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US09519160B2	Laser level eyewear apparatus A laser level eyewear apparatus for providing a level indication visible by a wearer through the lenses comprises a pair of base glasses for wearing in front of a user's eyes having a frame, two modified lenses through which the wearer can look, a level projection assembly that is biased to return to and remain in an orientation to project a laser indication a level orientation through the lenses, and a battery that supplies electrical power to the level projection assembly. The frame defines a frame style similar to that in conventional eyeglasses, except that it not only holds the integrated, modified lenses in place over the eyes of one wearing the frame, its eyewire area is structured to surround the edges of the modified lenses so as to allow the laser from the level projection assembly to freely pass through the lenses.
US09519157B2	Hinge joint for eyeglasses The invention relates to a hinge joint (4) for eyeglasses, comprising a hinge tab (5) which engages between two limbs of a joint fork (6), and a hinge axis (7) arranged on a pivot arm (10) between the hinge tab (5) and the joint fork (6), wherein the pivot arm (10) can be pivoted about an inclination axis (9) perpendicular to the hinge axis (7) and can be retained in the respective pivot position by means of a latching toothing (12), the latching toothing interacting with a counter-toothing (13) of the pivot arm (10). In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions, it is proposed that the pivot arm (10) is provided in an elongated hole (11) which passes through the hinge tab (5) in the direction of the hinge axis (7), the longitudinal walls of the elongated hole forming the latching toothing (12) which is oriented radially relative to the inclination axis (9) and which interacts with the counter-toothing (13) of the pivot arm (10), and the hinge tab (5) engages between the limbs of the joint fork (5) with pivot play (14) relative to the inclination axis (9).
US09519145B2	Mobile device, system and method for controlling a heads-up display A mobile device, system and method for controlling a heads-up display device is provided. A mobile device is in communication with a heads-up display (HUD) device. The mobile device is enabled to: transmit a portion of display data to the HUD device for display thereupon, rather than provide the portion to a display of the mobile device; and display a remaining portion of the display data at the display. The HUD device is enabled to: receive from the mobile device the display data for display at the HUD; display the data at the HUD.
US09519131B2	Electronic device and electronic apparatus An electronic device includes a variable wavelength interference filter, and a package adapted to house the variable wavelength interference filter. The package includes a base substrate provided with a light passage hole through which light passes, and a base substrate side light transmissive substrate adapted to block the light passage hole and having a light transmissive property. The base substrate is formed of a laminated body having a plurality of layers stacked on each other, and the light passage hole is formed so that a second opening located on an opposite side to the variable wavelength interference filter is larger in area than a first opening located on the variable wavelength interference filter side.
US09519120B2	Lens barrel A lens barrel includes a support frame and a retracting lens frame. The support frame includes a main body portion, a first linking portion and a second linking portion. The first region is configured to dispose the second lens in the imaging enabled state. The second region is formed continuously with the first region. The first linking portion links the second region on one side of the main body portion in the optical axis direction. The second linking portion links the second region on the other side of the main body portion in the optical axis direction. The retracting lens frame is disposed between the first linking portion and the second linking portion in a housed state.
US09519117B2	Optical fiber track system and method for using thereof A track system comprises a track having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more first channels extending from the first to the second end of the track for accommodating one or more optical fibers therein. The track is attachable to a support and defines a first plane. The track system also comprises a ramp having a first end, a second end, and defining one or more second channels extending from the first end of the ramp to the second end of the ramp for accommodating the one or more optical fibers therein. The ramp is attachable to the support such that the first end of the ramp is adjacent to the second end of the track, the one or more first channels is aligned with the one or more second channels, and the second end of the ramp extends in a second plane.
US09519113B2	Debris-removing cap for optical devices Debris-removing cap includes a cap body having a receiving cavity and an interior surface disposed within the receiving cavity. The cap body is configured to be attached to an optical device such that a mating face of the optical device is disposed within the receiving cavity. The interior surface is configured to face the mating face of the optical device. The debris-removing cap also includes a lens wiper that is coupled to the interior surface within the receiving cavity and extends away from the interior surface toward the mating face of the optical device. The lens wiper moves relative to the mating face when activated by a user of the debris-removing cap. The lens wiper engages a lens of the mating face when activated by the user to remove debris from the lens.
US09519109B2	Substrate with lens and production method therefor, and optical waveguide with lens Provided is a substrate with a lens, including: a substrate; a columnar member provided on one surface side of the substrate; and a lens member provided on the columnar member. While arbitrarily selecting the height of the lens, the lens is formed in a uniform and desired shape. Thus, the distance between the lens and another optical member can be reduced and the pitch of the lens can be reduced.
US09519103B2	Athermal arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer Athermal arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexers applicable to a relatively wide temperature range. One athermal arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer includes a base board including an arrayed waveguide grating chip, wherein the base board and the arrayed waveguide grating chip are divided into a first portion and a second portion through at least one division plane; and a sliding deflection component positioned on the base board including a first end and a second end which are respectively fixed on the first portion and the second portion, the sliding deflection component including: a telescopic rod having a length that changes with temperature variation, a first sidewall and a second sidewall positioned at two ends of the telescopic rod, respectively, and a first deflection limiting piece fixed on one side of the telescopic rod.
US09519101B2	Few moded optical fiber and system incorporating such One embodiment of the disclosure relates to a few moded optical fiber comprises: a glass graded index core having alpha profile such that 2.0≦α≦2.15, a diameter D1 in the range of 13 microns to 40 microns, a maximum relative refractive index between 0.265 and 0.65 percent, core being structured to propagate more with X number of mode groups at a wavelength of 850 nm, wherein X is an integer greater than 1 and less than 8; and (b) a cladding including a depressed-index annular region surrounding the inner cladding. The fiber has an overfilled bandwidth greater than 2.0 GHz-km at 850 nm and relative microbending sensitivity γ such that γ≦1.5.
US09519098B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display including the same A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is capable of allowing a narrower bezel by reducing a size of a support main in the liquid crystal display (LCD) device. The backlight unit includes the support main in which an alignment hole is formed on at least one side.
US09519091B2	Display device including a conductive pattern The present invention provides a display device comprising a display panel and a conductive pattern, in which the conductive pattern comprises an irregular pattern.
US09519089B1	High performance volume phase gratings Provided in one embodiment is an apparatus, comprising: an optical substrate configured to manipulate light received from a light source; and at least one diffractive element in one layer in the optical substrate, each diffractive element comprising: a plurality of sub-substrate structures separated from one another by a plurality of valleys, the sub-substrate structures comprising a material having a first refractive index; and a filler material filling at least partially at least some of the plurality of valleys, the filler material having a second refractive index that is unequal to the first refractive index.
US09519084B1	Securing a fresnel lens to a refractive optical element A headset for virtual reality applications includes an optical element configured to modify light from an electronic display in the headset and to direct the modified light to a user. The optical element may include a Fresnel lens secured to a lens by securing the Fresnel lens to a mold and inserting a casting material into the mold so the casting material forms the lens and a portion of the casting material exists on and past an edge of the Fresnel lens. This encases the edge of the Fresnel lens in the casting material, securing the Fresnel lens to the lens.
US09519082B2	Microscopic roughness structure with protective film and method thereof In a protective film affixed to a microscopic roughness structure having a microscopically rough structure on the surface, water contact angle of the surface of the microscopic roughness structure is 40° or less, compressive stress obtainable when the adhesive layer of the protective film is compressed to a compression ratio of 20% is 0.6 MPa to 3.0 MPa; in the infrared absorption spectrum of the surface on the microscopically rough structure side of the microscopic roughness structure, ratio (A1/A2) of peak area A1 having absorption maximum of 3700 cm−1 to 3100 cm−1, and peak area A2 having absorption maximum of 1730±10 cm−1, is 0.1 to 0.8; in the surface of adhesive layer of the protective film, ratio (B1/B2) of peak area B1 having absorption maximum of 3700 cm−1 to 3100 cm−1, and peak area B2 having absorption maximum of 1730±10 cm−1, is 0.6 to 1.3.
US09519075B2	Front tangential antenna for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) well logging The magnet and antenna assemblies of a logging tool can be arranged according to geometries optimal for concentric or eccentric well logging operations. In an example configuration, a logging tool can include a magnet, a magnetic core made of a magnetically permeable material, and an antenna. The outward path of the antenna can be positioned along a surface of the magnetically permeable magnetic core that faces away from the magnet, and the return path of the antenna can also be positioned along a surface that faces away from the magnet.
US09519074B2	Flux plane locating in an underground drilling system A portable locator and method for establishing the location of the cable line in a region which includes at least one generally straight electrically conductive cable line extending across the region from which cable line a locating signal includes a first arrangement for measuring a local flux intensity of the locating signal at a first above ground point within the region with the portable locator in a particular orientation at the first above ground point. A second arrangement uses the local flux intensity to establish a cable line angular orientation which limits the possible directions to the cable line relative to the particular orientation of the portable locator at the above ground point. A third arrangement uses the measured local flux intensity to establish an actual direction of the cable line that is selected from the possible directions based on certain characteristics of the locating signal.
US09519071B2	Method and apparatus for controlling output of an array of seismic sources Apparatus, computer instructions and method for controlling an energy output of a source array to be used in a seismic survey for illuminating a subsurface. The method includes generating a model (β) based on up-going (U) and down-going (D) components of seismic waves generated by source elements that form the source array; calculating the amplitudes and phases of each source element based on the model (β); and driving the source array based on the calculated amplitudes and phases for the source elements so that a ghost generated by the source array is reduced at emission.
US09519067B1	Radioactive gas measurement apparatus and failed fuel inspection apparatus A radioactive gas measurement apparatus comprises: a radiation measurement cell comprising an inlet pipe and a discharge pipe, the radiation measurement cell introducing and discharging a radioactive gas containing a nuclide to be measured and a positron emitter nuclide through the inlet pipe and the discharge pipe; a radiation detector for measuring a radiation generated from the radioactive gas; and a radiation collimator allowing the radiation measurement cell to communicate with the radiation detector and setting a predetermined radiation measurement geometry condition between the radiation measurement cell and the radiation detector. Then, as the predetermined radiation measurement geometry condition, an inner wall area of the radiation measurement cell which the radiation detector views through the radiation collimator is set equal to or less than a half of a total inner wall area of the radiation measurement cell.
US09519062B2	Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mitigation of in-band interference of global positioning system (GPS) signals Methods, systems, and computer readable media for mitigation of interference of GPS signals are disclosed providing selective mitigation of in-band interference implementing deterministic phase control. In one embodiment, a system for mitigating interference of GPS signals includes a pair of antennas, each receiving GPS signals that include both a desired signal component and a jammer signal component. The signal from one antenna is phase-shifted as needed to make it anti-phase with the signal from the other antenna, so that when the two signals are combined, the jammer signal components substantially cancel each other, leaving the desired signal components. Determining the phase shift required involves deterministically calculating the phase shift based on the amplitudes of the two input signals and the amplitude of the combined signal instead of the iterative techniques used in conventional systems.
US09519057B1	Dual-polarization weather radar data system and method The present invention essentially comprises a system, method, computer program and combinations thereof to utilize dual-polarization generated data generally associated with weather and non-weather events for mapping data, producing geo-referenced data, producing mosaics, generation of precipitation masks, non-precipitation mask, and classification masks in general, production of vertical cross sections and predetermined fly throughs, producing short term forecasting, prediction of specific weather phenomenon, correcting or adjusting rain gauge data as well as quantitative precipitation estimation, and combining other meteorological data to correct or adjust estimated rainfall accumulation gathered by dual-polarization radar.
US09519054B2	Method and apparatus for reconstructing dielectric image using electromagnetic waves A method for reconstructing a dielectric image using electromagnetic waves, comprising: acquiring a measurement value of the electromagnetic waves; generating a matching system matrixes between the meshes; generating a smoothed dyadic Green's function matrix; generating an electromagnetic wave calculation value; calculating a misfit error between the acquired electromagnetic wave measurement value and the generated electromagnetic wave calculation value, and checking whether a change of the calculated misfit error satisfies a predetermined optimization determination condition; updating dielectric parameters at the meshes; and outputting a reconstructed dielectric image in the image reconstruction region.
US09519053B2	Distance measuring apparatus and distance measuring method A distance measuring apparatus and a distance measuring method are provided. The distance measuring apparatus includes a GPS module, an ultrasound transceiver module and a control module. The GPS module is configured to generate a pulse signal. The ultrasound transceiver module is configured to generate and transmit a first ultrasound signal and receive a second ultrasound signal transmitted from an object. When the control module receives the pulse signal, the control module controls the ultrasound transceiver module to generate and transmit the first ultrasound signal, and determines whether the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within a first interval. When the ultrasound transceiver module receives the second ultrasound signal within the first interval, the control module determines a distance between the distance measuring apparatus and the object according to a time difference.
US09519051B2	Optoelectronic device and apparatus having such a device An optoelectronic device has a first component provided to generate radiation, a second component provided to receive radiation, a connection board and a frame. The first component and the second component are arranged on the connection board. The frame is arranged on the connection board. The first component is arranged in a first opening in the frame. The second component is arranged in a second opening in the frame. The first opening and the second opening extend from a main face of the frame opposite the connection board in the direction of the connection board. The main face between the first opening and the second opening has an intermediate region, in which a reflection of radiation incident on the main face is reduced.
US09519039B2	Determining the form of RF pulses for selective excitation in magnetic resonance imaging The invention relates to a magnetic resonance method involving the generation of high-frequency pulses and magnetic gradients (gx, gy, gz) for the selective excitation of an object to be examined. According to the invention, the magnetic resonance method is characterized in that a magnetic resonance signal s(t) according to the following signal equation is generated: s ⁡ ( t ) = ∫ V ⁢ m ( r r , T ) ⁢ exp ⁡ [ t ⁢ / ⁢ T 2 ] ⁢ exp ⁡ [ ⅈ ⁢ ⁢ t ⁢ ⁢ ω s ] ⁢ exp ⁡ [ - ⅈ ⁢ ⁢ k r ⁡ ( T - t ) · r r ] ⁢ ⁢ ⅆ 3 ⁢ r wherein stands for a desired transversal magnetization after the selective excitation, t stands for a time, {right arrow over (r)} stands for a position vector and T stands for a duration of a pulse, and whereby s(t) stands for a magnetic resonance signal, V stands for a volume that is to be examined, T2 stands for a transversal relaxation time, and ωs stands for a shift of the resonance frequency. The invention also relates to a nuclear spin tomograph for carrying out the magnetic resonance method.
US09519036B2	Magnetic sensor including magnetic layer of closed loop shape Provided is a magnetic sensor for detecting a magnetic field. The magnetic sensor includes a magnetic layer of a closed loop shape; a pair of current terminals which face each other contacting with the closed loop and through which current is input/output; and a pair of voltage terminals which face each other contacting with the closed loop and from which output voltage is detected. Both an anisotropic magnetoresistance effect (AME) and a planar Hall effect (PHE) contribute to the output voltage and a hysteresis of the output voltage is eliminated by exchange coupling of a ferromagnetic layer by a ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic layer structure and a ferromagnetic-metal-antiferromagnetic layer structure. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize a hysteresis due to a demagnetization factor of the closed loop, stabilize the output voltage of the magnetic sensor and enhance sensitivity.
US09519027B2	Battery monitoring device and battery system monitoring device A battery monitoring device for monitoring a cell group made by connecting a plurality of single battery cells in series including a first switching circuit configured to select, as a measurement target voltage, a type of voltage a differential amplifier circuit including a first input terminal and a second input terminal, configured to convert the measurement target voltage, which is selected by the first switching circuit and input between the first input terminal and the second input terminal, into a voltage in a predetermined range by performing differential amplification, and an AD converter configured to measure the measurement target voltage selected by the first switching circuit and converted by the differential amplifier circuit, and output a digital signal according to the measurement result, wherein an abnormality detection voltage, is output to the AD converter.
US09519026B2	Compressed scan testing techniques Techniques are disclosed relating to test equipment. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving failure information from a first test of a device under test (DUT). In this embodiment, the DUT includes a plurality of scan chains that each include a plurality of scan cells. In this embodiment, the first test is based on a first compressed test pattern. In this embodiment, the failure information does not permit a definitive determination as to which scan cell is a failing scan cell. In this embodiment, the method includes generating a plurality of compressed test patterns based on the first compressed test pattern. In this embodiment, the plurality of compressed test patterns specify one-to-one-modes. In this embodiment, the method includes performing one or more second tests of the DUT using the plurality of compressed test patterns to definitively determine one or more failing scan cells.
US09519024B2	Apparatus for testing package-on-package semiconductor device and method for testing the same An apparatus for testing a package-on-package semiconductor device comprises a pick and place device for loading a first chip into or unloading the first chip from a test socket and a lifting and rotating arm for moving a chip placement module which receives a second chip to a position between the pick and place device and the test socket. The pick and place device and the chip placement module are lowered, and then a test process is performed. After the test process is completed, the pick and place device and the chip placement module are lifted, and the lifting and rotating arm moves the chip placement module to one side of the pick and place device. Accordingly, a method for testing the semiconductor device could be performed automatically so as to greatly enhance test efficiency and accuracy and to significantly reduce costs.
US09519020B2	Semiconductor apparatus and chip selecting method thereof A semiconductor apparatus includes an individual chip designating code setting block configured to generate a plurality of individual chip designating code of different values; an individual chip activation block configured to enable an individual chip activation signal among a plurality of individual chip activation signals, which corresponds to individual chip designating code, when the individual chip designating code matches the individual chip control code; and a control block configured to set the individual chip control code or output chip selection address as the individual chip control code in response to chip selection fuse signals and test fuse signals.
US09519017B2	Circuit integrity detection system for detecting the integrity of a sensing wire in electrically heated textiles A circuit integrity detection system for use in detecting the integrity of sensing wire in a heating pad wherein the integrity of the sensing wire is checking the inputs from a first and second A/D converter connected to opposite ends of the sensing wire.
US09519009B2	Prober A prober includes: a wafer chuck having a conductive support surface; a movement rotation mechanism which moves and rotates the wafer chuck; a head stage which holds a probe holding portion; a stage member which has a conductive stage surface that is formed in parallel to the support surface and electrically connected with the support surface, and can move integrally with the wafer chuck; and a contactor which is fixed to a position facing the stage member and whose tip can electrically come into contact with the stage surface, wherein the stage member is separated from the wafer chuck as a separate body, and the stage surface and the support surface are electrically connected through a wiring member; and a back-surface electrode of a chip is electrically connected with a tester through the wafer chuck, a wiring, the stage member and the contactor.
US09519007B2	Handling system for testing electronic components A handling system for testing electronic components comprises a rotary turret and pick heads mounted on the rotary turret, each pick head being configured to hold a respective electronic component provided by a supply source. A carrier system which is positionable adjacent to the rotary turret is configured to carry a plurality of electronic components. The carrier system is receivable by a testing station that is operative to simultaneously test a plurality of the electronic components which have been arranged on the carrier system. The pick heads or other transfer mechanism may transfer the electronic components onto the carrier system prior to testing the same at the testing station and remove electronic components from the carrier system after testing the same at the testing station.
US09519004B2	Sensor with moving sensitive element having mixed vibrating and pendular operation, and methods for controlling such a sensor A sensor comprising: a stand; a first body movable along a sensing axis; two pairs of second bodies arranged symmetrically relative to the first body and along the sensing axis; transducers for detecting a position of the first body relative to the stand, for setting the second bodies into vibration along a vibration axis, and for detecting respective vibration frequencies of the second bodies; and surface electrostatic coupling means connecting each second body to the first body in such a manner that a movement of the first body relative to the stand along the sensing axis gives rise respectively to an increase and to a decrease in the electrostatic coupling for one and the other of the pairs of second bodies. Methods of controlling such a sensor.
US09519001B2	Carrying apparatus A carrying apparatus includes a holder which houses an object to be carried and which comprises a holder side member; a carrying path which guides the movement of the holder; a helical member which generates, between the holder side member and the helical member, a first force in a direction to depart from the holder side member or a second force to attract the holder side member and which is disposed along the carrying path; and a rotation unit which rotates the helical member.
US09518991B2	Method and apparatus for analyzing acetone in breath Methods and devices are provided for analyzing acetone in breath. One such method comprises disposing a reactant in a reaction zone within the breath analysis device, wherein the reactant comprises a primary amine disposed on a surface, and wherein the reaction zone has an optical characteristic that is at a reference level. It also comprises pre-storing a liquid nitroprusside solution within the breath analysis device separately from the reactant. The method further comprises using the breath analysis device to cause the breath to contact the reactant in the reaction zone so that the acetone in the breath reacts with the reactant to form a reaction product and, after the reaction product has been formed, using the breath analysis device to cause the nitroprusside solution to contact and react with the reaction product and to facilitate a change in the optical characteristic of the reaction zone relative to the reference level.
US09518979B2	Assay to evaluate drug metabolism A novel assay using plated (cultured) human hepatocytes is disclosed. In this assay, cryopreserved human hepatocytes are thawed and cultured for 4 hours to allow attachment, followed by incubation with compounds for 24 hours. After the 24 hour incubation, aliquots can be collected for quantification of the remaining parent compounds. The remaining incubated media are transferred to freshly thawed and cultured cryopreserved hepatocyte and incubated for another 24 hour period. The process can be repeated daily resulting in accumulated incubation durations of multiple days. The innovation is the use of a new culture on each day, thereby overcoming the known decrease in metabolic activity of hepatocytes with time in culture.
US09518966B2	Method and test device for field calibration of a gas detector A method and test devices are used for field calibration of gas detectors. Brand new gas detectors are used as measurement standards in field calibration. The brand new gas detectors are in this case either employed directly as working standards, in which case the regular calibration by a reference standard is dispensed with, since the brand new gas detectors are always deemed to be sufficiently accurate. Alternatively, the brand new gas detectors are employed directly, namely as sufficiently accurately calibrated reference standards for the reference gas sensors acting as working standards and incorporated into the test device. In both cases the measured values of the gas sensors in the gas detectors to be calibrated are fed back to a sufficiently calibrated system, namely either directly to at least one brand new gas detector as a working standard or else to a reference sensor of a calibrated test device.
US09518961B2	Liquid chromatograph and column oven used therefor A difference between sensitivities among different solvents is preliminarily set as a device constant, using a calibration factor Ge, in a calibration-factor holding part. On the other hand, the sensitivities of gas sensors are measured for each gas sensor, but this measurement is not performed on all solvents and is performed on only a certain solvent, and a threshold value resulted therefrom is held as a reference threshold value Vtho in a reference-threshold-value holding part. A threshold value Vth for another solvent is determined from the reference threshold value Vtho for the certain solvent and from the calibration factor Ge as the device constant according to Vth=Vtho×Ge.
US09518957B2	Magnetic signal measuring apparatus and magnetic signal measuring method A magnetic signal measuring apparatus includes a first magnetic field applying unit that applies a first magnetic field to magnetic substances when a measured substance is binding to the magnetic substances, a second magnetic field applying unit that applies a second magnetic field to the magnetic substances to which the first magnetic field has been applied, and a SQUID that measures a magnetic signal derived from the magnetic substances. The first magnetic field has an intensity of such a degree that the magnetic substances do not flocculate with each other and such a degree that directions of magnetic moments in the magnetic substances can be aligned with each other. The second magnetic field has an intensity of such a degree that the magnetic substances do not flocculate with each other and such a degree that a magnetic signal can be obtained from the magnetic substances.
US09518940B2	X-ray diffraction method and portable X-ray diffraction apparatus using same A portable X-ray diffraction apparatus is provided which can be held by a person and on which an image of a spot to be measured can be viewed. The portable X-ray diffraction apparatus includes: X-ray irradiation means that irradiates a sample with collimated X-rays; diffracted X-ray detection means that detects a collimated portion of diffracted X-rays among X-rays diffracted from the sample by the irradiation of the X-rays with the X-ray irradiation means; and signal processing means that processes a signal outputted from the diffracted X-ray detection means. An X-ray diffraction method is used which includes: irradiating a sample with collimated continuous-wavelength X-rays; extracting a collimated portion of diffracted X-rays diffracted from the sample irradiated with the X-rays and condensing the extracted collimated portion of the diffracted X-rays; detecting, using an energy dispersive detection element, the condensed diffracted X-rays; and processing a signal detected by the detection element.
US09518938B2	Contact-free photomixing probe for device and integrated circuit measurement or characterization A device for measuring and characterizing solid-state devices or integrated circuits at RF frequencies up to 1.0 THz and beyond is provided that includes a transmitting photomixing probe structure and a receiving photomixing probe structure. The transmitting photomixing probe structure and the receiving photomixing probe structure are ac-coupled to the solid-state device or integrated circuit in a contact-free manner.
US09518924B2	Fluoroscopy apparatus and fluoroscopy apparatus operating method The invention provides a fluoroscopy apparatus including an image-capturing device that acquires a fluorescence image of a subject; a sensitivity adjusting portion that sets a sensitivity of the image-capturing device to fluorescence on the basis of a gradation value of the fluorescence image; a notifying portion that extracts a lesion part from the fluorescence image acquired by the image-capturing device with the sensitivity set by the sensitivity adjusting portion and presents it to an operator; and a display switching portion that displays the fluorescence image on a display unit when the sensitivity in the image-capturing device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold and that presents information showing the existence of the lesion part on the notifying portion when the sensitivity is greater than the predetermined threshold.
US09518923B1	System and methods for fluorescence detection A fluorescence detection system is provided. The fluorescence detection system includes a light source adapted to emit excitation light; a sample unit in which a sample is disposed; a first optical fiber adapted to connect the light source to the sample unit; an avalanche photodiode array detector adapted to receive fluorescent light generated by the sample when the sample is irradiated with the excitation light; and a second optical fiber adapted to connect the sample unit to the avalanche photodiode array detector, wherein the second optical fiber has a numerical aperture of equal to or greater than about 0.15 and the second optical fiber is positioned such that a longitudinal axis of the second optical fiber is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first optical fiber. A method for detecting fluorescence and a computer-implemented method for detecting fluorescence are also provided.
US09518917B2	Mid-infrared hyperspectral spectroscopy systems and methods therefor MIR spectroscopy systems comprising hierarchical spectral dispersion that enables fine spectral resolution and high sensitivity spectroscopy are disclosed. Hierarchical spectral dispersion is derived by employing at least two diffractive lens arrays, located on either side of a test sample, each receiving input radiation having an input spectral range and distributing the input radiation into a plurality of output signals, each having a fraction of the spectral range of the input radiation. As a result, the signal multiplication factor of the two arrays is multiplied in a manner that mitigates the propagation of wavelength harmonics through the system. In some embodiments, an emitter array comprising a plurality of spectrally selective emitters provides the input MIR radiation to a spectroscopy system. In some embodiments, spectrally selective detectors are used to detect narrow spectral components in the radiation after they have passed through the test sample.
US09518916B1	Compressive sensing for metrology Disclosed are apparatus and methods for determining a structure or process parameter value of a target of interest on a semiconductor wafer. A plurality of collection patterns are defined for a spatial light beam controller positioned at a pupil image plane of a metrology tool. For each collection pattern, a signal is collected from a sensor of the metrology tool, and each collected signal represents a combination of a plurality of signals that the spatial light beam controller samples, using each collection pattern, from a pupil image of the target of interest. The collection patterns are selected so that the pupil image is reconstructable based on the collection patterns and their corresponding collection signals. The collected signal for each of the collection patterns is analyzed to determine a structure or process parameter value for the target of interest.
US09518913B2	Method for detecting particles in a fluid stream A method for detecting particles in a fluid stream includes generating a measurement field that can be passed through by the fluid stream, acquiring and evaluating measurement values of the fluid stream passing through the measurement field, and detecting at least one particle by way of a distinctive sequence of measurement values. Each of the distinctive successions of measurement values is acquired and evaluated to determine if a particle or a gas bubble is passing through the measurement field.
US09518905B2	Methods, devices, and systems for measuring physical properties of fluid Disclosed herein are devices for measuring, at one or more time points, one or more properties or changes in properties of a fluid sample. The devices may comprise a chamber defining an internal volume of the device suitable for receiving and retaining the fluid sample; a plurality of layers, the plurality comprising at least a first layer below the chamber, at least a second layer above the chamber, and a substrate layer between the first and second layers, wherein: the substrate layer is linked to at least one suspended element located within the chamber; the suspended element is linked to the substrate layer by at least two compliant structures located within the chamber; and the suspended element is configured to oscillate upon application of an actuating signal to at least one electrically conductive path, which runs across at least two of the compliant structures and the suspended element. Related methods and uses are also disclosed.
US09518903B2	Adapter for sliding magnetic particle separation An adapter for a sliding head of a sample processing system is provided that includes a plate and a magnet mounting recess wall. The plate includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a front wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, and a back wall extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. The magnet mounting recess wall is mounted to the top surface. The magnet mounting recess wall is configured to accommodate a magnet of a sliding head of a sample processing system. At least a portion of the bottom surface is curved in a first direction from the front wall to the back wall and is concave relative to the top surface.
US09518902B2	Embedder An embedder is provided. The embedder includes a body having a working stand; a paraffin reservoir disposed in the body; a paraffin dispenser disposed on the body and connected with the paraffin reservoir; a heated working plate disposed on the working stand; a cooling plate disposed on the working stand; a tray disposed on the working stand; and a ceramic layer at least formed on an inner wall surface of the tray. With the embedder according to the present invention, by coating the ceramic layer on the inner wall surface of the tray to form an anti-scratch protective layer, when removing solidified paraffin wax on the inner wall surface of the tray, it is possible to avoid scratching the inner wall surface of the tray so as to avoid the damage to the surface of the tray.
US09518901B2	Pretreatment method of biological sample, detection method of RNA, and pretreatment kit The present invention is to provide a pretreatment method that allows RNA to be detected promptly and simply. RNA degradation activity due to lactoferrin present in the human rhinal mucosa is inhibited, for example, by adding iron ion and carbonate ion to a biological sample that contains the human rhinal mucosa. With the pretreated biological sample, an RNA virus gene can be amplified by a reverse transcriptase. Iron ion and carbonate ion can also inhibit reverse transcriptase inhibition due to lysozyme C contained in the human rhinal mucosa. Further, it is preferable to remove the envelope of the RNA virus by adding SDS to the biological sample that contains the human rhinal mucosa.
US09518884B2	Micro-electro-mechanical device and method for making the same The invention provides a micro-electro-mechanical device which includes a substrate, an electrode, and a diaphragm. The electrode includes plural vent holes. The diaphragm is disposed above and in parallel to the electrode, to form a capacitive sensor with the electrode. The diaphragm includes plural ribs protruding upward and/or downward from the diaphragm; the ribs are respectively disposed in correspondence to the plural vent holes and do not overlap nor contact the electrode. A method for making the micro-electro-mechanical device is also provided according to the present invention.
US09518872B2	Thermal sensor A thermal sensor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a plurality of beads disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the beads defining bead cavities between each other. A method for manufacturing a thermal sensor includes disposing a plurality of beads on an inner electrode, dip coating the inner electrode with beads using a molten state changing material, and disposing an outer electrode over the inner electrode and beads after dip coating.
US09518871B2	Method of measuring temperature in cutting process The invention relates to a method of measuring a cutting temperature for an apparatus for a cutting process, when the apparatus for a cutting process includes a shank and a tool jointed to the shank by means of silver solder, the shank being electrically conductive, the tool being electrically nonconductive. The method includes: connecting a first lead wire to the shank, connecting a second lead wire to the silver solder, and measuring thermal electromotive force that is generated between the first lead wire and the second lead wire.
US09518861B2	Luggage control and verification system and methods of use A system for controlling and verifying the size and weight of a piece of carry-on luggage is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, an at least one database server is configured for selectively storing data related to at least one of the luggage, an at least one passenger in possession of the luggage, a transportation vehicle on which the passenger plans to travel, and a transportation hub from which the transportation vehicle is to depart. An at least one luggage device is in selective communication with the at least one database server and comprises a receptacle configured for removable receipt of the luggage—the receptacle formed having a bottom, a back wall, and an at least one side wall—and at least one verification device integral with the receptacle for determination of at least one of a height, depth, width, weight, and identification information associated with the luggage.
US09518860B2	System and method for fuzzy logic based measurement of a content of a bin A method, non-transitory computer readable medium and a system that includes a fuzzy logic module arranged to apply a fuzzy logic algorithm for calculating, in response to received echoes that are received by a receiver, confidence levels of origins of received echoes; wherein the received echoes are reflected or scattered from the origins; and a volume calculator that is arranged to calculate a volume of the content in response to (a) estimated locations of the origins, and (b) the confidence levels of the origins.
US09518855B2	Oil detection device, compressor having the same and method of controlling the compressor An oil detection device for a compressor to detect at least two levels of oil in the compressor includes a first detection unit including a first reference electrode and a first detection electrode disposed at both sides of the first reference electrode, and a second detection unit including a second reference electrode spaced from the first reference electrode and a second detection electrode disposed at both sides of the second reference electrode.
