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US09489396B2	Intermediation of hypervisor file system and storage device models A communication model in which application(s) above a hypervisor use a file system having one data access model (e.g., a block-based file system) to access an underlying storage device having another data access model (e.g., an object-based file system). This is accomplished via an intermediary component that converts input/output requests and responses from the file system data access model into the underlying storage device data access model, and vice versa. As an example, virtual machines operating a block-based file system using a hypervisor may interface through the intermediary component with an object-based storage device. Thus, the prolific use and availability of block-based file systems may be used compatibly with highly efficient object-based storage devices.
US09489389B2	System and method for maintaining cache coherency A cache manager maintains coherency of cached objects used by applications in a computing system. The cache manager maintains a cache memory of objects as they are accessed by an application. The cache manager tracks cached objects on a per-application basis using a cache database, storing for each object metadata comprising the generation number of the application using the cached object, and the file generation number of the file from which the object was read. The cache manager determines whether cached objects are valid and can be used by the application, or are stale and must be reloaded, by using these generation numbers when an application attempts to use a file or object. In this fashion, cache coherency is maintained even in a distributed environment without the centralized cache management bottlenecks of prior approaches and without the need to eagerly purge the cache of stale versions of objects.
US09489387B2	Storage management of data streamed from a video source device A computer implemented method for managing data received from a video source device is disclosed. At least a first storage tier and a second storage tier on a storage medium are identified for respectively storing different categories of data. As data streams are received from the video source, the data streams are associated with at least the first storage tier or the second storage tier and data from the received streams are stored in the associated storage tier. When the storage medium is full or meets some other specified maximum capacity threshold, data is deleted beginning with data that has an age that exceeds one or more specified maximum retention times, followed by data with the oldest age from one or both of the first and second storage tiers.
US09489383B2	Relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience A method, system and apparatus of relevant content to enhance a streaming media experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a media content from a content database having content of a plurality of artists and media labels based on a request of a user of a social community environment, automatically selecting a relevant content related to the media content from at least one of a user generated content library and a professional content library based on match between a meta-data associated with the media content and the relevant content, streaming the media content from a central server associated with the central content database to the user without requiring consideration of the user to access the media content, and displaying the relevant content to the user when the media content is being streamed.
US09489377B1	Inferring recipe difficulty Embodiments infer a difficulty attribute of a recipe. A recipe is obtained that includes recipe content such as preparation steps and ingredients. A recipe server identifies attribute features in the recipe content, where the attribute features are representative of portions of the recipe content that are correlated with difficulty attributes. The recipe server determines whether the recipe is associated with a difficulty attribute based on the attribute features and obtained attribute parameters corresponding to the attribute features. A difficulty attribute determined to be associated with a recipe is transmitted to a client device in response to a request for the recipe. The estimated difficulty attribute is used to filter recipes sent in response to a request for recipes, where the request specifies a criterion based on the difficulty attribute. The estimated difficulty attribute is used to select recipes for recommendation to a user based on that user's preferences.
US09489375B2	Speech recognition using an operating system hooking component for context-aware recognition models Inputs provided into user interface elements of an application are observed. Records are made of the inputs and the state(s) the application was in while the inputs were provided. For each state, a corresponding language model is trained based on the input(s) provided to the application while the application was in that state. When the application is next observed to be in a previously-observed state, a language model associated with the application's current state is applied to recognize speech input provided by a user and thereby to generate speech recognition output that is provided to the application. An application's state at a particular time may include the user interface element(s) that are displayed and/or in focus at that time, and is determined by an operating system hooking component embedded in the automatic speech recognition system.
US09489369B2	Spread sheet application having multidimensional cells The invention relates to a method for modifying the content of one or a plurality of cells of a spread sheet or a report which is associated with a spread sheet having a number of cells which are displayed in rows and columns, comprising: detecting a user request to modify the content of one or a plurality of cells, when a user request has been recognized, retrieving and processing a predetermined entry from a storage medium, wherein the storage medium includes a number of different entries, which are processed consecutively, wherein, each time a user request has been recognized, a predetermined next entry is processed.
US09489364B2	Method and system for data analysis A data analysis and display system and method for performing a plurality of operations on data arranged in data tables. One or more of the following data operations are provided: combining separate data together, for example by joining and appending; normalizing and summarizing; copying; calculating and presenting new information from existing data; making corrections in a persistent manner, and analyzing the data, to allow users to work with their data at a high level using a core set of functions that facilitate performance of these operations in a generally simple, intuitive manner.
US09489362B2	Method for generating a graphical questionnaire, and method for filling in the graphical questionnaire In a questionnaire generating method for generating a graphical questionnaire, an electronic device provides a graphical element on a display, an editing interface that enables user input of graphical element information related to the graphical element, and an editing interface that enables user input of question information related to the question. Subsequently, the electronic device forms a schematic diagram that represents an object of interest using the graphical element and the graphical element information on the display, and generates the graphical questionnaire using the schematic diagram and the question information.
US09489361B2	Image processing device, image processing device control method, program, and information storage medium Provided is an image processing device capable of executing a determination of a display position of annotation information in consideration of a characteristic part of a target image without having a person designate a characteristic part of the target image or a part other than a characteristic part of the target image. An area setting unit sets a plurality of areas within a target image. A calculation unit calculates, as to each of the plurality of areas, a total value of edge amounts of the pixels within the area. An annotation information display area determination unit determines a display area of annotation information, based on the total value of each of the plurality of areas. A data output unit outputs data on the target image with the annotation information displayed in the display area determined by the annotation information display area determination unit.
US09489357B2	Data processing system The present invention provides for a server computer, a data processing system and an access control system. Data related to items that are supposed to be in the possession of an employee is retrieved from distributed data sources. A web page is generated using these data values for the employee's information and review. These data values can be stored on a chip card that is used for access control and/or control of the circulation of items within the premises of a company.
US09489351B2	Enhancement of multi-lingual business indicia through curation and synthesis of transliteration, translation and graphemic insight There is provided a method that includes parsing a string of characters into its graphemes, and generating a pattern of characters that represents an abstraction of the graphemes. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage device that contains instructions for controlling a processor to perform the method.
US09489347B2	Method and apparatus for incorporating additional content in a printed document at a time of printing A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for incorporating additional content in a document at a time of processing are disclosed. For example, the method initiates a request to process a document, receives an option to include one or more additional content to the document, selects at least one additional content to add to the printed document from the endpoint device at the time of processing, defines at least one access control of the at least one additional content and sends the request to process the document, wherein the at least one additional content is incorporated into the document that is processed and the at least one additional content has the at least one access control.
US09489342B2	Systems, methods, and computer program products for performing mathematical operations The system has first, second, third, and fourth subsystems. Each subsystem has first and second multipliers coupled, respectively, to first and second adders. Each multiplier has two inputs. The first adder is coupled to a first output, a first accumulator, and a bit shifter. The bit shifter is coupled to a third adder. The third adder is coupled to a multiplexer. The multiplexer is coupled to a second output and a second accumulator. The second adder is coupled to the third adder and the multiplexer. The first outputs of the first and second subsystems are coupled directly to a fourth adder, the second outputs of the first and second subsystems are coupled directly to a fifth adder, the first outputs of the third and fourth subsystems are coupled directly to a sixth adder, and the second outputs of the third and fourth subsystems are coupled directly to a seventh adder.
US09489340B2	Electrical power health monitoring system An electrical power generation and distribution health monitoring system includes a network of a plurality of nodes included in an electrical system of a vehicle. Each node of the plurality of nodes is synchronized with other nodes of the plurality of nodes. The network is configured to communicate electrical system health data associated with the electrical system to at least one vehicle health reporting system.
US09489334B2	Method for managing the operation of a circuit connected to a two-wire bus A method is provided for managing the operation of a circuit operating in a slave mode. The circuit is connected to a bus having at least two of wires and a priority logic level. The slave circuit imposes the priority logic level on a first wire of the bus. While imposing, the slave circuit detects a possible conflict on the first wire resulting from a forcing, external to the slave circuit, of the first wire to another logic level. Upon detecting a conflict, the slave circuit is placed in a state stopping the sending by the circuit of any data over the bus while leaving the circuit listening to the bus.
US09489332B2	System and method for virtual hardware memory protection A memory protection unit including hardware logic. The hardware logic receives a transaction from a virtual central processing unit (CPU) directed at a bus slave, the transaction being associated with a virtual CPU identification (ID), wherein the virtual CPU is implemented on a physical CPU. The hardware logic also determines whether to grant or deny access to the bus slave based on the virtual CPU ID. The virtual CPU ID is different than an ID of the physical CPU on which the virtual CPU is implemented.
US09489330B2	Sensing system, electronic device and sensing method A sensing system is provided. The system includes an electronic device and a detachable sensor. The detachable sensor could be connected to the electronic device through a connecting interface. When the electronic device detects that the detachable sensor is connected to the electronic device, the electronic device obtains a plurality of sensing data, and transforms the sensing data into a plurality of sensing results. Also, when the electronic device is connected to a host device, the electronic device sends the sensing results to the host device.
US09489317B2	Method for fast access to a shared memory A system, a method, and an apparatus are disclosed. In an embodiment, a system includes a host processor with a communications unit, a memory coupled to the communications unit, and a coprocessor coupled to the communications unit. The memory may include at least a first area and a second area. The coprocessor may be configured to request access to the first area of the memory via the communications unit. The communications unit may be configured to verify an identity of the coprocessor, and grant access to the first area of the memory responsive to a positive identification of the coprocessor.
US09489315B2	Method of executing, by a microprocessor, a polymorphic binary code of a predetermined function Executing polymorphic binary code of a predetermined function includes acquiring polymorphic binary code of the function, the code having instruction blocks and control instructions. One block acquires a random number; the other defines a specific generator that generates target instructions to execute the function. The control instructions place the target instructions in memory. Each instruction has an opcode that codes a nature of an operation to be executed, and operands that define parameters of the operation. The generator incorporates coding variants of the function and selection instructions. Each variant generates instructions that perform the function. These instructions differ from each other and enable choosing a variant, based on the random number, to generate the target instructions. The choice is made only between different coding variants of the predetermined function.
US09489311B2	Systems and methods for cache management for universal serial bus systems Systems and methods are provided for cache management. An example system includes a cache and a cache-management component. The cache includes a plurality of cache lines corresponding to a plurality of device endpoints, a device endpoint including a portion of a universal-serial-bus (USB) device. The cache-management component is configured to receive first transfer request blocks (TRBs) for data transfer involving a first device endpoint and determine whether a cache line in the cache is assigned to the first device endpoint. The cache-management component is further configured to, in response to no cache line in the cache being assigned to the first device endpoint, determine whether the cache includes an empty cache line that contains no valid TRBs, and in response to the cache including an empty cache line, assign the empty cache line to the first device endpoint and store the first TRBs to the empty cache line.
US09489309B2	Method and system for dynamic cache partitioning using address remapping A system and method for providing a cache virtual partition to a data structure that includes receiving, at an address remapping device, a cache-check request including a memory address including bits, identifying, using a virtual partition table, the virtual partition by determining that the memory address falls within a data structure memory address range, obtaining a copy of virtual partition bits which include a portion of the bits, appending the copy of the virtual partition bits to the memory address, rewriting the virtual partition bits to obtain rewritten virtual partition bits corresponding to the virtual partition, and generating a remapped memory address by replacing the virtual partition bits with the rewritten virtual partition bits. The remapped memory address includes the copy of the virtual partition bits and rewritten virtual partition bits. The method also includes transmitting a remapped cache check request including the remapped memory address to the cache.
US09489308B2	Cache line eviction based on write count A method of shielding a memory device (110) from high write rates comprising receiving instructions to write data at a memory container (105), the memory controller (105) composing a cache (120) comprising a number of cache lines defining stored data, with the memory controller (105), updating a cache line in response to a write hit in the cache (120), and with the memory controller (105), executing the instruction to write data in response to a cache miss to a cache line within the cache (120) in which the memory controller (105) prioritizes for writing to the cache (120) over writing to the memory device (110).
US09489305B2	System and method for managing bandwidth and power consumption through data filtering Various embodiments of methods and systems for managing write transaction volume from a master component to a long term memory component in a system on a chip (“SoC”) are disclosed. Because power consumption and bus bandwidth are unnecessarily consumed when ephemeral data is written back to long term memory (such as a double data rate “DDR” memory) from a closely coupled memory component (such as a low level cache “LLC” memory) of a data generating master component, embodiments of the solutions seek to identify write transactions that contain ephemeral data and prevent the ephemeral data from being written to DDR.
US09489304B1	Bi-domain bridge enhanced systems and communication methods A system on a chip includes a network, an interface and a bridge module. The network includes one or more devices. The network is configured to operate in a first domain. Communication in the first domain is based on a first set of read and write ordering rules. An interface is connected between the network and a second chip. Communication between the interface and the second chip is in a second domain. Communication in the second domain is based on a second set of read and write ordering rules. The second set of read and write ordering rules are different than the first set of read and write ordering rules. The bridge module is configured to map communication transactions between the first domain and the second domain.
US09489302B2	Control arrangements and methods for accessing block oriented nonvolatile memory A memory system digitally communicates with a host device to provide data storage capacity for the host device. The memory system includes at least one module including a nonvolatile memory section that is made up of a plurality of memory devices and the module includes a bit density function to assign a storage density to each memory device such that one group of the memory devices is configured to store data at a high storage density and another group of the memory devices is configured to store data at a low storage density. The module independently performs the bit density function for the nonvolatile memory section of each module based on one or more module input parameters.
US09489301B2	Memory systems Memory systems having a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory arranged in blocks, and a controller coupled to the volatile memory and to the non-volatile memory. The controller is configured to maintain, in the volatile memory, a list of addresses of erased blocks of the non-volatile memory. The list of addresses of erased blocks of the non-volatile memory is limited to a maximum number of list entries. The controller is further configured to transfer the list of addresses of erased blocks of the non-volatile memory from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory in response to the list containing its maximum number of list entries and/or in response to an operation that would increase the number of list entries to a number equal to or greater than the maximum number of list entries.
US09489300B2	Data encoding for non-volatile memory A data storage device includes a memory and a controller. Mapping circuitry is configured to apply a mapping to received data to generate mapped data to be stored into the memory. The mapping is configured to increase average reliability by reducing an average number of state changes of storage elements per write operation and to reduce average write time by reducing a number of operations for storing the mapped value into the storage elements.
US09489293B2	Techniques for opportunistic data storage Techniques for opportunistic data storage are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a data storage device and a storage management module, and the storage management module may be operative to receive a request to store a set of data in the data storage device, the request indicating that the set of data is to be stored with opportunistic retention, the storage management module to select, based on allocation information, storage locations of the data storage device for opportunistic storage of the set of data and write the set of data to the selected storage locations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US09489292B2	Devices and methods for acquiring abnormal information Devices and methods are provided for acquiring abnormal information. For example, a test command line is generated using one or more data processors based on at least information associated with test demand information; the generated test command line is run using the data processors to send a test instruction to execute a test of a condition associated with the demand information; a test log is monitored using the data processors; keyword identification is performed using the data processors on the test log; and in response to one or more test abnormal keywords existing in the test log based on at least information associated with the keyword identification, abnormal information associated with the abnormal keywords is extracted using the data processors from the test log.
US09489286B2	Method and system for computer assisted hot-tracing mechanism This invention provides a new mechanism for “Hot-Tracing” using a novel placeholder mechanism and binary rewriting techniques, which leverages existing compiler flags in order to enable light-weight and highly flexible dynamic instrumentation. Broadly, I-Probe can be divided in 2 distinct workflows—1. Pre-processing (ColdPatch), and 2. Hot Tracing. The first phase is a pre-processing mechanism to prepare the binary for phase 2. The second phase is the actual hot-tracing mechanism, which allows users to dynamically instrument functions (more specifically symbols) of their choice.
US09489284B2	Debugging method and computer program product A method for debugging a computer program is proposed. The method includes a step of running at least part of the computer program on a computer, thereby prompting the computer to execute a sequence of instructions and to generate a trace corresponding to the executed sequence of instructions. When the program has generated an exception, selecting a set of one or more exception strings on the basis of the trace, so that each of the exception strings is a unique substring of the trace. The exception strings are indicated to a user or to a debugging tool. The set of exception strings may notably include the ultimate shortest unique substring of the trace. A computer program product is also described.
US09489278B2	Field device A field device that provides a field device that allows the simplest possible logging of relevant operational data. The field device has at least one data storage device (3) designed as an integral component of the field device and a control unit designed as an integral component of the field device (1). In this case, the control unit stores a data set in the data storage device (3) depending on a monitoring event.
US09489268B2	System and method to proactively maintain a consistent recovery point objective (RPO) across data centers A system and method for proactively monitoring and maintaining a consistent recovery point objective (RPO) across data centers, the system comprising: one or more RPO Management Server(s) logically connected to one or more Production Sites and one or more Disaster Recovery Sites; a Network connecting the said RPO Management Server(s) with the said Production Site and the said Disaster Recovery Site wherein the said RPO Management Server is provided with at least one RPO Manager, at least one Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) System and at least one Replication Management System.
US09489266B2	System and method of storing backup image catalog A system and method for managing backup and restore operations associated with a backup system. Metadata associated with files/directories of one or more file systems associated with one or more resources may be received. A virtual catalog image associated with the metadata may be created in a virtual file system image format. Once the virtual catalog image is created, virtualization vendor specific technology may be utilized to mount the image on the backup system and search and browse operations may be performed. The virtual catalog image may contain the file/directory hierarchy without containing actual file data.
US09489263B2	Selective ECC refresh for on die buffered non-volatile memory Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for on die buffered non-volatile memory management. A method includes storing data in a first set of non-volatile memory cells. A method includes determining whether to perform an error-correcting code (ECC) refresh for data to be copied from a first set of non-volatile memory cells to a second set of non-volatile memory cells based on one or more attributes associated with the data. A method includes storing data in a second set of non-volatile storage cells representing data using more storage cells per cell than a first set of non-volatile storage cells.
US09489260B1	Flexible super block sizing for failed sector recovery The disclosed technology provides for a method or system comprising determining size of a super block for a track zone in a storage medium based on at least one parameter of the track zone, wherein the super block includes a super parity for recovery of a failed sector within the super block.
US09489256B2	Device quality metrics using unsatisfied parity checks An apparatus having a device and a circuit is disclosed. The device is configured to convey a codeword. The circuit is configured to (i) receive the codeword from the device, (ii) generate a syndrome by performing a portion less than all of an iterative decoding procedure on the codeword, (iii) generate a value by counting a number of unsatisfied parity checks in the syndrome and (iv) generate a quality metric of the device according to the value.
US09489254B1	Verification of erasure encoded fragments Erasure encoded fragments may be originally generated by applying an erasure encoding scheme to a data file. An erasure encoded fragment may be subsequently generated directly from previously generated erasure encoded fragments or by reconstructing the original data file and then erasure encoding the reconstructed data file. The integrity or fidelity of such a subsequently generated erasure encoded fragment may be verified by newly generating an error detection code, such as but not limited to a checksum, for the subsequently generated erasure encoded fragment, and comparing that subsequently generated error detection code against an error detection code previously generated for a previous or original version of the erasure encoded fragment. Each error detection code is preferably stored in association with its corresponding erasure encoded fragment and with one or more other erasure encoded fragments. Thus, each error detection code is saved in at least two locations.
US09489253B2	Memory controller and method of operating memory controller for reading data from memory device at high speed An method is provided for operating a memory system. The method includes reading data from memory cells connected to a selected word line to generate read data; performing an error correction operation based on the read data and generating segmented error correcting code (ECC) read data; transferring the segmented ECC read data to a host side buffer and increasing a value of a host DMA count; comparing the value of the host DMA count with a read latency count value; selectively updating an ECC status information signal according to the comparison result; and transferring the segmented ECC read data to a host.
US09489252B1	File recovery using diverse erasure encoded fragments Diverse erasure encoded fragments, that is, fragments produced by different erasure encoding schemes, may be used to reconstruct a data file. The diverse erasure encoded fragments for the data file are collected and the erasure encoding schemes used to generate the fragments are identified. A fragment matrix is generated from these fragments. An expanded encoding matrix is generated based upon the identified erasure encoding schemes. One or more rows may be removed from the expanded matrix to generate a square matrix. If the square matrix is invertible then it is inverted to provide a decoding matrix. One or more corresponding rows may be removed from the collected fragment matrix. The decoding matrix and the collected fragment matrix are multiplied to recover the data file. Padding symbols may be added to one or more fragments so that all fragments have the same number of symbols per fragment.
US09489249B2	Sending failure information from a solid state drive (SSD) to a host drive A system, method, and computer program product are provided for a host device to request and obtain failure information from a solid state drive (SSD). In operation, an error is detected during an operation associated with a solid state drive. Additionally, a command to return failure information is provided to the solid state drive by a host device. Further, the failure information is sent from the solid state drive to the host device, the failure information including failure information associated with the solid state drive.
US09489242B2	Algorithm for faster convergence through affinity override A method is implemented by a network device having a symmetric multi-processing (SMP) architecture. The method improves response time for processes implementing routing algorithms in a network. The method manages core assignments for the processes during a network convergence process. The method includes determining a number of interrupts or system events processed by a subset of cores of a set of cores of a central processing unit and identifying a core within the subset of cores with a lowest number of interrupts or system events processed. The method further includes changing an affinity mask of at least one process implementing the routing algorithms during the network convergence to target the core within the subset of cores with a lowest number of interrupts or system events processed.
US09489237B1	Dynamic tree determination for data processing Data can be processed in parallel across a cluster of nodes using a parallel processing framework. Using Web services calls between components allows the number of nodes to be scaled as necessary, and allows developers to build applications on the framework using a Web services interface. A job scheduler works together with a queuing service to distribute jobs to nodes as the nodes have capacity, such that jobs can be performed in parallel as quickly as the nodes are able to process the jobs. Data can be loaded efficiently across the cluster, and levels of nodes can be determined dynamically to process queries and other requests on the system.
US09489234B2	Dynamically adjusting a log level of a transaction A method dynamically adjusts a log level of a transaction. The method includes: buffering the most detailed logs of a transaction having highest log level into a memory; checking if all dependency-defined transactions within a dependency list/tree for the transaction are completed; and, in response to the completion of all dependency-defined transactions within the dependency list/tree for the transaction, obtaining a log filter level for the transaction in association with the transaction results (success/failure) of dependency-defined transactions, wherein the log filter level is a new log level for the transaction.
US09489232B2	Techniques for attesting data processing systems A technique for attesting a plurality of data processing systems includes generating a logical grouping for a data processing system. The logical grouping is associated with a rule that describes a condition that must be met in order for the data processing system to be considered trusted. A list of one or more children associated with the logical grouping is retrieved. The one or more children are attested to determine whether each of the one or more children is trusted. In response to the attesting, the rule is applied to determine whether the condition has been met in order for the data processing system to be considered trusted. A plurality of logical groupings is associated to determine whether an associated plurality of data processing systems can be considered trusted.
US09489230B1	Handling of virtual machine migration while performing clustering operations Various systems and methods for performing clustering operations in distributed systems are disclosed. For example, one method involves performing a clustering operation that uses a virtual machine (VM). This VM is hosted by a first node. The method involves receiving an indication that indicates a migration of the virtual machine from the first node to a second node. The method also involves, in response to a receipt of this indication, suspending performance of the clustering operation using the virtual machine. The method can also involve resuming performance of the clustering operation using the virtual machine in response to receiving an indication of a successful migration of this virtual machine.
US09489225B2	Allocating resources for multi-phase, distributed computing jobs In one embodiment, data indicative of the size of an intermediate data set generated by a first resource device is received at a computing device. The intermediate data set is associated with a virtual machine to process the intermediate data set. A virtual machine configuration is determined based on the size of the intermediate data set. A second resource device is selected to execute the virtual machine based on the virtual machine configuration and on an available bandwidth between the first and second resource devices. The virtual machine is then assigned to the second resource device to process the intermediate data set.
US09489208B2	Operating a pipeline flattener in order to track instructions for complex breakpoints A semiconductor device comprising a processor having a pipelined architecture and a pipeline flattener and a method for operating a pipeline flattener in a semiconductor device are provided. The processor comprises a pipeline having a plurality of pipeline stages and a plurality of pipeline registers that are coupled between the pipeline stages. The pipeline flattener comprises a plurality of trigger registers for storing a trigger, wherein the trigger registers are coupled between the pipeline stages.
US09489203B2	Pre-fetching instructions using predicted branch target addresses The present application describes a method and apparatus for prefetching instructions based on predicted branch target addresses. Some embodiments of the method include providing a second cache line to a second cache when a target address for a branch instruction in a first cache line of a first cache is included in the second cache line of the first cache and when the second cache line is not resident in the second cache.
US09489198B2	Method and apparatus for performing logical compare operations A method and apparatus for including in a processor instructions for performing logical-comparison and branch support operations on packed or unpacked data. In one embodiment, instruction decode logic decodes instructions for an execution unit to operate on packed data elements including logical comparisons. A register file including 128-bit packed data registers stores packed single-precision floating point (SPFP) and packed integer data elements. The logical comparisons may include comparison of SPFP data elements and comparison of integer data elements and setting at least one bit to indicate the results. Based on these comparisons, branch support actions are taken. Such branch support actions may include setting the at least one bit, which in turn may be utilized by a branching unit in response to a branch instruction. Alternatively, the branch support actions may include branching to an indicated target code location.
US09489196B2	Multi-element instruction with different read and write masks A method is described that includes reading a first read mask from a first register. The method also includes reading a first vector operand from a second register or memory location. The method also includes applying the read mask against the first vector operand to produce a set of elements for operation. The method also includes performing an operation of the set elements. The method also includes creating an output vector by producing multiple instances of the operation's result. The method also includes reading a first write mask from a third register, the first write mask being different than the first read mask. The method also includes applying the write mask against the output vector to create a resultant vector. The method also includes writing the resultant vector to a destination register.
US09489195B2	Method and apparatus for configuring control software for radar systems having different hardware architectures and related software products Techniques and systems are provided for generating radar control software for radar systems having a variety of different hardware architectures in an efficient manner. A base radar control program may be provided that is configurable using architecture-specific configuration data. A database may also be provided that includes configuration data associated with a plurality of different radar system architectures. Radar control software may be generated for a radar system of interest by retrieving configuration data associated with a corresponding hardware architecture from the database and using the data to configure the base radar control program.
US09489192B2	Device and method for upgrading data terminal Provided are a device and method for upgrading a data terminal. The device includes a dialing component, a protocol component, a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server component, a router component, an Internet Protocol (IP) processing component, an upgrading component and a web server component, wherein the dialling component implements a dialling flow; and the upgrading component acquires a private IP address from the DHCP server component, sends a request message of detecting whether there is a new version to a version server through the router component and the protocol component, and if there is the new version, downloads the new version from the version server and writes the new version into a flash of a data terminal, and then the data terminal is automatically restarted to finish upgrading. According to the technical solution, an upgrading process of the data terminal under a win8 operating system, a web server access process and a network access process of a Personal Computer (PC) are independently implemented, relevance between the upgrading process of the data terminal and an operating system of the PC is reduced, Microsoft win8 logo authentication can be passed, and a driver-free function may further be realized.
US09489190B1	Message processing engine Techniques are described for updating applications installed on devices. The applications may include native applications having a web view component to handle interpreted language instructions. The applications may also include web applications executable within a browser. A message may be sent to a computing device, the message including update information specifying one or more updates to the state or the features of an application. The update information may be described using interpreted language instructions. To handle the updates to an application in instances when the application is inactive, a stand-alone interpreter engine may be employed instead of the web view component or instead of the interpreter engine included in a browser. Use of the stand-alone interpreter engine may mitigate possible performance effects or intrusive user interface elements from launching the web view component or the browser-based interpreter engine to perform update operations.
US09489189B2	Dynamically generate and execute a context-specific patch installation procedure on a computing system A patch installation procedure may be generated and executed that is specific both to the patch and the configuration of the target computing system. Configuration data may be received that indicates the configuration of the target computing system. Installation metadata for the patch, describing the operations to be performed for installing the patch may also be received. A patch installation procedure may be generated that is based on both the configuration data and the installation metadata. This patch installation procedure may then be executed to automatically install the patch on the target computing system. In at least some embodiments, the target computing system may a distributed computing system including multiple nodes.
US09489178B2	Method of website optimisation A website optimisation system is integrated with a website by applying generic code to the website, that being the only code needed to be applied to the native source code of the website to enable the website optimisation system to optimise the website by altering one or more of: the data, functions or content assets of web pages in the website. Integration can be achieved on a one-time basis. The generic code can be placed into a website's page template or global page header, or manually to all pages in a website. The generic code can be just a single line of code, such as JavaScript® code. The generic code remains the same irrespective of any differences in the data, functions or content assets of the web pages. The generic code includes code for all commands that enable tracking of the actions that relate to the optimisation objectives.
US09489168B2	Projector for displaying electronic module components A system is configured to portray information about at least one electronic module in an enclosure, including at least the positions of components in the electronic module. A projection device has a projection element, a first networking circuit configured to communicate with a server, and a first processor circuit that identifies an electronic module, requests information from a server about at least physical locations of some components in the module, renders an image based on the received information, and scales the image for display on the electronic module. The projection element is configured to display the scaled image on the electronic module after the module is withdrawn from the enclosure.
US09489167B2	Display control apparatus and control method therefor A display unit that moves into a first position and a second position with respect to a main body portion includes setting, where the display unit is in the first position, any of a plurality of settings including a first setting, with which a normal image of an image is displayed, and a second setting, with which a mirror image of an image is displayed, and displaying, where the display unit is in the second position with the first setting, an image that has an orientation opposite to that of the image displayed when the display unit is in the first position with the first setting, and when the display unit is in the second position with the second setting, an image is displayed with the same orientation as the image displayed when the display unit is in the first position with the second setting.
US09489159B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium for performing processing on a function based on a free space A method executed by an apparatus includes receiving selection of a function, and determining whether to perform hardware processing or software processing on the function based on a free space in a storage unit configured to store hardware information relating to the hardware processing on the function and function information relating to the function.
US09489158B1	Print logging for use with terminal emulators Print control and print logging may be performed using a web service and a terminal emulator. This may enable a business using an enterprise business application to monitor, control, and log printing activity for further analysis. This functionality may be useful to provide additional security and privacy for business activities. The web service may receive print data and store the print data in a staging database record. The staging record may be analyzed and the data stored as a profile record. The profile record may contain user profile information along with respective access paths for a received print request. The staging record may be deleted upon creation of the profile record. The profile record may be searched and analyzed for particular print information and data reports may be provided and output to an enterprise application.
US09489156B1	Stream printing method for handling large print jobs to achieve reduced first-page-out time A stream printing method implemented in a print server and a printer for handling printing of large files. The print server divides the input data file into a plurality of data chunks, and transfers them sequentially to the printer. The printer sequentially rips the data chunks and prints them. The print server dynamically monitors the system performance factors to measure, for each data chunk, the time required to extract the data chunk from the data file, the time required to transfer the data chunk to the printer, the time required to rip the data chunk, and the time required to print the data chunk. The sizes of the data chunks are calculated using these performance factors and the chunk size of a previous data chunk.
US09489151B2	Systems and methods including an application server in an enclosure with a communication link to an external controller A system including a first array of storage drives in communication with a storage controller, the storage controller providing virtualized storage with the first array of storage drives; an application server running a storage warehouse application and communicatively coupled to a host device and the storage controller; and a communication port expander providing expansion slots to a first enclosure, wherein the first array of storage drives, the application server, and the communication port expander are contained in the first enclosure separate from the controller, further wherein the controller controls the first array of storage drives and is in communication with the first array of storage drives through the communication port expander.
US09489150B2	System and method for transferring data between different raid data storage types for current data and replay data The present disclosure relates to a data storage system including a RAID subsystem having a first and second type of RAID storage. A virtual volume configured to accept I/O is stored on the first type of RAID storage, and snapshots of the virtual volume are stored on the second type of RAID storage. A method of the present disclosure includes providing an active volume that accepts I/O and generating read-only snapshots of the volume. In certain embodiments, the active volume is converted to a snapshot. The active volume includes a first type of RAID storage, and the snapshots include a second type of RAID storage. The first type of RAID storage has a lower write penalty than the second type of RAID storage. In typical embodiments, the first type of RAID storage includes RAID 10 storage and the second type of RAID storage includes RAID 5 and/or RAID 6 storage.
US09489139B2	Command processing apparatus, method and integrated circuit apparatus A command processing apparatus that processes a plurality of commands which are issued independently from a first master and a second master is provided. The command processing apparatus sequentially issues commands to a storage apparatus including a plurality of banks. The first master issues a first command and a second command in order to the command processing apparatus, with the first command being a command to request access to a first bank and the second command being a command to request access to a second bank different from the first bank. When the second master issues a third command to the command processing apparatus during an interval between issuance of the first command and the second command, the command processing apparatus issues the second command to the storage apparatus consecutively after the first command by prioritizing the second command over the third command.
US09489138B1	Method and apparatus for reliable I/O performance anomaly detection in datacenter A method and apparatus for reliable I/O performance anomaly detection. In one embodiment of the method, input/output (I/O) performance data values are stored in memory. A first performance data value is calculated as a function of a first plurality of the I/O performance data values stored in the memory. A first value based on the first performance data value is calculated. An I/O performance data value is compared to the first value. A message is generated in response to comparing the I/O performance value to the first value.
