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US09766296B2	Method for correcting voltage sensor included in battery rack The present invention discloses a method for correcting a voltage sensor. Because a plurality of battery racks are electrically connected to a power storage apparatus in parallel, a voltage sensor connected to each of the battery racks can be influenced by the voltage of other adjacent battery racks when measuring the voltage of each of the battery racks. Therefore, after electrically connecting only one battery rack to the voltage sensor, the voltage value measured by the corresponding voltage sensor is corrected.
US09766295B2	Coulomb counting using analog-to-frequency conversion In an analog-to-frequency converting circuit, a set of switches receive a first sense signal indicative of a current and provides a second sense signal that alternates between an original version of the first sense signal and a reversed version of the first sense signal, under control of a switching signal. An integral comparing circuit integrates the second sense signal to generate an integral value and generates a train of trigger signals. Each trigger signal is generated when the integral value reaches a preset reference. A compensation circuit compensates for the integral value with a predetermined value in response to each trigger signal. A control circuit generates the switching signal such that a time interval during which the second sense signal is the original version and a time interval during which the second sense signal is the reversed version are substantially the same.
US09766289B2	LBIST debug controller An integrated circuit (IC) includes a logic built-in self-test (LBIST) system that includes scan chains. The scan chains receive a clock signal and test pattern signals, and generate scan out signals. A debug controller receives the scan out signals and shifts a set of the scan out signals to a joint test action group (JTAG) controller. The debug controller also maintains a dynamic count indicative of the number of debug shift operations performed, and compares the dynamic count with a final count. If the dynamic count is less than the final count, the debug controller performs a second debug shift operation, which facilitates determination of a fault location in the IC.
US09766280B2	Sensor readout with redundancy-checking A difference measurement circuit including a first port and a second port for connection to a first set of nodes and a second set of nodes of a sensor unit. The circuit further includes switching units for switching excitation signals emanating from excitation nodes from being applied to the first set of nodes via the first port to being applied to the second set of nodes via the second port and for switching differential measurement signals measured at sensing nodes from being obtained from the second set of nodes via the second port to being obtained from the first set of nodes via the first port. A corresponding method is described. The circuit further includes redundancy testing circuitry for evaluating the similarity or deviation between measurement signals obtained in different states of the switching units.
US09766276B2	Power adapter detection A method and system are described herein for detecting a capacity for a power adapter. An example of a method includes detecting an increase in power consumption by a computing device attached to the power adapter. The method can also include detecting a droop in voltage received from the power adapter. Additionally, the method can include storing the current that corresponds with the droop.
US09766270B2	Wireless test measurement An installation test system has a control device and one or more hand-held test devices. The control device and the one or more hand-held devices are in wireless communication via respective communication systems. The control device performs typical pre-power tests including insulation testing and ground testing. There is at least one hand-held device dedicated to testing for residual current in circuit breakers and another hand-held device dedicated to testing for loop impedance. The control device records all test data and stores data in storage.
US09766261B2	Low cost optical high speed discrete measurement system Systems and methods are provided for determining a velocity or an inflation rate of a droplet in a microfluidic channel. The droplet is exposed to two or more temporally separated flashes of light, each flash including light of one wavelength band, and imaged using a detector configured to distinguish light in the wavelength bands. Two or more images of the droplet are acquired, each corresponding to one of the flashes, and all within a single video frame or photographic exposure. The images can be processed separately and the position or size of the droplet in each image is calculated. A velocity or inflation rate is then determined by dividing the change in position or size by the amount of time allowed to pass between the flashes.
US09766260B2	Arrangement for determining a revolution rate and direction of rotation of a rotating component A sensor device for contactlessly determining a revolution rate and a direction of rotation of a component that rotates during operation of the component, the component having, on at least one peripheral region, a circumferential structure of web-shaped or tooth-shaped radial protrusions and interposed grooves or tooth gaps includes: a threaded segment configured to positionally fix an arrangement of the sensor device so that the circumferential structure of the component is movable past the sensor device; a magnetic field generating device; and a magnetic field detecting device having at least three magnetic field sensors that are not arranged in alignment along a line. A distance between the magnetic field sensors that are the farthest apart from each other is less than or equal to a width of the grooves or tooth gaps of the component.
US09766258B2	Carrying apparatus A carrying apparatus includes a holder which houses an object to be carried and which comprises a holder side member; a carrying path which guides the movement of the holder; a helical member which generates, between the holder side member and the helical member, a first force in a direction to depart from the holder side member or a second force to attract the holder side member and which is disposed along the carrying path; and a rotation unit which rotates the helical member.
US09766254B2	HMGB1 and anti-HMGB1 antibodies for the prognostic of neurological disorders The invention relates to in vitro method for quantitating the antibodies specific for High mobility group box I (HMGB1) contained in a sample, in particular a serum sample or a cerebrospinal fluid sample obtained from a patient, and the use of this method in the prognostic and/or diagnosis of neurological disorders. These methods are in particular applicable to the monitoring of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of a subject who is known to be infected with HIV and in the prognostic and/or diagnostic of the state of progression of Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or the state of progression toward AIDS, in particular the state of progression or the state of progression toward neurological disorders associated with AIDS. Finally, the invention is also about method to determine the immune deficiency or level of immune activation of a patient, in particular a HIV-infected patient.
US09766247B2	Rapid method to analyze ubiquitin-proteasome activity and to screen for ubiquitin-proteasome inhibitor Provided are a method of analyzing ubiquitin-proteasome activity with respect to a target polypeptide and a method of screening a ubiquitin-proteasome inhibitor. According to the provided methods, the pattern of lysis of a target polypeptide by a ubiquitin-proteasome in target cells may be quantitatively analyzed in a rapid and highly sensitive way, a ubiquitin-proteasome inhibitor may be screened in a rapid and highly sensitive way, and an anticancer agent and the activity thereof may be rapidly screened.
US09766244B2	Diagnosis and monitoring treatment of prostate cancer Provided herein are assays and methods related to determining a ratio of expression levels of PSA/PSMA or determining the expression level of PSMA in circulating tumor cells for diagnosis and/or for the purpose of monitoring treatment efficacy for prostate cancers that are likely hormone resistant.
US09766243B2	Test kit (combined quick test) for the synchronous proof of biomarkers in faeces for detecting of pathological changes in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly in the intestine The invention relates to a test kit for better carrying out a method for detecting biomarkers in human or animal stool, which can serve as an indication of a pathological, particularly a malignant event in the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small bowel, biliary tract, pancreas, and bowel).The invention teaches a novel and more efficient methods, uses and embodiments of a combined rapid test. The combined rapid test cassette used for implementing the test kit and the optimally coordinated reagents thereof contains two lateral flow test strips for the synchronous—in the technical meaning—detection of the biomarkers M2-PK and the biomarker hemoglobin.The test serves as a “dual filter” for diagnosing probands as part of a colon cancer screening program. The test is very cost-efficient and cuts costs in the health system by the examination at an early stage of colon cancer and the consequences thereof.
US09766235B2	Trifunctional crosslinking reagents The present invention relates to trifunctional crosslinking reagents carrying (i) a ligand-reactive group for conjugation to a ligand of interest having at least one binding site on a target glycoprotein receptor, (ii) an optionally protected aromatic hydrazine group for the capturing of oxidized receptor-glycopeptides and (iii) an affinity group for the detection, isolation and purification of captured glycopeptides, their methods of production, as well as their use in methods for detecting, identifying and characterizing interactions between ligands and their corresponding glycoprotein target receptors on living cells and in biological fluids.
US09766230B1	System and method for detecting components of a mixture including a valving scheme for competition assays Examples are described including measurement systems for conducting competition assays. A first chamber of an assay device may be loaded with a sample containing a target antigen. The target antigen in the sample may be allowed to bind to antibody-coated beads in the first chamber. A control layer separating the first chamber from a second chamber may then be opened to allow a labeling agent loaded in a first portion of the second chamber to bind to any unoccupied sites on the antibodies. A centrifugal force may then be applied to transport the beads through a density media to a detection region for measurement by a detection unit.
US09766218B2	Gas curtain at inlet for trace detectors The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for creating a gas curtain inlet for a detector of a substance of interest. The methods and systems include introducing a carrier gas into an inlet to block out atmospheric air without having to make the inlet a sealed system.
US09766212B2	Ultrasonic probe for contact measurement of an object and its manufacturing process An ultrasonic probe for contact measurement of an object and its manufacturing process. The ultrasonic probe has ultrasonic sensors securely fastened to a first face of a substrate. The opposite face of the substrate defines a measurement surface having a shape that is the imprint of the surface of the object to be measured to closely follow the latter when the surface of the object is brought into contact with the measurement surface.
US09766209B2	Apparatus for detecting pipe wall thinning and method thereof Disclosed are an apparatus for detecting pipe wall thinning, which measures a natural frequency of a pipe and determines a level of the pipe wall thinning, and a method thereof.The apparatus for detecting the pipe wall thinning includes a hitting member 10 for hitting the pipe T, a vibration measurement sensor 20 which measures a vibration signal generated when the pipe T is hit with the hitting member 10, and a control part 30 which compares the natural frequency calculated from the vibration signal measured from the vibration measurement sensor 20 with a natural frequency generated from a normal pipe in which wall thinning does not occur, and determines the level of the wall thinning of the pipe T.
US09766208B2	Sensor, and monitoring system A sensor and monitoring system that can prevent the accumulation of scraps of a transport object on the sensor are provided. A sensor 4 is located below a return-side portion 2a of a conveyor belt 2, and includes: a detector 40 that detects a detection object 3 embedded in the conveyor belt; and a cover 41 covering at least an upper part of the detector, wherein the cover has a downward surface 411 that extends continuously downward from a top part of the cover while extending outward in the horizontal direction.
US09766205B2	Apparatus for the measurement of a concentration of a charged species in a sample An apparatus (1) for the measurement of a concentration of a charged species in a sample (10) is disclosed. The sample (10) comprises a plurality of types of charged species and at least one insoluble component. The apparatus (1) comprises a first circuit with a voltage control device (54) connectable to two first electrodes (30, 30′) arranged along a channel (12) holding the sample (10) and a second circuit with a conductivity detection device (55) connectable to two second electrodes (5, 5′) arranged in the channel (12). The first circuit and the second circuit are dc and ac electrically isolated from each other.
US09766198B2	Oxidizable species as an internal reference in control solutions for biosensors Testing of the performance of an electrochemical meter used to measure the presence of an analyte in a biological sample, particularly glucose in whole blood, includes introducing a control solution containing a predetermined amount of the analyte and a predetermined amount of an internal reference compound. The internal reference compound is selected such that it is oxidized at a potential greater than that used to oxidize the analyte, thereby making it possible to distinguish the control solution from a biological sample.
US09766196B2	Apparatus for the detection of liquids or substances from liquids An apparatus for detecting liquids or substances from liquids in spatially separate reaction zones using a plug-in module or a chip card for rapid immunological tests, for example, with the help of a reading device. The liquids or substances from liquids are detected by a sensor array and on which at least one diaphragm is arranged. Individual sensors are spatially separated from each other on a plane by means of walls. The diaphragm is filled with liquid that is to be analyzed. Sealed reaction chambers are created when pressure is applied to the diaphragm. Pores in the diaphragm are completely closed in the zone of the walls while the pores are merely reduced in size and liquid can continue to be exchanged in zones directly above the sensors. No liquid can be exchanged between adjacent reaction chambers as long as pressure is applied to and compresses the diaphragm.
US09766191B2	XRF device with transfer assistance module A handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) device may include communication circuitry for communicating over a network. In some embodiments information related to sale and/or pricing of material identified by the XRF device is communicated by and/or to the XRF device. In some embodiments the XRF device communicates information regarding rental of the XRF device. In some embodiments the XRF device may be used to ascertain whether an item, for example an item of evidence or a particular item in a manufacturing environment, includes a material composition expected for the item, and in some embodiments storing or logging a result of such a determination.
US09766190B2	Method, system and apparatus for measuring comparatively thick materials A method, system and apparatus are provided to measure magnetic characteristics of a comparatively thick magnetic sample in a magnetic field or nonmagnetic field by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). In particular, the method, system and apparatus measure the magnetic characteristics of the thick magnetic sample by irradiating the sample with X-ray, and detecting transmissive X-ray passing through the sample.
US09766189B2	Methods and apparatuses for analysing fluid samples A method and apparatus for analyzing a fluid sample comprising loading the sample in a sample space in a sensor with an input and an output for an electromagnetic signal, and measuring an output signal and comparing it against an input signal, and matching the comparison against a set of comparisons for known substances.
US09766188B2	Method and device for optically inspecting faults In a method for optically checking a large-area three-dimensional object an illumination surface of parallel light beams is generated using a light source, a large-area three-dimensional object is partly or completely illuminated by the illumination surface, and a change of the parallel light beams of the illumination surface through the object is detected, wherein a projection surface is arranged on an object face opposite the light source, and the object shadow cast on the projection surface by the illumination surface is detected using an optical detection device. The strip-shaped light curtain is produced with a Fresnel lens. The shadow is detected using an optical lens system or a CCD camera. The dimensions of the object parallel to the projection surface are ascertained and compared with specified reference values. The projection surface is an opaque panel made of a translucent material or a surface-treated glass pane.
US09766185B2	Block-to-block reticle inspection Block-to-block reticle inspection includes acquiring a swath image of a portion of a reticle with a reticle inspection sub-system, identifying a first occurrence of a block in the swatch image and at least a second occurrence of the block in the swath image substantially similar to the first occurrence of the block and determining at least one of a location, one or more geometrical characteristics of the block and a spatial offset between the first occurrence of the block and the at least a second occurrence of the block.
US09766178B2	Optical sensor An optical sensor is described for distinguishing between liquids of different refractive index, through strength of interference caused by an optical cavity having an exposed optical boundary in contact with such liquids. The sensor may be used, for example, to distinguish between water and aviation fuel in an aircraft fuel tank.
US09766166B2	Device and method incorporating a slideable lid for extracting a targeted fraction from a sample A device and a method for isolating a target from a biological sample are provided. The target is bound to solid phase substrate to form target bound solid phase substrate. The device includes a lower plate with an upper surface having a plurality of regions. The biological sample is receivable on a first of the regions. An upper plate has a lower surface directed to the upper surface of the lower plate. A force is positioned adjacent the upper plate and attracts the target bound solid phase substrate toward the lower surface of the upper plate. At least one of the upper plate and the lower plate is movable from a first position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate in the biological sample are drawn to the lower surface of the upper plate and a second position wherein the target bound solid phase substrate are isolated from the biological sample.
US09766160B2	Method for generating a pulse signal sequence A method for generating a pulse signal sequence using a processor unit is provided that allows calibrating a tip timing measurement system in a turbomachine in order to increase operational security and lifespan of the turbomachine. This is achieved by the method having the steps of: storing a number of wait time elements in a memory unit, creating a pulse signal in a signal output unit during at least one processor cycle, reading a wait time element from the memory unit, and creating a null signal in the signal output unit for a number of processor cycles derived from the wait time element read.
US09766154B2	Multi field point aberration parallel metrology device and method for lithographic projection lens A multi field point aberration parallel detection device for a lithographic projection lens and a detection method therefor, having a spatial light modulator that is respectively arranged on the object plane and the image plane of the projection lens under test, wherein the object plane spatial light modulator and the image plane spatial light modulator are respectively disposed as an object plane grating set comprising multiple one-dimensional gratings and an image plane grating set comprising multiple two-dimensional gratings via computer programming. The gratings in the object plane grating set and the image plane grating set are conjugate one to another in respect of the projection lens under test, with each pair of conjugate grating being measured for the wave aberration of a field point.
US09766153B2	Measuring vehicle drag in a wind tunnel A method and apparatus for measuring the propulsive power required to overcome drag forces on a vehicle mounted within a wind tunnel. The apparatus includes a running belt platform driven by a dynamometer and supporting the vehicle placed inside a wind tunnel and controlled by a closed-loop servo control system, which maintains the vehicle centered on the running belt under varying operating speeds and headwind conditions. The power dissipated in drag is measured as the power transferred through ground contact with the wheels of the vehicle.
US09766149B2	Remote sensor data for vehicles Methods and systems are provided for using remote sensor data for a vehicle. The vehicle includes a control system, an interface, and a processor. The interface is configured to automatically obtain one or more remote sensor values via a wireless network from a remote source that is remote from the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the control system and the interface, and is configured to control one or more functions of the control system using the one or more remote sensor values.
US09766147B2	Pressure sensor including leakage detection part for detecting leakage of liquid Provided is a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of liquid flowing in a main flow path, including: an introduction flow path to which liquid is introduced from the main flow path; a pressure detection element having a pressure receiving surface and for detecting the pressure of liquid received by the pressure receiving surface in the introduction flow path; a diaphragm provided in a downstream-side end part of the introduction flow path and for transferring the pressure of the liquid to the pressure receiving surface while isolating a contact between the liquid in the introduction flow path and the pressure receiving surface; and a leak sensor for detecting a leakage of liquid into an internal space in communication with the pressure receiving surface.
US09766142B1	Magnetic force sensor systems and methods A magnetic force sensor is capable of measuring a wide range of both compressional and tensional forces, with precision and without any accompanying circuitry. The sensor of the invention has the ability to precisely and accurately measure a wide range of forces in extreme environmental conditions.
US09766134B2	Temperature sensitive element and temperature sensor In a temperature sensitive element, a covering member containing a glass as a main component and having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of output lines is provided on pads to cover at least portions of output lines located on the pads. The pads are formed of a glass-based material which contains, as main components, a metal and a glass having a thermal expansion coefficient smaller than that of a ceramic substrate, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the pads is set to be smaller than that of the output lines. Accordingly, in the case where the temperature sensitive element is exposed to a temperature change between a high temperature and ordinary temperature, compressive stress can be applied to the output lines by the covering member and the pads. Thus, the fixing force between the output lines and the pads can be increased.
US09766133B2	Thermal sensing system A temperature measurement system for a gasifier may employ a first stage gasifier with a refractory wall that defines a first stage gasifier volume. A protruding refractory brick may protrude from the first stage refractory wall and into a gaseous flow path of the first stage gasifier volume. The temperature sensor may reside completely through the refractory wall, which may be a plurality of brick layers, except for a tip end of a temperature sensor that may reside in a blind or non-through hole within the protruding refractory brick. The protruding refractory brick protrudes beyond a normal wall surface of the plurality of brick layers that defines the first stage gasifier volume. The protruding refractory brick may have a face that forms an angle that is not 90 degrees, such as 45 degrees, relative to the gaseous flow path of the fluid stream through the first stage gasifier volume.
