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US09690158B2	Array substrate and display panel The present invention discloses an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate comprises a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines which are provided to intersect each other. The data lines are provided in parallel and the gate lines are provided in parallel, and the data lines and the gate lines vertically intersect to divide the array substrate into a plurality of pixel units each having a pixel electrode provided therein. The pixel electrode comprises a sub-pixel electrode comprising a root portion and a branch portion group connected to the root portion, the branch portion group consisting of a plurality of branch portions, adjacent ones of which are separated by slits. The branch portion group partially overlaps the data lines and/or the gate lines.
US09690152B2	Array substrate and display panel An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes a transparent substrate including a display area and a rim area; a pixel structure and an antistatic switching tube which are arranged on a same side of the transparent substrate. The pixel structure includes a pixel thin-film transistor located in the display area, and the antistatic switching tube is located in the rim area. The pixel structure also includes first grounding wire located on a side of the antistatic switching tube facing away from the transparent substrate, and a second grounding wire located between the antistatic switching tube and the transparent substrate.
US09690151B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal panel includes an array substrate and a counter substrate facing the array substrate that are bonded to each other through a seal located along a peripheral edge. Vcom wiring and GND wiring are provided in a peripheral region of the array substrate. The Vcom wiring is provided between a display region and the GND wiring. The GND wiring extends beyond an edge of the seal.
US09690150B2	Electro-optical display device An electro-optical display device according to the present invention includes a TFT substrate having a first electrode; a flexible circuit substrate extended in such a way as to protrude outwardly from the TFT substrate, wherein a second electrode is formed at the flexible circuit substrate and is connected to the electrode; a reinforcement plate which is extended from the TFT substrate to the flexible circuit substrate in such a way as to cover portions of the first electrode and the second electrode which are connected to each other and, further, is protruded from the flexible circuit substrate; and a resin formed to extend over a portion of a surface of the flexible circuit substrate which is protruded from the substrate, a portion of a surface of the reinforcement plate which is protruded from the flexible circuit substrate, and an end surface of the TFT substrate.
US09690142B2	Display device A display device includes a first substrate provided with a first alignment film and a second substrate provided with a second alignment film, which are cell-assembled and sealed by sealant. A separating wall is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and is further located between a display area and the sealant. The separating wall extends through the first alignment film and the second alignment film to separate the sealant and alignment films in the display area. The display device can avoid contamination of alignment films in the display area and enhance the display quality of the display device.
US09690118B2	Eye-mountable device to provide automatic accommodation and method of making same Techniques and mechanisms for providing an eye-mountable device including an accommodation actuator. In an embodiment, fabrication of the eye-mountable device includes sealing layers of enclosure material to form a lens enclosure comprising a pinch-off region where the layers of enclosure material physically contact one another. The accommodation actuator includes a liquid crystal layer disposed between the layers of enclosure material in a central region around which the pinch-off region extends. In another embodiment, electrodes are disposed in the central region each between the liquid crystal layer and a respective one of the layers of enclosure material. The liquid crystal layer isolates the electrodes from one another in the central region.
US09690104B2	Augmented reality HUD display method and device for vehicle An augmented reality head-up display (HUD) display method for a vehicle includes: detecting a position of an object outside of the vehicle at which a driver of the vehicle is looking; detecting a position of an eye of the driver while the driver is viewing external object information displayed on a windshield of the vehicle; extracting augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the object based on the detected object position and augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the eye based on the detected eye position; correcting one or more errors in the augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the object and one or more errors in the augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the eye using an error correction parameter for the augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the object and an error correction parameter for the augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the eye, the error correction parameters varying from one another; receiving the corrected augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the object and the corrected augmented reality HUD display coordinates of the eye; and displaying augmented reality HUD graphics of the external object information on the windshield based on the received corrected augmented reality HUD display coordinates.
US09690096B2	Head-up display apparatus When a head-up display apparatus is used, a combiner stored in a storage position in a housing is moved to a use position in front of the housing. Thus, a storage space in the housing becomes unoccupied. A projector is moved to a projection position in the storage space that becomes unoccupied and unused.
US09690093B2	Optical beam scanner A scanning device is presented having a substrate with a first surface and an opposite, parallel second surface. A region of the substrate includes the first surface and the opposite parallel second surface, and is defined via an etching process through a thickness of the substrate, where the region remains attached to the substrate via one or more hinges. A waveguide is patterned over the first surface of the region and guides a beam of radiation along a length of the waveguide. The scanning device includes a facet located on the first surface of the region. The facet is designed to reflect at least a portion of the beam of radiation through the region. An optical element is located on the second surface of the region, and is designed to receive the reflected portion of the beam of radiation.
US09690091B2	Dynamically variable graphic material using electrostatically attracted particles Dynamically-variable graphic displays, including a panel comprised of a plurality of electrostatic particles and a plurality of electrodynamic contacts supported within a nonconductive substrate, wherein each electrostatic particle is situated within a channel in the nonconductive substrate such that the nonconductive substrate comprises a plurality of channels oriented in one direction. Also included within the invention are dynamically-variable graphic display panels comprising electrostatic particles that each comprise a plurality of sectors, each having a different color and a fixed magnetic polarity relative to said sectors, and a plurality of electrodynamic contacts, each contact located adjacent to an electrostatic particle and positioned for interaction with one of the electrostatic particles.
US09690087B2	Method and apparatus for defining a z-range in a sample, in which a z-stack of the sample is to be recorded by means of a microscope A method for defining a z-range in a sample in which a z-stack of the sample is to be recorded by means of a microscope is provided, wherein the z-range is defined automatically on the basis of a z-value situated in the sample and taking at least one predetermined parameter into account.
US09690080B2	Wide angle lens A wide angle lens may include a first lens having a negative power with a convex surface on an object side and a concave surface on an image side, a second lens having a negative power with a concave surface on the image side, a third lens having a positive power with a convex surface on the image side, a fourth lens having a positive power with a convex surface on the image side, a fifth lens being a plastic lens with a negative power with a concave surface on the object side and a concave surface on the image side, a sixth lens being a plastic lens with a positive power with a convex surface on the object side and a convex surface on the image side, and a diaphragm disposed between the third and fourth lenses. The fifth and sixth lenses constitute a cemented lens.
US09690076B2	Optical imaging system for pickup An optical imaging system for pickup, sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side, comprising: the first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, the second lens element with refractive power, the third lens element with refractive power, the fourth lens element with refractive power, the fifth lens element with refractive power; the sixth lens element made of plastic, the sixth lens with refractive power having a concave image-side surface with both being aspheric, and the image-side surface having at least one inflection point.
US09690071B2	Sparse aperture optical alignment methods A method for configuring an alignment of a plurality of optical segments in a sparse aperture configuration of an optical device includes providing at least one beam of light from at least one light source located on the sparse aperture optical device, directing the at least one beam of light toward at least one segment of the plurality of optical segments, detecting a reflection or transmission of the at least one beam of light off of the at least one segment of the plurality of optical segments, determining a characteristic of the reflected or transmitted light, and based on the characteristic of the reflected or transmitted light, determining an alignment of the at least one segment of the plurality of optical segments.
US09690070B2	Lens moving apparatus Disclosed is a lens moving apparatus including a housing supporting driving magnets, a bobbin including a coil disposed on the outer surface thereof inside the driving magnets, and moving in a first direction parallel with an optical axis within the housing by electromagnetic interaction between the driving magnets and the coil, and a sensing unit sensing a movement of the bobbin in the first direction.
US09690061B2	Multifiber subunit cable A method of making a subunit cable includes providing at least two subunits along a process direction, each subunit comprising a plurality of optical fibers, compressing the subunits so that at least one of the subunits has a cross-section with a minor outside dimension and a major outside dimension, and the ratio of the minor dimension to the major dimension is less than 0.9, and extruding a subunit cable jacket around the subunits, wherein the subunits are compressed within the subunit cable jacket.
US09690058B2	MEMS-based levers and their use for alignment of optical elements A MEMS based alignment technology based on mounting an optical component on a released micromechanical lever configuration that uses multiple flexures rather than a single spring. The optical component may be a lens. The use of multiple flexures may reduce coupling between lens rotation and lens translation, and reduce effects of lever handle warping on lens position. The device can be optimized for various geometries.
US09690056B2	Connector assembly A system includes a substrate including a first row of first receptacles, a cradle including an opening and a spring member, connectors located within the opening, and cables connected to the connectors. The cradle is configured to connect each of the connectors simultaneously or nearly simultaneously to a corresponding first receptacle, and the spring member pushes on the connectors with a force greater than an insertion force of the first receptacle.
US09690040B2	Display device and backlight module A display device and a backlight module thereof are provided. The display device comprises a backlight module and a panel. The backlight module includes a bottom frame, a light guide, an optical film structure and a top frame. The light guide is disposed above the bottom frame. The optical film structure is disposed above the light guide. The top frame covers a periphery of the optical film structure and covers a lateral side of the bottom frame. The panel is disposed above the top frame.
US09690035B2	Functional material, its preparation method, light guide ink, and light guide plate The present invention provides a functional material, its preparation method, a light guide ink and a light guide plate. The present invention belongs to the display technical field and can solve the problem that existing liquid crystal display devices will produce pollution. The functional material of the present invention includes an inorganic powder whose surface has a modified layer, wherein the inorganic powder includes any one or more of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, boron oxide, diiron trioxide, calcium oxide, potassium oxide, sodium oxide and lithium oxide; and the modified layer is generated by a reaction of a dianhydride and a diamine. The light guide ink of the present invention includes the above functional material. The light guide plate of the present invention includes a scattering pattern formed by curing the above light guide ink.
US09690030B2	Light emitting device including a lens at a predetermined position and backlight unit comprising same A light emitting device capable of bonding a lens at a preset accurate position, and a backlight unit comprising the same are provided. The light emitting device includes a molded material having an opening through which light generated from a light emitting element disposed in the molded material is emitted, a projecting support disposed along at least part of a circumference of the opening of the molded material, and a lens having an inner surface that defines an internal surface on which light emitted from the light emitting element is incident, an outer surface that defines an external surface from which the incident light is emitted to the outside, and a bottom surface that connects the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein a boundary between the inner surface and the bottom surface, a lower part of the inner surface, or the bottom surface contacts the projecting support.
US09690029B2	Optical waveguides and luminaires incorporating same According to one aspect, a waveguide comprises a waveguide body further comprising a first face and a second face opposite the first face and a coupling cavity comprising an extent between the first and second faces and defined by at least one light coupling feature that extends between the first and second faces. The coupling cavity is adapted to receive a light emitting diode and the coupling cavity is noncircular and nonrectangular in a cross-section perpendicular to the extent of the coupling cavity. Further, the at least one light coupling feature comprises at least one protrusion.
US09690026B2	Direct write lithography for the fabrication of geometric phase holograms A direct-write lithography apparatus includes a polarization selector stage configured to vary a polarization orientation angle of light from a light source, a focusing element configured to focus the light from the light source into a spot at a focal plane thereof, and a scanning stage configured to scan the spot in at least two dimensions along a surface of a polarization-sensitive recording medium that is arranged proximate to the focal plane such that neighboring scans substantially overlap. The polarization selector stage and the scanning stage are configured to be operated independently of one another. Related fabrication methods of and optical elements fabricated thereby are also discussed.
US09690020B2	Optical film exhibiting excellent blocking properties for ultraviolet light and polarizing plate including the same There is provided an optical film including an ultraviolet light absorbent having a first peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.07 to 0.10 phr−1 μm−1 in a wavelength band of 290 to 320 nm and a second peak with a maximum absorption coefficient of 0.11 to 0.16 phr−1 μm−1 in a wavelength band of 330 to 400 nm, an acrylic resin, and a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS), and a polarizing plate including the same.
US09690017B2	Spherically mounted retroreflector and method of making the same A spherically mounted retroreflector (SMR) includes a substrate, an optic, and an adhesive. The substrate has a partially spherical outer surface and a cavity, the partially spherical outer surface has a sphere center. The optic has a cube-corner retroreflector fixedly disposed within the cavity; the cube-corner retroreflector has an optical vertex. The adhesive is disposed between the optic and the substrate and fixedly adheres the optic to the substrate. The optical vertex is coincident with the sphere center. The substrate is made from a ferromagnetic material and has an electroless nickel outer coating.
US09690015B2	Fluid lens assembly A fluid lens assembly includes: a first lens having a first lens-viewing center; a second lens having a rear concave portion that defines a rear recess and a second lens-viewing center which is aligned with the first lens-viewing center along a viewing axis; and a membrane that is stacked between the first lens and the second lens, that covers the rear recess, that has a membrane-view center, and that cooperates with the first lens to define an accommodating space therebetween for receiving a fluid layer. The membrane wraps around a periphery of the rear recess and is deformed into the rear recess such that the membrane-viewing center is kept aligned with the first lens-viewing center along the viewing axis during inflation of the membrane.
US09690012B2	Anti-reflection structure and electronic device An anti-reflection structure includes a substrate including a planar portion, a protrusion portion disposed over the planar portion, and a coating layer, wherein the protrusion portion is integrated with the planar portion, and the coating layer conformably covers the planar portion and the protrusion portion.
US09690011B2	Polarizing film, method of manufacturing polarizing film, and image display apparatus using the polarizing film There is provided a polarizing film that is excellent in external appearance and can contribute to the improvement of the display characteristics of an image display apparatus. A polarizing film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin film containing iodine. The polarizing film has a ratio I2/I1 between an iodine concentration I1 on one surface and an iodine concentration I2 on another surface of 3.0 or more.
US09690009B2	Efficient white light scattering photonic bandgap crystal A photonic bandgap crystal or photonic bandgap crystal material comprising a self-assembled crystalline colloidal array (CCA) of monodisperse spherical particles having a face-centered-cubic (fcc) or a body-centered-cubic (bcc) lattice dispersed in a medium. The photonic bandgap crystal or photonic bandgap crystal material has a photonic bandgap for light in the visible and near-IR or a photonic bandgap for light in the visible range of wavelengths less than about 700 nm.
US09689999B2	Seismic imaging using higher-order reflections Techniques are disclosed relating to geophysical analysis. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving seismic data for a geophysical formation recorded during a seismic survey using one or more seabed sensors and one or more sources. In this embodiment, the method includes determining a seismic gather for a location in the geophysical formation, modifying the seismic gather by interchanging source-receiver definitions for the seismic gather, and imaging the location using the modified gather. In this embodiment, the imaging uses higher-order reflections recorded in the seismic gather. In some embodiments, the method includes separating up-going and down-going wavefields and separately imaging using the up-going wavefield and the down-going wavefield.
US09689993B2	System and method for image compression in X-ray imaging systems An imaging system includes an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert an analog pixel value into a first digital pixel value. The imaging system also includes an index value source configured to receive the first digital pixel value from the analog-to-digital converter and to generate a digital index value based on a comparison of the first digital pixel value to a digital reference value. In addition, the imaging system includes a transmitter in communication with the index value source and configured to transmit the digital index value. Further, the imaging system includes an image processing component configured to receive the digital index value and to generate a second digital pixel value based at least in part on the received digital index value and a lookup table of the image processing component.
US09689988B1	Systems, methods, devices and arrangements for emergency call services and emergency broadcasts A variety of methods, systems, devices and arrangements are implemented for emergency call centers. According to one such method, a location database is populated from a plurality of endpoint devices. The location database determines locations for nodes in a data transmission route from information received from the endpoint devices. Emergency calls using these nodes are located using the populated database.
US09689983B2	Radar apparatus and running vehicle sensing method A radar receiver of a radar apparatus includes a Doppler frequency acquirer which, in operation, acquires a Doppler frequency for each of range bins from an echo signal, received via at least one antenna, which is a radar signal reflected by an object, a direction correlation power value calculator which, in operation, calculates, for each of combinations of the range bins and the Doppler frequencies, a direction correlation power value indicating strength of the echo signal for each of directions, a normalized direction correlation value calculator which, in operation, calculates, for each of the combinations of the range bins and the Doppler frequencies, a normalized direction correlation value indicating likelihood of a direction of arrival of the echo signal for each of the directions, and a running vehicle detector which, in operation, determines, on a basis of the direction correlation power value and the normalized direction correlation value, whether the object is a running vehicle.
US09689981B2	Integrated system for combating improvised explosive devices The system comprises an orientable block, in which are mounted at least transmission and reception antennas of means for detecting improvised explosive devices, which are directed in such a way as to illuminate at least one and the same zone of space, and a detection confirmation camera which is directed towards the zone illuminated by these transmission and reception antennas in such a way as to be able to form an image of this zone, as well as means for controlling the orientation of said orientable block, which bring about a displacement of said block in such a way as to generate a scan of a part of space by said detection means.
US09689978B2	In-vehicle radar apparatus An in-vehicle radar apparatus includes a transmission and reception means which transmits a radar wave ahead of an own vehicle and receives a reflected wave corresponding to the radar wave from a target; a reception strength detection means which repeatedly detects reception strength of the reflected wave; a distance detection means which repeatedly detects a distance from the own vehicle to the target; an approximate expression calculation means which calculates an approximation expression expressing the reception strength using the distance as a variable from the reception strength repeatedly detected by the reception strength detection means and the distance repeatedly detected by the distance detection means; and a determination means which determines a height of the target from a road surface based on values of coefficients of the approximation expression.
US09689973B2	Acoustic probe with components of acoustic elements having different pitches than each other An acoustic probe includes a plurality of acoustic array components separated and spaced apart from each other. Each of the acoustic array components includes: an array of acoustic element circuits disposed contiguous to each other at a first pitch; a plurality of pads each corresponding to one of the acoustic element circuits and formed within a circuitry area of the corresponding acoustic element circuit, the pads being disposed at a second pitch; a plurality of interconnection bumps each corresponding to one of the pads and being disposed in electrical connection with the corresponding pad, wherein the interconnection bumps are disposed at a third pitch; and a plurality of acoustic transducer elements on the interconnection bumps. The acoustic transducer elements are disposed at a fourth pitch. At least two of the first, second, third, and fourth pitches are different than each other.
US09689967B1	Adaptive transmission and interference cancellation for MIMO radar A radar system has different modes of operation. In one mode the radar operates as a single-input, multiple-output (SIMO) radar system utilizing one transmitted signal from one antenna at a time. Codes with known excellent autocorrelation properties are utilized in this mode. At each receiver the response after correlating with various possible transmitted signals is measured in order to estimate the interference that each transmitter will represent at each receiver. The estimated effect of the interference from one transmitter on a receiver that correlates with a different code is used to mitigate the interference. In another mode, the radar operates as a MIMO radar system utilizing all the antennas at a time. Interference cancellation of the non-ideal cross correlation sidelobes when transmitting in the MIMO mode are employed to remove ghost targets due to unwanted sidelobes.
US09689965B2	Hostile fire detection for an airborne platform Systems and methods are presented for detecting a direction of an incoming projectile and determining a source location of the projectile. One or more resonant sensors (comprising a plate, piezo electric sensor, etc.) can be arranged, where shockwaves from the projectile (e.g., shockwaves from a bullet travelling at supersonic speeds) are incident upon the plate and cause the plate to resonate. The resonance causes an electrical signal to be generated by the piezo electric sensor (e.g., a piezo electric film sensor), the greater the degree of resonance in the plate, the higher the magnitude of signal generated by the piezo electric sensor. By comparing the magnitude of the piezo electric signals across the array of resonant sensors it is possible to determine a trajectory of the projectile and hence a location of the source of the projectile. Acoustic waves can also be generated by muzzle waves.
US09689963B2	Navigation system and method A navigation system and associate methods are described that include a plurality of fixed terrestrial based reference devices that calibrate the system by tracking positional error between the fixed terrestrial based reference devices. A navigation system and associated methods are also described that include a laser positioning system. A navigation system and associated methods are described that include an RF positioning system. In one example, the laser positioning system, and the RF positioning system cross check one another to ensure reliability and accuracy of a position measurement.
US09689962B2	Determining the geographic location of a portable electronic device A self-positioning portable electronic device comprises a signal receiving unit for receiving a signal from one or more remote transmitters, and a local positioning unit for determining a local position of the device. The device operates to obtain a plurality of data samples from the signal at different time points during a measurement period with movement of the portable electronic device along an arbitrary trajectory, associate each data sample with a local position obtained from the local positioning unit so as to form a synthetic antenna array, obtain an array response of the synthetic antenna array, and identify the geographic location of the portable electronic device, by processing the synthetic antenna array as a function of the array response and using knowledge about the geographic location of the transmitter(s).
US09689955B2	Ranging system using active radio frequency (RF) nodes A ranging system includes at least one beacon and a control module. The at least one beacon is configured to scan each segment in a plurality of segments of an arc with a narrow radio frequency (RF) beam and receive a response signal from an end user node in at least one segment. Each segment of the arc is scanned at a specified time interval. The control module is configured to communicate with the at least one beacon. The control module is further configured to calculate at least one of an angle-of-arrival (AOA) and a time-of-flight (TOF) of a response signal from the end user node to the beacon and generate an end user node location relative to a beacon location.
US09689942B2	Quantitative NMR clinical analyzers with automatic NMR temperature sensitivity compensation that accommodate large ambient operational temperature ranges NMR analyzers and associated methods, circuits and computer program products that allow NMR operation in fluctuating ambient temperature environments of at least +/−5 degrees F. in a relatively large operating temperature range, typically between about 60-85 degrees F.) with the ability to still generate accurate quantitative measurements using an electronically applied temperature sensitivity adjustment based on an a priori model of temperature sensitivity and a detected temperature proximate the NMR signal acquisition (e.g., scan). The clinical NMR analyzers can be remotely accessed to evaluate linearity and temperature compensation adjustments.
US09689933B2	Magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor, comprising a suspending mass block, a group of Y direction displacement sensors, a group of Z direction displacement sensors and a power supply; wherein the mass block, the Y direction displacement sensors and the Z direction displacement sensors respectively comprise a plurality of metal layers and a dielectric layer between two metal layers. In the mass block, a region corresponding to the Y direction displacement sensors and a region corresponding to the Z direction displacement sensors respectively comprise at least two metal layers connected by a via. The Y direction displacement sensors include two electrodes, each comprising at least two metal layers connected by a via; the Z direction displacement sensor includes two electrodes, each comprising at least two metal layers connected by a via; and the power supply provides a current flowing through the mass block selectively in X or Y direction.
US09689931B2	Magnetic field sensor and method for determining and correcting an offset voltage of a magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor having a Hall sensor with a first terminal contact and with a second terminal contact and with a third terminal contact and with a fourth terminal contact and with a fifth terminal contact, whereby a first switch with a control input is provided between the first terminal contact and the fifth terminal contact, and the first switch connects or disconnects the first terminal contact to/from the fifth terminal contact, and a control unit is provided and the control unit is connected to the control input of the first switch.
US09689927B2	Detection circuit and electronic terminal Disclosed are a detection circuit and an electronic terminal. The detection circuit is applied in the electronic terminal and configured to detect a real-time working current of the electronic terminal. The circuit comprises: a resistor, having two ends and with variable resistance values; a sampling unit, configured to be connected with both ends of the resistor and collect voltages at both ends of the resistor; a first memory, configured to store a current calculating method and an electric quantity calculating method; a data processing control unit, configured to be connected with the sampling unit and the first memory, calculate a voltage difference across the resistor according to the voltages, and call above calculating methods to acquire a current value and an electric quantity value according to the voltage difference and the resistance value; and a power supply device, configured to provide a stable power supply for the detection circuit.
US09689926B2	Battery controlling using charge state calculator and charge state verifier The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery control device that can appropriately verify the results of the estimation of the state of charge of a battery. This battery control device is provided with a charged state calculation unit that calculates the state of charge of the battery and a charged state verification unit that verifies the results of the calculation. The charged state verification unit calculates the charged state using a calculation procedure that is not being used by the charged state calculation unit.
US09689920B2	Identification of unknown sources for logic built-in self test in verification A tool for determining unknown sources in a circuit design for exclusion from logic built-in self test (LBIST) verification for the circuit. The tool initializes, by one or more computer processors, one or more nets contained in an initial nets list, wherein the initial nets list is a representation of a circuit design being tested. The tool removes, by one or more computer processors, the one or more nets initialized in response to initialization of each of one or more latches in one or more test channels of the circuit design being tested. The tool determines, by one or more computer processors, whether a latch of the one or more latches is corrupted by an unknown source.
US09689916B2	Method for determining set value of pressure for inspection in wafer inspection apparatus In a method for determining a set value of a pressure for inspection in a wafer inspection apparatus, a surrounding space sealable between a chuck top and a probe card by a vacuum mechanism is evacuated and a highest negative pressure in the surrounding space is measured as a reference pressure when the chuck top has floated by the evacuation. Then as a reference height position, a height position of the chuck top corresponding to the reference pressure is obtained. Further, a pressure in the surrounding space is decreased to a level lower than the reference pressure, the pressure in the surrounding space, when the chuck top reaches a target height position obtained by adding a preset overdrive amount for a press-contact state between the probe card and the wafer to the reference height position, is measured and the measured pressure is set as the set value of the pressure.
US09689906B2	Method and device for position detection The method and device for position detection are disclosed. Corresponding to a first touch related sensing information, a second touch related sensing information is acquired for determining at least one position. Each position is used separately for determining the position of a centroid according to the first touch related sensing information or the second touch related sensing information.
US09689905B2	Power measurement apparatus A power measurement apparatus configured to measure power consumed at a load, the apparatus includes a magnetic film module, an adjuster, a measurement resistance, and a voltage detector. The magnetic film module is arranged so that a longitudinal direction of the magnetic film module is parallel to current flowing in the load. The adjuster is configured to adjust a pass-frequency and a phase of a voltage at one terminal of the magnetic film module. The measurement resistance is serial-connected to the magnetic film module. The voltage detector is configured to detect a voltage between both terminals of the magnetic film module.
US09689904B2	Current sensor with stray magnetic field rejection An electrical bus bar system (10) is provided for mounting a plurality of current sensor devices (12) in close proximity to each other, each of the current sensor devices (12) having a sense axis (14). The system includes a plurality of elongate bus bars (16) extending along longitudinal axes (18) parallel to each other. The bus bars (16) are spaced from each other along a transverse axis (20) that extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axes (18). Each bus bar has a current sensor mount portion (22) configured to mount one of the current sensor devices (12) with the sense axis (14) extending parallel to the transverse axis (20).
US09689901B2	Apparatus and methods thereof for power consumption measurement at circuit breaker points Apparatus and methods are provided for the measurement of power consumption at points of interest, such as circuit breakers, machines, and the like. Accordingly, means are provided for measurement of power consumption for each electrical sub-network that is controlled by a circuit breaker. Each apparatus is enabled to communicate its respective data, in an environment of a plurality of such apparatuses, to a management unit which is enabled to provide finer granularity power consumption profiles. Challenges of measuring relatively low supply currents, wireless operation in an environment of a large number of apparatuses, and self-powering are addressed.
US09689898B2	Medium or high voltage arrangement with cable connection terminal A medium or high voltage arrangement with a cable connection terminal and a voltage sensor is disclosed, wherein the voltage sensor has a resistive voltage divider and shielding electrodes. In order to enhance the accuracy of voltage measurement at medium or high voltage pole parts, the voltage sensor can be applied as a voltage sensor module, which can be integrated in a further cable connection terminal, and the shielding electrodes can be an integral part of the voltage sensor module or an integral part of an insulating housing part of the further cable connection terminal.
US09689893B2	Scanning probe microscope Disclosed herein is a scanning probe microscope including a cantilever, a three-dimensional moving mechanism moving a sample stage in three dimensions, and a measurement chamber sealed not to be exposed to external air. At least the cantilever, the sample stage, and the three-dimensional moving mechanism are accommodated in the measurement chamber. The measurement chamber is provided with a pair of guide rails used to transport the sample stage. The sample stage has an engagement portion. The three-dimensional moving mechanism is disposed in the vicinity of a predetermined position and between the guide rails. The three-dimensional moving mechanism can be moved to above the guide rails and below the guide rails. When the sample stage is transported to the predetermined position in a horizontal direction, the three-dimensional moving mechanism is lifted up to the bottom surface of the sample stage so that the scanning probe microscope can perform measurement.
US09689886B2	Flow angle probe with a passively rotating vane A flow angle probe is provided comprising: (a) a probe vane configured to contact a moving fluid within a fluid conduit; (b) an optional probe mounting mechanically coupled to the probe vane; (c) a rotary shaft coupled either to the optional probe mounting or the probe vane; (d) a rotary encoder coupled to the rotary shaft; (e) a sensor hermetically isolated from the probe vane and configured to sense a change in position of the rotary encoder; and (f) a probe housing encompassing at least a portion of the rotary shaft, the rotary encoder and the sensor. The novel flow angle probes disclosed herein may be used in a wide variety of turbomachines and fluid processing systems, and applications, including turbomachine design and operational control, as well as in flow assurance.
US09689883B2	Automated analyzer To provide an automated analyzer with a built-in, user-friendly printer that can avoid contamination of printed paper of the printer by having a housing front wall 102 provided in a recessed manner from a front end 101 of a housing upper portion that has disposed thereon a sample disc 110, a reagent disc 120, a reaction disc, a sample dispensing mechanism, and a reagent dispensing mechanism, and by having a printer 200 and a paper receptacle 210 disposed on the housing front wall. The front end portion of the housing upper portion that projects beyond the housing front wall serves as eaves, thereby preventing a sample or a reagent that may be spilled on the housing upper portion from staining the printer or printing paper.
US09689880B2	Markers associated with arteriovascular events and methods of use thereof Disclosed are methods of identifying subjects with arteriovascular disease, subjects at risk for developing arteriovascular disease, methods of differentially diagnosing diseases associated with arteriovascular disease from other diseases or within sub-classifications of arteriovascular disease, methods of evaluating the risk of arteriovascular events in patients with arteriovascular disease, methods of evaluating the effectiveness of treatments in subjects with arteriovascular disease, and methods of selecting therapies for treating arteriovascular disease.
US09689879B2	Specific and high affinity binding proteins comprising modified SH3 domains of Fyn kinase The present invention relates to a method for the production of a library comprising recombinant derivatives of the SH3 domain of the Fyn kinase of SEQ ID NO: 1 as well as a method for selecting from a library comprising recombinant derivatives of the SH3 domain of the Fyn kinase of SEQ ID NO: 1 one or more of said derivatives having a specific binding affinity to a protein or peptide.
US09689872B2	Protein binding domains stabilizing functional conformational states of GPCRs and uses thereof The present invention relates to the field of GPCR structure biology and signaling. In particular, the present invention relates to protein binding domains directed against or capable of specifically binding to a functional conformational state of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR). More specifically, the present invention provides protein binding domains that are capable of increasing the stability of a functional conformational state of a GPCR, in particular, increasing the stability of a GPCR in its active conformational state. The protein binding domains of the present invention can be used as a tool for the structural and functional characterization of G-protein-coupled receptors bound to various natural and synthetic ligands, as well as for screening and drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs. Moreover, the invention also encompasses the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic usefulness of these protein binding domains for GPCR-related diseases.
US09689864B2	Method and apparatus for rapid quantification of an analyte in breath A method of determining the concentration of an analyte of interest in breath. The method includes obtaining a disposable cartridge comprising a reaction chamber, a liquid chamber, and a window to permit determination of a color intensity in the reaction chamber, directing a volume of breath into the cartridge, and initiating a sequence whereby liquid is released from the liquid container into the reaction chamber to cause a reaction which produces a change in the intensity of a color viewable through the window. The intensity of the color corresponds to the concentration of the analyte of interest. The reaction progresses through a kinetic phase and eventually reaches equilibrium. The sequence additionally includes measuring the intensity of the color at a point in the kinetic phase, to determine the concentration of the analyte of interest in breath.
US09689862B2	Antigen binding protein and its use as addressing product for the treatment of cancer The present invention relates to an antigen binding protein, in particular a monoclonal antibody, capable of binding specifically to the protein Axl as well as the amino and nucleic acid sequences coding for said protein. From one aspect, the invention relates to an antigen binding protein, or antigen binding fragments, capable of binding specifically to Axl and, by inducing internalization of Axl, being internalized into the cell. The invention also comprises the use of said antigen binding protein as an addressing product in conjugation with other anti-cancer compounds, such as toxins, radio-elements or drugs, and the use of same for the treatment of certain cancers.
US09689859B2	Analytical method for detecting fuel markers A gas chromatographic method for detecting a first marker and a second marker in a fuel in two channels: (i) a first capillary column coated with polysiloxane and a second capillary column coated with polyethylene glycol; and (ii) a third capillary column coated with polymethylphenylsiloxane and a fourth deactivated capillary column. The steps are: (a) introducing a first sample into the first column to produce a first effluent; (b) introducing only a portion of the first effluent into the second column to produce a second effluent; (c) allowing the second effluent to pass through a mass spectrometer; (d) introducing a second sample into the third column to produce a third effluent; (e) introducing only a portion of the third effluent into the fourth column to produce a fourth effluent; (f) allowing the fourth effluent to pass through a mass spectrometer.
