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US09645188B2	Arrangement to monitor DC circuit condition An arrangement for monitoring a condition of a direct current voltage circuit including first and second supply poles for forming an operating voltage. A first fuse is connected to the first supply pole, and has a supply pole and an output pole. A second fuse is connected to the second supply pole, and has a supply pole and an output pole. The arrangement can form one or several reference voltages (UREFa,UREFb,UREFc), can form a first measurement voltage (U1a,U1b,U1c,U1d) between the output pole of the first fuse and the supply pole of the second fuse, and can form a second measurement voltage (U1a,U1b,U1c,U1d) between the output pole of the second fuse and the supply pole of the first or the second fuse. One or several reference voltages and measurement voltages can be compared to estimate a condition of the first and second fuse, and a comparison result can be indicated.
US09645187B2	Systems and methods for determining electrical connectivity A system (10) and method (200) are disclosed for detecting electrical connectivity. The system includes at least one power distribution conductor (18) and at least one electrical power pad (20) comprising a detection pad (28) that is electrically isolated from a remaining portion of the respective at least one electrical power pad (20). A measured parameter at the detection pad (28) provides an indication of electrical connectivity between the at least one power distribution conductor (18) and the respective at least one electrical power pad (20).
US09645179B2	Self-test for analgesic product Electrotransport drug delivery devices, system and methods of using configured to determine if a current is present between the anode and cathode when drug is not intended to be delivered by the device. These devices/systems may include an off-current module to determine that any current (e.g., which may be inferred by measuring potential difference between the anode and cathode of the device) flowing between the anode and cathode is below a threshold value when the device is not supposed to be delivering drug, thereby preventing unintended delivery of drug and/or alerting a user that unintended delivery of drug may occur.
US09645174B2	Resistive voltage divider with improved phase accuracy A resistive voltage divider includes a first resistor and a second resistor electrically connected in series. Each of the resistors is made of an electrically resistive film material and applied in the form of a trace onto an insulating substrate. The divider's voltage ratio has a value between one hundred and one million, where two ends of the trace of the second resistor overlap at least in part with a first and a second) contacting terminal, respectively, and two ends of the trace of the first resistor overlap at least in part with the first and third contacting terminal, respectively. In order to decrease the parasitic capacitance between the first contacting terminal and the third contacting terminal, the second contacting terminal is placed with at least a screening part between the first and the third contacting terminals.
US09645173B2	Test carrier A test carrier includes a base member and a cover member. The base member includes a multi-layer board including a wiring line that is electrically connected to a die and a base film that supports the multi-layer board. The cover member includes a frame-shaped cover frame having an opening formed therein. The size of the multi-layer board is larger than the size of the die and is smaller than the size of the opening in a direction along a surface that is opposite to the die.
US09645172B2	Cable assembly A connector includes a connector body including a hole, a contact disposed in the hole and arranged such that, when the connector is connected to a substrate, the contact is connected to a corresponding electrical pad on the substrate, a conductive elastomeric interface arranged such that, when the connector is connected to the substrate, the conductive elastomeric interface is between the connector body and the substrate, and a cable connected to the contact. The contact includes a ground ferrule and a locking ferrule arranged to mate with the hole, and the hole of the connector body and the locking ferrule are at least partially threaded. When the connector is connected to the substrate and when the locking ferrule is threaded with the hole, the ground ferrule contacts at least one of the conductive elastomeric interface and the upper surface of the substrate.
US09645170B2	Scanning probe microscope A scanning probe microscope includes a cantilever that has a first attachment surface and a cantilever attachment portion that has a second attachment surface to which the first attachment surface of the cantilever is attached. Columnar elements including nanofibers or nanotubes are formed on the second attachment surface, and the second attachment surface adheres to the first attachment surface by using the columnar element.
US09645163B2	Sensor with a single electrical carrier means A sensor having at least one sensor element (1), at least one signal processing element (2), and a housing (7) which has at least one fastening means. An electrical interface is provided for electrically connecting the sensor. The sensor has an electrically and mechanically connecting carrier means (4) on which the at least one sensor element (1) and the signal processing element (2) are arranged and are electrically connected to the carrier means. The carrier means (4) is also at least electrically connected to the electrical interface.
US09645162B2	Automated assay fluid dispensing An automated assay-fluid dispensing system includes a database that associates assay protocols with assay procedures, the procedures including a first assay procedure specifying dissimilar first and second channel procedures for driving first and second channels of a fluid-dispenser cassette. The system includes a controller with a procedure selector to select or to assist a human to select an assay procedure from the database to be executed in an assay run. The controller also includes a cassette driver to drive the cassette to dispense fluids automatically to multiple sites during the assay run so that fluids in the first and second channels are dispensed in accordance with the dissimilar first and second channel procedures. The system includes a cassette interface to engage the cassette so that the controller can drive it to implement the assay run.
US09645154B2	Method for detecting cancer cell A method for detecting a cancer cell, including: contacting in vitro a peripheral blood-containing sample including test cells and a labeling substance; allowing the test cells to incorporate the labeling substance to label the test cells; and detecting, as a cancer cell, a cell showing a higher degree of labeling with the labeling substance than that shown by a normal cell in the peripheral blood-containing sample.
US09645150B2	Method for determining the risk of developing brain metastasis, and a kit to carry out said method The method comprises: (a) isolating a sample from the breast tumor; (b) determining the level of expression of GRP94, FN14 or both in the sample, and (c) comparing said level with the level of said gene(s) in a control sample, wherein if it is detected an overexpression of said gene(s), in respect of the control sample, it is indicative of the risk for developing brain metastasis.The kit to carry out the method of the invention comprises appropriate means to determine the level of expression of each one of the markers.Both, the method and kit provides accurate information about the risk of developing brain metastasis in an early state, which can lead to a reduction of the incidence of breast cancer brain metastasis.
US09645142B2	Magnetic microspheres for use in fluorescence-based applications Microspheres, populations of microspheres, and methods for forming microspheres are provided. One microsphere configured to exhibit fluorescent and magnetic properties includes a core microsphere and a magnetic material coupled to a surface of the core microsphere. About 50% or less of the surface of the core microsphere is covered by the magnetic material. The microsphere also includes a polymer layer surrounding the magnetic material and the core microsphere. One population of microspheres configured to exhibit fluorescent and magnetic properties includes two or more subsets of microspheres. The two or more subsets of microspheres are configured to exhibit different fluorescent and/or magnetic properties. Individual microspheres in the two or more subsets are configured as described above.
US09645140B2	Labeling and detection of post translationally modified proteins Provided in certain embodiments are new methods for forming azido modified biomolecule conjugates of reporter molecules, carrier molecules or solid support. In other embodiments are provided methods for enzymatically labeling a biomolecules with an azide group.
US09645136B2	Methods of treating a meiotic kinesin-associated disease The invention provides methods of treating a meiotic kinase-associated disease, preferably the meiotic kinase HSET, by administering an inhibitor of the meiotic kinase. Preferably, the disease is associated with the presence of supernumerary centrosomes, such as cancer. Methods of inhibiting the growth of a tumor cell by contacting the cell with an inhibitor of a meiotic kinase, preferably HSET, are also provided. Screening methods for identifying inhibitors of the meiotic kinase HSET are also provided. Methods of selecting subjects for treatment with an inhibitor of a meiotic kinase, such as HSET, are also provided.
US09645134B1	Isotopically-labeled solvents and the use of same in testing e-cigarettes Isotopically-labeled species of propylene glycol and glycerol are provided as solvents for use in electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., as disposed in a cartridge in an e-cigarette). The isotopically-labeled species are distinguishable from the non-isotopically-labeled species (e.g., by mass spectrometry). Thus, methods are provided for the measurement of the quantity of solvent or of a solvent heating by-product (e.g., formaldehyde, acetaldehyde), or of a metabolite of the drug, delivered to a user by analysis of blood samples taken subsequent to dosing by use of the electronic nicotine delivery system. An example of an isotopically-labeled species of propylene glycol for use in such measurement methods is [13C]3H8O2. A clinical study of e-cigarettes loaded with this isotopically-labeled species resulted in the following blood plasma concentration profiles in “vaping” subjects.
US09645131B1	Polymer compositions having improved processability and methods of making and using same A method of preparing a polymer article comprising preparing a plurality of polymer samples having a lower molecular weight (LMW) component and a higher molecular weight (HMW) component; sieving each of the plurality polymer samples to produce a corresponding plurality of sieved polymer samples; determining a heterogeneity value for each of the plurality of polymer samples; identifying at least one polymer sample from the plurality of polymer samples having a predicted gel count of less than 100 gels/ft2 wherein the predicted gel count is a function of the heterogeneity value; and fabricating a film from the identified polymer sample having a predicted gel count of less than about 100 gels/ft2.
US09645124B2	Large capacity acid or base generator and method of use Method and apparatus for generating an acid or base, e.g. for chromatographic analysis of anions. For generating a base the method includes the steps of providing a cation source in a cation source reservoir, flowing an aqueous liquid stream through a base generation chamber separated from the cation source reservoir by a barrier (e.g. a charged membrane) substantially preventing liquid flow while providing a cation transport bridge, applying an electric potential between an anode cation source reservoir and a cathode in the base generation chamber to electrolytically generate hydroxide ions therein and to cause cations in the cation source reservoir to electromigrate and to be transported across the barrier toward the cathode to combine with the transported cations to form cation hydroxide, and removing the cation hydroxide in an aqueous liquid stream as an effluent from the first base generation chamber. Suitable cation sources include a salt solution, a cation hydroxide solution or cation exchange resin.
US09645119B2	System for measuring propagation velocity of sound wave and method of measuring propagation velocity of sound wave The present invention provides an apparatus for measuring the propagation velocity of a sound wave that may easily and accurately measure the propagation velocity of a sound wave in the horizontal and vertical directions of the sample by using the fixing unit preventing the measurement unit from vibrating and the distance measurement unit capable of accurately measuring the distance between the sound wave transmission and reception units, and a method of measuring the propagation velocity of a sound wave by using the apparatus.
US09645115B2	QCM sensor A QCM sensor for detecting a physical quantity of a sample includes a quartz crystal vibrator for measurement, a quartz crystal vibrator for reference, and a housing accommodating the quartz crystal vibrator for measurement and the quartz crystal vibrator for reference. The quartz crystal vibrator for measurement has a first electrode that is contacted by a measurement sample to be detected, and a first quartz substrate provided with a surface on which the first electrode is formed. The quartz crystal vibrator for reference has a second electrode that is contacted by a reference sample as a reference when detecting a physical quantity of the measurement sample, and a second quartz substrate provided with a surface on which the second electrode is formed. A confining portion connects to the housing to confine the reference sample in a state of contacting the second electrode.
US09645111B2	Application of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in sensor systems, devices, and related methods A diagnostic Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) procedure is applied to measure values of impedance-related parameters for one or more sensing electrodes. The parameters may include real impedance, imaginary impedance, impedance magnitude, and/or phase angle. The measured values of the impedance-related parameters are then used in performing sensor diagnostics, calculating a highly-reliable fused sensor glucose value based on signals from a plurality of redundant sensing electrodes, calibrating sensors, detecting interferents within close proximity of one or more sensing electrodes, and testing surface area characteristics of electroplated electrodes. Advantageously, impedance-related parameters can be defined that are substantially glucose-independent over specific ranges of frequencies. An Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) enables implementation of the EIS-based diagnostics, fusion algorithms, and other processes based on measurement of EIS-based parameters.
US09645106B2	Monolithically integrated hybridisation sensor assembly and associated production method A monolithically integrated sensor assembly is for detecting molecules that are potentially contained in an analyte. The assembly includes: a substrate; at least one sensor electrode, which is located on or in the substrate and is coated with a sensor-active layer, on which electrochemically active particles are generated in the present of the molecules to be detected, the particles being detected via an electric sensor signal on the sensor electrode(s); at least one additional electrode that is located on or in the substrate; and an operating circuit that is integrated into the substrate for controlling the sensor electrode and the additional electrode(s).
US09645105B2	Analyte measurement devices and systems, and components and methods related thereto In some aspects, a modular analyte measurement system having a replaceable strip port module is provided to permit contaminated modules to be replaced. Some aspects of the present disclosure related to barriers for strip ports or the sealing of strip ports and/or analyte measurement devices to maintain a clean strip port and/or enable the strip port to be cleaned for reuse. Cleaning tools are also provided. Also provided are strip port interfaces that guide fluid away from the strip port opening, as well as absorptive elements that prevent fluid from entering a strip port. Analyte measurement devices with gravity sensors or accelerometers are also provided, along with methods related thereto. Also provided are docking station that serve as an information server and provides storage and recharging capabilities.
US09645104B2	Capacitance detection in electrochemical assay A method and system are provided to determine fill sufficiency of a biosensor test chamber by determining capacitance of the test chamber in which an electrochemical reaction is initiated in the test chamber and an oscillating voltage of a predetermined frequency is applied to the chamber. A phase angle between a current output and the oscillating voltage from the chamber is determined and the capacitance is calculated based on a product of the current output and a sine of the phase angle divided by a product of two times pi times the frequency and the voltage.
US09645095B2	System and method for inspecting a composite part during manufacture A method, system and computer-readable storage medium are provided to facilitate inspection of a composite part during manufacture. In the context of a system, a system for inspecting a composite part during manufacture is provided that includes an inspection system configured to detect an in-process anomaly with respect to a ply of the composite part during placement of the ply. The system also includes a computing system configured to determine part location coordinates of the in-process anomaly detected by the inspection system with respect to the ply of the composite part. The computing system is also configured to map the in-process anomaly to a digital part model based upon the part location coordinates. The system additionally includes a display, responsive to the computing system, configured to present a representation of the digital part model including an indication of the in-process anomaly relative thereto.
US09645094B2	Defect inspection device and defect inspection method To detect an infinitesimal defect, highly precisely measure the dimensions of the detect, a detect inspection device is configured to comprise: a irradiation unit which irradiate light in a linear region on a surface of a sample; a detection unit which detect light from the linear region; and a signal processing unit which processes a signal obtained by detecting light and detecting a defect. The detection unit includes: an optical assembly which diffuses the light from the sample in one direction and forms an image in a direction orthogonal to the one direction; and a detection assembly having an array sensor in which detection pixels are positioned two-dimensionally, which detects the light diffused in the one direction and imaged in the direction orthogonal to the one direction, adds output signals of each of the detection pixels aligned in the direction in which the light is diffused, and outputs same.
US09645091B2	Specimen sample collection device and test system A portable, hand-held electro-optical reader and specimen sample collector is provided, including an absorbent pad, one or more test strips contained in the collector handle to provide observable results through a window, the handle insertable into the reader for immediate recording and analysis. The system includes means to automatically provide subject and test specific data with the test results and retain samples for later verification analysis.
US09645086B2	Componential analysis method, componential analysis apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium In accordance with an embodiment, a componential analysis method includes dividing a sample structure into at least a first layer to be analyzed and a second layer located closer to a surface layer of the sample than the first layer, applying, to the sample, laser lights of first and second wavelengths respectively corresponding to the depths of the first and second layers, detecting Raman scattered lights respectively obtained from the sample by the application of the laser lights and then outputting first and second Raman signals, spectrally processing the first and second Raman signals to acquire first and second Raman spectrums, acquiring a differential spectrum by subtracting the second Raman spectrum from the first Raman spectrum, and analyzing the differential spectrum.
US09645083B2	System and method using OAM spectroscopy leveraging fractional orbital angular momentum as signature to detect materials An apparatus detects a material within a sample and includes signal generation circuitry that generates a first light beam having at least one orbital angular momentum applied thereto and applies the first beam to the sample. The orbital angular momentum imparts a phase factor of exp(imφ), where m is at least one of an integer value or fractional value and φ is the azimuth angle, to the first light beam. A detector receives the first light beam after the first light beam passes through the sample and detects the material responsive to a detection of a predetermined phase factor within the first light beam received from the sample.
US09645079B2	Structured illumination for contrast enhancement in overlay metrology Contrast enhancement in a metrology tool may include generating a beam of illumination, directing a portion of the generated beam onto a surface of a spatial light modulator (SLM), directing at least a portion of the generated beam incident on the surface of the SLM through an aperture of an aperture stop and onto one or more target structures of one or more samples, and generating a selected illumination pupil function of the illumination transmitted through the aperture utilizing the SLM in order to establish a contrast level of one or more field images of the one or more target structures above a selected contrast threshold, and performing one or more metrology measurements on the one or more target structures utilizing the selected illumination pupil function.
US09645071B2	Method to determine a slip state of the compactor roller of a soil compactor caused by an oscillation motion of a soil compactor A method to determine a slip state of the compactor roller of a soil compactor caused by an oscillation motion of a compactor roller, comprising the steps: a) Preparation of an acceleration quantity related to the oscillation motion of the compactor roller b) Based on the acceleration quantity, preparation of an acceleration frequency spectrum, c) Based on the acceleration frequency spectrum, determining the slip state of the compactor roller.
US09645065B2	Flow analyzer and flow analysis method A flow analyzer includes a flow container, a fluid-introducing section that introduces an introduction target fluid into the flow container, a fluid control section that performs a control process that cyclically changes the flow rate or the fluid pressure of the introduction target fluid that is introduced into the flow container from the fluid-introducing section, a discharged fluid analysis section that performs a component analysis process on a discharged fluid that has been discharged from the flow container, and a frequency analysis section that performs a frequency analysis process on a discharge profile, the discharge profile being obtained from control information about the introduction target fluid and analysis results for the discharged fluid, and representing the relationship between the component ratio in the discharged fluid and time.
US09645062B2	Roofing pull-test frame assembly A roofing pull-test frame assembly includes a base, a frame plate, and legs. The base is placed on a roof during use of the roofing pull-test frame assembly. The base has one or more walls with a bracing surface. The legs extend between the base and the frame plate and support the frame plate above the base when the roofing pull-test frame assembly is assembled together. In use, loads experienced during a pull-testing event are transmitted between the legs and base via surface-to-surface abutment with the bracing surface.
US09645058B2	Sample encapsulation system and method A sample encapsulation system includes a base, a chamber having an inlet and a chamber housing in which the chamber is housed. The chamber is fixedly mounted at least in part within the housing and the housing is movably mounted to the base. The system includes a cap, a first ram operably mounted to the cap for engaging the chamber inlet and a second ram positioned in the chamber opposite the inlet. The second ram is movable toward and away from the first ram. The chamber and housing are movable toward the cap for engaging the first ram with the chamber inlet during an encapsulation cycle and away from the cap, disengaging the first ram from the chamber inlet following an encapsulation cycle. The system includes heating and cooling assemblies and a temperature sensor located remotely from the chamber interior to automatically isolate cooling water to the system.
US09645054B2	Method for determining reduction factor of bearing capacity of axial load cylindrical shell structure A method for determining a reduction factor of a bearing capacity of an axial load cylindrical shell structure is described. In the method, a depression defect is introduced in a manner of applying a radial disturbance load. Then, an influence rule of a depression defect amplitude of a single point to an axial load bearing capacity is analyzed by using numerical values; then, defect sensitivity analysis is performed on depression defects of multiple points; then, experiment design sampling is performed by using load amplitude values and load position distribution as design variables; and finally, the most disadvantageous disturbance load of the multiple points that limits the defect amplitude is searched for, and a reduction factor of the bearing capacity of the axial load cylindrical shell structure is determined.
US09645047B2	Method and apparatus for measurement of the noisiness of a rolling bearing, in particular of a wheel hub bearing unit A method wherein the possible abnormal noisiness and vibrations of a rolling bearing for a wheel hub unit are detected by fixing a first one of the inner and outer rings of the bearing integral on a support provided with a first and a second accelerometer so that the first and second accelerometers have respective measurement axes (X, Y) arranged at a right angle relative to each other on a plane perpendicular to the axis of symmetry (A) of the bearing. A second ring of the bearing is angularly coupled with means for rotating it at a predetermined speed, calculated beforehand based on operating parameters of the bearing; processing means detect in a predetermined time interval a first and a second electric signal (T1, T2) emitted by the first and second accelerometers and, through a frequency analysis, obtain a frequency spectrum (P) of the amplitude of any vibrations detected.
US09645043B2	Method for checking the compliance of an optical characteristic of an ophthalmic lens and associated device A method for checking the compliance of a checked optical characteristic of a checked ophthalmic lens (30) relative to an expected optical characteristic, from a non-deformed pattern (40) and a deformed pattern (20) each having a non-uniform contrast, the method includes the steps of: a) determining (A) an image pattern (50), which is the image of the deformed pattern through the checked ophthalmic lens, in predefined optical conditions, b) combining (B) the image pattern with the non-deformed pattern to form a test pattern (60), c) comparing (C) the test pattern with at least one reference pattern (70), and d) deducing (D) the compliance of the checked optical characteristic with the expected optical characteristic on the basis of the preceding comparison. A device for implementing such a checking method is also described.
US09645042B2	Resonance testing machine Resonance test machine for vibration strength testing of a test body which is clamped between a cross member and a vibration head. The vibration head, test body and cross member are part of a second sub-oscillatory system which is vibratable in an axis x, in which the test body and a resonator containing the vibration head, a vibration spring and a vibration body are arranged successively in series along the x axis. A first sub-oscillatory system, which is also vibratable in axis x, is present in series to the second sub-oscillatory system and the resonator, wherein the first sub-oscillatory system contains the vibration body, spring elements, a seismic mass and electromagnetic vibration exciters.
US09645041B2	Interpolation engine for analysis of time-varying load data signals A method for analyzing fatigue life of an elastomeric component includes a step of conducting a finite element analysis to obtain a base state. A plurality of case vectors are then selected to represent a space of possible loading states that occur within a time-varying load data signal based on measurement of the elastomeric component or on a simulation of multibody dynamics. For at least a portion of the case vectors, a finite element analysis is conducted at a plurality of discrete gridpoints along the case vectors starting at the base state and tracking the case vector. Using an interpolation engine, desired local solution variables for a current state may be interpolated from the finite element analysis at the plurality of discrete gridpoints. A damage calculation may then be calculated based on the desired local solution variables for the current state.
US09645039B1	Survey area indicators for gas leak detection In some embodiments, content is generated that includes a street map, at least one path on the map indicating a route of travel by a mobile gas measurement device, and at least one indicator on the map that indicates a survey area for a potential gas leak source. The survey area adjoins the path and extends in a substantially upwind direction from the path. The survey area has a boundary determined such that if the potential gas leak source is located in the survey area and has a rate of leakage meeting a minimum leak rate condition, then an estimated probability of detection of a gas leak from the potential source at one or more measurement points along the path satisfies a probability condition.
US09645038B2	Apparatus and method for measuring gas flow through a rotary seal A method of measuring a flow rate of a first fluid through a rotary seal of a gas turbine engine comprising controlling a probe flow of a second fluid at an intra-seal cavity and measuring a pressure change in the first fluid caused by the probe flow.
US09645035B1	Imparting motion to a test object such as a motor vehicle in a controlled fashion with improved accuracy An apparatus imparts motion to a test object such as a motor vehicle in a controlled fashion. A base has mounted on it a linear electromagnetic motor having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the base. A pneumatic cylinder and piston combination have a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the base so that the pneumatic cylinder and piston combination is generally parallel with the linear electromagnetic motor. The second ends of the linear electromagnetic motor and pneumatic cylinder and piston combination being commonly linked to a mount for the test object. A control system for the linear electromagnetic motor and pneumatic cylinder and piston combination drives the pneumatic cylinder and piston combination to support a substantial static load of the test object and the linear electromagnetic motor to impart controlled motion to the test object.
US09645030B2	Pressure measurement sensor head Device for measurement of fluid pressure by means of an arrangement of strain gauges provided on a sensor head arranged on an item arranged to be exposed to a pressurized fluid against an external sensor head surface, where the sensor head comprises a fastening portion attached to the item, and a center portion connected to the fastening portion by means of at least one flexible connecting element, the arrangement of strain gauges is attached to the center portion of the sensor head on an internal assembly surface arranged in close proximity to a contact face on an end stopper which in an active condition encircles the arrangement of strain gauges, and the assembly surface is inexposable for the pressurized fluid.
US09645028B2	Resistive pressure sensor including piezo-resistive electrode Provided is a pressure sensor including an elastic thin film including a first surface and a second surface that face each other, the elastic thin film including an elastomer material, a plurality of protruding deformable structures patterned on the first surface; a piezoresistive electrode formed along surfaces of the plurality of protruding deformable structures; and a counter electrode disposed to face the piezoresistive electrode.
US09645018B2	Method and apparatus for auto-correcting the distributed temperature sensing system System and method for correcting the potential errors occurring in a fiber optic temperature measurement system are disclosed. In one respect, a dual light sources configuration is provided. The primary light source may illuminate a sensing fiber, and an Anti-Stokes band may be detected. The secondary light source may illuminate a sensing fiber, and a Rayleigh band may be detected, where the Rayleigh band is substantially wide enough to cover the Anti-Stokes band of the primary light source. A ratio between these Anti-Stokes and the Rayleigh bands may be used to measure the temperature and undesired errors due to the perturbations falling on the sensing fiber is continuously corrected.
US09645014B2	System and method for providing supervisory control of an HVAC system A sensor surrogate (120) for causing a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system (110) to maintain a desired room temperature, contains a temperature sensor (122) for determining an actual room temperature and logic embodied on at least one non-transitory computer readable medium (130). The logic (130) is configured to perform the steps of: calculating a current low temperature that is lower than a pre-programmed HVAC system temperature and providing the HVAC system with a first signal that represents the calculated current low temperature, if the desired temperature is above the pre-programmed HVAC system temperature; and calculating a current high temperature that is above the pre-programmed HVAC system temperature and providing the HVAC system (110) with a second signal that represents the calculated current high temperature, if the desired room temperature is below the pre-programmed HVAC system temperature.
US09644995B2	Current measurement system A measurement system for measuring an input electrical current (Ics) from a current source (CS) and generating a current measurement signal, comprising a current measuring circuit (70) having a first input terminal (72) connected to the current source and an output terminal (74) for providing the current measurement signal. The current measuring circuit further comprises one or more power supply terminals (75, 76) arranged to receive one or more voltages from a power supply (77a, 77b) for powering the current measuring circuit. The current measuring circuit also comprises a first voltage source (VD) coupled to the one or more power supply terminals, the first voltage source providing a disturbance voltage to the one or more power supply terminals, the disturbance voltage representing a voltage at the first input terminal.
US09644992B2	Gas meter reading system and meter reading method A delivery server includes: a reception unit of receiving meter indication data of an existing gas meter and meter indication data of a new gas meter from a mobile terminal; a modification unit causing the new gas meter to be managed as a gas meter to be managed that is installed in a supply facility; and a meter reading processing unit performing a gas meter reading processing for the supply facility, when meter indication data of the new gas meter on a current meter indication date from the mobile terminal after gas meter replacement, on the basis of the received meter indication data, respective meter indication data of the new gas meter and the existing gas meter in the gas meter replacement, and meter indication data of the existing gas meter in the supply facility on a previous meter indication date of earlier than the gas meter replacement.
US09644988B2	Navigation system with data gathering mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a travel context based on a travel condition; determining a source type with a control unit based on the travel context for providing a candidacy factor; and determining a candidate landmark based on the candidacy factor from the source type suited for the travel context.
US09644972B2	Method for tracking a path taken by a vehicle Systems, methods, and devices relating to tracking a vehicle on its journey. At predetermined reporting time intervals, the vehicle's location is determined using GNSS and a current vector is calculated based on a current location and an immediately preceding location. The difference between the current vector and the immediately preceding vector is then determined and this difference is stored in the data packet. The data packet is transmitted to the base station using a two-way radio data link at select predetermined transmission time intervals. The data in the data packet is encoded to minimize the number of bits needed to store each data point.
US09644959B2	Data fusion architecture A data fusion architecture with a plurality of sensors, optionally position measuring equipment (PMEs), is described. Each sensor supplies measurement data x1, x2 . . . xM and is associated with accuracy data H1, H2 . . . HM indicative of the accuracy of the supplied measurement data. Sub-processing units derives first estimates sf1, sf2 . . . sfM and second estimates Hn1, Hn2 . . . HnM of the variability of the measurement data supplied by the respective sensor. The first estimates are derived by processing the measurement data x1, x2 . . . xM and the second estimates are derived by processing the accuracy data H1, H2 . . . HM. The first and second estimates are combined in a multiplier to derive overall estimates σ1, σ2 . . . σM of the variability of the measurement data supplied by the respective sensor. Data fusion means such as a Kalman filter combines the measurement data supplied by each sensor and the overall estimates σ1, σ2 . . . σM for each sensor.
US09644957B2	Interaction device corrective parameters The techniques described herein are directed to receiving parameters directed to correcting spatial error and/or jitter associated with an interaction device connected to a computing device. In some instances, the parameters are encrypted parameters that may be decrypted and consumed to correct the spatial error and/or the jitter associated with the interaction device. For instance, the parameters may provide an adjustment to one or more reported positions of input received from a detection area of the interaction device, so that a display position more accurately reflects, based on the adjustment, an actual position of input on the detection area of the interaction device.
US09644956B2	Method and apparatus for measuring thin film thickness using x-ray Provided is an apparatus and method for measuring a thickness of thin film using x-ray where a thickness of a thin film of nanometer_(nm) level can be accurately measured without destructing an target sample, through determination of thickness of thin film of the target sample, by determining a calibration curve by comparing a difference of intensities of signals scattered by a special component included in a base layer of the reference sample.
US09644954B2	Device for measuring the surface state of a surface Devices for measuring the surface state of a surface, at least one portion of which has a surface curvature. The devices may include a probe for being in contact with the curved surface portion. The probe may be stressed on the surface with a substantially constant stress. A way to measure the displacement of the probe may be provided and arranged to measure the displacement of the probe along an axis substantially perpendicular to the surface. The probe may also be relatively displaced in relation to the surface only along a path following the surface curvature.
US09644953B2	Method and apparatus for aligning components of integrated optical sensors A method and apparatus for aligning optical components within an optical sensor. A mask with an elongate slot formed therethrough is placed optically between an optical emitter and an optical detector of the sensor. The mask is rotated 180 degrees while the detector output is measured. As the mask is rotated, the output varies. The longitudinal position of the slot that corresponds with the maximum detector output is indicative of the transverse direction that the optical emitter must be moved relative to the optical detector for optimal alignment. A controller may operate a first actuator for translating the optical emitter with respect to the optical detector and a second actuator for rotating the mask, thereby automating the alignment process.
US09644948B2	Method for the contact-free measurement of deformations of a surface of a measured object The invention relates to a method for the contact-free measurement of deformations of a surface of a object in which a series of individual images is captured in each of two time windows (T1, T2), wherein between every two individual image captures the image detector is displaced relative to the object and parallel to its detector surface by an optical offset of the size of a fraction of a pixel up to a few pixels, the individual images of the first time window (T1) are processed in pairs with the individual images of the second time window (T2) to produce a set of individual deformation fields (18) and an average of the individual deformation fields (18) is calculated as an output deformation field (20).
US09644946B1	System and method for photographic inspection and documentation of post-tensioned concrete tendon terminations An image-capture inspection and documentation system is provided to capture images of post-tensioned concrete anchorage structures to verify and document proper tendon terminations in post-tensioned concrete structures. A method is disclosed for using such an image-capture inspection system to inspect, verify, and document the tendon tail-end terminations within recessed grout pockets for multiple anchorage locations while generating a digital image of each location with visual indications for both tendon tail-end termination and anchorage location identification for each such location.
US09644942B2	Method and apparatus for laser projection, and machining method A laser projection method including the steps of: irradiating, from a laser projection unit, a workpiece that is a measurement object, with a laser while controlling a plurality of mirror angles; imaging the workpiece with a stereo camera, extracting a contour of the workpiece, and calculating a three-dimensional coordinate; calculating a positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece by comparing the calculated three-dimensional coordinate of the workpiece contour with the minor angle; and performing coordinate transformation of CAD data information and drawing CAD data from the laser projection unit to the workpiece, based on the positional relationship between the laser projection unit and the workpiece. The machining method including the steps of: selecting a component of a tool; assembling the component; imaging the tool assembled; and determining whether or not a desired tool has been assembled.
US09644938B2	Device and method for surface processing having a test station The invention relates to a device for treating surfaces of objects with rounded cross sections and at least one partially electrically conductive outer wall, comprising a plurality of treating stations; and a feed device including support devices for supporting objects to be treated, wherein the feed device is configured to transport the objects supported by a respective support device in a timed sequence from one treating station to another treating station, wherein one of the treating stations is a test station and includes a voltage source, an electrode coupled with the voltage source and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit is configured to detect voltage changes between the electrode and a respective object disposed at the respective test station. The invention also relates to an accordingly configured test station for a device for treating surfaces of objects with rounded cross sections and at least one partially electrically conductive outer wall and to a method for treating surfaces of objects with rounded cross sections and at least one partially electrically conductive outer wall.
US09644936B2	Measurement method with improved precision in measurement point capture Method for measuring a part using an articulated measurement arm having a measurement head provided with a pointing member and at least one joint fitted with at least one rotary encoder, comprising focusing on a first measurement point on the part, the measurement arm adopting a first measurement position, moving the measurement arm to a second measurement position to focus on a second measurement point of the part in order to capture a geometric feature of the part on the basis of the measurement points, and determining a degree of precision of the capture of the geometric feature undertaken as a function of the first and second positions of the measurement arm.