US09489137B2	Dynamic storage tiering based on performance SLAs Data objects are stored on storage devices, taking into account service level agreements or other quality of service parameters. In one aspect, data objects grouped into storage volumes. In addition, the storage devices are classified into different level storage tiers, where higher level storage tiers have higher performance and lower level storage tiers have lower performance. Ranks for the data objects are calculated, based on both a data usage pattern for the data object (e.g., recency and frequency) and on quality of service (QOS) parameters for the storage volume containing the data object. Examples of QOS parameters include service level agreements, priority, minimum and maximum input/output operations per second. The data objects are then stored on storage devices, based on the data objects' ranks and the storage devices' storage tiers.
US09489123B2	Method for sensing touch pressure and digital device using the same The present invention relates to a method for sensing touch pressure on a digital device by using image data sensed by a camera unit.To achieve these objects and other advantages, the present invention provides the method for sensing touch pressure and a digital device using the same, wherein the method comprises obtaining image data sensed by a camera unit of the digital device; obtaining illumination value sensed by a illumination sensor of the digital device; extracting color information of the image data; determining whether a touch input has been performed on the camera unit; and sensing the touch pressure of the touch input based on the extracted color information and the obtained illumination value, if it is determined that the touch input has been performed in the determining step.
US09489122B2	Virtual phonograph A processor-implemented method to control a playback of recorded sound is provided. The method includes displaying on a pressure-sensitive display screen a processor-generated image of a vinyl record and playing, by use of a processor in communication with a processor storage, a sound encoded in the processor storage, to produce a playback of the encoded sound. The method also includes animating the processor-generated image of the vinyl record, to produce an animation of the vinyl record rotating in synchronicity with the playback. The method further includes detecting touch on the animation, the touch including at least one first touch and at least two second touches and controlling the playback and the animation in response to the detected touch.
US09489121B2	Optimal display and zoom of objects and text in a document An object is zoomed upon selection. A scaling factor is calculated for zooming the object based on current viewing properties of a document and properties of the object as well as the current size of the application window and device. The scaling factor to zoom the object is calculated such that after the object is zoomed, viewing the object is similar to a viewing experience for the rest of the document. Text of the document may be displayed to increase the readability of the document. For example, the text may be displayed such that each line of displayed text averages out to a predetermined number of characters (e.g. 50-75 characters) per line. A display size and width of an average character are determined and used to calculate how many columns of text to display within the display. When the zoom level of the text changes, the text is redisplayed.
US09489120B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program This information processing device enables a user to easily move objects between applications simultaneously displayed on touch panels. The information processing device is provided with touch panels on which applications are simultaneously displayed. A touch panel coordinate management unit detects that an application object has existed for a prescribed time in a defined area of the touch panel when the object is being dragged. An application control unit and a display control unit move the display of the application to a position that allows the object to be dropped as a trigger for detecting the existence of the object in the defined area.
US09489113B2	System and method for playback of media content with audio touch menu functionality A system and method for playback of media content, for example music, video, or other media content. A media device having a media playback application and including a touch-sensitive user interface can be adapted to display a visual array of media options, for example as a grid or list of card elements. Each media option can be associated with one or more media content items that can be streamed to and/or played on the device. The system can determine a selected card element, or media options that are proximate to a selected point or region of the visual array, and play or crossfade media content as appropriate. In accordance with various embodiments, additional features can be provided that improve user interaction, for example the use of audible notifications, media caching, or touch menus.
US09489111B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigating through a range of values A multifunction device displays a navigation user interface that includes: a navigation bar having a plurality of unit regions and a plurality of subunit regions. Each of the unit regions represents a range of values. Each subunit region represents a subset of a respective range of values. The navigation user interface also includes a content area for displaying content associated with subunit regions. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective subunit region, the multifunction device updates the content area in accordance with the respective selected subunit region. In response to detecting an input that selects a respective unit region, the multifunction device updates the navigation bar to include subunit regions in accordance with the selected unit region and updates the content area in accordance with at least one of the subunit regions in the updated navigation bar.
US09489109B2	Data communication in an electronic device The invention relates to an electronic device (10) and a method for data communication with such an electronic device. The electronic device combines, on the one hand, a Near Field Communication (NFC) interface, including an antenna and a circuit for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave, and on the other hand a user interface including a touch-sensitive display configured to present an object relating to a communication action executable by means of the NFC interface. A control unit connected to the NFC interface and the user interface, is configured to trigger the NFC interface to execute the communication action responsive to simultaneous detection of the presented object being touched and the NFC interface being in communicative connection with a second NFC interface of a second device.
US09489108B2	Touch switch module A touch switch module according to one embodiment comprises a panel, a touch sensor and a control unit. The panel displays a slide bar including a step-up portion, a step-down portion, a non-responsive portion and a slide responsive portion. The control unit includes an up signal output unit which, when a short touch which is the touch for a short time is performed on the step-up portion, outputs an up signal for raising an operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, a down signal output unit which, when the short touch is performed on the step-down portion, outputs a down signal for lowering the operating condition of the electrical equipment by one level per short touch, and an output forbidding unit which, when the touch is performed on the non-responsive portion, forbids the output of the operation signal.
US09489107B2	Navigating among activities in a computing device A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
US09489102B2	System and method of modifying lighting in a display system The present invention describes a display system. The display system includes a display, the display including a display screen capable of operating in a transparent mode; a lighting characteristic assessment component for determining the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics behind the display screen; and an adaptive lighting control component for controlling of an at least one lighting source and the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen, wherein based on a comparison of the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen and the lighting characteristics behind the display screen, modifying at least one of the lighting characteristics of the content on the display screen or the lighting characteristics of the at least one lighting source.
US09489099B2	Fabrication method of plate pattern Disclosed herein is a fabrication method of a plate pattern including preparing an object on which the plate pattern will be formed, disposing hybrid particles having a hybrid structure of organic and inorganic substances on one surface of the object into a single layer, etching at least the hybrid particles, forming the plate pattern on the surface of the object on which the hybrid particles are disposed, and removing the hybrid particles.
US09489097B2	Dynamic touch sensor scanning for false border touch input detection A device, having a touch screen display, performs a mutual capacitance scan of rows and columns of an array of capacitive touch sensors associated with the touch screen display. The device selects a subset of the rows, and a subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors, and performs a self capacitance scan of the selected subset of the rows, and the selected subset of the columns, of the array of capacitive touch sensors based on results of the mutual capacitance scan. The device identifies an accidental or false touch input on the touch screen display based on results of the self capacitance scan.
US09489074B2	Electronic device, operation control method, and operation control program According to an aspect, an electronic device includes: a display unit; an input unit including an input area; a time detecting unit for detecting an operation time of an input operation performed on the input area; and a control unit for performing a predetermined notification when an input operation is performed on the input area to which a plurality of actions are assigned according to the operation time detected by the time detecting unit.
US09489060B2	Stylus extender Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a stylus extender. In one embodiment, an electronic device housing includes a stylus extender. The stylus extender may be attached to a door hinging from the electronic device housing for containing the stylus. The stylus extender may push the stylus forward when the door is opened.
US09489058B2	Coordinate device with pressing down function The invention refers to a coordinate device (1) which enables manual control of x- and y- coordinates. The coordinate device (1) comprises a rolling cylinder (5) which freely can rotate around a rotation axle, be translated along the rotation axle and be pressed down to generate a pressure signal. The rolling cylinder (5) is carried in an upper support rail (8) and is held in this in bearings which allow the rolling cylinder to rotate. A lower support rail (11) receives the upper support rail (8) and comprises motion detector elements (13) which detect the rotation and translation of the rolling cylinder (5). The control element (5, 8, 11) comprising the rolling cylinder (5) and the upper (8) and lower (11) support rails are mounted to be pressed down from a standby position in a cover (2, 15) and activate a pressing down sensor (17). Since the whole control element then is being pressed down, without the rolling cylinder (5) being raised or lowered relative to the motion detector element (13) on the lower support rail (11), the pressing down does not affect the measurement values of the motion detector element (13). In one design of the coordinate device (1) the upper support rail (8) comprises feet (9a-d) which allow it to translate in the longitudinal extent of the lower support rail (11) and the lower support rail (11) comprises a recessed track (22) which is intended to receive a first pair of the feet (9c-d) on the upper support rail and allows this to move along the track. In another design of the coordinate device (1) the feet (9a-d) comprise wheels, which enable the translation movement to take place with even less friction.
US09489054B1	Keyboard folio with attachment strip A keyboard folio comprises a shell to receive a tablet computer. The shell has an attachment strip along a side thereof. A wireless keyboard has a keyboard panel with an alphanumeric keyboard pivotally coupled to an attachment bar. The attachment bar of the wireless keyboard removably attaches to the attachment strip of the shell in a fixed relationship. The keyboard panel pivots with respect to the attachment bar, and thus the shell.
US09489050B2	Method and user equipment for unlocking screen saver Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and user equipment for unlocking a screen saver, which can implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking. The method includes: detecting a position of a first input on a screen; detecting a duration of the first input when the position of the first input falls into a user-preset track; and unlocking the screen saver when the duration exceeds a time threshold. The corresponding user equipment includes a position detecting module, a time detecting module, and a screen. The above technical solutions may implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking and increase fun by detecting whether the position of a user input falls into a user-preset track and detecting the duration of the user input.
US09489036B2	Customizing operation of a touch screen A method for customizing operation of a digitizer system operated with an electronic device is described, the electronic device including software applications. The method includes operating the digitizer system in a first mode of operation, the first mode of operation defined by a plurality of operating parameters, receiving instructions for adjusting one or more operating parameters of the digitizer system, wherein the instructions are defined by a software application, the software application operative to receive input from the digitizer system, and updating operation of the digitizer system responsive to the instructions defined by the software applications.
US09489027B1	System and method for the accurate recordation of power consumption in a computing device utilizing power profiles A method for establishing a power profile for a computing device and then using that profile for future power calculations and cost savings estimates after the implementation of a selected power scheme in the computing device is disclosed. This is accomplished by establishing a power profile on a model computing device and then matching that profile to other machines that are similar in configuration. Each tested machine has a power profile that is recorded and saved in cloud based memory storage. A striated matching methodology is utilized to provide the best profile match for each target machine in the enterprise which allows for accurate power calculations for each machine based upon similar original target machine profiles. Once power calculations are done for target machines based on the established profiles, power schemes can then be deployed across an enterprise computing landscape and power calculations taken again to determine potential power savings.
US09489025B2	I/O control systems and methods An input/output (“I/O”) port control system is provided. The system can include an I/O controller (110) comprising a power input (115) and an operably connected I/O interface (120). A power supply (150) and switch (130) can be operably connected to the power input. A detector (140) can be operably connected to the I/O interface and to the switch. The detector can be adapted to close the switch when an electrical circuit is completed through the I/O interface.
US09489017B2	Key retraction A retraction mechanism moves a depressable key downward along a sloped surface from a raised state to a retracted state relative to a deck.
US09489006B2	Reaction force generator A reaction force generator includes: a base member mounted on a supporter supporting an operating member pivotably; a dome member protruding from the base member; and a top member provided on a protruding-side end of the dome member to be pressed by the operating member toward the base member. The dome member is deformed to produce a reaction force when the top member is pressed by the operating member. A basal-end-side plane and a distal-end-side plane intersect each other at a position located on one of opposite sides of the dome member which is nearer to a pivot fulcrum of the operating member. The basal-end-side plane includes a line of intersection between the base member and the dome member adjacent to each other. The distal-end-side plane includes a line of intersection between the dome member and the top member adjacent to each other.
US09489004B2	Bandgap reference voltage generator circuits Bandgap reference voltage generator circuits are provided that include an operational amplifier, a current mirror configured to be coupled to a supply voltage, a first branch coupled to the current mirror, a second branch coupled to the first branch, a third branch coupled to the second branch and a fourth branch. The operational amplifier includes a first input configured to receive a first voltage and a second input configured to receive a second voltage, and an output that is configured to generate an output voltage. The current mirror is configured to generate a third voltage and a first current. The first branch is configured to receive a second current that is a first portion of the first current, the second branch is configured to receive a third current that is a second portion of the first current, the third branch is configured to receive a fourth current that is a third portion of the first current, and the fourth branch is configured to receive a fifth current generated by the current mirror. The fifth current is used to generate a bandgap reference voltage.
US09488998B2	Method and system for extending the lifetime of multi-core integrated circuit devices Embodiments of a method and system are disclosed. One embodiment of an integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes first and second processor cores configured to perform a respective first and second set of functional processing. The integrated circuit device also includes a core-specific process state monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific process state monitor associated with the second processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the first processor core, a core-specific aging monitor associated with the second processor core, a power management unit, a clock generation unit, and a control system configured to individually control operating points of the first and second processor cores and workload in response to feedback from the core-specific process state monitors and from the core-specific aging monitors.
US09488990B2	Solenoid valve system In a solenoid valve system, a plurality of first through third solenoid valve units are divided into a plurality of first through third groups. In this case, a safety power source control unit is provided for controlling the first through third solenoid valve units with respect to each of the first through third groups.
US09488989B2	Flow rate controller for high flow rates and high pressure drops A flow rate controller is disclosed that maintains constant flow rate with changes in pressure drop across the valve by maintaining a constant pressure drop across a restrictor with the aid of a spring balanced piston that mates a cone to a seat to dissipate the majority of pressure drop across the valve.
US09488983B2	Robot cleaner A robot cleaner may include a main body, a light irradiation unit irradiating light towards a region in front of the main body, an image sensor including a plurality of horizontal lines sequentially exposed to form an image, an image processing unit constructing frames by synchronizing signals output from the horizontal lines, such that, after construction of any one frame, the image processing unit does not construct one or more frames by ignoring signals output from the horizontal lines, and then constructs a next frame, and a controller controlling the light irradiation unit to irradiate light while the horizontal lines are exposed to construct the one frame, such that the light irradiation unit stops irradiation of light between before exposure of all the horizontal lines to construct the frame is completed and one point of time while the image processing unit ignores signals output from the horizontal lines.
US09488979B1	System and method for human operator intervention in autonomous vehicle operations An autonomous vehicle system is configured to receive vehicle commands from one or more parties and to execute those vehicle commands in a way that prevents the execution of stale commands. The autonomous vehicle system includes a finite state machine and a command counter or stored vehicle timestamp, which are used to help reject invalid or stale vehicle commands.
US09488971B2	Model-less control for flexible manipulators A control method includes empirically constructing for a flexible manipulator an estimated mapping between an end-effector movement and a plurality of values representing movement of at least one actuator, measuring an actual end-effector movement and an actual movement of the at least one actuator, and, based on the measuring, updating the estimated mapping while the flexible manipulator is active such that the mapping is adapted to the present environment of the flexible manipulator.
US09488969B2	Configuring building energy management systems using knowledge encoded in building management system points lists Techniques for configuring a Building Energy Management System (BEMS) using knowledge encoded in BMS point lists are provided. In one aspect, a method for configuring a BEMS of a site is provided. The method includes the following steps. A knowledge base is derived from subject matter expertise. The knowledge base is used to extract one or more building characteristics from a point list of a building management system (BMS) that are not directly available from the BMS point list. The BEMS is configured using the one or more building characteristics extracted from the BMS point list.
US09488959B2	Image forming apparatus that ensures cooling performance of toner container and downsized image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a frame member, an intermediate transfer unit, a plurality of image forming units, a plurality of toner containers. The frame member defines a plurality of concave portions to accommodate respective lower end portions of the toner containers, and includes an upper frame portion located to cover a top surface of an intermediate transfer belt. One concave portion among the plurality of the concave portions defined by a wall portion defines a vent hole. The upper frame portion defines a ventilation path located at an opposite side of the one concave portion with respect to the wall portion and communicating with the one concave portion via the vent hole. The image forming apparatus further includes a blast fan to discharge air in the ventilation path from the vent hole to a side of the one concave portion.
US09488954B2	Image forming apparatus This image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a charging unit, an error detection unit, a determination unit, and a charge-condition changing unit. The image forming unit creates printouts. The charging unit charges for printouts created by the image forming unit. The error detection unit detects errors that occur during the creation of printouts by the image forming unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the error that occurred in the image forming unit is an error made intentionally by the user based on the detection results from the error detection unit. The charge-condition changing unit changes the charge conditions under which the charging unit makes a charge when the determination unit determines that the error is an error made intentionally by a user.
US09488952B2	Cleaning device and image forming apparatus A cleaning device includes a removal member that removes residual objects from a surface of a target cleaning body by contacting with the surface in a linear manner and rubbing against the surface and forms a piled body which is constructed of a portion of the residual objects at a contact location, and a pressure device that presses the piled body to increase a strength of the piled body.
US09488945B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method for reducing toner bearing amount, and storage medium thereof An image forming apparatus that can reduce a toner bearing amount stably regardless of a density of an image. The image forming apparatus comprises a first generating unit which generates a reference pattern, and a second generating unit which generates, based on image data, a correction pattern for thinning out dots at a region from halftone density to high density. The image data is converted based on the reference pattern generated by the first generating unit and the correction pattern generated by the second generating unit. The image forming apparatus further comprises a photoreceptor. The photoreceptor is charged, the charged photoreceptor is exposed based on the converted image data to form an electrostatic latent image, and the electrostatic latent image is developed.
US09488944B2	Power saving power supply system having a low-capacity power supply circuit for use in an image forming apparatus A power supply system comprises: a switching power supply for generating a DC voltage by rectifying and smoothing an AC voltage of an AC power supply; a control device switching the switching power supply between the normal mode and a power saving mode; and a low-capacity power supply circuit supplying electric power to the control device in the power saving mode. The low-capacity power supply circuit includes: two capacitors, each including one end connected to the AC power supply; a rectifier circuit that is electrically connected between the other ends of the capacitors, and rectifies the AC voltage applied between the first and second capacitors; and a zero-crossing detecting circuit that is connected to a current path at the rear stage of the rectifier circuit, and detects zero-crossing points of the AC power supply.
US09488935B1	Drive mechanism for an intermediate transfer member module of an electrophotographic imaging device An intermediate transfer member (ITM) module including a frame; a backup roll and a drive roll rotatably disposed along a first end portion of the frame. A tension roll is rotatably disposed along a second end portion of the frame. An ITM belt forms as an endless loop around the backup roll, the drive roll and the tension roll such that rotation of the drive roll causes the ITM belt to translate and the tension roll and the backup roll to rotate. The drive roll and the backup roll form a transfer nip with a transfer roll. A drive mechanism is coupled between the drive roll and the backup roll and includes a plurality of gears. The drive mechanism overdrives the backup roll relative to the drive roll while limiting an amount of tension of the ITM belt in the second transfer nip.
US09488928B2	Image forming apparatus with guide for exposure unit The image forming apparatus has: a photoreceptor; an exposure unit that exposes the photoreceptor to light; a first contact portion; and a positioning portion provided in the exposure unit, this portion coming into contact with the first contact portion to position the exposure unit in a first position where the photoreceptor is exposed to light. The image forming apparatus also has: a second contact portion; and a contacted portion provided in the exposure unit, wherein the contacted portion is brought into contact with the second contact portion, thereby positioning the exposure unit in a second position where the positioning portion and the first contact portion are separated from each other.
US09488927B2	Printing systems and methods of using such printing systems A printing system (30, 40, 40′, 50, 50′) includes at least one ejector coupled to a reservoir (38) that is configured to contain a printing composition including a hydrocarbon having at least one unsaturated bond. The hydrocarbon is configured to at least one of polymerize or crosslink in the presence of a reactive species. The at least one ejector is configured to eject the printing composition onto a surface (34, 36, 10). The system (30, 40, 40′, 50, 50′) further includes a corona generator (32, 32′, 32″, 32′″) configured to generate the reactive species in situ. The corona generator (32, 32′, 32″, 32′″) is positioned with respect to the reservoir (38) such that the reactive species is exposed to the printing composition after the printing composition has been ejected onto the surface (34, 36, 10). The polymerizing and/or the cross-linking of the hydrocarbon is configured to form a polymer matrix (12) from the ejected printing composition.
US09488926B2	Toner and method of manufacturing same A toner includes a plurality of toner particles that each include a toner mother particle and an external additive adhering to a surface of the toner mother particle. The toner mother particle includes a core and a shell layer disposed over a surface of the core. The external additive contains silica particles. The toner mother particle has a hydrophobicity of at least 0% and less than 20%. The external additive has a hydrophobicity of at least 5% and no greater than 20%. The hydrophobicity of the toner mother particle is less than the hydrophobicity of the external additive.
US09488920B2	Exposure method, exposure apparatus, and method for producing device An exposure apparatus and method exposes a substrate by projecting an image of a pattern onto the substrate through a liquid. A projection optical system projects the image of the pattern onto the substrate. A recovery port recovers the liquid supplied onto the substrate. A temperature sensor measures a temperature of the liquid recovered via the recovery port.
US09488912B2	Method of forming protective film for touch panel electrode, photosensitive resin composition and photosensitive element, and method of manufacturing touch panel In the method for forming a protective coat on an electrode for a touch panel according to the invention, a photosensitive layer comprising a photosensitive resin composition containing a binder polymer having a carboxyl group and an acid value of 30 to 120 mgKOH/g, a photopolymerizable compound having at least three ethylenic unsaturated groups, and a photopolymerization initiator, is formed on a base material having an electrode for a touch panel, prescribed sections of the photosensitive layer are cured by irradiation with active light rays and then the sections other than the prescribed sections are removed, to form a protective coat comprising the cured sections of the photosensitive resin composition covering all or a portion of the electrode.
US09488911B2	Photosensitive composition, photocurable composition, chemical amplification resist composition, resist film, pattern forming method, method of manufacturing electronic device and electronic device There is provided a photosensitive composition containing a compound represented by Formula (I), and the Formula (I) is defined as herein, and chemical amplification resist composition containing the photosensitive composition, wherein the photosensitive composition further contains a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, and a chemical amplification resist composition containing the photosensitive composition, wherein the photosensitive composition further contains a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation.
US09488909B2	Light coloring system A rainbow wheel that colors light that is passed therethrough. The wheel can be formed using a photolithographic process. Another supermagenta wheel can be used to increase the number of colors that can be obtained.
US09488908B2	Rapid fabrication of hierarchically structured supramolecular nanocomposite thin films in one minute Functional nanocomposites containing nanoparticles of different chemical compositions may exhibit new properties to meet demands for advanced technology. It is imperative to simultaneously achieve hierarchical structural control and to develop rapid, scalable fabrication to minimize degradation of nanoparticle properties and for compatibility with nanomanufacturing. The assembly kinetics of supramolecular nanocomposite in thin films is governed by the energetic cost arising from defects, the chain mobility, and the activation energy for inter-domain diffusion. By optimizing only one parameter, the solvent fraction in the film, the assembly kinetics can be precisely tailored to produce hierarchically structured thin films of supramolecular nanocomposites in approximately one minute. Moreover, the strong wavelength dependent optical anisotropy in the nanocomposite highlights their potential applications for light manipulation and information transmission. The present invention opens a new avenue in designing manufacture-friendly continuous processing for the fabrication of functional nanocomposite thin films.
US09488907B2	Photomask blank, process for production of photomask, and chromium-containing material film In the chromium-containing material film of the present invention, an element is added thereto and is capable of bringing a mixture of the element and the chromium into a liquid phase at a temperature of 400° C. or lower. The use of such a chromium-containing material film as an optical film (e.g., a light-shielding film, an etching mask film, or an etching stopper film) of a photo mask blank can achieve an improvement in chlorine-dry etching while retaining the same optical characteristics and the like as those of the conventional chromium-containing material film, thereby increasing the patterning precision.
US09488906B2	Photomask blank and method for manufacturing photomask blank The present invention relates to a photomask blank obtained by forming a resist film after performing a silylation process on a silicon-containing inorganic film and provides a method for manufacturing a photomask blank having at least a silicon-containing inorganic film over a transparent substrate and a resist film on the silicon-containing inorganic film, comprising: forming the silicon-containing inorganic film such that a surface that will contact the resist film has an oxygen concentration not less than 55 atomic percent and not more than 75 atomic percent; performing a silylation process after forming the silicon-containing inorganic film; and then forming the resist film by application. The method can inhibit generation of defects due to resist residues or the like after development.
US09488905B2	Extreme ultraviolet lithography process and mask with reduced shadow effect and enhanced intensity A method of forming a mask for semiconductor fabrication is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate and forming a first reflective layer over the substrate, wherein the first reflective layer comprises pairs of alternating materials. The method further includes forming a buffer layer over the first reflective layer and forming a second reflective layer over the buffer layer. The second reflective layer has a total thickness less than 90 nanometer (nm). The method further includes patterning the second reflective layer to form a first state and a second state of the mask. A first reflection coefficient of the first state and a second reflection coefficient of the second state have a phase difference of about 180 degrees.
US09488901B1	Crowd-deployable objects to control a presentation Example methods and systems may help to provide for crowd control of a visual presentation, such as a laser light show. One example method includes causing a visual presentation to be displayed within an environment, receiving position information from at least one sensor on a manually movable object within the environment, determining a translation and an orientation of the object in three-dimensional space based on the position information from the at least one sensor, and causing the visual presentation to move in three-dimensional space based on one or more changes in the translation and orientation of the object.
US09488889B2	Liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including a plurality of pixels, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one of the pixels includes a thin film transistor disposed on a first insulating substrate, an insulating layer overlapping the thin film transistor, and a pixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer. A contact hole is formed through the insulating layer to expose a first electrode of the thin film transistor, the pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode through the contact hole, and the pixel electrode has a single-layer in an area where the contact hole is formed and a double-layer on the insulating layer.
US09488888B2	Display device A display device improves horizontal crosstalk and an aperture ratio, and includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a light block overlapping the thin film transistor on the pixel electrode; a light block passivation layer overlapping the thin film transistor and the data line on the light block; a common electrode formed on the pixel electrode, spaced apart from the pixel electrode with a plurality of microcavities interposed therebetween; a roof layer formed on the common electrode; an injection hole exposing a part of each of the plurality of microcavities; a liquid crystal layer filling the plurality of microcavities; and an encapsulation layer formed on the roof layer covering the injection hole to seal the microcavity.
US09488886B2	Display unit and electronic apparatus A display unit includes: a base; a display layer having a first end surface; and a wiring layer disposed between the base and the display layer, the wiring layer being provided in a region differing from a position corresponding to the first end surface.
US09488884B2	Liquid crystal display device In a liquid crystal display device having wall structures, the generation of low-temperature shock bubbles is suppressed. Also, electrodes and the like within substrates are prevented from being damaged during manufacturing. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate that is disposed to face the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer that is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wall structures that are formed on the first substrate, pixel electrodes that are disposed on at least side wall of the wall structures, a common electrode that is formed on the first substrate, and a plurality of pixels including the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, in which higher portions are partially disposed on a surface of the second substrate, and the higher portions come into contact with the wall structures to bring the first substrate into contact with the second substrate.
US09488872B2	Cell-assembled motherboard and fabrication method thereof, and liquid crystal display panel and fabrication method thereof A cell-assembled motherboard and a fabrication method thereof, and a liquid crystal display panel and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The cell-assembled motherboard comprises a first motherboard (1) and a second motherboard (1) which are arranged opposite to each other, wherein a plurality of liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix and having display regions (3) are arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), a first sealant (5) having a closed profile and surrounding the display region (3) of each of the liquid crystal cells (4) is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), and a second sealant (6) having a closed profile and surrounding a region where the liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix exist is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2). A first elastic component (7) having elasticity is arranged in a position where the first motherboard (1) is in contact with the first sealant (5) and/or a position where the first motherboard (1) is in contact with the second sealant (6); and/or a second elastic component (8) having elasticity is arranged in a position where the second motherboard (2) is in contact with the first sealant (5) and/or a position where the second motherboard (2) is in contact with the second sealant (5). When the cell-assembled motherboard is cut, the elasticity of the added elastic components avoids the problem of non-uniform thicknesses of liquid crystal cells, which problem is caused due to the situation a sealant poor in elasticity cannot recover from deformation, thus preventing the problem of non-uniform display brightness of the liquid crystal cells (4) and improving the display quality; moreover, the addition of the elastic components in corresponding regions of the sealants also decreases the amount of the sealants used and consequentially reduces the production cost.
US09488871B2	Method for manufacturing display panel A method for manufacturing a display panel, the display panel comprising an array substrate (1) and a color filter substrate which are cell assembled, liquid crystals filled between the array substrate (1) and the color filter substrate, which are adhered to each other by a sealant (2), the method comprising: coating the sealant (2) along peripheries of one side of one substrate among the array substrate (1) and the color filter substrate, the side being opposite to the other substrate; forming a light shielding layer (3) in an area encircled by the sealant (2) on a side of the array substrate (1) away from the color filter substrate; irradiating the array substrate provided with the light shielding layer (3) so as to cure the sealant (2); and removing the light shielding layer (3). The method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure effectively avoids the phenomenon that liquid crystal molecules in an effective display area (4) are damaged by UV light during cell assembling.
US09488869B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing same The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that sufficiently reduces image sticking, by forming a polymer layer with stable alignment control appropriately. In a method for manufacturing the liquid crystal display device of the present invention, base film forming conditions are different between the step of forming a base film on a substrate including an active element and the step of forming a base film on a substrate different from the substrate including an active element.
US09488866B2	Optical laminate, optical element and liquid crystal display device An optical laminate having layer A having a resin having a negative intrinsic birefringence and at least one layer B having a transparent resin, having substantially no orientation and laminated at least on one face of layer A and satisfies a relation \|Re(A)\|>\|Re(B)\|, wherein Re(A) and Re(B) represent in-plane retardations of layer A and layer B, respectively, measured with light having a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm, an optical element having a laminate of the optical laminate and a polarizer plate, and a liquid crystal display device using at least one sheet of the optical laminate. In the liquid crystal display device, optical compensation can be made in accordance with the mode of the liquid crystal display by the three dimensional control of the refractive index, and the liquid crystal display device provides an image display with liquid crystals exhibiting small change in the phase contrast depending on the viewing angle.
US09488857B2	Method of strengthening an edge of a glass substrate Methods of strengthening the edge surfaces of a glass substrate, and particularly glass substrates contained within a display panel, are disclosed. The methods include exposing edges of the display panel to an acid solution for a time and at a temperature effective to remove no more than about 20 micrometers of glass from edge surfaces, rinsing the acid solution from the edge and applying a polymer protective coating the rinsed edge to maintain the post-etching strength of the edge surfaces. Electronics on the display panel that may be exposed to the acid solution are masked with a terminal mask prior to the etching. The edge etching may be combined with etching of a surface of the display panel/cover glass substrate.
US09488856B2	Narrow bezel LCD module and plastic frame thereof The present invention provides a narrow bezel LCD module and a plastic frame thereof, the LCD module comprises: a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight module having: at least one optic film; a back plate carrying the optic film; and a plastic frame surrounding the back plate and having at least one fixation structure at two opposite sides thereof, respectively. The fixation structure comprises: an elastic hook engaged with the liquid crystal panel; at least two shoulders protruded from an inner side of the plastic frame to support the liquid crystal panel; and an engagement space formed between the elastic hook and the shoulders to engage with the liquid crystal panel. The present invention can reliably fix the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module to decrease the outer bezel size of the LCD module, so that a LCD device can provide greater viewing angle within a limited space.
US09488855B2	Array substrate, method for fabricating the same and display device Provided are an array substrate, a method for fabricating the same and a display device. The array substrate comprises: a transparent pixel electrode, a first data line and a first transparent common electrode, the array substrate further comprises: a second data line and an insulating layer having a via hole disposed in an non-aperture region of the array substrate, the second data line is connected to an extension of the transparent pixel electrode and connected to the second transparent common electrode through the via hole in the insulting layer.
US09488853B2	Assembly bonding A contact lens having a thin silicon chip integrated therein is provided along with methods for assembling the silicon chip within the contact lens. In an aspect, a method includes creating a plurality of lens contact pads on a lens substrate and creating a plurality of chip contact pads on a chip. The method further involves applying assembly bonding material to the each of the plurality of lens contact pads or chip contact pads, aligning the plurality of lens contact pads with the plurality of chip contact pads, bonding the chip to the lens substrate via the assembly bonding material using flip chip bonding, and forming a contact lens with the lens substrate.
US09488847B2	Variable optical attenuator A variable optical attenuator in which a polarization beam splitter splits a beam incoming from the front into two linearly-polarized beams perpendicular to each other and separately outputs them to the back along first and second light paths. A Faraday rotator rotates a polarization plane of the two incoming linearly-polarized beams to an arbitrary angle by controlling a magnetic field to be applied to a Faraday element by a magnetism applying means and outputs them to the back. First and second analyzers arranged in the first and the second light paths and parallelly arranged perpendicular to these light paths are arranged in that order. The two analyzers have optical axes perpendicular to each other so that the optical axes are in the same direction as that of the polarization plane of the two linearly-polarized beams output from the polarization beam splitter.
US09488839B2	Light emitting device and image display apparatus A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a light variable resistive element which is connected to the light emitting element in parallel and is provided at a position which is irradiated with light emitted from the light emitting element, wherein the light variable resistive element has a characteristic in which a resistance value decreases as an amount of irradiation light increases.
US09488838B2	Virtual image display apparatus An optical system of a virtual image display apparatus is configured such that, in regard to a width in a first direction and a width in a second direction at a first surface position, and a width in a first direction and a width in a second direction at a second surface position corresponding to the width in the first direction and the width in the second direction at the first surface position, predetermined conditional expressions are established. With this, in an optical system for an HMD which includes a light guide member having a free-form surface, it is possible to allow video light to be emitted toward eyes in an appropriate state while controlling the light guide of video light accurately and maintaining high performance.