US09766132B2	Measuring apparatus and measuring method A measuring apparatus measure the amount of a metal catalyst supported on a sample that has a membrane of a metal catalyst layer containing the metal catalyst. The measuring apparatus includes a terahertz-wave emitting part that emits a terahertz wave in the range of 0.01 to 10 THz to the sample, a transmitted-terahertz-wave detection part that detects the electric field intensity of a transmitted terahertz wave that has passed through the sample, a storage that stores correlation information acquired in advance and indicating the correlation between the amount of the metal catalyst supported and the electric field intensity of the transmitted terahertz wave, and an amount-of-catalyst-supported acquisition module that acquires the amount of the metal catalyst supported on the sample, on the basis of the correlation information and the electric field intensity of the transmitted terahertz wave detected by the transmitted-terahertz-wave detection part.
US09766128B1	Spectral filter A filter for removing coherent radiation from a source in a field of view, substantially independent of the size of the source, comprises a first reticle 22 located in the path of received light 21, a first lens 23 producing an optical transform of the first reticle 22 at a second reticle 24 located in the image plane of the first lens 23, a second lens 25 producing an optical transform of the second reticle 24 and a third reticle 26 located in the image plane of the second lens 25. The arrangement is such that the spatial transmittance of the third reticle 26 is selected to block at least part of the diffracted image of the first reticle 22 produced in the image plane of the second lens 25 and characteristic of the coherent radiation. Preferably the optical transforms are Fourier Transforms. A monochromatic coherent source in the field of view produces a pattern of diffracted energy in the image plane of the second lens which is independent of the size of the source. Thus, by providing a suitable reticle 26 in the image plane of the second lens light from a coherent source in the field of view can be blocked while polychromatic light is transmitted. The first and second reticles may be periodic picket-fence reticles or different spatial frequencies may be used for the first and third reticles so as to vary the stop-band characteristics of the filter.
US09766123B2	Integrated bound-mode spectral/angular sensors A 2-D sensor array includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on the semiconductor substrate. Each pixel includes a coupling region and a junction region, and a slab waveguide structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate and extending from the coupling region to the region. The slab waveguide includes a confinement layer disposed between a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer. The first cladding and the second cladding each have a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the confinement layer. Each pixel also includes a coupling structure disposed in the coupling region and within the slab waveguide. The coupling structure includes two materials having different indices of refraction arranged as a grating defined by a grating period. The junction region comprises a p-n junction in communication with electrical contacts for biasing and collection of carriers resulting from absorption of incident radiation.
US09766113B2	Load cell device having a flexural arrangement A weighing scale and a load cell assembly therefor, the weighing scale including: (a) a weighing platform; (b) a base; and (c) a load cell arrangement including: (i) a load cell body, disposed below the platform and above the base, the body secured to the platform at a first position along a length of the body, and secured to the base at a second position along the length, the load cell body having a first cutout window transversely disposed through the body, the window adapted such that a downward force exerted on a top face of the weighing platform distorts the window to form a distorted window; and (ii) at least one strain-sensing gage, mounted on at least a first surface of the load cell body, the strain-sensing gage adapted to measure a strain in the first surface; and (d) an at least a one-dimensional flexure arrangement having at least a second cutout window transversely disposed through the body, the second cutout window shaped and positioned to at least partially absorb an impact delivered to a top surface of the load cell body.
US09766109B2	Capacitive liquid level sensor A capacitive liquid level sensor is provided comprising a capacitive probe having a capacitance and comprising a sensing tip wherein the capacitive probe is configured such that the capacitance of the probe changes when the sensing tip is exposed to liquid. A signal generator operates to supply an electrical signal alternating between a high and low state to the capacitive probe, the electrical signal being configured such that the probe is alternately charged and discharged when the signal is high or low respectively. A comparator operates to detect the magnitude of an electrical signal across the capacitive probe and provides a first output signal value when the detected signal magnitude is greater than a predetermined threshold value and a second output signal value when the signal magnitude is less than the threshold value. A timer operates to receive an output signal from the comparator and measures a time period starting when the comparator output signal transitions to the first output signal value and ending when the comparator output signal transitions to the second output signal value. Liquid detection means also operate to utilize the time period measured by the timer to determine if the sensing tip is exposed to liquid.
US09766096B2	Encoder for producing position information using positions of a first and second sensor, tilt angles, period of a pattern on a scale The encoder includes a scale and a sensor relatively movable in a first direction. The sensor includes first and second readers reading a first pattern. The encoder acquires a first position in a first direction by using an output signal from the first reader and acquires a second position in the first direction by using an output signal from the second reader. The encoder acquires a period of the first pattern by using the first and second positions, and acquires first and second shift amounts between the scale and the first and second readers in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The encoder produces position information by using the first and second positions, the period and the first and second shift amounts.
US09766095B2	Magnetic position detection device and magnetic position detection method A magnetized scale (1a) in which magnetic pole pairs each formed of a first magnetic portion (11a) and a second magnetic portion (12a) having different magnetic properties are arranged with a period of a magnetic pole pair width 2λ, and a magnetosensitive device (2) in which n magnetosensitive elements (21a to 21e) are arranged with a magnetosensitive element pitch P so that λ=nP may be established are arranged so as to be opposed to each other with a predetermined air gap therebetween. Output values output from the n magnetosensitive elements (21a to 21e) in parallel are analyzed to calculate a relative position between the magnetosensitive device (2) and the magnetized scale (1a) as a position detection resolution of λ/n.
US09766085B2	Evacuation travelling assistance apparatus In an evacuation travelling assistance apparatus, a risk determining unit determines, when a driver is not in a state capable of appropriately performing driving operations, a risk involved in stopping at a location and a risk involved in passing through the location, for each of a plurality of locations that may serve as an advancing destination of the own vehicle, based on map information, own vehicle information, and peripheral environment information. The risk determining unit evaluates, for each of the plurality of locations, at least one evaluation subject among a plurality of evaluation subject including: a risk occurrence frequency at the location; a risk avoidability at the location; and a level of danger of the risk occurring at the location, based on a plurality of levels, and determines the risk involved in stopping at each location and the risk involved in passing through each location, based on evaluation results.
US09766083B2	Method and system for augmenting a guidance system with a path sensor In an automatic vehicle position control system, such as a satellite-based agricultural implement steering system, the satellite-based steering information is adjusted with information obtained from one or more path sensors to facilitate the automatic nudging of the vehicle to take account of inaccurate tracking of the agricultural implement relative to its tractor, terrain variations, and inaccuracies in the satellite-based steering system.
US09766082B2	Server device, congestion prediction information display system, congestion prediction information distribution method, congestion prediction information display method, and program An information terminal transmits present position information and acceleration information to a server device. The server device receives the present position information and the acceleration information of the information terminal, generates congestion prediction degree using the acceleration information, associates the congestion prediction degree with map data such that the congestion prediction degree can be displayed on a road map, and transmits association information indicating the association. The information terminal displays the congestion prediction degree on the road map on the display device using the association information transmitted from the server device.
US09766081B2	System and method for roundabouts from probe data using vector fields A computing device may detect roundabouts and other road features from probe data including probe heading information. The computing device may model the probe data as vector points in vector fields and perform vector field fitting on a subset of the probe data vectors to identify circulation in the vector fields. The computing device uses the circulation in the vector fields to detect the location of a roundabout or other road feature.
US09766077B2	Navigational guidance for crossing a boundary line A navigation device is disclosed that provides navigational guidance to boats needing to cross a boundary line at a milestone event time. Port and starboard laylines and guidelines may be displayed with the boundary line using wind direction data. The port and starboard layline angles may change with the wind direction, while their lengths may represent a distance traversed by the boat tacking at the port and starboard layline angles for a target time period at a target speed. A predictor line may be displayed extending from the boat in the direction in which the boat is traveling and may have a length indicating a distance traversed by the boat at its current speed until the milestone event time. The predictor line length and color may provide feedback regarding whether the boat will cross the boundary too early or too late given its current speed and direction.
US09766066B2	Position sensing apparatus A sensor apparatus is provided for sensing relative position of two objects. First and second molecular components, each comprising at least one electronic system, are connected to respective objects. The molecular components are arranged in mutual proximity such that an interaction between the electronic systems of respective components varies with relative position of the objects, the interaction affecting an electrical or optical property of the components. A detector detects the property to produce an output dependent on relative position of the objects.
US09766058B2	Distance measurement system and distance measurement method A distance measuring system includes: a reference member configured to be provided on a surface of a first pipe made of metal, the reference member serving as a reference for distance measurement; an attachment member provided on a surface of a second pipe, made of metal, connected with the first pipe through a weld; a distance sensor configured to be attached to the attachment member, to measure a distance to the reference member; and a measuring unit configured to measure the distance based on an output from the distance sensor.
US09766057B1	Characterization of a scene with structured light Objects and their placement within a particular scene may be characterized using structured light with no or minimal manual intervention or calibration to the scene. The structured light pattern may be rendered with visible light, yet imperceptible to users, by generating a set of opposing excursions in one or more image properties for durations which are shorter than the integration time of the human eye. A set of assumptions and ongoing testing of those assumptions against physical objects identified within the environment allows characterization of the scene and the objects therein.
US09766052B2	System and method for determining rotor position offset of an electric machine A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, detecting a position, including a polarity, of a rotor to detect incorrect rotor position offset of an electric machine without generating torque or motion within the electric machine.
US09766048B2	Device for controllable pressure relief of a weapon The invention relates to a device on the ignition device of a weapon, which can be triggered, for pressure relief, before or simultaneously with the initiation of the deflagrative reaction of the explosive charge, and has at least one channel that can be opened in a controlled manner and connects the interior of the weapon with the external surroundings of the weapon.
US09766038B2	Laser aiming and illumination device for a weapons platform A laser aiming and illumination device comprising an illumination module, an illumination mode selector, a power module, an activation switch and a connection module. The illumination module including at least one of an illumination source and a laser source configured to be activated in a selected operating by actuation of the activation switch. The illumination mode selector configured to select said operating mode. The connection module releasably electrically connecting the power module and the illumination module.
US09766036B2	Hand guard for firearm A hand guard-to-barrel clamping system having provisions for internal clamping fasteners is disclosed. A hand guard assembly includes upper and lower members each having bores tangential to a longitudinal axis of the assembly. The bores are arranged such that fasteners can be inserted through the bores for securing the upper and lower members together, thereby clamping the hand guard assembly to the firearm. Such fasteners are internal to the hand guard assembly, which provides a slim design that is easier to hold.
US09766024B2	Method for controlling a temperature distribution in a heat exchanger The invention relates to a method for controlling a temperature distribution in a heat exchanger, in which an actual temperature distribution in the heat exchanger is measured by means of at least one optical waveguide arranged in the heat exchanger, in particular in the form of a glass fiber, light being launched into the optical waveguide and light that is scattered in the optical waveguide being evaluated for determining the actual temperature distribution, and at least one flow of a fluid medium that is carried in the heat exchanger being controlled in such a way that the actual temperature distribution is made to approximate a pre-defined target temperature distribution. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out a method for controlling a temperature distribution in a heat exchanger.
US09766020B2	Heat recovery device and alignment film curing system A heat recovery device and an alignment film curing system. The heat recovery device can be provided outside a heating device, and it includes a first recovery unit including a first chamber and a first communicating pipe that is provided in the first chamber. The first chamber has a first gas inlet and first gas outlet, a first waste gas inlet and a first waste gas outlet, and the first communicating pipe is arranged in a winding way and connected between the first gas inlet and the first gas outlet in an enclosed way. The first gas inlet is connected to a gas supply pipe of the heating device, the first gas outlet is connected to an intake pipe of the heating device, the first waste gas inlet is connected to an exhaust pipe of the heating device, and the first waste gas outlet is configured to discharge waste gas.
US09766006B2	Ice maker An ice maker is provided that varies an amount of heat transferred between an ice making member connected to a cooling unit and water being in direct or indirect contact with the ice making member according to portions of the ice making member, and producing ice in various forms including rounded ice without edges, especially spherical ice, on the ice making member, the ice maker including a cooling unit performing cooling; at least one ice making member connected to the cooling unit and being in direct or indirect contact with water to allow ice to be produced thereon; with an amount of heat transferred between the ice making member and the water being in direct or indirect contact with the ice making member varies according to portions of the ice making member, such that ice is produced in various forms on the ice making member.
US09766005B2	Refrigerator with ice mold chilled by fluid exchange from thermoelectric device with cooling from fresh food compartment or freezer compartment A refrigerator that has a fresh food compartment, a freezer compartment, and a door that provides access to the fresh food compartment is disclosed. An icemaker is mounted remotely from the freezer compartment. The icemaker includes an ice mold. A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A fluid pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and the icemaker. A pump moves fluid from the cold side of the thermoelectric device to the icemaker. Cold fluid or air may be taken from the freezer compartment to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for providing cold fluid to and for cooling the ice mold or cool/warm fluid to other cooling or warming applications in the refrigerator compartment or on the refrigerator compartment door.
US09766004B2	Enhanced economy refrigeration control system A controller for controlling a refrigeration unit, a method, and a refrigeration system are disclosed. In an illustrative embodiment, a controller stores instructions for a first refrigeration setting and a second refrigeration setting, tracks a cumulative average temperature in a refrigeration element, and activates either the first refrigeration setting or the second refrigeration setting. The first refrigeration setting has a lower average power consumption and a higher range of temperature variation than the second refrigeration setting. The controller activates the first refrigeration setting until the cumulative average temperature goes outside a selected temperature range; then the controller activates the second refrigeration setting until the cumulative average temperature is within a target temperature range that has a lower threshold that is greater than the lower threshold of the selected temperature range and an upper threshold that is less than the upper threshold of the selected temperature range.
US09765996B2	Regenerative refrigerator A regenerative refrigerator of a single stage type or a multistage type includes: a cylinder having a cooling stage and a cylinder side wall axially extending from the cooling stage; a displacer having a regenerator provided at the same stage as the cooling stage and a displacer side wall axially extending to face the cylinder side wall, and axially movably disposed in the cylinder; and a low temperature-side gas flow path making a gas expansion space between the displacer and the cooling stage communicate with a low-temperature end of the regenerator and having a gas flow gap between the displacer side wall and the cylinder side wall, and a displacer gas passage making the gas flow gap communicate with the low-temperature end of the regenerator and having a gap-side opening provided further toward a high temperature side than the low-temperature end of the regenerator.
US09765975B2	Combustion chamber and method for operating a combustion chamber A combustion chamber of a gas turbine including first and second premixed fuel supply devices connected to a combustion device having first zones connected to the first premixed fuel supply devices and second zones connected to the second premixed fuel supply devices. The second fuel supply devices are shifted along a combustion device longitudinal axis with respect to the first fuel supply devices. The first zones are axially upstream of the second premixed fuel supply devices.
US09765965B2	Furnace, a method for operating a furnace and a furnace controller configured for the same A controller for a gas furnace, a computer-usable medium for implementing a method and a gas furnace are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive a heating call and (2) a processor configured to enable an inducer of the gas furnace at a low speed based on the heating call and ignite the gas furnace at a high fire operation when determining a low fire pressure switch of the gas furnace is open.
US09765961B2	Chemical looping combustion process with multiple fuel reaction zones and gravity feed of oxidized particles An improved chemical looping combustion (CLC) process and system includes a hopper containing oxygen carrier particles, e.g., metal oxides, that are gravity fed at a controlled rate of flow from the hopper into (a) a generally vertical downflow reactor where they are mixed with all of the hydrocarbon fuel feed to the system and (b) into one or more standpipes that are in communication with a plurality of staged fluidized reactor beds, the amount of the oxygen carrier particles introduced into the system being stoichiometrically predetermined to produce a syngas mixture of H2 and CO2; or to complete combustion of the fuel to CO2 and water vapor, thereby permitting capture of a majority of the CO2 produced in an essentially pure form.
US09765960B2	Inside corner trim product A flexible inside corner trim piece is formed with concave depressions at hinge portions where wings attach to the body. The trim piece can be formed such that wings and a top cap lay flat in plane perpendicular to body or wings and top cap curve at an angle. Hinge portions can be narrow or wide and symmetrical or asymmetrical. The trim piece can be dyed, paintable, or present another decorative surface. The trim piece can include embedded lighting.
US09765950B2	Fluorescent fiber light sensor Generally, the present disclosure provides for a light duct sensor that can monitor an average light flux through light duct useful for architectural lighting. The present disclosure provides for a system that allows a minimally obtrusive sampling of the light in a duct. It samples a small fraction of a cross sectional area of a light duct that is distributed across potentially the entire cross sectional area, without creating a significant disturbance to the light.
US09765949B2	Shaped microstructure-based optical diffusers for creating batwing and other lighting patterns A light distribution device includes a light transmissive substrate having first and second opposing faces and a plurality of substantially parallel linear prisms on the second face that extend in a longitudinal direction of the substrate. The light distribution device is configured to connect to a light assembly including a linear light source with the first face of the substrate facing the light source, with the linear prisms substantially parallel to a light source longitudinal axis and with and the substrate having a non-planar cross-sectional shape such that at least a major portion of the substrate is concave relative to the light source. When connected, the light distribution device is configured to receive light from the light source and distribute the light emerging from the second face of the substrate in a batwing distribution pattern in a plane perpendicular to the light source longitudinal axis.
US09765948B2	Optical film, light-emitting device and display device An optical film, a light-emitting device and a display device are provided. The optical film includes a quantum rod film layer and a light transmission prism layer located on a light emergent side of the quantum rod film layer. The prism layer is configured at the light emergent side of the quantum rod film layer to converge the linearly polarized light transmitted by the quantum rod film layer, so that the brightness of the light located at the light emergent side of the whole optical film is increased.
US09765937B2	Light source, a method of manufacturing the same, and a backlight unit having the same A light source includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate. Each of the light emitting devices is configured to generate a first light. A plurality of quantum-dot devices are respectively disposed on the light emitting devices. The quantum-dot devices are configured to convert the first light to a second light. The quantum-dot devices are configured to be attached to and detached from the light emitting devices, respectively.
US09765908B2	Eccentric part of a pipe or cable lead-through A seal, lead-through or transit for cables, wires or pipes which seal, lead-through or transit has one or more compressible parts surrounding the cable, etc. and a position of an opening receiving the cable, etc. is adjustable. In one example, the opening may be placed off-center on a partition line between two module parts. In other example, an inner compressible body may be placed inside an outer compressible body or between two module parts. The inner compressible body has an opening receiving the cable, etc. which opening is placed off-center. By rotating the inner compressible body the position of the opening receiving a cable, etc. is adjusted.
US09765897B2	Process chamber gate valve A gate valve for a process chamber includes a valve blade for closure of an opening communicating to the process chamber. The valve blade is employed to seal the opening in a valve housing. The valve blade moves first in a vertical direction and then in a horizontal direction normal to the opening when sealing against the opening. The valve blade moves first in the horizontal direction and subsequently in a vertical direction when disengaging from the opening.
