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US09658453B1	Head-mounted display including diffractive combiner to integrate a display and a sensor An apparatus comprising a diffractive combiner having a front side, a rear surface, and an optical axis running substantially through the center of the diffractive combiner and normal to the back side. A display unit directs display light toward the back side of the diffractive combiner; the display unit positioned at a first angle relative to the optical axis, and the display light having a first range of wavelengths. An eye-tracking sensor receives eye-tracking radiation reflected by the back side of the diffractive combiner, the eye-tracking sensor positioned next to the display unit at a second angle relative to the optical axis, the second angle being different than the first angle and the eye-tracking radiation having a wavelength outside the first range of wavelengths. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US09658452B2	Glass type terminal having three-dimensional input device and screen control method thereof Disclosed are a glass type terminal capable of supporting gestures using one finger or two fingers by providing a three-dimensional input device at a temple hinged to a rim of a lens, and an input method thereof. For three-dimensional touch inputs, the temple is configured to have an upper surface, a lower surface, an inner side surface and an outer side surface provided touch sensor, respectively. Upon sensing of a touch input applied onto said one or more surfaces of the temple using one finger or two fingers, a screen displayed on a lens is controlled in correspondence to the sensed touch input. Under such configuration, a user can control the screen in a more convenient manner.
US09658451B2	Head mounted display, method of controlling head mounted display, and image display system A head mounted display which allows a user to visually recognize a virtual image and external scenery, includes a generation unit that generates a list image by changing an arrangement of a plurality of images of an external apparatus connected to the head mounted display to an arrangement for the head mounted display, and an image display unit that allows the user to visually recognize the generated list image as the virtual image.
US09658450B2	Vehicle heads-up display device A vehicle system includes a heads-up display device for use in a motor vehicle displays graphic elements in view of an occupant while the occupant views an environment through a display screen of the heads-up display device. The heads-up display device includes a projector configured to project a graphic element on the display screen through at least one reflector housed within a dashboard. The dashboard further houses an air duct for directing air flow within a passenger compartment. A light-transmitting section of the air duct is formed of a light-transmitting material adapted to allow light projected from the projector to pass therethrough.
US09658448B2	Actuator, optical scanner, and image formation apparatus An actuator includes: a movable portion that swingably moves around a first axis; a first shaft that extends from the movable portion and swingably supports the movable portion around the first axis; a frame portion that is connected to the first shaft and swingably moves around a second axis that intersects the first axis; a second shaft that extends from the frame portion and swingably supports the frame portion around the second axis; a support portion connected to the second shaft; a coil provided on the frame portion; and a magnet that produces a magnetic field that acts on the coil, wherein the frame portion is so formed that the frame portion surrounds the movable portion, the first shaft, the second shaft, and the support portion in a plan view viewed in a thickness direction of the movable portion.
US09658442B2	Cumulant microscopy The invention describes a method and a microscopy system for imaging and analyzing stochastically and independently blinking point-like emitters. A multiple-order cumulants analysis in conjunction with an established blinking model enables the extraction of super-resolved environment-related parameter maps, such as molecular state lifetimes, concentration and brightness distributions of the emitter. In addition, such parameter maps can be used to compensate for the non-linear brightness and blinking response of higher-order cumulant images—used for example in Super-resolution Optical Fluctuation Imaging (SOFI)—to generate a balanced image contrast. Structures that otherwise would be masked by brighter regions in the conventional cumulant image become samples using spectral cross-cumulants.
US09658440B2	Optical probe for measuring light signals in vivo An optical probe for measuring light signals includes a first optical fiber guiding incoming light, a lens focusing incoming light towards a sample and collecting altered light from the sample, a second optical fiber guiding altered light, a light logging device measuring intensity fluctuations in the incoming light, wherein the light logging device is positioned after the first optical fiber, whereby the light logging device receives a part of the incoming light from the first fiber. The optical probe is normally applied for measuring light signals in vivo, and finds its primary applications within the field of optical spectroscopic measurements, where the light signals measured by the probe are applied in combination with an apparatus wherein light signals are analyzed against its spectral components for instance in Raman, fluorescence, phosphorescence absorption, diffusion and transmission studies.
US09658438B2	Non-imaging solar concentrator and cosine factor correction device using compound polyhedral surfaces and method of use thereof A compound polyhedral concentrator (CPOC) lens is disclosed with one smooth curved surface facing the sun and an inner surface comprised of a 3D pattern of interpenetrating minimum deviation prisms with a common origin facing the absorber. This new type of stationary solar concentrator is used to extend the acceptance angles by minimizing blocking and tip optical losses that are common with radial Fresnel design forms. Moreover, when considering the extended time period for non-tracking of the sun's movement commensurate with the increased acceptance angles the total energy collected using a combination of a CPOC lens and a photovoltaic device will be greater than the total energy collected using the photovoltaic device by itself.
US09658437B2	Lithium containing glass with high oxidized iron content and having specified base, colorant, and oxidizer A low infrared absorbing lithium glass includes FeO in the range of 0.0005-0.015 wt %, more preferably 0.001-0.010 wt %, and a redox ratio in the range of 0.005-0.15, more preferably in the range of 0.005-010. The glass can be chemically tempered and used to provide a ballistic viewing cover for night vision goggles or scope. A method is provided to change a glass making process from making a high infrared absorbing lithium glass having FeO in the range of 0.02 to 0.04 wt % and a redox ratio in the range of 0.2 to 0.4 to the low infrared absorbing lithium glass by adding additional oxidizers to the batch materials. A second method is provided to change a glass making process from making a low infrared absorbing lithium glass to the high infrared absorbing lithium glass by adding additional reducers to the batch material. In one embodiment of the invention the oxidizer is CeO2. An embodiment of the invention covers a glass made according to the method.
US09658423B2	Springless athermal lens design with flexured spacer Embodiments of the invention are directed to a springless athermal lens assembly. In one embodiment, a spacer of a springless athermal lens assembly may compensate for defocus of the camera system due to thermal expansion of the lens assembly through the coupling of a spacer to an inner barrel and an outer barrel. The inner barrel comprises a lens cell assembly and a body. The outer barrel comprises a body. The spacer comprises a body having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface of the spacer body is configured to be physically coupled to outer barrel body and the inner surface of the spacer body is configured to be physically coupled to the inner barrel body. A retainer ring is configured to engage with the outer surface of the spacer body and provide a radial force against the outer surface of the spacer body to securably engage the inner surface of the spacer body with the inner barrel body.
US09658414B2	Arrangement of photonic chip and optical adaptor for coupling optical signals An apparatus includes an optical adaptor having monolithically integrated optical elements and first micro-mechanical features, the latter defining at least a first horizontal reference surface and a first vertical reference surface; wherein the first horizontal reference surface is perpendicular to an optical plane, the latter being perpendicular the optical axis of the optical elements; and wherein the first vertical reference surface is perpendicular to the first horizontal reference surface and parallel to the optical axis.
US09658410B2	Optical connector, method for aligning multi-core fiber with bundle structure, and fiber arrangement conversion member An optical connector is structured so as to include a fiber connection structure therein. A multi-core fiber is included inside a ferrule, and affixed to the ferrule substrate. One end surface of the multi-core fiber is exposed to an end surface of the ferrule. The other end of the multi-core fiber passes through and is affixed to a capillary. A plurality of optical fiber pass through a capillary that faces the capillary, and are affixed thereto the capillary in the same manner. Seven optical fiber cores of the same diameter are joined in a close-packed arrangement in the fiber connection structure.
US09658407B2	Optical connector assembly An optical connector assembly (1) includes a plug (2) and a socket (3) which are interconnectable to each other in an axial direction (x). The plug (2) comprises a plug housing (5) in which a first ferrule (7) is arranged and the socket (3) comprises a socket housing (20), in which a second ferrule (23) is arranged.
US09658406B2	Aligning a fiber in an optical fiber connector According to certain embodiments, a method comprises disposing a first nanofiber portion of a nanofiber and a first assisting fiber portion of an assisting fiber into a ferrule of a connector. A second assisting fiber portion is heated. The nanofiber and assisting fiber are moved such that a portion of the heated assisting fiber portion is disposed within the ferrule. According to other embodiments, a method comprises placing a fiber within a ferrule of a connector having a fixed point such that a fiber center is a fiber distance away from a receptacle center. The fiber distance between the fiber center and receptacle center is measured. An angular offset between the fixed point and fiber center is measured about the receptacle center. A rotation angle for the fiber distance and angular offset is determined. The ferrule is rotated relative to the connector according to the rotation angle.
US09658402B2	Optical fiber winding structures and techniques A fiber is wound into first and second coils lying substantially in respective first and second planar directions having a substantially orthogonal relationship. The first and second coils are configured to result in respective first and second birefringences that are dominated by bend-induced birefringence. The first and second birefringences have respective axes that are rotated with respect to each other in real space by an angle that is substantially equal to 90 degrees. Light traveling through the fiber has a state of polarization that evolves in substantially opposite directions as it travels respectively through the first and second coils. The first and second coils are configured such that light traveling through the fiber acquires respective, substantially opposite first and second phase shifts. Light traveling through the fiber acquires respective first and second differential group delays that substantially compensate for each other.
US09658393B2	High-birefringence hollow-core fibers and techniques for making same A hollow core fiber has a cladding comprising a matrix of cells, wherein each cell comprises a hole and a wall surrounding the hole. The fiber further has a hollow core region comprising a core gap in the matrix of cells, wherein the core gap spans a plurality of cells and has a boundary defined by the interface of the core gap. The matrix of cells comprises a plurality of lattice cells, and a plurality of defect cells characterized by at least one difference in at least one property from that of the lattice cells. The cells at the core region boundary include lattice cells and defect cells that are arranged in a pattern that define two orthogonal axes of reflection symmetry, so as to produce birefringence in a light propagating through the hollow core fiber.
US09658389B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device including the same Disclosed is a backlight unit and LCD device having a fixing device attached to a bottom cover and a guide panel to prevent the guide panel from shifting and detaching from the bottom cover. The backlight unit comprises a bottom cover having a bottom portion including a first hole, and a side portion having a second hole; a light guide plate on the bottom portion of the bottom cover; at least one optical sheet on the light guide plate; a guide panel adjacent the guide plate and the optical sheet; and a fixing device. The fixing device includes a horizontal portion; and a side portion extending perpendicularly from the horizontal portion. The side portion includes second protrusion portions extending inward from an edge of the side portion and parallel to the horizontal portion, and supporting portions extending vertically from the side portion at distal ends of the side portion.
US09658386B2	Backlight source and display device A backlight source and a display device are disclosed. The backlight source includes a frame, an optical film sheet, a light guiding plate and an embedded block. The coefficient of volume expansion of the embedded block is greater than the coefficient of volume expansion of the frame; the frame has a first transverse protrusion formed at a side in proximity to a light guiding plate, a bottom surface of the first transverse protrusion is attached to the light guiding plate by pressing, and the bottom surface has a groove provided therein, in which the embedded block is arranged.
US09658383B2	Display device A display device is disclosed, which comprises: a display panel; and a backlight module corresponding to the display panel. The backlight module comprises: a light source; and a light guide plate adjacent to the light source and having a surface, wherein at least one light guide dot with an embossment and a cavity is disposed on the surface of the light guide plate, and the cavity surrounds the embossment.
US09658382B2	Luminaire module having a light guide with redirecting interfaces A solid-state luminaire module includes one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs) and a light guide. The light guide includes a receiving end and an opposing end, the receiving end being arranged to receive the light provided by the LEEs; a pair of opposing side surfaces, extending along a length of the light guide between the receiving end and the opposing end, to guide the received light in a forward direction; and a plurality of redirecting interfaces spaced apart from each other and distributed along a portion of the length of the light guide adjacent the opposing end. The redirecting interfaces are configured to reflect a portion of the guided light in a backward direction as return light, such that the return light can transmit through the pair of opposing side surfaces into the ambient as output light of the luminaire module, the output light to propagate in backward directions.
US09658378B2	Holographic 3D image display apparatus and illumination unit for the same An illumination unit is provided including a coherent light source; a projection optical element which focuses a light beam emitted from the coherent light source onto a focal plane; and a holographic optical element interposed between the coherent light source and the projection optical element, and having an interference pattern formed thereon. The holographic optical element diffracts the light beam emitted from the coherent light source and emits the diffracted light to the projection optical element. Here, the interference pattern on the holographic optical element may have information that diffracts the light beam and thereby cancels a diffraction of the light beam due to an aberration of the projection optical element.
US09658365B2	Optical material composition and method for producing same Through an optical material composition containing a compound (a), a compound (b), a polythiol (c) and sulfur (d) according to the present invention, good mold release properties are obtained, and the occurrence of separation mark defects can be suppressed.Compound (a): a compound having the structure represented by formula (1): (In formula (1), m is an integer of 0 to 4 and n is an integer of 0 to 2.) Compound (b): a compound having the structure represented by formula (2): (In formula (2), m is an integer of 0 to 4 and n is an integer of 0 to 2.)
US09658360B2	High resolution LWD imaging A method for forming a high resolution logging while drilling image includes receiving a logging while drilling data set and selecting a borehole grid. The borehole grid includes a plurality of pixels that define discrete azimuthal positions and depth positions in the borehole. The LWD data set is mapped to the selected borehole grid such that an azimuthal position and a depth position are assigned to each data point in the data set. An interpolation routine is used to fill empty pixels. Disclosed embodiments enable high resolution LWD imaging that may resolve various fine formation features such as fractures, fine bedding layers, breakout, and vugs.
US09658357B2	Method of real time diagnostic of fracture operations with combination of tube waves and microseismic monitoring This invention relates to petroleum industry, in particularly, to control and monitoring of processes related to reservoir stimulation. A method of real time diagnostic of fracture operations with combination of tube waves and microseismic monitoring, comprising performing a fracture in a wellbore, recording microseismic activity generated during the fracturing operations. Determining of microseismic event locations, generating low frequency pressure waves (tube waves) near the wellbore, recording of tube waves reflections from the fractures in real time and analyzing microseismic event locations and tube waves reflections from the fractures.
US09658349B2	Apparatuses for and methods of generating images An apparatus for generating an image may include a plurality of scintillator layers configured to convert an incident beam into an optical signal; a plurality of micro cells configured to turn on or off depending on whether or not the micro cells detect the optical signal; a reaction depth determining unit configured to detect a decay pattern of the optical signal, on the basis of on/off signals of the micro cells, and configured to determine a type of the scintillator layers with which the incident beam has reacted; and/or a reading unit configured to decide an occurrence location of the incident beam and then generates a photographed image.
US09658339B2	Method for integrity monitoring of satellite measurements The invention relates to a method for integrity monitoring of a primary set of measurements obtained from navigation signals sent by satellites and provided to an integrity control device comprising a plurality of Kalman filters, the method comprising the steps definition, for each Kalman filter, of a secondary set of measurements contained in the primary set, calculation by each Kalman filter of a navigation solution from a respective secondary set of measurements, wherein definition of the secondary sets respects the following principles: each measurement contained in the primary set is present in at least one of the secondary sets, for each p-uplet of measurements of the primary set, p being a predetermined integer greater than 1, at least one of the secondary sets does not contain said p-uplet of measurements, for each secondary set, at least one of the p-uplets is excluded from said secondary set, the method further comprising the steps of: detection, for each navigation solution, of at most p faulty measurements not present in the secondary set from which the navigation solution is prepared, and signalling of at most p faulty satellites in the primary set from respective results of detections.
US09658338B2	Apparatus and method to conserve power in a portable GNSS unit A device is disclosed that is capable of determining its location using high-power with high accuracy, and using low-power with lower accuracy. By coordinating usage between the high power method and the low power, overall power consumption of the device can be significantly reduced without a significant reduction in accuracy. Such high accuracy may be achieved through the use of a GNSS unit, such a GPS receiver. In addition, the low-power alternative may be achieved using an accelerometer, together with software, hardware or firmware for extrapolating a speed based on the force measurements by the accelerometer. In this manner, the GPS receiver can be operated for only a fraction of overall use, primarily to provide adjustment data necessary to calibrate usage of the accelerometer.
US09658336B2	Programmable current source for a time of flight 3D image sensor A programmable current source for use with a time of flight pixel cell includes a first transistor. A current through the first transistor is responsive to a gate-source voltage of the first transistor. A current control circuit is coupled to the first transistor and coupled to a reference current source to selectively couple a reference current of the reference current source through the first transistor during a sample operation. A sample and hold circuit is coupled to the first transistor to sample a gate-source voltage of the first transistor during the sample operation. The sample and hold circuit is coupled to hold the gate-source voltage during a hold operation after the sample operation substantially equal to the gate-source voltage during the sample operation. A hold current through the first transistor during the hold operation is substantially equal to the reference current.
US09658328B1	System and method for indicating potential wind shear events An aircraft weather radar system can include an electronic display, a radar antenna for receiving radar returns, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor can be configured to determine an existence of potential wind shear activity using the radar returns and cause the electronic display to provide an indication of the potential wind shear activity. The potential wind shear activity is different than a wind shear condition associated with a predictive wind shear icon for a wind shear event.
US09658323B2	Method for measuring a transmission path by means of compensating amplitude measurement and delta-sigma method, and device for implementing the method A method for measuring transmission characteristics of a transmission path between a transmitter and a receiver. A first transmitter sends a first signal into a first transmission path. The first signal is detected by the receiver. A second transmitter sends a second signal into a second transmission path having known characteristics or characteristics that can be predetermined. The second signal is superimposed with the first signal. A transmission signal is intermittently distributed between the first and second transmitters in a controlled manner. The signal received by the receiver comprises first and second signal components to be assigned to the first and second transmitters, respectively. The first signal component averaged over a predefined time period essentially is exactly as large as the averaged second signal component and the deviation between the averaged signal components is at least intermittently used as control signal for the switching between the first and second transmitters.
US09658299B2	Method for determining a position-dependent attenuation map of high-frequency coils of a magnetic resonance pet device A method is disclosed for determining a position-dependent attenuation map of at least one high frequency coil of a combined magnetic resonance PET device. A magnetic resonance PET device and a computer program product are also disclosed. The method includes determining at least one first signal frequency for at least one coil element during a magnetic resonance PET examination; determining at least one second signal frequency, wherein at least one gradient field is applied during determination thereof; reconstructing the position of the at least one coil element using the at least one first and second signal frequency; reconstructing the position of the at least one high frequency coil using the reconstructed position of the at least one coil element; and determining a position-dependent attenuation map of the at least one high frequency coil using the reconstructed position of the at least one high frequency coil.
US09658298B2	Monolithic three-axis magnetic field sensor A three-axis magnetic sensor or magnetometer is provided. Two magnetic sensor Wheatstone bridges using barber pole AMR structures are fabricated on opposite sides of a bump structure formed on a substrate to provide surfaces that are at a predetermined angle with respect to the flat surface of the substrate. The bridge assembly is oriented along the Y axis and the bridges are interconnected such that Y and Z channel signals can be produced by processing of the bridge signals. The X channel signals are provided by an X axis sensor provided on the level surface of the substrate.
US09658297B2	Magnetic permeability measurement of ferromagnetic wires Embodiments described herein provide magnetic permeability measurements of ferromagnetic wires. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a non-magnetic wire retainer having a circular groove that holds a ferromagnetic wire for measurement. The apparatus further comprises a magnetic field generator proximate to the non-magnetic wire retainer that provides a substantially uniform magnetic field along a circumference of the circular groove. The apparatus further comprises a force sensor mechanically coupled to the magnetic field generator that measures an attractive force between the magnetic field generator and the ferromagnetic wire for determining the magnetic permeability of the ferromagnetic wire.
US09658294B2	Testing a switched mode supply with waveform generator and capture channel A test method and system are provided for testing a switched mode power supply in open loop on an automated test equipment device by applying a low frequency waveform signal (209) to a compensator filter (225) and simultaneously capturing and processing the input (223) and output (222) to the compensator filter (225) to determine the phase difference therebetween.
US09658291B1	Methods and apparatus for dynamic estimation of battery open-circuit voltage This invention provides methods for dynamic estimation of the open-circuit voltage of a battery. In some embodiments, an impulse response is calculated using a matrix-based algorithm or a recursive algorithm. Then, a current response is calculated by convolving the impulse response with the measured current. The open-circuit voltage of the battery is derived by subtracting the current response from the measured voltage. Using the principles disclosed to estimate OCV, a lithium-ion battery may be managed with a battery-state estimator that allows accurate and timely estimation of the state of charge, the charge and the discharge power capabilities, and the state of health of the battery. These methods are able to accept various exciting signals, are stable and robust against noises, even when diffusion is a limiting kinetic factor in the battery.
US09658282B2	Techniques for determining a fault probability of a location on a chip A method for determining relevance values representing a relevance of a combination of an input node of a first number of input nodes with a measurement node of a second number of measurement nodes for a detection of a fault on a chip applies a third number of tests at the first number of input nodes, measures for each test of the third plurality of tests a signal at each of the second number of measurement nodes to obtain for each measurement node of the second number of measurement nodes a third number of measurement values, and determines the relevance values, wherein each relevance value is calculated based on a correlation between the third number of test input choices defined for the input node of the respective combination and the third number of measurement values associated to the measurement node of the respective combination.
US09658276B2	Circuit and method for detecting short circuit failure of a switching transistor A circuit and method are provided detecting a persistent short circuit in a power MOSFET for the purpose of protecting a load from over-current.
US09658265B2	High voltage digital voltmeter and wireless phaser A high voltage digital voltmeter and wireless phaser includes first and second voltmeters/phasers. Each voltmeter/phaser has a probe for accessing a point in a circuit, circuitry connected to the probe and including a microprocessor, and a ground reference associated with the circuitry. Each microprocessor is programmed to measure line-to-ground voltage of the respective voltmeter/phaser. This information is shared between the microprocessors and is used to determine voltage measurements and phase angle difference.
US09658261B2	Current pattern matching method for non-intrusive power load monitoring and disaggregation A harmonic-characteristics based current pattern matching method for the non-intrusive power load monitoring and disaggregation is provided in this present invention, on the basis of establishing the load signature database, which comprises electrical appliance registration and load state word space initialization, data acquisition and data preprocessing, feasible state word space search based on table looking-up, the optimal matching of current pattern, and display and output of the monitoring and disaggregation results. The method improves the accuracy of disaggregation, and can achieves exact identification of operating states of appliances, and also can reduce the cost.
US09658257B1	Wireless communication energizer and monitoring unit for electric fencing and method therefor An electric fence monitoring unit and an integrated energizer/monitoring unit with remote control and communication capability using GSM based cellular technology, and a method for the use thereof, is provided. A simple set of commands can be used and sent, such as through text messaging (SMS) or a smartphone application, to control and/or receive information from the monitoring unit including alerts sent to the user in the case of faults or changes in fence loading. The monitoring unit includes a safety mode that uses time dependent voltage detection to detect when a sudden and significant drop in fence voltage has occurred, as may result when an animal becomes trapped or entangled in the fence. When such a large and rapid voltage drop is detected and the safety mode is enabled, the unit automatically de-energizes the electric fence and an alert is sent to the user advising that the fence should be looked at without delay.
US09658246B2	Method of studying a sample in an ETEM A method and apparatus is provided for studying the reaction (chemical or physical) of a sample with a gas in the active atmosphere of an instrument such as an Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope (ETEM), optical microscope, X-ray microscope or scanning probe microscope. The sample is exposed to inert gas at a desired temperature before exchanging the inert gas to the active gas to reduce to avoid, or at least minimize, sample drift during image acquisition.
US09658245B2	Impact detection circuit for physical quantity detection device to detect impact to electronic apparatus, moving object, and impact detection method An impact detection circuit includes a first detection section adapted to detect presence or absence of an impact input based on a first output signal as an output signal in a first detection axis of an inertial sensor having the first detection axis and a second detection axis different from each other, a second detection section adapted to detect presence or absence of an impact input based on a second output signal as an output signal in the second detection axis, and an impact detection determination section adapted to determine that an impact input has been made in a case in which both of the first detection section and the second detection section have detected the presence of the impact input.
US09658241B2	Sample distribution system and laboratory automation system A sample distribution system having a transport surface and sample container carriers arranged thereupon is disclosed. A dirt detection device for limiting the effect of dirt is provided.
US09658239B2	Laboratory product transport element and path arrangement The invention concerns a laboratory product transport element for a laboratory transport system with an energy receiver and/or energy accumulator to provide drive power, at least one signal receiver to receive control signals, a control unit to generate drive signals as a function of at least one control signal obtained from the at least one signal receiver, movement devices for independent movement of the laboratory product transport element on a transfer path as a function of the drive signals of the control unit, in which the drive devices are driven by the drive power and at least one holder to hold a laboratory product being transported. The invention also concerns a laboratory transport system with at least one laboratory product transport element according to an embodiment of the invention and a transfer path arrangement. The invention also concerns methods for operation of laboratory transport systems according to an embodiment of the invention.
US09658236B2	Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) biomarker proteins The disclosure provides biomarker proteins, a change in the concentration or activity level of which are associated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) or clinically meaningful treatment of aHUS with a complement inhibitor. Also provided are compositions and methods for interrogating the concentration and/or activity of one or more of the biomarker proteins in a biological fluid. The compositions and methods are useful for, among other things, evaluating risk for developing aHUS, diagnosing aHUS, determining whether a subject is experiencing the first acute presentation of aHUS, monitoring progression or abatement of aHUS, and/or monitoring response to treatment with a complement inhibitor or optimizing such treatment.
US09658235B2	Pi-extended acedan derivatives, their application for two-photon microscopy imaging, and their application for two-photon microscopy imaging of amyloid-beta plaque in an alzheimer's disease animal model Provided are acedan derivatives having an extended π bond, a method for preparing the acedan derivatives, and a method for two-photon microscopy imaging of amyloid-beta plaque using the acedan derivatives; more particularly, to two-photon absorbing fluorescent compounds having a longer absorption wavelength and emission wavelength than acedan and acedan derivatives which are conventional two-photon absorbing fluorophores. The compounds provided may be usefully used for in vivo imaging studies by imaging cells or tissue using the compounds, and may also be usefully used for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease by imaging amyloid-beta plaque using the compounds.
US09658229B2	Modulators of itch ubiquitinase activity The present invention relates to the identification of new drug targets for therapy of disorders including cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to inhibition of the E3 ubiquitin ligase, Itch, as a means for treating disorders. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the regulation of p63 and p73 stability in cells. In particular, the invention relates to the modulation of the regulation of p63 and p73 stability in cells through modulation of the expression or activity of Itch. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of Itch as a target for the development of agents capable of modulating p63 or p73 stability and especially agents capable of modulating the interaction of Itch and p63 and p73. Such agents may be useful in therapeutic applications including cancer treatment and modulation of skin differentiation.
US09658227B2	Recombinant GRA antigens and the use of same for early diagnosis of toxoplasmosis The present disclosure relates to a method for identifying the presence or absence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in a human or animal serum, including placing the previously drawn serum in contact with antigens capable of binding with the anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, and the observation of a bond or of an absence of a bond of antibodies with the antigens, and a combination of two recombinant GRA2 and GRA6 proteins. In particular, the antigens are attached to a support, in particular an ELISA plate. This test is preferably carried out as a supplement to another test for diagnosing toxoplasmosis.
US09658223B2	Temperature-independent, portable, and rapid field detection of antigens A device for determining the presence of an antigen in a sample uses a substrate shaped to define a plurality of lateral flow channels and a detection region. Each lateral flow channel is associated with a load spot. The substrate includes, for each of the lateral flow channels, a fluid conducting medium, and, for the detection region, a fluid retaining medium. A first load spot receives a sample from the subject. Each of the other load spots uses a dried mixture of silk fibroin with a reagent. The detection region includes an antibody. A second load spot includes a secondary detection antibody. A third load spot includes a color reagent. The device implements an ELISA reaction when activated by sequentially placed aliquots of an aqueous solution.
US09658216B2	Methods of selecting retinal pigmented epithelial cells A method of selecting retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells from a mixed population of cells is disclosed. The method comprises: (a) analyzing the cells of the mixed population of cells for at least one of the following parameters: (i) cells which autofluorescence above a predetermined threshold; (ii) cells which express CD81 above a predetermined threshold; and (iii) cells which scatter light perpendicular to a laser beam above a predetermined threshold; and (b) selecting cells which are positive for at least one of the parameters, thereby sorting RPE cells from a mixed population of cells.
US09658211B2	In vitro model for pathological or physiologic conditions The present invention generally relates to in vitro methods for mimicking in vivo pathological or physiologic conditions. The methods comprise applying shear forces to a cell type or cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also described.
US09658209B2	Feline bitter taste receptors and methods A family of novel feline bitter taste receptors, referred to as feline TAS2R (fTAS2R), are disclosed herein. Isolated polynucleotides encoding the novel feline bitter taste receptors and chimeric polypeptides are also disclosed, as are expression vectors and host cells for expression of the novel feline bitter taste receptors. Methods of identifying compounds that bind to the novel feline bitter taste receptors and modulate their activity are disclosed.
US09658208B2	Methods and G proteins for screening and identifying ligands of G protein-coupled receptors Abstract of the Disclosure Disclosed herein are methods and compounds for screening and identifying ligands of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Also disclosed are chimeric G proteins and methods for detecting the activation or inhibition of GPCRs.
US09658203B2	Metal collection solution and method of analyzing substrate contamination A metal collection solution according to an embodiment contains 48 wt % or more of HNO3, 6 wt % or less of HCl, and 5 wt % or less of HF. The metal collection solution can collect noble metals and can scan on a substrate. The metal collection solution can be used to collect the noble metals adhered to a surface of the substrate.
US09658196B2	Gas collection and analysis system with front-end and back-end pre-concentrators and moisture removal Embodiments of an apparatus including a front-end pre-concentrator module including an inlet, an outlet, and at least one valve to control flow through the inlet, the outlet, or both. The apparatus includes a back-end pre-concentrator module including an inlet, an outlet, and at least one valve to control flow through the inlet, the outlet, or both, and also includes a gas analysis module having an inlet and an outlet and including a gas chromatograph having an inlet and an outlet. The outlet of the front-end pre-concentrator and the outlet of the back-end pre-concentrator are coupled to the inlet of the gas analysis module. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US09658191B2	Atomic flux measurement device An atomic flux measurement device for measuring the amount of dissociated atomic flux produced by discharge and emitted from a plasma generation cell into a vacuum camber. The atomic flux measurement device includes a counter electrode body including a pair of first and second sheet-like electrodes that are arranged substantially parallel to each other with a predetermined spacing between them, a direct-current power supply configured to maintain the first sheet-like electrode at a negative potential so that atoms attached to the inner surface of the sheet-like electrode undergo self-ionization and to apply a direct-current voltage between the first and second sheet-like electrodes so that a current flows between the first and second sheet-like electrodes, and a direct-current ammeter configured to measure a current flowing due to electrons emitted by the self-ionization of the dissociated atoms attached to the inner surface of the first sheet-like electrode.
US09658189B2	Non-thermosensitive medium for analyzing species in a channel and for minimizing adsorption and/or electroosomosic phenomena An aqueous liquid medium for analyzing, purifying or separating species in an element having walls or for treating the walls of an element. The medium includes at least a polymer consisting of several polymeric segments. The polymer is of the irregular block-copolymer or irregular comb-like polymer type and has on the average at least three junction points between polymeric segments of different chemical or topological nature. The medium may be used in methods for analyzing, purifying or separating species and methods for treating an element to be contacted with a fluid and/or species contained in the fluid during preservation, transport, analysis, purification or separation of the fluid.
US09658184B2	Increasing the capture zone by nanostructure patterns Techniques for increasing the capture zone in nano and microchannel-based polymer testing structures using concentric arrangements of nanostructures, such as nanopillars are provided. In one aspect, a testing structure for testing polymers is provided that includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir formed in an electrically insulating substrate; at least one channel formed in the insulating substrate that interconnects the first fluid reservoir and the second fluid reservoir; and an arrangement of nanostructures within either the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir wherein the nanostructures are arranged so as to form multiple concentric circles inside either the first fluid reservoir or the second fluid reservoir with each of the concentric circles being centered at an entry point of the channel. A method of analyzing a polymer using the testing structure is also provided.
US09658179B2	System and method for a MEMS transducer According to an embodiment, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer includes a substrate with a first cavity that passes through the substrate from a backside of the substrate. The MEMS transducer also includes a perforated first electrode plate overlying the first cavity on a topside of the substrate, a second electrode plate overlying the first cavity on the topside of the substrate and spaced apart from the perforated first electrode plate by a spacing region, and a gas sensitive material in the spacing region between the perforated first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. The gas sensitive material has an electrical property that is dependent on a concentration of a target gas.
US09658177B2	Apparatus, system, and method for catalyst presence detection A system to detect the presence of a catalyst includes an exhaust gas tube, a first temperature sensing device, a second temperature sensing device, a flow rate measurement device, and a processing device. The first temperature sensing device measures a first temperature of exhaust gas upstream of the exhaust gas tube. The second temperature sensing device measures a second temperature of the exhaust gas downstream of the exhaust gas tube. The processing device estimates an expected time delay between the measured inlet and outlet exhaust gas temperatures corresponding to a system with a catalyst present. The processing device may also determine the presence of a catalyst by comparing the measured second temperature to the measured first temperature and comparing the measured second temperature to an estimated delayed first temperature associated with the expected time delay.
US09658175B2	X-ray analyzer An X-ray analyzer is provided with: a sample stage on which a sample is disposed; an X-ray source configured to irradiate the sample with a primary X-ray at a first angle; a detector configured to detect a secondary X-ray generated from the sample; a position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a relative position between the sample stage and the primary X-ray; a first light source configured to emit a first light beam at a second angle toward a focal position of the primary X-ray or toward a predetermined position; and a second light source configured to emit a second light beam at a third angle toward the focal position or toward the predetermined position, wherein the first light beam and the second light beam are configured to have visibility sufficient for enabling visual distinction.
