based molecules. The method and apparatus of the present invention provides a rarefied output flow of syngas having an improved calorific quality and a substantially reduced concentration of tar.
US09475990B2	Liquid crystal medium and liquid crystal display The instant invention relates to mesogenic media comprising one or more compounds selected from the group of compounds of formulae M-I and M-II wherein the parameters are as specified in the text, preferably to mesogenic media showing a blue phase, preferably stabilized by a polymer, and their use in electro-optical light modulation elements and their respective use in displays, as well as to such devices.
US09475983B2	Fluorescence light emitting element comprising a phosphor layer including phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material A fluorescence light emitting element includes a phosphor layer that includes phosphors and a binder made of an inorganic material. A thermal conductivity B of the binder is larger than 1.88 times a thermal conductivity A of the phosphors. When the volume of the phosphors included in the phosphor layer is X and the volume of the binder included in the phosphor layer is Y, a relationship of X/Y>1/2 is satisfied.
US09475976B2	Methods and compositions of improving wellbore cleanout treatments Methods of performing a cleanout treatment including providing a wellbore in a subterranean formation having unconsolidated particulates therein; providing a treatment fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a hydrophobically modified flocculating water-soluble polymer; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore in the subterranean formation; flocculating at least a portion of the unconsolidated particulates by exposure to the hydrophobically modified flocculating water-soluble polymer; removing the treatment fluid comprising the flocculated unconsolidated particulates from the wellbore in the subterranean formation.
US09475970B2	Epoxy resin composition and copper clad laminate manufactured by using same The present invention relates to an epoxy resin composition and a copper clad laminate manufactured by using same. The epoxy resin composition comprises the following components and weight percentages thereof: epoxy resin 20-70%, curing agent 1-30%, accelerator 0-10%, fluororesin micropowder filler 1-60% and inorganic filler 0-60%, and further comprises a suitable amount of solvent. The copper clad laminate manufactured by using the epoxy resin composition comprises a prepreg and copper foils covering two sides of the prepreg, the prepreg comprising a reinforced material and the epoxy resin composition, which is adhered to the reinforced material after dipping and drying. The copper clad laminate manufactured by using the epoxy resin composition has excellent comprehensive performance, low water absorption, conductive anodic-filament resistance and good processability and meets requirements for processing an assembling of printed circuit boards.
US09475969B2	Organopolysiloxane compound having ethynyl groups, method for preparing linear organopolysiloxane compound having ethynyl groups at both terminals of molecular chain, method for preparing organopolysiloxane polymer having alkoxysilyl-ethylene group at terminal, room temperature curable composition and molded product which is cured product thereof The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane compound which is either a linear or a branched, and having at least one unit of the following formula (1) as a partial structure, and according to this compound, a novel polyorganosiloxane compound having an ethynyl group, and a method for preparing a linear organopolysiloxane compound having ethynyl groups at both terminals of a molecular chain which can easily adjust a polymerization degree, and excellent in productivity can be provided.
US09475968B2	Ultraviolet radiation curable pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive A process for making UV curable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions by derivatizing an acrylic polymer with a derivatizing agent prepared from a hydroxy-functional acrylate monomer and a diisocyanate. The derivatizing agent typically has a ratio of hydroxy-functional acrylate monomer to diisocyanate greater than about 1:1. Also disclosed are UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives made with the derivatizing agent and methods for adhering substrates with pressure sensitive adhesive compositions.
US09475961B2	Swelling tape for filling gap A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.
US09475958B2	Aqueous ink-jet inks containing branched polyurethanes as binders The present disclosure provides novel aqueous ink-jet inks containing an aqueous vehicle, a pigment and a branched polyurethane as a binder.
US09475935B2	Dripping inhibitor and resin compound Provided is a dripping inhibitor excellent in handling characteristics. The present invention provides a dripping inhibitor including a modified polytetrafluoroethylene, the inhibitor having an average particle size of 300 to 800 μm, an apparent density of 0.40 to 0.52 g/ml, a compression ratio of 1.20 or less, an aggregate disintegration degree with 50-sec vibration of 70% or more, a cylinder extrusion pressure at a reduction ratio 1500 of 80 MPa or less, and a standard specific gravity (SSG) of 2.140 to 2.230.
US09475933B2	Antimony trioxide free flame retardant thermoplastic composition There is provided herein a flame retardant thermoplastic composition comprising: a. at least one thermoplastic polyester or polyamide; b. at least one brominated flame retardant; c. at least one metal phosphonate or phosphinate. There is also provided a method of making said flame retardant thermoplastic composition; and an article containing the thermoplastic polymer composition.
US09475929B2	Fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition, reinforcing fiber bundle, and process for production of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition The present invention relates to fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition comprising 0.1 to 10 mass % of a (meth)acrylic-based polymer, 1 to 70 mass % of reinforcing fiber, and 20 to 98.9 mass % of thermoplastic resin, wherein the (meth)acrylic-based polymer has, in a side chain, at least one functional group selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, and an urea group, and has a cohesive energy density (CED) of 385 to 550 MPa. The present invention provides, particularly in the case of using a polyolefin-based resin as matrix resin, a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and a reinforcing fiber bundle which have high adhesiveness and good mechanical characteristics.
US09475900B2	Drilling fluid additive The present invention provides a drilling fluid additive comprising a specific cation-modified PVA-based resin and a drilling fluid containing the same. The drilling fluid additive can reduce hydration swelling of inorganic clay mineral such as bentonite, and provide a drilling fluid such as drilling mud capable of forming a thin and tough mud wall on the stratum during drilling operation.
US09475895B2	Sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber composition and molded body An object of the invention is to provide a sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber composition improved in heat resistance. A sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber composition, comprising a sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber containing sulfur chemically bound thereto and sulfur not chemically bound to the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber, wherein: the ratio of the amount of sulfur chemically bound to the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber to the total amount of sulfur in the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber composition (amount of chemically bound sulfur [mass %]/total amount of sulfur [mass %]) is 0.1 to 0.45; and the sulfur-modified chloroprene rubber has, at the molecular terminal, at least one structure represented by the following General Formula (1) or (2): —S—C(═S)—O—R1 . . . (1) (in General Formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) or —S—R2 . . . (2) (in General Formula (2), R2 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms).
US09475892B2	Polymerization process Process for the continuous transition between two different and compatible polymerization catalysts.
US09475890B2	Catalyst A catalyst comprising (i) a metallocene complex of a group (IV) metal said metallocene comprising at least two cyclopentadienyl type ligands; (ii) a boron cocatalyst; and (iii) an aluminoxane cocatalyst; said catalyst being in solid form, preferably in solid particulate form, and being free from an external carrier.
US09475887B2	Carnosine hyaluronic acid mixtures and their use A novel compound is disclosed, said compound comprising hyaluronic acid, optionally cross-linked, or an oligomer, optionally cross-linked, dimer or monomer thereof, which is salified or at least partially salified with carnosine, wherein the carnosine is in the form of an L- or D-enantiomer or a racemate; a process for producing this compound, its cosmetic and therapeutic use as well as pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions containing the same are also disclosed.
US09475884B2	Dosages of immunoconjugates of antibodies and SN-38 for improved efficacy and decreased toxicity The present invention relates to therapeutic immunoconjugates comprising SN-38 attached to an antibody or antigen-binding antibody fragment. The antibody may bind to EGP-1 (TROP-2), CEACAM5, CEACAM6, CD74, CD19, CD20, CD22, CSAp, HLA-DR, AFP or MUC5ac and the immunoconjugate may be administered at a dosage of between 4 mg/kg and 24 mg/kg, preferably 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 or 18 mg/kg. When administered at specified dosages and schedules, the immunoconjugate can reduce solid tumors in size, reduce or eliminate metastases and is effective to treat cancers resistant to standard therapies, such as radiation therapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy.
US09475880B2	Anti-CD134 (OX40) antibodies and uses thereof The invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to human CD134. Invention anti-human CD134 antibodies specifically bind to the extracellular domain of human CD134, including non-OX40 ligand (OX40L) binding domains on human CD134, which is expressed on e.g. activated human conventional effector CD4 and/or CD8 T lymphocytes (Teffs) and on activated human suppressive regulatory CD4 T lymphocytes (Tregs). Invention anti-human CD134 antibodies are useful (e.g. to empower Teffs anti-cancer effector function and/or to inhibit Tregs suppressive function) for cancer treatment.
US09475877B2	Amino acid sequences directed against RANK-L and polypeptides comprising the same for the treatment of bone diseases and disorders The present invention relates to amino acid sequences that are directed against RANK-L, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such amino acid sequences and polypeptides; to methods for preparing such amino acid sequences and polypeptides; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such amino acid sequences or polypeptides; to compositions, and in particular to pharmaceutical compositions, that comprise such amino acid sequences, polypeptides, nucleic acids and/or host cells; and to uses of such amino acid sequences or polypeptides, nucleic acids, host cells and/or compositions, in particular for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US09475872B2	Nucleic acid molecules encoding moonoclonal antibodies speceific for IL17F Provided are novel binding molecules of human origin, particularly human antibodies as well as fragments, derivatives and variants thereof that recognize antigens such as native endogenous proteins associated with, e.g., immune response, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, metabolic disorders, vascular function, neurodegenerative diseases or tumors. More particularly, a human Auto-Immunosome and corresponding monoclonal antibody reservoir are provided. In addition, pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods for use in diagnosis and therapy of are described.
US09475870B2	Single domain binding molecule The present invention provides a single domain specific binding molecule having the structure FW1-CDR1-FW2-HV2-FW3a-HV4-FW3b-CDR3-FW4 in which the Framework Regions FW1, FW2, FW3a, FW3b, and FW4, the Complementarity Determining Regions CDR1 and CDR3, and the Hypervariable Regions HV2, and HV4 have amino acid sequences as defined which provide a high affinity anti-human serum albumin (HSA) binding domain.
US09475846B2	Conjugated Vi saccharides Two Vi conjugates have been prepared by carbodiimide-mediated synthesis, using adipic acid dihydrazide derivatized CRM197 (a non-toxic variant of diphtheria toxin) and tetanus toxoid, as carrier proteins.
US09475844B2	Method for producing bio-active agent for the prevention of disease caused by White Spot Syndrome Baculovirus Complex and a bio-active agent derived thereof A method of producing an agent capable of eliciting immune response against White Spot Syndrome Baculovirus complex in crustaceans of Penaeidae family upon ingestion of the agent comprising the steps of introducing a vector containing genetic sequence of Seq. No 1 into an alga to transform the algae; and cultivating the transformed algae to express modified VP28 peptides according to the genetic sequence of Seq. No. 1 to obtain the agent.
US09475841B2	Melanoma antigen peptide and uses thereof The present invention relates to a melanoma antigen peptide comprising the amino acids sequence selected in the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14 or SEQ ID NO: 15 or a function-conservative variant thereof. Moreover the invention also relates to a melanoma antigen peptide according to the invention for use in the prevention or the treatment of melanoma in patient.
US09475839B2	Peptide-based inhibitor of interleukin-10 or interferon-gamma signaling A peptide or peptidomimetic comprising an amino acid sequence based on conserved regions of IL10 or IFN-gamma receptor sequences, and related compounds and compositions, as well as methods for the use thereof to inhibit cytokine signaling.
US09475834B2	Anticancer agents of the anthracyclin family Anthracyclin compounds of the general structure: are disclosed. In these compounds R1 is methyl, acetyl or hydroxyacetyl; R2—R5 and R10—R13 are independently H or methyl; R6 R7 and R8 are independently H, OH or OCH3; and n is zero or one. The compounds are useful for treating cancer.
US09475824B2	Fused pyrimidines as inhibitors of p97 complex Disclosed are fused pyrimidine compounds having scaffolds composed of left and right rings, the left ring being a saturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring and the right ring being a pyrimidine ring. The left saturated ring is fused to the pyrimidine ring at the 5 and 6 carbons of the pyrimidine. The saturated ring may be 5 or 6 members in size and may be all carbon or may contain a single oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atom as one of the non-fused members of the ring. The pyrimidine ring is substituted at the two position by a 5:6 bicyclic aromatic heterocycle such as indole, benzimidazole or benzopyrazole and at the four position by an aryl methyl amino group. The 5:6 bicyclic aromatic heterocycle is substituted at its 2 position by hydrogen or an aliphatic or functional aliphatic group and at the 4 position by a functional group as described herein. The aryl methyl amino group may be aminobenzyl or aminomethyl-substituted phenyl. These fused pyrimidine compounds are inhibitors of the AAA proteosome complex containing the enzyme complex p97 and are effective medicinal agents for the treatment of diseases associated with p97 bioactivity such as cancer.
US09475815B2	Substituted benzothienyl-pyrrolotriazines and uses thereof This invention relates to novel substituted 5-(1-benzothiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[2,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4-amine derivatives having protein tyrosine kinase inhibitory activities, to processes for the preparation of such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions for treating proliferative disorders, in particular cancer and tumor diseases.
US09475807B2	2-(1H-indazol-3-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-C]pyridine and therapeutic uses thereof Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, fibrotic disorders, bone or cartilage diseases, and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US09475786B2	Method for synthesising 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl)furan and 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran by selective hydrogenation of furan-2,5-dialdehyde A method for selective hydrogenation of furan-2,5-dialdehyde (DFF) into 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl)furan (DHMF) and into 2,5-di(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran (DHMTHF). In relation to the prior art, which uses C6 sugars or 5-hydroxymethyl furaldehyde (5-HMF) as raw materials, the method can be performed at low temperatures (lower than 120° C., preferably 80° C.), while consuming low amounts of catalyst relative to the initial reagent (in particular less than 5%, preferably less than 2% relative to the weight of the reagent). The heterogeneous catalyst used can also be recycled from one reaction to another. Finally, the choice of experimental conditions enables the selective formation of DHMF or DHMTHF.
US09475780B2	Process for the synthesis of cyclic alkylene ureas The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of cyclic alkylene ureas comprising reacting in the presence of a basic catalyst, a difunctional amine A having two primary amino groups, and an aliphatic organic carbonate component C selected from the group consisting of dialkyl carbonates CD and of alkylene carbonates CA, wherein the ratio of the amount of substance Ji(—NH2) of primary amino groups —NH2 in the difunctional amine A to the sum M(C) of the amount of substance n(CD) of carbonate groups of a dialkyl carbonate CD and the amount of substance n(CA) of carbonate groups in an alkylene carbonate CA, is at least more than 2, and to the product obtained by this process.
US09475769B2	Zinc halide mediated cyclization process leading to tricyclic indoles The present invention relates to a method for the production of tricyclic indole compounds comprising a cyclization step wherein this step is improved over known methods.
US09475766B2	Substituted aromatic sulfur compounds and methods of their use Compounds of formula II are described: wherein D, n, Ra, Rb, and Rc are as herein defined, along with pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using compounds of formula II for treating or reducing the risk of peritoneal carcinomatosis in a patient.
US09475758B2	Compounds, method for preparation thereof and use thereof for preparing polymers useful for increasing heat resistance of polymeric compositions The invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I): to its method for making it and to its uses for preparing a polymer useful for increasing the heat resistance of polymeric compositions.
US09475755B2	Prophylactic agent for chronic kidney disease A method for ameliorating and/or preventing chronic kidney disease includes administering to a subject in need thereof an agent containing 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. Preferably, these ALAs contain a metal-containing compound, such as sodium ferrous citrate. The above-mentioned ALAs, ALA; various esters, such as ALA methylester, ALA ethylester, ALA propylester, ALA butylester, and ALA pentylester; and hydrochlorides, phosphates, and sulfates, and the like of these ALA esters are preferred examples.
US09475752B2	Method for manufacturing 3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid Provided are a method for manufacturing 3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid, which can produce 3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid with high efficiency by a simple operation in a short process using inexpensive raw materials, and intermediate compounds. The method for manufacturing 3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid of the invention includes at least Step (1) of allowing a compound represented by Formula (1) or a compound represented by Formula (2) to react with a compound represented by Formula (4); and Step (2) of deprotecting the product obtained in Step (1), and producing 3,4,5-tricaffeoylquinic acid:
US09475747B1	Compositions and methods for the treatment of urea cycle disorders and gout The disclosures herein provide compounds of Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula V, Formula VI and Formula VII or its pharmaceutical acceptable compositions and salts, as well as polymorphs, enantiomers, stereoisomers, solvates, and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated for oral administration, delayed release or sustained release, transmucosal, syrup, topical, parenteral administration, injection, subdermal, oral solution, rectal administration, nanoparticle, buccal administration or transdermal administration. Such compositions may be used to treatment of urea cycle disorders and gout or its associated complications.
US09475744B2	Method for recovering fluorine-containing ether An object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering a fluorine-containing ether capable of recovering a fluorine-containing ether used for producing a fluoropolymer, in higher recovery yield and in a shorter time. The present invention relates to a method for recovering a fluorine-containing ether, including the steps of: producing a wet fluoropolymer by suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, or bulk polymerization in the presence of at least a specific fluorine-containing ether; vaporizing and discharging vaporizable substances including the fluorine-containing ether by heating the wet fluoropolymer in a container; and transferring the vaporizable substances in the vaporized state to a cooling means to cool the vaporizable substances.
US09475742B2	Glycerol conversion by heterogeneous catalysis A method for preparing lactic acid is described, having a step of converting glycerol in the presence of a platinum-based heterogeneous catalyst on a zirconia-based support, in basic medium under inert atmosphere.
US09475737B2	Catalyst for conversion of hydrocarbons, process of making and process of using thereof—bimetallic deposition This invention is for a catalyst for conversion of hydrocarbons. The catalyst is a non-acidic germanium zeolite, such as Ge-ZSM-5, on which at least two metals, platinum and at least one other metal selected from Group 7, Group 8, Group 9, Group 10 and tin, are deposited on the germanium zeolite. Examples of the other metal are iridium, rhenium, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, iron, cobalt and tin. The catalyst is prepared by synthesizing a germanium zeolite; depositing platinum and at least one other metal on the germanium zeolite; and calcining after preparation of the zeolite, before depositing the metals or after depositing the metals. The catalyst may be used in a process for the conversion of hydrocarbons, such as propane to aromatics, by contacting the catalyst with a hydrocarbon stream containing alkanes, olefins and mixtures thereof having 2 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule and recovering the product.
US09475735B2	High zirconia fused cast refractory [Problems] To provide a high zirconia fused cast refractory that suffers less cracks in production and on heating, has excellent productivity, is hard to form zircon crystals with the refractory solely and under conditions where the refractory is in contact with molten glass, is hard to suffer cracks on receiving heat cycles in operation of a glass melting furnace, and has durability for a prolonged period of time.[Solution to Problems] A high zirconia fused cast refractory containing, as chemical components, from 85 to 95% by weight of ZrO2, from 0.4 to 2.5% by weight of Al2O3, from 3.5 to 10% by weight of SiO2, from 0.05 to 1% by weight in total of Na2O and K2O, more than 0.04% by weight and 1% by weight or less of B2O3, 0.02% by weight or less of P2O5, 0.05% by weight or less of MgO, from 0.01 to 0.2% by weight of CaO, in the case where any one of SrO and BaO is contained, from 0.3 to 3% by weight of SrO or more than 0.5% by weight and 3% by weight or less of BaO, and in the case where both of them are contained, 0.3% by weight or more of SrO and from 0.3 to 3% by weight in total of SrO and BaO, from 0.01 to 0.7% by weight of SnO2, and 0.3% by weight or less in total of Fe2O3 and TiO2.
US09475731B2	Dry application papercrete A dry papercrete mix is formed by preparing a wet pulp of fiber material such as newsprint and sharp sand by mixing sand, fiber material and water in a batch or continuous mixer, drying the pulp to a moisture content below that which will cause a reaction with Portland cement and adding additional sand and/or pumice and Portland cement. The resulting dry mix can then be handled, stored and used in the manner which is conventional for concrete. The dry papercrete mix can also be applied by pouring the dry papercrete mix into a form in a dry state and injecting water into the dry mix until the mix is sufficiently wetted without mixing in the manner common for concrete. Structural modules and a technique for joining them into a structure are particularly appropriate to the use of dry application papercrete.
US09475727B2	Coated article with low-E coating including zinc oxide inclusive layer(s) with additional metal(s) A coated article includes a coating, such as a low emissivity (low-E) coating, supported by a substrate (e.g., glass substrate). The coating includes at least one dielectric layer including zinc oxide that is doped with another metal(s). The coating may also include one or more infrared (IR) reflecting layer(s) of or including material such as silver or the like, for reflecting at least some IR radiation. In certain example embodiments, the coated article may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered, heat bent and/or heat strengthened). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of windows, including monolithic windows for buildings, IG windows for buildings, etc.
US09475723B2	Molds for shaping glass and methods for making the same A mold for shaping glass can be made by a method that includes providing a mold body having a shaping surface comprising at least about 90% nickel and modifying the composition of the shaping surface of the mold body by exposing the shaping surface to an oxidizing heat treatment. The oxidizing heat treatment may include a ramping heat treatment, a fixed heat treatment, or both the ramping heat treatment and the fixed heat treatment. The ramping heat treatment may include increasing a heating temperature at a rate from about 20° C./hour to about 500° C./hour to a temperature from about 700° C. to about 1000° C. The fixed heat treatment may include holding the heating temperature from about 700° C. to about 1000° C. for a holding time of at least about 5 minutes.
US09475704B2	Method for manufacturing fatty acid metal salt particle, and fatty acid metal salt particle A method for manufacturing a fatty acid metal salt particle includes forming a coating layer including a fatty acid metal salt on a surface of a core material particle in supercritical carbon dioxide.
US09475700B2	Method for manufacturing carbon fiber, and carbon fiber In the present invention, a starting material liquid including a carbon compound and a catalyst or a catalyst precursor, and a reaction vessel having a high-temperature zone heated to 900-1,300° C. are prepared. The starting material liquid is introduced into the reaction vessel, and a mixture is generated which comprises a gas including a carbon source, and catalyst microparticles dispersed in the gas. A carrier gas is then introduced in pulses into the reaction vessel, and the mixture is pushed out to the high-temperature zone. The carbon source and catalyst microparticles included in the mixture are then brought into contact with each other in the high-temperature zone, initial fibers are grown, and carbon fibers are subsequently grown in an environment in which the carrier gas is retained.
US09475696B2	Methods for producing synthesis gas for ammonia production A method for producing synthesis gas and ammonia by forming a synthesis gas mixture; separating solids from the synthesis gas mixture; subjecting the synthesis gas mixture to a shift reaction and separating the reaction products by a pressure swing adsorption unit. The hydrogen and nitrogen separated in the pressure swing adsorption unit are fed to an ammonia reactor to produce ammonia.
US09475691B1	Molded package structure with glue bleed stopper for sealing a MEMs device method of packaging a MEMs device A semiconductor package includes an electrically conductive lead-frame, including a first die paddle having a first opening, and a plurality of electrically conductive leads, a ridge formed around a perimeter of the first opening, and an electrically insulating molding compound. The electrically insulating molding compound includes an interior cavity being defined by a planar base surface and outer sidewalls, a second opening formed in the base surface, and an interior sidewall within the interior cavity. The molding compound is formed around the lead-frame with the first die paddle in the interior cavity. The first and second openings are aligned with one another so as to form a port that provides access to the interior cavity. The ridge and the interior sidewall form a dam that is configured to collect liquefied sealant and prevent the liquefied sealant from overflowing into the port or into adjacent regions of the interior cavity.
US09475688B2	Filler device having an enclosure sub-assembly Filler devices having an enclosure sub-assembly are provided herein. Filler devices may include at least one of a reservoir and at least one working valve for dispensing the product into a container. Enclosure sub-assemblies may include an enclosure frame, an enclosure member, at least one hinge, and at least one magnetic latch assembly, wherein the at least one magnetic latch assembly comprises a body having a magnet associated therewith, and wherein the at least one magnetic latch assembly is fixedly secured to one of the enclosure frame or the enclosure member upon displacement of the enclosure member from a closed position to an open position, and releasably, magnetically secured to the other of the enclosure frame or the enclosure member upon displacement of the enclosure member from a closed position to an open position.
US09475686B2	Disposable valve and flexible containers for pressurized bioreactors Disclosed herein are embodiments of a valve assembly for preventing dead leg spaces in a container or tubing, the embodiments including a three-way valve system for controlling back-pressure in a fluid generating device, such as a single-use high pressure bioreactor. Also disclosed is a pressurized reactor system for bioprocessing, comprising a single-use container including a flexible wall or a semi-rigid wall.
US09475670B2	Yarn feeder of storage type with magnetic brake Yarn feeder including a body carrying a drum on which turns of yarn from a spool are wound; a tension sensor for measuring exiting yarn tension value, a braking member including a first permanent magnet and a fixed second magnet, regulator for varying action the second magnet exerts on the first permanent magnet, and a control unit to control the regulator. The first magnet is annular and movable parallel to the axis of the drum and along it between a first position where the first permanent magnet enables pressing the yarn against a counteracting element fixed to the drum and a second position where this effect does not occur. The control unit receives tension values measured by the tension sensor, comparing them with a predetermined value and intervening in real time on the regulator to adjust tension value to predetermined value when these two values do not coincide.
US09475668B2	Modular element for a creel A modular element for a creel includes a structure having at least one support for supporting a package or bobbin of yarn; the structure being modularly couplable with other similar structures to allow the feeding of multiple yarns to a textile machine; a feeding device for the yarn to draw the yarn from the bobbin and supply it to the textile machine; the support is movable parallel to a movement direction, defined from a rear face to a front face of the structure, between a position inside the structure and a position outside the structure.
US09475658B2	Stop device and auxiliary stop unit This invention provides a stop device that abuts against a work during conveyance and stops the work. The stop device includes a stop lever stopping the work at a predetermined stop position, a movable unit supporting the stop lever so as to pivot the stop lever in a predetermined range, a biasing unit biasing the stop lever toward an upstream side, a driving unit displacing the movable unit between a working position and a retraction position, and an auxiliary stop unit arranged in the movable unit. The auxiliary stop unit includes a work abutment portion at the same position as a conveyance stop position where the stop lever stops conveyance of the work, or at a position on the downstream side in the conveyance direction from the conveyance stop position.
US09475656B2	Actuable switch for influencing a flow of pieces of goods in a conveyor system, conveyor system comprising an actuable switch of this type, and method for operating an actuable switch of this type An actuable switch for influencing a flow of pieces of goods in a conveyor system comprises a feed track for feeding the pieces of goods, a first discharge track for discharging the pieces of goods in a first discharge direction, a second discharge track for discharging the pieces of goods in a second discharge direction different from the first discharge direction, a switch blade which is actuable for displacement between a first operating position and a second operating position, wherein in the first operating position, the pieces of goods are delivered from the feed track to the first discharge track, and wherein in the second operating position, the pieces of goods are delivered from the feed track to the second discharge track, and an actuating member for applying an actuating force to the switch blade for a force-controlled displacement of the switch blade between the first operating position and the second operating position.
US09475655B2	Article carrier apparatus and method The present subject matter relates to article carriers and related methods for use in grading apparatus and in particular, but not exclusively, for use in grading fruit. The present subject matter provides an article carrying apparatus comprising a plurality of carrier lanes each for receiving and conveying a number of articles; one or more diverters arranged to control the distribution of received articles into the lanes; a sensor arranged to determine a capacity use parameter for each lane; and a controller arranged to control the position of each diverter dependent on the determined capacity use parameters.
US09475654B2	Apparatuses for transferring articles and methods of making the same An apparatus for transferring one or more articles from a first carrier moving at a first speed to a second carrier moving at a second speed that is different than the first speed is provided. The apparatus comprises a programmable motor and a carrier member operably engaged with the programmable motor. The carrier member comprises a housing comprising a wall and an outer surface configured to receive the one or more articles from the first moving carrier in a receiving zone and configured to deposit the one or more articles onto the second moving carrier in an application zone. The wall comprises carbon fiber. The programmable motor is configured to move the outer surface of the housing at a third speed through the receiving zone and at a fourth speed through the application zone.
US09475653B2	Closed gap transfer for a conveyor and method of using same A transfer device and method diverts packages about a conveyor. The conveyor has a conveyor path extending between locations of a facility. The transfer includes a frame positionable about the conveyor, rollers rotationally supported on the frame (the rollers non-aligned with the conveyor path to define a transfer path way from the conveyor path), belts rotationally supported on the frame between the rollers with a closed gap therebetween (the belts aligned with the conveyor path), and a tub movably coupled to the frame to selectively lift the rollers above the belts to engage the packages whereby the packages are selectively movable to locations away from the conveyor path.
US09475644B2	Sound dampening conveyor chain flight A conveyor flight for a chain comprising at least two spaced apart links, and two side plates that connect the links, with each side plate including two spaced apart extension pins extending from the side plate. The flight comprises a metal support, and the metal support includes two spaced apart cylindrical portions adapted to receive the two spaced apart extension pins. The flight also includes a flexible casing surrounding the metal support.
US09475631B2	Decorative container and method for storing ice melting materials A decorative container assembly and method are provided for storing traction-enhancing materials such as salt pellets or tablets, sand or gravel. The decorative container includes a container cover and a container base configured for mating together, where at least the container cover has a decorative outer shape and/or surface ornamentation, such as in a winter theme. The base defines an inner storage cavity for holding the traction-enhancing materials, and has a lower mating element for cooperatively engaging an upper mating element of the cover. The upper mating element is removably attachable to the lower mating element in a manner that substantially seals the inner storage cavity. Optionally, the base has a decorative outer shape or ornamentation that cooperates with the cover so that the assembled container forms a complete winter theme. Optionally, the container base may be substantially non-decorative, such as part of the original packaging of the traction-enhancing material.
US09475630B2	Oxygen scavenging molecules, articles containing same, and methods of their use The invention relates to compounds of the structure of formula I and II: where X is selected from the group consisting of O, S and NH; Y, A and B are independently selected from the group consisting of N and CH; D, E and F are independently selected from the group consisting of CH, N, O and S; the symbol ---- represents a single or a double bond; and R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, electron withdrawing groups and electron releasing groups. In other embodiments, the compounds are used as oxygen scavengers and in barrier compositions and articles.
US09475621B1	Tamper evident plastic food container with trigger open mechanism A tamper-evident container comprises a lid and a base. The lid includes a lid rim. The base includes a base rim. A frangible hinge is formed between a lid hinge segment extending outwardly from the lid rim and a base hinge segment extending outwardly from the base rim. The lid hinge segment includes at least one thumb rest that is positioned, sized and shaped to receive the thumb on a user's hand. The thumb rest has a counterpart finger rest located on the base hinge segment that is positioned, sized and shaped to receive a finger on the user's hand while the thumb of the same hand is in contact with the thumb rest. The frangible hinge is configured to rupture when the container is in the initially sealed arrangement by the application of a pushing force to the thumb rest and a contemporaneous pulling force to the finger rest.
US09475619B2	Beverage container sealing lid A beverage container sealing lid includes a pouring aperture with a hinged closure arranged to seal the aperture. An engagement assembly is located on an inside of the lid and has first and second engagement means. The first and second engagement means include first and second concentric recesses formed on an inside of the lid for engagement with beverage containers having can ends of corresponding first and second diameters. A skirt depends downward about the lid for a sufficient distance to provide an area for the skirt to bear markings such as logos, slogans, indicia and the like.
US09475616B2	Reclosable pouch having a clicking closure device A reclosable pouch includes an elongated closure mechanism, disposed at the top portion of the pouch, having a first male closure element coupled to a first bag wall defining a plurality of deformed segments. A first female closure element coupled to a second bag wall opposes the first male closure element. The first female closure element has first and second spaced legs that are constructed and arranged to engage the first male closure element in order to close the opening of the pouch. The deformed segments of the first male closure element create at least one of a first clicking feel and a first clicking sound when the first female closure element engages the first male closure element to close the opening of the pouch.