US09644934B2	Combination square with swivel head A combination square for usage with a grooved blade, comprising: a straight component having a first straight edge and a second straight edge perpendicular to the first straight edge; an angled component having a third straight edge and an angled edge; a marked scale comprising degrees; a marker, wherein the square is configured to allow indication by the marker of angles on the scale; a slot configured to allow accommodating the blade; and a locking screw configured to allow clamping the combination square onto the blade at a desired position along the blade; wherein the angled component is rotatably connected to the straight component; and the square is further configured to allow measuring a center of a circle coupled to the second straight edge and the angled edge at a second end of range of motion of the rotation by the straight component relative to the angled component.
US09644925B1	Explosive device for breaching doors and walls An explosive breaching device is made from a surplus bomblet. The bomblet includes a shaped-charge liner, a steel fragmentation case with an open end, explosive material disposed between the shaped-charge liner and the steel fragmentation case, and a fuze. The fuze of the bomblet is removed and a shock-attenuating case is fixed adjacent to and coaxial with the steel fragmentation case. The shock-attenuating case may be made of a material having a speed of sound that differs from the speed of sound in the steel fragmentation case. A mild steel housing is fixed around the shock-attenuating case. A retaining sleeve may be fixed to the mild steel housing. The explosive breaching device may be mounted in an aiming device to direct the shaped-charge jet in a desired direction.
US09644913B2	Multi-stage trigger mechanism for rifle A trigger mechanism for a firearm is presented. The trigger mechanism has a trigger housing, a sear, a sear block and a trigger lever. Actuation of the trigger causes the trigger lever to rotate and eventually come into contact and move the sear block, which permits the sear to fall and permit the actuation of the firing mechanism.
US09644906B2	Method for selecting heat medium of use side heat exchanger in installing air-conditioning system A method for selecting a heat medium in installing an air-conditioning system includes: determining power required for use side heat exchangers corresponding to a plurality of air-conditioned spaces; calculating a total refrigerant amount required when a refrigerant is circulated through all the use side heat exchangers having the determined power; calculating a refrigerant concentration when the total refrigerant amount leaks to each air-conditioned space using the refrigerant, for each air-conditioned space; determining the refrigerant concentration for each air-conditioned space exceeds a predetermined limit concentration; when any air-conditioned space exceeds the limit concentration, selecting, as a nontoxic medium, the circulation heat medium of the use side heat exchanger installed in one of the air-conditioned spaces; and calculating a total refrigerant amount required when the refrigerant is circulated through all other use side heat exchangers.
US09644898B2	Systems and methods for heat balance and transport for aircraft hydraulic systems A thermal management system includes a first hydraulic system for circulating a first hydraulic fluid at a first temperature and a second hydraulic system for circulating a second hydraulic fluid at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature. The thermal management system also includes a sealed heat transfer device coupled between the first hydraulic system and the second hydraulic system. The sealed heat transfer device is not in flow communication with either of the first hydraulic system and the second hydraulic system. The sealed heat transfer device is configured to transfer heat from the second hydraulic fluid to the first hydraulic fluid.
US09644890B2	Argon production method and apparatus A method and apparatus for producing a purified liquid argon product in which liquid argon having oxygen impurities is produced in a cryogenic air separation plant by separating argon from oxygen within an argon column. An impure liquid argon stream, composed of part of the liquid argon, is purified in an adsorbent bed by adsorbing the oxygen impurities in an adsorbent to produce a purified liquid argon stream that constitutes the purified liquid argon product. During adsorption, the adsorbent bed is maintained at a reduced temperature with a coolant to prevent vaporization of the liquid argon. The bed is then regenerated by draining residual liquid argon from the adsorbent bed, introducing the residual liquid argon back into the air separation plant and then desorbing the oxygen impurities with a regeneration gas. After regeneration, the adsorbent bed is refilled with purified liquid argon prior to being brought back on-line.
US09644889B2	System for incondensable component separation in a liquefied natural gas facility A liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility that employs a system to remove incondensable material from one or more refrigeration cycles within the facility. One or more embodiments of the present invention can be advantageously employed in an open-loop refrigeration cycle to remove at least a portion of one or more high vapor pressure components that have accumulated in the refrigerant cycle over time. In addition, several embodiments can be advantageously employed to stabilize facility operation in the event of drastic changes to the concentration of the natural gas feed stream introduced into the facility.
US09644886B2	Refrigerator and diagnostic system for the same Provided are a refrigerator and a diagnostic system for the same. The refrigerator includes a selection unit, a control unit, a modulator, and a sound output unit. The selection unit receives a diagnosis performance command. The control unit generates a control signal including product information when the selection unit receives the diagnosis performance command. The modulator generates a frequency signal according to the control signal generated by the control unit. The sound output unit outputs a sound including the product information according to the frequency signal generated by the modulating unit.
US09644884B2	Refrigerator The present disclosure relates to the field of refrigerator equipment, in particular to a refrigerator having a height-adjustable rack, comprising a door, a guide rail vertically formed on the door, a number of adjusting grooves formed on the guide rail, a rack and a limiting groove arranged on the rack. The rack is assembled on the guide rail through the limiting groove and is able to move up and down. A guide portion, a stop block and a reset device are provided on the rack. The reset device drives the stop block to enter an adjusting groove along the guide portion such that the rack is supported at any height. A manipulating member is further provided within the rack. The interlocking of the manipulating member and the stop block is realized through the mutual pushing of inclined planes.
US09644873B2	Method and apparatus for refrigeration system energy signature capture Systems and methods for monitoring and diagnosing refrigeration equipment including one or more monitoring devices, a data collection and communication hub in communication with the monitoring devices, and in communication with an analysis means. In some examples, the systems and methods include an Internet accessible cloud-based analysis means. In some further examples, the systems and methods include analysis means implemented on locally networked computers.
US09644869B2	System and method for cooling structures having both an active state and an inactive state According to one embodiment, a cooling system for heat-generating structures comprises a cooling loop and a heat exchanger. The cooling loop directs a flow of a fluid coolant to both an active heat-generating structure and an inactive heat-generating structure. The fluid coolant receiving thermal energy from the active heat-generating structure and transfers thermal energy to the inactive heat-generating structure when a temperature of the fluid coolant is greater than an ambient temperature of an environment surrounding the heat-generating structures. The active heat-generating structure is operable to switch to an inactive state and the inactive heat-generating structure is operable to switch to an active state. The heat exchanger is in thermal communication with the first and second heat-generating structures and is operable to receive the fluid coolant at a first temperature and dispense of the fluid coolant out of the heat exchanger at a second temperature.
US09644867B2	Rotary valve and a pulse tube refrigerator using a rotary valve A rotary valve of a multivalve type pulse tube refrigerator includes: a stationary seat; a rotary disk to change a coolant path by rotating while surface-contacting with a face of the stationary seat; a plurality of first ports provided in the face of the stationary seat to supply a high-pressure coolant to a regenerator and exhaust a low-pressure coolant from the regenerator; and a plurality of second ports provided in the face of the stationary seat to supply a high-pressure coolant to a pulse tube and exhaust a low-pressure coolant from the pulse tube. The first ports are arranged in a first circular track area in rotation symmetry with respect to the center of the face. The second ports are arranged in a second circular track area in rotation symmetry with respect to the center of the face.
US09644864B2	Solar oven positioning A positioning system is attached to radiation collection device such as a solar oven. The positioning system is attached to an outside of a building structure, allowing the collection device to be positioned in a plurality of locations. At least one of the plurality of locations is away from the building structure to allow the radiation collection device to collect solar radiation.
US09644860B2	Airflow direction control device of air-conditioning indoor unit An air-conditioning indoor unit includes a blow-out port, a Coanda vane and a controller. The Coanda vane is-provided in proximity to the blow-out port. The Coanda vane turns the blown air into a Coanda airflow along a bottom surface of the Coanda vane. The controller performs a control in which a direction of the Coanda airflow is directed in a first direction by positioning the Coanda vane in a first orientation, and the direction of the Coanda airflow is directed in a second direction different from the first direction by positioning the Coanda vane in a second orientation different from the first orientation.
US09644848B2	Oven appliance with dual opening and closing doors An oven appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chamber. A pair of doors is rotatably mounted to provide selective access to the chamber of the cabinet. The pair of doors is connected with a linkage assembly such that the doors rotate open and closed simultaneously. The linkage assembly includes a spur gear that engages another gear of the linkage assembly. The spur gear can hinder unwanted rotation of the pair of doors or compress the pair of doors against a seal.
US09644847B2	Connected food preparation system and method of use A connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.
US09644844B2	Multipoint fuel injection arrangements A multipoint fuel injection system includes a plurality of fuel manifolds. Each manifold is in fluid communication with a plurality of injectors arranged circumferentially about a longitudinal axis for multipoint fuel injection. The injectors of separate respective manifolds are spaced radially apart from one another for separate radial staging of fuel flow to each respective manifold.
US09644839B2	Dual venturi for water heater A dual venturi having a tubular part having primary and secondary passageways, wherein a primary gas inlet is provided on the side wall of the primary passageway; a body part, for opening/closing the flow of secondary air by rotating in horizontal plane and vertical plane directions, the horizontal plane direction being the cross-sectional direction of the tubular part and the vertical plane direction being perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a damper part having a damper part-side secondary gas outlet; a driving part, for rotationally driving the damper part in the horizontal and vertical planes; and a secondary gas inlet, which openly connects selectively to the damper part-side secondary gas outlet on the basis of the rotational position of the damper part, and for forming the rotational shaft of the damper part along with the rotational shaft of the driving part.
US09644838B2	High pressure fossil fuel oxy-combustion system with carbon dioxide capture for interface with an energy conversion system A combustion system for operational connection to an energy conversion system and a method of providing thermal energy to the energy conversion system. The system comprises a combustor to be oxy-fired at above atmospheric pressure, using solid, liquid or gaseous fuels, with a supply of oxygen and supercritical carbon dioxide. The combustion gases from the combustor are delivered to a heat exchanger which interfaces with the energy conversion system. Temperatures in the combustor, and the delivery temperature to the heat exchanger, are controlled by selective recirculation of at least part of the combustion gases to the combustor, and by modulating the supply of oxygen and fuel to the combustor. Any combustion gases which are not recirculated are processed to separate carbon dioxide for use or sequestration. The system and method substantially eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide, while providing a highly efficient supply of thermal energy to the energy conversion system.
US09644829B2	Systems and methods for providing a field repairable light fixture with a housing that dissipates heat Systems and methods disclosed herein provide one or more light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture, which effectively dissipate heat. Embodiments include one or more printed circuit board (PCB) each having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the front surface may comprise strategically spaced LEDs and one or more thermal heat dissipaters, which draw heat away from the LEDs. The back surface may comprise one or more thermal heat dissipaters, covering a substantial portion of the back surface, wherein the back surface thermal heat dissipaters are thermally connected to the front surface thermal heat dissipaters. The LED fixture may also comprise one or more drivers which drive the PCB. The PCB and driver may be housed within a PCB chamber and a driver chamber, respectively, of a housing fixture, which may provide heat dissipation, structural support, and environmental protection for the components housed therein.
US09644819B1	Flashlight with an adjustable light beam reflector A flashlight may include a housing supporting a light source, a lens, a parabolic reflector and an energy source operatively connected to the light source. An adjustable light beam reflector may be mounted on the housing to intersect/deflect all or a portion of the collimated light rays projected by the flashlight. The adjustable reflector may be movably mounted on the housing for manipulation by a user to produce a wide range of light beam shapes or patterns forward of and/or generally lateral relative to the forward end of the flashlight.
US09644816B1	Tailored stray light control for display applications A piecewise light control layer includes a plurality of light control portions including a first light control portion and a second light control portion. The first light control portion is configured to restrict light having a first angular profile. The second light control portion is configured to restrict light having a second angular profile, wherein the first angular profile is different from the second angular profile.
US09644804B2	Quantum dot modulation for displays Modulated light sources are described. A modulated light source may have first light sources that are configured to emit first light, which has first color components that occupy a range that is beyond one or more prescribed ranges of light wavelengths. The modulated light source may also have a light converter that is configured to be illuminated by the first light. The light converter converts the first light into second light. The second light has one or more second color components that are within the one or more prescribed ranges of light wavelengths. Strengths of the one or more second color components in the second light are monitored and regulated to produce a particular point within a specific color gamut.
US09644803B2	Light source and image projection apparatus In a light source in which a semiconductor luminescence element and a phosphor are combined, red light having high color purity is efficiently radiated. The light source includes: a semiconductor luminescence element; a fixed or rotatable first wavelength converting unit; and a rotatable second wavelength converting unit. The second wavelength converting unit includes: a second wavelength converting region that absorbs output light emitted from the semiconductor luminescence element and radiates light having a second wavelength different from that of the output light; and a transmission region that transmits the output light. The first wavelength converting unit absorbs the output light to radiate light having a first wavelength longer than the second wavelength of the light, and the light having the first wavelength is transmitted through the transmission region.
US09644799B2	LED light bulb construction and manufacture An LED light bulb with integrated power supply, and which may incorporate integrated communications and processing functions. The LED light bulb is designed to be efficiently manufactured in mass quantities using automated assembly techniques, and is constructed to exhibit the spatial light pattern of a regular incandescent bulb as closely as possible. Where communications and processing functions are integrated, the LED light bulb is able to communicate via wireless communications to a mobile phone, notebook, tablet, or other computing device.
US09644797B2	Apparatus and method for inhibiting propagation of a flame front An apparatus includes a foreline for conveying a waste stream which is drawn from a process chamber to a pumping mechanism. The foreline comprises an isolation valve for selectively isolating the pumping mechanism from the process chamber and a bypass positioned around the isolation valve. The apparatus further comprises a controller for actuating the isolation valve. The controller is configured to cause the isolation valve to be closed when the waste stream is initially drawn from the process chamber, during which time the waste stream is conveyed to the pumping mechanism via the bypass. The bypass includes means for inhibiting propagation of a flame front therethrough. The controller is configured to cause the isolation valve to be opened once a pressure within a region upstream of the isolation valve has been reduced below a value at which propagation of a flame front within the waste stream can be sustained.
US09644793B2	Fluid control valve assembly Provided is a fluid control valve assembly including: a main valve body having a first flow passage that is mounted on an inlet of a high-pressure vessel and through which a charging source gas passes, a second flow passage through which a feeding source gas passes, and a third flow passage to which the first flow passage and the second flow passage are connected; a manual valve that is mounted on the main valve body and that opens and closes the third flow passage; a solenoid valve that is mounted on the main valve body and that opens and closes the second flow passage by an electrical signal; a first check valve that is provided on the first flow passage to thus block a reverse flow of the charging source gas; and a second check valve that is provided on the second flow passage to thus block a reverse flow of the feeding source gas, and block the charging source gas from flowing in the second flow passage, to thereby prevent the charging source gas from flowing in the solenoid valve. Accordingly, a charging gas pressure of a high-pressure is prevented from being applied to a solenoid valve, to thereby prevent damage to the solenoid valve and to prevent a malfunction of the solenoid valve.
US09644790B2	Pressure vessel boss and liner interface A boss for a pressure vessel has a flange. The flange includes an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. A pressure vessel includes a main body section and an end section. The end section includes a boss and the boss includes a flange. The flange includes an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. In another aspect, a pressure vessel includes an outer shell, and inner liner and a boss including a flange with an exterior side and an interior side. The liner is mechanically integrated with the flange via a plurality of anchors, each anchor contacting the flange only on the interior side. A method of forming a pressure vessel includes providing a boss having a flange. The flange has an interior keyway having an inner sidewall and a plurality of bores disposed on the inner sidewall. The method comprises allowing a fluid polymer material to flow into the interior keyway and into the plurality of bores.
US09644787B2	Videoconferencing equipment assembly and related methods An assembly of videoconferencing equipment includes a flat panel display, a structure mounting the flat panel display to a support surface, and videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure. The structure and the videoconferencing equipment mounted to the structure are substantially concealed from view by the flat panel display from a front side of the flat panel display.
US09644777B2	Vibration-proof clamp A vibration-proof clamp includes a clamp body made of rigid resin and having a pipe clamp portion for holding pipes and a stud mounting portion for mounting to a stud; a cover for covering the pipe clamp portions of the clamp body; the cover connected to the clamp body; a first rubber member made of rubber or soft resin for mounting to the clamp body; and a second rubber member for mounting to the cover; the second rubber member having the shape and size which are the same as those of the first rubber member. Holding end portions of the first and second rubber members have semicircular shapes in cross section. The clamp body has rubber bottom holding portions for holding the holding end portions of the first rubber member. The cover has rubber top holding portions for holding the holding end portions of the second rubber member.
US09644774B2	Welding joint and welding method for same, welding device, welding joint, resin pipe welding device and welding method A synthetic resin-made welding joint that has a pipe end portion into which an end portion of a synthetic resin-made tube is to be fitted and inserted, and that is configured so that the pipe end portion and the tube end portion which is fitted and inserted thereinto are enabled to be welded together by heating of heating means which externally surrounds the pipe end portion, therefore, a synthetic resin-made holder which is fitted and attached onto the pipe end portion is disposed, and a flange for ensuring a radial expansion gap with respect to the heating means is integrally formed in the holder.
US09644772B2	Pipe insulation fitting cover A shell type fitting cover provided and is formed from a polymer material or a flexible thermoplastic sheet. A continuous gasket is affixed to the peripheral edges of the shell fitting prior to its installation. Preferably the gasket is a flexible, compressible material. The fitting includes a shell having two ends that overlap onto the linear portions of a pipe insulation system and a longitudinal seam that allows the shell to be installed over an existing piping system. A strip of foam gasket material is provided along each of the peripheral edges in order to create a seal where the installed fitting overlaps the linear sections of insulation as well as where the fitting shell overlaps itself at the longitudinal joint.
US09644760B2	Damping valve A damping valve includes a valve seat member, a valve body, a back-pressure chamber, a pilot passage, and a pilot valve, wherein the pilot valve has a pilot valve seat member and a pilot valve body, the pilot valve seat member having an cylindrical valve container provided with a penetrating hole connecting the inside and the outside, the penetrating hole communicating with the port, and an annular pilot valve seat provided in an end of the valve container, and the pilot valve body having a large diameter portion, a small diameter portion slidably inserted into the valve container, and a concave portion provided between the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion to face the penetrating hole, and an end of the large diameter portion is seated on or unseated from the pilot valve seat to open or close the pilot passage.
US09644752B2	Adjustable trunnion valve and related methods An adjustable trunnion valve includes an obturator, a valve stem, at least one valve seal, and a trunnion. The trunnion and obturator are configured to translate the obturator along a longitudinal axis extending through the trunnion and the obturator upon rotation of the valve stem beyond one or both of its open position and its closed position. A method of operating an adjustable trunnion valve having an obturator coupled to a trunnion and a valve stem includes passing a fluid through the adjustable trunnion valve and rotating the valve stem to rotate the obturator about an axis of rotation and to simultaneously translate the obturator in a direction along the axis of rotation while the obturator is supported by the trunnion and while the fluid flows through the adjustable trunnion valve.
US09644743B2	Sealing device The invention provides a sealing device which can inhibit an external dust in an atmospheric side from intruding into a lip end, thereby inhibiting a sealing fluid leakage by trapped dust. In a sealing device inhibiting leakage of a sealing fluid in an inboard side to an atmospheric side, coming into contact with a shaft by a seal lip end and circumferentially having in an atmospheric side inclined surface of the seal lip with a plurality of screws exerting a pumping action to the sealing fluid, a three-dimensional shape for preventing the dust intrusion is provided between the screws so as to inhibit the external dust intrusion in the atmospheric side toward the lip end. The three-dimensional shape is constructed by a projection or a groove extending in a parallel direction to the lip end. The projection or the groove is connected to the screws longitudinally in both end portions.
US09644734B2	Integrated transmission and auxiliary gearbox control A powertrain of a vehicle has a drive unit, a transmission and an auxiliary gearbox. Operation of the transmission and the auxiliary gearbox is controlled by a transmission control unit. The transmission control unit controls shifting of the auxiliary gearbox and the transmission while the vehicle is in operation. The auxiliary gearbox may be electronically shifted, independently of activity of the vehicle operator.
US09644732B2	Sensor device, and a magnet element for a sensor device A sensor device having at least one sensor element, such as a Hall sensor element, and at least one magnet element that can move in relation to the sensor element. The sensor element has a number of differently magnetized regions. The sensor element is configured to issue a sensor signal, which represents a condition defined by a magnetization of a region of the magnet element located in the measurement range of the sensor element. The sensor element determines the condition by means of one of at least three pre-defined sensor signal values.
US09644722B2	One mode continuously variable transmission A powertrain for a motor vehicle includes a one mode continuously variable transmission (CVT) and a torque converter connected to a planetary gear set assembly which is connected to a pulley and a chain assembly or other continuously variable unit (CVU). The planetary gear set arrangement generally includes one planetary gear set, one brake and one clutch. The CVU is connected to a final drive unit. The sheaves of the CVU have an involute spline connection.
US09644706B2	Belt having a multilayer impregnated textile overlay A power transmission belt having a base made of polyurethane and a textile overlay includes a first coating of a first thermoplastic material on the surface of the textile overlay. The first coating forms an impregnation, which has a melting temperature from 80° C. to approximately 145° C., penetrates at least partially into the textile. A second thermoplastic material on the first coating has a higher melting point. The first and second coatings can be applied successively to the textile overlay before casting of the polyurethane or can be overlaid as individual films or as a multi-layer film, and they may be applied to the textile overlay by heat and pressure. The coating acts to reduce abrasion and prevents the through passage of the belt polyurethane.
US09644693B2	Sequential parking brake assembly An assembly includes a brake system comprising a parking brake assembly including a first drive shaft and a second drive shaft. The assembly also includes two or more opposing brake pads, and a rotor extending between the two or more opposing brake pads. During use, the first drive shaft is moved so that a first portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor, The second this shaft is moved so that a second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor. One of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor before the other of the first portion of the brake pad or the second portion of the brake pad is moved relative to the rotor.
US09644683B2	Thermal management of bearings in hot magnetic separator An apparatus for separating hot particles including a plurality of materials having different magnetic properties includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged in a magnet assembly and configured to create a magnetic flux capable of providing a coercive force on at least a portion of the particles, the magnet assembly being mounted on a stationary shaft, a moving surface proximate the magnet assembly for carrying the particles in a downward path through the magnetic flux while the coercive force attracts the portion of the hot particles toward the moving surface, the moving surface being mounted on a drive shaft supported by a bearing, and an inert gas supply system which supplies inert gas into a gap between the stationary shaft and the drive shaft for cooling the drive shaft and the bearings, and into the magnet assembly for purging the magnet assembly of oxygen.
US09644681B2	Low-friction dynamic seal A sealing arrangement, for sealing of a radial gap between relatively rotatable inner and out components, whereby the inner component is rotational about an axis of rotation and the outer component is coaxially arranged around the inner component. The sealing arrangement comprises: a dynamic seal part mountable to the inner component; a static seal part mountable to the outer component; and first and second labyrinth seals, each being formed by a gap between at least one set of opposing surfaces on the static and dynamic seal parts, and a lip seal arranged radially between the first and second labyrinth seal. The lip seal comprises a sealing lip connected to the dynamic seal part and bears against a radially oriented counterface on the static seal part. The sealing lip has a longitudinal extension in a radial cross section that extends towards the rotation axis at an angle between 10° and 80°.
US09644678B2	Low-friction seal An elastomeric seal, the seal (10) having an elastomeric part (15) with a contact surface (17) for contacting, in use, a movable surface (30), the contact surface having a distribution of dimples thereon, the dimples having a depth of at least 9 μm, an aspect ratio of at least 0.2 and an area density of from 0.05 to 0.5.
US09644664B2	Male anti-false thread fastener member A male anti-false thread fastener member having features, including: a shank that has a lead end and a tool engagement end; a head formed at the tool engagement end of the shank; at least one male fastening thread formed on the exterior of the shank as a plurality of thread windings adapted to mate with a corresponding female fastening thread formed in an interior of a female fastener member; at least one male lead thread formed on the exterior of the shank at the lead end that is at least a half winding around the shank and comprises curved profile defined by an arc having a radius approximately equal to a radius of an arc that is tangent to both flanks of a thread profile of the at least one male fastening thread and below the pitch line of the at least one male fastener thread.
US09644657B2	Fastening device The invention relates to a fastening device (100) comprising: a bolt (107) with a head (108) and a shaft (109); a sleeve (111) comprising a head (112) able to house the head of the bolt and a body (113) able to house the bolt shaft, the sleeve body having an inner diameter smaller than the bolt shaft diameter; a ring (116) in solid and compressible material, attached to an outer surface (115) of the sleeve body and positioned near the sleeve head, said outer surface being able to contact a wall (106) of a drilled hole (103) made in a structural component, said ring being able to be compressed between said outer surface and said wall.
US09644655B2	Approaches for welding sandwich structures Methods for welding sandwich structures together, especially vehicle structures, where the structures include two opposing face sheets with a core, such as a micro-truss core, therebetween. In one embodiment, two sandwich structures are butt welded together. A cooling fluid barrier is provided at an end of the core between the face sheets to prevent cooling fluid from entering the core during the welding process, where the cooling barrier can be a micro-truss structure and can include cooling fluid channels. A welding insert is inserted into the end of one of the structures adjacent to the cooling barrier, and is welded to the other structure to secure the structures together.
US09644649B2	Void protection system A void protection system includes a valve assembly, a second fluid source configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic cylinder, an auxiliary valve configured to fluidly connect the hydraulic cylinder to the second fluid source, a sensor assembly, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor fluid pressure within the hydraulic cylinder based on signals from the sensor assembly, based on a determination that pressure in a rod end or a head end of the hydraulic cylinder is below a first fluid pressure threshold, configure the valve assembly to fluidly connect the corresponding end to the first fluid source, and if the first fluid source is not operational, increase an opening of the auxiliary valve to fluidly connect the corresponding end to the second fluid source and cause the second fluid source to provide fluid until pressure in the corresponding end is above a second fluid pressure threshold.
US09644630B2	Supercharger with integrated contraction chamber for noise attenuation A supercharger for a vehicle includes a lower body housing a compressor and an upper lid having a contraction chamber. The upper lid includes an air circulation port and is configured to be coupled to the lower body thereby forming a plenum. The contraction chamber is integrally formed in the upper lid adjacent to the air circulation port and includes an attenuator plate that defines a tuning neck. The tuning neck defines an inlet to and part of a volume of the contraction chamber, and includes a predetermined size and shape configured to attenuate a desired sound frequency generated by operation of the supercharger.
US09644629B2	Scroll compressor having a bearing lubricating layer A scroll compressor having a bearing is provided. The scroll compressor includes: a casing; a main frame fixed to the casing and having a shaft insertion hole formed therein; a fixed scroll fixed to the casing and disposed above the main frame; an orbiting scroll forming a compression chamber together with the fixed scroll and having a boss portion formed on a lower surface thereof; a rotational shaft having an end portion insertedly fixed in the boss portion in a state in which the rotational shaft is insertedly positioned in the shaft insertion hole; and a lubricating layer made of a PEEK material and formed in the shaft insertion hole or the boss portion, wherein the lubricating layer is formed by applying a liquid material to the shaft insertion hole or the boss portion.
US09644625B2	Compressor A compressor has suction reed valves each of which includes a fixation portion fixed to the valve base plate, a basal portion that extends from the fixation portion and is separable from the plate, and a valve flap extending from the basal portion toward the distal end to selectively open and close the suction port. Each suction port has a shape elongated in the width direction, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The width of the basal portion is greater than that of the suction port. Each valve flap includes an opening-closing portion facing the corresponding suction port and stoppers, which project from the ends in the width direction. The side edges in the width direction are continuous from the stoppers to the basal portion to gradually approach the suction port. The cylinder block has pairs of recessed retainers. The stoppers contact the retainers.
US09644609B2	Control of wind turbines A wind turbine power plant comprises a plurality of wind turbines, each having a rated output and under the control of a power plant controller. The power plant also has a rated output which may be over-rated in response to one or more of electricity pricing data, power plant age and operator demand. The power plant controller can send over-rating demand signals to individual turbines. The controllers at the turbines include a fatigue life usage estimator which estimates a measure of the fatigue life consumed by key components of the turbine. If this measure exceeds a target value for any component, over-rating is prevented at that turbine.
US09644608B2	Method and system for shutting down a wind turbine A method and system for shutting down a wind turbine is presented. The method includes determining one or more pitch positions for one or more rotor blades of the wind turbine such that a sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in the wind turbine is minimized. The method further includes pitching the one or more rotor blades from an operating position to the determined pitch positions.
US09644607B2	Blade pitch angle adjusting apparatus for a wind turbine A wind turbine blade pitch angle adjusting apparatus for adjusting the pitch angle of a blade of a wind turbine is provided. The apparatus includes an electric pitch motor able to output a maximum motor torque Tm and a pitch brake assembly able to generate a maximum brake assembly torque Tb. The pitch brake assembly includes a plurality of individual pitch brakes each able to generate a maximum individual brake torque Tsb, the maximum brake assembly torque Tb is the sum of all maximum individual brake torques Tsb, and the maximum motor torque Tm is higher than the maximum individual brake torque Tsb of any one of the pitch brakes.
US09644596B2	Igniter, igniter control method, and internal combustion engine ignition apparatus An igniter is not provided with a depression IGBT and is configured such that a distance between a main IGBT and a sense IGBT is equal to or greater than 100 μm and equal to or less than 700 μm and preferably equal to or greater than 100 μm and equal to or less than 200 μm. The igniter is controlled such that, before the overcurrent of the main IGBT reaches a predetermined upper limit, a sense current of the sense IGBT is saturated. Therefore, it is possible to provide the igniter which has a small size and prevents the overshoot of a collector current of the main IGBT when a current is limited and an internal combustion engine ignition apparatus which includes the igniter, has a small size, and prevents an ignition error.
US09644595B2	Starting battery for an internal combustion engine A starting battery for use with an internal combustion engine including an electric starting system with a starter motor is provided. The starting battery includes a battery cell and a control system including a timer and configured to operate a starter motor of an internal combustion engine. The control system is configured to actuate the starter motor to start the internal combustion engine in response to a user input and deactivate the motor after a predetermined amount of time measured by the timer.
US09644589B2	Debris diverter shield for fuel injector A tubular debris shield and diverter mounted in a high pressure flow passage within a fuel injector, provide the dual functions of passing the main flow of high pressure fuel with large debris particles to relatively large discharge openings, such as the injector spray holes, while allowing some high pressure fuel to flow through a multitude of very small transverse holes to a sensitive hydraulic component, such an injector control valve circuit. In one embodiment, the tube has a wall thickness in the range of about 0.1 to 0.5 mm at least about 2000 holes with a diameter in the range of about 20 to 30 microns.
US09644581B2	Variable intake system with variable valve A variable intake system may include an air duct that guides intake air into an engine and a variable valve having a variable opening degree, to adjust an amount of the intake air, wherein the air duct includes a first inlet and a second inlet that may be opened to an outside, wherein the air duct has a first flow path having one end connected with the first inlet and a second flow path having one end connected with the second inlet, wherein the second flow path shares a part of the first flow path, wherein another end of the first flow path and another end of the second flow path share a same outlet, and wherein a length of the second flow path may be longer than a length of the first flow path.
US09644577B2	Fuel vapor leakage detection device A first housing has a canister passage communicating a first interior with a canister. A second housing has an atmospheric passage communicating a second interior with an atmosphere. A switching valve is accommodated in the first housing to switch communication of the canister passage with selectively one of a pressure detection passage and the atmospheric passage. A switching valve bypass passage communicates the canister passage with the pressure detection passage and bypasses the switching valve. A partition member separates the first interior from the second interior and has a communication hole communicating the first interior with the second interior. A contact member is equipped to an end of the partition member and is in contact with at least one of the first housing and the second housing. The partition member forms a clearance with the first housing and the second housing.
US09644574B2	EGR device having baffle and EGR mixer for EGR device An EGR device includes a housing and a baffle. The housing has an outer pipe and a wall. The wall extends radially inward from an end of the outer pipe. The outer pipe defines an EGR inlet. The baffle is accommodated in the outer pipe. The baffle includes an inner pipe defining an inner passage internally and defining an annular passage externally with the outer pipe. The annular passage is configured to communicate with the EGR inlet. The housing has at least one diffuser extending from the wall. The at least one diffuser is located in the annular passage.
US09644573B2	System, method, and apparatus for thermal management with charge air cooler bypass A system includes an internal combustion engine, an EGR flow path having an EGR cooler path and an EGR cooler bypass path, a turbocharger, a compressed intake flow path, an EGR bypass valve that selectively divides the EGR flow between the EGR cooler path and the EGR cooler bypass path, a charge air cooler bypass valve that reduces an amount of cooling of compressed intake air out of the compression side of the turbocharger, and an aftertreatment component that receives the exhaust stream from the turbine side of the turbocharger. The aftertreatment component requires at least intermittent exhaust stream temperature elevation. The system includes a controller that determines that an exhaust stream temperature elevation request is present, and provides a charge air cooler bypass valve command and an EGR bypass valve command in response to the exhaust stream temperature elevation request.