US09765896B2	Low volume, pressure assisted, stem and seat vent valve and associated methods Exemplary embodiments are directed to vent valves, systems and methods generally involving a valve body that includes a seat retainer, a needle and a seat. The seat includes a bore extending there through and the needle includes a needle stem and a needle head. The seat is disposed inside the seat retainer. The needle stem is disposed inside the bore. The needle is configured to be pulled through the seat to stop flow through the bore. Exemplary embodiments are further directed to a system including a stem return spring mechanism and a solenoid return spring mechanism. A processing device is configured to actuate the solenoid return spring mechanism to permit the stem return spring mechanism to pull the needle through the seat to stop flow through the bore.
US09765890B2	Shift rail rod seal with positioning feature A shift rail rod seal for a transmission shift apparatus. The rod seal includes a case that is over-molded with a seal body that includes a seal lip for engaging a shift rail and a chamfered lip that engages the seal bore chamfered bore entrance when the rod seal is correctly assembled into the seal housing bore. A transmission shift apparatus that is adapted to receive the shift rod seal includes a manifold housing and a clutch housing that together form a sealed cavity. A shift rail and piston are received in the sealed cavity that is pressurized to actuate the shift apparatus.
US09765888B2	Polyurea perimeter seal for an aircraft antenna or other aircraft part A sealant is provided for use on an aircraft or other vehicle. The sealant may be used with a gasket. The sealant is a perimeter seal that comprises a polyurea member. The polyurea member is a self-curing, two-component mix. It may cure to a hardness in the range of about 40 to 100 (Shore A). It may maintain an adequate peel strength to withstand multiple thermal and pressure cycling, and may have a working life, wherein it may be shaped, of less than about eleven minutes.
US09765883B2	Continuously variable transmission and control method therefor A continuously variable transmission with an annular band body including grooves meshable with movable teeth provided on a second pulley and a biasing unit configured to bias the movable teeth radially outwardly of a shaft portion is provided with a hydraulic control unit configured to reduce a hydraulic pressure in a second oil chamber when a speed ratio reaches a predetermined speed ratio at which the grooves are meshed with the movable teeth.
US09765882B2	Hydraulic control device of automatic transmission The present invention provides a control unit. When the control unit performs shifting from a state in which a first shift speed is established by supplying engagement pressures to both hydraulic oil chambers and engaging a predetermined engagement element to a second shift speed by switching engagement and disengagement states of engagement elements other than the predetermined engagement element (Step S1), the control unit reduces the supply of the engagement pressure to one of the two hydraulic oil chambers to a level lower than that in the state in which the first shift speed is established (Step S3).
US09765880B2	Hydraulic control device of automatic transmission A hydraulic control device that includes a solenoid valve capable of supplying a first engagement pressure to the first engagement element; and a first cut valve that is interposed in an oil passage from the solenoid valve to the first engagement element and is capable of cutting off supply of a hydraulic pressure to the first engagement element, wherein only the first engagement pressure and a second engagement pressure serve as hydraulic pressures that act such that the first cut valve cuts off the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the first engagement element, and the first cut valve is switched so as to cut off the supply of the hydraulic pressure to the first engagement element when the first engagement pressure and the second engagement pressure are simultaneously supplied to the first engagement element and the second engagement element, respectively.
US09765878B2	Shift device A shift lever is movable from a home position in a left or rear direction. A reverse mode selection position is set in a route extending in the left direction from the home position. A drive mode selection position is set in a route extending in the rear direction from the home position.
US09765876B2	Backlash adjusting method and gear mechanism A gear mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear, an idler gear and a mover/stopper. The idler gear has an inner circumference with a centrally located inner space and an outer circumference rotatable relative to the inner circumference. The mover/stopper includes a bolt inserted through the inner space in a loosely fitted state and having a shaft part capable of assuming different radial positions relative to the inner space, and a receiving part holding the idler gear via the bolt. The idler gear and the bolt are configured such that the idler gear is allowed to be radially displaced relative to the bolt and to be tightened to the receiving part at a meshing engagement position by the bolt to be radially fixed and such that the inner circumference is allowed to be axially held between the receiving part and the bolt to be fixed.
US09765863B2	Hydraulic race shifter for a continuously variable transmission device An outer race assembly for a continuously variable transmission includes a hydraulic cavity housing, a first radially outer race structure spaced along an axis from a second radially outer race structure to form a radially outer race, and planetary members in rolling contact with the radially outer race. The first radially outer race structure includes nesting engagement with the hydraulic cavity housing, and a hydraulic cavity sealed between the hydraulic cavity housing and the first radially outer race structure to control axial movement of the first radially outer race structure.
US09765861B2	Sealing arrangement of accessory to aircraft engine To provide an aircraft engine in which an accessory can be directly supported with no accessory gearbox intervening to thereby suppress an increase in size thereof, the aircraft engine (E) includes a take-out shaft (11) having a first end portion, connected with an engine rotary shaft (9) and extending in a radially outward direction, and also having a second end portion connected with an accessory (1), and a mounting pad (12) provided in an engine main body (EB) and to which the accessory (1) is fitted. The mounting pad (12) forms an outer perimeter of an opening (48) through which the take-out shaft (11) extends. The opening (48) is sealed by a covering (47), through which the take-out shaft (1) extends, and a sealing member (49) to seal between the covering (47) and the take-out shaft (11).
US09765859B2	Serial continuously variable transmission The invention provides a serial continuously variable transmission (1) comprising an input shaft (8) with a first pulley sheave set (10) of a first CVT stage and an output shaft (18) with a fourth pulley sheave set (20) of a second CVT stage, and a second (14) and third (16) pulley sheave set, rotating around a common axis and mutually rotationally secured the respective inner pulley sheave of the second and the third pulley sheave set being interconnected and combined into an assembly which is shiftable along and rotatable therearound the common axis (12), while the respective diameters of the pulley sheaves of the second CVT stage are greater than the diameters of the sheaves of the first CVT stage, in such a way that the effective running radius of the driving belt of this second stage will be greater than the effective running radius of the driving belt of the first stage.
US09765849B2	Torsional vibration damping arrangement for the drive train of a vehicle A torsional vibration damping arrangement for the drivetrain of a vehicle has an input region driven in rotation around an axis of rotation A and an output region. A first torque transmission path and a second torque transmission path parallel thereto proceed from the input region. A coupling arrangement communicates with the output region for superposing the torques guided via the torque transmission paths, and a phase shifter arrangement for the first torque transmission path generates a phase shift of rotational irregularities guided via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities guided via the second torque transmission path. The output region includes the planet gear carrier at which a planet gear is rotatably supported, and the planet gear carrier is connected to the output region to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it.
US09765841B2	Damper assembly A damper assembly includes a tubular member, an outer cylinder positioned at least partially within the tubular member, an inner cylinder positioned at least partially within the outer cylinder, a cap coupled to the inner cylinder, a plunger received within the inner cylinder and coupled to an end of a rod extending at least partially within the inner cylinder, an annular piston fixed to the inner cylinder where the annular piston extends between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder, and a barrier extending between the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder. The rod has an outer diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the inner cylinder. The plunger, the cap, and an interior of the inner cylinder at least partially define a first chamber. The barrier, the annular piston, an exterior surface of the inner cylinder, and the outer cylinder at least partially define a second chamber.
US09765835B2	Parking piston direct connection to APR rod In a brake actuator including a plurality of actuator housing portions, a diaphragm seal, partially delimiting a parking brake de-actuation chamber, is retained between adjacent actuator housing portions, and an elastic element disposed between the diaphragm seal and one of the housing portions opposes expansion of the parking brake de-actuation chamber. A push rod extends into and out of a service brake actuation chamber upon respective release of fluid pressure from the parking brake de-actuation chamber and supply of fluid pressure to the parking brake de-actuation chamber. In order to constrain a central portion of the diaphragm seal for movement together with both the push rod and a piston, a clamping arrangement is used to axially clamp the central diaphragm seal portion between an end of the push rod and a surface of the piston.
US09765814B2	Linear motion guide device and production method therefor There are provided: a linear motion guide device, which enhances workability of raceway surfaces and is capable of reducing production cost; and a production method for the linear motion guide device. For this purpose, a linear motion guide device includes a guide rail (1), a slider (2), and a plurality of rolling elements (4), and the guide rail (1) and the slider (2) individually have raceway surfaces (11, 21), which form a rolling path (3) of the rolling elements (4), at positions opposite to each other. Then, the rolling elements (4) are disposed in the rolling path (3), and the slider (2) moves with respect to the guide rail (1) via the rolling elements (4). The raceway surface (21) of at least one of the slider (2) and the guide rail (1) is composed of: a first raceway surface (21A); and second raceway surfaces (21B) extending on both sides of the first raceway surface (21), and surface roughness of the second raceway surfaces (21B) is set rougher than surface roughness of the first raceway surface (21A).
US09765807B1	Theft-resistant tire mounting assembly A theft-resistant tire mounting assembly for deterring theft of wheels includes a wheel rim. Recesses are positioned proximate to a center of the wheel rim. An opening is centrally positioned in each recess. Nuts are configured to threadedly couple to the stud bolts of a wheel hub. One nut comprises a locknut, which has a second end that comprises an exposed face. A perimeter of the exposed face is complementary to the opening, and a keyhole is positioned in the exposed face. The assembly includes an adapter that has a key end, which is complementary to the exposed face. The locknut is incompatible with the socket of the tire iron, and a wrench is not couplable to a locknut that is threaded to the stud bolt. The key end is positioned to couple to the exposed face such that torque from the tire iron is transferable to the locknut.
US09765803B2	Telescopic support rod Systems and methods for adjustable telescopic support rods are provided. Specifically, the telescopic support rods in accordance with some embodiments comprise selectably modifiable indexed lengths having no externally visible indication of the indexing means. Methods for modulating the length of the support rod and its use in, for example, vertical support for scaffolding and shelving units are also provided.
US09765799B2	Hydrostatic transmission device ensuring good driveability The present disclosure is directed to a hydrostatic transmission apparatus including a pump, a first motor, and a second motor having two elementary motors. Each of the motors having first and second enclosures for feed/discharge. In work mode and in road mode, the second enclosure of the first elementary motor of the second motor and the first enclosure of the first motor are connected together in series, the second enclosure of the first motor being connected to the second port of the pump, and the second enclosure of the second elementary motor of the second motor is connected to the second port of the pump. In work mode, the first enclosure of each of the two elementary motors of the third motor is connected to the first port of the pump.
US09765794B2	Motor-vehicle fan wheel with reinforced shroud A fan of a motor vehicle is particularly suited as a main fan of an internal combustion engine. The fan has a fan wheel with an outer ring which has a substantially L-shaped ring cross section. The L-shape is defined with a radial limb and an axial limb. The radial limb has a cross-sectional enlargement on a free-end side.
US09765788B2	Shrouded fan impeller with reduced cover overlap The described embodiments relate to improving efficiency of a low-profile cooling fan. In one embodiment, an impeller of the cooling fan includes a shroud which covers a central portion of the impeller, thereby allowing a central inlet portion of the blades to have an increased fan blade height when compared to a cooling fan constrained by minimum part tolerances between the fan blades and a portion of the fan housing. In some embodiments, the impeller includes splitter blades that can improve performance of the low-profile cooling fan.
US09765786B2	Pressure-increasing unit The present invention relates to a pressure-increasing unit (1) comprising first receiving means (2) for receiving a pipeline (4) conveying pressurized gas, at least one first pipeline (3) for further transferring the pressurized gas to applications utilizing it, and second receiving means (6) for receiving a second pipeline (5) conveying reduced-pressure gas returning from the applications. The present solution is characterized in that the receiving means (6) are connected with at least one pressure intensifier (7). This pressure intensifier, in turn, is connected to the first receiving means (2) receiving pressurized gas for transferring gas re-pressurized by a substitution means (8) back to the applications utilizing it.
US09765777B2	Pump A pump having a stroke ring which has an axial recess, a rotor which is received in the axial recess so as to be rotatable relative to the stroke ring, wherein the rotor has radial recesses in which delivery elements are displaceable received as viewed in a radial direction, a side plate which closes off the axial recess on a first side, a pressure plate which closes off the axial recess on a second side, wherein the pressure plate has at least one opening, wherein a pressure region of the pump is fluidically connected to external surroundings of the pressure plate through the at least one opening, and wherein at least one fluid path is provided from the pressure region of the pup into an under-vane region of the delivery elements, and a cold-start plate which is preloaded against the pressure plate by means of a spring element such that, at least when the pump is at a stand-still, the cold-start plate closes the at least one opening in the pressure plate to the external surroundings of the pressure plate. The pump is characterized in that the spring element is supported on the pressure plate so as to introduce preload forces into the cold-start plate, and in that the spring element is fastened to the pressure plate.
US09765774B2	Internal gear pump An internal gear pump includes a housing having a pump chamber in which an inner rotor and an outer rotor are arranged. A suction port in communication with a suction path and a discharge port in communication with a discharge path are formed at the housing. The pump chamber includes an inner wall having a suction region at a suction port-side and a discharge region at a discharge port-side. The suction region includes a first suction region extending towards the suction path from a pressing point, where the outer rotor is pressed when the internal gear pump is in operation, and a second suction region between the first suction region and the discharge region. A groove that enlarges a clearance between the outer rotor and the inner wall is formed in the first suction region, but the groove is not formed in the second suction region.
US09765773B2	Pump having an inner and outer rotor A pump includes: a housing in which a pump chamber that is a columnar space is formed, the pump chamber being provided with a suction-side groove and a discharge-side groove that are formed as recesses; an outer rotor rotatably disposed in the pump chamber and having internal teeth on an inner periphery of the outer rotor; and an inner rotor disposed radially inward of the internal teeth of the outer rotor, and having external teeth formed on an outer periphery of the inner rotor and meshed with the internal teeth of the outer rotor. A portion of an inner edge of the discharge-side groove is located radially inward of a locus of tooth tips of the internal teeth of the outer rotor, the portion being located in a second half region of the discharge-side groove in a rotational direction of the inner rotor and the outer rotor.
US09765762B2	Cryogenic pumps A reciprocating cryogenic pump 2 comprises a piston reciprocable within a pumping chamber 44. The pumping chamber 44 has an inlet suction valve 48 for cryogenic liquid to be pumped and an outlet 32 for high pressure cryogenic liquid. The inlet valve 48 for the cryogenic liquid communicates with a cryogenic liquid reception chamber 46 in the cold end or head 6 of the pump 2. The pump head 6 is at least partially surrounded by a first jacket 8 retaining primary vacuum insulation. The first jacket 8 is itself at least partly surrounded by a second jacket 10. The jacket 10 defines a chamber for the reception of a coolant fluid such as liquid nitrogen and the second jacket has an inlet 20 and an outlet 22 for the liquid nitrogen. The thermal insulation can be further enhanced by a trapped gas space 73 between the first jacket 8 and an inner sleeve 52, the latter defining with an outer sleeve 50 vacuum insulation for the pumping chamber 44.
US09765758B2	Compressed gas engine An engine has two pressure vessels arranged as a diametrically opposed pair. Each pressure vessel has an operating pressure sufficient to hold gas at a pre-defined pressure. At least one gas compressor is in communication with each pressure vessel, and the gas compressor is capable of compressing a gas in each pressure vessel to the pre-defined pressure. A pressure relief mechanism is in communication with each pressure vessel. The pressure relief mechanism is capable of returning the gas in each vessel to atmospheric pressure.
US09765756B2	Sectional blade The invention provides a sectional blade for a wind turbine. The blade comprises at least a first blade portion and a second blade portion extending in opposite directions from a joint. Further each blade portion comprises a spar section forming a structural member of the blade and running lengthways. The first blade portion and the second blade portion are structurally connected by at least one spar bridge extending into both blade portions to facilitate joining of said blade portions and the spar bridge joins the spar sections.
US09765752B2	Modularized ocean energy generating device This invention provides a modularized ocean energy generating device including an outer frame, at least four inner frames, and at least four hydraulic generator modules. The at least four inner frames are detachably disposed in the outer frame. The at least four hydraulic generator modules are disposed in the at least four inner frames, respectively. The modularized ocean energy generating device in the invention includes at least four built-in modules, and the hydraulic generator modules can be distributed in an array. By the detachable inner frames and the outer frame, modularized assembly and installation can be realized, thereby greatly reducing preserving and installing costs.
US09765750B2	Multi-spark and continuous spark ignition module, system, and method An ignition module, ignition system, and method for providing and generating at least two sparks in each cylinder in a single combustion cycle for RPMs over 3,000. The ignition module, system, and method is configured to detect misfires in a spark plug and take measures to alert a user of such misfires and cause an additional spark to occur prior to the completion of the cylinder's power stroke during its combustion cycle. The ignition module, system and method provides for continuous spark at high RPMs and is configured to reduce and/or eliminate engine misfire in excess of about 3,000 RPM for four stroke engines and up to 30,000 RPM for two stroke engines.
US09765748B2	Ignition control apparatus An ignition control device comprises: a first switching element having a power source side terminal connected to an other end side of a primary coil and a first ground side terminal connected to a ground side; a second switching element having a second ground side terminal connected to the other end side of the primary coil; a third switching element having a third power source side terminal connected to the second power source side terminal in the second switching element, and a third ground side terminal connected to the ground side; and an energy storage coil. The energy storage coil is an inductor interposed in an electric power line connecting a non-ground side output terminal in a DC power source and the third power source side terminal in the third switching element, and stores energy from the turning on of the third switching element.
US09765745B2	Engine start-up device, and engine-start-up control method The purpose of the present invention is to swiftly start up an engine in a range in which electrical equipment having electric power supplied thereto by a battery is not reset, even in cases when the battery is insufficiently charged and the battery is deteriorated. An engine start-up device according to the present invention starts up an engine by transmitting, to the engine, the rotary force of a direct-current motor driven by a battery. The engine start-up device is provided with: a battery-voltage acquisition unit for acquiring the battery voltage of the battery; a target-current-value calculation unit which calculates, on the basis of the battery voltage acquired by the battery-voltage acquisition unit, a target current value for a motor current to be supplied from the battery to the direct-current motor; and a motor-current control unit for controlling a switching element which is connected to the direct-current motor, and through which the motor current flows, such that the motor-current value of the motor current approaches the target current value.
US09765744B2	Starter motor with drive assembly fitted with a coupling system for coupling a pinion mounted freely on its rotor shaft, and associated method A starter comprises an electric motor which drives a rotor shaft, a drive shaft that can be rotationally coupled to the rotor shaft, and a pinion mounted on the drive shaft and movable in a translational movement between a rest position and an active position by a movement system. The starter comprises a coupling system that couples a rotary movement in one direction of rotation of the rotor shaft to the pinion. The coupling system moves from an uncoupled state into a coupled state and vice versa. In the coupled state, the rotor shaft is firmly attached to the pinion in the starting direction of rotation. In the uncoupled state, the pinion is disconnected from the rotor shaft in both directions of rotation. The starter further comprises a movement system for moving the pinion from the coupling system into the uncoupled state as it moves the pinion into active position.