US09475615B2	Reclosable label A resealable label is disclosed, the label having a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer may be one or more ply, and the bottom layer may be one or more ply. The top layer is adhered to the bottom layer via an adhesive layer therebetween. The bottom layer includes a concave perforation, the concave perforation having a line defined by endpoints of the concave perforation. The label further includes a layer of deadener between the label layers, the deadener being on the convex side of the perforation, and terminating at the line, the line extending to opposing edges of the label, where the deadener is at least some distance away from the perforation such that the deadener and the perforation do not abut. The label may further have a layer of adhesive on the bottom layer for adhering the label to a surface. The disclosure further includes a reclosure system that includes the resealable label and an inner label for mounting on a surface.
US09475605B2	Child-resistant packaging systems and methods A child-resistant package is disclosed comprising an inner tray, an outer sleeve, and a locking system. The locking system may comprise at least one locking tab, at least one locking slot for each locking tab, and an engagement point. The locking slots may be positioned on opposite sides of the outer sleeve and may be aligned with the locking tabs when the inner tray is slideably engaged with the outer sleeve such that the locking tabs engage the locking slots.
US09475596B2	Method for dosing bulk material The invention relates to a method and a device for dosing bulk material, in particular plastic granulate, for machines processing plastic granulate, in particular for injection molding machines. Different amounts of different plastic granulates are filled in batches according to freely adjustable formulas and each individual type of a plastic granulate, such as for example virgin material, masterbatch, additives and/or material to be ground, is successively released into a weighing container from a material hopper (2) via a material valve. Weighing occurs in the weighing container (4) and the formula amount is subsequently blended into a mixer. The amount of plastic granulate, preferably the virgin material and/or material to be ground, disproportionately high for the formula is filled into the weighing container (4) from at least two material hoppers (2) by means of a parallel filling or multiple parallel filling.
US09475589B2	Systems and apparatus for winch drum mechanism Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station via a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount. In one aspect, the ground station may have a motor that may be used, for example, as a winch motor to turn the drum to assist in deployment and/or refraction of the tether and AWT. It may be desirable to be able to switch from an engaged and disengaged condition of the motor. For example, it may be desirable to disengage the motor to help reduce wear on the drivetrain and/or to help reduce loads on the drivetrain.
US09475583B2	Location and support system for aircraft galley appliance inserts A location and support system for installation of an aircraft galley insert case for location and attachment of an aircraft galley insert in an aircraft galley monument includes a floating stabilizer connector fixedly mounted to an upper surface of the aircraft galley insert case, and a floating receiver shelf engagement insert fixedly mounted to an attachment slot in an upper portion of a compartment in the aircraft galley monument for receiving the aircraft galley insert case. The floating receiver shelf engagement insert includes a slotted portion configured to removably receive the floating stabilizer connector. The aircraft galley insert may also include a plurality of ceramic spacers embedded in formed insulation.
US09475573B2	Methods for matching flight data A method of matching flight data from multiple sources, including receiving a parametric flight data set for a given flight where the parametric flight data set includes a number of data features, receiving operational flight data sets related to a number of flights where the operational flight data sets include a number of data features, and determining a matching operational flight data set for the parametric flight data set.
US09475568B2	Composite structure, aircraft wing and aircraft fuselage including composite structure, and method of manufacturing composite structure A composite structure (3) formed of a composite member which extends in one direction, includes holes (5), and is made of fiber reinforced plastics. A tensile load and/or a compressive load are applied to the composite structure (3) in the one direction. Tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of peripheral areas (3a) of the holes (5) is lower than tensile stiffness and/or compression stiffness of the other area (3b), which surrounds the peripheral areas (3a), in the one direction, and the width of the peripheral area (3a) in a direction orthogonal to the one direction is set to 1.1 times or less of the diameter of the hole (5) in the direction orthogonal to the one direction.
US09475564B2	System and method for determining engine fuel limits A method of determining fuel limits for an engine includes measuring an actual fuel value for the engine and creating a plurality of engine speed points. The method further includes calculating respective static fuel limit points for each of the engine speed points utilizing the actual fuel value. The static fuel limit points define and limit a rated power of the engine.
US09475556B1	System for refloating grounded vessels A system for refloating a grounded floatable vessel uses cylinder-shaped inflatable buoyant rollers that are placed under the vessel hull, inflated until they support the bottom hull and then caused to roll seaward while carrying the vessel into the water. An independently propelled vehicle pulls the vessel resting on the rollers into the water. An operator wirelessly controls inflation and deflation of the rollers to ensure stability of the vessel during the refloating operation.
US09475555B2	Apparatus and related methods for removing debris from the leading edge of fluid traveling vehicles Described, in general, is an apparatus and related methods for removing debris from the leading edge of drive shaft housing of a sailboat. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a sleeve in the shape of a leading edge of a drive shaft housing, the sleeve featuring first and second line guides; a blade track along said first line guide; a first section of line; a second section of line; and a slug with a blade; wherein first and second lines are spliced with the slug and positioned in the two line guides so that (a) the slug is in the first line guide with the blade exposed at the line track and (b) pulling the first or second line guide moves the slug within the first line guide and the blade along the blade track. In a preferred mode of operation, the sleeve may be installed at the leading edge of a drive shaft housing of a sail boat, the lines run through the hull, through the motor mount inside the boat and too the upper surface, whereby manipulating the unspliced ends of either the first or second lines results in movement of the blade along the blade track.
US09475551B1	Buoy arrester A buoy arrester comprising a boat hook body having a U-shaped with parallel sides and a first free end angled away from the U-shaped opening, a line securing ring integrally formed with said boat hook body and positioned at the U-shaped opening and a removable handle that is pole shaped that can be attached to the second free end of said boat hook body. A resilient line retainer catch can be positioned across the boat hook U-shaped opening to prevent the mooring line from detaching from the boat hook body. A securing line is attached to the line securing ring on the boat hook body.
US09475546B2	Electrical assistance device for a bicycle and electrically assisted bicycle provided with such a device An electrical assist device is provided for a bicycle. The device includes an electric machine, a drive pinion, an attachment device, a source of electrical energy, and a controller. The attachment device fixes the electric machine to the bicycle near a tire of a wheel of the bicycle. The source of electrical energy powers the electric machine. The controller controls the electric machine. The electric machine includes a rotor, which drives the drive pinion. The drive pinion includes helicoidal teeth structured to mesh tangentially with complementary teeth fastened to the tire.
US09475543B1	Pedal scooter transmission mechanism A pedal scooter transmission mechanism capable of increasing more motion energy in the pedal scooter, comprising a driving chainring pivotally connected to a proximity of a middle section of the deck, wherein the driving chainring is connected with the driven chainring via a transmission element, whereby the rear wheel and the driven chainring are being driven; two pedal mechanisms, every pedal mechanism comprising a pedal which is horizontally installed on both sides the deck near the middle section, and drives the center axle by a driving connecting rod assembly, wherein the total length of driving connecting rod assemblies is different, so that one of the pedal can generate more torque force and make the pedal scooter produce more motion energy.
US09475536B1	Driven wheel with animated image A driven wheel with a rotational axis comprises an annular rim member 13 with an annular inner surface 12 supporting a series of progressively changing representations 17A and with a series of apertures 15 through which the representations can be seen from outside the rim. The driven wheel includes drive means 20 to impart horizontal force to the wheel axis, in use, said wheel can be placed on a surface and said drive means causing the wheel to rotate about its axis as the wheel moves over the surface, the representations providing an animated image when in motion. The wheel takes to form of a zoetrope. The driven wheel may be part of a push along toy (FIG. 1) or a child's tricycle (FIG. 2).
US09475534B2	Locking threadless bicycle headset The set of bicycle headsets that are threadless and/or have pressed frame cups/races can be locked to prohibit the nominal rotation of the headset and bicycle handlebars about the bicycle's steer tube by this invention. This invention uses standard threadless headset components in addition to three newly invented components: The upper head tube race with spin-lock grooves, the external ring lock, and the headset spacer with spin-lock grooves. The locking configuration is achieved by mating male pins on the interior surface of the external ring lock with female spin-lock grooves that are on the exterior surfaces of the upper head tube race with spin-lock grooves and headset spacer with spin-lock grooves. There are a sets of spin-lock grooves that, when the male pins are mated accordingly, provide the locked and unlocked configurations of the headset.
US09475528B2	System and method for delivery of salt A salt delivery system operates to remotely deliver water softening salt to a salt bin located inside a structure. The salt delivery system is positioned on a vehicle and includes a hopper apparatus for holding salt, a computerized scale system for weighing salt actually delivered to the bin, a salt delivery hose connected between the structure and hopper apparatus, a funnel cone positioned above the remotely located salt bin, and a pipe connected between the salt bin and the structure.
US09475527B2	Autonomous crawling assembly system An automated motorized device may be configured to move on a structure for use in assembling of the structure. The automated motorized device may comprise an end effector configured to perform a plurality of assembling related functions; a first movement assembly, comprising a first plurality of dual function movement components; a second movement assembly, comprising a second plurality of dual function movement components; and a pivoting component connected concentrically to the end effector, and to at least one of the first movement assembly and the second movement assembly. Functions of each dual function movement component may comprise adhering and gliding; and during movement of the automated motorized device, one of the first movement assembly and the second movement assembly is secured to the structure while the other one of the first movement assembly and the second movement assembly moves over the structure.
US09475524B2	Expandable roof panel perimeter reinforcement A vehicle roof frame includes an adhering structure having an adhesive carrier and an expanding structural adhesive coupled to at least a portion of an outer surface of the adhesive carrier. The expanding structural adhesive includes an installation state and a structural state, and the structural state has a larger volume than the installation state. The vehicle roof frame also includes a plurality of vehicle frame members that cooperate to form a frame joint and a joint cavity defined within the frame joint. The adhering structure is disposed within the joint cavity and the adhesive carrier and the expanding structural adhesive in the structural state substantially occupies the joint cavity and fixably couples the plurality of framing members such that the frame joint is free of supplemental mechanical connections proximate the joint cavity.
US09475521B1	Failsafe detection Systems and techniques for failsafe detection of vehicle components are provided herein. A system for failsafe detection may include one or more touch sensors determining presence information associated with a number of hands or other appendages an operator of a vehicle has in contact with a steering wheel of the vehicle. The system may include an electronic power steering (EPS) component estimating presence information indicative of whether the operator of the vehicle has hands or other appendages in contact with the steering wheel of the vehicle. The system may include a failsafe component comparing the presence information of the touch sensors with the presence information of the electronic power steering component and generating a component determination for one or more of the touch sensors based on the comparison.
US09475497B2	Electric implement power management system An electric implement power management system includes an electronic controller that monitors total electric implement load and commands a transmission to reduce the speed of the traction drive wheels below the desired traction drive speed if the total electric implement load reaches a maximum allowable load.
US09475495B2	Torque converter clutch capacity based on regenerative braking request A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and an electric machine configured to provide drive torque and regenerative braking torque. The electric machine is selectively coupled to the engine via a clutch. The vehicle additionally includes a torque converter with an associated bypass clutch coupling the electric machine and transmission. The bypass clutch has an associated torque capacity. The vehicle further includes a controller. The controller is configured to, in response to a braking request indicative of an anticipated regenerative braking request, increase the torque capacity prior to the regenerative braking event by a quantity corresponding to an anticipated regenerative braking torque associated with the anticipated regenerative braking event.
US09475494B1	Vehicle race track driving assistance A vehicle race track driving assistance system may include a location tracking system that tracks the location of the vehicle; a memory for holding race track data indicative of the shape and location of the race track, including a turn on the race track; a steering control system that controllably steers the vehicle; and a controller that causes the steering control system to controllably steer the vehicle into the turn on the race track when the location tracking system and race track data indicate that the vehicle is approaching the turn, the steering being in an amount that is insufficient to cause the vehicle to navigate through the turn without deviating from the race track.
US09475493B2	Vehicle speed control system A control system for a vehicle operable to implement a speed control function, the control system being operable to: receive an input of a target speed at which the vehicle is intended to travel; determine an instantaneous value of a primary target speed torque parameter corresponding to an amount of torque that should be developed at a given position in a powertrain in order to control the vehicle to travel at the target speed; and filter by means of filter means a value of a torque parameter input thereto to generate a filtered torque parameter value, the system being operable to command the powertrain to develop at said position an amount of torque corresponding to the filtered torque parameter value, wherein the system is operable to input to the filter means a secondary target speed torque parameter value determined in dependence on the primary target speed torque parameter value and a current value of filtered torque parameter generated by the filter means.
US09475484B2	Engine rotation control system A vehicle status is judged with respect to whether the following conditions are met: the shift position of a shift lever 4 is F or R (condition 1); the brakes are inactive (condition 2); the vehicle stands still (condition 3); the accelerator pedal is depressed equal to or less than δ (condition 4); and the rotational speed of the engine is equal to or less than a medium rotational speed (condition 5). The engine is controlled such that the rotational speed is set to a minimum if conditions 1, 2, and 4 are met and condition 3 is not met or if condition 1 is met and condition 2 is not met; and the rotational speed is set to the medium rotational speed if conditions 1, 2, 3, and 5 are met or if conditions 1, 2, and 5 are met and conditions 3 and 4 are not met.
US09475483B2	Hybrid vehicle including a prevent powertrain gear hunting strategy A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes an engine, a motor, and a controller. The controller is programmed to inhibit a scheduled transmission downshift and increase a torque of the motor for a specified period of time in response to a torque demand being greater than a maximum torque capability of the engine but less than a maximum combined torque capability of the engine and motor. Upon expiration of the specified period of time, the controller may permit the downshift to occur. The specified period of time may be based on a state of charge of a battery at a time when the torque demand exceeds the maximum torque capability of the engine.
US09475476B1	Control of an air dryer drain valve cycle A system for variably controlling the purge cycle of a locomotive air supply system air dryer pre-filtration state. A sensor in the air inlet of the air dryer provides temperature information to a controller, which calculates an appropriate purge cycle time based on the saturation partial pressure of water vapor at the actual temperature of the air entering the air dryer and the operates the drain valve according to the particular purse cycle time.
US09475464B2	Sensor system and method for a vehicle A system and method is provided for determining if a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated. The system and method may include a sensor system that receives at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle. The sensor system may further receive a relative velocity of the object using the at least one distance signal, the relative velocity being indicative of a velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle. The sensor system may determine whether a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the distance signal being within a distance activation range and the relative velocity being within a velocity activation range or the relative velocity exceeding a maximum velocity threshold.
US09475458B2	Electric steering column lock system A locking device for a motor vehicle having a steering wheel column has a housing, a worm wheel cover, a blocking bolt that locks a steering wheel shaft in the steering wheel column, wherein the blocking bolt is movable between a first and a second position, a drive that moves the blocking bolt from the first position to the second position, a latching element that latches the blocking bolt, a mechanical activation mechanism that activates the latching element, and that has a trigger element, and a pushing element. In the first position, the blocking bolt is in blocking engagement with the steering wheel shaft. In the second position, the blocking bolt is disengaged from the steering wheel shaft. The latching element comprises a pin, and an opening is disposed in the blocking bolt for engagement with the pin.
US09475456B2	Battery system for micro-hybrid vehicles comprising high-efficiency consumers A battery system for a motor vehicle includes at least one starting circuit, a low-voltage on-board supply system, and an on-board supply system with an increased voltage. The on-board supply system with increased voltage is connected to the low-voltage on-board supply system by a first coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the on-board supply system with increased voltage and to supply said energy to the low-voltage on-board supply system. The low-voltage supply system is connected to the starter circuit by a second coupling unit used to draw electrical energy from the low-voltage on-board supply system and to supply said energy to the starter circuit.
US09475453B2	Seat belt arrangement for a suspension seat and vehicle equipped with such an arrangement A seat belt arrangement includes a seat belt having a first end portion secured to the seat at a first lower attachment point, and a second end portion mounted on a reel secured to the vehicle frame; a lower deflection member slidably attached to the seat belt and equipped with a locking element intended to be removably locked in a second lower attachment point on the seat; an upper deflection system attached to the seat belt between the lower deflection member and the reel, and in which the seat belt may slide. The upper deflection system is arranged on a pivotal arm mounted on the vehicle frame so as to be able to automatically pivot about a pivot axis relative to the vehicle frame when the seat moves vertically, in order to keep the length of the torso portion of the seat belt, between the upper deflection system and the lower deflection member, and the seat belt tension substantially constant.
US09475451B2	Airbag apparatus Disclosed is and airbag apparatus including an inflator which generates gas; an airbag which has a first expandable portion that is coupled to the inflator and inflated when gas flows into the first expandable portion, and a second expandable portion that is inflated by gas discharged from the first expandable portion; and a partition wall which is disposed in the airbag to divide the airbag in a left and right direction into the first expandable portion and the second expandable portion, and has a communicating hole through which gas in the first expandable portion is discharged into the second expandable portion.
US09475449B2	Headliner assemblies having tethered support structure Headliner assemblies may include multiple support structures operatively connected to portions of a headliner. The support structures may include one or more stiffeners. Assemblies may include a tether configured to engage two portions of the stiffeners. In some examples, a headliner assembly may include a moon roof stiffener and a side rail stiffener with a tether that engages portions of each. The tether may provide retention forces in the event of an airbag deployment or headliner impact to retain portions of the stiffeners that may fracture or break.
US09475447B1	Vehicle seat back including a deployable device A seat back includes a frame and a deployable device mounted to the frame. The deployable device includes a back panel, a front panel opposite the back panel, and a cavity between the back panel and the front panel. An inflator is in communication with the cavity. A clip is fixed to the back panel and is engaged with the frame.
US09475444B2	Roof module for a vehicle roof of a passenger vehicle A roof module for a vehicle roof of a passenger vehicle is disclosed. The roof module has at least one covering element which is adjustable in a guided manner along lateral guiding elements which are spaced apart from one another in the vehicle transverse direction between a closed position which covers a roof opening and an open position which releases the roof opening at least in a partial region. At least one of the guiding elements is formed at least in an absorption region as an energy absorption element which is deformable, thereby absorbing energy, in the case of an at least indirect impact of the head of a vehicle occupant with the energy absorption element.
US09475431B2	Rearview mirror assembly A rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element, a front mirror casing portion configured to receive the mirror reflective element, a rear mirror casing and a mirror backplate. The mirror backplate includes a generally planar attachment portion for attaching at a rear surface of the mirror reflective element and includes a perimeter flange circumscribing a perimeter of the generally planar attachment portion. The perimeter flange is partially received in the rear mirror casing portion and partially received in the front mirror casing portion, and the perimeter flange couples the front and rear mirror casing portions to the mirror backplate.
US09475420B2	Display apparatus A display apparatus for a vehicle includes a virtual image display device, a detection device, and a picture control device. The virtual image display device emits predetermined light to permit a windshield or a combiner to reflect the predetermined light towards an eye of a driver. The emitted predetermined light is to display a picture. The virtual image display device displays the picture in a displayed area as a virtual image; the picture appears ahead of the vehicle. The detection device detects a target that is an obstacle or an intersection. The picture control device displays the picture to appear below the target in the displayed area, and then moves the picture to a position corresponding to the target apparently while decreasing at least a width of the picture.
US09475416B2	Lockout mechanism for foldable head rest A vehicle seat that is foldable includes a lockout mechanism to prevent movement of a head rest to a folded position if an occupant is present in the vehicle seat. In response to pivoting of a back rest relative to a bottom seat cushion, the head rest normally moves to the folded position, except if the occupant is present. A sensor determines whether the occupant is present, and if the occupant is present, prevents actuation of the head rest. The lockout mechanism can incorporate a lockout pin that is spring biased to fit within a recess of a plunger, such that when the lockout pin is engaged in the recess of the plunger, the head rest is permitted to move to the folded position.
US09475409B2	Seat recliner and oil collecting element A seat recliner and an oil collecting element can re-collect the lubricating oil between a friction pair to friction surfaces, so as to reduce the wear rate. The oil collecting element is fixedly connected with one component in a friction pair of the seat recliner. The oil collecting element has an end face facing towards the other component in the friction pair, and each of two ends of the end face is provided with a boss, so as to form an oil collecting gap in the middle of the end face. The side face of the boss is an oil guiding face, and is configured gradually closer to the center of the oil collecting gap from outside to inside. During moving, an outer side of the oil guiding face of the boss firstly abuts against an end wall of the other component, so as to block the lubricating oil rolled to the two ends of the other component by the friction pair, and the blocked lubricating oil further flows towards the oil collecting gap in the middle of the end face of the oil collecting component along the oil guiding face of the boss, thus lubricating the friction surfaces. When the friction pair operates at a high speed, the oil collecting gap of the oil collecting element acts as a dynamic oil passage, and collects the lubricating oil to the portion between the friction surfaces continuously.
US09475380B2	Air guide structure An air guide structure has a bumper fascia extended in a vehicle width direction at a front end part of a vehicle and having an opening capable of collecting wind generated while the vehicle is running, a radiator arranged behind the bumper fascia, a bumper reinforce arranged between the bumper fascia and the radiator and forming an air passage in the vehicle width direction, and a closed space defined with a rear shield plate arranged on a rear side, side shield plates forwardly extended from left and right sides of the rear shield plate, respectively, a bottom shield plate arranged at lower parts of the rear shield plate and side shield plates, a ceiling shield plate arranged at an upper part opposite to the bottom shield plate, and a front shield plate spaced away from and faced toward the rear shield plate.
US09475378B2	Driving device for hybrid vehicle A driving device for the hybrid vehicle includes a planetary gear mechanism; a first rotating machine coupled to a sun gear of the planetary gear mechanism; an engine coupled to a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism; a second rotating machine and a drive wheel that are coupled to a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism; and a regulating mechanism that regulates rotation of the carrier, wherein the driving device has a first driving region that allows executing a dual-drive mode that causes running using the first rotating machine and the second rotating machine as power sources, and a second driving region that allows executing a lubrication running mode that causes the first rotating machine to rotate the engine so as to lubricate the planetary gear mechanism and causes running using the second rotating machine as a single power source.
US09475370B2	Sunroof window assembly for vehicle A sunroof assembly for a vehicle includes first and second side rails adhesively attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle glass roof, which has an aperture formed therethrough and between the side rails. A movable glass sunroof panel is movable along the side rails between a closed position and an opened position. When the movable panel is in its closed position, the movable panel is disposed at the aperture and has its upper surface generally co-planar with the upper surface of the vehicle glass roof. When the movable panel is moved from its closed position towards its opened position, the movable panel moves downward and rearward along the side rails and along and below a portion of the vehicle glass roof.
US09475366B2	Door intrusion resistance apparatus for a vehicle A door intrusion apparatus for a vehicle having a door and a rocker with a vertically extending wall defining a catcher opening. The apparatus includes a projection horizontally extending from the door and a projection trap attached to the vertically extending wall inside the rocker and below the catcher opening. In a side impact collision, the projection trap engages the projection thereby minimizing the door from intruding into a vehicle cabin.
US09475365B2	Sunvisor assembly, sunvisor core and sunvisor Clipped twin-shell sun visor assembly comprising a first shell (1) and a second shell (2) arranged to be joined together for forming a sun visor core, wherein said assembly comprises a plurality of clips (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D; 30A, 30B, 30C, 30D) arranged for interacting with corresponding complementary elements (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D; 40A, 40B, 40C, 40D) so as to join the shells. At least when the shells are joined together, the clips are arranged in groups (3), each group comprising at least a first clip (3A; 30A) and a second clip (3B; 30B). The first clip (3A; 30A) is arranged for blocking movement of a second complementary element (4B, 40B) interacting with said second clip (3B; 30B) in a first sliding direction (A) when the first shell and the second shell are joined together, and the second clip (3B; 30B) is arranged for blocking movement of a first complementary element (4A; 40A) interacting with said first clip (3A) in a second direction sliding (B), when the first shell (1) and the second shell (2) are joined together. This blocking reduces the risk for movements due to manufacturing tolerances.
US09475362B2	Heating ventilating and air conditioning device for a vehicle The invention relates to an HVAC device for a vehicle including an inlet casing, an air distribution casing, and a blower located in a blower casing for drawing air through the inlet casing and delivering the air into the air distribution casing. The device further includes an evaporator in the air distribution casing and a drainage system below the evaporator for draining off liquid condensed out of the air at the surface of the evaporator into the environment of the HVAC device. The inlet casing is positioned such that liquid penetrating the inlet casing accumulates in a lower area of the inlet casing. Between the lower area of the inlet casing and the drainage system of the liquid condensed out at the evaporator, a hydraulic connection is configured such that the liquid is drainable from the inlet easing past the blower casing and evaporator into the drainage system.
US09475353B2	Swing-away hitch adapter system A swing-away hitch adapter system couples a vehicle hitch mounted device of a vehicle while maintaining the ability of the user to access the rear storage of the vehicle. The swing-away hitch adapter has a receiver insert, a base-member, a secondary-member, a hitch receiver, a hinge-pin, a swing-limiting pin, a restraining-pin, and a return limiting pin. Additional embodiments of a swing-away hitch adapter system may further include a wiring harness extension, a plug adapter, a handle attached to the secondary-member, a handle attached to the restraining-pin, and a wire attached to the restraining-pin. The swing-away hitch adapter system, in a folded condition, is ready for transportation of the vehicle. When in a swing-away condition, the swing-away hitch adapter system allows access to the rear entry of the vehicle.
US09475352B2	High volume air valve for a tire bead tool A valve assembly includes a body structure having a proximal inlet tube and a distal outlet tube separated by a valve cylinder portion, a flow control valve situated in the valve cylinder portion, the flow control valve including a valve plug and an actuator shaft, and an actuation control pivotally mounted to the body structure, wherein rotational movement of the actuation control exerts an axial force against the actuator shaft to move the valve plug through the valve cylinder portion and open fluid communication between the proximal inlet tube and the distal outlet tube. A bead seating system includes means for establishing fluid communication between a container of pressurized fluid and a valve assembly, means for transferring rotational movement of a actuation control pivotally mounted on the valve assembly into an axial force, means for establishing fluid communication between the container and a bead seating tool via the valve assembly.
US09475351B2	Intelligent tire system An intelligent tire system may include a bearing assembly enclosing a wheel rim and a sensor module installed to be relatively rotated with respect to the wheel rim by the bearing assembly and continuously sensing an inner surface of a tire contacting a road.
US09475350B2	Tire pressure measurement apparatus A tire pressure measurement apparatus is provided with a housing including a dome-shaped cavity on a rear end, bottom projections, and a channel communicating with the cavity; a valve including a curved head complimentarily disposed in the cavity, an internally threaded cylindrical member projecting out of the head through the cavity into the channel wherein the cylindrical member is limited by either side of the channel; and an externally threaded fastener driven through the channel into the cylindrical member to threadedly secure the housing and the head of the valve together. The housing is configured to rotate about the valve along a lengthwise axis of the valve. The housing is configured to pivot about the valve along a line passing through the channel. The pivot of the housing about the valve is stopped when the housing contacts either side of the channel.
US09475343B2	Wheel bearing device A sealing device includes a core metal that is fitted to the outer ring, and a sealing member that is fixed to the core metal. The core metal has a cylindrical portion that is fitted to the inner periphery of an end portion of the outer ring, an outer annular portion, and an inner annular portion. The sealing member has a covering portion that covers the outer annular portion and the cylindrical portion, and a space is formed between the covering portion and the flange. The sealing member further has an inner lip portion, and an outer lip portion. The covering portion has a deformed portion used to enlarge the space to suppress stagnation of water in the space.
US09475331B2	Plate printing method with blanket cleaning A plate printing method includes a repetition of a first step of depositing ink on a printing master to form a predetermined print pattern on it, a second step of transferring the ink to a blanket, a third step of pressing the blanket against a surface to be printed, a fourth step of pressing the blanket against a cleaning surface, a fifth step of pressing the blanker against an absorbent, a sixth step of blowing air to the blanket, and a seventh step of pressing the blanket against a dry surface. In the first step, the blanket with a proper amount of water or solvent impregnated into it is pressed against the printing master.
US09475324B2	Tape cassette A tape cassette that includes a housing having a front wall and a tape feed exit located on the front wall, a tape included at least partially in the housing and configured to be fed along a tape feed path extending to the tape feed exit, and tape type indicator portions on the front wall. A combination of the tape type indicator portions forms a pattern corresponding to a type of the tape included at least partially in the housing. The tape type indicator portions are positioned to oppose corresponding ones of tape type detecting switches, with a first subset of the tape type indicator portions having a first elevation and a second subset of the tape type indicator portions having a second elevation. At least two portions from the second subset of the tape type indicator portions are located in a common trench in the front wall.
US09475319B2	Printer mobility and scalability Provided herein are devices, methods and other means, including those related to printers, as well as computer readable media for storing code to execute instructions for a device, and other systems for providing and supporting mobile printing and other types of devices. An example disclosed printer includes a housing including a base portion and a defining portion, wherein the base portion includes a battery receptacle; a removable battery cover; and a belt clip receptacle configured to receive a removable belt clip, wherein the removable battery cover is to secure a belt clip in the belt clip receptacle when the removable battery cover is mated with the battery receptacle.
US09475306B2	Thermal head, and thermal printer To provide a thermal head in which separation of a protective layer is unlikely to occur. A thermal head X1 includes a substrate 7, a heat-generating portion 9 disposed on the substrate 7, electrodes 17 and 19 disposed on the substrate 7 and electrically connected to the heat-generating portion 9, and a protective layer 25 which covers the heat-generating portion 9 and part of the electrodes 17 and 19. The electrodes 17 and 19 each includes a first region R1 which lies below a depth of 150 nm from the surface 17e or 19e located on the protective layer 25 side, and the first region R1 contains oxygen. It is possible to suppress separation of each of the electrodes 17 and 19 from the protective layer 25.
US09475305B2	Liquid supply apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus with contactless detection of liquid remaining amount A liquid supply apparatus includes a supply passage for supplying a liquid stored in a liquid storage section to a liquid ejection head. The liquid supply apparatus further includes: a region set within a range including an inside of the liquid storage section and an inside of the supply passage, pressure applied to the liquid in the region varying according to an amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid storage section or in the supply passage; a gas chamber communicating with the region in such a manner that a pressure of gas in the gas chamber varies according to the pressure applied to the liquid in the region; and a pressure sensor detecting pressure in the gas chamber.
US09475303B2	Liquid ejection device and liquid leakage suppression method There is provided a liquid ejection device including a head for ejecting a liquid, a liquid containing unit, a liquid filler, and a pressure adjusting unit, in which the liquid containing unit includes a sealed housing and a flexible member provided in the housing, the housing includes a first containing space communicating with the head and a second containing space partitioned from the first containing space through use of the flexible member, the first containing space contains the liquid, and the liquid filler is filled into the second containing space, the pressure adjusting unit communicates with the second containing space, and adjusts the pressure of the liquid filler filled into the second containing space so as to maintain a negative pressure with respect to the head.
US09475302B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method An ink jet printing apparatus includes a print head configured to be able to eject an ink fed from an ink tank that contains the ink in a closed space so as to apply a negative pressure to the ink, a communication path configured to allow a liquid chamber in the print head to communicate with an outside of the liquid chamber, an opening and closing unit configured to open and close the communication path, and a control unit configured to open the communication path in accordance with a pressure in the print head via the opening and closing unit, to bring the liquid chamber and the outside into communication with each other.
US09475291B2	Image recording device An image recording device includes a support member, a print head, a maintenance unit, a first guide mechanism and a second guide mechanism. The first guide mechanism is configured to guide movement of the print head between the image recording position and the maintenance-receiving position. The second guide mechanism is configured to guide movement of the maintenance unit between a withdrawn position for separating away from the print head and a maintenance position for drawing nearer to the print head than the withdrawn position while the maintenance unit faces the print head disposed at the maintenance-receiving position. A surface of the maintenance unit facing the print head when the maintenance unit is at the withdrawn position is disposed farther away from the print head in a movement direction of the maintenance unit than a portion of the support surface that is disposed closest to the print head.