US09689841B2	Fluorescent pI markers for isoelectric focusing separations and fluorescent labeling UV-Absorbing and fluorescent pl markers for isoelectric focusing separations and fluorescent labeling, and methods for making and using the markers.
US09689835B2	Amplified dual-gate bio field effect transistor The present disclosure provides a bio-field effect transistor (BioFET) and a method of fabricating a BioFET device. The method includes forming a BioFET using one or more process steps compatible with or typical to a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process. The BioFET device may include a substrate; a gate structure disposed on a first surface of the substrate and an interface layer formed on the second surface of the substrate. The interface layer may allow for a receptor to be placed on the interface layer to detect the presence of a biomolecule or bio-entity. An amplification factor of the BioFET device may be provided by a difference in capacitances associated with the gate structure on the first surface and with the interface layer formed on the second surface.
US09689827B2	Potentiostatic circuits for electrochemical sensors An electrochemical detector can be powered partly, or entirely by voltages generated by the sensor. Using either active circuits or a passive component which produces a predetermined voltage drop in the respective sensor, two electrode consumable anode oxygen sensors can be provided which do not evolve hydrogen during operation.
US09689826B2	Detection of chronic kidney disease and disease progression The present invention provides a sensor or a system comprising gold nanoparticles coated with specific organic coatings for diagnosing, staging or monitoring chronic kidney disease.
US09689824B2	Integrated multi-sensor module A semiconductor-based multi-sensor module integrates miniature temperature, pressure, and humidity sensors onto a single substrate. Pressure and humidity sensors can be implemented as capacitive thin film sensors, while the temperature sensor is implemented as a precision miniature Wheatstone bridge. Such multi-sensor modules can be used as building blocks in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Furthermore, the multi-sensor module can be built on top of existing circuitry that can be used to process signals from the sensors. An integrated multi-sensor module that uses differential sensors can measure a variety of localized ambient environmental conditions substantially simultaneously, and with a high level of precision. The multi-sensor module also features an integrated heater that can be used to calibrate or to adjust the sensors, either automatically or as needed. Such a miniature integrated multi-sensor module that features low power consumption can be used in medical monitoring and mobile computing, including smart phone applications.
US09689820B2	Thermography for battery component quality assurance Methods and apparatus for the detection of irregularities in a thin film by measurement of transient thermal response.
US09689806B2	Inspection apparatus, inspection method, and program To facilitate adjusting of a distance from an inspection target to an illumination section by providing a movable illumination section that is movable independently of the imaging section. An illumination apparatus has a plurality of LEDs arranged in a substantially annular form, a light diffusion member for diffusing light emitted from the plurality of LEDs, and a lighting control part for lighting the plurality of light sources in accordance with a predetermined lighting pattern when designated to start lighting. In particular, the illumination apparatus moves independently of a camera to adjust a distance to a workpiece.
US09689799B2	System and method for measuring fluorescence of a sample The present disclosure provides a system and a method for measuring fluorescence of a sample. The sample may be a polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) array, a loop-mediated-isothermal amplification array, etc. LEDs are used to excite the sample, and a photodiode is used to collect the sample's fluorescence. An electronic offset signal is used to reduce the effects of background fluorescence and the noises from the measurement system. An integrator integrates the difference between the output of the photodiode and the electronic offset signal over a given period of time. The resulting integral is then converted into digital domain for further processing and storage.
US09689795B2	Methods and systems to analyze a gas-mixture A system is presented. The system includes an absorption cell filled-with a gas-mixture, a mirror-cum-window comprising a first portion that acts as a first mirror and a second portion that acts as a first window, a second mirror, a plurality of radiation sources to generate a plurality of light beams directed into the absorption cell through the first window followed by reflection of the plurality of light beams between the first mirror and the second mirror to irradiate the gas-mixture resulting in generation of a plurality of transmitted light beams passing out of the absorption cell through the second window, a detector that detects at least one characteristic of the plurality of transmitted light beams resulting in generation of one or more response signals, and a processing subsystem that analyzes the gas-mixture at least based on the one or more response signals.
US09689793B2	System and method thereof for accurate optical detection of amphiphiles at a liquid crystal interface Systems and methods for detection of an amphiphile at a liquid crystal interface include the production of circular polarized light. A system 100 for detecting an amphiphile at a liquid crystal interface comprises a source of white collimated light. A circular polarizer is included for circularly polarizing incoming white light. Polarized white light passes through to an LC grid including a suspended LC film and a solution in contact with the LC grid at a surface. A spectrophotometer optically detects the presence of an amphiphile at the surface by determining a change in birefringence exhibited by the suspended LC film. A method for detecting amphiphiles at a liquid crystal water interface comprises shining collimated white light on an LC cell including an LC film, polarizing the white light with a circular polarizer, adding an amphiphile to a solution in contact with the LC film, and optically detecting the presence of the amphiphile by measuring a change in birefringence exhibited by the LC film.
US09689791B2	Testing device and methods for testing tape seal strength A testing device for testing adhesion seal strength of a tape to a substrate. The testing device includes a body defining a chamber having a first port in fluid communication with the chamber, a platform sealingly attached to the chamber and having an elongate opening or a plurality of openings therethrough as a second port of the chamber. The testing device further includes a frame removably mounted to the platform. The frame defines a perimeter that surrounds the second port and, when mounted to the platform, secures a test substrate thereunder against the platform with a fluid-tight seal. Methods for preparing a test sample and methods of operating the testing device are also disclosed.
US09689786B2	Method for determining the size distribution of a mixture of particles using Taylor dispersion, and associated system A method for determining the size distribution of a mixture of molecule or particle species including the steps of: injecting a sample of the mixture to be analyzed inside a capillary in which an eluent is flowing; transporting the sample injected along the capillary from an injection section to a detection section thereof, in experimental conditions suitable to generate a Taylor dispersion phenomenon that is measurable at the level of the detection section; generating, by a suitable sensor included in the detection section, a signal characteristic of the Taylor dispersion of the transported sample; processing the detection signal in order to obtain an experimental Taylor signal S(t); and analyzing the experimental Taylor signal Ŝ(t), wherein the step of analyzing an experimental Taylor signal Ŝ(t) of a sample of the mixture consists of searching an amplitude distribution P(G(c)) that allows the experimental Taylor signal Ŝ(t)′ to be broken down into a sum of Gaussian functions.
US09689785B2	Metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor having nanostructure and method for manufacturing same Disclosed is a metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor having a nanostructure, the metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor including: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a gas sensing layer provided on the first electrode, made of a metal oxide semiconductor which has a nanostructure and of which electrical conductivity changes when the metal oxide semiconductor reacts with gas to be sensed, and formed by oblique angle deposition; a second electrode formed on the metal oxide semiconductor; and a control unit for measuring the electrical conductivity of the gas sensing layer to sense the gas by applying a predetermined amount of current through the first and the second electrodes.
US09689775B2	Test apparatus and method for testing a first and/or a second electrical machine A first and/or a second electrical machine is tested using a test apparatus that includes a torque transmitter having torque connections for the first and the second electrical machine and an electrical shaft having respective electrical connections for the first and the second electrical machine. The electrical shaft is designed to transmit at least five times as much electrical power between the respective electrical connections as can be supplied by a supply apparatus of the test apparatus from an external electrical energy source to the electrical shaft. This condition is assumed to be satisfied when the test apparatus lacks such a supply apparatus. A corresponding method using such test apparatus is also disclosed.
US09689772B2	Optical pulse compression reflectometer An optical pulse compression reflectometer is provided, which comprises: a single wavelength continuous optical source, an optical splitter, a modulation frequency pulse generating module, an optical directional coupler, an optical fiber under test, an optical coupler, a balanced photoelectric detector, and a pulse compression processing module. The present invention, in addition to overcoming the contradictory constraint between spatial resolution and measurement range in traditional time domain reflectometry and giving to full play the super spatial resolution from frequency modulation technology, has a longer measurement range than that in the optical frequency domain reflectometry.
US09689762B2	Magnetic detection device and torque sensor including the same A hole is formed in a substrate of a magnetic detection device, the hole being spaced away from an outer edge of the substrate. Magnetic detection elements of a magnetic sensor detects magnetic field formed at first and second collector portions. A mold section encapsulates the magnetic detection elements. The magnetic sensor is surface mounted such that a portion of the mold section overlaps with the hole. The first collector portion faces a front surface of the magnetic sensor. A portion of the second collector portion is positioned in the hole to face a rear surface of the magnetic sensor. Accordingly, compared to a case where a hole is not provided, a magnetic circuit gap between the first and second collector portions is reduced.
US09689760B2	Stress detection in rail Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for determining rail stress. The method may include generating at least one ultrasonic guided wave to enable the at least one ultrasonic guided wave to propagate through a rail; detecting at least one of a fundamental frequency component of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave, one or more harmonics of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave, and/or a mixing component of the at least one ultrasonic guided wave; and determining a stress of the rail based on at least a nonlinearity parameter determined from the detected at least one of the fundamental frequency component, the one or more harmonics, and the mixing component. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
US09689758B2	Solar battery wireless load cell A load cell for transmitting load data of a polished rod in a rod pump system includes an outer shell having a u-shaped structure with two protrusions, the u-shaped structure configured to receive the polished rod, and the outer shell configured to be positioned between a rod clamp and a clamping bar of the rod pump system. Internal to the outer shell is a load sensor, a load signal processor, a modulator, a battery, and a charger, whereby the load cell measures a load on the polished rod and wirelessly transmits load signal data via a wireless transmitter internal to the outer shell but with an antenna that protrudes from the outer shell. Also internal to the outer shell is a battery which is charged by an external solar panel via the charger. The battery, charger, and solar panel provide power to the load cell.
US09689755B2	Temperature sensors A temperature sensor includes a sensor body and a wedge extension. The sensor body extends from a sensor base to an opposed sensor tip along a longitudinal axis. The sensor body has a leading edge and opposed trailing edge. The sensor body also has an interior flow passage with an inlet for fluid communication of fluid into the interior flow passage and an outlet for exhausting fluid out from the interior flow passage. The wedge extension is on the sensor body between the sensor tip and the sensor base on the leading edge of the sensor body.
US09689753B2	Handheld analyte meter with recharging control for improved analyte testing A handheld analyte meter, such as a blood glucose meter, has a measurement module, a rechargeable battery and a charging control to select a maximum charging current to regulate self-heating during recharging that can interfere with analyte tests. Self-heating by the meter can bias temperature measurements made inside the meter that are used to determine whether the temperature is acceptable for testing. Prior to beginning a charging session, the charging control selects the maximum charging current that does not change during the charging session based capacity of a charging source along with a first temperature measured near the battery that is compared with a first temperature range. By selecting the maximum charging current in this manner, the risk of the measurement module preventing a test under high lock-out conditions and the risk of the measurement module allowing a test when low lock-out conditions that are masked is reduced.
US09689752B2	OFDR device and OFDR method To provide an OFDR device and an OFDR method capable of measuring a large strain distribution or a large temperature distribution within a narrow measured wavelength range by using an FBG. A measured optical fiber 13 includes a plurality of gratings that is overlappingly formed in order to reflect a plurality of different wavelengths. An OFDR device 1 measures a strain distribution or a temperature distribution of the measured optical fiber 13 on the basis of the result of detection by a measuring range non-inclusion detector 26 that detects gratings of the plurality of gratings of which the reflected wavelengths are not included in the measured wavelength range from the peak wavelengths detected by a peak wavelength detector on the basis of measured wavelength range non-inclusion detecting condition data (Ds) in which a predetermined measured wavelength range is set in the direction of the axis of the peak wavelengths.
US09689743B2	Accuracy and precision in raman spectroscopy The disclosure is related systems and method for improved accuracy and precision in Raman spectroscopy. In one embodiment, a device may comprise a Raman spectroscopic apparatus configured to determine a property of a sample by directing photons at the sample and measuring a resulting Raman scattering, a positioning apparatus capable of manipulating a position of the sample, and the device being configured to selectively adjust a focus of the Raman spectroscopic apparatus to adjust an intensity of the Raman scattering. Another embodiment may be a method comprising performing a depth focus Raman spectra screening on a sample to determine a depth focus with a maximum-intensity Raman spectra, wherein the depth focus spectra screening comprises performing Raman spectra scans on the sample at a plurality of depth foci, and modifying a process based on a result of the Raman spectra scan at the depth focus with the maximum-intensity Raman spectra.
US09689742B2	Ultraviolet-sensitive sheet, method for manufacturing ultraviolet-sensing sheet, and method for sensing ultraviolet Provided an ultraviolet-sensing sheet that facilitates measurement of ultraviolet irradiance over a wide area, that is suitable in ultraviolet irradiance in a range from 1 to 1,000 mJ/cm2, a method for manufacturing such an ultraviolet-sensing sheet, and a method for sensing ultraviolet. The ultraviolet-sensing sheet has a change in reflection density ΔD1 of 0.2 or more over a range of cumulative illuminance 1 mJ/cm2 or more and less than 10 mJ/cm2,a change in reflection density ΔD2 of 0.2 or more over a range of cumulative illuminance 10 mJ/cm2 or more and less than 100 mJ/cm2, and a change in reflection density ΔD3 of 0.2 or more over a range of cumulative illuminance 100 mJ/cm2 or more and 1,000 mJ/cm2 or less,as measured at a wavelength of 365 nm when the ultraviolet-sensing sheet is irradiated with a high-pressure mercury lamp.
US09689738B1	Method and apparatus for offset frequency separation and drop out mitigation in non-contact vibrometry The present technology is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for improving the performance of non-contact vibrometers in the presence of platform motion and speckle noise. In addition, systems and methods are described that allow intentional frequency displacement of heterodyne and/or homodyne vibrometer returns to enable disambiguation of the sign of the vibration direction in the presence or absence of platform motion.
US09689737B2	Interlocking test weight system A test weight system includes a first assembly having a first body member and a plurality of ear members arranged about the first body member. The test weight system also includes a second assembly interlocked with the first assembly, the second assembly having a second body member defining a plurality of slots. A portion of each ear member extends through one of the plurality of slots.
US09689736B2	Method to provide a quality measure for meter verification results A system for evaluating a flow rate measurement includes a flowmeter and a diagnostic system. The diagnostic system is configured to perform a diagnostic test for detecting a physical change in the flowmeter that could impair operation of the flowmeter, output a result of the diagnostic test, evaluate a reliability of the diagnostic test using information about a process condition, and output an indication of the reliability of the diagnostic test.
US09689727B2	Ultrasonic flow meter An ultrasonic flow meter comprising: a measurement pipe, which has a measurement pipe wall, at least in some parts a basic shape having a rotationally symmetric or polygonal cross-section, and a straight measurement pipe axis; a transmitter for transmitting an acoustic signal on a first signal path; and a receiver for receiving the acoustic signal on the first signal path. The measurement pipe has a plurality of reflection surfaces, by which the acoustic signal on the first signal path is reflected multiple times, and wherein the reflection surfaces are integrally formed from the measurement pipe wall, the reflection surfaces for reflecting the acoustic signal being designed in such a way that one or more of the reflection surfaces at least partially protrude into the basic shape of the measurement pipe and one or more of the reflection surfaces project outward at least from the basic shape of the measurement pipe.
US09689722B2	Method for monitoring a transmitter and corresponding transmitter A method for monitoring a transmitter (1) with a measurement (2) and a transmission unit (3), with which a measurement (2) signal is generated that is dependent on a measurement quantity, and with the transmission unit (3) receiving the measurement signal, and based on the measurement signal, an output signal is transferred to a signal transmission element (4). To makes it possible to recognize an error, an input signal is taken from the signal transmission element (4) and is transferred to the measurement unit (2) as a comparison signal which corresponds to the input is compared with a stored signal and based upon the outcome of the comparison, either the measurement signal is transferred from the measurement unit (2) to the transmission unit (3) or the transmission unit (3) is shifted into a definable state and an error signal is transferred to it.
US09689720B1	Reduced airborne contamination detector heads A radiation detector head assembly is provided that includes a detector housing, a detector unit, and a fastener. The detector housing defines a cavity therein, and includes a shielding body disposed at least partially around the cavity. The detector unit is disposed within the cavity, and includes an absorption member and associated processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate electronic signals responsive to radiation received by the absorption member. The fastener extends through the detector housing, and is accepted by the detector unit to secure the detector unit to the detector housing. The shielding body of the detector housing is interposed between the fastener and the processing circuitry.
US09689713B2	Rotation angle detection apparatus A rotation angle detection apparatus includes three or more sensing portions and a controller. Each sensing portion includes a main circuit unit which is a full-bridge circuit and a subsidiary circuit unit which is a full-bridge circuit. An angle calculator of the controller calculates a rotation angle on the basis of a main signal corresponding to a main positive signal and a main negative signal outputted from at least one main circuit unit and a subsidiary signal corresponding to a subsidiary positive signal and a subsidiary negative signal outputted from at least one subsidiary circuit unit. An abnormality monitoring unit compares main signals and also compares subsidiary signals outputted from different sensing portions and monitors an abnormality occurrence according to a comparison result. A rotation angle can be thus detected with high accuracy.
US09689708B2	Measuring method for a measured variable dependent on auxiliary measured variables A method for determining a value of a measured variable, which is a function of a first auxiliary measured variable and at least a second auxiliary measured variable, comprising: registering and providing a sequence of measured values of the first auxiliary measured variable over at least a first time range; providing a value of the second auxiliary measured variable, wherein the point in time of registering the provided value lies in the first time range; selecting a value of the first auxiliary measured variable from the sequence of measured values of the first auxiliary measured variable as a function of information concerning point in time of registering the provided value of the second auxiliary measured variable; and ascertaining a value of the measured variable as a function of the selected value of the first auxiliary measured variable and the value of the second auxiliary measured variable.
US09689707B1	System, method, and indicator for distributing, generating, and presenting relative locations of points of interest A system, method, and indicator for distributing, generating, and presenting relative locations of points of interest to a viewer are disclosed. A distribution system may include a discovery datagram generator and a flight navigation datagram generator for broadcasting a discovery datagram and flight navigation datagram, respectively, to a portable electronic device (PED), where the flight navigation datagram may be comprised of navigation data representative of flight navigation information. A generating method may be performed by the PED configured to listen for and receive the discovery datagram; listen for and receive the navigation datagram continuously; and generate a display data set representative of the indicator continuously, where the indicator includes a directional pointer, a first rounded indicator, a second rounded indicator, and one or more location indicators, where each location indicator indicates a relative bearing to a point of interest measured with reference to the directional pointer.
US09689705B2	Systems and methods for electronic display of various conditions along a navigation route Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and displaying a linear visual indicator of an entire route on a singular screen. One method includes calculating a route based on start and destination location and then determining various conditions along the calculated route. These conditions include, for example, traffic, weather, construction, road type, etc. This discloses generating and displaying a linear depiction of the full route and the navigation mapping screen, to provide the user with an easily understandable and accessible view of the full picture of route conditions.
US09689702B2	Navigation system with map mechanism and method of operation thereof A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a potential route based on a navigation information, a status information, or a combination thereof; determining an update priority based on comparing a first map and the potential route on a second map with a control unit for identifying a discrepancy between the first map and the second map; and updating the first map based on the update priority for displaying on a device.
US09689701B2	Navigation device Disclosed is a navigation device which extracts an entrance and exit section which exists ahead of a vehicle and in which a vehicle is permitted to make a lane change between an HOV lane and a normal lane on the basis of information about the position of the vehicle and map data in which the HOV lane and the normal lane are defined by a single link, extracts a branch point on the HOV lane existing ahead of the vehicle on the basis of the map data and the position information, determines a guidance time for the extracted entrance and exit section, and another guidance time for the branch point, and provides guidance notifying that the vehicle can exit the HOV lane or guidance notifying that the vehicle can enter the HOV lane at the guidance time, or provides guidance on the branch at the other guidance time.
US09689696B1	Determining handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for determining and assigning intermediate handoff checkpoints for low-resolution robot planning. In various implementations, a global path planner may identify a task to be performed by a robot in an environment. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine, based at least in part on one or more attributes of the environment or the task, an intermediate handoff checkpoint for the robot to reach by a scheduled time while the robot performs the task. In various implementations, the global path planner may determine that a measure of reactivity that would be attributable to the robot upon the robot being assigned the intermediate handoff checkpoint satisfies a reactivity threshold. In various implementations, the global path planner may provide, to a local path planner associated with the robot, data indicative of the intermediate handoff checkpoint.
US09689693B2	Systems and methods for learning and displaying customized geographical navigational options Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and displaying a comparison of multiple modes of transportation for reaching a destination. One method includes receiving, for a user over an electronic network, log-in information, one or more transportation preferences and a destination; identifying a subset of available modes of transportation to the destination; determining a time, distance, and cost associated with traveling to the destination using each available mode; identify a further subset of acceptable modes by comparing the determined time, distance and cost of each available mode against one or more of the user's preferences, the user's history, a date and time, one or more assumption, and a mode total weighting; and identifying at least one option for traveling to the destination using each acceptable mode.
US09689684B2	Inertial navigation system An inertial measurement system for a longitudinal projectile comprising: a first, roll gyro to be oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile; a second gyro and a third gyro with axes arranged with respect to the roll gyro such that they define a three dimensional coordinate system; a controller, arranged to: compute a current projectile attitude from the outputs of the first, second and third gyros, the computed attitude comprising a roll angle, a pitch angle and a yaw angle; compare the computed pitch and yaw angles with expected values for the pitch and yaw angles; calculate a roll angle error and a roll scale factor error based on the difference between the computed pitch and yaw angles and the expected pitch and yaw angles; and apply the calculated roll angle error and roll scale factor error to the output of the roll gyro.
US09689683B2	Magnetic positioning device A magnetic positioning device includes a magnetic scanning unit and a magnetic sensing unit. The magnetic scanning unit is for forming a first magnetic surface and a second magnetic surface. The first magnetic surface and second magnetic surface rotatably form a detection space. The magnetic sensing unit is disposed in the detection space for recording a first time point and a second time point. The magnetic sensing unit is in contact to the first magnetic surface at the first time point and defines a first-angle data. The magnetic sensing unit is in contact to the second magnetic surface at the second time point and defines a second-angle data. The first-angle data and the second-angle data define a location data of the magnetic sensing unit in the detection space with respect to the magnetic scanning unit, wherein the first time point is not the same as the second time point.
US09689672B2	Level device A level device for a spirit level includes a level device body, and a substantially cylindrical cavity formed by an inside wall of the level device body. The cavity has a longitudinal axis and serves to accommodate a liquid, and the level device body is arranged in a carrier body. The carrier body includes two transparent covers for closing the carrier body and preferably includes a casing body which is preferably in the form of a circular ring. An outside wall of the level device body has a curved region with a curvature in the longitudinal direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the cavity, by which a magnifying glass effect can be achieved when viewing a marker body which can be arranged in the cavity.
US09689652B2	Handheld measuring instrument The invention relates to a handheld measurement instrument and a configurator forming a measurement kit. The measuring instrument and the configurator are provided each with an interface, enabling communication between the measuring instrument and the configurator. The handheld measurement instrument further comprises a measuring unit for measuring distances or angles of an object by contacting physically distinct points of said object; and a circuit unit applying a function of a functionality on electronic signals/electronic measurement results delivered from the measuring unit in order to deliver the measuring results in a desired form to the user by output means. The form the results should be presented can be selected by the user using input means of the measuring instrument. The circuit unit is configurable by the user using the configurator in order to determine, with which functionality the circuit unit and the input means, respectively should be equipped.
US09689645B2	Interface for a sighting device for a firearm In the field of aiming devices for firearms, an interface includes a longitudinal median plane XX′, and: a first portion able to be fixed on a weapon, a second portion movable with respect to the first portion, elements for damping the movement of the second portion with respect to the first portion, an upper portion including elements able to allow the fixing of a telescope or a camera, wherein: the damping elements include at least a first and a second damper, one of which is placed on one side of the longitudinal median plane and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion, and the other one is placed on the other side of the longitudinal median plane XX′ and between the first portion and the second portion or the upper portion.
US09689644B1	Photoelectric sighting device capable of performing 3D positioning and display of target object The present invention relates to the technical field of sighting, and specifically relates to a photoelectric sighting device capable of performing 3D positioning and display of a target object. The invention provides a photoelectric sighting device realizing integration of range-finding unit and multiple sensors and capable of performing 3D positioning to a target object. In the process of sighting, a target object is positioned, and displayed in the same 3D coordinate system together with the sighting device, so as to be sighted; the invention also provides a calibration method of sighting device, combined with the 3D positioning of a target object by the sighting device, such that a user calibrates a firearm before shooting.
US09689633B1	Magazine loader A magazine loader include a main body, a rounds recess, and a magazine recess. A plurality of rounds are provided to the rounds recess and positionally maintained by a rounds recess bottom, first and second rounds recess ledges, and first and second rounds recess sides. With a magazine positioned within the magazine recess and the rounds within the rounds recess, as the rounds are slidably moved towards the magazine recess, pivot points of each round successively abuts a downwardly angled portion of the second rounds recess side and pivots to angle a second round end of each round towards the magazine and over another downwardly angled portion of the first rounds recess side, so that each round successively enters the magazine.
US09689627B2	Water-cooling device with waterproof stator and rotor pumping unit A water-cooling module includes a main body. The main body has a receiving space and a water room partitioning board. The receiving space is partitioned by the water room partitioning board into a pump chamber and a heat exchange chamber. The pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber communicate with each other through at least one communication section. A pump unit is disposed in the pump chamber. A heat transfer unit is disposed in the heat exchange chamber. A cooling fluid is filled up in the main body to circulate within the pump chamber and the heat exchange chamber. The pump unit is entirely immersed in the cooling fluid so that the operation efficiency of the pump unit is enhanced and the main body is thinned. Moreover, the problem of overheating of the pump unit in operation is solved.
US09689622B2	Heat transfer device A heat transfer device that can improve temperature uniformity along the entire length of a pipe line housed in the heat transfer device is provided. The heat transfer device transferring heat to the pipe line in which a fluid flows includes: a heat transfer block of high heat conductivity, surrounding the pipe line, a heat pipe formed in the heat transfer block, along an extending direction of the pipe line, and a heater applying heat to the heat pipe. The heat transfer block includes a plurality of divided blocks dividable along the extending direction of the pipe line. There is provided a proximity portion where the heat transfer block is in proximate to the pipe line at both ends of the heat transfer block in the extending direction of the pipe line.
US09689619B2	Heat exchanger, refrigeration cycle apparatus including heat exchanger and air-conditioning apparatus A heat exchanger includes a plurality of heat exchange units each including a plurality of fins arranged at intervals such that air passes between adjacent fins and a plurality of heat transfer tubes through which a refrigerant flows. The heat transfer tubes extend through the fins in a direction of arrangement of the fins. The heat transfer tubes are arranged at multiple levels in a level direction perpendicular to an air passing direction. The heat exchange units are arranged in multiple rows in a row direction, serving as the air passing direction. The heat exchanger further includes a row straddling header. Refrigerant passages are provided such that the refrigerant flowing from inlets of the refrigerant passages turns in the row straddling header to outlets of the refrigerant passages. The row straddling header has an interior separated into a plurality of chambers arranged in the level direction. The refrigerant passage is isolated for its corresponding chamber.
US09689612B2	Selective oxy-fuel burner and method for a rotary furnace A selective oxy-fuel burner for mounting in a charge door of a rotary furnace, including at least two burner elements each oriented to fire into different portions of the furnace, each burner element including a selective distribution nozzle configured to flow a first reactant; and a proportional distribution nozzle configured to flow a second reactant; at least one sensor to detect one or more process parameters related to furnace operation; and a controller programmed to independently control the first reactant flow to each selective distribution nozzle based on the detected process parameters such that at least one burner element is active and at least one burner element is passive; wherein the second reactant is substantially proportionally distributed to the proportional distribution nozzles; and wherein the first reactant is one of a fuel and an oxidant and wherein the second reactant is the other of a fuel and an oxidant.
US09689610B2	Raw material supply apparatus, raw material supply method and flash smelting furnace A raw material supply apparatus that supplies a raw material into a flash smelting furnace and supplies a first gas contributing to a reaction of the raw material into the flash smelting furnace, includes: a raw material passage that is provided out of a lance through which the first gas passes, the raw material passing through the raw material passage; and an adjuster that adjusts a distribution of the raw material by blowing a second gas to the raw material passing through the raw material passage.
US09689608B2	Methods and devices for drying hydrocarbon containing gas Processes and devices for recovering natural gas liquid from a hydrocarbon containing gas are provided by introduction of compressed air to a vortex tube. The vortex tube generates a cold air stream that is introduced into a heat exchanger. A hydrocarbon containing gas of higher temperature than the cold air stream is introduced into the heat exchanger, so that the cold air stream in the heat exchanger cools the hydrocarbon containing gas to condense natural gas vapors in the hydrocarbon containing gas to liquid hydrocarbons. In this manner, liquid hydrocarbons and dry hydrocarbon containing gas are obtained.
US09689604B2	Multi-section core vacuum insulation panels with hybrid barrier film envelope A multi-layer vacuum insulating panel that includes: a first barrier film having at least one polymeric material layer and; a second barrier film having at least one interior polymeric layer, a metal foil layer, and at least one exterior polymeric layer positioned on the opposite side of the metal foil layer as the at least one interior polymeric layer; a sealing junction between the first barrier film and the second barrier film at a sealing section about a perimeter of the first barrier film and the second barrier film where the first barrier film and the second barrier film physically and sealingly engage one another; and a multi-section central core having a first fumed silica region that contains at least one fumed silica compound and at least one fibrous (fiberglass) region that are each discrete regions within the interior volume.
US09689595B2	Electronic expansion valve An electronic expansion valve is provided, the valve needle component thereof is provided with an axial mounting hole, the screw rod position limiting portion is mounted at the bottom end of the screw rod and extends into the axial mounting hole, and the valve needle position limiting portion is mounted at an open end of the axial mounting hole; and a distance between the bottom end of the screw rod and a bottom wall of the axial mounting hole forms the predetermined buffer distance. When the refrigerant flows reversely, the structural design of the electronic expansion valve may, on one hand, simplify the control procedure, and on the other hand, avoid the problem that a screw rod is stuck because a valve needle component is not removed in time.
US09689594B2	Evaporator, and method of conditioning air An evaporator includes an inlet manifold, an outlet parallel to the inlet manifold, and a collection manifold parallel and adjacent to the outlet manifold. First flow conduits extend from the inlet manifold to the collection manifold, and at least one second flow conduit extends from the collection manifold to the outlet manifold. The evaporator can be housed within an enclosure to provide a cased evaporator. Air is conditioned by transferring heat from the air to refrigerant as the air passes through the evaporator. The refrigerant is received from outside the enclosure into the inlet manifold, and is directed through first and second refrigerant passes to receive heat from the air. The flow of refrigerant is received from the second pass into a collection manifold, is transferred to an outlet manifold, and is removed from the enclosure.
US09689589B2	Refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit connecting heat-source units in parallel with usage units. First and second heat-source units have first and second compressors, first and second heat-source-side heat exchangers, first and second high-pressure receivers, first and second detecting elements detecting whether the receivers are near flooding, first and second bypass channels returning refrigerant in top parts of the receivers to intake sides of the compressors, and first and second motor-operated valves on the bypass channels, respectively. A controller performs excess refrigerant distribution control in which an opening degree of the first valve is controlled to be greater than an opening degree of the second valve when the second detecting element detects a nearly flooded state, and the opening degree of the second valve is controlled to be greater than the opening degree of the first valve when the first detecting element detects a nearly flooded state.
US09689583B2	Occupancy based energy optimization systems and methods A method for occupancy based energy optimization can include determining a size and speed of a number of objects within an area, determining a number of human occupants within the area based on the size and speed of the number of objects within the area, and altering a number of environmental settings for the area based on the determined number of human occupants.
US09689575B2	Indoor grill An indoor grill includes a system for retaining a desired amount of heat and smoke during cooking, while passing excess smoke through a filtering system. A water tray is disposed below the heating element, thereby resisting a tendency for dripping grease to create excessive smoke. A hood includes interior and exterior portions, with a space defined therebetween, and the space being accessible along the bottom edge of the hood. A filtration system is connected to the space between the interior and exterior housing portions. Smoke is drawn into the space between the inner and outer hood from the bottom edge, permitting some smoke to remain within the hood for flavoring. When the hood is opened, the hood's edge is raised, raising the entrance to the space between the inner and outer portions up towards the smoke that remained within the hood, and drawing that smoke into the filtration system.
US09689574B2	System and method for reducing modal coupling of combustion dynamics A system and method for reducing modal coupling of combustion dynamics generally include multiple combustors, and each combustor includes multiple fuel nozzle groups for mixing fuel with a compressed working fluid prior to combustion. A fuel circuit is in fluid communication with each fuel nozzle, and orifice plates in the fuel circuit upstream from the fuel nozzles control the fuel split between the fuel nozzles in each combustor and/or between different combustors to produce a frequency difference between combustors.