US09765740B2	Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve is provided that can reduce variations in stroke length by reducing distortion during welding, and consequently can reduce variations in flow rate of injected fuel. The fuel injection valve has a nozzle; a fixed valve that is press-fit into a tip of the nozzle and has a fuel injection port from which the fuel is injected; and a movable element that forms a fuel seal section by abutting against the fixed valve, and opens and closes the fuel injection port. The fixed valve and the nozzle are fixed in place by welding at a position with no space due to press-fitting. A groove that serves as an empty space is provided in a continuation of a welded section that is formed in the fixed valve and the nozzle by the welding.
US09765739B2	High-pressure fuel pump A high-pressure fuel pump includes a pump housing, a pressurizing member, a suction valve seat, a suction valve body, and a suction valve chamber. The suction valve seat includes a first projected wall section that is projected to an upper side in a vertical direction. The pump housing includes a second projected wall section that is directed to the upper side in the vertical direction. A height of the lowest position in a portion of the second projected wall section that is projected to the upper side in the vertical direction is higher than a height of the lowest position in a portion of the first projected wall section that is projected to the upper side in the vertical direction. A first initial fuel pool is provided on an downstream side of the second projected wall section and on the upstream side of the suction valve seat.
US09765738B2	Fuel injector A fuel injector includes a fuel valve with a valve seat and a movable valve needle, a calibration spring and an electromagnetic actuator with a solenoid and a movable armature. The calibration spring exerts a pressing force on the valve needle for pressing the valve needle in a closing direction towards the valve seat. When the solenoid is electrically energized, the electromagnetic actuator is operable to transfer a lifting force to the valve needle by engagement with the armature for lifting the valve needle from the valve seat to a fully open position against the pressing force of the calibration spring. The calibration spring and the electromagnetic actuator are configured such that the lifting force equals the pressing force in the fully open position.
US09765734B2	Active airpath bypass system Methods and systems are provided for regulating airflow through a charge air cooler integrated in an intake assembly. In one example, an engine intake assembly comprises a plenum having an integrated charge air cooler (CAC), a first header seal positioned around a circumference of a first CAC header, and a first rotatably movable seal positioned in a bypass passage of the plenum. The first movable seal interfaces via sliding contact with the first header seal and adjusting a position of the first movable seal may vary the amount of airflow through the bypass passage.
US09765731B2	Canister arrangement structure for saddle-ride type vehicle A canister arrangement structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a canister for adsorbing evaporated fuel in a fuel tank is disposed below a step floor on which an occupant's foot is placed, the step floors are configured as a left and right pair and are supported from below by left and right step frames that extend back and forth at a position on the side of the main frame of the vehicle. The canister is supported by the one step frame.
US09765718B2	Oxygen sensor heater control system and method thereof A method of oxygen sensor heater control includes: exhausting an exhaust gas by operating an internal combustion engine; and stopping operation of the engine such that the exhaust gas is not discharged. The stopping operation of the engine includes heating a sensor element by operating a heater that is positioned adjacent to the sensor element, and the sensor element is configured to detect a characteristic of the exhaust gas.
US09765714B2	Control device for internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine of the present invention is an internal combustion engine equipped with port injectors. Further, the internal combustion engine has an ISC passage that connects an upstream side and a downstream side of a throttle valve in an intake passage, and an ISC valve that regulates an amount of air flowing in the ISC passage. A control device of the present invention performs valve opening control that makes an opening degree of the ISC valve an opening degree larger than a reference opening degree when request torque required by the internal combustion engine is smaller than estimated torque that can be generated in the internal combustion engine, and sets a timing for fuel injection from the port injector at an opening timing of an intake valve of a cylinder in which the port injector is installed during the valve opening control.
US09765712B2	System and method for turbocharger compressor surge control An internal combustion engine having intake and exhaust manifolds, a turbocharger with a compressor, and at least one of: an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve and a variable geometry turbine (VGT). The system further includes a control computer configured to determine at least one of torque demand, pressure across the compressor, and pressure gradient ratio between the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold relative to one of exhaust manifold pressure, intake manifold pressure, and 1. The control computer performs at least one of: closing the EGR valve in response to the determined at least one of torque demand, pressure across the compressor, and pressure gradient ratio, and lessening restriction provided by the variable geometry turbine responsive to the determined at least one of torque demand, pressure across the compressor, and pressure gradient between the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold.
US09765703B2	Airflow control systems and methods using model predictive control A torque requesting module generates a first torque request for a spark ignition engine based on driver input. A torque conversion module converts the first torque request into a second torque request. A setpoint control module generates air and exhaust setpoints for the spark ignition engine based on the second torque request. A model predictive control (MPC) module identifies sets of possible target values based on the air and exhaust setpoints, generates predicted parameters based on a model of the spark ignition engine and the sets of possible target values, respectively, selects one of the sets of possible target values based on the predicted parameters, and sets target values based on the possible target values of the selected one of the sets. A throttle actuator module controls opening of a throttle valve based on a first one of the target values.
US09765701B2	Gas turbine load enhancement An automated industrial system is provided that includes a sensor system configured to monitor multiple parameters. The automated industrial system also includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine if any of the multiple parameters has surpassed a respective constraint threshold of multiple constraint thresholds. If any of the parameters has surpassed a respective constraint threshold, the controller is configured to classify a parameter of the multiple parameters which has surpassed the respective constraint threshold by the highest degree as the most constrained parameter. The controller is also configured to calculate a minimum temperature load path based on the most constrained parameter, with the minimum temperature load path configured to transition the automated industrial system from a base load to a part load via a minimum temperature load path.
US09765696B2	Accessory mounting for a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine assembly is connected to a pylon for mounting the gas turbine engine to an aircraft. The assembly has a frame supporting at least one accessory independently of the gas turbine engine. Frame is attached to the pylon at forward and rearward engine mounting locations. The frame includes at least one hollow tube and at least one hollow tube is fluid tight. The one hollow tube is evacuated or contains pressurised fluid and a pressure sensor is provided to detect a change in pressure in the at least one hollow tube to determine if there is a leak in the at least one hollow tube and hence if the frame is damaged. This ensures that the frame may be repaired or replaced before there is a loss of operation of one or more of the accessories which may result in a failure of the gas turbine engine.
US09765691B2	Turbine engine assembly and dual fuel aircraft system A turbine engine assembly including a turbine core and a cryogenic fuel system. The turbine core includes: a compressor section; a combustion section; and a turbine section, which are axially aligned. The a cryogenic fuel system includes: a cryogenic fuel reservoir; a vaporizer heat exchanger; a liquid supply line operably coupling the fuel reservoir to an input of the vaporizer heat exchanger; a gas supply line operably coupling an output of the vaporizer heat exchanger to the combustion section; and a second heat exchanger thermally connecting the liquid supply line and the gas supply line to transfer heat from the gas supply line to the liquid supply line.
US09765689B1	Internal combustion engine with improved torque transmission An internal combustion engine includes a standard connecting rod as well as a gear rack. The connecting rod can be a standard connecting rod that reciprocates with the piston and that drives a rotatable crank mechanism to convert the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotation of the crankshaft. The gear rack is also connected to and reciprocates with the piston. The gear rack is engaged with a gear that is mounted on the crankshaft. A one-way drive mechanism is provided between the gear and the crankshaft that transmits torque (i.e. rotary force) to the crankshaft only during the power stroke of the piston.
US09765688B2	Methods and system for controlling compressor surge Systems and methods for operating a compressor and a compressor recirculation valve of a turbocharged engine to avoid the possibility of compressor surge are presented. The systems and methods position the compressor recirculation valve responsive to a compressor surge line that is based on two other compressor surge lines that may be a function of compressor pressure ratio and compressor flow.
US09765679B2	Exhaust gas treatment device An exhaust gas treatment device (1), for an exhaust system (1) of an internal combustion engine, includes a housing (2), providing an exhaust path (3), an injector (4) arranged on the housing (2) for introducing a reduction agent into an exhaust gas flow following the exhaust gas path (3), and a mixer (7) arranged in the housing (2). The mixer (7) includes a shell (8), which encloses a mixer cross section (10) through which the exhaust gas flow can flow. The mixer (7) includes multiple guide blades (11), which on a shell inside project from the shell (8) and project into the mixer cross section (10). A simplified producibility is obtained with the mixer (7) including multiple straps (13), on a shell outside (14), which project from the shell (8) and project into a strap opening (16) formed on the housing (2) and penetrate a housing wall (15).
US09765674B2	Asynchronous reductant insertion in aftertreatment systems An aftertreatment system comprises a first SCR system, a second SCR system positioned downstream of the SCR system and a reductant storage tank. At least one reductant insertion assembly is fluidly coupled to the reductant storage tank. The at least one reductant insertion assembly is also fluidly coupled to the first SCR system and the SCR system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the reductant insertion assembly. The controller is configured to instruct the reductant insertion assembly to asynchronously insert the reductant into the first SCR system and the second SCR system.
US09765669B2	Method for injecting reductant into an exhaust gas of an engine using an oscillating supply pressures A method for injecting a reductant into an exhaust gas of a power system. The method includes injecting the reductant at a commanded flow rate, while simultaneously oscillating a supply pressure of the reductant between a higher supply pressure and a lower supply pressure.
US09765668B2	Method for determining an amount of liquid removed from a tank and reducing agent supply device for a motor vehicle A method for determining an amount of liquid removed from a tank per unit time includes discontinuously feeding the liquid to exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine by at least feeding the liquid through an injection line into the exhaust gas, measuring pressures simultaneously at least at two points in the injection line and determining an amount of liquid fed in per unit time from the measured pressures. The amount of liquid removed between a first point in time and a second point in time is further derived by integrating the amounts of liquid removed per unit time over a period of time from the first point in time to the second point in time. The method allows the precise consumption of the liquid to be calculated and the remaining amount of liquid in the tank to be additionally determined. On-board diagnosis is further possible with the method.
US09765665B2	Method for operating a device for providing a liquid additive A method for operating a device for providing a liquid additive, the device having a delivery path running from a tank to an additive dispensing device, at least one section of the delivery path forming a jacket, includes: delivering the liquid additive from the tank to the additive dispensing device along the delivery path in a delivery direction; stopping the delivery of the liquid additive; at least partially evacuating the section of the delivery path; and forming a thermal insulator in the jacket by the evacuated delivery path.
US09765664B2	Apparatus for providing liquid additive, method for assembling the apparatus and motor vehicle having the apparatus An apparatus for providing liquid additive includes a tank for the liquid additive which has at least one heat distribution structure for distributing heat in a first tank section. A delivery unit is inserted into the tank for removing the liquid additive from the tank. The delivery unit includes at least one heating device. The heating device of the delivery unit and the heat distribution structure of the tank are connected to each other by at least one thermal coupling. A method for assembling the apparatus and a motor vehicle having the apparatus are also provided.
US09765662B2	Burner A burner includes a tubular inner tube portion and a tubular outer tube portion. The inner tube portion mixes fuel with air. The outer tube portion surrounds the inner tube portion. A peripheral wall of the inner tube portion has a gaseous mixture outflow hole. The gaseous mixture outflow hole causes a clearance between an inner peripheral surface of the outer tube portion and an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube portion to communicate with an interior of the inner tube portion. A peripheral wall of the outer tube portion has an air supplying hole. The air supplying hole further supplies air to the clearance.
US09765660B2	Internal bypass to improve decongealing of surface type air to oil coolers A surface type air to oil cooler enables oil to flow from an inlet and down a first pass of an oil passageway. A first bypass, before the end of the first pass, allows oil to flow from the first pass to a second pass of the oil passageway. A second bypass may exist toward the end of the second pass to allow the oil to flow from the second pass to an outlet before the end of the second pass.
US09765659B2	Diagnostic method for a valve drive actuator A method for diagnosing an electromagnetic actuator of a sliding cam valve drive of an internal combustion engine. An actuator pin is released by electrical energizing of the actuator and is introduced into a groove-like sliding slot which passes through a cylindrical slot section of the associated sliding cam-and ends in a slope onto the cylindrical circumference of the slot section. The method includes: energizing the actuator using current parameters of a variable actuator characteristic map so that the actuator pin is released when the cylindrical circumference overlaps the actuator pin circumferentially; determining whether the released actuator pin generates a rejection signal due to the slope from the sliding slot onto the cylindrical circumference; if no rejection signal is detected, repeating step a) whereas at least one current parameter is changed and step b); updating the actuator characteristic map with the changed current parameter.
US09765650B2	Process producing useful energy from thermal energy The invention relates to a process producing useful energy from thermal energy. An overall population of mobile particles confined to a unidirectional flow closed circuit of conducting channels (1-2-3-3′-4-1) is subjected to a conservative or effectively conservative force field. The circuit is thermally insulated with the exception of two non juxtaposed areas a first area (2-3) allowing thermal exchange for heating (Qin) from a warmer environment outside the circuit, a second area (4-1) allowing thermal exchange (Qout) for cooling, as necessary, by a colder environment outside the circuit. The closed circuit is provided with a load (3′-4;) designed to convert the energy it receives from the mobile particles flow to a useful output energy. In two portions of the unidirectional circuit located before (3-3′) and after (1-2;) said load, flow velocity vector is parallel or has a component which is parallel to the conservative or effectively conservative force field one portion with a warm flow and the other portion with a cool flow of mobile particles and in that if the density of the chosen mobile particles decreases when the temperature increases, the direction of the conservative force field is the same as that of the cool flow velocity vector or of a cool flow velocity vector component in the said circuit portion and the inverse if the density of the chosen mobile particles increases when the temperature increases.
US09765639B2	Gas turbine engine with exit flow discourager A turbine stage for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The turbine stage includes a turbine disk and a turbine diaphragm, forming a cavity there between. The turbine stage also includes an exit flow discourager comprised of at least two teeth. The teeth may be located radially apart from each other, each tooth including a length extending in the axial direction and a width extending in the radial direction. A channel is formed between the teeth and an axially adjacent surface. A recirculation region may be formed in between each pair of teeth.
US09765634B2	Composite turbine engine blade with structural reinforcement The invention relates to a turbine engine blade, particularly made of composite material, including: on the one hand, an airfoil (10) which exhibits: a leading edge (12), a trailing edge (14) opposite to the leading edge (12), intrados (16) and extrados (18) lateral walls which connect the leading edge (12) to the trailing edge (14), et on the other hand, a structural reinforcement (20) including a base (24) extending into two fins (26, 28) and designed to be applied to the leading edge (12) and the lateral walls (16, 18) of the airfoil (10), characterized in that the fins (26, 28) of the structural reinforcement (20) and/or the lateral walls (16, 18) of the airfoil (10) are shaped to maintain an assembly space (30) with nonzero thickness between at least one of the fins (26, 28) and the airfoil (10) when the structural reinforcement (20) is in place on the airfoil (10), said assembly space (30) extending from a free end (27, 29) of said fin (26, 28) toward the base (24) of the structural reinforcement (20).
US09765633B2	Blade cascade A blade cascade for a turbomachine, having a number of blades (11, . . . 14; 21, . . . 25; 31, . . . 37) which include a monocrystalline material, each blade having a crystal orientation value (\|α\|), which is dependent on a crystal orientation of the monocrystalline material of the blade; the crystal orientation values of first blades (11, . . . 14) being less than a first limiting value and the crystal orientation values of second blades (21, . . . 25; 31, . . . 37) being at least equal to the first limiting value; and the blade cascade having at least one first sector (1), which includes at least three successive first blades (14, 12, 11, 13), and having at least one second sector (2+3; 2′+3′; 2″+3″), which includes at least three successive second blades (22, 21, 23, 24, 25; 31, 34, 36, 37, 33, 32, 35).
US09765618B2	Cutting bit assembly A cutting bit assembly includes a block, a bit sleeve, and a seal. The block includes a first bore and a fluid passage. The fluid passage includes a first portion and a second portion in fluid communication with the first portion. The first portion is oriented obliquely with respect to the first bore, and the second portion extends at least partially around the perimeter of the first bore. The bit sleeve includes a shank, a flange, and a second bore extending through the shank and the flange. The shank is positioned within the first bore of the block such that a surface of the flange engages a first end surface of the block. The seal is positioned between the second portion of the fluid passage and the shank to prevent contact between a fluid in the fluid passage and the outer surface of the shank.
US09765616B2	Apparatus for sampling water in borehole, and method thereof Disclosed are an apparatus for sampling water in a borehole and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a water sampling cylinder to sample the water in the borehole; a first camera to monitor the water sampling cylinder and a sample discharging part provided in the borehole; a first motor to insert the water sampling cylinder into the sample discharging part; a vacuum vessel to receive a sample input from the water sampling cylinder; a waterproof member having a hole serving as a passage through which the water sampling cylinder moves back and forth; and a supporting member that urges the waterproof member closely to the sample discharging part to prevent foreign substances from being introduced into the borehole. The first motor includes a plurality of protrusions meshed with a plurality of grooves provided in the water sampling cylinder.
US09765613B2	Drilling system and electromagnetic telemetry tool with an electrical connector assembly and associated methods A drilling system including a drill string, an EM telemetry assembly, and an electric contact assembly that defines an electrical connection with the drill string. The electric contact assembly permits a portion of the EM tool to slide along a portion of the drill string during drill string assembly.
US09765608B2	Dual gravity gas separators for well pump A lower separator located below a submersible well pump intake has a labyrinth flow path, causing a first well fluid separation of lighter components from heavier components as well fluid flowing into the lower separator turns downward to flow toward a lower separator heavier component port. A bypass riser has a bypass riser inlet below the pump intake and a bypass riser outlet above the pump intake. A lighter component conduit communicates the bypass riser inlet with lighter components of the first well fluid separation, causing a second well fluid separation at the riser outlet as a heavier portion of the lighter components flowing up the riser turn to flow downward to the pump intake. A heavier component conduit bypasses the bypass riser inlet and delivers the heavier components of the first well fluid separation to the pump intake.
US09765603B2	Gas lift valve assemblies and methods of assembling same A gas lift valve assembly includes a housing and a check valve. The housing defines an inlet port and an outlet port, and includes an inner casing having a radial outer surface and a radial inner surface at least partially defining a main flow passage. The check valve includes a sealing mechanism disposed around the radial outer surface of the inner casing, and a valve member including an outwardly extending sealing segment. The valve member is moveable between an open position and a closed position in which the sealing segment sealingly engages the sealing mechanism.