US09475284B2	Liquid discharging apparatus, head unit, capacitive load driving circuit, and control method of capacitive load driving circuit A liquid discharging apparatus includes a modulation portion that generates a modulation signal obtained by pulse-modulating a source signal; an amplifier that includes a first transistor and a second transistor operating based on the modulation signal; an operation control portion that controls operations of the amplifier; a low-pass filter that generates a driving signal by demodulating an amplification modulation signal generated based on operations of the first transistor and the second transistor; and a piezoelectric element that is displaced by applying the driving signal. The operation control portion performs a stopping process that stops an operation of the amplifier by allowing the first transistor to be in a non-conductive state in which a current does not flow through the first transistor and the second transistor to be in a conductive state in which the current flows through the second transistor.
US09475280B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus, control method of liquid ejecting head, and control method of liquid ejecting apparatus When a nozzle abnormality detecting mechanism detects an abnormality of the nozzle, in the maintenance process of causing the drive waveform to be applied plural times to the actuator corresponding to the nozzle that the detecting mechanism detects as being abnormal, and thereby causing the ejecting operation to be performed, at least a first-time drive waveform applied to the actuator is a flushing pulse which causes a meniscus in the nozzle not to be positively attracted from an initial position to the pressure chamber, but causes the meniscus to be extruded to the ejection side and thereby causes the liquid to be ejected from the nozzle.
US09475276B2	Can decorator machine, ink station assembly therefor, and can decorating method employing same An ink station assembly is provided for a can decorator machine. The ink station assembly includes an ink fountain providing a supply of ink, a fountain roll, a distributor roll, a ductor roll cooperable with the fountain roll and the distributor roll, a number of oscillator rolls having longitudinal axis and oscillating back and forth along such axis, a number of transfer rolls cooperating with the oscillator rolls, a printing plate cylinder including a printing plate, and a single form roll cooperating with the printing plate cylinder to apply the ink to the printing plate. The diameter of the single form roll is greater than the diameter of the printing plate cylinder such that the printing plate cylinder makes a complete revolution before the single form roll makes a complete revolution. Accordingly, no portion of the single form roll contacts the printing plate more than once per revolution.
US09475272B2	De-bonding and cleaning process and system Methods and tools for de-bonding and cleaning substrates are disclosed. A method includes de-bonding a surface of a first substrate from a second substrate, and after de-bonding, cleaning the surface of the first substrate. The cleaning comprises physically contacting a cleaning mechanism to the surface of the first substrate. A tool includes a de-bonding module and a cleaning module. The de-bonding module comprises a first chuck, a radiation source configured to emit radiation toward the first chuck, and a first robot arm having a vacuum system. The vacuum system is configured to secure and remove a substrate from the first chuck. The cleaning module comprises a second chuck, a spray nozzle configured to spray a fluid toward the second chuck, and a second robot arm having a cleaning device configured to physically contact the cleaning device to a substrate on the second chuck.
US09475266B2	Stabilising the honeycomb core for sandwich components A method for stabilizing a honeycomb core for a sandwich-type structural component includes configuring the honeycomb core. A hardenable adhesive layer is applied to at least one exterior surface of the honeycomb core. A semi-permeable membrane is positioned on the at least one exterior surface. The membrane is gas-permeable and liquid-impermeable. Air in the honeycomb core is drawn off through the semi-permeable membrane. The adhesive layer is hardened.
US09475264B2	Underwear article comprising an elastic laminate A pant-type underwear article 10, having a front 12, back 14, crotch 16 and waist 18 regions, the article 10 having a longitudinal (y) and a transverse direction (x). At least part of the article 10 has an elastic laminate 20 composed of first 22 and second 24 layers of fibrous material and an elastic film layer 26 located between the first and second fibrous layers 22, 24, the elastic laminate 20 having a puncture resistance of at least 15N.
US09475254B2	Multiaxial stack rigidly connected by means of weld points applied by means of inserted thermoplastic webs The present invention relates to a stack of fibrous materials including at least two unidirectional carbon fiber layers, each extending in different directions, wherein each one of the unidirectional layers is connected by means of at least one of the surfaces thereof to an adjacent web of thermoplastic fibers, at least one web being inserted between two consecutive unidirectional layers, characterized in that the link between each unidirectional layer and each adjacent web is provided by the web, by weld points which produce an intermittent overall weld, and in that said weld points also guarantee the cohesion of the stack, as well as the method for manufacturing same.
US09475248B1	Method of manufacturing a flat bottom pouch A method of manufacturing a flat bottom pouch from a single continuous sheet of webbing comprises unwinding the continuous sheet of webbing and forming an outwardly extending transverse lap seam. The unwound webbing is asymmetrically folded to form a folded sheet defining front and back panels. The folded sheet defines a first section and a second section having a folded edge therebetween, wherein the first section includes a first distal edge, and wherein the second section includes a second distal edge. The folded edge is pushed between the first and second sections to form a first side gusseted panel. A portion of the second section is folded between the first and second sections to form a second side gusseted panel. A transverse end seal is formed proximate the lap seam thereby defining a bottom gusseted panel and the first edge is sealed to the second edge to complete the pouch.
US09475244B2	Method for fabrication of a non-pneumatic survivable tire and wheel assembly A method for fabrication of a non-pneumatic tire and wheel assembly incorporates a tire tread and a conventional vehicle wheel with an elastomer tire body element formed by introducing elastomer into mold elements with a center plug and releasably carried chamber forms to provide integral wall elements extending radially inward from the tire body element for sealing engagement with the wheel. The tire body element includes multiple concentric layers with alternating spokes formed with strut and aperture dimensions in the mold elements and mating rubber cast blocks adapted for the desired spoke design. After curing, the tire assembly is mounted on the conventional wheel with conventional mounting tools to deform the integral side walls and a pneumatic chamber formed by the side walls is inflated.
US09475240B2	Manufacturing device for a light guide plate A manufacturing device includes a feeder, a first pressing roller, a second pressing roller, a third pressing roller, a transmission assembly, and a driving assembly. The first pressing roller and the second pressing roller cooperatively press a hot melt adhesive from the feeder to obtain a preprocessed light guide plate. A temperature of the second pressing roller is lower than a temperature of the hot melt adhesive. The third pressing roller separates the preprocessed light guide plate from the second pressing roller to obtain a light guide plate. The transmission assembly connects the second pressing roller and the third pressing roller. The driving element is connected to the transmission assembly, and drives the transmission assembly to rotate the third pressing roller around the second pressing roller, and thus adjusting a contact area and a contact time between the light guide plate and the second pressing roller.
US09475237B2	Cable termination, joint and repair system A system for encapsulating a cable 12 for the purpose of splice closures, breakout closures, jacket repair closures or end capping, in which a casing is fitted around a part of the cable to be sealed, defining within it a cavity surrounding the cable, and a sealant material in the form of a two part acrylic structural adhesive material is injected to fill the cavity and cured in situ. The two part adhesive has a base resin including a methacrylate monomer and a minor part including an oligomeric synthetic rubber and a curative for the monomer, preferably an organoborane accelerator such as an organoborane amine complex, which may be carried by a polyfunctional aziridine. The two parts are preferably mixed at a volume ratio of 2:1 to 15:1.
US09475233B2	Three-dimensional fabrication with cavity filling A three-dimensional printer is configured to fill interior cavities of a fabricated object with functional or aesthetic materials during fabrication. In general, a number of layers can be fabricated with an infill pattern that leaves void space within an exterior surface of the object. These void spaces can receive a second material such as an epoxy or adhesive that spans multiple layers of the object to increase structural integrity. Similarly, aesthetic materials may be used to add color, opacity or other desired properties to a fabricated object. The void spaces can also or instead form molds that are filled with a build material to provide a fabricated object.
US09475230B2	Heated tool assembly for forming a structural member A heated tool assembly for forming a structural member may include a heated tool and a pressure bladder for mounting the structural member. The tool may have an inner surface, a liner in thermal contact with the inner surface of the tool, and a heating system for heating the tool. The heating system may include a heater for heating a heated medium, a blower for blowing the heated medium, and a plurality of nozzles for directing the heated medium over the tool liner.
US09475221B2	Method of predicing injection molding cycle time The invention features, in general, a method for determining a target cycle time for an injection molded part. The method comprises the steps of ascertaining the solidified volume percentage (Vn) as a function of cooling time (Tn) data for solidification of an injection molded part and calculating a cooling speed indicator (CSIn) for each data point, (Tn,Vn). The solidified volume percentage (Vn) as a function of cooling time (Tn) and solidified volume percentage (Vn) as a function of cooling speed indicator (CSIn) are tabulated and used to determine a target cycle time.
US09475220B2	Process for producing composite elements The invention relates to an improved process for producing composite elements comprising at least one outer layer and at least one isocyanate-based rigid foam layer by means of a fixed applicator apparatus and in which the flowable starting material comprises the following components: A) at least one polyisocyanate, B) at least one compound which reacts with isocyanate groups to form urethane, C) at least one blowing agent, D) catalysts comprising at least one compound D1) which catalyzes isocyanurate formation and at least one compound D2) which catalyzes polyurethane formation, comprising at least one amino group, and E) optionally auxiliaries and additives, where the manner of use of component A) and of component B) is such that the isocyanate index is at least 180, and where the ratio by weight of the compound D2) to the compound D1) is from 0.75 to 8.
US09475218B2	Apparatus and method for forming flanges on components An apparatus for forming a flange on a component is presented. The apparatus includes a mold disposed for the placement of the component thereon, a forming tool, and a tubular bladder. The forming tool is assembled to hold the component with a first portion extending into a space defined between the mold and the forming tool. The tubular bladder has a non-uniform wall thickness around its cross section along a longitudinal dimension of the bladder. The bladder is disposed in a step defined in the mold, and configured to impart a forming force to the portion extending into the space to form the flange on the component when the bladder is inflated. A method for forming the flange on the component is also provided.
US09475217B2	Process for making highly crystalline shaped part from pet or pen A process for making a shaped part from a polymer selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) by using a compacting tool comprising a die having a cavity and a punch having an outer surface. The process comprises the steps of: a) placing particles of the polymer in the cavity of the die heated to a compaction temperature, wherein the polymer has an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.45 dL/g wherein the particles are a mixture of first particles with a particle size of 0.5-4000 μm and second particles with a particle size of 1000-4000 μm b) pressing the particles in the die cavity at a pressure of at least 3 MPa for 5-15 minutes while maintaining the temperature of the die at the compaction temperature and c) removing the shaped part from the die cavity. When the polymer is PET, the compaction temperature is 235-259° C. When the polymer is PEN, the compaction temperature is 250-275 ° C.
US09475212B2	Mold vacuum valve device A mold vacuum valve device includes a first mold having a mounting hole formed therethrough, a second mold connected to the first mold, and a sliding block. The second mold has a shaping cavity, a runner passage in fluid communication with a side of the shaping cavity, and a vacuum passage in fluid communication with an opposite side of the shaping cavity. The shaping cavity is defined by a serrated bottom wall surface, and cooperates with the mounting hole to define an accommodating space. The sliding block is disposed movably within the accommodating space, and has a head portion and a body portion. The head portion has a serrated side surface complementary to the serrated bottom wall surface. The head portion cooperates with the second mold to define a shaping clearance.
US09475206B2	Craft punch with replaceable cutting tool A craft punch with a replaceable cutting tool includes a main body having an upper part and a lower part which are spaced up and down. The upper part has a passage, and the lower part has a receiving part to movably receive a lower cutting mold holder. An upper cutting mold holder receiving component could be installed in the passage movably up and down, the upper side of the receiving component bulges to form a tubular part, and one side of the receiving component back to the tubular part is provided with a receiving part which could movably receive an upper cutting mold; a cover plate covers the upper end of the passage and is provided with a through hole allowing the tubular part to pass through an upper bulge, and an upper cover covers the upper side of the cover plate, and is connected with the tubular part.
US09475201B2	Shaving blade cartridge A shaving blade cartridge including a housing extending along a longitudinal axis (X-X), having first and second longitudinal sides, and being provided with a through hole extending transversally to the longitudinal axis through the housing. The shaving blade cartridge also includes at least one cutting blade and a clip retaining the at least one cutting blade in the housing and having a first leg, a second leg, and a clip body. The shaving blade cartridge is such that the first leg of the clip surrounds the first longitudinal side, and the second leg of the clip is received in the through hole.
US09475196B2	Detachable user interface for a robotic vehicle A robotic vehicle may include control circuitry, a device interface and a detachable user interface. The control circuitry may be configured to execute stored instructions to direct operation of the robotic vehicle on a defined area. The device interface may enable electronic communication of a device with the control circuitry. The detachable user interface may be configured to be removably mated with the robotic vehicle to enable communication between the detachable user interface and the control circuitry via the device interface. The detachable user interface may provide user interface capability to enable an operator to define one or more setting parameters or instructions responsive to the detachable user interface being mated with the robotic vehicle for execution by the control circuitry to control operation of the robotic vehicle when the detachable user interface is not mated with the robotic vehicle.
US09475195B2	Anticipatory robot navigation The disclosure includes a system and method for using a robot to simulate user motions by detecting a user, estimating a first position and orientation of the user, determining a current position of the robot, generating an initial path from the current position of the robot to a goal position based on whether the robot affects the user while travelling on the initial path, determining whether the user will traverse in response to the robot when the robot travels on the initial path, responsive to the user traversing in response to the robot, estimating a second position where the user will move when the robot is near, and generating a new path from the current position of the robot to the goal position.
US09475183B2	Non-rotatable telescopic handle construction A golf ball retriever handle having a plurality of telescoping segments, each segment comprising a tubular member configured to fit relatively snugly about an adjacent member in sliding engagement therewith, each of the members between the smallest diameter member and the largest diameter member being formed with a radially extending annular rib in proximity to a first end thereof and being formed with a radially inward extending annular depression in proximity to a second end thereof, whereby separation of the tubular members in a handle extending direction is inhibited. The handle also having at least one axial groove formed in each section such that overlapping grooves engage each other to prevent rotation of one section with respect to another.
US09475182B2	Hand-held power tool with mechanically controlled automatic on and off function A hand-held power tool includes a tool housing and a handle housing. The handle housing is movable relative to the tool housing. The hand-held power tool also includes an electric motor for driving the hand-held power tool. The electric motor is switched on and off by a relative movement of the handle housing relative to the tool housing. The hand-held power tool also includes a main electrical switch configured to apply an electrical voltage supply to the electric motor. The main electrical switch is switched by an actuating mechanism. The main electrical switch is actuatable with the aid of a movable component that is movable relative to the tool housing handily via the actuating mechanism, either directly or by the actuating mechanism.
US09475179B2	Hand tool with ratcheting feature A hand tool includes a handle, a tubular member, a driving rod and a return unit. The handle has a passage, a pressing recess, a releasing recess, an engaging recess and a first hole. The tubular member extends through the passage. The driving rod is inserted through a through hole of the tubular member. A bead is located in a bead hole of the tubular member and the first hole. The return unit is used to return the driving rod. The handle is located at a press position or a release position relative to the tubular member.
US09475176B2	Sintering of thick solid carbonate-based PCD for drilling application A method of making a polycrystalline diamond compact includes forming multiple layers of premised diamond particles and carbonate material, where the carbonate material includes an alkaline earth metal, carbonate, and where each layer has a weight percent ratio of diamond to carbonate that is different from adjacent layers. The layers are subjected to high pressure high temperature conditions to form polycrystalline diamond.
US09475173B1	Waterjet removal of coverings from tangled wire and loose coils A system for impacting a flow of fluid onto a wire, a bundle of wires, coil of wires and/or cables or other electrical/electronic materials/components that are oriented in a tangle or loose coils etc., and having one or more outer covering materials, and methodology of its use to remove the one or more outer coverings.
US09475170B2	Device for cleaning fixed abrasives polishing pad A device for cleaning a fixed abrasive polishing pad includes a main body having a surface facing the polishing pad, an inlet coupled to an end of the main body and configured to supply a cleaning liquid, an inject orifice coupled to the inlet for injecting the cleaning liquid and being provided on the surface of the main body, an outlet coupled to the end of the main body, and a recycle orifice coupled to the outlet, and being provided on the surface of the main body.
US09475164B2	Handheld power tool having a dust extractor A hand-held power tool is equipped with a dust extraction device which includes a dust box for holding dust. A closing flap is arranged in a tube section which lies in the flow path to the dust box, and this closing flap can be adjusted between the closed position and the open position. The closing flap is pivotably held in the region of the inner wall of the tube section and can be opened in the direction of the dust box. In the closed position, the closing flap bears against a stop which protrudes into the tube section, extends at an angle with respect to the direction of flow through the tube connection piece, and forms a stop line or stop area against which the closing flap correspondingly bears.
US09475150B2	Dual-loop control for laser annealing of semiconductor wafers Systems and methods for performing semiconductor laser annealing using dual loop control are disclosed. The first control loop operates at a first frequency and controls the output of the laser and controls the 1/f laser noise. The second control loop also controls the amount of output power in the laser and operates at second frequency lower than the first frequency. The second control loop measures the thermal emission of the wafer over an area the size of one or more die so that within-die emissivity variations are average out when determining the measured annealing temperature. The measured annealing temperature and an annealing temperature set point are used to generate the control signal for the second control loop.
US09475143B2	Gear hobbing tool as well as an insert holder, a chip removal unit, and an insert kit therefor A tool for cyclo-palloid gear hobbing includes a head and a plurality of milling inserts protruding from a front side thereof. The milling inserts are mounted, two by two, in chip removal units that are detachably connected to the head. Each milling insert is clamped by a wedge and a screw that are easy to access. The wedge acts tangentially against the milling insert behind which there is a tangential support in the form of a shoulder. By clamping the milling insert with a respective wedge the milling inserts can be mounted and dismounted in a simple way, and each group of wedge+milling insert+tangential support can be located tangentially and thereby efficiently carry the cutting forces acting on the milling insert. In further aspects, an insert holder intended for the tool, a chip removal unit of an insert holder and an insert kit are disclosed.
US09475135B2	Milling insert A milling insert having an upper side, an under side, a clearance face disposed between the upper and under side, and at least one cutting edge that includes two main edges, which converge toward a nose edge. The cutting edge is formed between two ground part surfaces situated on both sides of a cutting edge line, by on one hand, a primary clearance surface, which is included in the clearance face and is off-plane from a lower, secondary clearance surface, and, on the other hand, a peripheral chip surface, which is included in the upper side and situated on a higher level than a land disposed inside, and which is narrower than the primary clearance surface and has a width of at least 0.3 mm. The milling insert may advantageously be used in milling tools for gear hobbing.
US09475132B2	Multiteeth indexable insert with locating means and material removal tool with same An indexable cutting insert includes at least two side edges each defining an indexable edge of the insert and at least two cutting teeth are on each indexable edge. The cutting insert includes locating means on a plane of the upper face and/or a plane of the lower face. When mounted on a material removal tool, the locating means cooperate with receivers on the working face of the material removal tool to constrain degrees of freedom of the cutting insert. Further, the mounted cutting inserts each locate the radial edge of the cutting teeth in the active position on a common circumference of a circle centered on an axis of rotation of the material removal tool. A mounting system per see is also disclosed as well as a method of removing material from a workpiece with the material removal tool.
US09475131B2	Milling cutter with stress reliefs A cutting tool, such as a milling cutter, includes a tool body and a plurality of pockets for receiving cutting inserts. Each pocket includes a bottom support surface, an radial support surface, an axial support surface, a first corner relief between the bottom support surface and the radial support surface, and a first stress relief formed in the first corner relief at one end of the pocket. The first stress relief is formed at an angle with respect to a plane parallel to the radial support surface. The first stress relief reduces a tensile stress of the cutting tool during a machining operation. A second and third stress relief may be formed in the first corner relief and/or in a second corner relief.
US09475127B2	Device for internal chips cutting machining with a nozzle for flushing cutter fluid on the cutter A device for internal chips cutting machining in a bore having a unit for breaking up chips by internal chip cutting machining in the bore. The device includes a principal element with a longitudinal axis and with at least one movable cutter head with a cutter that can be moved essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the principal element. The device also includes a mechanism for linear motion. A nozzle for flushing of the cutter fluid on the cutter is located onto and can be moved together with the cutter head. A fluid duct is in connection with the nozzle and has a source for cutter fluid at high pressure.
US09475123B2	Cutting tool for recessing and grooving A cutting tool for radial and axial recessing and for lateral motion for so-called grooving of primarily metallic materials. The cutting tool has a clamping holder and a cutting element base, fastened to the clamping holder, on which a cutting element rests. The cutting element is pressed onto the cutting element base by a clamping finger of a clamping claw, and the cutting element being guided on the cutting element base with a prism.
US09475121B2	Machine and method for turning at least flat shoulders on a crankshaft that surround crankpins A crankshaft including narrow flat shoulders that are located next to a bearing pin at adjacent cheeks of the crankshaft. The narrow flat shoulders are machined by turning a rotary tool. In the process, the crankshaft that is clamped in a fixed manner and rotates about a rotation and clamping axis in which also the centric longitudinal axis formed by centric bearing pins of the crank shaft is located. As a result, the bearing pins rotate with a geometric axis thereof on a circular path about the rotation and clamping axis. The rotary tool tracks the moving bearing pins with regard to the vertical and lateral movement thereof in two movement directions that are perpendicular to each other. As a result, the rotary tool is in consistent lateral engagement with the flat shoulder of the bearing pin.
US09475120B1	Apparatus and method for dispersing particles in a molten material without using a mold An apparatus for dispersing particles within a molten material in a mold-less casting process comprises a primary electromagnet for generating an AC magnetic field and a secondary electromagnet adjacent to the primary electromagnet for generating an independent DC magnetic field. Each of the primary and secondary electromagnets comprises a coil and at least one of the electromagnets is positioned about a common longitudinal axis. A heat source may be positioned at a first end of the common longitudinal axis for forming a melt to be exposed to the AC and DC magnetic fields, and a particle injection device is positioned at one or more positions about the common longitudinal axis for injecting particles into the melt during magnetic field exposure. The apparatus does not include a solid body for containing the melt prior to solidification.
US09475118B2	Metal powder casting A method of component forming according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, positioning a metal powder in a mold cavity, melting the metal powder within the mold cavity, and cooling the melted metal powder to form a component.
US09475114B2	Continuous casting method for ingot produced from titanium or titanium alloy By controlling the temperature (TS) of a surface portion (11a) of an ingot (11) in a contact region (16) between a mold (2) and the ingot (11) and/or a passing heat flux (q) from the surface portion (11a) of the ingot (11) to the mold (2) in the contact region (16), the thickness (D) in the contact region (16) of a solidified shell (13) obtained by the solidification of molten metal (12) is brought into a predetermined range. Consequently, an ingot having a good casting surface state can be cast.
US09475111B2	Manufacturing method of press product and press forming apparatus A product including a top surface part, a vertical wall part connected to an end of the top surface part and a corner part interposed between the top surface part and the vertical wall part is manufactured by flowing a material of the corner part toward the top surface part while applying a pressing force on a workpiece.
US09475107B2	Method for producing a motor vehicle axle component A method for producing a motor vehicle axle component includes the method steps of providing a metal strip made of a hardenable steel material, hot rolling the metal strip and subsequent cold rolling with more than 4% rolling reduction degree, annealing at 600 to 800° C., in particular at 650 to 750° C. for a time period between 10 and 20 hours, in particular 13 to 17 hours, cutting the heat treated metal strip to cut sheet metals, forming the metal cut into a motor vehicle axle component, austenizing and quenching the motor vehicle axle component, wherein the motor vehicle axle component has at least in a surface region a grain size characteristic value according to ASTM-E 112 of greater than 9.
US09475106B2	In-situ subsurface decontamination of sodic soil, clay and ground water A method of decontaminating soil and ground water containing organic contaminants and metal compounds. It comprises the steps of first treating such soils and ground water with an effective amount an aqueous solution containing a peroxide and a water soluble chelating agent for a time sufficient to have the water soluble chelating agent chelate at least one of the metals of the metal compounds present in the soil and ground water. Next, the chelated metals are brought into contact with the peroxide to catalytically convert the peroxide to an oxidizing agent and hydroxyl ion. The hydroxyl ion converts the halogenated organic compound into environmentally safe, non-toxic compounds. Gases that are produced from this reaction, and from the oxidation of organic compounds, are used to diffuse solution into the soil to chelate calcium and magnesium, thereby causing the sodium to be dislodged from the soil and reduce sodicity in the soil.
US09475105B2	Articles having superhydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces A superhydrophobic and oleophobic thermoplastic article has a surface with a multiplicity of re-entrant structures extending from the article's surface where a conformal coating comprising a perfluoroalkane covers at least the distal portion of the re-entrant structures. The thermoplastic article can be prepared by contacting a heated thermoplastic and a mold with voids with a sufficient pressure to cause the thermoplastic to extend into the voids to form features that upon removal of the mold results in re-entrant structures. The surface having the re-entrant structures is conformally coated with a compound comprising a perfluoroalkane. Alternately microparticles or nanoparticles and a resin can be deposited on substrate and cured to adhere or mechanically fix the particles where a portion thereof forms re-entrant structures. The microparticles or nanoparticles can comprise a perfluoroalkane or can be conformally coated with a compound comprising a perfluoroalkane, to render the surface superhydrophobic and oleophobic.
US09475104B2	Display surface cleaning system A display surface cleaning system which includes a display surface cleaning assembly which can be utilized discrete from or coupled proximate a user interactive display surface of a device and methods of using such display surface cleaning assembly.
US09475100B2	Systems and methods for cleaning and disinfecting allograft material There is disclosed a system for cleaning and disinfecting allograft material. In an embodiment, the system includes a sterile bag and a motorized paddle blender. The sterile bag having an outer wall configured to withstand blending forces, at least one paddle contact section, and a free-floating mesh bag configured to retain the allograft material. The motorized paddle blender having at least one paddle configured to apply blending forces on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area, a motorized portion to actuate the at least one paddle, and a door component configured to hold the sterile bag adjacent the at least one paddle. The at least one paddle and the allograft retaining section are configured to prevent the paddle from contacting the allograft material when the blending forces are applied on the sterile bag on the at least one paddle contact area.
US09475099B2	Ultrasonic cleaning system with transducer failure indicator An ultrasonic cleaning system that includes an electrical power supply, and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers coupled in parallel, wherein the plurality of ultrasonic transducers are coupled to the electrical power supply. The ultrasonic cleaning system also includes a transducer fault indicator coupled between the electrical power supply and the plurality of ultrasonic transducers, wherein the transducer fault indicator consists essentially of a current sensing portion configured to detect electrical current, and an alarm mechanism coupled to the current sensing portion. Additionally, the alarm mechanism is configured to provide a signal, indicating a failure of the ultrasonic transducer, based on the magnitude of electrical current detected by the current sensing portion.
US09475098B2	Vapor relief screen basket cleaning brush and method A brush for dislodging impurities on steam relief screen basket within an operating vessel including at least one brush that includes an elongated support column with a brush attached to a first end of the elongated support column extends out of a seal located on a removable vessel cover of the vessel. The steps using the brush to dislodge impurities on steam relief screen basket include locating the brush comprised of a plurality of bristles adjacent to the steam relief screen basket, contacting the brush with the screen basket, extending the elongated support column through the seal, closing the removable vessel cover of the vessel to avoid pressure drop inside the vessel, and moving the brush from a first location on the screen basket to a second location on the screen basket to dislodge impurities attached to the screen basket.
US09475097B2	Sorting apparatus for sorting piece goods A sorting apparatus for sorting piece goods (12), having at least a first moving transport unit (22) for transporting at least one piece good (12) in a main transport direction (18), the first transport unit (22) has a chassis (38) for the movement, a transfer unit (32) which moves the piece good (12) in a transfer direction (50), and a drive unit (34) fixed to the first transport unit (22) for driving the piece good (12) in the transfer direction (50). The sorting apparatus has a coupling device (62) for coupling the chassis (38) to the drive unit (34) at least for a period of time.
US09475081B1	Liquid application system for a flexible web An applicator device applies at least one liquid to a first side of a flexible web, such as a web of carpet material. A pair of application stations each comprises at least a pair of parallel rollers each driven by a roller motor arrangement. A platen directs the web between the rollers. Two dams are each laterally adjustable with respect to a top roller and conform to the shape of the top roller at a forward end thereof. Each of the dams, the top roller, and the web define a puddle area to which one of the at least one liquid is applied for application to the web as the web moves between the pair of rollers. A rigid frame fixes a first application station in a substantially horizontal orientation, and a second of the application stations in a substantially vertical orientation, with a turning roller situated therebetween.
US09475080B2	Water jet device and water dance speaker A jet device includes a base container in which a cover plate is mounted to define a chamber. A fan having blades is rotatably received in the chamber and includes internal magnetic elements mounted thereto. A drive unit including an electric motor is mounted externally to the base container and includes external magnetic elements that are driven by the electric motor to rotate about an axis. The internal and external magnetic elements correspond to each other and magnetic attraction forces are generated therebetween to drive the internal magnetic elements to rotate in unison with the external magnetic element so that the fan is rotate to induce a flow of liquid in the chamber. The flow liquid is guided to pass through holes formed in the cover plate to form jets of liquid above the cover plate. A top housing is mounted to the base container to confine the liquid jets.
US09475079B2	Cleaning and detection system for automatic paint sprayer A cleaning and detection system for automatic paint sprayer is provided, comprising a compressed air supplying device, a solvent supplying device, a diaphragm pump connected to the solvent supplying device for pumping a solvent from the solvent supplying device at a predetermined pressure, and a plurality of conduits for enabling the solvent and compressed air to access to the solvent valve, triple valve and spray gun of the automatic paint sprayer for cleaning thereof. In the meantime, the solvent discharged from the sprayer is returned to the solvent supplying device for recycling. The system takes use of the working principle of the sprayer and cleans the valves and spray gun with a mixture of compressed air and solvent, achieving a perfect cleaning effect. The system can also be used to detect whether the valve core is damaged or misplaced by observing the movement and possible leakage of the valve core.
US09475078B2	Automated multiple head cleaner for a dispensing system and related method A material deposition system is configured to deposit material on an electronic substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The material deposition system includes a frame, a support coupled to the frame and configured to support an electronic substrate during a deposit operation, a gantry coupled to the frame, and two deposition heads coupled to the gantry. Each deposition head includes a needle, with the deposition heads being movable over the support by movement of the gantry. The material deposition system further includes a needle cleaner assembly movable on a needle cleaner gantry, with the needle cleaner assembly being configured to clean needles of the deposition heads. The material deposition system further includes a controller configured to control the operation of the needle cleaner assembly to perform a needle cleaning operation.
US09475075B2	Accumulator trigger sprayer and accumulation valve therefor To provide an accumulation valve which is stable and moves sensitively, where the number of parts has been reduced, and an accumulator trigger sprayer assembled with the same.The present invention is an accumulation valve S used in an accumulator trigger sprayer 100 which imparts pressure to liquid in a cylinder by a piston portion 11 to spray liquid from a nozzle portion 5a to the outside, the accumulation valve S including a piston valve portion 21, a spring portion 22 for pressing the piston valve portion 21 to a piston valve seat, and a mounting portion 23 for mounting the spring portion 22 to the piston portion 11, wherein the piston valve portion 21, the spring portion 22 and the mounting portion 23 are formed integrally.
US09475074B2	Discharging device A discharging device for discharging liquids includes an outer housing encompassing an inner chamber, a liquid storage receptacle, a discharge orifice, a delivery device for delivering liquid from the storage receptacle to the discharge orifice, a cap that covers the discharge orifice when present on the outer housing in a safety position, and a manual actuator adapted to actuate the delivery device and which is movable relative to the outer housing between a neutral relative position and an actuated relative position. The cap and the manual actuator cooperate so that displacement of the manual actuator is mechanically blocked when the cap is in its safety position. A locking element that is movable in relation to the outer housing is constrainedly coupled with the movement of the manual actuator and extends in the actuated position through a hole in the outer housing to a region that the cap blocks when mounted in its safety position.