US09689566B1	Baby monitor light A baby monitoring light system includes a light body having a bottom portion and a top portion, the light body having a height generally shorter than the light body width and length, the light body comprising a light source oriented upwardly from the top portion, the light body adapted to project a light beam upwardly onto a surface approximately 5 to 15 feet away. The system may include a blanket having a pocket, the light body positionable in the pocket, the pocket having a space through which the light source projects when the light body is in the pocket. The light body may include one or more releasable fasteners.
US09689565B2	Recessed luminaire adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism for directional recessed luminaires includes a tilt adjustment screw 104 and rotation adjustment screw 124 supported in adjacent positions on a bearing ring 102, the screws being oriented vertically and conveniently accessible through an open center of the bearing ring. Follower 106 travels vertically on the tilt adjustment screw when rotated. Drive link 108 connected to both the follower and a four bar linkage (110), transfers force from the follower to the linkage when the tilt screw is rotated. The linkage pivots about anchor points 114,116 and is pivotally connected to lamp carrier frame 118 supporting light source 105. When the tilt adjustment screw is rotated, light source moves along a path (FIG. 6, 7) to aim the light beam. After aiming, the mechanism locks the light source into place. The mechanism is compact and the adjustment screws are easily accessible from beneath the mechanism.
US09689556B2	Down conversion array comprising quantum dots The present invention relates inter alia to an array comprising i times j array elements, wherein the array elements may comprise at least one quantum dot and/or at least one photoluminescent compound. Further the present invention relates to devices comprising these arrays. The arrays and devices can be used to generate white light with high color purity.
US09689550B2	Vehicular lamp device A vehicular lamp device includes a lighting device mounted in the compartment of a lamp seat and includes a circuit board on which lighting elements are mounted. A reflective seat is mounted in the compartment and includes a reflective board having a reflective face. A lens seat is mounted in the compartment, includes lens portions located in front of the lighting elements, and includes a hollow portion aligned with the reflective board. Each lens portion includes a light input portion, a light guiding portion, and a first light output face. A refractive portion extends from a front end of each light guiding portion. A front cover includes a light transmitting portion aligned with the first light output portions. The front cover further includes a half reflective portion aligned with the reflective face. The half reflective portion includes a partially transparent front surface and a partially reflective rear surface.
US09689544B2	Light engine for and method of simulating a flame An apparatus, system, and method for lighting effects, including simulating a flame. A three dimensional carrier includes an array of a plurality of light sources distributed on it. A control circuit coordinates on/off of the light sources in a manner to simulate a jumping flame. In one embodiment, the three dimensional carrier and LEDs are encapsulated in an at least partially light transmissive cover. This light modular engine includes a control circuit and an interface to electrical power. The system can include the light engine in a light fixture such as an architectural fixture. The methodology can include a sequence of on/off and brightness variations for the array of light sources.
US09689543B1	Ferro fluid lamp A novelty lamp, which includes a transparent or translucent container with a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface of the container is mounted in a base member. Two substances are received in the container, one of which is ferro fluid. The ferro fluid has a higher relative density at room temperature and is immiscible with the other substance. Upon application of heat, which is supplied by a light bulb mounted within the base member, globules of the substance with the initially higher relative density become less dense, rise in the other substance and flow around the container. As the globules rise toward the top surface of the container they cool, become denser and drop back down toward the bottom surface of the container. Because the ferro fluid is a magnetic liquid, magnets can manipulate it, while it changes density and flows in the container.
US09689535B1	LED lightbulb minimizing LEDs for uniform light distribution An apparatus comprising a base, a heat sink, a plurality of thermal elements, and a plurality of LED elements. The base may be configured to attach to a screw in light socket. The heat sink may be connected to the base. The plurality of thermal mounts may project from the heat sink. The thermal mounts may be electrically connected to the base and thermally connected to the heat sink. The plurality of LED elements may be connected to the thermal mounts. The LED elements may form a pattern about a central axis to project light evenly from the apparatus.
US09689529B2	Oil injection unit An oil injection unit to provide motor oil to the motor of an electric submersible pump. The oil injection unit includes an injection module containing an amount of motor oil to be injected into the motor, a sensor to detect a predetermined condition that indicates the need to inject motor oil into the motor, and an injection valve that can be selectively opened to inject motor oil to the motor upon detection by the sensor of the predetermined condition.
US09689512B2	Air hose delivery assembly with inner liner An air hose delivery assembly includes an external conduit. The air hose delivery assembly also includes a continuous inner liner disposed within the external conduit. The continuous inner liner is secured to the external conduit only at the ends of the continuous inner liner to form a tubular structure that is configured to be collapsed to a flat structure.
US09689503B2	Manifold solenoid valve An object of the present invention is to improve assembly workability of a manifold solenoid valve. A manifold solenoid valve is assembled by connecting each valve base 12 to an adjacent valve base with a connecting attachment 13, each valve base 12 is provided with: an air supply hole 32 communicating with an air supply port of a corresponding solenoid valve; an exhaust hole 33 communicating with an exhaust port of the corresponding solenoid valve; and an output hole 31 communicating with an output port of the corresponding solenoid valve, each side part of one end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a first protruding part 41, and each side part of the other end part of each valve base 12 is provided with a second protruding part 42, and the connecting attachment 13 has: a first clamp piece 53 provided with a claw part 53 engaging with the first protruding part 41; and a second clamp piece 52 provided with a claw part 54 engaging with the second protruding part 42.
US09689492B2	Torque converter having variable pitch stator A transmission includes a torque converter stator with controllable blade angle. The blade angle is adjusted by adjusting the rotational position of a control ring with respect to a stator hub. The stator blades are supported by the stator hob, a locking ring, and an outer ring. The stator blades have teeth that mesh with teeth on the control ring to determine blade angle. A controller adjust the blades by commanding fluid pressures in hydraulic circuits routed to the stator hub. Various circumstances in which the controller would adjust the blade angle are discussed.
US09689489B2	Apparatus and method for moving shift lever of vehicle An apparatus for moving a shift lever includes an actuator to move the shift lever to a predetermined shift stage by applying a pressure to one side of the shift lever through a pressing member, a position detection unit to detect a position of the pressing member, and a control unit to drive a driving unit, which provides, if a stoppage of the pressing member is detected based on the detection result of the position detection unit, a driving force to the pressing member so as to eliminate the stoppage.
US09689485B1	Differential assembly with axle torque vectoring A differential assembly for vehicle includes a differential, a prop shaft configured to drivingly couple the differential to a motive power source, a first half shaft configured to drivingly couple the differential to a first road wheel, and a second half shaft configured to drivingly couple the differential to a second road wheel. The differential assembly also includes a first electric machine having a first output shaft and a second electric machine having a second output shaft. The differential assembly additionally includes a first gearing assembly configured to selectively impose a controlled speed ratio between the first half shaft and the first output shaft and a second gearing assembly configured to selectively impose a controlled speed ratio between the second half shaft and the second output shaft.
US09689481B2	One mode continuously variable transmission with low loss configuration A one mode, front wheel drive continuously variable transmission includes a transmission input member interconnected to an engine of the motor vehicle, a transmission output member, a continuously variable unit having a first pulley pair, a second pulley pair, and a chain wrapped around the first pulley pair and the second pulley pair. A planetary gear set includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is connected to the first pulley pair and the third member is connected to the transmission input member. A clutch is selectively engageable to connect the first member of the planetary gear set with the transmission input member. A band brake selectively engageable to connect the second member with a stationary member. The transmission output member is interconnected to a differential supported by sets of ball bearings.
US09689456B2	Magnetorheological fluid shock absorber The entire length of a piston (20) of a magnetorheological fluid shock absorber (100) is reduced. The piston (20) includes a piston core (30) mounted on an end portion of a piston rod (21) and having a coil (33) provided on an outer periphery, a flux ring (35) surrounding the outer periphery of the piston core (30) and forming a flow passage for a magnetorheological fluid, a plate (40) formed annularly, arranged on an outer periphery of the piston rod, and joined to one end of the flux ring (35) through brazing, and a stopper containing a fixing nut (50). The flux ring (35) and the plate (40) are joined by a metal layer.
US09689455B2	Air spring modular piston A modular piston assembly is associated with an air spring assembly that has a bellows rolling over a surface of the piston assembly. The modular piston assembly includes a first piston portion adapted to fasten to an associated air spring bellows. A second piston portion separate from the first portion, is adapted to fasten to an associated mounting component. Interlocking members are provided to secure the first and second piston portions together, and/or any desired intermediate piston portions. Discrete air reservoirs may also be included in the modular piston assembly to increase the volume of the air spring.
US09689446B2	Method for making three dimension preform having high heat conductivity and method for making aircraft brake disc having the three dimension preform A method of manufacturing a three dimension preform having high thermal conductivity includes: a first step of manufacturing a unidirectional carbon fabric from a heat resistant fiber; a second step of putting the unidirectional carbon fabric into an aqueous solution with carbon nanomaterials contained in a vessel; a third step of taking the unidirectional carbon fabric out of the vessel and then drying the unidirectional carbon fabric; a fourth step of repeating the second step and the third step; a fifth step of stacking the unidirectional carbon fabrics with web carbon fabrics, which are made of a heat resistant fiber, inserted between the unidirectional carbon fabrics; and a sixth step of punching the stacked unidirectional carbon fabrics and the web carbon fabrics with a needle.
US09689443B2	Electric parking brake driving device and electric parking brake device A parking brake actuator generates and applies a braking force to a vehicle wheel in such a manner that the parking brake actuator converts a rotational motion of a screw member, which is rotated by an electric parking brake driving device, into a translatory motion and transmitting the converted translatory motion to a piston to push a brake pad toward a disc by the piston. The electric parking brake driving device includes an electric motor and a reduction gear mechanism which transmits driving force of the electric motor to the parking brake actuator. The reduction gear mechanism includes a gear body and a planetary gear mechanism, which is provided within the gear body and into which the driving force of the electric motor is inputted. A cushion rubber, which is compressible in the circumferential direction, is interposed between a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism and the gear body.
US09689442B2	Selectable one-way clutch A selectable one-way clutch that can prevent unintentional rotation of a selector plate by a drag torque is provided. In the selectable one-way clutch, a selector plate having a first aperture for letting through a strut is interposed between a fixed plate and a rotary plate while being allowed to rotate between an engagement position and a disengagement position. The selectable one-way clutch comprises: a protector plate interposed between the rotary plate and the selector plate; and a second aperture formed on the protector plate to let through the strut when the selector plate is rotated to the engagement position.
US09689412B1	Method and apparatus for magnetic panel attachment A magnetic fastener assembly for securing an access panel to an aircraft structure. A panel magnetic foundation member is rigidly secured to a surface of the panel facing the aircraft structure and a land magnetic foundation member is rigidly secured to a surface of the aircraft structure facing the panel. A planar magnet is positioned between the panel magnetic foundation member and the land magnetic foundation member and being magnetically coupled thereto so as to secure the panel to the aircraft structure. A separation device, such as a pneumatic bladder, is positioned between the panel and the land structure and adjacent to the magnet, and is rigidly secured to the aircraft structure. The separation device is actuated to apply pressure to the panel and break the magnetic attraction between one or both of the panel magnetic foundation member and the magnet or the land magnetic foundation member and the magnet.
US09689411B2	Assembly for clamping and grounding objects An apparatus for clamping and grounding an upper and lower solar panel mounting rail. The apparatus comprises a fastener with an enlarged end, and a shank, with the enlarged end having one or more sharp protrusions that resemble teeth, and a washer with one or more sharp protrusions, and an opening. When installed, the shank is inserted through the opening of the washer, the sharp protrusions of the enlarged end penetrate either the lower or upper mounting rail and the sharp protrusions of the washer penetrate the other mounting rail while at the same time creating a grounding path through the apparatus.
US09689408B2	Bistable actuator, actuator arrangement, method for actuation and use A method for bistably actuating an actuator includes applying positive pressure in an actuator fluid supply that is fluidly connected to an actuator chamber by means of an actuator fluid supply connection, wherein a working positive pressure is generated in the actuator chamber, whereby an actuator element fluidly connected to the actuator chamber is brought from a resting position to an actuation position, pressure-tight sealing of the actuator fluid supply connection, so that the working positive pressure in the actuator chamber is maintained and the actuator element remains in the actuation position.
US09689399B2	Fluid filtration using splines An assembly for filtering a fluid includes a first rotatable shaft with a first set of splines. The first rotatable shaft has an internal cavity containing the fluid. Also included is a second rotatable shaft with a second set of splines mated to the first set of splines. The second rotatable shaft includes at least a portion of a supply hole. The first rotatable shaft and the second rotatable shaft are configured to convey the fluid from the internal cavity through a tight clearance between the first set of splines and the second set of splines, to filter the fluid, and then out the supply hole.
US09689395B2	Wakeboat with dynamic wave control Wakeboat ballast pump systems and methods are provided to monitor the operational condition and parameters of wakeboat ballast components. Systems and methods for sensing and measurement are provided to detect parameters associated with wakeboat ballast pumps and compartments, including systems and methods that can economically retrofit into existing wakeboat ballast systems. Systems and methods are also provided to enable automated action based on various operational conditions and parameters to improve the safety, automation, performance, convenience, and marketing advantage of wakeboat ballast pumps.
US09689390B2	Fluid pump with shaft driven pumping element In at least some implementations, a fluid pump includes a drive shaft including at least one drive surface and a pumping element. The pumping element includes an opening in which a portion of the drive shaft is received so that the pumping element is driven for rotation by the drive shaft, and the opening is larger than the drive shaft to provide a clearance between the pumping element and at least part of the drive shaft. The pumping element also includes at least one engagement surface arranged to be engaged by the drive surface of the drive shaft when the drive shaft is rotated where one or both of the drive surface and the engagement surface are angled to provide a surface area of engagement between the drive surface and engagement surface that is at least 1% of the surface area of the drive surface.
US09689388B2	Scroll compressor A compressor according to the present disclosure may include a container; a drive motor provided in the container; a crankshaft coupled to a rotor of the drive motor; a first scroll coupled to the crankshaft to receive a rotational force of the drive motor to perform an orbiting movement; a second scroll coupled to the first scroll to form a first compression unit and a second compression unit along with the first scroll; and a vane provided in the first scroll or second scroll to be brought into contact with the other side scroll to form the second compression unit, wherein the first compression unit is carried out in a scroll compression mode and the second compression unit is carried out in a rotary compression mode.
US09689382B2	Integrated energy generating damper A linear energy harvesting device that includes a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when it is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor drives an electric generator that produces electricity. Both the motor and generator are central to the device housing. Exemplary configurations are disclosed such as monotube, twin-tube, tri-tube and rotary based designs that each incorporates an integrated energy harvesting apparatus. By varying the electrical characteristics on an internal generator, the kinematic characteristics of the energy harvesting apparatus can be dynamically altered. In another mode, the apparatus can be used as an actuator to create linear movement. Applications include vehicle suspension systems (to act as the primary damper component), railcar bogie dampers, or industrial applications such as machinery dampers and wave energy harvesters, and electro-hydraulic actuators.
US09689376B2	Sealing arrangement for a wind turbine A sealing arrangement includes an interface seal part arranged between a stationary element of a wind turbine and a rotary element of the wind turbine. The interface seal part is arranged to establish a seal between an interior of the stationary element and an exterior environment. Also a brake disc is realized to accommodate at least a portion of an interface seal part of such a sealing arrangement. Also described is a wind turbine which includes the sealing arrangement and the brake disc.
US09689365B2	Internal combustion engine with starting air system An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder for combusting a mixture of fuel and air therein, and a starting air system configured to provide pressurized starting air to the cylinder and to monitor operability of the starting air system. The starting air system may include a pressurized starting air source, a starting air manifold, a starting air venting valve, and a sensing device. The pressurized starting air source is configured to store pressurized starting air. The starting air manifold is fluidly connected to the pressurized starting air source. The starting air venting valve is fluidly connected to the starting air manifold and configured to vent the starting air system. The sensing device is configured to detect a parameter that measures a condition within the starting air system.
US09689353B2	Charge air cooler device A charge air cooler (CAC) device includes a body including an inlet end, an outlet end, and a plurality of passages extending between the inlet end and the outlet end. At least one of the plurality of passages is covered by an inlet blocking member at the inlet end.
US09689346B2	Gas turbine engine convergent/divergent exhaust nozzle divergent seal with dovetail interface A divergent flap seal includes a flap seal body with a spine, the flap seal body manufactured of a non-metallic material. A mount is engaged with the spine at the dovetail interface and a resilient member at the dovetail interface.
US09689341B2	Method and system for fuel system control Methods and systems are provided for increasing a lift pump voltage to a high threshold voltage responsive to a DI pump efficiency being below a threshold efficiency, and increasing a lift pump voltage to a first threshold voltage less than the high threshold voltage responsive to a main jet pump fuel reservoir level being less than a first threshold reservoir level. The approach increases fuel jet pump performance and thereby reducing engine stalls induced by fuel vaporization, while maintaining DI pump efficiency and fuel economy.
US09689338B2	Air-fuel ratio sensor control device An air-fuel ratio sensor control device, connected with two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor having electromotive force and oxygen pump cells with first to third two-cell terminals or a one-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor having a single cell with first and second one-cell terminals, includes: first to third connection terminals for connecting the one-cell or two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor; a control circuit that is switchable between a two-cell circuit configuration for controlling the two-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor through the first to third connection terminals and a one-cell circuit configuration for controlling the one-cell type air-fuel ratio sensor through the first and second connection terminals; and a control unit that sets a circuit configuration of the control circuit to the one-cell or two-cell circuit configuration.
US09689335B2	Engine mass air flow calculation method and system A system and method for determining an engine mass air flow (MAF) for use in an engine air to fuel ratio (AFR) calculation to operate an engine includes monitoring engine operation, determining in the electronic controller a first estimation of engine MAF based on a regression model, determining in the electronic controller a second estimation of engine MAF based on a flow model, and selecting the first or second estimation of engine MAF based on an operating state of the engine. Each estimation can use various engine parameters interchangeably to provide a robust system against sensor failures.
US09689334B2	Air intake system for an off-road vehicle An air intake system includes a pre-cleaner having a plurality of tubes configured to receive a flow of air, to filter particulate material from the flow of air, and to provide the flow of air to an engine of an off-road vehicle. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of an air intake flow rate of the engine, to determine a target number of open tubes for the pre-cleaner based at least in part on the air intake flow rate and a desired air flow rate for each tube of the plurality of tubes, and to output a second signal to a component of the air intake system indicative of instructions to enable the flow of air to the target number of open tubes and to block the flow of air to the remainder of tubes of the plurality of tubes.
US09689331B1	Method and apparatus to control fuel injection in an internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is coupled to an oxidation catalyst disposed upstream of a second catalytic device. A controller includes an instruction set executable to detect a cold start engine starting event, monitor first and second temperature sensors, control each of the fuel injectors to execute a first set of fuel injection events for each cylinder event in response to an output torque request, and execute a second set of fuel injection events for each cylinder event after cylinder top-dead-center. The second set of fuel injection events includes a final injection event, and a duration of the final injection event is determined based upon the first and second temperatures.
US09689330B2	DPF regeneration in a power system that includes parallel generators A power system may include a first generator configured to be connected to at least one other generator. Each generator may be configured to be connected to a bus. The bus may be connected to at least one load. The first generator includes a controller that operates the first generator and determines a need to regenerate a diesel particulate filter in the first generator. The controller communicates the need to regenerate the diesel particulate filter to the at least one other generator.
US09689328B2	Multi-level skip fire In one aspect, a method for controlling operation of an internal combustion engine is described. The engine is operated in a skip fire manner such that selected skipped working cycles are skipped and selected active working cycles are fired to deliver a desired engine output. A particular level of torque output is selected for each of the fired working chambers. Various methods, arrangements and systems related to the above method are also described.
US09689326B2	Exhaust gas recirculation system with paired cylinders The present disclosure provides for a vehicle engine having an EGR system where pairs of cylinders are directly connected to each other. For example, a first and second cylinder may be operably connected by a valve actuator where a high energy, blowdown exhaust gas from the first cylinder may flow through a first flow path directly from the first cylinder to the second cylinder. Likewise, during the firing stroke of the second cylinder, a high-energy, blowdown exhaust gas may flow from the second cylinder through a second flow path directly into the first cylinder. This arrangement may pair cylinders to take advantage of high-energy exhaust gas.
US09689321B2	Engine torque control with combustion phasing An engine assembly includes an internal combustion engine with an engine block having at least one cylinder and at least one piston moveable within the at least one cylinder. A crankshaft is moveable to define a plurality of crank angles (CA) from a bore axis defined by the cylinder to a crank axis defined by the crankshaft. A controller is operatively connected to the internal combustion engine and configured to receive a torque request (TR). The controller is programmed to determine a desired combustion phasing (CAd) for controlling a torque output of the internal combustion engine. The desired combustion phasing is based at least partially on the torque request (TR) and a pressure-volume (PV) diagram of the at least one cylinder.
US09689319B2	Power system having efficiency-based speed control A power system is disclosed as having a power source, a transmission configured to receive a torque output from the power source and to drive a traction device, and an operator input device. The power system may also have a controller configured to reference a signal from the operator input device with a map stored in memory to determine a corresponding speed of the power source, and to determine a margin between an actual and a maximum available torque output of the power source at a current speed. The controller may also be configured to selectively adjust a speed of the power source mapped to the maximum displaced position of the operator input device based on the margin, and to selectively adjust fueling of the power source at a current displacement position of the operator input device and operation of the transmission based on the signal and map.
US09689318B1	Equilibrating flow distributor An equilibrating flow distributor for a gas turbine engine includes a balancing valve and multiple flow dividers, each with a movable valve or divider member. The balancing valve has an inlet receiving media at a first pressure area and an outlet defining a plurality of first metering orifices. The valve member defines at least one second metering orifice receiving the media at a second pressure area. Each flow divider has an inlet receiving the media through an associated one of the first metering orifices at a third pressure area and an outlet defining one of a plurality of third metering orifices receiving the media at a fourth pressure area. Each flow divider has a second pressure area in communication with second pressure area of the balancing valve. Flow through the fourth pressure area of each flow divider is substantially the same.
US09689313B2	Dual-circuit modular injection tube A turbomachine injection manifold assembly including a main circuit for feeding fuel to sets of injectors, and an auxiliary circuit for feeding fuel to a set of injectors. The manifold assembly also includes a double coupling presenting a first endpiece receiving one end of a transfer tube of the main circuit, a second endpiece receiving one end of a transfer tube of the auxiliary circuit, and a mounting surface with a first orifice in fluid flow communication with the first endpiece and a second orifice in fluid flow communication with the second endpiece, the mounting surface of the double coupling being suitable for connecting the double coupling to an injector of said first set of injectors.
US09689306B2	Method for supercritical diesel combustion A method for supercritical diesel combustion combines fumigation and supercritical diesel fuel combustion to effect greater fuel efficiency and reduce exhaust gas pollutants from a compression ignition engine. The invention utilizes the fumigant method by combining two gases (DME and propane) which autoignite prior to the injection of the liquid diesel fuel. This pre-combustion of the fumigant gases combined with the engine's compression of the combustion chamber gases is managed to attain a supercritical combustion chamber environment into which the liquid diesel fuel is injected. This targeted supercritical combustion chamber environment causes the diesel fuel to become a supercritical fluid prior to combustion, resulting in significantly greater efficiency and negligible exhaust gas pollutants resulting from the combustion of the diesel fuel.
US09689298B2	Integrated fuel catalyst monitor A method is provided for monitoring an emission control device coupled to an engine. In one example approach, the method comprises, following a deceleration fuel shut-off (DFSO) duration, indicating degradation of an emission device based on an amount of rich products required to cause a sensor to become richer than a first threshold, the indicating carried out when DFSO duration is greater than a second threshold. The method also comprises an integration which is based on inlet air-fuel ratio, the integration starting only after a pre-catalyst sensor reaches stoichiometry.
US09689292B2	Device and method for controlling urea injection system of diesel engine Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a urea injection system of a diesel engine. The apparatus (200) comprises: an operation condition parameter acquiring module (201), a control quantity determining module (202) and a drive signal determining module (203), wherein the operation condition parameter acquiring module (201) is configured to acquire operation condition parameters related to the urea injection system, the control quantity determining module (202) is configured to determine a control quantity for controlling the urea injection system based on the operation condition parameters, a target value of urea pressure in a urea buffer chamber (107) and a control model designed based on a physical model of the urea injection system, and the drive signal determining module (203) is configured to determine a drive signal for a urea pump (103) drive motor (106) according to the determined control quantity. The method for controlling the urea injection system may achieve accurate control of the urea injection pressure, and reduce a deviation between the urea pressure and a target value of the urea pressure.
US09689287B2	Bypass valve for a lubricating circuit of an internal combustion engine equipped with a cooler of a respective lubricating fluid Bypass valve for a lubrication circuit of an internal combustion engine equipped with a cooler of a respective lubricating fluid, the valve comprising a tubular body, a first outlet opening, a second outlet opening and a movable shutter slidingly associated to the tubular body so as to define a slide valve, wherein the valve comprises a bypass duct having development parallel to said development axis and partially penetrating in the tubular body to bypass said shutter.
US09689279B2	Cogeneration with nucleate boiling cooled internal combustion engine A cogeneration system for generating electricity and process steam. The system includes an internal combustion engine having a shaft and a cooling system comprising a cooling fluid adapted to circulate through the engine and to cool the engine under conditions of nucleate boiling in which at least 10 percent of the coolant exits the engine in a vapor phase. It includes a vapor separator adapted to separate the coolant that exits the engine into a vapor phase coolant and a liquid phase coolant. The engine shaft drives an electric generator to provide electric power. A hot vapor line directs hot vapor exiting the vapor separator to a hot vapor process load. A coolant circulation pump is provided to force the cooling fluid through the engine, and a hot water line is provided to return hot water exiting the vapor separator to the coolant circulation pump. In preferred embodiments the system further includes an excess steam condenser for to collecting and condensing excess steam not needed by the hot vapor load, a condensate return tank adapted to store condensate from the hot vapor load and the excess steam condenser, and a condensate return line adapted to return condensate to the coolant recirculation pump.
US09689277B2	Gas turbine engine and foil bearing system A gas turbine engine including a compressor, a turbine and a static structure is disclosed herein. The gas turbine engine further includes a foil bearing system operative to transmit rotor loads from at least one of the compressor and the turbine to the static structure. The foil bearing system includes a foil bearing and a self-aligning foil bearing mount to align the foil bearing with an axis of rotation of the compressor and the turbine. A snubber operative to transmit rotor loads to the static structure in parallel with the foil bearing is also disclosed.
US09689270B2	Duplex-phase CrAl coating for improved corrosion/oxidation protection Disclosed is a coating for protecting a component against high temperatures and aggressive media, which coating has at least one subregion whose main constituent is chromium. The layer additionally comprises aluminum, the chromium content at least in the subregion in which chromium is the main constituent being greater than 30% by weight and the aluminum content being greater than or equal to 5% by weight. The invention further provides a process for producing such a coating, comprising chromizing the surface to be coated and subsequently alitizing the chromium-rich layer produced during chromizing.
US09689269B2	Leading edge protector A component of a gas turbine engine is provided. The component has a leading edge with two air-washed surfaces extending rearwardly therefrom to define opposing sides of the component. The component has a leading edge protector formed as a plurality of protector segments which succeed in a line along the leading edge. Each protector segment includes a sheath which covers the leading edge and the air-washed surfaces at regions adjacent the leading edge. Each protector segment overlaps with the neighboring sheath of the succeeding segment.
US09689264B2	Centrifugal fan impeller with variable shape fan blades and method of assembly In one aspect, a flexible fan blade for use in a centrifugal fan impeller having at least one of a rear plate and a front plate with an air inlet is provided. The flexible fan blade comprises a fixed central portion fixedly coupled to at least one of the front plate and the rear plate of the centrifugal fan impeller. The flexible fan blade also includes a trailing edge extending from the fixed central portion and being moveable between a first position and a second position. The trailing edge is fabricated from a compliant material. Furthermore, the trailing edge is flexible in relation to the fixed central portion between a first position and a second position. The flexible fan blade also includes a leading edge extending from the fixed central portion in opposed relation to the trailing edge.
US09689262B2	Thermographic inspection system for composite wind turbine blade The present application provides a method of inspecting a bond joint. The method may include the steps of applying an exothermic adhesive to a first shell and/or a second shell, attaching the first shell to the second shell via the exothermic adhesive to create the bond joint, allowing the exothermic adhesive to cure, and imaging the heat released by the exothermic adhesive along the bond joint. The bond joint may be a turbine blade bond joint.
US09689261B2	Stacked wheel assembly for a rotor of a rotary machine A stacked wheel assembly for a rotor of a rotary machine includes a plurality of stacked wheels for rotation about a common axis and forming a portion of the rotor. Also included is a tie bolt passing through aligned bolt holes of the plurality of stacked wheels for retaining the plurality of stacked wheels in axially stacked relation, the tie bolt extending out of a forward end of a forward wheel of the plurality of stacked wheels and out of an aft end of an aft wheel of the plurality of stacked wheels. Further included is a rotor component disposed adjacent the aft end of the aft wheel. Yet further included is a nut mounted within a forward face of the rotor component, the nut configured to be in threaded engagement with the tie bolt to exert a clamping force on the plurality of stacked wheels.
US09689260B2	Rotary vane air motor with improved vanes and other improvements A rotary vane air motor comprises a rotor, stator and vanes. The rotor has slots for the vanes, and the vanes may move between a retracted position and a contact position in which the vanes contact the cylinder. Each vane may have a longitudinal portion whose shape conforms generally to the slot, and a transverse portion that is radially outside of the slot and extends at least in part in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal portion and that may be tangential to the perimeter of the rotor at the slot. The shape of the perimeter may be a polygon with rounded corners. The vanes may also include a magnetic portion or a rotating portion.
US09689254B2	Well monitoring by means of distributed sensing means Methods and apparatus for downhole monitoring are provided by interrogating an unmodified optic fiber (102) arranged along the path of a well bore (106) to provide a distributed acoustic sensor and sampling data gathered from a plurality of contiguous sensing portions of the fiber. The sampled data is processed to determine one or more well bore parameters. The well bore parameters may comprise a well condition profile, and may be obtained in response to an acoustic stimulus.
US09689250B2	System and method for mitigating stick-slip The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for rotating a drill string to mitigate stick-slip oscillations. An embodiment includes a method of rotating a drill string driven by a drive system using a control system. The method includes measuring torque values of the drive system with a torque sensor. The method also includes determining a frequency of stick-slip oscillations at the drive system based on the torque values using the control system. The method also includes determining an estimated instantaneous rotational speed of the drive system with the control system based on at least the frequency of stick-slip oscillations and a characteristic impedance of the drill string. The method also includes adjusting the estimated instantaneous rotational speed based on changes in the torque values to define an adjusted estimated instantaneous rotation speed with the control system. The method also includes providing an output signal representing the adjusted estimated instantaneous rotational speed to the drive system. The method also includes controlling rotation of a quill of the drive system based on the output signal.
US09689248B2	Dual tank structure integrally supported on a portable base frame A dual tank structure includes first and second tanks with a common secondary containment structure which are all integrally supported on a common base frame. The common base frame includes longitudinal skids so as to be suitable for transport using a conventional winch truck. A passageway with an integral valve therein permits selective communication between the tanks. The common containment structure has a containment volume which is greater than a storage volume of a largest one of the first tank and the second tank and which is less than a combined storage volume of both the first tank and the second tank.
US09689241B2	Gas lift valve assemblies having fluid flow barrier and methods of assembling same A gas lift valve assembly includes a housing, a check valve, and a fluid flow barrier. The housing defines an inlet port, an outlet port, and a main flow passage providing fluid communication between the inlet port and the outlet port. The main flow passage has an upstream end and a downstream end. The check valve includes a sealing element disposed at the downstream end of the main flow passage, and a valve member configured to sealingly engage the sealing element. The valve member is movable between an open position in which fluid flow is permitted in a downstream direction, and a closed position in which the valve member inhibits fluid flow in an upstream direction. The fluid flow barrier is disposed within the main flow passage, and is configured to direct fluid flow away from the sealing element when the valve member is in the open position.
US09689237B2	Dual barrier perforating system A system and method for use in used in oil and gas wellbores is provided. More specifically, the disclosure relates to barriers or seals used in downhole operations involving activities such as perforating operations and well abandonment operations. The system and method relate to sealing a borehole such as when a well is being abandoned at the end of its productive life. The embodiments are particularly applicable to boreholes containing casing with an inner wall and an outer wall wherein an annulus is formed between the outer wall of the casing and the borehole wall.