US09644572B2	Control device for internal combustion engine This invention relates to a control device for internal combustion engine for performing an exhaust recirculation control for controlling an operation condition of an exhaust recirculation device (50,52) according to a target exhaust gas recirculation amount (TRegr) set such that a detected air-fuel ratio (AFd) corresponds to an estimated air-fuel ratio (AFe). When the sign of the ratio (Rtregr) of the change amount of the actual target exhaust gas recirculation amount relative to the change amount of the base exhaust gas recirculation amount setting parameter (Q) used for the setting of the base exhaust gas recirculation amount (Regrb) is different from that of the ratio of the change amount of the referential target exhaust gas recirculation amount relative to the change amount of the base exhaust gas recirculation amount setting parameter, the performance of the learning function to calculate the learned correction value (KGn) on the basis of the instant correction value (KT) for correcting the current target exhaust gas recirculation amount such that the air-fuel ratio deviation (Raf) becomes zero is forbidden.
US09644569B2	Boot seal for variable compression ratio engine Provided is a boot seal for a variable compression ratio engine having an inner layer free from tears or creases. The boot seal comprises a boot body having a cylinder-attaching part, a crankcase-attaching part and a connecting part for connecting these parts, and a rigid plate disposed in at least one of the cylinder-attaching part and the crankcase-attaching part and having a through hole. The boot body comprises an outer layer formed by injection molding a rubber material, and an inner layer formed of fluorine-containing rubber. An injection gate for the outer layer is located at a portion of the outer layer opposing the rigid plate. Both an outer surface and an inner surface of at least a portion of the rigid plate having the through hole are covered with the rubber material supplied from the injection gate.
US09644562B2	Injector driving apparatus In an injector driving apparatus, a driving circuit supplies a current individually to each coil of multiple injectors, a current detection element detects the current flowing in a common current flow path, which is common to the coils, a current supply period guard part forcibly stops the current supplied from the driving circuit to the coil upon determination that a measured period reached a predetermined set period based on a detection result of the current detection element, and a diagnosis part operates in a period of no fuel injection to check whether the current supply period guard part normally stops the current supplied to the coil, by continuously supplying the current to the coil for only a short period, which disables the injector to open a valve, and sequentially switches over the coils.
US09644560B1	Emergency forced idle device The Emergency Forced Idle Device aka “EFID” is a device configured to make an automotive engine idle and the brakes to work normally completely ignoring the accelerator's request for more power, although the driver is inadvertently applying both the brake and the accelerator pedals at the same time.
US09644557B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle includes: an engine, a motor configured to drive the vehicle, an air-fuel ratio sensor, and a control unit configured to stop and start the engine according to vehicle required power. The control unit is configured to change a threshold value of the vehicle required power at which the engine is started such that a difference between an air-fuel ratio detected by the air-fuel ratio sensor and a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio decreases in a case where the difference exceeds a predetermined value when the engine is stopped.
US09644556B2	Gaseous fuel injector activation A method for starting an engine is provided. The method comprises opening a throttle valve controlling air flow into an intake manifold in response to a gaseous pressure differential across a gaseous fuel injector exceeding a threshold pressure. In this way, delayed engine starts using gaseous fuel may be mitigated.
US09644554B2	Cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel-ratio controller for internal combustion engine An air-fuel-ratio of each cylinder is estimated based on a detection value of an air-fuel-ratio sensor. An air-fuel-ratio detection timing determination is executed to determine whether a deviation in air-fuel-ratio detection timing exists based on the estimated air-fuel-ratio while the cylinder-by-cylinder air-fuel-ratio control is performed. An observation residual is computed based on the detection value of the air-fuel-ratio sensor and the estimated air-fuel-ratio. When the observation residual is greater than or equal to a specified threshold value, the air-fuel-ratio detection timing determination is prohibited. Therefore, when the observation residual is still large before the estimated air-fuel-ratio of each cylinder is converged, or when the observation residual is still large due to a temporal deterioration in estimating accuracy of the estimated air-fuel-ratio, the air-fuel-ratio detection timing determination can be prohibited.
US09644551B2	Method of supplying fuel to engine A method for supplying fuel to an engine is disclosed. The method may include regulating a gas admission valve disposed between a gaseous fuel line and a cylinder intake port to reduce flow of gaseous fuel to the cylinder. The method may also include closing a shut-off valve disposed between a gaseous fuel reservoir and the gaseous fuel line to restrict flow of gaseous fuel from the gaseous fuel reservoir to the gaseous fuel line. Further, the method may include actuating an inert gas inlet valve disposed between an inert gas reservoir and the gaseous fuel line to supply inert gas to the gaseous fuel line and flush the gaseous fuel in the gaseous fuel line into the cylinder via the gas admission valve. Additionally, the method may include closing the inert gas inlet valve to restrict supply of inert gas to the gaseous fuel line.
US09644548B2	Exhaust system pressure estimation systems and methods A control system for an engine of a vehicle includes an adder module that determines a pressure sum based on a sum of a plurality of pressures determined based on (i) a plurality of operating parameters of the vehicle and (ii) a plurality of predetermined values calibrated for determining an estimated pressure at a location within an exhaust system of the vehicle. An estimating module determines the estimated pressure at the location within the exhaust system based on the pressure sum and a reference pressure. An actuator control module selectively adjusts at least one engine actuator based on the estimated pressure.
US09644543B2	Prediction of intake manifold pressure in an engine system An engine assembly includes an intake manifold and a manifold absolute pressure sensor configured to generate a current measured manifold absolute pressure (MAPM) signal for the intake manifold. The assembly includes a throttle valve adjustable to control airflow to the intake manifold and a throttle position sensor configured to generate a current measured throttle position (TPM) signal. A controller is operatively connected to the throttle valve and the manifold absolute pressure sensor and has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which is recorded instructions for executing a method for determining a predicted manifold absolute pressure (MAPP). Execution of the instructions by the processor causes the controller to determine the predicted manifold absolute pressure (MAPP) based at least partially on a predicted throttle flow (TFP) and the current measured manifold absolute pressure (MAPM) signal.
US09644542B2	Turbine cooling system using an enhanced compressor air flow The present application provides a gas turbine engine for low turndown operations. The gas turbine engine may include a compressor with a compressor bleed air flow, a turbine, and a compressor bleed air flow manifold. The compressor bleed air manifold directs a variable portion of the compressor bleed air flow to the turbine.
US09644533B2	Method and apparatus for supplying a combustion chamber with nitrogen In a method for supplying nitrogen to a combustion chamber, gaseous nitrogen (9) is drawn off from an air separation unit (7) at a first pressure, the nitrogen is compressed in at least two stages (C1, C2) of a nitrogen compressor and sent to a combustion chamber (25) at a second pressure, which is the output pressure of the last stage (C3) of the nitrogen compressor, between two stages of the nitrogen compressor the nitrogen is humidified by direct contact in passing through a contactor (17) supplied at its top with water, and the humidified nitrogen is compressed in at least one stage of the nitrogen compressor and sent to the combustion chamber.
US09644525B2	Cooling device having air guide for a radiator of an automobile engine A device for cooling a radiator, including an air guide attached to structural portions of a vehicle and a device having movable air-blocking flaps, the air guide includes at least two separate portions: a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, which include a mechanism for mutual attachment, the rear portion being attached to the structural portions and including a receiving area configured to receive the device having blocking flaps, the entire assembly being held in place by an attachment mechanism of the front portion onto the rear portion.
US09644522B2	Cast end cap mounting module An end cap mounting module comprises an end cap body that is cast as a single-piece component that has a first mount interface for connection to a catalytic converter and a second mount interface for connection to an exhaust pipe. The single-piece end cap body can include at least one integrally formed sensor boss and/or fastener boss.
US09644518B2	Urea filler neck and urea tank for prevention of urea overflow and urea after-treatment system with outside filler neck A urea filler neck for preventing a urea overflow includes a filler housing forming a urea path in which urea flows to a urea tank. An injection gun guide is provided in the filler housing. An end of an injection gun is fixed by the injection gun guide to limit an insertion position of the injection gun inserted into an inlet of the filler housing. An injection gun guide flooding phenomenon is generated, in which urea flowing backward from the urea tank rises to block an air flow in the filler housing being generated in the injection gun guide. A filler housing pressure increasing phenomenon is generated, in which a pressure in the filler housing is increased due to blocking of the air flow by the injection gun guide flooding phenomenon being generated in the injection gun guide.
US09644515B2	Gaseous ammonia injection system An aftertreatment system comprises a liquid exhaust reductant tank. A heat exchanger is positioned downstream of the preheater. The heat exchanger heats the liquid exhaust reductant to a second temperature. The second temperature is sufficient to decompose the liquid exhaust reductant and produce ammonia gas. A storage tank is positioned downstream of the heat exchanger and is structured to store the ammonia gas at a predetermined pressure. The aftertreatment system also includes a selective catalytic reduction system positioned downstream of the storage tank. The aftertreatment system can also include a preheater positioned downstream of the liquid exhaust reductant tank and upstream of the heat exchanger.
US09644508B2	Liquid filter with a filter bypass valve and with a central discharge duct, and filter insert for a liquid filter A liquid filter having a housing with a removable cover and an exchangeable cylindrical insert enclosed by two end disks. The filter has a bypass valve and the upper end disk has a central valve seat interacting with a valve body. The housing has a central discharge duct, with a closure pin fixed in the duct which is axially adjustable between closed and open positions. The filter has a valve body carrier connected, with limited axial displaceability, to the pin. The carrier, on its free end, has the bypass valve body, and onto which the insert end disk is mountable. The carrier is preloaded with a force, acting in the closing direction of the valve via a housing spring. During mounting of the insert onto the carrier, a force acting in the closing direction of the closure pin can be exerted directly on the pin by the insert.
US09644503B2	System to diagnose variable valve actuation malfunctions by monitoring fluid pressure in a hydraulic lash adjuster gallery A system for diagnosing malfunctions in a variable valve actuation device. The system has a rocker arm assembly with first and second arms attached at a first end and a hydraulically operated latch assembly to secure the first arm to the second arm when latched. The rocker arm assembly pivots upon a hydraulic lash adjuster and includes a source of pressurized fluid connected to a hydraulic valve providing high or low pressure fluid to the hydraulically-operated latch. The latch may be operated by a remote device. A pressure transducer positioned within the hydraulic lash adjuster (HLA) is adapted to create a signal indicating fluid pressure in the HLA. A control unit coupled to the hydraulic valve and the pressure transducer is adapted to sense engine operating parameters, actuate the hydraulic valve, read the signal from the pressure transducer and identify malfunctions of the rocker arm assembly based upon the signal.
US09644495B2	Thermal isolating service tubes and assemblies thereof for gas turbine engines Thermal isolating service tubes and assemblies thereof for gas turbine engines are provided. The thermal isolating service tube comprises an inner tubular member defining a fluid passage and at least one outer tubular member disposed about the inner tubular member. A spacing volume is defined between at least the inner tubular member and an adjacent outer tubular member. The thermal isolating service tube comprises a unitary structure and has at least one portion with a curved configuration, a non-circular cross-sectional shape, or both.
US09644493B2	Fan case ballistic liner and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a fan case with a liner includes the steps of providing a preform having a circular cross-section with a cut and a first diameter, flexing the preform to reduce the first diameter to a second diameter, and adhering the preform to an inner surface of a fan case. A fan case for a gas turbine engine includes a fan case body having an inner surface. A preform is adhered to the inner surface and has a cut providing a gap.
US09644486B2	Co-injected composite shell for an axial turbomachine compressor A segmented composite shell for an axial turbomachine compressor, each segment formed of a first polymeric material and comprises at least one working surface formed of a second polymeric material co-injected with the first polymeric material. The working surface can be a contact surface with a blade, wherein the working surface has a lipped profile and is made of an elastomeric material. The working surface can be the inner surface for bonding an abradable material, wherein the material can be silicone to facilitate the bonding of the abradable material to the silicone base. The working surface can be a lateral face of the shell that contacts a mating fixed surface, wherein the material can comprise TEFLON®, i.e. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), so as to form a working surface with dry friction properties. Such features enable the shell to have additional technical features implemented directly during the injection moulding of the shell segments.
US09644485B2	Gas turbine blade with cooling passages A blade is formed with blade air passages connecting the inside of a blade body of the blade and the inside of a platform of the blade. The platform is formed with pressure side passages that extend from the blade air passages toward a circumferential pressure side, are open at a pressure side end face, and are arranged in an axial direction. Further, the platform is formed with a suction side main passage into which cooling air flows, and a suction side passage that communicates with the suction side main passage and extends from the suction side main passage along a suction side end face.
US09644481B2	Gerotor hydraulic device with adjustable output A hydraulic device (1) comprising a housing (2) and a gerotor (3) contained within the housing (2), the gerotor (3) having an inner rotor (4) eccentrically disposed within an outer ring (5), the outer ring having a central axis (19), the outer ring (5) being fixed to the housing, the inner rotor (4) having external lobes (4a) extending radially outwardly engaging the outer ring (5) having internal lobes (5a) extending radially inwardly, the inner rotor (4) being arranged for orbital and rotational movement relative the outer ring (5), wherein the orbital and rotational movement will define a plurality of expanding and contracting volume pressure chambers (7) between the inner rotor (4) and the outer ring (5). The hydraulic device (1) comprises a fluid feeder tube (8) with a central axis (19), the fluid feeder tube (8) is provided with at least one fluid inlet line (8a, 8c) and at least one fluid outlet line (8b, 8d), the inner rotor (4) is adapted to slide against a drive shaft cylinder (10b), the drive shaft cylinder (10b) having a circumference which is eccentrically disposed relative the central axis (19), the inner rotor (4) comprises at least one radial fluid feeder channel (9) disposed radially from the center of and through the inner rotor (4) and out to at least one of the plurality of expanding and contracting volume pressure chambers (7), wherein said fluid inlet line (8a, 8c) and said fluid outlet line (8b, 8d) respectively are radially connectable to said radial fluid feeder channel (9) for fluid communication into and out from said expanding and contracting volume pressure chambers (7).
US09644476B2	Structures having cavities containing coupler portions An apparatus includes a first structure having a cavity containing a first coupler portion, and a first cover to sealably cover the cavity. In addition, a second structure for engaging the first inductive structure has a cavity containing a second coupler portion. A second cover is sealably covers the cavity of the second structure.
US09644468B2	Steam assisted gravity drainage processes with the addition of oxygen A process to recover hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon reservoir, namely bitumen (API<10; in situ viscosity>100,000 c.p.), said process comprising;establishing a horizontal production well in said reservoir;separately injecting an oxygen-containing gas and steam into the hydrocarbon reservoir continuously to cause heated hydrocarbons and water to drain, by gravity, to the horizontal production well, the ratio of oxygen/steam injectant gases being controlled in the range from 0.05 to 1.00 (v/v).removing non-condensable combustion gases from at least one separate vent-gas well, which is established in the reservoir to avoid undesirable pressures in the reservoir.
US09644466B2	Method of recovering hydrocarbons within a subsurface formation using electric current A method of recovering hydrocarbons includes forming a first electrode by creating a first hydraulic fracture within the subsurface formation and pumping a first electrically conductive material into the first hydraulic fracture; forming a second electrode by creating a second hydraulic fracture within the subsurface formation and pumping a second electrically conductive material into the second hydraulic fracture; electrically connecting a first power transmitting mechanism to the first electrode; electrically connecting a second power transmitting mechanism to the second electrode; and heating the subsurface formation between the first electrode and the second electrode by transmitting an electrical current via the first power transmitting mechanism to the first electrode and via the second power transmitting mechanism to the second electrode and by flowing the electrical current from the first electrode to the second electrode. The electrical current substantially includes a frequency between 60 Hertz and 500 Kilohertz.
US09644459B2	Wellbore lateral liner placement system A system for placement of a liner in a lateral wellbore, access to which is provided through a window having a V-shaped downhole end. The system includes a running tool including an upper end through which the running tool is manipulated from surface, a lower end, a key positioned between the upper end and the lower end, the key protruding from the running tool for locating the V-shaped downhole end of the window and a liner-engaging portion on the downhole end for releasably securing the wellbore liner to the running tool, the liner-engaging portion configured to secure the liner adjacent the key with the key protruding above the liner and the liner extending from the lower end. The invention also provides methods for placing a wellbore liner in a lateral wellbore extending from a main wellbore.
US09644458B2	Screen communication sleeve assembly and method Fluid flow between screen-pipe annuli of pipe sections in a down-hole well structure is provided by a fluid communication sleeve assembly that may be installed where adjacent pipe sections are connected. A flow ring is provided at each pipe section end, each flow ring providing fluid communication from and to an annulus between a screen and a corresponding base pipe. The fluid communication sleeve assembly includes a screen shield spaced from the adjoining pipes and the pipe joint, the screen shield connected to a flow ring at each screen shield end, and a lock nut at each screen shield end, the lock nut retaining a screen shield end to a corresponding flow ring. A method for providing fluid flow between screen-pipe annuli of pipe is also provided.
US09644454B2	System and method for injecting fluid at selected locations along a wellbore A system and method for selectively actuating sliding sleeves in valve sub-members which are placed downhole in a wellbore, via one or more darts inserted into said wellbore, to thereby open a ports or ports in such sub-members to allow fracking of the wellbore. The dart is preferably coupled, or provided with coupling means to permit coupling, to a retrieval tool, which upon the retrieval tool being so coupled allows a bypass valve to be opened to thereby assist in withdrawing the dart from within the valve sub-members. Upward movement of the retrieval tool allows a wedge-shaped member to disengage the dart member from a corresponding actuated sleeve to allow the dart to be withdrawn from the wellbore.
US09644449B2	Geothermal integrated expansion spool assembly A geothermal expansion spool assembly includes an integrated or single piece configuration. The geothermal expansion spool assembly comprises an upper portion adapted to directly couple to a production valve and a lower portion adapted to surround and engage with a surface casing of a geothermal well, wherein the upper and lower portion are permanently fixed to one another.
US09644447B2	Wireline pressure control apparatus A wireline pressure control apparatus for use in an oil or gas well, comprising a grease injector having first and second tubes (10) and a bore (12), and a grease injection channel in communication with the bore for injecting grease between the outer surface of the wireline and the inner surface of the bore. The bore (12) has radial passages (15) at spaced apart locations providing a leak path for fluids between the inner surface of the bore and the outer surface of the tubes, allowing pressure to equalize. The radial passages are in fluid communication with one another outwith the bore.
US09644445B2	Tunable floating seal insert A system including, a mineral extraction component, a conduit fitting coupled to the mineral extraction component, a floating seal insert disposed in the conduit fitting. The floating seal insert includes a feature configured to tune a fluid dynamic characteristic along a liquid flow path through the conduit fitting and the floating seal insert. Furthermore, the fluid dynamic characteristic can be shockwaves, flow rate, turbulence, etc.
US09644444B2	Load-sharing ram packer for ram type blowout preventers A ram block includes an upper ram arm, a lower ram arm, a packer channel, and a packer disposed at least partially within the packer channel. The packer includes a skeletal member that is configured to couple to the upper ram arm and the lower ram arm to oppose vertical separation of the ram arms.
US09644441B2	Hydraulic impact apparatus and methods A hydraulic jar coupled between opposing first and second portions of a downhole tool string. The hydraulic jar includes a housing comprising a shoulder protruding radially inward from an internal surface of the housing, a shaft disposed within the housing, a piston fixedly positioned about the shaft and fluidly sealed against the shoulder, and a pressure relief device. The housing and the shaft move axially relative to each other and the shoulder axially interposes first and second portions of an annulus formed between the shaft and the housing. The pressure relief device controls fluid flow from the first annulus portion to the second annulus portion based on a pressure of the fluid in the first annulus portion relative to a set pressure of the pressure relief device.
US09644438B2	Multi-position weight down locating tool A weight down tool comprises a central mandrel configured to be coupled to a wellbore tubular, a plurality of outwardly extending hunter lugs disposed about the central mandrel, and a plurality of radially expandable weight down lugs disposed about the central mandrel. The hunter lugs are configured to retract in response to moving through an upper restriction in a downwards direction and to expand the weight down lugs into an expanded position in response to moving through the upper restriction in an upwards direction. The weight down lugs are configured to retract out of the expanded position in response to moving through the upper restriction in an upwards direction.
US09644425B2	Apparatus for hanging or storing tools and equipment on an extension ladder An apparatus with: a handle, a bolt, a feature for attachment or storage of tools, two or more wedges, and an elastic belt that allow for hanging or storing tools and equipment on an extension ladder such that there is a maximal amount of surface contact and compression between an expanding clamp mechanism and the interior of a ladder rung. The apparatus can be configured in an almost infinite number of ways as desired by the user for length and features for attachment and it uses many off the shelf and easily obtainable components making repair and modification convenient for the user.
US09644423B2	Roll control device of a vehicle curtain A roll control device of a vehicle curtain is mounted on a receiving housing and is connected to a curtain rod for wrapping a curtain fabric. The roll control device has a cover, a gear set mounted in the cover, and a one-way transmission assembly and a damping member respectively mounted on a first gear and a second gear of the gear set. The damping member provides rotational resistance to the first gear. When expanding the curtain fabric, with the one-way transmission assembly, the curtain fabric can be easily drawn. When retracting the curtain fabric, with the torsional resistance, the curtain fabric can be smoothly and gently wrapped on the curtain rod without causing noise and excessive vibration.
US09644420B1	Emergency shelter with improved door latching assembly An emergency shelter includes a number of reinforced walls that define a substantially enclosed interior space in which people can enter in emergencies; a doorway opening formed in at least one of the walls to permit entry into and exit from the interior space; a door mounted over that doorway opening; and a latching assembly for latching and locking the door in its closed position. The door is configured to slide horizontally relative to the doorway opening between an open position and a closed position so that it can be opened even when debris is blown up against it. The shelter also includes a door jamb adjacent the doorway opening for receiving and partially surrounding a leading edge of the door to prevent movement of the door along an axis transverse to the horizontal sliding direction of the door so that the door does not cave in when struck by debris. A flange on the trailing edge of the door overlaps a flange on the front wall when the door is closed to prevent movement of the door along an axis transverse to the horizontal sliding direction of the door so that the trailing edge of the door does not cave in when struck by debris. The latching assembly securely latches and locks the door in its closed position but permits the door to be opened even when portions of the latching assembly are damaged.
US09644416B2	Barrier operator feature enhancement A barrier operator feature enhancement device is designed to provide one or more features found in modern barrier operator devices and to incorporate those features into a previously installed barrier operator system. To facilitate ease of use, the barrier operator feature enhancement device can communicate with a large variety of barrier operators. Such communication may be wireless or wired, depending on the communication protocol implemented by a particular previously installed barrier operator. To facilitate the ease of installation, the device is designed to configure itself to operate with the communication protocol of the previously installed barrier operator. Once configured to be able to communicate with the previously installed barrier operator, the feature enhancement device works with the barrier operator to provide one or more additional features to enhance the capabilities of the previously installed barrier operator.
US09644415B2	Method for controlling a motor-powered hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle Described herein is a method for controlling a motor-powered hatch arrangement of a motor vehicle, wherein the hatch arrangement has an upwardly deflectable hatch, in particular an upwardly pivotable hatch, a drive arrangement which is assigned to the hatch and a control arrangement which is assigned to the drive arrangement, wherein the motor-powered deflection of the hatch in the opening direction is limited to a maximum hatch deflection by means of a control arrangement. It is proposed that the chassis of the motor vehicle can be adjusted vertically as required in order to set different vehicle body levels, and in that the maximum hatch deflection is adapted to a change in the vehicle body level by means of the control arrangement.
US09644409B2	Unlocking lever device An unlocking lever device includes: a lever member which is operated to rotate to allow a locking mechanism to perform an unlocking operation; a sign member which is stored in a storage recessed portion provided in the lever member; a bias member which biases the sign member in a direction of protrusion from the storage recessed portion; and an inclined surface which regulates the protrusion of the sign member from the storage recessed portion in accordance with a position of rotation of the lever member by being abut against the sign member, and generates a bias force which allows the lever member to rotate.
US09644397B2	Food freezer locks and keys having safety features for preventing child entrapment A tubular lock and its operating key have safety features that render the lock and key well suited for use with food freezer appliances and the like where the keyway of the lock extends horizontally. The tubular portion of the operating key, and the keyway of the tubular lock are cooperatively configured so a key inserted into the keyway of the lock fits quite loosely and is minimally supported even when fully inserted. The graspable bow of the operating key is made unusually long causing the center of gravity of an inserted operating key to be spaced far from the front face of the lock—so the weight of the loosely fitting and minimally supported operating key levers the graspable bow downwardly, causing the key to drop from the keyway unless being held in the keyway. Gravity is optimally used to effect key ejection.
US09644393B2	Impact absorbing barrier An impact absorbing barrier includes a plurality of posts and a plurality of rails. Each post of the plurality of posts includes an impact absorption mechanism. Each rail of the plurality of rails includes a first end coupled to a first post of the plurality of posts and a second end coupled to a second, different post of the plurality of posts. The coupling between the first end and the first post and the coupling between the second end and the second post cause at least some of a force of a collision on the first post to be transferred to the impact absorption mechanism of the second post.
US09644384B2	Buckling restrained brace and related methods A buckling restrained brace includes a core rod, a buckling restraining tube concentrically surrounding at least a portion of a length of the core rod and configured to provide lateral support to the core rod to hinder buckling of the core rod upon compressive loading of the core rod, and an exterior support tube disposed concentrically surrounding at least a portion of a length of the buckling restraining tube. A plurality of spacers may be disposed between the buckling restraining tube and the exterior support tube at intervals along a length of the buckling restraining tube. The plurality of spacers may locate and support the buckling restraining tube within the exterior support tube.
US09644383B2	Safety grate cover for a swimming pool A grate cover in combination with a swimming pool being installed in a recess in the top of a sump. The grate is formed of an upper and a lower section. The upper section exhibits four squares or four triangles therein, The upper section has a dome-shaped configuration and has four square or triangular shapes therein, depending on the geometric division therein, each shape has openings therein. The lower section has four trapezoid shapes therein. Each of the shapes of the upper section, whether square or triangular, has a concave surface curvature therein at a transition between the upper and the lower section. Each of the trapezoids of the lower section has two concave surfaces- curvatures therein. One curvature extends in a first direction from the upper section toward an outside edge of grate cover. The other second concave curvature extends in a direction which is normal to the first direction. This way, the forceful suction within the sump cannot obtain enough force to suction the skin of a human onto the grate cover to cause any injuries. The curvatures in the top of the grate cover will always induce a lateral flow under a human body no matter how much of the grate is covered by the body.
US09644377B1	Screed guide/control joint and mounting clip An improved screed guide/control joint and clip for the placement of concrete in concrete slabs on a plurality of different surfaces, the clip accommodating different sized screed guides to accommodate different depths of concrete pours, the screed guide/control joint inhibiting water passage, impeding growth of weeds in the joint, and having improved lateral flexibility to the expansion and contraction of the concrete, the screed guide also allowing placement of conduits within the cover portion of the channel cavity of the screed guide.
US09644369B2	Post-tension concrete leave out splicing system and method Devices, systems, and methods for constructing post-tensioned concrete slabs in a new floor construction that has a reduced gap distance between the slabs. The devices, systems, and methods can improve project construction time by reducing the time delay in accessing the floor underneath the slabs due to safety and/or weather conditions.
US09644367B2	Joining structure To provide a joining structure that joins at least two or more building members together, in which jig insertion holes into which a joining jig is inserted are provided in the building members, respectively, the joining jig is inserted into the jig insertion holes and an adhesive that fixes the joining jig and the building members together is filled in the jig insertion holes, the joining jig to be inserted into the jig insertion holes includes a cylindrical main body, an intermediate shaft portion, and threaded end portions, and the threaded end portions are provided by rolled threads.
US09644365B1	Jackable building foundation system A jackable building foundation system includes a steel beam support frame platform to which one or more platform jacks are attached. Vertical movement of the platform in response to jacking is constrained by cuboidal column guides at the four corners. Each of the column guides comprises two tiers of square roller frames, within each of which is an I-beam engaged between the flanges on either side by two rollers supported on horizontal axes. The orientations of the I-beams and rollers alternate orthogonally at each corner of the platform, so that torques generated by uneven jacking are suppressed and do not result in jamming of the platform as it rises. The system is remotely controlled and monitored by a digital device, such as a smartphone, using application software.
US09644362B2	Urinal with sanitation device A urinal with a sanitation device capable of preventing the generation of a smell and urine scale with reliability without reducing a water conservation effect. In the urinal US, a liquid agent is ejected in different modes by predetermined timing according to areas on the urinal US.
US09644361B2	Sanitary washing apparatus The sanitary washing apparatus according to the invention comprises a cylinder, and a piston slider including a squirting port in a front end part and a second inflow port in a rear end part and internally including a flow channel connecting the squirting port with the second inflow port, The cylinder includes biasing means configured to reciprocably house the piston slider and to bias the piston slider backward, The rear end part of the piston slider includes a water pressure receiving part configured to receive water pressure of water flowing into the cylinder, and Pressure of water flowing from the first inflow port into the cylinder is received by the water pressure receiving part of the piston slider so that the piston slider is advanced to a use position against biasing force of the biasing means.An object of the invention is to provide a sanitary washing apparatus capable of suppressing jetting of water from the squirting port during the advance of the hydraulic nozzle based on a simple configuration, and also capable of maintaining a clean state after use of the nozzle without leaving water in its flow channel.
US09644344B2	Temperature control of energy recovery cylinder The present invention discloses an implement, in particular an excavator or a machine for material handling, with an element movable via at least one working drive, wherein at least one energy recovery cylinder is provided for energy recovery from the movement of the movable element, which includes a chamber filled with gas. In accordance with the invention, a device for adjusting the temperature of the energy recovery cylinder is provided.
US09644340B1	Scraper device, as well as construction machine A scraper device for a milling drum mounted in a construction machine at a machine frame between lateral walls with a milling drum axis, with a two-part scraper blade arranged in a height-adjustable fashion behind the milling drum when seen in the direction of travel, the lower part of which can glide over the ground surface milled off by the milling drum, where the lower part of the scraper blade is adjustable in height when in operating position, it is provided that the upper part of the scraper blade is attached, at the upper end, to swivel about a swivelling axis parallel to the axis of the milling drum.
US09644332B1	Modular barrier and airfield repair system A combination traffic barrier and roadway repair system for use on a traffic way, such as a roadway, runway, taxiway or the like, includes an elongated base and an elongated rectangular slab. The base configured to support the rectangular slab in a vertical orientation when used as a barrier. The rectangular slab being detachable from said base and configured to be placed flush with a traffic way surface, thereby forming a portion of the traffic way.
US09644319B2	Hybrid sheet, such as a security sheet, formed by assembling a fibrous part and a plastic part The invention relates to a sheet of a given size, having a rear face and a front face. The invention is characterised in that it includes at least one part which is made from fibrous material and at least one other part which is made from plastic material and which is adjacent to the fibrous part, said parts being joined at a zone in which the two materials overlap. The plastic part at least partially forms a side zone of the sheet that is free of fibrous material and the plastic part includes at least one transparent or translucent zone.
US09644318B2	Consolidation and dewatering of particulate matter with protein A method of treating a suspension of particles in a fluid including the steps of promoting flocculation of the particles, and dewatering the flocs to form a cake with a solids content, an improvement including the step of exposing the suspension to chemicals of the protein family. The suspension can include a suspension of biological sludge in water. The suspension can be a suspension of non biological material.
US09644313B2	Electrically conductive synthetic fiber and fibrous substrate, method of making, and use thereof Electrically conductive synthetic fiber and fibrous substrate (e.g. synthetic leather) are disclosed. The electrically conductive polymeric fiber and polymeric fibrous substrate are made electrically conductive by the use of an electrically conductive polymer disposed on the fibers and in contact with inorganic desiccant particles located at the surface of the fibers. The new material finds utility as an electrode for devices and as a resistive heating element, and as a pathway to efficient thermoelectrics.
US09644309B2	Laundry treatment apparatus A casing defines an external appearance of a laundry treatment apparatus. The casing has a through-hole and an outer tub placed within the casing. The outer tub is configured to receive wash water therein, and a hose extends outward through the through-hole. The hose serves to outwardly discharge the wash water received in the outer tub. A connector comprises a pair of pivotally movable parts connected to each other to tighten the hose and to secure the hose to the through-hole.
US09644308B2	Nozzle formed in a dispensing apparatus A washing machine appliance and a fluid additive dispenser are provided. The fluid additive dispenser includes one or more features for containing and dispensing fluid additives. The fluid additive dispenser also includes a spray nozzle formed or molded in a shower plate of the dispenser.
US09644304B2	Washing machine A drum type washing machine is provided. The washing machine includes a tub, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, and a shaft that penetrates the tub and is connected to the drum so as to transmit a drive force of a motor to the drum. A stator is fixed to a rear wall of the tub, and an outer rotor, including at least one magnet, an annular back yoke, and a rotor frame, is rotatably disposed at the outside of the stator. The rotor frame may be made of an aluminum material, and includes a side wall portion and a rear wall portion integrally formed with the side wall portion.
US09644302B2	Washing machine A washing machine that includes an integrated tub/drum that holds water, accommodates laundry, and rotates; a hollow rotary shaft coupled to and passing through one surface of the integrated tub/drum; a water supply pipe and a water drain pipe in the integrated tub/drum and through a passage or opening in the hollow rotary shaft; a nozzle that extends upward from an end of the water supply pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum; and a water drain that extends downward from an end of the water drain pipe that is in the integrated tub/drum.
US09644301B2	Methods and compositions for treating laundry items A method of operation for a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment includes a pre-wetting phase, a wash phase, and a rinse phase and further includes a dye fixative phase, a first dye absorber phase, and a second dye absorber phase.