US09658174B2	X-ray topography apparatus Disclosed is an X-ray topography apparatus including an X-ray source, a multilayer film mirror, a slit, a two-dimensional X-ray detector, and a sample moving device that sequentially moves the sample to a plurality of step positions. The X-ray source is a minute focal spot. The multilayer film mirror forms monochromatic, collimated, high-intensity X-rays. The direction in which the multilayer film mirror collimates the X-rays coincides with the width direction of the slit. The step size by which the sample is moved is smaller than the width of the slit. The combination of the size of the minute focal spot, the width of the slit, and the intensity of the X-rays that exit out of the multilayer film mirror allows the contrast of an X-ray image produced when the detector receives X-rays for a predetermined period of 1 minute or shorter to be high enough for observation of the X-ray image.
US09658169B2	System and method of characterizing micro-fabrication processes A system for assessing a structure and the tools and processes used to form the structure is described. 2D images of the structure are captured and processed to obtain 3D information concerning the structure. Both 2D and 3D information is then used to identify and analyze selected characteristics of the structure. This analysis allows for a quality assessment of the structure. The selected characteristics are correlated with information relating to the operation of the tool that carried out the process that at least in part created the structure. The correlation of tool/process information to structure characteristics allows for the generation of feedback that may be used to modify the tool or processed used to form the structure.
US09658166B2	Surface-enhanced raman scattering unit, and method for using same A SERS unit comprises a substrate; an optical function part formed on the substrate, for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; and a package containing the optical function part in an inert space and configured to irreversibly expose the space.
US09658165B2	Electronic field enhancement element, analysis device, and electronic apparatus An electronic field enhancement element includes: a metal layer; a dielectric layer provided on the metal layer; and a plurality of fine metal structures provided on the dielectric layer. A refractive index n of the dielectric layer satisfies n′=n+iκ and is in a range of 1≦n<1.46, wherein a complex refractive index of the dielectric layer is n′, an imaginary unit is i, and an extinction coefficient is κ.
US09658155B2	System and method for identifying materials using a THz spectral fingerprint in a media with high water content A material detector includes a pulse generator to generate pulses to excite molecules in the material and a detector to detect a signal generated from excited molecules in the terahertz region. Spectral features in the material are analyzed to identify the material. Detection can be performed using a nanoantenna array structure having antennas tuned to detect the expected spectral emission. The nanoantenna array can include antennas having MIM or MIIM diodes. Signal processing and statistical analysis is use to reduce false positives and false negative in identifying the material.
US09658152B2	Optical interpretation of assay results The inventive concepts disclosed herein are generally directed to the use of a hand-held mobile computing device, such a smartphone or tablet, to interpret the results of a medical assay device. By controlling conditions like image placement and illumination and correcting for imperfect illumination, accurate results can be obtained with hand-held mobile computing device.
US09658140B2	Air sample tracking system and method A system for tracking one or more subjects for collecting airborne contaminants. The system includes one or more subjects configured to collect air contaminants. Each of the one or more subjects includes an identification tag encoded with identification information identifying the each subject. The system further includes an identification reader configured to decode the identification information encoded within the identification tag of a scanned one of the one or more identification tags. A computer receives and stores the decoded identification information in a record in a database. The computer may also receive and stored an identification code for a user who scanned the scanned identification tag in the record in the database. Additional records in the database are created each time the identification tag of one of the one or more subjects is scanned. The one or more subjects are thereby tracked as they collect airborne contaminants and are incubated.
US09658138B2	Container fixing holder of time-series sediment trapping device Disclosed is a container fixing holder of a time-series sediment trapping device. With respect to the container fixing holder of the time-series sediment trapping device, the time-series sediment trapping device includes a funnel; a frame disposed to support and surround the funnel, a frame having at least one rod vertically disposed and a fixing plate coupled to the at least one rod forming the frame on a horizontal plane defined by a lower portion of the funnel, wherein a rotation plate, to which a plurality of time-series sediment trapping containers to trap the time-series sediment collected through the funnel are fixedly attached, is formed under the fixing plate. The container fixing holder includes a circular holder for fixing the plurality of time-series sediment trapping containers fixedly attached to the rotation plate without shaking.
US09658126B2	Interchangeable pressure sensor assembly and methods of assembly The present disclosure relates to sensors including pressure sensors, humidity sensors, flow sensors, etc. In some cases, a sensor unit subassembly for installation in or use with a pressure sensor housing may include at least one pressure sensor signal output terminal supported by a printed circuit board, a pressure input port, and a pressure sense element secured relative to one or more printed circuit boards. The printed circuit board(s) may include circuitry configured to format pressure output signals provided by the pressure sense element into a particularly chosen output format, and may provide the formatted pressure output signal(s) to an attached electrical connector of the pressure sensor housing. In some cases, the sensor unit subassemblies can be mixed with a multitude of different electrical connectors and/or with a multitude of different port connections to from a wide array of pressure sensor assemblies.
US09658123B2	All-optical pressure sensor The present invention relates to an all-optical pressure sensor comprising a waveguide accommodating a distributed Bragg reflector. Pressure sensing can then be provided by utilizing effective index modulation of the waveguide and detection of a wavelength shift of light reflected from the Bragg reflector. Sound sensing may also be provided thereby having an all-optical microphone. One embodiment of the invention relates to an optical pressure sensor comprising at least one outer membrane and a waveguide, the waveguide comprising at least one core for confining and guiding light, at least one distributed Bragg reflector located in said at least one core, and at least one inner deflecting element forming at least a part of the core, wherein the pressure sensor is configured such that the geometry and/or dimension of the at least one core is changed when the at least one outer membrane is submitted to pressure.
US09658120B2	Capacitance-type sensor sheet, method for manufacturing capacitance-type sensor sheet, and sensor A capacitance-type sensor sheet used for measuring an amount of stretch deformation and strain and/or distribution of stretch deformation and strain may include a dielectric layer made of an elastomer, an obverse-side electrode layer laminated on the obverse surface of the dielectric layer, and a reverse-side electrode layer laminated on the reverse surface of the dielectric layer. The obverse-side electrode layer and the reverse-side electrode layer may each contain carbon nanotubes and the average thickness of the each of obverse-side electrode layer and the reverse-side electrode layer may be 0.1 μm or more and 10 μm or less. The obverse-side electrode layer and the reverse-side electrode layer may be formed by applying a coating solution containing carbon nanotubes. The obverse-side electrode layer and the reverse-side electrode layer may each include a plurality of band-shaped bodies.
US09658118B2	Precision temperature measurement devices, sensors, and methods A precision temperature sensing system includes a heater and a sensing element disposed on a semiconductor substrate. A power source drives the heater on a periodic basis according to a received clock signal. The sensing element senses the heat emitted by the heater and diffused through the semiconductor substrate. Processing circuitry coupled to the sensing element adjusts a phase of the periodic heater driving signal based on the heat sensed by the sensing element. The processing circuitry determines a temperature based on a thermal diffusivity (TD) of the semiconductor substrate, the adjusted value of the phase, and a known distance between the heater and the sensing element. A second temperature sensor can be disposed on the same substrate as the precision temperature sensing system, and calibrated based on temperature measurements obtained while applying a reference frequency signal to the precision sensing system.
US09658107B2	Self calibration for mirror positioning in optical MEMS interferometers A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) apparatus provides for self-calibration of mirror positioning of a moveable mirror of an interferometer. At least one mirror in the MEMS apparatus includes a non-planar surface. The moveable mirror is coupled to a MEMS actuator having a variable capacitance. The MEMS apparatus includes a capacitive sensing circuit for determining the capacitance of the MEMS actuator at multiple reference positions of the moveable mirror corresponding to a center burst and one or more secondary bursts of an interferogram produced by the interferometer based on the non-planar surface. A calibration module uses the actuator capacitances at the reference positions to compensate for any drift in the capacitive sensing circuit.
US09658105B2	Multispectral imaging system comprising new multispectral optics A compact multispectral imaging system comprising a set of optical elements capable of simultaneously focusing light from one or more spectral bands (SWIR, MWIR, and LWIR) to a common focal plane and a detector capable of capturing the multispectral image, wherein the optical elements comprise optics made from new optical materials or in combination with existing optical materials that transmit in multispectral wavelength regions.
US09658091B2	Thermal flow meter with lead having a bent portion To obtain a thermal flow meter capable of alleviating stress in an axial direction that acts on a lead according to a temperature difference between a proximal end side and a leading end portion side of a measuring portion. An air flow sensing portion 300 according to the present invention includes a bypass passage for flowing a measurement target gas 30 received from a main passage 124, and an air flow sensing portion 602 for measuring a flow rate of the measurement target gas 30 by performing heat transfer with the measurement target gas 30 flowing through the bypass passage via a heat transfer surface, and the thermal flow meter includes a circuit package 400 in which the air flow sensing portion 602 and a lead 514 are sealed by a first resin molding process and a housing 302 forming a part of the bypass passage and fixing the circuit package 400 by a second resin molding process. The lead 514 has an outer lead 412 fixed to the housing 302 and protruding from the circuit package 400, and a bent portion 416 having a bent shape is provided on the outer lead 412.
US09658081B2	Methods and system for utility network outage detection The present invention provides a system including a utility network including a product distribution pathway for delivering a product, a plurality of electronic utility devices associated with the utility network to monitor at least one parameter associated with the product distribution pathway, and a management processor in communication with the devices and operable to poll at least a subset of the electronic utility devices in response to an input to evaluate performance of one of the utility network and the system in response to information relating to the at least one parameter. The evaluation can include a rule-based analysis of one of the parameter and the information relating to the parameter.
US09658073B2	Apparatus and system for spacecraft celestial navigation using spectral observations of extrasolar planetary systems The present invention provides an innovative apparatus and system for onboard spacecraft location determination and celestial navigation by employing spectral observations of extrasolar planetary star system motion. In one apparatus embodiment a gas absorption cell is placed between a sensor and the light from a reference star system with at least one exoplanet, such that the sensor can detect the spectrum through the gas absorption cell. Radial velocities can be calculated via Doppler Spectroscopy techniques and incorporated into a spacecraft navigation solution. The present invention can enable and enhance significant mission capabilities for future manned and unmanned space vehicles and missions.
US09658071B2	System and method of determining a position of a remote object via one or more images In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods and/or processes may determine a location of a remote object (e.g., a point and/or area of interest, landmark, structure that “looks interesting”, buoy, anchored boat, etc.). For example, the location of a remote object may be determined via a first bearing, at a first location, and a second bearing, at a second location, to the remote object. For instance, the first and second locations can be determined via a position device, such as a global positioning system device. In one or more embodiments, the location of the remote object may be based on the first location, the second location, the first bearing, and the second bearing. For example, the location of the remote object may be provided to a user via a map. For instance, turn-by-turn direction to the location of the remote object may be provided to the user.
US09658070B2	Inverse sliding-window filters for vision-aided inertial navigation systems This disclosure describes inverse filtering and square root inverse filtering techniques for optimizing the performance of a vision-aided inertial navigation system (VINS). In one example, instead of keeping all features in the system's state vector as SLAM features, which can be inefficient when the number of features per frame is large or their track length is short, an estimator of the VINS may classify the features into either SLAM or MSCKF features. The SLAM features are used for SLAM-based state estimation, while the MSCKF features are used to further constrain the poses in the sliding window. In one example, a square root inverse sliding window filter (SQRT-ISWF) is used for state estimation.
US09658068B2	Position and proximity detection systems and methods Position and proximity detection systems and methods are disclosed. According to an aspect, a computing device may include a processor configured to determine a position coordinate of a first movable device. Further, the processor is configured to determine whether the position coordinate of the first movable device is a predetermined distance from a second movable device. The processor is also configured to signal the second movable device in response to determining that the position coordinate of the first movable device is a predetermined distance from a second movable device.
US09658033B1	Lattice reinforced armor array Designs and methods are provided for a hard armor structure comprising a symmetrical array of regularly shaped armor tiles, and a lattice structure comprising rigid cell walls surrounding each tile.
US09658025B2	Bullpup crossbow In some embodiments, a crossbow comprises a stock and a bow portion comprising at least one limb and a string. A riser attaches said bow portion to the stock. A latch is located in proximity to a butt of the stock. The latch is configured to retain the string in a drawn condition. A trigger is arranged to release the latch. An extension member extends from the butt of the stock to the latch. The extension member and the stock define a cavity, and the latch assembly is oriented within the cavity.
US09658016B2	Firearm hammer spring removal and installation kit The present invention is related to hammer and hammer spring assembly from firearms especially but, not limited to, Stoner Automatic Rifle (SAR) variants, other firearms and other non-firearm mechanisms. The system and method is intended to relieve the hammer spring pressure during removal and installation the hammer. This is accomplished by capturing the hammer and spring legs onto a retainer which holds the spring legs in a position that does not engage any of the nearby features and allows the hammer, spring and retainer to float freely as one assembly on the hammer rotating pin. The system may utilize different shape retainers for other spring shapes and the spring spoon may have other cavity shapes to facilitate manipulating spring legs that are formed to engage on or over pins or other features for use in other firearms or non-firearm assemblies.
US09658007B2	Firearm having a dual cam, cock on close bolt action and a low creep sear and step trigger assembly A bolt action firearm that cocks the firing pin upon closing the bolt and includes a cam pin with dual heads for a high velocity rimfire cartridge. In one embodiment, actuating the main spring while closing the bolt, instead of while opening the bolt, more uniformly distributes the physical energy required by the user over the bolt actuation cycle. The dual heads of the cam pin provide symmetric reactive forces with dual cam slots, thereby preventing the cam pin from skewing or canting within the cam slots. A safety system is provided for the trigger mechanism and a robust connecting systems for the stock.
US09657998B2	Method for operating an arrangement for storing thermal energy A method for operating an arrangement (1) for storing thermal energy where the arrangement (1) includes an energy storage (2) having a temperature gradient. The method involves retrieving energy at a first temperature (T1) from the energy storage (2) for use in a first heat-absorbing system (3), such that free space is created in the energy storage (2) for energy at a second temperature (T2). The second temperature (T2) is higher than the first temperature (T1).
US09657997B2	Cooling device with cooling passage for liquid refrigerant and juxtaposed fin assembly A cooling device includes a mounting surface, a cooling fin on a rear surface side of the mounting surface, and a cooling passage for cooling the cooling fin with a liquid refrigerant. The refrigerant flows from a flow inlet to the cooling passage and discharges from a discharge outlet. The cooling passage comprises a first surface provided with the cooling fin, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a wall portion between the first surface and the second surface, and is longer than a channel connecting the flow inlet and the discharge outlet. The wall portion has a first wall portion extending from the second surface to the first surface, and a second wall portion extending in parallel with the first wall portion from the first surface to a height exceeding a top portion of the first wall.
US09657995B2	Device for monitoring inside of high-temperature furnace, and system for monitoring inside of high-temperature furnace provided with same Provided is an outer casing having a bottomed tube shape, the casing having a cooling water supply port, and a cooling water discharge port, and being inserted into a high-temperature furnace; an inner casing having a bottomed tube shape inserted into the outer casing; an imaging unit that is disposed in the inner casing which captures an image of the exterior of the outer casing; and partition members that are between an inner surface of the outer casing and an outer surface of the inner casing which define a first flow channel, a second flow channel, and a communicating channel for communicating the first flow channel and the second flow channel between the bottom of the outer casing and the partition members.
US09657992B2	System for maintaining interior volume integrity in an induction vacuum furnace and method of making same An induction furnace for heating a workpiece includes a chamber and an insulation cylinder positioned therein, with the insulation cylinder including a base cover movable between first and second positions, and the first position positioning the workpiece within a heating zone and the second position positioning the workpiece within a cooling zone. A translation system in the furnace includes a first member coupled to the base cover of the insulation cylinder and extending through a wall of the chamber, an actuator coupled to the first member, the actuator configured to translate the first member to move the base cover of the insulation cylinder between the first and second positions, and an expansion member encircling a portion of the first member and configured to hermetically seal an interior volume of the chamber from an environment volume external to the chamber.
US09657990B2	Apparatus for thermal degradation of feedstock An apparatus (100) is provided for thermal or thermal-catalytic degradation of feedstock. The apparatus includes a retort vessel (102). The retort vessel (102) is configured to receive feedstock. Further, the retort vessel includes at least one partition structure (106), wherein the partition structure (106) divides the retort vessel into volumetric zones and extends from an input end (122) of the retort vessel (102) to an output end (124) of the retort vessel (102). The retort vessel (102) is declined to facilitate movement of the feedstock from an input end (122) of the retort vessel (102) towards output end (124) of the retort vessel (102). Further, the retort vessel (102) is configured to rotate angularly and heated to facilitate thermal or thermal-catalytic degradation of the feedstock.
US09657979B2	Demand-response system A demand-response system includes first and second aggregators and a power aggregator. The first aggregator performs demand-response-related control of a first heating device group including a heat pump device, and the second aggregator performs demand-response related control of a second heating device group. The power aggregator sends a second power adjustment request to the first and second aggregators using a command being common to the first and second aggregators. In accordance with the second power adjustment request, the first aggregator performs demand-response-related control of the first heating device group using a first dedicated command, and the second aggregator performs demand-response-related control of the second heating device group using a second dedicated command that is different from the first dedicated command.
US09657968B2	Compressor apparatus and refrigerator apparatus A compressor apparatus for supplying a compressed refrigerant to a cryogenic refrigerator is disclosed that includes a heat exchanger group that includes a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger whose heat exchanging amount is greater than the first heat exchanger; and an axial-flow fan that cools the heat exchanger group. The first heat exchanger is disposed closer to a rotational axis of the axial-flow fan with respect to the second heat exchanger.
US09657966B2	Single bi-temperature thermal storage tank for application in solar thermal plant Thermocline storage tanks for solar power systems are disclosed. A thermocline region is provided between hot and cold storage regions of a fluid within the storage tank cavity. One example storage tank includes spaced apart baffles fixed relative to the tank and arranged within the thermocline region to substantially physically separate the cavity into hot and cold storage regions. In another example, a flexible baffle separated the hot and cold storage regions and deflects as the thermocline region shifts to accommodate changing hot and cold volumes. In yet another example, a controller is configured to move a baffle within the thermocline region in response to flow rates from hot and cold pumps, which are used to pump the fluid.
US09657960B2	Systems for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning applications A motor control system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications is described. The motor control system includes a thermostat and an electronically commutated motor (ECM) coupled to the thermostat. The ECM is configured to retrofit an existing non-ECM electric motor included in an HVAC application and to operate in one of a plurality of HVAC modes. The HVAC modes include at least one of a heating mode, a cooling mode, and a continuous fan mode. The HVAC mode is determined based at least partially on outputs provided by the thermostat.
US09657956B2	Multi-stage door sealing and airflow release A temperature door for an air handling system of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system includes a first surface defining a sealing perimeter and a pivoting structure coupled to the first surface and defining an axis. The first surface is configured to pivot about the axis in the housing of the air handling system. A sealing lip is disposed about the sealing perimeter of the first surface and is adapted to engage a corresponding sealing surface of the housing of the air handling system. A pivoting of the first surface about the axis from a sealed position causes a progressive disengagement of the sealing lip from the sealing surface beginning in a location proximate the axis while at least a portion of the sealing lip remains engaged with the sealing surface at a location spaced from the axis.
US09657951B2	Ethanol fireplace insert An ethanol fireplace insert is a device for burning ethanol fuel in order to heat a space without transferring heat to a nearby object or wall. The ethanol fireplace insert features a base platform and an arch forming an insert that may be inserted into an existing fireplace or utilized as a standalone heating source. The ethanol fireplace insert is zero-clearance and features a plurality of insulation panels and a plurality of covers that prevent heat transfer from the ethanol fireplace insert to a nearby object or wall. The plurality of covers does not come into contact with the base platform and the arch due to a plurality of spacers that separates the base platform and the arch from the plurality of insulation panels and the plurality of covers. The burner is safely seated into a burner tray and the burner tray is seated into a safety tray.
US09657946B2	Burner control system A burner control system for improving burner performance and efficiency. The system may determine fuel and air channel or manifold parameters. Determination of parameters may be performed with a sensor connected across the air and fuel channels. A signal from the sensor may control the parameters which in turn affect the amounts of fuel and air to the burner via a controller. Parameter control of the fuel and air in their respective channels may result in more accurate fuel and air ratio control. One or more flow restrictors in fuel and/or air bypass channels may further improve accuracy of the fuel and air ratio. The channels may be interconnected with a pressure or flow divider. Byproducts of combustion in the exhaust, temperatures of gas and air, flame quality and/or other items may be monitored and adjusted with control of the fuel and air ratio for optimum combustion in the burner.
US09657941B2	Method and apparatus for gasification of organic waste The gasifier operates to mix a start up heat source with crude syngas combustion for driving gasification of waste. Combustion flue gas can be maintained above 650° C. until reaching a quench to prevent formation of dioxins. Excess heat is liberated through a heat recovery unit. The gasifier can operate in a batch mode to process small batches of waste efficiently for small installations, such as ships, apartment buildings, hospitals and residences.
US09657940B2	Portable burner A portable burner includes: a burner body having a burner head; and a fuel storage unit disposed below the burner body, and configured to supply fuel to the burner head, wherein the fuel storage unit includes an inner case configured to store fuel, and an outer case configured to accommodate the inner case therein, wherein at least part of the inner case and the outer case is formed to be transparent or semi-transparent, and wherein a shock absorber is formed between the inner case and the outer case. Under such configuration, a user can check the amount of fuel remaining in the fuel storage unit with the naked eye, and damage and transformation of the portable burner can be minimized.
US09657929B2	Lamp with protection against shining in an undesired direction The invention relates to a lamp, comprising a light source for generating a light beam in the direction of a main axis and a first direction-dependent tilt switch for controlling the light source depending on the angle between the main axis and the vertical, wherein the switching direction of the first tilt switch extends in a main plane which runs along the main axis. This enables the use of a tilt switch which functions in only one direction and has a much simpler construction than a switch which functions in two dimensions, such as in the prior art. Furthermore, such a switch has the advantage of a small volume, which advantage is also realized when more switches are used in the lamp. According to another preferred embodiment, the lamp comprises a housing and the housing is provided with marking means for marking the position of the lamp in which the main plane extends vertically.
US09657917B2	Illuminated ornament An illuminated ornament having an electronics assembly including a battery holder, a cap, a light emitting source and a control circuit is inserted through a hole axially into the ornament enclosure thereby locating the light source at a distance from the enclosure wall. The enclosure wall allow light to travel therethrough. A diffusing and reflecting cap which is preferably conical shaped converging towards a disk shaped end wall surrounds the light source and both allows light to travel therethrough and reflects light behind the light source to the enclosure wall. The battery holder is permanently attached to the assembly cap and the electronics assembly is removable from the enclosure in one piece. The assembly cap closes the hole. The differential pressure between the inside and outside of the enclosure is relieved preventing air and water entry through the assembly cap to enclosure interface.
US09657914B2	Collapsible lamp shade system A collapsible lamp shade system that allows easy updating of room décor using a collapsible shade wrap. The collapsible shade wrap may include a top attachment mechanism to secure the top edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a top lamp shade fitter and a bottom attachment mechanism to secure the bottom edge of the collapsible shade wrap to a bottom ring. The top and/or bottom attachment mechanisms may wrap around a top and/or bottom ring of a lamp shade fitter. The collapsible shade wrap may include a separating closure mechanism to attach the sides of the collapsible shade wrap together to provide interchangeable lamp shade décor with a tailored look.
US09657904B1	Photobleaching displays to mitigate color gradients Technologies are described herein for photobleaching a display. A display may be photobleached by exposing the display to light emitted by an external lamp and/or may be photobleached using one or more display lights of the electronic device during a burn-in period. In some examples, the light emitted by the lamp is filtered to remove wavelengths below a certain wavelength. The light that is received by the display from the lamp may include wavelengths between about 310 nm and 700 nm. These wavelengths correspond to visible light and near-visible light. The display may be exposed to the light for some duration or until some dose of light is received by the display. In other configurations, a burn-in period is performed for about eighteen hours.
US09657901B2	Compressed and liquified natural gas storage and dispensing system A compressed natural gas storage and dispensing system having bulk storage tanks in fluid communication with a natural gas supply source; a compressor to produce compressed natural gas; dispensing storage tanks in fluid communication with the bulk storage tanks and in fluid communication with fuel dispensers; a liquified natural gas storage tank in fluid communication with the bulk storage tanks, wherein compressed natural gas resulting from vaporization of the liquified natural gas within the liquified natural gas storage tank is transferred to the bulk storage tanks as a supplemental source of compressed natural gas, or wherein liquified natural gas is vaporized in an ambient vaporizer and delivered to the bulk or dispensing storage tanks.
US09657896B2	Mounting device A mounting device includes a securing clamp (101), a mounting plate (102), an adapter plate (103) and connectors (104), wherein the securing clamp (101) is provided with at least one mounting hole (1014) at each of two ends of the securing clamp (101) respectively, the connectors (104) mount the securing clamp (101) to a fixed surface through the mounting holes (1014), an equipment mounting surface of the securing clamp (101) is provided with a mounting plate connection device (1011), the mounting plate (102) is connected to the securing clamp (101) through the mounting plate connection device (1011), an equipment connection device (1022) used for securing equipment is provided on the mounting plate (102), the securing clamp (101) is provided with an adapter plate mounting device (1012), used for securing an adapter plate (103), at each of two lateral sides of the securing clamp (101). The mounting device can be expanded to accommodate the mounting of a plurality of devices.
US09657894B2	Mounting clips and adapters for mounting decorative articles Mounting clips (10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600) removably engage to vertically disposed mounting surfaces, such as rain gutter downspouts, and support decorative articles for display. The mounting clips include a frame having arms (14, 814, 914, 1014) configured for attachment to a profiled outer surface of the mounting surface. Optional adapters (870) removably engage to the arms when clips are attached to non-standard diameter mounting surfaces. Length-adjusting clip arms (1014, 1084) or straps (970) may join to the frame of the clips. Or, the arms may be replaced by straps (1176, 1182, 1276, 1282, 1376, 1382, 1476, 1482, 1576, 1582). Decorative articles are joined or appended to a blank (44, 1644) that is slidably engageable with the central portion of the mounting clip. The blank (1644) may include frictional or locking engagement structure (1650, 1686, 1696).
US09657891B1	Bracket for mounting a user receiving device A mounting bracket mounting to a mounting surface includes a back plate having a first side and second side. The second side is adjacent to the mounting surface. A shelf portion extends outward from the first surface of the back plate. A retainer portion extends from the shelf portion.
US09657890B2	Cooperatively coupled holding system and method A holder comprising a connecting portion, an extension portion, and a receptacle; the connecting portion comprising a generally rectangular piece of material generally conforming to the shape of a channel; the connecting portion comprising an upper portion comprising a spring element biased in an expanded position such that connecting portion vertical dimensions may be reduced to fit within the channel, and upon insertion within the channel expanded to fill the space; a lower portion of the connecting portion being angled to permit easier insertion with the channel; the extension portion is pivotally attached to the connecting portion; and the receptacle comprising a base portion may be cooperatively coupled to a lower surface of the extension portion such that the holder may be collapsed when not in use.
US09657889B1	Adjustable support arm An adjustable support arm utilizing an elastomeric member having a dynamic attachment point to support the weight of an attached object. The adjustable support arm can include a lower bracket that is connected to an upper bracket by an upper arm and a lower arm. The elastomeric member counterbalances the weight of an attached object. The first end of the elastomeric member can be attached to a linkage, which can include a first, second, and third link and the second end of the elastomeric member can be attached to one of the arms. The links can be coupled to each other between the upper and lower arms such that the linkage is dynamically moveable upon movement of the support arm.
US09657887B2	Device for the stable and zero backlash adjustment of a camera-holding device around at least one tilting axis The invention relates to a device for the stable and zero backlash adjustment of a camera-holding device around at least one tilting axis, in particular on a device for multi-channel image capture, wherein the adjustment device (1) comprises two plates joined to one another so as to be tiltable, and wherein the upper plate as camera support plate (2) carries the camera (K) at least indirectly and is connected to the lower plate acting as base plate (3). The device is characterized in that a displaceable ramp slide (5) having two oppositely inclined running ramps (6) is arranged on the base plate (3), in that between the two running ramps (6) there is a joint (4) by which the camera support plate (2) is joined to the base plate (3), in that the camera support plate (2) comprises two guide pins (7) that are spaced apart from one another and are guided on the running ramps (6), and in that the device is designed in such a manner that by displacing the ramp slide (5) the camera support plate (2) assumes, with zero backlash, a defined tilting angle with respect to the base plate (3).
US09657870B1	Wire reinforced thermoplastic laminated hose and method of manufacturing same A high pressure hose has an inner tube comprised of a thermoplastic material that defines a fluid carrying passageway. A reinforcing layer is formed by a plurality of steel wires helically wound in opposite directions over the inner tube along its longitudinal axis. An outer layer of thermoplastic material extends over the reinforcing layer and fills the voids in and under the wires of the reinforcing layer so that the thermoplastic outer layer permanently fills the voids in the wires of the reinforcing layer and is fused to the outer surface of the inner tube.
US09657869B2	Optical fiber cable installation in a pressure sewerage A house connection for a cable in a medium conduit comprises a cable passage with which the cable is taken out of the medium conduit. The cable passage is provided with a cable tensioner with which a portion of the cable can be tensioned in the medium conduit. The cable passage is preferably part of a rotatable manifold.
US09657867B2	Power cord safety holder A customized arm supported safety device and a power cord attachment for an electrical appliance. Typical implementations of said attachment is for trimmers for a bush, a vacuum cleaner, an electric drill, or other power tool.
US09657862B1	Protective cover for valve A metering device with a protective sleeve or cover is described. The metering device adjusts a flow of a fluid. The metering device includes a valve, a neck, and a stem. The neck includes an opening to receive the stem in a rotational engagement. The stem is engaged to the valve to adjust the valve. The sleeve or cover encloses or covers the opening. The sleeve includes a first opening and a second opening. The first opening attaches to the neck. A knob inserts through the second opening of the sleeve. The knob attaches to the stem, and rotating the knob adjusts the valve.
US09657861B2	Flow passage switching unit A flow passage switching unit includes side-by-side arranged rotary valve parts. The valve part includes a casing, side walls, a peripheral wall, first fluid ports, a second fluid port, a rotary shaft, and a valving element. A flow passage, through which the first fluid ports and the second fluid port selectively communicate, is formed by rotation of the valving element. The unit includes a driving mechanism driving each valving element by its corresponding predetermined rotation angle. The driving mechanism includes one driving source, and a motive power transmission member transmitting rotation motive power of the driving source respectively to the valve parts. Motive power of the driving source is transmitted to each rotary shaft of the valve parts to drive each valving element to a position, which position of the valving element relative to the first and second fluid ports is different from one another among the valve parts.
US09657860B2	Valve element and fluid control valve The present invention is directed a valve element which is intended to improve a sealing property at a time of closing a fluid control valve and to improve stability while maintaining durability for a long time period, wherein the valve element constitutes one of a valve seat surface or a seating surface and the valve element includes a concave portion formed in an opposing surface facing the valve seat surface and a resin coating film which is formed in the concave portion and contacts the valve seat surface.
US09657854B2	Sliding skirt valve Sliding skirt valves for waterless urinals and method of controlling fluid flow through the sliding skirt valve are presented. The sliding skirt valve has a valve body, which includes an inlet, an outlet and a sealing surface. The sliding skirt valve also has a central shaft with an upper stop and a lower stop and a barrier interface. Between the upper and the lower stops, a conical barrier is slidingly engaged with the barrier interface. In a normal pressure state, the conical barrier lies against the lower stop of the central shaft. In a back pressure state, the conical barrier moves upwardly to lie against the upper stop of the central shaft and block the vent to upward fluid flow from the downstream of the sliding skirt valve.
US09657848B2	Trunnion ball valve with interchangeable and replaceable seat insert The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for retaining a seat insert of a ball valve in place within a seat ring of the ball valve. In particular, the seat insert is an annular ring having a tapered section on an outer wall of the annular ring. The tapered section of the seat insert is configured to mate with a shoulder in an outer surface of a profiled groove of the seat ring. The seat insert snaps into the profiled groove with the shoulder, thereby preventing axial movement of the seat insert with respect to the profiled groove of the seat ring. In addition, a locking ring also fits within the profiled groove of the seat ring to prevent axial and radial movement of the seat insert with respect to the profiled groove of the seat ring. More specifically, once the seat insert has been snapped into place within the profiled groove of the seat ring, the locking ring is also inserted into the profiled groove of the seat ring.
US09657843B2	Valve for controlling a flow of fluid, including a rotary closure means The valve comprises: a body (2) through which the fluid flows; and a controllable rotary closure means (3) disposed in the body, which can be rotated in relation to the body in order to occupy different angular positions. Advantageously, the body (2) comprises an inner cylindrical housing (4) having a circular cross-section, and the closure means (3) comprises one portion (14) arranged on a plane inclined in relation to the cylindrical housing (4) and co-operating with the side wall (5) of the housing by means of a peripheral generatrix, such as to provide a sealed contact between the closure means (3) and the body (2) in at least one angular position.
US09657842B2	Shaft seal arrangement A shaft seal arrangement with a shaft extending along an axis and with a stator, wherein a rotating sealing ring is arranged on the shaft and a static sealing ring is arranged on the stator, wherein the rotating sealing ring has a rotating sealing surface and the stationary sealing ring has a stationary sealing surface, wherein these sealing surfaces are arranged in such a way that they are located opposite one another in a sealing manner in a substantially radial sealing plane, wherein the shaft seal arrangement forms a contactless gas seal, wherein at least one of the sealing surfaces has a nonrotationally symmetrical surface contouring the rotating sealing ring is provided.