US09765601B1	Constant entrance hole perforating gun system and method A shaped charge that includes a case, a liner positioned within the case, and an explosive filled within the case. The liner is shaped with a subtended angle ranging from 100° to 120° about an apex, a radius, and an aspect ratio such that a jet formed with the explosive creates an entrance hole in a well casing. The jet creates a perforation tunnel in a hydrocarbon formation, wherein a diameter of the jet, a diameter of the entrance hole diameter, and a width and length of the perforation tunnel are substantially constant and unaffected with changes in design and environmental factors such as a thickness and composition of the well casing, position of the charge in the perforating gun, position of the perforating gun in the well casing, a water gap in the wellbore casing, and type of the hydrocarbon formation.
US09765590B2	Fracturing ball retrieval device and method A method and system for retrieving a fracturing ball in a wellbore casing. The system includes a wellbore retrieval tool comprising a tool body that is inserted into and transported along the wellbore casing. The tool is sized and configured to trap and hold the fracturing ball. When a hydraulic lock happens in the wellbore casing, the retrieval tool is lowered in a vertical section and the ball is flowed back along a horizontal section and captured by a trap in the retrieval tool. The retrieval tool may also be run in conjunction with a setting tool with a ball-in-place fracturing plug. In case of the hydraulic lock, the injection is tested following perforation with the retrieval tool still a location proximal to the ball, and the ball is immediately retrieved.
US09765588B2	High strength inlay to improve lock-down capacity in a wellhead A wellhead assembly includes a wellhead housing having a bore and a locking profile including a gallery slot, and an annular notch. An inner wellhead assembly is selectively landed in the bore of the wellhead housing, the inner wellhead assembly having a lock ring with a lock ring profile that engages the locking profile. The engaging surface is a sloped downward facing surface at an axially upper end of the gallery slot. The annular notch has a notch engaging profile with a downward facing notch upper shoulder and an upward facing notch lower shoulder. The locking profile includes an inlay, the inlay being located on the notch upper shoulder and the engaging surface.
US09765584B2	Flow controlling downhole tool A downhole tool assembly for use in a drilling string includes a motor, a flow head, and a flow restrictor. The flow head is coupled to the motor and comprises a plurality of ports permitting fluid communication therethrough. The flow restrictor is in fluid communication with the flow head and comprises a plurality of ports permitting fluid communication therethrough. The flow restrictor is stationary with respect to the flow head, which rotates. As the flow head rotates, one or more of the plurality of ports of the flow head enters into and out of alignment with one or more of the plurality of ports of the flow restrictor such that fluid flow through the ports of the flow head and the flow restrictor is constrained to a cyclic, polyrhythmic pattern optionally including at least one interval where the fluid flow is substantially blocked by the flow restrictor.
US09765575B2	Electrical bulkhead connector A bulkhead connector assembly for assembly within a downhole tool to isolate a dry side of the downhole tool from a fluid side of the downhole tool and to allow electrical communication therebetween. The bulkhead connector assembly comprises a bulkhead comprising holes extending therethrough, wherein the bulkhead is adapted to form a fluid seal against an inside surface of the downhole tool. Terminals extend through the bulkhead, wherein an end of each terminal is in electrical communication with one of a plurality of electrical wires. Boots each extend about the end of a corresponding one of the terminals. A retaining block has holes each receiving one of the boots. A housing positioned around the retaining block is coupled to the bulkhead, thus positionally fixing the retaining block relative to the bulkhead.
US09765567B2	Segmented wind lock configuration for overhead roll-up doors and method of constructing the same An overhead roll-up door assembly for a vertically moving door to permit and prohibit access to an opening, the door assembly having a door panel with two faces and opposing marginal and lateral edges, and at least two wind locks attached proximate each marginal edge. The at least two wind locks extend away from one face of the door panel in a direction substantially perpendicular thereto, and are spaced apart vertically along each respective side edge of the door panel. The assembly further includes a drum for winding and unwinding the door panel to permit and prohibit access to the opening, and, a pair of opposing parallel side columns aligned and spaced apart such that each of the opposing side edges engage one of the side columns in a manner in which at least a portion of the side columns guide vertical movement of the door panel.
US09765561B1	Digital media gate An apparatus includes a housing, a digital display device, at least one gate coupled to the housing, and an analytical unit comprising a controller, the analytical unit coupled to the digital display device and the controller. The analytical unit includes logic to operate environmental sensors to identify demographic attributes of a proximate person to the digital display device and to locate digital content associated with the demographic attributes and to cause display of the digital content on the digital display device.
US09765550B2	Passive door lock mechanisms A lock mechanism for an inactive door includes a housing configured to receive a locking element from an active door lock. A slide is movably received in the housing and includes a drive bar connection element, wherein when the slide is in an unlocked position, the drive bar connection element is located in a path of travel of the deadbolt, and wherein when the slide is in a locked position, the drive bar connection element is located outside the path of travel of the deadbolt. At least one drive bar at least partially received in the housing and is connected to the drive bar connection element. The drive bar is actuated by an actuator located remote from the housing. A blocking element located within the housing, wherein the blocking element prevents movement of the slide from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US09765547B2	Node structures for lattice frames A node structure (12, 14) for connecting two or more convergent members (16, 26) of a lattice frame to each other and to one or more other members of the lattice frame. The node structure (12, 14) comprises a pair of opposed spaced-apart faces (30) that are substantially planar and substantially parallel to each other. At least one pair of root formations (32) with respective central longitudinal axes define an interior angle between them, those axes diverging outwardly for alignment with respective members of the lattice frame and converging inwardly between the faces (30). An inner connecting wall (34) between the root formations (32) of the pair connects concave-curved inner edges (36) of the faces and extends in a concave curve around the interior angle to join the root formations (32) of that pair.
US09765546B2	Passenger and vehicle elevator system The passenger and vehicle elevator system includes a plurality of elevator cars arrayed substantially equidistantly and equiangularly from a central shaft of the building (B). Each elevator car (12, 14, 16) includes a housing and at least one door (54). The housing has a floor, a ceiling, and at least one sidewall. A linearly translating platform (50) is mounted on the floor of each of the housings. The linearly translating platform (50) is adapted for automatically carrying the vehicle (V) and the at least one passenger through the at least one door (54). Further, the vehicle (V) may be rotated within the housing by driven rotation of the platform (50) or the floor, allowing for selective angular positioning of the vehicle (V) with respect to the housing. The elevator car (12) ascends and descends within a corresponding elevator shaft in a manner similar to that of a conventional elevator.
US09765544B2	Water jet pool cleaner with opposing dual propellers A robotic pool or tank cleaner is propelled by water jets, the direction of which is controlled by the direction of rotation of a reversible pump motor that is horizontally mounted in the pool cleaner housing that has a propeller attached to either end of the motor drive shaft which projects from opposing ends of the motor body, each of the propellers being positioned in, or near a water jet discharge conduit that terminates in discharge ports at opposite ends of the housing. Each discharge conduit has a pressure-sensitive flap valve downstream of the respective propellers. When the propellers rotate in one direction, the water is drawn through one or more openings in the base plate, passes through one or more filter assemblies associated with the pool cleaner and is discharged through one of the discharge ports as a water jet of sufficient force to propel the pool cleaner.
US09765543B2	Swimming pool flow diverting weir A flow diverting weir device includes a mounting member engageable with surface(s) of a skimmer opening of a swimming pool skimmer and an elongated arm having one end thereof connected to the mounting member and extendable outwardly from the skimmer opening. The mounting member may be integrated into the surface(s) of the skimmer opening. The mounting member may include suction cup(s).
US09765542B1	Nestable, stackable portable toilet and method of assembling same A portable toilet is disclosed that has a base and a housing with the base and the housing being configured to be stored and transported to a site as a stack of bases and a stack of housings. The toilet is assembled by telescopically installed one of the housings onto a base where the upwardly extending walls of the base are received within the walls of the housing and where the housing is preferably snap locked to the base. The housing may be disassembled from its base by deflecting one of the housing walls outwardly. A method of storing, transporting and assembling such a portable toilet is also disclosed.
US09765540B2	Hole repair A hole repair assembly includes a support. A connector is fastenable to the support. A closure can connect to the support with the connector. The support, connector and closure are configured so that the support and the closure can be connected and spaced from each other with the connector. One or more retaining members are arranged on one or both of the support and the connector to extend from the connector.
US09765520B2	Tubular joist structures and assemblies and methods of using A hollow tubular joist structure, a joist assembly including a plurality of aligned repetitive tubular joist structures, and a method of constructing this joist assembly. The tubular joist structure may include any suitable cross-sectional geometry. The joist structure includes a tubular top chord; a tubular bottom chord; and, a plurality of diagonals extending between the tubular top chord and the tubular bottom chord. The diagonals may also be tubular. The diagonals are arranged in a zig-zag formation between the tubular top chord and the tubular bottom chord. The tubular top chord may be capable of receiving a power actuated fastener (PAF). The tubular top chord or the tubular bottom chord may also be capable of receiving a utility conduit. A method of constructing a joist assembly of the present disclosure includes assembling a plurality of joist structures each including a top chord, a bottom chord, and a plurality of diagonals extending between the top chord and bottom chord; and, wherein a plurality of the joist structures include a tubular top chord and a tubular bottom chord.
US09765519B2	Ceiling system A ceiling system including vertically oriented panel structures. The ceiling system may include a panel structure having first and second exposed major surfaces and a peripheral edge. A first mounting element may be coupled to the panel structure. The first mounting element may include a first portion embedded between the first and second exposed major surfaces of the panel structure and a second portion protruding from the peripheral edge of the panel structure. The second portion of the first mounting element may include a connection feature for attaching to an overhead support member. Each panel structure may have two of the mounting elements coupled thereto, and each of the mounting elements may be configured for attachment to a different overhead support member. A plurality of the panel structures may be vertically suspended from the overhead support members.
US09765518B2	Modular wall system A wall panel of a moveable and demountable frameless wall panel system that is secured between a floor of a room and a ceiling rail secured to a ceiling of the room. The wall panel includes a frameless panel, an upper clamp assembly, a ceiling track configured to be removably inserted into the ceiling rail, a lower clamp assembly, a first height adjustment mechanism secured to the lower clamp assembly, a second height adjustment mechanism, and a bottom floor channel receiving the first height and second height adjustment mechanisms.
US09765517B2	Vibration damper device for prefabricated warehouses and similar buildings A vibration damper device comprising: a rigid bracket having a substantially flat side shoulder including a substantially rectilinear longitudinal groove or slit thereon, and which is anchorable in a rigid manner on the body of the lintel or of the pillar, next to the covering beam or the plug panel, to arrange said side shoulder facing the lateral side of the covering beam or the surface of the plug panel, with the longitudinal groove or slit locally substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the covering beam or to the longitudinal axis of the plug panel; a movable slider slidably engages the longitudinal groove or slit, and is anchorable in a rigid manner to the body of the covering beam or to the body of the plug panel; and a deformable connecting member with elastoplastic behavior, which is connectable to the movable slider in a rigid manner to the bracket.
US09765507B2	Seals for closet collars Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a seal for a closet collar. A sealing assembly is positioned on a closet collar for a drain pipe. The sealing assembly may comprise a portion on which a sealing component is positioned. A toilet is positioned over the sealing assembly. The sealing assembly is compressed between the toilet and the closet collar, and a seal for the closet collar is formed.
US09765504B2	Hydraulic system for construction machinery Disclosed is a hydraulic system for performing land preparation works by means of a simultaneous boom-up and arm-in operation. The hydraulic system according to the present invention includes: an arm cylinder and a boom cylinder that are connected to first and second hydraulic pumps, respectively; a first boom control valve that is disposed in the discharge flow path of the second hydraulic pump; a second boom control valve that is disposed in the discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump and causes the working fluid of the first hydraulic pump to converge with the working fluid which is supplied from the second hydraulic pump to the boom cylinder; a first arm control valve that is disposed in the discharge flow path of the first hydraulic pump; a second arm control valve that is disposed in the discharge flow path of the second hydraulic pump and causes the working fluid of the second hydraulic pump to converge with the working fluid which is supplied from the first hydraulic pump to the arm cylinder; a recycle valve that is disposed in the flow path between the working fluid inlet port of the first arm control valve and a hydraulic tank; and a second boom control valve spool having a parallel pressure section in which the boom-up pilot pressure does not increase with respect to the boom-up strokes during the simultaneous boom-up and arm-in operation.
US09765503B2	Hydraulic control system for construction machinery The present invention relates to a hydraulic control system for construction machinery capable of variably adjusting a set pressure of a relief valve, which controls a set pressure of a hydraulic system, according to a value inputted by means of pressure in the hydraulic system or the manipulation of a joystick. The hydraulic control system comprises: a flow control valve installed in a passage between a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic actuator, for controlling the driving of the hydraulic actuator by being switched by a control signal according to the manipulation of the joystick; a main relief valve installed in a passage between an upstream-side discharge passage of the hydraulic pump and a hydraulic tank, for returning a working fluid to the hydraulic tank when a high load exceeding a set pressure occurs in the system; a pressure controlling means for controlling, either continuously or in stages, a set pressure of the main relief valve; a pressure sensing means for sensing a pressure at a discharge side of the hydraulic pump; and a controller for determining the value inputted by the manipulation of the joystick, and a required set pressure for the relief valve according to the system pressure sensed by the pressure sensing means, and then outputting a control signal to the pressure controlling means to enable a set pressure of the relief valve to be variably adjusted to a determined set pressure.
US09765502B2	Power system for a working machine A power system for a working machine includes a transmission for driving the working machine, the transmission including a continuously variable gear box having a gear unit and a hydraulic variator unit; a work hydraulic circuit for controlling at least one hydraulic actuator of the working machine; wherein the hydraulic variator unit is hydraulically connected to the work hydraulic circuit to hydraulically transfer energy from the hydraulic variator unit to the work hydraulic circuit.
US09765498B2	Manhole cover locks, lockable manhole covers, and methods for locking a manhole cover A locking assembly attachable to a manhole cover includes an arm disposable in a lowered position with the arm disposed in a first orientation engageable with a manhole frame supporting the manhole cover to inhibit removal of the manhole cover from a manhole frame, and disposable in a raised position and in a second orientation operable to allow removal of the manhole cover from the manhole frame. In an embodiment, the locking assembly may include the arm attached to a movable member having a spiral, helix, or curved groove and in which the movable arm is receivable in a bushing and a pin receivable in the groove.
US09765497B2	Device for reducing underwater sound A device for reducing underwater sound has a holding device and a hydrosound damper with noise reducing elements. The device has a transport housing for transporting the hydrosound damper, a first end of the underwater sound damper being fixed to the transport housing and the transport housing being connected to a holding device via a support device has a cable winch with a support cable arranged on the transport housing and has a motor-driven drum, wherein using the support device, the transport housing is lowered from the holding device to the sea floor.
US09765490B1	Automated flip sign A highway road sign is described that is capable of opening and folding to display or conceal information presented on a face of the road sign. The foldable sign of the invention is further capable of being opened and closed remotely and powered with solar energy. Additionally the foldable sign is operable when subjected to cross winds.
US09765479B2	Blade segment of disc refiner A blade segment of a disc refiner for refining fibrous material has an inner circumference and an outer circumference as well as a first side edge and a second side edge which connect the inner circumference and the outer circumference. The side edges are curved, with one convex and the other concave. The segment has a refining surface with blade bars and grooves which define a pumping direction. The side edges of the blade segment curve in the vicinity of the inner circumference in the pumping direction, and in the vicinity of the outer circumference in a non-pumping direction.
US09765474B1	Steamer system and method of use A clothing steamer system includes a body having an inner cavity; a first steamer arm slidingly engaged to the body; a second steamer arm slidingly engage to the body, the second steamer arm being configured to move in a direction opposite to a direction of the first steamer arm; a steamer disposed within the body and in gaseous communication with the first steamer arm and the second steamer arm; and a fluid reservoir disposed within the body and in fluid communication with the steamer.
US09765465B2	Washer A washing machine of the present invention comprises a casing; a tub disposed inside the casing; a drum rotatably provided inside the tub, for accommodating laundry therein; and a gasket interposed between the casing and the tub, for preventing water in the tub from leaking between the tub and the casing. Wherein the gasket comprises a plurality of gasket nozzles for spraying water into the drum; and a plurality of connectors for supplying water to the respective gasket nozzles. Wherein the gasket nozzle comprises a spray guidance surface for refracting the an advancing direction of the water supplied through the connector so as to spray the water toward inside of the drum; and a plurality of protrusions provided adjacent to an finish end of the spray guidance surface on which the water guided along the spray guidance surface is separated, and arranged along an width direction of the spray guidance surface.
US09765454B2	Flame resistant fabrics and garments made from same Unique blends of fibers that incorporate synthetic cellulosic fibers to render fabrics made with such blends more durable than fabrics made with natural cellulosic fibers such as cotton. While more durable than cotton, the synthetic cellulosic fibers used in the blends are still inexpensive and comfortable to the wearer. Thus, the benefits of cotton (affordability and comfort) are still attained while a drawback of cotton—low durability—is avoided. In one embodiment, the fiber blend includes FR modacrylic fibers and synthetic cellulosic fibers, preferably, but not necessarily non-FR lyocell fibers such as TENCEL™ and TENCEL A100™. Other fibers may be added to the blend, including, but not limited to, additional types of inherently FR fibers, anti-static fibers, anti-microbial fibers, stretch fibers, and/or high tenacity fibers. The fiber blends disclosed herein may be used to form various types of FR fabrics. Desired colors may be imparted in a variety of ways and with a variety of dyes to the fabrics disclosed herein. Fabrics having the fibers blends disclosed herein can be used to construct the entirety of, or various portions of, a variety of protective garments for protecting the wearer against electrical arc flash and flames, including, but not limited to, coveralls, jumpsuits, shirts, jackets, vests, and trousers.
US09765450B2	Polyamide fabric enhancing body warming The invention provides a polyamide yarn and fabric for making clothes articles which have deodorizing effect and which enhance warming and drying on the skin of the wearer.
US09765447B2	Process of making high tenacity, high modulus UHMWPE fiber Processes for preparing ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (“UHMW PE”) filaments and multi-filament yarns, and the yarns and articles produced therefrom. Each process produces UHMW PE yarns having tenacities of 45 g/denier to 60 g/denier or more at commercially viable throughput rates.
US09765446B2	Black coloring for fibers Fibers, especially black, brown or gray fibers, comprising IR-transparent colorants. IR-transparent colorants may be di-, tri- or polychromatic dyes or pigments, especially perylene pigments. The fibers may comprise perylene pigments which comprise one of the isomers of the formula Ia or Ib in which the R1 and R2 radicals are each independently phenylene, naphthylene or pyridylene, each of which may be mono- or polysubstituted by C1-C12-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, hydroxy and/or halogen, or a mixture of the two isomers. Useful fiber materials include plastics or glass. The fibers find use, among other uses, in heat management or for production of textiles or fabrics.