US09475071B2	Nozzle system and method Spray nozzle systems and methods of use are described herein. The spray nozzle system may include a stationary tube, a rigid rotor, and a sub-medium supply source. The stationary tube may be in fluid communication with a pressurized air source. The substantially rigid rotor is in fluid communication with the pressurized air source. The substantially rigid rotor includes a substantially rigid conduit that is in fluid communication with the passages of the stationary tube and the rotor. A portion of the conduit is substantially arched such that an outlet of the conduit is offset a radial distance in a radial direction from the rotor axis. Pressurized air ejected from the outlet produces directional components of the pressurized air in the direction of rotation about the rotor axis; and during use, the pressurized air rotates the rotor and sucks sub-medium from the sub-medium supply source into the stationary tube passage.
US09475062B2	Magnetic inline filter A magnetic inline filter is provided. A piston rod of a fluid cylinder is retracted to the top to locate an inner circumferential surface side magnet and an outer circumferential surface side magnet in filtration positions opposed to a space. In this state, a solenoid of a changeover valve is actuated to shut off a discharge port. A coolant is introduced into the space from an introduction port in the vicinity of the lower end of an outer pipe. Since a magnetic field in a radiation direction is intense, chips in the coolant are attracted to wall surfaces on both sides of the space and the coolant is filtrated. When the supply of the coolant is continued, the chips attracted to the wall surfaces are accumulated and bridged. As a result, since the coolant passes through gaps of the bridged chips, it is possible to perform precise filtration.
US09475061B2	Paper shredder with staple and clip remover A paper shredder includes a housing, cutters positioned in the housing, and a feeder base coupled to the housing and adapted to support a stack of papers. The feeder base includes a feeder slot through which paper passes for shredding in the cutters. The feeder base further includes an aperture formed in the feeder base at a location spaced from the feeder slot. The aperture provides a pathway between a top surface of the feeder base and a waste area below the feeder base and has an edge with multiple surfaces that enhance an ability of the edge to peel away sheets of paper from the stack.
US09475059B2	Cutting blade assembly A cutting blade assembly establishes a bidirectional and/or multifaceted scissor-type cutting action to efficiently and effectively process various types of debris encountered by the cutting blade assembly. The assembly includes a cutting plate and a cutting hub configured for relative rotation. A cutting slot is formed in the cutting plate and intersects the axial face to define a cutting edge at the intersection of the cutting slot and the axial face. The cutting hub has a cutting arm positioned adjacent to the axial face. When the cutting plate and the cutting hub undergo relative rotation, the cutting arm passes adjacent to the cutting edge to perform a scissor-type cutting action.
US09475055B2	Jaw crusher with double-crank-rocker mechanism A jaw crusher with a double-crank-rocker mechanism includes: a frame (1); a fixed jaw plate (6); a movable jaw plate (5); a crank-rocker device and a driving wheel (2); wherein the crank-rocker device includes a front crank-rocker mechanism; and a rear crank-rocker mechanism. The front and rear crank-rocker mechanisms are provided on the same eccentric drive shaft (3) for forming a jaw crusher with a single eccentric driving shaft, or the front and rear crank-rocker mechanisms are respectively connected to a front eccentric driving shaft (15) and a rear eccentric driving shaft (14) rotating synchronously by the driving wheel (2) for forming a jaw crusher with double eccentric driving shafts. The front and rear crank-rocker mechanisms are utilized for changing mechanical structure characteristics of the bottom of the swinging jaw and greatly improving functionality of the jaw crusher.
US09475054B2	Isolation of polymerase-nucleic acid complexes Compositions, methods and systems are provided for the isolation of polymerase-nucleic acid complexes. Complexes can be separated from free enzyme by using hook molecules to target single stranded regions on the nucleic acid. Hook oligonucleotides are used to capture polymerase nucleic acid complexes where the nucleic acids comprise circular nucleic acids having a double stranded central region with hairpin regions on each end. Methods for loading such complexes onto substrates and for single molecule sequencing of such complexes are also provided.
US09475048B2	Centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for multiplxed analysis and detection method using the same A centrifugal force-based microfluidic device for a multiplexed analysis and an analyzing method using the same are provided. The microfluidic device includes a platform and a microfluidic structure including a plurality of chambers formed within the platform and valves positioned between the chambers. The microfluidic structure includes a sample separation chamber connected to a sample injection hole and a plurality of reaction chambers accommodating two or more types of markers specifically reacting to different types of target materials, separately by type.
US09475046B2	Method and device for immunoassay The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining a concentration of a biological active substance in a sample by the means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The device comprises a solid support within a tubing (17) for binding an immunosorbent and an inlet (18, 19) for fluids, a detector (15) for detecting radiation due to an activity in said tubing (17), wherein said tubing (17) is arranged inside a microchip (10) extending substantially in one plane, for conducting the fluids along the plane of the microchip (10). Said tubing (17) forms a reaction cell having a large detection area (22). The reaction cell of the microchip (10) is arranged perpendicular to the detector (15).The method comprises the steps of introducing the fluids into the tubing (17), conducting the fluids through the tubing (17) forming a reaction cell, in which reaction cell the radiation emitting activity takes place, and detecting the light emitted from the reaction cell substantially perpendicular to the plane.
US09475043B2	Cartridge, centrifuge and method for mixing a first and second component A cartridge is configured for insertion and centrifugation in a centrifuge. The cartridge includes a mixing chamber, which comprises a container that is configured for at least one first component and at least one second component and electromagnetic particles. The electromagnetic particles are movable by an electromagnetic force to mix the first and second components.
US09475032B2	Molded article for hydrocarbon adsorption Provided is a molded article for hydrocarbon adsorption, in which a porous metal complex, the structure of which may vary with adsorption and desorption of gases, can exhibit to a sufficient degree the adsorption and desorption capabilities inherent to the complex. This molded article for hydrocarbon adsorption is characterized by including (A) a metal complex constituted by metal ions, and organic ligands capable of bonding to the metal ions, and (B) a polymer binder component containing within its molecules a total of 0.3 mmol/g to 8.0 mmol/g, inclusive, of at least one functional group selected from group consisting of the carboxyl group, the hydroxyl group, amino groups, the mercapto group, epoxy groups, and the sulfo group.
US09475031B2	Carbon micro-plant The present disclosure provides biorefining systems for co-producing activated carbon along with primary products. A host plant converts a feedstock comprising biomass into primary products and carbon-containing co-products; a modular reactor system pyrolyzes and activates the co-products, to generate activated carbon and pyrolysis off-gas; and an oxidation unit oxidizes the pyrolysis off-gas, generating CO2, H2O, and energy. The energy is recycled and utilized in the host plant, and the CO2 and H2O may be recycled to the reactor system as an activation agent. The host plant may be a saw mill, a pulp and paper plant, a corn wet or dry mill, a sugar production facility, or a food or beverage plant, for example. In some embodiments, the activated carbon is utilized at the host plant to purify one or more primary products, to purify water, to treat a liquid waste stream, and/or to treat a vapor waste stream.
US09475030B2	Silica containing basic sorbent for acid gas removal An acid gas sorbent composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a compound having the following formula: (SiO2)x(OH)yF.B wherein F optionally exists and said F is at least one of the following: a functionalized organosilane, a sulfur-containing organosilane, or an amine-containing organosilane; and wherein B is a hygroscopic solid at a preferred water to solid molar ration of about 0.1 to about 6, and more particularly, B is a basic inorganic solid including, but not limiting to, alkali to alkali-earth metal oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, or bicarbonates, containing at least one of the following metal cations: calcium, magnesium, strontium, barium, sodium, lithium, potassium, cesium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, dysprosium, scandium, ytterbium, yttrium, or erbrium; wherein the molar ration of y/x is equal to about 0.01 to about 0.5.
US09475029B2	Method of manufacturing bio-diesel and reactor A reactor and process for the production of bio-diesel. The reactor includes one or more coiled reaction lines. The lines are positioned within a tank containing a heat transfer media such as molten salt, maintained at about 750° F. A pump circulates the media within the tank. An emulsion of alcohol; refined feed stock, including glycerides and/or fatty acids; and preferably water is pumped through the reaction lines at temperatures and pressures sufficient to maintain the alcohol in a super-critical state. The curvature of the coils, pump pulsing, and the flow rate of the emulsion keep the emulsion in a turbulent state while in the reactor, ensuring thorough mixing of the alcohol and feed stock. The alcohol reacts with the glycerides and fatty acids to form bio-diesel. The reaction is fast, efficient with regard to energy input and waste generation, and requires minimal alcohol.
US09475022B2	Apparatus for producing a liquid concentrate from a dry material An apparatus for converting a dry material into a liquid concentrate includes a mixing vessel having an outlet opening, a dispenser for dispensing a predetermined weight of a dry material at a predetermined drop rate onto a predetermined drop location within the vessel, an inlet pipe connectable to a source of liquid for introducing a liquid into the vessel; a sensor for sensing the volume of liquid within the vessel; a pump for supplying a pressurized flow of recirculating liquid to the vessel; and a first, a second and a third agitating nozzle mounted within the vessel. Each agitating nozzle is operative to produce a jet of liquid oriented in a predetermined direction within the vessel. The nozzles are cooperable to generate within the vessel a moving body of liquid into which a dry material dispensed into the vessel is able to dissolve or to disperse.
US09475016B2	Fluid mixing structure A fluid mixing structure adapted to mix a reagent liquid and a sample liquid is provided. The fluid mixing structure includes a first channel, a mixing recess, a first block, a plurality of second blocks, and a second channel. The mixing recess is communicated with the first channel. The first block is disposed in the mixing recess, so that the mixing recess becomes a ring-shaped channel. The second blocks are disposed in the ring-shaped channel. The reagent liquid and the sample liquid are mixed into a mixing liquid in the ring-shaped channel. The second channel is communicated with the mixing recess. The mixing liquid flows out of the mixing recess through the second channel.
US09475011B2	Microbubble therapy method and generating apparatus A micro bubble generating system includes a shell having a well for retaining a first liquid to immerse an object. A micro bubble apparatus is provide to the shell for providing a pressurized mixture of a second liquid and a dissolved gas into the well so as to create a plurality of micro bubbles within the first liquid for engaging the object.
US09475010B2	Porous membranes made up of organopolysiloxane copolymers The object of the invention is porous membranes (M) comprising organopolysiloxane/polyurea/polyurethane/polyamide/polyoxalyl diamine copolymers of the general formula (1), where R, X, Y, D, E, F, B, B′, m, n, a, b, c and d have the meanings indicated in claim 1, with the proviso that at least 10% of the RH groups present in structural elements E, F and bound to nitrogen indicate hydrogen, and a method for the production of the membranes (M) and use thereof for separating material mixtures.
US09475003B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst, method of producing the same, and exhaust gas purification method using the same An exhaust gas purification catalyst includes an alumina support, a silica layer, and active metal particles. The silica layer is formed on a surface of the alumina support. The active metal particles are formed of platinum and palladium, the platinum and the palladium being supported on the silica layer. A ratio of fine particles having a particle size of 2.0 nm or less to all the active metal particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine particles being included in the active metal particles. A ratio of fine alloy particles having a palladium content ratio of 10 at % to 90 at % to all the fine particles is 50% or higher in terms of the number of particles, the fine alloy particles being included in the fine particles.
US09475002B2	Partial filter substrates containing SCR catalysts and methods and emissions treatment systems Catalytic articles, methods and emissions treatment systems for treating an engine exhaust gas stream containing NOx and particulate matter are disclosed and include a particulate filter comprising a first SCR catalyst for NOx conversion disposed downstream of the injector. The particulate filter is a partial filter with a particle filtration efficiency between about 30% and 60% and an SCR catalyst loading in the range of 0.1 g/in3-3.5 g/in3.
US09474996B2	Photocatalytic material for splitting oxides of carbon An embodiment relates to a photocatalytic composite material comprising (a) a first component that generates a photoexcited electron and has at least a certain minimum bandgap to absorb visible light and a structure that substantially prevents the recombination of the photoexcited electron and a hole; (b) a second component that adsorbs/absorbs an oxide of carbon; and (c) a third component that splits the oxide of carbon into carbon and oxygen using the photoexcited electron.
US09474990B2	Processes for recovering organic solvent extractant from solid-stabilized emulsions formed in hydrometallurgical solvent extraction circuits Processes for recovering an organic solvent extractant phase from a solid-stabilized emulsion formed in a hydrometallurgical solvent extraction circuit are disclosed. One such process includes mixing a de-emulsifier comprising an effective amount of a polymeric aggregating agent with the solid-stabilized emulsion, thereby separating the emulsion into its aqueous, organic, and solid phase components; and removing the organic solvent extractant phase from the other components, thereby recovering the organic solvent extractant phase from the solid-stabilized emulsion.
US09474986B2	Block-forming toy A block-forming toy includes a plunger, a mold and an ejector plate. The plunger includes a shaft that passes through a barrel. The two pieces are able to move with respect to one another. Each piece connects to either the mold or the ejector plate, using male and female locking mechanisms. Subsequent to assembling the toy, the mold may be filled and packed with a moldable material. By pulling the plunger up to move the mold upwards relative to the ejector plate, and thus relative to the casted article, the block-forming toy may be used to easily remove the formed block of moldable material from the mold. A variety of mold shapes may be used to create additional blocks to form structures of moldable material. Examples of moldable material include sand and snow.
US09474985B2	Transferable power unit system for toys A power unit for a toy or a system of toys that can removable receive the power unit. The power unit comprises a drive gear that can provide rotational power to one or more driven components of a toy with which the power unit is associated. The drive gear can comprise multiple drive portions. The toys can comprise a wide variety of toy types.
US09474982B2	Tower track play set An improved toy vehicle play set includes a base, a pillar or support, at least one platform, and a retaining mechanism. The pillar is configured to extend substantially vertically from the base. The at least one platform is coupled to the pillar and is configured to receive a toy vehicle. A retaining mechanism coupled to the at least one platform retains the toy vehicle on the platform until actuation of the retaining mechanism. Upon actuation, the retaining mechanism is reconfigured from a retaining configuration that retains the toy vehicle on the platform to a releasing configuration that enables the toy vehicle to roll off of the platform. Where multiple platforms are present, upon actuation, multiple retaining mechanisms are simultaneously reconfigured from a retaining configuration that retain toy vehicles on the multiple platforms to a releasing configuration that enables the toy vehicles to roll off of the platforms.
US09474975B2	Information and telecommunications system, information processing unit, and operation terminal A controller 20 transmits a unique ID to a console main unit 10 when starting communication with said console main unit 10. The console main unit 10 determines whether the received unique ID has already been registered in a wired controller No. registration table, and when it has already been registered, sets already registered correspondence for corresponding a virtual controller No., a wired controller No., and the unique ID. Otherwise, if it is not yet registered, a wired controller No. and the unique ID are corresponded, and new registration and correspondence setting for corresponding them to a virtual controller No. is conducted. The virtual controller No. corresponded to the unique ID is associated to predetermined information processing if the already registered correspondence setting or new registration and correspondence setting is completed.
US09474974B2	Method for controlling computer, recording medium and computer Provided is a method for controlling a computer progressing a game played at the same time by a plurality of players divided on a plurality of maps, the method including the steps of allowing each of the plurality of players to select any one of the plurality of maps, progressing the game on maps selected respectively by the plurality of players in response to instructions from the plurality of players, and reflecting, in a display of a first map selected by a first player, game progress caused by a second player having selected a second map different from the first map.
US09474973B2	Cloud-based game slice generation and frictionless social sharing with instant play Methods enable creation of a game slice from a game. Plurality of games is provided for presentation on a display device. Each game is identified by an image. Selection activity is detected at the image of one of the games. In response to the selection, game code of the selected game is executed to enable game play of an unlocked game. The selected game is streamed to the display device. User interaction related to the game play is received. A recording of the game play is examined to identify portions of the game for generating a game slice, which are returned in a suggested list for selection. Game slice is generated for a selected portion from the list. A recording of the game play for the game slice is associated as a primary video segment. The game slice and the primary video segment are provided for sharing over a network.
US09474968B2	Method and system for applying gearing effects to visual tracking Methods and systems for interactive interfacing with a computer gaming system are provided. The computer gaming system includes a video capture device for capturing image data. One method includes displaying an input device to the video capture device, where the input device has a plurality of lights that are modulated so as to convey positioning of the input device and communication data that is to be interpreted by the computer gaming system based on analysis of the captured image data and a state of the plurality of lights. This method also includes defining movement of an object of a computer game that is to be executed by the computer gaming system, such that the movement of the object may be mapped to movements in position of the input device as detected in the captured image data. The method then establishes a gearing between the movement of the object of the computer game verses the movements in position of the input device. The gearing defines a ratio between movements in position of the input device and movements of the object. The gearing can be set dynamically by the game, by the user, or can be preset by software or user configured in accordance with a gearing algorithm.
US09474964B2	System and method for providing state information of an action figure In certain implementations, state information of an action figure may be provided via wireless communication. As an example, a device may be detected within a short wireless communication range of an action figure. A wireless connection between the action figure and the device may be established based on the detection. Sensor information may be obtained via one or more sensors of the action figure. Action figure state information identifying a position of a moveable part of the action figure relative to another part of the action figure may be generated based on the sensor information. The relative position may be related to a pose exhibited by the action figure. The state information may be provided to the device via the wireless connection. A virtual counterpart of the action figure may be presented based on the relative position such that the virtual counterpart exhibits the same pose as the action figure.
US09474953B1	System, method and processor-readable medium for wirelessly tracking basketball shots The present invention is directed to a wireless basketball shot tracking system, method and processor-readable medium that allows a basketball player to train shooting from different locations and/or with different styles as instructed by a hands-free-portable electronic device, and to track the results by a shot detector placed on the backboard or hoop. The shot detector is in wireless communication with the hands-free-portable electronic device. The electronic device stores whether shots are made or missed from the various shooting locations or styles, and provides real-time shooting percentages of basketball players during basketball shooting sessions. The electronic device interfaces with external devices via a wired or wireless communications port for uploading or downloading program updates or shooting session data.
US09474949B2	Golf bag base A golf bag is disclosed that includes base formed of a flexible material, such as a polymer foam material. The base is formed as a one-piece element, and the base may be flexible such that the golf bag is supportable in an upright position or an inclined position. A flexion line may be formed in the base to promote flexing or pivoting in a specific area, and wear elements may be added to an exterior surface of the base to impart wear-resistance.
US09474945B2	Golf club heads with face deflection junctions and related methods Embodiments of golf club heads with deflection junctions are described herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US09474938B1	Climbing device A device for a removable attachment to a column member, such as a tree, includes a body having a pair of spaced contact surfaces. The body also includes a pair of spaced and elongated retention apertures that are configured to receive a flexible retention member, such as a strap, therethrough. The retention member initially retains the device to the column member, such that the contact surfaces are urged against the column member. In addition, the retention members are spaced apart such that their top portions are spaced further apart than their bottom portions. Thus, as the body is forced downward along the column member, the distance between the spaced retention apertures increases, causing the circumferential distance traversed by the retention member to increase, thus drawing the retention member taut.
US09474932B1	Finger/hand exerciser A hand and finger exercise apparatus to exercise fingers or compress the entire apparatus for complete hand and forearm strengthening, and to replace interchangeable first finger button pieces with different resistance. There is also included a second finger button piece having non-adjustable means. The apparatus permits the user to easily and quickly change finger button pieces. The finger button pieces snap into the base with ease, and are removed with ease.
US09474931B2	Thumb exercise device A thumb exercise device for simulating the feel and action of backing a hammer of a firearm includes a thumb section, a grip section, and a middle section. The middle section interconnects the thumb section with the grip section. The middle section biases the thumb section away from the grip section. Wherein, when the grip section is held in the user's fingers similar to a grip of the firearm, the thumb section is oriented to approximate a user's extended thumb similar to the hammer of the firearm. Wherein, the user may grip the grip section with their fingers and depress the thumb section with their thumb. Whereby, the thumb exercise device simulates the feel and action of backing the hammer of the firearm.
US09474928B1	Treadmill with folding overhead handlebar assembly A treadmill exercise machine may include a frame having a base and upright supports extending upward from at a forward end of the base. Horizontal arms connected proximate the upper ends of the supports may extend generally toward the rear end of the base. A handlebar assembly may be rotatably connected proximate the distal ends of the arms. The handlebar assembly may be moved from a non-deployed position to an upright locked position accessible to a user to grasp and pull down on an overhead hand bar of the handlebar assembly to reduce the weight load transmitted to the user's lower body.
US09474926B1	Multi-axis adjustable exercise machine A multi-axis adjustable exercise machine which is pivotable about both a pitch axis and a roll axis with respect to a base for allowing an exerciser to perform a wide range of exercises on a pitched or rolled exercise machine. The multi-axis adjustable exercise machine generally includes an exercise machine which is adjustable with respect to a base. The exercise machine may be pivoted about a roll axis to adjust the roll angle of the exercise machine or may be pivoted about a pitch axis to adjust the pitch angle of the exercise machine. One or more actuators may be connected between the base and the exercise machine to effectuate the pivoting of the exercise machine about either or both axes with respect to the base.
US09474923B2	Multi-purpose exercise bench with versatile resistance accessory A multi-purpose exercise bench having a versatile resistance accessory configurable for use to provide weight-training resistance in a variety of exercises is provided. A multi-purpose exercise bench comprises: an elongated frame configured to rest on a flat floor in a stable manner; a lower seat portion supported on the frame; a resistance accessory mounted to the frame, the resistance accessory comprising: a pad movably mounted to the frame to be movable between a first position and a second position; a locking mechanism operable to lock the pad in either of the first position and the second position; and a plurality of resistance bands attached to the pad.
US09474922B2	Combination exercise machine for performing pilates and barre workouts An apparatus for performing a plurality of both Pilates and Barre exercises is described. The apparatus comprises a first component comprising a top wall defining an upper surface, a bottom wall defining a bottom surface, a plurality of side walls interconnected to provide a partially enclosed structure. Each of the side walls connect the top surface to the bottom surface whereby the upper surface is positioned at a vertical distance from the bottom wall. A second component comprises opposing, vertically directed members secured to different side walls of the first component, and a horizontally directed member having a first end secured to one of the vertically directed members and a second end secured to the opposing vertically directed members. Each opposing, vertically directed member have a resistance member providing flexibility while imparting resistance when one or more portions of the second component is bent or flexed.
US09474918B2	Descending device with direct drive centrifugal brake The present invention relates to a descending device for repeated braked descent of a load from an elevated structure. The descending device comprises a housing attachable to the elevated structure; a descent shaft rotatably attached to the housing; a centrifugal brake comprising a fixed part connected to the housing and a rotatable part connected to the descent shaft; and a rope configured for attachment of the load at two different load attachment portions being separated by a descent length of the rope. The descent shaft is directly connected to the rotatable part of the centrifugal brake such that one revolution of the descent shaft translates to one revolution of the rotatable part of the centrifugal brake; and the winding angle is at least 360°.
US09474897B2	Apparatus and methods for assisted breathing by transvascular nerve stimulation A catheter may include electrodes for transvascular nerve stimulation. The electrodes may be positioned within lumens of the catheter and aligned with apertures in the outer wall of the catheter. The electrodes may produce focused electrical fields for stimulation of one or more nerves. In one embodiment, the catheter may include a set of proximal electrodes and a set of distal electrodes, and the proximal electrodes may stimulate a patient's left phrenic nerve and the distal electrodes may stimulate a patient's right phrenic nerve.
US09474889B2	Sealing arrangement for medical introducer A sealing arrangement for a medical introducer having a distal end for introduction into a patient's blood vessel. The introducer includes a flexible sealing member having an aperture for introduction of a guide wire or other medical device therethrough. A constraining structure, such as a washer, tightly contacts and surrounds the sealing member just proximal to an enlarged diameter flange at the distal end of the sealing member. The inner diameter of the constraining member is less than the outer diameter of the flange providing a constraint on the sealing member and lessening the distortion of the sealing member normally occasioned when a device is pulled outwardly or proximally through the introducer away from the patient. When the constraining structure is a washer, the washer is easily assembled to the introducer by simply being fitted into an annular notch formed just proximal to the distal end of the sealing member.
US09474884B2	Bumped dilator tip The disclosure provides a dilator with a tip that has a bump, an assembly comprising the dilator and a sheath, and methods of use, where the bump on the tip is configured to reduce or minimize damage to the sheath, and to prevent trauma to a patient during insertion or removal.
US09474880B2	Safety device for a hollow medical needle The present disclosure relates to a set for producing a threaded connection, comprising a first and a second tubular component with an axis of revolution, one of their ends being provided with a threaded zone formed on the external or internal peripheral surface of the component depending on whether the threaded end is of the male or female type, said ends finishing in a terminal surface which is oriented radially with respect to the axis of revolution of the tubular components, a thread crest, a thread root, a load flank and a stabbing flank, the width of the thread crests of each tubular component reducing in the direction of the terminal surface of the tubular component under consideration, while the width of the thread roots increases, characterized in that the lead of the male stabbing flanks and/or load flanks is different from the lead of the female stabbing flanks and/or load flanks. The present method, system and device also pertain to a threaded connection.
US09474877B2	Transurethral catheter kit, and syringe assembly suitable for use in correctly inflating a transurethral catheter A transurethral catheter kit containing a balloon catheter and a syringe assembly adapted for inflation of the balloon. The syringe assembly includes a syringe and a nozzle incorporating a narrow bore proximal to a pressure relief valve. The narrow bore serves to resist the flow of fluid between the syringe and the balloon, thereby avoiding a rapid pressure increase in the balloon that can result in damage to tissues or premature activation of the pressure relief valve. Also provided is a method for correctly placing a transurethral balloon catheter in a patient using the kit.
US09474876B1	Sleep aid efficacy A method or apparatus to improve sleep aid efficacy is described. The method comprises monitoring the sleeping patterns of a user utilizing a non-intrusive sleep monitoring device. The method further correlates the user's sleep statistics with use of the sleep aid. In one embodiment, he method adjusts the sleep aid based on the sleep statistics.
US09474869B2	Medicament delivery device for administration of opioid antagonists including formulations for naloxone Medicament delivery devices for administration of opioid antagonists are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a housing, a medicament container disposed within the housing and an energy storage member disposed within the housing. The medicament container is filled with a naloxone composition that includes naloxone or salts thereof, a tonicity-adjusting agent, and a pH adjusting agent, whereby the osmolality of the naloxone composition ranges from about 250-350 mOsm and the pH ranges from about 3-5. The energy storage member is configured to produce a force to deliver the naloxone composition.
US09474856B2	Expert system for infusion pump therapy An apparatus comprising a controller. The controller includes an input/output (I/O) module and a rule module. The I/O module is configured to present a question for a patient when communicatively coupled to a user interface and receive patient information in response to the question via the user interface. The rule module is configured to apply a rule to the patient information and generate a suggested insulin pump setting from application of the rule. Other devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US09474855B2	Method and system for controlling a tuning factor due to sensor replacement for closed-loop controller in an artificial pancreas Described and illustrated is a system for management of diabetes that includes an infusion pump, glucose sensor and controller with a method programmed in the controller. The infusion pump is configured to deliver insulin. The glucose sensor senses glucose levels in the subject and provide output signals representative of the glucose levels in the subject. The controller is programmed receives signals from at least one of the glucose sensor and the pump and configured to issue signals to the pump to deliver an amount of insulin determined by a feedback controller that utilizes a model predictive control based on desired glucose levels, insulin amount delivered and measured glucose levels of the subject. The controller is also configured to deliver insulin using a tuning factor (R) for a model predictive controller in the microcontroller as a conservative setting otherwise the system maintains a current tuning factor (R) for the controller.
US09474844B1	Methods for pathogen inactivation in blood using UV irradiation while minimizing heat transfer thereto Methods for pathogen reduction in donor blood are performed by exposure of blood to UVC irradiation. Unwanted wavelengths of light, mostly in the infrared spectra, may be precluded from reaching blood by providing a layer of IR-absorbing fluid positioned between blood and the source of UV irradiation, whereby minimizing energy absorption and heating of blood. Some embodiments further disclose utilizing the same IR-absorbing fluid to actively cool blood by flowing the IR-absorbing fluid along the blood flow path.
US09474843B2	Fluid-storing, filtering, and gas-discharging apparatus and hematoma evacuator based on the liquid-stroing, filtering, and air-discharging apparatus A fluid-storing, filtering, and gas-discharging apparatus (2) comprising a fluid holder (21), a gas detector (23), and a filter (22). The fluid holder (21) has a protruding apex structure and comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A gas-discharging pipe in communication with the outside is arranged on the protruding apex of the fluid holder (21). The gas detector (23) is arranged on the gas-discharging pipe. The filter (22) is fixed within the fluid holder (21) and is connected to the fluid outlet. The fluid-storing, filtering, and gas-discharging apparatus (2) uses the fluid holder (21) and the filter (22) to implement the storage and filtration of a working fluid, while at the same time, the fluid holder (21) having the protruding apex structure ensures complete discharging of gases mixed in the working fluid, thus achieves the goals of fluid storage, filtration, and gas discharge, and provides great reliability.
US09474835B2	Block copolymer and antithrombotic coating agent The object of the present invention is achieved by providing a copolymer, in particular, a block copolymer which has excellent coating formation ability, adhesive properties to a substrate, and does not adsorb protein; an antithrombotic coating agent which has superior antithrombotic properties and adhesive properties to a substrate to those of the conventional antithrombotic coating agent; and a medical instrument which is obtained by coating the antithrombotic coating agent, and the block copolymer includes a polymer (A) containing a (meth)acrylic ester monomer and a polymer (B) containing a (meth)acrylamide monomer and has excellent coating formation ability and high adhesive properties to a substrate.
US09474833B2	Stent graft with releasable therapeutic agent and soluble coating Medical devices for implantation within a body vessel comprising a graft material and a releasable therapeutic agent are provided. The graft material preferably comprises a biocompatible polyurethane and a therapeutic agent. Preferably, the medical device is a stent graft formed by attaching a polyurethane graft material comprising an elutable taxane therapeutic agent to a radially expandable frame.
US09474819B2	Method of alternatingly emitting two or more volatile materials A method of alternatingly emitting two or more volatile materials comprises the steps of activating a first heater and emitting a first volatile material for a first period of time by emitting the first volatile material at a first primary evaporation rate and emitting the first volatile material at a first secondary evaporation rate after evaporation of the first volatile material at the first primary evaporation rate. The method further includes the steps of deactivating the first heater, activating a second heater, and emitting a second volatile material for a second period of time by emitting the second volatile material at a second primary evaporation rate and emitting the second volatile material at a second secondary evaporation rate after evaporation of the second volatile material at the second primary evaporation rate. The first and second secondary evaporation rates are less than the first and second primary evaporation rates.
US09474816B2	Methods for dispersing decontamination products An electrostatic spraying system for decontamination of a vehicle is described. The system includes a wheeled platform sized to fit inside the vehicle, at least one tank operable to contain one or more decontaminant agents, the tanks supported by said wheeled platform, a plurality of nozzles affixed to the wheeled platform, wherein each nozzle is positioned for distribution of the decontaminant agents in at least one pre-determined direction, an electrostatic charging system connected to each of the nozzles for applying an electrostatic charge to the decontaminant agents as the agents are dispersed, and at least one compressor in communication with the tanks for pressurizing the decontaminant agents. The one or more compressors are capable of providing a pressure sufficient to provide a constant distribution of the decontaminant agents through the electrostatic nozzles.