US09689236B2	Liner hanger An apparatus for suspending a liner within a bore comprising a central tubular member and first and second sets of radially expandable arms. Each set of arms are expandable by corresponding longitudinally movable cones spaced apart along the tubular member. The apparatus further includes a seal located between the first and second sets of radially expandable arms and a selectably longitudinally compressible sleeve located between the first and second sets of radially expandable arms.
US09689234B2	Propulsion generator and method A propulsion generator which employs one or more unbalanced rotors, such as fly wheels or other unbalance rotating members, which can be connected at a lower portion of a downhole coiled tubing string or other downhole tubular string for inducing propulsion of the coiled tubing. The unbalanced rotors may be oriented at different positions with respect to each other. The instantaneous fluid flow through the propulsion generator is substantially equivalent to the average fluid flow rate through the tool to provide relatively consistent fluid flow to downhole motors below the propulsion generator for operating the drill bit and/or cutters.
US09689233B2	Platform to service a blowout preventer A platform and a system including the platform are used for a ram blowout preventer including a bonnet and/or one or more components adjacent the ram blowout preventer. The platform includes a frame with a deck supported within the frame, and a support structure coupled to the frame to support the platform on the bonnet of the ram blowout preventer. The platform may further include a connector to removably couple the platform to the bonnet of the ram blowout preventer.
US09689230B2	Cementing plug apparatus and method In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a valve assembly, the valve assembly including a tubular member and a valve connected thereto, wherein the valve permits fluid flow through the tubular member in a first direction and prevents fluid flow through the tubular member in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. A plug is adapted to be secured to the valve assembly so that the plug is prevented from moving, relative to the valve assembly, in the first and second directions. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is a cementing plug apparatus, which can plug a tubular string or casing so that fluid flow therethrough is prevented. In an exemplary embodiment, the tubular string or casing may be positioned within a preexisting structure such as, for example, a wellbore.
US09689228B2	Downhole tool with one-piece slip A downhole tool for use in a wellbore, the downhole tool having: a mandrel, a bearing plate, and at least one metal slip having a one-piece configuration. The mandrel is made of a composite material, and has a lower sleeve threaded therewith. The bearing plate has an angled inner plate surface configured for engagement with a corresponding angled surface of another part of the downhole tool. The one-piece configuration is defined by at least partial connectivity around the entirety of the metal slip body. The metal slip has at least one lateral groove therein.
US09689227B2	Methods of adjusting the rate of galvanic corrosion of a wellbore isolation device A wellbore isolation device comprises a first material and pieces of a second material, wherein the first material: is a metal or a metal alloy; forms a matrix of the portion of the wellbore isolation device; and partially or wholly dissolves when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and the second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with the electrolyte, wherein the pieces of the second material: are a metal or metal alloy; and are embedded within the matrix of the first material; wherein the first material and the second material form a galvanic couple and wherein the first material is the anode and the second material is the cathode of the couple. The isolation device can also include a bonding agent for bonding the pieces of the second material into the matrix of the first material.
US09689218B1	Drill cuttings diverter system A drill cuttings diverter system for distributing downhole drill cuttings inside a cuttings box, where the drill cuttings diverter system is equipped with a diverter conduit having a bottom that is concaved toward a side opening. The diverter conduit is rotatably inserted through an opening in the cuttings box so that the operator can rotate the side opening at the bottom of the diverter conduit to change the direction of the drill cuttings being fed into the cuttings box, and thereby prevent the drill cuttings from accumulating in a single pile inside the cuttings box.
US09689217B2	Apparatus and method for containing fluid or gas released from a pipe An apparatus and method is provided for containing fluid or gas that is released when two adjoining sections of pipe are disconnected. The apparatus can comprise two or more arcuate sections hinged together to form a generally cylindrical or tubular containment chute that can be releasably enclosed around a pipe joint. Latching mechanisms can hold the apparatus around the pipe joint. The apparatus can have one or more sealing members at each end of the containment chute that engage the pipe above and below the pipe joint so that the pipe joint is completely enclosed and sealed off. A spout located on the sidewall of the apparatus allows fluid or gas that is released when the pipe joint is broken to flow from the apparatus through the spout into a hose connected to the spout, whereby the hose can divert the fluid or gas to a receptacle or container.
US09689210B2	Diamond mining core drill bit and methods of making thereof A core drill bit includes an elongate hollow cylindrical body having opposite first and second end sections, a plurality of cutting segments with a connecting portion joined to the second end section, a plurality of reinforcing members joined to the second end section between the cutting segments and contacting adjacent cutting segments to offer rotational support thereto, and a plurality of current concentrators disposed on one or both of the second end section and the connecting portion. The cutting segments being capacitive discharge welded to the second end section whereby the surface of the second end section melts during the welding to affix the cutting segments with the tool body. The cutting segments include diamonds dispersed therein with portions having varying diamond concentrations.
US09689208B2	Method and system for a hole opener A method and system for a hole opener are provided. The hole opener includes a shaft including a plurality of axial slots formed in an outer periphery and spaced circumferentially about the shaft, a plate coupled to the outer periphery between each pair of slots, the plate including fastening wings that extend radially outwardly from each circumferential end of the plate, and a blade extending radially outwardly from a respective one of the plurality of axial slots between a fastening wing of each of adjacent plates, the blade coupled to each fastening wing.
US09689205B2	Ladder accessory A ladder accessory device for insertion into an opening in a prior art ladder rung, wherein the ladder accessory device provides an elevated work environment that is out of the path of an individual ascending/descending the ladder. The accessory device is preferably comprised of a rung insert, a rung insert locking device, a support arm, a platform arm, and a platform arm locking device. The rung insert locking device permits the support arm to be rotated about the rung insert locking device, and the platform arm is likewise rotatable about the support arm. A wide arrange of accessories may also be removably attached to the platform to increase the overall usefulness of the device.
US09689201B2	Screen system A screen system for use with a sliding panel of a window or door is used to screen an opening as the sliding panel or door is opened. The screen is attached to the edge of the sliding panel adjacent the opening, and is wound onto a spindle. The spindle is rotatably mounted adjacent the screen opening around which the screen is wound so that the screen can be unwound from or wound onto the spindle. A cord is connected between the sliding panel and the spindle pulley via an idler pulley. In this arrangement the spindle is caused to rotate so as to wind the screen back onto the spindle as the sliding panel is slid towards the closed position. While the screen is wound off the spindle, the cord is wound onto the spindle pulley and vice versa. As the A tension adjustment arrangement can also be provided that is configured to adjust the tension in the cable as the screen is wound and unwound from the spindle due to the change in diameter of the cord around the spindle pulley.
US09689198B2	Window conduction heat shielding apparatus A window conduction heat shielding apparatus capable of shielding heat conducted from the outdoors in the summer season and efficiently conducting heat to the outdoors in the winter season in a window of a computer room, thereby reducing a load of air conditioning is provided. A window conduction heat shielding apparatus 7 that shields heat conducted from an outdoor surface to an indoor surface of a window 3 of a computer room 1 includes: a heat shielding unit 17 that has a heat insulating material 8 formed according to a size of the window 3 and a fixing base 9 provided on an indoor surface of the heat insulating material 8; support bars 10a and 10b provided in both side parts of the fixing base 9; and base guides 16 that are provided in both side parts of a window frame 5 and have guide grooves 12 to 15 to guide the heat shielding unit 17 via the support bar 10a and 10b from a storage part 11 below the window to the indoor surface of the window 3 or from the indoor surface of the window 3 to the storage part 11.
US09689197B1	Latch apparatus with independent identical opposing latches The present latch apparatus includes a swinging piece having first and second independent latches or sliders sliding in first and second slots. The first and second sliders slide independently of each other. The first and second sliders engage an undersurface of an extension of a first object such as a gate. If either the first or second slider is engaged on the undersurface, the swinging piece is locked and is not swingable such that the first object such as the gate cannot itself swing away from a second object such as a barrier section. Only when each of the first and second sliders has been slid beyond the undersurface can the swinging piece swing to permit the first object such as the gate to be released and thus swingable itself relative to the second object such as the barrier section.
US09689196B2	Assembly equipment line and method for windows The technology disclosed herein generally relate to assembly equipment for window units. In one embodiment, a window unit assembly system is taught that has a frame component that is configured to support equipment for a window unit assembly line. A pane conveyor is supported by the frame component and is configured to move panes along the window unit assembly line. A spacer conveyor is supported by the same frame component as the pane conveyor and is configured to move spacer elements along the window unit assembly line.
US09689193B1	Bolted safe modules made from three types of formed edge rails Modular elements for safe container comprising Type A, Type B, and Type C edge rails that first are formed from two different widths of flat strips and then cut to the size of each panel sides, where Type A and Type B edge rails are used to assembly the container walls, floor, and roof of the safe, and are joined together by embedded high grade carriage bolts to form the safe body, while Type C edge rails are used to assembly the door panel that is joined hingedly with the safe body and have embedded fasteners for attaching door's locking mechanism.
US09689187B2	Multiple direction railroad gate release mechanism A multiple direction railroad gate release mechanism which is attached between the mount arms of a railroad gate actuator and a crossing arm to prevent breakage of the crossing arm due to impingement in either a frontal or rearward direction by a vehicle or other outside force. A primary pivot arm assembly allows a released movement of the crossing arm in reaction to frontal impingement and returns the crossing arm to the original and detent position subsequent to an impingement in order to maintain grade crossing protection. Spring assemblies, a shock absorber and a spring centering assembly act to return the primary pivot arm assembly and attached crossing arm to a normal detent position. A secondary pivot arm assembly is secured to the primary pivot arm assembly whereby the secondary pivot arm assembly can act independently of the primary pivot arm assembly to allow released movement and return of the crossing arm in reaction to rear impingement.
US09689183B2	Lid lock device A lid lock device includes: a housing fixed to a vehicle; a lock member assembled to the housing and movable between a lock position and a lock releasing position; a motor assembled to the housing and driving the lock member; a worm gear and a worm wheel assembled to the housing and engaged with each other to transmit power of the motor to the lock member; a wheel sidewall provided in the worm wheel, formed by bending a band plate in an arc or circular shape, having a gear portion engaged with the worm gear on the wheel sidewall, and having a gear rear side surface facing a center side of the worm wheel on the wheel sidewall; and a deformation restriction protrusion provided in the housing, the deformation restriction protrusion restricting movement toward the inside of the wheel sidewall.
US09689178B2	Lock with linearly operating latch A lock is provided, the lock having: a lock mechanism having a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member each being slidably mounted to a housing of the combination lock, wherein the first member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and the second member is capable of movement between a first position and a second position and wherein movement of the first member from the first position to the second position causes the second member to move from the first position to the second position; a bolt configured for movement between a locking position and an unlocking position, the bolt preventing the second member from moving from the second position to the first position when the bolt is in the locking position.
US09689175B2	Tower assembly and method for assembling tower structure A structure including at least two structural components arranged to form a channel therebetween, a post tensioning element configured to compress the at least two elements with respect to each other, and a thixotropic filler material located within the channel.
US09689169B2	Illuminating a concrete structure A method for constructing a concrete structure with light sources embedded therein is provided. An array of light sources with associated circuitry is positioned on a support member. A mold is positioned around the light sources and the associated circuitry on the support member. A binder material is filled in the mold containing the light sources and the associated circuitry on the support member to embed the light sources and the associated circuitry within the binder material. The binder material is allowed to set within the mold containing the embedded light sources and the associated circuitry. The mold and the support member are then removed to obtain the concrete structure embedded with the light sources and the associated circuitry. The embedded light sources illuminate the concrete structure when the embedded light sources are powered on. A decorative upper layer may be created by marbling, veining, etc., in the concrete structure.
US09689158B1	Fire and water resistant expansion and seismic joint system A fire and water resistant expansion and seismic joint system has a cover plate; a spline attached to the cover plate along a first edge of the spline; and a core comprising a first core portion and a second core portion, each portion being located on an opposing face of the spline. The first core portion and the second core portion have a fire-retardant material infused therein. The spline depends from the cover plate in a one piece construction and extends into the core to a depth within the core, and is positioned in a gap between substantially coplanar substrates such that the cover plate overlies the gap. Each portion of the core is compressed between a respective face of the spline and a face of one of the coplanar substrates.
US09689154B2	Two-level water flushing device for toilets The invention relates to a two-level water flushing device for toilets (10), which allows the user to easily select between either a partial flush for liquid waste or a full flush for solid waste. The device (10) can be easily installed without requiring the toilet cistern (11) to be modified in any way. The device consists of five main parts: a modified overflow pipe (15), a full flush valve (30) mounted on the water flow casing (15B) of the modified overflow pipe (15), an adjustable height pipe nipple (45), a partial flush valve (55), and a pair of flush handles (65 and 70). In order to perform a partial flush, the partial flush handle (70) is pressed and, in order to perform a full flush, the full flush handle (65) is pressed.
US09689148B2	Mixer connection mechanism convenient to be mounted on countertop A mixer connection mechanism convenient to be mounted on a countertop is provided, which may be provided to be mounted to a countertop of a sink having a mounting hole. The mixer connection mechanism includes a base seat, a locking device, a screw rod assembly, and a position-limiting blocking lever. The screw rod assembly and position-limiting blocking lever are arranged between the base seat and the locking device. When mounted, the screw rod assembly is screwed up by an operation above the countertop of the sink to allow the screw rod assembly to be rotated, whereby rotation of the locking device is limited by the position-limiting blocking lever. Further, the locking device moves towards the countertop of the sink and abuts against a lower surface of the countertop of the sink. Meanwhile, an abutting end at the bottom of the surrounding wall abuts against the countertop of the sink.
US09689141B2	Controlling a crowd parameter of an industrial machine An industrial machine that includes a dipper, a dipper handle, a boom, a crowd motor, a hoist motor, a swing motor, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a controller. The first sensor generates a first signal related to a dipper handle angle and the second sensor generates a second signal related to a hoist rope angle. The first signal and the second signal are received by the controller. The controller determines, based on the first and second signals, a retract torque value. The retract torque value is compared to a retract torque threshold values. If the retract torque value is greater or equal to the threshold value, the retract torque of the crowd motor is set to a maximum value. If the retract torque is less than the threshold value, the retract torque of the crowd motor is set to a default value.
US09689136B2	Method and apparatus for testing helical piles A method and apparatus for static load-bearing capacity testing of helical piles is provided.
US09689129B2	Self-activating flood protection barrier A self-activating flood barrier includes a chamber (1) having first and second side walls (3, 5), a dam member (9) adapted to self-deploy in the event of a flood to inhibit the passage of water to a region to be protected, and a low-friction device (77, 79) positioned between the dam member and at least one of the first and second side walls of the chamber when the dam member is deployed. The low-friction device prevents jamming between the dam member and the at least one side wall.
US09689126B2	Hand-guided work apparatus and assembly including said hand-guided work apparatus and a support An assembly includes a handheld work apparatus and a support. The support has a holder worn by an operator and a connector arrangement which is held at a first attachment on the holder and on a second attachment on the work apparatus. The connector arrangement is mounted on the second attachment so as to be pivotable about a pivot axis and supports the work apparatus in a rearward direction in relation to the operator and prevents a rearward movement of the work apparatus. The center of gravity of the work apparatus and the first attachment have a spacing (a) to one another measured in a horizontal and lateral direction in relation to the operator. The holder has, at the first attachment, a bracing device for supporting the tilting moment acting on the first attachment by the weight force (F) of the work apparatus because of the lateral spacing (a).
US09689122B2	Devices, systems and methods for reinforcing a traffic control assembly Reinforcement devices and systems for holding a traffic control assembly in compression are provided. The traffic control assembly includes a traffic signal disconnect hanger and/or a traffic signal and a first span wire positioned above the traffic control assembly. In some embodiments, the reinforcement device includes an upper support device connected to the first span wire where the upper support device has a length that is greater than a width of the traffic control assembly and the upper support device is configured to spread the load of the traffic signal assembly to the first span wire. The reinforcement device includes a lower support device operably connected to the traffic signal, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member where the first and second vertical members are tensioned when the upper support device, the lower support device and the first and second vertical support members are connected together.
US09689118B2	Apparatus and method for a joint density bolt-on assembly A joint density assembly adapted for use on a screed comprising an endgate having a vertical axis, a frame mounted to the screed, a mounting means adapted to mount the frame to the screed, and a fixed shoe, a bolt-on unit mounted to the screed and disposed between the screed and the endgate, and a means for adjusting the bolt-on unit between a downward position and an upward position. A method for increasing the density of an asphalt longitudinal joint comprising providing a joint density assembly and adjusting the bolt-on unit.
US09689108B2	Dryer duct connector A connector including a first member having a cylindrical portion and a second member having a cylindrical portion that is frictionally engageable with the first member.
US09689107B2	Apparatus and method for detecting an error in the measurement of a water level in a washing machine An apparatus for detecting an error in the measurement of a water level in a washing machine includes a water level sensor measuring a water level in a washing tub; a water supply and drain device supplying water to the washing tub or discharging water from in the washing tub; and a control unit controlling the water supply and drain device to adjust the water level in the washing tub, and detecting a measurement error of the water level sensor based on a water level change measured by the water level sensor while the water level is adjusted.
US09689096B2	Composite non-woven fibrous webs having continuous particulate phase and methods of making and using the same The disclosure relates to composite nonwoven fibrous web including an embedded phase having a population of particulates forming a substantially continuous three-dimensional network, and a matrix phase comprising a population of fibers forming a three-dimensional network around the particulates. The disclosure also relates to methods of making a composite nonwoven fibrous web including forming an embedded phase having a population of particulates in a substantially continuous three-dimensional network, and forming a matrix phase comprising a population of fibers forming a three-dimensional network around the particulates. Articles made from a composite nonwoven fibrous web prepared according to the methods as described above are also disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, the articles may include gas filtration articles, liquid filtration articles, sound absorption articles, surface cleaning articles, cellular growth support articles, drug delivery articles, personal hygiene articles, and wound dressing articles.
US09689091B2	Stretch circular knit fabrics with multiple elastic yarns An article comprising a knit fabric having a surface side and a base side, and including a set of ground yarns and a layer of effect yarns, wherein the ground yarns and effect yarns are knit through intermesh points in a predetermined arrangement wherein the effect yarns are alternately arranged with the ground yarns and wherein the ground yarns comprise at least one elastic fiber and optionally at least one hard fiber, and the effect yarns comprise at least one hard fiber and optionally an elastic fiber.
US09689089B2	Solution-dyed protein fiber and method for producing same A solution-dyed protein fiber of the present invention includes 0-100 mass % of silk fibroin and 100-0 mass % of a polypeptide derived from spider silk proteins when the protein fiber is assumed to be 100 mass %, wherein the solution-dyed protein fiber contains a solution-dyeing colorant. The fiber is obtained by: dissolving or dispersing a solution-dyeing colorant in a solvent used for a spinning solution or in dimethyl sulfoxide, thereby preparing a coloring liquid; adding a solvent to the coloring liquid in an amount necessary for a spinning solution; adding and dissolving protein powder into the solvent, thereby preparing a spinning solution; and subjecting the spinning solution to wet spinning or dry-wet spinning. Thereby, the present invention provides a low-cost solution-dyed protein fiber in which a solution-dyeing colorant is dispersed uniformly and that can exhibit bright color tone, and a method for producing the same.
US09689085B2	Underpotential deposition-mediated layer-by-layer growth of thin films A method of depositing contiguous, conformal submonolayer-to-multilayer thin films with atomic-level control is described. The process involves electrochemically exchanging a mediating element on a substrate with a noble metal film by alternatingly sweeping potential in forward and reverse directions for a predetermined number of times in an electrochemical cell. By cycling the applied voltage between the bulk deposition potential for the mediating element and the material to be deposited, repeated desorption/adsorption of the mediating element during each potential cycle can be used to precisely control film growth on a layer-by-layer basis.
US09689078B2	Production of valuable chemicals by electroreduction of carbon dioxide in a NaSICON cell A NaSICON cell is used to convert carbon dioxide into a usable, valuable product. In general, this reaction occurs at the cathode where electrons are used to reduce the carbon dioxide, in the presence of water and/or hydrogen gas, to form formate, methane, ethylene, other hydrocarbons and/or other chemicals. The particular chemical that is formed depends upon the reaction conditions, the voltage applied, etc.
US09689076B2	Method of cleaning turbine blades In a process for cleaning contaminating silicon dioxide SiO2 off of turbine blades, silicon dioxide that is on the turbine blades is reduced selectively in a vacuum process that takes place in dry conditions and at elevated temperature inside a high vacuum furnace, by feeding gas having a reducing action, consisting of hydrogen gas or carbon monoxide, is introduced into the high vacuum furnace. The temperature inside the high vacuum furnace is at least about 1000 degrees Celsius, and the residence time of the turbine blades in the high vacuum furnace is determined with reference to the diminishment of the SiO concentration, as analyzed with a mass spectrometer. The electrically heatable high vacuum furnace is evacuable by means of a vacuum system that consists of a backing pump and a turbomolecular pump with an adjustable throttle valve and a water-cooled baffle. Further, the gas with reducing action is fed into the furnace via a precision high vacuum regulating valve, and it is equipped with a mass spectrometer.
US09689072B2	Method of depositing thin film A method of depositing a thin film includes: supplying a first source gas to a reactor during a first time period; supplying a purge gas to the reactor during a second time period; supplying a second source gas to the reactor during a third time period; and supplying the purge gas to the reactor during a fourth time period, wherein the first source gas and the second source gas comprise polymer precursors, and wherein the first source gas and the second source gas are supplied at a temperature that is less than 100° C. or about 100° C. According to the method, uniformity and step coverage of a thin film can be improved by depositing an amorphous carbon layer using polymer precursors according to an Atomic layer deposition (ALD) method.
US09689070B2	Deposition ring and electrostatic chuck for physical vapor deposition chamber Embodiments of the invention generally relate to a process kit for a semiconductor processing chamber, and a semiconductor processing chamber having a kit. More specifically, embodiments described herein relate to a process kit including a deposition ring and a pedestal assembly. The components of the process kit work alone, and in combination, to significantly reduce their effects on the electric fields around a substrate during processing.
US09689061B2	Tool steel alloy with high thermal conductivity A tool steel, in particular a hot-work steel, has the following composition: 0.26 to 0.55% by weight C; less than 2% by weight Cr; 0 to 10% by weight Mo; 0 to 15% by weight W; wherein the W and Mo contents in total amount to 1.8 to 15% by weight; carbide-forming elements Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta forming a content of from 0 to 3% by weight individually or in total; 0 to 4% by weight V; 0 to 6% by weight Co; 0 to 1.6% by weight Si; 0 to 2% by weight Mn; 0 to 2.99% by weight Ni; 0 to 1% by weight S; remainder: iron and inevitable impurities. The hot-work steel has a significantly higher thermal conductivity than known tool steels.
US09689059B2	High strength flake graphite cast iron having excellent workability and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to flake graphite cast iron having high workability and a preparation method thereof, and more particularly, to flake graphite cast iron with a uniform graphite shape, low chill formability, a high strength such as a tensile strength of 350 MPa or more, and excellent workability and fluidity by controlling each of the contents of manganese (Mn) and sulfur (S) and carbon (C) and silicon (Si) included in the cast iron and a carbon equivalent (CE) to predetermined ratios, and a preparation method thereof.
US09689057B2	Steel sheet coated with aluminum-magnesium The present invention relates to an aluminum-magnesium coated steel plate using vacuum coating, wherein an aluminum-magnesium coating layer is constituted by 1 to 45 wt % of magnesium, a balance of aluminum, and other inevitable impurities, and an Al3Mg2 alloy phase is formed in the aluminum-magnesium coating layer by performing heat treatment of the steel plate.
US09689056B2	Solvent extraction process A process for extracting uranium from an acidic uranium, chloride, iron and sulphate containing solution, including the steps: a. contacting the solution with an organic phase containing a trialkylphosphine oxide to form a uranium loaded organic phase; b. scrubbing the uranium loaded organic phase to remove any impurities and form a scrubbed organic phase; c. stripping the scrubbed organic phase with an acidic sulphate solution to produce an aqueous uranium strip solution; and precipitating a uranium product from the aqueous uranium strip solution.
US09689049B2	Electric heating device Disclosed is an electric heating device capable of uniformly applying an electric current to a workpiece without causing abrasion of electrodes. An electric heating device includes a pair of electrodes for applying an electric current to a workpiece, and a pair of clamps for fixing the workpiece. The electrode extends along the surface of the workpiece in a direction perpendicular to an electric current direction while maintaining a constant length in the electric current direction, and sandwiches the workpiece therein. The clamp is arranged in the vicinity of the electrode, and sandwiches a part of the workpiece other than a part to be heated therein. A pressure at which the clamp sandwiches the workpiece therein is higher than a pressure at which the electrode sandwiches the workpiece therein.
US09689034B2	Targeted sequencing of biomolecules by pulling through a liquid-liquid interface with an atomic force microscope A mechanism is provided for sequencing a biopolymer. The biopolymer is traversed from a first medium to a second medium. The biopolymer includes bases. As the biopolymer traverses from the first medium to the second medium, different forces are measured corresponding to each of the bases. The bases are distinguished from one another according to the different measured forces which are measured for each of the bases.
US09689029B2	Systems and methods for sampling of amplification products The invention provides systems and methods for processing samples. In a method, a reaction card is provided that has a channel network, a valve, and a micropump, all disposed within the card. The reaction card also has a collection well disposed on a surface of the card and a tubular member extending out from the card. A reaction vessel is provided and affixed to the reaction card such that the tubular member is inserted into the reaction vessel. Amplification reaction reagents and a sample are delivered into the reaction vessel, and an amplification reaction is initiated within the reaction vessel, resulting in an amplification product being disposed within the reaction vessel. The valve is opened to atmosphere, and the first micropump is activated to pump an aliquot of reaction product from the reaction vessel into the tubular member, through the channel network, and into the collection well.
US09689027B2	High efficiency multiplexed nucleic acid capture in a structured microenvironment Provided herein is a method for sample analysis. In some embodiments, the method may involve: a) enzymatically attaching a reactive group to nucleic acid molecules in a sample; b) covalently reacting the reactive group with surface exposed reactive sites on a porous support, thereby covalently tethering the nucleic acid molecules to the porous support; c) performing a primer extension reaction using the tethered nucleic acid molecules as a template to produce primer extension products; and d) eluting the primer extension products from the porous support, while leaving the tethered nucleic acid molecules tethered to the porous support.
US09689016B2	Method for in vivo production of deglycosylated recombinant proteins used as substrate for downstream protein glycoremodeling The present invention includes compositions and methods of reducing the glycosylation of proteins comprising: obtaining a cell that expresses one or more proteins that comprise one or more glycosylation sites and are glycosylated; expressing in the cell one or more glycosidases that cleaves one or more glycosyl groups from the one or more proteins; and isolating the one or more proteins with reduced glycosylation from the cell.
US09689014B2	Use of lysozyme as a tag The present disclosure provides a method to express and purify polypeptides and proteins. In the present disclosure the use of lysozyme as a fusion partner is disclosed. Furthermore, purification methods to isolate lysozyme-tagged polypeptides and proteins via lysozyme-specific antibodies are described. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a method to express and purify monomeric polypeptides and proteins by using lysozyme as a tag.
US09689012B2	Method of dual-adapter recombination for efficient concatenation of multiple DNA fragments in shuffled or specified arrangements The present invention relates to methods of assembling a plurality of genetic units to form synthetic genetic constructs. This method involves appending universal adapter oligonucleotides and flexible adapter oligonucleotides to the 5′ and 3′ ends of separate genetic units to be assembled to form separate dual extended genetic units. The dual extended genetic units are assembled together via homologous recombination between the flexible adapter oligonucleotide portions of the dual extended units to form synthetic genetic constructs. The present invention further relates to synthetic genetic constructs formed using the methods of the present invention, and vectors, cells, and organisms containing such synthetic genetic constructs.
US09689005B2	Succinic acid production in a eukaryotic cell The present invention relates to a recombinant eukaryotic cell selected from a yeast of a filamentous fungus comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a NAD(H)-dependent fumarate reductase that catalyzes the conversion of fumaric acid to succinic acid. The invention further relates to a process for the production of succinic acid wherein the eukaryotic cell according to the present invention is used.
US09689002B2	Methods for preparing Te(O) from Te(IV) using metal-reducing bacteria and iron ion Disclosed is a method for preparing Te(O) in a low toxic form from toxic Te(IV) using metal-reducing bacteria and iron ions. According to the present invention, extracellular tellurium nanorods can be prepared through an environmentally friendly process and are able to provide tellurium utilizable in petroleum refining, electronic devices, batteries, and sensors.
US09688993B2	Toll-like receptor 9 antagonist and methods of use thereof The invention provides antagonist of TLR9 and methods of use thereof. These compounds inhibit or suppress TLR9-mediated signaling. The methods may have use in the prevention and treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by TLR9.
US09688990B2	Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of cystic fibrosis The present invention relates to a method and compositions for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.
US09688988B2	Modified TGF-beta oligonucleotide for use in a method of preventing and/or treating an ophthalmic disease The invention refers to an oligonucleotide consisting of 10 to 20 nucleotides of selected regions of the TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2 or TGF-beta3 nucleic acid sequence, which comprises modified nucleotides such as LNA, ENA, polyalkylene oxide-, 2′-fluoro, 2′-O-methoxy and/or 2′-O-methyl modified nucleotides. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such oligonucleotide, wherein the composition or the oligonucleotide is used in a method for the prevention and/or treatment of glaucoma, posterior capsular opacification, dry eye, Marfan or Loeys-Dietz syndrome, riboblastoma, choroidcarcinoma, macular degeneration, such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular endma, or cataract.
US09688981B2	Mapping of genomic interactions The present invention relates to genomic analysis. In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for mapping genomic interactions.
US09688979B2	Biomolecule drying process for long-term storage The present invention relates to a method for producing a storable dry composition of biomolecule. First a composition is dispensed on a surface. The composition comprises at least a biomolecule, at least a liquid volatile component, at least a polysaccharide being designed for forming together with the at least a biomolecule and a part of the at least a liquid volatile component a matrix displaying a glass transition temperature Tg. Secondly, at least a part of the liquid volatile component is evaporated by adjusting the temperature of said composition to allow the formation of the matrix. Said evaporation step is initiated at an initial temperature T1, and finished up at a final temperature T2, said final temperature T2 being above said initial temperature T1.
US09688973B2	Polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having alpha-glucosidase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US09688965B2	Recombinant neuraminidase and uses thereof A recombinant neuraminidase based on amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 1) of wild-type pH1N1-NA (A/Texas/05/2009) influenza virus is provided. The recombinant neuraminidase of the present invention has an ectodomain with an amino acid sequence identical to SEQ ID NO: 1 and replaced at specific positions 149, 344, 365 and 366 residue(s) with corresponding amino acids of other influenza viruses. The recombinant neuraminidase may incur cross-protective immunity and be used as universal influenza vaccine.
US09688964B2	Nanoparticle synthesis using plant extracts and virus There is described a process for production of metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles, said process comprising admixing virus particles with plant material with reducing power and a metal salt, wherein the process can be provided in planta or ex planta and the virus particles aid the production of the metal-coated virus particles or metallic nanoparticles.
US09688953B2	Systems and methods of separating and singulating embryos Separating and singulating embryos employs a spray module configured to spray a plurality of embryos which are loaded on a porous substrate so as to separate and singulate the plurality of embryos, and a drying module configured to dry the plurality of separated and singulated embryos retained on the porous substrate while the porous substrate is moved across the drying module. A robotic arm operates to transfer the porous substrate from module to module, and a control device controls the operation of the system of separating and singulating embryos.
US09688946B2	Cleaning composition and method for using the same A cleaning composition comprises at least one surfactant and at least one colorant. The cleaning composition can have a pH of about 3 or less. The colorant exhibits one of several specified structures at a pH of about 7. A method for cleaning a surface utilizes the cleaning composition.
US09688942B2	Polymer thickened grease composition and method for making the same A method for preparing a final grease product comprising steps of: (a) mixing a polymeric thickener, which comprises a polymer of propylene, and a lubricating base oil at a temperature above the melting point of the polymeric thickener, wherein the polymeric thickener is present in an amount of 11.5-15.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the mixture so obtained; (b) cooling the mixture as obtained in step (a); (c) subjecting the cooled mixture as obtained in step (b) to a first mechanical treatment, to obtain an intermediate grease; (d) subjecting the intermediate grease as obtained in step (c) to a second mechanical treatment, carried out at a temperature in the range of from 50-90° C., to obtain the final grease product. The method can be applied to manufacturing of a grease.
US09688941B2	Lubricating oil composition for shock absorber Provided is a lubricating oil composition for a shock absorber, which realizes excellent riding comfort in low-temperature and high-temperature environments and can suppress worsening of riding comfort with time, which is caused by evaporation and shearing of the lubricating oil. The lubricating oil composition for a shock absorber contains (A) a base oil having a pour point of lower than −40° C. and a kinematic viscosity at 80° C. of from 2.0 to 2.7 mm2/s, (B-1) from 1 to 15% by mass of a polymethacrylate having a weight-average molecular weight of from 10,000 to less than 100,000, and (B-2) from 0.1 to 5% by mass of a polymethacrylate having a weight-average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 200,000.