US09657835B2	Gear moving assembly and transmission comprising same A gear moving assembly includes: a tubular shaft having a hollow portion formed therein; a sliding unit including: a base disposed in the hollow portion of the shaft, and a plurality of sliders including respective rods that are disposed in the respective sliding channels to be slidable relative to the shaft in the longitudinal direction; a plurality of movable gears disposed around a circumferential surface of the shaft to be movable relative to the shaft in the longitudinal direction, and provided to correspond to the respective sliders; and a plurality of interlocking units configured to connect the sliders to the corresponding movable gears so that sliding of each of the sliders is independently interlocked with movement of the corresponding movable gear. A transmission includes the gear moving assembly.
US09657833B2	System and method for selecting a driveline gear ratio A method for selecting a gear ratio for a driveline of vehicle is provided. The method comprises gathering information relating to one or more parameters associated with the vehicle and anticipating, based on the gathered information, an occurrence of an event relating to the vehicle for which a change in driveline gear ratio is needed. The method further comprises identifying a suitable driveline gear ratio for the anticipated event, generating a command signal representative of a request to change the gear ratio of the driveline to the identified gear ratio, and communicating the command signal to a driveline subsystem of the vehicle. A system comprising an electronic control unit configured to perform the method is also provided.
US09657819B2	Adjusting device An adjusting device, a device for directing manufacturing aids including an adjusting device, and a gripper device having an adjusting device. The adjusting device includes a body and an adjustment plate mounted on the body for rotation about a central axis. The adjustment plate has two guide slots distributed around the circumference for adjustment objects mounted on the body so as to be pivotable about tangential pivot axes, wherein centerlines of the guide slots extend about the central axis along a spiral path.
US09657816B2	Drive link for tiltrotor rotor system A drive link includes a first bearing housing, a second bearing housing, and a central portion coupled between the first bearing housing and the second bearing housing. The central portion includes a central radial bearing configured such that the central portion twists in response to cocking of the first bearing housing relative to the second bearing housing.
US09657813B2	Modified parallel eccentric rotary actuator A rotary actuator is provided which includes a crankshaft, a first eccentric gear disposed on a first end of the crankshaft, a second eccentric gear disposed on a second end of the crankshaft, first and second end plates, a first crosslink disposed between the first eccentric gear and the first end plate, and a second crosslink disposed between the second eccentric gear and the second end plate. The first crosslink has a first set of surface features on a surface thereof which engage a second set of surface features on the first eccentric gear, and at least one of the first and second eccentric gears is equipped with circular arc gear teeth.
US09657810B2	Friction- and wear-reducing joint for a bush chain or roller chain A rocker joint for a bush chain or roller chain, comprises a bush having a through-passage running along the bush longitudinal axis, a first rocker surface formed in the through-passage, and a pin arranged in the through-passage of the bush and which has a second rocker surface formed thereon. A chain comprises inner and outer chain links, which are offset relative to each other, the inner and outer chain links being connected by rocker joints, each of which comprises a bush and a pin. A friction-reducing joint and a chain with reduced friction and less wear are provided, and thus a reduced CO2 emission of the associated internal combustion engine, the chain being stable and easy to produce. This is achieved in that the bush is configured as a straight circular cylinder in which the through-passage is arranged in the bush eccentrically with respect to the longitudinal axis of the bush.
US09657807B2	System for elastically averaging assembly of components An elastic averaging system for mated components comprises an inner panel and an outer panel disposed in a spaced configuration. An elastically deformable stand is fixed to and extends from the first panel towards the second panel. The elastically deformable stand comprises a side wall that forms a partial enclosure having a closure surface defining a top surface that faces the outer panel. A flexible wing extends outwardly from the sidewall. A receiver member extends outwardly from the outer panel towards the corresponding inner panel and comprises side walls extending forming a partial enclosure that is configured to receive the elastically deformable stand. The elastically deformable stand is configured to elastically deform as said stand enters the partial enclosure of the receiver member and moves toward a fully engaged position.
US09657775B2	Bearing component comprising an inner diamond coating The invention relates to a bearing component, comprising a base body (2) and an opening (3) which is formed in the base body (2) and on which an internal bearing face is formed, the internal bearing face having a diamond coating (4), and the diamond coating (4) having elongate depressions (42) extending substantially in the longitudinal direction (X-X) of the opening.
US09657773B2	Linear slide rail and guide wheel seat assembly thereof A linear slide rail includes a rail structure and a slider structure. The rail structure has an elongated strip shape and defines a longitudinal axis direction, wherein the rail structure has two guide grooves respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the rail structure. The slider structure has a cooperating groove which is slidably sleeved on the rail structure. The slider structure includes a carrier assembly and two guide wheel seat assemblies. The two guide wheel seat assemblies are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the carrier assembly, and the two guide wheel seat assemblies are respectively disposed corresponding to the two guide grooves at the two opposite sides of the rail structure. Each of the guide wheel seat assemblies includes a seat unit, a plurality of guide wheel units, a plurality of shaft units, a first lever unit, and a first adjusting unit.
US09657772B2	Mechanism for vehicle interior component A system for a motor vehicle with a first assembly having a first substrate and a rail extending outwardly from the first substrate. The system also includes a second assembly having a second substrate and a clamp extending outwardly from the second substrate. The clamp is slidably coupled to the rail and configured to apply a lateral force to the rail to dampen longitudinal motion of the second assembly relative to the first assembly.
US09657766B2	Tools and ratchet locking mechanisms for threaded fasteners A fastening device having a fastener with a head portion and an elongated threaded body portion extending axially from the head portion. The fastening device also includes a lock washer and a threaded lock nut for rotatably mating with the fastener. The lock washer has a lower surface with a plurality of ratchet teeth extending therefrom. The lock washer is configured to couple to the fastener for axial movement but is fixed rotationally. The threaded lock nut has an upper surface defining at least one pawl arm. The pawl arm includes at least one pawl tooth for engagement with at least one of the plurality of ratchet teeth, and a flange extending radially outward from the pawl arm.
US09657755B2	Vented pressurized gas-powered actuator A vented pressurized gas-powered actuator includes a housing having a central longitudinal axis and an inner surface. At least one vent groove extends from the inner surface in a direction away from the axis. The at least one groove has a first end spaced apart from a first plane extending perpendicular to the axis, and a second end spaced apart from a second plane extending perpendicular to the axis. The groove second end is closer to the second plane than to the first plane.
US09657747B2	Motor rotor and air gap cooling A motor cooling system for a simply supported compressor includes a rotor shaft 24 having a first end 26 and a second end 28. The rotor shaft 24 includes an axial bore 60 and a plurality of shaft radial holes 64 extending from a first end of the axial bore 60, wherein a cooling medium is supplied to the axial bore 60. The cooling system further includes a rotor 22 coupled to the rotor shaft 24 and having a plurality of rotor axial holes 25 and a plurality of rotor radial holes 27. The plurality of rotor radial holes 27 extends from the plurality of rotor axial holes 25. A refrigerant dam 70 is arranged adjacent a first end of the rotor 22 and includes a plurality of dam axial holes 74 fluidly coupled to an interior cavity 72. The dam axial holes 74 align with the rotor axial holes 25 and the interior cavity 72 aligns with the shaft radial holes 64 to form a flow path between the rotor shaft 24 and the rotor 22.
US09657746B2	Compressor rotor with anti-vortex fins A compressor rotor of a gas turbine engine includes a rotor body having a face adapted to face an adjacent rotor. The rotor body extends radially between an outer peripheral rim surface and an inner rim surface. The inner rim surface defines a bore of the rotor body. A plurality of blades extends radially from the outer peripheral rim surface. A plurality of anti-vortex fins extends axially from the face of the rotor body facing the adjacent rotor. The plurality of anti-vortex fins forms a plurality of open radial passageways. The plurality of anti-vortex fins extends axially to a predetermined thickness such that, when assembled with the second rotor, axial extremities of the plurality of anti-vortex fins being in close proximity with the adjacent rotor and the adjacent rotor closes the radial passageways. A method of providing a first rotor for assembly with a second facing rotor of a compressor rotor assembly is also presented.
US09657738B2	Scroll compressor This scroll compressor (2) includes a first fixed scroll (4), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a drive shaft (18) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, a driving unit coupled to the drive shaft (18) and arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (18) about a rotation axis, and guide elements for guiding in rotation the drive shaft (18), the guide elements comprising at least a first guide bearing (29) and a second guide bearing (30) arranged to respectively guide a first portion (26) and a second portion (27) of the drive shaft (18). The drive shaft (18) extends across the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) such that the first and second portions (26, 27) of the drive shaft (18) are located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7), the first and second guide bearings (29, 30) being located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7).
US09657735B2	Screw fluid machine, including male and female rotors The objective of the present invention is to reduce a meshing seal line length and further reduce a blowhole area. A compression side blowhole B2 is generated in a region surrounded by a male rotor side blowhole contour R1, a female rotor side blowhole contour R2, and a lower cusp line k2. By configuring a female rotor side blowhole contour R3 with a curve including at least two arcs C1 and C2, an area of the compression side blowhole B2 may be reduced. At a connection point between arcs, by making tangents of the arcs on both sides across the connection point to be the same gradient, the arcs may be smoothly connected.
US09657731B2	Micropump A micropump including a tube unit and a control unit. The control unit has a plurality of fingers. A cam sequentially presses the plurality of fingers from an inlet side to an outlet side of the tube. A drive unit gives rotation force to the cam, a control circuit unit controls operation of the drive unit, and a device frame holds the plurality of fingers, the cam, the drive unit, and the control circuit unit. A reservoir communicates with an inlet port of the tube; and a power source supplies power to the control circuit unit, wherein the tube unit is detachably attached to the control unit substantially in the horizontal direction with respect to the rotation surface of the cam and attached to the inside of a space produced by the device frame.
US09657729B2	Axial piston machine having a basket Mounting structure for housing-free hydraulic axial piston machines of the bent axis or swash plate design, having a closing plate on which a cylinder block unit with displacing pistons arranged therein is supported, and having a drive or driven shaft. The mounting structure here is designed in the manner of a basket and has a receptacle for the drive or driven shaft and at least two struts which are in each case connected at one end to the receptacle and at the other end to the closing plate in such a manner that the closing plate, the cylinder block unit and the drive or driven shaft are held—analogously as in a housing—in a functionally ready position.
US09657723B1	Carbon nanotube-based fluidized bed heat transfer media for concentrating solar power applications Withdrawing thermal energy obtained from a focused input of solar radiation can be complicated by issues associated with heat transfer media presently used for this purpose. By disposing carbon nanotubes on a fluidizable support and utilizing the carbon nanotubes as a fluidizable heat transfer medium, improved heat transfer characteristics can be realized due to the near-blackbody thermal absorption properties of the carbon nanotubes, in addition to other provided advantages. Concentrating solar power systems can include: a solar receiving structure configured to receive a focused input of solar radiation, a fluidized bed heat transfer medium within the solar receiving structure, and an energy-generating structure in thermal communication with the fluidized bed heat transfer medium. The fluidized bed heat transfer medium contains a plurality of fluidizable heat transfer particles, and the fluidizable heat transfer particles include a plurality of carbon nanotubes bonded to a plurality of fluidizable particles.
US09657720B2	Sensor device for measuring aerodynamic loads of a rotor blade of a wind turbine A sensor device for measuring aerodynamic loads of a rotor blade for a wind power installation. The sensor device includes a reflector arranged in a cavity of the rotor blade which signals a signal evaluation device arranged at a distance from the reflector. The signal evaluation device detects and quantifies physical changes of the rotor blade from the reflected signal. A cleaning device for the reflector is arranged on the reflector for activation by a centrifugal force generated during the rotation of the rotor to clean the reflector.
US09657701B2	Fuel injection nozzle A Laval shape is formed between the nozzle seat surface and needle tip portion. An injection hole also has the Laval shape. When the needle lift amount is small, a fuel flow velocity reaches an acoustic velocity in valve-opening portion. The fuel flow velocity further accelerated to a supersonic velocity at the Laval shape. When the needle lift amount is large, the fuel flows into the injection hole without a velocity decrease. Thus, the fuel flow velocity reaches the supersonic velocity at the Laval shape.
US09657697B2	Intake duct An intake duct is adapted to be connected to an intake port of a cylinder head. A branch pipe of the intake manifold has in it a partition extending in a direction of intake air flow, a main passage and a tumble flow passage serving as an auxiliary passage that are defined by the partition, and a valve that opens and closes the main passage. A restrictor that minimizes the cross-sectional area of the tumble flow passage is formed between the upstream end and the downstream end in the direction of intake air flow of the tumble flow passage. The cross-sectional area of the tumble flow passage decreases from the upstream end toward the restrictor and increases from the restrictor toward the downstream end.
US09657696B2	Excess power dissipation for throttle loss recovery systems Systems and methods are provided for managing excess electrical energy generated by a throttle loss recovery system. One exemplary system includes a flow control assembly to generate electrical energy in response to a portion of a fluid flow bypassing a flow control valve, an electrical system coupled to the flow control assembly to receive the electrical energy, and a control module coupled to the electrical system. The electrical system includes an energy storage element and an electrical load. The control module detects an excess energy condition based at least in part on a characteristic of the electrical system, and in response, operates the electrical system to dissipate at least a portion of the electrical energy generated by the flow control assembly using the electrical load.
US09657667B2	Regulation of a temperature in an exhaust aftertreatment system A method for regulating a temperature in an exhaust stream in a motor vehicle through control of its driveline. The motor vehicle includes a driveline having a combustion engine connected to a gearbox via a clutch device. The gearbox has several discrete gears. The driveline includes an exhaust system configured for the removal of an exhaust stream from the combustion engine. The method steps are: obtaining one or several first parameters P1, wherein at least one of first parameters P1 is a first temperature difference between a first temperature T1 in the exhaust system and a reference temperature TRef; and controlling the gearbox, and thus controlling an operating point in the combustion engine, through downshift to a lower gear, and thus increasing engine speed and reducing a load on the combustion engine, if a value of the one or several first parameters P1 exceeds a first threshold, and an upshift to a higher gear, and thus reducing an engine speed and an increase of a load on the combustion engine, if a value for the one or several first parameters P1 is below a second threshold value. Further, a computer program, a computer program product, a system and a motor vehicle comprising such a system are disclosed.
US09657662B2	Determination of the quantity of fuel flowing through a fuel injector based on the heating of the fuel by means of an electric heating device A method for determining the quantity of fuel flowing through a fuel injector. The fuel injector has an electric heating device for heating the fuel and a temperature-measuring device for measuring the temperature of the heated fuel. The method includes (a) applying a predetermined electrical heating power to the electric heating device, (b) measuring an increase in the temperature of the fuel as a consequence of the heating power, and (c) determining the quantity of fuel flowing through the fuel injector on the basis of the applied electrical heating power and the measured increase in the temperature. A method for equalizing the fuel feed at at least two cylinders of an internal combustion engine utilizes the method for determining the quantity of fuel flowing through a fuel injector. An engine controller and a computer program carry out the specified methods.
US09657660B2	Method and system for surge control Methods and systems are provided for improving surge detection and mitigation. In one example, a surge detection method may selectively filter an aggregate of temperature-adjusted manifold pressure and boost pressure in a frequency range indicative of surge to reduce the effect of non-minimum phase behavior of throttle inlet pressure on surge detection. In addition, the noise contribution of particular engine actuators on throttle inlet pressure in the selected frequency range may be accounted for, reducing the occurrence of false surge indications.
US09657653B2	Gas pressure high and low detection A system and method for detecting pressure deviation of a first fluid in an engine is disclosed. The method may comprise calculating, for each of a plurality of measurements, a delta between an actual first fluid pressure and a target pressure, summing each delta obtained from the calculating, and determining pressure deviation of the first fluid based on a cumulative sum of the deltas. In an embodiment, the first fluid may be natural gas.
US09657646B2	Aircraft engine driveshaft vessel assembly and method of assembling the same A driveshaft vessel assembly for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The driveshaft vessel assembly comprises a driveshaft vessel and an outlet guide vane. The driveshaft vessel includes a forward face, an aft face, and opposing side faces and is configured to house at least a portion of a radial driveshaft. The outlet guide vane includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The length of the trailing edge is substantially equal to a length of the forward face of the driveshaft vessel such that the trailing edge of the outlet guide vane is faired into the forward face of the driveshaft vessel.
US09657638B2	Method for releasing the pressure in a fuel system in a crash A method for controlling depressurization of a fuel system mounted on board of a vehicle including a vehicle impact sensor, the method including: detecting, using the vehicle impact sensor, whether an impact on the vehicle is present; and when the impact on the vehicle is detected, using a controller for generating at least one signal for controlling an opening of at least one valve disposed in the fuel system, to release internal pressure of the fuel system.
US09657637B2	Method for controlling transitions in a variable displacement engine Methods and systems are provided for controlling transitions between engine operating modes in a four-cylinder engine. One method includes transitioning engine operation between two-cylinder, three-cylinder, and four-cylinder modes wherein the transitioning includes a sequence of firing events such that successive firing events are separated by at least 120 crank angle degree intervals.
US09657632B2	Method and apparatus for remote torque control of an aerodynamic air shutter mechanism A system for controlling an aerodynamic shutter of a vehicle includes an ambient temperature estimation module that determines an ambient temperature. A shutter control module that determines whether to actuate the shutter based on the ambient temperature. The shutter control module also determines a predetermined period before selectively applying a predetermined torque value to the shutter. The predetermined period is selected based on the ambient temperature.
US09657629B2	Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine The exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine that includes an oxidation catalyst and a selective catalytic reduction catalyst provided for an exhaust gas passage and has the improved entire NOx purification rate. A control unit, which controls a fuel supply amount to the oxidation catalyst, executes first control of controlling the fuel supply amount by the fuel supply unit so that NOx is reduced by the oxidation catalyst when the selective catalytic reduction catalyst is in an inactive state and the temperature of the oxidation catalyst belongs to a predetermined temperature range equal to or higher than the active temperature of the oxidation catalyst, and second control of controlling the fuel supply amount by the fuel supply unit so that the temperature of the exhaust gas flowing into the selective catalytic reduction catalyst is raised by oxidation of the fuel in the oxidation catalyst irrespective of a NOx purification rate of the selective catalytic reduction catalyst when the selective catalytic reduction catalyst is in the inactive state and the temperature of the oxidation catalyst exceeds the predetermined temperature range.
US09657620B2	Exhaust gas system A system for exhaust gas routing and aftertreatment in a motor vehicle includes a first exhaust gas duct element, which has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, and a second exhaust gas duct element, which has a transfer pipe having a longitudinal axis and having a sleeve surface and a first closed end. An intake opening is provided in the sleeve surface adjacent to the closed end. The transfer pipe projects into the outlet opening and is accommodated in the first exhaust gas duct element by its closed end and the intake opening, so that exhaust gas flowing in through the inlet opening in a first direction can flow through the intake opening and into the transfer pipe and flow—viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the transfer pipe—in the transfer pipe through the outlet opening out of the first exhaust gas duct element. The system also includes an injector unit fixed to the first exhaust gas duct element for introducing a reducing agent into an exhaust gas flow flowing through the first and the second exhaust gas duct element.
US09657616B2	Muffler sound-insulation structure A soundproof cover (30) is equipped with: multiple unit soundproof covers (31R, 31L) forming a portion of the circumferential cross section (30s); and connecting parts (35) provided on the periphery of the circumferential cross section (30s), and connecting the multiple unit soundproof covers (31R, 31L) in a detachable manner. The multiple unit soundproof covers (31R, 31L) are configured so as to be capable of being attached and detached with respect to a muffler (20) by moving the unit covers in a direction (the radial direction (R)) orthogonal to the axial direction (A) of the muffler (20).
US09657608B2	Variable valve timing device and method of assembling same A valve timing varying device includes a housing rotor (20) composed of a front side housing member (22) and a rear side housing member (21), a vane rotor (30), and an urging spring (40) for rotationally urging the vane rotor in one direction with respect to the housing rotor. The urging spring has a coil part, a first end provided outside in a radial direction with respect to the coil part, and a second end provided inside in the radial direction with respect to the coil part. The front side housing member has a first latching concave part for latching the first end on an inside wall face. The vane rotor has an accommodation concave part for accommodating at least a part of the coil part at the front end side, and a second latching concave part for latching the second end in an area facing an opening.
US09657594B2	Gas turbine engine, machine and self-aligning foil bearing system One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique machine. A further embodiment is a unique self-aligning foil bearing system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for machines and self-aligning foil bearing systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
US09657592B2	Cooling device for a jet engine The present invention relates to a cooling device for a jet engine having an axial compressor with several compressor stages including a rotor with rotor blades, a stator with stator vanes and an annulus. In order to reduce the temperature of the components at the outlet of the high-pressure compressor by simple measures and hence to increase the efficiency of a jet engine, a slot-like branch opening surrounding the rotor for a cooling airflow diverted from the main airflow into a first cavity upstream of the rotor is provided upstream of the last compressor stage of the axial compressor, with passage openings being arranged in the rotor for passing on the diverted cooling airflow from the first cavity into a second cavity downstream of the rotor.
US09657591B2	Damping system for a turbomachine slip ring A damping system for a turbomachine slip ring includes a slip ring assembly. The slip ring assembly includes a rotating component which is coupled at one end to a rotor shaft of the turbomachine and a stator component which circumferentially surrounds a rotatable center core portion of the rotating component. The system further includes a static structure which defines a carrier sleeve where the carrier sleeve circumferentially surrounds a portion of the stator component. The system also includes a damping material which extends radially between an inner surface of the carrier sleeve and an outer surface of the stator component so as to dissipate vibrational energy of the slip ring assembly during rotation of the rotor shaft.
US09657590B2	Aircraft engine cleaning system An aircraft comprising a cabin air system, a gas turbine engine including an engine core coupled to the cabin air system to provide compressed bleed air to the cabin air system and a cleaning agent supply connector coupled to the engine core to conduct a cleaning agent to the engine core, and a pneumatic coupling system including a first valve coupled between the cabin air system and the engine core, a second valve coupled between the engine core and the cleaning agent supply connector, and a controller coupled to the first valve, the controller configured to automatically close the first valve and block compressed bleed air that may contain cleaning agent moving through the engine core from moving into the cabin air system in response to receipt of an input associated with a cleaning cycle.
US09657581B2	Rotor for a turbomachine A rotor for a turbomachine, in particular for a jet engine, having a blade ring which includes multiple differently designed rotor blades (10a, 10b) having blade platforms (14a, 14b) engaged flush with one another, the blade ring including at least two groups of differently designed rotor blades (10a, 10b), each group of rotor blades (10a, 10b) being assigned blade platforms (14a, 14b), each of which is engageable flush with a matching blade platform (14a, 14b) of at least one other group of rotor blades (10a, 10b) and not with a blade platform (14a, 14b) of the same group of rotor blades (10a, 10b). A method for manufacturing a blade ring of a rotor for a turbomachine is also provided.
US09657576B2	Airfoil having a profiled trailing edge for a fluid flow machine, blade, and integrally blade rotor The present invention relates to an airfoil for a fluid flow machine (100), having a suction side (5), a pressure side (7) and an airfoil trailing edge (200). The airfoil (100), at least in portions thereof, has a profile (9) in the region of the airfoil trailing edge (200), which profile extends over the suction side (5) and the pressure side (7) of the airfoil trailing edge (200). The present invention also relates to a blade and an integrally bladed rotor.
US09657571B2	Repair tool for a turbine rotor wheel, and a turbine rotor wheel A process of preparing a turbine rotor wheel, a repair tool for machining a turbine rotor wheel, and a turbine rotor wheel are disclosed. The process includes providing the turbine rotor wheel, the turbine rotor wheel having a dovetail slot, a cooling slot, and a dovetail acute corner formed by the dovetail slot and the cooling slot and removing a stress region from the dovetail acute corner. The repair tool permits removal of strained material while also reducing the operating stress of the feature. The turbine rotor wheel includes a machined portion resulting in lower stress for the turbine rotor wheel.
US09657569B2	Hydraulic source control device, injection molding apparatus, and method of controlling hydraulic source The hydraulic source control device includes an operation input device capable of inputting operation conditions regarding the driving force of a fluid pressure control element, a servo motor including a motor section that drives a hydraulic pump and an amplifier that drives the motor section, and a controller that outputs a control command to the servo motor based on an input result to the operation input device. The controller obtains the fluid pressure of a working fluid based on the operation conditions regarding the input driving force, computes the output torque of the motor section based on the relationship between the fluid pressure and the output torque that are stored in advance, and outputs the computed output torque to the amplifier as a control command of the torque limitation value of the servo motor.
US09657553B2	Intermediate storage A subsea system is for uptake and supply of a liquid. The system comprises a storage tank having at least one outlet, a valve assembly, a pump having a high-pressure side and a low-pressure side, and a feed line. The outlet is in fluid communication with a lower internal volume of the tank, and the valve assembly. The low-pressure side of the pump and the feed line are in fluid communication with the outlet, and the valve assembly is arranged on the feed line, and the feed line is bypassing the pump, such that said pump may withdraw liquid from the tank when the valve assembly on the feed line is closed.
US09657552B2	In-situ downhole heating for a treatment in a well The invention provides methods for treating a portion or treatment zone of a well that include introducing one or more treatment fluids into the well, wherein the one or more treatment fluids include: (i) a first reactant and a second reactant, wherein the first reactant and second reactant are selected for being capable of reacting together in an exothermic chemical reaction, and wherein the first and second reactant are in at least sufficient concentrations in the carrier fluid to generate a theoretical heat of reaction of at least 500 kJ/liter of at least one of the treatment fluids; and (ii) a treatment chemical in at least one of the treatment fluids, wherein the treatment chemical is selected for chemically reacting with a substance of a material in the portion or treatment zone of the well. The exothermic reactants and the treatment chemical can be introduced in a single treatment fluid or in separate treatment fluids.
US09657548B2	Apparatus and methods of running casing in a dual gradient system A method of running casing in a dual gradient system includes lowering a casing into a low density fluid region and allowing the low density fluid to enter the casing; releasing a plug into the casing; supplying a high density fluid behind the plug; and lowering the casing into a high density fluid region until target depth is reached.
US09657543B2	Wellbore isolation device containing a substance that undergoes a phase transition A wellbore isolation device comprises: a substance, wherein the substance: (A) is a plastic; and (B) undergoes a phase transition at a phase transition temperature, wherein the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device is increased or allowed to increase to a temperature that is greater than or equal to the phase transition temperature. A method of removing a wellbore isolation device comprises: causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase; and allowing at least a portion of the substance to undergo the phase transformation. A method of inhibiting or preventing fluid flow in a wellbore comprises: decreasing the temperature of at least a portion of the wellbore; positioning the wellbore isolation device in the at least a portion of the wellbore; and causing or allowing the temperature surrounding the wellbore isolation device to increase.
US09657538B2	Methods of mechanized and automated tripping of rods and tubulars The present disclosure provides techniques and methods of tripping rods and tubulars. Specifically, the disclosure provides techniques for pulling a rod string out of hole and delivering the pulled out rod segments into a rod storage and racking system. The disclosure also provides techniques for pulling a tubular string out of hole and delivering the pulled out tubular segments into a tubular storage and racking system. The disclosure further provides techniques for delivering rods from the rod storage and racking system and running the rods down-hole. The disclosure also provides techniques for delivering tubulars from the tubular storage and racking system and running the tubulars down-hole.
US09657532B2	Adjustable shear assembly A well tool has an inner and outer component arranged to move relative to one another and defining a shear juncture therebetween. A shear member spans the shear juncture. The shear member has first portion with a different cross-sectional area than a second portion. A cam surface is associated with the inner or outer component and abuts the shear member. The cam surface moves the shear member as the inner and outer components move relative to one another and changes the shear member from having the first portion aligned with the shear juncture to having the second portion aligned with the shear juncture.
US09657529B1	Polycrystalline diamond compact including a pre-sintered polycrystalline diamond table including a nonmetallic catalyst that limits infiltration of a metallic-catalyst infiltrant therein and applications therefor Embodiments of the invention relate to thermally-stable polycrystalline diamond compacts (“PDCs”), and methods of fabricating such PDCs. In an embodiment, a PDC includes a substrate and a pre-sintered polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) table bonded to the substrate. The pre-sintered PCD table includes bonded diamond grains defining a plurality of interstitial regions. The pre-sintered PCD table further including a first region remote from the substrate including a nonmetallic catalyst and a metallic catalyst each of which is disposed interstitially between the bonded diamond grains thereof, and a second region bonded to the substrate including a metallic-catalyst infiltrant disposed interstitially between the bonded diamond grains thereof. A nonplanar boundary is located between the first region and the second region.
US09657526B2	Method and apparatus for reaming well bore surfaces nearer the center of drift The present invention provides a method and apparatus for increasing the drift diameter and improving the well path of the well bore, accomplished in one embodiment by cutting away material primarily forming surfaces nearer the center of the drift, thereby reducing applied power, applied torque and resulting drag compared to conventional reamers that cut into all surfaces of the well bore.
US09657523B2	Bottomhole assembly design method to reduce rotational loads A method for estimating a location for disposing a tool in a drill tubular having a drill bit includes performing a modal analysis of the drill tubular to determine natural eigenfrequencies and corresponding eigenmodes of torsional oscillations of the model and selecting a predominant natural eigenfrequency and corresponding eigenmode from the determined natural eigenfrequencies and corresponding eigenmodes. The method further includes performing a forced modal analysis of the drill tubular at the predominant eigenfrequency with a force or moment acting on the drill bit to provide a correlation between forced torsional deflection amplitude and position and estimating the position to be within a range of positions wherein a vibration qualification of the tool is greater or equal to the torsional deflection amplitude throughout the range.
US09657521B2	Directional system drilling and method A directional drilling system consisting of a four-motor drilling head for better steering in directional drilling and vertical/horizontal drilling is developed. The rotational speed of each motor is independently controlled. The use of four motors in coordination with other traditional drilling variables allow precise control of the drilling direction and optimization of the rate of penetration (ROP). The top and right motors rotate in opposite directions to the bottom and left rotors to stabilize the roll rotation of the drilling head. Inclination (pitch) movement is obtained by increasing/decreasing the speed of the top motor while decreasing/increasing the speed of the lower motor. The Azimuth (yaw) movement is obtained similarly using the right and left motors. The drilling power is derived from down hole motors. A drill string transmits the drilling fluid and force on bit.
US09657509B2	Arrangement and method for retrofitting glass wall panel system with glass wall panel A wall panel arrangement is designed for use in retrofitting a wall panel system provided with at least one pair of frame members having inwardly facing flat walls for retaining at least one existing glass panel therebetween. The wall panel arrangement includes an add-on glass wall panel and panel mounting structure configured with at least one receiving strip constructed with a planar body having an outer surface secured to one of the inwardly facing flat walls of the frame members in spaced relationship to the existing glass panel. The body also has an inner surface provided at opposite edges thereof with a pair of flexible resilient wall panel retaining elements extending therefrom and converging towards each other to define spaced apart retainer ends which are frictionally engageable with the opposed faces of the glass wall panel adjacent one of the opposed sidewalls thereof.
US09657508B2	Geared motor and power window device A geared motor includes a motor and a reduction drive. The reduction drive includes a gear housing, a speed reduction-output member, and a restriction portion. The gear housing includes a support shaft. The speed reduction-output member includes a reduction gear, an output gear meshed with an input member, and an accommodation recess. The speed reduction-output member is rotationally supported by the support shaft. The restriction portion is configured to restrict movement of the speed reduction-output member relative to the support shaft. The restriction portion is located between an outer circumferential surface of the support shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the accommodation recess. The restriction portion is located in an axial direction of the support shaft at a position that differs from a portion where the speed reduction-output member abuts in a radial direction against the input member.
US09657491B1	Pole-type member support device and method therefor A pole type member support device has a receptacle having an opening formed in a top section thereof. The receptacle is tapered so that the top section of the receptacle is smaller than a bottom section of the receptacle. A tubular cut-out is formed within the receptacle and extends down from the opening. The tubular cutout is tapered so that the top section of the tubular cut-out is larger than a bottom section of the tubular cut-out. An adapter is positioned within the tubular cut-out. The adapter is configured to hold a pole-type member in an upright position.
US09657490B1	Universal panels and structures comprised of the same Embodiments of the present technology provides universal panels and structures made from the same. The panels are formed using specific ratios for width and length of the panels, which are related to ratios of aperture spacings for the panels. These ratios are used to ensure that panels can be used in a universal manner to form walls, roofs, and doors. Additionally, the universality of the panels reduces the likelihood that installation errors will occur when building structures with these panels. Installation errors can deleteriously affect the structural integrity of the the resulting structure.
US09657488B2	Swimming pool cleaning apparatus with extractable filtration device The invention relates to a swimming pool cleaning apparatus comprising: at least one hydraulic liquid circulation circuit between at least one liquid inlet (3) and at least one liquid outlet (4), and through a removable filtration device of the cleaning apparatus. The filtration device comprises at least one filtration chamber (8) comprising: a cover (2), a filtration basket (17), the hydraulic fluid circulation circuit comprising a liquid discharge tube (20) emerging from the apparatus through an opening (4) formed in the cover (2) of the filtration device, the filtration basket (17) comprising a central filtering wall (9) surrounding the liquid discharge tube (20) over at least a part of its length.