US09474811B2	Method of treating an eye infection using electromagnetic radiation in the UVC Infections of body tissues, particularly of the eye or of wounds, are treated by brief low-intensity irradiation with ultraviolet radiation in the UVC band. A suitable treatment device contains a light-emitting diode producing UVC radiation at a wavelength of about 265 nm, at a power output of 5 mW, directed on to a zone of tissue about 4 mm in diameter. An optical aiming system indicates the zone of tissue to be irradiated. Irradiation for periods as brief as 1 second has been found effective, which equates to a dose of 4 mJ/cm2 delivered to the tissue. Longer periods and higher intensities may be used for more resistant infections. Such irradiation may be delivered endoscopically to treat internal infections or to prevent infection during surgery. The device may be hand held or mounted to an ophthalmic slit lamp or other support.
US09474803B2	Composition for stabilizing fusion protein in which protein and FC domain are fused The present invention relates to a composition for stabilizing a fusion protein of a physiologically active protein and an Fc domain, and more particularly to a method of stabilizing a fusion protein of a protein and an Fc domain using a composition containing an ammonium salt or a combination of an ammonium salt and succinate. The composition containing an ammonium salt or a combination of an ammonium salt and succinate according to the present invention can effectively inhibit the aggregation of the protein-Fc domain fusion protein, and thus enables the fusion protein to be stored for a long period of time. Accordingly, the composition can be widely used in the medical field that uses the protein-Fc domain fusion protein.
US09474794B2	Antibodies that bind to adrenomedullin and to adrenomedullin receptors and the uses thereof as drugs The invention relates to antibodies that bind to adrenomedullin and to proteins forming adrenomedullin receptors and to the uses thereof as drugs.
US09474787B2	Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of CNS diseases An isolated human cell is disclosed comprising at least one mesenchymal stem cell phenotype and secreting brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), wherein a basal secretion of the BDNF is at least five times greater than a basal secretion of the BDNF in a mesenchymal stem cell. Methods of generating same and uses of same are also disclosed.
US09474783B2	HIP/PAP protein and derivatives thereof for use in treating cancer This invention concerns a HIP/PAP protein or derivative thereof, for its use in treating or managing cancer and preferentially solid tumors.
US09474770B2	Prophylactic agent and/or therapeutic agent for sepsis The present invention provides a sepsis therapeutic drug useful for prophylaxis and treatment of sepsis. A prophylactic agent and/or a therapeutic agent for sepsis containing 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) or a derivative thereof or a pharmacologically acceptable salt of 5-ALA or the derivative as an active ingredient is prepared. The prophylactic agent and/or the therapeutic agent preferably contains a metal-containing compound such as ferrous sodium citrate in addition to the ALAs. Preferred examples of the ALAs include ALA; various esters of ALA such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, and pentyl esters; and hydrochlorides, phosphates, sulfates of ALA and the esters.
US09474766B2	Use of a reduced calorie infant formula containing nucleotides and/or carotenoids for reducing adverse health effects later in life The present disclosure is directed to reduced calorie infant formulas, and in particular, reduced calorie infant formulas that have at least one nucleotide and/or at least one carotenoid for reducing inflammation-related diseases later in life. Particularly, the reduced calorie infant formulas reduce the risk of obesity later in life.
US09474765B2	Composition for lipolysis, containing phosphatidylcholine, and preparation method therefor A composition for inducing lipolysis includes phosphatidylcholine and a preparation method therefor. More particularly, the composition for inducing lipolysis may include 2-12% (w/v) of phosphatidylcholine, 5-12% (w/v) of an oily solvent, and a balance of water; and a preparation method thereof. The composition may include phosphatidylcholine, an oily solvent, and water to induce lipolysis without causing such adverse side effects as edema, erythema, tissue necrosis, and inflammation.
US09474764B2	Infant nutrition for improving fatty acid composition of brain membranes The present invention relates to infant nutrition, in particular to infant nutrition comprising special lipid globules for improvement of the fatty acid composition in brain membranes.
US09474763B2	Compositions and methods for amelioration and prevention of drug-induced toxicity Pharmaceutical compositions including combinations of protective agents selected from isosilybin B, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), phosphatidylcholine, cysteine (Cys), seleno-cysteine (Se-Cys), ribose-cysteine (RibCys), N-acetylcysteine (NAC), N-acetylcysteine-amide (AD4), methionine (Met) and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) for reducing and/or preventing drug-induced toxicity, such as acetaminophen-induced toxicity. The compositions may be formulated with or without acetaminophen, and accordingly may be used as safe formulations of acetaminophen with reduced risk of causing liver damage, or as an antidote for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose. Methods for treating acetaminophen intoxication.
US09474761B2	Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists for treating hypomagnesemia, neurogenic inflammation, and cardiac dysfunction associated with EGFR-blocking drugs The present disclosure provides methods for alleviating or preventing the negative physiological side effects associated with the administration of EGFR blocking therapeutics. The disclosure provides, inter alia, methods for treating or preventing: hypomagnesemia, cardiac dysfunction, and skin lesions, which are induced by EGFR blocking drugs, by administering an NK-1 receptor antagonist.
US09474755B2	GLP-1 receptor modulators Compounds are provided that modulate the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor, as well as methods of their synthesis, and methods of their therapeutic and/or prophylactic use. Such compounds can act as modulators or potentiators of GLP-1 receptor on their own, or with incretin peptides such as GLP-1(7-36), GLP-1(9-36), and oxyntomodulin, or with peptide-based therapies, such as exenatide and liraglutide, and have the following general structure (where “” represents either or both the R and S form of the compound): where A, B, C, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, n, p and q are as defined herein.
US09474752B2	Method for treating a pulmonary hypertension condition A method for treating a pulmonary hypertension condition such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ambrisentan, wherein, at baseline, time from first diagnosis of the condition in the subject is not greater than about 2 years.
US09474751B1	Combination of brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic use Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic delivery and a method of treatment comprising administering said composition when indicated for glaucoma and associated conditions such as elevated intraocular pressure in the eyes of humans.
US09474747B2	Muscarinic antagonists and combinations thereof for the treatment of airway disease in horses The invention relates to the field of medicine, in particular to the field of veterinary medicine. The invention specifically relates to muscarinic antagonists (including long acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs)) for the treatment of airway disease, such as pulmonary disease, preferably recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), summer pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease (SPAOPD), and inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in animals, preferably equines such as horses.
US09474741B2	Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists in pruritus The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent.
US09474734B2	Compounds for treating inflammation and pain The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and 3-(methylthio)propionitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is directed to a method for treating inflammation, inflammatory-related disorders, or pain, by administering ω-(methylthio)alkylnitriles such as 3-(methylthio)propionitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof to a subject in need thereof.
US09474733B2	Method and preparation for binding acetaldehyde in saliva, stomach and large intestine The object of the invention is the use of compounds comprising one or more free sulphlydryl or amino groups for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for locally binding acetaldehyde in saliva, the stomach or the large intestine, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the said compounds.
US09474729B2	Topical antimicrobial compositions and methods of using same The invention includes a method of treating a mammal comprising topically applying an aqueous composition to a target site on the mammal, wherein the aqueous composition comprises: active ingredients comprising i) a cosmetic dye selected from a violet, blue or green dye, or combinations thereof, and ii) an enhancing ingredient, wherein the relative weight percentage of the cosmetic dye to the enhancing ingredient is about 1:2 to about 40:1, wherein the cosmetic dye interacts with keratinous material thereby i) substantially staining the target site and ii) inhibiting the active ingredients from significantly leaching from the target site.
US09474726B2	Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the reduction of total convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of “treatment-resistant epilepsy” (TRE). In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD of treating TRE when the TRE is Dravet syndrome; myoclonic absence seizures or febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES). The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US09474725B1	Food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents and methods of use thereof Aspects described herein relate to food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents and methods of use for the treatment of a variety of disorders. More particularly, aspects described herein relate to food and beverage compositions infused with lipophilic active agents such as cannabinoids, nicotine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs), and vitamins, that provide enhanced bioavailability of the lipophilic active agents in a subject, and that mask unpleasant tastes of lipophilic active agents.
US09474724B2	Zeaxanthin formulations with additional ocular-active nutrients, for protecting eye health and treating eye disorders Oral formulations for promoting eye health, and in particular for preventing or treating macular degeneration, are disclosed, containing zeaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment, and at least two or more additional ocular-active nutrients selected from lipoic acid, omega-3 fatty acids, plant-derived compounds such as flavonoids, anthocyanins, or polyphenolics, taurine, carnitine, Coenzyme-Q10, carnosine, and nutrients that stimulate the production of glutathione. Processes are disclosed for identifying ocular-active nutrients that will interact in a synergistic and potentiating manner with zeaxanthin, to provide better and more effective protection, for eye health, than can be provided by zeaxanthin alone. Additional optional agents include zinc, vitamin E, and vitamin C.
US09474722B2	Compositions and methods for transdermal delivery of amphetamine Compositions for the transdermal delivery of amphetamine in a flexible, finite form are described. The compositions comprise a polymer matrix that includes amphetamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof and a backing layer comprising a polyurethane film layer and a polyester film layer, with a polyurethane adhesive disposed therebetween. Related methods also are described. Also described are compositions that exhibit a short onset period and a long duration of therapeutic effect.
US09474706B2	Composition for maintaining effect of filler The present invention relates to a composition for maintaining efficacy of a filler for a long period of time by containing collagen as an active ingredient. The composition according to the present invention is useful since the composition can promote the synthesis of hyaluronic acid and inhibit activity of hyaluronidase, thereby maintaining the efficacy of a hyaluronic acid filler for a longer period of time. Therefore, even with less number of times of filler injection, the efficacy of the filler can be maintained and skin irritation can be also reduced.
US09474705B2	Methods compositions, and kit for whitening hyper pigmented spots on skin A skin whitening composition comprising a liquid polymeric coating material that, upon exposure to ambient air and moisture in skin, hardens to a water resistant, water vapor permeable, adherent and conformable solid film when applied to skin, and at least one skin whitening active; and a method and kit for whitening skin.
US09474700B2	Methods for altering the color and appearance of hair Disclosed are methods and compositions for altering the color of hair, comprising treating the hair with a pre-alkalizing composition, treating the hair with a color-altering composition comprising at least one oxidative dye or oxidative dye precursor compound, and wherein the color-altering composition has a pH ranging from about 1-7, then treating the hair with a developer composition.
US09474695B1	Medication compliance alert device A device can include an alert mechanism and a detection mechanism. The alert mechanism can activate an alert for a user to take a medication from a target medication receptacle. The detection mechanism can detect a tag associated with a medication receptacle. Actions may be performed based on a correlation between the detected tag and the target medication receptacle, such as deactivating the alert based at least in part on detecting the tag associated with the target medication receptacle.
US09474689B2	Delamination resistant pharmaceutical glass containers containing active pharmaceutical ingredients The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a pharmaceutical container formed, at least in part, of a glass composition which exhibits a reduced propensity to delaminate, i.e., a reduced propensity to shed glass particulates. As a result, the presently claimed containers are particularly suited for storage of pharmaceutical compositions and, specifically, a pharmaceutical solution comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, for example, PROCRIT (epoetin alfa), REMICADE (Infliximab) or DORIBAX (doripenem).
US09474685B2	Apparatus for localized dermatological treatment An apparatus provides controlled vibratory stimulation to skin at an area suffering from a condition, for example scarred tissue locations. The vibratory action and other action of agents used in conjunction with the apparatus permit revision of scars and general treatment of skin conditions and improved or accelerated healing thereof.
US09474681B2	Wearable massager for couples A remote-controllable wearable massager for couples including a first arm, a second arm, and a connecting member coupling the first arm to the second arm provides massaging motion for a user and can be used by the user during sexual intercourse with a partner. During operation, the first arm of the massager is inserted into the user's vagina and the second arm rests on the region near the user's clitoris. The connecting member is configurable such that the user can flexibly adjust the distance between the first arm and the second arm of the massager to allow for insertion of the first arm into a vagina, and rigid enough to forcibly compress the first arm towards the second arm, allowing the massager to be worn as a clip. During operation, the distal end of the first arm rotates about the intersection between the first arm and the connecting member.
US09474678B2	Pushcart A pushcart includes a main body, a pair of main wheels, a supporter, an auxiliary wheel, a blocking unit, a switching lever, a slope angle sensor, a gyrosensor, a driver unit, and a supporter rotary encoder. The supporter rotary encoder detects an intersecting angle which is an angle formed by the main body and the supporter, and outputs the detected result to a controller. The gyrosensor detects an angular velocity of the main body in a pitch direction and outputs the detected result to the controller. The controller performs inverted pendulum control in a first control mode based on the detected results of the gyrosensor and the supporter rotary encoder. The controller performs inverted pendulum control in a second control mode based on the detected result of the gyrosensor.
US09474676B2	Acoustic therapy device The present disclosure provides a system for treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis. The system includes an appliance configured to secure to a portion of a body of a user and a plurality of energy units, coupled to the appliance, that provide energy inside the body of the user to at least one of break-up thrombin or a clot formation and increase vascular flow.
US09474669B1	Multipurpose positioning device for infants A multipurpose infant positioning device that includes a lower pad with front and back surfaces, wings attached to lateral sides of the lower pad and a bottom flap attached to the bottom portion of the lower pad. At least one of the wings and bottom flap have fastening segments attached thereto for adjustably attaching these components to portions of the lower pad. The fastened wing and bottom flap are made of a material having sufficient resiliency to maintain and bring an infant back to flexed midline position within the infant positioning device. These infant positioning devices may further include a headpiece, brim, pocket at the back surface of the lower pad and a detachable readjustable multipurpose pillow for positioning the infant from and between supine, prone and side-lying positions, all while maintaining and reinforcing the flexed midline position of the infant for normal development.
US09474661B2	Item intended to come into contact with a liquid, in particular a bandage The present invention relates to an item (10) having liquid (L) storage and/or discharge properties, in particular a bandage, comprising: —a liquid-permeable proximal structure (20), consisting of a material capable of inflating in the presence of liquid (L), —a distal structure (30) capable of draining a liquid (L), —a hydrophobic and non-absorbent spacer structure (40) extending between the distal (30) and proximal (20) structures, and being capable of locally limiting, when said material is not inflated, the exchange of liquid between the distal and proximal structures by maintaining a gap between said structures, and of authorizing a local expansion of the proximal structure in at least one zone (P) where said material is inflated in response to coming into contact with a liquid, said expansion causing the proximal and distal structure to move together locally and the transfer of said liquid from the zone of the proximal structure (20) having undergone expansion to the distal structure (30).
US09474657B2	Absorbent articles with barrier leg cuffs An absorbent article (20) for personal hygiene having a body-facing surface and an opposed garment-facing surface, the article having a front region (Z1), a back region (Z3) and an intermediate crotch region (Z2). The absorbent article comprises on each longitudinal side a gasketing cuff (32) and a barrier leg cuff (34) formed from the same web of nonwoven barrier material (110). The web of nonwoven barrier material is attached at least in the crotch region (Z2) to the topsheet by a plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds (70), the plurality of mechanical and/or heat bonds defining in the crotch region a longitudinally extending bonding area (71) having a width W1. An adhesive (75) attaches in the crotch region the topsheet to the backsheet an that the adhesive covers at least 20% of the bonding area, this being also the case when the adhesive is notionally shifted laterally by any distance up to 4 mm.
US09474656B2	Tampon applicator A tampon applicator includes an outer tube with an absorber stored inside, an inner tube inserted inside the outer tube and movable towards and into the outer tube to push the absorber to outside the outer tube, and an auxiliary grip member. The auxiliary grip member includes a cover unit covering an outer circumference surface of the grip unit, and a collar unit extending radially outwards from an outer circumference surface of the cover unit. A caved-in unit caving in from a terminal end of the cover unit towards a distal end side of the auxiliary grip member in a direction of insertion, in which the tampon applicator is configured to be inserted inside a vagina of the user, is formed in the terminal end of the cover unit.
US09474654B2	Wound dressing of continuous fibers A method for treating a wound that includes incorporating a wound dressing comprising a plurality of fibers, each fiber having a length of at least two (2) inches, into a wound to cause the walls of the wound to remain apart and allow the wound to heal from the inside to the outside, and removing the wound exudate.
US09474632B2	Robotic exoskeleton with fall control and actuation Method for controlling an exoskeleton (100) involves detecting an occurrence of an uncontrolled acceleration of at least a portion of the exoskeleton, as might occur during a fall. In response, the exoskeleton is caused to automatically transition at least one motion actuator (104a, 104b) from a first operational state to a second operational state. In the first operational state, the one or more motion actuators are configured to provide a motive force for controlled movement of the exoskeleton. In the second operational state, the one or more motion actuators are configured to function as energy dampers which dissipate a shock load exerted upon the exoskeleton.
US09474630B2	Joint and digit This disclosure relates to the field of prosthetics, more specifically to a pinless anthropomorphic hinge or joint, and a digit comprising one or more phalanges connected by and articulating around pinless joints, whereby the joints provide compliant movement in more than one plane. This disclosure also relates to modular prosthetic systems comprising multiple digits, in particular for partial-hand replacements.
US09474615B2	Patient-specific total hip arthroplasty Disclosed herein are systems and methods for performing total hip arthroplasty with patient-specific guides Pre-operative images of a pelvic region of a patient are taken in order to predefine the structure of the guides and corresponding implants. From the obtained image data an insertional vector for implanting an acetabular implant or component into an acetabulum of the patient is determined, wherein the insertional vector is coaxial with a polar axis of the acetabular component. Also from the obtained image data, a superior surface of the guides and implants can be shaped to match the acetabulum of the patient. A nub portion extending outwardly from the superior surface of the guides and implants is shaped to substantially match the shape of a fovea of the acetabulum. A guide portion of the guides forming a slot has a longitudinal axis coaxial with the determined insertional vector of a corresponding acetabular component.
US09474612B2	Implantable treatment device fixed or interlinked to bone The invention relates to an implantable device fixed or interlinked to bone, which generates unidirectional movement by a member generating reciprocating motion in the same direction using means allowing unidirectional movement. In the device, the means allowing unidirectional movement comprise means based on friction which make line contact.
US09474608B2	Body lumen device anchor, device and assembly An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.
US09474602B2	Artificial valve leaflet An artificial mitral valve has a ring, an anterior cusp-side region, a posterior cusp-side region and a valve leaflet connected along an outer edge of the ring. The valve leaflet includes an anterior cusp forming member connected to the anterior cusp-side region and a posterior cusp forming member connected to the posterior cusp-side region. The anterior cusp forming member is provided with has an upper edge joined to the ring and a lower edge that forms a bifurcated portion. The upper edge is made up of a pair of right and left edges that incline inward and upward from the right and left sides, and a curved edge interposed between the inclined edges that curves along the anterior cusp-side region. The posterior cusp forming member has an upper edge joined to the ring and a lower edge that forms a bifurcated portion.
US09474596B2	Pre-shaped spiral intraocular lens fixation device The pre-shaped spiral intraocular lens fixation device has a hollow housing, the hollow housing having an elongate neck, an elongate handle, and a vacuum chamber. A selectively operable vacuum source is operatively attached to the housing to provide suction. A head is disposed at an end of the neck distal from the handle and a tubular structure is positioned within the hollow housing and extending through the neck out through the head. The tubular structure has a spiral-shaped position and can be made of a nitinol material. An actuating mechanism moves the tubular structure from a spiral-shaped position to a straight position.
US09474594B2	Device and method for treatment of retinal detachment and other maladies of the eye The present invention relates generally to a device and method for the treatment of retinal detachment, ocular hypertension and glaucoma, and increasing the amplitude of accommodation. In an illustrative embodiment, the device includes a tapered, mesh tube. Once the device is within the sclera, the mesh expands to deform the sclera. When the device is placed within the posterior sclera for the treatment of a retinal tear, the device expands deforming the sclera so that the retinal pigment epithelium comes in contact with the retinal tear to seal the tear. For the treatment of ocular hypertension, glaucoma and to increase the amplitude of accommodation, the device is placed within the anterior sclera over the posterior plicata of the ciliary body, which upon expansion causes the underlying ciliary body to deform, resulting in traction on the trabecular meshwork and deformation of the ciliary body, which causes lowering of intraocular pressure, and increases the amplitude of accommodation in patients with ocular hypertension or decreased accommodation.
US09474592B1	Barbed sleeve for use in medical procedures A sleeve with interior barbs that are designed to grasp a tissue and fix the tissue to a body part such as a bone are described. Optionally, the sleeve exterior surface includes a fastener configured to fix the sleeve relative to the body part. Optionally, the wall of the sleeve includes a plurality of wall holes. Methods of using the barbed sleeve in surgery are also described.
US09474580B2	Surgical cockpit comprising multisensory and multimodal interfaces for robotic surgery and methods related thereto Local surgical cockpits comprising local surgical consoles that can communicate with any desired remote surgical module (surgical robot), for example via a shared Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) or other unified open source communication protocol or other suitable communication system. The systems and methods, etc., herein can also comprise a modular approach wherein multiple surgical consoles can network supporting collaborative surgery regardless of the physical location of the surgeons relative to each other and/or relative to the surgical site. Thus, for example, an operator operating a local surgical cockpit can teleoperate using a remote surgical module on a patient in the same room as the surgeon, or surgeons located in multiple safe locations can telemanipulate remote multiple surgical robots on a patient in or close to a war zone.
US09474575B2	System and method for UV tacking an implant A surgical instrument is provided including a handle portion and a body portion extending distally from the handle portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument also includes a grasper disposed at a distal end of the body portion, the grasper including an ultraviolet (UV) light mechanism for performing UV tacking of an implant. The implant is positioned between the first and second jaw members of the grasper: (i) to be placed at a surgical site and (ii) to be exposed by a UV light emitted from the UV light mechanism such that the UV tacking of the implant to the surgical site is performed.
US09474569B2	Surgical instrument with end effector comprising jaw mechanism and translating component, and related methods A surgical instrument can include a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a wrist coupled to the distal end of the shaft and configured to articulate in multiple degrees of freedom. An end effector having jaws may be supported by the wrist. The surgical instrument can further include a first drive element extending from the proximal end of the shaft to the end effector, the first drive element being configured to transmit forces to move the jaws relative to each other between open and closed positions, and a second drive element extending from the proximal end of the shaft to the end effector, the second drive element being configured to transmit forces to translate a component of the end effector in a longitudinal direction relative to the jaws. The component can be configured to translate independently of movement of the jaws.
US09474566B2	Fabric electrode head An electrode head is disclosed that utilizes electrically conductive or dissipative fabric to exchange electrical energy with tissue. This electrode head may be used for any appropriate application, such as a catheter electrode, a return electrode, or the like. Any appropriate function may be provided by this electrode head, such as tissue ablation, tissue mapping, or providing an electrical ground.
US09474552B2	Ratcheting strut A ratcheting strut comprising: (a) a ratchet box including a through passage; (b) a first tube sized to extend at least partially through the passage, the first tube including ratchet teeth that engage corresponding ratchet teeth of the ratchet box; (c) a second tube mounted to the ratchet box in parallel with the first tube, the second tube operatively coupled to a second fixation adapter; and (d) a threaded rod operatively coupled to a nut and a first fixation adapter, the threaded rod repositionably mounted to the first tube, where the nut is operatively coupled and repositionable with respect to the first tube.
US09474550B2	Exfoliation unit with vacuum means An exfoliation includes a unit handle which is hollow and has a handle proximal end and a handle distal end, and has an air receiving port in the handle distal end and an air discharge port in the handle proximal end; an abrasion rim adjacent to the air receiving port having an abrasive surface; an air passageway in fluid communication with the air receiving port and the air discharge port; and with vacuum mechanism in fluid communication with the air passageway for drawing an air stream into the air receiving port, passing the air stream through the air passageway and discharging the air stream from the air discharge port. The unit preferably additionally includes a debris gathering chamber in fluid communication with the air passageway for collecting and retaining debris particles in the air stream.
US09474545B1	Apparatus and method for selectively arrestable manuary access to sufflated body cavity There is provided an apparatus (10) and method for establishing and maintaining in selectively arrestable manner manuary access to a sufflated body cavity of a patient through a fenestration formed in the patient's body tissue during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The apparatus (10) generally comprises a seal section (100) and a sheath section (200) coupled thereto. The seal section (100) includes an endless loop portion (110) that defines an opening (120). The sheath section (200) includes a mouth portion (210), an outer glove portion (230), and a pliable intermediate portion (220) extending therebetween. The outer glove portion (230) defines a plurality of extensions to accommodate the digits of a user's hands which are truncated so that they each terminate at a digit opening. When a surgically gloved hand (2) of the user is then inserted into the outer glove portion (230), all or most of the thumb and fingers of the gloved hand pass through the corresponding digit opening (232a-232e, 232a′) so that the surgically gloved thumb and fingers (2) are exposed beyond the outer glove portion (230). The intermediate portion (220) maintains in reconfigurable manner a substantially gas impermeable barrier between the mouth and outer glove portions (210, 230) when the outer glove portion (230) is passed through the opening (120) into the body cavity responsive to manuary actuation. The passage of the outer glove portion (230) through the opening (120) biases at least a part of the intermediate portion (220) to engage the patient's body tissue immediately bounding the fenestration, whereby the sufflation of the body cavity is substantially preserved during the minimally invasive surgical procedure.
US09474544B2	Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel inflow access cannula An inflow access cannula system for allowing an instrument to access a surgical site, the system including an inflow access cannula including distal and proximal ends and a central lumen extending therebetween, and an instrument adapter for releasable connection to the cannula, the adapter including a lumen communicating with the central lumen, the adapter further including a port and a fluid passageway connecting the port with the lumen of the adapter, and a spacer for spacing the proximal portion of the instrument from the distal end of the cannula, such that when the distal portion of an instrument extends within the central lumen and the proximal portion of the instrument is disposed in the lumen, in engagement with the spacer, fluid can flow into the port, along the fluid passageway, into the lumen and through the central lumen.
US09474537B2	Surgical tool for implantation of a device with a convex element A surgical tool lifts an overlying layer of skin away from underlying bone to prepare the bone to accommodate a convex element of an implantable device. The tool includes a lifting shell for insertion between the skin and the bone so as to lift the skin away from bone. A tool base supports the lifting shell and is supported by the bone. A drill template opening in the tool base provides access for preparing the bone to accommodate the convex element.
US09474534B2	Formulations of organic compounds The present invention relates to solid pharmaceutical compositions comprising the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor compound 4-(trifluoromethyl)-5-(2,6-dimorpholinopyrimidin-4-yl)pyridin-2-amine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, sodium stearyl fumarate, and optionally at least one additional pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also relates to the processes for their preparation and to their use as medicaments for the treatment of cancer.
US09474531B2	Ligating band dispenser with transverse ridge profile An improved distal end for a ligating band dispenser having a transverse groove or ridge profile that promotes rolling of the bands. In one embodiment, the ligating bands and the transverse grooves or ridges are dimensioned such that the width of the bands when stretched on the support surface is substantially the same as the pitch of the transverse grooves or ridges. Having the width of the bands when stretched on the support surface be substantially the same as or less than the pitch of the transverse grooves or ridges allows the bands to fit within the grooves, which helps insure that the bands are sufficiently held back by the ridge crests to induce a rolling action. In addition, the transverse grooves or ridges may also be dimensioned such that the height of the ridge crests is sufficiently high to insure that the bands are sufficiently held back by the ridge crests to induce a rolling action.
US09474523B2	Apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing An apparatus and method for minimally invasive suturing is disclosed. A suturing device for minimally invasive suturing includes proximal section having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a suture head assembly extending from the distal end of the proximal section; a suturing needle having a pointed end and a blunt end, the suturing needle capable of rotating about an axis approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the proximal section, wherein the pointed end of the suturing needle is positioned within the suture head assembly prior to and after rotation of the suturing needle; and an actuator extending from the proximal end of the proximal section to actuate a drive mechanism having a needle driver for engaging and rotating the suturing needle.
US09474522B2	Jawed receiver for needle cartridge A surgical suturing device comprises a cartridge having a needle and suture. An elongate shaft has a proximal end and a distal end. An actuator is connected to the proximal end of the elongate shaft. A pair of jaws is connected to the distal end of the elongate shaft. The jaws have a closed position adapted to receive and retain the cartridge, and wherein the jaws are latched in the closed position. The jaws also have a partially opened position adapted to release the cartridge wherein the jaws are biased by a spring from the first opened position towards the closed position. The jaws also have and a fully opened position spaced apart further than the partially opened position, wherein spring does not bias the jaws towards the closed position.
US09474519B2	Hand access laparoscopic device The application relates to a hand access laparoscopy device having a gelcap, a retainer, a sleeve and a retention ring. The gelcap includes gel that is bonded to a cap. The cap includes an inner cylindrical wall to which the gel in bonded, thereby providing a sealing area between the device and the wound in a body wall. By securing the gel to the inner cylindrical wall, the thickness of the gel and corresponding cap is minimized along with the overall footprint of the device. With the gel thickness reduced and able to be substantially flush, the “doming” phenomenon produced by insufflation of a patient's abdomen is reduced.
US09474504B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining tissue Doppler images A method of obtaining a Doppler image of tissue which is captured using an ultrasonic wave. The method includes: transmitting an ultrasonic signal to a target object such that a plurality of ensembles are formed and receiving an ultrasonic response signal from the target object. The method further includes filtering the received ultrasonic response signal by using a variable filter and estimating a frequency of the received ultrasonic response signal based on the filtered data. Thereafter, the Doppler image of the tissue based on the estimated frequency can be generated.
US09474502B2	Control for optically aligning an X-ray tube and X-ray detector An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray tube (6), a ceiling suspension (2) for the X-ray tube, a detector trolley (12) with an X-ray detector (10) mounted thereon, an active sensor matrix (24), an optical indication unit (20) and a control unit (26). The active sensor matrix (24) is fixedly mounted on the ceiling suspension (2), the optical indication unit (20) is fixedly mounted to the detector trolley (12) and is adapted for emitting an optical indication (22) onto the active sensor matrix (24). The control unit (26) is connected to the active sensor matrix (24) and is adapted for acquiring the position of the optical indication (22) on the active sensor matrix (24) and to create control signals for aligning the detector trolley position and the ceiling suspension position relative to each other.
US09474496B2	X-ray image apparatus Disclosed herein is an X-ray image apparatus having an improved signal transmitting structure connecting an X-ray generating unit or an X-ray detecting unit to a control unit or a power supply unit. It is an aspect of the present invention to provide an X-ray image apparatus including an X-ray generating unit generating X-rays and radiating the X-rays; an X-ray detecting unit detecting the X-rays radiated from the X-ray generating unit; a moving unit for moving the X-ray generating unit; a power supply unit for supplying power to the X-ray generating unit; a control unit controlling a movement of at least one of the X-ray generating unit and the X-ray detecting unit; and at least one signal transmitting unit transmitting a signal to at least one of the power supply unit and the control unit, and coupled to an inner side of the moving unit. According to one aspect of the present invention, since the signal transmitting unit is not revealed out of the X-ray image apparatus, it is possible to prevent an accident caused by a collision between the X-ray image apparatus and the signal transmitting unit from occurring. In addition, since it is possible to prevent an inspector and a patient from colliding with the signal transmitting unit, a convenience for the inspector and the patient can be increased when an X-ray inspection is performed.
US09474495B2	System and method for joint estimation of attenuation and activity information Imaging system and method are presented. Emission scan (ES) and anatomical scan (AS) data corresponding to a target volume in a subject are received. One or more at least partial AS images are reconstructed using AS data. An image-space certainty (IC) map representing a confidence level (CL) for attenuation coefficients of selected voxels in AS images and a preliminary attenuation (PA) map based on AS images are generated. One or more of selected attenuation factors (AF) in projection-space are initialized based on PA map. A projection-space certainty (PC) map representing CL for the selected AF is generated based on IC map. An emission image of the target volume is initialized. The selected AF and emission image are iteratively updated based on the ES data, PC map, initial AF, and/or initial emission image. A desired emission image and/or AF values are determined based on the iteratively updated AF and/or emission image.