US09644299B2	Clothes treating apparatus and method A clothes treating system includes a treating chamber for receiving clothes and a treating fluid therein, and a piston having a piston head. The piston can be adapted for reciprocating linear motion. Reciprocating motion of the piston head within the chamber agitates the clothes. An inner false wall can be contained within the chamber, and can have a corrugated surface providing frictional agitation of the clothes as the clothes are moved against the corrugated surface by the reciprocal motion of the piston head.
US09644296B2	System and method for manufacturing net shape preform from textile strips A preform manufacturing apparatus comprising a supply of fiber strip, a moveable positive fiber strip delivery mechanism coupled between a desired lay down location and the supply of fiber strip to positively deliver and orient the supply of fiber strip to the desired lay down location, and an optional electronic unwinder coupled to the supply of fiber strip when more delicate textile strips are used to fabricate the net shape preform is described herein. The electronic unwinder is configured to interact with the moveable positive fiber strip delivery mechanism.
US09644295B2	Centrifugal electrospinning apparatus and methods and fibrous structures produced therefrom A centrifugal electrospinning apparatus, centrifugal electrospinning method for the production of fibrous structures, and electrospun fibrous structures are provided.
US09644294B2	Device for manufacturing a fibrous product This forming device is intended to be mounted on a flight (6) of a conveyor for transporting a fibrous product through a heating device, where the flight (6) defines a receiving surface (63) for the fibrous product. The forming device has a forming block (8), a main part (81) of which is intended to be arranged at the front of the receiving surface (63), and at least one anchoring element (9) which is intended to be fixed to the flight by being arranged at the rear of the receiving surface (63). The forming block (8) and the anchoring element (9) comprise complementary snap-fastening members (89, 99) which, when the main part (81) of the forming block (8) is opposite the receiving surface (63) and the anchoring element (9) is fixed to the flight (6) at the rear of the receiving surface (63), are able to engage by the application of a one-way pushing force (F1) that pushes the main part (81) of the forming block (8) towards the receiving surface (63) in a transverse direction (X) with respect to the receiving surface (63).
US09644293B2	Knitted fabric and garment using the same A knitted fabric includes: a first knitted fabric region and a second knitted fabric region. The first region and the second region have different elongations from each other. The knitted fabric further includes buffer regions. The buffer regions are provided in at least one of the first region and the second region so as to be in contact with the first region and the second region. The buffer regions each have an elongation set so that, as the buffer region extends toward either one of the first region and the second region, the difference between the elongation of the buffer region and the elongation of the first region or the second region toward which the buffer region extends is reduced gradually. Between the first region and the second region, there is no boundary line that is substantially parallel to the course direction of the knitted fabric.
US09644292B2	Method for knitting knitted fabric There is provided a method for knitting a knitted fabric, different from a conventional method, of forming a suppressing section for suppressing a stretch in the knitting width direction of the knitted fabric in the knitting process of the knitted fabric.One side in a longitudinal direction of needle beds (FB, BB) is assumed as a moving direction (DR). A suppressing section (4) is formed by repeating performing of a bind-off process, in which a first stitch (11) held on one needle bed (FB) is overlapped with a second stitch (12) that is proximate in the moving direction (DR) and a retaining stitch (15) is knitted following in a wale direction of a double stitch (13) of the first stitch (11) and the second stitch (12), and forming of a new base stitch (14) branched from at least one of the first stitch (11) and the second stitch (12).
US09644287B2	Pretreatment method for reduction and/or elimination of basal plane dislocations close to epilayer/substrate interface in growth of SiC epitaxial films Non-destructive pretreatment methods are generally provided for a surface of a SiC substrate with substantially no degradation of surface morphology thereon. In one particular embodiment, a molten mixture (e.g., including KOH and a buffering agent) is applied directly onto the surface of the SiC substrate to form a treated surface thereon. An epitaxial film (e.g., SiC) can then be grown on the treated surface to achieve very high (e.g., up to and including 100%) BPD to TED conversion rate close to the epilayer/substrate interface.
US09644285B2	Direct liquid injection for halide vapor phase epitaxy systems and methods Methods of depositing compound semiconductor materials on one or more substrates include metering and controlling a flow rate of a precursor liquid from a precursor liquid source into a vaporizer. The precursor liquid may comprise at least one of GaCl3, InCl3, and AlCl3 in a liquid state. The precursor liquid may be vaporized within the vaporizer to form a first precursor vapor. The first precursor vapor and a second precursor vapor may be caused to flow into a reaction chamber, and a compound semiconductor material may be deposited on a surface of a substrate within the reaction chamber from the precursor vapors. Deposition systems for performing such methods include devices for metering and/or controlling a flow of a precursor liquid from a liquid source to a vaporizer, while the precursor liquid remains in the liquid state.
US09644281B2	Cosmetic and protective metal surface treatments An article having a metal surface is treated to have one or more desired optical effects. The surface is anodized to create an anodic film having pores therein. In some embodiments, an electrodeposition process is performed to deposit one or more metals within the pores of the anodic film. In some embodiments, a pre-dip procedure is performed prior to electrodeposition to create a more uniformly colored anodic film. In some embodiments, one or more dyes are deposited within the pores of the anodic film. In some embodiments, the substrate is exposed to a chemical etching process prior to anodizing to create a micro-textured surface that enhances the richness of the color of the anodic film.
US09644276B2	Semiconductor photoelectrode, photoelectrochemical cell, hydrogen generation method, and energy system Provided is a semiconductor photoelectrode comprising a first conductive layer; a first n-type semiconductor layer disposed on the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer covering the first n-type semiconductor layer. The first n-type semiconductor layer has a first n-type surface region and a second n-type surface region. The first n-type surface region is in contact with the first conductive layer. The second n-type surface region is in contact with the second conductive layer. The first n-type semiconductor layer is formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of a nitride semiconductor and an oxynitride semiconductor. The second conductive layer is light-transmissive. The second conductive layer is formed of a p-type oxide conductor.
US09644275B2	Method for preparation of graphene using spontaneous process The present invention relates to a method for preparing graphene using a spontaneous process, and particularly, to a method for mass-producing high-quality graphene composed of a single layer or several layers by using lithium intercalation of a graphite electrode occurring during the process of charging a lithium ion battery and a lithium ion capacitor in the preparation of graphene to form a graphite intercalation compound, and performing exfoliation through a reaction with water (or alcohol).
US09644274B2	Etching solution for copper or a compound comprised mainly of copper The present invention relates to an etching solution for copper or a compound comprised mainly of copper, wherein the etching solution contains (A) a maleic acid ion source and (B) a copper ion source, and an etching method using the etching solution.
US09644271B1	Systems and methods for using electrical asymmetry effect to control plasma process space in semiconductor fabrication Systems and methods are disclosed for plasma enabled film deposition on a wafer in which a plasma is generated using radiofrequency signals of multiple frequencies and in which a phase angle relationship is controlled between the radiofrequency signals of multiple frequencies. In the system, a pedestal is provided to support the wafer. A plasma generation region is formed above the pedestal. An electrode is disposed in proximity to the plasma generation region to provide for transmission of radiofrequency signals into the plasma generation region. A radiofrequency power supply provides multiple radiofrequency signals of different frequencies to the electrode. A lowest of the different frequencies is a base frequency, and each of the different frequencies that is greater than the base frequency is an even harmonic of the base frequency. The radiofrequency power supply provides for variable control of the phase angle relationship between each of the multiple radiofrequency signals.
US09644265B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable recording medium Provided are a method of manufacturing semiconductor device, a substrate processing apparatus and a recording medium which are capable of efficiently removing a deposited film in a shower head and suppressing generation of particles. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) forming a film on a substrate by supplying a film forming gas and an inert gas to the substrate in a processing chamber via a shower head, and (b) removing a deposited film deposited in the shower head in (a) by supplying to the shower head an inert gas, which has a temperature lower than that of the inert gas supplied in (a), into the shower head without the substrate loaded in the processing chamber.
US09644263B2	Method for synthesis of transition metal chalcogenide Disclosed is a method for synthesizing a transition metal chalcogenide, in which a transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized on a substrate by atomic layer deposition to sequentially supply a precursor of the transition metal chalcogenide and a reactant so as to have a predetermined synthesis thickness, the transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized at a process temperature of 450° C. or higher and 1000° C. or lower, and the transition metal chalcogenide is synthesized at a process temperature corresponding to the predetermined synthesis thickness.
US09644251B2	Cu—Zr-based copper alloy plate and process for manufacturing same Provided are a Cu—Zr-based copper alloy plate which retains satisfactory mechanical strength and, at the same time, has a good balance of bending formability and bending elastic limit at a high level and a process for manufacturing the Cu—Zr-based copper alloy plate. The copper alloy plate contains 0.05% to 0.2% by mass of Zr and a remainder including Cu and unavoidable impurities, and the average value of KAM values measured by an EBSD method using a scanning electron microscope equipped with a backscattered electron diffraction pattern system is 1.5° to 1.8°, the R/t ratio is 0.1 to 0.6 wherein R represents the minimum bending radius which does not cause a crack and t represents the thickness of the plate in a W bending test, and the bending elastic limit is 420 N/mm2 to 520 N/mm2.
US09644243B2	MicroRNA polymorphisms conferring enhanced drought tolerance in a plant Methods of identifying a single nucleotide polymorphism associated with a plant trait and methods of identifying a plant having an improved trait. The plant trait is correlated with at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in a microRNA region of a plant genome. Isolated nucleic acids, transgenic plants, and methods of producing the same are also disclosed.
US09644240B2	Disease susceptibility Provided herein is a method of assessing the susceptibility of a subject to, or aiding the diagnosis of, an anxiety disorder or depression, the method including determining whether the subject has a haplotype including rs3216799, rs6814934, rs7658048, rs2070950 and rs2070951 with respective alleles ‘+CT, ‘C’, ‘T’, ‘C’ and ‘C’. Also provided is a kit of parts or solid substrate for use in assessing the susceptibility of a subject to an anxiety disorder or depression, the kit including or the solid substrate having attached thereto one or more nucleic acid molecules that hybridize selectively to a genomic region encompassing any two or more SNPs selected from the group consisting of rs3216799, rs6814934, rs7658048, rs2070950 and rs2070951, and/or that hybridize selectively to a genomic region encompassing two or more polymorphic sites in linkage disequilibrium with any one or more SNPs selected from rs3216799, rs6814934, rs7658048, rs2070950 and rs2070951.
US09644227B2	Process for the enzymatic regeneration of redox cofactors A process for the enzymatic regeneration of the redox cofactors NAD+/NADH and NADP+/NADPH in a one-pot reaction, wherein, as a result of at least two further enzymatically catalyzed redox reactions proceeding in the same reaction batch (product-forming reactions), one of the two redox cofactors accumulates in its reduced form and, respectively, the other one in its oxidized form, characterized in that a) in the regeneration reaction which reconverts the reduced cofactor into its original oxidized form, oxygen or a compound of general formula R1C(O)COOH is reduced, and b) in the regeneration reaction which reconverts the oxidized cofactor into its original reduced form, a compound of general formula R2CH(OH)R3 is oxidized and wherein R1, R2 and R3 in the compounds have different meanings.
US09644226B2	Method for producing vectors containing a gene coding for an enzyme having reduced or deactivated feedback inhibition and the use thereof for producing amino acids and nucleotides A method for producing vectors containing a gene coding for an enzyme having reduced or deactivated feedback inhibition and to the use thereof for producing amino acids and nucleotide. Genes coding for feedback-inhibited enzymes are mutagenized in vitro, —ligated into vectors in a further step—the vectors are each transformed in a microorganism containing a metabolite sensor in a further step, which brings about the synthesis of a fluorescent protein at an increased metabolite concentration, —whereupon microorganisms exhibiting increased or maximum fluorescence are selected; and —the vectors that contain a gene coding for an enzyme having reduced or deactivated feedback inhibition are isolated from microorganisms having increased or maximum fluorescence.
US09644216B2	Adeno-associated virus vectors for treatment of glycogen storage disease The present disclosure describes improved adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy applications in the treatment of glycogen storage disease, particularly glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSD-Ia). Described are recombinant nucleic acid molecules, vectors and recombinant AAV that include a G6PC promoter/enhancer, a synthetic intron, a G6PC coding sequence (such as a wild-type or codon-optimized G6PC coding sequence), and stuffer nucleic acid sequence situated between the G6PC promoter/enhancer and the intron, as well as between the intron and the G6PC coding sequence. The recombinant AAVs disclosed herein exhibit highly efficient liver transduction and are capable of correcting metabolic abnormalities in an animal model of GSD-Ia.
US09644214B2	Enhanced disease resistance by introduction of NH3 Methods and compositions for improving plant resistance by expression of NPR homolog 3 (NH3) polypeptides are provided.
US09644208B2	MiRNA for regulating FABP6 gene and method of using the same A molecular marker miRNA for sheep breeding. The target gene of the miRNA is FABP6, and the miRNA inhibits the expression of the gene FABP6 in the adipose tissue of sheep.
US09644207B2	Compositions and methods for modulating Tau expression Disclosed are methods for modulating splicing of Tau mRNA in an animal with Tau antisense compounds. Also disclosed herein are methods for reducing expression of Tau mRNA and protein in an animal with Tau antisense compounds. Such compounds and methods are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate neurodegenerative diseases in an individual in need thereof. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases that can be treated, prevented, and ameliorated with the administration Tau antisense oligonucleotides include Alzheimer's Disease, Fronto-temporal Dementia (FTD), FTDP-17, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Epilepsy, and Dravet's Syndrome.
US09644202B2	Switchable aptamers The disclosure relates to a switchable aptamer having a high affinity for a selected target such as a virus, cell or antibody when in the presence of a binding ion and a low affinity for said target in the absence of said binding ion. The switchable aptamer may be isolated from a pool comprising a mixture of aptamers by incubating the pool with the target ligand and a binding ion to form target-aptamer complexes; separating unbound aptamer molecules from the target-aptamer complexes; contacting the target-aptamer complexes with a chelating agent having affinity for the binding ion wherein a switchable aptamer specific to said target is released from the target-aptamer complexes; and isolating the switchable aptamer released in the preceding step.
US09644197B2	Fusion protein having factor VII activity A fusion protein comprising factor VII (FVII) and transferrin according to the present invention has an improved specific activity of FVII compared to existing FVII fusion proteins comprising other fusion partners than transferrin, and thus can be effectively used in a therapy using FVII.
US09644193B2	B-1,3-glucanase, polynucleotide, recombinant vector, transformant, production method for B-1,3- glucanase, enzyme preparation, and production method for paramylon having reduced molecular weight A β-1,3-glucanase that exhibits decomposition activity with respect to paramylon derived from the genus Euglena. The β-1,3-glucanase is derived from the genus Euglena and exhibits the properties indicated below: (1) effect: hydrolyzing the β-1,3-bond of β-1,3-glucan; and (2) substrate specificity: decomposing at least paramylon. The β-1,3-glucanase additionally exhibits the properties indicated below: (3) decomposition activity: the ratio of paramylon decomposition activity with respect to laminarin decomposition activity is 20% or higher; (4) optimum pH: 3.7-7.0; and (5) optimum temperature: 30-70° C.
US09644191B2	Method for producing transgenic plant with increase syringin production and plant produced by using the same The present invention relates to recombinant glycosyl transferase UGT72E3/2 gene having an excellent syringin synthesis ability based on remarkable enzyme specificity for sinapyl alcohol, a method for producing a transgenic plant with increased syringin production based on a metabolic process which uses F5H and CHS genes that are involved with the phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway and Myb58 gene as a transcription factor for positive regulation of the gene that is involved with lignin biosynthesis pathway, and a plant obtained by the method. According to the present invention, syringin with various pharmaceutical applications can be effectively produced in a large amount in a plant, and thus it is expected to allow the development of an industry relating to agrobiological materials that are highly valuable as foods or pharmaceuticals.
US09644179B2	Use of PDL1 expressing cells to convert T cells into regulatory T cells The present invention provides methods and compositions for converting a T cell into a cell that exhibits at least one regulatory T cell phenotype. The converted T cell is generated by contacting a T cell with a cell that is modified to comprise an agent capable of activating PD1 signaling in a T cell. The converted T cell is useful for preventing, suppressing, blocking or inhibiting an immune response. For example the converted T cell is useful for preventing rejection of a transplanted tissue in a human or other animal host, or protecting against graft versus host disease. The converted T cell can also be used to treat autoimmune diseases.
US09644176B2	Photobioreactor A photobioreactor has an optical waveguide formed at least in part from a highly scattering optically transmitting polymer. The optical waveguide has a light distributing part immersed in a container holding photoactive biological material and a light collecting part outside the container.
US09644172B2	Patterned candle wick A substantially planar wick is formed with a two- or three-dimensional pattern. The contours of this pattern are determined by the desired flame characteristics or the desired visual aesthetics of the pattern itself.
US09644171B2	Cyclic acetals and ketals and use thereof as fragrance The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and use thereof as fragrance. In a further aspect the present invention relates to compositions and fragrance mixtures containing compounds of the formula (I) and the products perfumed with these compositions and fragrance mixtures.Further, the present invention relates to a method for intensifying an odor or several odors selected from the group consisting of fruity, floral, spicy, woody, musk and ambrette and a method for endowing hair or textile fibers with one, several or all of the notes selected from the group consisting of fruity, floral, spicy, woody, musk and ambrette with use of one or more compounds of the formula (I).
US09644160B2	Integrated fuel production and electricity generation A gas inlet configured to convey a gas stream from a feed source to the system. A hydrogen sulfide removal stage includes a first vessel configured to receive a first media. A primary compression stage is configured to elevate a pressure of the gas stream. A moisture removal stage is configured to condense and separate remaining moisture from the gas stream. A siloxane removal stage includes a second vessel configured to receive a second media. A carbon dioxide removal stage includes a single-stage membrane configured to separate carbon dioxide from the gas stream by a permeability characteristic of the gas stream. A secondary compression stage is configured to elevate a pressure of the gas stream to a level suitable for distribution to CNG-compatible vehicles. An electrical generator set has a prime mover configured to be fueled by the gas stream.
US09644157B2	Methods and systems for upgrading heavy oil using catalytic hydrocracking and thermal coking Methods and systems for hydroprocessing heavy oil feedstocks to form upgraded material use a colloidal or molecular catalyst dispersed within heavy oil feedstock, pre-coking hydrocracking reactor, separator, and coking reactor. The colloidal or molecular catalyst promotes upgrading reactions that reduce the quantity of asphaltenes or other coke forming precursors in the feedstock, increase hydrogen to carbon ratio in the upgraded material, and decrease boiling points of hydrocarbons in the upgraded material. The methods and systems can be used to upgrade vacuum tower bottoms and other low grade heavy oil feedstocks. The result is one or more of increased conversion level and yield, improved quality of upgraded hydrocarbons, reduced coke formation, reduced equipment fouling, processing of a wider range of lower quality feedstocks, and more efficient use of supported catalyst if used with the colloidal or molecular catalyst, as compared to a conventional hydrocracking process or a conventional thermal coking process.
US09644155B2	Integrated process for production of high octane gasoline, high aromatic naphtha and high cetane diesel from high aromatic middle distillate range streams An integrated process for production of ultra low sulfur products of high octane gasoline, high aromatic naphtha and high Cetane Diesel from high aromatic middle distillate range streams from any cracker units such as Light Cycle Oil (LCO) stream of Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units and subjected to hydrotreating for removal of heteroatoms like sulfur and nitrogen. The effluent from hydrotreating is subjected to hydrocracking at same pressure of hydrotreating step above for selective opening of saturated ring of multi-ring aromatics. The effluent from hydrocracking is separated in CUT-1, CUT 2 in which the monoaromatics and alkylated monoaromatics are concentrated and CUT-3 in which concentration of saturates significantly increased. The CUT-3 is selectively oxidized in selective oxidation step in presence of catalyst, an oxidizing agent and operating conditions such that it results in diesel product with more enhanced Cetane.
US09644154B2	Optimized method for recycling bio-oils into hydrocarbon fuels A process for the production of hydrocarbon products from a feed comprising at least one non-pre-treated bio-oil, comprising a first step for hydroreforming in the presence of hydrogen and a hydroreforming catalyst, used alone or as a mixture, to obtain at least one liquid effluent comprising at least one aqueous phase and at least one organic phase, a second step in which at least a portion of the organic phase of the effluent obtained from the first hydroreforming step is recycled to the first hydroreforming step with a recycle ratio equal to the ratio of the mass flow rate of said organic phase to the mass flow rate of the non-pre-treated bio-oil in the range 0.05 to 2 and in which the hydrocarbon effluent obtained from the hydrotreatment and/or hydrocracking step is not recycled to said first hydroreforming step.
US09644153B2	Vapor pressure enhancer The present invention relates to a device that installs in-line in the fuel supply line of fuel usage equipment such as a HVAC system or a large commercial natural gas or diesel generator. The device is suitable for use with liquid or gas hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline, diesel, propane, or natural gas. The device consists of a hollow cylinder with male ends and that contains a tightly packed copper wire core. The copper wire serves as a catalyst to crack the fuel's carbon chain molecules as the fuel flows through the device. The resulting fuel contains more and shorter fuel molecules, has a higher vapor pressure and burns more efficiently in the vehicle's engine. The copper wire is held in place by perforated copper keepers and the keepers are secured within the cylinder by snap rings that engage circumferential grooves provided internally at the ends of the cylinder.
US09644148B2	Liquid Crystal composition Provided is a composition that can form a polarizing film with high dichroic ratio, which contains a compound having a function as a dichroic dye and having a local maximum absorption in a wavelength range of 350 to 550 nm. The composition contains a compound represented by the formula (1) and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound: wherein Y represents a group represented by the formula (Y1) or the formula (Y2)
US09644147B2	Liquid crystal alignment agent, liquid crystal alignment film, and liquid crystal display element A liquid crystal alignment agent capable of forming a liquid crystal alignment film having good ultraviolet reliability, the liquid crystal alignment film, and a liquid crystal display element having the same are provided. The liquid crystal alignment agent includes a polymer (A) and a solvent (B). The polymer (A) is obtained by reacting a mixture. The mixture includes a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component (a) and a component (b). The component (b) includes a diamine compound (b-1) represented by formula (1), a diamine compound (b-2) represented by formula (2), and a compound (b-3), wherein the compound (b-3) is at least one selected from the group consisting of a structure represented by formula (3-1) and a structure represented by formula (3-2).
US09644142B2	Red phosphor material and light-emitting device A red phosphor material includes an essential component represented by a formula of A2-2xRxEuySmzLnx-y-zM2O8 as a main component, where A represents at least one selected from Ca and Sr; R represents at least one selected from Li, Na, and K; Ln represents at least one selected from La, Gd, and Y; M represents at least one selected from W and Mo; and x, y, and z are numerical values that satisfy 0.2≦x≦0.7, 0.2≦y+z≦0.6, 0.005≦z≦0.04, and x−y−z≧0. A light-emitting device includes an excitation light source and the red phosphor material that absorbs excitation light emitted by the excitation light source and emits red light.
US09644126B2	Treated geothermal brine compositions with reduced concentrations of silica, iron, and zinc This invention relates to treated geothermal brine compositions containing reduced concentrations of iron, silica, and zinc compared to the untreated brines. Exemplary compositions contain concentration of zinc ranges from 0 to 300 mg/kg, concentration of silica ranges from 0 to 30 mg/kg, concentration of iron ranges from 0 to 300 mg/kg. Exemplary compositions also contain reduced concentrations of elements like lithium, manganese, arsenic, barium, and lead. Exemplary compositions include Salton Sea brines containing a concentration of zinc less than 10 mg/kg, a concentration of silica ranging from less than 10 mg/kg, and a concentration of iron less than 10 mg/kg.
US09644124B2	Silicon-containing compound having alkoxysilyl-ethylene group at its terminal, room temperature-curable organopolysiloxane composition, and molded product obtained by curing the composition A silicon-containing compound having an alkoxysilyl-ethylene group at its terminal including at least one silyl-ethylene bond represented by the following structural formula (a) in one molecule, and according to this compound, a novel base polymer used in a room temperature-curable polyorganosiloxane composition capable of providing a cured product that is particularly excellent in rapid curability, storage stability and durability can be provided.
US09644122B2	Modified acrylate adhesive resin and production process of the same, photosensitive resin composition, display substrate, liquid crystal panel The invention discloses a modified acrylate adhesive resin and a production process of the same, a photosensitive resin composition, a display substrate, and a liquid crystal panel. This resin can improve the compression displacement and elastic recovery rate of the column-like spacers between two substrates of the liquid crystal display. The modified acrylate adhesive resin disclosed by the invention is an acrylate adhesive resin modified by a terminal hydroxyl-containing polybutadiene polymer, and has the following general structural formula: in which formula Z is: wherein y1+y2+y3=1; and n is an integer of 3-30; in which formula R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R2 is an alkyl group or an aralkyl group; R3 is an aromatic carbon ring; x1 is an integer of 1-300; x2 is an integer of 1-300; x3 is an integer of 1-300; and x4 is an integer of 2-30. The resin of the invention can be used for producing spacers.
US09644121B2	Adhesives suitable for use in bonding applications The present invention relates to adhesives that are suitable for use in a broad variety of bonding applications. In particular, the present invention relates to adhesives that are suitable for use in polymer-to-metal, for example elastomer-to-metal, such as rubber-to-metal bonding applications, wherein the adhesives comprise at least one halogenated polyolefin, at least one epoxysilane having at least one terminal alkoxy silane group, at least one bis-silane, and optionally at lease one organic solvent.
US09644117B2	Adhesive composition An adhesive compositions which shows a first color change when the ambient temperature is increased to a temperature of ≧T1 and a second color change when the ambient temperature is lowered to a temperature of ≦T2, wherein T1>T2. Such adhesive compositions have advantageous properties, in particular at security applications.
US09644112B1	Articles having electrically-conductive layer or pattern Articles are designed with a substrate and have either a uniform layer or pattern of electrically-conductive polyaniline on one or both supporting sides of the substrate. The electrically-conductive polyaniline is disposed either within, on top of, or both within and on top of, a uniform or pattern of a crosslinked polymer that is derived from a photocurable composition comprising water-soluble reactive polymer comprising (a) greater than 40 mol % of recurring units comprising sulfonic acid or sulfonate groups, (b) at least 5 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant group capable of crosslinking via [2+2] photocycloaddition, and optionally (c) at least 1 mol % of recurring units comprising a pendant amide, hydroxyl, lactam, phosphonic acid, phosphonate, carboxylic acid, or carboxylate group, all amounts based on the total recurring units in the water-soluble reactive polymer.
US09644109B2	Sealant composition, method for preventing liquid crystal contamination, liquid crystal panel and display device Disclosed is a sealant composition, a liquid crystal device and a method for preventing liquid crystal contamination using the sealant composition. The sealant composition consists of 20-30 parts by weight of an ultraviolet polymerizable double bond monomer, 15-20 parts by weight of a heat polymerization monomer, 5-20 parts by weight of a polymerizable oligomer, 0.1-5 parts by weight of a photoinitiator, 10-20 parts by weight of a heat curing agent and 0-20 parts by weight of a particulate additive, wherein said polymerizable oligomer is poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate or derivatives thereof. Through the reaction between the polymerizable oligomers and the polymer of the ultraviolet polymerizable double bond monomers to generate a reticular high molecular polymer, the anchoring effect of the polymer on the surrounding unreacted heat polymerization monomers is effectively enhanced, thereby reducing the contamination of the crystal liquid by the sealant.
US09644097B2	Stabilizer polymerization process and process for making polymer polyols A polymeric stabilizer is produced by copolymerizing an unsaturated polyether with an unsaturated low molecular weight monomer in a controlled radical polymerization. The polymeric stabilizer is useful for producing polymer polyol products via a mechanical dispersion process or an in situ polymerization process.
US09644092B2	Heterogeneous in-situ polymer blend A heterogeneous in-situ polymer blend comprising a continuous phase comprising a polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 30% and a melting point temperature Tm greater than 130° C., and a heat of fusion ΔHf greater than 65 J/g; and a dispersed phase comprising particles of an elastomeric copolymer dispersed in the continuous phase and having an average particle size of less than 5 micron, the elastomeric copolymer comprising ethylene units and 0.001 to 5 wt % diene by weight of the copolymer, and having a crystallinity of less than 20% and being at least partially cross-linked such that the degree of cross-link is at least 20%.
US09644090B2	Polymer mixtures with optimized toughness/stiffness ratio and optical properties The invention relates to a polymer mixture made of styrene/nitrile monomer copolymers and of graft copolymers based on acrylate rubbers, and also to thermoplastic moulding compositions and mouldings produced therefrom and use of these.
US09644085B2	Rubber tyre compound production method A method of producing rubber compounds, in which the polymer base is composed partly of a first polymer material having a glass transition temperature of over −50° C., and partly of a second polymer material having a glass transition temperature of below −50° C. and silica as a filler. The method includes a preliminary first polymer material treating step, in which the first polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 80 to 135 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a preliminary second polymer material treating step, in which the second polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 150 to 220 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a mixing step, in which the compounds resulting from the preliminary treating steps are mixed together; and a final step, in which stearic acid and a curing system are added and mixed with the compound being produced.
US09644083B2	Cellulose acylate film, polarizing plate protective film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same A cellulose acylate film, containing: at least two or more of chelating agents having different pKa values from one another, wherein the chelating agents comprise: a chelating agent A having at least one functional group whose acid dissociation constant pKa, measured at 25° C. in a mixed solvent having a mixing ratio of tetrahydrofuran 60 ml/water 40 ml, is 6 or less; and a chelating agent B having at least one functional group of a conjugate acid whose pKa, measured at the same condition, is 7 or more; and a cellulose acylate, and wherein the number of bright spots of the cellulose acylate film is equal to or less than 500/cm2; a polarizing plate protective film, a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display using the same.
US09644081B2	Polyamide moulding composition, moulded articles produced therefrom and also use of the polyamide moulding compositions The invention relates to a polyamide molding composition which comprises a partially aromatic polyamide and also a mixture of at least two UV absorbers. The invention likewise relates to molded articles which comprise corresponding polyamide molding compositions. The polyamide molding compositions according to the invention are used as parts of electrical or electronic components or housings or housing components, in particular housings or housing parts for portable electronic devices, household appliances, household machines, devices and apparatus for telecommunication and consumer electronics, interior and exterior parts in the automobile sector and in the field of other transport means, interior and exterior parts, preferably with a portable or mechanical function in the field of electrics, furniture, sport, mechanical engineering, the sanitary field and hygiene, medicine, energy- and drive technology, particularly preferably mobile telephones, smart phones, organizers, laptop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, radios, cameras, clocks, calculators, devices for playing music or video, navigation devices, GPS devices, electronic picture frames, external hard disks and other electronic storage media, or for the production of mono- or multilayer films, containers or pipes.
US09644080B2	Light-resistant resin composition, and moulded body thereof Provided is an additive that increases or improves a light resistance (or whiteness) of a non-fluorinated thermoplastic resin (e.g., a super engineering plastic, such as an aromatic polyamide, a liquid crystal polyester, or an aromatic polyetherketone resin). The additive comprises a fluorine-containing resin and an inorganic white pigment (e.g., titanium oxide). The fluorine-containing resin may be, for example, a fluorine-containing resin comprising a tetrafluoroethylene unit as a monomer unit, in particular, may be a tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (e.g., at least one member selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and another fluorinated olefin, a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a fluorinated vinyl ether, and a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, another fluorinated olefin and a fluorinated vinyl ether).
US09644072B2	Controlled radical polymerization, and catalysts useful therein A catalyst is prepared in situ by reaction between an aryl halide and a Ni(0) complex. The catalyst may be used to promote chain-growth polymerization of halogen-substituted Mg or Zn monomers by a controlled radical mechanism. Polymers, co-polymers, block copolymers, polymer thin films, and surface-confined polymer brushes may be produced using the catalyst.
US09644071B1	Bis(azobenzene) diamines and photomechanical polymers made therefrom Bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers and a method of synthesizing the monomers are provided. The bis(azo-benzene) diamine monomers, in combination with amine reactive monomers, form polymers, such as polyimides and copolyimides, having photomechanical and thermomechanical properties.
US09644068B2	Semiconducting materials based on naphthalenediimide-vinylene-oligothiophene-vinylene polymers The present invention provides a polymer comprising a unit of formula, wherein R1 and R2 are independently from each other C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl, C2-30-alkynyl, phenyl or a 5 to 8 membered heterocyclic ring system, wherein each of the C1-30-alkyl, C2-30-alkenyl or C2-30-alkynyl group may be substituted with 1 to 10 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, —CN, —NO2, —OH, —NH2, —NH(C1-20-alkyl), —N(C1-20-alkyl)2, —NH—C(O)—(C1-20-alkyl), —S(O)2OH, —CHO, —C(O)—C1-20-alkyl, —C(O)OH, —C(O)—OC1-20-alkyl, —C(O)NH2, —CO(O)NH—C1-20-alkyl, —C(O)N(C1-20-alkyl)2, —O—C1-20-alkyl, —O—C(O)—C1-20-alkyl, —SiH3, SiH2(C1-20-alkyl), SiH(C1-20-alkyl)2, Si(C1-20-alkyl)3, C4-8-cycloalkyl, phenyl and a 5 to 8 membered heterocyclic ring system, and phenyl and the 5 to 8 membered heterocyclic ring system may be substituted with 1 to 5 C1-16-alkyl groups, is 1, 2 or 3 and n is an integer from 2 to 10'000, a process for the preparation of the polymer and an electronic device comprising the polymer.