US09488836B2	Spherical interface for binocular display A binocular display includes a waveguide. A convex spherical mount has a fixed position relative to the waveguide. A light engine includes a concave spherical mount that adjustably mates with the convex spherical mount.
US09488834B2	Projector A projector for projecting an image includes a light source that outputs light; a reflecting member that reflects the light from the light source; and a diaphragm member with an aperture that restricts a range of flux of either an incident light incident to the reflecting member or a reflected light reflected by the reflecting member. The aperture may penetrate through the diaphragm member along a direction of thickness of the diaphragm member. The diaphragm member may be arranged so as to not block the other of the incident light or the reflected light, and a direction perpendicular to the direction of thickness may be oblique with respect to an optical path of either the incident light or the reflected light.
US09488833B2	Intelligent glasses for the visually impaired An embodiment of the present invention is a method for communicating navigation information on a physical environment to a user. The method comprises receiving, by one or more computer processors, at least one digital image of a physical environment of a user that is captured by one or more digital video devices and converting the at least one digital image into a three-dimensional image. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the three-dimensional image using object analysis to generate output data where the output data corresponds to the physical environment. Additionally, the method includes determining a device associated with the user and formatting the output data for use with the device.
US09488829B2	Optical scanning device and projector An optical scanning device includes a first scanning driving unit and a second scanning driving unit. The first scanning driving unit includes a scanning mirror and a frame structure supporting the scanning mirror. The first scanning driving unit is configured to cause the scanning mirror to rotate about a first rotation axis by means of deformation of the frame structure. The second scanning driving unit includes a rotation holder supporting the first scanning driving unit and a supporting shaft. The second scanning driving unit is configured to cause the rotation holder to rotate about the second rotation axis. The frame structure includes a pair of beams provided so as to sandwich the scanning mirror in a direction of the first rotation axis, and a pair of base portions provided on sides of respective beams of the pair of beams opposite to the scanning mirror. Each of the pair of base portions has an elongated shape elongated in a direction of the second rotation axis, and is deformable.
US09488827B2	Spectral device The object is to easily expand a variable range of selective wavelengths without enlarging a device. A spectral device 1 of the present invention includes four band pass filters 11a to 11d through which a light L2 from a light source 3 is selectively transmitted within a wavelength range according to an incident angle of the light L2, and a tabular rotary table 10 in which the band pass filters 11a to 11d are installed upright on a principal surface 10a, and which is made rotatable around a rotational center C1 along the principal surface 10a, and the four band pass filters 11a to 11d are respectively disposed so that optical incidence planes 12 or optical emission planes 13 are inclined with respect to lines connecting the rotational center C1 on the principal surface 10a of the rotary table 10 and center points 15a and 15d of the band pass filters 11a to 11d.
US09488823B2	Techniques for scanned illumination Imaging systems are provided for high speed, high resolution imaging of biochemical materials. In an example embodiment, an imaging system comprises an objective lens component, a line generator, a digital camera, a positioning stage, and a scan mirror. The line generator generates a line of light that is scanned across a portion of a substrate that is mounted on the positioning stage. The positioning stage moves the substrate in a particular direction that is substantially normal to an optical axis of the objective lens component. The camera collects an image of the portion of the substrate through the objective lens component. The scan mirror moves in coordination with the positioning stage, while the line of light is being scanned across the portion of the substrate and the substrate is being moved in the particular direction, in order to keep the image still with respect to the camera while the image is being collected by the camera.
US09488822B2	Slide tray and slide conveyor apparatus To provide a slide tray having excellent practicality, convenience, operability, and the like, and a conveyor apparatus that conveys slides accommodated in the slide tray. A slide tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a slide accommodation portion capable of accommodating one or more slides mounted thereon, and a switch portion that makes a switch between a first state in which an entire surface of the one or more slides is mounted on the slide accommodation portion and a second state in which one end portion of the one or more slides is released from the slide accommodation portion.
US09488814B2	Optical lens An optical lens having an incident surface on which the light emitted from a light emitting diode is incident and having a concave portion into which the light is received and an emitting surface emitting the light incident on the incident surface therethrough, the optical lens including: a plurality of refraction prevention portions protruded unitarily from the emitting surface to allow the light around a light axis emitted through the emitting surface to travel straight, without having any refraction, each refraction prevention portion having an orthogonal surface formed thereon to the advancing direction of the light incident through the incident surface.
US09488808B1	Image capturing lens system, image capturing apparatus and electronic device An image capturing lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface; a second lens element with negative refractive power; a third lens element having an object-side surface and an image-side surface which are both aspheric; a fourth lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface and an image-side surface which are both aspheric; a fifth lens element having an object-side surface and an image-side surface which are both aspheric; and a sixth lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface which are both aspheric. With such arrangements, the convergent capability is mainly contributed from the object side of the lens assembly for higher portability of the lens system. Additionally, the peripheral image curve can be prevented while correcting the chromatic aberration and the peripheral image focus.
US09488805B2	Imaging lens, and electronic apparatus including the same An imaging lens includes first to sixth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant optical parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.
US09488804B2	Optical imaging lens An optical imaging lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh lens elements arranged along an optical axis. The object-side surface of the first lens element has a convex portion and the image-side surface has a concave portion. The image-side of the third lens element is a concave surface. The object-side surface of the fourth lens element has a concave portion and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has a convex portion. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element has a convex portion. The object-side surface of the seventh lens element has a convex portion and the image-side surface has a convex portion. The optical imaging lens only has seven lens elements having a refractive power.
US09488798B2	Zoom lens barrel A zoom lens barrel includes front and rear lens group support frames, a first spring member provided to bias the front lens group support frame and a diaphragm in directions away from each other, and a second spring member provided to bias the diaphragm and the rear lens group support frame in directions away from each other. Spring loads of the first and second spring members are determined such that, when the front and rear lens group support frames approach each other during zooming, one and the other of the first and second spring members are compressed and not compressed, and the other of the first and second spring members is compressed after the one of the first and second spring members is fully compressed.
US09488793B2	Combined optical fiber and power cable A combined low attenuation optical communication and power cable is provided. The cable includes a cable body having an inner surface defining a channel within the cable body. The cable includes an optical transmission element located within the channel and a copper electrical conducting element located within the channel. The cable includes a plurality of tensile strength yarn stands located within the channel.
US09488783B2	Switch apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a switch unit for optical signals which is capable of reducing an area required for arrangement and reducing manufacturing costs, and a switch apparatus including the switch unit. A switch unit 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes two optical switch arrays 34a, 34b arranged to face in opposite directions and in parallel on a substrate. The two optical switch arrays extend along a surface of a chip, and each have four optical switches 31 arranged in parallel. Such a configuration makes it possible to reduce the size of the switch unit because in an excess region of one of the optical switch array, the other optical switch array is disposed.
US09488770B2	Light source unit and display apparatus A light source unit, comprising: a light guide plate; a light source facing to a peripheral surface of the light guide plate; and a reflection part reflecting light emitted from one surface of the light guide plate, wherein the reflection part comprises: an elongated portion, which is positioned at an outside of an edge of the light guide plate, being elongated in a direction crossing the one surface; and a protrusion portion, which is located at a position of the elongated portion that is away from the one surface, protruding from the position to the one surface, wherein the one surface side of the light source is covered with the protrusion portion.
US09488760B2	Enhanced, durable silver coating stacks for highly reflective mirrors The disclosure is directed to a highly reflective multiband mirror that is reflective in the VIS-NIR_SWIR-MWIR-LWIR bands, the mirror being a complete thin film stack that consists of a plurality of layers on a selected substrate. In order from substrate to the final layer, the mirror consists of (a) substrate, (b) barrier layer, (c) first interface layer, (d) a reflective layer, (e) a second interface layer, (f) tuning layer(s) and (g) a protective layer. In some embodiments the tuning layer and the protective layer are combined into a single layer using a single coating material. The multiband mirror is more durable than existing mirrors on light weight metal substrates, for example 6061-Al, designed for similar applications. In each of the five layer types methods and materials are used to process each layer so as to achieve the desired layer characteristics, which aid to enhancing the durability performance of the stack.
US09488756B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film and image display A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film of the invention includes: a polarizing film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the polarizing film, wherein the polarizing film includes a polarizer and a transparent protective film provided on only one side of the polarizer, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is provided on a side of the polarizer where the transparent protective film is absent, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer (A) and an alkali metal salt (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached polarizing film has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with an antistatic function and satisfactory durability and whose optical properties are less likely to be degraded.
US09488753B2	Marine geophysical equipment cleaner Techniques are disclosed relating to an apparatus with scraping members for cleaning a geophysical equipment (e.g., a streamer) being towed behind a survey vessel. The apparatus may, in one embodiment, include a housing and a plurality of scraping members that are disposed at least partially outside of the housing. In another embodiment, when the geophysical equipment is being towed behind a survey vessel, portions of the geophysical equipment may be flattened or compressed due to the towing force exerted on the geophysical equipment, and the apparatus of this disclosure may still be used to clean the geophysical equipment. A method is disclosed related to operating an apparatus with a plurality of scraping members and removing debris from a geophysical equipment.
US09488751B2	Droplet oscillation device and droplet oscillation method A droplet oscillation device includes upper and lower electrodes, a changing mechanism, a sensor and a controller. The lower electrode is configured to support a substrate thereon. The changing mechanism is configured to change a distance between the upper and lower electrodes. The sensor is configured to detect a droplet formed above a surface of the substrate opposite the upper electrode. The controller is configured to vary an applied voltage between the upper and lower electrodes to oscillate the droplet, and to determine whether the droplet is detected by the sensor. The controller is configured to respectively determine whether the droplet is detected under a plurality of conditions for which a frequency of the applied voltage or the distance are different, and to oscillate the droplet at the frequency and the distance of a condition for which the droplet is detected and for which the distance is greatest.
US09488748B2	System and method for generating fluid compensated downhole parameters Systems, tools and techniques for generating downhole parameters of a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation and having a downhole fluid (108) therein are provided. A downhole tool with sensor pads (118a, 118b, 118c, 118d) is positioned in the wellbore (106) for emitting an electrical signal therefrom and for measuring the electrical signal. A downhole fluid unit is provided for generating downhole fluid measurements from the measured electrical signal passing through the downhole fluid and for generating a downhole fluid distribution profile (430) based on the downhole fluid measurements whereby separation of the downhole fluid may be indicated. A formation unit may be provided for generating formation measurements from the measured electrical signal passing through the subterranean formation. A compensation unit may be provided for analyzing the fluid distribution profile and selectively adjusting the formation measurements based on the analyzed downhole fluid distribution profile whereby a fluid compensated formation parameter is provided.
US09488732B1	GPS optimization for limited data A satellite navigation signal receiver connected to a legacy satellite navigation system receives a plurality of satellite signals. The receiver selects a subset of the plurality of signals and uses all available data from all of the signals to correct any errors in the subset of signals or otherwise increase the precision of the subset of signals. Alternatively, the receiver uses all of the available data in the plurality of signals to simulate idealized satellite signals that the legacy satellite navigation system uses to derive a location.
US09488723B2	Method and system of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant A method of controlling a drive-thru operation of a quick-service restaurant (QSR) includes detecting using a range finding device, when a vehicle enters a drive-thru proximity zone of the QSR; measuring a plurality of range data of the vehicle entering the drive-thru proximity zone; transmitting simultaneously the plurality of range data to a controller device; calculating at the controller device, a dwell time of the vehicle based on the plurality of range data; determining at the controller device, whether the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds a pre-set dwell time threshold; transmitting the dwell time of the vehicle to a cloud server when a violation occurs; and instructing a central station from the cloud server to send a notification message to the QSR when the dwell time of the vehicle exceeds the pre-set threshold.
US09488718B2	Angle-resolving radar sensor for motor vehicles An angle-resolving radar sensor for motor vehicles having multiple antenna elements and multiple receive channels, at least two antenna elements connected to the same receive channel together having a directional characteristic having at least two main lobes having different primary sensitivity directions.
US09488717B1	Micro-radar, micro-radar sensor nodes, networks and systems A micro-radar is disclosed that is operated based upon two Digital to Analog Converter (DAC) outputs that control its internal timing and Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal frequency. Calibration and temperature compensation is done through estimating the duty cycle of the transmit signal and possibly the reception signal that stimulate a pulse generator to create the transmit pulse and the reception pulse and adjusting one or both DAC outputs. Sensor processors, wireless sensor nodes and wireline sensor nodes are disclosed for operating the micro-radar. An integrated circuit is disclosed implementing all or portions of the micro-radar. Access points, servers as well as systems that include but are not limited to a traffic monitoring system, a traffic control system, a parking management system and/or a production management system are also disclosed.
US09488715B2	Optimized monotonic radiation pattern fit with ambiguity resolution Characterizing a radiation pattern of an antenna, accurately, is needed to improve the determination of an angle arrival of a radar signal received by the antenna. Accordingly, an optimized monotonic fitting approach with corresponding method and system are provided. The approach represents an approximation of the radiation pattern as a window map having a plurality of windows. The approach finds an optimized monotonic fit of the radiation pattern by adjusting the window map, one window at a time, and testing the resulting new approximations. The approach tests whether a new approximation is a better fit then the other approximations, is monotonic, and has a minimum slope. The approach enforces monotonicity and a minimum slope for ambiguity resolution. The approach further includes calculating an angle arrival of the radar signal based on the optimized monotonic fit.
US09488712B2	Method and apparatus for compensating for gradient delay in magnetic resonance scanning sequence In a method and MR scanning apparatus for compensating for gradient delay in the MR scanning sequence, a current gradient amplitude of the MR scanning sequence is determined. Based on the current gradient amplitude and a mapping between gradient delay and gradient amplitude, a current gradient delay corresponding to the current gradient amplitude is determined. The gradient delay in the MR scanning sequence is compensated according to the current gradient delay.
US09488711B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a data acquiring part and a data processing part. The data acquiring part acquires first and second MR signals by applying at least one IR pulse under an application condition according to a relaxation time of a fluid. The first MR signals include MR signals, having negative values, from the fluid. The second MR signals include MR signals, having positive values, from the fluid. The data processing part generates first and second image data. The first image data depict the fluid as a lower signal region than that of a tissue. The second image data depict the fluid as a higher signal region than that of the tissue. The data processing part generates the first image data with a phase correction based on the second MR signals.
US09488704B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus with sound absorption cladding and irregular grid A magnetic resonance apparatus is proposed. The magnetic resonance apparatus has a magnet unit, magnet housing and a housing unit surrounding the magnet unit. The housing unit includes at least one support structure unit and a cladding unit. The cladding unit has at least one first layer, which includes a sound absorption element, and at least one second layer, which includes a heavy mass layer.
US09488701B2	Integrated magnatoresistive sensing device An integrated magnetoresistive sensing device includes a substrate, a magnetoresistive sensing element and a built-in self test (BIST) unit. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The magnetoresistive sensing element is disposed above the first surface and comprises at least a magnetoresistive layer not parallel to the first surface. The BIST unit is disposed above the first surface and comprises at least a conductive part corresponding to the magnetoresistive layer. The conductive part is configured to generate a magnetic field along a direction perpendicular to the first surface. A projection of the conductive part on the first surface does not overlap with a projection of the magnetoresistive layer on the first surface.
US09488699B2	Devices for sensing current Devices for sensing current are described herein. One device includes a first magnetic sensor configured to determine a first magnetic field associated with a current conductor while the current conductor is conducting a current, a second magnetic sensor, a particular distance from the first magnetic sensor, configured to determine a second magnetic field associated with the current conductor while the current conductor is conducting the current, and a fastener configured to secure the current sensor to the current conductor such that the first and second magnetic sensors are on a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the current conductor.
US09488698B2	System and method for detecting diode failures A system for detecting faults in a rectifier includes an AC current generator and a rectifier. A controller is configured to determine an AC input current supplied to rectifier, generate a simulated rectified DC input current based upon the AC input current, and determine a DC output current from the rectifier. The controller is further configured to compare the simulated rectified DC input current to the DC output current and generate an alert command if a difference between the simulated rectified DC input current and the DC output current exceeds a predetermined difference threshold.
US09488692B2	Mode based skew to reduce scan instantaneous voltage drop and peak currents A method and apparatus for implementing mode based skew is disclosed. In one embodiment, an IC includes a number of different functional units each coupled to receive a respective one of a number of different clock signals. One or more of the functional circuit blocks includes at least two clock-gating circuits that are coupled to receive the clock signal provided to that functional circuit block. During a scan test, a first clock-gating circuit within a functional circuit block is configured to provide a first delay to the clock signal. A second clock-gating circuit within the functional circuit block may provide a second delay to the clock signal, the second delay being different from the first.
US09488689B2	Systems and methods for identifying fault location using distributed communication A fault location system for locating a fault in a power distribution system is provided. The fault location system includes a grounding resistor assembly configured to generate, in response to detection of the fault, a tracing signal that alternates between on periods and off periods, and a plurality of power distribution networks, wherein a first power distribution network of the plurality of power distribution networks is configured to receive a synchronizing message that includes a timing for the on periods and the off periods, measure, based on the synchronization message, a current through the first power distribution network to attempt to detect the fault, broadcast a fault detection message to all other power distribution networks of the plurality of power distribution networks when the fault is detected at the first power distribution network, and determine whether the first power distribution network is the location of the fault.
US09488681B2	Convolution integral for synchronized phasor Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a synchronized phasor in power system based on voltage and current measurements, sampling of the voltage and current measurements and convolving the samples with a function.
US09488678B2	Apparatus and method for measuring geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) in high voltage transmission conductors An apparatus and method for measuring geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to measure GICs temporarily flowing in high-voltage, 60 Hz power transmission conductors, and includes a securing means for securing the apparatus to the power transmission conductor. The apparatus further includes a flux concentrator having a toroidal ferrite core and winding wound around the core configured to capture a magnetic field from the power transmission conductor; a hall-effect sensor assembly configured to receive the magnetic field from the flux concentrator and produce a voltage signal corresponding to the magnetic field; and an electronics module configured to receive the voltage signal from the hall-effect sensor assembly, conduct measurements, and transmit the measurements to a local access point.
US09488670B2	Systems and methods for detecting overhead line motion A system for monitoring motion of an overhead line includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes an accelerometer and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to accept data from the accelerometer corresponding to line movement, analyze the data to determine displacement data corresponding to a displacement of the overhead line, accept data corresponding to a location of at least one external object proximate to the overhead line, and analyze the displacement data to determine a clearance from the at least one external object.
US09488667B2	Automatic analyzer To change a photometric time for each item or to change a measurement time for each specimen so that time required for biochemical measurement can be reduced, an index that indicates an end of a reaction is required. Unfortunately, however, no methods have been available for determining the end of the reaction. In measuring a substance to be measured contained in a sample, a parameter in an approximate expression is calculated using a measured value that changes with time, a degree of convergence of a reaction is determined according to a degree of convergence of the parameter, and a measured value at the end of the reaction is calculated using the parameter at a point in time at which it is determined that the reaction has converged.
US09488651B2	Methods of measuring ADAMTS 13 activity The invention generally relates to methods of measuring cleaved von Willebrand factor (VWF) fragments. More specifically, the invention relates to methods of measuring the ability of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) to cleave VWF in vivo. The invention also relates to methods of using various animal models which demonstrate ADAMTS13 activity similar to that of a human. The invention further relates to methods of measuring the cleavage products of rVWF in mammals, particularly in humans and in human plasma.
US09488647B2	Detection of surface-bound magnetic particles A method detects magnetic particles (1) bound to a binding surface (111) of a sample chamber (112). The detection is made during and/or immediately after the action of an attractive magnetic field. The attractive magnetic field (B) is preceded by a repulsive magnetic field (B) which removes unbound magnetic particles away from the binding surface (111). Due to the attractive magnetic field (B), bound magnetic particles (1) come closer to the binding surface (111), which increases the signal of surface specific detection techniques like frustrated total internal reflection. The signal can be achieved by an attractive magnetic field that is parallel to the binding surface (111) thus inducing the generation of chains between unbound and bound magnetic particles.
US09488644B2	Assays for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease An in vitro assay is provided for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease. Also provided is an in vitro assay for determining the effect of an activated CD8+ T-cell on a sensitized melanoma cell. A method for improving the specific cytolytic activity (SCA) of an immune cell comprising contacting an immune cell with an antigen and an antigen-independent pro-inflammatory agent is provided. A method for ex vivo expansion of antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells with enhanced specific cytolytic activity (SCA) comprising culturing the antigen-specific CD8+ T-cells in a suitable culture media comprising an amino acid. An in vitro assay is provided for determining the effect of an immune cell on a cell from an infectious or neoplastic disease. A method of treating a subject suffering from an infectious or neoplastic disease with immuno therapy is described.
US09488637B2	Combination of single-cell electroporation and electrical recording using the same electrode Methods for stimulating exocytosis from a cell are provided where the same electrochemical microelectrode is used to electroporate an adjacent cell and then measure quantal exocytosis from the adjacent cell. Also provided are methods for stimulating and measuring exocytosis from a select cell population arrayed on a chip comprising addressable electrodes. Calcium independent stimulation of exocytosis with inorganic anions such as chloride ions is also provided. These methods can provide for specific stimulation of a desired subset of cells without exposing other nearby cells to the stimulus.
US09488632B2	Reheating cooked food such as meat In order to provide reheating of cooked food that leads to an improved result of the reheated food, e.g. meat, in a facilitated manner, an apparatus (10) for reheating cooked food is provided that comprises a container (12) for receiving food to be reheated, a sensing module (16), a heating module (18), and a processing unit (20). The sensing module is provided with an emitter arrangement (22) configured to emit at least light as first sensing radiation (SRA1) with a first sensing peak wavelength (SWL1), and light as second sensing radiation (SRA2) with a second sensing peak wavelength (SWL2). The first and the second sensing radiations have different reflecting characteristics in relation with fat and protein in the food, e.g. meat to be reheated. The sensing module is also provided with a sensor arrangement (24) configured to detect light with the first sensing peak wavelength and light with the second sensing peak wavelength; wherein the light is reflected by the food. The heating module is configured to provide energy to the food arranged in the container by at least one heating radiation source (30) for heating the food in dependency of a determined fat/protein ratio. The processing unit is configured to determine the fat/protein ratio (32) of the food arranged in the container based on the detected light reflected by the food. The processing unit is configured to determine operating parameters (38) of the heating module, and to control the heating radiation source to emit light as first heating radiation (HRA1) with a first heating peak wavelength (HWL1), and light as second heating radiation (HRA2) with a second heating peak wavelength (HWL2). A power output of the first heating peak wavelength and the second heating peak wavelength is adapted to have a different absorption characteristics relating to fat and protein of the food/meat.
US09488631B2	Preservation environment information output method, preservation environment information output device, and recording medium A method of determining preservation environment information includes irradiating left and right eyes of a fish with ultraviolet rays, taking ultraviolet images of the fish eyes by one or more ultraviolet cameras, analyzing the ultraviolet images by a computer, determining preservation environment of the fish based on luminance of each of iris portions in the left and right fish eyes, and outputting information representing a determination result to a display.
US09488630B2	Integrated remote aerial sensing system A system for high temporal and high spatial resolution monitoring of a field of plants is disclosed. Illustratively, the system includes a plurality of ground based reference objects, a balloon adapted to be positioned above the field of plants, and a balloon positioning system coupled to the balloon and configured to position the balloon relative to the field of plants. An imaging system is supported by the balloon and includes a locations system, at least one camera, and at least one gimbal configured to orient the at least one camera. The imaging system captures at least one image of the field of plants including the plurality of ground based reference objects in the at least one image.
US09488622B2	Enhanced detection sensitivity with piezoelectric microcantilever sensors A method for enhancing the detection sensitivity of a piezoelectric microcantilever sensor. The method may involve providing a piezoelectric microcantilever and inducing a change in the Young's modulus during detection of a species of interest. The change in the Young's modulus may be induced or enhanced by the application of a DC bias electric field to the piezoelectric layer that enhances non-180° polarization domain switching of the piezoelectric layer. The change in the Young's modulus may also result from binding of the species of interest to the piezoelectric microcantilever sensor or a combination of binding and application of a DC bias electric field. Significantly enhanced detection sensitivity results from the changed Young's modulus of the piezoelectric layer.
US09488619B2	Device and method for monitoring interaction between a fluid and a wall A sensor device and method for monitoring interaction between a fluid and a wall includes includes a mechanical oscillator, a housing, and mechanical response sensing system. The mechanical oscillator includes a floating member formed from a first material configured to be susceptible to the fluid and a support member formed from a second material resistant to the fluid. The mechanical oscillator is affixed within the housing that is adaptably fastened to the structural component such that the floating member contacts the fluid. The mechanical response sensing system is configured to measure a mechanical characteristic of the combined floating member and the support member. The mechanical characteristic is configured to be indicative of the interaction between the fluid and the wall.
US09488616B2	GeLC-MS using stain free technology Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a protein sample for mass spectroscopy. The method includes separating proteins of the sample on an electrophoresis gel; contacting the proteins with a halo-substituted organic compound; exposing the gel to UV light; detecting fluorescence emitted from the electrophoresis gel; excising at least one portion of the electrophoresis gel based upon the detected fluorescence, wherein said at least one portion contains proteins of the protein sample; and subjecting proteins from the at least one portion to mass spectroscopy. Using this method, more proteins can be identified by GeLC-MS than when the electrophoresis gel is treated with a protein stain or subjected to the gel handling steps accompanying such treatment.
US09488614B2	Localized desalting systems and methods Example apparatus, systems and methods to desalt a sample are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a substrate and a sensor disposed on the substrate. The sensor has a surface functionalized with a binding agent to interact with an analyte in a liquid sample when the liquid sample is in contact with the sensor surface. The example apparatus further includes an electrode disposed on the substrate to create an electric potential and move ions in the sample away from the surface of the sensor.
US09488605B2	Confocal XRF-CT system for mining analysis A correlative evaluation of a sample using an x-ray computed tomography (CT) x-ray fluorescence (XRF) system and the method for analyzing a sample using x-ray CT and XRF is disclosed. The CT/XRF system includes an x-ray CT subsystem for acquisition of volume information and a confocal XRF subsystem for acquisition of elemental composition information. The CT/XRF system also includes a controller for managing the acquisitions by the x-ray CT subsystem and confocal XRF subsystem. Combining sub-micrometer spatial resolution 3-D imaging with elemental composition analysis in 3-D with ppm level sensitivity is important to elemental identification of precious metal grains in crushed and ground ores and floatation tailings in the mining industry.
US09488603B2	Method, system and apparatus for non-destructive testing (NDT) of power line sleeves, dead-ends and other couplings In one aspect the invention provides a system for non-destructive testing of overhead electrical power-line equipment. The system comprises a digital x-ray system and a support unit adapted to be suspended from said overhead electrical power-line equipment. The digital x-ray system comprises an x-ray source, an x-ray digital imager, an imager control unit and a wireless communication unit. The digital x-ray system is mounted on the support unit. Apparatus aspects for the support unit and method aspects are also provided.
US09488598B2	Inspecting apparatus for inspecting a multilayer structure An inspecting apparatus includes: a stage including a top surface on which a multilayer structure comprising a first layer and a second layer is placed; a first light irradiation unit which faces a first side surface of the multilayer structure and provides light to a first side surface of the first layer or a first side surface of the second layer; an image capture unit which is on the stage, receives scattered light from the multilayer structure and generates image information of the multilayer structure from the received scattered light, and a control unit which detects foreign body information of the multilayer structure based on the image information of the multilayer structure. The scattered light comprises the light which is provided from the first light irradiation unit and is scattered within the multilayer structure.
US09488591B2	Front quartersphere scattered light analysis A surface inspection system, as well as related components and methods, are provided. The surface inspection system includes a beam source subsystem, a beam scanning subsystem, a workpiece movement subsystem, an optical collection and detection subsystem, and a processing subsystem. The optical collection and detection system features, in the front quartersphere, a light channel assembly for collecting light reflected from the surface of the workpiece, and a front collector and wing collectors for collecting light scattered from the surface, to greatly improve the measurement capabilities of the system. The light channel assembly has a switchable edge exclusion mask and a reflected light detection system for improved detection of the reflected light.
US09488586B2	Determining treatment fluid composition using a mini-reservoir device A mini-reservoir device may be used to screen or otherwise determine a composition of one or more treatment fluids, additives, and other fluids. Such fluids may be for use in a subterranean formation. Methods of determining a composition may include visual analysis of each of two or more fluids, each from a plurality of candidate fluids, flowed through a mini-reservoir device, and selection of one of the plurality of candidate fluids based at least in part upon that visual analysis. Certain methods may include determining an oil recovery factor for each of one or more fluids flowed through a mini-reservoir device. In particular methods, multiple treatment fluids and/or additives, such as surfactants, may be selected based at least in part upon visual analysis of the fluids' flow through a mini-reservoir device.
US09488572B2	Non-contact probe measurement test bed for millimeter wave and terahertz circuits, integrated devices/components, systems for spectroscopy using sub-wavelength-size-samples A test fixture for characterizing a device-under-test (DUT) includes first and second planar antennas and a planar waveguide arranged to guide terahertz (THz) and/or millimeter wave (mmW) radiation between the first and second planar antennas. The planar waveguide is further configured to couple THz and/or mmW radiation guided between the first and second planar antennas with the DUT. A beam forming apparatus is arranged to transmit a probe THz and/or mmW radiation beam to the first planar antenna of the test fixture. An electronic analyzer is configured to wirelessly receive a THz and/or mmW signal emitted by the second planar antenna responsive to transmission of the probe THz and/or mmW radiation beam to the first planar antenna. The planar antennas may be asymmetrical beam-tilted slot antennas.
US09488560B2	Device with position-limit spring for alternating tension-compression cyclic test A rock sample fixing device with position-limit spring components for cyclic tension and compression tests including: a lower clamp and an upper clamp; the lower clamp including a lower connector connected to a loading base at a bottom of a testing machine, a lower end cap for fixing samples, a lower chain connecting the lower connector and the lower end cap, a first central position-limit mechanism, a second central position-limit mechanism, and a first hydraulic mechanism; the upper clamp including an upper connector connected to a loading base at a top of the testing machine, an upper end cap for fixing samples, an upper chain connecting the upper connector and the upper end cap, a third central position-limit mechanism, a fourth central position-limit mechanism, and a second hydraulic mechanism.
US09488556B2	Cryogenic storage system for thermolabile specimens The invention concerns a storage device (23, 45) for storing receptacles (10), preferably cryo-vials (10), in a carrier structure (3), the storage device (23, 45) comprising pockets (20) each for holding an individual receptacle (10), wherein the pockets (20) are connected one above the other in direction of a common longitudinal axis (59) and the storage device (23, 45) being provided with openings for inserting and retrieving receptacles (10) into and from said pockets (20) in longitudinal direction (60) and/or in lateral direction (61). Also a storage and storage-access system according to the invention is indicated.
US09488552B2	Cutting apparatus for automated tissue sample processing and imaging An apparatus is provided for cutting a tissue sample into a plurality of sections for automated tissue sample processing. The apparatus comprises a cutting mechanism and a holding mechanism. The cutting mechanism comprises a blade having a first reference line that extends from an attachment point of the blade to a rotation mechanism to an outermost point of the blade, and the rotation mechanism having a second reference line that extends from an axis point of the rotation mechanism to the attachment point, wherein the blade rotates around the axis point. The holding mechanism causes the tissue sample to remain stationary while the blade makes, at least, a first rotation around the axis point, resulting in a first tissue section cut from the tissue sample.
US09488545B2	High sensitivity environmental sensor network and network services for structural health monitoring A high sensitivity structural health monitoring network includes a plurality of sensor nodes disposed apart from each other and communicating through one or more sensor channels. The nodes include smart sensor circuit boards with an interface to a wireless smart sensor board platform, a multi-axis accelerometer having a measurement range and resolution set to provide sensitivity to measure ambient structural vibrations an analog to digital converter for converting signals that includes a plurality of individual channels being individually programmable for signal conditioning for providing data to the interface. A network framework provides network services including a time synchronization service with network-wide global timestamps for sensor data and a unified sensing service that supports collection of data for all sensor channels from all nodes together with a single set of associated time stamps.
US09488538B2	Pressure mapping and orientation sensing system This disclosure if directed to an improved pressure, force, and orientation sensing system, which may be applied to various industrial articles or sports equipment, fore remote performance analysis and user interface. Where applied to sports equipment, including a golf club, the sensor array of flexible and resilient piezo-resistive material permits collection of grip force data for an array of positions around and along the golf club grip handle; for the analysis, processing and communication of the data once collected, and a method of providing automated golf instruction using a force sensing golf grip of the present invention. Where applied to improved manufacturing lines and shipping of containers, force sensing packages may be equipped with the sensor arrays disclosed herein. The force sensing package is of similar shape to a standard sized package the ordinary forces on which are being tested and by the sampled force sensing package. Control and display software collects the force sensing data, and possibly other data (including motion and orientation data), and communicates it to analytics and display software remote from the device. The force sensing package is comprised of layers, at least two of the layers of which is a force sensing material and a related electrode array. Shapes disclosed are cylinders (cans), cylinders with conic portions (bottle), and parallelepipeds (boxes).