US09657476B2	Vibration control device A vibration control device that can achieve the best vibration control effect within an allowable stroke range of a movable mass includes a controller that calculates at least one of a displacement deviation between a target displacement of a movable mass and a displacement of the movable mass detected by a mass displacement sensor and a velocity deviation between a target velocity of the movable mass and a velocity of the movable mass detected by a mass velocity sensor, and generates a control command for making a motor drive the movable mass on the basis of at least one of the displacement deviation and the velocity deviation. The target displacement and the target velocity are set in a manner that the amplitude of the movable mass becomes constant and that phases thereof are delayed 90 degrees with respect to the vibration of a building.
US09657473B2	Vacuum toilet assembly Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for improved removability and ease of maintenance for one or more components of the vacuum toilet system. They can be particularly useful on-board aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. Specific embodiments relate to a rinse valve bracket and connection system, a rinse ring tie down, and various improved connection systems.
US09657466B2	Magnetic docking faucet A faucet that includes a spout and a sprayhead movable between a docked position, in which the sprayhead is in contact with the spout, and an undocked position, in which the sprayhead is spaced apart from the spout. The faucet also includes a hose assembly that includes a tubular portion having an inlet end and an outlet end and configured to provide fluid through the spout to the sprayhead and a magnetically responsive end portion coupled to the outlet end of the tubular portion and freely and rotatably received within a portion of the sprayhead. A magnet is located in the spout such that when the sprayhead is in the docked position, the magnet magnetically attracts the magnetically responsive end portion so as to retain the sprayhead against the spout.
US09657461B2	Hydraulic circuit for construction machine and control device for same A hydraulic circuit for a construction machine including a center bypass passage including a group of directional control valves arranged in tandem; and a bleed-off valve arranged in the center bypass passage on a downstream side of the group, wherein each directional control valve includes a first internal passage causing the pressurized oil supplied to the directional control valve to flow out to the center bypass passage and a second internal passage supplying the pressurized oil to a cylinder port, wherein a parallel passage is formed by the center bypass passage and the first internal passage by causing the pressurized oil discharged from the hydraulic pump to flow to the center bypass passage on the downstream of the directional control valve, wherein the second internal passage supplies the pressurized oil from the center bypass passage through an opening of a spool and/or the bypass passage to the cylinder port.
US09657455B2	Over-the-stern deep digging trenching plow with instrumentation for assessing the protective capabilities of a seabed trench A seabed trenching plow has a chassis, a sled and a towing assembly. The towing assembly has a pair of wings extending laterally from each side of the chassis. The wings are aligned on an axis transverse to the chassis and adapted for connection to a towing line. The transverse axis is forward of the center of gravity of the plow and rearward of the sled, affording an over the stern releasable and retrievable trenching plow of sufficient weight and strength to excavate a three meter trench in a single pass. To assess the protective capabilities of the trench, a threshold signal indicative of a desired composition of seabed-trench soil is compared with a real-time data signal indicative of the actual to produce an alarm signal when the real-time data signal is not protective-capability compliant with the threshold signal.
US09657453B1	Removable ground anchor body using spring A removable ground anchor body uses a spring and includes: a waterproof cap formed with an upward screw groove at an inner lower end; a housing that is coupled to a lower end of the waterproof cap and is formed with an upward locking protrusion therein; a body that is formed with a rotating main spring coupled to a screw groove of the waterproof cap at the top and is formed with a stopper on an outer peripheral edge to be locked to the locking protrusion of the housing; a stopper presser that is installed between the waterproof cap and the body and brings the lower end into close contact with the stopper upper surface of the body; a strand wire wedge; a wedge hold; and a head coupler.
US09657452B2	Method of manufacture of a barrage unit A method of manufacture of a barrage unit comprising providing a chamber having an outer wall having at least one aperture therein; providing a liner layer proximate to the aperture; blowing the fibers of a fibrous material into the chamber whilst providing an absorbent crystalline material to the chamber such that the two mix and exit the aperture onto the liner forming a pad; and, providing a further liner layer on the pad.
US09657444B2	Smooth and bulky tissue The present disclosure provides high bulk tissue products, as well as an apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. The tissue products provided herein not only have high bulk, but they also have improved surface smoothness, particularly compared to tissue products of similar basis weights.
US09657434B2	Machine for spreading out and loading flat clothing articles with an auxiliary device that deposits and feeds flat clothing articles on a conveyor belt A machine that spreads out and loads flat clothing articles with an auxiliary device that deposits and feeds the flat clothing articles on a conveyer belt. The auxiliary device is located above loading end (30a) of a conveyor belt (30), extending transverse to a loading direction (D) and comprises a roof plate (13) pivotally articulated around an axis (14) transverse to loading direction (D) and providing a first position (RP1) in which the roof plate (13) is separated from the conveyor belt (30) providing a wide opening for reception of an edge of a flat clothing article (A) and a second position (RP2) in which a roof plate front end (13a) lies close to the loading end (30a) of the conveyor belt (30) allowing a controlled passage of the flat clothing article (A) on said conveyor belt (30), and driving means producing a rotation of said roof plate (13) between said first (RP1) and second (RP2) position in coordination with the operation of deposition means including nozzles (12, 15).
US09657429B2	Laundry machine The present invention relates to a laundry dryer that can prevent as well as remove wrinkles of laundry. A laundry dryer has a water supply source configured to be detachable from the laundry machine and a switch to switch a steam generator or a pump off or on when the water supply source is detached or not.
US09657427B2	Washing machine A washing machine comprises a main body, a tub provided within the main body and a balance weight mounted on the tub so as to reduce vibration of the tub. The balance weight includes a first weight member, a second and third weight members connected to both sides of the first weight member, respectively. A washing machine comprises a main body, a tub provided within the main body and a balance weight mounted at a position above a front surface opening of the tub. The balance weight includes a first weight member, a second and a third weight members connected to both sides of the first weight member. The first weight member is formed of metal and the second weight member and the third weight member are formed of concrete.
US09657415B2	Fabric of continuous graphitic fiber yarns from living graphene molecules Multi-functional and high-performing fabric comprising a first layer of yarns woven to form the fabric wherein the yarns comprise at least one unitary graphene-based continuous graphitic fiber comprising at least 90% by weight of graphene planes that are chemically bonded with one another having an inter-planar spacing d002 from 0.3354 nm to 0.4 nm as determined by X-ray diffraction and an oxygen content less than 5% by weight. A majority of the graphene planes in such a continuous graphitic fiber are parallel to one another and parallel to a fiber axis direction. The graphitic fiber contains no core-shell structure, has no helically arranged graphene domains or domain boundaries, and has a porosity level less than 5% by volume, more typically less than 2%, and most typically less than 1% (practically pore-free).
US09657412B2	Method for treating a mixture A method for treating a mixture in a single-shaft or multi-shaft mixer (M), especially a kneader-mixer, especially for preparing a spinning solution. A solvent or solvent mixture is added to the product over the length of a product chamber in order to reduce a viscosity of the solvent or of the mixture and to increase an evaporative capacity. The viscosity of the solution or of the mixture is determined and/or modified in predetermined locations in the product chamber.
US09657411B2	Single-crystal growth apparatus Disclosed is a single-crystal growth apparatus including a chamber, a crucible provided in the chamber and configured to accommodate a melt that is a raw material for single-crystal growth, a heater disposed between the crucible and a side wall of the chamber and heating the crucible, and a crucible screen disposed on an upper end of the crucible, and the crucible screen has a bending member reflecting a radiant heat generated from the melt in the crucible to inside wall of the crucible.
US09657406B2	Surface treating apparatus and plating tank To prevent a plate-like work in a plating tank from swinging to improve quality of plating and prevent dropout or damages of a printed circuit board during transportation. A plating tank 2a includes an upper guide rail 11 that is provided above the plating tank 2a and transports a transport hanger 15a in a moving direction and a lower guide rail 14 that is provided inside the plating tank 2a and generates an attractive force against a lower clamp 49 of the transport hanger 15a. In the plating tank 2a, an attractive force is generated while performing plate processing to pull the lower clamp 49 of the transport hanger 15a downward, thereby giving tension to a plate-like work W.
US09657402B2	Cyanide-free electrolyte composition and method for the deposition of silver or silver alloy layers on substrates The invention relates to a cyanide-free electrolyte composition for depositing a silver or silver alloy layer on a substrate as well as a method for depositing silver or silver alloy layers with a cyanide-free electrolyte composition. The electrolyte composition according to the invention comprises at least one silver ion source, a sulfonic acid and/or a sulfonic acid derivative, a wetting agent and a hydantoin. The silver or silver alloy layers deposited from the inventive electrolyte composition by the method according to the invention are dull and ductile.
US09657384B2	DLC film coating and coated valve lifter The present invention provides a DLC (diamond like carbon) film coating and a coated valve lifter, wherein the DLC film coating can be formed at a film forming rate comparable with that achieved in the case of forming the DLC coating film by the CVD (chemical vapor deposition) method and has good durability comparable with that obtained in the case of forming the DLC film coating by the sputtering film forming method.The DLC film coating includes an intermediate layer 3 deposited on the surface of a base substrate and a DLC layer 4 deposited on the intermediate layer 3. The intermediate layer 3 is formed of metal carbide or metal capable of forming a hard surface and the DLC layer 4 is formed by adding a common metal element to that contained in the intermediate layer 3 thereto while inert gas containing hydrocarbon gas is being introduced. As a result, the intermediate layer 3 and the DLC layer 4 can be formed by sequential sputtering processing and in addition, an H (hydrogen) content contained in the DLC layer 4 can be adjusted by forming a Me-DLC (metal addition DLC) layer as a DLC layer 4.
US09657377B2	Aluminum alloy and production method thereof Provided are an aluminum alloy and a production method thereof. In accordance with an embodiment, an aluminum-based mother material is melted to form a molten metal. An additive including silicon oxide is added to the molten metal. At least a portion of the silicon oxide is exhausted in the molten metal. The molten metal is cast.
US09657362B2	Method for improving durability of exhaust pipe In an exhaust gas purification apparatus or other apparatuses that are supplied with ammonia generated from a urea aqueous solution and causes selective reduction and purification of nitride oxides, a shot peening treatment is applied to a welded portion of its exhaust pipe which is made of a ferritic stainless steel plate and through which exhaust gas containing ammonia and hydrogen passes. By shot peening the welded portion of the exhaust pipe, a tensile residual stress in the welded portion of the exhaust pipe can be replaced with a compressive residual stress, and further the diameter of metal crystal grains in the welded portion can be reduced. In this way, the durability of the exhaust pipe can be improved.
US09657358B2	Eukaryotic cells with artificial endosymbionts for multimodal detection The present invention is directed generally to eukaryotic cells comprising single-celled organisms that are introduced into the eukaryotic cell through human intervention and which transfer to daughter cells of the eukaryotic cell, and methods of introducing such single-celled organisms into eukaryotic cells. The invention provides single-celled organisms that introduce a phenotype to eukaryotic cells that is maintained in daughter cells. The invention additionally provides eukaryotic cells containing magnetic bacteria. The invention further provides eukaryotic cells engineered with single-celled organisms to allow for multimodal observation of the eukaryotic cells. Each imaging method (or modality) allows the visualization of different aspects of anatomy and physiology, and combining these allows the imager to learn more about the subject being imaged.
US09657356B2	Methods for making plants resistant to fungal pathogens This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding genes that can confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, which causes anthracnose stalk rot, leaf blight and top dieback in corn and other cereals. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to the plant pathogen Colletotrichum, and processes of making said plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently introgress the genes from corn lines carrying said genes into other corn lines that do not carry said genes, in order to make them resistant to Colletotrichum and resistant to stalk rot.
US09657349B2	PME-1 as a biomarker to predict and diagnose an increased risk of endometrial cancer and gene silencing of PME-1 to inhibit epithelial to mesenchymal transition Disclosed are methods of attenuating activity of the PME-1 gene. siRNAs or shRNAs are used to target against PME-1, thereby reducing the PME-1 mRNA. It is disclosed that the siRNAs or shRNAs targeted against PME-1 attenuate the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, thereby inhibit endometrial cancer development. A kit containing siRNA or shRNA reagents for attenuating the PME-1 gene expression is also disclosed.
US09657340B2	Isothermal nucleic acid amplification A kit for performing isothermal amplification of a nucleic acid target molecule, where the amplification relies on an upstream primer, a downstream primer, a strand invasion system and an oligonucleotide, wherein the upstream and downstream primers are not substrates for the strand invasion system during the amplification process and do not amplify the target molecule independently of the strand invasion system, wherein the oligonucleotide is a substrate for the strand invasion system.
US09657333B2	Method for detecting target substance, assay kit, and detection apparatus The present invention provides a method for detecting a target substance, including the steps of: preparing a complex (hybrid) comprising an aptamer which binds to the target substance, a first nucleic acid fragment comprising a nucleotide sequence complementary to the aptamer and a photoisomerizable molecule bound to a portion of the complementary nucleotide sequence, wherein the aptamer and the first nucleic acid fragment bound with the photoisomerizable molecule form double-stranded nucleotides binding; subjecting the photoisomerizable molecule to a first photoisomerization treatment to destabilize the double-stranded nucleotides binding; forming a complex of the target substance and the aptamer so as to dissolve the destabilized double-stranded nucleotides binding; subjecting the photoisomerizable molecule to a second photoisomerization treatment to restabilize double-stranded nucleotides binding; and detecting dissolution of double-stranded nucleotides binding wherein the first nucleic acid fragment bound with the photoisomerizable molecule separates from the aptamer.
US09657330B2	Serial isolation of multiple DNA targets from stool Provided herein is technology relating to isolating nucleic acids. In particular, the technology relates to methods and kits for extracting multiple DNA targets from human stool samples.
US09657329B2	Propeptide-luciferase fusion proteins and methods of use thereof The present invention provides nucleic acid constructs that encode fusion peptides comprising a bioluminescent protein and a precursor of a secreted peptide or protein expressed at the cell surface and high throughput screening assays using same.
US09657319B2	Process for production of low saturate oils Provided here is an enzymatic process for production of low saturate oil, in one embodiment, low palmitic oils from triacylglycerol sources. The enzymes used in the processes herein are saturase enzymes, including palmitase enzymes. The oils produced by the processes herein are used in food products.
US09657314B2	Antimicrobial method for fermentation processes A system and method for controlling bacteria, especially lactic and acetic acid bacteria in the production of ethanol using an organic oxidizing compound in combination with an inorganic oxidizer is provided. Particularly, a mixture of one or more peroxy acids and one or more peroxide compounds is introduced into a fermentation mash so as to inhibit or reduce levels of bacteria that compete with yeast for the fermentation sugars. The peroxy acid and peroxide compounds largely are consumed during the fermentation process and are generally not present in the fermentation by-products, especially recovered distiller's grains.
US09657308B2	Nucleic acid molecules that target PP1-87B and confer resistance to coleopteran pests This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of coleopteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in coleopteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of coleopteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.
US09657306B2	Gene for increasing the production of plant biomass and/or seeds and method for use thereof A technique by which the production of plant biomass can be significantly increased is provided. A protein phosphatase 2C gene having 3 consensus sequences comprising the amino acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-3 from the N-terminal side in such order is over-expressed.
US09657302B2	Expression of human interferon in transgenic chloroplasts A plastid transformation vector for a stably transforming a plastid genome is provided. The vector includes, as operably-linked components, a first flanking sequence, a DNA sequence coding for a therapeutic human IFN, which is capable of expression in the plastid and a second flanking sequence. The invention also provides isolated and purified IFN, wherein the IFN is configured in a monomeric or multimeric form and is a structural equivalent to orally administered human IFN. Also provided are methods for variable-expressing biopharmaceutical proteins in plants suitable for mammal consumption. The method includes integrating a plastid transformation vector into a plastid genome of a plant cell; growing the plant cell to express a biopharmaceutical protein, such as therapeutic human interferon IFN. Also disclosed are plants transformed with the aforementioned vectors, and the progeny thereof. Also, disclosed is the IFN, which is IFNα2b.
US09657297B2	Promoters for increased protein expression in meningococcus New promoters are described to drive transcription in meningococcus e.g. for over-expression of protein antigens for retention in membrane vesicles. Modified porA promoters lack the wild-type poly-G sequence which can cause phase variation. Meningococcal rRNA-coding genes (e.g. for 16S rRNA) can be used to drive transcription of a protein-coding gene. These approaches can be used in combination.
US09657296B2	Modified oligonucleotides for telomerase inhibition Compounds comprising an oligonucleotide moiety covalently linked to a lipid moiety are disclosed. The oligonucleotide moiety comprises a sequence that is complementary to the RNA component of human telomerase. The compounds inhibit telomerase activity in cells with a high potency and have superior cellular uptake characteristics.
US09657294B2	RNA interference mediated inhibition of gene expression using chemically modified short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) The present invention concerns methods and reagents useful in modulating gene expression in a variety of applications, including use in therapeutic, diagnostic, target validation, and genomic discovery applications. Specifically, the invention relates to synthetic chemically modified small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules capable of mediating RNA interference (RNAi) against target nucleic acid sequences. The small nucleic acid molecules are useful in the treatment of any disease or condition that responds to modulation of gene expression or activity in a cell, tissue, or organism.
US09657284B2	Small enzyme-containing granules The invention provides small enzyme-containing granules having an inorganic salt core and an enzyme-containing layer coated over the core, and methods for producing such granules. The majority of the enzyme granules are less than 300 μm in diameter. The granules are suitable for incorporation into compositions such as cleaning, textile processing, and animal feed compositions.
US09657280B2	Brassica AHAS genes and gene alleles that provide resistance to imidazolinone herbicides Plants, plant parts and plant seeds that are resistant to imidazolinone herbicides are provided. Plants are disclosed that contain a mutation in an AHAS gene. Specifically, plants are disclosed that contain a mutant AHAS gene allele of the Brassica juncea B genome. Two B. juncea AHAS gene sequences (BjAHAS-a and BjAHAS-b) and one B. nigra AHAS gene sequence (BngrAHAS) are disclosed. The sequence of the mutant allele, BjAHAS-bR, is also disclosed. Various methods are disclosed that include creation of mutant B. juncea lines, selection for herbicide resistant lines and determining the presence of the BjAHAS-bR mutant allele after crosses.
US09657279B2	Biological systems for production of commercially valuable compounds The invention relates to systems and methods for production of compounds by yeast and other organisms. In one approach yeast engineered for production of a compound of commercial value is cultured together with a cellulosic bacteria, and the yeast uses a metabolic product produced by the bacteria as a carbon source. Methyl halides are an example of compounds that may be produced by this process. The invention also relates to production of organic compounds using genetically engineered organisms expressing a S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyl halide transferase. In one approach the organism, halides and a carbon source are incubated in a cultivation medium under conditions in which methyl halide is produced. The methyl halide may be collected and converted into non-halogenated organic molecules.
US09657274B2	Reprogramming cells The present invention provides for methods, compositions, and kits for producing an induced pluripotent stem cell from a non-pluripotent mammalian cell using a 3′-phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1) activator or a compound that promotes glycolytic metabolism as well as other small molecules.
US09657267B2	Ex host maturation of germline stem cells Methods are provided for the ex host maturation of immature germline cells into haploid gametes for restoration of fertility in patients in need thereof.
US09657264B2	Microorganisms for producing putrescine and process for producing putrescine using them The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism capable of producing putrescine at high yield due to inactivated activity of a protein having an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 2 in the microorganism, and a method of producing putrescine using the microorganism.
US09657259B2	Cell culture flask and the cell culture device having it The present invention relates to a cell culture flask for culturing a cell using a culture solution, particularly to a cell culture flask for culturing a cell without any contamination, to automatically introduce and discharge the culture solution or gases and to be stacked in turn, and a cell culture device having the same. The present invention provides a cell culture flask comprising a culture space; one or more culture solution inlet ports; one or more culture solution outlet ports; and one or more gas inlet ports, wherein the cell culture flask is made airtight and formed of a transparent material so that a user can see an internal portion of the cell culture flask, and a cell culture device having the same.
US09657255B2	Laundry detergent composition A liquid laundry detergent composition comprising;an anionic surfactant, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises linear alkylbenzene sulphonate;an ethoxylated alcohol non-ionic surfactant;greater than 5.5% by weight of the composition of water;wherein the weight ratio of total anionic surfactant:non-ionic surfactant is between 5:1 and 23:1; andwherein the weight ratio of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate:non-ionic surfactant is between 5:1 and 10:1; andwherein the weight ratio of total surfactant to water is between 3:1 to 20:1.
US09657254B1	Paint, ink and resin remover composition A composition for removing paint, ink or resin from an article comprising a first alkyl glycoside surfactant, a second alkyl glycoside surfactant, sodium hydroxide, and citric acid. Optionally, the sodium hydroxide and citric acid may be replaced by sodium citrate. Alternatively, the composition comprises an alkyl glycoside surfactant, an alkyl polyethylene glycol ether surfactant and a sodium citrate. The composition rapidly and efficiently removes paint, ink and resin from brushes, rollers, tools and equipment by dispersing the paint, ink and resin and has very limited environmental impact. The removed paint, ink or resin sediments and collects on the bottom of the container. The sedimentation can be sped up with the addition of a flocculent. The top layer of the solution may be removed and reused, while the bottom paint, ink or resin layer can be dried and disposed of as solid waste.
US09657251B1	Friction and wear modifiers using solvent partitioning of hydrophilic surface-interactive chemicals contained in boundary layer-targeted emulsions A wear and/or friction reducing additive for a lubricating fluid in which the additive is a combination of a moderately hydrophilic single-phase compound and an anti-wear and/or anti-friction aqueous salt solution. The aqueous salt solution produces a coating on boundary layer surfaces. The lubricating fluid can be an emulsion-free hydrophobic oil, hydraulic fluid, antifreeze, water, or a water-based lubricant. Preferably, the moderately hydrophilic single-phase compound is sulfonated castor oil and the aqueous salt solution additionally contains boric acid and zinc oxide. The emulsions produced by the aqueous salt solutions, the moderately hydrophilic single-phase compounds, or the combination thereof provide targeted boundary layer organizers that significantly enhance the anti-wear and/or anti-friction properties of the base lubricant by decreasing wear and/or friction of sliding and/or rolling surfaces at boundary layers.
US09657245B2	Device of producing low-sulfur high-octane-number gasoline with low cost and method thereof The invention relates to a device of producing low-sulfur high-octane-number gasoline with low cost and method thereof, the device is composed of an extractor, a first cutting column, an etherification device, a hydrogenation desulfurizer, a reforming pretreatment device, a second cutting column, an isomerization device, a reformer and a stabilizing device. Sulfur in raw material is enriched in extracted oil by introducing extractor in the invention, thereby reducing the scale of hydrogenation desulfurization device. The scale of reformer is increased by delivering heavy raffinate obtained from the first cutting column in the reformer. Benzene extractor and corresponding fractionation device are saved by adjusting the cutting temperature in the second cutting column, thereby greatly lowering investment and energy consumption, and increasing the gasoline yield. The investment of reformer is reduced, while the liquid yield is increased by introducing the reforming patent technology. The sulfur content in gasoline products is lowered to 10 ppm by selecting the device and method. The device and method have obvious advantages in investment, hydrogenation scale, product cleanliness, quality, etc.
US09657244B2	Oxygenated gasoline composition having good driveability performance A method for producing a gasoline blend having a high concentration of a butanol isomer and having good cold start and warm-up driveability performance.
US09657238B2	Process for producing aromatics from wide-boiling temperature hydrocarbon feedstocks The present invention relates to methods and systems useful for producing aromatics-rich products from liquid hydrocarbon condensates. The production system includes a hydroprocessing reactor, an aromatization reactor system and a hydrogen extraction unit. The methods for producing the aromatics-rich products include introducing a wide boiling range condensate into the hydroprocessing reactor and operating the aromatics production system such that the hydroprocessing reactor forms a naphtha boiling temperature range liquid product. The liquid hydrocarbons produced in accordance with the present invention may optionally be further processed using a hydrogen extraction unit to produce a high-purity hydrogen fraction.
US09657210B1	Multiphase resins with reduced percolation threshold In some embodiments, a resin has a first domain having a first polymer. The resin has a second domain within the first domain having a second polymer and coupled to the first domain at a plurality of interfaces. The resin also has a thermally conductive filler material distributed along the plurality of interfaces. The thermally conductive filler material is present at a concentration between about 0.1 vol % and about 15 vol % of the resin.
US09657207B2	Laser method for making shaped ceramic abrasive particles, shaped ceramic abrasive particles, and abrasive articles A method of making shaped ceramic abrasive particles includes cutting a layer of ceramic precursor material using a laser beam and forming shaped ceramic precursor particles. Further thermal processing provides shaped ceramic abrasive particles. Shaped ceramic abrasive particles producible by the methods and abrasive articles containing them are also disclosed.
US09657205B2	Adhesive beads The present technology provides for adhesive beads, comprising a shell and a core wherein the core comprises one or more cyanoacrylate monomers and the shell comprises a polycyanoacrylate of the same one or more cyanoacrylate monomers. The present technology further provides for methods of making and using the adhesive beads.
US09657196B2	Semiconductor device connected by anisotropic conductive film A semiconductor device connected by an anisotropic conductive film. The anisotropic conductive film includes a composition for an anisotropic conductive film including a first epoxy resin having an exothermic peak temperature of about 80° C. to about 110° C. and a second epoxy resin having an exothermic peak temperature of 120° C. to 200° C., as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The first epoxy resin and the second epoxy resin are present in combined amount of about 30 wt % to about 50 wt % based on a total weight of the composition in terms of solid content. The second epoxy resin is present in an amount of about 60 to about 90 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first and second epoxy resins.
US09657194B2	Coating compositions comprising a blocked isocyanate silane Disclosed herein are stable organosiloxane coating compositions comprising a blocked isocyanate silane and at least one polyol that provide abrasion resistant coatings for transparent polymer substrates. The cured coatings also have excellent adhesion to the polymer substrates. In accordance with certain embodiments, the disclosed coating compositions, which when cured on the substrate, provide formable, weatherable, anti-fog, or combinations of formable, weatherable, or anti-fog organosiloxane coatings. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising coatings cured from such coating compositions, and processes for making the coating compositions.
US09657189B2	Electrostatic inks and printing There is provided a method of producing an electrostatic ink composition, the method comprising: mixing a resin, a liquid carrier, and a conductive metallic pigment having a coating of surfactant thereon, to form an electrostatic ink composition comprising the resin and the conductive metallic pigment dispersed in the liquid carrier. An electrostatic ink composition and a substrate are also described.
US09657182B2	Curable resin composition, production method of image sensor chip using the same, and image sensor chip There is provided a curable resin composition which is capable of being coated so as to have a film thickness of 20 μm or more and contains a dye having a maximum absorption wavelength in a wavelength range from 600 to 850 nm, and the infrared ray cut filter having a dye-containing layer having a film thickness of 20 μm or more formed from the curable resin composition, and a production method of image sensor chip comprising a step of coating the curable resin composition on a glass substrate to form a dye-containing layer, and a step of adhering the glass plate having the dye-containing layer formed on a solid-state imaging device substrate.
US09657161B2	Tire tread with improved wear Tire treads and tires having such tire treads are included, such treads manufactured with a rubber composition that includes mostly, if not entirely, a polybutadiene rubber having cis-1,4 bond content of at least 95%. The rubber composition further includes between 60 phr and 95 phr of a plasticizing resin having a Tg of at least 25° C. and between 0 phr and 15 phr of a liquid plasticizer. Additionally the rubber composition is reinforced with at least 90 phr of a silica reinforcing filler. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the rubber composition may be reinforced with an organic filler, an inorganic filler or combinations thereof. In some of these embodiments, the rubber composition includes at least 90 phr of such reinforcing filler.
US09657158B2	Process for producing brominated butyl rubber The invention relates to an energy efficient, environmentally favorable process for the preparation of brominated butyl rubbers, that uses a bromination agent and a oxidizing agent in order to enhance the utilization of bromine contained in the bromination agent. In a preferred embodiment a common medium for both solution polymerization and subsequent bromination of the rubber is employed.
US09657154B2	Resin composition and uses of the same A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes a thermosetting resin component and a filler, wherein the thermosetting resin component has a dissipation factor (Df) of no more than 0.006 at 1 GHz, the filler is a ceramic powder obtained through a sintering process at a temperature ranging from 1300° C. to less than 1400° C., and the amount of the filler is 10 parts by weight to 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the thermosetting resin component.
US09657153B2	Method for producing a resin composition having a porous structure with independent porosities An object of the present invention is to provide a porous material (resin composition) having high heat insulation properties, mechanical properties, and electrical properties by controlling function of a porous film by setting a porosity size, distribution of the porosity size, and a porosity ratio of the porous film in predetermined ranges. The resin composition according to the present invention is comprised of an engineering plastic having porous structure in which not less than 80% of a total porosity is comprised of independent porosities, a mean porosity size is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.9 μm, and not less than 80% of the total porosity has a porosity size within ±30% of the mean porosity size.
US09657152B2	Aerogels, calcined and crystalline articles and methods of making the same Aerogel, calcined articles, and crystalline articles comprising ZrO2. Exemplary uses of the crystalline metal oxide articles include dental articles (e.g., restoratives, replacements, inlays, onlays, veneers, full and partial crowns, bridges, implants, implant abutments, copings, anterior fillings, posterior fillings, and cavity liner, and bridge frameworks) and orthodontic appliances (e.g., brackets, buccal tubes, cleats, and buttons).
US09657151B1	Method of making hydroxymethylphosphonate, polyurethane foam-forming compositions, polyurethane foam and articles made therefrom There is provided herein a method of making hydroxymethylphosphonate comprising reacting paraformaldehyde, at least one dialkyl phosphite and at least one trialkyl phosphite, in the presence of at least one amine catalyst.
US09657150B2	Reactive superhydrophobic surfaces, patterned superhydrophobic surfaces, methods for producing the same and use of the patterned superhydrophobic surfaces The present invention generally relates to methods for modifying and/or producing superhydrophobic surfaces. In particular, the present invention relates to reactive superhydrophobic surfaces which can be modified so as to produce superhydrophobic surfaces having patterns of different chemical functionalities or physical properties such as superhydrophilic-superhydrophobic micropatterns, and uses of these patterned superhydrophobic surfaces as self-cleaning coatings, anti-fouling coatings, or slippery coatings, or for chemical, biological and diagnostic applications, as well as methods for producing the same.
US09657145B2	Metal ester polymer compositions, methods of manufacture, and uses thereof Disclosed are transition metal or group II metal ester polymers where the metal is an alkaline earth, transition metal or aluminum; methods of manufacture, and uses thereof. The metal ester polymers exhibit both high dielectric constant and low conductivity suitable for use as dielectric insulating materials.
US09657143B2	Curable polysiloxane composition for optical device and encapsulant and optical device Disclosed are a curable polysiloxane composition for an optical device includes at least one of a first siloxane compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, at least one of a second siloxane compound having silicon-bonded hydrogen (Si—H) at the terminal end, and at least one of a third siloxane compound having a silicon-bonded alkenyl group (Si-Vi) at the terminal end, an encapsulant obtained by curing the curable polysiloxane composition for an optical device, and an optical device including the encapsulant. (R1R2R3SiO1/2)M1(R4R5SiO2/2)D1(R6R7SiO2/2)D2(R8SiO2/2—Y1—SiO2/2R9)D3(R10SiO3/2)T1(R11SiO3/2)T2(R12SiO3/2)T3(SiO3/2—Y2—SiO3/2)T4(SiO4/2)Q1 [Chemical Formula 1] In the above Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R12, Y1, Y2, M1, D1, D2, D3, T1, T2, T3, T4 and Q1 are the same as defined in the specification.
US09657141B2	Polyarylene sulfide resin, manufacturing method therefor, and molding The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, —Ar2—, —Ar2—S— or —Ar2—O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X− represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above.
US09657133B2	Rigid polyurethane foams The invention relates to rigid polyurethane foams which can be produced by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reacted toward isocyanate groups in the presence of c) blowing agents, wherein the polyisocyanate a) used is a mixture of diphenylmethane diisocyanate and polyphenylenepolymethylene polyisocyanates comprising a1) 30-35% by weight of diphenylmethane diisocyanate, a2) 21-28% by weight of polyphenylenepolymethylene polyisocyanate having three aromatic rings, a3) 8-13% by weight of polyphenylenepolymethylene polyisocyanate having four aromatic rings, a4) 24-41% by weight of polyphenylenepolymethylene polyisocyanate having five or more aromatic rings, where the percentages by weight of the components a1) to a4) are based on the total weight of the components a1) to a4) and add up to 100% by weight.
US09657129B2	Cyclic amine compound and process for producing polyurethane resin by using it To provide a novel cyclic amine compound and a process for producing a polyurethane resin by using it. A 3-hydroxy-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonane represented by the following formula (1), and a process for producing a polyurethane resin by using a catalyst for producing a polyurethane resin, which contains the 3-hydroxy-1,5-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonane. When the compound represented by the formula (1) has optical isomers, diastereomers or geometric isomers, the compound includes both a mixture of any of them and an isolated isomer of any of them. [in the above formula (1), each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 which are independent of one another, is a hydrogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a hydroxymethyl group or a C1-4 alkoxy group.]
US09657127B2	Composition for soft materials, and soft material The present invention aims to provide a composition for soft materials, which enables production of a soft material excellent in transparency, a stress relaxation property, and strength and having an elongation property that is not so much lowered even at high temperatures. The present invention also aims to provide a soft material produced using the composition for soft materials of the present invention. The present invention relates to a composition for soft materials including polyrotaxane and a radical polymerizable monomer, the polyrotaxane including a cyclic molecule, a linear molecule threading through a cavity of the cyclic molecule in a skewered manner, and capping groups that cap both ends of the linear molecule, the polyrotaxane having at least one cyclic molecule with a radical polymerizable group, the polyrotaxane having at least two radical polymerizable groups.