US09518853B2	Self-diagnosing differential pressure flow meter including a directed pressure port An aspect provides a method of metering flow through a fluid conduit having an obstruction therein, including: placing an obstruction body within the conduit; generating at least two differential pressure measurement signals using at least three different pressure ports, said at least three different pressure ports comprising: an upstream pressure port; a downstream pressure port; and an auxiliary pressure port; wherein at least one of the upstream pressure port, the downstream pressure port, and the auxiliary pressure port is positioned at an angle between 0 and 90 degrees with respect to a conduit wall; establishing a baseline relationship between the at least two differential pressure measurement signals; and determining if the baseline relationship between the at least two differential pressure measurement signals differs by a predetermined amount. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US09518848B2	Sensor housing A sensor housing (1) includes a basic body (2) and two tube sections (4, 9) projecting from the basic body (2). At least a first one (4; 9) of the tube sections has an outside thread which is interrupted in circumferential direction by at least one recessed facet (15, 17; 19, 20). The facet (15, 17; 19, 20) extends—from a center plane of the first tube section (4; 9) being parallel to the longitudinal axis of the second tube section (9; 4)—on at least one side of this center plane essentially perpendicularly to it.
US09518844B2	Rotation angle detection device compromising Angular widths of respective magnetic poles of a detection rotor are stored and divisions are set for respective magnetic pole pairs. Based on output signals from first and second magnetic sensors, a rotation angle computation unit computes first and second rotation angles that are rotation angles within the corresponding division. Based on the angular widths, the rotation angle computation unit identifies the magnetic pole sensed by the first magnetic sensor and computes a first absolute rotation angle using the first rotation angle. Based on the identified magnetic pole and the second rotation angle, the rotation angle computation unit computes a second absolute rotation angle. The rotation angle of the detection rotor is computed based on the first and second absolute angles.
US09518843B2	Flange and resolver assembly A resolver has a structure in which the resolver is attached to a flange by press-fitting and in which strong stress that affects an angle detecting accuracy of a stator of the resolver is not applied. The flange, in which a resolver is press-fitted, includes a cylindrical portion in which a stator of the resolver is press-fitted to the inside thereof, and a tabular portion which is larger than an outer diameter of a cylindrical portion viewed from an axial direction and which is integrated with the cylindrical portion, wherein a clearance portion having an expanded inner diameter which does not contact with an outer periphery of the stator of the resolver is provided on an overlapped portion of a cylindrical portion viewed from a vertical direction to the axis and the tabular portion.
US09518832B2	Drive-pattern evaluation device and drive-pattern evaluation method An object of the present invention is to provide a drive-pattern evaluation device for appropriately evaluating energy-saving performance of a drive pattern. A drive-pattern evaluation device of the present invention is a drive-pattern evaluation device which evaluates a past actual drive pattern of a moving body based on energy consumption, the device including: an energy-saving drive pattern generating unit that generates an energy-saving drive pattern in consideration of energy consumption with respect to an evaluation section of the actual drive pattern; an energy consumption estimating unit that estimates energy consumption by the energy-saving drive pattern as an estimated energy-saving consumption; and an eco-score calculator that compares energy consumption by the actual drive pattern in the evaluation section and the estimated energy-saving consumption, to evaluate the actual drive pattern based on the comparison result.
US09518828B2	Method and device for measuring the progress of a moving person The invention relates to measuring devices to be used in physical measuring, and more particularly, to a method and a device for measuring the progress of a moving person. In the solution according to the invention the quantities describing the progress of the moving person are being calculated based on step cycle-specific acceleration stage characteristic accelerations a+ and step cycle-specific braking stage characteristic acceleration a− obtained from acceleration values measured by means of an acceleration sensor, and on the measured time. The invention aims at providing a solution, better and simpler than prior solutions, for measuring the progress of a moving person, which solution is applicable for use in a multitude of measuring solutions for ways of locomotion of various types.
US09518805B1	Arrow fletching system An arrow fletching system for facilitating quick disconnect fletchings on an arrow includes an arrow that has a back end and the back end is open. A tube is removably coupled to the arrow and the tube is positioned on the back end. A plurality of fletchings is provided. The tube engages each of the fletchings such that the tube retains the fletchings on the arrow.
US09518803B2	Automatic pin adjustment indicator for archery sights Certain embodiments include archery bow sights which incorporate pin adjustment mechanisms which can be set to automatically arrange sight pins in appropriate proportional spacing for various target ranges based on the spacing of two initial points. In certain embodiments, a first pin on an archery bow sight is calibrated at a first reference distance to define a first reference point on the sight. The bow and sight is then used at a second reference distance to determine and align a second reference point for a second sight pin. As aligned, the mechanism controls one or more additional sight pins to correspond with additional reference distances. In certain embodiments illustrated herein, the pin adjustment mechanism arranges pins within a vertically aligned orientation.
US09518799B2	Paintball marker with secure barrel engagement A paintball gun generally comprising a body split into an upper portion and a lower portion is provided. The split body allows exposure of internal components for access, service and/or maintenance. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a valve assembly fixedly secured within the body. In an embodiment, the paintball gun preferably includes a barrel adapter for engaging a barrel, with the barrel adapter secured within the body by a gripping piece. A method of servicing a paintball gun is also provided.
US09518793B1	Trigger mechanism A trigger mechanism includes a hammer, and a trigger disconnector assembly including a trigger body having a trigger nose, and a disconnector having a disconnector hook. A reset lever is mounted for movement between open and closed positions. The trigger disconnector assembly is in mechanical communication with the reset lever. A striking end of the hammer strikes the reset lever in a past-cocked position of the hammer moving the reset lever from the open position to the closed position, the reset lever acting on the trigger disconnector assembly to reset the trigger body and the disconnector in the past-cocked position of the hammer in preparation for securing the hammer in a cocked position preparatory to firing by another trigger pull of the trigger body.
US09518791B1	Cartridge extractor In a breech loading firearm, an extractor arm is slidingly arranged within a cavity beneath the barrel. The extractor arm has a retracted position and an extended position. In the retracted position, the extractor arm is constrained from rotating, and in the extended position, the extractor arm has at least one degree of rotational freedom in the cavity without bending. The intermediate portion of the extractor arm is thicker than the distal end such that the second thickness fits within the cavity when the extractor arm is in its retracted position. The reduced thickness at the distal end provides a space between the extractor arm and a wall of the cavity when the extractor arm is in its extended position to provide for the rotation of the extractor arm within the cavity in its extended position. The proximal end of the extractor arm has an angled face.
US09518782B2	Heat exchanger The invention refers to a plate heat exchanger where the heat exchanger comprises a first flow channel between a first plate and a second plate, and where the flow channel comprises a lower distribution passage, a heat transfer passage and an upper distribution passage, where the heat transfer passage is vertically divided in a lower and an upper heat transfer passage and where the lower heat transfer passage is horizontally divided in a plurality of adjacent heat transfer zones, where the intermediate angle between the ridges and grooves in any of the heat transfer zones of the lower heat transfer passage is at least 30° larger than the intermediate angle of the ridges and grooves of the upper heat transfer passage. The advantage of the invention is that an improved heat exchanger is provided, having an increased thermal performance and an improved evaporation capacity.
US09518772B2	Domestic refrigerator including an ice dispenser An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.
US09518771B2	Twistable tray for heater less ice maker An ice maker is provided that includes a tray having recesses that can include ice-phobic surfaces. The ice-phobic surfaces may include ice-phobic coatings, textured metal surfaces, hydrophobic coatings or other surfaces configured to repel water and ice. The tray can be formed from metal material and may exhibit a fatigue limit greater than about 150 Megapascals (MPa) at 105 cycles. The ice maker further includes a frame body coupled to the tray, and a driving body that is rotatably coupled to the tray. The driving body is further adapted to rotate the tray in a clockwise and/or counter-clockwise cycle such that the tray presses against the frame body in a manner that flexes the tray to dislodge ice pieces formed in the recesses of the tray.
US09518761B2	Heat pump water heater appliance The present subject matter provides a heat pump water heater appliance with a mounting assembly for coupling a compressor to a plate within a casing of the heat pump water heater appliance. The mounting assembly includes a post that extends through a foot of the compressor and a fastener that extends through the bracket and the plate into the post in order to secure the bracket and the post together. A nut is threaded onto the post in order to secure the post and the foot of the compressor together.
US09518758B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner includes a control box assembly capable of efficiently utilizing a space inside a control box and easily performing inspection and repair of a circuit unit disposed in the control box. The air conditioner includes a case that constitutes an exterior and a control box assembly mounted in the case, wherein the control box assembly includes a control box in which an accommodation portion is formed, a sliding panel having one side on which a circuit unit is mounted and being accommodated in the accommodation portion so as to be taken out of the control box, and a rotation panel having one side on which the circuit unit is mounted and being rotatably mounted at one side of the control box.
US09518752B2	Recording medium storing apparatus control program, apparatus control system, and apparatus control device A medium having stored therein a program, the program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising: selecting a vibration medium corresponding to first vibration data, on the basis of matching between the first vibration data and the reference vibration data, the first vibration data corresponding to first vibration transmitted via the vibration medium and detected; selecting reference vibration data corresponding to second vibration data, from among the reference vibration data stored in the reference data storage unit on the basis of the second vibration data and a correction value of the reference vibration data, the second vibration data corresponding to second vibration transmitted via the selected vibration medium and detected; updating a correction value of the selected reference vibration data on the basis of the second vibration data; and generating a control signal for controlling the apparatus on the basis of the selected reference vibration data.
US09518751B2	Indoor unit of air-conditioning apparatus An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes an indoor imaging device that captures an image of inside a room, a thermal image detection device that acquires a thermal image of inside the room, an arithmetic operation device that acquires an air flow inside the room and that generates an air-conditioning status image obtained by superimposing the air flow obtained by the arithmetic operation and the thermal image acquired by the thermal image detection device on a visible image captured by the indoor imaging device, and a storage device that stores therein air-conditioning status images in accordance with the lapse of time. When a visualization button on a remote control is pressed, air-conditioning status images are transmitted to the remote control and are displayed as time-reduced moving images on a display unit of the remote control.
US09518748B2	Modular, self-contained, mobile clean room Biosafety units, methods of making, and sealing the same are disclosed herein. The units comprise at least one controlled air, sealable, sterilizable cleanroom; and a mechanical system room adjacent to the cleanroom comprising: at least two air handling units in a support room adjacent the cleanroom that provide redundant air to the cleanroom with at least Class 100,000 air purity, the air handling units connected to a one or more supply ducts to the cleanroom, and an exhaust duct in communication with the cleanroom and the air handling unit exhaust, wherein a pressure gradient is formed between the cleanroom and the exterior of the structure; and at least two power supplies that provide redundant power to electrical outlets in the cleanroom, wherein the at least two power supplies are connectable to one or more external power sources and the structure is pre-validatable or validated for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
US09518746B2	Method and apparatus for positioning heating elements An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of bosses that emanate form a common base member. The bosses and bases preferably include an opening therethrough that will allow for subsequent layers of adhesive to interact and bond to each other. The bosses are also spaced in such a way to help secure a wire snugly therebetween.
US09518744B2	Method and apparatus for cooking using coded information associated with food packaging A cooking apparatus capable of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging is provided. Food packaging capable of being read or detected by a cooking apparatus is also provided. The cooking apparatus sets cooking time and cooking temperature as a result of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging. The cooking apparatus is capable of interacting with a user of the cooking apparatus to further assist the cooking process started as a result of reading or detecting coded information printed on or otherwise associated with food packaging. The cooking apparatus capable of connecting to a remote computer and server and receiving and displaying web pages generated by the remote server to further assist the cooking process.
US09518739B2	Combustor heat shield with carbon avoidance feature The build-up of carbon deposition on the front face of a combustor heat shield is discouraged by jetting air out from the front face of the heat shield with sufficient momentum to push approaching fuel droplets or rich fuel-air mixture way from the heat shield.
US09518735B2	Nozzle assembly Various methods and apparatus are disclosed that relate to one or more aspects of an abatement system. In various aspects a nozzle assembly of an abatement system includes at least one rotationally adjustable nozzle tubing having at least one nozzle coupled thereto.
US09518732B2	Heating assembly A heating assembly can be used with one of a first fuel type or a second fuel type different than the first. The heating assembly can a include housing have a first actuation member and a second actuation member. The first and second actuation members can be positioned within respective first and second fuel hook-ups. The first and second actuation members can be configured such that connecting a fuel source to the heater assembly moves one of the actuation members from a first position to a second position to control flow through the heating assembly.
US09518726B2	LED module An LED module includes an LED, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lens, a lens mask and a heat dissipation component; the heat dissipation component includes an aluminum-made heat dissipation frame, a heat-conducting fin, a connection assembly part and a plurality of heat dissipation plates, the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation plate mounting holes that are arranged in parallel, the heat dissipation plates are amounted in the heat dissipation plate mounting holes on the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame in an insertion mode, the PCB is fixed on a bottom surface of the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame, and the heat-conducting fin is located between the PCB and the heat dissipation plates on the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame; and the aluminum-made heat dissipation frame is provide with a wire-threading position, and a location of the wire-threading position is between a corresponding electrical interface and a corresponding power-on interface.
US09518723B2	Lighting fixture extension A lighting assembly is disclosed having a light fixture with a light-source operable to emit light; and a sidewall having a dimension exceeding a maximum opening dimension of a light bulb recess, the light bulb recess defined by a ceiling and having a standard light-bulb outlet disposed therein and the maximum opening dimension limiting the dimension of objects insertable within the light bulb recess. The lighting assembly further includes a telescoping assembly electrically coupling the light-source to the standard light-bulb outlet for supplying power to the light-source.
US09518720B2	LED surface light-emitting device for easy shielding and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to an LED surface light-emitting device for easy shielding, and a manufacturing method thereof, and includes: an integrated type rear-surface case part having an accommodation space portion open toward the front surface portion thereof, wherein a substrate equipped with LEDs is accommodated in the accommodation space portion; a diffusion panel which covers the open front surface portion of the rear-surface case part, and diffuses light of the LEDs to be a surface light source; and a front-surface window frame, the rear surface of which is coupled to the boundary of the front surface portion of the rear-surface case part, with the diffusion panel located on the rear-surface case part. The present invention is configured as a single body without openings to prevent dust and insects from coming therein, and thus can prevent brightness from decreasing according to use.
US09518714B2	Moisture removing device of lamp for vehicle A moisture removing lamp for a vehicle that autonomously generates electricity and may be charged with electricity by using a solenoid generator that uses vibration of the vehicle, thereby removing moisture in the lamp for a vehicle in an environmentally-friendly manner.
US09518713B2	Bi function LED head lamp using thin shield Disclosed is a bi function LED head lamp using a thin shield. The lamp includes: a low beam light source and a high beam light source installed at inner upper and lower sides of a reflector; a shield installed at a front end of the partition in the reflector; a lens holder in which the rear is joined to a front surface of the reflector; and a signal reflection surface installed at an inner lower end of the lens holder. The low beam and the high beam are implemented only by turning on and off an LED through applying the thin shield without an actuator.
US09518697B1	Apparatus and methods for suspending a tool Apparatus and methods for suspending a tool from a support arm having a mounting location are disclosed. The tool has a virtual work axis and a center of gravity. The apparatus may include a tool holder and a mounting interface located between the support arm and the tool holder. The mounting interface extends substantially along the virtual work axis. Selectable locations, configured to enable adjustable engagement of the support arm and/or the tool holder with the mounting interface, are part of or otherwise associated with the mounting interface. The center of gravity of the tool may be positioned below the mounting location using the selectable locations such that the tool is supported in a selected attitude or orientation.
US09518695B2	Flat screen television support system A flat screen television support device includes at least one vertical column extending upwardly from a piece of furniture and a cantilever support extending forwardly from the column and terminating in a free end. A vertical screen mount is connected to the free end of the cantilever support member. A flat screen television is connected to the flat screen television support device and has a rear wall spaced forward of the rear edge of the upper surface of the piece of furniture so that the flat screen television is supported over the piece of furniture between the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the piece of furniture. The piece of furniture may support the entire weight of the flat screen television if the support device is incorporated into a back structure of the furniture.
US09518694B2	Worm mechanism and universal head apparatus using the same Provided is a worm mechanism provided with a worm shaft including a worm, and a worm wheel that meshes with the worm, the worm mechanism including: a first holding member configured to join a drive source that drives the worm shaft to bearings that support the worm shaft at both sides so that the worm shaft is rotatable; and a first urging member configured to urge the first holding member in a first direction in which the worm meshes with the worm wheel.
US09518692B2	Pipe rehabilitation method An existing pipe that is to be rehabilitated has concavely curved portions and straight portions as viewed in cross-section orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the existing pipe. For pipe rehabilitation at the curved portion of the existing pipe, a plurality of rectangular parallelepiped segments whose inner surface plate, side plates and end plates are all rectangular are used. A spacer is interposed between the end plates of the rectangular parallelepiped segments. The spacer has first and second contact surfaces that are inclined relative to each other and come into contact with the end plates of the rectangular parallelepiped segments when they are linked in the circumferential direction.
US09518683B1	Clevis hanger configured for multiple pipes Clevis hanger systems including at least an upper bracket configured to connect to one or more support rods each able to receive one or more pipe hangers in various relative positions. I-beam sway bars, spacers and/or vertical plates may be incorporated in the clevis hanger systems as well.
US09518677B2	Method and system for adjusting a fuel tank isolation valve Methods and systems are provided for adjusting and diagnosing a position of a fuel tank isolation valve (FTIV) of a fuel system. In one example, a method comprises adjusting a FTIV of a fuel system by sending an electrical pulse to the FTIV; and comparing a current draw of the FTIV to a known current draw profile to verify the position of the FTIV. In this way, the position of the FTIV may be diagnosed, thereby resulting in increased accuracy of subsequent valve control.
US09518676B2	Device for indicating the position of a valve spindle Provision is made of a device for indicating the position of a valve spindle of a valve. The device comprises a valve spindle which can be shifted between a first position and a second position, and a sensor module for detecting at least the end positions of the valve spindle. The device further comprises at least a first optical display element (58), preferably a first LED, for indicating the first position, and a second optical display element (60), preferably a second LED, for indicating the second position. A first end position indication (66) is assigned to the first display element (58) and a second end position indication (68) is assigned to the second display element (60).
US09518672B2	Electronically actuated gate valve A system, in certain embodiments, includes a gate valve including a gate disposed within a valve body. The gate valve also includes a motorized ball screw actuator having an actuating rod assembly directly coupled to the gate. The motorized ball screw actuator is configured to linearly actuate the actuating rod assembly to drive the gate between an open position and a closed position.
US09518671B2	Valve device for fuel tank A valve device is attached to a fuel tank. The valve device includes a case including a vent valve port communicating outside of the tank at an upper portion, and including an inflow portion for a fuel below the vent valve port; and an upper floor body inside the case and rising by the fuel flowing into the case to be seated in the vent valve port. In a face portion facing a bottom portion of the upper float body in the case, an elastic piece is formed by a first arc-shaped split groove such that a center side of the face portion becomes a curvature inner side, and a second arc-shaped split groove formed such that a center of the face portion becomes a curvature inner side outside the first arc-shaped split groove. One portion of the elastic piece abuts against the bottom portion of the upper float body.
US09518668B2	Check valve with backbone enhanced petals A check valve includes a base, two sidewalls extending from the base and a pin coupled between the two sidewalls. The valve also includes a flapper pivotably coupled to the pin to occupy respective open and closed positions in accordance with a pressure differential of a fluid flow across the check valve, the flapper including a plate and a backbone that is thicker than the base and the extends along an entire length of the plate.
US09518667B2	Tubing clamp A clamp for selectively compressing a portion of tubing, such as an extension leg of a PICC or other catheter, is disclosed. The clamp is able to be opened or closed with a thumb and finger of a single hand of a user and is slidably attached to the tubing so as to enable its placement as desired along the tube. In one embodiment, the tubing clamp comprises a body including first and second body portions hingedly connected to one another in a clamshell configuration, a latch for releasably latching the first and second body portions together, and at least two tube compression members. The tube compression members cooperate to compress and occlude a portion of tubing passing through the tubing clamp when the first and second body portions are latched to one another.
US09518661B2	Petal control valve for separable connection units for flexible hoses Control valve (5, 5′) for connection units for flexible hoses, comprising a plurality of petals (segments or sectors) (6, 7; 6′, 7′) rotatable between a position of complete opening and a position of complete closing. The aforesaid petals (6, 7; 6′, 7′) are rotatable around pivoting axes defined by spherical pins (70) interposed between laterally adjacent petals and provided with a threaded positioning neck (71) inserted and screwed in a respective radial hole (72) of the body (1, 2) of the connection unit. A locking cap (73) is screwed in said radial hole (72) and tightly abutting against said neck (71) of the spherical pin (70) for keeping said spherical pin (70) in a suitable position to enable a correct and precise pivoting between the two adjacent petals (6, 7; 6′, 7′).
US09518659B2	Flat gasket with calendered sieve layer The present invention relates to a flat gasket with filter elements. In order to fulfill the increased requirements with respect to cleanliness, there is an increased demand for the integration of filter elements in flat gaskets. The corresponding filter elements mainly serve for picking of impurities accrued during production as well as other residues circulate via the operational fluids, especially during the initial period of operation of an internal combustion engine or a vehicle.
US09518654B2	Vehicle controller A vehicle controller includes a lock-up clutch disposed to a power transmission path between an engine and a driving wheel, and a clutch configured to connect and disconnect the power transmission path, wherein at the time of switching driven traveling for causing a vehicle to travel by connecting the power transmission path and inertia traveling for causing the vehicle to travel by disconnecting the power transmission path, the lock-up clutch and the clutch are switched at switching start timings different from each other.
US09518644B1	Sliding camshaft with improved compressive residual stress A sliding camshaft for shifting to a selected one of a plurality of selectable cam lobes includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft has an external spline. The outer shaft has an inner surface, an outer surface, a coating, and an outer portion. The inner surface is subjectable to wear and is configured with an internal spline for transferring torque from and sliding axially on the external spline of the inner shaft. The outer surface is subjectable to wear and loading and is configured with the plurality of selectable cam lobes. The coating on the inner surface is for wear resistance. The outer portion is case hardened for wear resistance of the outer surface and to create a compressive residual stress in the outer portion for load carrying capability.
US09518640B2	Dry variable speed drive mechanism A variable drive includes a rotatable drive shaft, a fixed sheave fixed axially relative to the drive shaft and mounted for rotation with the drive shaft, and a movable sheave mounted for axial movement relative to the drive shaft. A plurality of drive fingers project from one of the sheaves. A plurality of recesses are formed in the other sheave. Each drive finger is movably received by a corresponding one of the recesses. A bearing member is interposed between the drive fingers and the other sheave. The bearing member includes a plurality of bearing fingers. Each bearing finger is positioned between one of the drive fingers and a wall of a corresponding one of the recesses.
US09518634B2	Manual transmission A manual transmission including an input shaft Ai to which power is input from an internal combustion engine E/G through a clutch UT and an output shaft Ao from which power is output to drive wheels. This transmission has a plurality of EV travel gear stages (different from the neutral) in which no power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao, and a plurality of E/G travel gear stages in which a power transmission system is established between the input shaft Ai and the output shaft Ao. This transmission has a connection changeover mechanism which establishes and breaks connection between the output shaft of the electric motor and the output shaft. When an EV travel gear stage is selected, a “connected state” is always realized. When an E/G travel gear stage is selected, a “disconnected state” is realized in some cases.
US09518631B2	Vibration damping device A vibration damping device in which a covering member can be fixed firmly to a rotary member by a rivet is provided. In the vibration damping device, a pendulum mass 14 is held in a rotary member 15, and a casing 17 is fixed to the rotary member 15 by a rivet 20. The rivet 20 comprises a head 20a, a first shaft 20b and a second shaft 20c. The first shaft 20a penetrates through a first casing member 18, the rotary member 15 and the second casing member 19, and a tail thereof is expanded to fasten those members. The second shaft 20c penetrates through a driven member, and a tail thereof is expanded to fasten the driven member to the rotary member 15.
US09518622B2	Clutch device with an actuating mechanism A clutch device having an actuating device, in particular for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine with a stator and a rotor, and a transmission device, wherein the clutch device can be positioned in the drivetrain between the internal combustion engine on the one side and the electric machine and the transmission device on the other side, the clutch device and the actuating device are integrated into the rotor of the electric machine, and the actuating device has an adjustable ramp device with first ramps and second ramps and a planetary transmission with a ring gear, a sun gear, planet gears and a planet carrier, wherein the first ramps are assigned to the ring gear and the second ramps to the planet carrier, in order to improve the clutch device structurally and/or functionally.
US09518617B2	Integrated leaf spring and seal retention A drive assembly for a drive assembly or transmission is provided. The drive assembly includes a front cover; a piston plate slidable axially toward and away from the front cover; a connection plate axially between the front cover and the piston plate elastically connecting the front cover and piston plate to each other; and at least one seal along at least one radial end of the piston plate, the connection plate and the piston plate retaining the at least one seal axially therebetween. A method of forming a drive assembly is also provided.
US09518616B2	Hand-held power tool with a clutch and method for producing a groove in the circumferential wall of a clutch drum of a hand-held power tool A hand-held power tool is provided with a drive motor and a clutch connected to the drive motor. The drive motor drives a tool member through the clutch. The clutch has a clutch drum with a circumferential wall provided with an end face. A follower member engages a groove in the circumferential wall of the clutch drum and a driven element is connected to the follower member to be driven by the follower member. The groove extends from the end face of the circumferential wall into the circumferential wall and has a groove bottom and two groove sides positioned opposite each other. The circumferential wall has a protrusion located at the groove bottom. The protrusion has a protrusion thickness measured at the groove bottom that amounts to at least approximately 110% of a wall thickness of the circumferential wall measured at the two groove sides.
US09518601B2	Composite tube for torque and/or load transmissions and related methods A composite tube made from a combination fiber and epoxy is disclosed. The tube may be made by filament winding although other materials and processes are suitable. In one example, the tube laminate is a mix of axial and helical fibers tailored to meet the stiffness and strength requirements of the particular application. Fibers having a different modulus may also be mixed to meet axial and torsional stiffness requirements. For example, high modulus fibers may be used in a helical pattern to handle high torque loads while lower modulus fibers may be used for the remaining portion of the tube laminate. The composite tube may be used for load and/or torque bearing applications and can include a support tube pressed fit into an end of the tube.
US09518600B2	Safety hook A safety hook includes a hook body and a trigger unit. The hook body has an opening. The trigger unit includes a keeper member and a trigger member. The keeper member is connected to the hook body. The trigger member is connected to the keeper member. The keeper member is operable to pivot relative to the hook body. The trigger member engages the hook body, and is unable to pivot relative to the keeper member so as to block the opening of the hook body when the keeper member is at a released position. The trigger member is moved via the keeper member to be disengaged from the hook body, and is able to pivot to unblock the opening of the hook body when the keeper member is at a pressed position.
US09518599B2	Metal to metal fastener A fastener includes a shank having a diameter including a helical thread and a cutting tip. The fastener includes a head having an integral washer and nut. The washer has a diameter (d) and a thickness (t), wherein a relation of the diameter to the thickness is established through a shape factor greater than 0.55, the shape factor for the thickness (t) greater than 0.06 inches being d(1+2.5t)t(t-0.06) and for the thickness (t) less than or equal to 0.06 inches being d(1+2.5t)t(0.06-t). The fastener may be used in a system wherein a thin steel element abuts the washer and the fastener joins the thin steel element to a thick steel element.
US09518591B2	Compressor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger A compressor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger has a compressor housing in which a compressor wheel is arranged. The compressor housing has an inlet region. A contour ring is arranged in the compressor housing between the inlet region and the compressor wheel. The contour ring, together with an adjacent wall of the compressor housing, delimits a circulation chamber which has a first connecting opening facing toward the inlet region and a second connecting opening adjacent to the compressor wheel. An exhaust-gas recirculation device has an inlet line which is arranged in the compressor housing and which opens out into the circulation chamber.
US09518584B2	Centrifugal fan with ancillary airflow opening An exemplary centrifugal fan includes a housing and an impeller received in the housing. The housing defines an air inlet and an air outlet thereof. Airflow driven by the impeller flows out of the housing via the air outlet. The housing further defines an opening adjacent to one end of the air outlet. The ambient air out of the centrifugal fan enters the housing via the opening, and flows out of the housing via the air outlet.
US09518575B2	Vacuum pump A vacuum pump for generating an underpressure has a pump chamber (14, 15) with an inlet (143) and an outlet (150), wherein the outlet (150) is equipped with a valve (3). According to the invention, the pump chamber (14, 15) is provided with a pressure sensor (23, 23′, 24). This vacuum pump has a relatively precise and inexpensive vacuum sensor. It is also advantageous that the sensor, being integrated in the pump chamber, is not susceptible to failure and takes up a small amount of space.
US09518572B2	Linear compressor A linear compressor is provided. The linear compressor includes a casing and a machined spring. An inner back iron assembly is fixed to the machined spring at a middle portion of the machined spring. A driving coil is operable to move the inner back iron assembly in order to reciprocate a piston within a chamber of a cylinder assembly.
US09518568B2	Swash plate type variable displacement compressor An inclination angle of a swash plate of a swash plate type variable displacement compressor is rapidly changed to the maximum when electric current is supplied to an electromagnetic solenoid and therefore the compressor is operated at the maximum displacement. When a second valve body is opened, a first valve body is closed; when the second valve body is closed, a valve opening of the first valve body is controlled. Under the circumstance that electric current is supplied to the electromagnetic solenoid and an instruction for operating the compressor at the maximum displacement is issued, when the first valve body is closed, the second valve body is opened. In addition to supply of refrigerant gas from a discharge chamber to a control pressure chamber through a first supply passage, refrigerant gas is supplied from the discharge chamber to the control pressure chamber through a second supply passage.
US09518565B2	Actuator An actuator includes the first and the second extendable driver portions. The first extendable driver portion includes an electrolyte layer laminated with electrode layers each including an electroconductive polymer and expands and contracts according to application of a voltage between the electrode layers. The second extendable driver portion includes an electrolyte layer laminated with electrode layers each including an electroconductive polymer and expands and contracts according to application of a voltage between the electrode layers. The first and the second extendable driver portions are arranged between a fixation portion and an application portion. The application portion moves as the first and the second extendable driver portions extend and contract.
US09518549B2	Method and device for operating a starter of a vehicle In a method for operating a starter of a vehicle, a position of a starter pinion is detected, and an advance of the starter pinion is regulated as a function of the detected position. For example, the advance during the meshing of the starter pinion with a starter ring gear of a drive motor of the vehicle is regulated.
US09518537B2	Fluid circulation valve, notably for a motor vehicle, and thermal conditioning device comprising such a valve The invention relates to a fluid circulation valve, notably for a motor vehicle, comprising a body (2) and a shutoff element (3) able, by rotation of said element (3) with respect to said body (2), to occupy various angular positions, said body (2) having a first (6), a second (7), a third (21) and a fourth (22) inlet/outlet. Said valve is configured so that it: —in a first of said angular positions allows fluid to circulate from the first (6) to the second (7) inlet/outlet, —in a second of said angular positions allows fluid to circulate from the first (6) to the third (21) inlet/outlet, and from the fourth (22) to the second inlet/outlet (7), —in a third of said angular positions allows fluid to circulate from the first (6) to the fourth inlet/outlet (22) and from the third (21) to the second (7) inlet/outlet.
US09518534B2	Reverse scissor thrust reverser for a turbine engine A turbine engine system includes a nacelle and a thrust reverser. The nacelle includes a first portion and a second portion that are arranged along an axis. The second portion of the nacelle moves axially relative to the first portion of the nacelle. The thrust reverser includes a blocker door and a linkage that links the blocker door to the first portion of the nacelle. The blocker door is located within and pivotally connected to the second portion of the nacelle.
US09518529B2	Methods and systems for an intake oxygen sensor Methods and systems are provided for correcting an EGR rate determined based on an intake manifold oxygen sensor based on an air-fuel ratio of EGR. The output of the sensor is corrected to compensate for extra fuel in rich EGR or extra air in lean EGR and used to reliably estimate the EGR rate. One or more engine operating parameters are adjusted based on an uncorrected output of the sensor.
US09518527B2	Method and device for functional control of a high pressure fuel pump A method for function control of a high pressure pump (5) in a system for fuel injection in a combustion engine: The method is carried out during stationary operating conditions in the combustion engine, with a constantly requested reference value for the fuel pressure in an accumulator tank (6). A feeding pump (2) in a low pressure part (3) of the system is controlled so that the fuel pressure in the low pressure part at the inlet to the high pressure pump falls, and at the same time this fuel pressure is measured, as is the fuel pressure in the accumulator tank. The development of the measured fuel pressure in the accumulator tank is compared to the reference value during the pressure reduction in the low pressure part, for the generation of information about the high pressure pump's functionality.
US09518521B2	System for controlling emissions of engine and related method and non transitory computer readable media System for controlling emissions of an engine is disclosed. The system includes a controller to determine one or more aging parameters of the engine, and to control one or more operating parameters of the engine, at least, based on the one or more aging parameters, such that the emissions from the engine are maintained to be substantially constant during a useful life of the engine. Method and non-transitory computer readable media for controlling emissions of an engine are also disclosed.
US09518513B2	Gas turbine engine two degree of freedom variable bleed valve for ice extraction A gas turbine engine variable bleed apparatus includes a variable bleed valve door disposed in a bleed inlet in a transition duct, rotatable about two or more separate pivot points, operable to open and close an aft bleed slot extending outwardly from transition duct, and operable to open and close a forward bleed slot extending inwardly into transition duct. Door is operable to transition between a first position with aft bleed slot open and forward bleed slot closed to a second position with aft bleed slot closed and forward bleed slot open without fully closing door. Door is rotatable about an axis translatable between the two or more separate pivot points. Transition duct having a transition duct conical angle at least about 10 degrees greater than a booster conical angle of a booster outer shroud upstream of transition duct.