US09474493B2	3D tracking of an HDR source using a flat panel detector A method and apparatus are used to compare in real-time an intended radiation treatment plan with a delivered plan. Markers are arranged, on a subject receiving radiation, at three-dimensional (3D) positions between a two dimensional radiation detector and a radiation source and are used to reconstruct the actual position of a high dose rate (HDR) source in three-dimensional (3D) space. The detected position is compared with the intended radiation path of the treatment plan. Adjustments can be made to the treatment plan if the detected position and the intended path do not correspond.
US09474486B2	Basket for a multi-electrode array catheter An electrophysiology catheter is provided. In one embodiment, the catheter includes an elongate, deformable shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and a basket electrode assembly coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The basket electrode assembly has a proximal end and a distal end and is configured to assume a compressed state and an expanded state. The electrode assembly further includes one or more tubular splines having a plurality of electrodes disposed thereon and a plurality of conductors. Each of the plurality of conductors extends through the tubular spline from a corresponding one of the plurality of electrodes to the proximal end of the basket electrode assembly. The tubular splines are configured to assume a non-planar (e.g., a twisted or helical) shape in the expanded state.
US09474482B2	Method for diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, and apparatus for use therewith A method for diagnosing motility disorders of a gastrointestinal tract of a body. The method can include measuring electrical signals from the gastrointestinal tract while the patient is engaged in normal daily activities, recording the measured electrical signals on a portable electronic device carried by the body, recording by the patient in real time one or more symptoms of the body and analyzing characteristics of the recorded electrical signals with the recorded symptoms of the body to diagnosis gastrointestinal disorders of the body. Apparatus for use therewith and methods for treatment thereof are provided.
US09474476B2	Spectral characteristics measurement device and spectral characteristics measurement method The present invention causes measurement light, emitted from an object and to be measured, to enter a fixed mirror and a movable mirror forming interfering light between the measurement light reflected by the fixed mirror and measurement light reflected by the movable mirror. Change to the intensity of the interference light of measurement light is obtained by moving the movable mirror unit, acquiring the interferogram of measurement light. Reference light of a narrow wavelength band included in a wavelength band of the measurement light enters the fixed mirror and the movable mirror, forming interference light of the reference light. The movable mirror is moved to correct the interferogram of measurement light, which is at the same wavelength as the reference light in the measurement light, and the reference light, and a spectrum of the measurement light is acquired based on the corrected interferogram.
US09474468B2	Method and device positioning a linear array of electrodes in a patient's respiratory airways In a method for positioning linear array of electrodes (LAE) mounted on distal end section of elongated flexible member in patient's respiratory airways (PRA) at level of diaphragm, a length of the member pre-determined to position LEA at the level of the diaphragm is inserted through PRA. Signals representative of an electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) are detected through LAE, presence/absence of ECG signal components is detected in EAdi signals, and position of LAE in PRA is detected in response to presence/absence of ECG signal components in EAdi signals. Lower esophageal sphincter activity may be detected in EAdi signals, and position of LAE in PRA determined in response to the detected lower esophageal sphincter. End-expiratory occlusion of PRA may be performed to verify that the electrical activity of the diaphragm coincides with a negative deflection of PRA pressure again in view of determining adequate positioning of LAE.
US09474465B2	System and method for magnetic position tracking An improved system for magnetic position tracking of a device includes a magnetic transmitter, a magnetic sensor, a computing system and a polarity inverter. The magnetic transmitter includes at least one transmitter coil that outputs a transmitted magnetic field having a time derivative component. The magnetic sensor includes at least one sensor coil that has coil terminals having a polarity, and the sensor coil is responsive to the time derivative component of the transmitted magnetic field and outputs a sensor signal. The computing system computes position and angular orientation data of a device based on the sensor signal and the polarity inverter is configured to connect to the coil terminals and to cause the polarity of the coil terminals to be reversed according to a switching signal.
US09474438B2	Continuous flow endoscope systems Endoscopes having a hollow outer sheath configured for insertion into a patient's body are disclosed. A hollow inner sheath is receivable within the outer sheath, and is configured to slideably receive a first internal instrument. A working element can be configured to rotatably support at least the first internal instrument and a second internal instrument such that at least the first internal instrument and the second internal instrument are rotatable about a common axis of rotation being substantially coextensive with a longitudinal axis of the outer sheath. The working element can have at least one guide rail extending longitudinally of the axis of rotation and an actuator block can be slideably mountable to the at least one guiderail and so securable to at least one of the instruments as to be able to urge the at least one of the internal instruments longitudinally of the outer sheath.
US09474437B2	Endoscope having a shaft tube An endoscope including: a shaft tube; a fibre tube disposed within the shaft tube; an image guide having a distal objective, the image guide being disposed within the shaft tube; and an optical fibre bundle disposed in a free cross-section between the fibre tube and the shaft tube. Wherein the fibre tube has an elongate cross-section.
US09474425B2	Dust collector for cleaner and cleaner having the same A dust collector for a cleaner and a cleaner are provided. The dust collector includes a dust-collection container (10) defining an inner chamber therein and having a dust-laden air inlet (101) and an air outlet (102); a filter (30) disposed in the dust-collection container (10) and having a filtering cup (32) and a flange (31), the flange (31) being connected with an inner wall of the dust-collection container (10) to divide the inner chamber into a first chamber (103) and a second chamber (104); and a cyclone barrel (20) disposed in the second chamber (104) and having an air inlet (201), an open upper end (202) and a closed lower end (203), a lower end of the filtering cup (32) being extended into the cyclone barrel (20) through the open upper end (202), the open upper end (202) being spaced apart from a lower surface (311) of the flange (31).
US09474423B2	Seat having built-in waste compartment A seat having built-in waste compartment for urinating, vomiting, or defecating therein. The seat having built-in waste compartment includes a container disposed in a seat, such as vehicle seat, gaming chair, stool, recliner, or the like. The seat includes an opening in the upper surface having a recessed area therein. The recessed area includes a container supported thereon. The container includes a base, one or more sidewalls, an aperture disposed in a sidewall, and an open upper end that can receive waste therein. The edge of the upper end of the container includes a flange that extends outward and rests on the upper surface of the seat, wherein the flange can be sat upon when the device is in use. The seat having built-in waste compartment further includes a tube that is connected to the aperture of the container and is able to receive urine therethough.
US09474416B2	Barbecue grill oiling device A grill oiling apparatus for applying oil to a barbecue grill grate. The apparatus includes a handle with an oil reservoir disposed therein. An arm extends from the handle to an attachment flange to which an applicator pad is removeably coupled. A passageway extends between the reservoir and the attachment flange to provide oil from the reservoir onto the applicator pad to at least partially saturate the pad. The pad is placed into contact with a cooking surface such as a grill grate to apply the oil therein onto the grill grate and/or to scrub residue or debris from the grill grate. A heat shield may be provided between the handle and the cooking surface to protect a user's had from exposure to heat from the cooking surface. The applicator pad is removable for replacement or washing.
US09474414B2	Interactive heating and cooking apparatus and disposable tray system therefore An interactive heating and cooking apparatus (1) including a support structure (2) defining an upper support region (4) with a fire receptacle (9) extending upwardly from the upper support region. The fire receptacle is bound at least partially by a peripheral shield element (10) adapted to allow at least a portion of the light from a fire in the fire receptacle to pass there through. The apparatus further includes at least one cooking facility (11) attached to the upper support region, the cooking facility including a cooking surface adjacent the peripheral shield element, which surface is positioned to receive light from the fire, and at least one support surface adjacent the cooking surface. An expandable disposable cooking apparatus including a drip tray element formed from a longitudinally extendible concertina type generally channel shaped structure is also disclosed for use with, or independent of, the interactive heating and cooking apparatus (1).
US09474408B2	Apparatus for heating and frothing a beverage product An apparatus for heating and frothing a beverage product, in particular milk, comprises a steam generator, a compressed air source, an air supply conduit connected to the compressed air source to supply air from the compressed air source to the steam generator, and a steam/air conduit connected to the steam generator to supply a steam/air mixture from the steam generator into the beverage product.
US09474399B2	Constructible eating utensil with scoop from foldable blank A single, thin piece of folded material attaches to a single serving container to provide a strong, sanitary spoon, Folding score lines on the handle portion of the spoon give the utensil strength and provide a simplicity of use suitable for children. The disclosed utensil may be attached to existing containers or may be built into containers during the manufacture of the underlying container, or may be available as a stand-alone product. The disclosed utensil may be integrated into packaging material as overwrap sleeves used to package food containers.
US09474393B2	Mattress display fixture A mattress display fixture that supports a plurality of horizontally oriented mattresses in a vertically stacked arrangement on shelves, with the mattresses vertically spaced from one another, for display to customers. The shelves of the display fixture are cantilever supported, with each shelf being of sufficient size to accommodate a mattress thereon. Each shelf slopes downwardly from a front side to a rear side thereof such that the front side is disposed at a vertical height greater than the rear side. The construction of the display fixture is such that it adequately supports the mattresses, yet is of minimal construction to minimize its aesthetic intrusion on the mattresses so that the customer's focus is primarily on the mattresses and not on the display fixture.
US09474392B2	Methods and systems for displaying a product A display system may include a retaining puck for retaining a product, the retaining puck including a main body having a side surface and a bracket recess, wherein at least a portion of the side surface is continuous except for the bracket recess, and a bracket having a mounting flange configured to mate with the bracket recess, wherein the mounting flange is received by the bracket recess, and an outer surface of the mounting flange is aligned with the continuous portion of the side surface of the main body.
US09474386B2	Adjustable mattress retainer bars A. mattress bar retainer system is disclosed for use with adjustable mattress platforms. The mattress retainer bar system is used to prevent movement of the mattress during positioning of the adjustable mattress platform assembly. In a rotate mode of operation, one or more mattress retainer bars at the head/foot end or corners of the bed are removably attachable and re-installable to the mattress platform. In an alternate embodiment, the mattress retainer bars are configured to be positioned to enable the mattress to be rotated relative to the adjustable mattress platform in a rotate mode of operation. After the mattress is rotated to the desired position, the mattress retainer bars are restored to their normal position in a normal mode of operation. In an alternative embodiment, the retainer bars are motorized to enable the retainer bars to be positioned at the touch of a button on a control pad. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a retainer bar is disclosed for use with fitted sheets. In yet another embodiment, the retainer bar is secured to the mattress platform and received in a pocket in an underside of a mattress encasement.
US09474371B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A cabinet defining defines an external appearance of the laundry treatment apparatus. A top is cover located at the top of the cabinet. The top cover is provided at both sides thereof with holder insertion portions respectively and a holder configured to be inserted into each of the holder insertion portions to couple the top cover to the cabinet. The holder includes a base part coupled to an upper end of the cabinet and a holding part located on the base part to prevent the holder insertion portion from being separated from the base part inserted therein. The holding part is inserted into the holder insertion portion and then the top cover is moved rearward to cause the base part to be inserted into the holder insertion portion.
US09474370B2	Dual function shelf unit A dual function shelf unit has identical support columns, horizontal shelf-supporting beams adjustably-mounted on the columns for vertical shelf adjustment and one or more hooks also mountable on at least one column. The columns have apertures with complementary apertures having opposed inclined edges for accepting a beam-end bracket from either side of the column and tabs for accepting mounting flanges of hooks. Both beam-end brackets and hooks are each mounted in two vertically-spaced apertures. Vertically adjustable shelf and hook storage is provided.
US09474359B2	Body cleansing apparatus A body cleansing apparatus including a base member having one or more contoured profiles that conform to a user's body part, and multiple cleansing members is provided. The cleansing members are positioned and attached at multiple locations on the contoured profiles of the base member. Each of one or more of the cleansing members includes a stem and a cluster of flexible bristles. The stem is attached to and extends outwardly from the base member. The flexible bristles curvedly branch outwards from an upper end of the stem and define a reservoir within each cluster for storing, retaining, and releasing a cleansing agent along the flexible bristles when the user's body part contacts and applies pressure on the stem, thereby allowing the user to cleanse the body part. In an embodiment, the cleansing members also include single elongated flexible bristles attached to and extending outwardly from the base member.
US09474358B2	Brushhead for use with a non-newtonian cosmetic composition The brushhead includes a brushhead base member and at least one outer ring of bristles mounted thereto, the brush base member being non-oscillating. An inner assembly is adapted to capture a solid, semi-solid, gel or the like non-Newtonian balm element having shear thinning characteristics. In an embodiment, the inner assembly is adapted to receive energy from an oscillating action of the inner assembly produced by a motor in the appliance to which the brushhead is attachable. Oscillation of the inner portion at a target frequency and amplitude is sufficient to result in the solid, semi-solid, gel or the like balm element changing to a liquid in a shear thinning effect, the liquid being useful for removal of makeup.
US09474357B2	Means to associate a first object and a second object The invention uses a strap to provide a way to associate a first item with a second item. The first item may be, for example, a high chair and the second a toy. The strap is provided with two sets of openings one near each end of the strap, and a tab, post, “T” or other shape near each end of the strap. The shape is inserted through one of the openings and is secured there by its shape, the shape of the opening, and the material with which that portion of the strap is made. The strap is made of nontoxic material and at least in part of material that is flexible and resilient, having a durometer reading of between about 40 and 60 Shore A. The strap may be equipped with at least one breakaway point, usually set for a breakaway pressure between about 3 and 7 pounds.
US09474353B2	Dual applicator for applying a product to the eyelashes Applicator (1) for applying a product to the eyelashes, comprising a core (7), comprising two arms that are twisted together along at least part of their length, the core successively holding by clamping a first applicator member (5), produced in one piece and having a plurality of applicator elements, and a second applicator member (6) comprising a plurality of bristles.
US09474352B2	Mascara brush and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a mascara brush for applying a mascara liquid to eyelashes and a manufacturing method thereof, including a first step to fix to a core member many first brush bristles and many second brush bristles having softening point temperatures lower than those of the first brush bristles in a state where the first brush bristles and the second brush bristles are mixed with each other and extend radially, where while bending at least a partial area in a direction encircling the core member of the first brush bristles and the second brush bristles at intermediate positions in extending from the core member, subjecting the first brush bristles and the second brush bristles to an atmosphere of a temperature lower than the softening point temperatures of the first brush bristles and higher than the softening point temperatures of the second brush bristles.
US09474351B2	Cosmetic applicator A cosmetic applicator includes a head, a tube including a tube body, multiple driving teeth, a rotating sleeve disposed in the head, multiple driven teeth arranged alternately with the driving teeth, and a threaded rod threadedly connected to the rotating sleeve. Each driving tooth has driving and retarding surfaces. An angle formed between the driving surface and the tube body is smaller than that formed between the retarding surface and the tube body. Each driven tooth has driven and contact surfaces. An angle formed between the contact surface and the rotating sleeve is larger than that between the driven surface and the rotating sleeve and is different from that between the retarding surface and the tube body.
US09474347B2	Cordless hairstyling tools with rechargeable and interchangeable batteries A suite of cordless hairstyling devices with interchangeable, rechargeable batteries is provided. The suite includes a cordless blow dryer, a cordless curling iron, a cordless flat iron, a plurality of rechargeable, interchangeable battery packs and a recharging station. The suite of hairstyling devices each have a handle with an indentation which is configured to receive one of the rechargeable, interchangeable battery packs.
US09474342B2	Versatile jewelry A versatile jewelry includes a semi-rigid or rigid main body defining at least one retaining feature about the outer periphery. The main body has a semi-circular profile and defines first and second opposing end portions with a clearance therebetween. At least one hair accessory is adapted to extend over the main body and arranged to be secured by the at least one retaining feature. The main body retains the at least one hair accessory therewith, and the at least one hair accessory spans the periphery of the main body and the clearance.
US09474337B2	Female component of a press stud, a method for the manufacture thereof, and a press stud including this female component A female component of a press stud including a monolithic body made by hot forming and defining a housing seat for a retaining member housed in the housing seat and intended to lock a corresponding male component in position selectively during use. A locking lip, integral with the monolithic body, extends from the housing seat and is deformed so as to partially close the housing seat in order to secure the retaining member therein. In order to produce the female component, the monolithic body is hot formed, and the locking lip is deformed after the introduction of the retaining member into the housing seat, by hot or cold crimping, upsetting or deformation in general.
US09474328B2	Spacer textile material with tensile strands in non-linear arrangements A spacer textile material has at least a portion of a tensile strand located between a first layer and a second layer of the spacer textile material where the first layer and second layer have been joined together to form channels in which the tensile strand moves freely. The tensile strand travels through the spacer textile material in a non-linear direction. Further, the channels may be formed in the spacer textile material in non-linear directions. The spacer textile material with a tensile strand may be incorporated into an article of footwear.
US09474317B2	Dual shell helmet for minimizing rotational acceleration The present invention relates to personal safety equipment for use by athletes, military personnel, motor sports participants and the like and in particular, protective headgear adapted to minimize rotational acceleration and/or axial compressive forces incident on the head of a wearer.
US09474315B2	Ventilation cap Disclosed is a cap which may be mainly used for the purpose of sports or leisure activities, for example, golf, mountaineering, and the like, and in particular the cap is provided with a built-in ventilation unit which may include a ventilation unit for ventilating the air inside the cap and may be easily used thanks to a dual-cap structure with a solar cells part installed on a visor of the cap wherein an inner cap part of the dual-cap structure contacting a head portion of a user wearing the cap and an outer cap part of the dual-cap structure may be detachable from the inner cap part while facilitating easier washing and caring. An electric fan is installed in the inner cap part, sucking air from outside into the cap while effectively discharging air inside the cap to the outside.
US09474312B2	Garment with an incorporated micro climate system A garment of at least one layer of fabric (303) with air vents (103) and which is further characterized in that it has a set of tubes (202) attached to the inside of the garment creating space between the garment and the body (301) of the user, the tubes (202) are elongated and run continuously at least most of the length of the garment.
US09474310B2	Wrist guard A band is described for providing support and/or protection to the wearer. In one embodiment, the band is a wrist band having pockets for several longitudinal reinforcement elements. Thus, for example, a wrist band may be formed from an elastic material and be stitched to form pockets. In one embodiment, the pockets are closed, and the band is provided with a given amount of protection or support. In yet another embodiment, one or more pockets have an opening, which allows a user to adjust the amount of protection and/or support in each pocket.
US09474302B2	Cutting and grinding apparatus, method of manufacture of cut lengths of tobacco, and method for controlling the operation of a cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus including a grinder for sharpening knives in the cutting assembly is disclosed. The cutting apparatus includes a mouth for delivering the material to be cut to a cutting position, a cutting drum having at least one knife having a cutting edge, the cutting drum having a drive system and being rotatable about an axis. A grinder is described for removing material from the cutting edge of a knife, the grinder brought into contact with the cutting edge with a movement in a first direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum and with a movement in a second direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the cutting drum, the grinder configured to move in the first direction at a first speed and move in the second direction at a second speed, the first speed different to the second speed.
US09474301B2	Flow-through cavitation-assisted rapid modification of beverage fluids A method and device for manipulating alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to obtain desirable changes in the beverages, comprising subjecting said beverages to a flow-through hydrodynamic cavitation process and continuing the application of such process for a period of time sufficient to produce a consumable product. In the case of wine, the method includes altering the composition and accelerating the conversion of ingredients to obtain wine with a superior homogeny, an extended shelf life and a mouth feel, flavor, bouquet, color and body resembling those of wine that was subjected to a traditional oak barrel maturation. The system provided implements the described method.
US09474292B1	Nutritional powder including brewer's yeast, aronia extract, and cranberry extract for animals A powdered mixture that may be added to the water or food of animals. The powder comprises a mixture, which includes brewer's yeast, Aronia extract, cranberry extract, and an omega-3 fatty acid (such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)). In some embodiments, the mixture of the powder also includes one or more of the following: an added amount of citric acid, potassium chloride, tricalcium phosphate, water-soluble egg membrane complex, an added amount of vitamin E, a meat flavor agent (such as natural bacon flavor), and other suitable ingredients.
US09474290B2	Process of producing dual-compacted ground roast coffee tablet A ground roast coffee tablet which is capable of being brewed in a conventional automatic drip coffee maker, and which exhibits sufficient strength to withstand all aspects of manufacture, handling, packaging, transport without breakage but also readily disintegrates when contacted with hot water during brewing, is made by subjecting conventional ground, roasted coffee to a multi-step compaction process in which at least two compression steps are carried out in the same compaction die.
US09474287B2	Separation device The present invention concerns a separation device for separating a rod-like element from a plurality of rod-like elements stored in a storage. The separation device may include a storage space having an approximately V-shaped cross section, for storing a plurality of at least approximately horizontally aligned rod-like elements, wherein the storage space includes at least a front wall element, a rear wall elements, and two side wall elements, having a bottom section and a top section. Moreover, a first discharge unit may be included for discharging a single rod-like element out of the plurality of rod-like elements stored in the storage space.
US09474286B2	Method and moulding devices for moulding three-dimensional products The invention provides a method for molding three-dimensional products from a mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, in particular a meal mass. The method comprises the steps of filling a mold cavity, which is open on one side, with the mass of foodstuff starting materials which are suitable for consumption, which mold cavity is defined by a boundary comprising walls and base, in order to mold a molded three-dimensional product, and the removal of the molded three-dimensional product from the mold cavity. In the method according to the invention, during removal the adhesion forces between the molded product and the boundary are eliminated virtually simultaneously along all the interfaces.
US09474282B2	Acid-solubilized copper-ammonium complexes and copper-zinc-ammonium complexes, compositions, preparations, methods, and uses An antimicrobial composition is disclosed that contains an acid-solubilized copper ammonium or copper-zinc ammonium complex that is effective against microorganisms such as nosocomial or environmental bacteria, fungi, viruses, and the like. The antimicrobial composition can be used in the preparation of a medicament for treating microbes or a microbial infection, and may contain a carrier to create a cream, soap, wash, spray, dressing, cleanser, cosmetic product, topical drug product, or other antimicrobial product.
US09474281B2	Fungicidal composition and method for controlling plant diseases To provide a fungicidal composition having stable and high fungicidal effects against cultivated crops infected with plant diseases resulting from plant diseases.A fungicidal composition containing, as active ingredients, (a) a benzoylpyridine derivative represented by the formula (I) or its salt: wherein when A is —N═, B is —CX4═; when A is —CH═, B is —N═; each of X1 and X2 which are independent of each other, is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; R1 is an alkyl group; R2′ is an alkoxy group; p is 0, 1 or 2; and each of R2″ and R2′″ is an alkoxy group, and (b) at least one additional fungicide.
US09474279B2	Methods of controlling insects The present invention provides methods comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound of formula (I): wherein —B1—B2—B3— is —C═N—O—, —C═N—CH2—, —C═CH2—O— or —N—CH2—CH2—; L is a direct bond or methylene; A1 and A2 are C—H, or one of A1 and A2 is C—H and the other is N; X1 is group X R1 is C1-C4alkyl, C1-C4haloalkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl; R2 is chlorodifluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl; each R3 is independently bromo, chloro, fluoro or trifluoromethyl; R4 is hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halomethyl or cyano; R5 is hydrogen; or R4 and R5 together form a bridging 1,3-butadiene group; p is 2 or 3. Preferably the methods are for control of stemborer, leaffolder, hoppers, Gall midge, whorl maggot, Rice bugs, and/or Black bugs.
US09474276B2	Synergistic pesticidal compositions and related methods A pesticidal composition comprises a synergistically effective amount of an inhibitor of chitin biosynthesis, type 1 compound and a pesticide selected from N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)thio) propanamide (I), N-(3-chloro-1-(pyridine-3-yl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-N-ethyl-3-((3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)sulfinyl) propanamide (II), or any agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. A method of controlling pests comprises applying the pesticidal composition near a population of pests. A method of protecting a plant from infestation and attack by pests comprises contacting the plant with the synergistic pesticidal composition.
US09474273B2	Composition comprising an elicitor of the plant immune system The present invention generally relates to new plant elicitor compositions, and the use of these compositions in agricultural applications, more particularly to protect plants against (infection by) plant pathogens and the corresponding methods of, and uses in, the protection of plants and crops by application of these compositions.
US09474272B1	Micropropagation of alexandrian laurel (Danae racemosa L) Alexandrian laurel (Danae racemosa L.) is a highly demanded evergreen shrub. However, seed germination often takes up to 12 to 18 months with a germination rate of only about 20%. Also, due to its slow-growth rate, it typically takes up to six years to produce a saleable one-gallon size plant. Germinating seeds in the presence of cytokinins and/or auxins increased in vitro shoot multiplication and seedling quality enhancement. Benzyladenine was found to balance seedling development by simultaneously accelerating shoot growth and slowing down root growth, whereas thidiazuron significantly promoted shoot multiplication and proliferation by producing 5-30 shoots per seed.
US09474271B2	Method for enhancing amidohydrolase activity of fatty acid amide hydrolase A method for enhancing amidohydrolase activity of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) is disclosed. The method comprising administering a phenoxyacylethanolamide that causes the enhanced activity. The enhanced activity can have numerous effects on biological organisms including, for example, enhancing the growth of certain seedlings. The subject matter disclosed herein relates to enhancers of amidohydrolase activity.
US09474265B2	Methods and systems for directing birds away from equipment A system for directing a bird away from equipment includes an item of equipment and a detector configured to detect a bird that could be harmed by or that could harm the equipment and to determine the proximity of the bird to the equipment. The system also includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and a pilot system configured to control the unmanned aerial vehicle.
US09474257B1	Imitation crawdad artificial fishing lure An imitation crawdad artificial fishing lure has a jointed hard body with a weighted hard abdomen articulated to a buoyant hard cephalothorax. A pair of soft pincers are interchangeably connected to the cephalothorax, which pincers can be swapped with others for changing pincer styles. A single one fishhook is interchangeably connected to the cephalothorax, which fishhook can be swapped with others for changing between heavier and lighter gauge fishhooks, or for sharper fresh fishhooks. Preferably the cephalothorax has simulated hard pincer stalks for alternatively holding the soft pincers in a swimming position or else flaring the pincers out into a guard position. Soft walking legs might be interchangeably connected to the cephalothorax as well.
US09474256B2	Trawl door or paravane with remote control adjustment A trawl door, deflector, vane or paravane (40) constructed with adjustable panels (22, 23, 24) and driving units (25) for control the water flow through the spreading device during towing through the water with remote control where driving units (25) are used to adjust the position of the panels control the water flow through the spreading device and maneuver the spreading device in optimum position in the towing direction, horizontally or vertically, the panels are adjustable independently to give enhanced performance of the operating systems, fishing trawl or seismic survey system, without having to pull the system to the towing vessel to adjust manually.
US09474245B2	Wild rocket varieties ‘Bellezia’ and ‘Letizia’ New wild rocket varieties designated ‘Bellezia’ and ‘Letizia’ are described. ‘Bellezia’ and ‘Letizia’ are wild rocket varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US09474241B1	Wheat variety W040592H1 A wheat variety designated W040592H1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W040592H1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W040592H1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W040592H1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety W040592H1. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W040592H1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US09474238B1	Soybean variety 01050800 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01050800. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01050800. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01050800 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01050800 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09474233B2	Wheat cultivar FA9S10-0015R The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated FA9S10-0015R. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar FA9S10-0015R. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar FA9S10-0015R and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar FA9S10-0015R with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.
US09474228B1	Maize hybrid X08F124 A novel maize variety designated X08F124 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08F124 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08F124 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08F124, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08F124. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08F124.
US09474227B2	Maize hybrid X70F222 A novel maize variety designated X70F222 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X70F222 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X70F222 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X70F222, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X70F222. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X70F222.
US09474224B2	Plants and seeds of canola variety SCV299420 In an embodiment, the invention relates to the seeds, plants, and plant parts of canola variety SCV299420 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola variety SCV299420 with itself or with another canola variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic canola plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to canola varieties or breeding lines and plant parts derived from canola variety SCV299420, to methods for producing other canola varieties, lines or plant parts derived from canola variety SCV299420 and to the canola plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid canola seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the variety SCV299420 with another canola variety.
US09474220B2	Fruits of the genus Capsicum The present invention relates to a method for obtaining fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum with improved taste and enriched nutritional value and especially to fruits with increased sucrose and/or ascorbic acid content as compared to plants of a similar type. The method involves manipulation of the CL and the Y loci of plants of the genus Capsicum.
US09474210B2	Bee displacement apparatus A bee displacement apparatus is provided as a motorized mowing machine having a motorized blower of less than 1000 CFM with a funnel attachment having a neck and a mouth at opposed ends, the funnel attachment tapering both horizontally and vertically from the neck to the mouth such that a horizontal measurement of the mouth is larger than a horizontal measurement of the neck, and a vertical measurement of the mouth is smaller than a vertical measurement of the neck so that the mouth approximates a narrow, widened slot. In use, the bee displacement apparatus, the mouth is positioned in front of a cutting deck of the motorized mowing machine such that when the motorized blower is operated, a concentrated air stream is forced out of the mouth at an area of vegetation directly in front of the cutting deck.
US09474205B2	Line loader for a grass trimmer In a rotating grass trimmer, a top loading line blade and corresponding head securely hold the cutting lines with multiple orientations of the line blade. An alternative embodiment provides a simplified loading scheme where a cutting line is loaded into the trimmer head from its outside, through a line outlet to a fixed receiver without the need for a moving or mechanical line gripping or biting type mechanism. With this construction, a worn line can be replaced by pulling it back out or by reversing it back through the same outlet from which it was initially inserted. The design eliminates practically all of the costs associated with the current state of the art rapid loading mechanisms as there is no physical compression, gripping or biting into the line by any mechanical or moving mechanism. Additionally, the line is insertable in multiple orientations.
US09474204B2	Work machine having operation rod A work machine includes an operation rod, a front unit disposed at a front end of the operation rod and configured to attach a tool, a rear unit disposed at a rear end of the operation rod and configured to attach a battery, a brushless motor disposed in the front unit and configured to drive the tool, a motor controller disposed in the rear unit and electrically coupled with the battery, and a plurality of motor power lines disposed along the operation rod and configured to electrically couple the motor controller with the brushless motor.
US09474203B2	Gauge wheel for an agricultural implement A gauge wheel for an agricultural implement includes a tire. The tire includes a first circumferential section forming an axially inward portion of the tire. The first circumferential section comprises a lip extending radially outward from the tire and having an axially inward end configured to contact an opener disc. The lip also includes an axially outward end. Also, at least one cutout extends axially between the axially inward end and the axially outward end of the lip. Moreover, the at least one cutout is configured to enable displaced soil to move from the axially inward end to the axially outward end of the lip. The tire also includes a second circumferential section extending from the first circumferential section at the axially outward end of the lip and forming an axially outward portion of the tire.
US09474200B2	Agricultural toolbar line routing systems and methods A toolbar is provided having a field position and a transport position. The toolbar includes a first bar section and a second bar section. A flexible line is retained partially adjacent to a pin pivotally joining the first bar section and the second bar section. The flexible line folds from the transport position to the working position.
US09480193B2	Load detection circuit and method In one embodiment, a load detection circuit may include a first circuit configured to control a first transistor to form a load current to a load in a first operating mode of the load detection circuit, a second circuit configured to be coupled to form at least a portion of the load current in a second operating mode of the load detection circuit, and a detection circuit configured to detect the control electrode of the first transistor having a value that is less than a threshold value of the first transistor.
US09480189B2	Electronic control apparatus A heat-generating component (3) is mounted on a surface (4b), on a case (12) side, of a circuit board (4). A recessed portion (5) is formed in a position facing the heat-generating component (3), on an inner wall surface (12e) side of a bottom wall (12a) of the case (12). Between an inner wall surface (5a) of this recessed portion (5) and the heat-generating component (3), a predetermined-sized component clearance (Ca) is provided, and a heat radiation member (6) is interposed in a position of the component clearance (Ca). A peripheral clearance (Cb) is provided between the surface (4b), on the case (12) side, of the circuit board (4) and the inner wall surface (12e) of the bottom wall (12a) of the case (12) on a peripheral edge side of the recessed portion (5).