US09688940B2	Lubricating thermoplastic resin composition and formed article thereof [Object] To provide lubricating thermoplastic resin compositions that can give formed articles exhibiting excellent lubricating properties and surface appearance and maintaining the lubricating properties permanently.[Solution] The lubricating thermoplastic resin composition includes an acid-modified copolymer (A) of a monomer mixture including an aromatic vinyl and a vinyl cyanide, the copolymer having a carboxyl group in the molecular chain, and a functionalized lubricant (B) having, in the molecule, a functional group (B1) capable of reacting with the carboxyl group and a lubricating segment (B2) having lubricating properties. The composition may further include a graft copolymer (C) and/or an additional thermoplastic resin (D) other than the acid-modified copolymer (A).
US09688939B1	Metal detergents Sulfurized calcium phenate detergents having a reduced unsulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol content are made by: (A) providing, made from an unsulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol, a sulfurized calcium phenate detergent that, optionally, may have been further reacted with carbon dioxide; (B) adding to the detergent from 1 to 100 mass %, based on the mass of the detergent, of an organic solvent that has a boiling point of above 100° C. and below the boiling point of the unsulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol; and (C) removing the organic solvent from the detergent thereby to reduce the unsulfurized alkyl-substituted phenol content.
US09688925B2	System and methods of trim dewaxing distillate fuels Systems and methods are provided for dewaxing a distillate fuel oil by subjecting an at least partially hydroprocessed distillate fuel oil to cavitation to reduce the pour point, reduce the cloud point, reduce the cold filter plugging point, or a combination thereof of the distillate fuel oil.
US09688922B2	Method and device for extraction of liquids from a solid particle material A method, system, and device for separating oil from oil sands or oil shale is disclosed. The method includes heating the oil sands, spinning the heated oil sands, confining the sand particles mechanically, and recovering the oil substantially free of the sand. The method can be used without the addition of chemical extraction agents. The system includes a source of centrifugal force, a heat source, a separation device, and a recovery device. The separation device includes a method of confining the sands while allowing the oil to escape, such as through an aperture.
US09688917B2	Hydrocarbon-producing apparatus and hydrocarbon-producing method In the hydrocarbon-producing apparatus, a vapor-liquid separation tank of a second vapor-liquid separation unit is provided with a filling material layer. A vapor-liquid separation tank of the first vapor-liquid separation unit has a first return line. The vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit has a second return line. A light component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank is returned to a portion between a top side above a return-location from the second return line within the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit, and a line directly connected with a cooler installed on the first vapor-liquid separation unit through the first return line. A heavy component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit is returned to the filling material layer through the second return line.
US09688913B2	Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal display device, and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal composition includes one or more of compounds represented by general formula (i) below and one or more of compounds represented by general formula (ii) below.In the formulae, R11a and R21a each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms where one —CH2— or two or more non-adjacent —CH2— in the alkyl group may each independently be substituted with —CH═CH—, —C≡C—, —O—, —CO—, —COO—, or —OCO—; one or more hydrogen atoms in the alkyl group may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a chlorine atom; X11a, X12a, X13a, X14a, and X21a each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom; A21a, A22a, and A23a each independently represent a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group or a 1,4-phenylene group whose hydrogen atom may be substituted with a fluorine atom or a chlorine atom.
US09688910B2	Conversion element, component and process for producing a component A conversion element, a component and a method for producing the component are disclosed. In an embodiment the conversion element includes a phosphor configured to convert electromagnetic primary radiation into electromagnetic secondary radiation and a glass composition as matrix material in which the phosphor is embedded. The glass composition has the following chemical composition: at least one tellurium oxide with a proportion of 65 mole % as a minimum and 90 mole % as a maximum, R1O with a proportion of between 0 mole % and 20 mole %, at least one M12O with a proportion of between 5 mole % and 25 mole %, at least one R22O3 with a proportion of between 1 mole % and 3 mole %, M2O2 with a proportion of between 0 mole % and 2 mole %, and R32O5 with a proportion of between 0 mole % and 6 mole %.
US09688903B2	Mitigation of corrosion in geothermal systems Corrosion inhibitor blends including one or more ether compounds, one or more quaternary ammonium compounds, and one or more fatty acid amine condensates are disclosed. The corrosion inhibitor blends can be used in methods of inhibiting corrosion of a metallic surface in a geothermal process. In one method, an effective amount of a corrosion inhibitor blend may be added to a production well in a geothermal process. In another method, an effective amount of a corrosion inhibitor blend may be added to a geothermal medium, which could be, for example, steam or liquid brine.
US09688902B2	Drilling fluids with high dispersed phase concentration Increasing the dispersed phase concentration in drilling fluids may decrease sag in the drilling fluids. The dispersed phase of a drilling fluid may be composed of solids (e.g., weighting agents) and emulsion droplets (for emulsified drilling fluids) dispersed in the continuous phase. For example, an exemplary drilling fluid may include a base fluid and a dispersed phase that includes at least one of: extremely low gravity solids, low gravity solids, high gravity solids, or emulsion droplets; wherein the drilling fluid has a density of about 5 pounds per gallon to about 25 pounds per gallon and has a disperse solids volume fraction greater than or equal to 0.35 and/or has a disperse phase volume fraction greater than or equal to 0.5.
US09688890B2	Water-based adhesive fixing composition having improved creep properties The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of the styrene-(meth)acrylic/(meth)acrylate type, at least one filler, and a particular thickening system, as well as the use of such a composition as a fixing glue.
US09688888B2	Intrusion resistant glass laminates Composite laminate interlayers for adhering a glass laminate comprising a sheet of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) between layers of plasticized polyvinyl butyral (PVB) adhesive layers, wherein at least one of the PVB adhesive layers is stiffened, e.g. by reduction in the amount of plasticizer, and has a glass transition temperature greater than 35° C. The PET is preferably 0.075 to 0.25 mm (3-10 mils) thick and can have a functional coating for reducing radiation, e.g. UV or IR or visible light, transmission through the glass laminate. The laminate can also comprise at least one elastomeric layer adapted to reducing sound transmission through the glass laminate. The laminates exhibit enhanced maximum flexural modulus of greater than about 350 Newtons/centimeter.
US09688880B2	In situ assembled crystalline colloidal arrays A dispersion of monodisperse similarly charged particles, the monodisperse particles having a maximum particle size dispersity of 10% and each particle having a surface with a minimum surface charge density of 1 μC/cm2 and comprising pendant steric stabilizing groups.
US09688877B2	Process for the production of an OEM base coat/clear top coat multi-layer coating A process for the production of an OEM base coat/clear top coat multi-layer coating wherein a waterborne base coat composition is spray-applied by electrostatically-assisted high speed rotary atomization, wherein the waterborne base coat composition comprises binder solids comprising about 20 to about 100 wt. % of an aqueously dispersed polyurethane urea resin with a carboxyl number of about 10 to 50 mg KOH/g.
US09688876B2	Substrates and articles of manufacture coated with a waterborne 2K coating composition A compressible substrate coated at least in part with a waterborne coating composition comprising at least one base neutralized active hydrogen containing film-forming resin and a water dispersible carbodiimide crosslinker capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film is disclosed. An article of manufacture having at least two different flexible substrates coated at least in part with such a coating is also disclosed.
US09688873B2	Curable film-forming compositions and method of mitigating dirt build-up on a substrate The present invention is directed to curable film-forming compositions comprising acrylic polymers, and to coated substrates comprising the curable film-forming composition applied to at least one surface of the substrates. The acrylic polymers comprise epoxy functional groups and polydialkylsiloxane functional groups. The present invention is also drawn to methods of mitigating dirt build-up on a substrate, comprising applying to at least a portion of the substrate the curable film-forming composition described above and at least partially curing the curable film-forming composition.
US09688871B2	Inkjet recording ink and ink cartridge using the ink, inkjet recording apparatus, inkjet recording method and ink recording matter An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a water-soluble solvent; a pigment; and a phosphate group-containing copolymer, wherein the phosphate group-containing copolymer includes a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (2): wherein, in the general formula (1), R1 represents either of a hydrogen atom and a methyl group; and M+ represents any of an alkali metal ion, an organic amine ion and a hydrogen ion, one-half or more of the M+ in the copolymer is an alkali metal ion or an organic amine, and the remainder is a hydrogen ion; wherein, in the general formula (2), R2 represents either of a hydrogen atom and a methyl group.
US09688869B2	Curable silicone composition, and optical semiconductor device The present invention provides a curable silicone composition for forming a cured product which inhibits the discoloration of silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate in an optical semiconductor device due to a sulfur-containing gas, the curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) an organic compound having an organic value of at least 175 in an organic conceptual diagram and having a specific group; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. In addition, the present invention provides an optical semiconductor device in which silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate of an optical semiconductor device is sealed or covered with a cured product of the composition described above, the optical semiconductor device having excellent reliability after a sulfur resistance test.
US09688860B2	Method for producing water-based pigment dispersion liquid and water-based ink for ink jet recording A highly efficient method is provided for producing a water-based ink for ink jet recording with which the number of coarse particles in a water-based pigment dispersion liquid is significantly reduced, dispersed particles are made finer, the dispersion stability is improved, the storage stability is improved, and high discharge stability is achieved when a water-based ink for ink jet recording is produced. Particularly, provided is a method for producing a water-based pigment dispersion liquid, the method including kneading a mixture containing a quinacridone type pigment (a), a styrene-acrylic acid type copolymer (c), a basic compound (d), and a polyoxyalkylene glycol or its derivative (e) to prepare a pigment dispersion that is solid at room temperature and mixing a aqueous medium and the pigment dispersion to decrease the viscosity and liquefy the pigment dispersion.
US09688858B1	Bacteriochlorin-based organic dye Disclosed herein is a bacteriochlorin-based organic dye represented by Formula (II): wherein the substituents contained in Formula (II) are as defined herein. The bacteriochlorin-based organic dye is stable in air, and may be used as a photosensitizer in dye-sensitized solar cell.
US09688857B2	Fluorescent probe A compound represented by the formula (I) (R1 represents hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; R2 and R3 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom; R4 and R5 represent an alkyl group or an aryl group; R6 and R7 represent hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom; R8 represent hydroxy group or a dialkoxyboranetriyl group; and X represents silicon atom, germanium atom, or tin atom), which is a novel fluorophore usable as a mother nucleus of an off/on type fluorescent probe not utilizing the intramolecular photoinduced electron transfer.
US09688839B2	Anti-static agent for ABS resin composition, and ABS resin composition An antistatic agent for an ABS resin includes an ionically bonded salt where R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group+ or a substituted or unsubstituted C7 to C30 arylalkyl group, A is a straight or branched C2 to C4 alkylene group, n is an integer from 0 to 50, and Q1 is a secondary or tertiary ammonium ion, or where R2 is a substituted or unsubstituted straight, branched or cyclic C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C7 to C31 arylalkyl group, A is a straight or branched C2 to C4 alkylene group, and Q2 is a secondary or tertiary ammonium ion.
US09688834B2	NBR composition and rubber-metal laminate An NBR composition including an NBR polymer, a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanizing accelerator, and carbon black, wherein the carbon black includes a combination of MT carbon black and carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm3/100 g or more, and has a total added amount of 110 to 250 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, and the amount of the MT carbon black is larger than that of the carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm3/100 g or more and the amount of the carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm3/100 g or more is 10 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, and a metal laminate obtained by laminating the NBR composition.
US09688827B1	Method for preparing high quality tendrillar carbon non-woven pre-impregnated and composite materials A method for infusing a nanoporous tendrillar mat with resin includes: performing a short duration, elevated temperature, pre-cure contacting treatment of the tendrillar mat using resin, thereby substantially uniformly infusing the tendrillar mat with resin; and curing the resin-infused tendrillar mat.
US09688825B2	Method for manufacturing rubber composition The present invention relates to a method for producing a rubber composition containing a rubber component (A) of at least one selected from natural rubbers and synthetic dienic rubbers, a filler containing an inorganic filler (B), a silane coupling agent (C) and at least one vulcanization promoter (D) selected from guanidines, sulfenamides, thiazoles, thiurams, dithiocarbamate salts, thioureas and xanthate salts, wherein the rubber composition is kneaded in at least three stages, in the first stage (X) of kneading, the rubber component (A), all or a part of the inorganic filler (B), and all or a part of the silane coupling agent (C) are kneaded, then in the stage (Y) on and after the second stage of kneading but before the final stage, the vulcanization promoter (D) is added and kneaded, and in the final stage (Z) of kneading, a vulcanizing agent is added and kneaded.
US09688823B2	Aliphatic/semi-aromatic block copolyamide The invention relates to a method for the melted production, especially by reactive extrusion, of block copolyamide comprising at least one aliphatic polyamide block and at least one semi-aromatic block, especially wherein the aromatic group has at least one hydroxyl or sulfonate function. The invention also relates to the block copolyamide that can be produced by said method; to a composition comprising the block copolyamide; to granules comprising such a copolyamide or such a composition; to a method for producing an item from a copolyamide or a composition of said copolyamide; and to uses of the copolyamide.
US09688820B2	Curable composition Provided are a curable composition and its use. The curable composition may provide a cured product having excellent processability and workability, no surface stickiness, and an excellent adhesive property. The curable composition has excellent thermal resistance, crack resistance, and gas permeability. The curable composition may have stable performance when being applied to a semiconductor device at a high temperature for a long time.
US09688811B2	Method for synthesizing poly(butylene succinate) catalyzed by biogenic guanidinine A method for synthesizing poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) equal to or larger than 1.4×105. The method employs biogenic guanidine (BG) as the main catalyst and includes: a) adding succinic acid (SA), 1.4-butanediol (BDO), and biogenic guanidine to a reactor, heating the reactor to a temperature of between 180 and 200° C. and conducting the esterification between succinic acid and 1.4-butanediol for 2 to 3 hours under atmospheric pressure until all of the water is distilled or boiled off; and b) adding a first cocatalyst, a second cocatalyst, and a third cocatalyst to the reactor, adjusting the absolute pressure in the reactor to be between 0.5 and 3 torr, and polycondensing the mixture in the reactor at the temperature between 210 and 230° C. over 20 to 30 hours.
US09688807B2	Epoxy resin system containing polyethylene tetraamines for resin transfer molding processes A two-component curable epoxy resin system is disclosed. The resin system includes an epoxy resin component containing at least 80% by weight of a polyglycidyl ether of a polyphenol. The system also includes a hardener mixture containing mainly polyethylene tetraamines. The system includes one or more of i) alkali metal salts, ii) carboxylic acid-, carboxylic anhydride- or carboxylic acid ester-substituted phenol compounds, iii) an amino as a catalyst. The system has beneficial curing characteristics that make it useful for producing fiber-reinforced composites in a resin transfer molding process.
US09688799B2	Scavenger injection Process for the polymerization of olefins in a polymerization reactor system including (i) a gas phase reactor having a gas outlet and one or more withdrawal lines for withdrawal of a polymer-containing stream, (ii) a recycle loop for recycling gas exiting the reactor through the gas outlet back to the reactor, (iii) a polymer separation system for separating reactants from the polymer product in the withdrawn polymer-containing stream, and (iv) a recycle system for recycling reactants removed from the reactor in the withdrawn polymer-containing stream back to the reactor. A scavenger is introduced directly into one or more of the recycle loop, the polymer separation system and the recycle system.
US09688796B2	High melting PTFE polymers for melt-processing Provided are a tetrafluoroethylene copolymers having a melting point of at least 317° C., a melt flow index (MFI) at 372° C. and a 5 kg load (MFI 372/5) of from about 0.60 g/10 min up to about 15 g/10 min. Also provided are methods of forming a shaped article using the copolymers described above, shaped articles made with those copolymers and compositions containing such copolymers.
US09688791B2	High-reactivity polyisobutylene having a high content of vinylidene double bonds in the side chains A polyisobutylene having a total content of vinylidene double bonds of more than 50 mol % and a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 10 000 daltons, where at least 10% of all the vinylidene double bonds in the polyisobutylene are part of one or more side chains composed of at least 2 carbon atoms from the main polyisobutylene chain. Such a polyisobutylene is suitable for production of fuel and lubricant additives.
US09688784B2	Treated fillers, compositions containing same, and articles prepared therefrom The present invention includes a process for producing treated filler that includes (a) treating a slurry that includes untreated filler where the untreated filler has not been previously dried, with a treating composition that includes a treating agent, thereby forming a treated filler slurry, and (b) drying the treated filler slurry to produce treated filler. The treating agent can include a polymer having (i) at least one first group that interacts with the untreated filler and (ii) at least one second group that interacts with a rubber matrix into which the treated filler is incorporated. The present invention also is directed to treated filler prepared by the process, as well as rubber compounding compositions and tires including the treated filler.
US09688783B2	Process for modifying ethylene-based polymers and copolymers Process for functionalizing an ethylene-based (co)polymer comprising the step of contacting an ethylene-based (co)polymer at a temperature in the range 100-250° C. with an azide of formula (I) wherein Y is either (Ia) or (Ib) m is 0 or 1, n is 0 or 1, n+m=1 or 2, and X is a linear or branched, aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon moiety with 1-12 carbon atoms, optionally containing heteroatoms.
US09688780B2	Allyl ether sulfate polymerizable surfactants and methods for use Disclosed are ethylenically unsaturated salts of allyl (poly)ether sulfates utilized as reactive surfactants (emulsifiers) during emulsion polymerization.
US09688779B2	Treating mucosal lesions with hyaluronan delivered from an adhering troche A troche comprising at least 5 mg hyaluronan, wherein the troche is adherent, and wherein hyaluronan is released from the troche, is used to treat mucositis, including stomatitis, vestibulitis, aphthous ulcerations, lichen planus and Behcet's syndrome. A method for treating or preventing mucositis in a patient is provided, comprising applying to a mucosal surface or a tooth or orthodontic brace of a patient in need thereof an adhering troche comprising at least 5 mg hyaluronan.
US09688772B2	Anti-GD2 antibodies In this application are described chimeric, humanized, affinity matured, stability enhanced, and bispecific Anti-GD2 antibodies and fragments thereof. Also provided are methods of using individual antibodies or compositions thereof for the detection, prevention, and/or therapeutical treatment of GD2-related diseases, in particular, neuroblastoma.
US09688760B2	Anti-leukocyte adhesion for the mitigation of potential adverse events caused by CD3-specific binding domains The present invention relates in essence to use of a compound, which decreases or inhibits the binding of mammalian T-cells to mammalian endothelial cells for use in a method of prophylaxis and/or amelioration and/or treatment of clinical adverse events caused by a therapy which comprises re-directing of T-cells against target cells in a patient. Such a therapy includes, but is not limited to, treatment with an antibody comprising a CD3 binding domain, such as a CD20×CD3 or a CD19×CD3 bispecific single chain antibody, e.g., blinatumomab (MT-103). Methods of treatment of patients having or being at risk of clinical adverse events caused by therapy which comprises re-directing of T-cells against target cells are also contemplated, as are methods of identifying a compound for administration in the methods of prophylaxis, amelioration and/or treatment. Such anti-adhesive type compounds include, but are not limited to, antibodies, like natalizumab, efalizumab, and etrolizumab; minocycline, (acetyl-)salicyclic acid, astilbin, and flavonoids; and thrombin and pentosanpolysulfate (PPS), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US09688759B2	Ferroportin antibodies and methods of use Compositions for treating disorders of iron homeostasis are provided. More particularly, anti-ferroportin antibodies, compositions containing such antibodies, corresponding nucleic acids, vectors and host cells, and methods of making such antibodies are provided.
US09688748B2	Anti-jagged 1/jagged 2 cross-reactive antibodies, activatable anti-jagged antibodies and methods of use thereof This invention relates generally to the generation of antibodies, e.g., monoclonal antibodies including fully human monoclonal antibodies, that recognize Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, to antibodies, e.g., monoclonal antibodies including fully human antibodies that recognize Jagged 1 and/or Jagged 2, and nucleic acid molecules that encode antibodies, e.g., nucleic acid molecules that encode monoclonal antibodies including fully human cross-reactive antibodies that recognize both Jagged 1 and Jagged 2, and to methods of making the anti-Jagged antibodies and methods of using the anti-Jagged antibodies as therapeutics, prophylactics, and diagnostics. The invention also relates generally to activatable antibodies that include a masking moiety (MM), a cleavable moiety (CM), and an antibody (AB) that specifically bind to Jagged 1 and Jagged 2, and to methods of making and using these activatable anti-Jagged antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US09688743B2	Optical biosensors Provided are biosensors, compositions comprising biosensors, and methods of using biosensors in living cells and organisms. The biosensors are able to be selectively targeted to certain regions or structures within a cell. The biosensors may provide a signal when the biosensor is targeted and/or in response to a property of the cell or organism such as membrane potential, ion concentration or enzyme activity.
US09688735B2	Designer osteogenic proteins The invention relates to novel designer osteogenic proteins having altered affinity for a cognate receptor, nucleic acids encoding the same, and methods of use therefor. More preferably, the novel designer osteogenic proteins are designer BMPs and have altered affinity for a cognate BMP receptor. The designer BMPs demonstrate altered biological characteristics and provide potential useful novel therapeutics.
US09688734B2	Stable amyloid beta monomers and oligomers The invention provides monomeric and oligomeric amyloid beta peptide isomers that are resistant towards fibrillogenesis and their use as screening reagents or antigens in methods and pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions related to protein misfolding. The alanines at positions 21 and 30, in wild type amyloid beta peptide amino acid sequence, are according to the invention replaced by cysteins, which results in an intra molecular disulphide bond. The invention further provides transgenic animals expressing modified amyloid precursor proteins or amyloid beta peptides.
US09688733B2	Method for treating spinal cord injury using HMGB1 fragment Fragment peptides having a proper length, which consists of a portion of the HMGB1 protein were synthesized, and the peptides were confirmed to show therapeutic effects on injury of the spinal cord.
US09688732B2	Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) peptides and binding antibodies Isolated peptides from the protein EMMPRIN (CD147/Basigin) and antibodies directed against antigenic determinants within the peptides. Pharmaceutical compositions including the peptides and antibodies and methods of their production and use in vaccination, immunotherapy and diagnosis of proliferative, hyperpermeability, inflammatory, and angiogenesis-related diseases and disorders.
US09688728B2	Bacteriophage gene 3 protein compositions and use as amyloid binding agents The invention relates to agents and to pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the formation of amyloid and/or for promoting the disaggregation of amyloid proteins. The compositions may also be used to detect amyloid.
US09688712B2	Manufacturing method for polyphenol composition A method for producing a polyphenol composition including a step of subjecting (A) a hardly water-soluble polyphenol and (B) one or more selected from cathechins, chlorogenic acids and methylated compounds of hardly water-soluble polyphenols to a heat treatment at from 100 to 180° C. in the presence of an aqueous medium.
US09688706B2	Electrochromic compound, electrochromic composition, display element, and dimming element An electrochromic compound, represented by the following general formula (I); where X1 to X4 are each a substituent represented by the following general formula (II), an alkyl group that may contain a functional group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may contain a functional group, or a hydrogen atom, and at least two selected from X1 to X4 are the substituents represented by the general formula (II); where R1 to R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, or a monovalent group that may contain a substituent; B is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent group that may contain a functional group; A−is a monovalent anion; and m is any of 0 to 3, and R1 to R8, B, and m may each independently be different when a plurality of the substituents represented by the general formula (II) are present.
US09688703B2	Method for preparing a halosilane A method for preparing a reaction product includes: steps (1) and (2). Step (1) is contacting, at a temperature from 200° C. to 1400° C., a first ingredient including a silane of formula HaRbSiX(4-a-b), where subscript a is an integer from 0 to 4, subscript b is 0 or 1, a quantity (a+b)<4, each R is independently a monovalent organic group, and each X is independently a halogen atom, with the proviso that when the quantity (a+b)<4, then the ingredient further includes H2; with a spinel catalyst including copper; thereby forming a reactant. Step (2) is contacting the reactant with a second ingredient including an organohalide at a temperature from 100° C. to 600° C.; thereby forming the reaction product and a spent reactant. The reaction product is distinct from the silane used in step (1). The method may be used to prepare diorganodihalosilanes from silicon tetrahalides.
US09688699B2	3-(pyrimidine-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines The present application relates to novel 3-(pyrimidin-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines, to processes for preparation thereof, to the use thereof, alone or in combinations, for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, and to the use thereof for production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disorders.
US09688693B2	NK1 antagonists A NK1 antagonist having the formula (I), wherein Ar1 and Ar2 are optionally substituted phenyl or heteroaryl, X1 is an ether, thio or imino linkage, R4 and R5 are not both H or alkyl, and the remaining variables are as defined in the specification, useful for treating a number of disorders, including emesis, depression, anxiety and cough. Pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treatment and combinations with other agents are also disclosed.
US09688690B2	Pyrimidine compounds and pyrimido indole compounds and methods of use The present invention discloses a compound comprising the formula: wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having from one to ten carbon atoms, or a compound of the formula wherein the S is replaced by CH2, and optionally comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof. A method of treating a patient having cancer or a disease comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of the compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof.
US09688682B2	Crystalline forms of pemetrexed tromethamine salts The present invention is directed to novel crystalline forms of pemetrexed tromethamine salts and processes for preparation thereof.
US09688675B2	1,7-naphthyridine derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein which may be used for the treatment of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, major depression, bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, normal aging, epilepsy, retinal degeneration, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, Parkinson's disease, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction (“chemobrain”), Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, hearing loss, tinnitus, spinocerebellar ataxia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, stroke, and disturbances due to radiation therapy, chronic stress, optic neuropathy or macular degeneration, or abuse of neuro-active drugs, selected from alcohol, opiates, methamphetamine, phencyclidine and cocaine.
US09688674B2	Selective EP4 receptor antagonistic substance for treatment of cancer This invention provides a medicament for the treatment of cancer, which cause a reduction of cancer. This invention relates to use of a compound which has inhibitory activities against prostaglandin E2 receptor (EP4 receptor) and is represented by the following general formula (I), (II), (III), or (IV), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or the salt for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of cancer. The invention relates to a method for treatment of cancer comprising administering the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or the salt to humans or animals. The compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or the pharmaceutical composition may be used in combination with one or more second active agents.
US09688673B2	Deoxycytidine kinase binding compounds The invention provides compounds that bind to deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) and compositions including pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing the compounds. The compounds are useful in treating diseases and disorders where dCK activity is implicated such as cancer and immune disorders. The compounds also find use in clinical methodologies including positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.
US09688671B2	Metalloenzyme inhibitor compounds The instant invention describes compounds having metalloenzyme modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by such metalloenzymes.
US09688670B2	Benzimidazole compounds and medical uses thereof The present invention provides a medicament for treating a disease involving Nav 1.7 such as neuropathic pain, nociceptive pain, inflammatory pain, small-fiber neuropathy, erythromelalgia, paroxysmal extreme pain disorder, dysuria, and multiple sclerosis, which comprises a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R1c and R1d are hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, or the like, provided that at least one of R1a, R1b, R1c and R1d is C6-10 aryl, C6-10 aryloxy, or the like, R2 and R3 are hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C3-10 cycloalkyl, or the like, R4 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C3-7 cycloalkyl, or the like, m is 1, 2 or 3, L is CR7R8, and R7 and R8 are hydrogen, hydroxyl, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, or the like.
US09688667B2	Tazarotene with low dimer impurity for treating acne or psoriasis The present invention relates to a method of treating acne or psoriasis by topically administering Tazarotene substantially free of dimer impurity of formula 4,4-dimethyl-6-[4-(4,4-dimethylthiochroman-6-yl)-buta-1,3-diynyl]-thiochroman.
US09688653B2	Ethoxyphenyl thienyl compounds and methods for the treatment of bacterial infections This invention relates generally to the discovery of a method of inhibiting, preventing or treating bacterial infections. The invention also relates to a method of inhibiting bacterial capsule biogenesis.
US09688651B2	Geranyl geranyl acetone analogs and uses thereof The invention relates to novel therapeutic compounds, more in particular to biologically active analogs and uses thereof as medicament, for instance for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Provided is a compound of the general formula (formula I) wherein R1 is H or a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic moiety comprising 1 to 8 C-atoms; and X is selected from the group consisting of moieties X1, X2, X3, X4, X5 and X6. Exemplary uses include the prevention or therapeutic treatment of a HSF1-mediated disease.
US09688650B2	Method for producing 2-substituted 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-tetrahydropyrans in a reactor cascade The invention relates to a method for producing 2-substituted 4-hydroxy-4-methyltetrahydropyrans.
US09688645B2	Macrocyclic urea and sulfamide derivatives as inhibitors of TAFIa The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) which are inhibitors of activated thrombin-activable fibrinolysis inhibitor. The compounds of the formula I are suitable for producing medicaments for prophylaxis, secondary prevention and treatment of one or more disorders associated with thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes.
US09688641B2	Process for preparing asymmetrical imidazolium salts The invention relates to a process for preparing an asymmetrical imidazolium salt of formula (1A), in which R1 is an aromatic group, R2 is chosen from a cyclic secondary aliphatic alkyl group and a heteroalkyl group, R3 and R4 are chosen, independently of one another, from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halide and an alkyl group, and A″ is an anion. The process comprises a first substep of forming a reaction mixture by bringing one equivalent of an aniline into contact with one equivalent of a compound bearing an amine group, in the presence of at least four point five equivalents of a Brønsted acid. The process also comprises a second substep of forming a solution comprising one equivalent of a dicarbonyl, one equivalent of formaldehyde, and at least four point five equivalents of the Brønsted acid, and adding thereto the reaction mixture formed in the first substep. The mixture is left to stir for a predetermined time at a predetermined temperature. The intermediate asymmetrical imidazolium salt 1A is then isolated.
US09688639B2	Solid forms of fungicidal pyrazoles Disclosed are solid forms of 4-(2-bromo-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-amine (Compound 1). Methods for the preparation of solid forms of Compound 1 and for the conversion of one solid form of Compound 1 into another are disclosed.Disclosed are compositions for protecting a plant or plant seed from diseases caused by fungal pathogens comprising a biologically effective amount of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of surfactants, solid diluents and liquid carriers. Compositions comprising a mixture of a solid form of Compound 1 and at least one other nematocide, insecticide and/or fungicide are also disclosed.Also disclosed are methods for protecting a plant or plant seed from diseases caused by fungal pathogens comprising applying to a plant or seed, or to the environment of the plant or seed, a biologically effective amount of a solid form of Compound 1.
US09688636B2	5-aminotetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acids and their use The present application relates to novel 5-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acids, to processes for their preparation, to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and to their use for producing medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, especially for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disorders.
US09688633B2	Substituted piperidines with antiparasitic activity The present invention relates to new arylaminoalcohol derivatives of formula (I), and to a method for the preparation of such compounds: I The invention also relates to the use of these compounds as medicaments, and in particular for the prevention and/or the treatment of parasitic diseases caused by apicomplexan parasites such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. Finally, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds of formula (I) as active principles.
US09688632B2	Method for manufacturing magnesium amides A method for manufacturing amidomagnesium halogenides and admixtures thereof with alkali metal salts in aparotic, organic solvents, compounds obtained according to the method and use thereof in synthesis chemistry, for example for deprotonizing enolizable systems, functionalized aromatics and heteroaromatics.
US09688630B2	3,3′-disubstituted indolines as inhibitors of cholesterol ester transfer protein 3,3′-Disubstituted indoline compounds, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis.
US09688624B2	DP2 antagonist and uses thereof Described herein is the DP2 antagonist 2-(3-(2-((tert-butylthio)methyl)-4-(2,2-dimethyl-propionylamino)phenoxy)-4-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are methods of preparing the DP2 antagonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to a mammal that include the DP2 antagonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating respiratory diseases or conditions, allergic diseases or conditions, inflammatory diseases or conditions, as well as other prostaglandin D2-dependent or prostaglandin D2-mediated diseases or conditions.
US09688602B2	Methyl-substituted biphenyl compounds, their production and their use in the manufacture of plasticizers In a process for producing a methyl-substituted biphenyl compound, at least one methyl-substituted cyclohexylbenzene compound of the formula: wherein each of m and n is independently an integer from 1 to 3, is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under conditions effective to produce a dehydrogenation reaction product comprising at least one methyl-substituted biphenyl compound. The dehydrogenation catalyst comprises an element or compound thereof from Group 10 of the Periodic Table of Elements deposited on a refractory support, such as alumina.