US09488531B2	Loss compensation for distributed sensing in downhole environments An apparatus for estimating a parameter includes: an optical fiber sensor including at least one optical fiber configured to be disposed in a downhole location and including at least one sensing location configured to generate measurement signals; at least one light source configured to transmit a measurement signal having a wavelength to interrogate a sensing location and cause the sensing location to return a reflected measurement signal indicative of a measured parameter, and configured to transmit a reference signal and cause a reflected reference signal to be returned from a location associated with the sensing location, the reflected reference signal having a known relationship to hydrogen concentration; and a processor configured to receive the reflected measurement signal and the reflected reference signal, estimate the hydrogen concentration based on the reflected reference signal, and calibrate the first reflected signal based on the estimated hydrogen concentration.
US09488525B2	Method and apparatus for femtosecond laser pulse measurement based on transient-grating effect Apparatuses and method for real-time measuring ultrashort pulse shape and pulse width. Transient-grating effect on a transparent optical medium is used to generate a reference beam. A black plate with four equal-sized holes divides the incoming laser beam into four beams, one of which is attenuated and introduced an appropriate time delay relative to the other three. The four laser beams pass through a concave mirror and are focused onto a nonlinear transparent optical medium. The three beams without attenuation are used to generate a transient-grating light in the transparent medium. The transient-grating light is collinear and overlapped with the fourth attenuated beam. According to the third-order nonlinear effect, the transient-grating light has a broader spectral bandwidth and more smooth spectrum phase with respect to the incident laser. By measuring the spectral interference, the spectrum and spectral phase may be retrieved by spectral interferometry.
US09488521B2	Method for operating optical sensor circuit, and method for operating display apparatus provided with optical sensor circuit In a method of operating an optical sensor circuit (11) in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, main reset is performed prior to sensing of incident light with use of a PIN diode (4) and, between the main reset and next main reset, auxiliary reset is performed so that a potential of a cathode terminal of the PIN diode (4) is reduced within a predetermined range within which storage of carriers is not induced in an intrinsic region of the PIN diode (4).
US09488514B2	Three-mode sensor for determining temperature, level, and concentration of a fluid A three-mode ultrasonic sensor for determining temperature, level, and/or concentration of a fluid. In one embodiment, the sensor includes a target positioned at a level; a controller, and a transducer electrically connected to the controller. The controller is configured to generate an ultrasonic signal, to receive a reflection of the ultrasonic signal from at least one of the target and a surface of a fluid, and generate a signal based on the reflection. The controller is further configured to receive the signal, and determine whether a level of the surface of the fluid is one of the following group: above the level of the target, below the level of the target, and substantially the same as the level of the target.
US09488494B2	System and method for hailing vehicles The present application provides a system and method for enabling a driver to locate a passenger. In one or more implementations, a graphical user interface is provided that is operable to send and receive information associated with passengers and vehicles. A location of a first vehicle, a location of a first passenger and a location of a second passenger are received. Information associated with the locations of the first and second passenger is transmitted and a representation of at least one of the first passenger and the second passenger and the respective location thereof is provided.
US09488493B2	Method and apparatus for electric vehicle trip and recharge planning A vehicle includes a traction battery, an interface, and at least one processor configured to present, via the interface, a message including a charge-vehicle recommendation for at least one charge station within the drive range, in response to (i) a selected destination for the vehicle lacking a charge facility for the battery and being within a drive range of the vehicle and (ii) a charge station being within the drive range.
US09488492B2	Real-time system for multi-modal 3D geospatial mapping, object recognition, scene annotation and analytics A multi-sensor, multi-modal data collection, analysis, recognition, and visualization platform can be embodied in a navigation capable vehicle. The platform provides an automated tool that can integrate multi-modal sensor data including two-dimensional image data, three-dimensional image data, and motion, location, or orientation data, and create a visual representation of the integrated sensor data, in a live operational environment. An illustrative platform architecture incorporates modular domain-specific business analytics “plug ins” to provide real-time annotation of the visual representation with domain-specific markups.
US09488490B2	Storing and accessing traffic data images in a limited bandwidth environment Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for storing and accessing traffic data images in a limited bandwidth environment. A traffic map image database is stored in a navigation device, where the database includes a plurality of traffic map images. A traffic condition is determined for a location of the navigation device. A traffic map image is retrieved from the database using a processor, where the traffic map image reflects the traffic condition for the location of the navigation device. The traffic map image is displayed on the navigation device.
US09488478B2	Methods and systems for visual flight rule (VFR) chart generation A method for generating one or more navigational charts for a geographic area is described. The method includes determining a frequency of travel between a plurality of destinations for the geographic area, the geographic area including a number of travel routes therein, defining one or more bounding boxes for placement within the geographic area, where the placement optimizes the number of travel routes within each bounding box, and generating one or more navigation charts for the area that have boundaries based on the bounding box definitions.
US09488469B1	System and method for high-accuracy measurement of object surface displacement using a laser displacement sensor This invention provides a system and method for the high-accuracy measurement of an object's surface displacement at a plurality of measurement points using a laser displacement sensor and a sensor process that corrects for noise and other accuracy-reducing factors. A camera assembly with an imager and optics package acquires images of an object surface, and a laser assembly projects a line on the object surface. These tasks can include (a) defining patches of the surface based upon a grid; (b) registering the object and aligning the grid with respect to the object; (c) excluding from the analysis of the image, irregular surface features; (d) oversampling one or more patches to improve overall accuracy; (e) specifying measurement resolution (i.e. in the (x, y z) dimensions), including choosing appropriate pixel sizes and number of measurements per measurement point; and (f) selecting optimal acquisition/image formation parameters.
US09488468B2	Displacement sensor, spectral characteristic measuring apparatus, color measuring apparatus, planar measured object quality monitoring apparatus, displacement measuring method, spectral characteristic measuring method, and color measuring method A displacement sensor includes a light source unit configured to apply light with different plural wavelengths in a direction oblique to a measurement region of a planar measured object, a spectroscope configured to measure spectral distribution of light reflected by the measurement region, a feature amount extracting module configured to extract a feature amount of the spectral distribution, and a displacement calculating module configured to calculate displacement of the measurement region based on the extracted feature amount and a relation between displacement and a feature amount acquired previously.
US09488458B2	Measuring device A measuring assembly for quickly and accurately marking a member for cutting includes a squaring tool to mark the member at a selected point. A tape measure is coupled to the squaring tool. Thus, the tape measure is always available to a user while the user utilizes the squaring tool. The tape measure measures a distance on the member such that the member may be quickly and accurately marked for cutting.
US09488445B2	Firearm mount with embedded sight A laser sight is embedded in a mounting rail otherwise used for attaching accessories to small arms discharge devices such as pistols or rifles. The mounting rail has a transverse profile that extends along an axis of the mounting rail for engaging mating features of the accessories. The laser sight is located at least partly within the transverse profile of the mounting rail and has a sighting axis that extends substantially parallel to the axis of the mounting rail.
US09488442B2	Anti-sniper targeting and detection system An anti-sniper targeting system where a spherical omni-directional depth stereoscopic multi-lens camera, a radar (e.g., LIDAR), and microphone identify, detect, and determine target positions and bearings, detect target weapon flash, detect glint, track bullet trajectory, coordinate, track, share, and assign targets. Target bearings and ranges are determined by sound and heat signature detection from an infrared camera, from glint, and radar to rapidly position a fire control arm with a camera onto assigned targets rapidly from calculations on target positions and optimal trajectory. It may account for firing corrections due to target range and wind effects using wind sensors, terrain data, pressure, temperature, and earth curvature accommodating for bullet trajectory over large ranges. It can be an offensive sniper system whereby a target is locked in spite of movements, such as from a vehicle using stabilizing gyros and accelerometers, image processing, or sensor data to adjust for movements.
US09488434B2	Stock-firearm interface A stock-to-firearm interface for mounting a stock to a firearm is disclosed. In one example, a stock-to-firearm interface for mounting a stock to a firearm is provided. The stock-to-firearm interface may have a proximal end, and a distal end shaped to interface with a recess in a firearm. The distal end may have a modifiable firearm mount shaped to at least partially fit within the recess, and may have an adjustable maximum profile. The stock-to-firearm interface may mount one of a folding stock and a fixed stock to a firearm.
US09488422B2	Grenade and grenade launching apparatus The present invention relates to a grenade that can be fired from a barrel, for recoilless firing. The barrel is open at both ends and is without any flow cross-section constrictions. The grenade is formed of a grenade base body which surrounds at least one explosive charge, and a flow cross-section reduction device for reducing the flow cross-section of the barrel. The device is arranged in the opposite direction to the firing direction X with respect to the grenade base body. The flow cross-section reduction device is connected to the grenade base body, separated from it, via a connecting device, and is connected to it such that it is stable during firing. A grenade launcher or shell firing apparatus has a grenade such as this, and the grenade firing apparatus has a barrel which is open at both ends and does not have any flow cross-section constrictions.
US09488420B2	Heat conducting sheet A heat conducting sheet includes a first sheet having heat conductivity, a bonding layer disposed on a part of a first face of the first sheet, and a backing separator disposed on the first face entirely. The backing separator has slight adhesion, so that the first sheet can stick to the backing separator. Bonding force between the first sheet and the bonding layer is greater than bonding force between the backing separator and the bonding layer.
US09488416B2	Multistage pressure condenser and steam turbine plant having the same A multistage pressure condenser includes, a high pressure chamber and a low pressure chamber, a pressure partition wall which partitions an inner portion of the low pressure chamber to an upper portion and a lower portion, a cooling pipe group which condenses low pressure side steam to low pressure side condensate, a reheat chamber positioned in the lower portion of the low pressure chamber and in which the low pressure side condensate which flows down through the porous plate is stored, high pressure side steam introduction portion for introducing high pressure side steam in the high pressure chamber to the reheat chamber, liquid-film forming portion which guides the low pressure side condensate which flows down through the porous plate to the reheat chamber while dispersing the low pressure side condensate on a surface, and air feeder for promoting the flow of the high pressure side steam.
US09488405B2	Storage box assembly and refrigerator including the same The storage box assembly includes a storage box, a box cover seated on a top surface of the storage box, a housing which accommodates the storage box, and an auto closing unit which connects a bottom portion of the storage box with the housing to automatically close the storage box. Here, top ends of both sides of the storage box and bottom ends of both sides of the box cover slant downward toward the rear to be engaged with one another.
US09488404B2	Frost reduction by active circulation An ultra low temperature refrigeration system and technique, includes a cabinet with a storage chamber maintained at a certain temperature range, a door providing a seal with the cabinet when engaged with the cabinet, and a dehumidifying unit connected to the cabinet for dehumidifying the storage chamber within the cabinet.
US09488402B2	Method and device for instant ice usage A system and a method to produce instance ice provide instant ice usage anywhere and anyplace without a refrigerator, electricity or any other ice maker. A portable instant ice piece producing system includes an instant ice piece device being a sealed package holding a coolant proof package filled in a plurality of sealed pocket filled with water fluid, a coolant particle, a water bag filled with water, and a processing circuitry configured to press or knead the instant ice bag and break the water bag such that the coolant particle is mixed with the water released from the water bag and the plurality of sealed water fluids is frozen to a plurality of sealed ice pieces and cut the instant ice piece device to provide the plurality of sealed ice pieces.
US09488396B2	Air-conditioning apparatus An air-conditioning apparatus capable of storing a surplus of refrigerating machine oil and returning a necessary amount of the refrigerating machine oil to a compressor as required. In an air-conditioning apparatus, a controller determines the amount of refrigerating machine oil that is present in a compressor by measuring power of the compressor and controls opening and closing of a solenoid valve on the basis of the measurement results.
US09488393B2	Adsorption cell, adsorption cluster and adsorption compressor as well as method of operating an adsorption compressor An adsorption cell suitable for a thermal wave operated adsorption compressor comprising an elongated solid adsorption material extending along an axis, the elongated solid adsorption material and an elongated heat transfer fluid (HTF) channel in direct heat transferring contact with the outside surface of the solid adsorption material. The adsorption material is formed by a stack of units, i.e. pills of adsorption material. Each pill is accommodated in an associated cup from a heat conductive material. The surface conformity and roughness of the bottom of pill of the unit and of top of the pill of the adjacent unit on the one hand and of the cup bottom wall on the other hand are such that any gap between the abutting bottom and cup bottom wall and the abutting top and cup bottom wall is less than 30 micron, preferably less than 10 micron.
US09488391B2	Cryogenic refrigerator A cryogenic refrigerator includes a refrigerator body configured to produce cold temperatures by expanding a refrigerant gas; a compressor connected to a first pipe for feeding the refrigerant gas of a first pressure to the refrigerator body, and connected to a second pipe for collecting the refrigerant gas of a second pressure lower than the first pressure from the refrigerator body; a buffer tank configured to store the refrigerant gas; a first valve provided in a first connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the refrigerator body; a second valve provided in a second connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the first pipe; and a third valve provided in a third connecting pipe connecting the buffer tank and the second pipe.
US09488386B2	Concentrated solar power system receiver Systems and methods for concentrating and storing solar energy are provided. A solar energy receiver for use with the systems and methods may include a container for holding a solar absorption material, such as a phase change material, and a cooled cover disposed above the container for condensing and collecting vaporized phase change material collected along an underside of the cover.
US09488380B2	Air-conditioning remote controller A printed board arranged within an upper case and having a hole, a partition portion arranged within the upper case so as to be substantially orthogonal to the printed board and provided with a cut, and a temperature sensor arranged within the upper case and having a covered wire, a soldered portion provided at an end of the covered wire, and a temperature detection portion provided at another end of the covered wire, are provided. The temperature sensor is fixed such that the soldered portion is soldered to a surface of the printed board, the covered wire is inserted through the hole and engaged with the cut to be fixed, and the temperature detection portion is located near an inner surface of the upper case.
US09488374B2	Support system for radiant tube heaters A modular support system for outdoor radiant tube heaters includes a frame defined by hollow beams for receiving fuel and electrical lines and supporting electrical heaters posts for supporting the beams and saddles for interconnecting the beams and mounting them on posts.
US09488372B2	Fluid bed regenerative thermal oxidizer and a method for its use The present device is a fluid bed regenerative thermal oxidizer configured to minimize dead spaces within it and eliminate the need for complex valve systems, which are typically required to move treated and untreated air across fixed beds. The present device can be a fluid bed regenerative thermal oxidizer comprising a vertical stack having a combustion chamber near its interior center and desorber shelves located within the vertical stack above the combustion chamber and adsorber shelves located within the vertical stack below the combustion shelves. Ceramic spheres can be used as heat sinks that flow from the desorber shelves, around the combustion chamber and onto the adsorber shelves and then back to the desorber shelves. In this way heat from the combustion can be captured by the heat exchange material on the desorber shelves and released to preheat untreated air on the adsorber shelves.
US09488370B2	Arrangement structure suitable for inverted pulverized coal boiler with ultra-high steam temperature steam parameters The disclosure provides an arrangement structure suitable for an inverted pulverized coal boiler with ultra-high steam temperature steam parameters, including a hearth, wherein the hearth is communicated with a middle uplink flue, and the top of the middle uplink flue is communicated with that of a tail downlink flue. In the structure, the hearth is connected with the middle uplink flue by a hearth outlet horizontal flue at the bottom, so that the high-temperature gas is drained to a low elevation and then flows upwards through the middle uplink flue; a final heating surface may be arranged at the low position of the hearth outlet horizontal flue and the middle uplink flue so as to reduce the length of the high-temperature steam pipeline between the final heating surface and the steam turbine, lower the manufacturing cost of the boiler as well as the frication and radiation loss of the pipe.
US09488367B2	External combustion steam engine electrical generator having a fuel system, an engine system, and an electrical system attached and configured in a stacked or side-by-side relation with a small total footprint area A specific electrical generator powered by an external combustion steam engine that functions through the initial combustion of various potential fuel sources to consequently generate steam from an internal working fluid that drives an electric motor or alternator to generate electricity is provided. The steam is then condensed to return to its liquid form in order to again be heated into steam through further combustion. The all-in-one electric generator combusts the fuel provided within the generator and incinerates such fuel in a manner and in an environment to effectively eliminate the potential for appreciable resultant levels of nitrogen and/or sulfur oxides. The combustion fuel may be any type of material, such as used vehicle or equipment oil, waste vegetable or cooking oil, diesel, gasoline, syngases, natural gases, and the like.
US09488364B2	USB charger related products has built-in fluid and display unit USB Charger related products have a built-in liquid display unit including decorative, reflective, and/or miniature items within a medium and an optional heater-means to cause movement of medium and the items included within the medium. The charger related products are supplied with power from an AC power wire, the 110 VAC to 250 VAC input power being converted into an output charging current having a range of 1.0 A to 12 A and 3.5 VDC to 8.5 VDC. In addition, USB digital signal or data ports may be connected with an external computer, consumer electric device, or communication device, and the USB charger related products may further include additional devices such as an AC outlets(s), sensor, motion sensor, remote control, timer, LEDs, power fail circuitry, audio, video, or smell devices, or other electric or electronic devices to provide one or more additional functions in addition to the charging function.
US09488361B2	Lighting devices A flashlight has housing with a first mechanical spiral engagement system, a head assembly with a second mechanical spiral engagement system that engages the first mechanical spiral engagement system when the head assembly is coupled to the housing, an LED light source module fixedly held by a heat sink fixedly held by the housing, a power source held within the housing, and a switch assembly, wherein light provided by the LED light source module may be varied by rotating the head assembly relative to the housing while the heat sink, the switch assembly and the power source remain stationary.
US09488358B2	Temperature-controlled laser light source device and projector device incorporating the laser light source device A laser light source device includes: a laser light source module; a pipe through which a cooling refrigerant flows; a heat block which thermally joins the laser light source module and the pipe to each other; and a vessel which is arranged below the heat block and receives dew condensation water which is generated on a surface of the heat block by condensation and drops. The vessel has an opening portion which opens upward, and a plan view profile of the opening portion is larger than a plan view profile of the heat block.
US09488355B2	LED lamp An LED lamp (1) is employed in a state mounted on a lighting fixture. The LED lamp (1) includes an LED source portion (2) including a plurality of LED chips, an illuminance sensor module (12) detecting ambient illuminance, and a controller controlling the LED source portion (2) in response to illuminance of ambient light other than light emitted by the LED source portion (2) on the basis of an output signal received from the illuminance sensor module (12) when the LED source portion (2) is in a lighting-up state. When the LED source portion (2) is in the lighting-up state, there is a possibility that the illuminance sensor module (12) detects not only the ambient light illuminance but also spontaneous light illuminance. The controller eliminates influence by the spontaneous light illuminance, and controls the LED source portion (2) in response to the illuminance of the ambient light.
US09488354B2	Energy hybrid illuminated signage apparatus An illuminated signage apparatus operable in high ambient light environments and in low ambient light environments comprises a first light source (30) operable in high ambient light environments and a second light source (26) operable in low ambient light environments. It includes means to detect a relevant ambient light environment threshold and means to switch between the operation of the first (30) and second light sources (26).
US09488352B2	Radio frequency (RF) signal pathway for a lamp antenna An illumination device is disclosed, and includes a first housing defining an interior cavity and an aperture, at least one lighting element, and a driver board electrically coupled to the lighting element. The driver board includes an antenna element. The driver board is positioned at least in part within the interior cavity of the first housing. The aperture of the first housing is positioned so as to create a pathway such that radio frequency (RF) signals reach the interior cavity of the first housing.
US09488350B2	Recessed lighting fixture and flexibly attached compact junction box A recessed lighting fixture includes a lamp housing and a separate compact junction box, which contains a power supply that drives the lamp and serves in part to divide the interior cavity of the junction box into two separate wiring compartments. The junction box has two end walls spaced along an axis and a releasably secured. The lighting fixture is particularly suitable for retrofit installations, especially where small aperture downlights are desired.
US09488348B2	Troffer light fixture retrofit systems and methods A retrofitting kit for retrofitting an existing troffer light fixture having a troffer housing includes a door assembly and a retainer. The door assembly includes a housing and a light source within the housing. The retainer is fixed to the housing of the door assembly and configured to engage at least one of the troffer housing and a T-bar of a ceiling system to thereby selectively secure the door assembly within the ceiling system. The retainer is positioned such that the engagement between the retainer and the at least one of the troffer housing and the T-bar of the ceiling system is direct.
US09488347B1	Lighting system A lighting system that provides radial and down lighting for dock piles and dock platforms. The lighting system has a cone assembly, a base that mounts onto a dock pile, and an electrical system having at least one light source. A tip cone is mounted onto the cone assembly and may have at least one light slot to emit light from the at least one light source. The tip cone and cone assembly are apex shaped. Extending from the tip cone is a mast bolt that secures to the base and may secure the at least one light source. The lighting system may also have at least one flat mold, and at least one corner mold. Each has at least one channel to receive at least one optic fiber, color bead, and/or rope lighting. A pile wrap assembly has at least two wraps that join around each dock pile.
US09488343B2	Interchangeable lighting assembly An interchangeable lighting assembly is disclosed which comprises an inner plate member having depending leg portions each having an aperture for receiving a fastening device, an interchangeable cladding member having an aperture that is aligned with one of the apertures of one of the depending leg portions of the inner plate member, a fastening device for securing the interchangeable cladding member to the inner plate member through the aperture of the interchangeable cladding member aligned with the aperture of the depending leg portion, and a light source assembly connected to the inner plate member and depending therefrom.
US09488333B2	Lighting device A lighting device is provided with an LED light source including a light bulb color LED, a blue LED, and a green LED. The light bulb color LED has a peak wavelength in the range from 580 to 630 nm and a half width at the peak wavelength in the range from 120 nm to 175 nm. The light bulb color LED is specified by Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) Z9112. The blue LED has a peak wavelength in the range from 450 nm to 480 nm. The green LED has a peak wavelength in the range from 500 nm to 530 nm.
US09488329B2	Light fixture with textured reflector A light fixture with a textured reflector surface is disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention provide for a lighting system in which LEDs face, and the majority of light form the LED light source is incident on, a textured surface of a back reflector while producing minimal glare and minimal imaging of the light source. Such a reflector may be referred to as a retro-reflector. The reflector for the light fixture can be made from a relatively inexpensive material such as polycarbonate, which without texturing has a specular or semi-specular surface. This material can be used alone or with a metal substrate to form the reflector. The textured surface can be textured by way of an imprinted pattern or by roughening, and can be extruded. A prismatic texture may be used. The texturing can also be spatially varied.
US09488324B2	Accessories for LED lamp systems Accessories for LED lamp systems and methods of attaching accessories to illumination sources (e.g., LED lamps) are disclosed. A beam shaping accessories mechanically affixed to the LED lamp. The lens is designed to adapt to a first fixture that is mechanically attached to the lens. Accessories are designed to have a second fixture for mating to the first fixture such that the first fixture and the second fixture are configured to produce a retaining force between the first accessory and the lens. The retaining force is a mechanical force that is accomplished by mechanical mating of mechanical fixtures, or the retaining force is a magnetic force and is accomplished by magnetic fixtures configured to have attracting magnetic forces. In some embodiments, the accessory is treated to modulate an emanated light pattern (e.g., a rectangular, or square, or oval, or circular or diffused emanated light pattern). A USB connector is also provided.
US09488319B2	Film chemiluminescent device A chemiluminescent device comprising a luminous body with a cavity enclosed by a transparent or semitransparent film casing is described. Part of a luminous body is sheathed in a waterproof bag and separated from part of the luminous body out of the waterproof bag by a separating and sealing device from the exterior. Two or more sealed storage cavities are formed, and each waterproof bag is also sealed as a waterproof protective cavity. The corresponding storage cavities contain radiant agents and oxidizing agents in different storage cavities. In addition, radiant agents and/or oxidizing agents are respectively sealed in breakable storage bags provided with an aluminum foil wrap layer composed of one or more layers of aluminum foil. Furthermore, a chemiluminescent device with an image device can be provided, wherein the image device is arranged in the luminous body.
US09488318B2	Process for producing a self-illuminating body and self-illuminating body A process produces self-illuminating bodies, in which a recess is made in a housing part of a housing and a fluorescent and/or phosphorescent layer and/or a mask is arranged on a boundary wall of a cavity which is formed by joining the housing parts together. The housing parts are connected in a gastight manner, with at least one feed opening from outside into the cavity remaining open. Furthermore, a medium emitting decaying radiation is introduced through the at least one feed opening into the cavity, the decaying radiation being intended to illuminate the fluorescent and/or phosphorescent layer. Furthermore, a self-illuminating body and also the use thereof are specified.
US09488315B2	Gas distribution apparatus for directional and proportional delivery of process gas to a process chamber In some embodiments, a gas distribution apparatus may include: a manifold having a gas inlet to receive a process gas from a fast gas exchange unit and a first gas outlet to provide the process gas to a first gas delivery zone; a plurality of flow restrictors fluidly coupled to one another in parallel and to the gas inlet, wherein each of the plurality of flow restrictors are configured to allow at least a portion of a total flow of a process gas through each of the plurality of flow restrictors; and a plurality of valves each coupled to respective ones of the plurality of flow restrictors, wherein the plurality of valves are configured to be selectively opened to allow the process gas to flow through selective ones of the plurality of flow restrictors to provide a desired percentage of a total flow of the process gas to the outlet.
US09488310B2	Highly abrasion-resistant polyolefin pipe A pipe- or tube-shaped article having an innermost layer is disclosed which comprises a polyolefin composition comprising a polyolefin comprising ethylene and an α-olefin. The article provides long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant pipes for mining and other transportation uses. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the article and transporting abrasive materials.
US09488309B2	Valve, pipe and pipe component repair In some implementations, an apparatus includes a body, a receiver in contact with the body, two tensioners operable coupled to the receiver and a strap that includes strong and flexible material in which each end of the strap is attached to one of the two tensioners and the strap is in contact with the body.
US09488301B2	Removable coupling device for coupling together two flexible pipes A removable coupling device is provided for coupling together two flexible pipes of two tanks, and also provides a fuel storage system. The removable coupling device has two connector seats, with each connector seat being secured to a respective flexible pipe by adhesive bonding. The connector seats are rigid and are assembled mechanically together via at least one screw. The sealing between the connector seats is provided by a gasket.
US09488299B2	Armour reinforcement A method for manufacturing flexible pipe body and flexible pipe body of a type suitable for transporting production fluids is disclosed. The flexible pipe body includes an armour layer comprising interlocked windings of armour tape comprising at least one armour locating element and a reinforcement layer comprising a layer of reinforcement tape comprising at least one reinforcement locating element over the armour layer. The armour locating element and reinforcement locating element locate windings of the reinforcement tape with respect to respective windings of the armour tape.
US09488296B1	Crash protection sleeve for a parking brake wire A parking brake system for a vehicle includes a parking brake wire configured to be routed along the vehicle to a wheel assembly and a mounting bracket coupled to the parking brake wire. The mounting bracket is configured to mount the parking brake wire to an undercarriage of the vehicle. The mounting bracket has an edge configured to face a fuel tank of the vehicle. A crash protection sleeve is coupled to the parking brake wire near the mounting bracket. The crash protection sleeve is positioned to engage the fuel tank prior to the edge of the mounting bracket engaging the fuel tank in an event of a vehicle crash. The crash protection sleeve may surround the parking brake wire and may prevent contact of the mounting bracket with the fuel tank.
US09488290B2	Disc check valve system and method A system and method for a check valve system is provided including a plurality of interlocking guide plates that are inserted into a guide plate retainer in order to maintain their relative position to one another. A retainer nut is positioned to structurally engage the guide plates. An insert adapter receives a check valve to open and close the valve. A threaded screw engages both the check valve and the retainer nut to form the check valve system. A valve spring is positioned between the guide plate retainer and the insert adapter to bias the check valve into a closed position and to maintain a closed position as desired. The check valve system provides a low mass solution the reduces initial pressure overshoot and instability oscillations as well as providing a good flow path for fluid and high capability for back pressure.
US09488283B2	Control valve for a gas burner A control valve for a gas burner includes a valve body that defines an inlet conduit. The inlet conduit has a non-circular shape. A plug is positioned within a valve chamber of the valve body. The plug defines a slot on an outer surface of the plug, and the plug also defines a flow chamber within the plug. The plug further defines an aperture that extends between the slot of the plug and the flow chamber of the plug.
US09488278B2	Static sealing device for wheel hub assemblies connected to constant velocity joints A static sealing device for a wheel hub comprising an inner ring associated with an outer ring of a constant velocity joint coupled with the wheel hub. A first sealing assembly is integrated between the inner ring and an outer ring of the wheel hub to protect respective rolling bodies. A second sealing assembly is integrated between the wheel hub and the outer ring of the joint. The first sealing assembly includes a shield fitted to the inner ring with a sleeve portion thereof and a flange portion extending towards the joint carrying an annular signal generating element and a tubular support element which projects axially from the flange portion. The second sealing assembly includes a tubular core having opposite ends embedded in an elastomeric material forming a sealing lip towards the joint and an elastically deformable annular tooth for engaging with a complimentary feature of the tubular support element.
US09488276B2	Sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having a coating The present application relates to a sliding element, in particular a piston ring, having at least one sliding surface which has a coating which has, from the inside outwards, a metal-containing bonding layer and a DLC layer, where the DLC layer is an amorphous hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon layer which has a DLC main layer which extends from the bonding layer to an adjoining DLC covering layer and has a carbon content of more than about 98.5 at %, oxygen and/or hydrogen and/or nitrogen in a proportion of in each case less than about 0.5 at % and an sp2/sp3 ratio of the carbon in the range from about 1 to about 3, and a DLC covering layer which extends from the DLC main layer to the surface of the sliding element and has a lower carbon content and/or higher oxygen content and/or higher hydrogen content compared to the main layer and also metals and/or metal oxides and an sp2/sp3 ratio of the carbon in the range from about 1 to about 3.
US09488274B2	Cylinder of a reciprocating piston machine and reciprocating piston machine The invention relates to a cylinder made of metallic material or of plastic for a reciprocating piston machine having a crank drive, in particular having a crank loop drive, having at least one cylinder casing that has a cylinder bore, and also at least one cylinder sleeve made of ceramic material mounted in the cylinder bore, wherein the cylinder sleeve is adhesively bonded into the cylinder bore.
US09488268B2	Hydraulic pressure control apparatus A hydraulic pressure control apparatus includes a first pressure regulating valve for reducing an initial oil pressure (line pressure) of a working oil, a solenoid-operated valve for converting the oil pressure, which has been reduced in pressure, into a solenoid pressure, and a second pressure regulating valve for converting the line pressure of the working oil into an actuating pressure responsive to the solenoid pressure. The three valves share a single body. Further, an outlet passageway is formed along a thicknesswise direction of the body, with a relief valve being formed upwardly of the outlet passageway.
US09488266B2	Method for controlling a transmission of a motor vehicle A method for controlling a motor vehicle transmission (11) is disclosed in which a sensor (18) used to produce an indication of position of a selector (17) is calibrated such that positioning the selector (17) at a peak force feedback position produced by a peak and trough force feedback mechanism (24) connected to the selector (17) will always result in the selection of a drive mode of the transmission (11).
US09488256B2	Nut screw conveying device A nut screw conveying device includes a nut and a screw to convert rotational movement into translational movement. In the nut screw conveying device, a plurality of different threads is spirally formed on an inner circumferential surface of the nut, and the screw is provided with a plurality of rotating media to be respectively engaged with the different threads.
US09488250B2	Multi-stage transmission for vehicle The present disclosure is a multi-stage transmission for a vehicle that has at least ten forward shifting stages and one reverse shifting stage. The multi-stage transmission has a relatively small number of parts and a simple configuration such that an engine may be operated at desired operation, thereby providing an improvement in the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and the engine may be operated more quietly, thereby improving the quietness of the vehicle.
US09488248B2	Actuator An actuator includes an output member having an output shaft (9) rotated about a rotation axis (Ar) thereof, a stationary crown gear (5) disposed at an input side of the output member and having a plurality of teeth disposed about the rotation axis in parallel, a wobbling crown gear (6) having a different number of teeth from stationary crown gear (5) about a central axis (Ac) and meshed with the stationary crown gear (5), a plurality of drivers (4) disposed at an input side of the wobbling crown gear (6) about the rotation axis in parallel in a circumferential direction and configured to displace a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) corresponding thereto in the axial direction, and a stopper (5s) configured to come in contact with a portion of the wobbling crown gear (6) to restrict inclination of the wobbling crown gear (6) and configured to restrict a meshing depth of the stationary crown gear (5) and the wobbling crown gear (6).
US09488247B2	Active vibration isolation and damping system An active vibration isolation and damping system (11) comprising a payload (12) that has to be isolated or damped, a vibration sensor (14) for detecting a vibration of the payload, an actuator (15) for moving the payload relative to a bearing body (13) supporting the payload, and a controller (16) for providing the actuator with a signal that is representative for the vibration. The system provides a solution for the tilting problem by applying a vibration sensor that has a low stiffness connection to the payload (12) for rotation along an axis (17) perpendicular to the gravitational force (18), and a high stiffness connection to the payload (12) for the vibration detectable with the vibration sensor.
US09488240B2	Friction damper A friction damper includes a base body; a support secured to an elongated member of the base body and having a through hole; a rod which extends in such a manner as to pass through the through hole of the support and is movable in an axial direction with respect to the support; a friction member which has a hollow cylindrical portion interposed between the support and a main body portion of the rod in the through hole of the support, and which is fixed immovably with respect to the relative movement of the rod in the axial direction with respect to the base body; and a tightening structure provided for the support so as to tighten the hollow cylindrical portion of the friction member onto the main body portion of the rod.