US09657120B1	Cyanoacrylate compositions This invention relates to cyanoacrylate-containing compositions, which when cured provide improved heat resistance.
US09657115B2	Polymer compound for a conductive polymer and method for manufacturing same A polymer compound for a conductive polymer including one or more repeating units represented by general formula (1), which has been synthesized by ion-exchange of a lithium salt, sodium salt, potassium salt, or nitrogen compound salt of a sulfonic acid residue, and has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group, R2 represents a single bond, an ester group, or a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms which may have either or both of an ether group and an ester group, and Z represents a phenylene group, naphthylene group, or ester group. There can be provided a polymer compound for a conductive polymer having a specific super strongly acidic sulfo group, which is soluble in an organic solvent, and suitably used for a fuel cell or dopant for a conductive material.
US09657112B2	Co-agglomerated latex polymer dispersions and methods of preparing and using same Co-agglomerated dispersions and methods for their preparation are described herein. The co-agglomerated dispersions are prepared by co-agglomerating an anionic polymer dispersion and inert particles. The polymers for use in the co-agglomerated dispersions are derived from one or more monomers including at least one conjugated diene monomer. The inert particles have a particle size of less than 2 μm. Also described herein is an aqueous dispersion including co-agglomerated particles formed from at least one polymer and at least one inert material. Further described herein are foamed polymers, latex-based adhesives, waterproofing membranes, sound absorbing coatings, and methods for their preparation and use.
US09657109B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment of systemic inflammatory response syndromes Described herein are peptides from secretory phospholipase A2-IB and antibodies that can be used to reduce the contribution of the gastrointestinal tract to inflammatory processes including systemic inflammatory responses. Specifically, antibodies that bind specifically a peptide from secretory phospholipase A2-IB prevent death in a mouse model of LPS-induced endotoxemia. The antibodies described herein are particularly useful to treat systemic inflammatory response syndromes, including sepsis.
US09657106B2	Optimized Fc variants The present invention relates to Fc variants having decreased affinity for FcγRIIb, methods for their generation, Fc polypeptides comprising optimized Fc variants, and methods for using optimized Fc variants.
US09657104B2	Anti-c-Met/anti-EGFR bispecific antibodies There are provided an anti-c-Met/anti-EGFR bispecific antibody, a method for treating cancer using the same, and an anti-EGFR scFv fragment.
US09657098B2	Anti-hepcidin antibodies and uses thereof The present application relates to antibodies that specifically bind to hepcidin and methods of using the antibodies. Another aspect relates to antibodies which bind hepcidin and regulate iron homeostasis. Another aspect relates to the use of humanized antibodies which bind hepcidin for the treatment of a disease or condition associated with hepcidin.
US09657096B2	Human domain antibodies against components of the human insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system Antibodies and antibody fragments that bind to insulin-like growth factor (IGF) 1 receptor (IGF-1R) or IGF-2, as well as methods of using the antibodies for inhibiting the IGF-mediated signaling pathway, inhibiting IGF-1R signaling, and treating cancer, are described. A method of detecting the presence of IGF-1R or IGF-2 in a sample using the disclosed antibodies and antibody fragments is also described.
US09657093B2	Methods for treating sepsis using chimeric and humanized anti-histone antibodies The present invention concerns chimeric or humanized antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that comprise specific CDR sequences, disclosed herein. Preferably, the antibodies or fragments comprise specific heavy and light chain variable region sequences disclosed herein. More preferably, the antibodies or fragments also comprise specific constant region sequences, such as those associated with the nG1m1,2 or Km3 allotypes. The antibodies or fragments may bind to a human histone protein, such as H2B, H3 or H4. The antibodies or fragments are of use to treat a variety of diseases that may be associated with histones, such as autoimmune disease (e.g., SLE), atherosclerosis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, edema, sepsis, septic shock, hyperinflammatory disorder, infectious disease, inflammatory disease, immune dysregulatory disorder, GVHD, transplant rejection, atherosclerosis, asthma, a coagulopathy, myocardial ischemia, thrombosis, nephritis, inflammatory liver injury, acute pancreatitis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and burn.
US09657092B2	S100A4 antibodies and therapeutic uses thereof The invention relates to antibodies against S100A4, methods for the preparation of these antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof.
US09657087B2	Subcutaneous administration of anti-hepatitis B antibodies The present application relates to an immunoglobulin preparation comprising anti-hepatitis B antibodies for subcutaneous administration and to uses thereof, including methods for treating, preventing and/or reducing a disease, disorder or condition associated with hepatitis B virus.
US09657080B2	Methods for treating diseases with peptides that inhibit IGF-1 The invention relates to peptides useful for inhibiting IGF-1 activity and their use as agents for inhibition of in vitro cell proliferation and for treatment of various diseases.
US09657078B2	Composition for long-acting peptide analogs The invention describes compositions of peptide analogs that are active in blood or cleavable in blood to release an active peptide. The peptide analogs have a general formula: A-(Cm)x-Peptide (SEQ ID NO: 76), wherein A is hydrophobic moiety or a metal binding moiety, e.g., a chemical group or moiety containing 1) an alkyl group having 6 to 36 carbon units, 2) a nitrilotriacetic acid group, 3) an imidiodacetic acid group, or 4) a moiety of formula (ZyHisw)p (SEQ ID NO: 50), wherein Z is any amino acid residue other than histidine, His is histidine, y is an integer from 0-6; w is an integer from 1-6; and p is an integer from 1-6; wherein if A has alkyl group with 6 to 36 carbon units x is greater than 0; and Cm is a cleavable moiety consisting of glycine or alanine or lysine or arginine or N-Arginine or N-lysine, wherein x is an integer between 0-6 and N may be any amino acid or none. The peptide analogs are complexed with polymeric carrier to provide enhanced half-life.
US09657075B2	Chimeric fibroblast growth factor 23 proteins and methods of use The present invention relates to a chimeric protein that includes an N-terminus coupled to a C-terminus, where the N-terminus includes a portion of a paracrine fibroblast growth factor (“FGF”) and the C-terminus includes a C-terminal portion of an FGF23 molecule. The portion of the paracrine FGF is modified to decrease binding affinity for heparin and/or heparan sulfate compared to the portion without the modification. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions including chimeric proteins according to the present invention, methods for treating a subject suffering from a disorder, and methods of screening for compounds with enhanced binding affinity for the αKlotho-FGF receptor complex involving the use of chimeric proteins of the present invention.
US09657073B2	Inhibitors of Bcl-2 A protease resistant polypeptide includes an amino acid sequence that has a sequence identity at least 80% homologous to about 10 to 80 consecutive amino acids of SEQ ID NO:1.
US09657072B2	Modified peptides and their use for treating autoimmune diseases The present invention relates to a peptide, or a salt thereof, comprising or consisting of the amino acid sequence IHMVYSKRSGKPRGYAFIEY, comprising one or more post-translational modifications.
US09657065B2	Scalable process for protein purification The invention provides a process for the purification recombinantly expressed, self-assembled VLP from the homogenate of a bacterial host, wherein the process can be scaled up to a commercial production scale in a cost effective manner. The process comprises a first chromatography using an anion exchange matrix, a second chromatography using hydroxyapatite and, optionally, a size exclusion chromatography. VLP preparations obtained by the process of the invention are essentially free of endotoxin contaminations.
US09657061B2	Hydrochloride salt of peptide and its use in combination with other peptides for immunotherapy The present invention relates to a hydrochloride salt of a peptide consisting of the sequence of CPAVKRDVDLFLT (SEQ ID NO: 1) as well as its combinations with other peptides for immunosuppressive purposes.
US09657050B2	ENA nucleic acid pharmaceuticals capable of modifying splicing of mRNA precursors Oligonucleotides having a nucleotide sequence complementary to nucleotide numbers such as 2571-2607, 2578-2592, 2571-2592, 2573-2592, 2578-2596, 2578-2601 or 2575-2592 of the dystrophin cDNA (Gene Bank accession No. NM_004006.1) and therapeutic agents for muscular dystrophy comprising such oligonucleotides.
US09657046B2	Methods for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases The inventors demonstrate that treatment of young, suckling mice with a glycolipid derived from Helicobacter pylori activates NKT cells in a CD1d-restricted fashion, and is protective against AHR in a model of allergen-induced asthma. The inventors further found that this protective effect can be transferred by NKT cells exposed to the glycolipid, and is associated with the expansion of a suppressive double-negative NKT cells and Foxp3+ TReg cells. The inventors also demonstrate herein that pre-treatment of adult mice with a glycolipid derived from Helicobacter pylori partially suppresses airway hyperreactivity and inhibits BAL inflammation in an ozone-exposure model. Accordingly, provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases, such as asthma or autoimmune diseases, in a subject in need thereof.
US09657031B2	Ant-ligands molecules and biological applications ANT-ligands having a substituted nitrogeneous heterocycle A wherein A is a substituted pyrimidinone of formula I wherein R1 is —(CH2)n-CO—OH; —(CH2)n-CO—OR; —(CH2)n-CO—NHR; —(CH2)n-CO—N(R, R′); —(CH2)n-OH; —(CH2)n-OR; —(CH2)n-OAr; —(CH2)n-C(R,R′)—(CH2)n-OH, R and R′, in the above radicals, being identical or different and representing H or a C1-C12 alkyl or cycloalkyl radical; and Ar is a phenyl or Het., Het. representing an heterocyclic radical with one or several hetero atoms selected between N, S and O, said phenyl or heterocycle being optionally substituted by one or several atoms, groups or radicals selected from halogen atoms such as Cl, Br, I, or halogenated groups such as —CCl3 or —CF3; one or several —OH, —OR, —COOH or —COOR groups; a phenyl; a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl radical; —NH—COR; or —CN; said groups occupying the same or different positions on the phenyl or heterocyclic radical; a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl radical; a linear or branched C2-C12 alkylene radical; —(CH2)n-C3-C6 cycloalkyl radical; —(CH2)n Ar or —(CH2)n-Het.; —(CH2)n-NH—CO—R; —(CH2)n-NH2; —(CH2)n-N(R,R′); —(CH2)n-NH—CO—OH; —(CH2)n-NH—CO—OR; —NH—(CH2)n-CO—OH; —NH—(CH2)n-CO—OR; R2 is —(CH2)n-Ar, Ar being such as above defined and being optionally substituted such as above defined; a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl or C2-C12 alkenyl radical, —(CH2)n-OH; —(CH2)n-OR; —(CH2)n-CO-Het; —(CH2)n-NH—CO—R; —(CH2)n-NH2; —(CH2)n-N(R,R′); —(CH2)n-CO—OH; —(CH2)n-CO—OR; a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl radical; —(CH2)n-C(R)═CH—C(R)═CH2; R3 forms a phenyl or an heterocyclic condensed group with the two adjacent carbons of the pyrazinone residue, said condensed group being optionally substituted such as above defined for Ar and Het.; and/or condensed to a cyclohexyl or oxanyl group, in turn optionally substituted such as above defined for Ar; n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 5; or A is a substituted pyrimidine of formula II wherein R4 is a —CO—NH—Ar radical, optionally substituted such as above defined; R5 forms a phenyl or heterocyclic group condensed to the two adjacent carbon groups of the pyrazine residue, said phenyl or heterocyclic group being optionally substituted such as above defined, and Ar being such as above defined with respect to formula I or A is a substituted pyridine group of formula III wherein, Ar and R2 are as above defined with respect to formula I.
US09657025B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine compounds The present teachings provide a compound represented by the following structural formula: (Formula (I)); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
US09657019B2	1,9-diazaphenalene derivative and process for manufacturing the same A 1,9-diazaphenalene derivative is represented by where R, R1, R2, R3, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the specification and claims. The 1,9-diazaphenalene derivative may emit fluorescence after being excited, and is thus suitable for use as a fluorescent material for an organic light emitting diode. A method for preparing the 1,9-diazaphenalene derivative is also disclosed.
US09656997B2	Triazole agonists of the APJ receptor Compounds of Formula I and Formula II, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, stereoisomers of any of the foregoing, or mixtures thereof are agonists of the APJ Receptor and have use in treating cardiovascular and other conditions. Compounds of Formula I and Formula II have the following structures: where the definitions of the variables are provided herein.
US09656996B2	Fused heterocyclic compound, preparation method therefor, pharmaceutical composition, and uses thereof Disclosed are a fused heterocyclic compound, a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition, and uses thereof. The preparation method of the fused heterocyclic compound and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the present invention comprises three synthesizing routes. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition, containing one or more of the fused heterocyclic compound, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrates, solvent compounds, polymorphs and prodrugs thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also relates to an application of the fused heterocyclic compound and/or the pharmaceutical composition in preparing kinase inhibitors and in preparing drugs for preventing and treating diseases related to kinase. The fused heterocyclic compound of the present invention has selective inhibition function on PI3K δ, and can be used for preparing drugs for preventing and treating cell proliferation diseases such as cancers, infections, inflammations, or autoimmune diseases.
US09656973B2	Processes for preparing linezolid Processes and intermediates for preparing linezolid, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are described herein.
US09656972B2	Compounds for treatment of cystic fibrosis Described herein are compounds, compositions, and methods of their use for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
US09656971B2	COMT inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of formula wherein the substituents are described in claim 1 and to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds inhibit the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). The compounds may be used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, depression, cognitive impairment and motor symptoms, resistant depression, cognitive impairment, mood and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
US09656966B2	Method for preparing 1-alkyl-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluor-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes and 1-alkyl-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluor-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylates The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing 1-alkyl-3-difluoromethyl-5-fluor-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes or esters thereof of formula (I) by means of reductive dehalogenation, starting from 1-alkyl-3-chlorodifluoromethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehydes or esters thereof Formula (I)
US09656959B2	Substituted pyridines as sodium channel blockers The invention relates to substituted pyridine compounds of Formula I: (I) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, and solvates thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R2c, A1, A2, and X are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
US09656954B2	Synergistic compositions The present invention describes a synergistic composition comprising of one or more statins, or one or more dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) inhibitor or one or more biguanide antihyperglycaemic agent and a PPAR agonist of formula (Ia) for the treatment of diabetes, especially non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM) or Type 2 diabetes and conditions associated with diabetes mellitus and to compositions suitable for use in such method. The invention also describes the preparation of such compositions. The present invention also relates to certain novel salts of the PPAR agonist of formula (I), processes for the preparation of these novel salts and use thereof.
US09656953B2	Inhibition of cell proliferation The disclosed modulators of Rb:Raf-1 interactions are potent, selective disruptors of Rb:Raf-1 binding, with IC50 values ranging from 80 nM to 500 nM. Further, these compounds are surprisingly effective in inhibiting a wide variety of cancer cells, including osteosarcoma, epithelial lung carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, three different pancreatic cancer cell lines, two different glioblastoma cell lines, metastatic breast cancer, melanoma, and prostate cancer. Moreover, the disclosed compounds effectively disrupt angiogenesis and significantly inhibited tumors in nude mice derived from human epithelial lung carcinoma tumors. Accordingly, the disclosed compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, methods of inhibiting cell proliferation, methods of treating subjects with cancer, and methods of preparing the disclosed compounds are provided.
US09656949B2	Substituted carboxylic acid derivatives as aggrecanase inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I and in particular medicaments comprising at least one compound of the formula I for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of physiological and/or pathophysiological states in the triggering of which ADAMTS5 is involved, in particular for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of osteoarthritis, hepatocirrhosis, traumatic cartilage injuries, pain, allodynia or hyperalgesia.
US09656947B2	Process for creating carbon-carbon bonds using carbonyl compounds The present invention concerns a process for preparing a compound of formula (I) by reaction between a compound of formula (II) and a compound of formula (III) in the presence of a copper-containing catalyst, a ligand and base. The invention also concerns the implementing of this process for the preparation of building blocks to prepare molecules of interest in particular in the pharmaceutical, agro-chemical fields, etc.
US09656945B2	3-acyl-ingenols II The invention relates to compounds of general formula I, (I), wherein R is wherein R is aryl substituted by R3; or R is (C3-Ci3)-cycloalkyl, (C3-Ci3)-cycloalkenyl or (C7-Ci3)-cycloalkynyl optionally substituted by R4; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases or conditions responsive to stimulation of neutrophil oxidative burst, responsive to stimulation of keratinocyte IL-8 release or responsive to induction of necrosis.
US09656940B2	Process for the recovery of acetic acid The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of acetic acid. The invention more particularly relates to a process comprising a stage of liquid/liquid extraction of an aqueous solution comprising acetic acid and to a stage of distillation of the extract obtained.
US09656934B2	Process for producing phenol and/or cyclohexanone In a process for producing phenol, a cleavage feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide is supplied to a cleavage reaction zone and a cleavage reaction mixture comprising the cleavage feed is contacted in the cleavage reaction zone with a solid acid catalyst under conditions effective to produce a cleavage effluent comprising phenol and cyclohexanone. The cleavage effluent is then divided into at least a cleavage product and a cleavage recycle and the cleavage recycle and a polar solvent is supplied to the cleavage reaction zone to produce the cleavage reaction mixture with the cleavage feed. Preferably, the polar solvent is combined with the cleavage recycle before being charged into the cleavage reaction zone.
US09656928B2	Processes and catalysts for production of light olefins A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a Si/Al ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.
US09656926B1	Self-consuming materials A self-consuming structure is disclosed that is formed from a self-consuming composition based on an epoxy or polyurethane having fuel and/or oxidizer molecularly dispersed and/or as particulates in the epoxy or polyurethane. The composition may be used to form self-consuming structural components.
US09656921B2	Friction material composition and friction material A friction material composition including a fiber base material, a friction modifier and a binder. A content of copper in the friction material composition is 0.5% by mass or less. The friction material composition includes a partially graphitized coke and muscovite. A friction material is formed by molding the friction material composition.
US09656917B2	White or colored cementitious mixture for manufacture of concrete, mortar and pastes with thermochromatic properties The present invention relates to a white or colored cementitious mixture for the manufacture of micro-concrete or normal concrete, mortar or pastes with thermochromatic properties, i.e., changing its color depending on the temperature at which the material is exposed. This color change is reversible after some time of exposure to another level of temperature. This cementitious mixture comprises the following components, in percentage in weight of the components relative to the total weight of the composition: a) 35-80% of white or gray Portland cement; b) 0.1-30% of finely ground limestone filler; c) 0.01-3% of powdered super-plasticizer; d) 0.01-3% of modified polyvinyl resins; e) 0.01-5% of dispersant of vinyl acetate and ethylene copolymers; f) 0.3-15% of encapsulated photochromic copolymers; and also one or more components selected from: g) 1-10% of binding regulator; h) 0.1-4% of zinc stearate; i) 1-20% of metakaolins; j) 5-60% of artificial pozzolans; k) 0.1-15% of inorganic pigments.
US09656913B2	Transparent laminate which inhibits puncture by projectiles A transparent laminate is provided that includes at least one chemically prestressed pane having a thickness, a compressive stress (CS) of a surface layer, a thickness of the prestressed surface layer and a tensile stress (CT) of an interior portion. The tensile stress (CT) is greater than 0 and is less than the compressive stress divided by 50.
US09656911B2	Materials for improved adhesion relating to functional cold end coatings (CECs) and methods of detecting same Various agents for improving adhesion of cold end coatings on glass surfaces are described Also described are agents for improving bonding between cold end coatings and organic inks. And, methods and related detection solutions for detecting the presence of cold end coatings on a substrate such as a glass bottle are disclosed. Additionally, particular additives and primers are described that can be applied onto cold end coatings for improving adhesion thereto.
US09656907B2	Low expansion glass filler, method of manufacturing the same and glass frit including the same A low expansion glass filler which minimizes reflection of laser light during hermetic sealing, a method of manufacturing the same and a glass frit including the same. The low expansion glass filler includes SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3 and CaCO3, the transmittance of the low expansion glass filler being 80% or greater at a wavelength ranging from 630 to 920 nm.
US09656905B2	Fluorophosphate glass and method for producing the same and near-infrared absorbing filter To provide a fluorophosphates glass having a weather-resistant property and having an O2−/P5+ ratio even after production, which is set so that Cu2+ can be added with a quantity of such a degree suppressing an absorption of a visible light while absorbing a near-infrared light, and a method for producing the same, and a near-infrared light absorbing filter, wherein a molar ratio of a content of O2− with respect to a content of P5+ (O2−/P5+) in the fluorophosphates glass, is 3.2 or more and less than 3.4, and a molar ratio of a content of F− with respect to a total content of O2− and F− (F−/(O2−+F−)) in the fluorophosphates glass is 0.05 or more and 0.25 or less.
US09656904B2	Optical glass, optical element blank, glass material for press forming, optical element, and process for producing these An aspect of the present invention relates to an optical glass which contains P5+, Al3+, Ba2+, and R2+ (R2+ is one or more selected from the group including of Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, and Zn2+) as essential cationic components and O2− and F− as essential anionic components, the total content of P5+, Al3+, Ba2+, R2+, and R′+ (R′+ is one or more selected from the group including of Li+, Na+, and K+) in the cationic component being 86% or higher, the Al3+/P5+ molar ratio being 0.70 or higher, the Al3+/(Ba2++R2+) molar ratio being 0.40 or higher, and the Ba2+/(Ba2++R2+) molar ratio being in the range of 0.50 to 0.85, and which has an Abbe's number νd of 72 or larger but less than 80, the refractive index nd and the Abbe's number νd satisfying: nd≧2.179−0.0085×νd.
US09656895B2	Method for treating a waste stream using a bioreactor and a membrane filter Method for treating a fluid aqueous waste stream comprising a biodegradable organic substance, comprising—feeding said stream into a bioreactor containing a fluid which contains biomass;—reacting the biodegradable organic substance with the biomass in the bioreactor under essentially anaerobic conditions;—taking a first flow from the bioreactor and using the first flow as a feed to a membrane filtration unit, in which said feed is subjected to filtration, thereby forming a permeate stream and a retentate stream;—returning the retentate stream to the bioreactor;—taking a second flow from the bioreactor as feed to a sludge treatment unit, in which sludge treatment unit the second flow is separated into a third flow, having an increased organic substance content compared to the second flow, and a fourth flow, having a decreased organic substance content compared to the second flow.
US09656894B2	Wastewater hydrocarbon extraction and environmental treatment method and system Method and system for extracting and recovering hydrocarbons from wastewater and treating the water to improve its condition. A series of specific unit operations result in the extraction of hydrocarbons, solids and contaminants and the treatment of water to a condition which is fit for re-use or environmentally sustainable discharge. Phase separation between the water and hydrocarbons is effected using flotation techniques followed by collection of the hydrocarbons using a movable collection surface. The aqueous phase is processed by multiple filtration steps. The result is significant extraction and recovery of hydrocarbons and conservation of water for re-use or discharge to the environment in a process which is continuous and scalable for large or small operations.
US09656893B2	Simultaneous anoxic biological phosphorus and nitrogen removal with energy recovery Methods and systems are provided for treating wastewater to simultaneously remove nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus, while recovering energy in the form of methane and carbon dioxide. An ammonia-containing stream is directed to a pretreatment tank that produces excess sludge, biogas, and a pretreated stream. The pretreated stream has at least 45% less carbon than the ammonia-containing stream. The pretreated stream is then directed to an anoxic tank, which promotes phosphorus release and fermentation of particulate and dissolved organic matter. The mixed liquor is transferred to an aerated tank having low dissolved oxygen concentrations to promote development of phosphorus-release bacteria that is eventually recycled to the anoxic tank by way of the return activated sludge. Simultaneous nitrification, denitrification, and phosphorus release occur in the aerated tank. A membrane tank separates treated effluent from activated sludge in a membrane tank.
US09656889B2	Inhibitors for organics solubilized in produced water A surface active compound is supplied into contact with an oilfield production fluid that comprises a mixture of water and oil including water soluble organics. The surface active compound comprises at least one alkoxylate chain and at least one end group attached to each of the at least one alkoxylate chain. The surface active compound is supplied into the oilfield production fluid at a dosage rate that is effective to self-associate at interfaces between the water and oil and inhibit the water soluble organics in the oil from entering the water when the oilfield production fluid is depressurized.
US09656887B2	Removal of ions from aqueous fluid Methods of removing one or more oxyanions from an aqueous fluid can comprise increasing the pH of an aqueous fluid containing one or more oxyanions and contacting the aqueous fluid with aluminum metal.
US09656880B2	Drinking water filter with integral self-disinfecting delivery system An aspect of the present invention is generally directed toward an appliance that includes a water source inlet that receives intake water from a water source and a water outlet proximate a water dispensing location on a door of the appliance in fluid communication with one another via one or more water conduits spaced within the appliance. The appliance also includes a removable water filter and dispenser assembly configured to be removably engaged and disengaged with the water outlet of the appliance by hand without the use of tools. The removable water filter and dispenser assembly includes: (1) a housing that includes at least one water treatment media; and (2) a treated water dispensing outlet configured to deliver water treated by the at least one water treatment media for use or consumption.
US09656866B2	Ozone generation device and fuse holder According to one embodiment, an ozone generation device includes a first electrode unit, a second electrode unit, a fuse and a fuse holder. The first electrode unit is provided on an inner face of a discharge tube. The second electrode unit is provided outside the discharge tube at an interval. The second electrode faces the first electrode unit. A diameter of the outer face of the fuse is smaller than a diameter of the inner face. At least a part of the outer face is positioned inside the discharge tube. The fuse holder is interposed between the discharge tube and the fuse, includes the outer periphery and an inner periphery and is provided with a first opening and a second opening. The outer periphery extends in an arc along the inner face to come into contact with the inner face. The inner periphery extends in an arc along the outer face to come into contact with the outer face.
US09656836B2	Safety device comprising two straps with different fracture strengths A safety device comprising two straps, the first strap being of a shorter length and a smaller fracture strength, and the second strap being of a longer length and a larger fracture strength, with one end of the first strap and one end of the second strap being adapted to be attached together to a hoisting rope, and the other end of the first strap and the other end of the second strap being adapted to be attached together to a tie back attachment point.
US09656828B2	Tape dispenser A tape dispenser that includes a seat and a cover. The seat includes a acting portion for installing and cutting a tape, and a support portion connecting to the acting portion and supporting the acting portion to be placed on a surface. The support portion includes a first pivotal portion and a first adhesion portion for adhering to the surface. The cover is pivotally connected to the support portion, and includes a second pivotal portion pivotally engaged with the first pivotal portion, and a covering portion connected to the second pivotal portion and formed at an area larger than that of the first adhesion portion. The covering portion comprises a first position at which the covering portion covers the first adhesion portion, and a second position at which the covering portion is disengaged from the first adhesion portion to make the first adhesion portion adhere to the surface.
US09656824B2	Reel handling system for a winder, and method in this regard The invention relates to a reel handling system for a winder (50), in which bobbins (1) with a material web (2) can be applied, with the result that a plurality of reels (3) which are wound on the bobbins (1) with a material web (2) are produced, having a feed unit (10), in order to transfer a plurality of bobbins (1) to a receiving unit (20), wherein the receiving unit (20) is arranged movably between the feed unit (10) and a transfer station (60), by way of which receiving unit (20) bobbins (1) can be transferred to the winder (50) and reels (3) can be transferred from the winder (50) to the transfer station (60), wherein a positioning device (80) is provided between the transfer station (60) and the feed unit (10), which positioning device (80) brings about positioning of the bobbins (1) during the movement of the receiving unit (20) in the direction of the transfer station (60).
US09656823B2	Reel handling system having a winding shaft which is fastened releasably on one side The invention relates to a reel handling system for a winder (50), in which bobbins (1) with a material web (2) can be applied, with the result that a plurality of reels (3) which are wound on the bobbins (1) with a material web (2) are produced, having a feed unit (10), in order to transfer a plurality of bobbins (1) to a receiving unit (20), wherein the receiving unit (20) is arranged movably between the feed unit (10) and a transfer station (60), by way of which receiving unit (20) bobbins (1) can be transferred to the winder (50) and reels (3) can be transferred from the winder (50) to the transfer station (60), wherein the transfer station (60) has a holding device (61), to which a winding shaft (62) is fastened releasably on one side, wherein the bobbins (1) can be pushed onto the winding shaft (62) during the movement of the receiving unit (20) in the direction of the transfer station (60).
US09656821B2	Multi-feed detection apparatus, sheet conveyance apparatus, and image forming apparatus A multi-feed detection apparatus for detecting multi-feed of a sheet conveyed along a paper path is provided. The apparatus includes a first movement amount sensor disposed on the paper path to face a first surface of the sheet to detect a movement amount of the sheet; a second movement amount sensor disposed, on the paper path, in a position at which the first movement amount sensor is disposed to face a second surface of the sheet to detect a movement amount of the sheet; and a determination portion configured to determine that a conveyance state of the sheet is multi-feed when a difference between the movement amount of the sheet detected by the first movement amount sensor and the movement amount of the sheet detected by the second movement amount sensor is equal to or greater than a threshold.
US09656816B2	Systems and methods for converter bed unloading and loading A system and method for loading material from a converter bed, such as that in a converter of an acid plant, is provided. The system, may include a vacuum source; a dust collector connected to the vacuum source by a first vacuum hose; a cyclone operatively connected to the vacuum source through the dust collector, wherein the cyclone may be connected to the dust collector by a second vacuum hose; a drop-out hopper operatively attached to the cyclone by a valve, such as an air actuated valve, wherein the drop-out hopper includes a first feed hose; and one or more material storage containers operatively associated with the cyclone via a second feed hose. The method of loading material into a converter bed may include providing a system for loading the material in the converter bed; setting up the system; and loading the material into the converter bed.
US09656814B2	Transport of an object across a surface A basic idea of the present application is that in case of determining a position of the object on the surface, it is possible to also use transport mechanisms for the transport of the object on the surface which leads to less reproducible transport movements as the regulation may be executed directly on the basis of the observed movement as compared to the desired movement. Embodiments using compressed air, magnetism and/or bending waves are described.
US09656809B1	Bar belt with interdigitized elements A conveyor belt comprised of a plurality of rigid, elongated bars arranged in parallel, spaced relation. The ends of each bar are connected to parallel, lateral belts, to support the bars and maintain their registration. Each bar has a plurality of elements, extending from either side of the bar. Elements on one side of a bar arranged in interdigitized relation with respect to adjacent elements extending from an adjacent bar. Rollers are provided within of the arcuate ends of the lateral belts, with at least one roller being driven. The rollers may be smooth or toothed, to engage the undersides of the lateral belts. The belt may be endless, or assembled from one or more belt segments. Two or more belts may be combined laterally, to increase the width of the conveyor belt.
US09656806B2	Modular, multi-function smart storage containers A system to provide additional functionality to robots in automated warehouse systems is disclosed. The system can include a number of additional components that can be attached to existing components of the warehouse system to improve safety, functionality, and decrease costs. The system can provide modular tools to enable robots to perform additional tasks without having equipment permanently installed on the robots. The bases or shelves for the automated warehouse system can be equipped with robotic arms, lights, cameras, sensors, actuators and other components to enable a robot to utilize a particular tool for a particular job. The robot and the bases or shelving units can also comprise complementary electronic connections to provide power and/or data communications between the robot, the bases or shelving units, and/or a management module.
US09656801B2	Underwater storage tank and fill control mechanism A liquid storage tank comprising an outer container wherein the outer container is rigid and has at least one inner container disposed within the outer container. The at least one inner container contains at least one stored liquid which may be refilled from a surface vessel or host facility. The at least one inner container is flexible and pressure balanced while the volume of the outer container remains fixed, and the volume of the at least one inner containers is variable. Disposed on the outer container is a balance assembly containing an isolation valve, a check valve, and a flexible bladder. The balance assembly allows for the hydrostatic pressure to be maintained during chemical dosing and tank raising operations.
US09656800B2	Subsea fluid storage system The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to subsea fluid storage systems that may automatically and/or continuously compensate for subsea pressure changes. A subsea fluid storage unit with passive pressure compensation may comprise a vessel and a deformable bladder disposed within the vessel. A vessel may comprise a top port, a bottom port, and an internal vessel volume. A deformable bladder may comprise a first end and a second end. A second end may comprise a bladder opening that may be fluidically connected to a top port or a bottom port of a vessel. A deformable bladder may define an internal bladder volume that may be suitable for storage of fluids and/or chemicals.
US09656799B2	Method of delivering, storing, unloading, and using proppant at a well site A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet formed at a bottom thereof and a gate slidably affixed at the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container is a ten foot ISO container.
US09656784B2	Easy open and reclosable package with discrete laminate, with die-cut, anchored to second side panel An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete laminate including a tape including a base strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a panel section having a die cut defining a die cut segment, the panel section adhered by the PSA to the base strip; the panel section anchored to a first side panel; the second surface of the base strip anchored to the inner surface of a second side panel; and a product in the pouch. The die cut segment is so arranged with respect to the pressure sensitive adhesive that when the package is opened, the package can be reclosed by adhering the pressure sensitive adhesive to the first side panel.
US09656783B2	Reclosable flexible packaging and methods for manufacturing same Flexible film packages having a partial, initial seal against ambient atmosphere and are easily openable and reclosable. The flexible film packages are generally resealable to extend the shelf-life or freshness of products contained therein once the package is initially opened. By one approach, the flexible film has two opposing edge portions that meet to form a longitudinal seal extending from a first end seal to a second end seal. The flexible film may have a score that defines a package opening. An elongated closure layer may extend over the score and may extend from a first end seal to a second end seal and within the opposing edge portions that form the longitudinal seal. The elongated closure layer may have a tack-free gripping portion used to release at least a portion of the elongated closure from the flexible film to form the package opening.