US09480176B2	Various methods and apparatuses for an integrated power distribution platform A method, apparatus, and system are described for a pre-wired and pre-engineered integrated platform for power supply and distribution that is pre-assembled, scalable, and modular. The skeletal framework of the integrated platform acts as an equipment support structure as well as a cable routing support system. A set of cables having wiring is routed along the skeletal framework of the integrated platform and goes to two or more cabinet enclosures mounted onto the skeletal framework. The skeletal framework acts as a National Electric Code approved raceway system to support and route the set of cables to the electrical equipment in the mounted cabinet enclosures. The integrated platform supports the weight of the one or more cabinet enclosures mounted onto the skeletal framework.
US09480175B2	Case structure and electronic device with case structure thereof A case structure and an electronic device with the case structure thereof are disclosed. The case structure includes a main body, an outer cover, a first button structure, and a sliding element. The outer cover includes a locking member, a retaining block, and an accommodation portion. The locking member and the retaining block can be detachably connected to the main body. The first button structure is installed in the accommodation portion and includes a first extension member extended to a locking notch. A hook structure is connected to the retaining block. When the first button structure slides toward a first moving direction, the first extension member drives the sliding element, such that the protruding member pushes the retaining block to be detached from the hook structure, and therefore the outer cover is lifted to be detached from the main body.
US09480173B2	Flex-rigid wiring board and method for manufacturing flex-rigid wiring board A flex-rigid wiring board includes a flexible substrate, a non-flexible substrate positioned such that the non-flexible substrate is extending in horizontal direction of the flexible substrate, a first wiring layer formed on first surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates, a second wiring layer embedded in second surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates, a first insulating layer covering the first surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates and having an opening exposing a portion of the first surface of the flexible substrate, and a second insulating layer covering the second surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates and having an opening exposing a portion of the second surface of the flexible substrate. The first wiring layer includes non-embedded wirings on the first surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates, and the second wiring layer includes embedded wirings in the second surfaces of the flexible and non-flexible substrates.
US09480172B2	Method for producing a printed circuit board consisting of at least two printed circuit board regions, and printed circuit board A printed circuit board and a method for producing a printed circuit board consisting of at least two printed circuit board regions, wherein the printed circuit board regions each comprise at least one conductive layer and/or at least one conductive component, wherein printed circuit board regions to be connected to one another, in the region of in each case at least one lateral surface directly adjoining one another, are connected to one another by a mechanical coupling. At least one sub-region or connection port of the conductive layer, and/or a conductive element of the component are electrically conductively coupled to each other at the lateral surface.
US09480171B2	Printing circuit board with traces in an insulator A printing circuit board includes: an insulator having an upper surface, a lower surface and an opening formed in the lower surface, and a trace having an upper surface, a lower surface and a side edge and received in said insulator. The upper surface of said trace is exposed out of the insulator and a portion of the lower surface of said trace is exposed by said opening for external connection.
US09480165B2	Flexible substrates and method of manufacturing the same A flexible substrate includes a flexible mother substrate and a planarization layer on the flexible mother substrate. Here, the flexible mother substrate includes a transparent textile and a resin layer. The transparent textile includes a plurality of first transparent fibers and a plurality of second transparent fibers crossing the plurality of first transparent fibers, and the resin layer coats the transparent textile to fill a space between the first and second transparent fibers. The planarization layer includes an organic material having a curable contraction rate of no greater than about 20%.
US09480163B2	Digitizing sensors coupled to a structure Systems and methods of coupling digitizing sensors to a structure are disclosed. A particular system includes a digitizing sensor node. The system further includes a bus including a plurality of conductive elements applied to a substrate. A first conductive element of the bus is coupled to the digitizing sensor node using a direct-write technique.
US09480154B2	Polyamide resin, epoxy resin compositions, and cured articles thereof Provided herein are a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin and a resin composition containing the resin, such as an epoxy resin composition containing an epoxy resin. The phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin has a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein m and n are average values satisfying the following formula: 0.005≦n/(m+n)<0.05, m+n is a positive value of 2 to 200, Ar1 is a bivalent aromatic group, Ar2 is a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing bivalent aromatic group, and Ar3 is a bivalent aromatic group. Such a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resin has a low ionic impurity content and improved adhesive properties as well as excellent properties inherent in conventional phenolic hydroxyl group-containing aromatic polyamide resins, such as the ability to allow a cured epoxy resin composition to have excellent flexibility, electrical properties, flame retardancy, and the like.
US09480144B2	Power module substrate, power module substrate with heat sink, and power module A power module substrate including an insulating substrate, a circuit layer formed on one surface of the insulating substrate, and a metal layer formed on the other surface of the insulating substrate, wherein the circuit layer is composed of copper or a copper alloy, one surface of this circuit layer functions as an installation surface on which an electronic component is installed, the metal layer is formed by bonding an aluminum sheet composed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a thickness t1 of the circuit layer is within a range of 0.1 mm≦t1≦0.6 mm, a thickness t2 of the metal layer is within a range of 0.5 mm≦t2≦6 mm, and the relationship between the thickness t1 of the circuit layer and the thickness t2 of the metal layer satisfies t1
US09480143B2	Motor control device An illustrative example motor control device includes a printed circuit board including electronics for motor control. At least one connector is associated with the electronics. The connector is configured for communicating at least one of control signals or power to a motor. A housing includes a first portion configured to receive the printed circuit board and cover over a first side of the printed circuit board. A second portion of the housing is configured to provide access to the at least one connector from outside of the housing. The second portion of the housing inhibits exposure of the printed circuit board to outside contaminants. A third portion of the housing is configured to cover over a second side of the printed circuit board. At least one heat transfer element on at least one of the housing or the printed circuit board facilitates heat transfer from the printed circuit board to the housing.
US09480136B2	Extreme UV radiation light source device An extreme ultraviolet light source device includes a raw material supplying mechanism. The raw material supplying mechanism includes a disk-shaped rotor, a motor for causing the rotor to rotate, a cover-shaped structure surrounding the rotor via a gap, and a first reservoir provided inside the cover-shaped structure for reserving a liquid high temperature plasma raw material. When the rotor rotates, a portion of the surface on the rotor becomes coated with the liquid high temperature plasma raw material. A portion of the cover-shaped structure has an aperture exposing that surface of the rotor which coated with the high temperature plasma raw material. The high temperature plasma raw material is irradiated with an energy beam from an energy beam supply device through the aperture, and generates EUV radiation.
US09480135B2	High voltage tube tank for a portable x-ray The high voltage tube tank of x-ray system is embodied by miniaturizing the portable x-ray system for better mobility and portability. The high voltage tube tank of portable x-ray system comprising of an xray tube for generating x-rays, a high voltage transformer for generating high voltage, a high voltage rectification circuit for transforming and boosting AC voltage to DC voltage, and a housing for storing the apparatuses thereof, is configured in such a way that the high voltage rectification circuit is comprised of multiple high voltage capacitors linearly aligned on both sides of the circuit board and the high voltage diode built between the confronting high voltage capacitors, wherein the x-ray tube is placed between the high voltage capacitors thereof.
US09480127B2	Ambient lighting control system In one embodiment there is provided an ambient lighting control system 1 comprising a controller (2) and a sensor node (3a). The sensor node (3a) comprises an arrangement including a light energy collecting element (8) such as a solar cell, an energy storage element (9) and a transmitter (11). The collecting element (8) charges the storage element (9). The transmitter (11) is arranged to transmit signals to the controller (2) using energy stored by the energy storage element (9), wherein the number of signals provided during a time interval to the controller (2) is proportional to a light intensity at the light energy collecting element (8). The controller (2) may thus output a control signal C for controlling an amount of ambient lighting, wherein the control signal is based on the determined number of received signals.
US09480122B2	Optical sensor circuit, luminous panel and method for operating an optical sensor circuit An optical sensor circuit comprises an optical sensor (DET) designed to provide a sensor signal indicative of light incident on the optical sensor (DET). A clock terminal (CLK) is used to receive a clocked control signal comprising high and low states. A controller unit (CU) is connected to the optical sensor (DET) and to the clock terminal (CLK). The controller unit (CU) is designed to process the sensor signal as a color signal (CTS) in a first mode if the clocked control signal is in high state, and process the sensor signal as an ambient light signal (ALS) in a second mode if the clocked control signal is in low state, and further designed to generate a driving signal (PWM) to drive a light emitting device (LED) to be connected at a control terminal (OUT). The driving signal (PWM) depends on the color and ambient light signal (CTS, ALS).
US09480109B2	Power source module for LED lamp A power source module for a LED lamp includes a filament-simulating circuit, a current limiting circuit, a rectifier, a filter, and a discharging circuit electrically connected to each other and a LED in the LED lamp. The filament-simulating circuit simulates a filament before the LED to pass through the pre-heating process of the electrical ballast in a fluorescent lamp base. The current limiting circuit, the rectifier, and the filter limit, rectify and filter the current from an external power source in the fluorescent lamp base to output a high frequency, direct current to drive the LED. The discharging circuit discharges the energy after turning the power switch off to prevent the LED lamp from flicker. Therefore, the power source module enables the LED lamp to be installed on the traditional fluorescent lamp base without modifying the circuit in the base.
US09480104B2	Systems and methods for generating preamble symbols in communication systems A method for transmitting an 802.11ah packet is provided. A training field sequence is generated using control circuitry. A preamble for a packet is generated using the control circuitry. The preamble includes a training field symbol which includes the training field sequence. A portion of the training field sequence is within a plurality of guard tones of the training field symbol. The preamble is transmitted using transmit circuitry.
US09480101B2	Systems and methods for scheduling of data packets based on application detection in a base station A system, method, base station, and computer program product for coordinating communication of data packets between a user device and an application server is described. According to one aspect, a base station includes a memory and a computer processor operatively coupled to the memory, to a radio transmitter, and to a radio receiver. The computer processor is configured to inspect the data packet, assign radio resource blocks for transmitting the data packet based on the inspection of the data packet, and transmit the data packet utilizing the assigned radio resource block.
US09480099B2	Mobility anchor relocation Disclosed herein is a method, a serving node and a mobility node for relocating the mobility anchor for a mobile terminal 215a in a wireless communication system 200. The relocation comprises a request for redirecting a first bearer B-old for the mobile terminal 215a between the serving node 212b and a first mobility anchor 214a so as to create a new substantially identical second bearer B-new between the serving node 212b and a second mobility anchor 214b. In addition, the relocation comprises a transmission of a request to the first mobility anchor 214a for deleting the first bearer B-old and a transmission of a request to the second mobility anchor 214b for establishing the second bearer B-new.
US09480097B1	Automatic enabling or disabling of auto-negotiation between network devices A first network device may determine a first auto-negotiation capability associated with the first network device. The first auto-negotiation capability may indicate whether the first network device is configured to establish a communication link with a second network device using auto-negotiation of transmission capabilities. The first network device may determine a second auto-negotiation capability associated with the second network device. The second auto-negotiation capability may indicate whether the second network device is configured to establish the communication link with the first network device using auto-negotiation of the transmission capabilities. The first network device may determine that an auto-negotiation process failed to establish the communication link between the first network device and the second network device. The first network device may enable or disable auto-negotiation on the first network device based on determining that the auto-negotiation process failed, and based on the first auto-negotiation capability and the second auto-negotiation capability.
US09480096B1	Method, device, and system for fast wireless accessory devices pairing An improved fast wireless accessory device pairing process at a radio communication device includes initiating, via a first short-range transceiver, a pairing procedure with a wearable computing device and establishing a link with the wearable computing device. Subsequently, receiving Bluetooth device connection information for each of a plurality of wireless accessory devices associated with a wearer of the wearable computing device. The Bluetooth device connection information includes at least a hardware device identifier of the associated wireless accessory and capability information of the associated wireless accessory. Responsive to receiving the Bluetooth device connection information, and for each of the plurality wireless accessory devices, using the hardware device identifier and capability information to pair with and communicate with the wireless accessory device.
US09480090B2	Method and system for optimising routing between two network nodes, at least one of which is mobile A method is disclosed for routing packets in an intermediate node between a mobile node and a correspondent node in a packet-switched network, only one of said nodes being macro-mobility enabled, comprising at the intermediate node: —exchanging lower-layer-address-update-related messages with said macro-mobility enabled node; —mapping source address, destination address and potentially protocol parameters of lower-layer packets exchanged between the mobile node and the correspondent node in such a way that the macro-mobility enabled node can communicate with the other node as if the other node is also macro-mobility enabled, and such that the other node can communicate with the intermediate node as if the intermediate node is a non-macro-mobility-enabled node. Also associated devices, update methods for devices, and servers are disclosed.
US09480089B2	Communication device, communication method, and program for transmitting information via a plurality of different networks A first measuring unit measures a first connection delay caused while a first communication unit shifts from a disconnected state to a connected state, and the first measuring unit also measures a second connection delay caused while a second communication unit shifts from a disconnected state to a connected state. A second measuring unit measures a first transmission delay caused while the first communication unit is in a connected state, and the second measuring unit also measures a second transmission delay caused while the second communication unit is in a connected state. A generating unit generates first information to be transmitted from the first communication unit and also generates second information to be transmitted from the second communication unit, based on the communication state of the first communication unit and the second communication unit.
US09480082B2	Methods of transmitting access requests using reduced response intervals and related mobile stations and base station subsystems A method of operating a mobile station requesting uplink access from a base station subsystem includes transmitting a first access request to a base station subsystem, and looking for an assignment message matching the first access request from the base station subsystem during a response interval after transmitting the first access request. When an assignment message is not received during the response interval, a second access request is transmitted to the base station subsystem after expiration of a retransmission interval after transmitting the first access request, with the retransmission interval being longer than the response interval.
US09480081B2	System and method for interference cancellation using terminal cooperation Soft information for achieving interference cancellation in downlink transmissions can be communicated over device-to-device (D2D) links, thereby allowing paired user equipments (UEs) to receive downlink transmissions over the same radio resources. More specifically, paired UEs that receive transmissions over the same time-frequency resources may exchange soft or hard information over D2D links in order to facilitate interference cancellation. The D2D links may be unidirectional or bidirectional, and may be established over in-band or out-of-band resources. Paired UEs may be in the same or different cells, and may receive their respective transmissions from the same or different transmit point. UEs may be paired with one another based on various criteria, e.g., interference cancellation capabilities, scheduling metrics, etc.
US09480075B2	Communication system, communication apparatus and communication control method There are provided a communication system, a communication apparatus and a communication control method capable of minimizing the decline in throughput efficiently. The communication system according to the present invention includes a communication apparatus configured to employ an adaptive modulation system and a corresponding communication apparatus configured to communicate wirelessly with the communication apparatus, in which the corresponding communication apparatus receives a wireless signal from the communication apparatus, calculates the reception quality value and the bit error rate of the wireless signal, and transmits the reception quality value and the bit error rate to the communication apparatus; and the communication apparatus has a table indicating a modulation class to be chosen corresponding to the reception quality value and changes a modulation class indicated by the table based on the bit error rate.
US09480071B2	Intelligent skipping of interfering frequency measurements in UE measurement gaps Various embodiments implemented on a mobile communication device provide methods for skipping power measurements of frequency bands included in a list of frequency bands received from a first subscription's network to conserve power and to increase the likelihood of avoiding a coexistence event between a first subscription and a second subscription. Specifically, a processor of the mobile communication device may order the list of frequency bands such that non-interfering frequency bands are ordered before interfering frequency bands. The processor may then take power measurements of frequency bands in the list, in order, until the processor determines that a power measurement has satisfied a minimum power threshold. In response to such a determination, the device processor may report the power measurement that satisfies the minimum power threshold to the first subscription's network and may not take any more power measurements of the remaining frequency bands in the list.
US09480045B2	Networks and methods for paging message control At least one example embodiment discloses a paging message controller. The paging message controller includes a processor and an associated memory. The processor is configured to obtain an indication of a paging message for a user equipment (UE), the indication indicating that a paging message is to be forwarded to at least one destination cell of a first set of cells for paging the UE, and forward the paging message for paging the UE to at least one destination cell of a second set of cells in response to the indication.
US09480042B2	Dynamic identifier modification of physical resources for resource discovery in a data center Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamically locating a device within a data center. A method for dynamically locating a device within a data center includes wirelessly receiving in a fixed device amongst a multiplicity of devices in a data center, a request from a mobile device to locate a target device amongst the devices. The method also includes broadcasting a request to the multiplicity of devices to establish respective wireless identifiers based upon a proximity of each of the multiplicity of the devices to the target device relative to adjacent ones of the devices. The method yet further includes establishing a wireless identifier for the fixed device based upon a wireless identifier of an adjacent one of the devices. Finally, the method includes returning to the mobile device by the fixed device the established wireless identifier for the fixed device.
US09480036B2	Guard period configuration for LTE HD-FDD The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a computer program for configuring a guard period in Half Duplex Frequency Division Duplex, HD-FDD, operation. According to some aspects, the disclosure relates to a method, performed in a wireless device, of configuring a guard period in HD-FDD operation. The method comprises obtaining a timing advance between the wireless device and an access point; and configuring a guard period in the wireless device based on the obtained timing advance and a radio access capability of the wireless device. The disclosure also relates to a wireless device and to a computer program for executing the methods.
US09480033B2	Managing overlapping messages in a network environment A system and method manages a stream of data to receive a data packet among a set of potentially colliding data packets. The stream of data is monitored with a first detector level to recognize a potential first data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence. In response to a recognition of a potential first data packet by the first detector level, the stream of data is monitored with a second detector level to recognize a potential second data packet having a bit sequence that matches a known bit sequence while the first detector level is engaged with the potential first data packet.
US09480026B2	Method and apparatus for power control and multiplexing for device to device communication in wireless cellular communication system A method of controlling power of a user equipment for device to device communication in a wireless communication system, and a user equipment thereof, are provided. The method includes receiving power control related information of the D2D communication from a Base Station (BS), determining transmission power of the UE based on maximum available power of the UE and the received power control related information of the D2D communication, and transmitting data according to the determined transmission power.
US09480017B2	Dynamic power management control Exemplary embodiments are related to enhancing power efficiency of an electronic device. A device may include a power management module and a radio-frequency (RF) module coupled to the power management module. The device may further include a digital module coupled to each of the power management module and the RF module and configured to dynamically adjust at least one setting of the power management module based on one or more RF conditions.
US09480007B2	Techniques for efficient small cell discovery Techniques for efficient small cell discovery are described. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved node B (eNB) may comprise logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to determine a discovery signal transmission schedule for a series of radio frames based on a discovery signal muting pattern specifying at least one discovery-muted radio frame among the series of radio frames, and a transceiver to transmit at least one primary synchronization signal (PSS) and at least one secondary synchronization signal (SSS) during the series of radio frames according to the discovery signal transmission schedule. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09480003B2	Apparatus and method for determining cell suitability for a wireless device in a communication system An apparatus and method for access stratum management comprising reading system information from at least one broadcast channel from a current serving cell; and determining if an available cell is suitable for a user equipment (UE) based on information included in the broadcasted system information, wherein the determining step comprises at least one of the following: comparing system release information of the user equipment (UE) from the broadcasted system information; determining if the available cell supports a specific feature which makes the available cell suitable for optimum performance of the UE; or determining if the available cell and a frequency combination are suitable for a UE type.
US09479999B2	Vehicular communication method, device and system Embodiments of the present invention disclose a vehicular communication method, including: acquiring a current position of a vehicle; acquiring all fixed APs, the distance from each of which to the current position of the vehicle is smaller than its maximum transmission distance; scanning all the fixed APs in a scheduling period; selecting at least one fixed AP of which signal strength is greater than a preset value in all the fixed APs as a to-be-accessed fixed AP according to the scanning results; and triggering a mobile terminal in the vehicle to respectively access a vehicular AP in the vehicle and the to-be-accessed fixed AP in the scheduling period according to allocated time when an access condition is satisfied. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a vehicular communication device and system. Through the above technical solutions, the communication bandwidth is increased and bulk data service is supported.
US09479996B2	Method and system for automatic seamless mobility A telecommunication system and method for automatically and seamlessly switching voice calls on a wireless mobile device between different wireless network services during the same conversation without user interaction and without being noticeable to the parties on the call. For example, a voice call at a mobile device using the services of a wireless wide area network (e.g., GSM/GPRS cellular network) may be switched over to a wireless local area network (e.g., 802.11 wireless network), and vice versa, while the call is in progress and without any input from the parties on the call. The system and method also provide a mechanism for maintaining a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call while the mobile device moves between wireless access points (AP) and has automatic reconnection in case there is a dropped call.
US09479992B2	Method and apparatus for controlling interference based on carrier aggregation for small base station A carrier aggregation-based interference control method and apparatus for small base stations are disclosed. The present invention comprises setting a primary component carrier (PCC) as a first carrier and setting a secondary component carrier (SCC) as a second carrier, monitoring a signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of the first carrier or the second carrier, and determining whether the SINR of the first carrier is smaller than a predetermined threshold.
US09479991B2	Methods and apparatus for utilizing TD-SCDMA idle intervals in TDD-LTE measurement operations Methods and apparatus are provided for utilizing an idle interval of a first radio access network (RAN) for performing measurements in a second RAN. For certain aspects, the first and second RANs may be a Time Division—Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) network and a Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TDD-LTE) network, respectively. With efficient use of the first RAN's idle interval, increased power savings or increased system throughput may be achieved.
US09479986B2	Communication control method, base station, and user terminal A communication control method is employed in a mobile communication system including a general cell supporting PTM transmission of MBMS data and a specific cell not supporting PTM transmission of the MBMS data. The method comprises: a step A of broadcasting general cell load information from the general cell; a step B of receiving the general cell load information broadcasted in the step A, by a user terminal which receives the MBMS data from the general cell in an idle mode with the general cell selected as a cell on which to camp; and a step C of controlling cell reselection from the general cell to the specific cell by the user terminal, based on the general cell load information received in the step B.
US09479983B2	Methods and device for determining when to switch between multiple communication modes of a transceiver subsystem A communication device performs a method for determining when to switch between multiple communication modes of a transceiver subsystem. The method includes detecting an indication that a multimedia message is ready for transmission. The method also includes switching, by the transceiver subsystem in response to detecting the indication, from an infrastructure communication mode to a peer-to-peer communication mode, and transmitting the multimedia message in the peer-to-peer communication mode. The method further includes determining that the multimedia message transmission is complete, and switching, by the transceiver subsystem, back to the infrastructure communication mode in response to determining that the multimedia message transmission is complete.
US09479982B2	User context aware throttling of transition attempts to connected mode Throttling of transition attempts to connected mode based on user context. A wireless device may camp on a serving cell. A motion state of the wireless device may be monitored. One or more connected mode transition procedures on the serving cell may be attempted. If at least a threshold number of connected mode transition procedures fail on the serving cell while the wireless device is stationary, further connected mode transition attempts may be throttled for up to a certain amount of time. Alternatively, or in addition, the wireless device may bar itself from camping on that cell for up to a certain amount of time. Either or both of throttling connected mode transition attempts or barring cells may also be based on other aspects of user context, such as display state.
US09479981B2	Methods for handover configuration The dynamic determination of a handover trigger for triggering handover of a mobile terminal in a wireless network from a source base station to a target base station is based on one or more Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Each KPI indicates a quality of wireless services provided by the wireless network responsive to a particular handover trigger. If an obtained parameter that indirectly or directly impacts handover performance passes a corresponding performance test, the mobile terminal selects the handover trigger based on the KPIs. If the parameter fails the corresponding performance test, the source base station selects the handover trigger based on the KPIs.
US09479975B2	Communication system A communication system includes a communication network including a plurality of communication cells, a plurality of mobile communication devices each operable to connect into the communication network via at least one of the communication cells, and a communication apparatus for providing at least one of the communication cells. The communication apparatus includes first and second base station functions each operable to acquire a congestion status and access control information for the other base station.
US09479959B2	Technique for aggregating minimization of drive test, MDT, measurements in a component of an operating and maintenance, OAM, system A technique for aggregating Minimization of Drive Test, MDT, measurements is disclosed. In a first method aspect, the method is performed by a component of an Operation And Maintenance, OAM, system and comprises the steps of receiving an activation request configuring MDT measurements for a plurality of User Equipments, UEs, and requesting a Performance Measurement, PM, activating the MDT measurements for the UEs, receiving the MDT measurements from the UEs, and aggregating the MDT measurements to obtain the requested PM measurement. In a second method aspect, the method is performed in another component of the OAM system and comprises the steps of generating the activation request configuring MDT measurements for the plurality of UEs, and requesting the PM, and transmitting the activation request towards the component of the OAM system.
US09479952B2	Circuit, system and method for communication between two nodes of a radio network A first node of a radio network initiates a mode for finding the range to a second node. The first node transmits to the second node, with the address of the second node, a range finding command, which switches the second node into the range finding mode and controls a sequence. The first node transmits in a transmission time window a first signal, which is received by the second node in an associated reception time window, a first phase value of the first signal being measured. The second node transmits in a transmission time window a second signal, which is received by the first node in an associated reception time window, a second phase value of the second signal being measured. The first frequency is changed by a frequency difference and the second frequency is changed by the frequency difference in a subsequent time window of the sequence.
US09479950B2	Method and apparatus for inter-frequency measurements in a communication network In one aspect of the teachings herein, network-side and device-side methods and apparatus identify a subset of frequency layers on which a wireless device performs regular inter-frequency scanning. The subset is identified from among a set of frequency layers that are candidates for inter-frequency measurement by the device. In an example, the wireless device scans the set of frequency layers and the corresponding scan results are used to select the best frequency layers in the set. In turn, the wireless device performs regular inter-frequency measurements on the frequency layers in the selected subset. Scanning thus can be understood as a mechanism for intelligently selecting preferred ones among a number of frequency layers that are candidates for inter-frequency measurement by the device.
US09479945B2	Determination of network parameters in mobile communication networks Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that determine network parameters to be used by a wireless terminal. Network traffic history data is acquired. Each entry of the network traffic history data relates to network parameters of traffic flows between a network node and a wireless terminal. Which number of clusters to be used for representing the network traffic history data is determined by optimizing a generic utility function representing at least one network parameter of said network parameters of traffic flows. Each entry of the acquired network traffic history data is associated with one of the number of clusters by constrained clustering of the acquired network traffic history data. The constrained clustering uses a biased distance measure. Each cluster is associated with network parameters to be used by a wireless terminal based on the network traffic history data associated with each cluster.
US09479940B2	Capacity sharing between wireless systems Systems and methods presented herein provide for capacity sharing between wireless systems. In one embodiment, a scheduler is operable with a plurality of wireless base stations. Each base station is operable to digitize a frequency spectrum of radio communications from a plurality of user equipment (UEs). The scheduler communicatively couples to first and second Mobile Central Offices (MCOs). The scheduler processes the digitized frequency spectrums of the base stations, extracts radio communications of a first of the UEs from the digitized frequency spectrums of one or more of the base stations coupled to the first MCO, determines that a capacity of the first MCO has been exceeded, determines that a capacity of the second MCO is available, acquires at least a portion of the capacity of the second MCO, and handles a call of the first UE through the capacity acquired from the second MCO.
US09479935B2	Configurator forced client network rejoining A collocated device functioning as a configurator can use short and long button activations to enter a configuration state, open a timing window, and force client devices currently joined to a network to rejoin the network. If the collocated device functioning as a configurator is unconfigured, a short (or long) button activation can initiate a configuration sequence. A short button activation on that same collocated device, once configured, can cause the device to open a configurator timing window, during which one or more devices can be provided the information necessary to securely communicate on a network. A long (or short) button activation can be used to force all currently connected client devices, or rejoin the network using a new Service Set Identifier (SSID) or passphrase.
US09479934B2	Virtualization of the evolved packet core to create a local EPC Systems and methods are disclosed for a local evolved packet core (EPC) that interoperates with an eNodeB and a remote EPC. if it is determined that it is possible or likely that the eNodeBs may lose the connection to the remote EPC, or if a connection has been lost, the local EPC may serve as a transparent proxy between the eNodeBs and the remote EPC, identify active sessions and transparently proxy those sessions, destroy or de-allocate unneeded sessions or bearers, and download and synchronize application data and authentication credentials, such as HSS or AAA data, to provide authentication to mobile devices once offline. The use of the local EPC and/or the remote EPC may be toggled, or switched, preemptively or reactively, based on various network conditions. The remote EPC may be disconnected proactively when the local EPC determines that there is no connectivity.
US09479926B2	Method and system for obtaining IMEI of mobile station and base station controller Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a system for obtaining an international mobile equipment identity of a mobile station and a base station controller. The method in this embodiment of the present invention includes: sending, by a base station controller, a request message to a core network device; receiving an accept message of the request message sent by the core network device; sending an identify request message, where a frame sequence number of the identify request message is the same as a frame sequence number of the accept message; receiving an identify response message sent by the mobile station; and re-sending the request message to the core network device in the manner of an unnumbered information frame, where a frame sequence number of the re-sent request message is the same as a frame sequence number of the identify response message.
US09479921B2	Method and apparatus for performing closed subscriber group grouping in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for grouping home eNodeBs (HeNBs) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes grouping a plurality of HeNBs into at least one closed subscriber group (CSG) group, and transmitting an identifier (ID) of a specific CSG group to HeNBs included in the specific CSG group.
US09479916B2	Method and apparatus for providing access to local services and applications to multi-agency responders A mobile device, associated with a responder of the visiting agency and present in the geographical jurisdiction of the local agency, maintains a first mutual aid token associated with the local agency, wherein the mutual aid token authorizes the first responder to access the local agency and wherein the mutual aid token is associated with a transferability time period, that is, a time during which the mutual aid token can be transferred from one mutual aid responder to another. The mobile device identifies another mobile device of another responder associated with the visiting agency and transfers to the another mobile device, without a need to first contact the local or visiting agencies, a mutual aid token that is derived from the first mutual aid token, wherein the transferred mutual aid token authorizes the another responder to access the local agency.
US09479915B2	Metrics for traffic steering in a wireless network Metrics may be used by user equipment (UE) to steer traffic through different access networks or to provide access network mobility decisions. For example, in one implementation, a UE may determine metrics relating to network conditions associated with at least a non-cellular access network. The metrics may include a first metric calculated based on a percentage signal strength determined based on a received signal strength of the non-cellular access network relative to a reference signal strength associated with the non-cellular access network, and a metric relating to a mobility of the UE with respect to network coverage of the non-cellular access network. The UE may route traffic to the non-cellular access network based on the first traffic steering metric and the second traffic steering metric.
US09479908B2	Short message service protocol gateway A system for communicating short message service messages from a SMS application to a wireless communication device. The system includes a protocol gateway for converting messages from a simple object access protocol (SOAP) to a short message peer-to-peer (SMPP) protocol. By using a SOAP protocol for a portion of communications between the SMS application and the wireless communication device, the system provides communications path in which SMS application is not required to maintain knowledge of the complex SMPP protocol. The system may also include a billing mechanism for charging subscribers for content received by the wireless communication device.
US09479902B1	Determining a propagation-time adjustment for a wireless coverage area, based on information provided by wireless terminals A method and system that account for one or more propagation-time components in a transmission path between a base station and a wireless terminal in a coverage area being served by the system. One such component is in the base station equipment between the radio that serves a wireless terminal and the antenna element that radiates and/or receives electromagnetic signals that involve the terminal. Another component of the transmission path is the one or more paths over which a radiated signal travels between the base station antenna element and the wireless terminal. By accounting for these propagation components through the use of measurement data provided by possibly a large number of wireless terminals, a disclosed location engine is able to derive adjusted measurements that are more representative of the propagation-time characteristic being measured by the individual terminals. These adjusted measurements can then be used to estimate the location of a wireless terminal more accurately.