US09765442B2	Electrolyte for surface treatment of metal implant and method for surface treatment of metal implant using said electrolyte An electrolyte for surface treatment of a metal implant includes 10-30 wt % of a sulfur-containing compound aqueous solution, 3-10 wt % of a phosphorous-containing compound aqueous solution, 0.5-2 wt % of an oxidant aqueous solution, and 0.5-5 wt % of a surfactant aqueous solution, with the rest being water. The concentration of the sulfur-containing compound aqueous solution is 0.1-3 M. The concentration of the phosphorous-containing compound aqueous solution is 0.05-2 M. The concentration of the oxidant aqueous solution is 0.05-1 M. The concentration of the surfactant aqueous solution is 0.05-5 M. The electrolyte is utilized for treating a surface of a metal implant, forming a porous oxide layer on the surface of the metal implant.
US09765439B2	Electroplated plastic chassis for electronic device In one example an electronic device comprises a controller and a chassis comprising a polymer layer, a first metallic layer deposited on a first side of the polymer layer, and a second metallic layer deposited on a second side of the polymer layer, wherein at least one of the first metallic layer or the second metallic layer comprises an electrically functional integrated structure. Other examples may be described.
US09765437B2	Chromium alloy coating with enhanced resistance to corrosion in calcium chloride environments The invention consists of a chromium electroplating solution comprising a chromium electroplating solution comprising: (1) a water soluble trivalent chromium salt; (2) at least one complexant for trivalent chromium ions; (3) a source of hydrogen ions sufficient to create a pH of from 2.8-4.2; (4) a pH buffering compound; and (5) a sulfur-containing organic compound. The chromium electroplating solution is usable in a method for producing an adherent metallic coating on a decorative article, such coating having enhanced resistance to corrosion in environments containing calcium chloride.
US09765432B2	Dual-direction chemical delivery system for ALD/CVD chambers Provided are gas distribution apparatus with a delivery channel having an inlet end, an outlet end and a plurality of apertures spaced along the length. The inlet end is connectable to an inlet gas source and the outlet end is connectible with a vacuum source. Also provided are gas distribution apparatus with spiral delivery channels, intertwined spiral delivery channels, splitting delivery channels, merging delivery channels and shaped delivery channels in which an inlet end and outlet end are configured for rapid exchange of gas within the delivery channels.
US09765430B2	Plasma processing apparatus and film formation method A plasma processing apparatus for alternately performing a first plasma processing step using first and second processing gases and a second plasma processing step using third and fourth processing gases. The apparatus includes: a processing container that has a dielectric window in a ceiling and removably accommodates a workpiece; an exhaust unit that evacuates the processing container; a processing gas supply unit that supplies the first, second, third, and fourth processing gases into the processing container; a first gas introduction unit including a top plate gas injection port, a dielectric window gas flow path, and a first external gas flow path; a second gas introduction unit including a sidewall gas injection port, a sidewall gas flow path, and a second external gas flow path; an electromagnetic wave supply unit that supplies electromagnetic waves into the plasma generating space; a bypass exhaust path; and an opening/closing valve.
US09765425B2	Copper alloy sputtering target, process for producing the same and semiconductor element wiring A copper alloy sputtering target is provided and contains 0.01 to (less than) 0.5 wt % of at least one element selected from Al or Sn, and containing Mn or Si in a total amount of 0.25 wtppm or less. The above copper alloy sputtering target allows the formation of a wiring material for a semiconductor element, in particular, a seed layer being stable, uniform and free from the occurrence of coagulation during electrolytic copper plating and exhibits excellent sputtering film formation characteristics. A semiconductor element wiring formed with this target is also provided.
US09765396B2	Efficient biomolecule recycling method and system A technique is disclosed for recapturing and recycling biomolecule reagents. The technique may be applied in a range of settings, including biopolymer synthesis, sequencing, and so forth. Biomolecule reagents such as nucleotides and oligonucleotides used to process nucleic acids, which may be marked with fluorescent tags, carry blocking agents, and so forth, are introduced to samples in a sample container. After the desired reaction occurs with some of the biomolecule reagents, such as some of the nucleotides or oligonucleotides, the effluent stream is processed to recapture unreacted biomolecule reagents. These may be separated from other reaction components, and recycled into the same or a different sample container. The recaptured biomolecule reagents may be mixed with additional biomolecule reagents prior to reintroduction to the same or different samples.
US09765385B2	Nuclease protection methods for detection of nucleotide variants Disclosed herein are methods for detecting presence of a nucleotide variant in a target nucleic acid utilizing a nuclease protection assay. The methods include contacting a sample with at least two probes, wherein the first probe is complementary to the wild-type (non-variant) nucleotide(s) at the nucleotide variant position(s) in the target nucleic acid and the second probe is complementary to the variant nucleotide(s) at the nucleotide variant position(s) in the target nucleic acid, under conditions sufficient for the probes to hybridize to the target nucleic acid, producing a mixture of hybridized and unhybridized nucleic acids. The mixture is contacted with a nuclease specific for single-stranded nucleic acid molecules under conditions sufficient to remove unhybridized nucleic acid molecules (or unhybridized portions of nucleic acid molecules). The presence of the at least two probes is then detected, thereby detecting the presence of the variant and/or non-variant target nucleic acid in the sample.
US09765384B2	Methods and compositions for inhibiting undesired cleaving of labels The invention provides methods and compositions, including, without limitation, algorithms, computer readable media, computer programs, apparatus, and systems for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, data obtained from sequencing by synthesis methods. The methods of the invention include correcting one or more phenomena that are encountered during nucleotide sequencing, such as using sequencing by synthesis methods. These phenomena include, without limitation, sequence lead, sequence lag, spectral crosstalk, and noise resulting from variations in illumination and/or filter responses.
US09765383B2	Apparatus and method for automatically analyzing biological samples Provided are an apparatus and a method for automatically analyzing biological samples capable of performing the entire processes of dissolving the biological samples in protease and cell lysate to dissolve a nucleic acid in a solution, attaching the nucleic acid to magnetic particles, finally washing the magnetic particle to which the nucleic acid is attached with an organic solvent, drying the magnetic particles using a vacuum pump, eluting the target nucleic acid attached to the magnetic particles in an aqueous solution, adding and mixing the eluted target nucleic acid into a vessel containing a nucleic acid amplification reagent, real-time detecting amplification by irradiating excitation light to a reactor simultaneously with regulating a temperature to perform amplification to measure fluorescence, inactivating an amplified product using an ultraviolet lamp after amplification, obtaining an image through electrophoresis, and analyzing a molecular weight in a single apparatus.
US09765379B2	Harvest operations for recombinant proteins The present invention contemplates methods of producing a recombinant protein comprising fermenting a prokaryotic host cell wherein said prokaryotic host cell has been transformed with a nucleic acid encoding said recombinant protein, harvesting said recombinant protein under conditions where dO2 levels are greater than 0%, purifying said recombinant protein to a filtered bulk, wherein said filtered bulk does not contain detectable DHNA-recombinant protein adduct, as measured by an IEC assay at 310 nm. Furthermore, method of producing a recombinant protein comprising fermenting a menE gene-deleted prokaryotic host cell wherein said prokaryotic host cell has been transformed with a nucleic acid encoding said recombinant protein, harvesting said recombinant protein, purifying said recombinant protein to a filtered bulk, wherein said filtered bulk does not contain detectable DHNA-recombinant protein adduct, as measured by an IEC assay at 310 nm, wherein the recombinant protein yield is increased by about 20% or greater is contemplated.
US09765367B2	Method and system for production of hydrogen, methane, volatile fatty acids, and alcohols from organic material A method for producing H2, methane, VFAs and alcohols from organic material, including the steps of introducing organic material and microorganisms into a completely mixed bioreactor for producing H2, CO2, VFAs, and alcohols; recovering H2 and CO2; recovering a first liquid effluent including microorganisms, VFAs, and alcohols; introducing the first liquid effluent into a gravity settler for separating into a first biomass including microorganisms and a second liquid effluent including VFAs, alcohols and microorganisms; introducing the second liquid effluent into a separation module for separating into a second biomass including microorganisms and a third liquid effluent including VFAs and alcohols; recovering at least a portion of the third liquid effluent; and providing a recovered biomass by recovering at least a portion of the first biomass, the second biomass, or both, and introducing the recovered biomass into a biomethanator for production of CH4 and CO2.
US09765346B2	Biological methods for preparing a fatty dicarboxylic acid The technology relates in part to biological methods for producing a fatty dicarboxylic acid and engineered microorganisms capable of such production.
US09765342B2	Chimeric antigen receptors targeting B-cell maturation antigen The invention provides an isolated and purified nucleic acid sequence encoding a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) directed against B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA). The invention also provides host cells, such as T-cells or natural killer (NK) cells, expressing the CAR and methods for destroying multiple myeloma cells.
US09765325B2	Fabrication of hierarchical silica nanomembranes and uses thereof for solid phase extraction of nucleic acids The present invention provides a novel method to fabricate silica nanostructures on thin polymer films based on silica deposition and self-wrinkling induced by thermal shrinkage. These micro- and nano-scale structures have vastly enlarged the specific area of silica, thus the silica nanomembranes can be used for solid phase extraction of nucleic acids. The inventive silica nanomembranes are suitable for nucleic acid purification and isolation and demonstrated better performance than commercial particles in terms of DNA recovery yield and integrity. In addition, the silica nanomembranes have extremely high nucleic acid capacity due to its significantly enlarged specific surface area of silica. Methods of use and devices comprising the silica nanomembranes are also provided.
US09765324B2	Hierarchical magnetic nanoparticle enzyme mesoporous assemblies embedded in macroporous scaffolds A hierarchical catalyst composition comprising a continuous or particulate macroporous scaffold in which is incorporated mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles, wherein an enzyme is embedded in mesopores of the mesoporous aggregates of magnetic nanoparticles. Methods for synthesizing the hierarchical catalyst composition are also described. Also described are processes that use the recoverable hierarchical catalyst composition for depolymerizing lignin, remediation of water contaminated with aromatic substances, polymerizing monomers by a free-radical mechanism, epoxidation of alkenes, halogenation of phenols, inhibiting growth and function of microorganisms in a solution, and carbon dioxide conversion to methanol. Further described are methods for increasing the space time yield and/or total turnover number of a liquid-phase chemical reaction that includes magnetic particles to facilitate the chemical reaction, the method comprising subjecting the chemical reaction to a plurality of magnetic fields of selected magnetic strength, relative position in the chemical reaction, and relative motion.
US09765323B2	Thermally stable enzymes, compositions thereof and method of using same Described herein are isolated recombinant proteins having lyase activity and nucleic acid sequences which code therefor; along with methods of expressing, isolating, purifying, and using same.
US09765320B2	Modified beta-lactamases and methods and uses related thereto The present invention relates to pharmaceuticals and modified beta-lactamases. Specifically, the invention relates to novel recombinant beta-lactamases and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the beta-lactamases.Also, the present invention relates to methods for modifying a beta-lactamase, producing the beta-lactamase and treating or preventing beta-lactam antibiotic induced adverse effects. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the beta-lactamase for use as a medicament and to the use of the beta-lactamase in the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing beta-lactam antibiotics induced adverse effects.Still further, the invention relates to a polynucleotide and a host cell comprising the polynucleotide.
US09765318B2	Glucoamylase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to glucoamylase variants having improved thermostability. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US09765316B2	Alpha amylase variants and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to variants of alpha amylase. The present invention also relates to polynucleotides encoding the variants; nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides; and methods of using the variants.
US09765309B2	Modified polymerases for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogues Presented herein are polymerase enzymes for improved incorporation of nucleotide analogs, in particular nucleotides which are modified at the 3′ sugar hydroxyl, as well as methods and kits using the same.
US09765307B2	Cytochrome P450 polypeptide with increased enzyme activity The present invention pertains to an isolated P450 enzyme comprising or consisting of an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein said sequence comprises a threonine at position corresponding to position 225 and/or an aspartic acid mutation at position corresponding to position 289. The invention also concerns an isolated nucleic acid comprising a sequence encoding said enzyme, a vector comprising said nucleic acid, and a host cell containing said nucleic acid or said vector. Methods for preparing said enzyme and methods for producing steroid hormone precursors using the enzyme or the host cells featured in the invention are also provided.
US09765303B2	Method for the production of differentiated respiratory epithelial cells The present invention relates to a method for the production of differentiated respiratory epithelial cells comprising: (a) providing a cell population comprising or consisting of precursor cells of respiratory epithelial cells; (b) culturing the cell population of (a) in culture medium to which keratinocyte growth factor has been added; wherein the cultured cell population is supplemented with a glucocorticoid, a cAMP analog and a cAMP elevating agent and wherein said supplementation is either simultaneously with the addition of keratinocyte growth factor in step (b) or prior or subsequently to the addition of keratinocyte growth factor in step (b), thereby differentiating said precursor cells into respiratory epithelial cells. The present invention further relates to the cell(s) obtained by the method of the invention for use in treating or preventing a respiratory disease and to a method for identifying a compound having an pharmacological, cytotoxic, proliferative, transforming or differentiating effect on the differentiated respiratory epithelial cells obtained by the method of the invention.
US09765302B2	Compositions and methods for differentiating stem cells into cell populations comprising beta-like cells Methods, kits, compositions, and systems are provided for culturing pluripotent stem cells to produce populations of cells comprising beta-like cells (e.g., pancreatic lineage, glucose-responsive, and/or insulin-producing). In particular, culture conditions are provided that result in the generation of beta-like cells from a starting culture of human pluripotent stem cells.
US09765300B2	Hepatic cell lines and stem-like cells, methods of making and using the same New cell lines designated as Hepa-SC and Hepa-RP, originating from human hepatoma line HEPARG® are disclosed. Methods of inducing stemness in parental cells lines using mechano-transduction techniques, and redirecting stem-like cells to reprogrammed cells of a target differentiated population are also described.
US09765294B2	Chemically defined medium for the industrial scale culture of a species of Bordetella Chemically defined media for the industrial-scale culture of Bordetella species.
US09765289B2	Cleaning methods and compositions Methods and chemical solvents used for cleaning residues on metal contacts during a semiconductor device packaging process are disclosed. A chemical solvent for cleaning a residue formed on a metal contact may comprise a reactive inorganic component and a reactive organic component. The method may comprise spraying a semiconductor device with a chemical solvent at a first pressure, and spraying the semiconductor device with the chemical solvent at a second pressure less than the first pressure.
US09765286B2	Warewashing composition containing alkanol amine phosphonate and methods of use Alkaline ware wash detergents containing an alkali metal alkalinity source and alkanol amine phosphonate scale inhibitors and methods of employing the same for superior cleaning efficacy and hard water scale control are disclosed. Alkanol amine phosphonates beneficially reduce scale build-up, including calcium carbonate scale build-up from alkaline detergents used with hard water sources. Methods of employing the detergent compositions are also disclosed.
US09765283B2	Reaction system for producing fatty alkyl esters using a liquid-film reactor operated countercurrentwise This invention discloses a reaction system for producing fatty-acid alkyl esters using liquid film reactors, with countercurrent flow scheme based on the alcoholysis of fats and oils. Reaction system comprises a descending film reactor using semi-structured packing for generating interfacial area. It is fed through the bottom with oil or fat, and with a mixture containing alcohol, glycerol and catalyst through an intermediate stage. Products are a mixture of fatty-acid alkyl esters, alcohol and catalyst and alcohol, glycerol and catalyst, exit via the top and the bottom of the reactor, respectively. Volumetric packing fraction is between 2% and 50%, reaction temperature from 25 to 180° C., molar ratio alcohol to oil between 3:1 and 10:1, and CH3OH, NaOH, KOH, or their mixtures (0.5% to 3% based on the oil mass flow rate). Conversion and yield in a single reaction step are greater than 99.7% and 99.9%, respectively.
US09765280B2	Blown and stripped biorenewable oils A method for producing a blown and stripped biorenewable oil is provided. The method may include the steps of (a) heating a biorenewable oil to at least 90° C.; (b) exposing an oxygen containing stream to the heated oil to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 40 cSt at 40° C.; (c) adding a base metal catalyst to the blown oil; and (d) stripping the blown oil from step (c) until the stripped oil has an acid value of from about 1 mg KOH/g to about 20 mg KOH/g; wherein the stripped oil from step (d) has a flash point of at least 220° C.
US09765275B2	Composition containing ester compounds and a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine The invention provides a lubricating composition containing a β-amino compound. The invention further relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine by lubricating the engine with the lubricating composition. The invention further relates to the use of the β-amino carbonyl compound as copper corrosion inhibitors, friction control agents, antiwear and/or extreme pressure agents.
US09765271B2	Nanoparticles, compositions, manufacture and applications There are disclosed energetic nanoparticle compositions and materials containing silicon and other energetic elements, and methods of manufacturing the same, including reacting silicon nanoparticles and unsaturated alkene or alkyne to form covalently bonded surface coatings passivated against surface oxidation, for combination with a fuel, explosive or oxidizer.
US09765270B2	Fuel generation using high-voltage electric fields methods Methods of making fuel are described herein. A method may include providing a first working fluid, a second working fluid, and a third working fluid. The method may also include exposing the first working fluid to a first high voltage electric field to produce a first plasma, exposing the second working fluid to a second high voltage electric field to produce a second plasma, and exposing the third working fluid to a third high voltage electric field to produce a third plasma. The method may also include providing and contacting a carbon-based feedstock with the third plasma, the second plasma, and the first plasma within a processing chamber to form a mixture, cooling the mixture using a heat exchange device to form a cooled mixture, and contacting the cooled mixture with a catalyst to form a fuel.
US09765267B2	Methods and systems for treating a hydrocarbon feed The invention relates to methods and systems for treating heavy hydrocarbon by cavitation and hydroprocessing. The invention also relates to systems and methods for such treating, to equipment useful for such treating, and to cavitated, hydroprocessed products.
US09765266B2	Catalytic system and process for the hydroconversion of heavy oil products Catalytic system which can be used in processes for the hydroconversion of heavy oils by means of hydrotreatment in slurry phase, characterized in that it comprises: a catalyst, having the function of hydrogenating agent, containing MoS2 or WS2 or mixtures thereof in lamellar form or an oil-soluble precursor thereof; a co-catalyst, having nanometric or micronic particle-sizes, selected from cracking and/or denitrogenation catalysts. The co-catalyst preferably consists of zeolites having small-sized crystals and with a low aggregation degree between the primary particles, and/or oxides or sulfides or precursors of sulfides of Ni and/or Co in a mixture with Mo and/or W.