US09688600B2	Processes for improving acetic acid yield by removing iron In a process for improving a carbonylation process, iron is removed to maintain an effective Space Time Yield (STY) of the rhodium catalyst of at least 80% of the maximum STY. The process comprises carbonylating methanol in a reactor in a reaction medium comprising water, a rhodium catalyst, methyl iodide and a halide salt, separating a portion of the reaction medium in a flash vessel to form a less volatile stream and a vapor product stream comprising acetic acid, recycling a liquid stream to the reactor, wherein the liquid stream comprises a portion of the less volatile stream and wherein the liquid stream comprises iron, and removing a portion of the iron from the liquid stream to maintain an effective STY of the rhodium catalyst of at least 80% of the maximum STY.
US09688598B2	Hydroformylation process A multi-reaction train hydroformylation process wherein a common product-catalyst separation zone is employed.
US09688597B2	Method for producing aldehyde Provided is a method for producing aldehydes that brings an excellent alcohol conversion and aldehyde selectivity while suppressing generation of aldol condensates, etc. The method for producing aldehydes includes a step of dehydrogenating primary alcohol in the presence of a catalyst composition. The catalyst composition is a first catalyst composition obtained by adding a potassium salt of a weak acid to a dehydrogenation catalyst containing copper as an active species.
US09688594B2	Method for producing modified-graphene-like carbon material, modified-graphene-like carbon material, and resin composite material containing modified-graphene-like carbon material Providing a modified-graphene-like carbon material into which hydroxyl groups are introduced. By reacting a graphene-like carbon material with hydrogen peroxide, a hydroxyl group is introduced into the graphene-like carbon material.
US09688591B2	Ethylene separation process Ethylene separation processes are described herein. The ethylene separation processes generally include introducing a feed stream including ethylene and butene into a de-ethenizer; and separating the ethylene from the butene via fractional distillation within the de-ethenizer to form an overhead stream including separated ethylene and a bottoms stream including separated butene, wherein the de-ethenizer operates at a pressure of less than 350 psig.
US09688590B2	Production of jet and other heavy fuels from isobutanol A process for the production of jet and other heavy fuels, the process including: contacting at least one C3 to C5 isoalkanol with a first catalyst to convert at least a portion of the isoalkanol to isoalkene, isoalkene dimers, and water; contacting at least a portion of the isoalkene dimers with a second catalyst to convert at least a portion of the isoalkene dimers to isoalkene trimers; hydrotreating the isoalkene trimers to form isoalkanes useful as a jet fuel, kerosene, or other heavy fuels.
US09688589B2	Process for preparation of n-propyl benzene Disclosed is a process for preparation of n-propyl benzene. The process gives high selectivity and yield of n-propyl benzene by single step catalytic alkylation that involves contacting a mixture of aromatic hydrocarbon having an active hydrogen on a saturated α-carbon, such as toluene, and an alkene, such as ethylene, in presence of a metal catalyst, a solid support, and an initiator. Following the alkylation, aqueous and organic phases are separated from a reaction mixture. The aqueous phase is separated for recovery of the catalyst, the solid support, and un-reacted aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g., toluene); and the organic phase is separated for obtaining n-propyl benzene and byproduct. Thus, the catalyst phase can be recovered and recycled in the next alkylation reaction. Also, the process facilitates recovery and recycling of the byproduct for the better selectivity.
US09688573B2	Glass composition, chemically strengthened glass, and glass substrate for information recording medium The present invention provides a glass composition containing, in mass %: 59.0 to 63.0% SiO2; 4.0 to 10.0% TiO2; 8.0 to 12.0% Al2O3; 1.0 to 5.0% MgO; 0 to 4.0% CaO; 4.0 to 14.0% SrO; 4.0 to 11.0% Na2O; and 0 to 1.0% K2O. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a glass composition having excellent heat resistance, being suitable for production by the float process, and being suitable for chemical strengthening.
US09688572B2	Low-emissivity coating and functional construction material for window and door including same Disclosed is a multi-layered low-emissivity coating sequentially comprising: a Ti-based oxide layer, a composite metallic oxide layer of zinc and aluminum, a low-emissivity protective metal layer, and a low-emissivity layer.
US09688571B2	Method of fabricating light extraction substrate for organic light emitting device A method of fabricating a light extraction substrate for an organic light-emitting device which can increase the extraction efficiency of light emitted from the organic light-emitting device, thereby improving the overall luminous efficiency of the organic light-emitting device. Water glass is applied on a surface of a glass substrate. The water glass applied on the glass substrate is heat-treated such the surface of the glass substrate is roughened. The heat-treated water glass is removed from the glass substrate. A planarization layer of a glass frit is formed on the glass substrate from which the water glass has been removed.
US09688564B2	Elongating method and apparatus for glass base material A method of elongating a glass base material to obtain a glass rod having a smaller diameter, using a glass base material elongating apparatus including a feeder at least for the glass base material, a heating furnace, and an elongating mechanism of the glass base material below the heating furnace, is such that a horizontal plane position measuring unit of the glass base material is provided inside or near the heating furnace, the feeder has a glass base material horizontal plane position adjusting unit, and the elongating mechanism has three or more sets of elongating rollers capable of switching between grasping and releasing for keeping the position of the glass rod in the horizontal plane to be constant, and the glass base material is elongated with the position thereof in the horizontal plane kept as targeted by controlling the glass base material horizontal plane position adjusting unit.
US09688559B1	Multistage process for removal of phosphorus, fluoride, and arsenic species from water via complexation and solubility control The present invention relates in general to a process of removing phosphorus in various forms of suspended solids or dissolved ions, fluoride, and arsenic impurities from water streams in a multi-stage procedure via the use of additives, pH control, and physical separation, resulting in a water stream with <50 ppb phosphorus, <3 ppm fluoride, and <1 ppm arsenic.
US09688551B2	Nozzle mixing apparatus and methods for treating water in ship ballast tanks A system, method, and apparatus for treating ship or barge ballast water. The system includes a ballast tank storing ballast water and one or more nozzles located in the ballast tank. One or more pumps supply a chemical into the ballast tank and water to the nozzles. The nozzles are strategically located in the ballast tank to circulate the ballast water and mix the chemical with the ballast water without removing the ballast water from the ballast tank to a separate mixing and treatment area located outside the tank either onboard or off of the ship or barge. A controller receives a signal from a flow sensor in the ballast tank to control the one or more pumps to enable operating the nozzles alternately and intermittently to circulate the ballast water and the mix the chemical with the ballast water to minimize energy consumption.
US09688549B2	Liquid treatment device and liquid treatment method This disclosure of a liquid treatment device includes a first metal electrode having a part disposed in a reaction tank into which a water being treated is filled, a second metal electrode disposed in the reaction tank, an insulator having an opening portion disposed to surround the first metal electrode so that a closed space is formed. A bubble is generated from the closed space to the water being treated via the opening portion. The liquid treatment device also includes a gas supply device that supplies the space with a gas for generating the bubble, and a power supply that applies a voltage between the first metal electrode and the second metal electrode.
US09688548B2	Apparatus and process for desalination of water A process for desalinating water is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of passing a feed stream of saline solution 2′ in a first desalination step through a reverse osmosis membrane desalination plant 3′ comprising at least one reverse osmosis desalination unit 4′ to form a first product water stream 5′ having a reduced salt concentration relative to that of the feed stream of saline solution 2′ and a first byproduct stream 6′ having an increased salt concentration relative to that of the feed stream of saline solution 2′ characterized in that the first byproduct stream 6′ is passed in a second desalination step through a suspension crystallization unit 7 to form a second product water stream 8 having a reduced salt concentration relative to that of the first byproduct stream 6′ and a second byproduct stream 9 having an increased salt concentration relative to that of the first byproduct stream 6′. The invention further relates to an apparatus 1 for carrying out said process. The present invention further relates also to the use of the process or apparatus 1 for the reduction of the volume of the first byproduct stream of a reverse osmosis membrane desalination plant 3′, preferably an in-land desalination plant 3′, or in a device or plant or process for producing desalinated water, for salt production, for co-production of power and desalinated water, or for air conditioning.
US09688547B2	Method and apparatus for filtration of lime-treated water A method and apparatus is provided for water filtration of a milk of lime solution that contains water, impurities, and grit particles, in which the milk of lime solution enters a vessel, and wherein turbulence is created in the vessel, by which larger grit particles settle out of the milk of lime solution, to form a bed of grit particles in the lower end of the vessel, such that grit particles and impurities are filtered from the lime-treated water that comprises a milk of lime solution, with water then being drawn off, that may be discharged out one or more dosing locations and/or recycled back for further filtration, as may be desired.
US09688545B2	Water filter with filter cartridge block alerting and alerting method A water filter with alarm function for indicating blockage of a filter cartridge thereof and an alarm method are provided. The filter main body is provided with a filter cartridge and is arranged with a before-filtering water cavity. A filter upper cover covers the top of the filter main body. The before-filtering water cavity is accommodated with a floating-ball-type indicating apparatus, which comprises a floating ball, a connecting rod and a color scale. The connecting rod is mounted rotatably on an inner surface of the filter upper cover with the aid of a hinge support. The floating ball is arranged at the front end of the connecting rod. The color scale is also arranged on the connecting rod. A transparent visual cover that matches with the color scale is arranged on the upper surface of the filter upper cover.
US09688544B2	Treatment device A treatment device for stormwater is provided that comprises a container which in use contains a growing medium and a hydrodynamic separator located within the container. The hydrodynamic separator comprises a separation chamber, an inlet duct extending from the outside of the container to the separation chamber, a solids outlet; and a liquid outlet that opens into the container. In use, liquid flow containing solids enters the separation chamber through the inlet duct and is caused to swirl within the separation chamber, thereby causing solids to exit the separation chamber through the solids outlet and liquid to exit the separation chamber through the liquid outlet and to flow into the growing medium.
US09688543B2	Method for making bromides Bromine containing compounds, such as calcium bromide, sodium bromide and the like, are prepared in high purity and more quickly with less waste by using a process with two bromination stages and often a third step wherein the crude product mixture can be adjusted to meet specific product requirements. In the first bromination stage, the majority, but not all, of a substrate is brominated using a reductive bromination reaction, the remaining unreacted substrate is converted to product in the second stage through another a reductive bromination reaction, although the specific reagents may be different, wherein the addition of bromine and a reducing agent are carefully monitored.
US09688536B2	Fabrication and application of nanofiber ribbons and sheets and twisted and non-twisted nanofiber yarns A process of producing a yarn, ribbon or sheet comprising nanofibers that includes infiltrating a liquid into the yarn, ribbon or sheet and evaporating the liquid from the yarn, ribbon, or sheet to strengthen the yarn, ribbon or sheet. The yarn, ribbon, or sheet can be formed by solid-state draw from a carbon nanotube forest.
US09688535B2	Method for using carbon nanotube film supporting structure A method for using a carbon nanotube film supporting structure includes: providing a carbon nanotube film structure and a carbon nanotube film supporting structure, the carbon nanotube film supporting structure comprises a substrate and a plurality of protruding structures, the substrate having a surface defining a support region, the plurality of protruding structures distributed on support region, a ratio of a sum of a plurality of surface areas, defined by the top of the plurality of protruding structures, to an area of the support region, is less than or equal to 20%; and placing the carbon nanotube film structure on the support region of the carbon nanotube film supporting structure.
US09688532B2	Method of manufacturing electronic device A method of manufacturing an electronic device in which a second substrate (functional element) containing silicon and a third substrate (lid body) containing silicon are bonded to a first substrate containing alkali metal ions by anode bonding includes a first process of performing the anode bonding to bond the second substrate to a surface of the first substrate; a second process of removing at least a portion of the surface of the first substrate to which the third substrate is to be bonded by the anode bonding and exposing a bonding surface after the first process; and a third process of performing the anode bonding to bond the third substrate to the bonding surface of the first substrate.
US09688531B2	Micro-electro-mechanical device having two buried cavities and manufacturing process thereof A micro-electro-mechanical device formed in a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region above the first buried cavity; and a second buried cavity extending in the sensitive region. A decoupling trench extends from a first face of the monolithic body as far as the first buried cavity and laterally surrounds the second buried cavity. The decoupling trench separates the sensitive region from a peripheral portion of the monolithic body.
US09688525B2	Tank system A tank system which prevents problems caused by electrostatic charging during a fueling sequence. The tank system includes a filling pipe, a filling hose which leads to a fuel tank, and a support sleeve, composed of an electrically conductive plastic material, in abutment with the filling pipe and the filling hose to thereby connect the filling pipe to the filling hose in an electrically conductive manner.
US09688518B2	Three dimensional rendering of job site Methods and systems are disclosed for rendering a job site in a three dimensional simulation. A stream of input data is received at a processor about a job site wherein the data pertains to movements and lifts of at least one lifting device associated with the job site and at least one partially constructed building associated with the job site. A three dimensional (3D) simulation is generated, at the processor, of the at least one lifting device and the at least one partially constructed building. The 3D simulation is updated in real time, at the processor, to simulate movements of the at least one lifting and the at least one partially constructed building. The 3D simulation is sent from the processor to a display.
US09688514B2	Section of stairlift guide rail and kit A section of stairlift guide rail having two holes for attaching to another section of stairlift guide rail is described. The two holes are positioned symmetrically about a point along one edge of the section, wherein at least one of the two holes is further configured to have a bracket for mounting the section attached thereto.
US09688504B2	Yarn feed assembly to relieve yarn hang ups having a variable yarn pull-off angle and method of using same A yarn feed assembly for directing yarn from a wound yarn source to a yarn feed tube having a frame member positioned adjacent to the wound yarn source and defining at least one elongate interior chamber. The yarn feed assembly has a weighted member slideably received in the elongate interior chamber such that, upon pulling one yarn off of the wound yarn source, through a bore of the weighted member and into the yarn feed tube, the weighted member is axially movable along a longitudinal axis of the frame member such that the bore of the weighted member is axially movable about and between a bottom end and a top end of the elongate slot in response to tension applied to the yarn as a result of yarn hang ups on the wound yarn source.
US09688499B2	Post-handling apparatus and image forming system A post-handling apparatus having an aligning tray configured to receive a sheet from an image forming apparatus; an ejected sheet tray located adjacent to the aligning tray; a conveyer configured to convey the sheet on the aligning tray to the ejected sheet tray; and a sheet presser configured to press a sheet previously ejected onto the ejected sheet tray against the ejected sheet tray. The sheet presser presses the sheet previously ejected to the ejected sheet tray when a leading edge of a sheet currently conveyed to the ejected sheet tray falls down on the ejected sheet tray, and is in a receding position receding from the ejected sheet tray when a trailing edge of the sheet currently conveyed to the ejected sheet tray falls down on the ejected sheet tray.
US09688496B2	Mat rolling apparatatus and method A mat rolling apparatus including a portable and tubular body defining a distal end and a proximal end, opposing the distal end, the body defining an open-faced channel, defined by a lower wall flanked by two side walls of the tubular body, spanning continuously and longitudinally from the distal end of the tubular body to the proximal end of the tubular body.
US09688491B2	Apparatus for loading and evenly distributing material into a container An overhead material handling system and methods for its use are provided, where the system includes: (a) a compactor and (b) a leveler in communication with the compactor, where the leveler comprises (i) a cover, (ii) a trough, and (iii) a trigger, where the trough has a first end and a second end and the trough is rotatably-mounted between a first end of the cover and a second end of the cover.
US09688477B2	Method and device for driving parcel sorters for installations facilities having considerable changes in levels The present invention concerns a method and system for sorting items comprising movable carriages (10) intended to transport the items, and connected to each other by a link (19), along a track having sections located at levels at different heights linked by ascending and descending slopes, a control system and drive units intended to move the carriages (10). Dedicated thrust units, separate from the drive units, are added on the slopes and are controlled individually by the control system so as to deliver a constant force in order to prevent the carriages (10) experiencing tension at the links (19, 20) as a result of the weight of the items and/or the carriages (10) present on the slopes.
US09688470B2	Refuse container cover A garbage bin cover is disclosed. The cover includes a flexible fabric tube having opposite open top and bottom ends and a middle portion which are dimensioned to fit snuggly over a garbage bin. A pair of elongated zippers is provided on opposite sides of the cover, the zippers extend parallel to each other upwardly from the bottom end such that the zippers open from the bottom end. An elongated pouch containing a drawstring is formed at the upper end of the tube. A separate lid cover is provided with consists of a pouch dimensioned to fit snugly over a garbage bin lid.
US09688466B2	Vertically collapsible semi-truck trailer A collapsible container including frame assembly, a lifting mechanism, a retractable side wall, a retractable end wall, a top member, and a bottom member is disclosed. The frame assembly includes rectangular frame members and articulated vertical frame members disposed between the rectangular frame members. At least one rectangular frame member includes a receptacle member. The articulated vertical frame members are positioned and arranged to retract within the frame assembly. The lifting mechanism is positioned and arranged to elevate the rectangular frame members from each other. The retractable side wall is positioned and arranged to retract into a receptacle member. The retractable end wall is positioned and arranged to retract into a receptacle member. The top member is disposed on an uppermost rectangular frame member. The bottom member is disposed on a lowermost rectangular frame member. A method of transporting a plurality of containers is disclosed.
US09688455B2	Modular insulated container and method for operating same A modular insulated container for storing goods at constant temperatures. The container has, in an outwardly insulating manner, at least one base, at least one cover and at least four side walls of insulating material, which enclose an inner chamber provided for accommodating the goods in a thermally insulating manner. The at least four side walls are mounted separately with the at least one base and the at least one cover. At least one of the mounted, outwardly insulating side walls has temperature control elements, which face the inner chamber and contain thermal storage fluids, which are separated from the inner chamber by thermally conductive material.
US09688445B2	Fluid container with internal perforated compartment The present invention provides a container for drinking fluids wherein the container has an integrated interior compartment for storing solid elements used for treating drinking fluids. The interior compartment includes a plurality of perforations that allow the fluid found in the container to flow through the interior compartment to allow such fluid to interact with the contents of the interior chamber. The interior chamber may include a compound for treating the fluid and for forming, for example, alkaline water. The treatment compound is compressed into solid beads that will interact with the drinking fluid but will not substantially dissolve. In one embodiment the treatment compound comprises of Tourmaline, Kaoline, Magnesium, Magnesium Oxide, Silicone Dioxide and Calcium Oxide.
US09688432B2	Stuffing machine for food products A stuffing machine for food products, comprising a framework that supports at least one die, provided with a recess designed to receive a product to be stuffed, and pusher means adapted to translate the product to be stuffed, formed in the die, through a stuffing tube; at least one conveyor is also provided which is adapted to move the die along at least one forward path from at least one loading position, in which the die is adapted to receive the product to be stuffed, to a working position, in which the die is substantially at a region of action of the pusher means, and along at least one return path from the working position to the loading position; the conveyor is adapted to keep the die with the concavity of its recess directed upwardly along the forward path and along the return path.
US09688427B2	Method of hot-filling a plastic container having vertically folding vacuum panels A semi-rigid collapsible container has a side-wall with an upper portion, a central portion, a lower portion and a base. The central portion includes a vacuum panel portion having a control portion and an initiator portion. The control portion is inclined more steeply in a vertical direction, i.e. has a more acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the container, than the initiator portion. On low vacuum force being present within the container panel following the cooling of a hot liquid in the container the initiator portion will flex inwardly to cause the control portion to invert and flex further inwardly into the container and the central portion to collapse. Raised ribs provide an additional support for the container in its collapsed state. In another embodiment the telescoping of the container back to its original position occurs when the vacuum force is released following removal of the container cap.
US09688426B2	Apparatus for blowing and filling plastic containers The invention concerns an apparatus (10) for simultaneously blowing and filling a plastic container from a preform, the apparatus comprising: a mold (14) for enclosing a preform, so as to leave access to the mouth of the preform, stretching means (42) for stretching the preform within the mold, an injection head (16) for injecting a liquid through the mouth so as to cause expansion of the preform within the mold, thereby obtaining a blown and filled container (12) that comprises a dispensing opening (22), characterized in that the apparatus further comprises a capping head (18) for fixing a cap (40) on the dispensing opening of said blown and filled container, the capping head being permanently arranged between the injection head (16) and the mold (14).
US09688422B2	System and tool for accessing satellite fill/drain valves during propellant resupply Herein is disclosed a tool, system and method for refueling on-orbit spacecraft. The tool and system are configured to allow for resupply of spacecraft configured to be propelled by either a bipropellant (oxidizer and fuel) or a monopropellant (typically hydrazine). The refueling tool is particularly suited for resupply of satellites not originally prepared for refueling but the system may also be used for satellites specifically designed for refueling.
US09688420B2	Method and device for assembling at least one seat into an airplane A seat assembling method for assembling at least one seat into an airplane, the method having the steps of position a seat installing device at a predetermined assembly position in the airplane, convey the at least one seat into the interior of the airplane to the seat installing device by means of a seat conveying device, transfer the seat from the seat conveying device to the seat installing device, and install the seat by means of the seat installing device which is positioned at the assembly position.
US09688418B2	Method for determining a state of a component in a high lift system of an aircraft, high lift system of an aircraft, and aircraft having such a high lift system A method for determining a state of a component in a high lift system of an aircraft is proposed, the high lift system comprising a central power control unit for providing rotational power by means of a transmission shaft; and drive stations coupled with the power control unit and movable high lift surfaces.
US09688417B2	Method and device for automatically determining a speed profile with speed levels for an aircraft A method and device for automatically determining a speed profile with speed levels for an aircraft.The device includes a calculation unit which is configured for determining a speed profile (P1) which is such that, from upstream to downstream, the speed (V) is maintained at a speed constraint (V1) imposed at a waypoint (B1), up to said waypoint (B1), then a deceleration (T2) is performed from this waypoint (B1) up to an optimum speed (Vopt), said optimum speed (Vopt) being maintained up to another deceleration (T4) ending directly at a downstream speed limit (V2) reached at a given altitude level (A2).
US09688410B2	Water inflow prevention device for aircraft working when landing in water, pressure adjusting valve, and aircraft The present invention provides a water inflow prevention device for aircraft, working when landing in water, the device including: a blocking body for blocking a flow channel from an outside of the aircraft when landing in water, the flow channel allowing the inside and outside of the aircraft to communicate with each other, and a valve element of a pressure adjusting valve being positioned in the flow channel; and a connection part that is deformed when landing in water, wherein the blocking body is supported by a member constituting an end of the flow channel on a side outside the aircraft through the connection part, and the connection part is deformed in a direction so as to block the flow channel by the blocking body, with use of force of water acting on the blocking body when landing in water.
US09688406B2	Interior component for a vehicle with a modular passenger service unit An interior component for an interior room of an aircraft is provided. The interior component includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and a multitude of functional modules which form a passenger service unit. The second surface is arranged opposite to the first surface and comprises a recess. The multitude of functional modules are arranged one after another in the recess in the longitudinal direction of the interior component, such that a first front surface of the functional module arranged frontally in the longitudinal direction closes flush with a first front surface of the body.
US09688400B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle Unmanned aerial vehicles and methods for providing the same are disclosed. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations related to a support frame. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations with a continuous track for ground propulsion. The unmanned aerial vehicles may have various configurations related to payload clamps.
US09688399B1	Remotely operated surveillance vehicle management system and method with a fail-safe function A system for providing the general public with simplified access to aerial surveillance. The system software initially functions as a viewer, but also provides a path to increase a participant's control. The software architecture is structured to accommodate multiple users simultaneously and minimizes operational down-time by organizing participants into a standby queuing system. The system also provides a step-by-step operator-pilot progression, with built in training and certification modules, to train and qualify a participant for higher levels of control. This progression starts by allowing a participant to remotely track the flight path of a surveillance aircraft, then view its camera feed, operate the camera, and eventually pilot the aircraft. The system in applicable whether the aircraft is manned or unmanned, and incorporates an interrupt mechanism to mitigate undesirable mission parameters. In some configurations, the invention's integral fail-safe mechanism optimizes operational compatibility with restrictive civil airspace providing even broader access. The software supports an organizational structure for promotions, accounting and user-queuing. This structure is driven by financial incentives which leverage social media, banner advertising, and streaming video for live public viewing, while incorporating natural safeguards against misuse.
US09688398B2	Long endurance vertical takeoff and landing aircraft An aircraft for use in fixed wing flight mode and rotor flight mode is provided. The aircraft can include a fuselage, wings, and a plurality of engines. The fuselage can comprise a wing attachment region further comprising a rotating support. A rotating section can comprise a rotating support and the wings, with a plurality of engines attached to the rotating section. In a rotor flight mode, the rotating section can rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage providing lift for the aircraft similar to the rotor of a helicopter. In a fixed wing flight mode, the rotating section does not rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage, providing lift for the aircraft similar to a conventional airplane. The same engines that provide torque to power the rotor in rotor flight mode also power the aircraft in fixed wing flight mode.
US09688395B2	Boundary layer ingesting blade A boundary layer ingesting (BLI) blade having a span is provided and includes a root section connectable to a hub, a tip section disposable at a distance from the hub and having a pitch and a body extending in a spanwise dimension from the root section to the tip section. The root section has a local pitch from the root section to about a 70% span location, which is less than the pitch at the tip section, to thereby reduce local angles of attack in a boundary layer region defined in and around the root section.
US09688385B2	Trail-edge flap system for a wing of an aircraft A trailing-edge flap system for a wing of an aircraft comprises a trailing-edge flap, a guide rail attached to the trailing-edge flap, a carriage slidably engaging the guide rail and rotatably attachable to a fixed position on the wing structure, and a drive means coupled the wing structure to a first joint on the guide rail. The drive means is configured to move the trailing-edge flap relative to the wing structure by moving the guide rail along the carriage by moving the first joint relative to the wing structure, such that the trailing-edge flap translates and rotates. The trailing-edge flap is at least movable into a cruise position, a high-lift position and an air brake position.
US09688356B2	Three stage watercraft A three stage watercraft for operation in the water as a traditional boat at low speeds in stage one, for operation on the water's surface at mid-range speeds at stage two, and for traveling in ground effect at higher range speeds is disclosed. The three stage craft includes a hydro-wing 12, either at least a single hydrofoil 13 or gyration rotor 14 to aid with lift from stage one to stage two, and a pair of outboard floats or hydro-floats 16a, 16b supported by the hydro-wing 12, which are also designed to aid with lift from stage one to stage two.
US09688355B2	Pivotable wheel assembly for snowmobile ski The present invention provides a retractable wheel system for snowmobile skis. The retractable wheel system of the present invention may be installed on a snowmobile ski without affecting its structural integrity by installing the system on the reinforced portion of the snowmobile ski. When a user circulates in a path with little or no snow, the retractable wheel system is positioned in the extended configuration by the user and the system will automatically return to the retracted configuration when the user returns in a snowy zone. This is realized by using a pre-tensioned spring that will reposition the wheel in the retracted configuration. The spring transmits a rotational movement to the member on which the wheel is fixed.
US09688347B2	Vehicle suspension damper A vehicle suspension damper for providing a variable damping rate. The vehicle suspension damper comprises a first damping mechanism having a variable first threshold pressure, a second damping mechanism having a second threshold pressure, and a compressible chamber in communication with a damping fluid chamber, wherein the second damping mechanism is responsive to a compression of said compressible chamber.
US09688338B2	Carbon fiber rim, bicycle including the same and manufacture method thereof A carbon fiber rim comprises a circular rim and a heat conduction layer. The circular rim comprises carbon fiber composites, and has two opposite side surfaces facing two brake pads and two opposite hooks extending outward radially to hold tires. The heat conduction layer is arranged on the side surface of the circular rim for forming a braking region facing the brake pad. The heat conduction layer comprises a porous or mesh heat conduction material. A bicycle including the aforementioned carbon fiber rim and the manufacturing method of the carbon fiber rim are also disclosed here. The carbon fiber rim can prevent distortion due to frictional heat when braking.
US09688328B2	Compact hoist for overhead applications A compact overhead traveling hoist system for transferring product elements from a remote marshalling area to an assembly line work station includes an elevated rail system with a fixed longitudinally extending runway rail and a laterally extending bridge rail which is displaceable along the runway rail. A rail trolley is carried for controlled bi-directional displacement along the bridge rail. A hoisting device is carried by the rail trolley and includes a base member, an object grappler carried with the base member operative to selectively engage, transport and release product elements between the marshaling area and the work station, a linearly expandable structure coupling the rail trolley and the base portion, and a hoist drive operative for raising and lowering the base portion/object grappler. A controller includes assembly line work station operator input control devices located on the object grappler to control all aspects of the operation of the hoist system.
US09688327B2	Auxiliary axle and suspension assembly A vehicle suspension assembly includes providing an axle assembly having a first end including a first mounting structure and a second end, providing a first bearing block and a second bearing block, forming a first aperture in the first bearing block and a second aperture in the second bearing block, attaching the first and second bearing blocks to the first mounting structure subsequent to forming the first and second apertures; and providing a first spindle assembly coupled to the first mounting structure by a first spherical bearing located within the first aperture and a second spherical bearing located within the second aperture, wherein a first kingpin assembly extends through the first and second spherical bearings, thereby coupling the first spindle with the first mounting structure.
US09688324B2	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.
US09688321B2	Downforce generation system for a vehicle A vehicle includes an engine generating exhaust gas flow and a vehicle body having a first body end facing oncoming ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion and an opposite second body end. A vehicle underbody section spans a distance between the first and second body ends. A diffuser disposed at the second body end controls an underbody airflow portion past the second body end. An exhaust duct discharges the exhaust gas via a duct outlet arranged between the underbody section and the diffuser. A first diffuser aperture aligns with the duct outlet for discharging the exhaust gas from the outlet to the ambient. A second diffuser aperture pulls at least a fraction of the underbody airflow over the duct outlet and through the first aperture. The first and second apertures accelerate the pulled underbody airflow to increase a downforce on the vehicle body at the second body end.
US09688317B1	Locking retractable trailer decking system A retractable trailer decking system comprises a retractable decking configured to extend from a retracted position, along a pair of rails, to one of a plurality of extended positions. Each of the plurality of extended positions comprises a different length of usable retractable decking. In each of the plurality of extended positions, the retractable decking is configured to divide at least a portion of a cargo storage area into an upper cargo storage area and a lower cargo storage area, and a top surface of the retractable decking is configured to support cargo for storage in the upper cargo storage area.
US09688316B2	Open top container with reinforced top rail An open top container for transporting loads and a rail for strengthening an upper rim of the container's peripheral wall. The rail includes a U-shaped first region including first, second, and third legs secured end-to-end; and an F-shaped second region comprising a base with first and second arms extending downwardly from the base. The base is secured end-to-end with the third leg of the first region. A first strengthening rib extends outwardly from the first region and toward the container's wall. The first rib is laterally spaced from the wall but runs parallel thereto for substantially the entire length of the rail. A second rib vertically spaced from the first rib but parallel thereto may also extend outwardly from the first region and toward the container's wall. The rail increases progressively in thickness from the first leg to the second leg, then the third leg, and finally the base.
US09688315B2	Vehicle and a cradle assembly for the vehicle A vehicle includes an underbody and a cradle assembly. The assembly includes a cradle body and a flange extending to a distal end portion. The distal end portion includes a platform having at least one side and defining an aperture spaced from the side. A fastener is disposed through the aperture and in engagement with the underbody when the cradle body is in a first position. The platform defines a void and has a portion of material disposed adjacent to the void to present a release pathway. The cradle body is configured to move from the first position to a second position which separates the flange of the cradle body from the underbody by moving the fastener out of the aperture, through the void and the portion of material along the release pathway, and out the side of the platform when the cradle body moves to the second position.
US09688314B2	Vehicle floor lower structure A vehicle floor lower structure comprises a floor panel that configures a floor of a vehicle; a fuel tank that is disposed at a vehicle body lower side of the floor panel; an exhaust pipe that extends from an engine toward a vehicle body rear side, and that passes at a vehicle width direction outer side of the fuel tank; and a left and right pair of under reinforcements that are joined to a lower face of the floor panel and that respectively extend along a vehicle body front-rear direction at vehicle width direction outer sides of the fuel tank and the exhaust pipe.
US09688312B2	Slidable pillar for adjusting an opening size into a vehicle and method thereof A system for adjusting a size of an access into a vehicle is provided. The system may include a pillar, which may be substantially vertical, and a track allowing the pillar to be moved. A latch may be attached to the pillar securing the pillar along the track. The pillar may be secured at one or multiple locations along the track. Multiple rolling mechanisms may be part of the pillar. These mechanisms may allow the pillar to glide back and forth enlarging or reducing the entrance into the vehicle from the front or rear entrances. The track may be interior to a front and rear door of the vehicle.
US09688307B2	Electric power steering controller A steering controller for controlling an electric power steering includes a load estimator estimating a road surface load, a pre-correction target determiner determining a pre-correction target steer torque based on the estimated road surface load, a steer angle detector detecting a steer angle, and a target corrector correcting the pre-correction target steer torque based on the steer angle, and the controller determines an assist torque instruction value based on the deviation between the target steer torque and a steer torque, thereby establishing a robust steering feel of an electric power steering system irrespective of the change of the mechanical friction of the power steering system.