US09479879B2	Fitting of hearing devices The present invention relates to recipient fitting of a hearing device. An embodiment of the present invention determines the transmission loss for sound applied to the recipient by the hearing device. Separate gains are then determined for compensating for the determined transmission loss and the measured hearing loss of the recipient. For example, in an embodiment, the hearing device may compensate for transmission losses in a 1:1 manner (i.e., the transmission loss in 100% compensated for). The hearing device may apply a different gain to compensate for the hearing loss, such as a gain that is a fraction (e.g., 33-55%) of the measured hearing loss.
US09479875B2	Multi-mode microphones In some embodiments, a sensor system may include a deformable structure and a sensing element. The deformable structure may include at least one layer of piezoelectric material and at least one actuator port disposed on the at least one layer of piezoelectric material. The deformable structure may deform in response to external phenomenon. The at least one actuator port may be configured to actuate the at least one layer of piezoelectric material via application of an electrical signal to the at least one layer of piezoelectric material. The at least one layer of piezoelectric material may be configured to apply a force to the deformable structure when actuated. The sensing element may be configured to sense deformation of the deformable structure capacitively, optically, or via a sensing port according to embodiments.
US09479871B2	Method, medium, and system synthesizing a stereo signal A method, medium, and system generating a 3-dimensional (3D) stereo signal in a decoder by using a surround data stream. According to such a method, medium, and system, a head related transfer function (HRTF) is applied in a quadrature mirror filter (QMF) domain, thereby generating a 3D stereo signal by using a surround data stream.
US09479869B2	Systems and methods for detection of load impedance of a transducer device coupled to an audio device In accordance with systems and methods of the present disclosure, an audio device may include an electrical terminal, an audio circuit, and a transducer load detection circuit. The electrical terminal may couple a transducer device to the audio device. The audio circuit may generate an analog audio signal, wherein the analog audio signal is coupled to the electrical terminal. The transducer load detection circuit may detect a load impedance of the transducer device when the transducer device is coupled to the audio device from characteristics measured at the electrical terminal.
US09479866B2	Microphone array with daisy-chain summation Microphone stages in a microphone array may be coupled together in a daisy chain. Each stage may include a microphone, an analog to digital converter, a decimation unit, a receiver, an adder, and a transmitter. The converter may convert analog audio microphone signals into digital codes that may be decimated. The adder may add decimated digital codes in each stage to a cumulative sum of decimated digital codes from prior stages. This new sum may be transmitted to the next microphone stage, where the adder may add the decimated digital codes from that stage to the cumulative sum. A serial interface may be used to connect the transmitters and receivers of each of the stages. The serial interface may be used to transmit the cumulative sum of decimated digital codes between the stages. The serial interface may also be used to transmit configuration data between the stages.
US09479865B2	Transducer amplification circuit A transducer amplification circuit may include a preamplifier circuit with a signal input receiving a transducer signal to provide an amplified transducer signal comprising audible frequency components and ultrasonic frequency components. The transducer amplification circuit may include a first sigma-delta modulator configured to sample and quantize the amplified transducer signal to generate a first digital transducer signal comprising a first quantization noise signal. The first sigma-delta modulator may include a first noise transfer function having a high pass response in at least a portion of an audible frequency range to push the quantization noise signal to ultrasonic frequencies. A second sigma-delta modulator is configured to sample and quantize the amplified transducer signal to generate a second digital transducer signal comprising a second quantization noise signal. The second sigma-delta modulator may include a second noise transfer function with a magnitude minimum placed at the ultrasonic frequencies.
US09479860B2	Systems and methods for enhancing performance of audio transducer based on detection of transducer status Based on transducer status input signals indicative of whether headphones housing respective transducers are engaged with ears of a listener, a processing circuit may determine whether the headphones are engaged with respective ears of the listener. Responsive to determining that at least one of the headphones is not engaged with its respective ear, the processing circuit may modify at least one of a first output signal to the first transducer and a second output signal to the second transducer such that at least one of the first output signal and the second output signal is different than such signal would be if the headphones were engaged with their respective ears.
US09479854B2	Microphone assembly with barrier to prevent contaminant infiltration A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a rectangular substrate with a rigid base layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, one or more electrical pathways, an acoustic port, and a patterned flexible printed circuit board material. The MEMS microphone also includes a MEMS microphone die and a solid single-piece rectangular cover.
US09479843B2	Methods and apparatus for supporting trick play functions in devices without local storage Methods and apparatus for providing playback devices with trick play functionality are described. The system includes a playback device, e.g., without recording capability, and a gateway device with multiple tuner-demodulators and/or a cable modem and recording capability. During normal playback, in some embodiments, both the playback device and gateway receive content in parallel with the gateway recording content at the request of the playback device and supplying the content over the local network when a user of the playback device requests a trick play operation. A single gateway, with multiple tuner demodulator pairs and/or a cable modem, supports trick play functions. In some embodiments if the number of playback devices exceeds the number of tuner-demodulator pairs in the gateway, the playback device can stream content to the gateway for recording and to be returned via the local network in the event of a request for a trick play operation.
US09479840B2	Series reminders and series recording from an interactive television program guide An interactive television program guide system with program series reminder and recording capabilities is provided. The system allows a user to set a reminder or schedule a recording for a single episode or for each episode of a program series. In addition, other options may be provided that allow the user to determine, for example, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all channels on which the program airs or only on a selected channels, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for all episodes including reruns or only new episodes, whether to schedule reminders/recordings for network or syndicated episodes, and whether to schedule reminders/recordings for episodes on all days or only on selected days of the week. Before the scheduled broadcast time of each episode of each selected program series, the system sends a reminder message to the user that reminds the user of the program episode or sends a record command to a videocassette recorder to initiate recording of the episode. The system allows a user to view a list of all currently requested program reminders and scheduled program recordings. The user may update, change, or cancel any entry in either list or the system may automatically update the lists to match new broadcast schedule information. If the user sets a reminder or schedules a recording that conflicts with an existing reminder or recording, the system may inform the user of the conflict and allow the user to resolve the conflict or the system may resolve the conflict.
US09479838B2	System and method for distributing media content from multiple sources A subscriber unit is provided and configured to receive an input media content feed of a media content program selection from a first source upon a determination that predetermined conditions exist. The subscriber unit may further be configured to receive an input media content feed of a media content program selection from a second source upon determining that certain predetermined conditions do not exist.
US09479823B2	Transmitting device and receiving device A transmitting device, a receiving device, and a method for transmitting and a method for receiving data streams, in particular video streams, are described. The transmitting device for data streams, in particular video data, has at least one unit. This at least one unit is designed for subdividing the data streams into sections, the sections into packets, and for providing the sections in a sequence that is the reverse of an original sequence and the packets in an original sequence.
US09479812B2	User selection of software components in a television set-top box A method for allowing user selection of interactive video software components in a television STB operatively coupled to a video content network includes the steps of: affording the user a selection of interactive video software components to run on the set-top box; and loading selected interactive video software components onto the set-top box. The selected interactive video software components are delivered from a remote node over the video content network to which the STB is coupled.
US09479811B2	Video recommendation based on video co-occurrence statistics A system and method provides video recommendations for a target video in a video sharing environment. The system selects one or more videos that are on one or more video playlists together with the target video. The video co-occurrence data of the target video associates the target video and another video on one or more same video playlists and frequency of the target video and another video on the video playlists is computed. Based on the video co-occurrence data of the target video, one or more co-occurrence videos are selected and ranked based on the video co-occurrence data of the target video. The system selects one or more videos from the co-occurrence videos as video recommendations for the target video.
US09479803B2	Alternative advertising in prerecorded media Presenting viewers with an alternative brief version of a recorded advertisement when they choose to fast-forward through or skip (or any other trick play event) the recorded advertisement. The alternative advertisement may be displayed instead of or in conjunction with the recorded advertisement (i.e., fast-forwarding advertisement is displayed in one portion of the screen (i.e., background or portion of a split screen) and the alternative brief version is displayed in another portion). The alternative brief version of the advertisement (trick play advertisement) may be a marketing message that is a static screen presenting a logo or a portion of the recorded advertisement, or may be a condensed version of the actual advertisement. The trick play advertisements may be targeted. An alternate or entirely unrelated advertisement can also be displayed as the trick play advertisement.
US09479799B1	Compression using an iterative data derived basis set An apparatus for compressing an image including: a principal component analyzer, a puncture, a truncator, and a projector. The principal component analyzer iteratively performs a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on a selected portion of the image, wherein each resulting orthogonal basis set has “N” basis vectors. The puncturer punctures selected dimensional components of the orthogonal basis set resulting from each PCA of the selected portion of the image, without removing any of the associated “N” basis vectors thereof. The truncator removes selected basis vectors of a final one of the resulting orthogonal basis sets of the principal component analyzer, thereby forming a truncated basis set for compression of the selected portion of the image. The projector projects the image onto the truncated basis set thereby obtaining coefficients of the selected portion of the image, relative to the truncated basis set.
US09479780B2	Simplification of significance map coding In one embodiment, a method for encoding video data is provided that includes receiving an array of transform coefficients corresponding to a luma component or a chroma component of the video data. The method further includes encoding a significance map for the array, where the encoding includes selecting, using a shared context derivation process that applies to both the luma component and the chroma component, context models for encoding significance values in the significance map.
US09479770B2	Video encoding system for dynamically managing energy, rate and distortion and surveillance system using the same A video encoding system for dynamically managing energy, a data rate and data distortion is disclosed. The video encoding system for dynamically managing the energy, the data rate and the data distortion includes one or more sensors, an encoder configured to encode a signal obtained by the one or more sensors, an event sensing unit configured to determine whether an event is generated from the signal obtained by the one or more sensors, a memory configured to store the signal encoded by the encoder, a power supply unit configured to supply power to the one or more sensors, the event sensing unit, the encoder or the memory, and an control unit configured to control configuration of the energy supplied to the one or more sensors, the event sensing unit, the encoder or the memory.
US09479764B2	Method and apparatus for presenting media content A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, presenting a plurality of unassociated media programs from a single presentation device having overlapping presentation periods, receiving information from a viewing apparatus to adjust an intensity of emitted light associated with one of the unassociated media programs, and adjusting the intensity of the emitted light in a manner that is detectable by the viewing apparatus supplying the information. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated.
US09479759B2	Optical stereo device and autofocus method therefor The present invention provides an optical stereo device with an autofocus feature as well as a corresponding autofocus method for optical stereo devices. The optical stereo device has imaging means configured to provide a stereo image of an object of interest by means of combining a right eye image and a left eye image and a control unit operatively connected to the imaging means and configured to receive the right eye image and the left eye image and to adjust the focus position of the imaging means.
US09479755B2	Process and system for encoding and playback of stereoscopic video sequences A method for decoding a compressed image stream, the image stream having a plurality of frames, each frame consisting of a merged image including pixels from a left image and pixels from a right image. The method involves the steps of receiving each merged image; changing a clock domain from the original input signal to an internal domain; for each merged image, placing at least two adjacent pixels into an input buffer and interpolating an intermediate pixel, for forming a reconstructed left frame and a reconstructed right frame according to provenance of the adjacent pixels; and reconstructing a stereoscopic image stream from the left and right image frames. The invention also teaches a system for decoding a compressed image stream.
US09479748B2	Projector and control method for the projector A projector includes a projecting unit configured to project an image on a projection surface, a projection control unit configured to cause the projecting unit to project a correction pattern including a first pattern and a second pattern, and a correction control unit configured to detect the first pattern and the second pattern included in the projected correction pattern and correct distortion of the projected image. The correction control unit detects the second pattern projected on a screen and detects the position of the first pattern on the basis of the position of the detected second pattern.
US09479745B2	Color filter array with reference pixel to reduce spectral crosstalk A color filter array includes a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units, each minimal repeating unit comprising an M×N set of individual filters. Each minimal repeating unit includes a plurality of imaging filters including individual filters having at least first, second, and third photoresponses, and at least one reference filter having a reference photoresponse, wherein the reference filter is positioned among the imaging filters and wherein the reference photoresponse transmits substantially the crosstalk spectrum that is not filtered from light incident on the color filter array by the plurality of imaging filters. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US09479743B2	Single lens 3-D camera A camera includes a lens to receive an optical image from two viewing angles. A filter converts the optical image into two orthogonally polarized images, each orthogonally polarized image corresponding to a different one of the viewing angles. An image detector detects the two orthogonally polarized images in a single frame. An image processor decodes the two orthogonally polarized images in the single frame into two video signals corresponding to the two viewing angles. A method of imaging includes receiving an optical image from two viewing angles through a single lens, converting the optical image into two orthogonally polarized images, each polarized image corresponding to a different viewing angle, distinguishably detecting the two orthogonally polarized images in a single frame, and decoding the two orthogonally polarized images in the single frame into two video signals corresponding to the two viewing angles.
US09479739B2	Methods and apparatuses for adaptive control of streaming Apparatuses and methods used in a media streaming system in which at least two representations of a media content item are available are provided. An apparatus (500, 600) has a processor (504, 604) configured to generate signals when a change of representation and bandwidth is occurring in a sequence of segments of the media content item to be used by a streaming application.
US09479738B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcasting information using reserved channels Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving broadcasting information. A method of receiving broadcasting information using reserved channels according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving information of a program schedule that includes a dynamic program having a flexible broadcasting schedule, searching one or more reserved channels that receive broadcasting signals according to a new program schedule changed due to the dynamic program, and receiving the broadcasting signals through the one or more searched reserved channels.
US09479734B2	Information processing apparatus, calling method, and communication system An information processing apparatus includes one or more processors configured to receive image data from another information processing apparatus. The processor includes a reception unit that receives call information from the other information processing apparatus when the processor is in a state of receiving at least the image data from the other information processing apparatus, and a calling sound output unit that outputs a calling sound upon reception of the call information by the reception unit.
US09479726B2	Wireless augmented reality communication system The system of the present invention is a highly integrated radio communication system with a multimedia co-processor which allows true two-way multimedia (video, audio, data) access as well as real-time biomedical monitoring in a pager-sized portable access unit. The system is integrated in a network structure including one or more general purpose nodes for providing a wireless-to-wired interface. The network architecture allows video, audio and data (including biomedical data) streams to be connected directly to external users and devices. The portable access units may also be mated to various non-personal devices such as cameras or environmental sensors for providing a method for setting up wireless sensor nets from which reported data may be accessed through the portable access unit. The reported data may alternatively be automatically logged at a remote computer for access and viewing through a portable access unit, including the user's own.
US09479723B2	Display device, display control method, and program A television receiver set may include an indicator unit including an indicator disposed at least in a part of a periphery of a display unit and configured to be lit at a predetermined luminance and an operation detection unit configured to detect an operation of a user, and an indicator control unit configured to control lighting of the indicator. When an operation of the user performed with respect to the indicator unit is detected, the indicator control unit may cause the indicator to be lit. The present invention can be applied to a display device such as a television receiver set.
US09479717B2	Image sensor array with external charge detection circuitry An image sensor may include an array of pixels that do not include any source follower, reset, or addressing transistors, which helps to increase pixel well capacity, reduces or eliminates random telegraph signal (RTS) noise, and reduces undesirable dark current. Charge to voltage conversion may be performed by charge detection circuitry that is external to the array of pixels. The charge detection circuitry may include amplifier circuitry such as an operational amplifier and may be located at the periphery of the array of pixels or on a different semiconductor substrate. By locating the charge detection circuitry outside of the array of pixels, additional flexibility may be provided for the charge detection circuitry. The charge detection circuitry may be provided with switchable gain or with non-linear charge to voltage conversion capability.
US09479710B2	Cinematic image blur in digital cameras based on exposure timing manipulation Cinematic motion blur and other cinematic effects are enabled during image capture through exposure timing manipulation. The resulting captured images and videos include one or more cinematic effects without the need for a user to impose the cinematic effects post-capture.
US09479701B2	Image reproducing apparatus, image reproducing method, image capturing apparatus, and storage medium The invention provides an image reproducing apparatus in which a zoom corresponding to a degree of a shake is adjusted in a reproduction vibration-proofing upon reproduction of a moving image and a proper angle of view can be cut out and displayed. An image reproducing apparatus has: a storing unit for storing a moving image and shake information; a reproduction vibration-proofing unit for electronically executing a reproduction vibration-proofing based on shake information; and a control unit for setting a reproduction vibration-proofing term and a second zoom magnification for a reproduction vibration-proofing term different from a first zoom magnification which is used in a term without a reproduction vibration-proofing based on a shake information, wherein a control unit provides a change term for changing from one of first and second zoom magnifications to the other before and/or after a reproduction vibration-proofing term.
US09479698B2	Vibration-induced rotation of electronic devices A software application for an electronic device with an integral or attached vibrator automatically controls activation of the vibrator to induce hands-free controlled rotation of the device. In typical embodiments, the device is a smartphone with a camera, and the application activates the vibrator to cause the device to rotate to a series of angular positions, activates the camera to take a series of photographs at those positions, and stitch together those photographs into a composite panoramic photograph. The application monitors the angular position of the device based on inputs from motion and/or position sensors of the device. In other embodiments, the application automatically activates the vibrator to induce hands-free rotation of the device for other uses such as video-conferencing or gaming. And in other embodiments, the application activates the vibrator to cue manual rotation of the device by the user for panoramic photography or other uses.
US09479686B2	Zoom lens optical system A zoom lens includes an optical path extending between object and image ends, two or more zoom lens groups, an intermediate real image plane in optical path, and all zoom lens groups on an image side or an object side of intermediate real image plane. Zoom lens may include at least one optical path fold in optical path. Field optics in the vicinity of and associated with intermediate real image plane may be in optical path. Zoom lens may include a fixed rear optical group nearest to image end in optical path and a fixed aperture stop in fixed rear optical group wherein aperture stop remains stationary during zooming. Zoom lens may have a magnification with an absolute value greater than 0.4 between intermediate and final real image planes located at image end. Zoom lens may be entirely within a housing of a digital camera or cellphone during its operation.
US09479683B2	Liquid crystal lens imaging method and apparatus The present invention provides a liquid crystal lens imaging apparatus and method. Wherein, the imaging apparatus comprises a lens group including at least a liquid crystal lens, a drive circuit, an image collecting unit and an image processing unit. The drive circuit is connected to the liquid crystal lens to drive the liquid crystal lens respectively into an in-focus state or into an out-of-focus state. The image collecting unit is configured to collect light signal passing through the liquid crystal lens to generate an image. When the liquid crystal lens is in the in-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an in-focus image of the light signal and, when the liquid crystal lens is in the out-of-focus state, the image collecting unit generates an out-of-focus image of the light signal as a reference image. Further, the image processing unit is connected to the image collecting unit to receive both the in-focus image and the reference image, to process the in-focus image using the reference image to generate a processed image, and to deconvolute the processed image to generate a final image.
US09479678B1	Method and device for image processing, and storage medium Disclosed are a method and a device for image processing and a storage medium, and the method includes: cutting a first image to obtain at least two second images and first sequence information, wherein the first sequence information contains an order in which the at least two second images are spliced into the first image; rearranging the order contained in the first sequence information to obtain second sequence information containing an order in which the at least two second images are spliced into a third image; and splicing the at least two second images into the third image according to the second sequence information. With the disclosure, the original first image may be protected, because others cannot recover the first image from the third image via simple image processing technologies.
US09479663B2	Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium When an information processing apparatus receives a large amount of data while a power saving mode is enabled, a communication delay easily occurs and user's convenience is reduced. Therefore, when the information processing apparatus displays a specific screen thereon, the power saving mode is disabled.
US09479657B2	Image processing apparatus and method for the same An image processing apparatus including a wireless communication unit, an image processing unit, and a controller configured to establish a wireless connection to perform wireless signal communication between the wireless communication unit and an external device, acquire a reception intensity of a wireless signal received from the external device via the wireless communication unit, determine whether the reception intensity is more than a threshold value, when determining that the reception intensity is more than the threshold value, control the image processing unit to execute an image processing instruction received from the external device via the wireless communication unit, and when determining that the reception intensity is not more than the threshold value, transmit an instruction to display a warning on the external device, to the external device via the wireless communication unit, without controlling the image processing unit to execute the image processing instruction.
US09479653B2	Deploying a toll-free data service campaign A device may receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign. The campaign information may identify a geographic region in which the toll-free data service campaign is to be deployed. The device may mark the toll-free data service campaign as ready to deploy, and may generate campaign rules based on the campaign information. The campaign rules may identify conditions for charging a content provider, associated with the toll-free data service campaign, for data used by a mobile device in association with the toll-free data service campaign. The device may deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing the campaign rules to enforcement devices associated with the geographic region. The device may mark the toll-free data service campaign as being deployed. The device may determine that deployment of the toll-free data service campaign has been completed, and may mark the toll-free data service campaign as deployed.
US09479648B1	Intelligent media relay selection A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) apparatus or system includes a call control agent that is configured and arranged to perform a number of functions. The call control agent is configured to receive a connection request for a VoIP call and then accesses a list of media-relay servers (MRSs) that are located at geographically disparate locations relative to one another. The call control agent can execute a selection algorithm that processes variables for the MRSs in the list. In response to the selection algorithm, the call control agent is configured to select a particular MRS from the list. In response to the selection, the call control agent can then direct an endpoint to route audio media for the VoIP call through the particular MRS. The call control agent also is configured to maintain a call state for the VoIP call while the voice media is routed through the particular MRS.
US09479637B2	Systems and methods for establishing a diagnostic transmission mode and communicating over the same Upon detection of a trigger, such as the exceeding of an error threshold or the direction of a user, a diagnostic link system enters a diagnostic information transmission mode. This diagnostic information transmission mode allows for two modems to exchange diagnostic and/or test information that may not otherwise be exchangeable during normal communication. The diagnostic information transmission mode is initiated by transmitting an initiate diagnostic link mode message to a receiving modem accompanied by a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The receiving modem determines, based on the CRC, if a robust communications channel is present. If a robust communications channel is present, the two modems can initiate exchange of the diagnostic and/or test information. Otherwise, the transmission power of the transmitting modem is increased and the initiate diagnostic link mode message re-transmitted to the receiving modem until the CRC is determined to be correct.
US09479636B2	System and method for managing mobile telephones Disclosed are a system and method for associating a plurality of telephone numbers with a mobile telephone that includes a database of a plurality of telephone numbers linked to a plurality of codes and a mobile telephone network configured and arranged to associate the mobile telephone with a particular telephone number when the network receives the code linked to the particular telephone number.
US09479631B2	Mode change for near field communication reader A mobile system includes a Near-Field Communication (NFC) reader, a sensor, a memory arrangement, and a processor. The NFC reader is configured to communicate with an electronic device within a predetermined range. The sensor obtaining data related to a state of the mobile system and external conditions of the mobile system. The memory arrangement storing a mode application configured to determine when a mode of the NFC reader is to be changed as a function of the data. The processor executing the mode application and changing the mode when at least one of the state and the external conditions changes beyond a respective predetermined threshold.
US09479628B2	Mobile terminal and control method thereof The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal configured to detect a touch input and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a display unit formed to detect a touch input and display screen information; and a controller configured to display graphic data corresponding to the track of a touch input sensed at the display unit on the display unit and detect the attribute information of the graphic data, wherein the controller selects at least a partial region of the screen information based on a region displayed with the graphic data, and executes a function matched to the detected attribute information for the selected region.
US09479623B2	Mobile terminal housing A mobile terminal housing includes a rear plate made of transparent material and a front plate coupled with the rear plate. The mobile terminal housing further includes a plastic member fitting closely to the rear plate and positioned between the rear plate and the front plate and a mirror coating. The rear plate includes an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to each other. The plastic member forms a light transmission hole. The mirror coating is positioned on the outer surface of the rear plate and overlaps the light transmission hole, and a size of the mirror coating is larger than that of the light transmission hole. The mobile terminal housing is able to give visual indications of activity even when resting on its face.
US09479615B1	Systems and methods for providing interstitial content Systems and methods for providing interstitial content are disclosed. A notification of an opportunity for presenting interstitial content on a client device is received at a content server. The content server generates an interstitial configuration object including computer-readable instructions for presenting the interstitial content on the client device and delivers the interstitial configuration object for execution by the client device. The interstitial configuration object causes the client device to render the interstitial content as a hidden element of a first resource while the first resource is presented on the client device and to reveal the rendered interstitial content in response to a user command to navigate away from the first resource.
US09479613B2	Maintaining independent states for multiple web browser instances A method includes receiving a request for a target Web page, the request containing a session identifier (ID) associated with an instance of a Web browser, and determining if the session ID is new or existing. If the session ID is new, the method includes creating a window session object, and initializing the window session object with data defining a state of the instance of the Web browser. If the session ID is existing, the method includes accessing a stored window session object using the session ID, the stored window session object containing data defining a state of the instance of the Web browser, generating the target Web page based on the data, and providing the target Web page to the Web browser.
US09479612B2	Remote control for a diagnostic display mechanism via remote desktop connections A method and a system are disclosed for the remote control of a viewer via a remote application. Communication between the control application and the viewer, installed on a remote computer, takes place via an agent. The agent exchanges data with the viewer via two communication channels, an RDP connection and an RVIC channel. In an embodiment, each image in a sequence of images to be displayed is identified by an identifier and assigned to a transmission indicator. The transmission indicator indicates how the image is to be transmitted (lossless or lossy). The agent then generates a modified dedicated sequence of images, which is transmitted to the viewer. The viewer is then able to check the reliability of the received modified sequence of images.
US09479590B2	Master storage device for controlling slave functions of a host electronic device A storage device 3, such as an SD card, that is coupled to a host device 2, such as a mobile phone, includes a computing environment 8. The computing environment 8 comprises an application processing part 6, an interface processing part 7, and a shared memory 9, and is operable to execute one or more applications on the storage device 3, and a set of software components that together provide a server module on the storage device 3. There is a corresponding set of client software components on the host device 2 that together provide a client module on the host device 2 that can cooperate with the server module on the storage device 3 to allow an application that is being executed in the computing environment 8 of the storage device 3 to access and use input and output functions of the host device 2.
US09479583B2	Conflict resolution for keychain syncing Some embodiments provide a program that synchronizes a keychain stored on a device with a set of other devices. The keychain includes a set of keychain items. The program receives (1) a list of keychain items for updating the keychain stored on the device and (2) data representing the keychain items specified in the list of keychain items. For each keychain item in the list of keychain items, the program updates the keychain stored on the device with the data that represents the keychain item.
US09479574B2	Global server load balancing A global server load balancing (GSLB) switch serves as a proxy to an authoritative DNS communicates with numerous site switches which are coupled to host servers serving specific applications. The GSLB switch receives from site switches operational information regarding host servers within the site switches neighborhood. When a client program requests a resolution of a host name, the GSLB switch, acting as a proxy of an authoritative DNS, returns one or more ordered IP addresses for the host name. The IP addresses are ordered using metrics that include the information collected from the site switches. In one instance, the GSLB switch places the address that is deemed “best” at the top of the list.
US09479573B2	Systems, methods and computer-readable media for configuring receiver latency The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronized playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronizing playout among devices connected to a data network.
US09479563B2	Adaptive configuration management databases Adaptive configuration database management. An adaptive configuration management database (ACMDB) system receives a request message for configuration data from a requesting device. The request is for configuration data for a device coupled with the ACMDB. In response to the request, the ACMDB provides a response message with indicators for sources of configuration data rather than the configuration data.
US09479561B2	Processing computer graphics generated by a remote computer for streaming to a client computer Processing computer graphics generated by a remote computer for streaming to a client computer for display on a display device operatively coupled to the client computer, the graphics streamed to the client computer in a plurality of frames, including, for each frame: selecting, by a graphics module of the remote computer in dependence upon a compression profile, regions of the frame to compress at a lower compression rate than other regions of the frame; compressing the frame for streaming; streaming the compressed frame to the client computer; receiving the compressed frame in the stream; decompressing the compressed frame; and displaying the decompressed frame on the display device operatively coupled to the client computer.
US09479554B1	Multi-speed serial interface for media access control and physical layer devices A data translator for a network device including a serializer/deserializer operating at a fixed data rate. The data translator includes a data appender to receive, at a data rate that is less than the fixed data rate, a first data stream to be transmitted from a media access control device to a physical layer device, and append a predetermined number of bits to data in the first data stream to be transmitted from the media access control device to the physical layer device. The data translator further includes a data duplicator to, subsequent to appending the predetermined number of bits to the data in the first data stream, duplicate the data having the appended predetermined number of bits to generate a second data stream at the fixed data rate.
US09479553B2	Systems and methods for receiving, storing, and rendering digital video, music, and pictures on a personal media player A personal media player (PMP) uses a digital media processing system—comprising a video rendering subsystem, a music rendering subsystem, and a picture rendering subsystem—to produce moving-video (video), audio (music), still-graphics (picture), and other output rendered from media files ported to the PMP from another source. The PMP further comprises a user interface system, a display unit system, a power source system, and a data port system utilizing Universal Plug and Play functionality, all of which are coupled directly or indirectly to the digital media processing system. The physical components constituting the aforementioned systems and subsystems are then encased in a portable housing unit suitable for hand-held use and ready portability.
US09479547B1	Systems and methods for multi-party media management Systems and methods for recording full quality audio and/or video from a plurality of parties, while also facilitating a real-time conversation or other interaction over low-bandwidth network links are provided. A voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) conversation, or other type of session, is facilitated between two or more parties using methods that reduce sound or video quality to achieve a low-latency connection. During the VoIP conversation, or other type of session, the audio and/or video from each party is recorded directly onto a storage medium of their respective device and stored as one or more data files. These data files can be generally unmodified, or merely lightly modified or compressed, resulting in a higher quality recording of the audio and/or video as compared to the audio and/or video that was transmitted to the other party during the session. The data files are then merged to create a final merged high-quality composite recording of the session.
US09479544B2	Device initiated DQoS system and method A Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) cable modem system is coupled to: i) via a local area internet protocol (IP) network, a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) device operating Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for signaling a VoIP session; and ii) via a DOCSIS network, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) via a network. The cable modem system comprises instructions stored in a memory and executed by a processor. The instructions comprise: i) in response to receiving a frame via the local area IP network, determining if the frame is a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) invite message signaling a VoIP session with a remote endpoint; and ii) in response to determining that the frame is a SIP invite message, generating a DOCSIS message to the CMTS to request an addition of reserved bandwidth on the DOCSIS network for the VoIP session.
US09479542B2	Method and apparatus for interconnecting a user agent to a cluster of servers An apparatus (CEG) for interconnecting a user agent to a cluster of servers, the apparatus comprising a first protocol agent configured to exchange first messages with said user agent according to a SIP protocol, wherein said apparatus has the role of a User Agent Server; a second protocol agent configured to exchange second messages with a selected server from among said cluster of servers according to the SIP protocol, wherein said apparatus has the role of a User Agent Client; interconnection means for relaying messages from among said first messages and said second messages between said first protocol agent and said second protocol agent; wherein said second protocol agent is further configured to terminate elasticity control messages received from said cluster of servers.
US09479541B2	Sharing data across profiles Systems, methods, and software can be used to share data across profiles. In some aspects, a first request from a first application for application data associated with a second application is received at a first hybrid agent. The first application and the first hybrid agent are associated with a first profile on a mobile device. The second application is associated with a second profile. A second request for the application data is sent to a second hybrid agent. The second hybrid agent is associated with the second profile. The application data from the second hybrid agent is received from the second hybrid agent. The application data is sent to the first application. The application data is used by the first application to generate a graphical interface for presentation on the mobile device. The graphical interface includes a unified view of data associated with the first and second profiles.
US09479537B2	Method, system and apparatus for improving security level of a terminal when surfing internet A method, system, and apparatus for improving security level of a terminal when it surfs the Internet. The method includes receiving, by a network side, network security information reported by a terminal, generating a network security policy according to the network security information reported by each terminal, and transmitting a security indication to the network security policy to the terminal; providing, by the terminal, a security prompt for network information to be obtained or having been obtained according to the security indication. Various embodiments can improve the security level of the terminal when it surfs the Internet and save resources of the terminal.

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