US09656775B2	Strap-less baling method and baler A method for containing a bale of compressible material without straps or wires includes compressing a quantity of compressible material into a bale and introducing the bale of compressed material into a container in the compressed state. The container can be sealed following receipt of the bale. A baler can be used with a press for compressing the material, and a bagging station can facilitate transfer of the bale to the container without straps or wires securing the bale following compression.
US09656771B2	Packaging loader assembly A packaging loader for loading products into packaging has a conveyor, a collator, and a nesting assembly. The conveyor conveys products to the collator, where the products are collected and, subsequently, transferred to the nesting assembly. The nesting assembly rearranges at least some of the products for placement into the packaging. Once the products have been properly arranged by the nesting assembly, they are placed within the packaging. The process repeats, as desired, to arrange one or more layers of products within the packaging.
US09656760B2	Variable geometry helicopter engine inlet A variable area engine inlet of a helicopter is provided and includes first inlet portions disposed to face one another in opposite directions and at a distance from one another and second inlet portions extending between the first inlet portions and being disposed to face one another in opposite directions and at a distance from one another. The first and second inlet portions define a capture area and at least one or both of the first and second inlet portions include a movable portion disposed to occupy and move between first and second positions. The first position is associated with a non-constricted condition of the capture area and the second position is associated with a constricted condition of the capture area.
US09656747B2	Soft in-plane and stiff out-of-plane rotor system A rotor assembly includes a yoke operably associated with a rotor blade. The yoke includes a first device and a second device that attach the rotor blade to the yoke. The first device is configured to allow transverse movement of the rotor blade about a chord axis and rotational movement about a pitch-change axis. The second device is configured to allow rotational movement of the rotor blade solely about the pitch-change axis. The method includes rotating rotor assembly about a first plane of rotation, while retaining a relatively stiff out-of-plane rotation and a relatively soft in-plane rotation during flight.
US09656741B2	Control interface for leading and trailing edge devices A system for controlling a high-lift device of an aircraft may include an interface for placement in a flight deck of an aircraft. The interface may include an edge control device for controlling a position of the high-lift device. The interface may be operable to select any of a plurality of control device positions. Each one of the plurality of control device positions may correspond to a different flight phase of the aircraft. The edge control device may be operable to engage, in response to a selection of a first control device position, a command mode for actuating the high-lift device in an automated manner based on the flight phase associated with the first control device position.
US09656740B2	Aircraft with wings and a system for minimizing the influence of unsteady flow states An aircraft and system for minimizing the influence of unsteady flow states, wherein the wing has a respective main wing and at least one control flap adjustably arranged relative thereto, an adjusting drive for activating the at least one control flap, and a sensor arrangement for acquiring the setting position of the control flap. The system exhibits at least one arrangement of flow-influencing devices for influencing the fluid flow over the surface segment, a detection device for detecting unsteady flow states acting on the aircraft, and an actuating function connected with the flow-influencing devices to influence the flow in the different segments of a wing, designed so that the latter, based on the unsteady flow states detected by the detection device and setting position of the control flap acquired by the sensor arrangement, actuates the flow-influencing devices so as to minimize the influence of unsteady flow states on the aircraft.
US09656739B2	High lift system for an aircraft and method for influencing the high lift characteristics of an aircraft A high lift system for an aircraft includes a basic body, a flap which is movably mounted on the basic body and has a flap edge, and a retaining element. The high lift system is set up to form a gap between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is mounted on a region of the flap close to the flap edge and extends towards the basic body to restrict the distance between the flap edge and the basic body. The retaining element is preferably configured as a linear attachment means. Consequently, a gap dimension between a flap and a basic body can be influenced to restrict flexing effects during loading of the flap and of the basic body.
US09656738B2	Airframe wing spar structures with contiguous unitary and integrally fastened upper and lower chord sections An aircraft wing is provided having a spanwise wing spar which includes a one-piece upright central web extending in a spanwise direction between inboard and outboard ends of the wing spar, and a plurality of contiguously adjacent wing spar sections. At least a first wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is unitarily formed as a one-piece structure with upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively, while at least a second wing spar section includes at least one upper and lower spar chord which is a separate structural element integrally fixed to the upper and lower ends of the upright central web, respectively.
US09656731B2	Personal water craft drive-on dock A personal water craft (PWC) dock has a molded platform, the platform having a main section with its upper surface contoured to provide an elongate recess extending the length of the platform. The recess is shaped and dimensioned to receive and support the hull of a PWC, the recess being asymmetrically located towards one side of the platform. A raised walkway deck section extends the length of the platform and is located towards the other side of the platform, the walkway deck section being located over a buoyancy chamber. The molded platform is configured at each end of the recess for selective installation of a centering roller or a bow stop as desired for convenience when siting the PWC dock and its walkway deck section in relation to a main dock.
US09656722B2	Bicycle control apparatus A bicycle control apparatus is basically provided with a manual drive force detecting device, a rotation state detection device and a controller. The manual drive force detecting device detects a manual drive force. The rotation state detection device detects a parameter relating to crankshaft rotation of a crankshaft. The controller is programmed to control at least one of a driving unit that generates an auxiliary drive force and an electric transmission unit so that the manual drive force and the parameter relating to the crankshaft rotation will be within a prescribed range.
US09656715B2	Cardboard-based structure The invention provides cardboard-based structures comprising two or more, generally elongated elements angled with respect to one another and being cut out of a multi-layered cardboard-based piece that comprises at least two layers of a single cardboard sheet folded about a longitudinal reinforcing member. The invention further provides frames, preferably human-powered vehicle frames, constructed from structures of the invention, as well as methods for producing structures of the invention.
US09656710B2	Rearview mirror with concealed and light-transmittable turn signal light Provided is a rearview mirror with concealed and light-transmittable turn signal light, which is applicable to a vehicle to provide a function of a rearview with light reflection achieved with a reflector, and in addition, an outer cover of the rearview mirror is structured to allow for emission of light of turn signal therethrough so as to also provide a function of alarming for driving safety. The outer cover is made of a light-transmitting material and the outer cover has a surface that is subjected to sputtering to form a sputtering-coated film thereon. The outer cover receives therein a light casing, which is fixed to a minor base of the review mirror by fasteners. Electrical wires extend along a rearview mirror bracket to connect to the light base. The mirror base and the light casing are coupled to each other.
US09656706B2	Drive sprocket for a tracked vehicle A drive sprocket for driving a track of a tracked vehicle is provided. The drive sprocket includes an interior ring, an exterior ring, and an intermediate ring situated between the interior ring and the exterior ring. The interior ring, exterior ring, and intermediate ring are oriented in a substantially spaced-apart manner, each of the rings have an outer peripheral surface. A plurality of rods is attached to the rings adjacent to the outer peripheral surface thereof. The interior, exterior, and intermediate rings have a substantially “U” or “J” shape.
US09656698B2	Moveable cab fairings A transport vehicle includes a cab; a trailer carried by the cab, the cab and the trailer forming a gap therebetween; and a fairing carried by the cab and at least partially covering the gap. The fairing includes at least one fairing panel; and a hinge connected to the at least one fairing panel and the cab or the trailer. The hinge allows the at least one fairing panel to switch between a first coverage state and a second coverage state.
US09656694B2	Impact energy absorbing vehicle charging port support arrangement A vehicle charging port arrangement is provided with a vehicle body, a charging port support member and an electric charging port. The vehicle body includes a vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member is supported on the vehicle front end portion. The charging port support member includes an energy absorbing structure that is configured and arranged to deform towards a support structure of the vehicle front end portion and into an energy absorbing area that is disposed forward of the support structure of the vehicle front end portion during a frontal impact. The electric charging port is attached to the charging port support member, with the electric charging port being configured to receive an electric charging connector.
US09656691B2	Method for performing an at least semi-autonomous parking process of a motor vehicle in a garage, parking assistance system and motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for performing an at least semi-autonomous parking process of a motor vehicle (1) in a garage (16), wherein the garage (16) is detected and a current position of the motor vehicle (1) relative to the garage (16) is determined by means of a parking assistance system (2) of the motor vehicle (1), and wherein following detection of the garage (16) the at least semi-autonomous parking process is carried out depending on the current position of the motor vehicle (1) relative to the garage (16), wherein an image of the garage (16) is recorded by means of a camera (8, 10, 11, 12) of the parking assistance system (2) and the detection of the garage (16) comprises subjecting the image to pattern recognition regarding the garage entrance (17) by means of an image processor (6) of the parking assistance system (2) and identifying the garage (16) by means of the pattern recognition.
US09656686B2	Drive supporting device, operation detecting device, and controller A drive supporting device includes a supporting device mounted on a vehicle and capable of executing driving support in the vehicle; a steering angle detecting device configured to detect a steering angle of a steering member of the vehicle; a torque detecting device configured to detect a torque acting on a steering shaft portion that rotates with the steering member; and a controller configured to control the supporting device, wherein the controller changes content of the driving support by the supporting device between a case in which a steering power corresponding to a product of a parameter associated with the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting device and a parameter associated with the torque detected by the torque detecting device is greater than or equal to a reference value set in advance, and a case in which the steering power is smaller than the reference value.
US09656670B2	Vehicle travel control device A running control device of a vehicle includes an engine, a connecting/disconnecting device separating the engine and wheels, and a transmission transmitting power of the engine toward the wheels, the running control device being configured to execute a normal running-mode performed by using the power of the engine with the engine and the wheels coupled, a free-run inertia running-mode that is performed by separating the engine and the wheels and stopping the engine during running, and a neutral inertia running-mode that is a performed by separating the engine and the wheels and operating the engine in a self-sustaining manner during running, the running control device setting a gear ratio of the transmission on a low vehicle speed side in the case of return from the free-run inertia running-mode to the normal running-mode as compared to the case of return from the neutral inertia running-mode to the normal running-mode.
US09656666B2	Methods and systems for starting an engine Methods and systems are provided for improving engine restart operations responsive to a heavy operator pedal tip-in. Engine torque and disconnect clutch capacity are controlled during cranking and engine speed run-up so as to provide excess torque to accelerate the engine to the motor speed and prepare the engine for elevated torque delivery after the engine connects to the driveline. At a time of connecting the engine to the driveline, the engine torque is transiently reduced to avert NVH issues related to engine speed overshooting or undershooting the target speed.
US09656663B2	Methods and system for operating a powertrain during regenerative braking Systems and methods for operating a transmission of a hybrid powertrain that includes a motor/generator are described. The systems and methods may adjust one or more actuators in response to an estimated transmission input shaft speed that is determined from transmission output shaft speed. The one or more actuators may include a transmission clutch, the motor/generator, or a gear selection solenoid.
US09656661B2	Apparatus and method for controlling torque reduction of hybrid electric vehicle A method for controlling torque reduction of a hybrid electric vehicle including a motor and an engine as a power source includes: calculating a total request amount of torque reduction when a torque reduction is requested; calculating a driving torque contribution of the engine and a driving torque contribution of the motor when the engine is turned on; dividing the total request amount of torque reduction into an amount of engine torque reduction and an amount of motor torque reduction based on the driving torque contribution of the engine and the driving torque contribution of the motor; determining an engine torque command and a motor torque command according to the amount of engine torque reduction and the amount of motor torque reduction; and performing torque reduction according to the engine torque command and the motor torque command.
US09656656B2	System and method for reducing fuel consumption of a work vehicle In one aspect, a method for reducing fuel consumption of a work vehicle is disclosed. The method may generally include determining, with a controller, a load power requirement for the work vehicle, determining a plurality of candidate engine speeds at which the load power requirement is achievable, analyzing stored efficiency data for a transmission and at least one additional component of the work vehicle to determine a power loss value for each candidate engine speed, determining a candidate engine power for each candidate engine speed based on the load power requirement and the power loss values and analyzing stored fuel efficiency data based on the candidate engine powers to determine a target engine speed for the work vehicle.
US09656653B2	Hydraulic brake system for a motor vehicle and fault condition detection for same The present disclosure provides a hydraulic brake system for a motor vehicle and a method for the detection of a fault condition of the hydraulic brake system. An electronic control device determines at least one pressure value of the brake fluid of the brake system and at least one volume value of the brake master cylinder associated with the pressure value during an operation of a brake master cylinder. The electronic control device compares the determined pressure value and volume value with at least one pair of pressure-volume reference values for the detection of a fault condition of the brake system, wherein at least two different fault conditions of the brake system can be differentiated based on the comparison. The electronic control device is configured to automatically correct the detected fault condition.
US09656650B2	Vehicle brake device A brake ECU brings master cut valves into an open state and brings holding valves into a closed state, thereby controlling a master cylinder and wheel cylinders to communicate to each other when a magnitude of a hydraulic pressure detected by an accumulator pressure sensor has decreased to a value less than a predetermined value set in advance. On the other hand, the ECU maintains holding valves in an open state, and controls an accumulator and the wheel cylinders to communicate to each other via linear control valves. Then, the ECU determines in which brake system a failure occurs out of a brake system for a front right wheel, a brake system for a front left wheel, and brake systems for rear right and left wheels based on changes in hydraulic pressure detected by a sensor, a master cylinder pressure sensor, and a control pressure sensor.
US09656643B2	Retarding device using a fluid This fluid-type retarding device includes: a rotating disk provided to a rotating shaft; a rotating housing that includes paired disk portions and a cylinder portion connecting outer circumferential portions of the disk portions so as to surround the rotating disk, and is rotatably supported with the rotating shaft; and a friction brake that presses a friction member against the rotating housing at the time of braking to bring the rotating housing to a stop. On at least one surface of the rotating disk, a disk vane extending from an inner circumference of the surface toward an outer peripheral side is formed, and on an inner surface of each of the paired disk portions corresponding to the disk vane, a housing vane extending from an inner circumference to an outer periphery is formed. Furthermore, working fluid is accommodated within the rotating housing.
US09656640B1	Military vehicle A vehicle includes a passenger capsule, a front module, an engine coupled to the front module, a rear module, a transaxle, and a plurality of interfaces. The passenger capsule includes a structural shell having a first end and a second end, and the front module is coupled to the first end of the passenger capsule and has a first longitudinal frame member, a second longitudinal frame member, and a front axle assembly. The rear module is coupled to the second end of the passenger capsule and includes a rear axle assembly. The transaxle is coupled to the rear module and the engine, and the transaxle includes a housing that defines a structural component of the rear module.
US09656639B1	System and method for inducing a skid in a vehicle Aspects of the disclosure provide a system and methods for inducing a skid in a vehicle. The system includes a mobile controller corresponding to a vehicle and communicatively coupled to a brake system of the vehicle, and a remote controller in wireless communication with the mobile controller. The remote controller is configured to receive a selection of the mobile controller for issuance of a braking command including a braking setting. In response to receipt of the braking command, the selected mobile controller is configured to operate the brake system of the vehicle to induce a skid in the vehicle according to the braking setting.
US09656625B2	Knee airbag apparatus and method of folding airbag of the same A knee airbag apparatus includes a folded airbag. The folded airbag includes an upper folded part formed by rolling an upper end of the airbag toward a lower end of the airbag after the upper end of the airbag is folded on the front panel; and a lower folded part disposed to be adjacent to the upper folded part by folding at least once a lower portion of the airbag in a direction that is opposite to the rolling direction of the upper folded part. The folded airbag includes a side folded part formed by folding a side portion of the airbag before the upper folded part is formed or by folding both sides of the upper and lower folded parts after the upper and lower folded parts are formed.
US09656608B2	Driver assist system for vehicle A vehicular driver assist system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a video processor module receiving and processing image data provided by a plurality of video sensors and sensor data provided by a plurality of non-video sensors. The video processor module communicates with other vehicle systems via a vehicle bus. The received image data may be processed at the video processor module to generate a synthesized image, which may be output from the video processor module for display by a single display screen of a display device that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle. An object external to the vehicle may be detected, at least in part, via processing of image data at the video processor module. Responsive at least in part to processing of image data and sensor data at the video processor module, a driver assistance system of the vehicle is controlled.
US09656607B2	Collision warning system A method of estimating a time to collision (TTC) of a vehicle with an object comprising: acquiring a plurality of images of the object; and determining a TTC from the images that is responsive to a relative velocity and relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object.
US09656604B2	Audio signal for a synthetic noise of a motor vehicle as well as method for generating said audio signal A method for generating an audio signal for a synthetic noise of a motor vehicle is provided. An audio signal for the synthetic noise of a motor vehicle is also provided. In one step of the method, a signal is provided that represents a noise. Moreover, a fundamental frequency is specified that represents an operating rotational speed of the motor of the vehicle. In another step of the method, several filters are applied to the noise signal. These filters each have a mid-frequency linked to the specified fundamental frequency via an order factor. At least several of the order factors are whole numbers, so that these filters filter the harmonic components of the fundamental frequency. The order factors and the amplitude curves of the filters are selected according to the sound characteristic of the motor vehicle noise that is to be synthesized. The noise signal weighted by the filters constitutes the audio signal for the synthetic noise of the motor vehicle as a function of the operating rotational speed of the motor of the vehicle.
US09656597B2	Vehicular light bar and luminescent planar sheet combination A vehicle lighting system is provided primarily for use with emergency response vehicles. The lighting system preferably includes a planar plate mounted to one of the horizontal surfaces of a vehicle. A luminescent planar sheet is constructed to provide illuminated alphanumeric characters affixed upon the planar plate so as to illuminate upwardly so as to be seen from the air. Preferably the luminescent planar sheet can selectively produce visible light, or infrared light, or both. The vehicle lighting system also includes a light bar affixed to the planar plate. The light bar is positioned to illuminate primarily horizontally so as to be seen by those on the ground. Preferably, the luminescent planar sheets are connected by wiring to the light bar so that luminescent planar sheet obtains power from the light bar.
US09656589B2	Storage and transportation system A storage and transportation system includes a vehicle that has a bed. A cart is positioned within the bed and the cart may retain objects within the bed. A pair of rollers is provided and each of the rollers is coupled to the cart. Each of the rollers rollably engages the bed such that the cart may facilitate the objects to be rolled outwardly from the bed. A handle is coupled to the cart and the handle may be manipulated thereby facilitating the cart to be rolled along the bed. The cart is selectively rolled toward the back end of the bed thereby facilitating the objects to be removed from the bed.
US09656583B2	Passenger seat Describes are passenger seats including a seat pan assembly with a reclining mechanism, a seat back pivotally coupled to the aft end of the seat pan assembly, and a lumbar mechanism coupled to the seat back and/or the seat pan assembly. As examples, the seat pan assembly includes at least one track having a reclining path and a sleeper path, and a sleeper selection control configured to pull a diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the reclining path and to push the diverter into a position substantially blocking the opening to the sleeper path. In certain cases, the seat pan assembly also includes a tilting mechanism with a fixed component and a variable component adjustably engaged with each other.
US09656569B2	Vehicle power source apparatus A vehicle power source apparatus is provided with a driving battery mounted in a vehicle, an auxiliary apparatus battery that supplies electric power to an auxiliary apparatus of the vehicle, a DC power conversion unit that supplies electric power from the driving battery to the auxiliary apparatus battery, a control unit that controls the DC power conversion unit, a driving battery harness that connects the driving battery with the DC power conversion unit and is protected by a shield, an auxiliary apparatus battery negative-side harness that connects the DC power conversion unit with the negative side of the auxiliary apparatus battery, and a voltage sensor that detects a connection abnormality in the auxiliary apparatus battery negative-side harness.
US09656562B2	Feed apparatus, current collector, and power transfer apparatus of the magnetic induction type, considering lateral deviation An embodiment of the present invention relates to a feed apparatus, a current collector, and a power transfer apparatus of the magnetic induction type, considering lateral deviation. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a power transfer apparatus comprising a feed apparatus and a current collector wherein the feed apparatus includes: a feed main unit having a predetermined width and length; a feed core forming a feed projection unit projected in the same direction and being perpendicular to both the width direction and the length direction at the left end and the right end of the width direction, with respect to a cutting side of the feed main unit in the width direction; and a pair of feed lines coiled respectively at the left end and the right end of the feed main unit in a length direction of the feed core adjacent to the feed projection unit, and the current collector includes: a current collection main unit having a predetermined width and length; a current collection core having a current collection projection unit projected in the same direction and being perpendicular to both the width direction and the length direction at a left end and a right end of a width direction, with respect to a cutting side of the current collection main unit in the width direction, and equipped with an extension unit extended toward each width direction in the current collection projection unit; and a current collection line coiled respectively at the left side and the right side of the current collection projection unit of the current collection core.
US09656560B2	Charge cycle strategy for vehicles using smaller cross section cable A vehicle includes a traction battery that is coupled to an external charger via a charge port. The traction battery has a maximum charge current. At least one conducting element between the charger and the traction battery is configured with a continuous current rating that is less than the maximum charge current. A controller within a vehicle charging system is programmed to control the current flow through the conducting element such that a current greater than the continuous current rating is conducted for less than a predetermined time that is based on an expected temperature rise of the conducting element.
US09656559B2	Non-contact power supply device Provided is a non-contact power supply device which detects foreign objects interposed between a power transmission coil and a power receiving coil. This non-contact power supply device is provided with a second coil which contactlessly transmits power to or receives power from a first coil at least by means of magnetic coupling, multiple sensors for detecting position shifts between the first coil and the second coil, a position detection means which, on the basis of the output values of the sensors, detects the relative positions of the first coil and the second coil, and a foreign object detection means which compares the output values of the sensors and from these comparison results detects foreign objects between first coil and the second coil.
US09656549B2	Equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle and its construction for loss-minimizing oiling on demand An equalizing unit of a drive train of a motor vehicle includes a clutch device to be oiled in driving mode. In order to stop drag torques which act on the clutch device from the outside, and result in increased dissipation when said clutch device is not required due to an operating state, measures are provided which promote the dry running of the clutch device. The measures include the spatial-functional separation of the oil delivery device from the clutch device and the provision of a braking or decoupling device by which the oil delivery device can be deactivated if there is no oil requirement.
US09656546B2	Vehicle shifter fluid diverter system The present disclosure relates to a vehicle shifter assembly having a retainer ring between a housing and an instrument panel or console. The retainer ring includes a fluid diverter system configured to guide fluid away from predetermined shifter assembly component(s).
US09656542B2	Radiator Grille A self-cleaning radiator grille assembly having a radiator housing, a plurality of trash filter units forming a grill plate held by a frame wherein each of the plurality of trash filter units has at least one pair of filter lines, a plurality of corrugated sheets placed between the filter lines and parallel to each other such that hollow spaces between the corrugated sheets form air conduits for facilitating removal of clogging agents.
US09656539B2	Belt molding for vehicle This belt molding abuts against a window pane which is attached to a window opening of a vehicle door so as to be able to move up and down. The belt molding includes at least two or more sealing portions, and abutment portions are formed on the respective sealing portions. Fiber layers) made of numerous fibers are formed on the abutment portions, and types of the fibers forming the fiber layers are different from each other. Accordingly, abutment portions suitable for the respective sealing portions can be obtained depending on positions where the sealing portions are formed.
US09656538B2	Vehicle door frame A vertically extending upright pillar sash of a vehicle door frame is formed by combining a first member which includes a glass run channel, for holding a glass run, on an inner peripheral side of the door frame, and a second member which includes a portion projecting toward a vehicle interior with respect to the glass run channel. The first member and the second member each includes facing portions that are spaced from each other and face each other in a direction connecting the inner peripheral side and an outer peripheral side of the door frame, and fixing portions that are provided at the upper part of the upright pillar sash by overlaying the facing portions on each other and fixing the facing portions to each other in the direction connecting the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side of the door frame.
US09656528B2	Motor-vehicle suspension system of the MacPherson type, including a transverse leaf spring A vehicle suspension system of the MacPherson type includes a pair of wheel supports, and two shock absorbers each having a body bolted to a corresponding wheel support with a top end connected to structure of the vehicle. A leaf spring is set transverse to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and has a central portion connected to the vehicle structure, and two ends connected to the respective wheel supports. The leaf spring is made of a single piece having opposite ends each having a forked shape, with two prongs made of a single piece with the leaf spring, wherein each prong is connected separately to the corresponding wheel support. The suspension system does not include other connection elements between each wheel support and the vehicle structure so that suspension components can be assembled on the leaf spring prior to installation on the vehicle structure.
US09656526B2	Ground vehicle with flight capability Ground vehicles that may include flight capability are described. In some examples, a vehicle frame may include a fuel tank with a main tank and at least two auxiliary tanks, with the main tank disposed substantially along the centerline of the vehicle, and the at least two auxiliary tanks extending upward and outward from the main tank. In some examples, vehicles may include a chassis, a cage attached to the chassis, a front wheelbase attached to the chassis and/or cage, a rear wheelbase attached to the chassis and/or cage, a ground steering mechanism connected to the front wheelbase and/or the rear wheelbase, a motor connected to a propeller, and a propeller shroud at least partially encircling the propeller.
US09656524B2	Tire lever A unitary structure tire lever has an opening for the user to insert fingers and grab the lever when installing and removing a tire from a rim. The lever has a curved smooth installation hook at one end with a ridge to engage a lip of a tire rim during tire installation. The lever also has a curved smooth removal hook at the other end with a notch that enables the lever to pivot about the lip of the tire rim during tire removal. The removal hook also has a curved seat portion that engages with a bead of the tire during tire removal.
US09656522B2	Assistance method for adjusting the pressure of a tire fitted to a wheel mounted on a motor vehicle An assistance method for adjusting the pressure of a tire mounted on a wheel of a motor vehicle having an electronic module adapted to transmit, to an on-board central unit in the vehicle, signals including data representing the pressure of the associated tire, this assistance method includes, in the first place, during an action of adjusting the pressure of a tire, determining, after receiving a number n of initial measurement signals, where n≧2, the gradient or slope Cd of the straight line representing the variation of the measured value Pm(t) of the pressure as a function of time. Next, on receiving each subsequent measurement signal, the remaining time required to obtain the setpoint pressure Pc is deduced from the ratio \|Pc-Pm(t)\|/Cd, and, on the expiry of this remaining time, initiating a procedure for managing the cessation of the pressure adjustment, and signaling the end of the adjustment.
US09656519B2	Pneumatic tire and method of designing tread pattern thereof A pneumatic tire reduces the columnar resonance noise of the tire while controlling the lowering of wet performances, wherein four circumferential grooves continuously extending in the circumferential direction of the tire are disposed in a treading face and a plurality of lateral grooves each having one end opened to the circumferential groove and terminated in a land portion are formed with respect to two circumferential grooves among the four circumferential grooves, and these lateral grooves and the respective circumferential grooves have such a groove width that both groove walls of the groove do not contact with each other in a ground contact face and one or more lateral groove are always completely included in the ground contact face, and an extending length of a portion of each lateral groove in the ground contact face having a groove width of the lateral groove corresponding to not less than 30% of a groove width of the circumferential groove is made not less than 40% of an extending length of the circumferential groove in the ground contact face.
US09656510B2	Writing device with pencil sharpener built therein A writing device includes a body having a main axis, the body having a bore formed therein, the bore having a bore axis oblique to the main axis, and a sharpener blade operatively attached to the body at least partially within the bore, such that a pencil is insertable into the bore of the body to be sharpened by the sharpener blade.
US09656509B2	Pen The present invention discloses a pen having a swinging decoration. A top end of the pen is installed with an animal-shaped decoration. A mandible and a tail section of the decoration are movable. When a user writes with the pen with a small applied force or the pen is in a standstill state, the mandible and the tail section are at an upper location. When the user writes with the pen with a large applied force, a refill will push an activity rod upward and compress a spring, allowing a tooth row at an upper and lower end of the activity rod to drive a left and right conjugate gear and a gear on the decoration to rotate at a same time, which further enables the mandible and the tail section to swing downward simultaneously.
US09656507B2	Ring binder mechanism having snap-in ring members A ring mechanism has an elongate body made of a moldable polymeric material and rings for holding loose-leaf pages. Each ring includes a first ring member and a second ring member. The first ring members are movable relative to the housing and the second ring members between a closed position and an open position. At least one ring member for each ring is a separately formed ring member and comprises a ring portion and an anchor connected to the ring portion. The at least one separately formed ring member is formed separately from the body. The anchor of the separately formed ring member is secured to the body for pivoting movement relative to the body. The anchor can be received in a receptacle in the body adapted to receive the anchor.
US09656505B2	Card with built-in electronic component Provided is a card with a built-in electronic component, which has a superior button click sensation. A card of the present invention into which is built-in a module substrate upon which an electronic component has been disposed is provided with: a front cover sheet stacked upon a side above the module substrate; an adhesion layer adhering between the module substrate and the front cover sheet; and a dome switch which is disposed upon the module substrate, and by way of the card upper surface being pressed, the switch's movable portion deforms to the module substrate side so that the electrical contact comes into tactile contact with the module substrate in order to operate the card; wherein the switch's movable portion is such that the upper surface does not adhere to the adhesion layer and the deformation to the module substrate side is unrestrained with respect to the adhesion layer.
US09656493B2	Fire control and containment in production printing systems with radiant dryers Fire control and containment for a production printing system that includes a dryer unit, an air intake fan, and an exhaust fan. A fire control and containment system includes an enclosure surrounding the dryer unit. The enclosure includes controllable doors, a temperature sensor, and an air pressure sensor in the enclosure. The fire containment and control system also includes a controller operable to detect a fire event based on changes in air pressure and air temperature in the enclosure detected by the air pressure and air temperature sensors. In response to detecting the fire event, the controller closes the doors of the enclosure to prevent the print medium from entering, controls the air intake fan and the exhaust fan to reduce the air pressure in the enclosure, and controls the dryer unit to reduce temperature in the enclosure to suppress fire.
US09656489B2	Printer A printer includes a medium supply unit, a printing unit, a feed unit, which feeds a print medium along a feed direction that is any one of a first direction toward the printing unit from the medium supply unit or a second direction toward the medium supply unit from the printing unit on a reference surface, a depressed portion, which is disposed using the reference surface as a reference, and a movement restricting portion, which includes a guide piece and restricts a movement of the print medium to a direction perpendicular to the feed direction of the print medium by housing at least a part of the guide piece in the depressed portion and abutting a side edge of the print medium on the guide piece, and a side edge on a side of the printing unit of the guide piece is disposed at a position close to an inner wall surface on the printing unit side of the depressed portion with respect to an inner wall surface on a side of the medium supply unit of the depressed portion.
US09656483B2	Conveyance method utilizing a swing guide A conveyance method involves a conveyance control step of conveying a printing medium at least including a booklet along a conveyance surface; and a swing guide control step of rotating a swing guide before the printing medium passes a gap between the swing guide and a page turning roller until a first end of a flat section is above an arrangement surface of a conveyance surface and a second end of the flat section is below the arrangement surface of the conveyance surface, wherein the first end of the flat section is located further along the conveyance direction than the second end of the flat section.
US09656482B2	Surface modifier for polyimide resin and surface-modifying method for polyimide resin The present invention relates to a polyimide resin surface modifier which modifies the surface of a polyimide resin to permit easy absorption of metal ions, and a surface-modifying method for polyimide resins using the same. The surface modifier contains an alkali component, an organic solvent having hydroxy groups and a boiling point of 120° C. or higher, and a water content of 0-10% by weight. The surface-modifying method includes a printing process wherein a predetermined pattern is printed on the surface of a polyimide resin substrate using the polyimide resin surface modifier, an organic solvent-removing process wherein an organic solvent in the polyimide resin surface modifier pattern-printed on the surface of said polyimide resin substrate is removed and a water-treatment process wherein said polyimide resin surface modifier after removing the organic solvent is brought into contact with water.
US09656476B2	Process for the manufacturing of surface elements Processes for manufacturing surface elements are disclosed. The surface elements can comprise a decorative upper layer and a supporting core. Processes for manufacturing such surface elements can comprise obtaining a decor at least by digitization of a number of archetypes selected from woods and minerals by making a high resolution digital picture of said archetypes, storing said decor digitally, manufacturing a plurality of supporting cores, each being of rectangular shape and each having a size essentially equaling only one desired end user format and provided with an upper side and a lower side, editing said decor to fit said shape and size of each one of said plurality of supporting cores, and digitally applying different patterns on each of said plurality of supporting cores, wherein said patterns are selected and parted from said decor and said decor is used to control said digitally applying the different patterns.
US09656471B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A first part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the first casing. A second part of liquid holders includes at least one liquid holder provided at the second casing. Each of a plurality of flexible tubes has one end and another end. The one end is connected to the first part of the liquid holders. The other end is connected to the second part of the liquid holders. A first supporting section is provided at the first casing and supports the tubes. A second supporting section is provided at the second casing and supports the tubes. A third supporting section supports the tubes at a position between the first supporting section and the second supporting section in such a manner that the tubes are arranged in a direction parallel to a pivotal axis.
US09656465B2	Ink jet printing apparatus and ink jet printing method A recording apparatus is capable of executing multiple types of different temperature control. A recording head of the recording apparatus has multiple temperature sensors disposed at different positions from each other in the recording head. Each of the multiple types of different temperature control is performed based on representative temperatures acquired using different combinations of the temperature sensors.
US09656462B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting apparatus which includes a modulation circuit which generates a modulated signal; a transistor which generates an amplified-modulated signal; a low pass filter which generates a driving signal; a thermistor; a control section which controls printing; and a multilayered circuit board on which the modulation circuit, the transistor, and the low pass filter are mounted, in which the modulation circuit generates the modulated signal by feeding back a signal based on any one of the modulated signal, the amplified-modulated signal, and the driving signal, the multilayered circuit board has a multilayer structure of three layers or more, a feedback wiring pattern which feeds back any one of the modulated signal, the amplified-modulated signal, and the driving signal to the modulation circuit, and a temperature wiring pattern which electrically connects the thermistor and the control section does not intersect the feedback wiring pattern when viewed planarly.