US09765265B2	Separation vessel with enhanced particulate removal A separation tank for crude oil. Fluid enters an inlet section of a center column of the tank via an offset inlet pipe so the fluid enters swirling. Solids that settle in the inlet section are removed by a center column drain and a solids removal system. Free gas rises and exits from the top of the tank. Liquid flows out of the center column via a diffuser that spirals the fluid evenly toward the wall of the tank where oil coalesces and wicks upward. Liquid flows downward around two flow diverting baffles where more oil coalesces and wicks upward via an oil conduit into the oil layer. The water flows under the lower flow diverting baffle and exits the tank through the outlet section. A large circular oil collector weir uniformly removes oil from the oil layer. Interface draw offs located below the oil-water interface remove excess BS&W.
US09765243B2	Double initiated fast crosslinking EVA adhesive film The invention provides a dual-initiated and fast cross-linked EVA (ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer) film for the encapsulation of solar modules, which greatly enhances the speed of the encapsulation. The EVA film is mainly prepared from the following raw materials: 100 parts by mass of ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, 0.01 to 1.5 parts by mass of a free-radical photoinitiator, 0.01 to 1.5 parts by mass of a free-radical thermal initiator, 0.5 to 10 parts by mass of an auxiliary cross-linking agent, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a tackifier and 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of a light stabilizer. The present invention adds photothermal dual-initiated free-radical initiators and the auxiliary cross-linking agent of multi-functional acrylates or methacrylates to the EVA and use a thermal-UV dual curing process to prepare the solar module. The curing time is shorten to 5 to 10 min and the yield is high; meanwhile, the EVA film has advantages of uniform curing, high crosslink density, high bonding strength between the film and glass, and good anti-aging property.
US09765239B2	Use of a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition for polishing a substrate or layer containing at least one III-V material Described is a use of a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition for polishing a substrate or layer containing one or more lll-V materials, wherein the chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition comprises the following components: (A) surface modified silica particles having a negative zeta potential of −15 mV or below at a pH in the range of from 2 to 6 (B) one or more constituents selected from the group consisting of (i) substituted and unsubstituted triazoles not having an aromatic ring annealed to the triazol ring, (ii) benzimidazole, (iii) chelating agents selected from the group consisting of amino acids with two or more carboxyl groups, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and the respective salts thereof, and (iv) homopolymers and copolymers of acrylic acid, and the respective salts thereof, (C) water (D) optionally one or more further constituents, wherein the pH of the composition is in the range of from 2 to 6.
US09765238B2	Coating compositions comprising a compound with at least two cyclic carbonate groups and a siloxane group Coating compositions comprising a compound having at least two cyclic carbonate groups and a siloxane group (called “carbonate compound”).
US09765230B2	Ink composition and ink jet recording method An ink composition contains water, a coloring material, a surfactant, a slightly water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol having a carbon number of 7 to 10 and a melting point in the range of 30° C. to less than 80° C., and a water-soluble symmetrical both-end alkanediol having a melting point of 80° C. or more.
US09765227B2	Coating compositions for security elements and holograms The present invention relates to the use of coating compositions, comprising shaped transition metal, especially silver, particles and a binder, wherein the ratio of pigment to binder is preferably such that the resulting coating shows an angle dependent color change, for the production of security elements and holograms. When the coating compositions of the present invention are used in coating a hologram the obtained products show a an angle dependent color change (flip/flop effect), different colors in reflection and transmission, an extremely bright OVD image and extremely strong rainbow effect, high purity and contrast.
US09765226B2	Ultraviolet printing with luminosity control Disclosed herein are printable compositions that include a UV-A blocking compound, wherein the composition is free of colorants that are visible under white light or UV light. Also disclosed herein are images formed by printing the printable composition on a substrate surface, wherein the substrate surface includes one or more Uv fluorescent materials on at least a portion thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of forming an image on a substrate including printing a selected amount of the printable composition on top of a UV fluorescent material.
US09765223B2	Coated steel sheet and exterior building material A coated steel sheet comprises: a steel sheet; a primer coating film which is arranged on the steel sheet and comprises an anti-corrosive pigment and an aggregate composed of primary particles; and a top coating film which is arranged on the primer coating film. The anti-corrosive pigment comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a bivalent tin salt, a trivalent vanadium salt, a tetravalent vanadium salt, a tetravalent molybdenum salt, an oxycarboxylic acid salt, an ascorbic acid, a phosphorous acid salt and a hypophosphorous acid salt.
US09765217B2	Fire-retardant composition of an alloy of polyamide and polyester resins The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least a thermoplastic polyamide resin, a thermoplastic polyester resin, a reinforcing or bulking filler and a fire retardant. Said composition does not comprise any compatibilizer for the polyamide and the polyester, such as an agent of polymeric type, and especially no epoxy resin. Such a fire-retardant polyamide/polyester composition shows good compatibility and good mechanical and fire-retardant properties, especially a good capacity not to form flames in the presence of glowing agents, for example in the field of domestic electrical appliances, electrics and electronics.
US09765216B2	Dry adhesive A selective adhesive mechanism comprises an engineered surface structure or substrate and a compliant member. The compliant member is able to be a dry and non-tacky substance. The compliant member is selectively adhesive to the engineered surface when the compliant member is in contact with the engineered surface. The compliant member shows adhesion to the engineered surface when the compliant member is within a pre-selected range of hardness. In some embodiments, the compliant member comprises a polymeric member, a thermoplastic elastomer, silicone, polyurethane, or a combination thereof.
US09765213B2	Drug carriers comprising amphilphilic block copolymers An aqueous composition comprises an amphiphilic block copolymer, having a hydrophilic block comprising pendant zwitterionic groups and a hydrophobic block, and a biologically active compound associated with the polymer. The polymer is preferably in the form of micelles, and preferably the biological active is a hydrophobic drug. The hydrophilic block is preferably formed from acrylic monomer including phosphorylcholine groups. The hydrophobic group is suitably formed from monomer which has groups which can be ionised at useful pH's, especially tertiary amine groups. Micelles may be formed by dissolving the block copolymer in aqueous solvent at a pH at which the amine groups are protonated then raising the pH to a value at which the amine groups are substantially deprotonated, whereupon micelles spontaneously form. The preformed micelles are then contacted with active, under conditions such that solubilisation of the active occurs. The active may be for tumour treatment.
US09765209B2	In-situ reactor blend of a Ziegler-Natta catalysed, nucleated polypropylene and a metallocene catalysed polypropylene Propylene homo- or copolymer composition comprising an in-situ reactor blend of a Ziegler-Natta catalysed, nucleated polypropylene (znPP) and a metallocene catalysed polypropylene (mcPP), in a weight ratio in the range of 6:94 to 50:50 (wt % znPP:wt % mcPP), preferably in the range of 10:90 to 44:56 (wt % znPP:wt % mcPP), having an excellent balance between optical properties, mechanical properties, thermal properties and processing properties; a process for its production and the use of a mixture of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system and a metallocene catalyst system.
US09765208B2	Composite wheel for a vehicle Disclosed is a injection molded composite wheel, including a thermoplastic polyamide composition consisting essentially of (A) 20 to 70 weight percent of at least one polyamide resin including at least one repeat unit selected from the group consisting of the formulas —C(O)(CH2)10C(O)NH(CH2)nNH— (I), —C(O)(CH2)12C(O)NH(CH2)nNH— (II), —C(O)(CH2)14C(O)NH(CH2)nNH— (III), and —C(O)(CH2)16C(O)NH(CH2)nNH— (IV); wherein n is an integer selected from 4, 6, and 10, and with the proviso that when the polyamide resin has repeat units of formula (I), at least one other repeat unit of formula (II)-(IV) is also present in at least 30 mol % content; (B) 20 to 65 weight percent of one or more fiber reinforcing agents, and (C) 0 to 20 weight percent of one or more polymer impact modifiers.
US09765205B2	Macrophyte-based bioplastic A bioplastic composition may contain certain biodegradable and renewable components. In some examples, the bioplastic composition includes at least one kind of aquatic macrophyte biomass, which may contain a native composition of protein and carbohydrates, in a blend with one or more types of biodegradable or durable thermoplastic polymers. The aquatic macrophyte composition may provide a balance of both polymeric and reinforcing properties to the blended bioplastic not typically exhibited by terrestrial feedstock such as soy meal or corn starch. Such a bioplastic composition may be formed into molded articles using extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, or the like.
US09765194B2	Prepreg and carbon fiber-reinforced composite material A prepreg includes; sizing agent-coated carbon fibers coated with a sizing agent; and a thermosetting resin composition impregnated into the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers. The sizing agent includes an aliphatic epoxy compound (A) and an aromatic compound (B) at least containing an aromatic epoxy compound (B1). The thermosetting resin composition includes a thermosetting resin (D) and a latent hardener (E), and optionally includes an additive (F) other than the thermosetting resin (D) and the latent hardener (E). The (a)/(b) ratio is within a predetermined range where (a) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to CHx, C—C, and C═C and (b) is the height of a component at a binding energy assigned to C—O in a C1s core spectrum of the surfaces of the sizing agent-coated carbon fibers analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
US09765193B2	Three-dimension formation composition, method of manufacturing three-dimensional structure, and three-dimensional structure There are provided a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, and three-dimension formation composition, by each which a three-dimensional structure can be manufactured with high dimensional accuracy, and provided a three-dimensional structure manufactured with high dimensional accuracy.There is provided a method of manufacturing a three-dimensional structure, in which the three-dimensional structure is manufactured by laminating a layer, the method including: forming the layer using a three-dimension formation composition containing particles, a binding resin, and a water-based solvent; removing the water-based solvent from the layer by heating the layer; and applying a binding solution containing a binder to the layer, in which the binding resin has an ammonium salt of a carboxyl group as a functional group.
US09765188B2	High molecular weight polythioaminals from a single monomer Compounds include polythioaminals of the formula: Each instance of R may be hydrogen or an electron withdrawing group. ‘n’ may be an integer such that the number average molecular weight (Mn) or weight average molecular weight (Mw) is between about 2,000 to about 80,000. Compounds also include polythioaminals of the formula: Each instance of R may be independently selected from the group consisting of —H, —F, —CF3, and —NO2. Each instance of R′ may be independently selected from the group consisting of cycloalkyl, alkyl, alkylene glycol, acrylate, and siloxane. ‘n’ may be an integer such that the number average molecular weight (Mn) or weight average molecular weight (Mw) is between about 2,000 to about 80,000.
US09765186B2	Polyamide copolymers having 2,5-furan dicarboxamide units Polyamide copolymers, and methods of making and using polyamide copolymers, having 2,5-furan dicarboxamide units are disclosed herein. Such polymers can be useful for engineering thermoplastics having advantageous physical and/or chemical properties.
US09765179B2	Method for producing biphenyl-skeleton-containing epoxy resin Disclosed is a method for producing a biphenyl-skeleton-containing epoxy resin represented by Formula (1) described below including a step of allowing polyvalent hydroxy biphenyl obtained by a production step including a regioselective cross-coupling reaction to react with epihalohydrin. (In the formula, k1 and l1 each represent an integer of 0 to 4, m and n each represent an integer of 1 to 5, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent group, and R1 and R2 may be identical to each other or different from each other. (Provided that left and right phenyl structures of a biphenyl skeleton are different from each other.)
US09765177B2	Polymer containing silane groups Methods for producing a polymer with end groups of formula (I), which is free of isocyanate groups, wherein at least one hydrosilane of formula (II) is reacted with at least one polyurethane polymer containing isocyanate groups, where R1 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 12 C atoms, R2 stands for a hydrogen atom or for an alkyl group having 1 to 12 C atoms, which optionally comprises ether oxygen or amine nitrogen, R3 stands for a linear or a branched alkylene or cycloalkylene residue having 1 to 20 C atoms, optionally with aromatic parts, and optionally with one or more heteroatoms, R4 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 6 C atoms, R5 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 10 C atoms, which optionally comprises one or more ether oxygens, n stands for 2 or 3 or 4, and x stands for 0 or 1.
US09765174B2	Modified phenolic resins and methods of making and using the same as reinforcing resins This invention relates to processes for preparing novolak resins and using the same as reinforcing resins. One process comprises reacting one or more alkylphenols with an aldehyde in the presence of a base to form a resole resin, wherein for each mole of alkylphenol at least 1.5 moles of aldehyde are reacted; and reacting the resole resin with one or more phenolic compounds in the presence of an acidic catalyst to form a novolac resin, wherein for each mole of alkylphenol at least 1.5 moles of the phenolic compounds are reacted. Another process comprises reacting one or more alkylphenols with an aldehyde in the presence of a base to form a resole resin, and reacting the resole resin with one or more phenolic compounds under an elevated temperature to form a novolac resin.
US09765171B2	Self-assembling polymers—V Disclosed are self-assembling diblock copolymers of the formula (I): wherein R1-R4, n, and m are as described herein, which find use in preparing self-assembled structures and porous membranes. Embodiments of the self-assembled structures contain the diblock copolymer in a cylindrical morphology. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such copolymers.
US09765170B2	Graft copolymer containing polyorganosiloxane, resin composition, molded article, slidability-improving agent, and sliding member The invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition, which does not substantially compromise color rendering and flame retardance of a thermoplastic resin and has high impact resistance, slidability, and chemical resistance in a wide scope of environmental conditions ranging from low temperature to high temperature. A graft copolymer (GF2) containing rubber is a graft copolymer containing rubber formed by performing graft polymerization of 1 or more vinyl monomers on a composite rubber containing a polyorganosiloxane (B1) and a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate (B2). The content of a component derived from a silane compound containing a vinyl-based polymerizable group in the polyorganosiloxane (B1) is 1 mass % to 10 mass %. The volume-average particle size of the graft copolymer containing rubber is 300 nm to 2000 nm. The content of the polyorganosiloxane (B1) in the graft copolymer containing rubber is 70 mass % to 98 mass %. An acetone soluble matter is 5.0 mass % or more and 30.0 mass % or less.
US09765169B2	Functionalized polymer hybrids A method of synthesizing a polynucleotide composition includes attaching a compound including at least one initiator or at least one transfer agent for a reversible deactivation radical polymerization to an end of a nucleotide chain assembly immobilized upon a solid phase support during a solid phase synthesis of a polynucleotide so that the initiator or the transfer agent is attacked to the end of a nucleotide chain assembly in a manner which is stable under conditions of deprotection of the polynucleotide, and growing a polymer from the initiator of from a site of the chain transfer agent via the reversible deactivation radical polymerization to form the polynucleotide composition.
US09765167B2	Reverse-phase polymerisation process A reverse-phase suspension polymerization process for the manufacture of polymer beads comprising forming aqueous monomer beads comprising an aqueous solution of water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomer blend and polymerizing the monomer or monomer blend to form polymer beads while suspended in a non-aqueous liquid, and recovering polymer beads, in which the process comprises, providing in a vessel (1) a volume (2) of non-aqueous liquid wherein the volume of non-aqueous liquid extends between at least one polymer bead discharge point (3) and at least one monomer feed point (4), feeding the aqueous monomer or monomer blend through orifices (5) into, or onto, the non-aqueous liquid to form aqueous monomer beads, allowing the aqueous monomer beads to flow towards the polymer bead discharge point subjecting the aqueous monomer beads to polymerization conditions to initiate polymerization to form polymerizing beads, wherein the polymerizing beads have formed polymer beads when they reach the polymer bead discharge point, removing a suspension of the polymer beads in non-aqueous liquid from the vessel at the polymer bead discharge point and recovering water soluble or water swellable polymer beads from the suspension. The invention also relates to the apparatus suitable for carrying out a reverse-phase suspension polymerization and polymer beads obtainable by the process or employing the apparatus.
US09765163B2	Particles containing reversible covalent bonds which may be sequentially formed and broken multiple times The present invention is directed to a particle-containing entity P-(A--B-M)x wherein P is a solid particle attached to at least one polymer M through one or several reversible covalent bonds -A---B-, wherein A and B are functional groups respectively grafted to P and M thus forming the P-(A---B-M)x particle-containing entity with x being greater than or equal to 1, M has a degree of polymerization comprised between 5 and 1000, preferably ranging from 5 to 500, and wherein the reversible covalent bond -A---B- is chosen among an imine, a disulfide, a boronic ester or an acetal. The invention is also directed to a method of preparing this particle-containing entity, a method for sequentially forming and breaking the reversible covalent bond -A---B- in said particle-containing entity P-(A---B-M)x and dispersions comprising same.
US09765155B2	Covalent disulfide-linked diabodies and uses thereof The present invention provides recombinant antibody fragments which include a variable domain which has been modified by the addition of a tail sequence to its C-terminal end. The tail sequence comprises a terminal cysteine residue and an amino acid spacer and does not substantially affect the fragment's target-binding affinity. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the described antibody fragments and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and methods of delivering an agent to cells of interest in a subject using the fragments as delivery vehicles. The invention further provides compositions comprising the described antibody fragments for the in vitro detection and measurement of target molecules which bind to the fragments and method of determining the presence or amount of such targets in a biological sample by contacting the sample with such compositions.
US09765147B2	Anti-CSFR1 antibody and anti PD-1 antibody combination therapy for cancer Methods of treating cancer with antibodies that bind colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) in combination with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are provided.
US09765144B2	Nucleic acids encoding anti-CXCR3 antibodies The present disclosure provides anti-CXCR3 antibodies and methods of using the antibodies to diagnose and/or treat CXCR3-associated disorders such as diabetes mellitus type I (T1D), particularly new-onset T1D. In certain embodiments, disclosed herein are CXCR3 neutralizing antibodies.
US09765141B2	Methods for preparing interferon alpha antibodies The present invention provides isolated anti-interferon alpha monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that inhibit the biological activity of multiple interferon (IFN) alpha subtypes but do not substantially inhibit the biological activity of IFN alpha 21 or the biological activity of either IFN beta or IFN omega. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the biological activity of IFN alpha using the antibodies of the invention, as well as methods of treating disease or disorders mediated by IFN alpha, such as autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and graft versus host disease, by administering the antibodies of the invention.
US09765137B2	Early marker of proteinuria in patients treated with an anti-VEGF treatment This document provides methods and materials related to determining whether or not a human receiving a therapy (e.g., an anti-VEGF therapy such as a bevacizumab therapy) has developed or is at risk for developing proteinuria. For example, methods and materials for detecting urinary podocytes to determine whether or not a human receiving anti-VEGF therapy has or is at risk for developing proteinuria or kidney injury are provided.
US09765134B2	MZB1, a novel B cell factor, and uses thereof The marginal zone (MZ) and B1 subsets of B cells, which differ from conventional follicular (FO) B cells both developmentally and functionally, are involved in early responses to infectious pathogens and the production of self-reactive antibodies. A novel gene, mzb1, is expressed at high levels in MZ and B1 B cells but at low level, if at all, in FO B cells. MZB1 is involved in the regulation of proliferation, BCR-mediated signal transduction, and antibody production in B cells. Inhibitors, activators and enhancers of MZB1 expression or activity can be used as immune modulators for research and therapeutic purposes.