US09488233B2	Control device for electromagnetic clutch A control device for an electromagnetic clutch includes: a first switch that is connected to one end of an electromagnetic coil forming the electromagnetic clutch; a second switch that is connected to the other end of the electromagnetic coil; and a microcomputer that controls an on/off state of both switches. The control device further includes: a first diode having its anode terminal connected between the electromagnetic coil and the first switch and its cathode terminal connected between the second switch and an in-vehicle power source; and a second diode having its anode terminal connected to the ground and its cathode terminal connected between the electromagnetic coil and the second switch. The microcomputer stops power supply to the electromagnetic coil by turning off both switches.
US09488217B2	Soft rubber roll cover with wide grooves An industrial roll includes: a substantially cylindrical metallic core; a base layer that is adhered to and circumferentially overlies the core; and a top stock layer that circumferentially overlies the base layer. The top stock layer includes circumferential grooves, wherein the grooves have a width/height ratio of at least 0.7.
US09488215B2	Fixed shaft for hydraulic unit A fixed shaft of a hydraulic unit is provided including a body having a first end and a second opposite end. A first flange and a substantially identical second flange are integrally formed with the body of the shaft adjacent the second end. The second end of the body has an outer diameter of 0.990±0.005 inches (2.515±0127 cm). The first and second flange each have an axial length parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body of about 0.085±0.010 inches (0.216±0.0254 cm). The first and second flange having an outer diameter of 1.359 inches (3.452 cm). The first flange and the second flange are separated by from one another by a distance of about 0.3162 inches (0.8031 cm). The portion of the body between the first flange and the second flange has an outer diameter of about 1.2013 inches (3.051 cm).
US09488213B2	Fastener and fastener installation tool A fastening system including a fastener and a fastener installation tool. The fastener includes a pin member having an elongated shank portion with a threaded portion, a stop shoulder located at an end of the threaded portion, and a pull portion extending from the stop shoulder. The stop shoulder includes an inner annular wall extending longitudinally from the end of the threaded portion, and an inner face extending outwardly and obliquely from the shank portion. The inner annular wall and the inner face form an annular receiving area. The fastener installation tool includes a puller having a front face. The receiving area of the fastener is adapted to receive the front face of the fastener installation tool when the puller engages the pull portion of the pin member.
US09488207B2	Fastening system A fastening system for fastening an add-on part on a setting object comprises a setting bolt having a first end and a second end, comprising a fastening section and a load application section, a sealing element with an opening for sealing the setting bolt inserted into the setting object when the setting bolt is arranged within the opening, and the add-on part being fastened on the load application section of the setting bolt.
US09488205B2	Alignment arrangement for mated components and method An alignment arrangement for mated components includes a first component having a first and second elastically deformable protrusion. Also included is a second component operatively coupled to the first component, the second component comprising a first and second slot, each of the slots defined by a first slot sidewall segment, a second slot sidewall segment, an inner slot wall segment and an outer slot wall segment, the first and second slot disposed in a substantially coaxial alignment. The elastically deformable protrusions are each disposed in a contact interference condition with the inner slot wall segment or the outer slot wall segment of the respective first slot and second slot, thereby reducing relative movement between the first and second components, wherein the elastically deformable protrusions are each formed of an elastically deformable material and configured to elastically deform upon engagement with the inner or outer slot wall segment.
US09488202B2	Clip A clip having a main clip body that is made of resin and has a shape in front view that is closed at one end and open at the other end. The main clip body has engaging arms and holding members positioned to the inside of the engaging arms. The engaging arms are configured so as to be elastically deformed when the main clip body passes through an installing hole of a partner panel and to engage with a rim of the hole when the engaging arms have been inserted. The holding members are configured so as to keep the main clip body fitted onto the clip seat of the mounted member. The engaging arms and the holding members are connected to assume a substantially diamond-shaped loop in front view, and are configured so that the positions thereof differ in side view, and overlap in front view, when elastically deformed.
US09488199B2	Subsea actuator with three-pressure control A subsea actuator comprising a plurality of chambers and at least three pressure levels, including an ambient pressure (medium), a substantially higher than ambient pressure (high), and an at or near surface atmospheric pressure or at a partial or full vacuum (low) to achieve a precise control of the actuator's closing force, speed, and stroke/position. The actuator enables full operations in emergency situations via manual or ROV operations; and can be operated (one way) to extend without supplied fluids in the event of high pressure failure emergency.
US09488198B2	Device for transferring a hydraulic working pressure in a pressure fluid for actuating hydraulic units of deep-sea systems A device for transferring a hydraulic working pressure in a pressure fluid for pressure actuating hydraulic units of deep sea systems, in particular deepwater wells, includes a first pressure chamber (19) for the pressure fluid, a displaceable piston arrangement (9, 11, 13) for changing the volume of the pressure chamber (19), and at least one second pressure chamber (21) in a cylinder arrangement (1). The surrounding pressure of the deep sea can be applied to the second pressure chamber for a displacement of the piston arrangement (9, 11, 13) generating the working pressure in the first pressure chamber (19). A pressure accumulator (37) is associated with the cylinder arrangement (1). The displaceable separating element (41) of the pressure accumulator separates a chamber (45) connected to the seawater from an actuating chamber (43) containing an actuating fluid and connected to the second pressure chamber (21) to apply the deep sea pressure to the second pressure chamber by the actuating fluid.
US09488196B2	Fluid valve arrangement comprising a bistable fluid valve The invention relates to a fluid valve arrangement having a bistable fluid valve for at least one fluid line with a valve body which can be moved into two positions for two switching states, a pressure pulse generator being provided for valve switchover in the feed line for switching over a feed line and a return line between two flow lines, and the fluid valve comprising a reversing unit which has two chambers which are separated from one another by a bistable surface element, the two chambers being connected to the two flow lines and the bistable surface element being operatively coupled to the valve body in order to actuate it. As a result, a bistable fluid valve is provided which can be reversed by way of pressure pulses or pressure flanks and otherwise has no energy requirement.
US09488187B2	Seal assembly for centrifugal compressors A sealing system for process gas leakage from a turbomachine casing is provided. The sealing system may include a seal assembly housing coupled to or integral with the turbomachine casing. The seal assembly housing defines a bore configured to receive a rotary shaft and a sealing assembly. The sealing assembly includes a plurality of carbon rings mounted circumferentially about the rotary shaft. The plurality of carbon rings may include an inboard carbon ring configured to prevent flow of a separation gas inboard of the barrier seal, an outboard carbon ring configured to prevent flow of contaminates into the seal assembly housing, and an intermediate carbon ring interposed between the inboard carbon ring and outboard carbon ring. A pressure differential is maintained across the inboard carbon ring, such that the separation gas is prevented from flowing inboard across the inboard carbon ring by a residual portion of a seal gas.
US09488186B2	Exhaust-gas turbocharger An exhaust-gas turbocharger (1) having a compressor (2); a turbine (3); and a bearing housing (4) which has a lubricant device (5) for shaft bearings (6, 7), which lubricant device can be connected via a lubricant feed line (8) to an engine lubricant circuit. A lubricant storage vessel (9) is connected between the lubricant feed line (8) and the lubricant device (5) of the bearing housing (4).
US09488185B2	Exhaust gas turbocharger An exhaust gas turbocharger (1) with a compressor (2) which has a compressor wheel (3) arranged in a compressor housing (4); with a turbine (5) which has a turbine wheel (6) arranged in a turbine housing (7); and with a bearing housing (8) which is arranged between the compressor housing (4) and turbine housing (7); and which has a bearing (9) for a rotor shaft (10) which bears the turbine wheel (6) and the compressor wheel (3), wherein the bearing (9) has at least one ceramic insert (11, 12) which is on the bearing housing side and is under compressive prestress, and at least one ceramic insert (11, 12) which is on the motor shaft side and is under tensile prestress.
US09488173B2	Gear pump drive gear stationary bearing One embodiment includes a gear pump with a drive gear, a gear shaft passing through the drive gear, and a stationary journal bearing. Also included is a fluid film location annularly between a surface of the stationary journal bearing and a surface of the gear shaft, and a hybrid pad location on the stationary journal bearing adjacent the fluid film location. The hybrid pad has a minimum leading edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 31.0° and a maximum trailing edge angular location on the stationary journal bearing of 43.0°. The gear pump also includes a porting path for supplying high pressure fluid from a discharge of the gear pump to the fluid film at the hybrid pad.
US09488159B2	Lifting system and method Embodiments described herein may include at least one pole including a plurality of projections disposed at incremental heights along the pole, an object, a first pulley positioned on a first side of the object, and a second pulley positioned on the second side of the object.
US09488157B2	Blade balancing A system and method for pressure based load measurement are provided. The system and method measure at least one pressure differential on an airfoil and determine at least one aerodynamic load associated with the at least one pressure differential. The determined at least one load is used to modify characteristics of the airfoil to increase efficiency and/or avoid damage. The determined at least one aerodynamic load may be further utilized to balance and/or optimize loads at the airfoil, estimate a load distribution along the airfoil used to derive other metrics about the airfoil, and/or used in a distributed control system to increase efficiency and/or reduce damage to, e.g., one or more wind turbines.
US09488154B2	Hydraulic swimming pool cleaners with electricity generators Generation of electricity on-board, principally, certain hydraulic pool cleaners is described. Magnets may be caused to move within coils by (normal) cooperative actions of diaphragm-type valves and external pumps, thus generating electricity without changing the operational principles of the cleaners. The generated electricity may be used to power electrical devices either on-board the cleaners or elsewhere.
US09488152B2	Method for purging condensate from a charge air cooler Methods and systems are provided for cleaning out condensate stored at a charge air cooler. In response to increased condensate accumulation at a charge air cooler, airflow through the engine is increased to purge the condensate while an engine actuator is adjusted to maintain engine torque. Combustion stability issues of engine cylinders are addressed by adjusting fueling of each cylinder individually during condensate ingestion.
US09488147B2	Starter for an internal combustion engine A starter for an internal combustion engine comprises a starter motor and a starter pinion which can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis of the motor. The starter pinion is rotatably mounted in an eccentric component which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a rotatable transmission component of a transmission that is disposed between the starter motor and the starter pinion.
US09488145B2	Vehicular liquid containment system and method for verifying integrity of same A vehicular liquid containment system including a tank, a pump arranged to pump a liquid from the tank to a vehicular system via a feed line, a pressure sensor arranged to detect a pressure in a vapor dome inside the tank, and a sprayer arranged within a branch of the feed line, the outlet of the sprayer being arranged inside the tank.
US09488139B2	Air intake duct ice ingestion features An engine system including an air intake duct positioned upstream of an engine cylinder may include an ice ingestion feature for retaining condensation. An ice ingestion feature may include indents formed in the bottom of an air intake duct wall. As such, the ice ingestion feature may include compartments and/or grooves of varying depths, widths, and/or angles such that the ice retention rate may be based on the surface area of the compartment or grooves.
US09488132B2	Systems for thermal management of engine valves Various methods and systems are provided for cooling gas admission valves configured to admit gaseous fuel to an engine. In one embodiment, a system comprises an intake manifold including a gaseous fuel line for supplying gaseous fuel to a plurality of cylinders of an engine configured to combust the gaseous fuel, and at least one gas admission valve mounted to the gaseous fuel passage for regulating admission of the gaseous fuel to the plurality of cylinders. The system further includes a thermal management system configured to direct thermal fluid to the plurality of gas admission valves.
US09488126B2	Method for producing a cylinder liner surface and cylinder liner A method for producing a cylinder liner surface for a cylinder crankcase of an internal combustion engine has the following method steps: (a) preliminary honing of the inner surface of a cylinder liner consisting of a cast iron material to form depressions in the surface; (b) application of a coating material containing zinc to the honed surface; (c) final honing of the coated surface in such a way that the coating material containing zinc remains only in the depressions formed by the preliminary honing.
US09488121B2	Method for estimating volumetric efficiency in powertrain A method for estimating the volumetric efficiency in an internal combustion engine in real time includes the following steps: (a) monitoring an oxygen percentage of gases in the intake manifold using an oxygen sensor coupled to an intake manifold; and (b) determining, via a control module, a volumetric efficiency of the internal combustion engine in real time based, at least in part, on the oxygen percentage of the gases in the intake manifold.
US09488120B2	Apparatus and method for in situ fuel injector calibration in an internal combustion engine An apparatus and method are provided for calibrating injection of fuel into at least one combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine comprises at least one fuel injector and a fuel rail. The fuel rail is pressurized to a fuel rail pressure. The method comprises steps of (a) calculating an indicated torque for the internal combustion engine operating at a target fuelling from inputs comprising a fuelling command; (b) calculating a friction torque for the internal combustion engine from inputs comprising the target engine speed; (c) calculating a torque error from a difference between the indicated torque and the friction torque; and (d) determining a pulse-width correction factor for a first baseline pulse-width applied to actuate the at least one fuel injector whereby the torque error is below a predetermined threshold when the internal combustion engine is operating at the target fuelling.
US09488111B2	Dual-port throttle body A throttle body including a body having two ports extending through the body. The two ports arranged in a side-by-side relationship relative to one another. The body has a bridge positioned between the two ports, and the bridge having an inlet end and an outlet end. The bridge is configured to define a peak at the inlet end intersecting a line extending from a center of one port to a center of the other port.
US09488109B2	Series battery start controller A series battery start controller for starting an aircraft turbine engine and method thereof is provided, wherein the battery series start controller connects two batteries in series when an aircraft engine starter is engaged to provide a higher voltage to start the aircraft engine and to provide adequate operational voltage to aircraft engine instruments and other aircraft electrical systems, and wherein the battery series start controller reconnects the batteries in parallel when the electrical load drawn by the starting aircraft engine decreases and the supplied voltage to the aircraft rises to a predetermined threshold.
US09488106B2	Assembly formed by a turbine engine and a system for attaching it to an aircraft structure In an assembly including a bypass turbine engine and an attachment system attaching the turbine engine to an aircraft structure, the attachment system includes a mast, at least two rear attachments connecting the mast to two rear attachment points of the turbine engine, and a rear covering covering the rear attachments and providing a streamlined fairing. The rear covering includes two side walls, each including a first portion extending along and in proximity of the mast and extending rearwards, and a second portion projecting sideways relative to the first portion towards its outside, to cover the rear attachments. Each second portion is substantially a bulge and is connected to the first portion along a curved connection line extending between front and rear points situated substantially level with an inner longitudinal edge of the first portion to minimize the impact on a flow of bypass stream leaving the bypass passage.
US09488105B2	Gas turbine assembly and method therefor An assembly for a gas turbine is presented. The assembly includes a gas supply pipe passing through a bore in a flange of the gas turbine for supplying gas to a combustion chamber of the gas turbine and a sleeve surrounding the gas supply pipe, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is sealingly coupled to the gas supply pipe, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to be sealingly coupled to the flange at the second end such that the sleeve extends along a thickness of the flange.
US09488102B2	Gas turbines in mechanical drive applications and operating methods A drive system for driving a load by a gas turbine. The gas turbine comprises a gas generator having a gas-generator rotor and comprising at least one gas-generator compressor and one high-pressure turbine driving the gas-generator compressor. The gas turbine further comprises a power turbine having a power-turbine rotor, which is torsionally independent of the gas-generator rotor. The load is connected to the power-turbine rotor. The system further comprises an electric motor/generator mechanically connected to the gas-generator rotor and electrically connected to an electric power grid. The electric motor/generator is adapted to function alternatively: as a generator for converting mechanical power from the gas turbine into electrical power; and as a motor for supplementing driving power to the load. A set of movable nozzle guide vanes is arranged at the inlet of the power turbine.
US09488100B2	Apparatus and method for oxy-combustion of fuels in internal combustion engines A method and apparatus for the oxy-combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine (ICE) used to power a vehicle converts the free energy available onboard the vehicle in the form of waste heat from the engine exhaust gas stream and coolant system into electrical and/or mechanical energy which energy is used to separate oxygen from air to eliminate or significantly reduce the volume of nitrogen entering the ICE's combustion chamber, and thereby reduce NOx pollutants released into the atmosphere and increase the concentration of CO2 in the engine exhaust stream for capture using an integrated system to compress and increase the density of the captured CO2 for temporary on-board storage until it is discharged at a recovery station, e.g., during vehicle refueling.
US09488093B2	Methods for reducing raw particulate engine emissions The methods described allow for reducing particulate emissions from a direction injection engine during a starting phase, while also maintaining the engine start phase within a predetermined threshold. In one particular example, the methods comprise adjusting at least one of a fuel release pressure threshold and enrichment factor based on an engine condition; activating a starting device to rotate a crankshaft coupled to an engine cylinder without injecting any fuel; supplying fuel to the cylinder based on the enrichment factor only when a fuel pressure exceeds the fuel release pressure threshold; and stratifying a cylinder charge while adjusting a fuel injection within a compression phase and/or expansion phase of the engine. In this way, an amount of fuel injected may be evaporated in the combustion chamber while preventing a combustion wall wetting, which allows for reduced particulate emissions, particularly at reduced temperatures.
US09488069B2	Cooling-air guidance in a housing structure of a turbomachine A housing structure for a turbomachine, the housing structure annularly surrounding, at least partially, a flow channel (14) in which guide vanes and rotor vanes are arranged. The housing structure has an inner wall (2) that delimits the flow channel and an outer wall (1) that is closed off vis-à-vis the environment. A heat-protection plate (3) is arranged on the radial outside of the inner wall, and insulation (4) is arranged between the heat-protection plate and the outer wall. At least one cooling-air channel (6) is formed between the insulation and the radial inside of the outer wall, the cooling-air channel (6) having at least one air-guiding element (5) resting against the insulation.
US09488065B2	Variable geometry turbine A variable geometry turbine comprise a housing; a turbine wheel supported in the housing for rotation about a turbine axis; and an annular inlet passage upstream of said turbine wheel defined between respective inlet surfaces defined by an annular nozzle ring and a facing annular shroud. The nozzle ring and shroud are axially movable relative to one another to vary the size of the inlet passage; the nozzle ring having a circumferential array of inlet vanes extending across the inlet passage. The shroud covers the opening of a shroud cavity and defines a circumferential array of vane slots, each vane slot corresponding to an inlet vane, the vane slots and shroud cavity being configured to receive said inlet vanes to accommodate axial movement of the nozzle ring. At least one vane slot has a first side corresponding to a first side of the corresponding inlet vane and a second side corresponding to a second side of the corresponding inlet vane, the first side of the vane slot being located a shorter radial distance from the turbine wheel than the second side of the vane slot. The at least one vane slot has a leading end corresponding to a leading end of a corresponding inlet vane, and a trailing end downstream of the leading end, the trailing end corresponding to a trailing end of the inlet vane. A vane chord extends in a straight line between the a leading end tip and a trailing end tip of the inlet vane. The at least one vane slot has an increased clearance portion, the clearance between a portion of the at least one vane slot, which forms part of the increased clearance portion, and an adjacent portion of the inlet vane being greater than the clearance between a further portion of the at least one vane slot, which does not form part of the increased clearance portion, and an adjacent portion of the inlet vane. The increased clearance portion is located at the second side of the vane slot and extending from a trailing end tip of the trailing end of the vane slot to a point which is a distance from the trailing end of the vane slot, in the direction of the vane chord, that is greater than about 10% of the length of the vane chord.
US09488063B2	Clearance control system for a rotary machine and method of controlling a clearance A clearance control system for a rotary machine includes an outer casing including an outer casing main portion having a first radial thickness, wherein the outer casing is configured to expand at a first time rate of thermal expansion. Also included is an inner casing disposed between the outer casing and a rotary portion, the inner casing including an inner casing main portion having a second radial thickness that is less than the first radial thickness, wherein the inner casing is configured to expand at a second time rate of thermal expansion that is greater than the first time rate of thermal expansion of the outer casing. Further included is an inner casing leg configured to separate from an outer casing leg during expansion of the inner casing and configured to engage the outer casing leg during contraction of the inner casing.
US09488048B2	Ground and rock anchor A ground and rock anchor includes a longitudinally stable, flexible tensile member, an anchorage part, in which the tensile member may be fixed by the one end region, and an anchor head device, in which the tensile member is held by the other end region. The anchorage part is designed to be introduced into a drilled hole in the ground or rock and anchored therein. The longitudinally stable, flexible tensile member is provided at least at the one end region fixed in the anchorage part with at least one first loop. The anchorage part is a substantially prismatic or cylindrical longitudinal body, which is formed of a hardenable composition, by which the at least one first loop of the longitudinally stable, flexible tensile member is surrounded. This configuration allows the forces to be optimally transferred.
US09488042B2	Chemically-induced pulsed fracturing method A method of increasing a stimulated reservoir volume in a wellbore in a gas-containing formation includes the steps of mixing an exothermic reaction component to achieve a pre-selected solution pH, the exothermic reaction component is operable to react at a wellbore temperature to generate a pressure pulse, mixing the exothermic reaction component with a viscous fluid component operable to fracture the gas-containing formation to create fractures, and a proppant component, the proppant component carried to the fractures by the viscous fluid, the proppant component comprises a proppant operable to hold open the fractures, to form a fracturing fluid, injecting the fracturing fluid into the wellbore in the gas-containing formation to create fractures, and generating the pressure pulse when the exothermic reaction component reaches the wellbore temperature, the pressure pulse operable to create auxiliary fractures, wherein the auxiliary fractures create a fracture network, the fracture network increases the stimulated reservoir volume.
US09488037B2	Sonic oil recovery apparatus for use in a well A sonic oil recovery apparatus for use in a well having a casing therein, has an injector tubing adapted to extend within an interior of the casing and a resonator tube affixed to or within the injector tubing. The resonator tube having an interior flow pathway so as to allow a fluid to flow therethrough from the injector tubing. The resonator tube is suitable for transmitting an acoustic signal of greater than 30 Hz therefrom. The resonator tube has at least two orifice plates formed therein. The orifice plates include an upper orifice plate and a lower orifice plate. The orifice of the upper orifice plate has a diameter greater than a diameter of the lower orifice plate.
US09488026B2	Underwater noise abatement apparatus and deployment system A deployable underwater noise abatement system allowing packing and deploying an organized set of grouped resonators is disclosed. The system allows relatively compact storage and transportation of the noise abatement apparatus when not in use, then, when deployed, the apparatus can be lowered into the water and extended.
US09488023B2	Blowout preventer storage, transport and lift skid assembly A storage, transport and lift skid assembly for a blowout preventer. The assembly includes a base frame and a mounting frame movable between a storage and transport position parallel to the base frame and an installation position perpendicular to the base frame. An adjustable blowout preventer cradle retains the blowout preventer in the mounting frame. At least one pivot pin permits rotation of the mounting frame with respect to the base frame. A plurality of flange locks are adjustably connected to the mounting frame to secure to the blowout preventer. At least one actuator mechanism moves the mounting frame between the storage and transport position and the installation position.
US09488022B2	Overshot An overshot (10, 100, 200) for handling equipment (12) defining a spearhead point (14). The overshot (10, 100, 200) includes: a substantially elongated overshot body (16); a pair of lifting dogs (18) pivotally mounted to the overshot body (16) so as to be movable between a dog closed configuration and a dog open configuration; and a dog control element (26) operatively coupled to the lifting dogs (18) for selectively controlling the movement of the lifting dogs (18) between the dog closed and open configurations, the dog control element (26) being operable between an armed configuration, a locked configuration and a released configuration. In the armed configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are movable between the dog closed and open configurations for allowing insertion of the spearhead point (14) therebetween; in the locked configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are locked in the dog closed configuration; and in the released configuration, the lifting dogs (18) are positioned in the dog open configuration.
US09488020B2	Eccentric linkage gripper A gripper mechanism for a downhole tool is disclosed that includes an eccentric linkage mechanism. In operation, an axial force generated by a power section of the gripper expands the linkage mechanism, which applies a radial force to the interior surface of a wellbore or passage. A sliding portion allows the gripper to slide along a surface of the formation in response to the radial force applied to the interior surface of the wellbore or passage.
US09488018B2	Fluid displacement tool and method A riser displacement and cleaning tool assembly (10) comprises a running tool (8) attachable to a work string (11), and a fluid displacing body (1) supported upon the running tool. The fluid displacing body has a head portion (6) provided with an opening (12) to accommodate relative movement of the fluid displacing body with respect to the work string, and also has flexible wiper elements (2) providing dynamic sealing contact with adjacent surfaces of the work string and a riser (20). The fluid displacing body has a skirt (5) depending from the head portion and enclosing a chamber (7) for receiving a fluid. The fluid displacing body is adapted to sealingly engage the riser and the string and is selectively releasable from an initial configuration where the fluid displacing body is supported by the running tool to an operational configuration where the fluid displacing body is axially displaceable from the running tool by introduction of a fluid to the chamber.
US09488012B2	Streamlined pocket design for PDC drill bits A cutter pocket, a downhole tool formed with at least one cutter pocket, and a method for coupling a cutter to the cutter pocket is described herein. The cutter pocket is formed within at least one blade of the downhole tool and includes a pocket back fabricated from a first material, a first pocket side extending from one end of the pocket back to a leading edge of the downhole tool, and a second pocket side extending from an opposing end of the pocket back to the leading edge. The pocket back and the pocket sides define a cavity. A cutter is positioned and coupled at least partially within the cavity. The height of an upper surface of the first material of the pocket back ranges between thirty percent to sixty-five percent of the cutter girth.
US09488008B2	Downhole assembly, tool and method A reaming tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis and an upper end opposite a lower end and a plurality of blades located on said body. Each blade includes a reaming surface having reaming inserts arranged on at least a portion of the reaming surface such that substantially equal load is applied on the reaming inserts in the longitudinal and circumferential directions, and wherein the reaming inserts comprise a truncated dome having a substantially flat top as an exposed contact area.
US09488004B2	Subsea casing drilling system In one embodiment, a casing bit drive assembly may be used with a casing drilling system. The casing bit drive assembly may include one or more of the following: a retrievable drilling motor; a decoupled casing sub; a releasable coupling between the motor and casing bit; a releasable coupling between the motor and casing; a cement diverter; and a casing bit.
US09488003B2	Portable ladder with a stand off device A portable ladder has two stiles interconnected by rungs. The ladder is provided with a stand off device, including two stand off arm assemblies, each being telescopically inserted into a receiving space. Each stand off arm assembly has a base part and a stand off arm interconnected by a hinge that allows the stand off arm to be pivoted between a position in alignment with the base part and an angled stand off position. The stand off arm assemblies are each configured such that—in extended position—the hinge is located outside the receiving space with the base part being located within said receiving space, and also such that—in retracted position—the base part, the hinge, as well as at least a portion of the stand off arm are located within the receiving space.
US09487994B2	Edge bond bracket and insulating glass unit containing the same An edge bond bracket for an insulating glass unit extends in a longitudinal direction with a constant cross-section and includes an at least substantially U-shaped bracket body made of a material having a specific thermal conductivity less than or equal to 0.3 W/(mK). The bracket body includes at least one base, a first side wall and a second side wall. At least two troughs are defined in the base between the first side wall and the second side wall for accommodating adhesive and a pane. A gas impermeable diffusion barrier layer is formed integrally on and/or in the bracket body, extends continuously between two troughs starting from an inner wall of one of the two troughs and ending on an inner wall of the other of the two troughs, and extends either along an outer side of the U-shape of the bracket body or through the bracket body.
US09487981B1	Cylindrical dual axis hinge for electronic devices A cylindrical dual axis hinge for electronic devices is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a primary hinge having a primary pivot with a first axis of rotation, the primary hinge including a primary hinge bracket attachable to a portion of the electronic device; a cylindrical hinge subassembly including a secondary cylindrical hinge rotating portion and a secondary cylindrical hinge fixed portion, the cylindrical hinge subassembly including a secondary pivot with a second axis of rotation different from the first axis of rotation and enabling rotation of the secondary cylindrical hinge rotating portion around the secondary pivot, the cylindrical hinge subassembly being attachable to a portion of the electronic device; and a cylindrical electrical power storage receptacle configured to retain a plurality of electrical power storage elements, the electrical power storage elements being in electrical contact with the electronic device, the cylindrical electrical power storage receptacle being removably attachable to the electronic device.
US09487975B2	Security systems for entrance barriers An improved security system to prevent unwanted entrance through a hinged barrier, such as, but not limited to a door, is provided and comprises a member associated with the barrier, whether internal or eternal to the barrier, and adapted to extend from a first length to a second length. An actuation mechanism is coupled to the member and is adapted to extend the member from the first length to the second length and to contract the member from the second length to the first length. A receptacle is provided adjacent the barrier for receiving a portion of the member when the member is extended by the actuating mechanism. A hinge assembly is provided and is disposed substantially opposite the receptacle and adjacent the barrier and is coupled to another end of the member, such that when the member is actuated to the extended position, the member, receptacle and hinge assembly form a security system to prevent unwanted entrance through the barrier.
US09487973B2	Door latch device A linkage mechanism includes a first link rotatably supported on a fixed shaft, a second link rotatably supported on a latch shaft, and an intermediate link that is rotatably connected to the first link by a first link shaft and rotatably connected to the second link by a second link shaft. While the linkage mechanism moves a latch from a half-latch position into a full-latch position, the first link shaft moves in an area on one side of a plane serving as a boundary including a shaft center of the fixed shaft and a shaft center of the latch shaft, and the second link shaft moves in an area on the other side of the plane serving as the boundary.
US09487972B2	Electronic locking mechanism An electronic lock and system particularly for replacing existing mechanical locks for gaming devices are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the gaming device includes a cabinet having a chassis and a main gaming device door locked by a mechanical lock. The electronic lock is configured to have a profile to replace the existing mechanical locks and includes a rotatable bolt receiving a sleeve. In a retained and locked position the sleeve is within the lock barrel and an operator is nested in a pocket in the barrel head. Upon receiving a command a motor rotates a cam and the sleeve is released to axially move to release the operator from the pocket for rotation of the sleeve and bolt to unlock the door. Sensors sense for fault conditions. Authentication is required to provoke the opening command Opening events may be logged at a system server or local memory.
US09487960B2	Suspended deck systems, kits, and methods of installing, inspecting, and repairing a suspended deck system Suspended deck systems, kits, methods of installing a suspended deck system, and methods of inspecting and/or repairing a suspended deck system are described herein. An example embodiment of a suspended deck system comprises a plurality of bosses, a plurality of links, and a deck. Each boss of the plurality of bosses is attached to a tower section between the tower section first flange and the tower section second flange. Each link of the plurality of links has a link first end that is attached to a boss of the plurality of bosses and a link second end. The deck is attached to the link second end of each link of the plurality of links.
US09487957B2	Floor covering, floor element and method for manufacturing floor elements A floor covering, made of floor elements, which, at least at two opposite sides, comprise a male and a female coupling part, which allow that two of such floor elements can be interconnected at the respective sides by pushing one of these floor elements with the associated male coupling part, by means of a downward movement, home into the female coupling part of the other floor element, wherein at least one of said coupling parts, either the male coupling part or the female coupling part, is made as least partially in a filled synthetic material composite, such as extruded wood.
US09487951B2	Architectural concrete wall and method of forming the same Provided is a method of forming an architectural concrete wall. The method includes conveying a concrete mixture onto a base surface and floating the concrete mixture. The method further includes providing an elongate irregular surface forming tool having a gripping portion and a distressing portion defining an irregular configuration. The exposed surface is repeatedly struck with the distressing portion of the irregular surface forming tool to define an irregular surface.
US09487940B2	Bio-waste disposal system A bio-waste disposal system is provided. The bio-waste disposal system is incorporated into a standard toilet. The device utilizes a ring gear and pinion concept. A plurality of flaps secured to the interior surface of the ring gear rotates and breaks down solid waste placed within a toilet. The pinion shaft is secured to a motor which may be AC or DC powered. An LED light may indicate if the device is on or off, functional or non-function or other important information.
US09487939B1	Pre-moistened (wet) with surfactant and humectant, flushable, toilet bowl liner shield which reduces the need for manual cleaning by providing a barrier shield between the bowl of the toilet and solid waste and using an essential oil based water surface barrier to reduce or eliminate toilet odor A pre-moistened (wet) with surfactant and humectant, flushable, toilet bowl liner shield which reduces the need for manual cleaning by providing a barrier shield between the bowl of the toilet and solid waste and using an Essential Oil based water surface barrier to reduce or eliminate toilet odor. The pre-moistened toilet bowl liner shield is for use in a flushable toilet wherein the water has an upper surface. The upper surface of the flat liner sits directly on top or slightly under the upper surface edge of the water. The liners reduce or prevent soiling of the interior of a toilet bowl and for efficient removal and flushing of human waste. The liners are treated with Essential Oils that create a surface barrier and reduce or eliminate toilet odor.
US09487935B2	Dual-purpose fountain Disclosed is a dual-purpose faucet comprising a faucet pipe, a ball valve for gradually blocking and unblocking the faucet pipe at the free end thereof, and a fountain check valve extending through the upper surface of the faucet pipe from within the faucet pipe. When a fluid is being discharged from the faucet pipe, and, at which point, as the control means is operated so as to block the faucet pipe, the backpressure created as a result thereof, upon reaching a threshold pressure, causes the fountain check valve to open allowing the fluid to pass therethrough resulting in the discharge of a fluid jet therefrom; the trajectory of the fluid jet adjustable by adjusting the control means as adjusting the control means regulates the backpressure.
US09487930B2	Drive device for construction machine A drive device for a construction machine includes a speed reducer and a brake mechanism. The speed reducer includes a rotating shaft disposed in a casing, and a planetary gear type speed reducing unit disposed in the casing. The speed reducing unit includes a sun gear, a ring gear, a planetary gear which is meshed with the sun gear and the ring gear, and a spider member which supports the planetary gear so that the planetary gear is rotatable. The brake mechanism includes a rotating-shaft-side brake plate provided on an outer periphery of the spider member in a state that the rotating-shaft-side brake plate is integrally rotated with the spider member, a casing-side brake plate provided on the casing, and a brake piston which generates the braking force by bringing the rotating-shaft-side brake plate and the casing-side brake plate to press contact with each other.