US09656450B2	Apparatus for laminating substrates An apparatus for laminating substrates includes a laminating fixture having an open-topped recessed space formed by a pair of corresponding sidewalls for holding a target substrate therein. The recessed space is communicable with an air evacuation passage. A supporting structure is formed in the recessed space for supporting two opposite ends of a flexible substrate thereon, such that a bottom of the flexible substrate is spaced from a laminating surface of the target substrate by a predetermined distance. A soft plate is disposed over the open-topped laminating fixture to form an airtight chamber in the laminating fixture. When the airtight chamber is vacuumed using a vacuum pump via the evacuation passage, the soft plate is subjected to a suction pressure and downward deformed to press the flexible substrate downward, causing the flexible substrate to deflect to attach its bottom on the laminating surface of the target substrate.
US09656447B2	Lidding structure based on aromatic polyester film, extrusion-coated with a sealable/peelable copolyester layer A multi-layer sheet suitable as sealable or peelable sheet specially used for closing foodstuff containers. This multi-layer sheet comprises a polymeric substrate layer and a seal or a peel-seal layer. The multilayer composite film has at least two main component layers, namely in order, a polymeric substrate layer for mechanical strength and a heat-sealable layer applied by extrusion-coating, comprising a polyester of at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and at least one aliphatic diol. The polyester substrate layer comprises a crystallizable polyester base layer and an amorphous polyester sealable skin layer. The heat-sealable layer is slow-crystallizing with a glass transition temperature 50° F. or lower and melting point 250-320° F.
US09656446B2	Articles and methods of making the same The invention provides an article comprising a first layer and a second layer, and wherein the first layer is formed from a first composition comprising an ethylene/α-olefin/diene interpolymer, an isoprene rubber (synthetic), a natural rubber, a butadiene rubber, a styrene butadiene rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a nitrile rubber, a hydrogenated nitrile rubber, a chlorinated polyethylene, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene, an ethylene/propylene rubber, an ethylene/diene copolymer, a fluoro rubber, a polyurethane, a silicone rubber, or a combination thereof; and wherein the second layer is formed from a second composition comprising a butyl rubber, a halobutyl rubber, polyvinylidene chloride, a brominated polymer derived from a copolymer of isobutylene and p-methyl styrene, a nitrile rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene, a chlorinated polyethylene, a polyurethane, a fluoro rubber, or a combination thereof.
US09656445B2	Protective drainage wraps A protective drainage wrap comprises a cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion in first and second directions and a breathable solid layer portion. The material in the first and second directions comprises a polyolefin, polyester, nylon or combinations thereof. The first direction being roughly perpendicular to the second direction. The cross-woven, cross-laminate or mesh material portions being adapted to facilitate a drainage path. The breathable solid layer portion is attached to the cross-woven material portion, cross-laminate material portion or mesh material portion. The breathable solid layer portion is adapted to allow water vapor to flow therethrough.
US09656444B2	In-mould labelling There is disclosed a method of manufacturing an in-mold labelled article, the method comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a film having a core comprising polypropylene/polyethylene random copolymer as its principal polymeric constituent into a mold for injection molding, thermoforming, or blow molding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mold so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mold. A process of in-mold labelling using such a label is also disclosed.
US09656443B2	Stable solution of ring-opened polymer and the use thereof A stable solution of a ring-opened polymer is provided. The stable solution can be prepared using the following steps: (d) adding an N,O-heterocyclic compound of formula I or II and a DOPO-based compound into an organic solvent to provide a reaction solution: wherein R1 to R3, W1, W2, m, n, p and q are as defined in the specification. (e) heating the reaction solution to carry out a ring-opening reaction to provide a polymer solution; and (f) cooling the polymer solution to obtain the stable solution, wherein the organic solvent is unreactive to the N,O-heterocyclic compound and the DOPO-based compound, and the amount of the DOPO-based compound is about 0.01 wt % to about 50 wt % based on the total weight of the N,O-heterocyclic compound and the DOPO-based compound. The stable solution is useful as a self-crosslinkable resin or a hardener for hardening epoxies.
US09656436B2	Method and tire for improved uniformity and endurance of aggressive tread designs A tire having aggressive tread features with improvements in uniformity that can also improve endurance is provided along with a method and apparatus for manufacturing such a tire. The tire and its manner of manufacture can achieve a reduction or elimination of certain non-uniformities that can occur during the molding of large tread blocks. The reduction or removal of these non-uniformities can improve temperature performance to provide increased tire endurance.
US09656434B2	Measuring tire pressure in a tire mold Pressure sensors may be used to directly measure the pressure between a green tire and a curing apparatus during shaping and/or during curing.
US09656432B2	Sealant delivery system An apparatus including a pouch and a valve stem. The pouch can include a sealant. The valve stem can be fluidly coupled to the pouch.
US09656431B2	Tire puncture sealant An object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealant having excellent low-temperature injection performance and sealing performance. The tire puncture sealant of the present invention contains a natural rubber latex (A); and a vinyl versatate copolymer resin emulsion (B), the vinyl versatate copolymer resin emulsion being an emulsion of a vinyl versatate copolymer resin (b1) containing vinyl versatate and an unsaturated organic acid as monomer units.
US09656425B2	Three-dimensional printing apparatus A three-dimensional printing apparatus including a housing, a platform disposed in the housing and having a printing region, a frame disposed on an inner side of the housing and an operating module is provided. At least one cylinder disposed on the frame has a body and a pair of wings extended therefrom. The cylinder is carried on the frame by the wings, and a first gap is provided below each of the wings and between the body and the frame. The operating module is disposed in the housing to move relative to the printing region and the frame, and the operating module includes a pair of catching arms. After the catching arms are inserted into the first gaps, the operating module moves in a first direction to carry the cylinder on the catching arms, and then moves in a second direction to move the cylinder out from the frame.
US09656422B2	Three dimensional (3D) printer with near instantaneous object printing using a photo-curing liquid An apparatus or three dimensional (3D) printer is provided for generating a 3D object. The apparatus includes a print chamber and a liquid print matrix such as a photo-curing resin positioned in the print chamber. The apparatus includes an optical assembly focusing light into the print chamber in the form of a real image whose light initiates curing processes for a volume of the liquid print matrix to form the 3D object. The light focused into the print chamber has a wavelength within a wavelength curing range for the photo-curing resin. The real image may be formed using an optical assembly reflecting or redirecting and focusing light reflected from outer surfaces of an existing 3D object. The real image may also be provided in the form of a volumetric image displayed by a volumetric display device displaying planes of a 3D digital model or image of a 3D object.
US09656419B2	Blow nozzle and blow molding machine In one embodiment of this invention, a blow nozzle, which introduces blow air into a molded article in which a flange portion is supported by a blow cavity mold, includes a nozzle main body and an outer nozzle. The outer nozzle includes a first surface brought into press contact with the flange portion and a second surface disposed further outwards in a radial direction than the first surface and being brought into contact with the blow cavity mold. From when the nozzle main body is moved and the first surface is brought into contact with the flange portion to when the second surface is brought into contact with the blow cavity mold and the movement of the nozzle main body is stopped, the first surface of the outer nozzle is overdriven so that the flange portion is airtightly sealed by the first surface.
US09656418B2	Co-polyester packaging resins prepared without solid-state polymerization, a method for processing the co-polyester resins with reduced viscosity change and containers and other articles prepared by the process A method of processing a polyester composition without changing the intrinsic viscosity of the polyester polymer by more than 0.025 dL/g such as injection molding a PET resin to form a bottle perform and blow molding a container from the bottle preform.
US09656410B2	Film manufacturing method, film manufacturing device, and jig A film is formed by extruding a resin from a lip opening (3) of a multilayer extrusion die (1) in a state in which a rectifying jig (10) does not cover the lip opening (3) but covers a seal part (6) while being located adjacent to each end in a longer side direction of the lip opening (3).
US09656408B2	Method for producing thermoplastic molding compounds, and thermoplastic molding compounds produced according thereto A method for extruding thermoplastic molding compounds, the production of thermoplastic molding compounds taking place in a screw machine with mechanical dewatering, and impact-modified molding compounds or polymer blends which contain impact-modified thermoplastic materials that were produced by means of the method according to the invention.
US09656403B2	Collapsible fingerguard A collapsible fingerguard tool is disclosed. In some embodiments, a tool with a handle includes an open channel within the handle to receive a second tool with a collapsible fingerguard, a flared section at an entry of the channel, and a second tool having a collapsible fingerguard, wherein the collapsible fingerguard is pivotably attached to the second tool at a pivot pin, the collapsible fingerguard also having a spring to open the fingerguard, wherein the fingerguard collapses adjacent to a handle of the second tool when the second tool is inserted into the open channel in the handle.
US09656398B2	Utility knife A utility knife including a housing (19), two parallel knife holders slidingly disposed substantially parallel to each other inside the front section of the housing; different blades (5) are positioned on the two knife holders; each push button (6) is movably disposed on top of one knife holder (3); a strip-shaped aperture (17) is provided on top of the inner wall of the housing (19); the strip-shaped aperture has two grooves (1e), parallel to each other, for receiving the two push buttons and for allowing the two push buttons (6) to slide along the two parallel grooves; and a plurality of recesses (1a) are distributed inside each groove; each push button further comprises a snap block (61), when the snap block (61) is inserted into the corresponding recess (1a), the corresponding knife holder (3) and the blade (5) are locked in position.
US09656397B2	Retractable knife or saw with security hook A tool, such as a saw or a knife, includes a hollow handle and a blade member that is movable alternatively into a storage position or a position of use. In the storage position the blade member is surrounded by and protected within the handle. In the position of use the blade member protrudes from the handle as an extension of the handle, with the blade member being lockable in relation to the handle either into the storage position or the position of use. The end of the blade member in the direction of the handle includes a hanger for suspending the tool, the hanger protruding from the handle when the blade member is in the storage position.
US09656395B2	System and method for storing and processing a variety of part shapes using robotic tending A system and method for using a robotic arm and a part gripping jaw to tend a CNC machine. A robotic arm picks up a part gripping jaw and used the jaw to grip a part, and moves the part into a vise in the CAN machine. The part gripping jaw has features which the vise engages, and secures the part in the part gripping jaw for processing in the CNC machine. The system and method includes a novel racking system, robotic end of arm tool, jaw grippers and vise system. The jaw grippers that hold the part are moved from the rack system, with the part to be processed, by the robot, to the vise where the vise uses the jaw grippers to secure the part for processing. After the part is processed, the robot removes the part from the vise with the jaw grippers and stores the part back into the rack system using the jaw grippers.
US09656393B2	Gripping or clamping device for gripping or clamping objects and method therefor A gripping/clamping device for gripping/clamping objects includes a drive that drives an actuator, and a jaw movably coupled to the actuator. An elastically deformable spring element is provided between the actuator and the jaw. A braking unit is provided, by either the actuator, or a movably coupled component provided between the actuator and the drive, that is fixed when an object is gripped. The elastically deformable spring element is elastically deformed. The drive has a rotating drive shaft. The braking unit fixes the rotating drive shaft. A drive transmission with an output shaft is downstream of the drive shaft. The drive transmission is provided between the drive and the actuator. The actuator is a pinion that rotates about a rotational axis. The elastically deformable spring element is provided between the jaw and a gear rack section disposed on the jaw meshing with the pinion.
US09656388B2	Robot, robot system, control device, and control method Provided is a robot including a hand and a control unit that operates the hand. The control unit rotates a first object around a predetermined position of the first object with the hand and moves the first object with respect to a second object, based on a captured image including the hand and the first object.
US09656380B2	Power tool with accessory change tool storage A power tool includes a housing in which a motor is supported and an output shaft coupled to the motor that extends from the housing. A tool holder is secured to the end portion of the output shaft which is configured to releasably retain an accessory tool. The power tool includes an accessory change tool having a driver portion and a handle portion. The driver portion is used to install and remove the accessory change tool from the tool holder. The handle portion and the driver portion are configured to pivot into a folded position at which the handle portion is located adjacent the driver portion. A retainer assembly is incorporated into the housing that is configured to releasably retain the accessory change tool on the housing with the accessory change tool in the folded configuration.
US09656358B2	Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly.
US09656354B2	Method for repairing compressor or turbine drums During the repair of welded two-stage or multi-stage compressor or turbine drums, which after welding are machined in the weld area down to a height A, a first material coating with a height B extending on both sides from the root face is applied to the machined weld area, and a second and lesser material coating is applied by laser welding to the area of plasma pockets formed on the intact rotor disk, with the sum of the heights A and B corresponding to an original height C in the weld area prior to its final machining. Then the defective rotor disk is detached in the root face and through the middle of the first material coating, and after that a new rotor disk already validated in the new construction with the root face validated in the new construction is welded on using appropriate welding parameters, and the weld area is machined, in line with the parameters already used for the new construction, down to the original height A. It is thus possible to provide repaired compressor or turbine drums matching the original component at low expense.
US09656353B2	Reflow film, solder bump formation method, solder joint formation method, and semiconductor device The present invention relates to a reflow film containing a thermoplastic resin which is dissolvable in a solvent, and solder particles, wherein the solder particles are dispersed in the film, and also relates to a solder bump formation method which comprises: (A) a step of mounting the reflow film on the electrode surface side of a substrate, (B) a step of mounting and fixing a flat plate, (C) a step of heating, and (D) a step of dissolving and removing the reflow film, and herewith, a reflow film is provided which, by causing localization of the solder component on the electrodes of the substrate by self-assembly, exhibits excellent storage properties, transportability and handling properties during use, and can form solder bumps or solder joints selectively on only the electrodes.
US09656349B2	Laser processing apparatus capable of increasing focused beam diameter A laser processing apparatus including a processing head and a light-focusing optical section for focusing a laser beam having a diffusion angle and enabling the laser beam having a convergent angle to be emitted from the processing head. The laser processing apparatus includes a transmissive optical member located upstream of the light-focusing optical section so as to transmit the laser beam while keeping the diffusion angle constant, or located downstream of the light-focusing optical section so as to transmit the laser beam while keeping the convergent angle constant. The transmissive optical member includes a focused-beam diameter increasing part for increasing a focused beam diameter of the laser beam transmitted through the focused-beam diameter increasing part, as compared to a focused beam diameter of the laser beam in a case where the laser beam is not transmitted through the focused-beam diameter increasing part but is focused by the light-focusing optical section.
US09656348B2	Laser processing apparatus A laser processing apparatus includes a holding table for holding a workpiece, a laser beam applying unit for applying a laser beam to the workpiece, a feeding mechanism for relatively moving the holding table and the laser beam applying unit, a detector for applying detection light to the workpiece and detecting the quantity of reflected light obtained by the reflection of the detection light from the workpiece, and a controller for determining whether or not the workpiece is present at a laser beam applying position according to a detection signal output from the detector. The holding table includes a holding member for holding the workpiece under suction and an annular mount member provided so as to surround the holding member for mounting the holding member. The mount member has an upper surface treated by an irregular reflection process for irregularly reflecting light.
US09656347B2	Laser processing method for forming a laser processed hole in a work piece A laser processing method for forming a laser processed hole in a workpiece having a first member including a first material and a second member including a second material, the laser processed hole extending from the first member to the second member, the laser processing method including: applying a pulsed laser beam to the workpiece; using a plasma detecting means to detect the wavelength of plasma light generated by applying the pulsed laser beam to the workpiece; controlling, via a controller, a laser beam applying means according to a detection signal from the plasma detecting means; and stopping the application of the pulsed laser beam when both: (i) the light intensity detected by a first photodetector is decreased, and (ii) the light intensity detected by a second photodetector is increased to a peak value and next decreased to a given value that is slightly less than the peak value.
US09656338B2	Gear grinding unit A gear grinding unit, capable of grinding a tooth flank of a gear to have fine surface roughness without requiring any special shaping work such as dressing, includes a threaded grinding part which is rotatable around a rotation axis (S1) and engages with a tooth of a gear to be ground. Through a rotational motion of the threaded grinding part, a tooth flank of the gear is ground. The threaded grinding part includes a plurality of flexible abrasive sheets each including a virtual circle having a diameter that equals a root diameter (DA) of the threaded grinding part and a bulge part bulging radially outward from the virtual circle. With the bulge parts of the abrasive sheets mutually shifted around the rotation axis (S1), the abrasive sheets are overlapped along the rotation axis (S1) to form the threaded grinding part.
US09656334B2	Cutting-edge replaceable cutting tool Provided is a cutting-edge replaceable cutting tool having a configuration capable of stably supporting a rotational moment acting on a cutting insert clamped on an insert mounting face of a body. It includes a cutting insert, a body including an insert mounting portion for removably mounting the cutting insert and a reception mechanism to receive the rotational moment acting on the cutting insert so as to rotate the cutting insert mounted on the insert mounting portion on a base surface, the mechanism including a first engagement portion formed on a lower surface of the cutting insert and a second engagement portion formed on the base surface of the insert mounting portion which is formed to engage with a specific portion of a surface defining the first engagement portion to receive the rotational moment.
US09656333B2	Cutting insert and tool for machining a workpiece A cutting insert for a tool for machining a workpiece, wherein the cutting insert has a 180° rotational symmetry about a bore axis extending perpendicularly and centrally through two opposing, identical base surfaces of the cutting insert, and has two identical parts which are connected along a center plane, wherein said center plane extends orthogonally to the bore axis and has the same distance from each of the two base surfaces, wherein each part has two identical mutually opposite main sides and two identical mutually opposite secondary sides, wherein each main side has a rectilinear main cutting edge extending parallel to the center plane, and each secondary side has a planar bearing surface extending orthogonally to the center plane, wherein the two main cutting edges of each part extend parallel to one another and transversely to the two main cutting edges of the respective other part, and wherein the two main cutting edges of each part extend parallel to the two bearing surfaces of the respective other part, wherein each main cutting edge transitions at its respective first end into a first segmental cutting edge which is arranged on a first protrusion provided on an adjacent secondary side of the respective part, and wherein each main cutting edge transitions into a second segmental cutting edge at its respective second end, opposite the first end, which is arranged on a second protrusion provided on the respective other adjacent secondary side of the respective part, wherein the first and the second protrusions each adjoin the bearing surface arranged on the respective same secondary side and project with respect to the respective bearing surface.
US09656331B2	System and method for simultaneously forming flutes in solid carbide tools A system for simultaneously forming multiple flutes in a carbide rotary cutting tool includes a chuck adapted to grasp a green rod member and selectively rotate the green rod member about, and translate the green rod member along, a first axis. The system further includes a mechanism adapted to simultaneously machine multiple flutes in the green rod member as the green rod member is rotated about, and translated along, the first axis.
US09656330B2	Machining system A machining system includes a tool head having a yoke, a housing pivotally mounted to the yoke and a collet rotatable in the housing. The collet includes a tool head rocker driven by fluid to allow rocking of a tool relative to the collet in a plane normal to the housing pivotal axis in the yoke. The machining system also includes a source of constant liquid pressure and a source of constant gas pressure. The collet has pressure chambers in communication with the sources of constant pressures to bias the rockable collet assembly. The collet/tool axis is arranged to trail in the direction of relative motion when the contour of the work is moving away from the tool head and to lead when the contour of the work is approaching the tool head.
US09656323B2	Cutting tool with cooling mechanism and a cutting insert and tool holder therefor A cutting element includes a cutting portion and a cooling portion. The cutting portion has a rake surface, a relief surface and a cutting edge defined at the intersection between the rake surface and the relief surface. The cooling portion has an operative surface and a cooling nozzle integrally formed therewith. The nozzle is spaced from the cutting edge and having a cooling aperture directed at the cutting edge at an acute angle with respect to the rake surface. The operative surface is one of the rake surface and a surface of the cutting element other than the rake surface, disposed at a location more remote from the cutting edge than the rake surface, so that the rake surface is disposed between the cutting edge and the cooling aperture.
US09656306B2	Digital closed loop proportional hydraulic pressure controller A digitally controlled current to pressure converter (CPC) is provided. A digital CPC utilizes a digital controller and an onboard pressure transducer to accurately control the output pressure based upon an input analog control signal. The digital controller includes an anti-silting algorithm that provides an impulse movement of the three-way rotary valve of the CPC to loosen and flush away silt contamination from the valve. A redundant seal stack including an intermediate passage to the hydraulic drain ensures a low pressure drop across the outboard seal minimizing the potential for leakage and improving reliability of the CPC. The digital controller also includes redundancy and fault management algorithms that enable the use of multiple inputs and feedback signals for control of the CPC. Master/slave operation and transitioning is also provided by the digital controller.
US09656302B2	Device and method for transporting and examining fast-moving objects to be treated A method and a device for transporting and examining fast-moving objects to be treated, the objects comprising an outer surface and a top surface, (e.g. preforms, bottles, containers, lids, closures). The device comprises an examining unit with an inspection camera and a rejection unit, the bodies being rejected by expulsion using a contactless exertion of force.
US09656297B1	Steel pretreatment solution and method for enhanced corrosion and cathodic disbondment resistance A pretreatment solution and process for pretreating steel substrates with an aqueous solution to form a thin partially crosslinked layer that passivates the steel surface and inhibits the formation of flash rust, in which the thin partially crosslinked layer is dried in ambient air, and the dried layer enhances the cathodic disbondment resistance of the overlying paint system. In the process an aqueous precursor solution (A) containing at least one amino-functional silane, at least one of a dissolved silicate or a dissolved aluminate and at least a metal salt; is mixed with an aqueous precursor solution (B) containing at least an epoxy resin. The molar amount of amino-functional silane in precursor solution (A) is at considerably lower than the stoichiometric amount that is needed for completing the crosslinking reaction with the epoxy resin in precursor solution (B) so that unreacted epoxy groups are made available for further crosslinking with the overlying paint.
US09656296B2	Preparation method of a super absorbent polymer The present invention relates to a method of preparing a super absorbent polymer (SAP), and more specifically to a method of preparing a SAP including the steps of spraying the monomer composition on a substrate having a hydrophobic surface of a certain tan angle and carrying out a UV polymerization on a polymerization reactor having a slightly hydrophilic surface. The present invention can improve the conversion rate of polymerization because the shape of the monomer solution is changed from prior sheet form to droplet form so that UV rays reach the deeper layer of the droplets, can minimize or simplify the recycling process because it is easy to control the particles of the prepared polymer, and can provides the SAP of high caliber by narrowing the particle diameter distribution and improving the uniformity.
US09656295B2	Handboard A handboard for body surfing waves is described. The handboard has an adjustable strap that can be tightened or loosened depending on the size of the user's hand and the anticipated turbulence that the user expects to find in the surf. The strap is screwed into mated holes in the deck of the handboard, and there are several sets of screws so that a user can adjust the position of the strap on the handboard, thereby allowing a user to move the strap up or down the handboard depending on how he/she wants to trim the handboard. The handboard has a leash plug so that a user can be attached to the handboard, and an attachment site to which cameras and other accessories can be attached.
US09656290B1	Stencil masks for making conformable electromagnetic device structures A new 3D stencil mask guides deposition of a shaped structure, typically an electromagnetic device component, onto a non-planar surface. The 3D stencil mask includes islands and bridges from prior art two-dimensional lettering stencils, but raises the islands and stencils above the side of the 3D stencil mask facing a non-planar surface, forming undercuts, so that material particles, such as from vacuum metal deposition, will form connected shapes. The 3D stencil mask is also configures so that the dimensions of the resulting electromagnetic structures are altered from a simple projected image of a structure designed for a planar surface so that the electromagnetic properties of the deposited structure are more nearly the same as those of a corresponding structure on a planar surface.
US09656280B2	Multifunction faucet spray head The disclosure includes a faucet assembly with a unique multifunction spray head. The spray head is capable of at least four spray functions, and has an outer shell; a flow body extending within the shell, a first end extending out of the shell for attachment to a faucet and a second end in fluid communication with a spray selector assembly The flow body defines a flow path from the first end of the flow body to a flow selector assembly. The spray head includes a flow selector assembly comprising: a selector valve housing body having at least four valve recesses therein; at least four flow selector valves seated within the recesses in the selector valve housing body; and a rotating selector valve ring. A sprayer seat has a faceplate thereon and a flow diversion conduit corresponding to each selector valve to provide flow paths from a selector valve to a sprayer outlet or an aerator outlet. An outer selector ring having a selector assembly seat is included for seating the flow selector assembly and engaging the rotating selector valve ring. The spray head provides aerated spray, and at least a shower spray, a jet sprayer and a misting sprayer each of which is selected by turning the outer selector ring and/or using an optional toggle selection valve for direct aerated spray if desired.
US09656270B2	Apparatus for classifying particulate material An apparatus for classifying particulate material includes at least one tank for receiving a feed slurry, a device for introducing water into a lower region of the at least one tank whereby water is caused to flow upwardly and through the feed slurry contained therein, whereby hydraulic separation takes place within the at least one tank with particles of lower settling velocity progressing upwardly and into a device for effecting discharge of an overflow fraction from the at least one tank, and particles of greater settling velocity progressing downwardly to a lower region of at least one tank, wherein the feed slurry is introduced into the at least one tank in an upwards direction.
US09656257B2	Metal oxide supported palladium catalyst for hydrocarbon oxidation A metal oxide supported palladium catalyst comprised of a β-Bi2O3/Bi2Sn2O7 hetero-junction catalyst support and palladium was developed. The catalyst was synthesized using a sol-gel technique as a nanocrystalline structure. In the presence of fluorene, an oxidant and ultraviolet irradiation, the catalyst converts the hydrocarbon to a mixture of fluorenol/fluorenone oxidation products. The close proximity between β-Bi2O3 and Bi2Sn2O7 heterojunction phases in the catalyst is thought to be responsible for the efficient charge separation and catalytic activity. An indirect chemical probe method using active species scavengers elucidated that the photo-oxidation mechanism proceeds via holes and superoxide radical (O2.−) moieties.
US09656253B2	Zeolite, method for manufacturing zeolite, honeycomb catalyst, and exhaust gas purifying apparatus A zeolite has a CHA structure, a SiO2/Al2O3 composition ratio less than about 15, and an average particle size from about 0.1 μm to about 0.5 μm.
US09656245B2	Low thermal expansion aluminum titanate-zirconium tin titanate ceramics Disclosed herein is a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate. Also disclosed are porous ceramic honeycomb structures comprising a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate and methods of preparing a ceramic body comprising at least one phase comprising a pseudobrookite-type crystal structure and at least one phase comprising zirconium tin titanate.
US09656239B2	Apparatus for controlling metals in liquids Method and apparatus for controlling metals in a liquid are described. The liquid is contacted with a hexahydrotriazine and/or a hemiaminal material, and metal is adsorbed from the liquid onto the material. The hexahydrotriazine and/or hemiaminal material may be made from a diamine and an aldehyde.
US09656232B2	Method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic hydrocarbon production plant A method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons, the method including: (a) bringing a feedstock oil such as an LCO into contact with an aromatic production catalyst to obtain a reaction product containing aromatic hydrocarbons, (b) separating the reaction product into a tower top fraction and a tower bottom fraction using a distillation tower, (c) separating the tower top fraction into a crude aromatic fraction containing an LPG fraction, and an off-gas containing hydrogen, (d) separating the crude aromatic fraction containing an LPG fraction into an LPG fraction and a crude aromatic fraction, (e) separating the off-gas containing hydrogen into hydrogen and an off-gas, and (f) using the hydrogen obtained in step (e) to hydrotreat the crude aromatic fraction, thereby obtaining an aromatic fraction.
US09656203B2	Fluorinated surfactants and stabilization of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particles in hollow fiber spin solutions Methods and apparatus relate to recovery of carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide from a gas mixture. Separating of the carbon dioxide, for example, from the gas mixture utilizes a liquid sorbent for the carbon dioxide. The liquid sorbent contacts the gas mixture for transfer of the carbon dioxide from the gas mixture to the liquid sorbent. Contacting of the sorbent with the gas mixture and/or desorption of the carbon dioxide from the liquid sorbent utilize hollow fiber contactors that have permeable walls and incorporate particles distinct from a remainder of the walls to influence wetting properties of the contactors. Polytetrafluoroethylene particles may be homogenously disposed throughout hollow fiber contactors to influence wetting properties of the contactors.
US09656194B2	Filter for filtering fluids, filter cup and filter head A filter has a filter cup, a filter element arranged in the filter cup, and a filter head. Filter cup and filter head are connected by a releasable bayonet-type connection with interacting locking parts connected to filter cup and filter head. A locking nose on the first locking part and a recess on the second locking part interact. The recess has an insertion/removal region for joining and separating locking nose and recess and also a locking region for hooking the locking nose. A spring between filter cup and filter head generates pretension on the locking nose in the recess. The recess has a locking shoulder with a shoulder tip between locking region and insertion/removal region. The locking nose has a locking tip. When locking tip and shoulder tip contact each other, the locking nose is forced by the spring into the locking region or into the insertion/removal region.
US09656193B2	Compound water filtering jug A compound water filtering jug includes a jug, a filtering container, an upper filter, and a lower filter. The filtering container is arranged in an upper portion of the jug. The upper filter is arranged in the filtering container and the upper filter receives therein a plurality of filtering materials. The lower filter is arranged outside the filtering container and is located in the jug. The lower filter receives therein a plurality of filtering materials. The upper filter is coupled to and in communication with the lower filter. As such, when a liquid (such as water) is poured into the filtering container, the liquid is subjected to a first stage of filtering by the upper filter and then flows into the lower filter so that the liquid can be subjected to a second stage of filtering by the lower filter.
US09656192B2	Stack of membrane filter pockets commonly potted at their corners A filter element for cleaning liquids, having a stack of at least two filter membrane pockets, which are substantially flat and include a flexible, liquid-permeable filter material for retaining waste particles and/or microbes, wherein each filter membrane pocket has a substantially polygonal shape with at least three corners and a corresponding number of edges, wherein the filter membrane pockets are stacked with a defined distance and aligned with each other, wherein aligned corners of the filter membrane pockets are embedded in a casting covering only part of the adjacent edges such that the casting for each corner is spaced from the castings of the neighboring corners.
US09656186B2	Fluid degassing apparatus An elongated flow-through degassing apparatus includes an elongated gas permeable outer shell and one or more gas-permeable, liquid-impermeable elongated inner conveyance members extending within the outer shell and at least partially through a chamber defined within the outer shell. The apparatus also includes inlet and outlet junctions for securing the outer shell to the inner conveyance member. The outer shell exhibits a first permeance that is substantially greater than a second permeance of the inner conveyance member. The degassing apparatus may be sufficiently flexible so as to be readily manipulatable into desired configurations.
US09656185B2	Contactor and separation apparatus and process of using same In an improved fiber-film type contactor/separator an enhanced coalescing zone is provided by the presence of a disengagement device connected to a shroud that contains a bundle of high surface area vertical hanging fibers, where the enhanced coalescing zone diverts a portion of an admixture of immiscible liquids to flow radially in a path not parallel to the vertical axis of the hanging fibers whereby the diverted portion of liquids contacts a coalescing surface to cause at least one of the liquids to coalesce into droplets. The immiscible liquids are allowed to settle into separate phase layers and first and second outlets selectively remove the higher density liquid from the lower density liquid.
US09656172B2	Unlocking of virtual content through geo-location This disclosure relates to a system configured to manage virtual content within a virtual space based on information associated with objects. The information associated with the objects may be updated responsive to detecting the objects at various real world physical geographic locations. The system may be configured to enhance a user's gaming experience by enabling location based unlocking of the virtual content in the virtual space. In some implementations, the locations may be locations such as but not limited to locations within theme parks, movie theaters, restaurants, and/or stores, for example. A user may be able to transport objects to one or more geographic locations where object identification devices detect the objects. Virtual content may be unlocked responsive to the detection of objects by the object identification devices.
US09656167B2	Pre-play and post-play video game character presentation and equipping Systems and methods for pre-game and post-game video game character presentation and equipping are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a computer implemented method useful for video game play comprises: determining identities and equipment of at least some game characters for participation in game play; in a time period outside of game play, providing information for rendering the game characters with their equipment in a scene having visual characteristics of a virtual world for game play; providing game players the opportunity to change and/or purchase equipment for their game characters; and providing for game play including the game characters.
US09656148B2	Football helmet with recessed face guard mounting areas A protective football helmet is provided having a face guard mounting system with at least one pair of opposed recessed mounting regions that ensure a low-profile mounting arrangement for a face guard to the helmet. The recessed mounting regions are formed in both the inner and outer surfaces of the helmet shell along a frontal opening in the shell. As a result of the streamlined frontal appearance provided by the face guard mounting system, the width of the face guard closely corresponds to the width of the helmet at the recessed mounting regions.
US09656145B2	Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems and methods Athletic performance sensing and/or tracking systems include components for measuring or sensing athletic performance data and/or for storing and/or displaying desired information associated with the athletic performance to the user (or others). Such systems can allow users a wide variety of options in creating workouts, selecting and presenting media content during the athletic performance, etc., e.g., to help keep users entertained and motivated. In some instances, user feedback may be used, optionally in combination with objective data relating to a workout, to control features of the workout routine, to control the music or other media content selected and/or presented, and/or to control features of future workout routines and/or the presented media content.
US09656141B2	Device for finger protection in martial arts A protection device for a holder of a martial arts board/target provides protection from direct impact and/or from the force/shock that is transmitted rearward to the hand and wrists of the holder of the board/target. The device receives the board/target holder's fingers, and a slanted floor inside the device urges the fingers into a generally curled or other inwardly-slanted position, and urges the rest of the hand, the wrist, and forearm into ergonomic and safer positions. The device is preferably made of material(s) in a particular hardness range that protects the user's fingers but that also prevents injury to the striker who is hitting/kicking the board/target. There are preferably no flanges or stops that limit placement of the device to particular places on the board, but rather the holder determines and controls the placement.