US09644061B2	Ethylene polymer pellet and extrusion process using the same Provided is a pellet of an ethylene polymer having a kneading torque at 160° C. of 2 to 15 Nm, wherein the pellet has a specific surface area of 1,800 to 3,000 mm2/g.
US09644052B2	Functionalized high cis-1,4-polybutadiene prepared using novel functionalizing agents In general the present invention provides a functionalized polymer prepared by a process comprising the steps of preparing a pseudo-living polymer by polymerizing conjugated monomer with a lanthanide-based catalyst, and reacting the pseudo-living polymer with a functionalizing agent defined by the formula (I) A-R1—Z (I) where R1 is a divalent bond or divalent organic group comprising from 0 to about 20 carbon atoms, A is a substituent that will undergo an addition reaction with a pseudo-living polymer, and Z is a substituent that will react or interact with silica or carbon black reinforcing fillers, with the proviso that A, R1, and Z are substituents that will not protonate a pseudo-living polymer.
US09644036B2	Predictive marker for topoisomerase I inhibitors The present invention generally relates to phospho-serine 10 topoisomerase I antibodies and other protein binding moieties, and kits and uses thereof.
US09644025B2	Immunotherapy regimes dependent on ApoE status The invention provides methods of immunotherapy of Alzheimer's and similar diseases in which the regime administered to a patient depends on the ApoE genotype of the patient.
US09644022B2	Amino acid sequences directed against human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) and polypeptides comprising the same for the prevention and/or treatment of respiratory tract infections Amino acid sequences are provided that are directed against/and or that can specifically bind protein F of hRSV, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such amino acid sequences. The amino acid sequences, polypeptides and therapeutic compounds and compositions provided by the invention show an improved stability, less immunogenicity and/or improved affinity and/or avidity for protein F of hRSV. The invention also relates to the uses of such amino acid sequences, polypeptides, compounds or constructs for prophylactic and/or therapeutic purposes.
US09644018B2	Antibody modulators of APLNR The present invention provides apelin receptor (APLNR) modulators that bind to APLNR and methods of using the same. The invention includes APLNR modulators such as antibodies, or antigen-binding fragments thereof, which inhibit or attenuate APLNR-mediated signaling. The invention includes APLNR modulators such as antibodies, or antibody fusion proteins thereof, that activate APLNR-mediated signaling. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the antibodies or antigen-binding fragments or antibody fusion proteins are fully human antibodies that bind to human APLNR with high affinity. The APLNR modulators of the invention are useful for the treatment of diseases and disorders associated with APLNR signaling and/or APLNR cellular expression, such as cardiovascular diseases, angiogenesis diseases, metabolic diseases and fibrotic diseases.
US09644004B2	Peptide and peptidomimetic inhibitors The present invention provides inhibitors and/or antagonists of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are methods of utilizing the inhibitors as therapeutics.
US09643999B2	Hepatitis C virus inhibitors Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula (I) are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US09643990B2	Non-caloric sweeteners and methods for synthesizing Disclosed are steviol glycosides referred to as rebaudioside V and rebaudioside W. Also disclosed are methods for producing rebaudioside M (Reb M), rebausoside G (Reb G), rebaudioside KA (Reb KA), rebaudioside V (Reb V) and rebaudioside (Reb W).
US09643987B2	Monophosphites having an unsymmetric biaryl unit Monophosphites having an unsymmetric biaryl structure and metal complexes thereof are provided. The metal complex compositions are useful as hydroformylation catalysts. The metals of the complex include Rh, Ru, Co and Ir. A method of hydroformylation using the metal complex or the metal complex components is also provided.
US09643985B2	PCL compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof Disclosed herein are compounds useful for detecting oxidants in a living cell, in a multicellular organism, or in a cell-free sample. In particular, disclosed herein are bioluminescent reporter compounds, and more particularly, fluorinated peroxy-caged-luciferin (PCL) compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds and compositions, and processes for preparing such compounds. Also disclosed herein are kits and methods for detecting and measuring peroxynitrite, and optionally, additional oxidants in a living cell, in a multicellular organism, or in a cell-free sample.
US09643981B2	Process for preparing (4R,12aS)-N-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-methoxy-4-methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12A-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[1′,2′:4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide The present invention relates to the preparation of (4R,12aS)-N-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-7-methoxy-4 -methyl-6,8-dioxo-3,4,6,8,12,12a-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[1′,2′:4,5]pyrazino[2,1-b][1,3]oxazine-9-carboxamide of the formula VIIa:
US09643976B2	Solvates of darunavir The present invention relates to novel solvates of Darunavir of Formula I.
US09643970B2	Substituted imidazo [1,5-a]pyrazines as PDE9 inhibitors This invention is directed to compounds, which are PDE9 enzyme inhibitors. The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also provides processes for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I) The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I). The present invention further provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I).
US09643965B2	Histone demethylase inhibitors The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and neoplastic disease. Provided herein are substituted pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of histone demethylase. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and/or melanoma and the like.
US09643963B2	Antiparasitic compounds The invention relates to 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives and their use to treat parasites.
US09643957B2	Heterocyclic compounds having cholesterol 24-hydroxylase activity An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a superior CH24H inhibitory action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease and the like. The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09643956B2	Solid forms of an ASK1 inhibitor Crystalline forms of 5-(4-cyclopropyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(6-(4-isopropyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyridin-2-yl)-2-fluoro-4-methylbenzamide(Compound I) were prepared and characterized in the solid state: Also provided are processes of manufacture and methods of using the crystalline forms.
US09643930B2	Substituted indazole derivatives as in vitro MAO-B inhibitors Substituted indazole or imidazole derivatives of formula I as an in vitro selective and reversible MAO-B inhibitors and for use in the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
US09643929B2	Asymmetric catalytic reduction of oxcarbazepine A process for preparing (S)-(+)-10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxy-5H-dibenz/b,f/azepine-5-carboxamide or (R)-(−)-10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxy-5H-dibenz/b,f/azepine-5-carboxamide, by reduction of oxcarbazepine in the presence of a catalyst and a hydride source is disclosed. The catalyst is prepared from a combination of [RuX2(L)]2 wherein X is chlorine, bromine or iodine, and L is an aryl or aryl-aliphatic ligand, with a ligand of formula (A) or formula (B): wherein R1 is chosen from C1-6 alkoxy and C1-6 alkyl, n is a number from 0 to 5, and when n is a number from 2 to 5, R1 can be the same or different, and R2 is alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, alkaryl or substituted alkaryl. The hydride source is either NR3R4R5 and formic acid, [R3R4R5NH][OOCH] and optionally formic acid, or [M][OOCH]x and formic acid, wherein R3, R4 and R5 are C1-6 alkyl, M is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal and x is 1 or 2. A pH from 6.5 to 8 is maintained during the process.
US09643923B2	Derivatives of indole for the treatment of cancer, viral infections and lung diseases The present invention relates to a new class of indole derivatives, having a particular MKlp2 inhibition profile and useful as a therapeutic agent, in particular for the treatment of cancer, viral infections and lung diseases.
US09643921B2	Method for producing indoline compound Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by a formula (6), the method comprising: a step of mixing a compound represented by a formula (4) and a compound represented by a formula (5) to form a salt consisting of the compound represented by the formula (4) and the compound represented by the formula (5); and a step of removing a protecting group P1 of the salt. In the following formulae, P1 is a protecting group and P2 is a protecting group.
US09643919B2	Cycloalkyl-dione derivatives and methods of their use The present invention is directed to compounds of formula I: wherein A is n is 0, 1, or 2; m is 0 or 1; R1 is H or C1-6alkyl and R2 is H, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkaryl, aryl, or heteroaryl; and X is O or NH. Tautomers, enantiomers, and diastereomers, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms, of compounds of formula I are also within the scope of the invention. Methods of preparing and using the compounds of formula I are also described. wherein A is
US09643911B2	Treprostinil derivatives and compositions and uses thereof The present disclosure provides treprostinil derivatives that can act as prodrugs of treprostinil. The treprostinil derivatives can be used to treat any conditions responsive to treatment with treprostinil, including pulmonary hypertension, such as pulmonary arterial hypertension.
US09643908B2	Fragrance composition The present invention provides a compound represented by the following general formula (A) wherein 1′-position is optically active; and one of R1 and R2 represents a methyl group and the other represents an ethyl group, or both R1 and R2 represent a methyl group.
US09643903B2	Continuous low-temperature process to produce trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene Disclosed is process for the production of (E) 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233zd(E)) by conducting a continuous reaction without the use of a catalyst. Also disclosed is an integrated system for producing hydrofluoro olefins, particularly 1233zd(E). The manufacturing process includes six major unit operations: (1) a fluorination reaction of HCC-240fa (in continuous or semi-batch mode) using HF with simultaneous removal of by-product HCl and the product 1233zd(E); (2) recycle of unreacted HCC-240fa and HF together with under-fluorinated by-products back to (1); (3) separation and purification of by-product HCl; (4) separation of excess HF back to (1); (5) purification of final product, 1233zd(E); and (6) isomerization of by-product 1233zd(Z) to 1233zd(E) to maximize the process yield.
US09643900B2	Hyperbranched ethylene-based oils and greases A process to prepare a relatively inexpensive utility fluid comprises contacting together ethylene and a coordination-insertion catalyst and, optionally, an alpha-olefin, in a continuously-fed backmixed reactor zone under conditions such that a mixture of a hyperbranched oligomer and a branched oligomer is formed. The hyperbranched oligomer has an average of at least 1.5 methine carbons per oligomer molecule, and at least 40 methine carbons per one-thousand total carbons, and at least 40 percent of the methine carbons is derived from the ethylene, and the average number of carbons per molecule is from 25 to 100, and at least 25 percent of the hyperbranched oligomer molecules has a vinyl group and can be separated from the branched oligomer, which has an average number of carbons per molecule of up to 20. The coordination-insertion catalyst is characterized as having an ethylene/octene reactivity ratio up to 20 and a kinetic chain length up to 20 monomer units.
US09643896B2	Dual purpose agricultural compositions A method of fertilizing a plant comprises applying to a plant an effective amount of a composition comprising a product of a salicylic acid, a potassium polyphosphite, a potassium phosphite, and a potassium phosphate. The composition may be prepared by reacting salicylic acid, ammonium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and/or potassium carbonate, phosphoric acid, and phosphorous acid.
US09643889B1	Method of storing exfoliated nanoclay particles The method of storing exfoliated nanoclay particles involves the freezing of exfoliated nanoclay particles in water, thus forming ice with the exfoliated nanoclay particles suspended therein. The frozen state of the suspension prevents the exfoliated nanoclay particles from agglomerating, thus allowing the nanoclay particles to be stored and transported while maintaining their exfoliated state. The exfoliated nanoclay particles are added to the water to form a suspension, and the suspension is then mixed for between 24 and 72 hours to ensure that no agglomerated nanoclay particles are in suspension and that the suspension contains only exfoliated nanoclay particles. The suspension is then frozen to store the exfoliated nanoclay particles in ice.
US09643886B2	Cement additives and related methods of use Cement and concrete additives and related methods of making and using such additives are disclosed and described. An additive can include molasses and a carrier. An enhanced Portland cement composition can comprise about 97 wt % to 99.9 wt % of the composition and the above described additive comprises about 0.01 wt % to about 3 wt % of the composition.
US09643880B2	Optical glass and use thereof An optical glass that is oxide glass, containing Si4+, B3+, La3+, Ti4+, Nb5+, and Zr4+; containing, denoted as cation %, Si4+ and B3+ of 5 to 55% in total, La3+ of 10 to 50%, with a total content of La3+, Gd3+, Y3+ and Yb3+≦70%, and Ti4+, Nb5+, Ta5+ and W6+ of 22 to 55% in total, with a content of Ti4+≦22%, wherein [Si4+/(Si4++B3+)]≦0.40; the total content of La3+, Gd3+, Y3+, Yb3+, Zr4+, Ti4+, Nb5+, Ta5+, W6+ and Bi3+≧65%; [Y3+/(La3++Gd3++Y3++Yb3+)]≦0.12; [Ba2+/(La3++Gd3++Y3++Yb3+)]≦0.40; [(Zr4++Ti4++Nb5++Ta5++W6+)/Zr4+]≧2; (Ti4+/B3+)≧0.85; and an Abbé number νd is in a range from 23 to 35, and a refractive index nd satisfies nd≧2.205−(0.0062×νd).
US09643879B2	Method for manufacturing a precursor for a primary preform for optical fibres by a plasma deposition process A method for manufacturing a precursor for a primary preform for optical fibers by an internal plasma deposition process including the steps of providing a hollow substrate tube, creating a first plasma reaction zone having first reaction conditions and depositing non-vitrified silica layers along at least a portion of the inner surface of the substrate tube, subsequently creating a second plasma reaction zone having second reaction conditions different from the first reaction conditions and depositing vitrified silica layers along at least a portion of the substrate tube, and cooling the substrate tube to produce the precursor for a primary preform.
US09643878B2	Sheet glass manufacturing method and manufacturing device Provided is a manufacturing method for a glass sheet, including: fusing a glass ribbon (G) by irradiating the glass ribbon (G) with a laser (L) along a preset cutting line (X), which is a boundary between a product portion (G1) to be used as a product and a non-product portion (G2) to be discarded, and jetting an assist gas (A) onto molten glass (M) generated by melting the glass ribbon (G) through heating with the laser (L) so as to remove the molten glass (M) by scattering the molten glass (M); and breaking the non-product portion (G2) so as to discard the non-product portion (G2), the assist gas (A) being jetted from the product portion (G1) side with respect to the preset cutting line (X), to thereby cause scattered pieces of the molten glass (M) to adhere to the non-product portion (G2) as pieces of dross (D).
US09643875B2	Fusion draw apparatus and methods A fusion draw apparatus includes a pair of engagement rollers. At least one of the pair of engagement rollers includes a circumferential knife edge configured to cooperate with the other of the pair of engagement rollers to thin the edge portion or sever the edge portion from a central portion of the glass ribbon within the viscous zone of the glass ribbon. In further examples, fusion draw methods include the step of thinning the edge portion or severing the edge portion from the central portion of the glass ribbon within the viscous zone.
US09643871B2	Submerged combustion melters and burners therefor A submerged combustion melter and burner therefor. The burner may include a first tube having a scaled distal end and a second tube concentric to the first tube, the second tube having a partially sealed distal end with an opening for receiving the first tube, where an annular space is defined between the first and second tubes. The burner further includes a first gas port in the sealed distal end of the first tube, the first gas port supplying a first gas, a second gas port in a distal end of the second tube, the second gas port supplying a second gas to the annular space, and a nozzle on the proximate ends of the first and second tubes. The nozzle provides N first gas outlets and M second gas outlets where the N first gas outlets supply either the first or the second gas into a molten glass environment external the burner, and the M second gas outlets supply either the second or the first gas into the molten glass environment external the burner to thereby mix and combust the first and second gases together in the molten glass environment.
US09643867B2	Waste processing system with anaerobic mechanism and method of operation thereof A waste processing system includes: an input module for converting input organic waste into processed input waste; a digester module, coupled to the input module, for generating biogas and digester effluent from the processed input waste, including: a digester tank; baffles affixed within the digester tank; a digester process solution in the digester tank including, hydrolytic bacteria, acidogenic bacteria, acetogenic bacteria, methanogenic bacteria, or a combination thereof, for converting the processed input waste into the biogas and the digester effluent; and an output module, coupled to the digester module, for collecting the biogas and digester effluent after a residence period.
US09643858B2	Method for manufacturing carbonate Methods are disclosed for manufacturing magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate, specifically manufacturing refined carbonates such as magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) through processes including electrolysis, carbon dioxide injection, and calcium oxide (CaO) or calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) injection in seawater.
US09643853B2	Synthesis of GME framework type zeolites An organotemplate-free synthetic process is disclosed for the production of GME framework type zeolites by hydrothermal conversion of FAU framework type zeolites with sodium cations. The resulting zeolite product is substantially free of non-GME framework type material.
US09643852B2	Seeded synthesis of aluminosilicate molecular sieves A process for producing an aluminosilicate molecular sieve comprises crystallizing a reaction mixture comprising water, a source of silica and seeds of a silicoaluminophosphate and/or an aluminophosphate molecular sieve. The resultant aluminosilicate molecular sieve product can advantageously be substantially free of framework phosphorus.
US09643849B2	Carbon nanotube film supporting structure A carbon nanotube film supporting structure is provided. The carbon nanotube film supporting structure is used for supporting a carbon nanotube film structure. The carbon nanotube film supporting structure includes a substrate and a number of protruding structures. The substrate has a surface defining a support region. The protruding structures are distributed on the support region. The carbon nanotube film structure can be peeled off completely after being in contact with the carbon nanotube film supporting structure.
US09643842B2	Nanoarchitectured multi-component electrode materials and methods of making the same At least one embodiment of the present invention provides preparation methods and compositions for nanoarchitectured multi-component materials based on carbon-coated iron-molybdenum mixed oxide as the electrode material for energy storage devices. A sol-gel process containing soluble organics is a preferred method. The soluble organics could become a carbon coating for the mixed oxide after thermal decomposition. The existence of the carbon coating provides the mixed oxide with an advantage in cycling stability over the corresponding carbon-free mixed oxide. For the carbon-coated mixed oxide, a stable cycling stability at high charge/discharge rate (3A/g) can be obtained with Mo/Fe molar ratios ≧1/3. The cycling stability and rate capability could be tuned by incorporating a structural additive such as Al2O3 and a conductive additive such as carbon nanotubes. The high rate performance of the multi-component material has been demonstrated in a full device with porous carbons as the positive electrode material.
US09643840B2	Dielectric polyurethane film The present invention relates to a process for producing a dielectric polyurethane film, in which at least the following steps are performed continuously: I) a mixture comprising: a) a compound containing isocyanate groups and having a content of isocyanate groups of >10% by weight and ≦50% by weight, b) a compound containing isocyanate-reactive groups and having an OH number of ≧20 and ≦150, at least one solvent having a vapor pressure at 20° C. of >0.1 mbar and <200 mbar, at least one wetting additive, is produced, where the sum of the number-average functionalities of isocyanate groups and of isocyanate-reactive groups in the compounds a) and b) is ≧2.6 and ≦6, II) immediately after production thereof, the mixture is applied to a carrier in the form of a wet film, III) the wet film is cured to form the polyurethane film and IV) the polyurethane film is separated from the carrier. The invention further provides a dielectric polyurethane film obtainable by the process according to the invention, a process for producing an electromechanical transducer, and an electromechanical transducer obtainable by this process.
US09643827B2	Fire tube implement, system, and method An implement is disclosed for use in moving a fire tube in relation to a heat treater. The disclosed implement includes a frame extending along a first axis, a shaft extending from the frame along a second axis, and a stabilizer extending from the frame that is configured to inhibit rotation of the fire tube when the implement is employed to move the fire tube.
US09643825B2	Optical system for detecting the state of winding of a cable on a winch A system allowing automatic detection of the end of winding of a cable on a winch comprises an optical detector which emits, in the direction of the cable, a light beam which illuminates a given zone through which the cable travels in the course of its winding. The detector is associated with a specific marking, strongly reflecting, positioned on a section of the cable close to its end, such that, when this section enters into the zone illuminated by the detector, it reflects the beam in the direction of the detector which detects this reflected beam and which then signals that the cable is almost at the end of winding. The detector, placed in a fixed position at a given distance from the cable, is also associated with a light waveguide interposed between the cable and the optical detector.
US09643813B2	Paper folding apparatus and image forming apparatus A paper folding apparatus includes: a pair of folding rollers driven in a rotational manner; a carrying roller configured to carry paper in such a manner that the paper passes near a nip part of the pair of folding rollers; a unit configured to form, near the nip part, deflection of the paper carried by the carrying roller toward the nip part; a pushing member which is configured to push the paper, which is carried by the carrying roller, toward the nip part of the folding rollers, the pushing member being provided in a manner movable from a position retracted from a carrying path of the paper toward the nip part; a drive unit configured to generate driving force to move the pushing member; and an elastic member configured to transmit the driving force from the drive unit to the pushing member.
US09643805B2	Device for separating individual, two-dimensional, flexible objects from the lower side of a stack A device for separating individual, two-dimensional, flexible objects from the lower side of a stack of such objects and for conveying the separated objects away from the stack. The device includes a stack space with a support region, and a support member that supports the stack from below in the support region. The support member includes a support roller arrangement of a plurality of support rollers. The device further includes at least one separating member for separating the objects from the lower side of the stack in the support region. The support roller arrangement is part of a roller guidance device and is translatorily movable to and from between a support position and a release position.
US09643797B2	Conveying device for granulate and also method for conveying granulate The invention relates to a conveying device for conveying granular material that is stored in a source (10), for example polyamide 6 (PA6) granules, to multiple receiving points (11, 12, 13, . . . ), the conveying device having a number of injectors (11, 12, 13, . . . ) corresponding to the number of receiving points. Also disclosed is a method for conveying granular material, for example PA6 granules, from a source (10) to multiple receiving points.
US09643790B2	Manufacturing work machine A board working device includes an adjustment mechanism including a plurality of main legs provided on a bottom portion of a base, the main legs being capable of adjusting a position of the base in vertical directions, and bolt heads for operating the main legs, a mounting head which rotates the bolt heads and adjusts the position of the base in the vertical directions, and a moving device which moves a mounting head to an arbitrary position on the base, in which the bolt heads are arranged within a movement range of the mounting head according to the moving device. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically perform leveling of the base using the mounting head, and it is possible to appropriately and swiftly perform the leveling of the base regardless of proficiency of an individual worker.
US09643787B1	Auger transfer conveyor An auger transfer conveyor apparatus for granular material has a conveyor body defined by side walls, a front wall, and a floor comprising a substantially horizontally oriented front floor section and an upward and rearward sloping rear floor section. A plurality of substantially parallel auger assemblies are provided, each with a substantially horizontal auger section extending along the front floor section, an inclined auger section extending along the sloping rear floor section to a transfer discharge at a top edge of the rear floor section, and a flexible joint connecting the horizontal auger section to the inclined auger section. The auger assemblies are open such that during operation granular material moves from the front wall toward the transfer discharge above and between the auger assemblies, and an auger drive is operative to rotate the auger assemblies.
US09643784B2	Roller drive sleeve A sleeve for a conveyor roller includes a tubular wall configured to receive and press-fittingly engage with an outer surface of the conveyor roller. The sleeve includes a plurality of engagement members. The plurality of engagement members are formed on an outer surface of the tube and configured to engage with a torque transmitter.
US09643783B2	Rail-led conveying means and conveying installation having such conveying means A rail-led conveying device includes a conveying vehicle with at least three runner rollers for rolling conveying along a rail guide. Rotation planes of the at least three runner rollers are arranged at an angle of greater than 0° and smaller than 180° relative to one another. The associated conveying installation includes a plurality of such conveying devices as well as a corresponding rail guidance with a rail body. The rail body includes a rail body longitudinal section with three runner surfaces that are arranged on the outer periphery of the rail body and are for the at least three runner rollers of the conveying device. The surface normals of the three runner surfaces are arranged at an angle to one another of greater than 0° and smaller than 180°.
US09643780B2	Storage system and methods A storage system includes a rack with a plurality of layers, each layer including an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle defining storage locations for items. A shuttle usable with the rack includes a first cart movable along the aisle and a second cart configured to be carriable by the first cart and to be movable along a row. The second cart is configured to carry an item between the first cart and the storage locations. A conveyor is located on one of the first or second carts to move the item onto or off the first cart. Related methods of storing and/or retrieving items from a rack are also disclosed. A rack system is disclosed and is readily assembled without welding, transferring loading so that the weight of the rack and any item stored therein is supported by the upright elements via support brackets.
US09643775B2	Stacked collapsible container The present invention discloses a novel apparatus and way for folding a shipping container in order to improve space utilization when in a folded condition. As a result of the container design, less vertical space is occupied in the folded condition thereby allowing an additional folded container to be stacked in an assembly of folded containers when compared to the prior art designs.
US09643771B2	Methods, systems and apparatuses for management and storage The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for the management, distribution, dispensing, and administration of consumer products, including over-the-counter and prescription medications through use of a product container labeling system and an optional integrated computer-based or online management system. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a product container comprising a hollow body, a child-resistant cap, and a specialized information label affixed to the hollow body.
US09643770B2	System and method for medicament storage, dispensing, and administration Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, device, and non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for execution by a user device, the medium comprising: instructions for displaying an indication of an incoming request to establish a communication session with a patient operating a medication dispenser; instructions for establishing a two-way communication session with the patient via the medication dispenser based on a physician user of the user device approving the incoming request; instructions for displaying a dispense user interface (UI) element during the two-way communication session; instructions for receiving a selection of the dispense UI element from the physician user; and instructions for transmitting, based on the selection, a command for the medication dispenser to dispense a medication to the patient.
US09643769B2	Storage box with synchronous opening/lifting mechanism A storage box with synchronous opening and lifting mechanisms, having a shell unit, a storage unit arranged inside the shell unit for receiving the object, a lifting unit disposed at a position between the shell unit and the storage unit for lifting and lowering the object, and a synchronization unit disposed inside the shell unit and the storage unit for enabling the shell unit to perform a synchronous opening and closing operation. The lift unit is coupled to the synchronous unit for lifting an object in the storage unit during the synchronous opening operation of the shell unit and lowering the object during the synchronous closing operation of the shell unit.
US09643755B2	Packaging A flexible packaging bag is closed at one end by means of a header having a removable outer header portion and an inner header portion (16A) both of which are sealed. The seal in the inner header portion is peelable. An elliptical aperture is defined in the outer header portion. The aperture is dimensioned to enable the insertion of one or more fingers and is offset proximal to a first side edge of the outer header portion. The aperture is used to suspend the bag from a display hook at an angle and can be grasped as an aid to tearing when removing the outer header portion.
US09643752B2	Stackable storage box A stackable storage box includes an upper box body and at least one modular storage unit. The upper box body includes a box bottom having a rotary portion and a positioning portion. The modular storage unit includes a lower base, an upper base and a drawer. The lower base includes a lower rotary portion and a lower positioning portion. The upper base includes an upper rotary portion and an upper positioning portion. The upper rotary portion is rotatably coupled with the rotary portion of the upper box body. The upper positioning portion is coupled with the positioning portion of the upper box body for positioning when the modular storage unit relative to the upper box body is rotated by a specific angle. A plurality of modular storage units can be rotatably stacked relative to one another and positioned with the upper and lower positioning portions combined.
US09643741B2	Hydraulic accumulator for propellant tank in spacecraft A liquid storage device for a propellant tank in a spacecraft includes a gas-guide tube, a cover plate, a housing, blades, a supporting column, a base, a passage-window pressing plate, a passage-window mesh piece, a liquid-storage-device mesh piece, a fixing block, and a pressing plate for the liquid-storage-device mesh piece. The blades are uniformly distributed on and fixed to the support column in a radial direction to form an integral structure, and the integral structure is mounted on and fixed to a circular partition plate in the base. The liquid-storage-device mesh piece is pressed on the circular partition plate in the base by the pressing plate for the liquid-storage-device mesh piece and then is fixed. The passage-window mesh piece is pressed on the outer side of a cylinder wall of the base by the passage-window pressing plate and then is fixed.
US09643739B2	Methods and apparatus for performing propulsion operations using electric propulsion systems Methods and apparatus to methods and apparatus for performing propulsion operations using electric propulsion system are disclosed. An example method includes deploying a space vehicle including an electric propulsion system; and using the electric propulsion system for attitude control and orbit control, no other propulsion system provided to enable the attitude control and the orbit control.
US09643735B2	Integration of braking action information with flight deck runway functions Flight deck systems are provided for integrating braking action information with flight deck runway functions. In one embodiment, the flight deck system includes a cockpit display device on which an airport display, such as a two dimensional or three dimensional Airport Moving Map, is generated. A controller is coupled to the cockpit display device and configured to produce a braking action graphic on the airport display indicative of the current braking action of a first runway approached for usage by the aircraft. The controller may determine the current braking action of the runway from braking action information received over a datalink. Further, in certain embodiments, the controller can assign the current braking action of the runway to a predetermined braking action category and produce the braking action graphic to visually identify the assigned braking action category.
US09643733B2	Fire seal for an aircraft A seal including an acute bend having a first end portion and a second end portion, a first engagement extension extending from the first end portion of the acute bend, and a second engagement extension extending from the second end portion of the acute bend, wherein the second engagement extension is at an acute angle relative to the first engagement extension to define a partially enclosed volume between the first engagement extension and the second engagement extension.
US09643732B2	Aircraft attitude indicator device An aeroplane attitude indicator device includes a mobile rod which includes a first end connected by a link to a support fastened to the aeroplane and a second end to which is connected a moving body, at least one actuator for controlling the motions of the rod, and a system for piloting the at least one actuator as a function of information originating from an attitude detection system of the aeroplane, so as to orient the rod in a vertical direction. The assembly of rod and moving body correspond to a pendulum-like artifact. Also described is an aeroplane cockpit equipped with an attitude indicator device.
US09643727B2	Airplane seatback tray table cover system A sanitary airplane seat back barrier system with contiguous material forming a tray table cover, and contiguous material to form a seatback pocket protector and seatback cover. The components are packaged in a folded state to allow positioning as a sleeve on an airline tray table, providing complete coverage of the table with subsequent unfolding of contiguous material to reveal a seatback pocket protector and seatback cover. This creates a contiguous sanitary barrier for an airline tray table and the surrounding surfaces known to commonly have microorganism contamination.
US09643724B2	Aircraft galley configuration Embodiments of the present invention provide improved layouts that can increase space on-board aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. The improved layouts may include two galley sections installed on an aircraft having a centerline and curved outer sidewalls. The first galley section can be positioned so that its longitudinal axis generally aligns with one of the outer sidewalls of the aircraft, and the second galley section can be positioned so that its longitudinal axis generally aligns with the longitudinal axis of the first galley. This can create a space along a rear side of the second galley section. The created space may be used for any number of options.
US09643722B1	Drone device security system A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device.
US09643721B2	Wind energy conversion systems, devices, and methods Airborne devices for generating power in a crosswind power generating phase, including a body and at least one non-planar wing. A control system directs the airborne device to follow a predetermined flight path of increasing altitude during the crosswind power generating phase. Wind energy conversion systems and methods including an airborne device, a tether, a generator, and a control system that directs the airborne device to follow a predetermined flight path including a crosswind power generating phase.
US09643719B2	Electro-rheological elastomeric, variable-stiffness flight control device According to one embodiment, a flight control device includes a grip, a stick associated with the grip, and a gimbal. The stick defines a first axis. The gimbal includes a first platform, a second platform, a first electro- rheological elastomeric bearing, and a second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing. The first platform is coupled to the stick and configured to rotate on a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The second platform is in mechanical communication with the first platform and configured to rotate on a third axis that is perpendicular to the second axis. The first electro-rheological elastomeric bearing defines the second axis, and the second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing defines the third axis. The first and second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing being configured to each have a variable stiffness.
US09643718B1	Simulated ground effect for aerial vehicles Ground effect acting on an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, may be simulated by discharging a gas around propeller blades of the aerial vehicle while the propeller blades are rotating. For example, a gas, such as air, may be discharged at or near the tip of the propeller blades with enough velocity to disrupt the airflow around the blade tips, thereby altering the sound generated by rotation of the propeller blade.
US09643701B2	Folding bowsprit A folding bowsprit permits deployment of sails from a point forward of the bow on sailing vessels. The folding function allows the sprit to rotate around an axis at ninety degrees to the vessels centerline and permits the end of the sprit to move vertically up or down. This unique ability to fold facilitates: compact stowage when not in use and reduces the overall length of the vessel; adjustment of tack position vertically while sailing; and safer and simpler sail handling by accessing the tack point of said sprit within the deck footprint while sailing.
US09643700B2	Selectively submersible vessel A selectively submersible vessel includes a combustor, a Stirling engine thermally coupled with the combustor, an electric generator mechanically coupled with the Stirling engine, a rechargeable battery electrically connected with the electric generator, a compressor electrically coupled with the rechargeable battery, a ballast tank fluidly coupled with the compressor, a snorkel fluidly coupled with the compressor, a controller electrically connected with the rechargeable battery, at least one sensor electrically connected with the controller, a data storage device electrically connected with the controller, and a data communications device electrically connected with the controller.
US09643688B2	Method and apparatus for a mooring beacon A remote controlled lighted mooring beacon is adapted to be secured to a mooring ball. The beacon includes a central shaft of a mooring stick. A ballast at the base of the shaft contains at least one battery which supplies the ballast for the mooring stick. A float surrounds a middle portion of the mooring stick and is located along the shaft between the top of the shaft and the ballast. An electronics package is located on the shaft including a receiver that responds to a wireless code for generating an activation signal. A 360 degree viewable high intensity light source is on top of the shaft, is daylight visible and is activated by the actuation. A conductor is connected from the at least one battery in the ballast to the electronics package and the light source for the powering thereof for at least one boating season.
US09643683B2	Electric bicycle and propulsion system therefor An electric propulsion system, an electric bicycle, and a method for converting a non-electric bicycle into an electric bicycle are disclosed. The electric propulsion system has an electric motor with a motor output shaft rotatable about a motor shaft axis. An output end of the motor output shaft is disposed on a first side. A transmission interconnects the electric motor and a drive chain of the bicycle to transmit a drive of the electric motor to the rear wheel. The transmission has a rotatable driven member on the first side engaged with the output end and is rotated thereby. A drive sprocket on the second side and rotatable about a drive sprocket axis is connected to the driven member by a transmission shaft. The drive sprocket engages the drive chain to transmit the drive of the electric motor thereto.