US09518512B2	Method for starting a turbomachine A method of starting a turbine engine, including a re-try performed if a main injector has not ignited when a shaft has reached a first predetermined speed value, the re-try including: a stopping during which a starter and the ignitor device are stopped; a second ignition during which fuel is injected into the combustion chamber, the ignitor device being actuated, the second ignition being performed when a speed of rotation of the shaft reaches a second predetermined speed value; and a second starting during which the starter is actuated once more to drive the shaft in rotation.
US09518509B2	Method for manufacturing a structure with cellular cores for a turbojet nacelle The present disclosure related to a method for manufacturing a structure with cellular cores that can be used in a structural panel of a turbojet nacelle, including at least one block of cellular cores. The at least one block of cellular cores includes a central portion with core honeycomb cells, and two side portions each including side honeycomb cells. The side honeycomb cells have edge honeycomb cells situated on edges of a side part of a block, and adjacent honeycomb cells. In particular, the method includes: A) forming junction walls on the side honeycomb cells by opening the edge honeycomb cells, the junction walls being capable of interacting for forming a junction area; B) unfolding the junction walls thus formed in step A; and C) joining the junction walls thus unfolded in step B and belonging to two different side portions end-to-end.
US09518508B2	Control device of a hybrid vehicle and method for operating same A control device for a hybrid vehicle having a drive-train with a hybrid drive unit including an internal combustion engine and an electric machine. A clutch is connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine. An automatic or automated transmission is connected between the hybrid drive unit and a drive output. When the hybrid vehicle has been driving and comes to a standstill with its internal combustion engine stopped, the control device automatically determines, on the one hand, a starting mode for the subsequent re-starting of the internal combustion engine when the hybrid vehicle is at rest, and the control device, on the other hand, automatically changes at least the transmission and the clutch connected between the internal combustion engine and the electric machine of the hybrid drive unit to a condition appropriate for the starting mode determined by emitting appropriate control signals.
US09518507B2	Turbo recharger Embodiments as described herein provide a simplified turbo recharger for an efficient, reliable, low-cost system that delivers good performance for improving efficiency of a vehicle using electric power. Embodiments as described herein may be used with electric motor, combustion engine hybrid vehicles to improve the fuel efficiencies of such vehicles. A turbine may be positioned in an exhaust stream of a vehicle that is coupled to a generator to recharge the battery of a vehicle. The turbine may include a wastegate to permit the exhaust stream to enter or bypass the turbine depending on the charge of the battery, the rate of rotation of the turbine, pressure within the turbine, the speed of the engine, or a combination of the above.
US09518506B2	Systems and methods for control of turbine-generator via valve deactivation in a split exhaust engine system Methods and systems are provided for reducing exhaust energy delivered to a turbine of a turbine-generator coupled to a split exhaust engine system in order to reduce turbine over-speed conditions and/or to reduce a generator output. In one example, a method may include deactivating a blowdown exhaust valve utilized to deliver a blowdown portion of exhaust energy to the turbine.
US09518504B2	Air intake structure of engine and motorcycle having the same The present invention provides an air intake structure of an engine capable of cooling intake air compressed by a supercharger by reducing pressure loss. An air intake structure of an engine (13) having a supercharger (20) supercharging air and an air intake chamber (22) receiving the air supercharged by the supercharger (20) and sending the supercharged air to the engine, wherein a throttle body (23) is connected to the air intake downstream side of the air intake chamber (22), wherein an air intake port (131a) of a cylinder head (131) of the engine (13) is connected to the air intake downstream side of the throttle body (23), wherein a liquid cooling type intercooler (30) is provided in the air intake chamber (22).
US09518497B2	System and method for determining the net output torque from a waste heat recovery system The disclosure provides a waste heat recovery system with a system and method for calculation of the net output torque from the waste heat recovery system. The calculation uses inputs from existing pressure and speed sensors to create a virtual pump torque sensor and a virtual expander torque sensor, and uses these sensors to provide an accurate net torque output from the WHR system.
US09518494B2	Honeycomb structure A honeycomb structure constituted by honeycomb segments, where a honeycomb segment has a first end and second end surfaces of a quadrangular shape; the second end surface having an area larger than that of the first one, a first pair of two side surfaces facing each other in parallel, and a second pair of two side surfaces facing each other make side surfaces become gradually narrow from the second end surface toward the first end surface, where a plurality of honeycomb segments are disposed in such a manner that the honeycomb segments are aligned to form rows in parallel in a predetermined direction, so as to make adjacent honeycomb segments directed opposite to each other in first end surfaces bonded to each other with one of side surfaces of the second pair of side surfaces.
US09518492B2	Exhaust system implementing in situ calibration An exhaust system for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust passageway, a reduction catalyst, a reductant injector, and a controller. The controller may have a NOX/reductant relationship map, and be configured to receive a first input relating to an amount of NOX within the exhaust passageway upstream of the reduction catalyst, and reference the NOX/reductant relationship map to determine an initial amount of reductant that should be directed into the exhaust passageway based on the first input. The controller may also be configured to receive a second input relating to performance of the reduction catalyst, determine an adjustment to the initial amount of reductant based on the second input, and regulate operation of the reductant injector to direct an adjusted amount of reductant into the exhaust passageway. The controller may further be configured to update the NOX/reductant relationship map based on the determined adjustment.
US09518485B2	Honeycomb structure comprising an outer cement skin and a cement therefor Disclosed is a honeycomb catalyst support structure comprising a honeycomb body and an outer layer or skin formed of a cement comprising an amorphous glass powder with a multimodal particle size distribution applied to an exterior surface of the honeycomb body. The multimodal particle size distribution is achieved through the use of a first glass powder having a first median particle size and at least a second glass powder having a second median particle size. In some embodiments, the first and second glass powders are the same amorphous glass consisting of fused silica. The cement may further include a fine-grained, sub-micron sized silica in the form of colloidal silica. The cement exhibits a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 15×10−7/° C., and preferably about 5×10−7/° C. after drying.
US09518480B2	Exhaust heat recovery device An exhaust heat recovery device 1, with a Rankine cycle for recovering and using exhaust heat of an engine 10 includes: a Rankine cycle 2 including a heater 22, an expander 23, a condenser 24, and a pump 25; a bypass flow passage 26 allowing the refrigerant to circulate while bypassing the expander 23; a bypass valve 27 opening and closing the bypass flow passage 26; and a control unit 4. When starting up the Rankine cycle 2, the control unit 4 executes start-up control of the Rankine cycle 2 in which the pump 25 is actuated with the bypass valve 27 open and then the bypass valve 27 is closed. Furthermore, the control unit 4 repeatedly executes the start-up control when the pressure difference between the high-pressure side and the low-pressure side of the Rankine cycle 2 after closing the bypass valve 27 does not reach the start-up completion determination value within a predetermined time.
US09518472B2	Turbine engine stator wheel and a turbine or a compressor including such a stator wheel A turbine nozzle comprises a plurality of composite material vanes, each vane comprising an inner platform, an outer platform with attachment tabs on the outside, and at least one airfoil extending between the inner and outer platforms and secured thereto. The attachment tabs of the vanes are engaged on a metal assembly ring supporting all of the vanes, extending continuously along the outer platforms of adjacent vanes, and forming a distinct assembly part between the vanes and a turbine casing.
US09518471B2	Locking spacer assembly Locking spacer assemblies, rotor assemblies and turbomachines are provided. In one embodiment, a locking spacer assembly includes a first end piece and a second end piece each configured to fit into a space between platforms of adjacent rotor blades, the first end piece and second end piece each comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface having a profile adapted to project into an attachment slot, wherein the inner surfaces of the first and second end pieces generally face each other. The locking spacer assembly further includes an actuator movable between the inner surfaces, the actuator comprising a projection, the projection comprising a first surface and a second surface formed on the projection and configured to engage the inner surfaces, the first and second surfaces generally perpendicular to radial.
US09518463B2	Core capture and recovery from unconsolidated or friable formations and methods of use Methods and systems for enhanced capture and recovery of core samples from unconsolidated or friable formations are provided using drilling fluids that permit increased overpressures to preserve the ability to cut core samples and to strengthen the core samples obtained. Drilling fluids used during capture and recovery of core samples may comprise a solid particulate loss prevention material having a size range from about 150 microns to about 1,000 microns. The solid particulate loss prevention material prevents fracture initiation and propagation in the subterranean formation to allow the use of higher overpressures than would otherwise be possible. Thus, by circulating drilling fluid in the borehole while drilling a core sample, higher overpressures may be achieved, which have been found to be beneficial during core capture and recovery by maintaining core integrity and avoiding core loss. In this way, core sample integrity is improved, yielding more accurate representations of the subsurface.
US09518462B2	Turbine for transmitting electrical data The turbine (100) can be used to transmit electrical data signals, for example, sensor data signals, across a down hole turbine using, with the data signals be communicated via a shaft (102). As a result, a signal can be induced onto the shaft (102) from a lower end of the shaft (102), for example, motor shaft, to an upper end of the shaft (102). The signal can be induced on the shaft (102) by a first induction loop (112) and can be picked up by a second induction loop (114) with the first induction loop (112) being downhole from the second induction loop (114). The second induction loop (114) can be communicatively coupled to a receiver (712) which can pass the signals passed to a transmitter (712), for example, a measurement while drilling (MWD) unit. The MWD unit can then process the signal and transmit the signal to the surface.
US09518461B2	System and method for a pressure test A method for determining integrity of a wellbore. The method includes underbalancing a volume of fluid in the wellbore, receiving pressure data of the wellbore after shut-in of the wellbore, determining a pressure curvature based on the pressure data, and generating a failing indication as a result of the pressure curvature indicating that the slope is constant or increasing in absolute value. The failing indication indicates fluid communication across a wellbore boundary.
US09518457B2	Downhole tool for opening a travelling valve assembly of a reciprocating downhole pump A downhole tool for opening a travelling valve assembly of a downhole pump is disposed with the travelling valve assembly within a pump barrel, and includes a substantially cylindrical housing and a piston. The housing defines an axial bore extending from a bottom opening for fluid communication with the pump barrel, a radial port for fluid communication between the axial bore and the pump barrel, and a channel formed in the outer surface of the housing for fluid communication between the radial port and the travelling valve assembly. The piston occludes the axial bore above the radial port, and in response to an upward pressure exerted by a production fluid below the piston, slides upwardly within the axial bore to engage and open a valve member of the travelling valve assembly.
US09518448B2	Apparatus and method for generating power downhole and using same for performing a downhole operation A wellbore system is disclosed. The wellbore system includes a coil in the wellbore, a magnetic element conveyed from a surface location that is configured to oscillate or rotate in an opening in the coil to generate electrical energy, and a device in the wellbore that utilizes the generated electrical energy.
US09518441B2	Expandable packing element and cartridge A packing element comprising a tube having a longitudinal length. The tube includes a first end and a second end opposing the first end, an external portion including a plurality of circumferential ribs, and an internal portion opposing the external portion. The internal portion of the tube includes i) a central portion extending along a portion of the longitudinal length of the tube between the first end and second end of the tube, wherein the central portion includes a relief, ii) a first tapered portion radially tapering along the longitudinal length from the central portion towards the first end, and iii) a second tapered portion tapering along the longitudinal length from the central portion towards the second end.
US09518438B2	High temperature packers Self-initialized packers for use in high temperature steam injection applications in wellbores are provided. The packers include an actuating mechanism for setting a packing element for sealing within an openhole or cased hole. The actuating mechanism includes an actuator sleeve that includes an actuating element constructed from a shape memory alloy that has a transformation temperature range greater than a geothermal temperature of the wellbore, and is actuated upon heating from steam injection. Systems and methods of using the packers are also provided.
US09518436B2	Positive retraction latch locking dog for a rotating control device A latch and method for use is provided for latching an item of oilfield equipment. The latch has a housing containing a latch member, and the latch member is movable between a radially engaged position in which it is engaged with the item of oilfield equipment, and a radially retracted position in which it is disengaged from the item of oilfield equipment. An actuator is configured to drive the latch member into the radially engaged position. Further, the actuator is configured to drive the latch member toward the radially retracted position.
US09518435B2	Drilling fluid processing A method of processing a return oil-based drilling fluid includes centrifuging a primarily fluids phase at a first speed and separating the primarily fluids phase into a first effluent and a first residual, centrifuging the first effluent at a second speed and separating the first effluent into a second effluent and a second residual, and centrifuging the second effluent at a third speed and separating the second effluent into a third effluent and a third residual. A surfactant, a polymer, combinations of surfactant(s) and polymer(s) and/or a wash water may be added to one or more of the return oil-based drilling fluid, the primarily fluids phase, the primarily solids phase, the first effluent, the second effluent, and the third effluent.
US09518428B2	Mechanism for providing controllable angular orientation while transmitting torsional load A mechanism for adjusting the relative angular orientation between two coaxial components includes a housing, a mandrel disposed in the housing, a lower ratchet member disposed around the mandrel, wherein a lower engagement interface between the lower ratchet member and the mandrel restricts relative rotation between the lower ratchet member and the mandrel, an upper ratchet member disposed around the mandrel, wherein an upper engagement interface between the upper ratchet member and the mandrel restricts relative rotation between the upper ratchet member and the mandrel, and a central sleeve disposed around the mandrel, wherein an outer engagement interface between the central sleeve and the housing restricts relative rotation between the central sleeve and the housing, wherein the central sleeve has an upper position configured to transmit torque between the upper ratchet member and the housing and a lower position configured to transfer torque between the lower ratchet member and housing.
US09518426B2	Rotary stick, slip and vibration reduction drilling stabilizers with hydrodynamic fluid bearings and homogenizers An apparatus and method comprise a hydrodynamic bearing disposed about a shaft and within a bore of a wall with at least one periphery arced wall radially extending from and arranged about the circumference of an outer wall of a conduit shaft housing, which is disposed about at least one inner wall that is adjacent to at least one associated hydrodynamic profiled wall. The associated hydrodynamic profiled wall is rotatable by or about said shaft to displace fluid axially along said at least one inner wall, which is anchored by combined frictional engagements within the bore to force fluid between at least two of said walls and the rotating shaft to form a pressurized cushion. In use, this pressurized cushion lubricates and dampens rotational shocks and vibrations with the shearing of said frictional engagements when bearing said rotating shaft within said subterranean bore.
US09518417B2	Vehicle closure obstacle detection systems and methods An obstacle detection system of a vehicle includes a first group of transceivers mounted on the first closure structure and a second group of transceivers mounted on the second closure structure. A controller is configured to, during the first mode, command the first group of transceivers to generate a first signal, command, upon receiving the first signal, the second group of transceivers to generate a second signal to be received by the first group of transceivers, and determine a presence or absence of an obstacle based on the second signal. The controller is configured to, during the second mode, command the first group of transceivers to generate a third signal such that the third signal is reflected off the second closure structure as a fourth signal to be received by the first group of transceivers, and determine the presence or absence of the obstacle based on the fourth signal.
US09518410B2	Flush mounted vehicle handle An outside handle of a door of a vehicle that opens a latch, including a rotatable flap that sits flush against an outer panel of the vehicle in a closed position and that provides an opening to an interior of the handle in an open position, and a rotating lever behind the outer panel, movement of the lever opening the latch of the door. The handle is arranged such that the flap rotates to the open position when the door is unlocked and rotates to the closed position when the door is locked.
US09518405B2	Multi-purpose grasping attachment accessory The present invention relates in general to grasping accessories for utility tractors, particularly, for hydraulically-operated front end loader attachments for skid loaders. The purpose of the invention is to provide a multi-purpose accessory that protects an operator from loose debris while allowing the operator to remain in the tractor cab while grasping, pulling, and/or lifting bulky objects that would normally require the operator to step away from the cab or request the assistance of one or more persons. Such objects may include planted trees, bushes, or posts that require removal from the soil and transportation for disposal.
US09518401B2	Open web composite shear connector construction A system for constructing multi-story building is disclosed. The system can include a plurality of vertical beams and a base beam section. The base beam section can be supported horizontally between the plurality of vertical column members and can include a composite shear connector attached thereto. The framing system can further include a plurality of concrete plank sections spanning perpendicularly to, and supported by, either side of the base beam. The plurality of concrete plank sections can be assembled in pairs. The framing system can also include grout material applied to the composite shear connector and the concrete plank sections to fill the cavities of the assembly to provide an integral framing system. A method for assembling such a system is also disclosed.
US09518397B2	Carpet removal device and method of using the same An apparatus for removing carpet including: a base; a hoist engaged with the base; a resilient line with first and second ends, wherein the first end is engaged with the hoist; a carpet gripping means removably engaged with the second end of the resilient line; and at least one friction surface engaged with a bottom of the base for holding the base in position. Further, a method for removing carpet comprising: the apparatus for removing carpet; moving the apparatus into position; engaging carpet to be removed with the carpet gripping means; and utilizing the hoist and resilient line to pull the carpet gripping means in order to remove the carpet.
US09518393B2	Kit and assembly for compensating for coefficients of thermal expansion of decorative mounted panels An improved panel system and installation process for maintaining panel contact on all four edges of its perimeter, while simultaneously maintaining full planar bearing suspension of the panel weight. A plurality of moldings are provided in varying combinations, and in particular for engaging each of the installed panels upon its outside edge corners, as opposed to by the panel ends, in order to provide engagement through a compressive force which does not pull the panel apart, rather acts to keep the panel together while under stress.
US09518392B2	Decorative panel and method for manufacturing the same There is provided a decorative panel comprising: a backing layer having a back face for abutting a panel-receiving surface and a front face opposite to the back face; a relief decorative layer attached to the front face of the backing layer and comprising: a layer of a base polymer attached to the front face of the backing layer and substantially covering the front face of the backing layer; and a relief element made of a layer of an overlay polymer attached to the layer of base polymer and covering a portion thereof.
US09518389B1	Controlled flow roof drain Embodiments include controlled flow rood drains which minimize the size of drainage piping and meet established maximum flow rates by draining built-up water from a flat roof. Embodiments are pre-set by the manufacture in terms of the diameter of the standpipe orifice, which controls maximum flow rate at a predetermined depth of water on the roof, and the height of the standpipe, which determines the depth of water on the roof. Embodiments resist alteration of the flow rate by vandals, tenants, or managers of the building, and are resistant to flow which bypasses the drain control and resistant to plugging by roof debris or snow.
US09518385B2	Decking system A decking system comprises a ledger board for mounting on an upright supporting surface, a beam, a plurality of joists for spanning between the ledger board and the beam, and a plurality of deck boards for spanning across the joists in which all of the components can be mounted to one another by interlocking engagement of various connectors so that no additional fasteners are required for assembly. The components are formed of extruded and molded materials which do not require any maintenance. A railing system and a stair system are also provided which similarly connect by interlocking engagement of the components.
US09518381B2	Plumbing outlet box with mounting features Plumbing outlet boxes, such as for connecting washing machines, ice makers, and other plumbed appliances to plumbing systems, are provided that can be attached to each other in an assembly via a bracket. The plumbing outlet boxes may include one or more connectors. The assembly may further include a bracket having a plurality of engaging portions for engaging the connectors of the plumbing outlet boxes. The bracket may engage the plumbing outlet boxes to each other and/or to a stud within a wall.
US09518379B2	Shroud retention system having replaceable lug insert A retention system is provided for use in connecting a shroud to a work tool. The retention system may have a mounting boss with a base portion, a shelf portion that overhangs opposing sides of the base portion, and a tapered depression formed within the base portion. The retention system may also have a replaceable lug insert removably disposed within the tapered depression.
US09518374B2	Shovel and swiveling speed reducer Provided is a shovel including a swiveling motor, and a swiveling speed reducer that reduces the rotational speed of an output shaft of the swiveling motor. The swiveling speed reducer includes a first gear mechanism; a first gear case that houses the first gear mechanism; a first oil check pipe that is disposed in the first gear case; a first communication portion that allows an inside of the first gear case and the first oil check pipe to communicate with each other; and a second communication portion that connects a position of the first gear case higher than a position where the first communication portion is connected, and a high position of the first oil check pipe.
US09518373B1	Construction machine with engine Provided is a construction machine including exhaust ducts and favorably discharging air from an engine room through an air outlet. The construction machine includes an engine room with an upper wall portion and a cooling fan, the upper wall portion formed with first and second exhaust ducts. The first exhaust duct includes an upstream portion extending in a first horizontal direction and a downstream portion extending upward from a terminal end of the upstream portion to a first air outlet. The second exhaust duct includes a cross portion crossing the upstream portion in a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction above the upstream portion. The cross portion allows air to flow from a second air inlet opened downward and sideward of the upstream portion to a second air outlet opposite to the second air inlet, through an upper side of the upstream portion.
US09518370B2	Shovel and method of controlling shovel A shovel that performs excavation in accordance with a complex excavation operation including an arm or bucket closing operation and a boom raising operation includes an excavation operation detection part, a position detection part, a maximum allowable pressure calculation part, and a boom cylinder pressure control part. The excavation operation detection part detects that the complex excavation operation has been performed. The position detection part detects the position of the shovel. The maximum allowable pressure calculation part calculates the pressure of the contraction-side oil chamber of a boom cylinder corresponding to an excavation reaction force at a time when the shovel is lifted by the excavation reaction force as a maximum allowable pressure, based on the position of the shovel. The boom cylinder pressure control part controls the pressure of the contraction-side oil chamber not to exceed the maximum allowable pressure when the complex excavation operation is performed.
US09518368B2	Pile foundation and pile foundation installation method A pile foundation, on top of which a structural object is placed, supported at the ground surface by a plurality of batter piles, has a pile foundation body comprising a lower plate disposed on the bottom side, an upper plate disposed on the top side, and a support post for supporting the lower plate and the upper plate, separated by a prescribed gap, to be substantially parallel. A plurality of piling holes, through which each of the batter piles pass through in a downward direction in a substantially radial form, are formed in the lower plate and the upper plate.
US09518362B2	Methods and apparatuses for controlling a manufacturing line used to convert a paper web into paper products by reading marks on the paper web A system for producing a paper product. The system includes a paper machine, an analysis tool, and a converting line. The paper machine forms a paper web having a plurality of sections, inspects the paper web to identify properties, and marks the paper web with a plurality of marks, at least one mark being assigned to each of the plurality of sections. The analysis tool assigns a paper rating to each section of the paper web based upon the identified properties in that section of the paper web. The converting line has a plurality of operational parameters and converts the paper web into the paper product. The converting line reads at least one of the plurality of marks on the paper web, obtains the paper rating associated with the mark read, and changes at least one operational parameter of the converting line based upon the paper rating.
US09518358B2	Assembly of nozzles and valves as discharge ports of a pressurized vessel and method for switching and replacing the nozzles and valves A discharge assembly including: a chamber having an sidewall extending around a perimeter of the chamber, an open upper region, an flange coupling at an upper region of the sidewall and extending around the upper region and a bottom, wherein the chamber receives a rotating impeller; a plurality of discharge openings in at least one of the sidewall and bottom of the chamber; a plurality of valves each coupled to one of the discharge openings, and a plurality of nozzles each coupled to one of the discharge openings and downstream in the opening to the valve for the opening.
US09518340B2	Method of growing group III nitride crystals The present invention provides a method of growing an ingot of group III nitride. Group III nitride crystals such as GaN are grown by the ammonothermal method on both sides of a seed to form an ingot and the ingot is sliced into wafers. The wafer including the first-generation seed is sliced thicker than the other wafers so that the wafer including the first-generation seed does not break. The wafer including the first-generation seed crystal can be used as a seed for the next ammonothermal growth.
US09518333B2	Assembled integral plastic elements on an anodized mobile device enclosure Methods and systems for manufacturing composite parts that include anodizable portions and non-anodizable portions such that an interface between the anodizable portions and non-anodizable portions are free of visible defects are described. The non-anodizable portions can be made of anodizable metals such as aluminum or aluminum alloy. The non-anodizable portions are made of material that do not generally form an anodic film, such as plastic, ceramic or glass materials. In particular, the methods described relate to manufacturing methods that are compatible with anodizing processes and avoid defects related to anodizing processes. In particular embodiments, the methods involve avoiding trapping of anodizing chemicals within a gap between an anodizable portion and a non-anodizable portion, which prevents the anodizing chemicals from disrupting the uptake of dye in a post-anodizing dyeing process.
US09518329B2	Method for electrochemically converting carbon dioxide A method for electrochemically converting a carbon dioxide gas into expected products includes using a member reactor. In the method, a membrane reactor includes a cavity, a solid electrolyte membrane separator, a cathode, an anode, and a fuel cell is provided. A cathode electrolyte and the carbon dioxide gas are passed through the cathode, and an anode electrolyte and an anode active material are passed through the anode chamber at the same time. An electrolytic voltage is applied to decompose the carbon dioxide gas into expected products. The expected products include a hydrogen gas and an oxygen gas which are fed back to the fuel cell to generate electric power.
US09518322B2	Film formation apparatus and film formation method A film formation apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a film formation chamber performing film formation on a substrate; a cylindrical liner provided inside of a sidewall of the film formation chamber; a process-gas supply unit provided at a top of the film formation chamber and having a first gas ejection hole supplying a process gas to inside of the liner; a first heater provided outside the liner in the film formation chamber and heating the substrate from above; a second heater heating the substrate from below; and a shielding gas supply unit having a plurality of second gas ejection holes supplying a shielding gas to a position closer to a sidewall of the film formation chamber than a position of the first gas ejection hole.
US09518321B2	Atomic layer deposition processing apparatus to reduce heat energy conduction Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on substrates during atomic layer deposition processes. In one embodiment, a substrate processing apparatus comprises a chamber lid assembly including a first heating member, a susceptor positioned proximal to the chamber lid assembly, wherein the susceptor includes a second heating member for heating the substrate, a process chamber accommodating at least the chamber lid assembly and the susceptor and a controller configured to control the first heating member so as to refrain the conduction of heat energy generated by the second heating member from the susceptor to the chamber lid assembly.
US09518318B2	Method and device for hardening work pieces and workpieces hardened according to said method The invention relates to a method and device for thermally treating workpieces, the device including a cooling chamber and two or more carburizing chambers in which the work pieces are heated to a temperature of 950 to 1200° C. by means of direct heat radiation from a heating device.
US09518314B2	Production method of extrusion billet and production method of magnesium alloy material A production method of an extrusion billet includes a step of preparing a plate or lump starting material comprising a magnesium alloy, a step of performing a plastic deformation process at a rolling reduction of 70% or more to the starting material at a temperature of 250° C. or lower to introduce a strain without generating dynamic recrystallization, a step of producing powder by granulating the material after the plastic deformation process, and a step of producing a powder billet by compressing the powder.
US09518309B2	Method of manufacturing porous metal foam A method of manufacturing a porous metal foam having pores of nano size includes: manufacturing a porous polymer foam containing pores of nano size; and coating metal on the porous polymer foam through electroless plating. The present invention provides porous metal foams which contains nano-sized pores and hence, their specific surface area is maximized owing to the regularly-patterned nanoporous structure formed inside.
US09518305B2	Organo-catalytic biomass deconstruction The present invention provides processes for catalytic deconstruction of biomass using a solvent produced in a bioreforming reaction.
US09518284B2	Yeast screens for treatment of human disease Screening methods for identifying substances that provide therapeutic value for various diseases associated with protein misfolding are provided. Genetic and chemical screening methods are provided using a yeast system. The methods of the invention provide a rapid and cost-effective method to screen for compounds that prevent protein misfolding and/or protein fibril formation and/or protein aggregation which includes numerous neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease as well as non-neuronal diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
US09518283B1	Selective enrichment media and uses thereof Selective enrichment media and methods for selectively growing and detecting Salmonella spp. and/or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. The media may comprise a carbon and nitrogen source, an inorganic salt, a fermentable sugar, one or more selective agents, and an efflux pump inhibitor. Various selective agents include sulfa drugs, surfactants, aminocoumarins, cycloheximide, supravital stains, ascorbic acid, bromobenzoic acid, myricetin, nitrofurantoin, rifamycins, polyketides, and oxazolidinones. Various efflux pump inhibitors include arylpiperazines, such as 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)piperazine, and quinoline derivatives, such as 4-chloroquinoline. Methods of selectively growing and detecting Salmonella and/or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli are provided.
US09518282B2	Method for utilizing monoterpene glycosyltransferase The object of the present invention is to provide a novel method for producing a terpene 8-glycoside.The present invention provides a method for producing a terpene 8-glycoside by means of glycosyltransferase acting on the 8-position of terpenes. The present invention provides a transformant transformed with a gene for the glycosyltransferase acting on the 8-position of terpenes and a method for producing such a transformant. The present invention provides a plant modified to suppress the expression of a protein having glycosylation activity on the 8-position of a monoterpene compound.
US09518279B2	Bacterial strain Rhodococcus aetherivorans VKM Ac-2610D producing nitrile hydratase, method of its cultivation and method for producing acrylamide The invention relates to a bacterial strain belonging to the genus Rhodococcus which is a producer of a nitrile hydratase. The invention also relates to a method for producing acrylamide by hydration of acrylonitrile using a biomass of the bacterial strain and to a method of culturing the bacterial strain.
US09518272B2	Non-liposomal systems for nucleic acid delivery The present invention provides novel, stable lipid particles having a non-lamellar structure and comprising one or more active agents or therapeutic agents, methods of making such lipid particles, and methods of delivering and/or administering such lipid particles. More particularly, the present invention provides stable nucleic acid-lipid particles (SNALP) that have a non-lamellar structure and that comprise a nucleic acid (such as one or more interfering RNA), methods of making the SNALP, and methods of delivering and/or administering the SNALP.
US09518268B2	Drought tolerant transgenic plants and method of making same Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to drought tolerant transgenic plants and methods of creating the drought tolerant transgenic plants. In one embodiment, plants are transformed such that a PYL polypeptide is overexpressed in the plant. In an embodiment, the plant is transformed with a cassette or vector that comprises a polynucleotide encoding for one or more of the PYL polypeptides, which may be under the control of an inducible or constitutive promoter. In embodiments, overexpression of PYL13 results in plants having increased drought tolerance, such as a decreased transpiration rate, a decreased stomatal conductance, an increased photosynthetic rate, accelerated stress responsive gene expression, and increased water use efficiency, and/or an increased survival rate compared to a control plant. In some embodiments, other PYL proteins having the single point mutations identified in PYL13 are expressed in the plant.
US09518265B2	C5a binding nucleic acids The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule capable of binding to human C5a, wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises a central stretch of nucleotides, wherein the central stretch of nucleotides comprises a nucleotide sequence of 5′ AUGn1GGUGKUn2n3RGGGHUGUKGGGn4Gn5CGACGCA 3′ [SEQ ID NO: 61], wherein n1 is U or dU, n2 is G or dG, n3 is A or dA, n4 is U or dU, n5 is U or dU and G, A, U, C, H, K, and R are ribonucleotides, and dU, dG and dA are 2′-deoxyribonucleotides.
US09518262B2	Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of gene expression by double-stranded RNA The invention is directed to compositions and methods for selectively reducing the expression of a gene product from a desired target gene in a cell, as well as for treating diseases caused by the expression of the gene. More particularly, the invention is directed to compositions that contain double stranded RNA (“dsRNA”), and methods for preparing them, that are capable of reducing the expression of target genes in eukaryotic cells. The dsRNA has a first oligonucleotide sequence that is between 25 and about 30 nucleotides in length and a second oligonucleotide sequence that anneals to the first sequence under biological conditions. In addition, a region of one of the sequences of the dsRNA having a sequence length of at least 19 nucleotides is sufficiently complementary to a nucleotide sequence of the RNA produced from the target gene to trigger the destruction of the target RNA by the RNAi machinery.
US09518257B2	Reverse breeding A method for efficiently producing homozygous organisms from a heterozygous non-human starting organism, comprising providing of a heterozygous starting organism; allowing the starting organism to produce haploid cells; creating homozygous organisms from the haploid cells thus obtained; and selecting the organisms having the desired set of chromosomes; wherein during production of the haploid cells no recombination occurs in order to obtain a limited number of genetically different haploid cells. Recombination can also be prevented or suppressed.
US09518255B2	Mutants of staphylokinase carrying amino and carboxy-terminal extensions for polyethylene glycol conjugation The present invention relates to the development of new derivatives of a bacterial plasminogen activator, Staphylokinase (SAK), having one or more amino acid residues with single or multiple cysteines at the amino and/or carboxy terminal ends and their conjugation with PEG (Polyethylene Glycol), resulting in new Staphylokinase derivatives that display altered oligomeric states, enhanced thermal and protease stability and extended plasma half-life. Also included is the cloning and expression in a suitable bacterial host; purification of Staphylokinase derivatives to homogeneity and their chemical modification by integrating a PEG molecule to create new biologically active Staphylokinases having higher protein stability and improved in vivo plasma half life, that may enhance the clinical potential of Staphylokinase in thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
US09518253B2	Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US09518246B2	Cleaners for hard surfaces comprising phosphoric acid esters of a polyether-modified alkyl alcohol The present invention relates to cleaners for hard surfaces which comprise surfactants and also phosphoric acid esters of a polyether-modified alkyl alcohol, and to the method of use thereof for cleaning hard surfaces and for generating shine on a hard surface.