US09487926B1	On-board re-inflatable containment boom and control system An on-board re-inflatable containment boom for a waterborne vessel that lies substantially flat and capable of being spooled when deflated and floats in the proper orientation when inflated, that has re-inflatable float sections which are sequentially inflated during deployment and sequentially deflated during recovery, that can be repeatedly deployed and recovered for the purposes of training and testing, and that can be deployed immediately upon occurrence of an oil spill from a waterborne vessel because of its on-board location and its rapid deployment, and a control system for proper inflation and deflation of re-inflatable containment boom during deployment and recovery.
US09487908B1	Top access clothes dryer with motor-generator and catch pan A top access clothes dryer with motor-generator and catch pan has a case that combines a pair of doors within a top side with a pair of drum doors in a revolving drum within to allow a generous access to the drum. A pair of spaced apart storage compartments is disposed within the top side and is accessible upon an opening of the case doors. A motor-generator is in a drive wheel contact with the drum and is used to power the drum and to harvest kinetic energy from the drum. A catch pan with switched pump is removably fitted below the case and provides removal of accidentally spilled water from the case.
US09487904B2	Detergent dissolution device for laundry treating apparatus A laundry treating apparatus is provided. The laundry treating apparatus may include a detergent storage device positioned below an introduction port for introducing laundry into and removing laundry from a washing tub of the apparatus, a detergent dissolution device to dissolve detergent in water, and a flow path switching valve to selectively open a flow path for dissolution of the detergent and a flow path for supply of the dissolved detergent and washing water solution to the washing tub.
US09487903B2	Washing machine soap and chemical dispenser with improved flushing A washing machine soap and chemical dispenser having a housing bottom, a top having a plurality of water inlets, and a pull tray for receiving and dispensing soap and chemicals during a washing operation. The top has a plurality of passageways communicating between the water inlets and the compartments and a flush water passageway communicating about sides of the dispenser top adjacent the outer perimeter thereof for flushing the housing bottom and tray with water free of soap and chemicals during each washing operation. The dispenser further includes at least one flush passageway having an outlet port for directing flushing water between rear walls of the tray and housing.
US09487898B2	Washing machine and washing machine thereof A washing machine and washing method thereof comprises an inner tub, an outer tub and solid particles as washing medium. The inner tub, of which the inner wall is provided with lifting ribs protruding inward, rotates under the driving power of a driving device. Inside the washing machine, a storage tank for storing particles connects to the inner tub through a discharge channel for recycling particles and a feeding channel for putting in particles, and an air suction device is arranged on the feeding channel. Through alternate clockwise and counter-clockwise rotates of the inner tub, clothes and particles within are overturned in all directions, thus clothes and particles get better blended, and the cleaning rate gets improved. Meanwhile, putting-in and recycling particles through an air suction device is conducive to 100% recycling of particles.
US09487896B2	Quilting brake Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for braking. The apparatus includes a plurality of rails, the plurality of rails comprising an x-axis rail and a y-axis rail, and a sewing head, the sewing head moveable along the plurality of rails. The apparatus further includes a first brake, the first brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the x-axis rail and able to selectively engage the x-axis rail, the first brake operable between an open position and a closed position, the open position allowing movement of the sewing head along the x-axis rail, the closed position substantially preventing movement of the sewing head along the x-axis rail. The apparatus further includes a second brake, the second brake affixed to the sewing head relative to the y-axis rail and able to selectively engage the y-axis rail.
US09487889B2	Bi-component spandex with separable reduced friction filaments Disclosed herein are spandex fibers having reduced friction combined to provide a multiple end spandex package. The spandex fibers have a sheath-core cross-section with a lubricating additive is included in the sheath. A fusing additive specifically excluded to avoid coalescence among the individual filaments in the yarn. When combined in a yarn package, the multiple filaments are separable.
US09487887B1	Systems and methods for manufacturing textiles An apparatus for manufacturing textiles includes a creel having mounted thereon a plurality of regenerating yarn packages and a yarn extension device having a first plurality of inputs each coupled to a strand of yarn from one of the plurality of yarn packages, a second plurality of inputs each coupled to a strand of yarn from one of the plurality of regenerating yarn packages, and a yarn joining device operative to join a first strand of yarn from one of the first plurality of inputs to a second strand of yarn from one of the second plurality of inputs to create a joined strand of yarn.
US09487880B2	Flexible substrate processing apparatus To provide a flexible substrate processing apparatus which allows the stable reduction of an oxide contained in a film-like structure body formed on a flexible substrate. The apparatus has a substrate carrying-out portion where a flexible substrate on which a film-like structure body is formed is unwound; a reduction treatment portion where an oxide contained in the film-like structure body formed on the flexible substrate is electrochemically reduced; a washing portion where the flexible substrate and the film-like structure body are washed; a drying portion where the flexible substrate and the film-like structure body are dried; and a substrate carrying-in portion where the flexible substrate on which the film-like structure body is formed is taken up.
US09487873B2	Conical graphite electrode with raised edge A carbon electrode has a conical or pyramidal tip, wherein the tip is surrounded on its side by a raised edge.
US09487866B2	Trivalent chromium-containing composition for use in corrosion resistant coatings on metal surfaces A low sludge trivalent chromium based conversion coating bath is provided which forms corrosion resistant coatings on aluminum and aluminum alloys by immersion in aqueous solutions containing trivalent chromium ions and fluorometallate ions followed by optional rinsing. Trivalent chromium coated aluminum also serves as an effective base for paint primers.
US09487865B2	Plating apparatus, plating method and storage medium A plating apparatus 20 includes a substrate holding device 110 configured to hold a substrate W; a discharging device 21 configured to discharge a plating liquid 35 toward the substrate W held by the substrate holding device 110; and a plating liquid supplying device 30 connected to the discharging device 21 and configured to supply the plating liquid 35 to the discharging device 21. A gas supplying device 170 is configured to heat a heating gas G having a higher specific heat capacity than air and supply the heated heating gas G toward the substrate W held by the substrate holding device 110. Further, a controller 160 is configured to control at least the discharging device 21, the plating liquid supplying device 30, and the gas supplying device 170.
US09487850B2	Ultra high strength copper-nickel-tin alloys The present disclosure relates to ultra high strength wrought copper—nickel—tin alloys and processes for improving the yield strength of the copper—nickel—tin alloy such that the resulting 0.2% offset yield strength is at least 175 ksi. The alloy includes about 14.5 wt % to about 15.5% nickel, about 7.5 wt % to about 8.5% tin, and the remaining balance is copper. The steps include cold working the copper—nickel—tin alloy wherein the alloy undergoes between 50%-75% plastic deformation. The alloy is heat treated at elevated temperatures between about 740° F. and about 850° F. for a time period of about 3 minutes to 14 minutes.
US09487848B2	Hot forging use non-heat-treated steel and hot forged non-heat-treated steel part The present invention provides hot forging use non heat-treated steel where controlled cooling after shaping by hot forging is used to make the main structure of the steel martensite even without subsequent reheating and heat treatment by quenching and tempering and thereby give a steel part with a high strength and high toughness and superior machineability and a hot forged non heat-treated steel part made of that steel, in particular provides a martensite type hot forging use non heat-treated steel characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.20%, Si: 0.10 to 0.50%, Mn: 1.0 to 3.0%, P: 0.001 to 0.1%, S: 0.005 to 0.8%, Cr: 0.10 to 1.50%, Al: over 0.1 to 0.20%, and N: 0.0020 to 0.0080% and having a balance of substantially Fe and unavoidable impurities and a hot forged non heat-treated steel part made of such steel and characterized in that the steel structure of the entire cross-section at part or all of that part is substantially a martensite structure with an effective crystal grain size of 15 μm or less.
US09487846B2	Electroconductive bonding material An electroconductive bonding material which has a high bonding strength to an inorganic nonmetal such as glass or a ceramic and which has excellent reliability in that it does not undergo peeling even when exposed to a high temperature has an alloy composition which comprises, in mass %, Zn: 0.1-15%, In: 2-16%, Sb: greater than 0% to at most 2%, optionally one or both of Ag: at most 2% and Cu: at most 1%, optionally at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ti, and Ca in a total amount of 0.01-0.15%, and a remainder of Sn. This electroconductive bonding material peels off when it is heated to at least its melting point and can be reused.
US09487842B2	Injector nozzle for quenching within piping systems An injection system may include a first hollow pipe through which a first fluid flows and a second hollow pipe through which a second fluid flows, the first fluid for mixing into the second fluid. The second hollow pipe may reside through a wall of the first hollow pipe and have an opening near its end that is near a centerline of the first hollow pipe. A longitudinal baffle may reside within the second hollow pipe and together with the second hollow pipe, define a first and second baffle flow path within the second hollow pipe for the second fluid. A transverse baffle may be attached to the longitudinal baffle to protrude into the opening of the second hollow pipe. The transverse baffle divides the opening into a first baffle flow outlet and a second baffle flow outlet, for the first baffle flow path and the second baffle flow path.
US09487840B2	Processes and apparatus for refining sugarcane to produce sugars, biofuels, and/or biochemicals Conventionally, sugarcane processing avoids leaving residual sucrose in the bagasse, since the bagasse will be burned and the value of the sucrose would be lost. However, when coupled with a Green Power+® process to extract hemicelluloses, sucrose may also be extracted and recovered from the bagasse. In some variations, a process includes mechanically treating a feedstock to generate a sucrose-rich stream and lignocellulosic material that intentionally retains a significant amount of the initial sucrose in the feedstock; extracting the lignocellulosic material with steam and/or hot water to produce cellulose-rich solids and an extract liquor containing hemicellulosic oligomers and sucrose; and then hydrolyzing the hemicellulosic oligomers into a hemicellulose sugar stream. Each of the sucrose-rich stream and the hemicellulose sugar stream (containing the starting residual sucrose) may be recovered or further processed (e.g., fermented to ethanol). Similar processes are possible with energy cane, sugar beets, and energy beets.
US09487834B2	Maize event HCEM485, compositions and methods for detecting and use thereof Maize event HCEM485 is provided, in which plants comprising the event are tolerant to exposure to a glyphosate herbicide. Maize genomic polynucleotides flanking the insert DNA providing glyphosate tolerance are provided. The plant or part thereof having the event comprises a junction region of the insert DNA and maize plant genomic sequences. Methods and primers and probes to detect the presence of the event are provided, as well as kits which employ such primers and probes.
US09487818B2	TOP2A inhibition by temozolomide and its predictive value of GBM patients survival The present invention provides a TOP2A inhibition by temozolomide useful for predicting glioblastoma patient's survival. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common, malignant primary adult brain tumor. The conventional treatments for GBM, include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy which have only modestly improved patient survival. The patients with GBM expressing higher TOP2A transcript levels had better prognosis. More interestingly, the present invention reports that temozolomide is an inhibitor of TOP2A activity in vitro. The present invention further shows that siRNA knock down of TOP2A rendered a glioma cell line resistant to temozolomide chemotherapy. Thus it is demonstrated for the first time that temozolomide is a TOP2A inhibitor and establishes that TOP2A transcript levels determines the chemosensitivity of glioblastoma to temozolomide therapy thus explaining the very high levels of TOP2A transcript being a good prognostic indicator in GBM patients receiving temozolomide chemotherapy.
US09487816B2	Methods of detecting influenza virus Provided herein is a method of detecting the presence of influenza virus in a sample while minimizing false positives due to presence of one or more other pathogens in the sample, the method including measuring the enzymatic activity of neuraminidase (NA) in the sample under one or more differentiating conditions selected from the group consisting of pH, binding to anti-NanA antibody, size exclusion, hemagglutinin (HA) binding, chemical inhibition, and combinations thereof.
US09487813B2	Antifungal target A method of identifying an antifungal agent which targets a PPTB protein of a fungus comprising determining whether a candidate compound binds to or inhibits a PPTB protein, wherein binding or inhibition indicates that the candidate substance is an antifungal agent.
US09487806B2	Method for producing L-amino acid A method for producing of an L-amino acid is provided. An L-amino acid is produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae and having an L-amino acid-producing ability, which has been modified so that the acpP-fabF operon is attenuated, in a medium, and collecting the L-amino acid from the medium or cells of the bacterium.
US09487799B2	Inbred tomato line PSQ 23-2293 The invention provides seed and plants of tomato line PSQ 23-2293. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato line PSQ 23-2293, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US09487798B2	DIG-10 insecticidal cry toxins DIG-10 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed.
US09487793B2	Polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods for increasing oil content, growth rate and biomass of plants Provided are method of increasing oil content, growth rate, biomass, yield and/or vigor of a plant. The methods are effected by upregulating in the plant an expression level of a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 90% homologous to the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 199, 166-198, 200-221, 229-307, 311-330, 351-353, 355-361, 363-364, 366-368, 218, 222-228, 308-310, 350, 354, 362, 365, 523-649, 786-920, 1047 and 1048. Also provided are polynucleotides, nucleic acid constructs, polypeptides and transgenic plants expressing same which can be used to increase oil content, growth rate, biomass, yield and/or vigor of a plant and produce oil.
US09487790B2	Nuclear based expression of genes for production of biofuels and process co-products in algae Various embodiments provide, for example, vectors, expression cassettes, and cells useful for transgenic expression of nucleic acid sequences. In various embodiments, vectors can contain nuclear-based sequences of unicellular photosynthetic bioprocess organisms for the production of food- and feed-stuffs, oils, biofuels, starches, raw materials, pharmaceuticals or fine chemicals.
US09487789B2	E. coli plasmid DNA production General methods and strains of bacteria are described that dramatically simplify and streamline plasmid DNA production. In one preferred embodiment, endolysin mediated plasmid extraction combined with flocculation mediated removal of cell debris and host nucleic acids achieves increased yield and purity with simplified downstream purification and reduced waste streams, thus reducing production costs.
US09487785B2	Multi-targeting short interfering RNAs The present invention relates to novel short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules that are multi-targeted. More specifically, the present invention relates to siRNA molecules that target two or more sequences. In one embodiment, multi-targeting siRNA molecules are designed to incorporate features of siRNA molecules and features of micro-RNA (miRNA) molecules. In another embodiment, multi-targeting siRNA molecules are designed so that each strand is directed to separate targets.
US09487779B2	siRNA-mediated gene silencing The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA) targeted against an allele of interest, and methods of using these siRNA molecules.
US09487777B2	RNAi probes targeting cancer-related proteins RNAi sequences that are useful as therapeutics in the treatment of cancers of various types, including prostate cancer, sarcomas such as osteosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma and melanoma; and Alzheimer's disease. These sequences target clusterin, IGFBP-5, IGFBP-2, both IGFBP-2 and -5 simultaneously, Mitf, and B-raf. The invention further provides for the use of these RNAi sequences in the treatment of cancers of various types, including prostate cancer, sarcomas such as osteosarcoma, renal cell carcinoma, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, anaplastic large cell lymphoma and melanoma; and Alzheimer's disease, and a method of treating such conditions through the administration of the RNA molecules with RNAi activity to an individual, including a human individual in need of such treatment.
US09487763B2	Nonribosomal peptide synthetases The present disclosure is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention provides polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS-derived drug, the polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, expression vectors comprising the polynucleotides, host cells comprising the polynucleotides or expression vectors, and kits comprising a host cell. Also provided is a method for the production of ET-743, the NRPS-derived drug.
US09487758B2	Glucose dehydrogenase An object of the present invention is to provide a novel glucose dehydrogenase, a method for producing the glucose dehydrogenase, and applications of the glucose dehydrogenase. An isolated flavin-binding glucose dehydrogenase comprising a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence with 80% or more identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and having glucose dehydrogenase activity is provided.
US09487757B2	Glial cells and oligodendrocytes produced by reprogramming somatic cells with Sox10, Olig2 and Nkx6.2 The present invention relates to the reprogramming of differentiated somatic cells, such as those differentiated cells that arise from embryonic mesoderm, into glial cells. Glial cells produced from this reprogramming are functionally equivalent to glial cells that arise from ectodermal origins.
US09487749B2	Use of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) to modulate microbial activity Disclosed herein are methods of use of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) to modulate microbial activity, such as to enhance or inhibit the activity of microorganisms. In one example, MSM (such as about 0.5% to 5% MSM) is used to enhance fermentation efficiency, such as to enhance fermentation efficiency associated with the production of beer, cider, wine, a biofuel, dairy product or any combination thereof. Also disclosed are in vitro methods for enhancing the growth of one or more probiotic microorganisms and methods of enhancing growth of a microorganism in a diagnostic test sample. Methods of inhibiting microbial activity are also disclosed. In one particular example, a method of inhibiting microbial activity includes selecting a medium that is susceptible to H1N1 influenza contamination; and contacting the medium with MSM at a concentration of about 10% to about 16% of weight by volume, thereby inhibiting H1N1 influenza microbial activity.
US09487736B2	Granulated foam control agent for the rinse cycle using siloxane wax A granulated antifoam composition comprising an antifoam, a siloxane wax binder, and a carrier. The antifoam includes a hydrophobic fluid wherein the hydrophobic fluid has a surface tension which is greater than or approximately equal to the dynamic surface tension of an aqueous dispersion of the detergent at above the critical micelle concentration of the surfactant and less than about 62 mN/m. The antifoam further includes a finely divided solid hydrophobic filler dispersed in the hydrophobic fluid.
US09487734B2	Perfuming ingredients of the floral and/or anis type The present invention concerns a compound of formula wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-2 alkyl or alkoxyl group; each R1, R2 or R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl or ethyl group; and X represents a CHO, COOR4 or CN group, R4 being a methyl or ethyl group; and at least one of said R, R1 or R2 represents a group containing at least one carbon atom; and it use as perfuming ingredient, for instance to impart odor notes of the floral and/or anis type.
US09487730B2	Functionalized olefin copolymers with monoamine terminated polyether and lubricating oil compositions A reaction product, useful as a viscosity index improver in a lubricating oil, reacting: a) an oil soluble ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer comprising from 10 to less than 80 weight % ethylene and greater than 20 up to 90 weight % of at least one C3 to C28 alpha olefin, having a number average molecular weight from 5,000 to 120,000 and grafted with 0.5 to 5 weight % of an ethylenically unsaturated acylating agent, with b) a hydrocarbyl substituted poly(oxyalkylene) monoamine of the formula: R1—(O—CHR2—CHR3)x-A wherein: R1 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 1 to 35 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl and each R2 and R3 are independently selected in each —O—CHR2—CHR3— unit; A is amino, —CH2amino or N-alkyl amino having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and x is an integer from 2 to 45.
US09487727B2	Polymer thickened grease compositions with improved low friction properties The invention provides a grease composition comprising: (a) a lubricating base oil; (b) a polymeric thickener comprising a mixture of (1) a (co- or homo)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight of more than 200.000 and (2) a (co- or homo)polymer of propylene with a weight average molecular weight of less than 200.000; and (c) a polar wax. The invention further provides a mechanical component having a metal surface onto which a layer of the grease composition according to the invention has been applied. The invention also relates to the use of a polar wax in the preparation of a grease composition for bearing applications, and the use of a polar wax in a grease composition for bearing applications. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of the grease composition for reducing friction in a bearing, between bearing components or within a bearing application system. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the present grease composition.
US09487720B2	Biofuel consisting of a mixture of naturally occurring fatty acid esters and method for producing said biofuel The invention relates to a diesel biofuel consisting of a mixture of naturally occurring fatty acid esters and containing an ester of ω-unsaturated acids having a chain with 11 or 13 carbon atoms or corresponding saturated acids. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a biofuel.
US09487717B2	Process for obtaining a diesel like fuel Disclosed is an enrichment method for obtaining components for the production of a diesel like fuel additive or a diesel like fuel from crude tall oil. In the method, lipophilic components, being present in said crude tall oil, are extracted with an organic solvent and the resulting extract is washed with sulfuric acid and water.
US09487714B2	Hydrocracking process selective for improved distillate and improved lube yield and properties This invention relates to a process involving hydrocracking of a feedstream in which a converted fraction can exhibit relatively high distillate product yields and maintained or improved distillate fuel properties, while an unconverted fraction can exhibit improved properties particularly useful in the lubricant area. In this hydrocracking process, it can be advantageous for the yield of converted/unconverted product for gasoline fuel application to be reduced or minimized, relative to converted distillate fuel and unconverted lubricant. Catalysts and conditions can be chosen to assist in attaining, or to optimize, desirable product yields and/or properties.
US09487713B2	Method for producing hydrocarbon oil The present invention provides a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil, including performing a hydrocracking by continuously feeding, to a hydrocracking reactor containing a hydrocracking catalyst, a wax to be processed including: a raw wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C; and an uncracked wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C, which uncracked wax is separated from a hydrocracking product discharged from the reactor, to thereby yield a hydrocarbon oil including hydrocarbons with a boiling point of 360° C or lower.
US09487709B2	Reduction of byproduct-gas emissions from a coking-oven chambers The invention relates to a method of reducing emissions of byproduct gas when charging oven chambers of a battery of coking ovens, on the proviso that the oven chamber (1) to be charged is opened on the machine side (MS) of the battery of coking ovens, and a block of compressed coal (10) is introduced into the opened oven chamber (1). Byproduct gases released during introduction of the block of compressed coal (10) into the hot oven chamber (1), are discharged through a byproduct-gas manifold (11) attached to the oven chamber (1) and are then preferably freed of dust and incinerated. Crude gases formed in the closed oven chambers during coking are discharged through a crude-gas manifold (3) attached to the oven chambers (1) and are passed on for treatment by at least one gas scrubber. According to the invention, conduits connecting the crude-gas manifold (3) and the byproduct-gas manifold (11) to the oven chambers (1) are alternately opened and closed such that the byproduct gases that form during the charging of the oven chambers (1) are admitted only into the byproduct-gas manifold (11), and that the crude gases that form during coking in the closed oven chambers are fed only into the crude-gas manifold (3).
US09487701B2	Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a large elastic constant, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics. An AM device has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition includes a specific two-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a large elastic constant as a first component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and has a nematic phase. The liquid crystal display device contains this composition.
US09487700B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that uses a particular liquid crystal composition and a color filter that uses a particular pigment.The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in ion density (ID) of a liquid crystal layer and resolves the problems of display defects, such as missing dots, alignment variation, and ghosting.Since the liquid crystal display device of the present invention prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) and an increase in ion density (ID) of a liquid crystal layer and resolves the problems of display defects, such as ghosting, it is particularly useful for active matrix drive VA-mode and PSVA-mode liquid crystal display devices and can be applied to liquid crystal display devices such as liquid crystal televisions, monitors, cellular phones, and smart phones.
US09487698B2	Method for improving the water transport characteristics of hydrophobic surfaces The invention provides compounds having the general structure: wherein R and R′ are independently selected from the group consisting of H, C1-24 alkyl, aryl, C1-24 alkylaryl, aryl(C1-24)alkyl, —C(═O)—R1 (esters), C(═O)—NHR1 (urethanes), or C(═O)—O—R1 (carbonates) wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C1-24 alkyl, aryl, C1-24 alkylaryl, C1-24 arylalkyl; A is an organic moiety derived from the group consisting of alkylene oxides having 4-12 carbon atoms and aryl epoxides having 8-12 carbon atoms; x=1-300; y=0-200; z=0-200; and with the proviso that R and R′ can not be H or ether functionality at the same time. The compounds are useful for improving the water transport characteristics of hydrophobic surfaces.
US09487690B2	Anisotropic heat conductive composition and molded product thereof The present invention relates to an anisotropic heat conductive composition including flake graphite particles and a resin composition for the particles to be dispersed therein. When the particles have a basal plane, a maximum diameter a in a direction of the basal plane, and a thickness c perpendicular to the basal plane, a/c is 30 or more on average, and a content of the particles is more than 40 mass % and 90 mass % or less. Since the composition includes the particles having a particular shape, when it is formed into a sheet, an anisotropic heat conductive path can be efficiently created therein. Thus, the present invention can provide a molded product in sheet form, suited to have therein a heat conductive path capable of dispersing heat from a high temperature region to a low temperature region.
US09487684B2	Cross-linkable adhesive compound with hard and soft blocks as a permeant barrier Adhesive compound as a permeant barrier, comprising (i) block copolymers having a construction A-B-A, (A-B)n, (A-B)nX, or (A-B-A)nX, where X is the radical of the coupling reagent, n is a whole number between 2 and 10, A is a polymer made of a vinyl aromatic compound and B is a polymer block made of an alkene or diene, wherein this polymer block can also be hydrated, with the condition that at least part of the A blocks is sulfonated, optionally with two-block copolymers in the form of A-B as an admixture component, and (ii) at least one tackifier resin.
US09487682B2	Curable resin composition, cured product thereof, laminate, and method for producing laminate This curable resin composition comprises (A) a polymerizable (meth)acrylic-based monomer, (B) a thiourea compound component, and (C) a peroxide component having a structure of formula (1), and may have (D) a (meth) acrylic-based polymer component as an optional component. (In formula (1), R is a C1-15 hydrocarbon group.) In the curable resin composition, preferably, the content of the (A) component is 5-100 mass % and the content of the (D) component is 0-95 mass % relative to the total mass of the (A) component and the (D) component.
US09487680B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, polarizers and liquid crystal displays comprising the same The present invention relates to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions including interpenetrating polymer networks in a cured state, which comprise a multi-functional acrylate, a photo initiator and a thermal initiator; polarizers; and liquid crystal displays comprising the same. In the present invention, a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is provided, which can prevent light-leakage phenomenon, and has excellent physical properties such as endurance under high temperature and/or high humidity conditions and workability, such as removability.
US09487679B2	Acrylic adhesive tape and method of producing the same An acrylic adhesive tape exhibiting good adhesion to a curved surface and good peel characteristics under a constant load even in the absence of a cross-linking agent includes an acrylic adhesive layer photo-polymerized by irradiation with ultraviolet rays. The acrylic adhesive layer contains: an acrylic polymer A formed by irradiating a solvent-free photo-polymerizable monomer composition containing an acrylic monomer and a photopolymerization initiator with ultraviolet rays so that the acrylic polymer A is formed by photopolymerization of the acrylic monomer and has a weight average molecular weight of 700,000 to 3,000,000 when a cross-linking agent is absent; an acrylic polymer B having a weight average molecular weight of 350,000 to 650,000; and an adhesion-imparting polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 10,000. The acrylic adhesive layer has a molecular weight distribution of 2.4 to 4.4.
US09487668B2	Ink set and image printing method An ink set includes a first ink that contains a white material and a first resin; and a second ink that contains a color material other than the white material and a second resin, wherein the first resin includes a component (A) causing cracks when resin of 0.5 g is dropped onto a slide glass and is dried at a temperature of 50° C. and a humidity of 0% RH for 10 minutes, and wherein the second resin includes a component (B) of at least one of polyolefin wax and ethylene vinyl acetate resin.
US09487656B2	Heat curable addition-reactive type silicone rubber composition A heat-curable addition-reactive type silicone rubber composition which gives a molded article having excellent antistatic property, heat resistance, compression set property. The heat-curable addition-reactive type silicone rubber composition includes: (A) a mixture containing a heat curable addition-reactive silicone rubber and a curing agent, (B) an ionic liquid in an amount of 30 to 3000 ppm relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A), wherein the curing agent is not included in the 100 parts by mass, (C) a heterocyclic compound containing nitrogen atoms in an amount of 30 to 3000 ppm relative to 100 parts by mass of the component (A), wherein the curing agent is not included in the 100 parts by mass.
US09487655B2	Polyamide resin composition for inner layer of delamination container, and delamination container obtained using same Provided are a polyamide resin composition for inner layer of a delamination container which includes a laminate of at least two layers including an outer layer (1) composed of a thermoplastic resin (A) and an inner layer (2) composed of a polyamide resin composition and capable of being delaminated from the outer layer (1) to perform volume reduction deformation and in which an outside air introduction hole for introducing the outside air into between the outer layer (1) and the inner layer (2) is formed in the outer layer (1), the polyamide resin composition containing specified polyamide resin (a) and polyamide resin (b), having a tensile modulus of elasticity of 2,000 MPa or less at a temperature of 23°C. and a humidity of 50% RH, and having a content of the polyamide resin (a) in the polyamide resin composition of 20 to 75% by mass; and a delamination container using the same as an inner layer.
US09487639B2	Heat curable silicone rubber composition The present invention provides a heat-curable silicone rubber composition capable of giving a stable and high antistatic property for a long time without degrading inherent properties of a silicone rubber, such as thermal stability. The heat-curable silicone rubber composition includes: (A) 100 parts by mass of a mixture of a polyorganosiloxane obtained by polymerization by using an alkali metal hydroxide as a polymerization catalyst and by neutralization, and a curing agent, and (B) 50 to 1000 ppm of an ionic substance containing an anion and a cation, and being a bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide as the anion.
US09487635B2	Degassing method, degassing device and use of screw elements The present invention relates to a process for devolatilizing polymer-containing media such as, in particular, polymer melts, polymer solutions and dispersions and also devolatilisation apparatuses for carrying out the abovementioned process.
US09487634B2	High isotactic PP resin with wide melting distribution having improved BOPP film properties and easy processing characteristics The present invention relates to a new biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, a process for the preparation of such film as well as the use of a polypropylene for the preparation of such film and an article comprising such film.
US09487633B2	Compound for realization of modified bitumen for asphalts A production method of a compound for realization of modified bitumen for asphalts is disclosed, and includes the following steps: grinding of vulcanized rubber to obtain vulcanized crumb rubber with granulometry lower than 0.4 mm; mixing of the vulcanized crumb rubber, SBS and lubricant in an extruder, wherein the weight percentage of lubricant is between 1% and 50% compared to mixture weight and the vulcanized crumb rubber is in a weight percentage of 70-100% compared to SBS weight; in such way to obtain an extruded compound containing the vulcanized crumb rubber, SBS and lubricant.
US09487630B2	Method for manufacturing polyrotaxane The present invention aims to provide a method for producing a polyrotaxane which enables industrially advantageous production of a polyrotaxane with a high inclusion rate.The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyrotaxane that includes a cyclodextrin; a compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the following formula (1), and threading through a cavity of the cyclodextrin in a skewered manner to be included in the cyclodextrin; and capping groups individually placed at each end of a molecule of the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) to prevent the cyclodextrin from separating, the method comprising: a step 1 of mixing the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) and the cyclodextrin in an aqueous medium to prepare an aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxan particles in which the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) is included in a cavity of a cyclodextrin molecule in a skewered manner; and a step 2 of mixing a triazine compound represented by the formula (2), a compound having at least one tertiary amino group, the aqueous dispersion of pseudopolyrotaxane particles prepared in the step 1, and a capping agent to introduce capping groups individually at each end of a molecule of the compound having a repeating structural unit represented by the formula (1) in the pseudopolyrotaxane particles, wherein, in the formula (2), R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C4 alkyl group or a C6-C8 aryl group, and X represents a halogen atom.
US09487618B2	Polymers containing dibenzocycloheptane structural units The invention relates to polymers containing dibenzocycloheptene structural units, to a method for the production thereof, and to blends and formulations containing said polymers. The invention further relates to the use of the polymers or blends according to the invention in electronic devices and to electronic devices, in particular OLEDs, containing the polymers or blends according to the invention.
US09487611B2	Particles for electrophoretic displays This invention relates to colored polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, color electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new polymerisable dyes.
US09487607B2	Catalyst composition for preparing multimodal polyolefin resin with remarkable moldability and mechanical properties, and polymerization method using same A metallocene catalyst composition for preparing multimodal polyolefin resin which has superior moldability, mechanical strength, appearance and so on, and a polymerization method using the same are disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises (i) at least one first metallocene compound represented by Formula 1 in the description part: (ii) at least one second metallocene compound represented by Formula 2 in the description of the Specification: and a co-catalyst.
US09487602B2	Furan based resin, process for the preparation thereof, and use of the compound The present invention relates to the polymeric reaction product of compounds according to Formula (I) and Formulae (II) or (III). Formula (I) has the following structure: where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently H, OH, optionally substituted C1-12alkyl, optionally substituted C1-12alkenyl, C1-12aldehyde, C3-12acetals, C2-12 ether, and/or C2-12 ester; where optionally at least one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is H. Formulae (II) and (III) have the following structure: where X is H or C1-4alkyl; Y is OH or OR5 where R5 is C1-12alkyl, C3-12aryl, C4-12aralkyl or C3-12cycloalkyl; and Z is an electron-withdrawing group.
US09487600B2	Ordered nanoscale domains by infiltration of block copolymers A method of preparing tunable inorganic patterned nanofeatures by infiltration of a block copolymer scaffold having a plurality of self-assembled periodic polymer microdomains. The method may be used sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS), related to atomic layer deposition (ALD). The method includes selecting a metal precursor that is configured to selectively react with the copolymer unit defining the microdomain but is substantially non-reactive with another polymer unit of the copolymer. A tunable inorganic features is selectively formed on the microdomain to form a hybrid organic/inorganic composite material of the metal precursor and a co-reactant. The organic component may be optionally removed to obtain an inorganic features with patterned nanostructures defined by the configuration of the microdomain.