US09656134B2	Personal golfing assistant and method and system for graphically displaying golf related information and for collection, processing and distribution of golf related data A handheld apparatus for displaying a graphic representation of a golf course including a location measuring device configured to generate location information corresponding to a location of the handheld apparatus. The apparatus includes a memory configured to store location information corresponding to each of a plurality of features of the golf course. The apparatus includes a computing device connected to the location measuring device and the memory, and configured to retrieve a subset of the plurality of features of the golf course based on the measured location information generated by the location measuring device. The apparatus includes a display connected to the computing device and configured to display a graphic representation of the retrieved subset of the plurality of features of the golf course.
US09656132B2	Club head with club head alignment aid and related method A wood-type club head can include a front end having a front face, a toe end, a heel end opposite the toe end, a rear end opposite the front end, a crown having a front crown end and a rear crown end, and an alignment aid at the crown surface. The front crown end can be closer to the front end than to the rear end, and the rear crown end can be closer to the rear end than the front end. The alignment aid can include five alignment aid stripes. The five alignment aid stripes can include a first toe alignment aid stripe, a first heel alignment aid stripe, a second toe alignment aid stripe, a second heel alignment aid stripe, and a center alignment aid stripe. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US09656129B1	Golf ball retrieval rake A golf ball retrieval rake including a telescopic handle and an attachment member on a handle front end which connects the handle to a scoop member. The scoop member includes a J-shaped plate having cylindrical tines disposed on a front side of the plate, which are provided to drag and pull a golf ball into the scoop member to bring the golf ball out of a hazard. Obround slots through a bottom side of the plate, obround openings in the side walls and in the plate rear side, and holes in the rear side permit drainage from the scoop member when a golf ball is retrieved from a water hazard on the golf course and to shake sand from the scoop member when a golf ball is retrieved from a sand trap. A single removable zippered cover encompasses the attachment member, the scoop member, and the tines.
US09656128B2	Golf balls having at least one layer formed from a plasticized acid copolymer composition The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls including a layer formed from a relatively soft or low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard or high modulus HNP composition. Optionally, the soft (or low modulus) HNP composition and/or the hard (or high modulus) HNP composition is plasticized or is replaced with a different plasticized acid copolymer composition.
US09656126B2	Golf ball An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing increased controllability on approach shots for less than 40 yards and showing excellent shot feeling. In the inventive golf ball, the paint film is formed from a curing type paint composition including: a base material containing a polyrotaxane, and a curing agent containing a polyisocyanate, and wherein the polyrotaxane has a cyclodextrin, a linear molecule included in a cyclic structure of the cyclodextrin in a manner of piercing through the cyclic structure of the cyclodextrin, and a blocking group located at both ends of the linear molecule to prevent disassociation of the cyclodextrin, and at least a part of hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin is modified with a caprolactone chain via —O—C3H6—O— group.
US09656106B2	Aircraft oxygen emergency apparatus with quick release box The invention relates to an emergency oxygen supply device for aircraft inhabitants, comprising a container, wherein an oxygen mask is positioned inside said container, a releasable cover and a latch mechanism comprising a latch locking said cover lid. According to the invention said latch mechanism comprises a permanent magnet interacting with a magnetisable element an exerting a magnetic holding force onto said magnetisable element to hold said latch in a locking position, wherein a solenoid is positioned adjacent to the permanent magnet, said solenoid being connected to a control unit said control unit being adapted to receive an opening signal and to provide a current flowing through said solenoid in response to such opening signal, wherein said solenoid is arranged and dimensioned such that the current flowing through said solenoid reduces said magnetic holding force to such a level that the latch is released in a n unlocking position.
US09656105B2	Passenger service module and passenger service system A passenger service module including a fitting element, an individual ventilation arrangement connected to the fitting element and having at least one air nozzle, a lighting arrangement connected to the fitting element and having at least one reading lamp, and an operating element connected to the fitting element. The operating element includes a touch panel having at least one input field for individually controlling the operation of the air nozzle and/or of the reading lamp.
US09656103B2	Light protecting-effective cosmetic or dermatological preparations Disclosed is the use of an insoluble or sparingly soluble micronized substance class which is not a cosmetic UV absorber and which is dispersed in the oil- or water-phase of a cosmetic or dermatological composition for the enhancement of light protecting action of this cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising at least one cosmetic UV filter which is soluble in the water- or oil-phase. The cosmetic preparation according to the invention shows a remarkable increase in SPF.
US09656101B2	Agent for oxidatively dyeing hair containing specific combinations of developers and couplers The subject matter of the present invention relates to an agent for oxidatively dyeing keratinous fibers, including, in a cosmetic carrier, (A) 4,5-diamino-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as developer, (B) at least one p-diaminobenzene derivative from the group comprising p-toluylenediamine, 2-(2,5-diaminophenyl)ethanol, and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as developer; (C) at least one m-diaminobenzene derivative from the group comprising 2-(2,4-diamino-phenoxy)ethanol, 1-methoxy-2-amino-4-(2′-hydroxyethylamino)benzene, and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof as coupler, and (D) at least one m-dihydroxybenzene derivative from the group comprising resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol, and/or 4-chlororesorcinol as coupler, wherein the molar ratio of all the developers of group (A) included in the agent to all the developers of group (B) included in the agent, i.e., the molar ratio (A)/(B), has a value of at least 1.2.
US09656098B2	Radiotherapy combined with hypoxic cell sensitizers The invention discloses a method of treating cancer in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a radiation sensitizer selected from nitroimidazoles in an amount effective to sensitize a patient to radiation and subjecting the patient to radiation therapy. In certain embodiments the radiation sensitizer is etanidazole or doranidazole.
US09656097B2	Apparatus and method using near infrared reflectometry to reduce the effect of positional changes during spinal cord stimulation A positionally sensitive spinal cord stimulation apparatus and method using near-infrared (NIR) reflectometry are provided for automatic adjustments of spinal cord stimulation. The system comprises an electrode assembly with an integrated optical fiber sensor for sensing spinal cord position. The integrated optical fiber sensor, comprising a set of optical elements for emitting light from a set of IR emitters and for collecting reflected light into a set of IR photodetectors, determines a set of measured optical intensities. As the spinal cord changes position, the angles of incidence for light from the IR emitter and the measured optical intensities change. Electrode pulse characteristics are adjusted in real time, based on the set of measured optical intensities, to minimize changes in stimulation perceived by the patient during motion.
US09656090B2	Human-implantable-neurostimulator user interface having multiple levels of abstraction A programming-device user interface may include multiple levels of abstraction for programming treatment settings. A stimulation zone-programming interface may be at a highest level of abstraction and may include idealized stimulation zones. A field strength-programming interface may be at a middle level of abstraction and may include electromagnetic field-strength patterns generated by the stimulation zones, and/or electrode settings, and a depiction of how the electromagnetic fields interact with each other. An electrode-programming interface may be at a lowest level of abstraction and may depict treatment settings at an electrodes-view level. These interfaces may include a display of a stimulatable area of the patient's body. The display may include a depiction of leads and/or the underlying physiology, such as a depiction of a portion of a spine. Algorithms map treatment settings from one level of abstraction to settings at one or more other levels of abstraction.
US09656079B2	Method and apparatus for electrically stimulating the nervous system to improve ventricular dysfunction, heart failure, and other cardiac conditions A method and apparatus are used to provide therapy to a patient experiencing ventricular dysfunction or heart failure. At least one electrode is located in a region associated with nervous tissue, such as nerve bundles T1-T4, in a patient's body. Electrical stimulation is applied to the at least one electrode to improve the cardiac efficiency of the patient's heart. One or more predetermined physiologic parameters of the patient are monitored, and the electrical stimulation is adjusted based on the one or more predetermined physiologic parameters.
US09656072B2	Cochlear implant apparatus for active feedback control and active feedback control method for the same The present invention relates to a cochlear implant apparatus, and more particularly, to a cochlear implant apparatus capable of controlling the sensitivity or selectivity of sound through actuators. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a cochlear implant apparatus for active feedback control which is inserted into the human body and configured to detect a sound in each frequency band includes a sensor unit configured to detect vibration according to a sound and generate an electrical signal corresponding to a magnitude of the vibration and actuators disposed in the sensor unit and each configured to react to the electrical signal and to control sensitivity according to the magnitude of the sound or the selectivity of a sound detected in each frequency band.
US09656071B2	Control for hearing prosthesis fitting A method for adjusting parameters of a hearing prosthesis system includes adjusting a control to shift an audiogram associated with a first stimulator, applying a prescription rule using the shifted audiogram to adjust a cross-over frequency that defines a first frequency range and a second frequency range. The first stimulator is configured to apply stimulation signals in the first frequency range and a second stimulator is configured to apply stimulation signals in the second frequency range. The method also includes applying the prescription rule using the shifted audiogram to determine gain and maximum power output (MPO) levels for the first frequency range associated with the first stimulator.
US09656069B1	Non-invasive neuromodulation (NINM) for rehabilitation of brain function A method to provide non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance a subject's proficiency in an exercise includes: (a) engaging a subject in an exercise, the subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise; (b) providing stimulation of at least one of the subject's trigeminal nerve, facial nerve or hypoglossal nerve by delivering electrical pulses generated by a signal generator to the subject's skin via at least one electrode in contact with the subject's skin, the delivery of electrical pulses being (i) contemporaneously with and independent of the subject's engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject's surrounding environment; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) on a periodic basis.
US09656064B2	Implantable lead having multi-planar spiral inductor filter A multilayer helical wave filter having a primary resonance at a selected RF diagnostic or therapeutic frequency or frequency range, includes an elongated conductor forming at least a portion of an implantable medical lead. The elongated conductor includes a first helically wound segment having at least one planar surface, a first end and a second end, which forms a first inductive component, and a second helically wound segment having at least one planar surface, a first end and a second end, which forms a second inductive element. The first and second helically wound segments are wound in the same longitudinal direction and share a common longitudinal axis. Planar surfaces of the helically wound segments face one another, and a dielectric material is disposed between the facing planar surfaces of the helically wound segments and between adjacent coils of the helically wound segments, thereby forming a capacitance.
US09656061B2	Virtual electrodes for high-density electrode arrays The present embodiments are directed to implantable electrode arrays having virtual electrodes. The virtual electrodes may improve the resolution of the implantable electrode array without the burden of corresponding complexity of electronic circuitry and wiring. In a particular embodiment, a virtual electrode may include one or more passive elements to help steer current to a specific location between the active electrodes. For example, a passive element may be a metalized layer on a substrate that is adjacent to, but not directly connected to an active electrode. In certain embodiments, an active electrode may be directly coupled to a power source via a conductive connection. Beneficially, the passive elements may help to increase the overall resolution of the implantable array by providing additional stimulation points without requiring additional wiring or driver circuitry for the passive elements.
US09656060B2	Methods of manufacturing devices for the neurorehabilitation of a patient A mouthpiece for providing non-invasive neuromodulation to a patient, the mouthpiece including an elongated housing having an anterior region and a posterior region, the elongated housing having a non-planar exterior top surface and internal structural members disposed within the housing, the internal structural members elastically responding to biting forces generated by the patient, a spacer attached to the top surface of the housing for limiting contact between a patient's upper teeth and the exterior top surface of the elongated housing, and a printed circuit board mounted to a bottom portion of the elongated housing, the printed circuit board having a plurality of electrodes for delivering subcutaneous local electrical stimulation to the patient's tongue.
US09656053B2	Medical lead system with router A medical electrical lead system includes an electrical signal generator providing a plurality of discrete electrical signal channels and an electrical signal channel router electrically coupled between the electrical signal generator and a first lead body and a second lead body. The electrical signal channel router diverts one of the discrete electrical signal channels to the second lead body and not to the first lead body.
US09656048B2	Guidewire A guidewire includes a wire body having a first wire arranged on a distal end side and a second wire arranged on a proximal end side of the first wire. A proximal end surface of the first wire and a distal end surface of the second wire are joined to each other to form a joint portion. An outer member is arranged on an outer peripheral side of the wire body and forms a tubular shape which covers the wire body at least from a distal end portion of the first wire to the joint portion. An inner member is arranged between an outer peripheral portion of the wire body and an inner peripheral portion of the outer member and covers the joint portion. The inner member is an inner coil formed by winding a wire for the inner member into a coil shape.
US09656041B2	Tip configurations for multi-lumen catheter Multi-lumen catheters with improved tip configurations, including a triple-lumen catheter which may be useful for apheresis. In one variation, the catheter has three lumens with distal openings angularly spaced apart and staggered axially with respect to one another. In another variation, the catheter has two lumens exiting distally and one centrally positioned lumen exiting proximally. A third variation is a catheter with a single distal opening and two proximal openings. The staggered lumen openings along the axial length of the catheter may decrease recirculation while maximizing flow rates.
US09656030B1	System for the injection of cells and/or biologically active materials into coronary arteries for therapeutic purposes A method including percutaneously positioning a delivery device in a blood vessel; locally introducing a treatment agent from the delivery device into the blood vessel upstream of an infarcted area or distressed area; and following introducing the treatment agent, occluding the blood vessel for a dwell time sufficient to allow the treatment agent to flow into targeted capillaries in or adjacent to the infarcted area. A system comprising a delivery device suitable for percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel of a patient, the delivery device comprising an occluding portion and a delivery cannula having a lumen therethrough; a controller coupled to a proximal portion of the delivery device comprising instruction logic to perform a method including introducing a treatment agent into the delivery cannula; and occluding a blood vessel following a predetermined delay time after introducing the treatment agent.
US09656028B2	Method and apparatus for applying an anesthetic and batericide A method and an apparatus for applying an anesthetic includes a receptacle having an upper end, a substantially hollow interior, a lower end having a tube or nozzle extending therefrom and an attachment for attaching to the barrel of a syringe or vice versa. The receptacle receives a container or canister containing an endothermic gas or vapor (propellant) that rapidly absorbs heat when released to the atmosphere. A depressible actuating member or trigger propels the gas or vapor through an outlet nozzle that is oriented to project a stream of gas or vapor along a delivery axis that intersects a delivery axis of the needle; therefore, the gas or vapor can be successively delivered to an injection site with minimal repositioning of the housing.
US09656019B2	Apparatuses for securing components of a drug delivery system during transport and methods of using same An assembly of a drug delivery system, comprising: a first component; a second component which is configured to move linearly with respect to the first component; and, a resistance element configured to resist linear movement during transport of the first component with respect to the second component in a closed transport configuration but which is adapted to be overcome during nominal operation of the drug delivery system.
US09656016B2	Syringe packaging system including oxygen absorber A syringe packaging system that includes a packaging member defining a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment that are in gaseous communication theretogether is disclosed. The first compartment is structured to receive a syringe barrel therein, the second compartment is structured to receive a plunger rod therein, and the third compartment is structured to receive an oxygen absorber therein. With the packaging member enclosing the syringe barrel, the plunger rod, and the oxygen absorber, the oxygen absorber is adapted to draw oxygen from within the syringe barrel and to absorb oxygen contained within at least one of the first compartment, the second compartment, and the third compartment of the packaging member. The syringe packaging system of the present disclosure also allows for reduced storage space of a syringe assembly.
US09656015B2	Selective chemokine modulation A body fluid purifying arrangement comprises a purifying chamber having a fluid input and a fluid output, a first filter arranged in connection the fluid input, and a second filter arranged in connection with the fluid output. In another embodiment, a body fluid purifying arrangement in the form of a syringe comprises a purifying chamber having a common fluid input and fluid output, and a filter arranged in connection with the common fluid input and output. Granules or particles made of a metal or an oxide of a metal are retained within the purifying chamber by the respective filter(s) to purify a body fluid passing through the purifying chamber from 10 kDa interferon-γ inducible protein, IP-10, wherein said metal is a metal of group 4 or 5 of the periodic table of the elements and selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, niobium and tantalum.
US09656006B2	Wearable external ventricular drain system A wearable EVD system having a ventricular catheter and transducer supported proximately to a patient's ear by a mount, such as supporting headband or ear clip. An adjustable orifice valve or a spring-loaded needle valve is used to control the amount of CSF that drains into a drip chamber suspended on the patient for periodic measurement and emptying into a similarly located drainage bag, thereby avoiding the need for an IV pole and allowing the patient more mobility without disrupting drainage of CSF.
US09656004B2	Rod shaped body and medical device The present invention relates to a medical device. In particular, the present invention concerns a medical device which can be detected by means of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
US09655999B2	Coated vaso-occlusive device for treatment of aneurysms A method is described herein for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The method comprises inserting into an aneurysm an embolism coil coated with a polymeric coating comprising a genipin, such as genipin or a derivative thereof, thereby increasing the stability of clots within the aneurysm. According to one example, the coating is a poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) is used to release genipin to crosslink fibrin clots thereby creating more stable occlusions. Increased clotting can improve segregation of the weakened portion of the blood vessel from the rest of the vasculature and reduce the risk of recurrence.
US09655995B2	Nanofiber scaffolds and methods for repairing damaged cardiac tissue Compositions are provided comprising a nanofiber scaffold that is seeded with one or more relevant cells and has a basketweave configuration that mimics the structure of a tissue, such as a cardiac tissue. Methods for treating damaged cardiac tissue in a subject are also provided and include applying an effective amount of the composition to damaged cardiac tissue. Methods for making nanofiber scaffold compositions are further provided and include electrospinning a biodegradable polymer onto a mandrel to create a mat of electrospun nanofibers, dividing the mat into nanofiber strips; and weaving the strips into a nanofiber scaffold having a basketweave configuration that mimics the structure of a tissue.
US09655987B2	Sterilization system and gas filling method The sterilization system includes a plurality of spaces to be sterilized by a sterilization process; a gas supply source generating nitrogen dioxide gas; a piping system and a valve device; a nitrogen dioxide gas sensor; and a control device. The control device performs a gas filling process in which each of the plurality of spaces to be sterilized is connected to the gas supply source one by one for a first predetermined length of time and successively filled with the nitrogen dioxide gas by controlling the valve device, and when the concentration of the nitrogen dioxide gas in a space to be sterilized that is being filled with gas is detected by the sensor to have reached a predetermined level, the control device performs control such that the subsequent gas filling process is performed with this space to be sterilized being excluded from the gas filling process.
US09655985B2	Ultraviolet disinfecting device for food and beverage dispensers Disinfecting devices and related methods are provided that apply germicidal ultraviolet light to disinfect dispensing components of food and beverage dispensers. A disinfecting holster for a bar gun includes a support surface configured to interface with a bar gun to support the bar gun when stowed in the holster, a housing coupled with the support surface and surrounding a dispensing nozzle of the bar gun when the bar gun is stowed in the holster, and an ultraviolet light source configured to emit germicidal ultraviolet light onto the nozzle. The housing substantially contains the ultraviolet light within the housing during the application of the ultraviolet light to the dispensing nozzle. The ultraviolet light can be periodically applied to maintain the nozzle in a disinfected state.
US09655984B2	Methods, compositions and kits for providing a therapeutic treatment The present invention encompasses a therapeutic method which employs treatment of a disease such as cancer with triiodothyronine (T3) together with an anti-thyroid treatment such as treatment with an anti-thyroid agent, treatment with radioiodine and surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. A pharmaceutical composition comprising T3 and an anti-thyroid agent and a kit comprising the same are also encompassed by the invention.
US09655979B2	RNA trans-splicing molecule (RTM) for use in the treatment of cancer The present invention pertains to a novel pre-mRNA trans-splicing molecule (RTM) comprising a binding region which is complementary to a pre mRNA of a tumor associated gene, and a coding domain which encodes for a suicide gene. Specific embodiments of the present invention relate to RTMs which mediate trans-splicing of a suicide gene, such as thymidine kinase from herpes simplex virus (HSV-tk), with the pre mRNA of the squamous cell carcinoma associated gene solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B3 (SLCO1B3). The invention provides RTMs which selectively kill cells expressing SLCO1B3 and which are thus useful in the treatment of cancer, specifically squamous cell carcinoma associated with epidermolysis bullosa. Also provided are methods, kits and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the RTMs in accordance to the invention.
US09655977B2	Biotin complexes for treatment and diagnosis of alzheimer's disease Described herein are compositions and methods for treating or imaging Alzheimer's disease (AD). The compositions comprise a biotin moiety and a siRNA moiety, without the need for a targeting agent such as an antibody, avidin, or streptavidin. In certain embodiments, the compositions further comprise a diagnostic agent.
US09655973B2	Orally active, cell-penetrating homing peptide and methods of using same Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for oral delivery of targeted therapies for pulmonary diseases, fibrotic disorders and cancer. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that selectively bind to and home to diseased tissue and enable targeted therapies to affect a beneficial therapeutic result. The disclosed targeting is useful for oral delivery of therapeutic and detectable agents to diseased tissue in an animal.
US09655970B2	Low-burst polymers and methods to produce polymers A PLG copolymer material, termed a PLG(p) copolymer material, adapted for use in a controlled release formulation for a bioactive material is provided, wherein the formulation exhibits a reduced “initial burst” effect when introduced into the tissue of a patient in need thereof. A method of preparation of the PLG copolymer material is also provided, as are methods of use.
US09655966B2	Micronutrient formulations for radiation applications A radioactive protection micronutrient formulation system is provided and the system comprises: a formulation consisting essentially of antioxidants, the antioxidants are selected from the group consisting essentially of vitamin C, vitamin E, N-acetyl cysteine, natural mixed carotenoids, and alpha-lipoic acid, vitamin A (palmitate), vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, niacinamide ascorbate, d-calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, folic acid, D-Biotin, selenium (1-seleno-methionine), chromium picolinate, zinc glycinate, calcium citrate and magnesium citrate and mixtures thereof; and plus a booster formulation selected from a group consisting essentially of vitamin C, d-alpha tocopheryl acid succinate, alpha tocopherol, N-acetyl cysteine, natural mixed carotenoids and alpha lipoic acid, the formulation is designed to reduce the risk in humans exposed to doses of ionizing radiation of becoming subjected to at least one condition selected from the group consisting essentially of radiation-induced acute leukemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and other somatic and heritable mutations.
US09655965B2	Radiosensitizer compounds for use in combination with radiation Disclosed herein are radiosensitizer compounds useful in combination with radiation therapy, e.g., a synergistic combination therapy for the treatment of cancer and other disorders. The radiosensitizer compounds have the general formula I: wherein A represents an aromatic core; at least one of Ra and Rb is an electron transfer promoter as defined herein, e.g., NH2; and at least one of Rc is a leaving group as defined herein, e.g., halogen; and the remainder of the molecule is as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions, methods, uses, kits and commercial packages comprising the radiosensitizer compounds are also disclosed.
US09655961B2	Recombinant measles virus expressing chikungunya virus polypeptides and their applications The invention relates to recombinant Measles virus expressing Chikungunya virus polypeptides, and concerns in particular virus like particles (VLP) that contain envelope and capsid proteins of a Chikungunya virus at their surface. These particles are recombinant infectious particles able to replicate in a host after an administration. The invention provides means, in particular nucleic acids, vectors, cells and rescue systems to produce these recombinant infectious particles. The invention also relates to the use of these recombinant infectious particles, in particular under the form of a composition, more particularly in a vaccine formulation, for the treatment or prevention of an infection by Chikungunya virus.
US09655952B2	Blood substitute composition and method of use The present disclosure provides oxygen-carrying nanoparticles, methods of making the nanoparticles, and methods of using the nanoparticles to carry oxygen in blood.
US09655947B2	Use of a granulin or a granulin-like compound for the therapy or prophylaxis of chronic pain The invention relates to the use of a granulin or a granulin-like compound for producing a pharmaceutical composition for the therapy or prophylaxis of chronic pain, in particular for neuropathic pain.
US09655943B2	Topical compositions and methods for alleviating or inhibiting symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, acid reflux, psoriasis, cartilage nodules, fibromyalgia, and diabetes A composition for, and method of, alleviating or inhibiting one or more symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, acid reflux, psoriasis, cartilage nodules, fibromyalgia, diabetes, or hypoglycemia in a mammal. The composition includes a fruit-vegetable extract, the composition formulated for contact with the mammal's skin, the fruit-vegetable extract present in an amount effective to alleviate or inhibit one or more symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, acid reflux, psoriasis, cartilage nodules, fibromyalgia, diabetes, or hypoglycemia in the mammal. The method includes contacting the mammal's skin with a composition that includes a fruit-vegetable extract. The fruit-vegetable extract is present in an amount effective to alleviate or inhibit one or more symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, acid reflux, psoriasis, cartilage nodules, fibromyalgia, diabetes, or hypoglycemia in the mammal.
US09655937B2	Extraction devices, systems, and methods Extraction devices, methods, and systems are disclosed. Example devices have a solvent chamber, a plant material chamber, a collection chamber, and a solvent return that create a sealed, closed-cycle extraction and/or solvent purification process. Any extractable plant material can be used in the disclosed devices, methods, and systems although in some examples some form of the cannabis plant is used.
US09655931B2	Method for producing a biological tissue construct and use of specifically obtained autologous cells The method for preparing a tissue construct for medical purposes uses endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) which have not been passaged multiple times and have a content of EOEC (early outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells) and LOEC (late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells). These cells and fibroblasts and/or muscle cells, viz. myoblasts, myofibroblasts, smooth muscle cells or the progenitors thereof, are, in the form of living cells, seeded onto a matrix or introduced into a matrix in order to yield the tissue construct following further treatment steps. The matrix is preferably a protein preparation, more particularly a fibrinogen preparation. Both the cells and the fibrinogen preparation can be obtained from a single blood sample from a patient. Apart from the preparation of bypass materials, prosthetic vascular graft, tissue patches, conduits and the like, the EOEC-containing EPC culture or suspension is suitable as means for cell transplantation.
US09655929B2	Spinal disc regenerative composition and method of manufacture and use The present invention provides a novel way to replenish the disc using retooled disc compositions to repair degenerative discs. There is no better source of proteoglycans than the actual disc material (6) itself. To this end, there has been developed a technique to remove the nucleus pulposus and retool the morphology of the nucleus pulposus to create a powder material (10) that is dry and can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This powder (10) can then be reconstituted with a variety of fluids, the most suitable being normal saline or lactated ringers to form a flowable mixture (20).
US09655926B1	Treatment for hair thinning and hair loss A process to increase hair growth and hair caliber which uses stem cells derived from acellular extracellular matrix, e.g., from urinary bladder and is combined with a nutrient rich medium of autologously harvested platelet rich plasma has been developed. Preferably, a microneedling device is used to induce “micro wounds” aids in the healing process of the hair bearing skin by converting the stem cells in the matrix to progenitor cells.
US09655922B1	Dialysis precursor composition The present invention concerns a dialysis acid precursor composition for use during preparation of a dialysis acid concentrate solution and for mixing with water and a bicarbonate containing concentrate into a ready-for-use dialysis solution. The dialysis acid precursor composition consists of powder components comprising sodium chloride, at least one dry acid and at least one calcium salt, and optionally potassium salt, magnesium salt, and glucose. In an embodiment, the at least one calcium salt and the optional glucose are present as anhydrous components in the dialysis acid precursor composition.
US09655918B2	Pharmaceutical formulations comprising chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid derivatives The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations containing a combination of specific high-molecular weight hyaluronic acid derivatives and chondroitin sulfate to be used in the treatment of osteoarthritis, of subchondral damage, osteoporosis, synovitis, tenosynovitis, tendinitis, tendinosis, as an intra-articular washing liquid and as a viscous substitute of synovial fluid following osteochondral surgery. These formulations are also suitable for the treatment of interstitial cystitis.
US09655917B2	Immobilization of an active agent on a substrate using compounds including trihydroxyphenyl groups The invention provides methods of immobilizing an active agent to a substrate surface, including the steps of, providing a substrate, contacting the substrate with a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group, thereby forming a trihydroxyphenyl-treated substrate, and contacting the trihydroxyphenyl-treated substrate with an active agent, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. Further provided are methods of immobilizing an active agent on a substrate, including the steps of providing a substrate, combining a solution of a compound including a trihydroxyphenyl group with a solution of an active agent, thereby forming a solution of an active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, and contacting the substrate with the solution of the active agent-trihydroxyphenyl conjugate, thereby immobilizing the active agent on the substrate. The invention further provides substrates and medical device or device components with active agents immobilized on the surface thereof.
US09655912B2	Reduction of gastrointestinal tract colonisation by campylobacter Campylobacter are the commonest reported bacterial causes of gastroenteritis in the UK and industrialized worlds. This invention relates to a method of preventing or reducing the colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of an animal with Campylobacter. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for disinfection of an animal comprising administering to said animal at least one compound that binds to MOMP or FlaA of Campylobacter in an effective amount to reduce the number of Campylobacter present in the gastrointestinal tract of said animal. The present invention also provides a method of preventing or reducing transmission of Campylobacter from one animal to another.
US09655911B2	Antidepressant combination drug The combined use of 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine affords a superior anti-depressive action, an improving effect on the cognitive function associated with depression, an improving effect on the stress-induced suppression of Akt activation, and a suppressive action on the stress-induced GSK-3β activation. Therefore, the present invention can provide an antidepressant combination drug, an agent for improving cognitive function associated with depression, an agent for improving stress-induced suppression of Akt activation and an agent for suppressing stress-induced GSK-3β activation.
US09655910B2	Compositions and methods for treating addiction This invention relates to compositions containing combinations of a balanced PC composition and one or more cannabinoids, a natural or synthetic derivative thereof, or a salt thereof, and kits containing such combinations and methods of using such combinations to treat subjects suffering from addiction to substances and related diseases or disorders. This invention also relates to the synergistic effect of such combination therapies in humans.
US09655905B2	Treatment of sickle cell disease The present invention includes embodiments for treatment and/or prevention of sickle cell disease that employ Hydroxyfasudil or Isocoronarin D alone or either in conjunction with each other or an inducer of HbF production. The compounds may act synergistically, and the compounds employed circumvent the side effects seen with Hydroxyurea.
US09655902B2	Guanidine derivatives for the treatment of hepatitis C Compounds of Formula I, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are set forth, in addition to compositions and methods of using these compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US09655901B1	Methods of treating Nfa-1 organism infection using allopurinol Described herein is allopurinol and pharmaceutical formulations thereof that can be administered to a subject infected with or suspected of being infected with an organism having an Nfa-1 protein and methods of using the allopurinol and pharmaceutical formulations thereof to treat infection with an organism having an Nfa-1 protein.
US09655899B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer The instant invention relates to methods for the treatment of WEE1 kinase associated cancer by administering a WEE1 inhibitor, wherein the WEE1 inhibitor is WEE1-1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or WEE1-2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a method for treating a WEE1 kinase associated cancer patient, comprising administering a WEE1 inhibitor, wherein the cancer cells of said patient to be treated are characterized by low expression levels of PKMYT1.
US09655898B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing pemetrexed having extended storage stability Long term storage stable pemetrexed-containing liquid pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The compositions can include pemetrexed or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; an antioxidant selected from lipoic acid, dihydrolipoic acid, methionine and mixtures thereof; a chelating agent selected from lactobionic acid, sodium citrate, tribasic and mixtures thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable fluid. The pH of the compositions is in a range of about 8 to about 9.5. The pemetrexed-containing compositions have less than about 5% total impurities, on a normalized peak area response (“PAR”) basis as determined by high performance liquid chromatography (“HPLC”) at a wavelength of 227 nm, after at least about 18 months of storage at a temperature of from about 5° C. to about 25° C. Methods of preparing the formulation as well as methods of treatment of pemetrexed-susceptible diseases using the same are also disclosed.
US09655894B2	Once-A day oxycodone formulations The invention is directed to sustained release formulations containing oxycodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof which provide a mean C24/Cmax oxycodone ratio of 0.6 to 1.0 or 0.7 to 1 after oral administration at steady state to patients and methods thereof.
US09655889B2	Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula (I), including compositions and methods for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The disclosure provides novel inhibitors of HIV, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods for using these compounds in the treatment of HIV infection.
US09655881B2	Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound The present invention provides a compound having a cholinergic muscarinic M1 receptor positive allosteric modulator activity and useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain, sleep disorder, Parkinson's disease dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and the like.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I) or a salt thereof. wherein each symbol is as described in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US09655880B2	Azetidine estrogen receptor modulators and uses thereof Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.
US09655872B2	Treatment of cancer with specific RXR agonists A method of treating cancer is disclosed comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a RXR agonist at a level below the RAR activating threshold and at or above the RXR effective dose.
US09655869B2	Estrogen antagonists as treatments for sclerosing disorders The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from a sclerosing disorder, comprising administering, to the subject, an effective amount of an estrogen receptor antagonist (“ERANT”), wherein said ERANT has essentially no estrogen receptor agonist activity under physiologic conditions.
US09655864B2	Fibers comprising poorly soluble drugs and/or proteins The present invention relates generally to the field of electrospun fibers. In particular, the present invention relates to core-sheath fibers and related electrospinning methods. The fibers of the invention comprise poorly water soluble drugs and/or proteins.
US09655859B2	Accordion pill comprising levodopa for an improved treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms The invention provides for the use of an accordion pill comprising levodopa for the treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease in a subject in need thereof over a 24 hour period, to be administered to the subject in a twice daily administration regimen, with an interval of about 8 to about I 0 hours between the first dose and the second dose, and with an interval of about 14 to about 16 hours between the second dose and the first dose of the following day. The twice daily administration regimen provides a stable blood plasma level of levodopa in the subject after multiple administrations and is effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease over a 24 hour period.
US09655857B2	Pharmaceutical formulations of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor Described herein are pharmaceutical formulations of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor 1-((R)-3-(4-amino-3-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one. Also disclosed are methods of using the Btk inhibitor, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.
US09655856B2	Solid pharmaceutical compositions and processes for their production This invention provides novel solid pharmaceutical compositions and processes for the bulk production of said compositions. This invention also provides methods of using the pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of cancer.

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