US09643682B2	Hydraulic operating device A hydraulic operating device includes a base member, a hydraulic cylinder provided on the base member and having a bore, a piston located in the bore to move between an initial position and an actuated position, a lever pivotally coupled to the base member around a lever axis for pivotal movement between a rest position and an operated position and including a contact portion, and a connecting member configured to connect the lever to the piston such that the piston is pulled from the initial position to the actuated position in response to the pivotal movement of the lever from the rest position to the operated position. The connecting member has a first end portion coupled to the piston and a second end portion configured to displaceably contact with the contact portion of the lever.
US09643679B2	Scooter with rotational connection A scooter device that can be propelled by side to side movement of a user is disclosed. The scooter device includes at least a first front wheel, at least a second and a third rearward located wheel, a frame structure through which the first wheel is coupled to the second and third wheels, wherein the second and third rearward located wheels are mounted in a biased direction arrangement and a steering mechanism that has a vertically ascending control member and is coupled to the first wheel such that turning of the steering mechanism achieves a turning of the first wheel, the steering mechanism further coupled to the frame structure such that the steering mechanism may be tilted relative to the frame structure. The frame structure can includes a first foot placement platform extending above the second wheel and a second foot placement platform extending above the third wheel.
US09643676B2	Bottle holder for bicycle An improved bottle holder may include a supporting board, which has a screw hole configured to connect with a screw to secure the bottle holder on the bicycle, and a lower portion of the supporting board has a supporting piece connecting with an arc-shaped elastic portion on each of both sides of the supporting piece. A limited hole and a through hole partially overlapped with each other are formed on the supporting piece, and the size of the through hole is larger than that of the limited hole, and a protruding edge is formed at a connecting portion of the limited hole and the through hole on each side thereof.
US09643668B2	Sprocket for a track-type machine A sprocket is disclosed. The sprocket may have a cylindrical hub having a first hub end and a second hub end disposed opposite the first hub end. The sprocket may also have a sprocket wheel disposed on the cylindrical hub between the first hub end and the second hub end. The sprocket may further have at least one tooth disposed on the sprocket wheel. The at least one tooth may have a tooth bottom disposed on a root circle. The at least one tooth may also have a tooth flank extending radially outward from the root circle to an outer surface of the at least one tooth. In addition, the at least one tooth may have a flat extending from the tooth bottom at a generally obtuse angle relative to a radial axis of the at least one tooth.
US09643645B2	Ball stud system for use within a ball joint A ball stud system that provides a ball stud that will not loosen easily under the application of repetitive side loading on the ball portion of the stud. The ball stud is secured to the vehicle steering knuckle arm using the combination of a tapered nut and tapered washer. The tapered nut includes slots and the pin of the ball stud an aperture. A cotter pin may be placed through the slots and aperture in order to further prevent rotation of the nut.
US09643641B1	Tunable steering column energy absorption system A steering column assembly includes an upper jacket assembly received within a lower jacket assembly and an energy absorption strap. The energy absorption strap has a first portion that defines a first slot that receives a first fastener to couple the first portion to a telescope drive bracket disposed on the upper jacket assembly. A second portion defines a second opening that receives a second fastener to couple the second portion to the upper jacket assembly.
US09643633B2	Front wheel folding structure of three-wheeled cart A front wheel folding structure of a three-wheeled cart, including: a pipe sleeve of a front wheel rack, a rotational joint, a first joint base, a second joint base, and a locking mechanism. The first joint base and the second joint base are symmetrically disposed at two sides of the rotational joint. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the rotational joint. The rotational joint is coupled to the first joint base and the second joint base. The rotational joint includes a front part and a rear part, and the front part is adapted to rotate in relative to the rear part. The front part of the rotational joint is connected to the pipe sleeve of the front wheel rack and is sleeved with a first gear, and a second gear is disposed in the inner side of the first joint base and is engaged with the first gear.
US09643630B1	Large diameter hose draining device A hose draining device that rolls along the ground and raises up a portion of a flexible hose to facilitate draining the hose. The device has a leading roller that is close to the ground, a center roller that is spaced away from the ground, and a trailing roller that is further away from the ground than the center roller. The hose is supported by the rollers while the device moves along the length of the hose. The device has a handle portion that is removable for storage and transportation. A counterbalance may be provided near the leading roller to stabilize the device.
US09643619B2	System and method for applying vehicle settings in a vehicle A method and system for applying vehicle settings to a vehicle. The method and system include receiving a device identification (ID) from at least one of: a first portable device and a second portable device. The method and system additionally include identifying a user settings profile that is associated to the device ID. The method and system also include determining if the user settings profile has been updated since a last ignition cycle of the vehicle. The method and system further include applying the user settings profile to control a vehicle system, wherein the user settings profile is retrieved from at least one of: a central user settings data repository, a telematics unit of the vehicle, and a head unit of the vehicle.
US09643611B2	Control device for vehicle and drive system for vehicle A control signal output unit (a drive control unit) executes control to retain a gear position corresponding to a motor generator during deceleration of a vehicle and regeneration executed by the motor generator.
US09643610B2	Method and arrangement for controlling an automatic transmission unit A method is provided for controlling an automatic transmission unit including at least a transmission with different selectable gear ratios and a clutch and being associated with a propulsion unit for a vehicle. The method includes operating the vehicle at a prevailing vehicle speed (v) in a downslope with the automatic transmission unit in a neutral gear or disengaged from the propulsion unit; operating the propulsion unit in an idle mode of operation; controlling the automatic transmission unit so as to select a gear which is a relatively low gear with regard to the prevailing vehicle speed (v), while maintaining the automatic transmission unit in a neutral gear or disengaged from the propulsion unit; and engaging the clutch to be slipping between the propulsion unit and the automatic transmission unit in order to adapt the rotational speed of the propulsion unit to the gear ratio of the relatively low gear.
US09643609B2	Motor vehicle and method of control thereof Embodiments of the invention provide a vehicle comprising actuator operable to provide motive power to the vehicle, the vehicle being operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the actuator thereby to reduce an amount of time the actuator is on, wherein the vehicle may be placed in an eco-stop condition by a driver-operated brake in which the vehicle is held stationary and the actuator is off, the vehicle being operable automatically to perform an eco-start operation in which the actuator is restarted when the driver releases the brake, wherein when an eco-start is performed the vehicle is arranged automatically to be held stationary by the brake whilst the actuator is restarted, if the actuator fails to restart the vehicle being further arranged automatically to assume a failed start condition in which the vehicle continues to be held stationary.
US09643605B2	Vision system for vehicle A forward-facing vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-facing camera disposed in a windshield electronics module attached at a windshield of the vehicle and viewing through the windshield. A control includes a processor that, responsive to processing of captured image data, detects taillights of leading vehicles during nighttime conditions and, responsive to processing of captured image data, detects lane markers on a road being traveled by the vehicle. The control, responsive to lane marker detection and a determination that the vehicle is drifting out of a traffic lane, may control a steering system of the vehicle to mitigate such drifting, with the steering system manually controllable by a driver of the vehicle irrespective of control by the control. The processor, based at least in part on detection of lane markers via processing of captured image data, determines curvature of the road being traveled by the vehicle.
US09643585B2	Stroke simulator Provided is a stroke simulator capable of suppressing occurrence of inclination of a piston with respect to a sliding surface formed in a cylinder. The stroke simulator includes a simulator piston which is displaced by sliding on a sliding surface formed in a first cylinder, and a first return spring which is housed in the first cylinder and applies, to the simulator piston, a reaction force which is generated by an elastic deformation of the spring under a pressing force due to a displacement of the simulator piston, and generates the reaction force which is applied to the simulator piston as a brake reaction force for a brake operating element. The stroke simulator is characterized in that a cup seal for sealing a gap formed between the sliding surface and the simulator piston is mounted in the middle in the axial direction of the sliding surface.
US09643580B2	Brake system for a land vehicle and method for controlling a brake system A brake system for a land vehicle includes at least one wheel brake; a pump configured to pump hydraulic fluid from the inlet side of the pump to the outlet side of the pump; at least one intermediate store for receiving hydraulic fluid; a hydraulic connection between the intermediate store and the inlet side of the pump; at least one first valve arrangement for blocking a hydraulic connection between the outlet side of the pump and the at least one wheel brake; at least one second valve arrangement for blocking a hydraulic connection between the at least one wheel brake and the inlet side of the pump; and at least one third valve arrangement for blocking a hydraulic connection between the outlet side of the pump and the intermediate store. A method for controlling a brake system is disclosed wherein the braking pressure in at least one wheel brake is reduced by pumping the hydraulic fluid from the at least one wheel brake into the intermediate store, and the second and third valve arrangement are in a conducting position.
US09643572B1	Method and apparatus for detecting intrusion into large vehicle A method for detecting a vehicle intrusion includes a first signal transmission process for alternately transmitting a first signal of a waveform through a first transmission module and a second transmission module at a predetermined period, a first intrusion determination process for analyzing a reflected wave received in response to the transmitted first signal to determine whether the intrusion occurred, a second signal transmission process for transmitting a second signal of a pulse waveform, upon detecting the intrusion as a result of the first intrusion determination process, a second intrusion determination process for analyzing a waveform of a reflected wave received in response to the transmitted second signal to determine whether the intrusion occurred, and transmitting a predetermined alarm message indicating that the intrusion occurred upon detecting the intrusion as a result of the second intrusion determination process.
US09643571B2	Field measurement compensation A system and method of locating a key are disclosed. The key is configured to communicate with a base station through a plurality of antennas that are coupled to the base station. The method includes turning off each of the plurality of antennas, turning on one of the plurality of antennas, measuring a first received signal strength, turning off the one of the plurality of antennas and measuring a second received signal strength. The key is determined to be located within a predefined area if the difference between the first received signal strength and the second received signal strength is above a preset threshold.
US09643548B2	System and method for detecting and providing power to an accessory in a vehicle An electrical system for providing power to an accessory in a vehicle is provided. The electrical system includes a power source, a relay coupled to the power source, an accessory socket coupled to the relay, and a switch coupled to the relay and disposed at least partially within the accessory socket. The accessory socket is configured such that the switch is in a closed state when an accessory is coupled to the accessory socket and the switch is in an open state when the accessory is not coupled to the accessory socket. When the switch is in the closed state, the relay consumes power from the power source and when the switch is in the open state, the relay does not consume power from the power source.
US09643545B2	Wire harness A wire harness includes a conducting path. The conducting path includes a conductor and a sheath. The conductor includes a first conductor and a second conductor which are connected to each other. The first conductor is disposed in a route regulation section requiring route regulation. The second conductor is disposed in another section than the route regulation section. The conductor in which the first conductor and the second conductor are connected to each other is covered with the sheath.
US09643544B2	Automatic transmission holding plate and wiring unit provided with same A wiring unit includes a wiring harness (WH), a holding plate (2) for holding the wiring harness (WH), pairs of through holes (21A, 21B) formed through the holding plate (2), and tie bands (20) inserted through the pairs of through holes (21A, 21B) to fix the wiring harness (WH) to the holding plate (2). Each tie band (20) includes a band portion (23) having longitudinally spaced locking teeth (24) on one surface and to be inserted through the pair of through holes (21A, 21B), and a lock (25) provided on one end of the band portion (23) and including an insertion opening (26), through which a free end of the band portion (23) is inserted. A locking claw (27) in the insertion opening (26) retains the band portion (23) by selectively locking to a locking tooth (24). The paired through holes (21A, 21B) have mutually different shapes.
US09643538B2	Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles A communication system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor configured to emit a periodic function with a parameter correlated to the speed of the vehicle, an acceleration monitoring system, a braking system engagement detector to detect a braking status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of signaling other drivers of a deceleration condition of the vehicle, and a control device. The acceleration monitoring system is configured to compute the acceleration of the vehicle from variations in the parameter of the periodic function of the vehicle speed sensor and to output a deceleration status of the vehicle. The control device is coupled to the acceleration monitoring system, the braking system engagement detector, and the alerting device, wherein the acceleration monitoring system sends signals to the control device and the control device operates the alerting device in a manner dependent on the deceleration status of the vehicle.
US09643535B1	Vehicle strobe brake light The vehicle strobe brake light is a replacement device for a high mounted stop lamp in an automobile. The vehicle strobe brake light is a lighting unit that contains a plurality of brake lights and a strobe light. The plurality of brake lights operate as the normal brake lights of an automobile. The strobe light of the vehicle strobe brake light is designed to operate when the anti-lock braking system (hereinafter ABS) of the automobile. Specifically, the vehicle strobe brake light activates the strobe light when the ABS of the automobile is activated. The vehicle strobe brake light comprises a lighting unit and a control system.
US09643531B2	Programmable devices for alerting vehicles and pedestrians and methods of using the same Programmable devices and associated methods for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators are provided. In accordance with various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, programmable devices for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators are provided, the programmable device for alerting pedestrians and vehicle operators comprising: a housing having an attachment mechanism and an actuator disposed thereon, the attachment configured for engagement with a portion of a bicycle on a location proximate to at least one hand of a user while the user is in a riding position on the bicycle; a data input component disposed along the housing and configured to receive at least one audio file; a speaker in electrical communication with the data input and operably coupled with the actuator, the speaker configured to produce sound corresponding to the at least one audio file upon engagement of the actuator by the user; and at least one light source operably coupled with the actuator, the at least one light source configured to produce at least one lighting projection configuration upon engagement of the actuator by the user.
US09643530B2	Daytime running light apparatus for vehicle A daytime running light apparatus for a vehicle may include a lamp disposed in a daytime running light for a vehicle, configured to receive information about a vehicle starting condition, and determine whether to turn on the daytime running light, and a controller coupled to the lamp to control an amount of light of the daytime running light in accordance with illumination intensity or brightness at a periphery of the vehicle, in which the controller may be adapted to increase the amount of light of the daytime running light in proportion to an increase in illumination intensity or brightness at the periphery of the vehicle.
US09643528B1	Propane tank securing cradle The propane tank storage cradle is a storage device that is designed to hold a propane tank in a horizontal position. The cradle forms a chamber into which the propane tank is laid. Accommodations are also provided with the propane tank storage cradle to receive the tank valve guard and the tank base. The dimensions of propane tank storage cradle are designed to prevent the propane tank from rolling and the cradle from flipping. The bottom of the propane tank storage cradle is fitted with non-skid feet which prevent the propane tank storage cradle from shifting during transport. The propane tank storage cradle comprises a first end cap, a second end cap, a third internal support and a fourth internal support.
US09643521B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle, encompassing a body, a drive motor, in particular an internal combustion engine and/or an electric motor, a crash detection device, a computing unit, at least one front seat with a seat part and a back part, at least one rear seat with a seat part and a back part, at least one rearward displacement device for the at least partial rearward displacement of the at least one front seat during a pre-crash phase acquired by the crash detection device, wherein the seat part of the at least one rear seat has built into it a first means for lifting up the legs of an individual on the at least one rear seat during the pre-crash phase, and the back part of the at least one front seat has built into it a second means for the rearward movement of the legs of the individual on the at least one rear seat during the pre-crash phase.
US09643515B2	Method and apparatus for operating a battery arrangement of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method (40) for operating a battery arrangement (14) of a motor vehicle (10), in particular a traction battery of the motor vehicle (10), wherein expected environmental conditions and/or use parameters of the motor vehicle (10) are determined (42), wherein an expected withdrawal of energy from an electrical energy store of the battery arrangement (14) is determined (44), wherein a heat loss of the battery arrangement (14) is calculated (46) on the basis of the expected withdrawal of energy, wherein a temperature profile (30) of the battery arrangement (14) is predicted (48) on the basis of the calculated heat loss and the expected environmental conditions and/or use parameters, and wherein a temperature of the battery arrangement (14) is set (54) on the basis of the predicted temperature profile (30).
US09643512B2	Vehicle battery charge preparation for post-drive cycle power generation A vehicle includes a connector for coupling a battery in the vehicle to a load external to the vehicle. An energy management system includes a controller that is programmed to operate the battery in a vehicle according to a target state of charge range that is defined by upper and lower state of charge limits. In response to receiving a request to prepare for power generation at a destination prior to arriving at the destination, the controller increases the lower state of charge limit as the distance to the destination decreases. In response to the request, the battery is operated during the drive cycle to the destination so that the battery state of charge at the destination allows the battery to provide power to the external load for a predetermined period of time before an engine is started.
US09643492B2	Motor vehicle having a fuel cell In a motor vehicle having a fuel cell, an air compressor provides input air under pressure at the fuel cell and an electric drive motor for driving the motor vehicle, which drive motor can be supplied with electric current by the fuel cell for that purpose, wherein the air compressor is driven by the drive motor.
US09643489B2	System and method for controlling a vehicle In accordance with one aspect of the techniques described herein, there is provided a vehicle comprising an engine, an automatic, robotic, or continuously variable transmission mechanically coupled to the engine, a four-wheel drive system, a vehicle control system coupled to the engine, the four-wheel drive system and the transmission, a braking system, a gas pedal for controlling the operation of the engine, a brake pedal for controlling the operation of the braking system, the gas pedal and the brake pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a right foot of the driver, the vehicle further comprising an additional pedal being disposed in the vehicle for control by a left foot of the driver and coupled to the vehicle control system, wherein the additional pedal is separate and distinct from the brake pedal and the gas pedal and wherein additional pedal controls the four-wheel drive system of the vehicle.
US09643483B2	Air duct for vehicle An air duct for a vehicle is provided. The air duct includes a first duct component that is formed from a rigid material through which air external air is introduced. A second duct component is formed from a pliable material through which introduced air is discharged towards an air filter. The second duct component is formed integrally with the first duct component.
US09643473B2	Heat pump system for vehicles A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a dehumidification line for supplying some refrigerant circulating in a refrigerant circulation line to an evaporator before the refrigerant is introduced into an exterior heat exchanger after passing a first expansion means so as to dehumidify the interior of the vehicle in a heat pump mode, thereby allowing the refrigerant to smoothly flow to the evaporator at a low pressure through the dehumidification line before the refrigerant is introduced into the exterior heat exchanger which has a higher pressure than the evaporator when the interior of the vehicle is dehumidified, and smoothly dehumidifying the inside of the vehicle.
US09643470B2	Air conditioning device for vehicle A vehicle air conditioning apparatus is provided to prevent a frost from being formed on a heat exchanger under the condition that the outdoor temperature is low. During a heating and dehumidifying operation, the third solenoid valve 25c is closed when outdoor temperature Tam is predetermined temperature T1 or lower, or when temperature Thex of the refrigerant flowing out of the outdoor heat exchanger 22 is a predetermined temperature T2 or lower and temperature Te detected by the cooled air temperature sensor 44 is temperature Tet-β or lower. By this means, during the heating and dehumidifying operation, when a frost is likely to be formed on the heat exchanger 14, it is possible to prevent the refrigerant from flowing into the heat exchanger 14, and to prevent a frost from being formed on the heat exchanger 14.
US09643468B2	Regenerative vehicle air conditioning system A regenerative air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a condenser, a compressor, an evaporator subsystem, an expansion valve, and a solenoid controlled expansion valve arranged and coupled together in a direct expansion cooling circuit. The evaporator subsystem has a main evaporator and a storage evaporator. The storage evaporator has a phase change material therein surrounding refrigerant passages in the storage evaporator. The storage evaporator in a charge state when the vehicle is decelerating wherein refrigerant flows through the storage evaporator to cool the phase change material to cause it to change phases to store thermal cooling potential. The storage evaporator in a discharge state when the vehicle is stopped and an engine of the vehicle is off to cool cabin cooling air flowing across the storage evaporator by the phase change material absorbing heat from the cabin cooling air flowing across the storage evaporator.
US09643467B2	Variable tracking active suspension system An active suspension system for a sprung mass that is supported and movable relative to an unsprung mass. The active suspension system has a suspension that comprises an electromagnetic actuator that is adapted to produce an arbitrary force on the sprung mass that is independent of the position, velocity and acceleration of the sprung mass, a control system that provides control signals that cause the suspension to exert force on the sprung mass, to control the position of the sprung mass relative to the unsprung mass, wherein the control system implements a control algorithm with one or more constants, and a user interface that is operable to cause a change of one or more of the control algorithm constants so as to vary how closely motion of the sprung mass follows motion of the unsprung mass.
US09643466B1	Control of adjustable ride height suspension A vehicle includes a suspension corner connecting the vehicle's road wheel to the vehicle's body and characterized by a ride height at the suspension corner. An actuator at the suspension corner is configured to selectively extend and contract in response to a volume of received pressurized fluid to selectively increase and reduce the ride height. The actuator includes a locking device configured to selectively restrain the piston in a predetermined position and release the piston, and includes an actuation mechanism for activating the device to restrain the piston in the predetermined position. A controller is configured to determine if a change in the ride height is required and to assess if the piston is restrained by the locking device. If the piston is restrained by the locking device and the change in ride height is required, the controller releases the piston via the device and then changes the ride height.
US09643458B2	Tire A tire (1) is provided with multiple projection parts (500) in a groove bottom (50B2) of a groove portion. The projection parts (500) extend from one side wall (50B1) to the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1), the side walls forming the groove portion. The projection parts (500) are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion. A relationship of 0.75 L≦P≦10 L is satisfied where L denotes a length of the projection parts (500) and P denotes the predetermined intervals. In addition a relationship of 0.4≦FW/W<1 is satisfied, where W denotes a groove width of the groove portion and FW denotes a length of the projection parts (500) in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the groove portion.
US09643449B2	Transfer printing method of electronic image and transfer sheet A transfer sheet is provided, whereby a T-shirt or the like can be printed in few steps by means of an electronic image forming device that uses powdered toner, liquid ink, or the like containing a plastic resin. By means of mirror-image printing a picture pattern, which is an electronic image, onto a first sheet, aligning the first sheet and a second sheet, and heat-pressing, a coating is spread over a portion of the picture pattern printed onto the first sheet. The first sheet has a structure including a mold release layer, a resin layer, and a porous resin layer in a substrate, and the second sheet includes a mold release layer, a resin layer, an adhesive layer, and a colored porous resin layer in a substrate.
US09643436B2	Printing press and a method for threading a printing material web into a printing unit of a printing press A printing press has a printing unit with a print head, which is configured as an ink jet printing head, and a printing material guiding element which can be rotated about a respective rotational axis. The print can be moved along an actuating path in an actuating direction. The actuating direction has a component which is oriented orthogonally to an axial defined by the rotational axis of the printing material guiding element. A threading assembly, for threading in a printing material web along a threading path, is arranged within the printing unit. Parts of the threading path are spaced at least two centimeters from the axial direction in relation to every target region of every nozzle of every printing head of the printing unit. A method for threading a printing material web into the printing unit utilizes the threading assembly.
US09643430B2	Printing apparatus and partition sheet output method A printing apparatus includes a drying unit that dries a medium, a controller that controls to output a partition sheet as a partition of the medium on which printing based on a print job has been performed, and a liquid application unit that applies liquid onto the partition sheet.
US09643429B2	Processing object modifying apparatus, printing apparatus, printing system, and method for manufacturing printout A processing object modifying apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a processing object; a plasma processing unit that performs plasma processing onto a surface of the processing object while the processing object is being conveyed by the conveying unit; a measuring unit that measures a pH value of the processing object to which the plasma processing has been applied; and a controlling unit that controls the conveying unit to change a conveying speed of the processing object on the basis of a measurement result of the measuring unit, the processing object to which the plasma processing is being applied.
US09643421B2	Recording apparatus There is provided a recording apparatus that can easily set a state in which liquid accommodation units are filled with a liquid for recording while suppressing increases in an installation area.A recording apparatus including a liquid ejecting head 16 that performs recording by ejecting ink onto sheets of paper P, a discharge unit 20 in which a discharge opening 25 that includes a discharge region at which the sheets of paper, on which recording was performed by the liquid ejecting head, are discharged, is formed, and liquid accommodation units 30 that are capable of accommodating the liquid that is supplied to the liquid ejecting head, in an apparatus main body 12, in which the liquid accommodation units are provided with injection openings through which it is possible to inject ink into the liquid accommodation units, which are provided in a positions that are below the discharge unit in a perpendicular direction (−Z direction) and overlaps with the discharge unit in the perpendicular direction.
US09643416B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting method A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of nozzles; a moving portion which moves the plurality of nozzles to the medium; and a control portion which controls the plurality of nozzles and the moving portion. The plurality of nozzles include a first-type nozzle group which records dots using a nozzle use rate which is less than a first threshold value; a second-type nozzle group which records dots using a nozzle use rate which is the first threshold value or more, and less than a second threshold value; and a third-type nozzle group which records dots using a nozzle use rate of the second threshold value or more. The control portion executes multipass recording in which recording of dots is completed using main scanning passes of N times, ejects the liquid in order of ejecting of the first-type nozzle group and the third-type nozzle group with respect to a first region, ejects the liquid using the second-type nozzle group with respect to a second region which is close to the first region, and ejects the liquid in order of ejecting of the third-type nozzle group and the first-type nozzle group with respect to a third region which is close to the second region, but is not close to the first region.
US09643412B1	Ejection apparatus An ejection apparatus is provided with a plurality of ejection units, a controller that controls a temperature of a liquid, and a supply mechanism that includes a plurality of supply units. The plurality of supply units flow the liquid in a predetermined flow direction. Respective portion of the plurality of supply units in the flow direction are connected to the ejection units to supply the liquid to the ejection units. A downstream side portion of one of the supply units in the flow direction is connected to another one of supply units via a heat transfer member.
US09643409B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and signal supply apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a liquid ejecting module having a plurality of liquid ejecting heads; a driving substrate mounted with a driving circuit that generates a driving signal; a control unit that generates an ejection control signal; and a relay substrate. The driving signal is transferred from the driving substrate to the relay substrate via a first wire, and the driving signal is transferred from the relay substrate to the liquid ejecting module via a second wire. The ejection control signal is transferred from the control unit to the liquid ejecting module via a third wire.
US09643407B2	Warming printheads during print passes A drive signal may be determined to drive a printhead to a series of target temperatures during respective portions of a print pass by the printhead. Each of the target temperatures may be the greater of a temperature of the printhead caused by printing a quantity of printing fluid to be printed during the respective portion and a predetermined threshold temperature. A drive signal may be provided to warm the printhead to the series of target temperatures during the respective portions of the print pass.
US09643393B2	Sealing apparatus and method for fabricating display device using the same A sealing apparatus for sealing a first substrate and a second substrate by a sealant includes: a stage which supports the first and second substrates, where the sealant is interposed between the first and second substrates along edges of the first and second substrates, and the stage includes a concave portion defined to correspond to the sealant; and an optical head configured to irradiate light onto the sealant, where the first substrate and the second substrate are fixed together by the light irradiated onto the sealant such that a space surrounded by the sealant between the first substrate and the second substrate is sealed.
US09643390B2	Apparatuses and methods for seaming substrates A method of joining substrate portions includes positioning the substrate portions such that the substrate portions overlap at an overlap area. The substrate portions each have a melting temperature and an outer surface. A fluid is heated to a temperature sufficient to at least partially melt the substrate portions. A jet of the heated fluid is directed from a fluid orifice onto the substrate portions at the overlap area. The heated fluid penetrates at least one of the outer surfaces of the substrate portions. The substrate portions are at least partially melted using the heated fluid. The substrate portions are compressed using a pressure applying surface adjacent the fluid orifice to join the substrate portions together at the overlap area.
US09643385B1	Layered heusler alloys and methods for the fabrication and use thereof Disclosed herein are layered Heusler alloys. The layered Heusler alloys can comprise a first layer comprising a first Heusler alloy with a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystal structure and a second layer comprising a second Heusler alloy with a fcc crystal structure, the second Heusler alloy being different than the first Heusler alloy, wherein the first layer and the second layer are layered along a layering direction, the layering direction being the [110] or [111] direction of the fcc crystal structure, thereby forming the layered Heusler alloy.
US09643374B2	Device and method for processing flat products The device, which serves for processing flat products, particularly separated sheets of paper, includes a device body that is holding a tool, with which the flat products can be processed. The inventive device further includes a tool bearing that is connected to the device body and that includes at least one bearing drive unit, a control unit controlling the bearing drive unit, a tool drive unit and a modular tool unit that includes said tool and that can be actuated by the tool drive unit when it is coupled to the tool drive unit, wherein the modular tool unit is releasably held by the tool bearing and is movable by the bearing drive unit towards the tool drive unit under the control of the control unit until it is coupled with the tool drive unit.
US09643367B2	Method for producing a composite mirror and composite mirror obtained with same A method for producing a composite mirror. It comprises the steps of providing a glass blank with low coefficient of expansion, machining a convex shape (4) in the glass blank, laying a front skin (6) impregnated with resin over the convex shape (4) of the glass blank (2), machining in a rear supporting structure (8) a concave shape matching the convex shape machined in the glass blank (2), gluing the concave shape (10) of the supporting structure (8) onto the convex shape of the glass blank (2), machining a convex shape in the supporting structure, laying a rear skin (14) impregnated with resin on a mold, gluing the rear skin (14) onto the convex shape of the supporting structure (8), turning over the assembly so that the blank (2) lies in the upper portion of the assembly, machining and polishing a mirror in the glass blank (2).
US09643357B2	Electrophotography-based additive manufacturing with powder density detection and utilization An additive manufacturing system for printing a three-dimensional part, which includes one or more electrophotography engines configured to develop layers of the three-dimensional part, a rotatable transfer belt configured to receive the developed layers from the electrophotography engine(s), a detector configured to measure powder densities of the developed layers on the rotatable transfer belt, and to transmit signals relating to the measured powder densities to a controller assembly, and a printing assembly configured to receive the developed layer from the rotatable transfer belt and to print the three-dimensional part from the developed layers.
US09643353B2	Mill-style blow molding wheel mechanism and method of manufacturing using the same In one embodiment, an apparatus and a method of manufacturing a paperboard tray therewith is provided. In particular, a hub is configured to rotate about a shaft. On the hub, a plurality of first molds are formed in the hub. Conversely, a plurality of second molds are each disposed above each of the plurality of first molds respectively and rotate above the first molds. In this configuration, the plurality of second molds are configured to move in unison with the plurality of first molds as the hub and second molds rotate and to move orthogonally towards and then away from the first molds as the second molds rotate.
US09643350B2	Wet-out prevent method using laminate for injection molding process A light guide system includes a light guide and a carrier substrate having a barrier layer disposed therebetween. The barrier layer is introduced during a dual injection process to provide a permeable barrier between a first resin, used to form the light guide, and a second resin used to form the carrier substrate. The barrier layer allows for the first and second resins to bond, while acting as a wet-out inhibitor between the resins. The molded dual injection light guide system of the present invention provides for a unitary light guide and carrier substrate that has been molded with a barrier layer such that wetting out of a surface of the light guide is prevented along with the deleterious effects wetted out surfaces have on light transmission.
US09643340B2	Recycling of broad goods with thermoplastic stabilizer materials A method is disclosed for recycling broad goods material into a flaked feed material. The broad goods material includes reinforcement fibers and thermoplastic material. The recycling method includes applying heat and pressure to impregnate the reinforcement fibers at a filament level with the thermoplastic material to form an impregnated fiber material. The method also includes cooling the impregnated fiber material, and cutting the cooled impregnated fiber material into flakes to produce the flaked feed material.
US09643325B2	System for positioning on a patient an observation and/or intervention device The present invention relates to a system for positioning with respect to a patient's body an observation and/or intervention device having a portion penetrating into the patient's body comprising a base disposed over the patient's body; a means for supporting the device formed of a first portion movably assembled on the base according to a connection with one degree of freedom, and of a second portion movably assembled on the first portion according to a connection with one degree of freedom and connected to the device; and means for actuating the first portion with respect to the base, and the second portion with respect to the first portion, in which the base surrounds at a distance at least partially the device, said device being detachably connected to the second portion to enable removal of the positioning system while leaving in place the device.
US09643314B2	Robot control, training and collaboration in an immersive virtual reality environment System and methods to create an immersive virtual environment using a virtual reality system that receives parameters corresponding to a real-world robot. The real-world robot may be simulated to create a virtual robot based on the received parameters. The immersive virtual environment may be transmitted to a user. The user may supply input and interact with the virtual robot. Feedback such as the current state of the virtual robot or the real-world robot may be provided to the user. The user may train the virtual robot. The real-world robot may be programmed based on the virtual robot training.
US09643312B2	Piston supply method A piston supply apparatus includes a piston gripping portion and a piston supply portion. The piston supply portion includes a connecting rod gripping unit gripping the connecting rod of the piston placed in a preparation area, a guide member abutting against a skirt portion of the piston to match an axial direction of the piston with a predetermined specified direction, a moving unit moving the gripping unit from the preparation area to a supply position in air, and a pivoting unit making the gripping unit pivot such that the piston top portion of the piston in a downward state is set in an upward state. The piston supply apparatus further includes a pressing unit pressing the piston top portion of the piston made to pivot to the upward state against the guide member.
US09643309B2	Portable machine tool switching unit A portable machine tool switching unit includes a turning knob unit, which has a coupling unit that can be rotatably driven for coupling to at least one switching element, and further includes at least one energy storage element provided for storing switching energy in the case of a preselection. The energy storage element is integrated in the turning knob unit.