US09487597B2	Alkali swellable acrylic emulsions without surfactants, use thereof in aqueous formulations, and formulations containing them The present invention pertains to new alkali swellable thickening emulsions, free of surfactants and solvents other than water: as a result, all drawbacks related to the use of solvents, or to the formation of foam in the case of surfactants, are avoided. These new emulsions contain a certain quantity of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (or AMPS, CAS #: 40623-75-4). They have proven effective at thickening aqueous mediums, particularly water-based paints, paper coatings, aqueous suspensions of mineral materials, detergents, cosmetic formulations, or formulations containing a hydraulic binder.
US09487586B2	Methods for cancer management targeting Co-029 The present disclosure relates to a Co-029 inhibitor for inhibiting the migration of cancer cells which express Co-029. The disclosure relates to a Co-029 inhibitor for the treatment of cancer and/or the prevention of cancer metastasis and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitor and provides Co-029 antibodies. The disclosure provides a method for predicting the response of a patient afflicted with or susceptible to be afflicted with cancer to a medical treatment with a Co-029 inhibitor, a method for diagnosing a cancer in a patient and a method for predicting the survival in a cancer patient.
US09487585B2	Antibodies against 6-sulfo-LacNac-positive human dendritic cells, and their use The invention relates to a composition which contains at least one anti-slan antibody and to its diagnostic and therapeutic use. The composition according to the invention comprises: a) at least one anti-slan antibody, b) at least one binding unit which binds to a co-stimulus binding to a co-stimulus-specific receptor on dendritic cells, thereby bringing about the modulation, preferably the activation, of said dendritic cells, and c) at least one antigen. The invention furthermore comprises anti-slan antibodies which include CDRs with the following sequences: variable region of the heavy chain: CDR1 (SEQ ID No. 1), CDR2 (SEQ ID No. 2), where Xaa is selected from among M, L, F, or I, preferably from among M or I, CDR3 (SEQ ID No. 5) and variable region of the light chain: CDR1 (SEQ ID No. 6), where Xaa is selected from among S, T, N, Q, H, K or R, preferably from among S or N, CDR2 (SEQ ID No. 9) and CDR3 (SEQ ID No. 10).
US09487582B2	Methods for treating pancreatic cancer The present disclosure is directed to methods of treating pancreatic cancer in subject using cancer with antibodies that specifically bind to progastrin.
US09487580B2	Human IL-23 antigen binding proteins Antigen binding proteins that bind to human IL-23 protein are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same as well as use of IL-23 antigen binding proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes are also provided.
US09487576B2	Method for reduction of 1->2 reading frame shifts Herein is reported a method for the recombinant production of a polypeptide, which comprises the dipeptide AR, characterized in that the method comprises the recovering of the polypeptide from the cells or the cultivation medium of a cultivation of a cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide and thereby producing the polypeptide, whereby the dipeptide AR comprised in the polypeptide is encoded by the oligonucleotide gca cgt, or the oligonucleotide gcg cgt, or the oligonucleotide gcc cgt.
US09487570B2	Glucagon like peptide analogs, composition, and method of use The present invention relates to novel analogs of glucagon like peptide and compositions that are useful for up-regulating insulin expression in mammals and for treating diabetes. In particular, these peptide derivatives have a peptide mimic linker and provides long duration of action for the treatment of diabetes and other insulinotropic peptide related diseases, gastrointestinal function and activities associated with glucagon levels.
US09487547B2	Cyclic phosphinate derivatives and method of preparing the same Provided are novel cyclic phosphinate derivatives and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, cyclic phosphinate derivatives including benzoxaphosphole oxide derivatives and benzoxaphosphorin oxide derivatives, and a method of preparing the same. The cyclic phosphinate derivative according to the present invention may have pharmacological and physiological activities, be used as the basic skeleton of the natural material, and be used in development of a new drug, and synthesis of various medicines. In addition, with the method of preparing a cyclic phosphinate derivative according to the present invention, various cyclic phosphinate derivatives may be prepared with high yield through a simple synthetic process by performing an intramolecular carbon-oxygen coupling reaction on the phosphinic acid derivative in the presence of a palladium (Pd) catalyst, an oxidant, and a base.
US09487542B1	Mixed ligand gold(III) complexes and methods thereof Gold(III) complexes having mixed ligands as anticancer agents. The atom is coordinated by bidentate ligands having diamino functional groups: a diaminocyclohexane ligand and an ethylenediamine ligand. These complexes can exist in both cis- and trans-configurations. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions incorporating the gold(III) complexes, methods of synthesis, methods of treating cancer and methods of inhibiting cancer cell proliferation and inducing cancer cell apoptosis.
US09487538B2	Two-carbon linked artemisinin-derived trioxane dimers Two-carbon linked artemisinin-derived trioxane dimers and methods of their use for treating subjects infected with malaria or other parasitic infectious diseases including, but not limited to, toxoplasmic infection; subjects afflicted with psychiatric conditions associated with toxoplasmic infection; and subjects afflicted with cancer.
US09487537B2	Synthesis of isohexide dicarbamates and derivatives thereof Dicarbamates of the reduction products of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-furfural (HMF) and a method of preparing the same are described. The method involves reacting a mixture of an isohexide and a cynate salt in a non-aqueous solvent, with a miscible acid having a pKa of about 3.7 or less. The dicarbamates of HMF-reduction products can serve as precursor materials from which various derivative compounds can be synthesized.
US09487536B2	Melampomagnolide B derivatives The present disclosure provides derivatives of melampomagnolide B (MMB), including carbonates, carbamates, thiocarbamates, ester and amide derivatives of MMB. These derivatives are useful for treating cancer in humans.
US09487534B2	Modulators of virus assembly as antiviral agents In addition to containing and protecting the viral genome, the capsid (protein shell) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays critical roles in the viral life cycle including regulation of intracellular trafficking and nucleic acid metabolism. Substituted pyrimidine modulators of the assembly of the HBV capsid structure and methods for their use are described.
US09487528B2	Compounds Compounds of formula (I), described herein, exhibit human neutrophil elastase inhibitory properties, and are useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions in which HNE is implicated.
US09487526B2	Quinoxaline derivatives as GPR6 modulators The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): that are GPR6 modulators and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by modulation of GPR6, in particular treating Parkinson disease, levodopa induced dyskinesias, Huntington's disease, other dyskinesias, akinesias, and motor disorders involving dysfunction of the striatum, schizophrenia and drug addiction. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US09487523B2	Process for making CGRP receptor antagonists The invention encompasses a novel process for making piperidinone carboxamide indane and azainane derivatives, which are CGRP receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of migraine, utilizing a highly effective spiroacid synthesis.
US09487522B2	SSH-2 (slingshot-2) inhibitors and methods for making and using them In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions that inhibit the polypeptide SSH-2, or SlingSHot-2, a phosphatase enzyme that regulates actin filaments, and methods for making and using them, including methods comprising administering compositions of the invention to regulate or modify actin filament polymerization by inhibiting SSH-2, where in one embodiment compositions of the invention slow or inhibit F-actin depolymerization and severing. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used to slow or inhibit cell motility and/or internal remodeling. In alternative embodiments, compositions and methods of the invention are used to slow or inhibit, or reverse, or ameliorate the progression of a cancer or a metastasis or other uncontrolled or unregulated cell growth, and/or Alzheimer's disease.
US09487514B2	Neprilysin inhibitors In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having the formula: where R1, R2a, R2b, R3—R6, a, b, Z, and X are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds have neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds.
US09487508B2	SGC stimulators The present patent application discloses at least the compounds according to Formula I or Formula Ib shown below, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein ring B, JB, n, JD, J, o, X, RC and RA are as described herein.
US09487501B2	Pyrazole carboxamide compounds and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R1, R2, R3, and Z are as descried in the claims, or to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. It has not been found that the compounds of formula I has a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds may be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
US09487499B2	Methods of making fused ring compounds The present invention relates to methods of making fused ring compounds, such as indeno-fused naphthols, and fused ring indenopyran compounds, such as indeno-fused naphthopyrans, that each employ an unsaturated compound represented by the following Formula II. Referring to the unsaturated compound of Formula II: Ring-A can be selected from optionally substituted aryl (e.g., phenyl); m can be, for example, from 0 to 4; R1 for each m can be selected from optionally substituted hydrocarbyl (e.g., C1-C6 alkyl) optionally interrupted with at least one linking group (e.g., —O—); and R3 and R16 can each be independently selected from, for example, hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl, such as C1-C8 alkyl. When Ring-A is a phenyl group, the unsaturated compound represented by Formula II can be referred to as an unsaturated indanone acid/ester compound, or an indenone acid/ester compound (depending on whether R16 is hydrogen, or an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group).
US09487497B2	Synthetic process for preparing 2-((2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)(methyl)amino)-2-oxoethyl 5-tetradecyloxy)furan-2-carboxylate Disclosed herein are processes for forming 2-((2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)(methyl)amino)-2-oxoethyl 5-tetradecyloxy)furan-2-carboxylate:
US09487480B2	Zwitterionic reagents Zwitterion-containing compounds for the modification of hydrophobic molecules to improve their solubility and/or to lower their non-specific binding as provided. The zwitterion-containing compounds may be suitable for modification of detectable labels such as biotin and fluorescein to improve their solubility. The zwitterion-containing compounds may also be useful for the preparation of conjugates of proteins, peptides and other macromolecules or for crosslinking molecules and/or macromolecules.
US09487472B2	Synthesis of acyclic and cyclic amines using iron-catalyzed nitrene group transfer The present invention provides novel synthetic methods for making acyclic secondary amines by reacting an azide with a compound bearing one or more C—H groups, catalyzed by a FeII-dipyrromethene complex. The acyclic secondary amines are thought to be formed through an intermolecular nitrene transfer. Also provided herein are methods of synthesizing protected (e.g., Boc- or Fmoc-protected) cyclic secondary amines (e.g., 5-, 6-, and 7-membered cyclic secondary amines) by reacting an azide that bears one or more C—H groups, catalyzed by a FeII-dipyrromethene complex. The protected cyclic secondary amines are thought to be formed through an intramolecular nitrene transfer and may be subsequently deprotected to yield cyclic secondary amines.
US09487465B2	Process for the separation of mono- and di-carboxylic acid compounds The present disclosure relates to processes for the separation of at least one di-carboxylic acid compound and/or at least one mono-carboxylic acid compound from a mixture. The separation processes involve contacting the mixture with an ion exchange medium to cause at least one of the mono- and/or di-carboxylic acid compounds to be retained by the medium, eluting at least one of the mono-carboxylic acid compound or the di-carboxylic acid compound using an eluent to form an eluate, wherein the eluate is enriched in at least one of the mono-carboxylic acid compound or di-carboxylic acid relative to the concentration of such eluted acid in the mixture having contacted the medium and wherein the eluent comprises an organic acid. The process has particular utility in the production of di-carboxylic acid compounds from glucose.
US09487428B2	Easy removal of a thin-walled tube in a powder-in-tube (PIT) process The embodiments disclosed herein seek to ameliorate high costs associated with the use of ultra-pure silica by using a lower-cost starting material and purifying the lower-cost starting material to an acceptable level of purity during the preform manufacturing process. In one embodiment, a nucleating compound is coated on a thin-walled silica tube, which upon cooling, forms cristobalite allowing for easy removal of the thin-walled silica tube.
US09487426B2	Heat treatment method of synthetic quartz glass A method for heat treating a synthetic quartz glass having a hydroxyl concentration with a maximum/minimum difference (ΔOH) of less than 350 ppm involves the steps of first heat treatment of holding at 1,150-1,060° C. for a time of 0.5-10 hours, cooling down to a second heat treatment temperature at a rate of −7° C./hr to −30° C./hr, second heat treatment of holding at 1,030-950° C. for a time of 5-20 hours, and annealing at a rate of −25° C./hr to −85° C./hr. Two stages of heat treatment ensures that the glass has a low birefringence.
US09487423B1	Partially decarboxylated polycarboxylic acid polymers The present invention relates to partial decarboxylation of polyitaconic acid polymers or copolymers. The partially decarboxylated resins are suitable for use in preparation of dispersions as well as for anti-scaling applications.
US09487422B2	Septic system for a grease trap reservoir, including an aeration subsystem to compress grease and/or waste fluid and to inject air, and an optional fluid recirculation system with a control station A system and method includes an aeration subsystem that excites enzymes in the liquid waste passing through the septic system. The aeration subsystem includes a compressor section that compresses the liquid waste. The method includes mixing enzymes into the fluid waste material, compressing the fluid waste material with the compressor, injecting air into the compressed fluid waste material, and determining whether the fluid waste material is at a desired cleanliness, and if not, recirculating the fluid waste material through the compressor.
US09487416B2	Method of filtering water using an electrically active polymer composed of pyrrole monomers having counter anions associated therewith A method for removing one or more organic or inorganic solutes from a solution, comprising contacting the solution with one or more layers of filtration media, whereby the solute(s) are adsorbed onto one or more filtration layer(s) is described. Primarily, but not exclusively, the filtration media are polymers formed by polymerizing one or more hydrophilic electrically active monomers, with the subsequent addition of varying mole percent's of one or more counter anions. The solution can comprise a polar solvent such as a polar organic solvent or water or an aqueous solution. The solution may also be a non-polar solvent, or water and organic mixture. The hydrophillic monomer can be, for example, a heterocyclic group, such as pyrrole or thiophene. The counter anion can be any anion, such as polystyrene sulfonate. The varying hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of the polymer filtration media is controlled by the type(s) and mole percent of counter anion(s) used.
US09487415B2	Mobile mechanical vapor recompression evaporator A mobile mechanical vapor recompression evaporator system including a horizontal vapor separator and a horizontal forced circulation heat exchanger. The horizontal vapor separator can include a generally cylindrical housing configured in a generally horizontal orientation. The housing can include at least one product chamber having at least one product passage configured to receive at least one product. The housing further includes at least one vapor chamber having at least one vapor passage and at least one vapor window located between the at least one product chamber and the at least one vapor chamber, wherein a portion of the at least one product evaporates in the product chamber to produce a vapor that passes through the at least one vapor window into the at least one vapor chamber, and is discharged through the at least one vapor passage.
US09487414B2	Water filter device and refrigerator having the same A refrigerator includes a cabinet to define an outer appearance of the refrigerator and having a storage chamber therein; and a water filter device installed in the storage chamber, to purify water supplied from an external water supply source. The water filter device includes a filter unit to purify the water supplied from the water supply source, a storage tank unit to store the water purified through the filter unit, a case to accommodate the filter unit and the storage tank unit, a filter head assembly, and a water filter assembly separably coupled to the filter head assembly.
US09487412B2	System and method for remediating contaminated soil by separation of highly contaminated coarse soil The present invention relates to a system and method for remediating contaminated soil through separation and process of highly contaminated coarse soil, the system including: a screen adapted to separate the contaminated soil introduced into soil having given particle sizes; multiple hydrocyclones adapted to re-separate the soil having particle sizes of more than the given values by particle size from the soil having the given particle sizes separated through the screen; a remediating unit adapted to wash the soil separated through the multiple hydrocyclones by particle size; and a filtering unit adapted to separate water from the soil washed through the remediating unit.
US09487403B2	Titanium oxynitride having titanium deficiency-type halite structure Provided are titanium oxynitride having a titanium deficiency-type halite structure (Ti1-xO1-yNy, wherein x and y are real numbers), in which x representing a deficiency degree of titanium is greater than 0 and less than 1, and y representing an introduction degree of nitrogen is greater than 0 and less than 1, and a method of preparing the same. The titanium oxynitride having the titanium deficiency-type halite structure with an improved photocatalyst property in the visible wavelength region may be provided.
US09487402B2	Production method for the boron nitride nanotubes The present invention relates to a method, which essentially comprises the steps of performing crude boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) synthesis (110) and purifying BNNTs obtained in the crude form (120), and wherein direct BNNT production is provided with the use of colemanite that is a borate mineral.
US09487397B2	Coatings for relatively movable surfaces A device has a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) component with at least one surface and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the surface. The coating has a compound of the formula M(CnF2n+1Or), wherein M is a polar head group and wherein n≧2r. The value of n may range from 2 to about 20, and the value of r may range from 1 to about 10. The value of n plus r may range from 3 to about 30, and a ratio of n:r may have a value of about 2:1 to about 20:1.
US09487380B2	Hoist assembly A hoist assembly includes a mount. A plurality of hooks is coupled to the mount. The plurality of hooks engages a ladder. The mount may be coupled to the ladder. A plate is provided. The plate engages the mount. The plate may be positioned above a roof access hatch. A winch is coupled to the plate. A cable is wrapped around the winch. The winch may extend or retract the cable. A hook is coupled to the cable. The hook engages an object. The assembly may lift the object upwardly through the roof access hatch.
US09487366B2	Belt conveying device provided with rotatable assembly and frame for skew correction of belt A belt conveying device includes: a first roller, a second roller, a belt, a rotatable assembly, and a frame. The first roller has an axis extending in an axial direction. The first roller has a first end portion on a first side in the axial direction and a second end portion on a second side opposite to the first side in the axial direction. The belt is configured to be looped taut around the first roller and the second roller. The rotatable assembly has a first gear and is provided at the first end portion. The rotatable assembly is configured to provide a first position to engage with the first roller and to rotate and a second position to be disengaged from the first roller. The frame has a second gear arranged in a prescribed direction. The second gear engages with the first gear.
US09487355B2	Automated warehouse A vehicle system includes multiple vehicles which shuttle on linear paths; a reflecting member provided on one end-side of each path; a range finding device measuring, using a laser beam, a distance between a vehicle and the reflecting member; and a communications system including a stationary communications device provided on an other end-side of the traveling path for the traveling vehicle, and performing optical wireless communication; and a mobile communications device attached to the traveling vehicle and performing wireless communication with the stationary communications device.
US09487354B2	Glass substrate storage platform A glass substrate storage and transportation system is provided, including a storage platform and a transportation platform. The storage platform includes a plurality of storage housings for receiving the upright glass substrates. A glass substrate storage platform is also provided. The glass substrate storage and transportation system and the glass substrate storage platform adopt a vertical storage mode to store the glass substrates for solving the technical problems of the space utilization rate being low and the product having defect resulted by the particle pollution.
US09487350B2	Method and apparatus for maintaining produce in a transportation container An apparatus for maintaining produce stored in a transportation container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing of the shape and size of at least one crate storing the produce, the housing having at least one opening therein; and at least one ultrasonic nebulizer for generating fog from a liquid pesticide, the fog rising through the opening to generate a cloud of micro droplets of the pesticide in the container.
US09487349B2	Round container for germinating and drying malt The invention relates to a method for producing a round container and to a round container configured for said method, which provide faster construction of the round container, mostly independent from the precision of the preliminary work in spite of high final precision, and which provide simple transportation of the components to the construction site. This is accomplished by the invention through setting up wall profiles (2), which are continuous over the wall height of the round container (1) and which have in particular a flat inner surface, continuously along the circumference and by connecting them with one another and with the subsurface in particular through bolting.
US09487342B2	Aerosol isopropyl alcohol mixture agent with trigger sprayer An Aerosol Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent with Trigger Sprayer that can be easily held in one hand. The Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent is in a bag inside a can and under pressure from air nitrogen, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Difluoroethane, Petroleum Hydrocarbon, CO2, HFC1234ze, individually or mixture thereof and can only be initially opened and released by pulling the tab of the trigger sprayer. The Trigger Assembly cannot be sprayed until the tab is pulled. The Can is cylindrical canister housing and has a Dip Tube that goes to the bag of the can to the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent. There is Propellant composed of air nitrogen, 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane, Difluoroethane, Petroleum Hydrocarbon, CO2, HFC1234ze, individually or mixture thereof in the can that pushes on the bag holding the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent up through the Dip Tube to the Valve Operative and then to the Actuator Stem up through the Trigger SprayerInitially pulling the tab of the Trigger Assembly allows the Trigger to be pressed and be moved. Once the Tab is pulled it does not ever need to be pulled again for future uses and allows the Trigger Pivoting Member of the Trigger Assembly to press down on the Actuator Stem which then exerts pressure on the Valve Operative which allows the Propellant in the Can to exert pressure on the bag and force the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent in the bag through the Dip Tube up the Valve Operative through the Chamber Hole into the Direction Chamber with pressure up through the Nozzle out the Opening toward the area to be treated. The user then holds down the trigger and sprays the area to be treated with the Isopropyl Alcohol Mixture Agent which comes out as a mist in a spray cone.
US09487340B2	Tissue box A disposable container for tissues (a tissue box) includes a plurality of sides defining an interior space, wherein at least one side includes at least one dispensing opening. The dispensing opening is at least partially covered by a dispensing insert which includes at least one active substance and is arranged such that active substance is transferred to at least a portion of the tissues. The materials and structure of the container allow tissues to be impregnated with an active substance—such as a fragrance—as each tissue is dispensed from the container. The disposable container and a package including the disposable container and a plurality of tissues located within the container are described.
US09487335B2	One piece reversible closures with custom removable liners A closure is provided having a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first circumferential side wall and a non-child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first circumferential side wall. The second section includes a second circumferential side wall and a child resistant engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second circumferential side wall. A divider wall is disposed between the first circumferential side wall and the second circumferential side wall for closing an opening of the container when the closure is installed on the container. The divider wall forms a first section cavity and a second section cavity. A liner is disposed in at least one of the first section cavity and the second section cavity adjacent the divider wall, the liner including liner indicia printed thereon and a tab element extending away from the divider wall for enhancing removal of the liner from the closure.
US09487334B2	Method of forming polymeric bags The present invention relates to improvements for the manufacturing of a wave-cut bag, more specifically a wave-cut bag with improved tie-flaps. Disclosed is a process for intermittently incrementally stretching and imparting a rib-like pattern to a collapsed tube of a blown film extrusion process. The incrementally stretched collapsed tube is particularly well suited for constructing wave-cut trash bags with a rib pattern on the tie-flaps of the trash bags. Further disclosed is a wave-cut trash bag with a rib pattern on its tie-flaps and surrounding area.
US09487333B2	Packaging for steaming and related methods A strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure can include walls formed of a material having multiple layers of polymer or paper or mixtures thereof, and which can include at least one gusset. The hook-and-hook closure allows for liquids or gases to be vented from the bag, as well as for liquids to be removed from the bag interior. The bag can be formed into a full open mouth configuration for ease of filling and ease of dispensing product. The hook-and-hook closure also allows for an imprecise alignment of the closure track to substantially close the bag around the gusset area. Methods of using and manufacturing a strainable bag with a hook-and-hook closure for preparing various food products are also presented.
US09487331B2	Oil containment bag/container for the transporting and storage of electrical transformers of all types (i.e. all pole, pad mount and underground models etc.) A leak-tight/water-proof transformer containment bag includes (i) an outer puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag with a bottom having an oil-absorbent cushioning mat; (ii) a middle tear-resistant liquid-impervious continuous-sheet bag liner secured inside the outer bag; (iii) an inner puncture-resistant liquid-barrier fabric bag secured inside the liner; the bottom of the inner bag having outer and inner cushioning oil-absorbent mats; the outer bag, middle liner and inner bag being secured together at their open ends; (iv) lifting loops secured on opposite sides at the front and back of the outer bag and extending above the top of the outer bag to enable grabbing and lifting the lifting loops from above; (v) reinforcing bands secured around the outer bag and lifting loops; and (vi) a duffel top secured openly over the open top of the bags; the duffel top having a closure for closing the duffel top and closing off the top of the bags.
US09487328B2	Coil cradle In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a coil cradle for supporting a coil over a floor. The coil cradle comprises one or more pairs of opposing coil wedges secured to a support structure. Each coil wedge has a support surface for supporting the coil thereupon. The wedges in each pair of wedges are arranged such that their support surfaces and the support structure form a valley within which the coil is supported in use. In use, the support surface of each coil wedge is oriented at approximately 14° to horizontal.
US09487327B2	Beverage can A can includes a body, a sealing area on a wall delimited by a breaking edge, an opening element which in an initial position abuts the wall and is connected to the wall by a connecting element of the opening element. Pivoting the opening element into an open position tears the sealing area along the breaking edge and forms an emptying opening in a region delimited by the breaking edge. The opening element has a carrier body of electrically and/or magnetically insulating material, the opening element carries an antenna on or in the carrier body and a transponder chip connected to the antenna. An electric connection line electrically conductively interconnects and short-circuits terminals of the antenna in the initial position. The electric connection line is irreversibly interrupted and activates the antenna when opening the can by pivoting the opening element from the initial to the open position.
US09487322B2	Method and apparatus pertaining to a placement of a radio-frequency identification tag An RFID tag is secured to an electrically-conductive object having an external peripheral edge where first and second non-coplanar sides of the object meet one another, wherein at least the first non-coplanar side comprises electrically-conductive material. By one approach the RFID tag is secured to the first non-coplanar side of the object at the external peripheral edge such that a first portion of the RFID tag's antenna proximally overlies an electrically-conductive portion of the first non-coplanar side of the object while a second portion of the RFID tag's antenna does not proximally overlie any electrically-conductive portion of the object. Determining the size of the first portion of the RFID tag's antenna that will overlie the first non-coplanar side of the object comprises tuning the capacitive coupling between the first portion of the RFID tag's antenna and the object to thereby achieve a desired range and/or degree of RFID tag performance.
US09487316B2	Method and apparatus for separating and stacking slices of food Disclosed is a method for separating and stacking slices of food, in particular slices of cheese (2). In said method, a plurality of slices of food (2) is continuously conveyed by a feeding belt conveyor (3) such that the slices of food adjoin each other in rows. A rotating transfer roll (5) picks up the slices of food (2) from the feeding belt conveyor (3) and places same on top of each other in a stacking zone (4), the transfer roll (5) jointly accommodating a row of slices of food by means of a corresponding plurality of holding units (6). During rotation of the transfer roll, the individual slices of food (2) are separated from each other as a result of a relative movement of the holding units in the axial direction, and the separated individual slices (2) detach from the holding units (6) and are stacked on top of each other in the stacking zone (4).
US09487312B2	Screwing assembly for screwing closing plugs onto syringes A closing plug is screwed onto the threaded open end of a syringe by a screwing assembly provided with a pocket adapted to receive the closing plug from a hopper which houses in its inside a plurality of closing plugs, a support device of the syringe, and an actuating device for moving the pocket and the support device with respect to each other with a roto-translating movement about and along a longitudinal axis of the syringe so as to screw the closing plug onto the open end of the syringe itself.
US09487308B2	Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods Launch vehicles with ring-shaped external elements, and associated systems and methods. A representative aerospace system includes a launch vehicle having a first end and a second end generally opposite the first end, with the launch vehicle being elongated along a vehicle axis extending between the first and second ends, and having an external, outwardly facing surface. The system can further include an annular element carried by the launch vehicle, the annular element having an external, inwardly-facing surface radially spaced apart from, and extending at least partially circumferentially around, the vehicle axis. The annular element can have a first edge surface facing a first direction along the vehicle axis, and a second edge surface facing a second direction along the vehicle axis, the second direction being opposite the first direction. A propulsion system can be carried by the launch vehicle, and can have at least one nozzle positioned toward the first end of the vehicle to launch the vehicle. A controller can be in communication with the launch vehicle and programmed to direct the vehicle in the first direction during vehicle ascent, and in the second direction during vehicle descent.
US09487307B2	Microbridges for regional aircraft and methods of using same An aircraft boarding apparatus has a passenger bridge that has a confinement structure coupled to the second passenger bridge. The confinement structure exerts a ground-anchoring effect on the second passenger bridge to offset the ultralight configuration of the passenger bridge.
US09487305B2	Communications quality analysis A system and method for analyzing a scenario, such as a communications scenario in which the end-to-end quality of communications between end nodes of a communications link may be affected by various factors and conditions. Such factors and conditions may include performance parameters of the end nodes and intermediate nodes, human operational performance, and external conditions, such as weather. Qualitative and quantitative representations of the end-to-end quality of communications are presented simultaneously and in a time-synchronized manner with displays of the relevant performance parameters, indications of human operational actions, and locations of nodes of the communications link and external conditions.
US09487304B1	Advisory generating system, device, and method A system, device, and method for generating at least one advisory presentable on one or more presentation units are disclosed, where the advisory may draw an operator's attention to future turns of the vehicle such as, but not limited to, an aircraft. An advisory generator (“AG”) may be configured to receive navigation data; receive feature data representative of one or more edges associated with the designated surface and location/coordinate information associated with one or more nodes of each edge; generate an advisory data set representative of one or more first distances in response to the determination; and provide the advisory data set to the presentation system. The designated surface could include a landing runway, a takeoff runway, and/or a current surface upon which the vehicle operates. One first distance may be a shortest distance (i.e., a distance to the closest intersection).
US09487294B2	Supply system for supplying passengers in a passenger compartment of a vehicle A supply system for supplying passengers in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, in particular an aircraft, includes a supply line and a number of supply modules which, for supplying the passengers, are connectable to the supply line. The supply modules are displaceable relative to one another along the supply line, the supply line having one or a plurality of supply openings by which the connection between the supply line and the supply modules can be established, each supply module furthermore being assigned at least one screen which is arranged in such a manner on the service supply line that it is displaceable along the supply line and can cover a part of the one supply opening or of the plurality of supply openings which is not used for the connection of a supply module to the supply line.
US09487286B2	Lift and propulsion device, and heavier-than-air aircraft provided with such a device The invention relates to a device suitable for vertical and horizontal transport of loads, in particular heavy loads, in good weather conditions, using the load-bearing capacity obtained by means of blowing a stream of air, produced by a generator, on two longitudinal lifting wings, substantially rectilinear, arranged symmetrically on either side of a supporting structure, to which the wings are connected.
US09487284B2	Control device for a power distribution system In a marine power distribution and propulsion system with a medium voltage distribution busbar (MVAC1) and a low voltage distribution busbar (LVAC1) then a rectifier (SC) is controlled, optionally to provide active filtering and static compensation benefits. A common power supply system incorporating ac generators (G1-G4) supplies power to the medium and low voltage distribution busbars. The rectifier (SC) is connected to the medium voltage distribution busbar (MVAC1). A controller (Co) uses feedback signals indicative of electrical quantities of the distribution voltages carried by both the medium voltage and low voltage distribution busbars (MVAC1, LVAC1) to control the rectifier (SC) to regulate electrical quantities at the ac terminals of the rectifier (SC) in order to achieve desired electrical quantities of the distribution voltage carried by the low voltage distribution busbar (LVAC1).
US09487275B2	Deployment and recovery vessel for autonomous underwater vehicle for seismic survey Method and vessel for performing marine acoustic survey of a subsurface. The vessel includes a launching module configured to deploy an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) underwater; a recovery module configured to recover the AUV; a homing device mounted on the recovery module and configured to guide the AUV to the recovery module; and a management module connecting the launching module to the recovery module and configured to transport the AUV.
US09487273B1	Relocatable seat and removable/storable seating arrangement for boat In one embodiment of the invention, a relocatable seat and removable and storable seating arrangement for use on a boat is provided. The relocatable seat has a frame, a seat bottom, a seat back, and at least one storage compartment. The removable and storable seating arrangement includes at least one removable support member, which can be stored in the storage compartment when not in use, and at least one removable seat member supported by the support member when in a use position and storable in the storage compartment in a stored position.
US09487264B2	Brake system A brake system for a bicycle is disclosed. The brake system comprises an actuation mechanism shown as a master cylinder assembly and a brake or brake mechanism for the wheels of the bicycle. The mechanism/assembly comprises (among other parts, components and assemblies) a body or housing, a piston assembly, an actuating lever on a pivot pin, a bladder, a retainer and a primary seal. The bladder is fixed at a first end to the piston and fixed at a second end to the retainer. A reservoir is defined by the piston, the body, and the bladder. Advancement of the piston along the stroke causes the piston to seal against a primary seal and separate the reservoir from a pressure chamber in the body. A retainer may be provided to seal the bladder to the body, act as a piston guide bushing, act as a pivot bushing, and act as a stroke limiter. Upon advancement the piston will contact the primary seal and separate the reservoir from the pressure chamber as the bladder rolls out thus pressurizing the fluid. Stroke is limited at one end by a feature on the retainer which contacts the cam surface on the lever preventing further rotation/movement and at the other end by a stop pin.
US09487259B2	Article for temporarily affixing personal music device The present disclosure relates to an article adapted for temporarily affixing a personal music device to a vehicle. The article includes an attachment arm, a mounting arm integrally attached to the attachment arm with a connecting structure, and a key slot forming an aperture in the attachment arm for attaching a personal music device to the attachment arm. The article may be a one-piece structure.
US09487249B2	Cab suspension system for a work vehicle with circumferentially extending bump stops A cab suspension system for coupling a cab frame to a chassis frame of a work vehicle is disclosed. The chassis frame may include a suspension platform. The suspension system may generally include a pad configured to be coupled to the cab frame and an outer tube extending from the pad in a direction of the suspension platform. The outer tube may define a circumference. Additionally, the suspension system may include a bump stop coupled to the outer tube. The bump stop may extend around a portion of the circumference of the outer tube. Moreover, at least a portion the bump stop may extend below the outer tube such that the bump stop is configured to contact the suspension platform prior to the outer tube when the outer tube is moved in the direction of the suspension platform.
US09487246B2	Cargo bed support assembly for a truck A cargo bed assembly for a pickup truck includes an aluminum truck bed above a pair of frame rails. A plurality of roll-formed 6000-series aluminum cross-members extend along a width of the truck bed and contact the underside of the truck bed. The cross-members include longitudinal channels. Each cross-member contacts a pair of extruded 6000-series aluminum spacers underneath the cross-member at spaced locations to align with the frame rails. The spacers contact the frame rails and at least partially surround a portion of the outer surface of the cross-members to separate the cross-members from the frame rails.