US09688304B2	Method of controlling active rear wheel steering apparatus A method of controlling an active rear wheel steering apparatus according to the present invention is a method of controlling a rear wheel steering apparatus of a vehicle with the rear wheel steering apparatus, the method including a step of determining an operation state of the rear wheel steering apparatus, a step of determining a running mode of the vehicle, and a step of controlling the rear wheel steering apparatus of the vehicle according to a result of determining at least one of the operation state of the rear wheel steering apparatus and the running mode of the vehicle.
US09688297B2	Virtual railroad crossing alert System and method for a virtual crossing alert system that provides a notification, an alert, or a command to an alert receiving system depending on the spatial relationships of actors within a specified area.
US09688285B2	Vehicle travel device and vehicle travel control method A travel control device (1) provided to a vehicle travel device (100) performs correction calculation of the rate of change of a requested acceleration using a relatively small value when the rate of change of the requested acceleration obtained from an angle sensor (2) is small, and performs correction calculation of the rate of change of the requested acceleration using a relatively large value when the rate of change of the requested acceleration obtained from the angle sensor (2) is large.
US09688248B2	Vehicle security arrangement A security arrangement for a motor vehicle having a vehicle management system and an on board diagnostics port to permit the external interrogation of the management system. The security arrangement includes a blocker having an electrical line, a switch and a controller to control the position of the switch, the switch having a closed position in which the electrical line is complete and an open position in which the electrical line is incomplete. The controller has a record of an identifier and is configured to close the switch when the identifier is communicated to the controller. The identifier can be communicated to the controller by way of data-input means or by a removable adaptor.
US09688247B1	Method and apparatus for digital temporary vehicle key utilization A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle borrower contact information input from a vehicle lender. The processor is also configured to send a digital invitation to use a vehicle using the borrower contact information responsive to the input, and to receive digital confirmation responsive to the electronic invitation. The processor is also configured to establish a digital key responsive to the confirmation and wirelessly send the established digital key to the borrower and the vehicle.
US09688245B2	System, method, and appartus for remotely disabling or enabling a vehicle A system, method, and apparatus for disabling and/or enabling a vehicle. In one embodiment, the invention can be a method including transmitting a disable command to an electronic apparatus that is operably coupled to a vehicle. The electronic apparatus may be configured to transition the vehicle between an enabled state wherein operation of the vehicle is permitted and a disabled state wherein operation of the vehicle is prohibited. The method may further include, after the electronic apparatus receives the disable command, sending a test signal from the electronic apparatus to a remote server over a wireless network upon the vehicle being parked. When the test signal is not successfully sent to the remote server, the vehicle may remain in or be returned to the enabled state. When the test signal is successfully sent to the remote server, the vehicle may remain in or be returned to the disabled state.
US09688243B2	System and method for creating and distributing diagnostic tests in an adaptive diagnostic development platform A system and method for creating and distributing diagnostic tests to diagnostic devices. The system includes user devices, diagnostic devices, diagnostic development system and validation/authentication system. The system can create, validate and distribute one or more diagnostic tests to various diagnostic devices. This allows user to have the latest diagnostic tests in a timely manner.
US09688242B2	Seatbelt retractor A seatbelt retractor has: a holding plate arranged at a housing outer side and including a shaft receiving hole which rotatably supports a cylindrical shaped boss portion formed at a take-up drum side end of the driven body; and a restricting member arranged at take-up drum side of the holding plate to restrict movement of the boss portion in radial direction so that the boss portion projecting from the hole is positioned co-axial with the take-up drum. The boss portion which faces an inner peripheral surface of the hole includes a pair of radially projecting portions provided on both sides with reference to rotation axis direction projecting radially outward at full periphery of the boss portion. The pair of radially projecting portions project radially outward over the hole so at least a peripheral edge portion of the hole is inserted in clearance defined by the pair of radially projecting portions.
US09688239B2	Webbing take-up device The present invention provides a webbing take-up device that can effectively suppress tilt of a rotation body when an actuation member has been actuated. In a webbing take-up device, tilt restricting portions are provided at a V gear. The tilt restricting portions are provided at a radial direction inner side than a place of engagement between a W pawl and ratchet teeth of a sensor holder and project further toward a sensor holder side than an end surface at the sensor holder side, which end surface is at the outer side in the radial direction than the place of engagement. For this reason, tilt of the V gear with respect to its axial direction can be restricted.
US09688238B2	Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device including: a spool on which a webbing fitted over an occupant is taken up; a restricting member restricting a rotation of the spool in the pullout direction under specific circumstances; a force limiter mechanism permitting the rotation of the spool in the pullout direction when a force limiter load or a higher load is imparted while the restricting member is restricting the rotation of the spool in the pullout direction; a switching member being capable of switching between a disposed position at a first position and a disposed position at second position, and provided between the first position and the second position; and an operation member being capable of being switched between operation and non-operation, whereby the disposed position of the switching member is switched between the first position and the second position and the force limiter load is switched between a high-load and a low-load.
US09688237B2	Seatbelt retractor A lock member includes a closed cylindrical portion having lock teeth and a fixation boss provided inside the cylindrical portion and inserted in a fitting hole formed at one end of the take-up drum and facing the take-up drum along an axial direction of the cylindrical portion. A stopper mechanism includes a ring member whose inner peripheral surface is mounted on the fixation boss and whose outer peripheral surface is fitted in the fitting hole so as to prohibit relative rotation with respect to the fitting hole. The ring member is movable relative to the fixation boss in the axial direction of the take-up drum by the relative rotation with respect to the fixation boss. Further, movable area allowed for the ring member to move on the fixation boss axially outward with respect to the take-up drum has an movable end located inside of the closed cylindrical portion.
US09688234B2	Far-side airbag apparatus A far-side airbag apparatus includes an airbag and an inflator that discharges inflation gas for deploying and inflating the airbag. The airbag is fixed to the seat frame of the backrest of a vehicle seat and is deployed and inflated on the side corresponding to the center of the passenger compartment. The airbag is divided into first to third inflation chambers, and the first inflation chamber accommodates the inflator. The far-side airbag apparatus includes a tension belt having a first end and a second end. The first end of the tension belt is connected to the surface of the airbag at a position that corresponds to a seam, which divides the first inflation chamber and the second inflation chamber from each other, and the second end is connected to the seat frame.
US09688226B2	Bumper reinforcement A bumper reinforcement comprising an elongated, channel-shaped body member with a bottom portion, sidewall portions, and an open side and a closure member closing the open side of the body member so that the bumper reinforcement has a closed cross section. The closure member provides an impact surface that receives an external impact. The closure member comprises lateral edges and a central portion, the closure member being welded to the body member with the lateral edges of the closure member laid on inner surfaces of open side edges of the sidewall portions of the body member.
US09688223B2	Liquid lead storage battery and battery system A liquid lead storage battery includes a negative electrode plate, a positive electrode plate and an electrolyte solution. The both plates are arranged so as to face each other in a thickness direction and immersed in the electrolyte solution. The negative electrode plate includes an active material containing carbon. An elastic sheet formed of a porous material is arranged between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate so as to press the negative electrode plate from both sides in the thickness direction.
US09688222B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus has a guide member (31) being received in a guide groove (25) and attached to an inner column (11), metal fittings that have conductivity, is in contact with the inner column to attach the guide member to the inner column, and an electricity-carrying plate (40) that is composed of a metal plate material having conductivity, is fixed to the inner column in contact with the metal fittings, and elastically deforms and in contact with an inside of a pair of guide walls at a predetermined contact pressure, so that a new electricity-carrying passage from a steering wheel to a vehicle body is secured.
US09688221B2	Current loop sensor interface using a terminated symmetrical physical layer A sensor system or a sensor bus comprises a plurality of sensors coupled together by a bus to a controller for sensing physical parameters and responding to changes of the physical parameters. The bus comprises a two wire bus, with a first wire and a second wire, configured to communicate supply signals to the plurality of sensors and data communication signals generated by current modulate signals from the plurality of sensors or the controller. The plurality of sensors and the controller comprise variable current sources. The variable current sources of the sensors generate data communication signals in a first frequency range, while the variable currents sources of the controller and sensors regulate the supply signals from the bus in a different frequency range. A termination network having termination, dividers at both ends of the bus, match the load impedances and the line impedances of the bus within the first frequency range, which is about five to ten times larger than the second frequency range.
US09688209B2	Holding apparatus for multipurpose A holding apparatus for multipurpose may include a rotation bar having an insertion groove formed at one end portion thereof, the insertion groove having a screw thread formed thereon, and a plurality of catching protrusions formed at the another end portion thereof along an outer circumference, a clamp having a screw groove, engaged with the screw thread, which is formed at an end portion side of the clamp which is separated or engaged with the screw thread of the rotation bar and preventing the separation by an end portion inserted into the insertion groove along a rotation axis of the rotation bar, and a grip member provided to another end portion of the rotation bar, including a fastening apparatus to be fastened to a target object, and preventing rotation of the rotation bar by being caught and coupled to the catching protrusions upon locking the fastening apparatus.
US09688200B2	Calibration system and method for multi-camera vision system A calibration system for a multi-camera vision system of a vehicle includes a plurality of calibration targets disposed at an area at which the vehicle is positioned for a calibrating procedure. The calibration targets may include a patterned array of markings, such as colored or black/white or shaded markings or dots, disposed at forward, rearward and/or sideward regions of the vehicle. The control is operable to process image data captured by the cameras and, responsive to processing of captured image data, the control is operable to determine a particular local pattern of markings of the respective calibration target to determine the position of the respective calibration target relative to the camera that is imaging that target. Responsive to processing of captured image data, the calibration system is operable to calibrate the multi-camera vision system of the vehicle.
US09688196B1	Alarm activated system with snow level sensor An apparatus for detecting the occurrence of snow above a preset level in relation to a combustion device outlet vent and inflow fresh air inlet providing a remote signal and alarm activation response thereto. A sensor arranged to project a distance determinating beam indicates the presence of snow and obstructions to a controller that selectively activates a light and sound alarm. Telecommunication from the integrated alarm provides wireless notification to remote locations that an event has occurred and remedial action is required.
US09688195B1	Vehicle occupancy indication safety system A vehicular safety system includes a vehicle that has a plurality of seat belts, an alarm and an ignition. Each of the seat belts is operationally coupled to the alarm and the ignition. A car seat is provided that has a belt and a clasp. The car seat is removably positioned within the vehicle. A conductor is coupled to the car seat and the conductor is selectively electrically coupled between the clasp and one of the seat belts when the car seat is occupied. Thus, the alarm detects when the conductor is operationally coupled to the buckle. The alarm generates an alarm sequence when the ignition is turned off and the conductor is electrically coupled between the clasp and the buckle. The alarm sequence includes an audible alarm such that the alarm may inhibit an occupant from being inadvertently left in the vehicle. A switch is positioned within the vehicle such that the may be manipulated. The switch is electrically coupled to the alarm and the switch de-actuates the alarm when the switch is manipulated.
US09688187B1	Adjustable vertical attachment between hood and vehicle side The disclosed technology describes a method and a pole mounting mechanism for marking the sides of a vehicle to serve as a guide for a student driver when maneuvering a vehicle during a driving lesson. The mechanism includes a shoe from which an adjustable pole extends. The disclosed technology also includes the method of attaching a pole mounting mechanism to each side of a vehicle hood adjacent to the fender and adjusting the poles, so they are substantially vertical with the surface on which the vehicle rests. In one embodiment, a tongue is fixedly attached to the one side of the shoe and extends to the opposite end of the shoe forming a gap, wherein the side of a vehicle hood may be inserted to frictionally attach the pole mounting mechanism to the hood.
US09688181B2	Control method for a hybrid refrigeration system A method for controlling a transport refrigeration system (TRS) for refrigeration of a transport unit is disclosed. The TRS includes a TRS controller connected to the TRS for operating the TRS, a eutectic device including a eutectic medium, a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) having a refrigerant circuit for directing a refrigerant fluid there through, and a cooling fluid circuit in thermal contact with the eutectic medium for directing a cooling fluid to be in thermal contact with the eutectic medium. The method includes the TRS controller receiving a selection of a cooling mode for the TRS, and cooling an inside of a transport unit according to the cooling mode selected. The cooling includes one or more of a first cooling type and a second cooling type. The cooling mode for the TRS includes a manual cooling mode, a local automatic cooling mode, a dynamic cooling mode, and a preset cooling mode.
US09688178B2	Chassis and support structure alignment This disclosure introduces chassis alignment assemblies for aligning a chassis with a support structure. An example implementation includes a chassis having first wheels, a jacking assembly coupled to the chassis and having second wheels, and a jacking actuation member operable to vertically displace the second wheels relative to the chassis to engage the ground and raise the first wheels off of the ground such that the jacking assembly supports an end of the chassis. Another example implementation includes a chassis, having first wheels, and an outrigger assembly having: a frame movable between transport and alignment orientations; second wheels; and an outrigger actuation member operable to move the frame relative to the chassis.
US09688173B2	Suspension system for vehicles and method for fitting vehicle parts with suspension Suspension system for vehicle seats, in particular for utility motor vehicle seats, comprising at least a first and a second part, the two parts being mounted oscillatorily movable and spring-loaded with respect to one another, wherein a closed hydropneumatic circuit is provided which comprises at least one control element, connected to at least one of the two parts, and at least one first hydropneumatic spring connected in series therewith, a hydraulic pressure of a hydraulic medium in the circuit being convertible into a force acting between the two parts by means of an action surface arranged in the control element, the pressure being dependent on a gas pressure in a gas volume of the first spring.
US09688153B2	Electric vehicle An electric vehicle includes: an engine which is disposed on a front side in the vehicle, and which is configured to drive rear wheels of the vehicle, the engine which includes a crank shaft that is extended in a front/back direction of the vehicle; and a drive motor which is arranged in line with the engine in a width direction of the vehicle, and which is disposed on an air intake side of the engine, the drive motor which is configured to drive front wheels of the vehicle.
US09688151B2	Vehicle brake device The vehicle brake device includes a hydraulic pressure brake device including a timing judging portion, a pressure increasing judging portion and a raising control portion for adding a raising amount of pressure selected and set from a first value relating to an allowable range, a second value relating to a response delay by filling a wheel cylinder with the operating fluid and a third value relating to a control delay relative to an electromagnetic valve which controls the hydraulic pressure braking force to the target pressure corresponding to a judgment result by the pressure increasing judging portion, when the timing judging portion judges that a time is the timing of raising.
US09688145B2	Terminal, vehicle having the same and method of controlling the same A terminal includes: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of pieces of software, each having a function restriction level and in which a plurality of functions are selectively restricted, and store a plurality of applications; a communication unit configured to receive driving information of a vehicle and external environment information; a control unit configured to identify a function restriction level corresponding to a driving condition of the vehicle based on the received driving information and external environment information, determine software corresponding to the identified function restriction level, and restrict and control a function of at least one application of the plurality of stored applications using the determined software; and an output unit configured to output execution information of the at least one application whose function is restricted and controlled.
US09688130B2	Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle capable of preventing illegally access by using a tool to a piping fitting connecting fuel piping and a valve module to each other without increasing the number of components. The fuel cell vehicle includes an electric motor, a fuel cell supported by a frame to supply electric power to the electric motor, a fuel tank supported by the frame to store fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell, a valve module disposed below a cross member and behind the fuel tank, and a piping fitting connecting fuel piping to the valve module. The valve module includes a cut-out stepped portion provided in a side-face side of an upper portion of the valve module. The piping fitting is attached to the cut-out side face, the piping fitting being disposed between the cross member and the cut-out top face in a vehicle vertical direction.
US09688125B2	Vehicle back door assembling method and vehicle back door A method of assembling a vehicle back door includes forming a chamber by joining, with an adhesive, an inner panel made of resin to an outer panel made of resin; and inserting a first holding jig inside the chamber through a hole formed in the outer panel and allowing the adhesive to harden in a state in which a joint portion between the inner panel and the outer panel is sandwiched between and held by the first holding jig and a second holding jig placed outside the chamber.
US09688124B1	Sliding door apparatus A safety apparatus for a sliding door of a vehicle, including a lower rail including a mid stopper bracket; and an arm affixed at an external extremity to the sliding door and connected at an internal extremity to the lower rail, the arm including a mid stopper lever that is rotatable. In an open position, the mid stopper lever contacts the mid stopper bracket and contacts a tongue of the internal extremity of the arm to prevent the sliding door from exceeding a mid open position.
US09688116B2	Method for operating a vehicle climate control system A method for controlling an air conditioner compressor of a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes adjusting a displacement command in response to an error between an expected air conditioner evaporator temperature and a measured or inferred air conditioner evaporator temperature, the displacement command is further adjusted via adding a value to the displacement command based on desired air conditioner evaporator temperature, the value determined apart from the error between the expected air conditioner evaporator temperature and the measured or inferred air conditioner evaporator temperature.
US09688112B2	Gas spring assembly for a vehicle suspension system A gas spring for a vehicle suspension system includes a cylinder, a rod disposed within the cylinder, the rod and the cylinder defining a chamber, and an accumulator in communication with the chamber. The rod and the cylinder are configured such that a relative movement therebetween changes the volume of the chamber. Gas in the chamber and the accumulator are configured to cooperate to at least partially provide a spring rate that varies based on at least one of a deflection and a spring force associated with at least one of the rod and the cylinder.
US09688109B2	Filter for a pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire assembly includes a tire having a pneumatic cavity and a filter disposed between the pneumatic cavity and atmosphere. The filter is constructed of a hydrophobic material for avoiding all liquid adhesion. First and second sidewalls extend respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint. A sidewall groove is defined by groove walls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to bending of the bending region of the first sidewall while radially within the rolling tire footprint.
US09688108B1	Dual tire air maintenance system and method An air maintenance tire system and method in accordance with the present invention includes an air pumping mechanism configured to maintain air pressure within a first tire and a second tire in a dual tire arrangement. The system includes a control valve assembly attached to an elongate valve stem projecting from a rim of a first tandem tire, and a one-way valve carrying connecting tube from a sidewall air pumping passageway within a sidewall of the first tire. The control valve assembly further includes first and second outlet tubes connected to the elongate valve stem to selectively pass pressurized air into the tire cavities of both tandem mounted tires on an as-needed basis.
US09688103B2	Motorcycle tire A motorcycle tire has a unidirectional tread pattern formed by a circumferentially extending center main groove, and main oblique grooves each with a branch groove. The main oblique groove has an axially inner end inside a zero-camber ground contacting width and an axially outer end outside the zero-camber ground contacting width. The axially outer end is positioned in a range between 0% and 20% of the developed half tread width from the tread edge. The branch groove is composed of a first inclined part extending from the main oblique groove at an angle θ with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and a second inclined part extending at an angle δ less than the angle θ. When the developed half tread width is axially equally divided into five portions, the land ratio of each of the five portions is 75% to 85%.
US09688097B2	Method for producing composite bicycle rim A bicycle rim made of composite material has structural fibers incorporated in a polymeric material. The rim has at least one circumferential reinforcement element based on unidirectional structural fibers extending at a respective intersection of walls of the rim, the direction of the structural fiber being circumferential.
US09688092B2	Refill for writing tool and writing tool A plurality of inlets are defined in a circulation path between an ink reservoir and an ink absorbing member by an inlet forming part formed in the circulation path.
US09688090B2	Identification medium An identification medium can be used in an opening label, clearly show signs of it having been opened, and also have a superior authenticity-confirming function. The identification medium has a structure including, in the following order as seen from the side of observation: an optical function layer that generates a color shift, a separation layer that is partially formed, a printed layer, and an adhesive layer, in which when an adhesive strength between the adhesive layer and an adherend is set to be Xa, an adhesive strength between the adhesive layer and the printed layer is set to be Xb, and an adhesive strength at a portion in which the separation layer is laminated between the optical function layer and the printed layer is set to be Xc, the adhesive strength of each part is set to satisfy Xa>Xb>Xc or Xb>Xa>Xc.
US09688087B2	Ink jet printer and print method An ink jet printer that performs printing on the three-dimensional object using an ink jet scheme is provided, the printer includes an ink jet head, and a print object retaining section, the print object retaining section includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a third shaft, and a rotation driving section, a distance between the first shaft and the second shaft is larger than a distance between the first shaft and the third shaft, and in a case of performing printing on a three-dimensional object having a cylindrically shaped portion, the print object retaining section retains the three-dimensional object by mounting the cylindrically shaped portion on the first shaft and the second shaft, or on the first shaft and the third shaft, and the rotation driving section causes the three-dimensional object to rotate by causing at least the first shaft to rotate.
US09688075B2	Ink cartridge, ink cartridge chip, and short-circuit detection method of chip Disclosed is an ink cartridge, ink cartridge chip, and short-circuit detection method of chip. The ink cartridge chip comprises: a short-circuit detection terminal, which is disposed between a connecting terminal to be detected and one or more connecting terminals other than the connecting terminal to be detected; a short-circuit detection and processing unit, which is connected to a voltage division and power supply unit and one or more connecting terminals other than the connecting terminal to be detected; and a voltage division and power supply unit, which is connected to the short-circuit detection and processing unit and the connecting terminal to be detected, for dividing voltage from the connecting terminal to be detected and transmitting an obtained low voltage to the short-circuit detection and processing unit. The present disclosure is able to reduce costs and satisfy long-term use of short-circuit detection in the ink cartridge chips.
US09688074B1	Fluidic dispensing device having multiple stir bars A fluidic dispensing device includes a housing having an exterior wall and a fluid reservoir. The exterior wall has a chip mounting surface defining a first plane, and has an opening in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. An ejection chip is mounted to the chip mounting surface of the housing and is in fluid communication with the opening. The ejection chip has a plurality of ejection nozzles oriented such that a fluid ejection direction is substantially orthogonal to the first plane. A plurality of stir bars are moveably confined within the fluid reservoir. Each of the plurality of stir bars has a respective plurality of paddles, each having a free end tip. The free end tip of the respective plurality of paddles of at least one stir bar intermittently faces toward the opening as the plurality of stir bars rotate.
US09688072B2	Head cleaning device, ink jet recording device, and head cleaning method The aim is to provide a low cost and highly reliable head cleaning technique. As a solution, a cleaning device 20 includes a cleaning tank 21 for immersing a head 10 in cleaning solution and cleaning the head; and liquid level height adjusting means for adjusting a liquid level height of the cleaning solution in the cleaning tank 21, wherein the liquid level height adjusting means includes a supply chamber 25 that stores the cleaning solution to be supplied to the cleaning tank 21, and communicates with the cleaning tank 21, and a driving section 23 for adjusting relative heights of the cleaning tank 21 and the supply chamber 25 by moving the supply chamber 25.
US09688066B2	Method of testing print head, printing method, device for testing print head, and printer A plurality of recording elements included in a printed head are grouped into a plurality of groups, a test order is set in units of groups, and a test of the recording elements is periodically performed in units of groups in the set test order. In a case where an abnormality is detected in the recording element as a result of the test, the recording element in which an abnormality is detected is recognized as a retest target, an order of tests is changed through interruption, and a retest of a group including the recording element recognized as a retest target is performed. In a case where an abnormality is detected again in the recording element that is a retest target as a result of the retest, the recording element that is a retest target is recognized as an abnormal recording element.
US09688058B2	Methods and apparatus for supporting radio frequency identification tags Methods and apparatus for supporting radio frequency identification tags are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a face layer that includes a tag seat, a first extension extending from a first edge of the tag seat, and a second extension extending from a second edge of the tag seat, a third extension extending from a third edge of the tag seat, and a fourth extension extending from a fourth edge of the tag seat. The example apparatus includes an adhesive layer applied to at least a portion an inner surface of the face layer. The example apparatus includes an RFID tag coupled to the tag seat. The RFID tag is to be spaced apart from a surface when outer portions of the first extension and the second extension are coupled to the surface and inner portions of the first extension and the second extension are flexed away from the surface.
US09688057B2	Multilayered biodegradable film A multilayered biodegradable film comprising at least one first resin layer and at least one second resin layer, wherein the first and second resin layers are alternately layered; the first resin layer comprises a polylactic acid-based polymer; the second resin layer comprises an aliphatic polyester-based resin or an aliphatic-aromatic copolymerized polyester-based resin; and the film has a coloring peak value of 0.3 or less, a haze of 10% or less, and an elastic modulus of 300 kgf/mm2 or less, exhibits improved flexibility and transparency, which is useful for environmentally friendly packaging.
US09688052B1	Thermal protection supplement for reducing interface thermal mismatch A thermal protection system that reduces a mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients CTE between a first material layer (CTE1) and a second material layer (CTE2) at a first layer-second layer interface. A portion of aluminum borosilicate (abs) or another suitable additive (add), whose CTE value, CTE(add), satisfies (CTE(add)−CTE1)(CTE(add)−CTE2)<0, is distributed with variable additive density, ρ(z;add), in the first material layer and/or in the second material layer, with ρ(z;add) near the materials interface being relatively high (alternatively, relatively low) and ρ(z;add) in a region spaced apart from the interface being relatively low (alternatively, relatively high).
US09688039B2	Method for producing a flexible wall in a groove of a tread for a tire The tire has a tread with a tread surface and at least one groove which has a bottom wall and two lateral walls. At least one flexible wall is arranged in the groove in such a way that as liquid flows, the flexible wall flexes to allow the liquid to pass. After molding, the tire has a connecting element with a thickness which is equal to that of the bottom wall so that, after vulcanizing, the connecting element connects the lateral walls to the bottom wall over a given depth. The connecting element is then cut at its junction with each of the lateral walls of the groove so as to obtain the flexible wall.
US09688038B2	Method and apparatus for dual tire buffing and handling A dual tire buffing apparatus includes a turntable having a first end and an opposite second end. The turntable is rotatable about a central axis between first and second positions. A first expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the first end. The first expandable hub is configured to receive a first tire casing. A second expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the second end. The second expandable hub is configured to receive a second tire casing. A rasp head is positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first expandable hub when the turntable is in the first position to perform a buffing operation on the first tire casing, and to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second expandable hub when the turntable is in the second position to perform a buffing operation on the second tire casing.
US09688034B2	Automotive light assembly with inner lens for combined daytime running light and position light functions A light assembly including two light sources through a single inner lens made of two separate materials includes a first light source that is operable to emit light for a position light function of the vehicle, and a second light source that is operable to emit light for a Daytime Running Light function of the vehicle. The light assembly further includes an inner lens having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is formed from a mixture of polymethyl methacrylate and polyetheresteramide, and is operable to receive light from the first light source adjacent a light receiving edge of the first portion and reflect the light to provide the position light function. The second portion of the inner lens is formed from polymethyl methacrylate without polyetheresteramide, and is operable to receive light from the second light source and direct the light to provide the DRL function.
US09688016B2	Protection module architecture and alignment tool, system, and method for protection module placement A system, topology, and methods placing a protection module on one or more surfaces of a device, in particular on an electronic device. Architecture including multiple layer protection module and alignment tool. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09688012B2	Blow mold assembly A blow mold assembly comprises removable neck insert mold components for forming features of a container for engaging a removable container closure and manually operable retention devices for releasably retaining the neck insert mold components with mating mold components of the mold assembly. Advantageously, each manually operable retention device comprises a clamp mechanism comprising a lever arm and clamp arm arranged so that the clamp arm is rotated between a release position and a clamp position by manual operation of the lever arm and the clamp mechanism is effective to resist forces acting on the clamp arm to rotate the clamp arm to the release position when the clamp arm is in the clamp position. Each manually operable retention device is retained with an associated mating mold component when a neck insert mold component is removed from or installed to the mold assembly.
US09688007B2	Foam molding and foam cushion molding method An adhesive fastener for foam molding and cushion thereof are disclosed herein. The adhesive fastener comprises a strip. The strip comprises a surface with a plurality of first hooks and second hooks. The first hooks are disposed on an adhesive area and the second hooks are disposed on a surrounding area of the adhesive area. The arrange density of the first hooks is greater than the arrange density of the second hooks. Therefore, when the adhesive fastener is used in a foam material cushion, the adhesive and fastening function in the adhesive area is working normally and a combining force between the adhesive fastener and the foam material is performed well.
US09688006B2	Device and method for making a variable surface breast implant Devices and methods are provided for making a variable textured breast implant when used in conjunction with a breast implant mandrel having a molding surface and a stem depending therefrom.
US09687999B2	Method for manufacturing sheets from the stem of the banana plant, and sheet produced by such a method The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a sheet from the pseudostem of the banana plant, including the steps of: cutting out a beam from a central portion of the pseudostem; cutting leaves from the beam; forming a sheet by assembling the leaves such that the latter overlap over a predetermined width; and pressing the resulting sheet.
US09687998B2	Flat drill A flat drill having a handle, and a flat blade formed in the front portion of the handle part. A front portion of the flat blade extends inwardly from the two sides, forming first and second shoulder. The two shoulders continuing to extend and taper inward and upward, forming two tapered sections respectively, a first tapered section and a second tapered section, and having a pointed top. A first groove is formed on a blade part of the first shoulder toward the inside of the flat blade part. The inner edge of the first groove is inclined downward towards outside direction of the first shoulder, forming an angle of greater than 0 degree with respect to a horizontal line of the flat drill.
US09687993B2	Universal perforation system for installation on a binding or spiral-binding machine capable of binding using any binding system Relates to an improved universal industrial product to be installed on an existing binding or spiral binding machine, capable of binding in all existing binding systems that allow to perform a single set of oblong perforations, according to the paper size, and in which the support or receive the rings, spirals, or combs and binder having multiple size rings, which are currently formed by using machines with different perforation steps. Includes perforation dies having an oblong shape.
US09687988B2	Functional razor cartridge A method of forming a functional razor cartridge for repeated shaving comprises rapid prototyping a housing of a razor cartridge. The housing has a front wall, a rear wall and opposing side walls disposed transverse to and between said front and rear walls. The method further comprises loading a metal insert with one or more elongate blade assemblies and disposing the metal insert in the housing such that the one or more blade assemblies extend between the opposing side walls of the housing.
US09687986B2	Robotic linkage Methods and apparatus for manufacturing and controlling an elongate robotic instrument, or robotic endoscope, are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is a robotic link that can be easily manufactured and can withstand the forces related to use within a robotic instrument. Another feature is a joint on the link that increases compressive strength and minimizes stress between links. Yet another feature is an elongate robotic instrument that is constructed from a single type of link.
US09687972B2	Impact rotation tool An impact rotation tool includes a drive source that generates power. An impact force generation unit generates impact force by changing the power generated by the drive source to pulsed torque. A shaft transmits the pulsed torque to the distal tool with the generated impact force. A torque detector generates a signal corresponding to the torque applied to the shaft. A determination unit determines whether or not a torque value obtained from a signal corresponding to the torque has reached a predetermined torque value. A control unit controls the drive source to a predetermined driving state when the determination unit determines that the torque value has reached the predetermined torque value. The determination unit is arranged on the shaft.
US09687971B2	Hand-driven mechanical screwdriver A hand-driven mechanical screwdriver includes a holding assembly, a drive mechanism supported by the holding assembly, and a working element. The holding assembly includes a bracket and a sliding channel defined in the bracket. The drive mechanism includes a connecting element and a screw rod threadably engaged within the connecting element. An activator is rotatably connected to the connecting element and slidably positioned within the holding assembly bracket sliding channel. The working element is attached to the second end of the screw rod. When the activator is slid along the sliding channel, the connecting element moves from near the second end of the bracket towards the first end of the bracket rotating the threadably engaged screw rod and the working element attached to the screw rod.
US09687970B2	Oil core wrench An oil core wrench includes a oneway control unit, a wrench unit and a rotation handle. The wrench unit includes a threaded rod, an adjusting member, a base member and a clamping member. The oneway control unit is mounted in the base member and includes a control member. Thus, the oil core is clamped between the clamping member of the wrench unit and the control member of the oneway control unit so that the wrench unit can drive the oil core to rotate successively in a oneway manner by operation of the oneway control unit, so as to tighten or loosen the oil core easily and quickly. In addition, the oil core wrench can be operated in a narrow or small working region.
US09687956B2	Polishing pad with offset concentric grooving pattern and method for polishing a substrate therewith The invention provides a polishing pad and a method of using the polishing pad for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. The polishing pad comprises a plurality of grooves composed of at least a first plurality of concentric grooves having a first center of concentricity, and a second plurality of concentric grooves having a second center of concentricity. The first center of concentricity is not coincident with the second center of concentricity, the axis of rotation of the polishing pad is not coincident with at least one of the first center of concentricity and the second center of concentricity, the plurality of grooves does not consist of a continuous spiral groove, and the polishing surface does not comprise a mosaic groove pattern.