US09518240B2	Process for the treatment of liquefied hydrocarbons using 3-(piperazine-1-YL)propane-1,2-diol compounds A method for treating liquefied hydrocarbons including acid gases to remove said acid gases while minimizing loss of amine species, he method comprising the step of contacting he liquefied hydrocarbons with an absorbent aqeuous solution of a first amine compound, the first amine compound having the structure: wherein R1 is hydrogen or propane-2,3-diol and R2 is propane-2,3-diol, or mixtures thereof.
US09518238B2	Transesterification catalyst and method for producing biodiesel fuel using transesterification catalyst To provide a catalyst for production of a biodiesel fuel, which is capable of producing a biodiesel fuel with high selectivity, at a high yield, and at a low cost even in the presence of a water content and a free fatty acid, and a biodiesel fuel production method using the catalyst. Use of a titanium-containing mesoporous silica containing Ti and Si as skeleton constituent elements and having a pore diameter of 5 nm or greater as a transesterification catalyst enables a biodiesel fuel to be produced with high selectivity at a high yield through transesterification between an oil and an alcohol.
US09518236B2	Synthetic fuels and chemicals production with in-situ CO2 capture Novel redox based systems for fuel and chemical production with in-situ CO2 capture are provided. A redox system using one or more chemical intermediates is utilized in conjunction with liquid fuel generation via indirect Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, direct hydrogenation, or pyrolysis. The redox system is used to generate a hydrogen rich stream and/or CO2 and/or heat for liquid fuel and chemical production. A portion of the byproduct fuels and/or steam from liquid fuel and chemical synthesis is used as part of the feedstock for the redox system.
US09518232B2	Hydroisomerization catalyst, process for producing the same, method of dewaxing hydrocarbon oil, and process for producing lube base oil A hydroisomerization catalyst of the present invention is obtained by calcining a catalyst composition containing an ion-exchanged molecular sieve or a calcined product thereof, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of Groups 8 to 10 in Periodic Table of the elements, molybdenum and tungsten, carried on the ion-exchanged molecular sieve or the calcined product thereof, wherein the ion-exchanged molecular sieve is obtained by ion-exchanging a molecular sieve, which includes nanocrystals having a pore structure of ten-membered rings or eight-membered rings and having a ratio of the pore volume to the external surface area ([pore volume]/[external surface area]) of 2.0×10−4 mL/m2 to 8.0×10−4 mL/m2 and contains an organic template, in a solution containing a cationic species.
US09518229B2	Catalysts for thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass, and methods of making and using Disclosed are catalyst compositions including zeolite and silica components, methods of making, and processes of using in the thermo-catalytic conversion of biomass. Such disclosed methods of making include: i) spray drying of the catalyst precursor slurry at a pH below 1, or ii) the removal of ions such as sodium from the binder material prior to spray drying the catalyst precursor slurry at a pH below 2.7, or iii) spray drying the catalyst precursor including a pore regulating agent followed by steam treating, or iv) some combination of i), ii) and iii).
US09518228B2	Apparatus for collecting intermediate oil from oil shale and collecting method using the same An apparatus for collecting kerogen contained in oil shale in a form of intermediate oil using an alternate operating scheme, and collecting method using the same comprising: a) installing a heating coil and a heating jacket through which a heat carrier passes and a support for supporting the heating coil, in a body of an extraction device, b) heating and stiffing sludge containing kerogen decomposition intermediate in a middle storage tank again, c) collecting an extraction agent or low boiling point oil discharged and reusing the collected extraction agent or oil in the middle storage tank, d) separating the sludge discharged from the middle storage tank into an intermediate oil/extraction agent mixture oil and residual sludge through a sludge separation device, and e) separating the separated mixture oil into the extraction agent and the intermediate oil by a separation distillation column and preheating and reusing the separated extraction agent.
US09518226B2	Solids removal from bio-oil using biomass filter aid A green process and system are disclosed for utilizing a biomass filter aid in the filtration of a bio-oil. The process comprises filtering a bio-oil containing residual solids from a conversion reaction in the presence of the biomass filter aid to produce a filtered bio-oil. The biomass filter aid facilitates efficient removal of residual solids from the bio-oil. The spent biomass filter aid containing the residual solids may be recycled as a conversion feedstock or used as a combustion heat source in the biomass conversion system.
US09518224B2	Organic semiconductor particulate material, organic semiconductor thin-film, dispersion liquid for forming organic semiconductor film, method for producing organic semiconductor thin-film, and organic thin-film transistor Provided are a fine-particulate organic semiconductor material, a thin organic semiconductor film and an organic transistor. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material is in a form of fine particles and is usable as an organic semiconductor material. The fine particles are fine thermotropic liquid crystal particles that undergo a phase transition into a liquid crystal state when heated to a temperature of from 50° C. to 350° C. The fine-particulate organic semiconductor material can easily and uniformly form the thin organic semiconductor film over a large area by a film printing process or a dispersion coating process. The thin organic semiconductor film has high electron mobility and high ON/OFF value.
US09518214B2	Proppant with polyurea-type coating Proppants for hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells are coated with a polyurea-type coating. In a preferred embodiment, the polyurea-type coating is formed by contacting a polymeric isocyanate with an amount of water and a blowing catalyst at a rate and quantity sufficient to generate a reactive amine in situ on the outer surface of the proppant which thereby reacts with unconverted polymeric isocyanate to form a thin polyurea-type surface coating that is substantially solid and lacks foam or substantial porosity. Alternatively, the polyurea-type can be produced by selecting reactive amine compounds and isocyanates to develop the coated proppant. The coated proppants retain the discrete, free-flowing character of the original core solids but with the beneficial effects of the polyurea-type coating of the present invention.
US09518212B2	Low volatile phosphorous gelling agent Liquid hydrocarbons are gelled by the introduction of a phosphate ester and a crosslinking agent for use in oil recovery. Generally a proppant, delayed gel breaker and other modifiers are added to the gelled hydrocarbon to improve the oil recovery process. The phosphate ester used in this method and composition for oil recovery has low volatility and good stability during hydrocarbon distillation resulting in improved distillation efficiency in a refinery.
US09518205B2	Unsaturated polyester resin composition and encapsulated motor The present invention is an unsaturated polyester resin composition comprising an unsaturated polyester (a), a monomer (b) having one polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, a monomer (c) having two or more of (meth)acrylate groups, a filler (d) having high thermal conductivity, a glass fiber (e), a low profile additive (f), a curing agent (g), and a polymerization inhibitor (h), wherein the ratio by weight of the ingredient (b) to the ingredient (c) is from 50:50 to 75:25 and the unsaturated polyester resin composition comprises 400 to 1400 parts by weight of the ingredient (d) based on the total 100 parts by weight of the ingredients (a), (b), and (c). This unsaturated polyester resin composition has excellent curing properties without losing storage stability which can be used to provide a cured product having a low mold shrinkage ratio and high thermal conductivity.
US09518203B2	Compound for improved traction The invention provides novel compounds that are non-adhesive and used to coat rubber surfaces for improved traction. An embodiment of the invention provides non-adhesive coating compositions that improve the traction of rubber surfaces. Another embodiment of the invention provides rubber surfaces with improved traction. Still another embodiment of the invention provides methods of improving the traction of rubber surfaces. The non-adhesive coating compositions comprise a terpene and/or an essential oil, a staying agent, and a cleaning carrier.
US09518201B2	Adhesive composition that can be peeled after crosslinking The present invention involves an adhesive composition and a method for its-use, especially by consumers, for fastening various articles, for example for the purposes of fitting out or decorating dwellings.
US09518199B2	PSA polymer of N-butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate, and acid monomer Described is a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) polymer formed from (i) 50%-95% by weight of n-butyl acrylate, (ii) 1%-20% by weight of ethyl acrylate, (iii) 1%-20% by weight of vinyl acetate, (iv) 0.1%-5% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated acid or ethylenically unsaturated acid anhydride, and (v) 0% to 30% by weight of other ethylenically unsaturated compounds different from the monomers (i) to (iv). The PSA polymer can be used for producing self-adhesive articles, more particularly paper labels or film labels.
US09518198B1	Materials based on drying oils A binder composition comprising a partially pre-oxidized drying oil and at least one co-vulcanizing agent. A method provides rapid curing of the compositions. The materials find utility in flooring, coating, and decorating applications. One preferred utility is in the manufacture of linoleum type flooring. Another preferred utility is in the manufacture of a transparent/translucent coating for improving the wear properties of surfaces.
US09518196B2	Polyester silicates Provided herein are coating compositions comprising the reaction product of a tetra alkyoxyorthosilicate or a partially condensed oligomer thereof and a polyester resin containing hydroxyl groups. The coating compositions advantageously have a high solid content and/or low volatile organic content (VOC) in combination with a low viscosity. The coating compositions are capable of drying quickly, curing in ambient conditions and may be formulated in one-pack.
US09518194B2	Toughened arylcyclobutene polymers Arylcyclobutene polymers having improved toughness are provided. Compositions and methods for coating arylcyclobutene polymers having improved toughness are also provided.
US09518190B2	Inkjet ink, ink cartridge, inkjet recording method, inkjet recording device, and inkjet recorded matter To provide an inkjet ink, which contains: water; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and a colorant, wherein the wetting agent contains at least an amide compound represented by the following structural formula (I):
US09518189B2	Binder solutions The present invention is directed to alternate solvent systems for polyethersulfone, polyamideimide, polyether imide, polyimide, and/or polyamic acid binder solutions. The present invention provides stable binder solutions equivalent or superior to current binder solvent solutions.
US09518185B2	Bonding resin for wood-based composites providing light coloring, low platen sticking, and water resistance Disclosed herein are adhesives, wood-based composites incorporating the adhesives, and methods of forming wood-based composites using the adhesives. In some embodiments, an adhesive emulsion includes a continuous phase having an aqueous, alkaline solution that includes a melamine/urea/formaldehyde (“MUF”) resin, and a dispersed phase that includes a multifunctional aromatic isocyanate component. The solution including the MUF resin has a percent solids content of about 1.0% to about 90.0%, and the MUF resin and the multifunctional aromatic isocyanate component are present in a ratio of about 92:8 to about 40:60 on a solids mass basis. Wood-based composites formed using the adhesives demonstrate an optimal combination of characteristics desirable to the wood products industry.
US09518179B2	Modifier composition for polyolefin, polyolefin for packaging and flexible packaging film The disclosure relates to a modifier composition for polyolefin, a polyolefin for packaging and a flexible packaging film. The disclosure relates to a modifier composition for polyolefin, including: (A) nano-silicon dioxide; (B) polyvinyl alcohol; (C) acrylic copolymer; and (D) Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) copolymer. The disclosure also relates to a polyolefin for packaging, including: a polyolefin resin and a modifier composition of the polyolefin provided by the disclosure. The disclosure also relates to a flexible packaging film, of which at least a part is made of the polyolefin for packaging of the disclosure. The modifier composition of the disclosure can obviously improve the performance in the aspect of reducing residue of solvent in the polyolefin flexible packaging film.
US09518166B2	Film forming auxiliary agent composition for emulsion resin A film forming auxiliary agent composition for an emulsion resin in accordance with the present invention is characterized in that containing a specific ester compound (A) and a specific fatty acid (B), and having an acid value of 0.05 to 5 mg KOH/g, said composition has low odor, a high boiling point and good film forming ability, and the emulsion resin that is blended with said composition has good long-term storage stability.
US09518165B2	Rubber composition with low resin crosslinking A tire component comprising a rubber composition having a highly unsaturated diene elastomer and a reinforcing filler with a methylene acceptor selected from 3-hydroxydiphenyl-amine, 4-hydroxydiphenyl-amine or combinations thereof. Such rubber compositions further include a methylene donor, wherein a ratio of the methylene acceptor to the methylene donor may be greater than 10:1 or in other embodiments greater than 10:1 but no more than 50:1 or between 15:1 and 30:1. A method for manufacturing a tire component includes mixing together components of a rubber composition into a non-productive mix, the components including a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler and a methylene acceptor selected from 3-hydroxydiphenyl-amine, 4-hydroxydiphenyl-amine or combinations thereof; and mixing a methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent into the non-productive mix to convert the non-productive mix to a productive mix.
US09518163B2	Reinforced polymer foams, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same A cellular foamed article is provided, including a polymeric foam material and a micro- or nano-sized reinforcement material embedded in the foam material. Also, methods of making a reinforced cellular foamed articles are provided, including preparing a dispersion comprising a reinforcement material and a polymer precursor; processing the reinforcement material so that it has a volume average length ranging from about average cross sectional diameter of from about 1 to about 500 nm and a volume average length of from about 10 nm to about 10 μm; reacting the polymer precursor to form a foamable polymer; and foaming the foamable polymer.
US09518153B2	Polymerizable composition for optical materials The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a catalyst for preliminary reaction and a preliminary reaction method, which are suitable for a composition that is obtained by adding a thiol compound and an isocyanate compound to an episulfide compound; and a polymerizable composition for optical materials, which is capable of preventing yellowing of an optical material which contains a composition that is obtained by adding a thiol compound and an isocyanate compound to an episulfide compound. The above-mentioned problem can be solved by a polymerizable composition for optical materials, which contains a thiourethane oligomer that is obtained by preliminarily reacting the whole or a part of a thiol compound and an isocyanate compound in a composition that contains an episulfide compound, the thiol compound and the isocyanate compound, while using a compound represented by formula (2) below as a catalyst for preliminary reaction In formula (2), R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and X represents an organic group which has 2 to 11 carbon atoms and contains a vinyl group, a vinylidene group or a vinylene group.
US09518149B2	Highly purified polylactic acid or a derivative thereof, a salt of the same, and purification method thereof Disclosed are a highly purified polylactic acid or a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof, and a method for purifying the same. The polylactic acid or a derivative thereof, or a salt thereof may be applied to various medical and drug carrier systems, or the like.
US09518136B2	Control over reverse addition fragmentation transfer polymerization processes A procedure for improved temperature control in controlled radical polymerization processes is disclosed. The procedure is directed at controlling the concentration of the persistent radical in ATRP and NMP polymerizations procedures and the concentration of radicals in a RAFT polymerization process by feeding a reducing agent or radical precursor continuously or intermittently to the reaction medium through one of more ports.
US09518134B2	Water-absorbent surface-modified-clay linked polymers An aqueous acidic polymerization liquid comprising polymerizable monomers or oligomers with carboxylate and/or carboxylic acid moiety or moieties, and basal surface modified clay that is homogenously dispersable in said liquid is provided, and also methods for making such liquids, and also surface-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polymers made with said liquids and methods, and disposable absorbent articles comprising such surface-modified-clay linked water-absorbing polycarboxylate/polycarboxylic acid polymers.
US09518132B2	Protein complexes for antigen binding and methods of use Provided herein in certain embodiments are polypeptide complexes capable of binding to an antigen. Pharmaceutical compositions, method of using the polypeptide complexes are also provided.
US09518130B2	Use of ERBB3 inhibitors in the treatment of triple negative and basal-like breast cancers Provided are methods of suppressing growth of triple negative breast tumors and basal-like breast tumors by contacting tumor cells with an ErbB3 inhibitor, e.g., an anti-ErbB3 antibody. Also provided are methods for treating triple negative breast cancer or basal-like breast cancer in a patient by administering to the patient an ErbB3 inhibitor, e.g., an anti-ErbB3 antibody. The treatment methods can further comprise selecting a patient having a triple negative breast cancer or basal-like breast cancer and then administering an ErbB3 inhibitor to the patient. The treatment methods also can further comprise administering at least one additional anti-cancer agent to the patient in combination with the ErbB3 inhibitor.
US09518129B2	Thrombin-binding antibody molecules and uses thereof This invention relates to isolated antibodies which recognize the exosite 1 epitope of thrombin and selectively inhibit thrombin without promoting bleeding. These antibody molecules may be useful in the treatment and prevention of thrombosis, embolism and other conditions mediated by thrombin.
US09518127B2	Inhibitory anti-factor XII/XIIA monoclonal antibodies and their uses The invention relates to inhibitory anti-factor XII/FXIIa antibodies and methods of their use.
US09518118B2	Anti-HER2 antibodies and immunoconjugates The invention provides anti-HER2 antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.
US09518113B2	Monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 35 and methods of use thereof to inhibit regulatory T cell function Methods for regulating T cell function in a subject, particularly regulatory T cell activity are provided. Methods of the invention include administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an Interleukin 35-specific binding agent, such as an antibody or small molecule inhibitor. The invention further provides methods for enhancing the immunogenicity of a vaccine or overcoming a suppressed immune response to a vaccine in a subject, including administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an IL35-specific binding agent and administering to the subject a vaccine. In one embodiment the vaccine is a cancer vaccine.
US09518107B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing polypeptides derived from α-1 antitrypsin and methods of use thereof Isolated polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence of residues 378-413 of Mus musculus α-1-antitrypsyn (serpin A1c),active fragments thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same are described. The compositions are useful for treating burns, inflammatory, autoimmune and degenerative diseases.
US09518104B2	Compositions and methods for treating multiple sclerosis Disclosed are polypeptides, compositions and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple sclerosis. The method involves the steps of administering a polypeptide, or nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide, comprising the GluR2 NTal-3-2 (Y142-K172) amino acid sequence as shown by SEQ ID NO:1 or SEQ ID NO:5 to a subject in need of the treatment.
US09518102B2	Polypeptide for improving protein production in microorganisms of the phylum Labyrinthulomycota The present invention relates to recombinant cells and microorganisms of the phylum Labyrinthulomycota and their use in heterologous protein production. Novel promoter, terminator, and signal sequences for efficient production and, optionally, secretion of polypeptides from recombinant host cells and microorganisms are also encompassed by the present invention.
US09518097B2	Identification and use of genes encoding amatoxin and phallotoxin The present invention relates to compositions and methods comprising genes and peptides associated with cyclic peptide toxins and toxin production in mushrooms. In particular, the present invention relates to using genes and proteins from Amanita species encoding Amanita peptides, specifically relating to amatoxins and phallotoxins. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention also relates to methods for detecting Amanita peptide toxin genes for identifying Amanita peptide-producing mushrooms and for diagnosing suspected cases of mushroom poisoning. Further, the present inventions relate to providing kits for diagnosing and monitoring suspected cases of mushroom poisoning in patients.
US09518089B2	Metallothionein-derived peptide fragments The present invention relates to neural cell survival, differentiation and proliferation promoting peptide fragments derived from metallothioneins (MT), pharmaceutical compositions comprising said peptide fragments and uses thereof for treatment of diseases and conditions where the effects of stimulating neural cell proliferation, differentiation and/or survival, and/or stimulating neural plasticity associated with learning and memory are beneficial for treatment.
US09518087B2	Erythrocyte-binding therapeutics Peptides that specifically bind erythrocytes are described. These are provided as peptidic ligands having sequences that specifically bind, or as antibodies or fragments thereof that provide specific binding, to erythrocytes. The peptides may be prepared as molecular fusions with therapeutic agents, tolerizing antigens, or targeting peptides. Immunotolerance may be created by use of the fusions and choice of an antigen on a substance for which tolerance is desired. Fusions with targeting peptides direct the fusions to the target, for instance a tumor, where the erythrocyte-binding ligands reduce or entirely eliminate blood flow to the tumor by recruiting erythrocytes to the target.
US09518086B2	Crystalline and amorphous forms of a β-arrestin effector The present disclosure provides novel crystalline forms of a compound that acts as a β-arrestin effector, processes for preparing novel crystalline and amorphous forms of a compound that acts as a β-arrestin effector and uses thereof.
US09518085B2	Compounds and pharmaceutical combinations for the treatment of neurodegenerative and ischemic brain diseases The present invention describes peptides comprising phycocyanobilin (PCB), as well as the medical use of said peptides and that of PCB, due to the neuroprotector and/or neuroregenerative effects identified for them. Furthermore, pharmaceutical combinations of said peptides and of PCB with proteins or other peptides with synergic effect justify their use for ischemic or neurodegenerative CNS disease treatment.
US09518084B2	Epitope tag for affinity-based applications Described is an epitope tag useful in affinity-based applications. The invention further includes fusion proteins, methods for preparing fusion proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding these fusion proteins and recombinant host cells that contain these nucleic acid molecules. The invention also relates to nanobodies and other affinity ligands specifically recognizing the epitope tag, and uses thereof in affinity-based applications.
US09518081B2	Peptide libraries The invention relates to a method for altering the conformational diversity of a first repertoire of polypeptide ligands, comprising a plurality of polypeptides comprising at least two reactive groups separated by a loop sequence covalently linked to a molecular scaffold which forms covalent bonds with said reactive groups, to produce a second repertoire of polypeptide ligands, comprising assembling said second repertoire from the polypeptides and structural scaffold of said first repertoire, incorporating one of the following alterations: (a) altering at least one reactive group; or (b) altering the nature of the molecular scaffold; or (c) altering the bond between at least one reactive group and the molecular scaffold; or (d) any combination of (a), (b) or (c).
US09518080B2	Androstane and pregnane steroids with potent allosteric GABA receptor chloride ionophore modulating properties This invention describes compounds of Structures 1, 2, and 3 and their use as allosteric modulators of the GABA receptor chloride ionophore complex to alleviate stress, anxiety, mood disorders, seizures, depression, treatment of drug and alcohol abuse, memory, premenstrual disorders, and neural system damage.
US09518079B2	Effective treatment of tumors and cancer with triciribine and related compounds The inventors have determined, contrary to the prior art and experience, how to successfully use triciribine to treat tumors and cancer by one or a combination of (i) administering triciribine only to patients which according to a diagnostic test described below, exhibit enhanced sensitivity to the drug; (ii) use of a described dosage level that minimizes the toxicity of the drug but yet still exhibits efficacy; or (iii) use of a described dosage regimen that minimizes the toxicity of the drug.
US09518075B2	Group 5 cyclopentadienyl transition metal-containing precursors for deposition of group 5 transition metal-containing films Transition metal-containing precursors are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of synthesizing and using the disclosed precursors to deposit transition metal-containing films on one or more substrates via a vapor deposition process.
US09518074B2	Method for producing fluorine-containing substituted compound and fluorine-containing substituted compound A method for producing a fluorine-containing substituted compound, the method including: introducing an organofluorine compound and an organolithium compound into a microreactor provided with a flow path capable of mixing a plurality of liquids, to thereby obtain a reaction product; and introducing, into the microreactor, the reaction product and an electrophile exhibiting electrophilic effect on the reaction product, to thereby obtain a fluorine-containing substituted compound.
US09518068B2	Compounds containing hydrido-tricyano-borate anions The present invention relates to compounds containing hydrido-tricyano-borate anions, their preparation and their use, in particular as part of electrolyte formulations for electrochemical or optoelectronic devices.
US09518067B2	Trifluoroborate mass spectrometric tags The invention provides compositions and methods for mass spectrometric (MS), organic synthesis, and applications of organo-trifluoroborate, for example, as mass tags for use in negative ion mode. When subject to MS fragmentation, organo-trifluoroborates preferentially undergo neutral losses of hydrogen fluoride (HF) or boron trifluoride (BF3) molecules, transferring the negative charge to the rest of the molecule. Such a fragmentation pattern is used to detect and quantitate analytes of interest after derivatization with organo-trifluoroborates.
US09518050B2	Cyclohexyl and quinuclidinyl carbamate derivatives having β2 adrenergic agonist and M3 muscarinic antagonist activity The present invention relates to novel compounds having β2 adrenergic agonist and M3 muscarinic antagonist dual activity, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to the process for their preparation and to their use in respiratory therapies.
US09518047B2	Process for the industrial synthesis of lurasidone Disclosed is a process for the industrial synthesis of Lurasidone from (1R,2R)-cyclohexane-1,2-diyldimethanol (1), 3-(piperazin-1-yl)benzo[d]isothiazole (3) and (3aR,4R,7R,7aS)-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methanoisobenzofuran-1,3-dione (6).). Said process is optimised to obtain Lurasidone with high yields and high purities by preparing highly pure synthesis intermediates, using critical raw materials and reagents in amounts close to the stoichiometric amounts, increasing productivity and reducing the costs and environmental impact of the process.
US09518046B2	Substituted aminopyrimidine compounds and methods of use The invention relates to the preparation and use of new aminopyrimidine derivatives as drug candidates in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form and formulations thereof for the modulation of a disorder or disease which is mediated by the activity of the PI3K enzymes. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of disorders or diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3K enzymes play a role in leukocyte function, and hyperproliferative disorders associated with PI3K activity, including but not restricted to leukemias and solid tumors, in mammals, especially humans.
US09518032B2	Small molecule inhibitors of USP1 deubiquitinating enzyme activity Provided are small molecule inhibitors of ubiquitin specific protease 1 (USP1) activity and methods for their use in treating and characterizing cancers. The small molecule USP1 inhibitors of the invention are particularly useful in the treatment of cancers that are resistant to DNA cross-linking agents.
US09518031B2	Photo-sensitive resin composition, cured film, method for forming a pixel, solid state image sensor, color filter and ultraviolet absorber Provided is a photo-sensitive composition capable of yielding pixels having a high translucency and a large refractive index, with a less amount of development residue in the process of formation. The photo-sensitive resin composition contains an ultraviolet absorber represented by Formula (I); a photo-polymerization initiator; and a polymerizable monomer: wherein each of R1, R2 and R3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; one of R4 and R5 represents an electron withdrawing group, and the other of R4 and R5 represents —SO2R6, —CO2R6, —COR6, —CN or —CONR6R7; each of R6 and R7 independently represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or aryl group.
US09518029B2	Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods Chemical entities based on quinoxaline that are kinase inhibitors are described. Specifically quinoxaline derivatives of Formula I, containing a diarylamide or diarylurea substructure that inhibit Braf mutant kinase activity, pharmaceutical compositions containing the inhibitor compounds and methods of treatment of cancer comprising administering an effective amount of the Braf inhibitor compound are described.
US09518020B2	Process for Regorafenib The present invention provides processes for the preparation of i) Regorafenib (4-[4-({[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]carbamoyl}amino)-3-fluorophenoxy]-N-methylpyridine-2-carboxamide, BAY 73-4506, Stivarga®) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; ii) a crystalline solid of Regorafenib tosylate; iii) Regorafenib Polymorph I from Regorafenib tosylate, and iv) a pure 4-(4-amino-3-fluorophenoxy)-N-methylpicolinamide from 4-amino-3-fluorophenol and 4-chloro-N-methylpicolinamide in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide.
US09518015B2	EP1 receptor ligands The present invention belongs to the field of EP1 receptor ligands. More specifically it refers to compounds of general formula (I) having great affinity and selectivity for the EP1 receptor. The invention also refers to the process for their preparation, to their use as medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases or disorders mediated by the EP1 receptor as well as to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US09518014B2	Process for synthesis of ezetimibe and intermediates used in said process A process for the production of ezetimibe and intermediates used in said process are disclosed. A kind of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adduct can be altered to chiral carboxylic acid derivatives of β-arylamino α-methylene with high activity and selectivity by means of ally lamination reaction, and the above carboxylic acid derivatives of β-arylamino α-methylene can be altered to the chiral intermediates of ezetimibe by means of simple conversion and further synthesized into the chiral drug ezetimibe. The synthesis route introduces chirality through the use of a chiral catalysis method, thereby avoiding the use of the chiral auxiliary oxazolidinone; and the route is economical and eco-friendly.
US09518013B2	Generation of peroxyformic acid through polyhydric alcohol formate The present invention relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions, methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, using the peroxyformic acid forming compositions. The present invention also relates to the peroxyformic acid formed by the above compositions and methods. The present invention further relates to the uses of the peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, for treating a surface or a target. The present invention further relates to methods for treating a biofilm using peroxyformic acid, including peroxyformic acid generated in situ.
US09518007B2	Urethane (meth) acrylate compound The present invention provides a thermosetting resin which enables the production of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic having a good workability and excellent mechanical properties by hand lay up (HUP) molding, resin transfer molding (RTM) or vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VaRTM). The urethane (meth) acrylate compound (A) according to the present invention is an urethane (meth) acrylate produced by reacting a compound having two or more isocyanate groups with a monoalcohol compound containing ethylenically unsaturated groups or by reacting a compound having two or more isocyanate groups with a monoalcohol compound containing ethylenically unsaturated groups and an alcohol compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, said urethane (meth) acrylate compound (A) being characterized by having an isocyanate group and ethylenically unsaturated groups.
US09518004B2	Reduced coenzyme Q10 derivative and method for production thereof A reduced coenzyme Q10 derivative represented by formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 are each independently H or an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by formula (2), and at least one of them is an alkoxycarbonyl group represented by the formula (2); in the formula (2), R3 is an optionally substituted linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an optionally substituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and when R3 is a group substituted with polyethylene glycol, the molecular weight of the polyethylene glycol is not more than 300.
US09518000B2	Bicyclo [2.2.1] acid GPR120 modulators The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): (I) or a stereoisomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are GPR120 G protein-coupled receptor modulators which may be used as medicaments.
US09517981B2	Membrane-based gas separation processes to separate dehydrogenation reaction products Gas separation processes are provided for separating dehydrogenation reaction products from a raw gas stream to recover hydrocarbons, specifically olefins, such as propylene and iso-butene, as well as unreacted feedstock. The processes employ a sequence of partial condensation steps, interspersed with membrane separation steps to raise the hydrocarbon dewpoint of the uncondensed gas, thereby avoiding the use of low-temperature or cryogenic conditions.
US09517979B2	Process and apparatus for the production of para-xylene A process for producing para-xylene (PX) comprises supplying a hydrocarbon feed comprising xylenes and ethylbenzene (EB) to a PX recovery unit, where a PX-rich stream and at least one PX-depleted stream are recovered from the feed. The PX-depleted stream is then separated into an EB-rich stream and an EB-depleted stream in a divided wall column. The EB-depleted stream is then isomerized under at least partial liquid phase conditions to produce a first isomerized stream having a higher PX concentration than the PX-depleted stream, and the EB-rich stream is isomerized under at least partial vapor phase conditions to produce a second isomerized stream having a higher PX concentration than the PX-depleted stream. The first and second isomerized streams are then recycled to the PX recovery unit to recover additional PX and the process is repeated to define a so-called xylene isomerization loop.
US09517975B2	Self-lighting device for a cigarette The invention relates to a self-lighting device for a cigarette, comprising a primary chemical material (7) to be placed at the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1); and a secondary chemical material (8) that is incompatible with the primary material (7), said primary and secondary materials being inflammable when they come into contact with each other. The device is characterized in that the secondary material (8) is arranged in a receptacle (9) designed to fit over the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1), bringing the secondary material into contact with the primary material (7).
US09517960B2	Process of operating a glass melting oven A combustion method for melting glass in which two fuels of the same nature or different natures are fed into a fusion furnace at two locations remote from each other for distributing the fuel to reduce NOx emissions. The combustion air is supplied at only one of the locations. In a method for operating a glass melting furnace, the fuel injection is distributed to reduce NOx emissions. The furnace includes a melting vessel for receiving the glass to be melted and containing a bath of molten glass, walls defining the furnace, a hot combustion air inlet, a hot smoke outlet, at least one burner for injecting a first fuel, and at least one injector for injecting a second fuel. The injector has an adjustable flow complementary relative to the flow to the burner so that up to 100% of the totality of the first and second fuels used may be injected.
US09517953B2	Method and system for treatment of agricultural and industrial wastewaters containing solids and nutrients A method and system of treatment of agricultural and industrial wastewaters that contain high concentrations of suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus compounds is disclosed. The method and system includes pre-treating the wastewater, controlling the amount of coagulants used, and controlling the mean velocity used for mixing, surface loading rate, and solids loading rate. The method and system functions as a sedimentation unit and gas flotation unit (solid/liquid separator). The pH of the effluent wastewater is stabilized within the separator by ensuring that there is sufficient alkalinity to buffer the wastewater. Sufficient gas is produced in the coagulation reactions to float and concentrate the solids, which results in as high as 99 percent reduction in suspended solids, a 96 percent reduction of the phosphorus concentration, and a 50 percent reduction of the nitrogen concentration in the effluent from the separator.
US09517951B2	Apparatus and method for the seawater pre-treatment for desalinating seawater into fresh water Disclosed are an apparatus and method for the seawater pre-treatment to remove salt from seawater. The seawater pre-treatment apparatus for desalinating seawater into fresh water comprises: a seawater pre-treatment unit, located at a predetermined depth of a sea floor, for obtaining a pre-treated water by removing impurities from the seawater; a pre-treatment water tank, located on the ground, for accommodating the pre-treatment water tank produced by the pre-treatment unit; and a connection flow channel for connecting the pre-treatment unit and the pre-treatment water tank such that the pre-treated water can be transported. The seawater pre-treatment apparatus and method are capable of simplifying the configuration of the entire apparatus while reducing the consumption of energy during the pre-treatment process for the seawater desalination.
US09517948B1	Portable personal water filtration system Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a portable liquid filtration system for providing a user with filtered liquid from a non-filtered source. The system may include a drinking conduit extending from a housing, the housing having a liquid entrance port at an end of the housing distal from the drinking conduit, and at least one organic filter and at least one chemical filter positioned within the housing. The filters may include charcoal containers, iodine-treated sieves, carbon filters, an untreated sieve, and a hexafluoro alcohol treated sieve. When non-filtered liquid is drawn into the liquid entrance port, through the housing, and to the drinking conduit, the liquid may pass through all of the filters, resulting in the liquid being filtered when it reaches the drinking conduit. The system may also include at least one solar panel attached to a UV light positioned within the liquid entrance port.