US09487244B2	Structural component and a method of manufacturing such a component A structural component for a motor vehicle comprises first and second profiled sheet metal parts joined together by welding spots, which sheet metal parts have opposing free ends arranged to be mating to form an overlapping portion over a predetermined distance. A cross-section of the component through the overlapping portion has a hat shape that comprises first and second edge portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the component, first and second side portions arranged to join a respective edge portion, and a central portion arranged to join the side portions. The free end of the central portion of each sheet metal part comprises at least two tabs separated by a recess, and the tabs of the first and second sheet metal parts are joined to a part of an adjacent central portion by welding. The disclosure further relates to a method for making the component.
US09487242B2	Vehicle body lower portion structure A vehicle body lower portion structure that may prevent or suppress an occurrence of cracks in a support plate even if a load from an obstacle on a road surface is inputted at an end portion of the support plate. Support portions are configured at a stack frame. Lower faces of flange portions of a metal plate member are fixed to the support portions via adhesive layers. Extended end portions are formed extending from the support portions at a front end portion and a rear end portion of the stack frame. At each extended end portion of the stack frame, an inclined portion is formed. The inclined portion is inflected toward a vehicle body upper side from a projected portion of the support portion, and is inclined to a side away from the flange portion of the metal plate member.
US09487241B2	Center console structure of vehicle A pair of left and right pads (40) extending in a front-rear direction are provided on opposite side edges of a console main body (4). Each of the pads (40) has a width, in plan view, wider in its rear part than in its front part, and a top surface of a rear end of the pad (40) is substantially flush with a top surface of a front end of an armrest (8). A recessed surface (41) is formed on a top surface of the console main body (4) between the pair of left and right pads (40), and a dial switch (20) is disposed on the recessed surface (41). An elevated portion (7) having a top surface higher than the recessed surface (41) and lower than respective top surfaces of the pads (40) is formed behind the dial switch (20) and in front of the armrest (8).
US09487235B2	Vehicle control system with adaptive wheel angle correction A control system of a vehicle includes an image sensor and a control having an image processor. The image sensor is disposed at the vehicle and has a field of view exterior and forward of the vehicle. The image processor is operable to process image data captured by the image sensor to determine a curvature of a road being traveled by the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing by the image processor of captured image data, the control is operable to determine tangents at locations along the determined curvature. Responsive to determination of the tangents, the control is operable generate an output to adjust the vehicle steering to guide the vehicle in a direction that generally corresponds to determined tangents at respective locations of the vehicle's path of travel along the curvature of the road.
US09487234B1	Control system for tilting motorcycle trike A system used to control the orientation of a vehicle's suspension. The system includes a control system receiving input data from a plurality of sensors concerning the relative motion, speed, and orientation of the vehicle. The control system is configured to process the input data and actively control the orientation of the suspension system by selecting a suitable driver speed and tilt angle according to external conditions.
US09487229B2	Steering column for a motor vehicle A clamping device for an adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle comprises a clamping bolt which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis for the opening and closing of the clamping device by means of an actuation lever, through an opening of which the clamping bolt extends. In the region of the opening of the actuation lever there is situated a connecting section of the clamping bolt, over the axial extent of which connecting section the clamping bolt is connected to the actuation lever by way of a press fit. The outer wall of the clamping bolt has, in the connecting section of the clamping bolt, at least two pressing regions which are spaced apart in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis and by way of which the actuation lever is pressed against the outer wall.
US09487228B2	Device for stowing a steering column The steering column having a lug, a casing, an inner tube, an outer tube, a steering wheel end-piece, and at least one adjustment gear motor. The lug is axially movable and the column includes a gear motor controlling the lug. Having a movable lug makes it possible to increase the stowing length of the steering wheel. The range of movement is the sum of the movements of the lug and the adjustment gear motor.
US09487224B1	Mechanically extendable railroad crossing gate A system for operating a gate arm of a railroad crossing gate is provided. The system includes a lever, a spring attached to an extendable gate arm, a cable mechanism including a cable and a crossing mechanism. The lever is movably coupled to the cable and the spring is coupled to the cable. The lever is coupled to the crossing mechanism and the cable is coupled to the crossing mechanism. The cable mechanism is configured to extend and retract the extendable gate arm and the lever is configured to enable the spring to pull the extendable arm out from a retracted position.
US09487221B2	Railcar bodyshell and railcar including same The present invention includes: an outside plate; first frames each including a first head portion; and second frames each including a second head portion and arranged perpendicular to the first frames. At each of portions where the first frames and the second frames intersect with each other, the second head portion is arranged on the first head portion so as to overlap the first head portion.
US09487219B2	Passenger transportation system and relative control method A passenger transportation system having at least one rail extending along a path; at least one trolley movable along the rail; an actuating device having a linear electric motor, in turn having at least one slide fitted to the trolley, and a linear stator extending at least partly along the path, and having an elongated body, and a quantity of power windings embedded in the elongated body; and a quantity of sensors configured to control the position of the trolley, the sensors being fitted to the elongated body and so positioned as to minimize noise generated by the power windings on the sensors.
US09487216B2	Method for determining energy efficiency of an energy system in a hybrid vehicle A method for determining the efficiency of an electric energy system of a hybrid vehicle includes determining a measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy, by determining a requested brake energy for a first vehicle retardation, and by determining an actual electrical brake energy and the actual mechanical brake energy during the vehicle retardation, determining a new measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy at a subsequent second similar vehicle retardation, comparing the determined measures representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and second vehicle retardations, where the actual efficiency of the energy system is obtained from the change in the measure representative of a relation between the electrical brake energy and the mechanical brake energy of the first and second vehicle retardations.
US09487214B2	Transmission control device for continuously variable transmission First control unit performing first pseudo stepwise up-shift control that, in first travelling mode, increases vehicle speed while performing hold of transmission ratio and up-shift by first shifting speed and reduces engine torque upon up-shift, second control unit performing second pseudo stepwise up-shift control that, in second travelling mode, increases vehicle speed while performing hold of transmission ratio and up-shift by second shifting speed and reduces engine torque upon up-shift, and third control unit controlling change of travelling mode and switch between two pseudo stepwise up-shift controls according to control states of first and second control units, are provided. When travelling mode is changed to second travelling mode during progress of up-shift in first pseudo stepwise up-shift control, third control unit maintains first pseudo stepwise up-shift control until up-shift is completed. With this, harmonization between pseudo stepwise up-shift control and engine torque control is secured, then shift shock is suppressed.
US09487204B2	Method for calibrating analog-controlled hydraulic valves and brake system comprising an electronic control and regulating unit in which the method is carried out The invention relates to a method for determining a driving characteristic of an analogized or analog-controlled hydraulic valve of a brake system for motor vehicles, comprising hydraulically operatable wheel brakes, in which a brake pressure (pDBE), which is generated with the aid of an electrically controllable, electric-motor-driven (110, 35) driven pressure supply device (101, 5), is conducted to a wheel brake (105a, 105b; 8-11) via an inlet valve (102a, 102b; 6a-d) and can be conducted in particular via an outlet valve (103a, 103b, 7a-d) from the wheel brake into a pressure medium container (104, 4). In order to operate the brake system, the pressure supply device and the inlet valves, and in particular the outlet valves, can be controlled by an electronic control and regulating unit (110, 12), wherein for determining the control characteristic of an analogized or analog-controlled inlet or outlet valve, a brake pressure is generated by the control and regulating unit via the pressure supply device, and the brake pressure (pDBE) is determined by means of a pressure sensor (106, 19) associated with the pressure supply device, and the determined brake pressure and an associated valve control variable (I, U) are stored as a calibration point of the control characteristic (f, F). The invention also relates to a brake system.
US09487200B2	Combined service brake cylinder and spring brake cylinder having a bayonet coupling A combined service brake cylinder and spring brake cylinder for brake systems of vehicles is provided, wherein a bayonet coupling is configured between the spring brake cylinder and an intermediate wall. The bayonet coupling has locking segments protruding radially outward on an end-side edge of a wall of the spring brake cylinder and recess segments formed radially inward and recess segments corresponding thereto that are formed radially outward and formed on an annular chamber connected to the intermediate wall and locking segments protruding radially inward into the annular chamber. A bottom-side stop surface in the annular chamber forms an axial stop for the end-side wall edge of the spring brake cylinder. An annular seal is arranged between a circumferential surface of the edge of the wall of the spring brake cylinder pointing radially inward and the circumferential surface of the annular chamber pointing radially outward. A recess provided in the bottom of the annular chamber accommodates at least one end section of the annular seal, and end-face contact surfaces are provided on the locking segments of the spring brake cylinder for abutting on the bottom-side stop surface in the annular chamber. At least the and section of the annular seal is clamped between the recess in the bottom of the annular chamber and the edge of the wall of the spring brake cylinder.
US09487172B2	Image display device and method thereof Disclosed are an image display device and a method thereof capable of detecting a distance between an obstacle included in a distorted image captured by a wide angle camera and a vehicle to thus prevent an occurrence of an accident in which the vehicle collides with the obstacle so as to damaged, in advance. The image display device includes: a storage unit configured to store obstacle characteristic images previously captured from multiple viewpoints; an image capture unit configured to capture images of a surrounding area of a vehicle; a controller configured to detect an obstacle from the captured images on the basis of the images captured by the image capture unit and the obstacle characteristic images, and generate warning information when a distance value between the vehicle and the obstacle is equal to or smaller than a first pre-set distance value; and a display unit configured to display the generated warning information.
US09487164B2	Current generating unit A current generating unit configured to extend the range of an electric vehicle, including an internal combustion engine formed by a rotary-piston engine, and at least one electric machine cofigured to be excited by permanent magnets and arranged coaxially to the internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine and the electric machine are arranged as a unit and include a common housing and a common cooling system, with at least one cooling channel arrangement disposed on the electric side and configured to cool an electric component in the cooling circuit of the cooling system upstream of at least one cooling channel arrangement of the internal combustion engine.
US09487163B2	Charging/discharging harness routing structure in electric vehicle In an electric vehicle, high-power unit (20) disposed in motor room (2) to supply drive current to motor drive unit (10), and battery pack (30) disposed below vehicle body floor (3) are connected to each other through charging/discharging harness (51). High-power unit 20 includes unit back surface (high-power module back surface) (24) that faces dash panel (4), and harness connection concave portion (25) recessed from unit back surface (24) toward an inside of high-power unit (20), wherein charging/discharging harness connection terminal (26) to which one end (51a) of charging/discharging harness (51) is connected is disposed inside of harness connection concave portion (25).
US09487161B2	Accessory system for a vehicle An accessory system for a vehicle includes a bracket configured for adhesive attachment at an in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield. The bracket includes an attaching portion having an aperture therethrough and includes a pair of attaching arms extending from the attaching portion. An interior rearview mirror assembly has a mounting base that is attached at the attaching portion of the bracket with the bracket adhesively attached at the windshield. With the mounting base attached at the attaching portion, a rain sensor is disposed at the in-cabin surface of the windshield and the aperture of the attaching portion circumscribes the rain sensor. With the bracket adhesively attached at the windshield, a forward camera module is attached at the attaching arms of the bracket and generally at the in-cabin surface of the windshield so that an imager of the forward camera module has a field of view through the windshield.
US09487160B2	Sealed device for a camera The invention relates to a device (10) with a carrier element (11) on which a camera unit (12), which serves for acquiring images in the exterior region of a motor vehicle, is arranged, and with at least one drive mechanism (14) for the camera unit (12), said drive mechanism serving to move the camera unit (12) to and fro between an inoperative position (1a) and an image acquisition position (Ib), wherein the drive mechanism (14) is arranged on the carrier element (11) in order to hold the camera unit (12) movably, and wherein the carrier element (11) has an opening (11.1) on the front side, through which images can be acquired at least in the image acquisition position (Ib) for the camera unit (12), and with at least one gap (11.2) on the front side between the opening (11.1) on the front side in the carrier element (11) and the camera unit (12) in order to be able to transfer the camera unit (12) into the image acquisition position (Ib). The invention is likewise directed towards a method for actuating the device according to the invention.
US09487155B2	Manufacturing method for a hanging structure of a hands-free mount A manufacturing method for a hanging structure of a hands-free mount is disclosed. The hands-free mount includes a mount body and a hanging arm. The mount body is formed by a bottom shell and a top shell coupled mutually. The hanging arm includes a metal substrate and inner and outer coatings wrapping the metal substrate. The outer coating has a chamfered end located outside the bottom shell and inclined at an angle. The manufacturing method for the hanging structure of the hands-free mount uses an over-molding process to fully wrap the stainless steel core, so as to endow the hanging structure with good appearance and soft touch and prevent the product from rusting. Using the hanging structure as the hanging arm, the hands-free mount has improved firmness, appearance and touch.
US09487152B2	Stowable utility rack A utility rack assembly including a first rack and a second rack that may be converted from an extended position to a stowed position. Each rack may include a base attachable to the bed of a pickup truck. The racks may further include a bottom member attached to the base and a top member pivotally connected to the bottom member. A main rack holder may also be pivotally connected to the top member. In the extended position, the base, bottom member, top member, and main rack holder form a rack to support equipment. In stowed position, the top member may pivot relative to the bottom member and the main rack holder may pivot relative to the top member.
US09487151B2	Glove box owner's manual/electronic device storage A motor vehicle storage compartment includes a housing defining an interior storage space and a top having a cutout defining a rear lip for supporting at least a portion of an item. A pivoting front support is provided, configured to bias between an open position and a closed position. A retainer is provided to keep the front support in the closed position. When biased to the closed position, the front support defines a lip for supporting an opposed portion of the item. When biased the front support the open position, the item falls into the storage compartment interior storage space for retrieval.
US09487139B1	Determining a driver alert level for a vehicle alert system and method of use A driver alert system for a vehicle and a method for operating the driver alert system are disclosed. The driver alert system for the vehicle includes an alert system triggering event detection module for detecting a driver alert system triggering event. The alert system triggering event detection module includes at least one of a steering event detection module for detecting a steering event, a blind spot detection module for detecting a blind spot event, and a front collision warning event detection module for detecting a front collision warning event. The driver alert system for the vehicle includes a driver alert level determination module for determining a driver alert level for the driver alert system triggering event. The driver alert system also includes a driver alert module for alerting the driver of the vehicle using a driver alert device based on the driver alert.
US09487134B2	Seat back illumination module A seat back illumination module is provided having a housing defined by an interior and a partially open front face. A switch member with a first position and a second position at least partially protrudes from the front face of the housing and is engaged thereto. An illumination assembly is defined by an output end and has an illumination source. At least a part of the illumination assembly is mounted to the switch member, and the output end is proximal to a section of the switch member that protrudes from the front face of the housing. An electrical switch is connected to the illumination source and operated by movement of the switch member between the first position and the second position to selectively power the illumination source.
US09487129B2	Method and system to control vehicle turn indicators Methods, systems and program products are provided for obtaining navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle and assessing lane restriction information in connection with a road lane corresponding to a present position of the vehicle as designated by the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products also activate a turn indicator of the vehicle based on the lane information and the navigation data. The methods, systems and program products collect navigation data indicative of a present position of a vehicle.
US09487128B2	Illuminating running board A running board of a vehicle is provided herein. The running board includes a housing and a light-producing assembly disposed inside the housing. The light-producing assembly includes a plurality of light sources and a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to excitation by light emitted from the plurality of light sources, wherein luminescent light escapes the housing via a first light permeable portion and a second light permeable portion.
US09487126B2	Photoluminescent puddle lamp An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a photoluminescent portion disposed on a downward facing portion of the vehicle and a light source located proximate the downward facing portion. The light source is configured to emit light at a first wavelength directed toward the photoluminescent portion. In response to receiving the light at the first wavelength, the photoluminescent portion is configured to convert the first wavelength to at least a second wavelength, longer than the first wavelength, to illuminate a surface beneath the vehicle.
US09487125B2	External zero emissions indicator A system for notifying a third party as to whether a vehicle is producing or generating emissions. The system includes an internal combustion engine capable of producing exhaust gases, an exhaust pipe coupled to the internal combustion engine and for allowing passage of the exhaust gases and a sensor positioned within the exhaust pipe and configured to determine a characteristic of the exhaust gases. The system also includes a switch configured to activate and deactive a zero emissions mode, an electronic control unit (ECU) for determining whether emissions are present based on at least one of the characteristic of the exhaust gases or the zero emissions mode and an external light, controlled by the ECU, that is activated when no emissions are present.
US09487122B2	Vehicle-mounted apparatus, computer-readable medium storing application program installed in portable information terminal, use restriction method for application program, portable information terminal, and vehicle-mounted system A vehicle-mounted apparatus outputs caution or warning information to an occupant in a vehicle if the vehicle-mounted apparatus does not continually receive information that shows that an application that is presently being executed in a portable information terminal connected to the vehicle-mounted apparatus has an attribute of being permitted to be used during the moving of a vehicle in which the vehicle-mounted apparatus is mounted.
US09487112B2	Vehicle seat with a deformation device A vehicle seat with a seat part and a backrest structure is provided. The seat part includes a first seat component, at which a second seat component connected with the backrest structure is fixed, when the backrest structure is present in a proper position of use. A deformation device with at least one deformation element fixed at one of the seat components is provided, which in the case of a crash upon exceedance of a specified threshold value of a force acting on the backrest structure permits a displacement of the second seat component relative to the first seat component by deforming the at least one deformation element. The deformation device includes at least one oblong hole which specifies a deformation path along which a displacement of the second seat component is effected after exceedance of the threshold value. A fastening element is provided, which fixes the deformation element and at least one seat component to each other, which with a bearing portion engages into the oblong hole at the other seat component, and which is held in a specified position by the deformation element, when the backrest structure is present in a proper position of use.
US09487111B2	Spinning infant car seat An infant car seat with a base having a swivel platform which is easily rotatable in any direction, comprising a base having a swivel platform which is easily rotatable in any direction, and an infant car seat mounted onto the platform.
US09487096B2	Charging device A charging device 2 is a device for charging a battery 30 of a battery-type forklift 1 provided with the battery and at least one motor, the motor driven by the power supplied from the battery. The charging device 2 includes: a power conversion unit 73 that converts an alternating-current power to direct-current power, a control unit 70 that controls charging of the battery 30 based on an instruction from an in-vehicle control device 60 mounted on the battery-type forklift 1, a feed terminal that supplies the direct-current power to the battery 30, a communication terminal for communicating with the battery-type forklift 1, and a startup terminal for transmitting a signal for staring up the in-vehicle control device 60.
US09487089B2	On-board system for a vehicle and device for controlling a current flow in an on-board system of a vehicle An on-board system for a vehicle and a device for controlling a current flow in an on-board system of a vehicle, as well as a vehicle (e.g., a motor vehicle) including such on-board system or device, are disclosed. The on-board system or device may include a control device and an emergency power source for closing a self-locking switch controlling the current flow in the on-board system in order to prevent a possible parasitic current injection when a faulty voltage drop occurs, and to thus prevent system overheating.
US09487087B2	Energy-optimized acceleration control for motor vehicles An energy-optimized acceleration control is provided for a motor vehicle having an internal-combustion engine and/or an electric drive motor, a transmission unit and an accelerator element to be operated by the driver for accelerating the motor vehicle. In the course of the restoring force, when the accelerator element is operated, an inflection point with an increased restoring force is provided. The acceleration control is set up for operating the motor vehicle in two different operating modes, wherein during operation of the accelerator element leading to a reaching of the inflection point, the acceleration control changes into an energy-optimized acceleration mode.
US09487080B2	Draining system for fuel tank A draining system for draining fuel from a fuel tank is disclosed. The fuel tank includes a holding chamber for holding fuel and a fill port assembly for adding fuel to the holding chamber. The fill port assembly includes a fill port passageway in fluid communication with the holding chamber and a valve system for regulating a flow of fuel through the fill port passageway. The draining system includes a coupling member having a drainage passageway. The coupling member is detachably connected with the fill port assembly. An actuating member selectively actuates the valve system to permit fuel to flow from the fill port passageway into the drainage passageway. An outlet conduit is in fluid communication with the drainage passageway such that fuel can flow from the drainage passageway into the outlet conduit. A flow regulating member is configured to regulate flow of fuel through the outlet conduit.
US09487077B2	Temperature adjustment structure A temperature adjustment structures includes a first duct, a blower, and a second duct. The first duct includes an intake port. The blower is connected to the first duct and configured to take in air through the intake port. The blower is placed forward of an electric storage apparatus in the vehicle. The second duct is connected to the blower and the electric storage apparatus and configured to direct the air from the blower to the electric storage apparatus. The second duct extends downward in the vehicle from the blower toward the electric storage apparatus. The electric storage apparatus is housed in a recessed portion of a floor panel, and the recessed portion is located below a luggage compartment of the vehicle.
US09487070B2	Truck folding back cover System for covering a truck bed includes side rails attachable to bed rails of the truck. The side rails include mounting positions. The system includes clamps to secure the side rails to the bed rails and a cover positioned above the side rails. The cover includes a first panel and a second panel positioned rearward of the first panel. The cover includes cover rails coupled near ends of the first panel and near ends of the second panel. The cover includes hinges positioned between the cover rails of the first panel and the second panel to pivotably couple the first panel with the second panel. The cover includes mounting features coupled with the cover rails of the first panel and mounting features coupled with the mounting positions. Rods are coupled with the cover rail mounting features and the mounting position mounting features to maintain the cover in a folded position.
US09487058B2	Composite structural element, particularly for a vehicle suspension, and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a structural element comprises steps of providing separate first and second half-shells made of at least one layer of composite material including a fiber-reinforced polymeric matrix, providing a core made of ductile material, joining the core to the first half-shell such that at least one cavity is defined inside the structural element, and joining the second half-shell to the first half-shell.
US09487057B2	Anti-skid chain comprising a plurality of interconnected modular rubber links A chain to be used on vehicle wheels is provided to improve the tire grip in rugged ground and protect the tire against ground roughness. The chain is formed of special links. Each link has a U-shaped profile with a crossbar and lateral pillars. Top inner portion of each of the lateral pillars have a projection facing the central axis of the link which provides a male plug and defines a gap that provides a female cavity between the crossbar and the projection. A link at a position of 0° has a U-shaped flat profile. A link at a position of 180° has an inverted flat U-shaped profile.
US09487055B2	Vehicle theft alert system A vehicle theft alert system includes a lock state determination portion and a transmission control portion. The lock state determination portion determines whether doors of a vehicle have entered locked states after main power of the vehicle is turned off. The transmission control portion switches from normal mode to alarm mode when the lock state determination portion determines that the doors are locked. When a change amount of an air pressure of a tire of the vehicle is greater than a first pressure range in the alarm mode, or when a change amount of an acceleration applied to the tire is greater than a predetermined acceleration range in the alarm mode, the transmission control portion controls a mobile communication apparatus equipped to the vehicle to transmit an alarm information to an external apparatus located outside the vehicle.
US09487051B2	Pneumatic radial tire The present invention provides a pneumatic radial tire of the present invention is characterized in that: in a cross sectional view in the tire widthwise direction in the predetermined state thereof, provided that: i) Hout represents a distance in the tire radial direction between the maximum width position from the tire equatorial plane and a ground-contact end on the vehicle outer side of the tread and Hin represents a distance in the tire radial direction between the maximum width position from the tire equatorial plane and a ground-contact end on the vehicle inner side of the tread, Hout
US09487038B2	Printer with force transmitting path selecting mechanism A printer has a carriage being movable between a first end and a second end of a reciprocating path; and a driving force transmitting path selecting mechanism provided at the second end of the reciprocating path. The selecting mechanism has: a common driving force outputting member; a plurality of force receiving members; a selecting member; and a position retainer for keeping the position of the selecting member. The selecting member connects the force outputting member to one of the plurality of force receiving members, and moves in association with the carriage when the carriage moves in a vicinity of the second end in a first direction extending from the first end to the second end. The position retainer keeps the position of the selecting member when the carriage moves in a second direction extending from the second end to the first end. The force receiving member connected to the force outputting member via the selecting member is selected in accordance with a movement of the carriage along the reciprocating path.
US09487034B2	Medium holder, medium loading device, and recording apparatus A medium holder is provided with a movement restriction section that restricts movement in a direction that is opposite to a side that holds the rolled medium during installation of a medium loading device in a medium loading section.
US09487033B2	Recording device with ejection unit for ejecting recording medium The recording device includes a recording unit, a conveying unit, an ejection unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to urge a driven roller of the ejection unit toward a drive roller of the ejection unit by a first load to eject a recording medium while the recording is performed on the recording medium of which a rear end has left the conveying unit, determine whether or not the recording is finished while the driven roller is urged toward the drive roller by the first load, switch the first load to a second load, which is less than the first load, to eject the recording medium on which the recording is finished in response to determining that the recording is finished, and urge the driven roller toward the drive roller by the second load while ejecting the recording medium on which the recording is finished.
US09487030B2	Medium holding member and recording apparatus A medium holding member that is attached to a medium supporting portion includes a fitting portion that is fit into the medium supporting portion and that is located at each of at least one portion in an upstream side edge portion of the medium holding member in a medium transportation direction.
US09487027B1	Single pass inkjet method of applying an adhesive to a substrate to bond a foil material to the substrate A method of single pass inkjet method of applying an adhesive to a substrate to bond a foil material to the substrate is disclosed. The inkjet printer includes a printer head to pattern an adhesive material directly onto a printable substrate and a foil material. An ultraviolet curing lamp is included to cure the adhesive material using a dry lamination process and/or a wet lamination process. A nip roller is included to affix the foil material with the adhesive material onto to the printable substrate. A rollback mechanism is assembled to lift away excess foil material from the printable substrate and the excess foil material is adjacent to fully cured areas of the adhesive material having the affixed thereupon the foil material.
US09487025B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a transport unit that transports a medium in a transport direction; a medium support that supports the medium; a medium pressing unit that has a first regulation section that regulates bending of an end portion of the medium from the medium support in a width direction intersecting with the transport direction and a second regulation section that regulates moving of the end portion of the medium to an outer side in the width direction; and a printing unit that performs printing on the medium supported on the medium support.
US09487023B2	Tape printer and recording medium configured to reduce print object size when specified size is impossible to print The disclosure discloses a tape printer includes a controller configured to execute a tape width acquiring process, an object acquiring process, a first specification receiving process, a determining process, and a first reduction process. In the object acquiring process, a first and a second print object to be formed on a first or a second line of the print-receiving tape, are acquired. In the first specification receiving process, specifications of a first and a second size are received. In the determining process, it is determined whether or not a print of the first and the second print object can be performed according to each of the specified sizes and the tape width of the print-receiving tape. In the first reduction process, at least one of the first and the second print object is reduced in accordance with a magnification rule so that the print of the first and the second print object becomes possible.
US09487019B2	Light irradiation device, light irradiation module, and printing apparatus A light irradiation device for applying light to a target object under relative movement includes: a base; first light-emitting element groups located on an upstream side in a direction of object movement, and second light-emitting element groups located on a downstream side, which are arranged on one main surface of the base; and first lenses and second lenses which cover the respective first light-emitting element groups and the respective second light-emitting element groups, respectively. An optical axis of light emitted through each of the first lenses is inclined toward the downstream side in the direction of object movement with respect to a normal to the one main surface of the base. An optical axis of light emitted through each of the second lenses is inclined toward the upstream side.
US09487017B2	Fluid ejection device with integrated ink level sensor In an embodiment, a fluid ejection device includes an ink slot formed in a printhead die. The fluid ejection device also includes a printhead-integrated ink level sensor (PILS) to sense an ink level of a chamber in fluid communication with the slot, and a clearing resistor circuit disposed within the chamber to clear the chamber of ink.
US09487008B2	Multichannel multinozzle printhead A multichannel printhead is proposed having an array of fluid ejectors for applying a liquid coating material to a surface, characterized in, that each fluid ejector includes a fluid valve with a closing element such as an actuated membrane 8 or an actuated valve seal 11, interacting with a valve seat 10 connected to the valve opening 9, the fluid valve controlling the flow of the liquid coating material through the valve opening 9, that the valve opening 9 enters into multiple fluid outlets 6, that the fluid outlets 6 of all of the fluid ejectors are arranged within a regular array of at least one row, that the fluid ejectors are actuated as to discharge discrete amounts of the liquid coating material through the fluid outlets 6 to the surface according to the drop-on-demand principle, whereas the valve seats 10 and valve openings 9 of at least one fluid ejector are part of a first plate and the fluid-outlets 6 of at least one fluid ejector are part of a second plate.
US09487004B2	Liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head includes a substrate having discharge energy generating elements generating energy for discharging liquid, a flow path member formed over the substrate and forming a flow path for supplying the liquid, an electric wiring member transmitting a signal for driving the discharge energy generating elements, and an electric connection electrically connecting the substrate to the electric wiring member. The liquid discharge head has a first sealant for sealing under the electric connection, a third sealant for sealing over the electric connection, and a second sealant for sealing side faces where the electric connection is not present, the side faces each being one of side faces of the substrate. An elastic modulus of the third sealant is the largest, that of the first sealant is the second, and that of the second sealant is the smallest. The first and third sealants contain the same type of resin.
US09487001B2	Inkjet head and inkjet recording device An inkjet head comprising ink flow paths each including a nozzle in communication with a pressure chamber. Pressurizing sections vary pressure on the ink in the respective pressure chambers. Each of the ink flow paths has a natural frequency of a first-order mode and the ink and has a natural frequency of a second-order mode which is higher than the natural frequency of the first-order mode. Each of the pressurizing sections varies the pressure on the ink for a predetermined time corresponding to the natural frequency of the first-order mode, so that a predetermined volume of ink is discharged when a shift of a fluid level of the ink due to pressure oscillation of the second-order mode is superposed on a shift of a fluid level of the ink due to pressure oscillation of the first-order mode.
US09486998B2	Liquid viscosity detecting method for liquid droplet ejecting device, control method for liquid droplet ejecting device, and liquid droplet ejecting device A liquid viscosity detecting method is performed in a liquid droplet ejecting device that includes a piezoelectric type droplet ejecting head to which a drive waveform is applied to pressurize a liquid chamber to eject a liquid droplet, a drive waveform generator to apply the drive waveform to the droplet ejecting head, and a residual vibration detector. The method includes detecting, by the residual vibration detector, amplitude values of multiple cycles of a residual vibration waveform occurring within the liquid chamber after the drive waveform is applied; calculating an attenuation ratio based on the amplitude values; and calculating a liquid viscosity in the liquid chamber based on the attenuation ratio.
US09486992B2	Conveyor and method for changing the pitch of printed products A printing press is provided. The printing press includes a print unit printing a stream of printed products having a first pitch, a pitch changing device and a controller. The pitch changing device includes an upper roller mounted on an upper axle, a lower roller mounted on a lower axle, the upper and lower rollers forming a roller nip and at least one motor driving the upper and lower rollers in opposite directions. The roller nip receives the stream of printed products. The controller is connected to the at least one motor and is configured to decrease an initial velocity of the roller nip to a final velocity using an electronic cam velocity profile and to increase the final velocity of the nip to the initial velocity after releasing the printed products over a longer period of a cycle of the electronic cam velocity profile than decreasing the initial velocity to the final velocity. A method is also provided.
US09486988B2	Reduced cycle time manufacturing processes for thick film resistive devices A process of forming a resistive device such as a load resistor or a heater is provided that includes forming a dielectric layer onto a substrate, a target, or an adjacent functional layer, wherein the dielectric layer in one form defines a single layer of dielectric tape. The dielectric tape is laminated to the substrate, the target, or the adjacent functional layer through a single predetermined cycle of pressure, temperature and time. A resistive layer is formed on the dielectric layer after the dielectric tape is laminated to the substrate. A protective layer is formed over the resistive layer.
US09486987B2	Partially opaque-partially clear laminates and methods thereof The present relates a laminate comprising: an outer polyethylene (PE) layer; a first adhesive layer; a substrate layer with one side selectively vacuum metalized or selectively reverse printed and said printed or metalized side is toward first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer; an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) polymer barrier film layer; an linear density polyethylene (LDPE) extrusion layer; and an inner polyethylene (PE) layer. The present disclosure further relates to tubes made of the partially opaque and partially clear laminate. The present disclosure also relates to a process of manufacturing of tubes using the said laminate.
US09486977B2	Multi-ply puckered films formed by discontinuous lamination of films having different rebound ratios Methods of increasing the loft of a multi-ply thermoplastic film include stretching thermoplastic films with different rebound ratios, non-continuously laminating the films together, and releasing the films to create puckers in one or more of the films. The puckers can comprise billowing of one of the films. The non-continuous laminated areas can maintain the puckers in the films. The puckers can increase the loft of the film, improve the feel of the film, and/or modify the look of the film. The loft of such multi-ply puckered thermoplastics films vary independent of the basis weight of the films. Thus, multi-ply puckered thermoplastics films with increased loft of one or more implementations can look and feel thicker while using reduced amounts of thermoplastic material.
US09486971B2	Welding apparatus for conveyor belts and method A belt welding apparatus is provided for joining together the ends of one or more monolithic conveyor belts. In one form, a belt support is configured to support the belt ends in spaced relation to each other and a non-contact heating device is provided for being disposed between the belt ends to generate thermal radiation for joining the belt ends together. In one form, the non-contact heating device is a ribbon heating device. In another form, a drive mechanism is operable to cause relative movement of a pair of platens, for supporting belt ends, toward and away from each other and a heating device between heating and stowed positions. An actuator of the drive mechanism is movable by an operator between at least three operation positions corresponding to three different operation positions of the platens.

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