US09687942B2	Piston with thermally insulated crown Exemplary pistons and methods are disclosed. A piston may include a piston body defining a piston axis, the body including radially inner and outer body mating surfaces, and an annular ring cooperating with the piston body to form a continuous upper combustion bowl surface having a radially inner portion defined by the piston body and a radially outer portion defined by the annular ring. The annular ring includes a radially inner ring mating surface and a radially outer ring mating surface, wherein at least one of the annular ring mating surfaces is joined with the corresponding piston body mating surface. The annular ring and piston body cooperate to define an annular gap therebetween configured to thermally insulate the piston body from the annular ring.
US09687941B2	Alignment tool for positioning and aligning tubular sections An alignment tool for positioning and aligning the adjacent ends of pipes in optimum desired relation for joining the tubular sections by welding. The alignment tool comprises a first and second annularly shaped clamping rings and a plurality of swivel assemblies connecting and circumferentially spaced about the first and second clamping rings, wherein the swivel assemblies adjust the distance between the first and second clamping rings and adjust the first and second clamping rings transversely and axially with respect to each other. Each swivel assembly comprises a first swivel portion connected to the first clamping ring, a second swivel portion connected to the second clamping ring, and a threaded bolt extending through the first swivel portion and the second swivel portion. The first swivel portion comprises an axel alignment swivel including a longitudinal shaft with a first partial spherical portion at its center, wherein the first partial spherical portion is retained within a bore extending through the first clamping ring. The second swivel portion comprises a second partial spherical portion that is retained within a bore extending through the second clamping ring.
US09687938B2	Laser machining apparatus A laser machining apparatus includes: an optical-scanning laser machining device that includes a machining head, which moves in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction and emits laser light on a workpiece to machine the workpiece; a first marking device that is provided on one side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece; a second marking device that is provided on another side of the optical-scanning laser machining device in the first direction and puts a mark on the workpiece; and a pallet on which the workpiece to be machined by the optical-scanning laser machining device is loaded and which moves in the first direction between the first marking device and the second marking device.
US09687937B2	Laser annealing method and laser annealing apparatus In the present invention, At least one row of lens arrays, in which a plurality of lenses are arranged in a direction intersecting with the conveying direction of a substrate to correspond to the plurality of TFT forming areas set in a matrix on the substrate, is shifted in the direction intersecting with the conveying direction of the substrate, to thereby align the lenses in the lens array with the TFT forming areas on the substrate based on the alignment reference position. The laser beams are irradiated onto the lens array when the substrate moves and the TFT forming areas reach the underneath of the corresponding lenses of the lens array, and the laser beams are focused by the plurality of lenses to anneal the amorphous silicon film in each TFT forming area.
US09687929B2	Method and system of using consumable with weld puddle A system for and a method of controlling filler wire is provided. The system includes a high intensity energy source configured to heat at least one workpiece to create a molten puddle on a surface of the at least one workpiece. A filler wire feeder is configured to feed a filler wire into said molten puddle, and a travel direction controller is configured to advance the high intensity energy source and the filler wire in a travel direction to deposit the filler wire on the at least one workpiece. The system also includes a filler wire controller configured to move the filler wire in at least a first direction during the feeding and advancing of the filler wire. At least the first direction is controlled to obtain a desired shape, profile, height, size, or an admixture of a bead formed by the molten puddle.
US09687923B2	Cutting-angle adjustable bandsaw A cutting-angle adjustable bandsaw is provided with a base, a first mounting seat, a second mounting seat, a first saw table, a second saw table, a first drive unit, a second drive unit, a bandsaw unit and an adjustment unit. The first and second drive units can make the first and second saw tables move to different horizontal planes, so as to adjust the band blade riding between the drive wheel and the assistant wheel to an inclined position, so that the cutting angle of the band blade is changed to reduce the contact area between the band blade and the object to be cut.
US09687921B2	Carbide cutting tool and method of making such a tool The present invention concerns a rotary cutting tool (1) with a cylindrical supporting spindle (2) and several individual blades (3) with essentially radial cutting edges, helically ground and set at regular intervals on the outer surface of the spindle, each blade (3) having a rectilinear base (4) which inserts into a slot (5) of the same shape as said base, each individual blade (3) being mechanically fixed to the spindle (2), characterized in that it also comprises two covers (8, 9) fixed to the respective bases (8′, 9′) of the spindle (2) so as to reinforce the fixing of the blades (3).
US09687919B2	Method and system for introducing recesses in workpiece surfaces to be machined, with the aid of at least one tool A method for introducing recesses in workpiece surfaces to be machined, with the aid of at least one tool. The invention is characterized in that two workpiece surfaces that face each other are simultaneously machined using the tool in order to introduce recesses into said workpiece surfaces.
US09687910B2	Multi-shot casting An alloy part is cast in a mold (280) having a part forming cavity (292, 294, 296). The method comprises pouring a first alloy into the mold. The pouring causes: a surface (550) of the first alloy in the part forming cavity to raise relative to the part forming cavity; a branch flow of the poured first alloy to pass upwardly through a first portion (304) of a passageway; and the branch flow to pass downwardly through a second portion (310), of the passageway; solidifying some of the first alloy in the passageway to block the passageway while at least some of the first alloy in the part forming cavity remains molten. A second alloy is poured into the mold atop the first alloy and solidified.
US09687909B2	Casting die A casting die is formed from a mold half with a mold insert disposed at least partly in a relief of the mold half. The mold insert is mounted movably in the relief.
US09687903B2	Method for producing an assembly unit An assembly unit is produced according to the following method steps: an assembly part is provided which does not yet have a through bore. A disc-shaped welding element blank with a first end side, a second end side and a peripheral surface is stamped out of a sheet metal blank by a punch and a hole die so that the peripheral surface has a cylindrical longitudinal portion extending away from the first end side, and an adjoining cone portion which tapers towards the second end side and forms with this a cutting edge. The welding element blank is stamped with the cutting edge at the front into the assembly part to thereby form the through bore.
US09687902B1	Methods for increasing cycle life of metal liners and products manufactured therefrom A method of incremental autofrettage is taught herein, whereby the cycle life of a metal liner in a pressure vessel is increased. This method serves to increase the yield strength of the metal liner through sequential work hardening due to repeated autofrettage at increasing pressures. By incrementally increasing the internal pressure used in the autofrettage process, the compressive stresses at an inner surface of the metal liner may be controlled so that post-pressurization buckling does not occur, yet the yield strength of the metal liner is substantially increased. The higher compressive stresses in the metal liner mean that higher Maximum Expected Operating Pressures (MEOPs) may be used without detracting from the cycle life of the metal liner, or alternatively, for lower pressures, a longer metal liner cycle life may be obtained. Either internal or external pressures may be used, generated by a pressure source, or a suitable die.
US09687901B2	Method of hydroforming of hollow structural component Hydroforming into a hollow structural component by pressing a joined plate member outwardly. A largest width is set to an area of a blank portion of the joined plate member extending to between outer peripheral portions of the recessed spaces from a longest constant portion of an internal space formed by the recessed spaces, the longest constant portion being constant in its inner circumferential length and extending the longest in the internal space. A width of an area of the blank portion extending to between the outer peripheral portions from a portion shorter than the longest constant portion is set such that the smaller the length of the portion which is shorter than the longest constant portion is compared to the longest constant portion. The smaller the width of the area extending from the shorter portion is compared to the width of the area extending from the longest constant portion.
US09687891B2	Intake pipe cleaning system and method A system and method for pipe cleaning are disclosed, which include arranging at least one pump to draw a flow of water from the body of water. An output of the at least one pump is fluidly connected to the pipe through a junction disposed between the one end of the pipe and the free end of the pipe, and the at least one pump is activated to draw the flow of water and provide the flow of water to the pipe through the junction such that a flow of water passes through the pipe to remove the debris. The debris is thus entrained in the flow of water and ejected from the pipe through the free end into the body of water until the pipe is clean.
US09687888B2	Ultrasonic cleaning apparatus and ultrasonic cleaning method An ultrasonic cleaning apparatus includes: an ultrasonic vibrator (11); a liquid storage part (12) provided in contact with the ultrasonic vibrator; an inflow port (12a) that makes a cleaning liquid (13) flow in the liquid storage part; and an outflow port (12b) that makes the cleaning liquid flow out of the liquid storage part. A contact surface (11a), of the ultrasonic vibrator, which comes into contact with the cleaning liquid, is disposed lower than each of the inflow port and the outflow port.
US09687887B2	Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate holding means that holds a substrate horizontally, a substrate rotating means that rotates a substrate held by the substrate holding means about a vertical rotation axis passing through the substrate, a discharging member that discharges a processing liquid toward the substrate, and a high-temperature processing liquid pipe that supplies a processing liquid of a temperature higher than that of the discharging member to the flow passage. The discharging member includes a plurality of discharge ports respectively disposed at a plurality of positions different in distance from the rotation axis and a flow passage connected sequentially to the plurality of discharge ports in order from outside to inside. The discharging member discharges a processing liquid supplied from the flow passage to the plurality of discharge ports from the plurality of discharge ports toward the substrate.
US09687885B2	Multi-cycle wafer cleaning method Methods for cleaning a wafer in semiconductor fabrication are provided. The method includes providing a wafer. The method further includes cleaning the wafer in a first cleaning cycle by supplying a cleaning solution and supplying a first washing liquid mixed with a purge gas in sequence. The method also includes cleaning the wafer in a second cleaning cycle by supplying the cleaning solution and a second washing liquid mixed with the purge gas in sequence. The second cleaning cycle is initiated after the first cleaning cycle is finished.
US09687881B2	Technologies for airlock-based material separation A technology for material separation is provided. The technology enables an output of a first material from a rotary lifter. The technology enables a direction of a fluid stream onto the first material in flight based on the output of the first material such that the first material is separated into at least a second material and a third material. The technology enables a conveyance of the second material away from the rotary lifter. The technology enables a removal of the third material via a vacuum port.
US09687877B2	Selection machine for separating fruits from foreign bodies attached to the fruits A selection machine for separating fruits from foreign bodies has a rigid support frame, a mobile frame connected to the fixed frame and having a longitudinal axis (A-A), a connection between the fixed frame and the mobile frame, actuation means of the mobile frame; the mobile frame has a rectangular section and upper wall and a lower wall with a plurality of holes; the mobile frame oscillating around a horizontal rotation axis (X-X) disposed transversally to the longitudinal axis (A-A); the connection being a horizontal connecting pivoting pin having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the horizontal rotation axis (X-X) of the mobile frame.
US09687875B2	Curing apparatus employing angled UVLEDs A UVLED apparatus (and related system and method) provide efficient curing of an optical-fiber coating on a drawn glass fiber. The apparatus employs one or more UVLEDs that emit electromagnetic radiation into a curing space. An incompletely cured optical-fiber coating, which is formed upon a glass fiber, absorbs emitted and reflected electromagnetic radiation to promote efficient curing.
US09687869B2	Pipe-shape structure coating device and method Disclosed is a pipe-shape structure coating device. A pipe-shape structure coating device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a rack unit on which a pipe-shape structure is placed, and a work vehicle which carries out a coating process on an inner surface of the pipe-shape structure by driving inside the pipe-shape structure placed on the rack unit along a longitudinal direction of the pipe-shape structure.
US09687866B1	Liquid soap dispenser A liquid soap dispenser includes a cap adapted to be mounted onto a container. A cylinder longitudinally and rotatably extends through the cap. A tube is longitudinally connected to a lower end of the cylinder. A discharge tube is partially longitudinally received in the cylinder. The discharge tube has a lower end received in the cylinder and abutting against an inner periphery of the cylinder and is reciprocally moved relative to the cylinder. A push-button is mounted onto a top of the discharge tube. A negative pressure relative to the space in the container is intermittently formed in the cylinder such that the liquid soap in the container will sequentially pass through the tube, the discharge tube and the push-button when the push-button is reciprocally pressed and the piston of the discharge tube is reciprocally moved relative to the cylinder.
US09687864B2	System and method for enhanced electrostatic deposition and surface coatings This disclosure describes the application of a supplemental corona source to provide surface charge on submicrometer particles to enhance collection efficiency and micro-structural density during electrostatic collection.
US09687862B2	Directional sprinkler system A directional sprinkler system for facilitating directional control of a sprinkler includes a sprinkler head that may spray a fluid. A shield is removably coupled to the sprinkler head. The shield directs the fluid in a selected direction with respect to the sprinkler head.
US09687857B2	Device and method for recovering magnetic particles trapped on a magnetic plug A device for recovering magnetic particles trapped on a magnetic plug that has a bar magnet to retain the magnetic particles entrained by a liquid in which the magnetic plug is immersed, the device including a cap including a non-magnetic tube having a proximal end having an opening for the insertion of the magnet into the tube and a closed distal end, the tube to cover the magnet when it is inserted into the tube, a retention device to ensure retention between the cap and the magnet when the magnet is inserted into the tube, an extraction device provided with an opening to ensure insertion of the tube into the extraction device, the extraction device to cover the tube when the tube is inserted into the extraction device and to receive the particles trapped on the tube when the magnet is withdrawn from the tube, and a retention device to ensure retention between the extraction device and the tube.
US09687856B2	Shredding cutter and machining method thereof A machining method of a shredding cutter includes providing a cutter shaft and a plurality of blades; arranging the plurality of blades on the cutter shaft in a predetermined spacing; and rolling or extruding intervals of the cutter shaft between the blades to shift some materials thereof from middle toward both sides and squeeze the materials onto flanks of the blades to form embossed parts so that the blades are embedded in the embossed parts and clamped by the embossed parts, thereby fixing the blades onto the cutter shaft. The shredding cutter has a strong unitary structure, high precision, high yield, which is beneficial to reduce the processing cost and the cost of materials.
US09687855B1	Rotary grinder/shredder A screen and rotor assembly is provided having a rotor of cylindrical shape having a plurality of toolholders in a preselected spaced pattern about an outer surface of the rotor, cutting tools connected to the plurality of toolholders and a screen positioned adjacent the rotor in close tolerance to the cutting tools. The screen has a plurality of transverse extending screen segments defining a plurality of apertures therebetween wherein the apertures form rows in a circumferential direction about the rotor. The cutting tools are centered relative to one or more of the apertures in an axial direction of the rotor. A path of the cutting tools aligned with respect to a row of the apertures extending in a circumferential direction.
US09687853B2	Conjugate anvil hammer mill A crushing mill with an internal ring inside an external ring is disclosed. In some embodiments, the inner ring has protrusions that fit within pockets in the outer ring such that as the rings rotate rock or other materials may be crushed between the protrusions and pockets of the inner and outer rings, respectively. In some embodiments, the inner and outer rings each have surface protrusions such that rock or other materials may be crushed between the inner and outer rings as they rotate. In some embodiments, the inner ring has a circumferential ridge that fits within a circumferential groove of the outer ring such that rock or other materials may be crushed between the rings. In some embodiments the rings operate at differential speeds with respect to each other to induce shear forces on the material to be crushed.
US09687844B2	Liquid specimen cup including movable caddy and translucent adulteration panel A fluid specimen collection, storage, transport, and testing cup contains a chromatographic strip-carrying caddy which moves between an initial position allowing a deposited liquid specimen to contact the test strips, and a second, sealed position where the strips are hermetically isolated from a remainder portion of the specimen stored for later confirmatory testing. The caddy is moved between the two positions by screwing a threaded lid onto the top opening of the cup. The axial range of the screw is limited by a removable obstruction collar. The caddy can include a liquid specimen containing chamber having a lower opening sealed by a frangible barrier. The strips can be loaded in a cartridge mountable to the caddy. An adulteration panel having a transparent adhesive backed fronting can secure adulteration patches to the caddy.
US09687843B2	Tissue container for molecular and histology diagnostics incorporating a breakable membrane A container for storing a biological sample for molecular diagnostic testing and/or histological testing is provided. The container includes a first chamber for receiving a sample holder therein, a second chamber, and a closure for enclosing the container. A breakable membrane, such as a piercable foil, extends within the container and separates the two chambers. When the breakable membrane is broken, fluid can pass between the first and second chambers. The membrane may be broken through an activator on the closure, such as a depressible member or a rotatable carrier, causing the sample holder to break through the membrane.
US09687841B2	Needle guide with centering for septum piercing A pipetting device (2) for removing fluid from a sample vessel (52) includes a pipetting needle (4) and an auxiliary cannula (18) for piercing a septum, designed to guide the pipetting needle axially through the auxiliary cannula. The pipetting device has a guide arm (6), on the lower end (10) of which is arranged an end plate (12) that is axially displaceable along the guide arm against a resilient resistance. A centering device (14) inserts into the end plate of the guide arm, and at least three centering fingers (26) with conical bevels (34) are constructed on the radial outside of the centering device, distributed around the circumference thereof, and forming a holding-down device for the sample vessel. The disclosed construction makes possible to reliably pierce the septum of a sample vessel and to easily pull the pipetting needle out of the septum again even with thin pipetting needles.
US09687838B2	Process for the regeneration of a supported noble metal catalyst A process for the regeneration of a supported noble metal catalyst comprising contacting the catalyst with a liquid aqueous system at a temperature in the range of from 90 to 160° C., wherein the pH of the aqueous system is outside the range of from 6 to 8, separating the aqueous system from catalyst; and subjecting the catalyst to calcination.
US09687834B2	Catalysts for metathesis reactions including enantioselective olefin metathesis, and related methods The present invention provides compositions comprising metal complexes, and related methods. In some embodiments, metal complexes of the invention may be useful as catalysts for chemical reactions, including metathesis reactions, wherein the catalysts exhibit enhanced activity and stereoselectivity. In some embodiments, the invention may advantageously provide metal complexes comprising a stereogenic metal atom. Such metal complexes may be useful in enantioselective catalysis.
US09687824B2	Heterogeneous catalyst and catalyst system for producing 1,2-dichloroethane To provide a heterogeneous catalyst that exhibits high activity and high selectivity, specifically a catalyst suitable for oxychlorination to produce 1,2-dichloroethane from ethylene, and a catalyst system. Provided are: a heterogeneous catalyst supported on a porous carrier, characterized in that the integral value of the hysteresis occurring between an adsorption isotherm and a desorption isotherm by a gas adsorption method, is at most 19% to the total integral value of the adsorption isotherm; and a catalyst system for producing 1,2-dichloroethane, which comprises this catalyst and a diluent having a spherical shape, circular cylindrical shape or hollow cylindrical shape.
US09687821B2	Catalyst for tetrahydrofuran synthesis Provided are catalysts suitable for the production of tetrahydrofuran from 1,4-butanediol. Also provided are methods of use of these catalyst, as well as catalyst systems. The catalysts described herein contain only Lewis acidity, but not Brønsted acidity, which results in decreased production of ether byproducts.
US09687820B2	Exhaust gas cleaning catalyst An exhaust gas cleaning catalyst for an internal combustion engine includes a cerium-containing oxide, palladium supported on the cerium-containing oxide, zinc supported on the cerium-containing oxide, and barium supported on the cerium-containing oxide.
US09687817B2	Carrier for exhaust gas purification catalyst, and exhaust gas purification catalyst Provided is a carrier for an exhaust gas purification catalyst containing aluminum borate particles having a peak (pore peak) exhibiting the highest intensity in a void volume diameter range of from 20 nm to 100 nm in a logarithmic differential void volume distribution measured using a mercury intrusion porosimeter, in order to provide a new catalyst support capable of effectively suppressing a decrease in catalytic performance caused by sulfur (S) component contained in the exhaust gas, in the case of supporting Pd as a catalytically active component.
US09687804B2	Conversion of asphaltenic pitch within an ebullated bed residuum hydrocracking process A process for upgrading residuum hydrocarbons including: feeding pitch, hydrogen, and a partially spent catalyst recovered from a hydrocracking reactor to an ebullated bed pitch hydrocracking reactor; contacting the pitch, hydrogen, and the catalyst in the ebullated bed pitch hydrocracking reactor at reaction conditions of temperature and pressure sufficient to convert at least a portion of the pitch to distillate hydrocarbons; and separating the distillate hydrocarbons from the catalyst. In some embodiments, the process may include selecting the ebullated bed pitch hydrocracking reactor reaction conditions to be at or below the level where sediment formation would otherwise become excessive and prevent continuity of operations.
US09687802B2	Apparatus and method for continuously producing carbon nanotubes Disclosed are an apparatus and method for continuously producing carbon nanotubes. More specifically, disclosed are an apparatus for continuously producing carbon nanotubes including i) a reactor to synthesize carbon nanotubes, ii) a separator to separate a mixed gas from the carbon nanotubes transferred from the reactor, iii) a filter to remove all or part of one or more component gases from the separated mixed gas, and iv) a recirculation pipe to recirculate the filtered mixed gas to the reactor for carbon nanotubes.
US09687798B2	Horizontal agitator The invention relates to a horizontal agitator for producing a flow in a clarifier, a propeller being connected to a submersible motor which is axially offset in relation thereto, wherein the propeller and the submersible motor are designed such that a flow in a direction from the propeller towards the submersible motor is produced when the submersible motor is operated, and wherein plate-shaped flow guide elements are provided downstream of the propeller and extend in at least an axial plane that runs substantially parallel to the propeller axis. In order to improve the efficiency of the horizontal agitator, it is proposed in accordance with the invention to support the submersible motor on a bottom of the clarifier via at least two first flow guide elements.
US09687794B2	Polysulfone-based hollow fiber membrane and hollow fiber membrane module that purifies blood preparations A polysulfone-based hollow fiber membrane that purifies blood preparations, including a hydrophilic polymer on a surface thereof which contacts the blood preparation, wherein an abundance ratio of the hydrophilic polymer is from 40 to 60% by mass, and porosity at the surface is 8 to 30%.
US09687783B2	Ammonia gas generator and use of the same for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases Ammonia gas generator for producing ammonia from a solution of an ammonia precursor substance comprising a catalyst unit, which comprises a catalyst for the decomposition and/or hydrolysis of ammonia precursor substances into ammonia and a mixing chamber arranged upstream of the catalyst, an injection device for introducing the solution of the ammonia precursor substance into the mixing chamber, and an outlet for the ammonia gas formed, wherein the injection device comprises a nozzle which produces droplets having a Sauter mean diameter D32 of 26 to 100 μm.
US09687779B2	Control of carbonyl sulfide with sodium borohydride in caustic towers for petroleum/petrochemical processes Sodium borohydride (NaBH4) may be used to removing carbonyl sulfide (COS) from a process stream containing it. The method involves contacting the process stream with an amount of effective of NaBH4 to react with the COS to form reaction products that may be removed by a process of washing away the reaction product by an aqueous basic compound and/or the reaction product having a higher boiling point than carbonyl sulfide which permits trapping the reaction product, such as in a caustic tower.
US09687771B2	Waved filter media and elements Various high performance, high efficiency filter media are provided that are cost effective and easy to manufacture. In particular, various filter media are provided having at least one layer with a waved configuration that results in an increased surface area, thereby enhancing various properties of the filter media. The filter media can be used to form a variety of filter elements for use in various applications.
US09687756B2	Chromatography column stand A method for conducting maintenance on a chromatography column (1; 51), said column comprising a column tube (32), a top end cell (20) and a bottom end cell (26), where during chromatography said column tube (32) is secured between said top end cell (20) and said bottom end cell (26). Said method comprises the step of rotating at least the top end cell (20) 180 degrees around a horizontal axis before maintenance is conducted to the top end cell (20).
US09687755B2	Extraction tower An extraction tower includes a housing defining a light phase outlet at a top thereof, a heavy phase inlet at an upper portion thereof, a light phase inlet at a lower portion thereof and a heavy phase outlet at a bottom thereof; a heavy phase distributor disposed in the housing and communicated with the heavy phase inlet; a light phase distributor disposed in the housing and communicated with the light phase inlet; a packing layer disposed in the housing and located between the heavy phase distributor and the light phase distributor; and at least one layer of vertical plates disposed in at least one of the packing layers, each layer of the vertical plates comprising at least two vertical plates parallel or cross to each other, each vertical plate disposed in an axial direction.
US09687741B1	System and method for providing separate drift and steering controls One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing a drift in a game played on a computing platform with a touch-sensitive interface. In some implementations, the system may facilitate a drift input control. In some implementations, the drift input control may be the player tapping the touch-sensitive surface. The drift may depend on one or more parameters (e.g., the speed, the pressure, and/or other parameters) of the tapping on the touch-sensitive surface.
US09687735B2	Handheld game controller assembly adapted to combine with various portable electronic devices A handheld game controller assembly adapted to combine with various portable electronic devices includes a game controller, a receiving receptacle, and an external retaining device. The game controller has a pair of holding portions and a transversal portion arranged between the holding portions. The receiving receptacle is fixed to the transversal portion. The external retaining device has a plugging unit detachably fixed to the receiving receptacle, an adaptor portion connected to the plugging unit, a supporting board obliquely extended from the adaptor portion, an extending board slidably connected to the supporting board, a prop stand pivotally connected to a top end of the extending board, and a pressing cover pivotally connected to the top end of the extending board. The bottom end of the prop stand can be rotated from the supporting position of the extending board, so that the external retaining device can stand independently.
US09687724B2	Alpine ski binding heel unit Ski binding heel unit includes lateral release cams and a vector decoupler mechanism that provide lateral shear release of the heel of a ski boot from a ski. The ski binding heel unit includes an independent vertical heel release mechanism, independent lateral release mechanism and a forward pressure compensator. The lateral release cams have laterally outwardly flaring contact points. The vector decoupler mechanism restricts heel unit lateral rotation and translation to a control path. The shape of the lateral release cams dictates the control path. The vector decoupler mechanism redirects the non-lateral forces without effecting the vertical heel release, lateral heel release or forward pressure compensator. The lateral release cams and vector decoupler mechanism avert non-lateral, benign loads from the lateral heel release, and avert non-vertical, benign loads from the vertical heel release thereby reducing the incidence of inadvertent pre-release of a boot from a ski.
US09687713B1	System, method and processor-readable medium for wirelessly tracking basketball shots The present invention is directed to a wireless basketball shot tracking system, method and processor-readable medium that allows a basketball player to train shooting from different locations as instructed by a hands-free-portable electronic device, and to track the results by a shot detector placed on the basketball goal. The shot detector is in wireless communication with the hands-free-portable electronic device. The electronic device stores whether basketball shots are made or missed from the various shooting locations, and can provide real-time shooting percentages of basketball players during basketball shooting sessions. The electronic device can provide a program mode, a play mode, a review mode and a random mode to help improve the shooting skills of a basketball player from different shooting locations on a basketball court. The electronic device can interface with external devices via a wired or wireless communications port for uploading or downloading program updates or shooting session data.
US09687712B2	Method and system for feedback on running style field and background of the invention The invention relates to a system and method for providing feedback to a user on his or her running style or running technique. The system employs a pressure sensitive surface to record a gait line of the center of pressure exerted by the user's foot on an underlying surface during a footstep period. In case of a fore or mid-foot landing the gait line may be observed to move backwards with respect to the sagittal plane. From a backwards-going gait line two time stamps are determined. The first timestamp T1 is the time that the foot strikes the ground. The second timestamp T2 is the time that the gait line reaches the most backward position. From the time difference between these two timestamps a loading time dT is determined. The reactivity of the running style describes the viscoelastic behavior of the muscle-tendon unit and may be calculated as a function of this loading time and/or the distance moved by the center of pressure backwards towards the heel. Correspondingly, a feedback signal may be provided to the user about his running reactivity.
US09687709B2	Multi-configurable bean bag game and method of game play A multi-configurable bean bag tossing game is provided which features a body having bins depending into a top surface. The top surface of the body is removably engageable with any of a plurality of game slats each of which position game indicia and a plurality of slat apertures aligned with some or all of the bins in the top of the body thereby allowing users to change the game being played by changing the game slat. A transit slat is also engageable with the top of the body to form a table, and support frame is engageable with the body to form a storage cavity for the game slats, and provide both wheeled support for rolling the device along with folding legs to support the assembled device.
US09687708B2	Combination device and system for cooling items and playing bag toss game, and method of assembly and use thereof A bean bag or other item toss device, system, and method that includes a housing having an angled top surface with an opening in the top surface, as well as a method of construction thereof. In some versions, at least a portion of the top surface may be opened or removed to allow access to a cooling area therebeneath. The opening in the top surface may include a passage or conduit so as to allow items tossed thereinto to pass through the cooling area to an open space beneath the device, allowing retrieval of the tossed item, without the tossed item having contacted the interior of the cooling area.
US09687703B2	Method for manufacturing a high-strength golf iron head with a thin striking faceplate A method for manufacturing a high-strength golf iron head with a thin striking faceplate includes placing a shell mold onto a rotary table. At least one metal ingot is placed into a crucible portion of the shell mold and melts in a vacuum environment. The rotary table rotates to cause the molten metal to flow into a cavity portion of the shell mold. The rotating shaft is slowly stopped, and the shell mold is removed after pouring. The shell mold is destroyed after the molten metal cools and solidifies, obtaining a casting. A cast product portion is separated from the casting to obtain at least one golf iron head subsequently treated with heat treatment to provide a striking faceplate of the golf iron head with a tensile strength of 280-340 ksi, an elongation of 4%-20%, and a minimum thickness of 1.4-1.8 mm excluding a groove depth of the striking faceplate.
US09687672B2	Optogenetic control of endothelial cells The invention features methods for regulating vascular properties by controlling the membrane properties of endothelial cells using optogenetics and light. The invention features methods to transport therapeutics across the vascular barrier into tissues such as the brain and the lung, with high spatial and temporal precision, and for controlling vascular properties such as vascular tone, arterial diameter, and vascular growth.
US09687667B2	Magnetic switching device A magnetic switching device includes an electromagnet adapted to be arranged proximate to an exterior surface of an object having a magnetically-switchable device therein and a control circuit electrically connected to the electromagnet. The electromagnet is constructed to generate a magnetic field of sufficient strength and orientation to engage a switch in the magnetically-switchable device. The invention further includes an electrocautery system, including an electrocautery device, a control circuit electrically connected to the electrocautery device, and an electromagnet electrically connected to the control circuit. The electromagnet is adapted to be arranged proximate to an exterior surface of an object having a magnetically-switchable device therein. Operation of the electrocautery device causes the electromagnet to generate a magnetic field of sufficient strength to engage a switch in the magnetically-switchable device.
US09687656B2	Arterial blood pressure monitoring devices, systems and methods for use while pacing Provided herein are implantable systems, and methods for use therewith, for monitoring a patient's arterial blood pressure while a patient's heart is being paced. A signal (e.g., PPG or IPG signal) indicative of changes in arterial blood volume remote from the patient's heart is obtained using a sensor or electrodes that are implanted remote from the patient's heart. One or more metrics indicative of pulse arrival time (PAT) are determined, where each metric can be determined by determining a time from a paced cardiac event to one or more predetermined features of the signal indicative of changes in arterial blood volume. Based on at the metric(s) indicative of PAT, arterial blood pressure is estimated, which can include determining values indicative of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, pulse pressure and/or mean arterial blood pressure, and/or changes in such values.
US09687644B2	Soft, flexible connector A soft, flexible fluid connector includes a connecting portion and a skirt formed integral therewith and depending therefrom. The skirt has formed spaces around the circumference of the skirt defining flexible, compressible, fingers. The connector is overmolded with a plastic or like flexible material wherein the formed spaces are filled with the flexible material such that the connector is molded contiguously with a flange or faceplate.
US09687633B2	Safety needle devices and related methods A needle safety device is disclosed in which a needle guard has several biasing arms that are biased by the needle shaft in a ready to use position. But in a protective position, at least one of the biasing arms is no longer biased by the needle shaft and moves to block a distal opening of the needle guard. The needle has a change in profile for engaging an opening on a proximal wall in a protective position. The needle guard may be formed from a stamped metal sheet having a plurality of cuts or clits. A catheter hub with a catheter tube can further be added for a safety catheter assembly.
US09687631B2	Steering control mechanism for catheters A steering handle for a catheter. The steering handle includes a thumb knob arrangement for driving a cam assembly that in turn actuates a pull wire or pull wires. In some embodiments, the cam assembly includes a set of dual pins that actuate the pull wire in a quasi-linear relationship between cam rotation and axial displacement of the wire. In certain embodiments, the second set of dual pins imparts a reverse action on a second pull wire, also in quasi-linear fashion. That is, when one wire is released by the cam assembly, the other wire is taken in by the cam assembly. In various embodiments, the quasi-linear action can cause release of more pull wire than is taken in, thereby helping prevent the released pull wire to act as an unwanted counter force to the actuated pull wire.
US09687622B2	Medical apparatus with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability A medical apparatus having a nasogastric tube with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability. In one embodiment, the medical apparatus has a flexible nasogastric tube for insertion through a patient's nose. The nasogastric tube has a first end defining a first opening, a distal, second end that defines a second opening, and a length sufficient to allow the second opening to be positioned in a patient's stomach. The medical apparatus also has a flexible oropharyngeal tube for insertion through a patient's mouth. The oropharyngeal tube has a first end defining a first opening and a distal, second end that defines a suction intake. The oropharyngeal tube has a length that is less than the length of the nasogastric tube and which allows the suction intake to be positioned in a patient's hypopharynx region.

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