US09517942B2	Transition-metal-containing zeolite A transition-metal-containing silicoaluminophosphate zeolite having excellent high-temperature hydrothermal durability is easily and efficiently produced. A method for producing a transition-metal-containing zeolite that contains a silicon atom, a phosphorus atom, and an aluminum atom in at least its framework structure includes hydrothermal synthesis using an aqueous gel containing a silicon atom raw material, an aluminum atom raw material, a phosphorus atom raw material, a transition metal raw material, and a polyamine (other than diamines). A transition-metal-containing silicoaluminophosphate zeolite produced by hydrothermal synthesis using a zeolite raw material and the aqueous gel containing the transition metal raw material and the polyamine has excellent high-temperature hydrothermal durability and high catalytic activity.
US09517940B2	Method for making porous acicular mullite bodies Acicular mullite bodies are made in two-step firing process in which a green body is converted first to a fluorotopaz and then to acicular mullite. The bodies are contained within an enclosed region of the furnace. A flow of process gas is provided through the enclosed region during the fluorotopaz-forming step. The process gas is introduced into the enclosed region through multiple openings on at least one side of the enclosed region, and withdrawn through multiple openings on another side of the enclosed region. During the acicular mullite-forming step, a flow of purge gas is maintained in the exterior portion of the furnace. This purge gas may be removed by flowing it into the enclosed region of the furnace and out of the furnace from the enclosed region without re-entering the exterior portion for the furnace.
US09517937B2	Method to synthesize metal chalcogenide monolayer nanomaterials Metal chalcogenide monolayer nanomaterials can be synthesized from metal alkoxide precursors by solution precipitation or solvothermal processing. The synthesis routes are more scalable, less complex and easier to implement than other synthesis routes.
US09517932B2	Hydrogen generator having liquid delivery member A hydrogen generator and method for generating hydrogen gas for a fuel cell stack. The hydrogen generator includes container, and a first reactant storage area configured to contain a liquid first reactant. The hydrogen generator also includes a reaction area and a solid second reactant within the reaction area, and a hydrogen outlet. The hydrogen generator further includes a flexible liquid delivery member extending into the reaction area and configured to deliver liquid reactant from the first reactant storage area to the reaction area. The flexible liquid delivery member includes a flexible portion that flexes to allow the delivery member to move with the solid second reactant as the second reactant is consumed.
US09517931B2	Measurement-only topological quantum computation Measurement-only topological quantum computation using both projective and interferometrical measurement of topological charge is described. Various issues that would arise when realizing it in fractional quantum Hall systems are discussed.
US09517928B2	Micromechanical functional apparatus, particularly a loudspeaker apparatus, and appropriate method of manufacture A micromechanical functional apparatus, particularly a loudspeaker apparatus, includes a substrate, at least one circuit chip mounted on the substrate, and an enveloping package in which the circuit chip is packaged. The functional apparatus further includes a micromechanical functional arrangement, particularly a loudspeaker arrangement having a plurality of micromechanical loudspeakers, which is mounted on the enveloping package. A covering device is mounted above the micromechanical functional arrangement, particularly the loudspeaker arrangement, opposite the enveloping package. A method is implemented to manufacture the micromechanical functional apparatus.
US09517927B2	MEMS structure having rounded edge stopper and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating MEMS device includes forming a plurality of rounded edge trenches on a sacrificial layer over a carrier substrate. Then, formation of a polycrystalline silicon layer over the sacrificial layer to fill the trenches. A plurality of stoppers is defined by the trenches and protrudes from the polycrystalline silicon layer toward the carrier substrate Subsequently, a portion of the sacrificial layer is removed to define a recess between the polycrystalline silicon layer and a carrier substrate and expose the stoppers.
US09517914B2	Tape cartridge An application roller arm assembly for use with a tape cartridge includes a support arm having first and second ends and adapted to be coupled to the tape cartridge. The application roller arm assembly also includes a coupling for a biasing element. The coupling is coupled to the support arm and the biasing element is configured to be coupled to the coupling and the tape cartridge. Further, the application roller arm assembly includes a mechanism for reducing a biasing force from the biasing element. The mechanism is configured to be coupled the support arm and the tape cartridge.
US09517910B2	Circular integrated cashpoint machine and banknote stacking apparatus therefor Disclosed is a banknote stacking apparatus comprising at least one pair of transmission assemblies, a hot wheel and a guide plate, wherein the guide plate guides the banknotes to be stacked such that the banknotes are stacked onto a banknote stacking rack. The pair of transmission assemblies comprises a ratchet wheel assembly and a pinch wheel assembly. The ratchet wheel assembly comprises a first transmission wheel, a ratchet wheel and a first conveyer belt stretched over the transmission wheel and the ratchet wheel, wherein the ratchet wheel comprises multiple ratchet teeth. The pinch wheel assembly comprises a second transmission wheel, a pinch wheel and a second conveyor belt stretched over the second transmission wheel and the pinch wheel. The first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt form a holding and conveying channel.
US09517907B2	Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveying apparatus includes first and second rotator pairs, a moving member including an abutment portion against which a front end of the sheet conveyed by the first rotator pair abuts and a guide member provided at upstream, in the sheet conveying direction, of a nip portion of a second rotator pair. The guide member configured to be movable to a first position where the guide member guides the sheet toward the moving member in a projection state and to a second position away from the moving member more than the first position and turns to the second position during when the sheet is conveyed by the second rotator pair.
US09517906B2	Conveying guide, sheet conveying apparatus, and image forming apparatus A conveying guide includes: a plate having a guide surface which guides a sheet; a recess portion provided on the plate and recessed from the guide surface; and a bend portion bent from the recess portion in a direction away from the guide surface.
US09517903B2	Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus A paper feeding device that includes, in a drive transmission mechanism to a paper feeding roller that delivers paper, a drive member provided on an apparatus body side as a member to transmit torque in a given direction for delivery of paper from a conveying motor to the paper feeding roller and a driven member provided on the paper feeding roller side. By relatively rotating the drive member and the driven member to form a coupling state of the members before an instruction to start the delivery of paper is output, the rotation of the paper feeding roller is started without a time lag when the instruction to start the delivery of paper is output.
US09517900B2	Dredged soils long distance transport system using magnetic field and tornado and its control method thereof A long distance dredged soil transport system includes a pump module including a pump for generating a compressed air and a plug flow flowing by dividing an inner state of a pipeline to a gaseous unit and a liquefied unit by introducing the generated compressed air into the pipeline by being interlinked to one lateral surface of the pipeline, a pipe module wound with a coil to apply an electromagnetic wave to the liquefied unit and including a plurality of pipelines, database stored with flow information on flow velocity and flow form in response to physical properties of liquefied unit, and a control module communicating with the pipe module, the pump module and the database and applying, to the coil, a waveform of a current matching to a flow waveform of the liquefied unit transported inside the pipeline, and a control method thereof.
US09517891B1	Conveyor belt idler systems Belt conveyor idler systems for increasing the trough angle of a conveyor belt are disclosed. In some embodiments, wing roll brackets that support the wing rolls increase in length from the front end to the back end of the idler system.
US09517889B1	Conveyor belts and modules with twist-lock accessories A conveyor belt and belt modules with plug-in accessories, such as sideguards. The accessories have plugs that plug into sockets in the belt or individual belt modules. Lugs and mounting slots and tabs and detents on the plugs and sockets help guide, register, and lock the accessories in place. The plugs and sockets allow the accessories to be locked and unlocked by twisting the plugs in the sockets.
US09517859B2	Stacking clip for beverage cans A stacking clip is provided for vertically attaching two beverage cans together. The stacking clip comprises tabs and ledges used to attach to the lip of a circular rim of a lower beverage can and clipping protrusions used to attach to an undercut region in a concavity of another upper beverage can. Wings are configured to flex inward under an influence of a digit of a user to bias the ledges outward away from the central region of the clip body, detaching the ledges from the rim of the attached beverage can.
US09517851B2	Method and apparatus for removing air from an article-filled bag with oscillating rings An apparatus is provided for removing air from a bag containing articles while the bag is traveling on a moving conveyor belt. A horizontal shaft is disposed in operational relationship to the conveyor belt. A plurality of rings is provided such that each ring has a thickness and a centered opening dimensioned to loosely accommodate the shaft, and also to rotationally oscillate relative to the shaft. Each ring is vertically displaceable relative to the shaft. Each ring independently generally follows a contour defined by the articles to expel air by downwardly depressing an outer surface of the bag under gravity caused by weight of each ring while the bag is carried on the conveyor belt below the rings. A radial distance between the shaft and the ring is greater than a diameter of the shaft.
US09517847B2	Micro-cathode thruster and a method of increasing thrust output for a micro-cathode thruster A magnetically enhanced micro-cathode thruster assembly provides long-lasting thrust. The micro-cathode thruster assembly includes a tubular housing, a tubular cathode, an insulator, an anode and a magnetic field. The tubular housing includes an open distal end. The tubular cathode is housed within the housing and includes a distal end positioned proximate the open distal end of the housing. The insulator is in contact with the cathode forming an external cathode-insulator interface. The anode is housed within the housing, proximate the open distal end of the housing. The magnetic field is positioned at or about the external cathode-insulator interface and has magnetic field lines with an incidence angle of about 20 to about 30 degrees and preferably about 30 degrees relative to the external cathode-insulator interface.
US09517846B2	Device for extracting and gathering air-conditioning hoses Device for extracting and collecting air conditioning hoses, has a flexible hose with a perimeter relief, rolled up as a helicoid along the same, a storage body inside which the hose is housed according to a longitudinal shaft of the same and a tractor unit, connected to the storage body, which also has an extraction and collection mechanism configured to extract and collect the hose. The extraction and collection mechanism has one or more helicoidal spindles, in contact with the perimeter relief, each one of which is configured to rotate according to a rotation shaft parallel to the longitudinal shaft, the rotation of which gives rise to a push force on the relief, which causes a linear displacement of the hose along the length of the longitudinal shaft.
US09517843B2	Generator for flight vehicle A flight vehicle includes a fuselage and a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine is coupled to the fuselage to provide thrust when air surrounding the flight vehicle is admitted to the gas turbine engine and combusted with fuel. The flight vehicle further includes a generator coupled to the gas turbine engine to provide power to equipment included in the vehicle.
US09517839B2	Electromechanical linear actuator for in blade rotor control A rotor blade assembly includes a rotor blade and a movable trim tab located along a span of the rotor blade. A linear positioner is located inside the rotor blade and operably connected to the trim tab to move the trim tab thereby reducing rotor blade vibration. A method for reducing vibration of a rotor assembly includes energizing a linear positioner located inside a rotor blade of the rotor assembly and moving an output piston of the linear positioner. A trim tab located at the rotor blade is moved to a selected trim tab angle relative to the rotor blade by the output piston, and the linear positioner is deenergized thereby locking the trim tab at the selected trim tab angle.
US09517837B2	Method for reducing the apparent manoeuvring time for landing gear of an aircraft The invention relates to a method for controlling the manoeuvring of the landing gear of an aircraft, in which at least one of the steps of pulling on the doors of the bay to relieve the door retaining hook, actuating the door hook or hooks to free the doors and opening the doors is executed in response to the detection of a flight situation suitable for the occurrence of a manoeuvre order, even before the manoeuvre order is received.
US09517836B2	Method of operating an aircraft fuel management system A method of operating an aircraft fuel management system for an aircraft having at least one fuel tank, each fuel tank having an associated fuel quantity indicator arranged to provide an indication of the amount of fuel in the associated fuel tank, the method comprising calculating a value for the amount of fuel on board (FOB_FailedFQI) the aircraft to be utilized by the fuel management system in the event of a failure of at least one of the fuel quantity indicators, the amount of fuel on board being calculated as a value for the initial amount of fuel on board (FOBinit) minus the amount of fuel used. Additionally or alternatively a value for the gross weight center of gravity of the aircraft is calculated using an assigned value of fuel for each of the fuel tanks having an associated failed fuel quantity indicator.
US09517834B2	Interface for control of a foldable wing on an aircraft An aircraft comprises a foldable wing, the wing comprising an inner region and an outer region, such as a wing tip. The outer region is moveable relative to the inner region between a flight configuration and a ground configuration in which the span is reduced. The aircraft comprises a control system and a control interface. The control interface comprises a selector for selecting the desired configuration of the outer region, and is arrange to provide: a first output, such as a light, when the flight configuration is selected and the outer region is in the flight configuration; a second output, such an amber light, when the ground configuration is selected and the outer region is in the ground configuration; and a third output, such as a red light, when the outer region is not in the selected configuration.
US09517833B2	Apparatuses and methods for manufacturing a structure A structure (100) comprises a first panel (102); first stringers (106), coupled to the first panel (102) and comprising stringer pairs A; a second panel (104) opposite the first panel (102); and second stringers (108), coupled to the second panel (104) and opposite the first stringers (106). The second stringers (108) comprise stringer pairs B. The structure (100) also comprises braces (200). Each of the braces (200) is geometrically interlocked with one of the stringer pairs A of the first stringers (106) and one of the stringer pairs B of the second stringers (108) in all directions along a plane (112) perpendicular to the first stringers (106) and the second stringers (108).
US09517832B2	Aircraft wing with wing tip device An aircraft wing assembly including: a wing having a wing box structure with an upper wing cover and a lower wing cover, and a wing tip device attached to the outboard end of the wing, the wing tip device including an upper cover and a lower cover, wherein a gap between opposing edges of the wing tip device lower cover and the lower wing cover is at least 5 mm, a seal assembly aerodynamically seals the gap, wherein the seal assembly includes a bridging component on an interior side of the gap, and a seal which fills the gap and is supported by the bridging component.
US09517831B2	Rotary wing aircraft airframe A rotary wing aircraft airframe (2) with a longitudinal axis comprising: a subfloor structure (15) for supporting cabin floor panels (13) and/or at least one fuel tank bladder (12). Said subfloor structure (15) has a bottom shell (16), longitudinal support beams (21), ribs (20), main frames (23) and floor panels (13). The bottom shell (16) has a flat shell portion (17) and two lateral shell portions (18) extending integrally from said flat shell portion (17) along its longitudinally oriented sides and being curved towards respective front edges of said ribs (20) and main frames (23). The longitudinal support beams (21) are provided with attachments for the floor panels (13), the longitudinal support beams (21) are attached at least partially to the ribs (20) and/or the main frames (23) and the longitudinal support beams (21) are featuring along at least ⅔ of their longitudinal extension a height 2 to 20 times smaller than any distances of any of the floor panels (13) to the bottom shell (16).
US09517825B1	Systems and methods for positioning a marine propulsion device to prevent hydro-lock of a marine propulsion engine A method and system position a marine propulsion device with respect to a transom of a marine vessel to which it is coupled. A controller determines whether an actual speed representing a speed of the vessel or a speed of an engine powering the propulsion device is greater than a given speed and whether a transmission of the propulsion device is in forward gear, and if so, sets a trim control unit of the controller to a ready state. If the transmission is shifted out of forward gear while the trim control unit is in the ready state, the controller sets the trim control unit to an active state. The controller determines whether an actual trim position of the propulsion device is less than a target trim position while the trim control unit is in the active state, and if so, sends a signal to trim the propulsion device up.
US09517821B2	Recovery systems and methods for unmanned underwater vehicles Embodiments described herein provide a highly reliable UUV recovery systems and methods that utilize multiple independent release mechanisms that can detach a load and allow the UUV to float to the surface of the water. One embodiment is a recovery system for a UUV. The recovery system includes a detachable load that renders the UUV neutrally buoyant in water. The recovery system further includes a plurality of release mechanisms that detach the load to render the UUV positively buoyant in the water. The release mechanisms include a first, second, and third release mechanism. The first release mechanism detaches the load in response to a command signal. The second release mechanism detaches the load in response to the UUV being submerged in the water beyond a threshold time. The third release mechanism detaches the load in response to the UUV exceeding a maximum depth in the water.
US09517819B2	Apparatus for walking and resting upon the water with improved walking stability A water walking apparatus having two inflatable pontoons, each with respective holes in their top surfaces for a footwell. A platform support may expand and contract when in use so as to accommodate variable spacing between the pontoons. The platform support may include curved saddle, which straddles over the curved outer surface of a pontoon, securing the platform support to the pontoons. A platform upon which a user may sit may be connected to the platform support by a neck received into a hole in the bottom of the platform. The platform may include a backrest member, and a strap that may serve as a ladder step when the backrest member is rotated rearwardly and down, into the water to allow a user to step on the continuous strap and climb up onto the platform.
US09517817B1	Personal floatation assembly A personal floatation assembly includes a housing that has a first end, a second end, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a top wall and a bottom wall. The housing is comprised of a flexible and air impermeable material such that the housing can be inflated to support a body on water. A torso support is positioned on the top wall. The torso support is elongated and extends between the first lateral edge and the second lateral edge. The torso support is spaced between 2.0 feet and 3.0 feet from the first end and is spaced from the second end at least 2.0 feet. The torso support is comprised of a flexible and air impermeable material such that the torso support can be inflated.
US09517812B2	Bicycle component operating device for controlling a bicycle component based on a sensor touching characteristic A bicycle component operating device includes a touch sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to control a bicycle component based on a control signal from the touch sensor. The touch sensor is separate from the bicycle component and is configured to provide the control signal to the controller based on a touching characteristic in which a user performs a subsequent touching of the touch sensor after performing an initial touching of the touch sensor such that the initial touching does not cause the controller to control the bicycle component.
US09517807B2	Vehicle In a vehicle, a size of an acute angle θL defined by a virtual plane perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly intersecting with an upper axis and a lower axis of a cross member and a up-and-down direction of a vehicle body frame is smaller than sizes of an acute angle θTR and an acute angle θTL which are defined by an expansion and contraction direction of telescopic elements and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body frame, and an acute angle θSR and an acute angle θSL which are defined by axes of side rods and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body frame. The sizes of the acute angle θTR and the acute angle θTL are greater than the size of the acute angle θL defined by the virtual plane perpendicularly or substantially perpendicularly intersecting with the upper axis and the lower axis of the cross member and the up-and-down direction of the vehicle body frame, and are equivalent to or smaller than the sizes of the acute angle θSR and the acute angle θSL.
US09517802B1	Active underbody deflector An active aerodynamic feature for an underside of a vehicle includes a static panel and a dynamic panel. The static panel has a leading edge attached to a front fascia of the vehicle, and a trailing edge distal from the front fascia. The dynamic panel is movably attached to the trailing edge of the static panel. An actuator is configured to locate the dynamic panel in at least two fixed positions relative to the static panel. The fixed positions include a stowed position, which is substantially aligned with the trailing edge of the static panel, and a deployed position, which is at an offset angle relative to the trailing edge of the static panel and also to the stowed position.
US09517801B2	Cab reinforcing structure With two points each inward of a vehicle-widthwise outer end of an upper portion of a back panel 4 of a cab 1 being set as load support points A and B, a pair of reinforcing studs 13 and 14 are mounted on the back panel 4 to connect the load support points A and B with a floor 9 directly on paired rear-side cab mountings 7 and 8 for support of a rear of the cab 1 from a frame 6, and a reinforcing beam 12 is mounted on the back panel 4 to interconnect upper ends of the reinforcing studs 13 and 14, unreinforced sections being left as shock absorptive portions 15 and 16 at vehicle-widthwise opposite ends of the reinforcing beam 12.
US09517798B2	Vehicle body structure There is provided a vehicle body structure including an upper section that is integrally casted using a non-ferrous metal material, that includes a transmission section to which an external force is transmitted and a join section extending out from the transmission section, a connection section that is formed using a steel material, and that is joined to the join section by riveting, and a member section that is formed using a steel material, and that is joined to the connection section by welding.
US09517786B2	Stroller frame with a hidable release actuator A stroller frame with a hidable release actuator includes a foldable frame, a locking mechanism, a release mechanism and a baby carrier. The locking mechanism is mounted on the foldable frame for locking the foldable frame in the erected configuration. The release mechanism has a release actuator operatively mounted on the foldable frame for unlocking the locking mechanism by rotation in either a forward direction or a rearward direction. The baby carrier has a deployed position to support a baby occupant thereon and can hide the release actuator thereunder. The baby carrier can be converted into a folded position to permit the access to the release actuator. By this arrangement, to prevent the caregiver from accessing the release actuator, so as to avoid accidentally folding of the foldable frame before the baby occupant being held up from the baby carrier.
US09517772B1	Electronic speed control for locomotives A drivetrain system for a machine includes an engine, a brake, and a controller operatively coupled to the engine and the brake. The controller is configured to generate a first speed error based on a first speed command signal and a first ground speed signal; generate a first engine speed command signal based on the first speed error; send the first engine speed command signal to the engine; compare the first speed error to an upper threshold; set a brake command signal to an engagement value when a magnitude of the first speed error is greater than a magnitude of the upper threshold; engage the brake in response to setting the brake command signal to the engagement value; and increase a speed of the engine in response to the first engine speed command signal while the brake command signal is set to the engagement value.
US09517764B2	Methods and system for operating a hybrid vehicle in cruise control mode Systems and methods for reducing driveline mode change busyness for a hybrid vehicle are presented. The systems and methods may delay a driveline mode change in response to a time since a change from a first desired vehicle speed to a second vehicle speed, or alternatively, driveline mode changes may be initiated in response to an estimated time to change from the first desired vehicle speed to the second desired vehicle speed.
US09517759B2	Vehicle brake control device A brake control device includes a front-wheel left-right communication passage that allows communication between wheel cylinders for a front-left wheel and a front-right wheel via a front-wheel communication on-off valve, and a rear-wheel left-right communication passage that allows communication between wheel cylinders for a rear-left wheel and a rear-right wheel via a rear-wheel communication on-off valve. The brake control device executes a hydraulic control by keeping the front-wheel communication on-off valve and the rear-wheel communication on-off valve opened. The front-wheel communication on-off valve is a normally closed type, and the rear-wheel communication on-off valve is a normally opened type.
US09517758B2	Vehicle braking device The vehicle braking device includes a hydraulic pressure generating device generating a primary hydraulic pressure corresponding to the braking operation by a driver, a motor cylinder device operating to cause the secondary hydraulic pressure generated by operation of the electric motor to track the target hydraulic pressure based on the control operation quantity, a brake pedal sensor detecting the braking operation quantity, a primary hydraulic pressure sensor, an ECU performing switching control in accordance with whether the braking operation quantity detected by the brake pedal sensor reaches a predetermined threshold value, between operating the motor cylinder device on the basis of the braking operation quantity and operating the motor cylinder device on the basis of a correlation value of the braking operation force detected by the motor cylinder device 16 or the correlation value and the braking operation quantity.
US09517751B2	Mechanism for dynamically varying blade load over a windshield wiper sweep cycle A wiper arm assembly has a load member, a wiper arm, and a blade load cam with a cam slot. The load member mates with a joint disposed between first and second ends of the wiper arm. Changes in length of the load member impose a force in a lengthwise direction of the load member. The wiper arm is configured to rotate relative to the blade load cam about an axis proximate to the first end of the wiper arm. The cam slot is configured to vary the length of the load member as a function of a wiper angle in which the wiper angle is defined as the angle between the wiper arm and a starting position of the wiper arm.
US09517750B2	Vehicle wiper device A wiper of a vehicle wiper device moves between a first position, which is a stop position, and a second position. A first pivot member is pivoted back and forth about a first axis by a drive force of a drive source. A second pivot member is pivotal about a second axis. A coupling pivot member is coupled to the first pivot member pivotally about a third axis and the second pivot member pivotally about a fourth axis. The wiper is coupled to and pivoted integrally with the coupling pivot member. A third position is located between the first position and the second position. A line extending through the third axis and the fourth axis is parallel to a line extending through the first axis and the second axis when the wiper is in a first movable range between the first position and the third position.
US09517749B2	Vehicle body side structure A vehicle body side structure includes a pair of left and right pillars, a center bulk, and gussets. The pair of pillars extend in an up-down direction in side parts of a vehicle body. The center bulk is disposed behind a seat of a vehicle and extends between the pillars in a vehicle width direction. The gussets are connected to the pillars and the center bulk. The gussets each include a first connecting portion connected to a corresponding one of the pillars, a second connecting portion connected to the center bulk, a retractor attachment portion provided below the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion and serving as a component attachment portion where a vehicle body component is attached, and a fragile portion provided between the second connecting portion and the retractor attachment portion.
US09517748B2	Quick-release fastener for one end of a seat belt fastened to a vehicle in a motor vehicle A quick-release fastener for a vehicle seat belt (21) with a fitting part (1), and a fastening part (7). The fitting part (1) has a first opening (2), and a second opening (3), in which the fastening part (7) can be locked to a locking head (6). The fastening part (7) can be inserted into the opening (3) in which a spring element (14) is arranged in an assembly position (I), and the spring element (14) can be moved into the locked position (II). A housing (100) is adapted to the shape of the fitting part (1) with the locking head (6) retained therein. The mounting (112) is shaped n such that the fitting part (I) with the locking head (6) can be completely received in the mounting (112) only when the locking head (6) is in the locked position (II).
US09517746B2	Bag-in-bag safety restraint with directional inflation An air bag system deploys from within a structural element of a vehicle. A main bag is configured for storage in a folded condition in an internal region behind a covering of the structural element, wherein the main bag has a distal end configured to rupture a tear seam in the covering. A shielding bag is disposed over an inflator and has a projection body extending away from the inflator to a remote edge within the main bag. The projection body is substantially continuous in the direction of the main bag except for at least one gas passage at the remote edge for coupling inflation gas from the inflator to the main bag. The main bag has a fold proximate to the gas passage so that inflation of the main bag begins with the unfolding of the fold in a manner that displaces the main bag toward the tear seam.
US09517735B2	Interior material A door lining serving as an interior material comprises a door center portion. The door center portion is provided with: a door center base material; a door center pad supported by the door center base material and configured to be elastically deformable; a door center surface skin material covering the door center pad; and a sewed portion formed by sewing the door center pad and the door center surface skin material together by a sewing thread. In the door center pad, a thick section and a thin section are formed, and the sewed portion is provided in the thin section.
US09517734B2	Camera for a vehicle and vehicle having the camera A camera for a vehicle, the camera including: an image sensor; and a camera lens system for imaging a coverage region on the image sensor; the camera lens system having at least one lens; and the camera lens system and the image sensor determining an optical axis of the camera. In this connection, The camera lens system further includes a nonplanar reflector element which deflects the optical axis of the camera.
US09517728B2	Adjustable bag hoop A golf cart is provided with an adjustable golf bag hoop. The hoop is provided with a rod and a cam-locked collar. The collar is moveable along the length of the rod to adjust to varying heights of golf bags.
US09517726B1	Vehicle cargo organiser A cargo organizer for a vehicle includes a frame at least partially forming a floor of a cargo area of the vehicle. The cargo organizer includes one or more elongate elements extendable across an opening defined by the frame. The elongate elements are slidable with respect to the frame.
US09517724B2	Acoustic signaling system for electric or hybrid vehicles The acoustic signaling system for electric, hybrid vehicles or the like, which can be installed on an electric vehicle or the like, includes: an amplifier device of a piloting signal; an electroacoustic transducer device operatively connected to the amplifier device; a supervision unit operatively connected to a control device installed on the electric vehicle; a digital audio processor operatively connected to the supervision unit and to the amplifier device; wherein the supervision unit has elements for sending a command signal to the digital audio processor according to a check signal sent by the control device; wherein the digital audio processor has selection elements suitable for selecting one between at least two different audio files, according to the command signal received; and wherein the digital audio processor has processing elements suitable for producing the piloting signal starting from the audio file selected.
US09517717B2	Automotive lamp A light emitting lamp according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a laser light source, a scanning unit, which scans the laser light emitted from the laser light source so as to form a visible light distribution pattern, an obstacle detector, which detects an obstacle, if any, in front of a driver's vehicle, and a control unit, which adjusts the intensity of the laser light irradiated to an obstacle existent region, according to the distance from the driver's vehicle to the obstacle, based on the detection result of the obstacle detector.
US09517711B2	Tailgate assembly with a step assist handle A tailgate assembly includes a structure, and a handle assembly attached to the structure. The handle assembly is moveable relative to the structure between a stowed position, an intermediate position, and a deployed position. The handle assembly includes a connecting member that is attached to the structure. The connecting member is rotatable about a first axis relative to the structure. A handle portion is attached to the connecting member, and is rotatable about a second axis relative to the connecting member. The handle portion and the connecting member rotate in unison relative to the structure about the first axis, between the stowed position and the intermediate position, to position the handle portion outside an interior space of the structure. The handle portion rotates relative to the connecting member about the second axis, between the intermediate position and the deployed position, whereby a user may grasp the handle portion.
US09517710B2	Motor vehicle comprising a seat having a detachable sitting part for freeing access to a recess in the internal structure of the vehicle A motor vehicle includes a floor, an internal structure delimiting side panels of a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and a seat including a back part and a sitting part. The sitting part of the seat is detachable so that the sitting part can be entirely separated from the floor and from the internal structure of the vehicle to free access to a first recess in the internal structure of the motor vehicle.
US09517706B2	Method and apparatus for controlling an electrified powertrain system of a vehicle A method for controlling a powertrain system includes deactivating a motor disconnect clutch during vehicle operation. Motor speed is decreased to a first inactive speed threshold and an inverter circuit is controlled to an inactive state while monitoring the motor speed. The inverter circuit is deactivated, and when the motor speed decreases to a second inactive speed threshold, the inverter circuit is pulse-activated to operate the electric machine to increase motor speed to the first inactive speed threshold, and then deactivated. The inverter circuit is activated to increase the motor speed to synchronize with speed of the driveline prior to activating the motor disconnect clutch.
US09517699B2	Motor vehicle having a storage for electric energy The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a storage for electrical energy, which store is coupled to a coil into which electrical energy can be induced from outside the motor vehicle during a charging process. The vehicle includes a housing in which the coil is arranged, the housing being made of plastic toward the underside of the motor vehicle, and an optical waveguide is arranged in particular between two walls of the housing. When light from a light source is coupled into the optical waveguide and a detector detects the light, damage to the housing can be detected and the induction of electrical energy into the coil at a charging station can optionally be interrupted in order to avoid hazards to persons.
US09517698B2	System and method for power management during regeneration mode in hybrid electric vehicles A system and method for recovering the optimum power level during regenerative mode is disclosed. Equations for determining the optimum regenerative power level receivable by an energy storage system, for example for any given deceleration event, are derived and disclosed. The equations consider various losses such as the efficiency of the electric motor generator in the generator mode, wind resistance, rolling resistance, transmission losses, engine losses, and losses in the energy storage system. Also disclosed is at least one embodiment of a procedure for controlling a hybrid drive system to achieve the optimum energy recovery.
US09517687B2	Battery unit mounting structure A battery unit mounting structure includes a pair of right and left vehicle body frame members extending in a vehicle front-rear direction, a pair of right and left side members extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, a battery unit disposed between the right and left side members, and a reinforcement. The right and left vehicle body frame members are disposed respectively at right and left outer side portions of a vehicle body in a vehicle-width direction. The right and left side members are connected respectively to inner sides of the right and left vehicle body frame members in the vehicle-width direction. The reinforcement is disposed on a bottom or top surface of the battery unit, and disposed at a position at which the reinforcement overlaps with the battery unit in a plan view. The reinforcement extending in the vehicle-width direction is longer than the battery unit in the vehicle-width direction.
US09517657B2	Axle link coupling unit An axle link junction unit includes a base section and an attachment section, the base section comprising a hollow body at least in transitions into the attachment section along an attachment axis, the attachment section non-detachably fixing a support element to the axle link junction unit, wherein a second attachment section is arranged coaxially with respect to the first attachment section and is situated opposite the first attachment section, and wherein a third attachment section extends substantially along a second attachment axis and a fourth attachment section extends substantially along a third attachment.
US09517652B2	Sheet post-processing device and image forming device provided with the sheet post-processing device A sheet post-processing device includes a conveying section that conveys the paper sheet, a punch section that punches punch holes in the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying section, a stacker section that stores the paper sheet in which the punch holes are punched by the punch section, a stopper section that regulates a conveying direction leading end of the paper sheet stored in the stacker section; a binding section that binds the paper sheet bundle whose leading end is regulated by the stacker section, and a folding section that folds the paper sheet bundle bound by the binding section at a predetermined folding position. The punch section punches the punch holes at the front and rear of the folding position in the sheet conveying direction, and the binding section binds the paper sheet bundle with a paper-made staple by making the paper-made staple penetrate the punch holes. With this configuration, there can be provided a sheet-post processing device capable of easily generating a booklet for simple ring binding.
US09517646B2	Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus, including a tray, a chassis defining a first conveyer path and a second conveyer path, a base member including a guiding section that forms a part of the second conveyer path, a recording unit, and a conveyer roller to convey the sheet in the first conveyer path in a first conveying direction, is provided. The second conveyer path guides an inverted sheet from an upstream of the recording unit with regard to the first conveying direction to the first conveyer path through a curved path. The guiding section includes a first guiding plane, which forms a part of the second conveyer path on an upstream of the curved path with regard to the second conveying direction, and a second guiding plane, which adjoins the first guiding plane along a widthwise direction and is formed to dent with respect to the first guiding plane.