US09643308B2	Stapler with arrangement for tensioning an elastic member forming part of the stapler Stapler (1) for driving staples (4) into a workpiece (6), comprising a body (2), an elastic member (7) connected to a driver (9) and an articulated arrangement (12) for tensioning of the member (7) comprising a lever (13) with a long arm (15) and a short arm (16) coupled rotatably to the body by a first coupling shaft (14), an articulated arm (17) coupled rotatably to the body by a second coupling shaft (18) and connected to the member (7) in a force-influencing manner, an intermediate joint (19) with a third coupling shaft (20) assigned rotatably to the short arm (16) at a first distance (a) from the first coupling shaft and assigned rotatably to the articulated arm (17) with a fourth coupling shaft (21) at a second distance (b) from the third coupling shaft (20), the first distance has the distance line (a) and the second distance has the distance line (β), which form the angle (γ) between themselves, the member (7) is tensioned in that the lever (13) is rotated (N) about coupling shaft (14) from a starting position to an end position, due to which the lever via the intermediate joint causes the articulated arm to rotate (R) about the coupling shaft and tension the member (7) by guiding this from a first neutral untensioned position to a second tensioned position, wherein the first distance (a) is 1.2-1.6 times greater than the second distance (b).
US09643306B2	Fastener-driving tool including a driving device A fastener-driving tool including a housing, a driving device associated with the housing and including a driver blade, a biasing member and a coupler attached to the driver blade and the biasing member, and a compound gear rotatably attached to the housing and in engagement with the coupler, where the compound gear is configured to rotate between a first position and a second position. The compound gear is rotated to the first position to move and secure the biasing member in a biased position when the driver blade is in a pre-drive position, and upon actuation, the biasing member is released from the biased position and biases the compound gear to move to the second position thereby causing the driver blade to move to a driven position for driving a fastener.
US09643302B2	Pre-tensioning tool for an engine tensioner A multi-axis tool for pre-tensioning a camshaft-drive element tensioner in an engine includes a housing having first and second faces and a length. The housing defines a first passage arranged along a first axis and a second passage arranged along a second axis. The second axis is parallel to the first axis and each passage extends through the length of the housing. The tool also includes a first lug arranged on and extending beyond the first face. The first passage extends through the first lug. The tool also includes a second lug extending beyond the second face and arranged along a third axis that is parallel to the first axis. An indicator rod is arranged partially within the second passage and configured to selectively extend beyond the first face. An elastic element is arranged inside the second passage and configured to extend the indicator rod beyond the first face.
US09643297B2	Bi-directional wrench The bidirectional wrench of the present disclosure achieves two working modes and can convert between them conveniently. During use of the bidirectional wrench of the present disclosure, the input torque that the operator exerts is a clockwise torque or a counterclockwise torque, the output torque of the output end of the bidirectional wrench of the present disclosure is a clockwise torque or a counterclockwise torque, alternatively.
US09643296B2	Opening-closing tool An object of the present invention is to provide an innovative opening-closing tool with extremely high product value. A first half-body 1 having a first operating part 1a on the distal end and a first handle part 1b on the proximal end and a second half-body 2 having a second operating part 2a on the distal end and a second handle part 2b on the proximal end have a cross-over pivot, and a biasing body 3 that abuts the second half-body 2 and provides an open bias on the two handle parts 1b, 2b is provided on the first half-body 1.
US09643290B1	Line following power tool An apparatus for use with a machine tool that comprises a base plate with a cut hole; at least one drive motor attached to the base plate; at least one wheel mechanically attached to the at least one drive motor; a microprocessor electrically connected to the at least one drive motor, the microprocessor having a switch input and memory, the memory comprising parameters corresponding to the shape and position of a cut area and a cut point within the cut hole; a switch electrically connected to the switch input; and an optical sensor having an optical axis and a field of view, the optical sensor spaced a distance from the base plate between the first end and the cut hole and electrically connected to the microprocessor, the optical sensor oriented so that the cut hole is within the field of view.
US09643281B1	Process of forming a metal part from a metal powder using a laser to melt the metal powder over a support surface that can be easily removed after the metal part has been formed A process of forming a metal part from a metal powder using a laser to melt the metal powder, where a complex part can be formed in which a support structure is formed from lightly bonding metal powder together without melting so that a support structure can be formed, or melting metal powder to form thin ligaments capable of forming a support layer within the metal powder that can be easily broken away when the metal part is finished. The lightly bonded support layer of metal powder can be formed using a ceramic slurry or controlling the laser power or speed so that the metal powder is not melted but lightly bonded together.
US09643280B2	Laser processing apparatus A laser processing apparatus includes: a laser generator that generates a laser beam, a diffractive optical element that divides the laser beam generated by the laser generator into a plurality of sub-laser beams, and a beam gap adjustor that adjusts a gap between neighboring ones of the plurality of sub-laser beams. Therefore, by installing a diffractive optical element that divides a laser beam that is generated by the laser generator into the plurality of sub-laser beams and a beam gap adjustor to adjust a gap between a plurality of sub-laser beams, the laser processing apparatus can form a processing pattern of various resolutions in a shadow mask while improving a processing speed of the shadow mask.
US09643266B1	Extendable folding saw The present invention relates to an extendable folding saw that is lightweight and compact when retracted yet rigid when extended. In one embodiment, the extendable folding saw can have a folding saw and a removably attached extension. The folding saw can have a grip and a pivotally attached saw. The extension can comprise several members that are compactable to a length not much greater than the length of the longest individual member. The members of the extension can have a generally I shaped profile. The extension rod can be attached to the folding saw in a snap-fitting manner for use. A retracted folding saw can be snapped side-by-side to a retracted to extension rod for storage.
US09643263B2	Milling and boring tool A milling and boring tool with a tool shaft which comprises a center axis, at least one geometrically defined rough cutter and at least one geometrically defined finishing cutter, and the at least one rough cutter and the at least one finishing cutter respectively comprise a chip groove. The milling and boring tool is characterized in that the chip groove of the at least one finish machining cutter has an opposite twist than the chip groove of the at least one rough cutter.
US09643262B2	Coupling mechanism for cutting tool A rotary cutting tool including a cutter member having an axial forward end and an axial rearward end. A cutting region is at the axial forward end of the cutter member, and a male threaded portion is adjacent the axial rearward end of the cutter member. A shank member has an axial forward end and a shank bore opening at the axial forward end. The shank bore has an axial shank bore length. The shank bore contains a female threaded portion and an axial rearward shank bore portion axially rearward of the female threaded portion. The axial rearward shank bore portion has a terminal end. When the male threaded portion of the cutter member fully engages the female threaded portion of the shank member, the axial rearward end of the cutter member being spaced a first distance axially forward of the terminal end of the axial rearward shank bore portion.
US09643260B2	Systems and methods for forming an opening in a stack One aspect of the disclosure relates to a cutting tool for forming a final opening in a stack that includes at least two layers and a pilot opening having a pilot-opening dimension and extending through at least one of the at least two layers. The cutting tool includes a shank. The cutting tool also includes a first portion including at least one of a first coating or the first coating and a second coating, wherein the first coating at least partially covers the first portion. The cutting tool also includes a second portion between the shank and the first portion, wherein the second portion includes the second coating, and wherein the second coating at least partially covers the second portion.
US09643256B2	Machine tool A machine tool includes a spindle equipped with a workpiece gripping portion arranged so as to face an operator side, the spindle being configured to rotatably drive a workpiece gripped by the workpiece gripping portion, and a tool mount equipped with a rotary member supporting a plurality of tools in a rotatably indexable manner about an axis parallel to an axis of the spindle. The tool mount is arranged at a tool mount installation portion formed to be positioned on the operator side in a manner such that the rotary member faces a workpiece gripping portion side.
US09643251B2	Optimized additive manufacturing process A method for additive manufacturing a multilayered part includes optimizing a powder material based on at least one parameter characterizing the powder material. Each layer of the multilayered part formed from the optimized powder material is optimized based on at least one parameter characterizing the layer. The multilayered part is formed using additive manufacturing based on the optimized powder material and optimized layers constituting the multilayered part. The multilayered part is optimized based on at least one parameter characterizing the multilayered part.
US09643246B2	Reverse casting process The teachings provide a fill tube assembly for a casting mold and methods of using the assembly. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube having a tubular member with a receiving end, a mold-engaging end and an intermediate portion. The mold-engaging end has a tapered flange radially extending therefrom, the remainder of the tubular member has a substantially, uniform cross-section. A clamping assembly is structured to maintain a substantially leakproof seal at the fill tube, casting mold interface while accommodating dimensional variations. The clamping assembly includes a gasket, a load ring, a clamping plate and a pre-load gap between the clamping plate and the casting mold and optionally includes a dimensional compensating ring. When tightened, the clamping plate biases the load ring against the flange thereby distributing a uniform load against the casting mold, compressing the gasket therebetween while narrowing the pre-load gap to accommodate dimensional variations.
US09643245B2	Casting valve with a post-compression piston A method for a die casting with a casting device which includes a casting valve with a valve piston and a post-compression piston configured to provide a post-compression. The method includes providing a casting valve in a closed position and a mold cavity which is cleaned and prepared for a mold filling process, opening the casting valve for a casting, filling the casting valve with a melt, closing the casting valve after the filling with the melt, cooling the casting valve and the melt, and removing a cast part. A post-compression is provided to the melt during the cooling by the post-compression piston.
US09643242B2	Back-up roll device and method for conducting corner deformation on chamfered continuous casting slab A back-up roll device and method for conducting corner deformation on a chamfered continuous casting slab. The back-up roll device includes back-up rolls with α-angle bevels, movable bearing seats, bearing seat moving rails, bearing seat motion holding mechanisms and inner arc or outer arc frames of a casting machine. The back-up rolls are arranged on the inner and/or outer arc frames of the horizontal segment of the casting machine. Support surfaces of the back-up rolls make contact with and squeeze smaller obtuse angles adjacent to the wide face of the inner or outer arc on the chamfered continuous casting slab, and therefore each smaller obtuse angle is squeezed into two larger obtuse angles. The back-up roll device and method for conducting corner deformation on the chamfered casting slab can achieve the purposes of eliminating edge slivers.
US09643241B2	Continuous casting method In a continuous casting device 100 for casting a stainless steel billet 3c, a long nozzle 2 extending into a tundish 101 is provided at a ladle 1. A molten stainless steel 3 is poured through the long nozzle 2 into the tundish 101, and a spout 2a of the long nozzle 2 is immersed into the poured molten stainless steel 3. During pouring, an argon gas 4a is supplied around the molten stainless steel 3 in the tundish 101. Further, continuous casting is performed, in which, while immersing the spout 2a of the long nozzle 2 into the molten stainless steel 3 in the tundish 101, the molten stainless steel 3 is poured from the ladle 1 into the tundish 101 and poured from the tundish 101 into a casting mold 105. During casting, a nitrogen gas 4b is supplied instead of the argon gas 4a around the molten stainless steel 3 inside the tundish 101.
US09643235B2	Checker balloon winding machine A device for winding a filament around a structure disposed concentrically around a distal end of a balloon catheter includes a rotatable holder for retaining a distal end of the balloon catheter, a translatable winding carriage for helically winding the tensioned filament around the balloon catheter distal end, a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound, and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder, the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and the rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter. By use of the device, the balloon is heat set and a predetermined checkering pattern of surface indentations are provided in the structure exterior surface in a single pass.
US09643231B2	Method and device for producing flanged drawn parts with simultaneous trimming The invention relates to a device and method for producing flanged drawn members from a planar and/or pre-shaped plate of metal using a drawing punch having at least one cutting edge or rounded portion, a retention member and a drawing die, wherein the drawing die has a rib region, a flange region and a support region for the plate, the plate being placed on the support region of the drawing die and being shaped into the drawn member by the drawing punch being introduced into the drawing die and at the same time being cut at the flange region.
US09643224B2	Device and method for cooling rolled stock A device for cooling rolled stock, preferably for cooling during cold rolling, including a nozzle for applying a cooling medium to the rolled stock, wherein a cooling chamber that is in fluid communication with the nozzle and extends substantially parallel to the strip running plane is provided for applying the cooling medium to the rolled stock.
US09643221B2	Ultrasonic cleaning method and apparatus There is provided an ultrasonic cleaning method capable of reliably cleaning to remove adhesive components even when the adhesive components adhere to a rigid substrate. The ultrasonic cleaning method comprises performing the following steps (1) to (5), in this order: (1) a step of immersing a rigid substrate having an adhesive adhering to a surface thereof in an aromatic alcohol-based cleaning liquid at 25 to 60° C.; (2) a step of cleaning off the adhesive on the rigid substrate by ultrasonic oscillation while keeping the state where the rigid substrate is immersed in the step (1); (3) a step of subsequently immersing the rigid substrate in a glycol ether-based cleaning liquid at 25 to 60° C.; (4) a step of rinsing off the aromatic alcohol-based cleaning liquid adhering to the rigid substrate by ultrasonic oscillation while keeping the state where the rigid substrate is immersed in the step (3); and (5) a step of subsequently rinsing off the glycol ether-based cleaning liquid and aromatic alcohol-based cleaning liquid adhering to the rigid substrate with water.
US09643220B2	Substrate processing method for transferring a substrate A substrate processing apparatus includes a transferring unit disposed in a connecting part of a washing processing cell and an indexer cell. The transferring unit includes an inverting support portion for supporting a substrate in a horizontal posture, a feed supporting portion disposed at an interval in a vertical direction from the inverting support portion for supporting the substrate in the horizontal posture, and an interposing and inverting mechanism for inverting the substrate to be supported by the inverting support portion and bringing the inverted substrate to be supported by the inverting support portion again. A part of the substrate to be supported by a feed supporting portion is disposed in an inversion region for the substrate to be inverted by the interposing and inverting mechanism.
US09643218B2	Turret-type cleaning apparatus A turret-type cleaning apparatus including a cleaning chamber; a center post; a turret head turnably supported by the center post; tool support members arranged in the turret head; tool support shafts rotatably supported in the respective tool support members; cleaning tools to be attached to the respective tool support shafts; a spindle shaft rotatably supported in the center post; a spindle drive device to rotate one of the cleaning tools; a turret drive device to turn the turret head; and a joint device having a groove portion formed in the spindle shaft, and a key provided on each of the tool support shafts and to be inserted in the groove portion so as to be capable of sliding in the groove portion, the joint device allowing engagement between the spindle shaft and one of the tool support shafts, and allowing turning of the turret head.
US09643211B2	Passive chemical system for detection of gamma irradiation Encapsulated fluorescent metal nanoparticles for radiation detection comprising metal ions in an aqueous solution encapsulated in a nanocapsule, wherein the metal ions form atoms when exposed to gamma-ray initiated reduction of the ions and then aggregate to form fluorescent nanoparticles.
US09643209B2	Method of manufacturing reverse osmosis membrane, and reverse osmosis membrane manufactured thereby There are provided a method of manufacturing a reverse osmosis membrane and a reverse osmosis membrane manufactured thereby. The method includes forming a polysulfone layer by applying a solution including a mixed solvent containing two or more solvents having different solubility parameter values to a surface of a porous support; and forming an active layer on the polysulfone layer.
US09643208B2	Method and apparatus for curing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds A curing apparatus for thermally processing thin films on low-temperature substrates at high speeds is disclosed. The curing apparatus includes a strobe head, a strobe control module and a conveyor control module. The strobe control module controls the power, duration and repetition rate of a set of pulses generated by a flash lamp on the strobe head. The conveyor control module along with the strobe control module provide real-time synchronization between the repetition rate of the set of pulses and the speed at which the substrate is being moved under the strobe head, according to the speed information.
US09643200B2	Squeeze container liquid extrusion tool An extrusion tool includes a dispenser body having a handle portion, a container-receiving portion, and a base portion. The handle portion is connected to and extends between the container-receiving portion and the base portion. The container-receiving portion defines a forward-facing aperture and a container well extending along a container well axis, where the container well is constructed and arranged to receive and retain a squeeze container with a nozzle of the squeeze container extending through the forward-facing aperture. A trigger is operatively connected to the dispenser body and movable between a non-dispensing position and a dispensing position. The trigger has a finger portion and a contact lever portion that is oriented to move into and out of the container well when the finger portion is moved between the non-dispensing position and the dispensing position.
US09643191B2	Method and vertical mill for grinding material to be ground A vertical mill for grinding material to be ground and a method for this are claimed, wherein the vertical mill has a grinding table and one or more grinding rollers. A ring duct with blade ring for a transport gas flow ascending around the grinding table is provided. An annular gap distance is present between a downwardly projecting oversize material cone and the upper region of the grinding rollers, through which annular gap distance a proportion of fine particles is also fed back in a recirculating manner to the grinding table.In order to overcome this disadvantage, a barrier gas flow flowing from inside to outwards is provided in the region of the gap distance, whereby the recirculation of grinding particles of a certain size can be prevented.
US09643182B2	Systems and devices for analysis of samples Systems and methods for analysis of samples, and in certain embodiments, microfluidic sample analyzers configured to receive a cassette containing a sample therein to perform an analysis of the sample are described. The microfluidic sample analyzers may be used to control fluid flow, mixing, and sample analysis in a variety of microfluidic systems such as microfluidic point-of-care diagnostic platforms. Advantageously, the microfluidic sample analyzers may be, in some embodiments, inexpensive, reduced in size compared to conventional bench top systems, and simple to use. Cassettes that can operate with the sample analyzers are also described.
US09643179B1	Techniques for fabricating horizontally aligned nanochannels for microfluidics and biosensors Techniques for fabricating horizontally aligned nanochannels are provided. In one aspect, a method of forming a device having nanochannels is provided. The method includes: providing a SOI wafer having a SOI layer on a buried insulator; forming at least one nanowire and pads in the SOI layer, wherein the nanowire is attached at opposite ends thereof to the pads, and wherein the nanowire is suspended over the buried insulator; forming a mask over the pads, the mask having a gap therein where the nanowire is exposed between the pads; forming an alternating series of metal layers and insulator layers alongside one another within the gap and surrounding the nanowire; and removing the nanowire to form at least one of the nanochannels in the alternating series of the metal layers and insulator layers. A device having nanochannels is also provided.
US09643178B2	Microfluidic device with reaction sites configured for blind filling A variety of elastomeric-based microfluidic devices and methods for using and manufacturing such devices are provided. Certain of the devices have arrays of reaction sites to facilitate high throughput analyzes. Some devices also include reaction sites located at the end of blind channels at which reagents have been previously deposited during manufacture. The reagents become suspended once sample is introduced into the reaction site. The devices can be utilized with a variety of heating devices and thus can be used in a variety of analyzes requiring temperature control, including thermocycling applications such as nucleic acid amplification reactions, genotyping and gene expression analyzes.
US09643176B2	Channel mixer A channel mixer includes a substrate, a channel assembly, and a pressing assembly. The channel assembly is located on the substrate and has at least one channel, a first opening for accommodating at least two testing materials, and a second opening. Two ends of the channel are respectively communicated with the first opening and the second opening. The pressing assembly covers the second opening and has an air chamber communicated with the second opening. When the pressing assembly recovers to an initial position after been pressed and released, the air chamber generates a negative pressure to draw the testing materials in the first opening therein, such that the testing materials are moved toward the second opening along the channel and mixed with each other.
US09643169B1	Process for the preparation of quinoline based ionic fluoride salts (QUFS) The current invention relates to ionic liquid preparation and their application in organic synthesis. More specifically, the present invention relates to the quinoline based ionic liquids having fluoride counter anion and their applications in click chemistry, Knoevenagel condensation to 1,2,5,6-tetrahydronicotinonitrile (12), and pyrazol (15) formation.
US09643159B2	Catalyst support structure, catalyst including the structure, reactor including a catalyst, and methods of forming same Structures, catalysts, and reactors suitable for use for a variety of applications, including gas-to-liquid and coal-to-liquid processes and methods of forming the structures, catalysts, and reactors are disclosed. The catalyst material can be deposited onto an inner wall of a microtubular reactor and/or onto porous tungsten support structures using atomic layer deposition techniques.
US09643155B2	Absorbent laminate provided with absorbent film, electronic device containing same, and method for producing same An absorbent film and a substrate having extremely simple production without having an adhesive layer that can generate volatile components. The absorbent laminate contains a substrate, which has an inorganic material or a low-thermal-contraction organic material, and an absorbent film on the surface of the substrate. The organic material of the substrate has a rate of thermal contraction in the direction of conveyance thereof when performing hot pressing by means of a heating roller under the conditions of 140° C., a roller pressure of 0.1 MPa, and a conveyance speed of 0.4 m/min of less than 0.6%. The absorbent film has an absorbent layer adhered to the surface of the substrate without an adhesive layer therebetween and containing less than 87 vol % and at least 25 vol % of a thermoplastic resin binder and over 13 vol % and no greater than 75 vol % of an inorganic absorption agent.
US09643152B2	Methods for the preparation of reaction vessels Provided are methods for preparing and using reaction vessels obtained or obtainable by 3D-printing methods, including a method for preparing a product compound, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a reaction vessel that is obtained by a 3-D printing method, wherein the reaction vessel has a reaction space; (ii) providing one or more reagents, optionally together with a catalyst or a solvent, for use in the synthesis of the product compound; and (iii) permitting the one or more reagents to react in the reaction space, optionally in the presence of the catalyst and the solvent, in the reaction vessel, thereby to form the product compound.
US09643151B2	Integrated microchannel synthesis and separation An integrated microchannel reactor and heat exchanger comprising: (a) a waveform sandwiched between opposing shim sheets and mounted to the shim sheets to form a series of microchannels, where each microchannel includes a pair of substantially straight side walls, and a top wall formed by at least one of the opposing shim sheets, and (b) a first set of microchannels in thermal communication with the waveform, where the waveform has an aspect ratio greater than two.
US09643142B2	Plunge-mixing bag arrangement and plunge-mixing system A plunge-mixing bag arrangement includes a flexible mixing bag defining a mixing region, and a shaft extending from outside of the flexible mixing bag into the mixing region, the shaft comprising a sparger within the mixing region. The sparger comprises an interior channel and ports extending from the interior channel. The shaft is capable of axial movement within the bag to fracture gas bubbles being released from the interior channel through the ports. A plunge-mixing system includes a mechanism for raising and lowering the shaft.
US09643140B2	Low energy microbubble generation system and apparatus A bubble generation system includes a gaseous pressure source supplying a gas flow and a wave inducer including a first inlet in fluid communication with the gaseous pressure source to receive the gas flow and a first outlet. The wave inducer transitions the gas flow into a pulsating acoustic wave that exits the wave inducer through the outlet. The bubble generation system also includes a diffuser fluidly coupled to the outlet of the wave inducer. The diffuser is configured to produce bubbles from the gaseous pressure source. The bubble generation system further includes a vent passageway fluidly coupled between the wave inducer and the diffuser. The vent passageway is configured to be in fluid communication with an ambient environment.
US09643135B1	Proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures A proportionate automated blending system for aqueous mixtures has a plurality of liquid additive control modules which each provide a desired amount of additive to a dedicated mixing injector to blend each additive with water to provide a precise mixture of additive and water. The system has the capability, in between blending cycles, of purging the components of the additive control modules with air and water to displace any residue additive which may remain in the control module. The system is controlled by a controller which controls an actuated control valve to achieve the desired flow rate of liquid additive to acquire the desired proportion of liquid additive to water.
US09643133B2	Container with film sparger A container assembly includes a flexible bag having an interior surface bounding a chamber and an opposing exterior surface, the bag having a top end wall, a bottom end wall, and an encircling sidewall extending therebetween, the bottom end wall including a first polymeric sheet overlying a second polymeric sheet. A first weld line welds the first polymeric sheet to the second polymeric sheet, the first weld line bounding a first sparging area formed between the first polymeric sheet and the second polymeric sheet. A plurality of first perforations are formed through a portion of the first polymeric sheet that overlies the first sparging area so that gas can pass from the first sparging area, through the first perforations and into the chamber of the bag.
US09643122B2	Separation device for carbon dioxide, method for the operation thereof, and separating unit A device and method for separating off carbon dioxide is provided, including an absorption unit, desorption unit assigned thereto and a separation unit for separating off salts from a scrubbing solution. The absorption and desorption units are connected to each other via a first conduit for a regenerated scrubbing solution and a second conduit for a loaded scrubbing solution. The separation unit includes a crystallizer for forming salt crystals and a first separator unit on the downstream side for separating off salt crystals. A separation unit is provided for separating off salts from a scrubbing solution, having a crystallizer and a first separator unit downstream thereof. The crystallizer has a crystallization chamber for forming salt crystals and a countercurrent classifier for separating salt crystals according to particle size. A first branch conduit is connected to the crystallization chamber, which opens out into the countercurrent classifier via a second separator unit.
US09643120B2	Gas chromatography column comprising a porous stationary phase in keeping therewith Gas chromatography column comprising a substrate, a channel formed in said substrate, a cover closing said substrate and a stationary phase covering the walls of said channel, wherein said stationary phase is made of SiOxCyHz with x between 1.6 and 1.8, y between 1 and 2.2 and z between 3 and 4, wherein said stationary phase is porous with a porosity of between 10% and 40%.
US09643114B2	Elastic component providing indication of proper installation An apparatus having a bottom assembly with a fitting for interfacing to connect the bottom assembly to a second structure, having an elastic element that, when sufficient force is applied via the process of mating the bottom assembly to the second structure, and at an appropriate pressure value, passes from a first stable position, through a threshold, and to a second position, creating a tactile or audible indication that the apparatus has been properly installed.
US09643110B2	Twin screw extruder press for solid/fluid separation Disclosed is a solid/liquid separation apparatus including an extruder press combined with a solid/fluid separation module for separating fluid from a mass of solids compressed by the extruder at elevated pressures. The extruder includes two or more extruder screws with flighting intercalated at least along a part of the extruder barrel. The separation module forms a continuation of the barrel, receives the pressurized mass and at least a portion of the twin screws, and includes a filter pack consisting of a filter plate and a backer plate. The filter plate has a throughgoing filter slot extending away from a core opening and into the filter plate for directing fluid away from the core opening. The backer plate has a core opening shaped and sized equal to the barrel and defines a passage for guiding fluid collected in the filter slot to an exterior of the filter pack.
US09643103B2	Process for preparing liquid mixtures of known pH and salt concentration A method of preparing a liquid mixture for use in a liquid chromatography system is provided. The mixture comprises one or more acids, one or more bases, one or more salts, and one or more solvents, and the method comprises the steps of: i) calculating pH and/or salt concentration at a particular time t from a user-determined gradient function; and ii) based on the values obtained in step (i), calculating percent acid, percent base, percent salt and percent solvent in the liquid mixture at time t. A liquid chromatography system incorporating such method is also provided.
US09643101B2	Construction system using a comb connector A construction system uses a comb connector element in combination with flat or generally planar polygonal shapes of various types. The comb connector elements connect to the edges of the planar polygonal shapes. Each comb connector has at least one pair of connector members. Each connector member has a proximal end connected to the polygonal member, and a distal end. Each connector member having a face portion that includes a recess extending from a central region of the face portion. The recess extends to the distal end of the face member.
US09643090B2	System and method for user activity and preference analysis in a multi-user, multi-instance environment A system and method for user activity and preference analysis in a multi-user, multi-location digital environment that analyzes each user's state at each location where the user is present. If the user is present at multiple locations, the system and method also identify users that have mixed states, i.e., active at one or more locations and inactive at one or more second locations. If a user does not have a system-acceptable exception for its inactive state, the system and method may take action with respect to the user, which action may include warning the user or removing the user from the location.
US09643088B2	Schemes for using audio updates to link real-life events to game events after release of the game A method for use in presenting content includes the steps of generating an event in a software program and presenting content to a user in response to the event. The content may reflect one or more real-world events occurring after the software program has been released.
US09643084B2	System and method for compressing video frames or portions thereof based on feedback information from a client device A computer-implemented system and method are described for performing video compression. For example, a method according to one embodiment comprises: encoding a plurality of video frames or portions thereof according to a first encoding format; transmitting the plurality of encoded video frames or portions to a client device; receiving feedback information from the client device, the feedback information usable to determine whether data contained in the video frames or portions has not been successfully received and/or decoded; in response to detecting that a video frame or portion thereof has not been successfully received and/or decoded, encoding a video frame or portion thereof according to a second encoding format; and transmitting the video frames or portions thereof to the client device.
US09643074B2	Wheeled ski A wheeled ski is disclosed that may include a flexible member. The wheeled ski may also include a first wheel assembly that includes a first wheel with a first-wheel first rotational axis and a first-wheel second rotational axis. The first-wheel first rotational axis and the second-wheel second rotational axis may intersect. The wheeled ski may also include a second wheel assembly that includes a second wheel with a second-wheel first rotational axis and a second-wheel second rotational axis. The second-wheel first rotational axis and the second-wheel second rotational axis may intersect. The first wheel assembly may further include a first axle coupled with the flexible member and a first rod that extends through the first axle. The second wheel assembly may further include a second axle coupled with the flexible member and a second rod that extends through the second axle.
US09643065B2	Golf clubs and golf club heads Golf clubs and/or golf club heads include a club head body defining an interior chamber, structure for engaging a shaft with the body, and/or a shaft engaged with the body. The club head body may have an overall length of at least 4.5 inches and an overall breadth of at least 4.2 inches. In other examples, the club head body may have an overall length of at least 4.6 inches and a ratio of the overall breadth dimension to the overall length dimension of 1 or less. If desired, the ratio of the head breadth to head length dimensions may be in a range from at least 0.94 to 1 or less.
US09643055B2	Swim fin A swim fin includes a foot pocket with a front and rear sections, an upper portion formed of an elastomeric material, a sole, and a foot pocket cavity. The rear section has a rear edge defining the foot pocket cavity. The foot pocket further has an array of through holes disposed through the upper portion adjacent the rear section. The array of through holes is sized and configured to generally increase a surface area of the rear section from the rear edge towards the front section. The swim fin includes a fin blade extending from the front section of the foot pocket. The swim flu may further include an adjustable heel strap. The fin blade may further include side rails attached to the foot pocket with hinges. The fin blade may further include a flex member disposed between first and second body members.
US09643046B1	Device to assist with stretching A stretching device that facilitates wall-based stretching by creating a vertical surface for a user to press against. The stretching devices include two primary components: a stretching board and a base board. The stretching board can couple with the base board such that the stretching board and the base board form a right angle to each other. To use the device, the base board is placed flat on the ground with the stretching board sticking straight up. Stretching boards are designed to withstand forces of use without excess flexing.
US09643045B2	Exercise device An exercise device includes a frame, two first swing arms, two second swing arms, two pedals, a resistance device, two cranks, two link rods, two supporting mechanisms, two rock rods, and two adjusting devices. Each first swing arm couples with the frame and has a lower end coupling with a first end of one second swing arm. Each second swing arm has a second end coupling with one pedal. Each crank has a first end coupling with the resistance device and a second end coupling with a first end of one link rod. Each link rod has a second end coupling with one second swing arm. Each rock rod has a first end pivotally coupling with a fulcrum of one supporting mechanism and a second end coupling with one second swing arm. Each adjusting device adjusts the distance between the second end of one rock rod and one fulcrum.
US09643042B2	Freestanding selectable free weight assembly A weight plate for use in an adjustable weight set includes a weight plate member having a plate surface. A locking mechanism on the weight plate member secures the weight plate to another weight plate of the set. The locking mechanism comprises a plurality of spaced apart locking elements each being formed by at least one cut in the weight plate member. At least a portion of each locking element is displaced from the plate surface forming a slot behind the locking element. The slot receives a locking element on another weight plate of the set to secure the weight plate to the other weight plate. The locking elements are arranged relative to each other and to a centrally disposed hole in the weight plate for securely retaining the weight plate and the weight plates to each other.
US09643038B1	Concealed fire sprinkling head having decorating fastened structure A concealed fire sprinkling head having a decorating fastened structure comprising a sprinkling head at both sides of which a rib is formed, and a fastening slot being respectively formed at an outer wall of the rib; a sheet-like fastening piece at a center of which a passing hole for extending and passing through the sprinkling head, a guiding groove being symmetrically formed at an inner side of the passing hole, a clip hook being formed in the guiding groove, the rib being guided by the guiding groove for fastening in the fastening slot by the clip hook, and at least two tongue strip-like legs being formed at a periphery of the fastening piece; and a cup-like decorating cover adhered to a bottom of the fastening piece via the legs. Thus, a problem saying a structure of the fastening piece is too complex is solved.
US09643037B2	Oven appliance and a flame arrester for an oven appliance An oven appliance with features for dissipating pressure increases in the cooking chamber of the oven without forcing open the oven door is provided. Such features include a flame arrester that dissipates pressure increases and quenches flames from the cooking chamber of an oven appliance.
US09643029B2	Dosimetric end-to-end verification devices, systems, and methods Dosimetrical end-to-end quality assurance devices, systems, and methods for radiation devices using X-ray imaging, optical surface imaging, and electromagnetic navigational systems to position the quality assurance device either absolute or relative in space.
US09643023B2	Method for monitoring power supply to implantable medical device An external control device includes a human-computer interface, a first controller and a power transmitting unit. An implantable medical device includes a power receiving unit, a second controller and a second detector. A method for monitoring power supply comprises: producing a first magnetic field by the power transmitting unit; sensing the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field and converting it into a direct current by the power receiving unit; detecting a power value of the direct current by the second detector to output a detection signal to the second controller; outputting a status information to the external control device by the second controller according to the detection signal; and receiving the status information by the first controller. The first controller transmits an adjustment signal to the power transmitting unit if informed of the status information that the power value is not within a designate power range.