US09517645B2	Sheet conveyer device and inkjet recording apparatus A conveyer device, including a chassis defining a first conveyer path and a second conveyer path; a pair of path members opposing to each other to form a part of the first conveyer path; a flapper configured to be pivotable among a first condition, wherein the flapper blocks the first conveyer path, a second condition, wherein the flapper allows the sheet conveyed in the conveying direction to pass thereby, and a third condition, wherein the flapper is separated from an opposing member; an urging member to urge the flapper; and a movable member movable between a first position, wherein the flapper in the first condition is contactless from the movable member, and a second condition, wherein the movable member contacts the flapper, is provided. The movable member separates one of the pair of path members from the other when moving from the first position to the second position.
US09517639B2	Printer and tablet A printer of the present invention includes a first image pickup device that picks up an image of one side of an object, a first checking section that checks the one side of the object based on the image picked up by the first image pickup device, a first printing device that is disposed at a downstream side of the first image pickup device and that performs printing on the one side of the object while being conveyed, a second image pickup device that picks up an image of the other side of the object while being conveyed, a second checking section that checks the other side of the object based on the image picked up by the second image pickup device, and a second printing device that is disposed at a downstream side of the second image pickup device and that performs printing on the other side of the object while being conveyed.
US09517635B2	Image forming method An image forming method comprises: applying a treatment liquid, which contains an organic acidic compound represented by the following general formula (I), a water-soluble polymer compound, and water, on a recording medium; and applying an ink composition, which contains a pigment, a pyrrolidone derivative, a compound represented by the following general formula (II), and water, on a treatment liquid-applied surface of the recording medium. In the general formula (I), n represents an integer of 2 or greater and m represents an integer of 3 or greater. In the general formula (II), l, m, and n represent an integer of 1 or greater, the relation l+m+n=3 to 15 is satisfied, and AO represents ethyleneoxy or propyleneoxy.
US09517634B2	Printing control apparatus and printing control method A printing control apparatus is configured to use a recording head where a plurality of nozzles are arranged in a row formation with a predetermined pitch, and configured to perform interlace printing such that a resolution is equal to or more than a resolution that is based on the pitch when printing is performed due to ink droplets being discharged from each of the nozzles. The printing control apparatus includes a dischargeable amount acquiring section configured to determine a dischargeable amount per unit of time according to a remaining amount of ink in an ink cartridge, and a split printing control section configured to split a predetermined region in one band an odd number of times according to the dischargeable amount per unit of time, and configured to carry out interlace printing in each of split regions on an outward path and a return path.
US09517629B2	Liquid discharge apparatus with wiper cleaner There is provided a liquid discharge apparatus, including: a liquid discharge head; a wiper; a wiper cleaner cleaning a liquid adhering to a first surface of the wiper and including a first contact part, which makes contact with the first surface of the wiper, and a second contact part, which is disposed to face the first contact part and makes contact with the second surface of the wiper; a movement mechanism moving the wiper and the wiper cleaner relative to each other, and a space expansion part expanding a space between the first contact part and the second contact part.
US09517628B2	Printing apparatus, method, and non-transitory storage medium A printing apparatus comprises an ink tank containing ink, a sub-tank containing the ink supplied from the ink tank, a printhead discharging the ink supplied from the sub-tank, a detection unit configured to perform a detection operation of detecting an ink remaining amount of the sub-tank, a suction unit configured to perform a suction operation of sucking the ink from the printhead, and a control unit configured to stop the suction unit from performing the suction operation when the detection unit detects that the ink remaining amount becomes smaller than a predetermined residual amount during execution of the suction operation.
US09517623B2	Continuous motion printing on cylindrical objects A method for printing a digitally-stored image on the surface of a cylindrical object comprises the steps of axially moving the object along a line of travel that is aligned with the object's long axis until it is underneath one or more printheads, each of which have a plurality of ink nozzles that may be arranged in one or more columns while simultaneously rotating the object with respect to the printheads and simultaneously causing a pre-determined number of nozzles to eject ink onto the surface of the object.
US09517620B2	Printing device and printing method A printing device is provided and includes: a head unit and a controller. The head unit performs a main scan operation corresponding to each of a predetermined N-number of printing passes (N is an integer of three or greater) on a same area of a medium in a multi-pass mode, and the controller sets a density of printing to be performed in a k-number of last printing passes (k is an integer which is equal to or greater than 1 and is less than N), so as to be lower than a density of printing to be performed in the (N−k)-th printing pass, and sets a density of printing to be performed by a plurality of individual nozzles of the nozzle row of the head unit for ejecting ink drops in the (N−k+1)-th printing pass, so as to gradually decrease toward a head rear end side.
US09517614B1	Delamination and crack prevention layer for structural sandwich panels A method of manufacturing a delamination and crack prevention layer (DCPL) is provided for use in laminated sandwich panels. The DCPL is formed by using a continuous rolling process and by cutting finger profiles. Each finger forms a beam extending outward at a desired angle from a DCPL plane. The upper and lower DCPL planes are aligned to provide a uniform distribution of fingers along a length of the DCPL. Face sheets are bonded to the outer DCPL planes. Foam infusers add foam between the DCPL planes and among the fingers. The foam is rigidified (cured) during a continuous roll-form process. The DCPL prevents propagation of delamination between adjacent face sheets and core layers as well as arresting cracks in the core layers.
US09517612B2	Floor material using PLA resin Disclosed is a flooring material using an environment-friendly PLA resin. According to the present invention, the flooring material using the PLA resin comprises: a base layer; a print layer which is formed on top of the base layer, and has a print pattern on an upper side thereof; and a transparent layer which is formed on top of the print layer, wherein one or more of the base layer, the print layer, and the transparent layer include polylactic acid (PLA) resin.
US09517611B2	Multi-layer low temperature shrink film A multi-layer low temperature heat shrink film comprising an abuse layer comprising styrene-butadiene block copolymer; a first tie layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate; a gas barrier layer comprising polyvinylidene chloride; a second tie layer comprising ethylene vinyl acetate; and a sealant layer comprising a metallocene-catalyzed sealant, is disclosed.
US09517610B2	Grippers based on opposing van der Waals adhesive pads Novel gripping structures based on van der Waals adhesive forces are disclosed. Pads covered with fibers can be activated in pairs by opposite forces, thereby enabling control of the adhesive force in an ON or OFF state. Pads can be used in groups, each comprising a group of opposite pads. The adhesive structures enable anchoring forces that can resist adverse forces from different directions. The adhesive structures can be used to enable the operation of robots on surfaces of space vehicles.
US09517597B2	Methods of making ground containment liners The present invention provides methods of making containment liners to protect the environment from spills and leaks at oil and/or gas production sites and other sites. The containment liners comprise a first felt geotextile layer and a polymeric barrier layer embedded partially into the felt geotextile layer.
US09517592B2	Three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly A three-dimensional printing system and equipment assembly for the manufacture of three-dimensionally printed articles is provided. The equipment assembly includes a three-dimensional printing build system, an optional liquid removal system and an optional harvester system. The build system includes a conveyor, plural build modules and at least one build station having a powder-layering system and a printing system. The equipment assembly can be used to manufacture pharmaceutical, medical, and non-pharmaceutical/non-medical objects. It can be used to prepare single or multiple articles.
US09517587B2	Method for manufacture of dry adhesive backed flooring A dry adhesive backed flooring for being installed in a flat orientation on a subfloor, the flooring including a sheet flooring material and a double-sided sheet adhesive married to the flooring material. The installed flooring is substantially free of bubbles and wrinkles and the flooring remains substantially flat as initially applied and does not significantly rise from the subfloor, bubble or otherwise detach from the subfloor under normal use conditions for the flooring.
US09517583B2	Method of forming natural fiber polymer composite A method of forming a natural fiber polymer composite includes the steps of introducing into an extruder a polymer, a natural fiber and a supercritical fluid to form a natural fiber polymer mixture; and extruding the natural fiber polymer mixture to form the natural fiber polymer composite at a temperature below a standard melting temperature of the polymer alone. The supercritical fluid may be introduced after the polymer is introduced into the extruder. The supercritical fluid may be introduced before or after the natural fiber is introduced into the extruder.
US09517579B2	Polystyrene melt extrusion process Extruded polystyrene foams are made with an added brominated styrene-butadiene polymer as a flame retardant. The blowing agent is a mixture of carbon dioxide, ethanol and water, which may also contain a C4-C5 hydrocarbon. The blowing agent mixture overcomes a tendency of the brominated styrene-butadiene to form very small cells. This allows the foam to expand fully to form good quality, low density extruded foam.
US09517576B2	Method and apparatus for bending LED light guides An article of manufacture includes a jig including a flat surface with a curved groove therein; a light guide located within the curved groove, the light guide including an internal groove; and a bend-aid located in the internal groove of the light guide.
US09517571B2	Circular cutting blade A circular cutting blade is configured for cutting meat when turned about a rotation axis in a predetermined cutting direction. The cutting blade has a peripheral blade edge defined between the first and second sides and a plurality of circumferentially disposed cutting knives. Each cutting knife includes first and second knife sides and an arcuate knife edge that constitutes a portion of the peripheral blade edge. Each knife edge rises, relative to the rotation axis, between a first blade-edge location corresponding to a minor blade radius and a second blade-edge location corresponding to a major blade radius and further includes beveled primary and secondary knife-edge portions along which the first and second knife sides mutually converge at, respectively, a first bevel angle and a second bevel angle less acute than the first bevel angle.
US09517569B2	Pocket tool, in particular a pocket knife The invention relates to a pocket tool with a housing, a compartment region, pins (11a, 11b) and an implement (13) interchangeably mounted on one of the pins (11a, 11b) by means of a coupling mechanism (22) and which can be moved by means of a pivot bearing (18) between an inwardly pivoted transport position and an outwardly pivoted functional position, which is mounted against a spring element and can be moved relative to the pin (11a, 11b) into an uncoupling position and removed from the pocket tool. The coupling mechanism (22) has a guide track guiding the implement (13) in the uncoupling position at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis (68) of the housing (2) during its uncoupling movement along the compartment region. The housing has oppositely lying side walls, which respectively have convex gripping cams (59) on their top face projecting out beyond the external contour of the implement (13, 14, 5) when moved into the transport position and disposed symmetrically about the longitudinal axis (68) of the housing (2), the geometry of which is dimensioned so that in the uncoupling position, a part-length of the implement (13) lies within the compartment region and is covered by the side walls.
US09517565B2	Feeding assistant robot The present invention relates to a feeding assistant robot, which assists in feeding patients or the elderly and infirm who have difficulty in moving their arms and thus have difficulty in feeding themselves. The feeding assistant robot includes: a picking arm including a gripper for picking up food placed on a tray; a feeding arm, including a spoon on which the food picked up by the picking arm is placed, for moving the spoon to the mouth of a user; an input device enabling the user to direct the movements of the picking arm and of the feeding arm; and a control unit electrically connected to the picking arm, the feeding arm, and the manipulation part to control the movements of the picking arm and the feeding arm according to the commands from the input device.
US09517563B2	Robot system using visual feedback The robot system includes: a robot for performing predetermined operations on an object placed at a first object position; a first robot position storage configured to store the position of an arm end arranged in a predetermined positional relationship relative to the first object position; a target arrival state data storage configured to store feature quantities of the object on the camera image; a robot movement amount calculator configured to calculate the amount of movement in order to make the feature quantities of the object placed at a second object position coincide with the feature quantities of the target arrival state data; and a correction data calculator configured to calculate correction data based on the difference between the second robot position when the arm end has been moved based on the amount of movement and the first robot position.
US09517560B2	Robot system and calibration method of the robot system A control apparatus calculates a calibration value based on a position in the robot coordinate system 41 and a position in the vision coordinate system 42, for at least three teaching points set within a calibration area. Markers 21 of two of the three teaching points have the same inclination in relation to an optical axis of a camera 3 as a visual sensor, and the two points are placed on different positions of the same plane normal to the optical axis. The remaining one of the three teaching points other than the two points is set such that the inclination of the marker 21 in relation to the optical axis is different from that of the two points. As a result, influence of a large quantization error in the optical axis direction as a measurement error of the camera 3 can be reduced.
US09517558B2	Time-optimal trajectories for robotic transfer devices A time-optimal trajectory generation method, for a robotic manipulator having a transport path with at least one path segment, comprising generating a forward time-optimal trajectory of the manipulator along the at least one path segment from a start point of the at least one path segment towards an end point of the at least one path segment, generating a reverse time-optimal trajectory of the manipulator along the at least one path segment from the end point towards the start point of the at least one path segment, and combining the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories to obtain a complete time-optimal trajectory, where the forward and reverse trajectories of the at least one path segment are blended together with a smoothing bridge joining the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories in a position-velocity reference frame with substantially no discontinuity between the time-optimal forward and reverse trajectories.
US09517557B2	Manipulator A manipulator includes an elongated main portion, a distal end portion, and a bendable portion provided between the main portion and the distal end portion; a plurality of linear members that extend from the distal end portion to the main portion via the bendable portion; a power generator; a plurality of power transmitters that transmit, to proximal ends of the linear members, the power generated by the power generator as linear motion in a longitudinal direction of the main portion; and a linear-member relaxing unit that relaxes the linear members in which tension is generated between the distal end portion and the power transmitters by pushing and pulling of the linear members by the linear motion transmitted from the power transmitters.
US09517556B2	Robot control apparatus and robot control method A robot control apparatus includes a transformation-matrix generating unit that generates, on the basis of N first command values for learning per one robot, which are position-corrected command values for positioning a master robot and a slave robot on tracks of their respective robots during the synchronous driving, concerning the respective N command values for learning, transformation matrices among the command values for learning, a command-value storing unit that outputs a first command value for driving at each of M operation periods for defining the track of the master robot, a transformation-matrix -function generating unit and a command-value generating unit that interpolate the N transformation matrices and generate a transformation matrix at the each first command value for driving, and a command-value generating unit that causes the transformation matrices to act on the M first command values for driving and generates M second command values for driving of the slave robot.
US09517554B1	Hammer with a telescopically magnetic rod for the recovery of metallic objects A hammer having a hallowed handle to house a telescopic rod that uses a magnetic member to retrieve metal-based objects that may have fallen away from a user or fallen into a hard to reach space. This improvement can be used with hammers having nail-extracting claws opposite their face or peen-style hammers. In an alternate embodiment, the improvement can be used with claws that have nail-extracting slits at their distal ends to extract nails that are in locations too difficult to reach with conventional claws.
US09517548B2	Device and method for holding a tool bit A device and method for holding a bit for a tool. The holding device, which is secured to a support surface, includes a housing having a base, a first leg and a second leg. A slot is defined between the first and second legs and the shank of the bit is received through one of a plurality of differently dimensioned apertures defined along the slot between the first and second legs. An adjustment assembly is engaged with the first and second legs and is movable to a first position to clamp the shank in the selected aperture; and is movable to a second position to release the shank. When the adjustment assembly is moved from the second position to the first position, a free end of the second leg bends toward the first leg, thereby reducing the diameter of the aperture within which the shank is received.
US09517547B2	Super hard alloy baseplate outer circumference cutting blade and manufacturing method thereof The disclosed cemented carbide base outer blade cutting wheel comprises a base in the form of an annular thin disc of cemented carbide, and a blade section on the outer periphery of the base. The blade section contains: diamond and/or CBN abrasive grains pre-coated with a magnetic material; a metal or alloy bond formed by electroplating or electroless plating for bonding abrasive grains together and to the base; and a metal or alloy binder having a melting point of up to 350° C. infiltrated between abrasive grains and between abrasive grains and the base. The method for manufacturing said outer blade cutting wheel is also disclosed.
US09517540B1	Milling machine with a smart clamp for automatically determining the Z origin of a work piece A milling machine and method for automatically determining the Z origin are provided. In one embodiment, a milling machine comprises a support surface; a clamp comprising a first clamp portion and a second clamp portion to accept and secure a work piece, wherein the second clamp portion comprises a sensor; a spindle movable in a Z direction; and a controller. The controller is configured to automatically determine a position of a top of the work piece by having the spindle be positioned over the sensor and then moving the spindle in the Z direction until the controller receives a signal from the sensor indicating that a tool held by the spindle contacted the sensor. Other embodiments are provided.
US09517524B2	Welding wire spool support The welding wire spool support wherein the housing is formed from a single sheet of material, the housing being attached to a base, wherein the base includes a spindle support extending upward therefrom, wherein the spindle is mounted on the spindle support; and wherein a wire feeder assembly is supported on the base and adapted to draw wire from the spool.
US09517523B2	System and method of reducing diffusible hydrogen in weld metal This disclosure relates generally to arc welding. In an embodiment, a welding system has a welding gas supply system configured to supply a gas flow including a shielding gas and a fluorine-containing gas to a weld pool. Furthermore, the shielding gas is configured to control an atmosphere surrounding the weld pool, the fluorine-containing gas is configured to reduce diffusible hydrogen in the weld pool, and the fluorine-containing gas is substantially free of sulfur.
US09517504B2	Article with grouped grain patterns A method for forming an article includes providing a mold and casting a metal material within the mold so that a part is produced which has a first portion having a first grain pattern and a second portion having a second grain pattern different from said first grain pattern.
US09517501B2	Sheet forming tool and a method for the manufacture of a corrugated sheet A sheet forming tool (1) for the manufacture of a corrugated sheet has a lower tool element (40) and an upper tool element (50), each of the upper tool element and the lower tool element having a front side (23, 33, 41) and a rear side (25, 35, 42). The lower tool element (40) comprises a first base element (2, 4, 6, 8) and a first finger element (3, 5, 7, 9) projecting from said first base element (2, 4, 6, 8). The first finger element (3, 5, 7, 9) forms a first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) for forming a corrugation peak in the sheet. The upper tool element (50) comprises a second base element (12, 14) and a second finger element (13, 15) projecting from said second base element (12, 14), the second finger element (13, 15) forming a second ridge (32, 34) for forming a corrugation trough in said sheet. The first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) is arranged opposite to the second ridge (32, 34) and the first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) is offset from the second ridge (32, 34) so as to allow for an engagement of the first finger element (3, 5, 7, 9) and the second finger element (13, 15) in an engaged position. Each of the first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) and second ridge (32, 34) comprises a main portion (20) and an end portion (11, 21) and the angle ? (36) between each of the first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) and second ridge (32, 34) in the main portion (20) and the corresponding front side (23, 33, 41) is at least partly different from the angle between each of the first ridge (22, 24, 26, 28) and second ridge (32, 34) in the end portion (11, 21) and the corresponding front side and a space is provided between the first finger element (3, 5, 7, 9) and the neighboring second finger element (13, 15) in the engaged position.
US09517488B2	Component delivery system utilizing film bags A dispensing apparatus includes two cylindrical sleeves, two shuttles slidingly disposed in the sleeves, push rods disposed in operable communication with the shuttles, and a piston, driven by pressurized gas, disposed in operable communication with the push rods. The cylindrical sleeves receive film pack bags having a common face plate that has an integrally formed discharge nosepiece having an internal partition that maintains separate flow streams from the film pack bags. A holder is disposed proximate a front end of the sleeves and configured to restrain the face plate during dispensing. A mixer is disposed in fluid communication with the film pack bags. A material applicator is disposed in fluid communication with the mixer. A first flexible tube is disposed upstream of and in fluid communication with the mixer. A second flexible tube is disposed in fluid communication with the material applicator for supplying atomization air to the material applicator.
US09517485B1	Lawn-mower-mounted sprayers, assemblies, components, and methods To make it easier for millions of Americans to weed their lawns, the present inventor devised, among other things, a way to carrying a lawn care sprayer on a push mower and thus relieve the burden of carrying the sprayer and eliminates the expense of purchasing a riding mower and tow-behind sprayer. One exemplary embodiment includes a holster structure and a spray tank, with the holster structure attaching to the push rails of a push mower and the spray tank mounting removably to the holster structure. This arrangement provides easy and convenient access to the sprayer function as a user mows his or her lawn, eliminating the need to make kill weeds and mow as separate tasks. Moreover, some embodiments provide a dual chamber tank, which provides further efficiency by allowing users to choose between weed killers, or other lawn or garden treatments while mowing.
US09517484B2	Dispenser pump using electrically activated material A pump for dispensing fluid includes a dome portion for storing the fluid received through a pump inlet. The dome portion is movable between a compressed state and an uncompressed state. The pump includes a flexible membrane having a first pliability when a first voltage is applied and a second pliability when a second voltage is applied. The pump includes a first biasing device that applies a first force in a first direction to the flexible membrane. The flexible membrane moves the dome portion from the uncompressed state to the compressed state. The pump includes a second biasing device that applies a second force in a second direction to the dome portion to move the dome portion from the compressed state to the uncompressed state when the flexible membrane has the second pliability. Alternatively, the dome portion moves in the second direction in response to a gravitational force.
US09517480B2	Bottle for forming and safely housing elemental iodine and dispensing attachments A bottle for the creation, storage, administration and dispensing of elemental iodine is disclosed. An amount of crystal iodine is safely housed at the bottom of the bottle. Water is poured into the bottle and contacts with the crystal iodine to form elemental iodine. With the crystal iodine safely secured at the bottom of the housing, the formed elemental iodine maintains contact with the crystal iodine to maintain its stability and extends is shelf life. Several dispensing device are also disclosed for dispensing or administering the elemental iodine, as needed, in order to treat internal and external areas of a human's or animal's body.
US09517479B2	Portable airless sprayer An airless spray tip comprises a body, a barrel and a needle. The body has an axial fluid passage, and a tip bore extending transversely through the axial fluid passage. The barrel extends into the tip bore and includes a tip passage fluidly connected to the axial fluid passage. The needle is disposed in the axial fluid passage to engage the tip passage. An airless spray tip comprises a barrel, a fluid passage, a spray orifice and a tip seat. The barrel extends in an axial direction. The fluid passage extends through the barrel transverse to the axial direction. The spray orifice is disposed in the fluid passage. The tip seat is disposed in the fluid passage.
US09517473B2	Magnetic filter for a fluid port A magnetic filter includes a stack of magnetic filter elements having a central flow channel comprising at least one flow opening in the magnetic filter elements and a series of flow gaps between adjacent magnetic filter elements, each magnetic filter element comprising one or more magnets enclosed within a non-magnetic housing. There is an end cap at a second end of the stack of magnetic filter elements, the end cap closing the central flow channel at the second end such that flow is redirected in parallel flows through the flow gaps between the magnetic filter elements. There is an attachment at a second end of the stack of magnetic filter elements, the attachment attaching the stack of magnetic filter elements to a fluid port of a fluid system to define a flow path between the fluid port and the outer fluid environment.
US09517472B2	Device and method for processing target component in tube The present invention provides a small and low running-cost device capable of minimizing the generation of contamination sources as much as possible while performing a series of all the desired manipulations. A device for manipulating a target component in a manipulation tube, comprising: a manipulation tube comprising a tube having an optionally-closeable open end for supplying a sample containing a target component at one end and a closed end at the other end, and a manipulation medium accommodated in the tube and having a gel layer and an aqueous liquid layer multilayered in a longitudinal direction of the tube; magnetic particles that should transport the target component; and magnetic field applying means capable of applying a magnetic field to the manipulation tube to move the magnetic particles in the longitudinal direction of the tube.
US09517467B1	Point-of-care diagnostic cartridge A specimen delivery cartridge is disclosed that includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion, a fluid dispenser, and a plunger. The plunger includes a plunger body having a first side and a second side. The second side faces away from the first side. The plunger further includes at least one post extending from the first side of the plunger body. The second side of the plunger body includes at least one actuator that is sized and configured to apply a compressive force onto the fluid dispenser when the plunger is depressed, and the plunger is thereby operable to actuate the fluid dispenser. When actuated, the fluid dispenser releases a reagent to a test specimen to facilitate testing for a target pathogen.
US09517462B2	Two-layer-three-way catalyst A double-layer three-way catalyst is presented, which is formed from a catalytic coating applied directly to an inert honeycomb and a catalytically active coating thereon, and is suitable especially for cleaning of exhaust gases of motor vehicles with gasoline-operated internal combustion engines. The catalyst contains, in each layer, an active aluminum oxide and a cerium/zirconium mixed oxide, both of which are catalytically activated by palladium. The second layer on the gas side contains not only palladium but also rhodium, which is applied to the active aluminum oxide and the cerium/zirconium mixed oxide of the second layer in addition to the palladium. The cerium/zirconium mixed oxide of the second layer has a higher zirconium oxide content than the cerium/zirconium mixed oxide of the first layer. The catalyst is notable for exceptional activity coupled with outstanding aging stability.
US09517455B2	Catalyzed SCR filter and emission treatment system Provided is a catalyst article for simultaneously remediating the nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter, and gaseous hydrocarbons present in diesel engine exhaust streams. The catalyst article has a soot filter coated with a material effective in the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) of NOx by a reductant, e.g., ammonia.
US09517454B2	Diesel particulate filter A method of making a filter for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas emitted from a lean-burn internal combustion engine, which filter comprising a porous substrate having inlet surfaces and outlet surfaces, wherein the inlet surfaces are separated from the outlet surfaces by a porous structure containing pores of a first mean pore size, wherein the inlet surfaces comprise a bridge network comprising interconnected particles of refractory material over the pores of the porous structure, which method comprising the step of contacting inlet surfaces of the filter substrate with an aerosol comprising refractory material in dry powder form. The invention also relates to a filter obtainable by such method.
US09517450B2	Hollow metal nano particles supported on carrier The present specification relates to hollow metal nano particles supported on a carrier.
US09517435B2	Formaldehyde absorbent and method for using the same The present invention discloses a formaldehyde absorbent and a method for using the same, the chemical composition of the formaldehyde absorbent by weight percentage is, amino acid: 0.1-99.9%; DNA and RNA base 99.9-0.1%. The method comprises the following steps: a. dissolving the formaldehyde absorbent in solvent to form a solution or dissolving the formaldehyde absorbent in solvent and mixing the same onto a solid carrier; b. placing the solution or solid carrier in indoor space that contains formaldehyde; and c. contacting and reacting the formaldehyde-containing air with the solution or the solid carrier and then absorbing the same. The present invention not only achieves not only excellent performance in absorbing hazard gases in the air, but also features low-cost, and further causes no secondary pollution, which therefore creates great social and economical significance in improving quality of human life, safeguarding human health, and protecting environment.
US09517431B2	Method for smoothing time-varying concentration of a fluid stream A process for reducing the size of sulfur removal units is presented. The process includes passing a regeneration gas from a regenerated contaminant adsorption unit through a fixed bed adsorber. The fixed bed adsorber adsorbs sulfur compounds above an equilibrium condition and releases adsorbed sulfur compounds below the equilibrium condition. The peak levels of sulfur in the regeneration gas are reduced and the processing of the regeneration gas reduces the size of sulfur removal units.
US09517430B2	Air filtration media pack, filter element, air filtration media, and methods An air filtration media pack is provided having a plurality of layers of single facer media. The layer of single facer media includes a fluted sheet, a facing sheet, and a plurality of flutes extending between the fluted sheet and the facing sheet and having a flute length extending from a first face of the filtration media pack to a second face of the filtration media pack. A first portion of the plurality of flutes are closed to unfiltered air flowing into the first portion of the plurality of flutes, and a second portion of the plurality of flutes are closed to unfiltered air from flowing out of the second portion of the plurality of flutes so that air passing into one of the first face and the second face of the media pack and out the other of the first face and the second face of the media pack passes through media to provide filtration of the air. The fluted sheet includes repeating internal peaks facing toward the facing sheet and repeating external peaks facing away from the facing sheet. In addition, the fluted sheet can include at least one ridge extending along at least 50% of the flute length between an internal peak and an adjacent external peak. Additional characterizations of an air filtration media pack, air filtration media, and methods of making and using are provided.
US09517428B2	Filter for a portable industrial air filtration device Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a filter for a portable industrial air filtration device. The filter generally includes a body and a limit switch actuator attached to the body. The body includes filter media and a rigidized material. The filter media is attached to the rigidized material, and the body has opposing upper and lower edges. The limit switch actuator includes a head and an actuator connected to and extending from the head. The limit switch actuator is attached to the body such the actuator extends below the lower edge of the body and is configured to actuate a limit switch actuator of an air filtration device when the filter is installed in the air filtration device.
US09517427B2	Filter device and filter method A filter device is proposed for cleaning gas entraining foreign bodies, including at least one filter unit having at least one filter surface on a raw gas side to which a raw gas stream containing foreign bodies can be supplied, wherein filtration aids can be supplied to the raw gas stream and/or the filter surface, and wherein filtration aids and/or foreign matter attached to the filter surface can be cleaned off. The filter device additionally includes a fluidized bed arrangement in which a carrier fluid stream can be generated such that cleaned-off filtration aids and/or foreign matter can be held at least in part as filtration aerosol in a surrounding of the filter unit and/or can re-attach to a filter surface.
US09517426B2	Oil filter The filter has a head (10) with an oil inlet and an oil outlet (11,12), and to which is coupled an open end (21) of a cup (20) lodging a filtering element (30) which has an inner central chamber (32) and an outer annular chamber (33), connected to the oil inlet and oil outlet (11,12). A top cap (50) has a median annular portion (52) affixed to the filtering element (30), and a peripheral portion (53) with windows and positioned on an open end (33a) of the outer annular chamber (33) and seated onto the open end (21) of the cup (20). Rotational locking means (60) and axial locking means (80) are incorporated to the open end (21) of the cup (20) or to the peripheral portion (53) of the top cap (50), it being further provided, in the other of said parts, rotational locking receiving means (70) and axial locking receiving means (90), in which are fitted and retained the rotational locking means (60) and the axial locking means (80).
US09517423B1	Toy construction set A toy construction set comprises a base block and one or more rotating blocks configured for coupling to the base block, to other rotating blocks, or to both. The base block may be define by an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one side surface. The base block may comprise a body and a plurality of projections extending outward from the body. Interior cylindrical surfaces may extend between the upper surface and the lower surface of the base block. An upper chamfer may connect the interior cylindrical surface with the upper surface, and a lower chamfer may connect the interior cylindrical surface with the lower surface. The rotating blocks may comprise a hub having a body and a grip extending upward from the upper end of the body. Optionally, the hub may also have a coupling mechanism extending downward from the lower end of the body. Structural elements may emanate from the body of the hub. In various embodiments, the structural elements may comprise a spur gear body, a picture holder support body, a fold-up toy support body, a drive wheel support body, or a driven wheel support body.
US09517417B2	Method, apparatus, and computer program product for performance analytics determining participant statistical data and game status data Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for providing analytics including participant statistical data or game status data. In one embodiment, a method is provided for transmitting participant data relating to one or more participants that are available in a fantasy game, the fantasy game is at least partially related to a players performance in a sporting event; receiving a selected participant data indication from at least one user, the selected participant data indication provides selection of at least one participant from the participant data; generating a participant data update for one or more participants based on the selected participant data indication; the participant data is defined by a time period comprising an event and is calculated based on blink data transmitted from a location tag mounted to the participant; and transmitting the participant data update, the participant data update is viewable via a user interface.
US09517409B2	Server device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing game program A server device according to the present invention is connected with a player terminal through a network, displays, in the player terminal, a screen in which a plurality of types of playable games is listed, receives a reservation registration request of automatic play information in which a game and a start timing specified by the player are set, and perform reservation registration of the automatic play information of the player. The server device determines whether automatically starting a game play of the specified game at the specified start timing based on the automatic play information subjected to the reservation registration, and automatically starts the game play of the game at the start timing when the determination is affirmed.
US09517403B1	Rewarding user customization of a virtual item based on user reviews in an online game A system and method for rewarding user creation of customized virtual items are disclosed. Rewards may be determined for distribution to a user creator of customized virtual item based on reviews by other users of a virtual space. The reward determination may be based on the user reviews breaching at least one reward criteria. In some examples, the reward criteria may include a number of votes indicating whether the user reviewers like or dislike the customized virtual item created by the user creator. In some examples, the customized virtual item under review may include a customized virtual space race car. In some instances, reviews may be received for the customized virtual space race car for determination of a reward separate and distinct from a reward based on a race result achieved in a virtual space car race.
US09517399B1	Portable golf impact practice mat The portable golf impact practice mat is a golf practice mat that provides visual indicators to inform of three extremely important impact conditions using a digital display, a signal generating unit and a plurality of LED (light emitting diode). One of them indicates the swing path in reference to how the golf club head moves toward the target. Another detects and indicates if the club head hits the golf mat in front of the ball also known as a “fat shot”. Lastly, the third displays a club head speed upon impact. The present invention is designed to be used by attaching to the general golf practice mats widely found in public golf driving ranges or personal golf practice mats. The present invention is compact, folds in half and fits in one-hand providing portability.
US09517396B2	Curling broom incorporating a motor A motorized broom that may be used in the game of curling is provided. The broom comprises a moveable synthetic fabric brush head that can provide a sweeping motion consistent with the regulatory requirements governing the game of curling. The motorized curling broom can assist individuals who would otherwise not be able to effectively accomplish a sweeping motion with their own strength or stamina to participate recreationally and competitively in the game. The curling broom comprises: a motor and associated gear reduction and crank configuration for causing a sinusoidal back and forth sweeping action of the brush head. The broom further includes a user control mechanism for intuitive adjustment of the power supplied to the brush head by way of controlling the speed of the motor and the pressure applied to the sweeping surface. A dynamic balancing mechanism reduces unwanted vibration transmitted to the individual using the broom.
US09517394B1	Putter-type golf club head with dampening screw A putter-type golf club head with a dampening screw is disclosed herein. The club head comprises a body and a face insert engaged by the dampening screw. The dampening screw is threadingly positioned within an aperture of an aft wall, and has a tip section and a threaded section. The sound of the putter striking a golf ball is dampened when the top section of the dampening screw engages the interior surface of the face insert.
US09517393B2	Hollow golf club head with polymeric cap A hollow golf club head includes a metallic body, a club face, and a polymeric insert that cooperate to at least partially define a closed internal cavity. The metallic body includes a sole, a topline, and a rear wall defining an opening, with the rear wall being disposed between the topline and the sole. The club face is disposed between the topline and the sole, and on an opposite side of the sole from the rear wall. A strut extends across the opening and is secured to the body, and a polymeric insert covers the opening and is secured both to the body and to the strut.
US09517390B1	Hockey puck locker A practice hockey puck locker which is mounted on an upstanding wall member. The locker includes a first upstanding first rectangular tube, having open upper and lower ends, a second tubular member, having upper and lower ends, extending downwardly from the lower end of the first tubular member and a third tubular member, having upper and lower ends, extending downwardly from the lower end of the third tubular member. A puck dispenser housing is secured to the lower end of the third tubular member. A key operated dead bolt is positioned on the dispenser housing which is selectively movable between locked and unlocked positions. When the dead bolt is in the locked position, the pucks cannot be dispensed from the dispenser housing. When the dead bolt is in the unlocked position, the pucks may fall from the lower end of the discharge dispenser.
US09517387B2	Gymnastic tool, apparatus and method to carry it out A gymnastic tool (1) is formed by at least two impermeable external walls (2, 3) which are each concave shaped and provided with respective edges (4,5). The at least two impermeable walls (2, 3) are mutually fixed together by a connector (6), the gymnastic tool having at least one inner cavity.
US09517382B2	Pushup exercise system and apparatus An exercise system including a bar having a cushioned section and two non-cushioned sections configured for a user to grip while performing a pushup; a support apparatus, the support apparatus including: two side structures; a back structure affixed to an edge of each of the two side structures via one or more hinges, wherein the back structure is configured to be positioned against a wall; and a plurality of parallel slots formed in an edge of each of the two side structures opposite the edge of each side structure affixed to the back structure, wherein the parallel slots are configured to support the bar when a user performs a pushup; wherein the one or more hinges attaching each side structure to the back structure allow a user to transition the support apparatus between a deployed configuration and a storage configuration.
US09517381B2	Medical leg support arrangement adapted to increase the range of motion of a leg to aid in the healing and strengthening of damaged, injured and/or replaced bone, muscle and/or tissue of the leg A medical leg support arrangement includes a main housing having a platform that a foot of a user would rest and be fastened there upon. Rotatable ground engaging strips are provided on opposing sides of the platform, wherein each rotatable ground engaging strip includes curved and/or arched up distal ends such that when in use weight bearing support of the arrangement is maintained upon initial contact and departure of the arrangement from the ground so as to allow continuous support to the leg of the user during back and forth circumferential motion instigated by the user when ground engaging the arrangement.
US09517365B2	Portable oxygen system A container for storing oxygen under pressure is disclosed that includes a chamber adapted to be worn around a user's waist and adapted for supplying oxygen to the user; the chamber defining a volume to contain oxygen under pressure; wherein the chamber is defined by a central portion extending between opposite side portions; wherein each of the opposite side portions has a height greater than a maximum height of the central portion that further defines a void between the side portions and above the central portion; and wherein the chamber is further defined by an exterior surface of the chamber adjacent the user.
US09517354B2	Pocket kits and methods for retrofitting and adapting common notebook computers, laptop computers, and tablet computers, to enable each to be used as an automated external defibrillator (AED), and as a manual defibrillator A notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer having an automated external defibrillator (AED) capability, and methods of utilizing the notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer defibrillator to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Kits and methods for converting, adapting or retrofitting a common notebook, laptop computer and tablet computer to enable each to be used as an AED to treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. A kit including an adjustable case for receiving, encompassing, adapting and converting a common notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer to enable each to be used as an AED. A kit including a slave automated external defibrillator (AED) that is joined to a common notebook, laptop computer or tablet computer to adapt, convert and enable each to be used as an AED.
US09517349B2	System and method for treating soft tissue with force impulse and electrical stimulation A system for treating soft tissue of a patient. The system includes a treatment head and a computer portion. The treatment head includes a probe and an electrode operably coupled to the probe. The probe and electrode are configured to respectively deliver a mechanical force impulse and an electrical stimulation to the soft tissue when placed in operable contact with the soft tissue. The computer portion includes a CPU and is configured to coordinate the delivery of the mechanical force impulse and electrical stimulation relative to each other. The system is configured to sense a shockwave in the soft tissue of the patient, the shockwave resulting from the mechanical force impulse delivered to the soft tissue via the probe. The system is also configured to analyze a characteristic of the sensed shockwave and configure the electrical stimulation to be delivered to the soft tissue via the electrode based on the characteristic analysis of the sensed shockwave. The characteristic may be at least one of frequency of the sensed shockwave, amplitude of the sensed shockwave, and/or wave shape (form) of the sensed shockwave.
US09517339B2	Method and system for training an individual A method of training an individual includes receiving data indicative of a training suitability state of an individual upon a tiltable support platform, and commanding electrical stimulation of a spinal reflex pathway innervating a muscle in the individual, responsive to the data, and such that the muscle reflexively contracts to tilt the support platform. A value indicative of an amplitude of the reflexive contraction is electronically recorded.
US09517338B1	Multichannel clip device and methods of use A multichannel clip device and methods of use that facilitate connection of multiple electrical components of a first device and a second device for testing and/or verification are provided herein. Such multichannel clip devices can include a spring-loaded clip having multiple electrical contacts for coupling with a contact portion of a first device and which are connected to a proximal connector through a flexible stimulation cable. The contacts can be included within a neurostimulation lead connector and the proximal connector adapted to couple with standard connectors on a clinician programmer, each contact being coupled to a corresponding contact of the proximal connector to define multiple separate channels. Such clip devices allow clinicians to test and/or verify multiple neurostimulation lead electrodes with a clinician programmers without requiring separate connection of each electrodes to a probe or test device and further allows for repeated sequencing or multi-plexing of neurostimulation leads during testing.
US09517337B2	Intracardiac capsule implantable on a thin wall, including the septum wall An intracardiac capsule comprises a cylindrical body having an atraumatic rounded surface and a helical anchoring screw integral with the cylindrical body. The helical anchoring screw is able to penetrate tissue of a wall of the heart and is configured to provide temporary attachment, in rotation and in translation, of the capsule to an implantation site. The helical anchoring screw surrounds at least a portion of the length of the cylindrical body forming a contact region intended to come into contact with the wall of the cavity of the heart. Over the length of the contact region, the external diameter of the cylindrical body is less than the inner diameter of the helical anchoring screw, so as to leave a free gap there between. The helical anchoring screw is secured to the cylindrical body near the proximal end of the contact region, and extends freely to the opposite distal end.
US09517335B2	Implantable electrical line An implantable electrical line including a lead, wherein the lead includes at least one helically wound electrical conductor. The at least one helically wound electrical conductor is surrounded by a fiber braid, which is formed by at least two fibers or fiber bundles, and wherein the at least two fibers or fiber bundles are interwoven and wound around the electrical conductor in opposite winding directions.
US09517333B2	Lead identification system In some examples, a lead identification system includes a first set of first lead indicators and a second set of second lead indicators. Each of the first lead indicators is configured to removably attach to at least one of a first therapy delivery element, a first epidural needle, or a first connector to uniquely identify at least one of the first therapy delivery element, the first epidural needle, or the first connector during implantation of the first therapy delivery element in the patient. Each of the second lead indicators is configured to removably attach to at least one of a second therapy delivery element, a second epidural needle, or a second connector to uniquely identify at least one of the second therapy delivery element, the second epidural needle, or the second connector during implantation of the second therapy delivery element in the patient.
US09517329B2	Venous access port assembly with X-ray discernable indicia A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge port, a septum, and a cap, with an interior reservoir. The housing base is provided with X-ray discernable indicia to identify an attribute of the assembly after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. Such indicia can be depicted as cutouts through a disc of radiopaque material where the cutouts are in the form of alphabetical letters such as “CT”, or can be a set of discrete elements of radiopaque material, that are affixed along the bottom surface of the housing base or embedded within the thickness of the bottom housing wall.
US09517324B2	Extendable intravenous catheter An intravenous catheter has a tip portion, an extendable portion and a proximal portion attached to a hub. The extendable portion has a refracted position and an extended position. A wire may be incorporated in the intravenous portion. The wire may have a receiver disposed in the tip portion. An extender tool is insertable and removable from the catheter. The extender is dimensioned to engage the receiver upon insertion into said catheter and lengthen the extendable portion of said catheter to said extended position when inserted.
US09517323B2	Introducer handle notch design/concept An improved splittable medical device introducer designed to introduce a medical device such as a lead or catheter, into a patient's vasculature without loss of blood or introduction of air is described. The introducer assembly is designed with a notch provided at the proximal end of the introducer housing. The notch, which may comprise a multitude of cross-sectional geometries, is designed to reduce the force required to separate the housing and the introducer sheath, thereby minimizing the possibility of unintentional dislodgement during separation. The notch also increases the repeatability and consistency of the amount of force required to separate the introducer housing and sheath.
US09517321B2	Tube for a respirator system A tube for a ventilation system (1) for newborns is provided with a first section (7) comprising a heating wire (14), an electrical conductor (15), and a first connector (9) and a second connector (10), and with a second section (8) comprising a heating wire (16) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, an electrical line (17) extending over at least a certain portion of its length, and a first connector (11) and a second connector (12), wherein the second section (8) comprises a temperature sensor (18), wherein the electrical and pneumatic connection of the first section (7) with the second section (8) via the connection of the second connector (10) of the first section (7) is achievable by either connecting to the first connector (11) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially heatable, or by connecting to the second connector (12) of the second section (8), so that the second section (8) is substantially not heatable.
US09517319B2	Wearing tool for breathing mask, and breathing mask For reducing a discomfort feeling brought by wearing a breathing mask, a wearing tool for the breathing mask which covers nostrils of a user and supplies gas for breathing to the nostrils comprises a pair of connecting members each of which has a longitudinal shape and has a first end portion which is connected to the breathing mask, and a pair of fixing members each of which is connected to a second end portion of the fixing member and is plugged in the tragus of the user. Hence a discomfort feeling due to restraining around the head of the user can be reduced.
US09517315B2	Oscillating positive expiratory pressure device A respiratory treatment device comprising at least one chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive air into the at least one chamber, at least one chamber outlet configured to permit air to exit the at least one chamber, and a flow path defined between the chamber inlet and the at least one chamber outlet. A restrictor member positioned in the flow path is moveable between a closed position, where a flow of air along the flow path is restricted, and an open position, where the flow of air along the flow path is less restricted. A vane in fluid communication with the flow path is operatively connected to the restrictor member and is configured to reciprocate between a first position and a second position in response to the flow of air along the flow path.
US09517314B2	Dose indicator device A dose indicator device for a pressurized metered dose inhaler comprises an inner wheel, annular outer wheel, actuator and housing; the inner wheel comprising primary indexing teeth and a flexible drive arm; the outer wheel comprising secondary indexing teeth on an outer face of the outer wheel; the inner wheel and outer wheel located at least partially within the housing such that the inner wheel and outer wheel are rotatable about a common longitudinal axis of rotation; the actuator movable in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation to engage the primary indexing teeth to rotate the inner wheel; the housing being fixed relative to the axis of rotation and comprising a deflector; the deflector configured such that, on rotation of the inner wheel, the drive arm is intermittently deflected and brought into contact with the secondary indexing teeth to rotate the outer wheel about the axis of rotation.
US09517308B2	Dose setting mechanism and method of setting a dose A dose setting mechanism comprises a drug delivery device housing and a dual state track provided within the housing that is axially and rotationally fixed with respect to the housing. A dose dial component is positioned in the housing and rotatable during dose setting and dose delivery. A clutch is rotatable during dose setting and non-rotatable during dose delivery. A clutch plate is rotationally fixed relative to the housing; and a clutch blocker is in threaded engagement with the clutch plate and has a radial key engaged with the dual state track. The mechanism may comprise a biasing member positioned between the clutch blocker and clutch plate.
US09517306B2	Method and system for closed-loop control of an artificial pancreas A local extremum of a function ƒ is determined by computing a Jacobian of ƒ at a test point x by adding an imaginary part to x and a Hessian of ƒ by adding two imaginary parts to a multicomplex copy of x and extracting a third imaginary part. Solving a system of equations defined by the Jacobian and Hessian yields a delta; the process is repeated until convergence. This method is used in each of a series of time intervals to compute an insulin-delivery amount for an insulin pump. ƒ is a model-predictive-control cost function; x is a set of successive candidate insulin delivery amounts beginning from a selected time interval. A system includes a glucose monitor and a controller using glucose measurement data therefrom to determine an insulin delivery amount for a time interval by minimizing ƒ; an insulin pump provides insulin corresponding to the delivery amount.
US09517304B2	Coordination of control commands and controller disable messages in a medical device system A medical device system includes at least one controllable patient-worn or patient-carried medical device, and a plurality of controller devices that are capable of independently controlling features or functions of the patient medical device. Control commands and other data is wirelessly communicated among the patient medical device and the multiple controller devices. A number of techniques, protocols, and other measures are provided to coordinate wireless communication between the various devices in a medical device system. These control command coordination processes address situations where conflicting, redundant, or concurrent control commands might be independently issued by the multiple controller devices.
US09517301B2	Operating an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device and a removable controller device. When the pump device and the removable controller device are removably attached to one another, the components may provide a portable infusion pump unit to dispense medicine to a user. In particular embodiments, the removable controller device includes a user interface to readily provide information, for example, about the operation of the pump.
US09517300B2	Pump system and method Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to provide air pressure equilibrium between the ambient air pressure external to the infusion pump system and the internal air pressure inside the infusion pump system. In particular embodiments, the infusion pump system can be equipped with an air-transmissible, liquid-tight seal along an interface between a pump body and a cap device configured to attach to the pump body.
US09517299B2	Smart connection interface A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The reservoir, a base and a cap are connected to form an integrated unit that is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. The cap and the infusion pump are each provided with at least one sensor or at least one detectable feature, arranged to interact with at least one corresponding detectable feature or sensor on the other of the cap and infusion pump device, to detect one or more of the presence, position or other characteristic of the cap when the cap is aligned or coupled with the infusion pump housing. The detectable feature and sensor may be magnetic, RF, mechanical, optical or any combination.
US09517296B2	Portable dialysis machine The specification discloses a portable dialysis machine having a detachable controller unit and base unit. The controller unit includes a door having an interior face, a housing with a panel, where the housing and panel define a recessed region configured to receive the interior face of the door, and a manifold receiver fixedly attached to the panel. The base unit has a planar surface for receiving a container of fluid, a scale integrated with the planar surface, a heater in thermal communication with the planar surface, and a sodium sensor in electromagnetic communication with the planar surface. Embodiments of the disclosed portable dialysis system have improved structural and functional features, including improved modularity, ease of use, and safety features.
US09517289B2	Water-absorbing agent and method for producing the same The present invention provides a water-absorbing agent that includes water-absorbent resin particles as essential components and is suitable for a sanitary material. A water-absorbing agent of the present invention includes water-absorbent resin particles obtained by polymerizing an unsaturated monomer having an acid group. The water-absorbing agent has centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) of 5 to 20 g/g and includes: a compound with a structure unit derived from polyalkyleneglycol other than the unsaturated monomer; and a multivalent metal salt, and accordingly the water-absorbing agent has high saline flow conductivity (SFC) in a range of the above centrifuge retention capacity (CRC).
US09517288B2	Process for manufacturing absorbent sanitary paper products A method of manufacturing an absorbent sanitary paper product having a machine direction, a cross-machine direction orthogonal and co-planar thereto, and a Z-direction orthogonal to both the machine- and cross-machine directions is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a. providing a first network of fibers having a first and a second side, each fiber of the first network of fibers having a longitudinal axis generally disposed within the plane comprising the machine- and cross-machine-directions; b. applying a first bonding layer in a first pattern to one of the first and second sides of the first network of fibers; and, c. applying a first second network of fibers to the first bonding layer, the first second network of fibers comprising a combination of a first plurality of fibers and a second plurality of fibers. The first and second pluralities of fibers are different.
US09517282B2	Light irradiation apparatus In a light irradiation apparatus, an elongated body has flexibility that allows for elastic restoration. An LED chip is closely fixed to a tip portion of the elongated body and emits ultraviolet light. A cover unit covers the LED chip so as to protect the LED chip and allows the ultraviolet light emitted by the LED chip to pass through the cover unit. A conductive unit extends in a longitudinal direction of the elongated body and passes electric current for allowing the LED chip to emit light. An insulation unit covers the conductive unit so as to ensure electrical insulation of the conductive unit.
US09517278B2	Compound and photoacoustic imaging contrast medium containing the compound The present invention provides a photoacoustic imaging contrast medium which exhibits a high degree of accumulation into a tumor even when some extent of time has passed after performing administration and which facilitates an increase in the intensity of photoacoustic signal produced by the tumor.A compound produced by covalent-bonding of an organic dye which absorbs light in the near-infrared wavelength region and a PEG having a branch.
US09517262B2	Vaccine injection, preparation method and use thereof The invention provides a vaccine injection, which includes a vaccine and a Traditional Chinese medicinal adjuvant in a mass ratio of 1:0.5-1:10, or a vaccine, a Traditional Chinese medicinal adjuvant and an aluminum adjuvant in a mass ratio of 1:0.5:2.5-1:10:20. The vaccine injection is in the form of powders, and the size of the powders is between 10 and 120 micrometers. The vaccine injection of the present invention is particularly suitable for the needle free injection technology. The invention also provides a preparation method for the vaccine injection.
US09517256B2	Vaccine and method for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases Methods and compositions are provided for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in which there is accumulation of misfolded and/or aggregated proteins, excluding prion diseases. In particular, the invention relates to treatment of the neurodegenerative diseases Huntington's disease (HD), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Parkinson's disease (PD), by administration of an agent selected from the group consisting of (i) Copolymer 1, (ii) a Copolymer 1-related peptide, (iii) a Copolymer 1-related polypeptide, and (iv) T cells activated with (i), (ii) or (iii).
US09517251B2	Methods for generating cardiomyocytes The present disclosure provides method of generating cardiomyocytes from post-natal fibroblasts. The present disclosure further provides cells and compositions for use in generating cardiomyocytes.
US09517250B2	Methods for generating cardiomyocytes The present disclosure provides method of generating cardiomyocytes from post-natal fibroblasts. The present disclosure further provides cells and compositions for use in generating cardiomyocytes.
US09517249B2	Antioxidant dietary supplement and related method A supplement including a blend of turmeric, quercetin and rosemary, or holy basil, wasabi, and broccoli seed extract which are present in a balanced and predetermined ratio, and which stimulate the Antioxidant Response Element (ARE), Quinone Reductase, and/or induce related gene expression, for example, heme oxygenase-1 (HMOX-1) expression. The blend of ingredients can be formed as or in a dietary supplement adapted for administration to a subject. The dietary supplement can be formulated so that the turmeric, quercetin and rosemary are present in a predetermined ratio of 1:3:5, or holy basil, wasabi, and broccoli seed extract in a predetermined ratio of 1:1:0.2. Additional ingredients can be included in the supplement. The supplement can synergistically affect natural antioxidant response pathways within cells of a subject to whom the supplement is administered. A related method of use is also provided.
US09517237B2	Compounds and methods for treating multiple sclerosis The invention described herein pertains to the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In particular, the invention described herein pertains to the treatment of multiple sclerosis using compounds that modulate the action of acrolein.
US09517231B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety and panic using beta adrenergic receptor antagonist and muscarinic receptor antagonist combinations The present invention is focused primarily toward pro re nata (“as needed”) treatments for a psychiatric condition or disorder or the symptoms thereof, including the symptoms of acute anxiety and panic in living animals, including humans. The present invention encompasses pharmaceutical compositions as combination therapies containing at least one beta adrenergic receptor antagonist and at least one muscarinic receptor antagonist. The invention provides methods for treating psychiatric condition or disorder or the symptoms thereof, including acute anxiety and panic comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of a beta adrenergic receptor antagonist drug and an antiemetic muscarinic receptor antagonist drug in a therapeutically effective amount to stop or reduce the symptoms of anxiety and/or panic. The pharmaceutical compositions are administered as treatments immediately in advance of, at the onset of, or during an acute anxiety and/or panic episode.
US09517230B2	Small molecule RNase inhibitors and methods of use Small molecule inhibitors of bacterial ribonuclease (e.g., RnpA) and methods for their synthesis and use are described herein. The methods of using the compounds include treating and preventing microbial infections and inhibiting bacterial ribonuclease.
US09517217B2	Immune cell activation inhibitor and use thereof The present invention provides a pharmaceutical that can be used widely for intractable neurological diseases, inflammatory diseases, etc. The immune cell activation inhibitor of the present invention contains bromovalerylurea or a derivative thereof. The immune cell activation inhibitor of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical for, for example: chronic neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease; acute neurological diseases such as cerebral infarction and brain injury; and inflammatory diseases such as systemic inflammatory response syndromes.
US09517208B2	Abuse-deterrent dosage forms Abuse-deterrent dosage forms (e.g., orally administered dosage forms, transdermal dosage forms, suppositories, etc.), processes for formulating pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising an active agent susceptible to abuse (e.g., an opioid agonist, a benzodiazepine, a stimulant) such that the resulting dosage forms are abuse-deterrent are described. Also described are methods of deterring abuse of pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US09517200B2	Methods of delivering pharmaceutical agents Provided are methods of delivering at least one pharmaceutical agent to the central nervous system (CNS) of a subject, methods of treating a neurological disorder or pain in a subject that include administering at least one pharmaceutical agent onto a SEM graft in the skull base of the subject. Also provided are methods of treating a neurological disorder or pain in a subject that include forming a SEM graft in the skull base of the subject and administering at least one pharmaceutical agent onto the SEM graft in the skull base of the subject. Also provided are methods of forming a SEM graft in the skull base of a subject, compositions for administration onto a SEM graft in the skull base or into an endonasal reservoir or endonasal reservoir device in a subject, and devices for administering such compositions onto a SEM graft in the skull base of a subject.
US09517199B2	Treatment for chronic myocardial infarct A method of treating chronic post-myocardial infarction including helical needle transendocardial delivery of autologous bone marrow (ABM) mononuclear cells around regions of hypo or akinesia in chronic post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. The treatment is safe and improves ejection fraction (EF).
US09517195B2	Cosmetic compounds having time-delayed active ingredient release The invention relates to particles including, relative in each case to the particle weight, 30 to 90 wt. % of polyalphaolefin wax(es) and 10 to 70 wt. % of one or more cosmetic active agents, selected from fragrances, cooling active agents and mixtures of fragrances and cooling active agents, as well as to cosmetic compositions containing water and 0.01 to 10 wt. %, relative to the weight of the cosmetic composition, of one or more of the aforementioned particles.
US09517192B2	Body cosmetics for wetted skin A body cosmetic for application to wetted skin after bathing, and the like, which provide high moisturizing effects, spread well to all over the body, and are easy to apply.An oil-in-water body cosmetic for application to wetted skin, which contains a water-soluble polymer and the following components (A) to (C): (A) from 20 to 50% by mass of oily ingredients containing (A1) oil that is pasty at 25° C. and (A2) polar oil that is liquid at 25° C.; (B) from 11 to 50% by mass of glycerin; and (C) from 20 to 60% by mass of water; in this body cosmetic for application to wetted skin, the content of the pasty oil (A1) is from 1 to 20% by mass, and the content of the liquid polar oil (A2) is from 1 to 20% by mass
US09517182B2	Multi flow multi venting nipple A multi flow multi venting nipple includes a teat having a flow aperture which allows for at least two different flow rates depending upon the operative radial orientation of the nipple. The nipple further includes a number of vent apertures, equal to the number of flow rates, formed by check valves extending through the nipple to reduce negative pressure during use. Each vent aperture is associated with a particular flow rate, and is radially oriented to be uppermost and vertically above the flow aperture during use at such flow rate. All vent apertures will be operable at once. The nipple further includes safety walls extending from the nipple and surrounding at least half the periphery of each check valve forming the vent apertures. The safety wall prevents unintentional and rough contact from damaging the check valves.
US09517177B2	Sauna apparatus for half-body bath A sauna apparatus for a half-body bath including a body having a concave structure surrounded with a bottom surface located horizontally on the ground and at least three surfaces connected to the bottom surface. The sauna apparatus also includes a first heating part and a seat disposed at the inside thereof. The sauna apparatus further includes a cover connected on top of the body that is movable-up and down to open and close the interior of the body. The sauna apparatus also includes a second heating part in the cover and shock absorbers to connect the body and the cover with each other. In addition, the sauna apparatus includes a seat driving part to move the seat in an advancing or opposite direction.
US09517176B2	Cross action chest compression apparatus for cardiac arrest Manual CPR apparatus allowing the application of force at two points separated by a line making a nonperpendicular angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the patient. The line separating the two force points may also lie out of the plane formed by the device's belt which circumnavigates the patient's torso. These geometrical configurations allow the facile application of the CPR force to the device by one or more operators located along the side of the patient. The device may have the capability to limit the achieved circular chest compression to one of a plurality of magnitudes. The device may also provide signals to indicate the appropriate times for applying pressure and may incorporate electrocardiogram and defibrillation components. The device may contact the patient's chest with a suction cup or other adhering component to assist in the patient's chest expanding in the interval between compressive strokes.
US09517170B1	Rescue basket A rescue basket apparatus having at least one top rail extending longitudinally around the upper edge of the rescue basket defining an opening into the basket cavity, the rescue basket having a head end and a foot end, and at least two transverse crossbars affixed to the at least one top rail so as to extend down a first side, across a bottom and extending up a second side and affixed to the at least one top rail of the rescue basket. There are at least two bottom runner rails running longitudinally along the rescue basket bottom. There are two pairs of bridle attachment members spaced longitudinally apart relative to the top rail, each bridle attachment member has a bridle attachment receiving opening and the bridle attachment members are pivotally mounted to the transverse crossbars near and below the top rail. The bridle attachment members receiving opening extends inwardly into the rescue basket cavity. The bridle attachment members' pivotal movement is confined to a partial rotation about the transverse crossbars. The rescue basket may be a single piece design, or a two piece split-apart type. The two piece split-apart rescue basket has locking connectors that make the basket easy to assemble and very ridged when connected into one piece. These connectors include a secondary safety latch that prevent any undesired disconnection.
US09517163B2	Pre-stressed pressure device A pre-stressed pressure device for treating a wound or reduce scarring of a skin of a patient includes a substrate assembly having a first surface, a pressure member having a curve in a central portion, the pressure member being secured to the substrate assembly; a treatment device for exerting a pressure on the wound or the scarring, the treatment device being connected to a first area of the first surface; and an adhesive for applying the pressure bandage to the skin, the adhesive being disposed on a second area of the first surface, the first and second areas being non-overlapping.
US09517162B2	Retinal surgery Systems, processes, and computer program products may be used to perform retinal surgery. In particular implementations, a system, a process, and a computer program product may include the ability to inject a retina manipulation fluid into an eye through an injection/extraction system and apply negative pressure to the injection/extraction system to facilitate extraction of fluid from the eye. The system, the process, and the computer program product may also include the ability to adjust the applied negative pressure.
US09517161B2	Vitrectomy probe with adjustable cutter port size Vitrectomy probes and system related thereto are disclosed herein. The disclosure describes various example vitrectomy probes having an adjustable cutting port size. Various example features are described for adjusting the size of the cutting port. Further, the disclosure provides examples for adjusting the size of the cutter port while the vitrectomy probe is in operation.
US09517158B2	Adaptive floating flange for ostomy appliance An adaptive ostomy appliance includes a collection pouch, a first coupling ring attached to the collection pouch, and a faceplate having a second coupling ring assembly connected to it by a thermoplastic web. The coupling rings couple the faceplate to the pouch. A securing member releaseably, operably couples the second coupling ring with the front surface of the faceplate.
US09517130B1	Implanting a cinching cord into a cardiac valve annulus An apparatus for cinching an anatomic passage (e.g., the annulus of the mitral valve or another cardiac valve) includes a cinching cord, slotted anchors, and corresponding sliding members disposed in the slots of the anchors. The sliding members are held captive within the slots by a protrusion on one side of the slot and by the presence of the cinching cord in apertures of the sliding members on the other side of the slot, because the cinching cord passes through the aperture in each of the sliding members. In some embodiments, at least one sleeve of material that accepts tissue ingrowth is disposed over the cinching cord. A closed loop of cord may also be used in place of the cinching cord in alternative embodiments, so that subsequent to implantation, the closed loop of cord prevents the anatomic annulus from expanding.
US09517124B2	Stent graft apparatus and method An apparatus and associated surgical method for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms is disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second stent grafts made from a metal form structure in combination with a flexible fabric, and a flexible guidewire detachably attached to the first stent graft. The first stent graft has an upper tubular body which defines an inlet, and a lower bifurcation which includes a first tubular leg defining a first outlet, and a second tubular leg defining a second outlet. The method includes advancing the first stent graft through one iliac artery and deploying it in the aorta, advancing a guidewire engagement device distally through the other iliac artery and pulling the flexible guidewire into the other iliac artery, advancing a guide catheter over the flexible guidewire into the second tubular leg of the first stent graft, replacing the flexible guide wire with a stiffer guide wire through the guide catheter, and advancing a catheter delivery system provided with a second stent graft over the stiffer guide wire into the second tubular leg of the first stent graft.
US09517116B2	Method for articulator adjustment and gnathological instruments for work under this method The method for articulator adjustment and gnathological instruments for work under this method find application in dental medicine and laboratory dental techniques. These and other goals of this invention are achieved with the measurement of the individual parameters of the patient's mandibular transversal hinge axis in the three planes: transversal, frontal and sagittal, including the following steps: measurement of inter-condylar distance; measurement of the distance between the condylar axis and the occlusal plane; measurement of the distance between the condylar axis and central incisors with a face-bow and bite-tray (FIGS. 1,10,11,12); recording of values; simultaneous fixation in the articulator in minimal gathered position of the manufactured in advance two primary working models juxtaposed in central position: a mandibular lower working model to the working plate of the lower articulator frame and a maxillary upper working model to the opposite working plate, which is connected in a telescopic way to the upper articulator frame (FIGS. 2,3,4,5,6,13); coincidence of the mandibular transversal hinge axis of a patient in terms of measured values of his individual parameters and the articulator transversal hinge axis (FIGS. 7,8,9,14); and closure of this articulator in an individual spread-out position.
US09517112B2	Low profile bracket with elastomeric chain An orthodontic appliance comprises a base portion adapted to be affixed to a patient's tooth and an upper portion including a flexible and resilient hook for forming a tubular channel for receiving an archwire. The upper portion includes a flange affixed to the hook, and is sized and shaped to connect to loops of an elastomeric power chain.
US09517110B2	Matrix band retainer A denial matrix band retainer is provided with a retractor, main body portion and a bias mechanism. The retractor includes a proximal end and a distal end, with a band engagement portion at the proximal end. The main body portion having a proximal end and a distal end, with a head portion located at the proximal end. The bias mechanism coupling the retractor to the main body portion, the bias mechanism having a static position and a fully active position, wherein in the static position the head portion is spaced apart from the band engagement portion a first distance, and in the fully active position the head portion is spaced apart from the band engagement portion a second distance which is greater than the first distance, the bias mechanism including an actuator for urging the bias mechanism towards the fully active position.
US09517106B2	Systems and methods for commanded reconfiguration of a surgical manipulator using the null-space Devices, systems, and methods for reconfiguring a surgical manipulator by moving the manipulator within a null-space of a kinematic Jacobian of the manipulator arm. In one aspect, in response to receiving a reconfiguration command, the system drives a first set of joints and calculates velocities of the plurality of joints to be within a null-space. The joints are driven according to the reconfiguration command and the calculated movement so as to maintain a desired state of the end effector or a remote center about which an instrument shaft pivots. In another aspect, the joints are also driven according to a calculated end effector or remote center displacing velocities within a null-perpendicular-space of the Jacobian so as to effect the desired reconfiguration concurrently with a desired movement of the end effector or remote center.
US09517095B2	Method and apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries combined with hip arthroplasty The instant invention is a novel method and apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries combined with fixation of acetabular cup assemblies for total hip arthroplasty. Fixation means and acetabular cup assemblies are affixed to the ilia and subcutaneous anteriorly bowed elongated rods/plate including possibly a subcutaneous posterior plate are connected between the fixation means.
US09517084B2	Level detection of follicle fluid in a test tube The present disclosure discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting level of the follicle fluid falling into a test tube during an aspiration process. The apparatus may be configured for detecting the level of the follicle fluid falling into the test tube. Upon detecting that the level reaches the pre-defined threshold level in the test tube, the apparatus may be further configured to notify a doctor about the level of the follicle fluid into the test tube via an audio alarm or visually through the ultrasound monitor. The notification enables the doctor to concentrate on the aspiration process and further facilitates to prevent spilling of the follicle fluid from the test tube, once the follicle fluid reaches the pre-defined threshold level of the test tube.