US09643019B2	Neurological monitoring and alerts A system for providing alerts of neurological events occurring in a human subject is provided. The system includes: a monitoring module adapted to detect and sample a neurological signal; an event detection module coupled to the monitoring module for detecting one or more types of predetermined reportable events based on the detected neurological signal; and an alert module coupled to the event detection module, wherein upon the detection of a reportable event by the event detection module, said alert module selects a first alert contact from a plurality of contacts contained in a contact list, and generates a first alert communication to the first alert contact.
US09643016B2	Monitoring electrode voltages in an implantable medical device system having daisy-chained electrode-driver integrated circuits Electrode voltage monitoring circuitry for an implantable neurostimulator system having a plurality of electrode-driver integrated circuits (ICs) in provided. Electrodes from either or both ICs can be chosen to provide stimulation, and one of the IC acts as the master while the other acts as the slave. Electrodes voltages on the slave IC are routed to the master IC, and thus the master IC can monitor both electrode voltages on the slave as well as electrode voltages on the master. Such voltages can be monitored for a variety of purposes, and in particular use of such voltage is disclosed for determining the resistance between electrodes and to set a compliance voltage for stimulation.
US09643003B2	Craniofacial neurostimulation for treatment of pain conditions Electrical neurostimulation leads for use in craniofacial peripheral nerve neurostimulation (e.g. occipital neurostimulation). Paddle leads, lead wires, lead wire anchors, tools, or other hardware can be designed for implantation in the craniofacial region. This can address problems of electrical neurostimulation in the craniofacial region such as lead migration, hardware breakage, patient discomfort, or other problems.
US09642999B2	Brachytherapy applicator Described here are brachytherapy applicators that comprise a modular support matrix. The modular support matrix may define the arrangement of radiation source lumens within the brachytherapy applicator. The modular support matrix can be adjusted to position the radiation sources to obtain a certain dose and dose profile. A series of modular support matrices may be operably connected according to patient anatomy or dosing requirements. Systems and methods for using such modular brachytherapy applicators are also described.
US09642989B2	Catheter needle tip shielding device The present invention discloses a catheter instrument 1000 comprising a needle tip shielding device 100, a catheter hub 200 and a needle unit 300, wherein the needle unit 300 is provided with connecting means 301 for connection to the catheter hub 200, and with connecting means 302 for connection to an external device. The needle tip shielding device 100 is comprising a body with a rear side 106, a front side 107, an outer surface 108 connecting the rear side 106 and the front side 107, a hole 102 extending from the rear side 106 to the front side 107, and a resilient arm 103 extending at an attachment point 105 from the front side 107 of the body; wherein the resilient arm 103 has a resting stale from which it may be forced to yield free passage through the hole 102 in an axial direction of the body, the resilient arm 103 being adapted for clamping a needle tip 304 of a hollow needle 303 extending through the hole 102 in a direction from the rear side 106 to the front side 107, when being in the resting state.
US09642983B2	Catheter having a multi-section tubular member and method of making the same A multi-section tubular member including a sleeve surrounding and bridging a joint between a first section and a second section of the tubular member, and a method of forming a multi-section tubular member are disclosed. A polymeric sleeve may extend over a portion of the first section and an adjoining portion of the second section. A length of heat shrink tubing may be placed over the sleeve and heated, thereby compressing the heat shrink tubing around the sleeve. The sleeve may then be thermally bonded to each of the first section and the second section. The heat shrink tubing may then be removed, leaving the sleeve securely joining the first section and the second section to form a multi-section tubular member.
US09642977B2	Hollow structure for respiratory mask cushion The present invention provides a method for producing a filled hollow structure, preferably a cushion for a breathing mask. According to said method, a hollow structure of a first material having a cavity is produced, wherein the hollow structure has an inlet to and an outlet from the cavity. The hollow structure is positioned on a tool for holding the hollow structure. Subsequently a second material is inserted through the inlet into the cavity, while gas present in the cavity can escape through the outlet. Finally, the inlet and/or the outlet is sealed. During the step of inserting the second material through the inlet into the cavity the outlet resists flow of said second material.
US09642975B2	Indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator An indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator comprises a capillary tube adapted to form an aerosol when liquid material in the capillary tube is heated to volatilize at least some of the liquid material therein and a thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the capillary tube. The indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator provides substantially even and uniform heating across the heated length of the capillary tube.
US09642968B2	Dose measurement system and method Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices, systems and methods for measuring the dose remaining in a drug delivery device that is used for delivering a dose to a patient. In some embodiments, a dose measurement system for measuring the liquid volume in a container includes a plurality of light sources which are disposed and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward the container. A plurality of sensors are located in the apparatus that are optically coupleable to the plurality of light sources and are disposed and configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least a portion of the light sources. The apparatus also includes a processing unit configured to receive data representing the portion of the detected electromagnetic radiation from each of the plurality of sensors. The processing unit is further operable to convert the received data into a signature representative of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the plurality of sensors.
US09642966B2	Intravenous (IV) infusion monitoring method and system In a method of determining a flow rate in an intravenous fluid delivery system according to one embodiment of the present invention, the fluid delivery channel forms a segment of the intravenous infusion system. An input thermal signal is emitted into a source location of a fluid delivery channel at an emitting instant. A first output thermal signal is received from a first sensor location of the fluid delivery channel at a first receiving instant. The first sensor location is positioned with a first interval downstream from the source location. The input thermal signal, the first output thermal signal, the emitting instant, the first receiving instant and the first interval define a first measured thermal profile. The first measured thermal profile is matched with a reference thermal profile which corresponds to a reference value, and the flow rate can be determined.
US09642965B2	Infusion pump cassette and cassette interface configured to assist cassette removal A cassette apparatus for an infusion pump includes a cassette for operatively connecting administration set tubing to the infusion pump and a cassette interface a cassette interface on the infusion pump for removably receiving the cassette. The cassette includes a press tab having an upwardly facing press surface and an undersurface, and the cassette interface includes at least one fulcrum member, wherein the undersurface of the press tab engages the fulcrum member(s) when the cassette is received by the cassette interface. As a result, the cassette is pivotable relative to fulcrum member(s) by pressing the press surface of the press tab to assist in removing the cassette from the cassette interface.
US09642958B2	Coplanar wireless energy transfer An external transmitter inductive coil can be provided in, on, or with a belt designed to be placed externally around a part of a body of a patient. An implantable device (such as a VAD or other medical device) that is implanted within the patient's body has associated with a receiver inductive coil that gets implanted within that part of the patient's body along with the device. The externally-located transmitter inductive coil inductively transfers electromagnetic power into that part of the body and thus to the receiver inductive coil. The implanted receiver inductive coil thus wirelessly receives the inductively-transferred electromagnetic power, and operates the implant.
US09642951B2	Silencer for vacuum system of a wound drainage apparatus Apparatus (10, 200) for the provision of TNP therapy to a wound is described, the apparatus (10, 200) including: a waste canister (22, 204) into which fluid is aspirated from a wound by aspiration pump means (44, 248) and a fluid flow path (420, 422) for at least a part of said aspirated fluid on an outlet side of said aspiration pump means (44) wherein said fluid flow path (420, 422) on the outlet side comprises a silencing system (400) having a plurality of silencing elements (402, 404, 406) therein.
US09642943B2	Tissue scaffold A tissue scaffold includes a first film having a plurality of cell openings and a second film adjacent the first film and having a plurality of cell openings larger than the cell openings of the first film. The cell openings of the first film interconnect with the cell openings of the second film to define pathways extending through the first and second films.
US09642930B2	High strength suture with absorbable core and suture anchor combination A novel high tensile strength semi-absorbable composite suture with minimized non-absorbable mass. The suture has a core made from a bioabsorbable polymer. The core is covered by a braided sheath. The braided sheath is made from an absorbable yarn and a bioabsorbable yarn. The bioabsorbable yarn is made from a least one filament of a bioabsorbable polymer. The nonabsorbable yarn is made from at least one filament of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene.
US09642928B1	Personalized air freshener system An air-freshening body is held within a transparent air-permeable enclosure, and can be customized through the application of a user-customized cover. The enclosure included a tab and a pocket; the pocket houses the air-freshening body and is accessible through a slit. Eyelets are traverse through the enclosure, allowing for string to be looped through the formed holes in order to hang the enclosure from an object or support. The eyelets are arranged to allow the enclosure to be held in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal position. To help secure the air-freshening body within the pocket, a user-actuated seal is provided. The user-actuated seal closes the slit to hold the air-freshening body in place. A desired image can be printed onto an adhesive-backed sheet. The adhesive-backed sheet can then be applies to the air-freshening body in order to serve as the user-customizable cover.
US09642919B2	Layered double hydroxides The invention relates to layered double hydroxide (LDH) materials and in particular to new methods of preparing improved LDH materials which have intercalated active anionic compounds (improved LDH-active anion materials). The improved LDH-active anion materials are characterized by their high degree of robustness, demonstrated by their high Particle Robustness Factor values, and by their ability to retain substantially all of the intercalated active anionic compound, in the absence of ion exchange conditions and/or at pH>4.
US09642915B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of neuromuscular disorders and neurodegenerative diseases The invention relates to the compound of or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for treating or preventing neuromuscular disorders and neurodegenerative diseases may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, or parenteral-administration, or syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment or management of neuromuscular disorders and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, scleroderma, restless leg syndrome, hypertension and gestational hypertension.
US09642914B2	Photocrosslinked biodegradable hydrogel A photocrosslinked biodegradable hydrogel includes a plurality of natural polymer macromers cross-linked with a plurality of hydrolyzable acrylate cross-links. The hydrogel is cytocompatible and produces substantially non-toxic products upon degradation.
US09642913B2	Pharmaceutical composition including alkyl glycoside and an anti-seizure agent A composition including a surfactant and at least one alkyl glycoside and/or saccharide alkyl ester and a drug. The surfactant composition(s) when admixed with a drug is non-toxic and non-irritating, while stabilizing and increasing the bioavailability of the drug. The invention also provides compositions that enhance absorption of drugs via the oral, ocular, nasal, nasolacrimal, inhalation or pulmonary, oral cavity (sublingual or Buccal cell) or CSF delivery route of a patient, including but not limited to insulin, glucagon and exendin-4.
US09642909B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising attenuated Plasmodium sporozoites and glycolipid adjuvants Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising Plasmodium sporozoite-stage parasites and compatible glycolipid adjuvants useful in vaccines for preventing or reducing the risk of malaria. In particular, human host range Plasmodium and analogues of α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), a ligand for natural killer T (NKT) cells, are combined in pharmaceutical compositions, which are useful as vaccines against malaria. Methods of use are also provided.
US09642884B1	Cannabinoid alcoholic drinks (CADs) and method for producing CADs Cannabinoid Alcoholic Drinks (CADs) and methods for producing CADs utilize cannabinoids dissolved in ethanol. The resulting cannabinoid/ethanol solution is then combined with one or more consumable alcohols to create a CAD. Cannabidiol (CBD) can be selected as the cannabinoid, and the solution of CBD and ethanol is called CBD/ethanol solution and combining it with one or more consumable alcohols yields a CAD.
US09642883B2	Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis for use in prevention or treatment of upper respiratory tract infections The present invention relates to a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus, preferably strain ATCC53103, and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, preferably strain DSM 15954, for use in reducing the duration and/or severity of upper respiratory tract infection (URI) in teenagers and adults. Further aspects of the invention relate to a composition comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis for use in increasing the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in teenagers and adults having upper respiratory tract infection (URI), for reducing at least one and preferably several such as two, three, four or all of the symptoms of sore throat, scratchy throat, cough, hoarseness, chest congestion and for reducing the median severity score in teenagers and adults having upper respiratory tract infection (URI).
US09642876B2	Method of preventing or treating sinusitis with oxidative reductive potential water solution Provided is a method for preventing or treating sinusitis by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxidative reduction potential (ORP) water solution that is stable for at least about twenty-four hours. The ORP water solution administered in accordance with the invention can be combined with one or more suitable carriers. The ORP water solution can be administered alone or, e.g., in combination with one or more additional therapeutic agents.
US09642875B2	Compounds and their effects on appetite control and insulin sensitivity The invention provides a propionate inulin ester for the reduction of appetite, food intake and/or calorie intake and/or to improve insulin sensitivity in a subject, and for the treatment or prevention of obesity or diabetes. The invention also provides compositions comprising a propionate inulin ester, methods using propionate inulin esters, functional food containing propionate inulin ester and methods of making propionate inulin esters.
US09642871B2	Anti-bacterial applications of poly-N-acetylglucosamine nanofibers Described herein are compositions comprising shortened fibers of poly-N-acetylglucosamine and/or a derivative thereof (“sNAG nanofibers”) and anti-bacterial applications of such compositions. The sNAG nanofibers may be formulated into compositions for the prevention and/or treatment of bacterial infections and diseases associated with such infections. Regimens employing such compositions are also described.
US09642865B2	Angiogenesis inhibitors Described herein are methods of inhibiting angiogenesis, and treating or preventing a disease or disorder (or symptoms thereof) associated with angiogenesis, wherein an anti-angiogenesis compound is administered to a subject.
US09642863B2	Methods for treating chronic or unresolvable pain and/or increasing the pain threshold in a subject and pharmaceutical compositions for use therein Methods are provided for reducing chronic inflammatory pain, increasing the levels of endogenous opioid peptides, as well as increasing the pain threshold of a subject having symptoms of androgen deficiency, comprising transdermally administering a composition comprising a bioactive androgen on a daily basis. In addition, the invention also relates to increasing the levels of endogenous opioid peptides in a human subject by administering an androgen composition to the subject. The invention also encompasses administration of a composition consisting essentially of an androgen for the treatment of chronic inflammatory pain, and for increasing the pain-threshold in a subject.
US09642842B2	Opioid receptor ligands and methods of using and making same This application describes compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which compounds can be used in the treatment of, for example, pain and pain related disorders.
US09642840B2	Compositions and methods for treating plasma cell disorders and B-cell prolymphocytic disorders Disclosed herein are methods of treating conditions, which may be associated with elevated levels of plasma cells and/or B-cells, with a therapeutically effective amount of dexpramipexole or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.
US09642836B2	Isotopologues of isoindole derivatives Provided herein are isoindole derivatives, which is enriched with isotopes such as deuterium. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the isotopes-enriched compounds, and methods of using such compounds are also provided.
US09642835B2	Modulators of GTPase and use in relevant treatment The present invention relates to molecules which function as selective modulators (i.e., inhibitors and agonists, preferably inhibitors) of the Ras-homologous (Rho) family of small GTPases, in particular, Cdc42 GTPase and their use to treat diseases, for example cancers, including metastatic cancer, where Cdc42 GTPase is overexpressed or hyperactivated, genetic and acquired diseases where activation of Cdc42 GTPase plays a pivotal role (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases), rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, diabetes type I, autosomal polycystic kidney diease, cystic kidney disease, precystic kidney disease and microbial infections. Additionally, compounds according to the present invention may be used to inhibit rejection (graft host response) in transplant patients (pursuant to transplantation), to promote immunosuppression, anti-inflammatory response and to mobilize stem cell (migration) in patients in need, among others.
US09642834B2	Composition comprising alpha-lipoic acid and honokiol for treating neuropathies The present invention relates to a composition comprising alfa-lipoic acid, or a salt or complex thereof, and honokiol, wherein the weight quantity of said honokiol is between 1% and 30% with respect to the total weight of honokiol and alfa-lipoic acid.
US09642832B2	Use of atractylenolide compound or its derivatives and a medicament for inhibiting platelet aggregation A medicament for inhibiting platelet aggregation, comprising atractylenolide compound or its derivatives, wherein the said atractylenolide compound has the following structural formula shown in formula (I), wherein R1 represents H or C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, R2 represents H or C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, and R3 represents H or hydroxyl. Use of atractylenolide compound shown in formula (I) or its derivatives in the manufacture of a medicament for inhibiting platelet aggregation. The medicament for inhibiting platelet aggregation of the present application has good efficacy without toxic-and-side effect, lower tendency of tolerance, convenient to take and applicable for preventing or treating diseases caused by high platelet aggregation rate.
US09642826B2	Omega-3 enriched fish oil-in-water parenteral nutrition emulsions An emulsion is provided including: an oil component and a water component, the oil component including: fish oil triglycerides in an amount of about 60% to about 90% based on the weight of the oil component; wherein the fish oil triglycerides include omega-3 fatty acids, expressed as triglycerides, in an amount of at least 60%, based on the total weight of the fatty acids of the fish oil triglycerides; wherein the fish oil triglycerides include a total amount of EPA and DHA, expressed as triglycerides, of at least 45%, based on the total weight of the fatty acids of the fish oil triglycerides; and, at least one medium-chain triglyceride, wherein a total amount of the at least one medium-chain triglyceride is from about 10% to about 40% based on the weight of the oil component.
US09642825B2	Bio-available N-acetyl creatine species and compositions thereof Creatine derivatives and compositions containing a bioactive form of creatine. The new chemical entity comprises an acetyl creatine, N-acyl creatines, N,N-diacyl creatines or any N-acetyl creatine species with enhanced solubility and bioavailability. Also provided by this invention are various methods for providing several beneficial effects that comprise administering compositions comprising N-acetyl creatine, N-acyl creatines, N,N-diacyl creatines or any N-acetyl creatine species to a mammalian subject, either chronically or acutely.
US09642824B2	Valaciclovir and diclofenac combination therapy for functional somatic syndromes The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of a therapeutically-effective amount of the antiviral compound valacyclovir and a therapeutically-effective amount of the COX-2 inhibitor diclofenac. The invention is further related to methods of treating functional somatic syndromes by administering a therapeutically-effective combination of valacyclovir and diclofenac.
US09642818B2	Compositions and methods for nutrition supplementation The present invention relates to compositions that may be swallowable, chewable or dissolvable, comprising various vitamins and minerals, and in a specific embodiment comprising vitamin A, beta carotene, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, iron, magnesium and zinc, and methods for using these compositions for nutritional supplementation in subjects undergoing physiologically stressful events, such as, for example and without limitation, pregnancy, lactation or any disease state.
US09642817B2	Liposomal compositions and uses of same Compositions comprising liposomes composed of whole cell membrane fraction are provided. The liposomes may be attached to, or encapsulate a pharmaceutical agent. Also provided are methods of generating and using these liposomes.
US09642815B2	Biocompatible graphene quantum dots for drug delivery and bioimaging applications In this work we have targeted two aspects of GQDs, Size and ROS to reduce their cytotoxicity. Small size can damage cell organelles and production of ROS (reactive oxygen species) can hamper cell machinery in multiple ways. We have shown that cytotoxicity can be significantly reduced by embedding GQDs inside the PEG matrix rather than creating a thin shell around each GQD. Thin PEG shell around GQD can control ROS production but cannot circumvent the toxicity due to small size. Thus it was essential to solve both the issues. We have used a simple electrochemical method (12 h at room temperature) for synthesizing GQDs and embedded them in PEG matrix via a simple one step hydrothermal reaction (24 h at 160° C.) involving only GQDs, PEG, and deionized water. The P-GQDs formed after hydrothermal reaction show nanoparticles of diameter of ˜80-100 nm containing GQDs entrapped in PEG matrix. MTT assay showed significant 60% cells viability at a very high concentration of 5.5 mg/mL of P-GQDs compared to 10-15% viability for C-GQD and H-GQD. ROS production by P-GQDs was least compared to C-GQD and H-GQD in cell free and intracellular ROS assay suggesting involvement of ROS in cytotoxicity. In this work we have solved the issue of cytotoxicity due to ‘small size’ and ‘ROS generation’ without compromising with fluorescence properties of GQDs. P-GQDs was used for bioimaging and drug delivery in HeLa cells. In short we can obtain biocompatible P-GQDs in very short span of time with minimal use of hazardous chemicals and simple methodology.
US09642811B2	Abuse deterrent immediate release biphasic matrix solid dosage form An abuse deterrent immediate release biphasic matrix solid dosage form that releases the drug at a desired rate for quick onset of action when a single unit or prescribed units of the dosage form are orally administered but exhibits a reduced rate of release when more than the prescribed number of units, are administered.
US09642787B2	Method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, and rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair.
US09642784B2	Sunscreen compositions comprising uniform, rigid, spherical, nanoporous calcium phosphate particles and methods of making and using the same Aspects of the invention include sunscreen formulations that include uniform, rigid, spherical nanoporous calcium phosphate particles. Also provided are methods of making the sunscreen formulations. The sunscreen formulations find use in sunblocking applications.
US09642783B2	Depilatory compositions Disclosed herein is a powder composition containing an alkaline material comprising hydroxide-containing compounds, two carbonate compounds, a starch, a silica material, a liquid fatty substance, an acrylic polymer, a sulfur-containing compound, and a chelant compound. When the powder composition is mixed with an aqueous composition, a ready to use composition for removing or depilating hair is formed.
US09642777B2	Fluid detection in an enteral feeding set Detection of fluid conditions in an administration set. A light source is positioned to transmit an infrared light through administration set tubing and any fluid therein. A light sensor senses the infrared light transmitted through the tubing and generates an output signal. A frequency of the output signal is a function of an intensity of the light transmitted through the tubing. A processor receives and determines the frequency of the output signal, and compares the determined frequency to threshold frequency values to determine whether fluid is in the tubing. The processor also monitors the generated output signal to determine if the frequency of the output signal changes over time, and determines whether fluid is flowing in the tubing as a function of the determined change in frequency.
US09642776B2	Compounding dispensing gun A compounding dispensing gun includes a pawl-spring assembly and a hand-housing assembly. The hand-housing assembly is coupled to the pawl-spring assembly. The hand-housing assembly has a handle. A plunger assembly extends through the hand-housing assembly and includes a push rod and a push rod head removably coupled to the push rod. The push rod has a plurality of first notches and a plurality of second notches formed thereon. The push rod selectively cooperates with the pawl-spring assembly to advance the push rod and the push rod head during a dispensing operation.
US09642775B2	System for closed transfer of fluids having connector A system includes a syringe adapter having a first end and a second end with the first end of the syringe adapter configured to be connected to a first container and the second end of the syringe adapter including a lock member having an open position and a closed position. The system also includes a vial adapter having a first end and a second end with the second end of the vial adapter configured to be connected to a second container and the first end of the vial adapter having a locking surface. The lock member includes at least one projection that extends radially outward. The syringe adapter has at least one corresponding projection configured to engage the at least one projection of the lock member to retain the lock member to the syringe adapter.
US09642774B2	Liquid container with predetermined breaking point Liquid container with a predetermined break point (4), which is covered by an elastomer septum (3). The container forms a hollow body (10) made of a single material that is compatible with critical liquids such as medicines. The elastomer septum (3) and the predetermined break point (4) can be pierced by a hollow needle (51) in order to withdraw liquid from the container.
US09642770B2	Rabbutt-dildo gear for lesbians, pegging and masturbation Sex paraphernalia comprising a platform assembly 7 (Rabbutt™) which has a dildo 11 on one side facing one way and a rabbit 13 on the other side facing the other way, configured so that, when Pants with a crotch opening (Rabbutt Hole Pants™) as disclosed herein, or a strap-on dildo harness, are worn by a lady user with the rabbit side of the assembly inside facing her clitoris and the dildo sticking out through the opening, she may insert the dildo into a partner with the rabbit pleasing her clitoris while she bangs away. Pants may have cutouts for spanking or caressing. Pants may be suitable for outdoor wearing (without the platform assemble) to attract a sex partner who is in-the-know, or to raise questions from others like, what's the hole for? Jackets suitable with Pants may complete the ensemble. Embodiments also lend themselves to a lone lady for masturbation.
US09642768B2	Skin treatment device and implement The present invention concerns a skin treatment device for professional and private use. In particular the present invention concerns a skin treatment device comprising a drive unit and an attachment, the drive unit comprising an output element and a rotary support element rotating about an axis of rotation, the rotary support element comprising protrusions, the attachment comprising a skin treatment element and a chassis for the skin treatment element, the chassis comprising a multitude of recesses to cooperate with the protrusions of the rotary support element of the drive unit, wherein the chassis can be supported by the rotary support element and wherein the protrusions can be brought into an engagement position with the recesses, while the chassis is supported by the rotary support element, and the protrusions can be brought into a disengagement position with the recesses, while the chassis is supported by the rotary support element.
US09642766B2	Graduated compression device having separate body and bands A compression garment, having: (a) a body portion dimensioned to be wrapped around a body limb, the body portion having a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of opposite side edges; and (b) a plurality of bands, wherein the bands are each attachable onto the body portion at a plurality of different locations, and wherein the bands wrap around part of the body portion when the body portion is wrapped around the body limb to apply compression force to the body limb.
US09642765B2	Gait training apparatus for generating a natural gait pattern A gait training apparatus for the mechanical production of a natural gait pattern. The gait training apparatus includes a first and a second multi-joint mechanism which are mechanically coupled to one another, as well as a drive for the input of a rotatory movement into the first multi-joint mechanism, and a foot support element which is coupled onto the second multi-joint mechanism. The second multi-joint mechanism moreover includes a longitudinal displacement body which is longitudinally displaceable via a longitudinal guide relative to this and which is connected to the first multi-joint mechanism.
US09642764B2	Differential air pressure systems Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and methods of using such systems. The differential air pressure system may comprise a chamber configured to receive a portion of a user's lower body and to create an air pressure differential upon the user's body. The differential air pressure system may further comprise a user seal that seal the pressure chamber to the user's body. The height of the user seal may be adjusted to accommodate users with various body heights.
US09642759B2	Patient support with universal energy supply system A patient support includes a patient support surface, a DVT pump mounted in the patient support, and a port mounted at the patient support in selective fluid communication with the DVT pump. Optionally, the patient support further includes a control system to detect when a DVT device is coupled or in close proximity to the port and/or the type of DVT device. Further, the control system may be configured to control the pump based on the type of DVT device coupled to the port.
US09642748B2	Patient interface for ophthalmologic diagnostic and interventional procedures An ophthalmic system may comprise an imaging device having a field of view oriented toward the eye of the patient; a patient interface housing defining a passage therethrough, having a distal end coupled to one or more seals configured to be directly engaged with one or more surfaces of the eye of the patient, and wherein the proximal end is configured to be coupled to the patient workstation such that at least a portion of the field of view of the imaging device passes through the passage; and two or more registration fiducials coupled to the patient interface housing in a predetermined geometric configuration relative to the patient interface housing within the field of view of the imaging device such that they may be imaged by the imaging device in reference to predetermined geometric markers on the eye of the patient which may also be imaged by the imaging device.
US09642735B2	Pyloric valve corking device Pyloric valve corking devices are disclosed herein that generally include an occluding member, expanding from a first configuration to a larger second configuration, and a bridging member extending from the occluding member. The bridging member has a length that is adapted to pass at least partially through the gastric opening, so to enable the occluding member to obstruct the gastric opening, and that is also adapted to permit the occluding member to intermittently move relative to the gastric opening. A second occluding member may be attached to the distal end of the bridging member. The reduction in flow of gastric contents into the duodenum can be actively regulated using a pump or valve, or can be passively regulated with movements of the occluding device.
US09642729B2	Reducing crimping damage to a polymer scaffold A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold is crimped to the catheter by a multi-step process for increasing scaffold-catheter yield following a crimping sequence. Damage reduction during a crimping sequence includes modifying blades of a crimper, adopting a multi-step crimping sequence, and inflating a supporting balloon to support the scaffold during crimping.
US09642726B2	Devices and methods for control of blood pressure Apparatus and methods are described including an implantable device having first and second longitudinal ends, the device having a length of less than 80 mm when the device is unconstrained. The device includes struts arranged such that, when the device is unconstrained, along a continuous portion of the device having a length that is at least 5 mm, a maximum inter-strut distance defined by any set of two adjacent struts is more than 1.5 times as great as a maximum inter-strut distance defined by any set of two adjacent struts within longitudinal portions of the device within 3 mm of the longitudinal ends of the device. Other applications are also described.
US09642719B1	Spinal fusion system for osteoporotic vertebrae The invention is a spinal fusion system with fusion rod anchors which do not use staples or screws to achieve securement to a patient's spine. The system relies on a head segment pivotally attached to a base having a channel imparted therein, the channel having an entry and exit opening. The rod anchor is secured with a threadable segment which is threaded through the channel and around an associated vertebra. Multiple rod anchors can be attached to a patient's vertebrae in this manner and a fusion rod is inserted into the multiple anchors and locked down inside the rod anchors with a lock nut.
US09642717B2	In-situ formed intervertebral fusion device and method An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
US09642708B2	Nanosurface The invention relates to a method for modification of a biocompatible component. The method of the invention includes the steps of a) providing a biocompatible component at least partly covered by metallic oxide; and b) treating at least a part of the component, which part is covered by the metallic oxide, with an aqueous composition that includes oxalic acid; whereby a modified metallic oxide, is obtained. The invention also relates to a biocompatible component-including a substrate having a surface with a) a microstructure including pits separated by plateus and/or ridges; and b) a primary nanostructure being superimposed on the microstructure, the primary nanostructure having depressions arranged in a wave-like formation.
US09642700B2	Prosthetic heart valve having a polymeric stent A prosthetic heart valve includes annularly spaced commissure portions, each of which includes a tip. The stent is formed from a polymeric material, and is specifically configured to perform similarly to conventional metal stents. A first fabric covers each of the tips, and a second fabric covers the first fabric and remaining exposed portions of the stent. A first layer of tissue covers the second fabric, and a second layer of tissue overlies the second fabric. The second layer of tissue includes leaflet portions that extend inwardly between annularly adjacent ones of the commissure portions.
US09642686B1	Method and system for recording characteristics of the occlusal arch of a patient using a portable computing device An exemplary virtual facebow system comprises a software program which is run on a tablet or other portable computing device with a microprocessor, an internal memory component, an image capture device, and a display screen. The virtual facebow system is used to record characteristics of the occlusal arch of a patient including, but not limited to, the midline of the patient's face, the steepness and cant of the occlusal arch, as well as a record of which maxillary (upper) teeth make contact with which mandibular (lower) teeth. The recorded characteristics are then used to replicate the alignment of the patient's occlusal arch with the maxillary cast in a lab stand, and the maxillary cast can then be moved to an articulator for the production of customized dental prosthetics for the patient including, but not limited to, restorations and partial or full dentures.
US09642683B2	Dental prophylaxis cup for mixing at least two media prior to dispensing Provided is prophylaxis cup for dentistry, comprising a first section storing a first medium, a second section storing a second medium, and one or more channels between the first section and the second section, wherein the first section, the second section and the one or more channels are adapted to allow the first medium and the second medium to be mixed, in response to a rotational movement of the prophylaxis cup. Provided also is a method for using prophylaxis cup in which the prophylaxis cup is positioned on a patient's tooth. A control is triggered to rotate the prophylaxis cup to cause a first medium stored in a first section of the prophylaxis cup to be mixed with a second medium stored in a second section of the prophylaxis cup. Provided further is a prophylaxis angle for dentistry, comprising a hand-piece, with the prophylaxis cup coupled to the hand-piece.
US09642678B2	Method and system for dental visualization In particular embodiments, method, apparatus and system for receiving digital representations of the initial parameters of a dentition; simulating a first orthodontic treatment process on the digital representations of the initial parameters, displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, simulating a second orthodontic treatment process on the output results from the simulation of the first orthodontic treatment process, and displaying a set of output results from the simulation of the second orthodontic treatment process are provided.
US09642676B2	System and method for measuring slope or tilt of a bone cut on the muscular-skeletal system A system and method is disclosed herein for measuring bone slope or tilt of a prepared bone surface of the muscular-skeletal system. The system comprises a three-axis accelerometer for measuring position, rotation, and tilt. In one embodiment, the three-axis accelerometer can be housed in a prosthetic component that couples to a prepared bone surface. The system further includes a remote system for receiving, processing, and displaying quantitative measurements from one or more sensors. A bone is placed in extension. The three-axis accelerometer is referenced to a bone landmark of the bone when the bone is in extension. The three-axis accelerometer is then coupled to the prepared bone surface with the bone in extension. The slope or tilt of the bone surface is measured. In the example, the slope or tilt of the bone surface corresponds to at least one surface of the prosthetic component attached thereto.
US09642675B2	Ablation catheter Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter which has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition.
US09642669B2	Treatment system, and treatment method for living tissue using energy A treatment system includes a pair of holding members, a high-frequency energy output section, a heat generating section and a control section. At least one of the pair of holding members moves to the other holding member. The high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section are provided on at least one of the holding members. The high-frequency energy output section exerts high-frequency energy to a living tissue to denature the living tissue, and collects the biological information of the living tissue. The heat generating section applies heat to it held between the holding members, generates the heat owing to the supply of the energy, and conducts the heat therefrom to denature the living tissue. The control section controls the output of the energy to the high-frequency energy output section and the heat generating section based on the biological information collected by the high-frequency energy output section.
US09642659B2	Implantable insert sleeve The present disclosure relates to an insert sleeve (19) designed for being inserted into a through hole (17) of an implant (11), comprising a body (21) with a through hole (23) defining an axial direction (29) for receiving a bone anchoring element (25), in particular a bone screw, said body (21) being made of a material having a first modulus of elasticity and including multiple recesses (27) arranged in circumferential direction around said through hole (23) of said insert sleeve (19) for reducing a stiffness of said insert sleeve (19) in a direction transverse (31, 33) to said axial direction (29). At least one of said recesses (27) is filled with a filler material (41) having a second modulus of elasticity different from said first modulus of elasticity.

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