US09517075B2	Drill bit and method for preparing a bone for a fixation screw A bone fixation system includes a fixation device configured to be positioned at a target area of bone comprising two ends connected by a shaft and further comprising a bore formed through the shaft configured to receive a fixation screw. The system further includes a drill bit sized and configured to pass through the bore to prepare the surrounding bone to receive a second fixation device. At least a distal portion of the drill bit is configured to pass through the bore. The fixation device is made of a first material and wherein the distal portion of the drill bit comprises at least an outer portion made of a second material. The second material of the drill bit has a hardness that is less than the hardness of the first material of the fixation device.
US09517073B1	Inflatable balloon stent A method for confined and controlled treatment of a target area of an internal body lumen using negative pressure applied to the target area, the method permitting treatment to proceed without interrupting the flow of bodily fluid through the body lumen, the method including deploying a resilient stent having a liner to define the target area and passages within the liner connected to a catheter tube so that the negative pressure may be applied through a lumen of the catheter tube from a source connected to the catheter tube without impacting the inflated stent and without impacting the ability of body lumen fluid to flow through the stent, thereby permitting therapy to proceed without disrupting the natural flow of bodily fluids or the delivery of nutrients within the body lumen during therapy.
US09517072B2	Method and apparatus for storage and/or introduction of implant for hollow anatomical structure Apparatus for advancing a vascular implant into a blood vessel. The apparatus comprises a first elongate member, the first elongate member having sufficient column strength to function as a pusher member; and a second elongate member, the second elongate member being thinner than the first elongate member and extending to a distal end located at a first point which is at or near a distal end of the first elongate member. The elongate members form an implant retaining portion while the distal end of the second elongate member is located at the first point. The implant retaining portion is located proximal of the first point. The implant retaining portion comprises a space located between the elongate members and configured for receiving an implant portion, with the first elongate member on one side of the space and the second elongate member on another side. The implant retaining portion further comprises a proximal side and a distal side which further circumscribe the space. The proximal and distal sides are effective to prevent an implant received in the retaining portion from moving out of engagement with the retaining portion as the first elongate member is moved distally and proximally. The implant retaining portion is removable by withdrawing the second elongate member in a proximal direction with respect to the first elongate member, thereby moving the distal end of the elongate member proximally beyond the former location of the implant retaining portion. Associated methods, and other apparatus and methods, are also disclosed.
US09517066B2	Directionally biased staple and method of manufacturing In accordance with the present disclosure a cartridge for use with a surgical stapler is disclosed. The cartridge has a plurality of individual directionally biased surgical staples therein and associated pushers for ejecting the staples from the cartridge, each of the staples being supported within the cartridge in spaced relation from adjacent staples and each of the staples comprising a backspan, and a pair of deformable legs depending from the backspan. The legs are configured to come into contact with anvil pockets for formation of the staple. Each of the staples has a substantially uniform cross-section along substantially the entire length of each leg, the cross-section includes a shape that is selected from the group consisting of a trapezoid, a triangle and a semicircle.
US09517065B2	Integrated tissue positioning and jaw alignment features for surgical stapler An apparatus includes a body, a shaft in communication with the body, and an end effector in communication with the shaft. The end effector is operable to drive staples through tissue. The end effector comprises an anvil and a cartridge. The anvil is operable to move pivotally relative to the cartridge. The cartridge is positioned to drive staples upwardly toward the anvil. The cartridge comprises a plurality of protrusions operable to prevent lateral rocking of the anvil. The plurality of protrusions is pointed toward the anvil. In some versions, an alignment member and/or a lateral stabilization member may be used between the anvil and the cartridge.
US09517063B2	Movable member for use with a tissue thickness compensator A cutting blade for a surgical cutting and stapling instrument is disclosed therein. The cutting blade can include one or more features to direct or displace substances released from within the tissue thickness compensators used with the surgical instrument. The cutting blade may include a textured surface that can cause substances from the tissue thickness compensator to spread across the blade surface.
US09517059B2	Articulating surgical instruments and method of deploying the same A surgical instrument comprises a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism comprises a handle at a proximal end of the surgical instrument. The handle includes a plurality of controls for controlling a movement of the surgical instrument. The steering mechanism also comprises a hub that rotatably mates with the handle and a housing positioned about the hub. The handle, the housing, and the hub communicate with each other to provide at least a first degree of freedom and a second degree of freedom. An articulation region is at a distal end of the surgical instrument. A movement of the steering mechanism handle in one and only one of the first or second degrees of freedom relative to at least one of the housing or the hub translates to a movement of the articulation region in a single plane of motion.
US09517054B2	Ultrasound observation apparatus, method for operating ultrasound observation apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An ultrasound observation apparatus includes: an analysis unit that analyzes a frequency of a signal using a parameter that differs depending on presence or absence of a contrast agent in a specimen to calculate a frequency spectrum, the signal being generated based on an echo signal reflected from the specimen; a calculation unit configured to calculate a feature of the frequency spectrum; a generating unit that generates feature image data for displaying visual information related to the feature in a display pattern that differs depending on the presence or absence of the contrast agent in the specimen; a determination unit that determines the presence or absence of the contrast agent using the frequency spectrum and information on a known frequency spectrum in the presence of the contrast agent in the specimen; and a control unit that changes a setting of the parameter in accordance with a result of the determination.
US09517045B2	Radiographic imaging apparatus and a method of correcting threshold energies in a photon-counting radiographic detector Provided are a radiographic imaging apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The radiographic imaging apparatus includes a radiographic source configured to emit radiographic rays in a discontinuous eigen energy spectrum, a radiographic detector configured to receive the radiographic rays, convert the received radiographic rays into electrical signals, and count the number of photons having energy that exceeds a threshold energy, and a controller configured to adjust the threshold energy by comparing an energy spectrum of the detected radiographic rays with the eigen energy spectrum of the emitted radiographic rays from the radiographic source.
US09517039B2	X-ray measurement assisting tool This assisting tool is a multi-functional tool that is used in X-ray measurements of a subject. The multi-functionality is achieved by using the outer form and the inner structure of the tool in combination. More specifically, this assisting tool has two inclined surfaces that constitute the outer form. By inserting this assisting tool under the two legs, the two legs can be kept in a posture in which the knees are bent. The side end structure that constitutes the outer form keeps the two feet in a twisted state. A measurement chamber that constitutes the inner structure is for measuring the forearm.
US09517037B2	Single photon emission computed tomography imaging method A SPECT diagnostic method of performing myocardial perfusion imaging on a patient, consisting of (A) administering a rest radiotracer to the patient while the patient is at rest; then (B) when the rest radiotracer is fixed in a heart of the patient, scanning the heart to obtain rest heart pumping ability information; (C) scanning the heart of the patient to obtain a rest perfusion image; (D) administering a stressing agent to the patient to place the patient's heart under stress; (E) scanning the heart of the patient to obtain stress heart pumping ability information; then (F) administering a stress radiotracer while the heart of the patient is under stress; then (G) when the stress radiotracer is fixed in the heart, scanning the heart to obtain a stress perfusion image.
US09517032B2	Sensor over-mold shape An implantable sensor module and medical device includes a housing having an inner shell having a thickness extending between an inner wall and an outer wall and an outer layer, wherein the inner shell and the outer layer form a substantially flat portion. A shoulder extends adjacent to a diaphragm to extend the outer layer laterally away from a central medial line extending between edges of the diaphragm. A recess portion is formed between the diaphragm and an inner side of the outer layer, and an over-fill channel is formed by the outer layer extending through the outer layer from an opening formed at the outer wall to an opening formed along the inner side of the outer layer extending along the substantially flat portion.
US09517030B2	Nonlinear system identification techniques and devices for discovering dynamic and static tissue properties A device for measuring a mechanical property of a tissue includes a probe configured to perturb the tissue with movement relative to a surface of the tissue, an actuator coupled to the probe to move the probe, a detector configured to measure a response of the tissue to the perturbation, and a controller coupled to the actuator and the detector. The controller drives the actuator using a stochastic sequence and determines the mechanical property of the tissue using the measured response received from the detector. The probe can be coupled to the tissue surface. The device can include a reference surface configured to contact the tissue surface. The probe may include a set of interchangeable heads, the set including a head for lateral movement of the probe and a head for perpendicular movement of the probe. The perturbation can include extension of the tissue with the probe or sliding the probe across the tissue surface and may also include indentation of the tissue with the probe. In some embodiments, the actuator includes a Lorentz force linear actuator. The mechanical property may be determined using non-linear stochastic system identification. The mechanical property may be indicative of, for example, tissue compliance and tissue elasticity. The device can further include a handle for manual application of the probe to the surface of the tissue and may include an accelerometer detecting an orientation of the probe. The device can be used to test skin tissue of an animal, plant tissue, such as fruit and vegetables, or any other biological tissue.
US09517023B2	Method and system for directing a localized biological response to an implant The invention provides methods for directing a localized biological response of a mammalian body to an implant disposed within the body. In one embodiment, a delivery system is positioned outside the body and adjacent to the implant within the body. The delivery system comprises a first tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant. The tissue response modifier is nonsurgically delivered from the delivery system into the body in a quantity effective to direct the localized biological response of the body to the implant. The invention also provides an implant system for long-term use comprising an implant and nonsurgical means for delivering a tissue response modifier through the epidermis of the body, the tissue response modifier effective for directing a localized biological response of the body to the implant.
US09517021B2	Communicating between MRI control system and RF coils A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, method and/or apparatus is configured to effect MR imaging where data corresponding to MR signals is transmitted from a radio frequency (RF) receive coil to the MRI data processor via a path that includes a near-field wireless communication (NFC) connection. A receiver for the NFC connection is selected from of the one or more wireless signal receivers that are arranged on a restraining belt when the restraining belt is placed, during operation of an MRI system for imaging an object located on a patient table, over at least a portion of the object and the receive RF coil is located between the restraining belt and the object.
US09517018B2	Methods and systems for power optimization in a medical device A physiological monitoring system may use photonic signals to determine physiological parameters. The system may vary parameters of a light drive signal used to generate the photonic signal from a light source such that power consumption is reduced or optimized. Parameters may include light intensity, firing rate, duty cycle, other suitable parameters, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, the system may use information from a first light source to generate a light drive signal for a second light source. In some embodiments, the system may vary parameters in a way substantially synchronous with physiological pulses, for example, cardiac pulses. In some embodiments, the system may vary parameters in response to an external trigger.
US09517016B2	Object information acquiring apparatus and method of controlling the same An object information acquiring apparatus includes a light irradiating unit that radiates light to an object to generate a photoacoustic wave, a transducer that receives the photoacoustic wave, outputs a photoacoustic signal, transmits and receives an ultrasound wave beam to and from the object, and outputs an ultrasound echo signal, a determining unit that determines whether there is an object on an optical path from the light irradiating unit, and an image processor that generates internal image data of the object using the photoacoustic signal.
US09517015B2	Dental apparatus and method of utilizing the same A dental apparatus (4) is provided. The dental apparatus includes a handle (6). A controller (20) operably couples to the housing and includes a calibration module (44) configured to calibrate the dental apparatus. The dental apparatus emits a modulated excitation signal and the calibration module compares a detected modulated fluorescence signal with first and second reference values such that if a difference between the detected modulated fluorescence signal and the second reference signal is greater than a difference between the first reference value and the second reference value then the first reference value is updated.
US09517014B2	OCT probe with pivoting fiber An OCT probe for imaging patient tissue may include an actuation system arranged to displace an optical fiber within a cannula. The actuation system may include a driver actuatable to displace a portion of the optical fiber, with the driver acting in an angled direction relative to the axis of the cannula. The actuation system also may include a pivot feature operably engaged with the optical fiber in a manner permitting the optical fiber to pivot on the pivot feature when the driver actuates to displace the portion of the optical fiber.
US09517010B2	Ophthalmic instruments An ophthalmic instrument for viewing an eye under examination, wherein the instrument includes image capture means (26) for capturing an image of said eye and data processing means (40, 42, 46) for converting said image into a computer readable file, wherein the instrument carries a memory (44, 200), which may be detachable, for storing said file for subsequent transfer to a computer.
US09517009B2	Structured illumination ophthalmoscope A method for non-invasive observations of a fundus using an ophthalmoscope is provided. The method includes illuminating a retinal region of an eye by projecting an illumination pattern of illumination light onto the retinal region, at least one of detecting a portion of fluorescent light emitted from the retinal region and detecting a portion of illumination light reflected from the retinal region, thereby capturing a series of images of the retinal region at a plurality of different relative positions of the retinal region with respect to the illumination pattern projected onto the retinal region, wherein between the capturing of at least two images of the series the relative position of the retinal region with respect to the illumination pattern projected onto the retinal region is shifted in a non-controlled manner, and processing the captured images to extract a sub-resolution image of the retinal region.
US09517003B2	Insertable lighting device The present invention relates to an insertable lighting device that includes an optical fiber assembly 40 that resides slidably within the elongated interior cavity 58 of an introducer sheath 10 that includes an incision blade 12 on the first (or forward) end 49 thereof, which can be inserted through a cavity wall 32 and into an internal cavity 97. The introducer sheath 10 is also slidably positionable over and along the optical fiber assembly 40. The insertable lighting device also includes a light source assembly 22 which includes a light source 20 that introduces light into the optical fiber 18 of the optical fiber assembly 40. The first optical fiber assembly end 43 is adapted to emit light therefrom. The present invention also relates to a method of illuminating an internal cavity with the insertable lighting device.
US09516999B2	Endoscope apparatus and focus control method for endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus includes an imaging section that includes a phase difference detection element for implementing phase detection autofocus, and acquires a captured image, a phase difference calculation section that calculates a phase difference based on a signal output from the phase difference detection element, a lens position selection section that selects a lens position that is either a near point-side lens position or a far point-side lens position based on the phase difference, the near point-side lens position and the far point-side lens position being discrete lens positions set in advance, and a driver section that changes a lens position of the imaging section to the lens position selected by the lens position selection section.
US09516997B2	Spectrally-encoded endoscopy techniques, apparatus and methods Exemplary apparatus for obtaining information for a structure can be provided. For example, the exemplary apparatus can include at least one first optical fiber arrangement which is configured to transceive at least one first electro-magnetic radiation, and can include at least one fiber. The exemplary apparatus can also include at least one second focusing arrangement in optical communication with the optical fiber arrangement. The second arrangement can be configured to focus and provide there through the first electro-magnetic radiation to generate the focused electro-magnetic radiation. Further, the exemplary apparatus can include at least at least one dispersive third arrangement which can receive a particular radiation (e.g., the first electro-magnetic radiation(s) and/or the focused electro-magnetic radiation), and forward a dispersed radiation thereof to at least one section of the structure.
US09516994B2	Balloon detachment tool Included are a cylindrical holding portion, a groove engageable with a balloon band removed from a balloon engagement groove provided in an outer periphery of an ultrasound transducer unit, a cut portion provided in the holding portion, the cut portion allowing the holding portion to radially expand in a radial direction, and an abutment portion provided on a second opening side relative to the groove on an inner peripheral face of the holding portion.
US09516993B2	Endoscope system An endoscope system includes an endoscope including an image pickup section that picks up an image of a subject lumen organ, a recording section that records three-dimensional image information of a lumen organ acquired from a medical diagnosis apparatus, a position estimating section that estimates a distal end position of the endoscope, a lumen-diameter acquiring section that acquires a lumen diameter of the organ in the estimated position of the distal end, a condition determining section that determines whether the acquired lumen diameter is smaller than the reference lumen diameter, an image-change-amount detecting section that detects a change amount of a predetermined parameter in an endoscopic image picked up by the image pickup section, a virtual-endoscopic-image generating section that generates a virtual endoscopic image from any visual point position, and an information recording section that records a position of a distal end of an insertion section and the virtual endoscopic image.
US09516988B2	Water spraying apparatus of dishwasher and dishwasher comprising the same A water spraying apparatus of a dishwasher and the dishwasher comprising the water spraying apparatus are provided. The water spraying apparatus comprises a water source connecting pipe having a water outlet tube, a spraying arm having a water inlet tube, and a connecting device connecting the water source connecting pipe with the spraying arm, in which the connecting device comprises first and second semicircular fitting rings which are adapted to snap-fit with each other to form a connecting ring, the connecting ring is rotatably fitted over the water outlet tube of the water source connecting pipe and positioned in an axial direction of the connecting ring between the water inlet tube of the spraying arm and the water outlet tube of the water source connecting pipe.
US09516986B1	Flash steam generator A steam generator for use within a portable steam generating system. The steam generator is composed of a heater coil looped around an inner casing in a helical pattern with a continuous gap left between successive loops. An outer casing encloses the inner casing and heater coil, creating a channel for fluid flow in the gap between successive loops of the heater coil and the inner and outer casings. An opening allows fluid to be pumped in one end of the channel and heated as it travels along the channel. The fluid is superheated by the heater coil loops and is converted into steam and expands upon depressurization after exiting the steam nozzle. This steam generator can be disposed within a handheld housing within a steam generating system.
US09516975B2	Condiment mill The present invention relates to a condiment mill capable of separately accommodating and grinding two condiments depending on the axial position of the means for driving the grinding mechanisms of the two condiments and independent of the direction of the rotation of the cover part. The condiment mill of the present invention also comprises an indicator mechanism to clearly indicate which one of the condiments is being ground.
US09516971B2	High thermal transfer flow-through heat exchanger A flow-through heater for heating a fluid comprises: a high thermal conductivity conduit-defining body shaped to provide, within the conduit-defining body, a helical-shaped or spiral-shaped conduit that extends between an inlet port and an outlet port; and one or more heating elements operatively connected to an exterior of the conduit-defining body for providing heat to the conduit-defining body and to any fluid flowing through the conduit. Because of the high thermal conductivity of the conduit-defining body, all of the surfaces of the conduit-defining body that actually define the conduit contribute significantly to heating the fluid in the conduit. Each conduit-defining surface may contribute to heating the fluid in approximately equal proportion to its conduit-defining surface area.
US09516963B2	Kitchen utensil with adjustable serving surface An adjustable kitchen utensil includes a first component having a first handle portion, and a first serving portion attached to the first handle portion by a first connecting portion. An embodiment of the adjustable kitchen utensil includes a second component having a second handle portion, and a second serving portion attached to the second handle portion by a second connecting portion. This embodiment has an attachment mechanism for attaching the first and second components. The attachment mechanism permits adjustment of the size of a serving surface of the attached first and second serving portions. An alternate embodiment includes a removable handle subassembly.
US09516955B2	Refrigerator and method for controlling the same Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed.
US09516946B1	Freestanding desktop storage unit for support of a privacy panel A desktop storage cabinet adapted to sit on a desktop and support a privacy panel. The storage cabinet includes an integrated horizontal slide pocket along its back open at least a first end of the storage element and adapted to receive and support a privacy panel which extends from within the slide pocket outwardly beyond the pocket.
US09516944B2	Sterilizable platform with configurable frame and method of constructing A free standing self sterilizable device and method of construction by connecting together a plurality of connected individual modular components. The individual modular components are provided in such manner to enable multiple configurations in frame structure shape when assembled. The device is self sterilizing by its material composition, its open smooth surface and its downward or horizontal slanting surfaces. The device herein is intended for use in the food or medical industry.
US09516941B1	Multipurpose wearable and collapsible holder A collapsible holder has a front panel, a rear panel, a bottom panel, and two or more arms extending from the rear panel to the front panel. One or more apertures extend through the rear panel for attachment of a neck strap. The front panel, the rear panel, and the bottom panel are formed from a single piece of material, such that the rear panel and the front panel are hingedly connected to, and extend upward from, opposite ends of the bottom panel. The arms may be pivotably connected to the connectors. Additionally, a spring may be incorporated to bias the bottom panel toward the rear panel. The biasing of the bottom panel to the rear panel, combined with the hinged nature of the panels and the pivoting arms, creates lateral compression between the front panel and the rear panel. An accessory compartment may also extend from the rear panel.
US09516922B1	Fabric gathering device A fabric gathering device including a clasp having a front half hingedly attached to a back half, a plurality of rounded ridges continuously disposed on a front surface of the back half of the clasp, an aperture disposed through the back half of the clasp, a pin disposed on a back surface of the front half of the clasp, and a pin cap removably disposed on an apex of the pin. The clasp has an open position and an alternate closed position. The pin is disposed through the aperture when the clasp is in the closed position. The pin is disposed outside of the aperture when the clasp is in the open position.
US09516912B2	Shoe with removable magnetic toe cap A shoe having a magnetically removable toe cap, where the shoe includes an upper, a heel secured to the upper, a sole secured to the upper, the sole having an outsole and a support fixedly secured to the outsole, the upper comprising a vamp secured to the sole in such a way as to form an open toe section, the shoe also comprising a magnet hidden and secured within the vamp; and, a metal toe cap having a lower flange portion and an upper portion, the toe cap arranged to be magnetically attracted to the magnet hidden within the vamp, and to lock in place with the shoe, where the lower flange portion contacts and circumscribes the outsole, and the upper portion contacts and circumscribes the vamp when the toe cap is magnetically secured to the shoe.
US09516903B1	Permanently folded magnetic pocket square A pocket square, for use with a jacket having an inside surface, an outside surface, and a pocket on the outside surface having a top edge. The pocket square has a base having a top edge and a magnetically attractive core, and a decorative portion extending from the top edge of the base. When the base is placed in the pocket its top edge is aligned with the top edge of the pocket, visibly displaying the decorative portion above the pocket. A magnetic plate is aligned with the magnetically attractive core and placed against the inside surface of the jacket to positionally fix the base within the pocket, such that the pocket square remains in position for the duration that the jacket is worn.
US09516892B2	Use in ruminants of a food additive including a sweetener The invention concerns the use of a food additive including a sweetener in the feed or the drink of a ruminant animal to reduce the impact of stressful conditions on intestinal mucosa quality.
US09516891B1	Separation of biocomponents from whole stillage A multi stage process for separating oil, protein, fiber and clean water from a stream containing whole stillage byproduct from ethanol production is disclosed. In a first step, fibers are separated in a two-step process that includes a plate separator and a press. In a subsequent step, the liquid stream separated from the fibers and contains oil, protein and water is treated with a composition that causes the protein to gel. The liquid stream is then processed in a phase separator that drains the oil by gravity, removes the water by an impeller under pressure and removes the solidified protein using a scroll.
US09516888B2	Beta-galactosidase derived from bacillus circulans Disclosed is a novel β-galactosidase. Specifically disclosed are a β-galactosidase derived from Bacillus circulans and a gene for the β-galactosidase. The β-galactosidase can be used, for example, in the production of milk, dairy products, fermented dairy products, galacto-oligosaccharides or supplements for foods.
US09516875B2	Systems and methods for ex vivo lung care Methods and systems of maintaining, evaluating, and providing therapy to a lung ex vivo. The methods and systems involve positioning the lung in an ex vivo perfusion circuit; circulating a perfusion fluid through the lung, the fluid entering the lung through a pulmonary artery interface and leaving the lung through a left atrial interface; and ventilating the lung by flowing a ventilation gas through a tracheal interface. Maintaining the lung for extended periods involves causing the lung to rebreath a captive volume of air, and reaching an equilibrium state between the perfusion fluid and the ventilation gas. Evaluating the gas exchange capability of the lung involves deoxygenating the perfusion fluid and measuring a time taken to reoxygenate the perfusion fluid by ventilating the lung with an oxygenation gas.
US09516867B2	Water circulation device for jellyfish aquarium A water circulation and filtration device for jellyfish aquarium, designed to be suspended from a top opening of the aquarium and partially submerged in water. It includes a pump house basket and a lid on top. The pump house basket has polygonal shape in horizontal cross sections, and tapered or straight in vertical cross sections. The pump house basket is divided into an intake chamber at the bottom with multiple inlet slits on its sides, a pump house chamber above the intake chamber to accommodate a pump, and a sealed return chamber around the pump house chamber. The sidewall of the pump house basket has a step feature which includes a plurality of flute style outlets disposed along the outside surface of the pump house basket above the inlet slits. The pump draws from the intake chamber and discharges to the return chamber and water is discharged via the outlets.
US09516865B2	Method and system for enhancing growth and survivability of aquatic organisms A method for enhancing the production of aquatic organisms under cultivation, including the steps of exposing the aquatic organisms to a submerged illumination source inside water of a rearing unit; and maintaining illumination in the rearing unit for a rearing period.
US09516864B2	Structure of pet feces collection bag A pet feces collection bag comprises a carrier plate, a handle portion, and a bag. The handle portion, formed as a frame structure, is coupled to two corresponding sides of a periphery of the carrier plate and extends outward therefrom thereby defining the carrier plate into a front part having a first predetermined length and a rear part having a second predetermined length along a specific direction, wherein the first predetermined length is smaller than the second predetermined length. The bag is connected to peripheries of the handle portion and the rear part by a predetermined connection manner. The handle portion is operated to rotate around the carrier plate within 360 degrees about a specific axis whereby an opening of the bag is selectively to be opened or closed. The carrier plate and the handle portion are formed as one-piece unit.
US09516862B1	Unified lens animal goggle An animal goggle is described that centers and rests upon the maxilla and forehead of the animal. The goggles include a frame, strap system, and a unified interchangeable lens that provides an active animal a full vie and range of motion. The straps are non-obtrusive, also allowing the animal unrestricted movement of the jaw while securely holding the frame against the maxilla and forehead of the animal. The frame includes filtration media and ventilation to reduce condensation and fogging on the lens. The lens allows a full field of view for an active animal while blocking foreign objects such as dust, debris, and ultra violet rays.
US09516856B2	Method for producing animal litter sand An animal litter sand that effectively prevents scattering of particles without increasing the weight or density of the litter sand. The animal litter sand is prepared by forming particles by a step that adds water and mixes together at least a particulate substrate from an inorganic material, a hydraulic solidification material, and a water-soluble thickener.
US09516852B2	Lettuce named mojito Novel lettuce cultivar, designated MOJITO, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar MOJITO, to the plants of lettuce line MOJITO and to methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the cultivar MOJITO with itself or another lettuce line, respectively. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other lettuce lines derived from the cultivar MOJITO.
US09516851B2	Onion variety NUN 03010 ON The invention relates to the field of Allium in particular to a new variety of Allium cepa L. designated NUN 3010 ON plants, seeds and bulbs thereof as well as plant breeding methods involving NUN 3010 ON.
US09516849B1	Soybean variety XBP34011 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP34011 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP34011, cells from soybean variety XBP34011, plants of soybean XBP34011, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP34011. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP34011 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP34011, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP34011, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP34011. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP34011 are further provided.
US09516844B2	Plants and seeds of sorghum variety GSV469392 The invention relates to the sorghum variety designated GSV469392. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the sorghum variety GSV469392. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the sorghum variety GSV469392 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing sorghum plants by crossing the sorghum variety GSV469392 with itself or another sorghum variety and plants produced by such methods.
US09516842B2	Soybean variety XB29AE14 A novel soybean variety, designated XB29AE14 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB29AE14, cells from soybean variety XB29AE14, plants of soybean XB29AE14, and plant parts of soybean variety XB29AE14. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB29AE14 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB29AE14, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB29AE14, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB29AE14. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB29AE14 are further provided.
US09516840B1	Maize hybrid X13F228W A novel maize variety designated X13F228W and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13F228W with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13F228W through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13F228W, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13F228W. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13F228W.
US09516837B1	Maize hybrid X18F975 A novel maize variety designated X18F975 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X18F975 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X18F975 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X18F975, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X18F975. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X18F975.
US09516821B1	Self-watering planter insert assembly A self-contained, low-maintenance planter insert assembly used indoors or outdoors in planters and other containers to provide prolonged self-watering of plants in a tray supported by its fluid-containing base member. A fill-tube and handle combination upwardly-depending from the tray helps lift and position a bottom perimeter notch against an interior rim in the base member for stable but readily-separable connection between them. Plant roots may be in growth/support medium distributed directly into the tray, or in drainable pots. Fluid-permeable material under the support medium allows surplus rainwater to refill the base member, and a wicking member or members extend from the base member to the tray distributing fluid upwardly to plant roots. No connections for power or water are needed for insert assembly function, and its tray has detachable rings for height-adjustment. Applications include, but are not limited to, residential and commercial use, including hotels, convention centers, malls, and schools.
US09516820B1	Irrigation system for hanging plants and method of irrigating hanging plants An irrigation system for hanging plants in a hanging plant carousel system that includes a frame and a measuring assembly. The frame is fixedly coupled to a substantially stationary structure, such as the building or a portion of a truss system supporting the carousel system. The measuring assembly includes a movable arm, a sensor and a controller. The movable arm has a contact surface with a measuring start and end point, which extends into the path of the basket hook coupled to the cable of the carousel system. The movable arm is displaceable by at least one of the basket hook or a plant pot structure coupled thereto. The sensor coupled to the movable arm and is configured to provide data from which the weight of a plant pot structure can be determined. The controller is configured to control a watering system to provide water to the plant pot structure.
US09516812B2	Combine harvester having a driver assistance system A combine harvester includes a driver assistance system that regulates a spreading on the ground of a crop flow exiting the combine harvester. The driver assistance system includes spreading strategies that can be selected in order to regulate the spreading of the crop flow exiting the combine harvester.
US09516811B1	Combine harvester grain bulk tank unloading system A combine harvester grain bulk tank and grain unloading system includes opposed bulk tank augers and an unloading auger formed in a grain bulk tank of a combine harvester. The bulk tank augers are for receiving and conveying grain through the bulk tank to the unloading auger, and the unloading auger is for receiving grain from the bulk tank augers and conveying grain to a grain unloading spout for grain unloading. A primary drive gear is coupled to the unloading auger and to an input, a secondary drive gear is drivingly coupled to the bulk tank augers, and a clutch is coupled between the primary drive gear and the secondary drive gear, which is movable between an engaged position for transferring power from the input to the unloading auger and to the bulk tank augers, and a disengaged position for isolating the bulk tank augers from the primary drive gear.
US09516806B2	Robotic lawn mowing boundary determination A method of mowing an area with an autonomous mowing robot comprises storing, in non-transient memory of the robot, a set of geospatially referenced perimeter data corresponding to positions of the mowing robot as the mowing robot is guided about a perimeter of an area to be mowed, removing from the set of perimeter data one or more data points thereby creating a redacted data set and controlling the mowing robot to autonomously mow an area bounded by a boundary corresponding to the redacted data set, including altering direction of the mowing robot at or near a position corresponding to data in the redacted data set so as to redirect the robot back into the bounded area.
US09516802B2	System and method for controlling an agricultural system based on soil analysis An agricultural system includes an agricultural soil analyzer positioned forward of a ground engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural system. The agricultural soil analyzer is configured to output a first signal indicative of a parameter of soil forward of the soil conditioner relative to the direction of travel. The agricultural system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the agricultural soil analyzer. The controller is configured to receive the first signal from the agricultural soil analyzer. Furthermore, the controller is configured to determine a target parameter of the agricultural system based on the first signal and to output a second signal indicative of the target parameter.
US09516799B2	Tilling apparatus A tilling apparatus and a method of tilling soils which includes the use of a rotational shaft having a number of cutter assemblies located at spaced apart locations on the shaft in which each cutter assembly has a multitude of blades which rotate as the rotary shaft rotates to form a plurality of spaced apart trenches having the same spacing as the spacing of the cutters, and a width caused by the width of the blades. As the blades dig the trench, the soil contacted by the blades is granulated and is tossed about by the spinning blades so that some soil falls back into the trench and some falls along the periphery of the trench to form rows of aerated granules which promote enhanced growth of plants or seeds in the trench and along the edge of the trench to improve the yield of pasture having the trenches. Various attachments can be provided on the tilling apparatus, either in front of or towards the rear of the spinning blades for different purposes, such as rippers, seeders, levelers, or similar. The advantage of the tilling apparatus is that the soil is formed into granules which are used to form an aerated array of soil granules having enhanced growing properties for plants.
US09516796B2	Agricultural tillage implement wheel control An agricultural tillage implement includes a main section including a hitch extending in a travel direction, a plurality of foldable wing sections coupled with the main section, a plurality of ground engaging tilling elements, a plurality of wheel assemblies and a control system. The tilling elements are coupled to the main section and wing sections. Each of the wheel assemblies include an actuator. The wheel assemblies include a first plurality of wheel assemblies associated with the main section and a second plurality of wheel assemblies associated with the plurality of wing sections. The actuators of the first plurality of wheel assemblies being independent of the actuators of the second plurality of wheel assemblies. The control system is configured to actuate the actuators to control a depth of tilling elements in each of the sections when the implement is in a field mode.
US09521792B2	Electronic component mounting method In an electronic component mounting method, electronic components are picked up from a component supply unit in which two tray supply mechanisms are arranged, and mounted on substrates. In the method, both of the tray supply mechanisms are allowed to hold trays storing therein the electronic components to be mounted on the substrates. If shortage of the components occurs in one tray supply mechanism during a component mounting process, a target for picking up the electronic components is switched to the other tray supply mechanism. If use stop setting indicating that the pickup of the electronic components is no longer conducted is enabled in one tray supply mechanism, the controller prohibits an access of a mounting head to the one tray supply mechanism, and permits an operation access of an operator to a tray housing unit of the one tray supply mechanism.
US09521790B2	Panel and method for manufacturing the same A panel includes a display window and a supporting body integrated with the display window. The display window is made of sapphire and the supporting body is made of ceramic materials. The supporting body is integrally formed with the supporting body by sintering process. A method for manufacturing the panel is also provided.

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