US09765133B2	Antibody producing non-human mammals Described are transgenic, non-human animals comprising a nucleic acid encoding an immunoglobulin light chain, whereby the immunoglobulin light chain is human, human-like, or humanized. The nucleic acid is provided with a means that renders it resistant to DNA rearrangements and/or somatic hypermutations. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises an expression cassette for the expression of a desired molecule in cells during a certain stage of development in cells developing into mature B cells. Further provided is methods for producing an immunoglobulin from the transgenic, non-human animal.
US09765131B2	Oxyntomodulin derivatives and pharmaceutical composition for treating obesity comprising the same The present invention relates to a novel peptide showing more excellent activities on a glucagon like peptide-1 receptor and a glucagon receptor than native oxyntomodulin, and a composition for the prevention or treatment of obesity comprising the peptide as an active ingredient. Unlike native oxyntomodulin, the novel peptide of the present invention reduces food intake, suppresses gastric emptying, and facilitates lipolysis with reduced side-effects, and also shows excellent receptor-activating effects. Thus, it can be widely used in the treatment of obesity with safety and efficacy.
US09765108B2	Formulation of 5-azacytidine The present invention relates to polymorphic forms of 5-Azacytidine and the process for preparation thereof. The present invention further relates to Crystalline 5-azacytidine 5 designated as Form-SA-1 characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having at least four characteristic diffraction angle peaks at about 12.00, 12.60, 13.90, 15.15 and 31.40±0.20 2θ°, which is useful as active pharmaceutical ingredient in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome.
US09765097B2	Method for producing silane compound having sulfonyl bond A method of producing a silane compound having a Formula (1) sulfonyl bond includes reacting a Formula (I) chlorosulfonyl compound with sodium sulfite in water as a solvent in the presence of a base, to produce a Formula (II) sulfinic acid sodium salt: and adding an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent to carry out azeotropic dehydration, and adding an aprotic polar solvent and a Formula (III) chloroalkylsilane compound. (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently a substituent selected from a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group, alkoxy group, haloalkyl group, haloalkoxy group, cyano group, and nitro group, R2 and R1 or R3 may form —CH═CH—CH═CH —together, R6 and R7 are each independently a C1-5 alkyl group, L is a single bond or saturated or unsaturated divalent C1-19 hydrocarbon group having a linear, branched, cyclic structure, or a combination thereof, and q is an integer of 1 to 3).
US09765096B2	Organohalosilane and use thereof in electrolytes of non-aqueous lithium ion batteries A method for preparation of an organohalosilane represented by formula I is disclosed. The method comprises: contacting an alcohol with metal sodium to yield a sodium alcoholate; contacting the sodium alcoholate with a halogen silane compound for an etherification reaction; and adding dropwise a fluorinating agent for a fluorination reaction. The organohalosilane is used for preparation of an electrolyte solution of a non-aqueous lithium ion battery.
US09765093B2	Aza-benzimidazole inhibitors of PAD4 The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of PAD4, compositions thereof, and methods of treating PAD4-related disorders.
US09765090B2	Epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives, and the use thereof The present invention relates to an epidithiodioxopiperazine derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or its reduced derivative; a method for preparing a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 having improved intracellular permeability and mimicking the activity of 2-Cys-Prx in its reduced form in the cells; a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating vascular diseases comprising an epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient; a drug delivery device for local administration including the pharmaceutical composition; and a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting melanoma metastasis comprising the epidithiodioxopiperazine compound or its derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient.
US09765089B2	ACC inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (ACC), compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US09765084B2	Recovery and refining of dianhydrosugars A process for the production of a refined dianhydrosugar-containing product is disclosed. The process includes controlled continuous crystallization of the dianhydrosugar-containing product to produce a solution saturated with the dianhydrosugar. The saturated solution is mechanically separated, for example by centrifugation, and the crystalline product is washed. The only solvent used is water. The dianhydrosugar-containing product is upgraded to at least 99.8% purity and recovery is 95% or greater.Recrystallization of the dianhydrosugar of 99.8% purity results in an ultra pure product containing at least 99.99% dianhydrosugar.
US09765077B2	Synthesis of duocarmycin analogues A novel Fmoc protected duocarmycin subunit and utilization as a reagent in solid phase protein synthesis methodology. Also provided is a novel method of solid phase peptide synthesis, and in particular a method for the production of novel intermediates and novel monomeric and extended duocarmycin analogues having amino acid substituents.
US09765072B2	1H-1,8-naphthyridin-2ones as anti proliferative compounds The present invention relates to novel antiproliferative 1H-1, 8-naphthyridin-2-ones of the general formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: In which the variable groups are as defined herein, and their preparation and use in therapeutic treatment of disorders related to inhibition of tyrosine kinases in warm blooded animals. The compounds can overcome imatinib induced drug resistance.
US09765066B2	Selective HDAC1 and HDAC2 inhibitors Provided herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with HDAC activity, particularly diseases or disorders that involve activity of HDAC1 and/or HDAC2. Such diseases include cancer, sickle-cell anemia, beta-thalassemia, and HIV.
US09765065B2	Therapeutic substituted cyclopentanes Disclosed herein are compounds having formula (I) wherein a dashed line represents the presence or adsence of a bond; Y is an organic acid functional group, or an amide or ester thereof; or Y is hydroxymethyl or an ester thereof; or Y is a tetrazolyl functional group; A is —(CH2)6—, cis —CH2CH═CH—(CH2)3—, or —CH2C═C—(CH2)3—, wherein 1 or 2 carbon atoms may be replaced by S or O; or A is —(CH2)m—Ar—(CH2)o—, wherein Ar is interarylene or heterointerarylene, the sum of m and o is 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein 1 —CH2— may be replaced by S or O, and 1 —CH2—CH2— may be replaced by —CH═CH— or —C≡C—; U1 and U2 are independently selected from —H, ═O, —OH, —F, —Cl, and —CN; and B is aryl or heteroaryl, for use as acular hypotensive agent.
US09765062B2	Method for producing silymarin The present invention relates to a method for producing silymarin. The method comprises: pressing silybum marianum seeds to obtain silymarin powder, and soaking the silymarin powder by using alkaline water; extracting, by using acetone, the silymarin powder soaked by using alkaline water, and performing filtering and concentration on the extracted liquid to obtain a concentrated solution; and performing extraction on the concentrated solution by using a non-polar solvent, performing separation to obtain a non-polar solvent layer and an acetone layer, and concentrating and drying the acetone layer to obtain silymarin. The method can greatly improve the extraction efficiency and the yield, shorten the extraction time, needs simple processes and low cost and thoroughly remove residual oil, so that the product has a low impurity, high product quality and a high purity; and the method is applicable to industrial production and has a great application prospect and economic value.
US09765061B2	Trail enhancers for the selective killing of cancer cells The invention is directed to methods of inducing apoptosis, arresting cell cycle, or inhibiting cellular proliferation, or any combination thereof, in a tumor cell, by administration of an effective amount of an N-acyl homoserine lactone analog (AHL), optionally in conjunction with a tumor modulating agent such tumor necrosis factor (TNF) related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) to the patient. Novel bioactive analogs of an N-acyl homoserine lactone are also provided.
US09765056B2	Indole and pyrrole compounds, a process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them Compounds of formula (I): wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, R3, R4, R5, A1, A2, T and W are as defined in the description. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in treating pathologies involving a deficit in apoptosis, such as cancer, auto-immune diseases, and diseases of the immune system.
US09765050B2	Pyridyl reverse sulfonamides for HBV treatment The present invention includes a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing HBV infection in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of the invention.
US09765040B2	Therapeutic agent for pain [Problem]Provided is a pharmaceutical, in particular, a pharmaceutical composition which is useful for the treatment of pain.[Means for Solution]The present inventors have made extensive studies using model animals with pain for the purpose of providing a therapeutic agent for pain. As a result, they have found that 11β-hydroxydehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) inhibitor, in particular, a triazole compound having a cyclic group at the 3-position (or 5-position) of a triazole ring has a good effect of ameliorating chronic pain. That is, according to the present invention, a pharmaceutical composition comprising an 11β-HSD1 inhibitor, in particular, the triazole compound of the present invention, as an active ingredient, is useful for the treatment of pain (particularly, neuropathic pain or fibromyalgia).
US09765035B2	Arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds of the present invention are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described.
US09765033B2	Method for the production of 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazole derivatives The present invention describes a novel method for preparing 3,5-bis(fluoroalkyl)pyrazole derivatives.
US09765030B2	Benzylamine derivatives and their utility as cholesterol ester-transfer protein inhibitors The present invention provides, among other things, new benzylamine compounds, compositions comprising benzylamine compounds, methods of making benzylamine compounds, and methods of using benzylamine compounds for treating or preventing a variety of conditions or diseases associated with lipoprotein metabolism.
US09765029B2	Pyridine compounds as sodium channel blockers The invention relates to substituted pyridine compounds of Formula I: (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or solvate thereof, wherein A1, X, A2, R1a, R1b, R1c, G, and z are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of sodium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
US09765024B2	System and method for organic solvent purification An organic solvent purification system that separates an organic solvent having a boiling point of more than 100° C. at 1 atm, such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), from a liquid mixture containing the organic solvent and water and purifies the organic solvent includes: a heater that heats the liquid mixture; a pervaporation apparatus that includes a pervaporation membrane, and is provided at subsequent position of the heater, the pervaporation apparatus separating the organic solvent from the water; a vacuum evaporator to which the organic solvent collected from a concentration side of the pervaporation apparatus is supplied; and piping that supplies the heater with the organic solvent vaporized in the vacuum evaporator as a heat source of the heater. The heater heats the liquid mixture using concentration heat of the organic solvent vaporized by the vacuum evaporator.
US09765020B2	Dichlorophenyl-imino compounds and compositions, and methods for the treatment of mucositis The invention relates to the compounds of related compounds, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, enantiomers, stereoisomers and hydrates thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of compounds of formula I, and methods for the treatment of mucositis may be formulated for oral, buccal, rectal, topical, transdermal, transmucosal, intravenous, parenteral administration, syrup, or injection. Such compositions may be used to treatment of mucus diseases related to painful inflammation and ulceration of the digestive tract lining and in the mouth.
US09765019B2	Small-molecule-targeted protein degradation Certain aspects of the invention relate to compounds, compositions and methods that are useful for treating or preventing a disease in a subject by enhancing the degradation of a protein. In other aspects, said compounds can be useful research tools for investigating protein degradation. In other aspects, said compounds are useful research tools for investigating protein function. In certain embodiments, the degraded protein is implicated in a disease or disorder whose pathology is related at least in part to the excessive expression of the protein or the expression of a mutant form of the protein.
US09765009B2	Processes, products, and compositions having tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic carboxylic acid Disclosed are processes, products, and compositions having tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic acid. The processes include providing a pre-mix comprising an aromatic carboxylic acid component and contacting a tetraalkylguanidine with the aromatic carboxylic acid component in the pre-mix to form the tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic carboxylic acid or producing a catalyst composition by contacting the tetraalkylguanidine with the aromatic carboxylic acid component to form the tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic carboxylic acid. The compositions include the tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic carboxylic acid. The product is formed by the tetraalkylguanidine salt of aromatic carboxylic acid.
US09765003B2	Process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al, which comprises reacting 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene (dihydromyrcene, beta-citronellene) with N2O in a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least one solvent having a proton-donating functional group.
US09765001B2	Method for producing arylpropenes The present invention relates to a process for preparing arylpropenes, especially 1-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)benzene (anethole), by means of thermolysis of the corresponding 1,1-diarylpropanes.
US09764989B2	Reactive fiber interface coatings for improved environmental stability A multilayer interface coating for composite material fibers includes a first coating layer deposited onto a fiber and a second coating layer deposited onto the first coating layer.
US09764985B2	Ceramic materials for gas separation and oxygen storage A manganese oxide contains M1, optionally M2, Mn and O. M1 is selected from the group consisting of In, Sc, Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. M2 is different from M1, and M2 is selected from the group consisting of Bi, In, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. These ceramic materials are hexagonal in structure, and provide superior materials for gas separation and oxygen storage.
US09764984B2	Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting MSCR specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting MSCR specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders are provided. The asphalt binder contains a base asphalt and a plastomer. If the plastomer has a drop point no greater than about 139° C., the asphalt binder further contains sulfur; sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrocarbyl polysulfides and thiuram disulfides; phenolic resins; metal oxides; or a combination thereof. The asphalt binder is substantially free of elastomer.
US09764973B2	Wastewater treatment system A system and method for treating wastewater includes two or more biological reaction zones separated by chamber walls. The system and method for treating wastewater includes static recycle of a mixed liquor from a second biological reaction zone to a first biological reaction zone.
US09764971B2	Method and apparatus for programably treating water in a water cooler An apparatus for a programmable self sanitizing water dispenser apparatus with a digital controller as well as a programmable method for generating ozone for cleaning the reservoir and the water contained within it. The apparatus includes an anti-spill receiver that houses the controller and that can contain a ozone generator.
US09764962B2	Li—Ni composite oxide particles and process for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery The present invention provides lithium composite compound particles having good high-temperature storage property and excellent cycle characteristics as an active substance for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a secondary battery using the lithium composite compound particles. The Li—Ni composite oxide particles for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention have a BET specific surface area of 0.05 to 0.8 m2/g; an atomic ratio (Ma/Ni) of a concentration of an amphoteric metal to a concentration of Ni on an outermost surface of the respective Li—Ni composite oxide particles is 2 to 6; and the concentration of the amphoteric metal on the outermost surface of the respective Li—Ni composite oxide particles is higher than a concentration of the amphoteric metal at a position spaced by 50 nm from the outermost surface toward a center of the respective Li—Ni composite oxide particles.
US09764960B2	Method and apparatus for preparation of granular polysilicon A process for preparing granular polysilicon using a fluidized bed reactor is disclosed. The upper and lower spaces of the bed are defined as a reaction zone and a heating zone, respectively, with the height of the reaction gas outlet being selected as the reference height. The invention maximizes the reactor productivity by sufficiently providing the heat required and stably maintaining the reaction temperature in the reaction zone, without impairing the mechanical stability of the fluidized bed reactor. This is achieved through electrical resistance heating in the heating zone where an internal heater is installed in a space in between the reaction gas supplying means and the inner wall of the reactor tube, thereby heating the fluidizing gas and the silicon particles in the heating zone. The heat generated in the heating zone is transferred to the reaction zone by supplying the fluidizing gas at such a rate that the silicon particles can be intermixed between the reaction zone and the heating zone in a continuous, fluidized state.
US09764940B2	Electronic device, electronic apparatus, and moving object An electronic device includes a first functional element including a first movable element capable of moving in a first axis direction, and a first dummy electrode; a second functional element including a second movable element capable of moving in a second axis direction intersecting with the first axis direction, and a second dummy electrode; and a first wiring interconnecting the first dummy electrode and the second dummy electrode.
US09764938B2	Heating system for a urea dispenser The subject of the present invention is a liquid dispenser intended for vehicles and a method implemented during the operation of such a liquid dispenser. The liquid dispenser for a vehicle includes a liquid dispensing circuit (2) connected at one end to a liquid reservoir and at the other end to a flexible hose (3) connected to a gun (4) for dispensing the liquid from a reservoir of the vehicle, the flexible hose (3) having two substantially coaxial ducts (5, 6) including a first duct (5) for transferring the liquid from the liquid dispensing circuit (2) to the gun (4) during the delivery of the liquid from the reservoir of the vehicle, and a second duct (6) extending along the first duct (5). The liquid dispenser includes a heating system (7) intended to generate a flow of hot air through the second duct (6) of the flexible hose (3) so as to heat the liquid inside the first duct (5) of the flexible hose (3).
US09764934B2	Independent drive motors for machinery positioning apparatus having independent lifting motors A lifting apparatus and controller therefore, where the lifting apparatus includes independently driven lifting columns and independently driven wheels that are controlled by a controller having a number of sensors such as limit sensors, position sensors, rotation sensors, laser sensors, torque sensors and the like. The independent motors for lifting and driving may also be removed easily to provide for improved servicing and maintenance. The various sensor signals are used to calculate, coordinate and calibrate the apparatus for precise and safe movement by the motors in order to perform lifting and positioning operations, for example rail car repair and service.
US09764932B2	Jacking tower installation system A jacking tower installation system comprises a jacking tower having at least two forward and at least two rear legs, wherein each of the legs is supported on one of a plurality of support stands attached to and horizontally offset from the leg, the legs including dollies which enable horizontal movement of the jacking tower and lifts capable of raising and lowering the jacking tower clear of the sill beams of a cargo container crane, such that the legs of the jacking tower can be lifted and positioned over and lowered onto the sill beams.
US09764925B2	Elevator system including a car stop for maintaining overhead clearance An exemplary elevator system includes an elevator car. At least one guiderail is situated for guiding movement of the elevator car. A machine mount is supported by the guiderail near a top of the guiderail. A car stop is supported on the elevator car. The car stop is selectively moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the car stop allows the elevator car to travel to a maximum vertical position. In the second position the car stop is situated to contact the machine mount to prevent the elevator car from reaching the maximum vertical position.
US09764922B2	Anti misuse system An anti-misuse system for a sheet dispenser having a roll of sheet material and a housing to receive the roll. The anti-misuse system includes an end portion of a roll incorporating a first projection and a corresponding end wall portion of the housing comprising a retracting portion incorporating an interacting mechanism. The retracting portion is movable between a deployed position in which the interacting mechanism affects the functionality of the sheet dispenser and a retracted position in which the interacting mechanism enables the sheet dispenser to be functional. The retracting portion further incorporates an abutment drivable by the projection upon insertion of the roll into the housing to move the retracting portion into the retracted position.
US09764918B2	Apparatus for laminating composites Composite tape is laminated onto a substrate using a gantry to move a tape laminating head along the length of the substrate. The laminating head is mounted for movement along a beam on the gantry that extends across the width of the substrate. The direction of lamination may be altered by changing the angular orientation of the beam.
US09764913B2	Conveying apparatus and image recording apparatus A conveying apparatus includes: a first casing having a first bottom portion and formed with a conveyance path in which a sheet is conveyed; a first tray provided for the first casing and supported by the first bottom portion; a first feeding section arranged above the first tray in the first casing and configured to feed a sheet supported by the first tray in a feeding direction toward the conveyance path; a second casing being detachably attached to the first casing and located below the first bottom portion in a state that the second casing is attached to the first cashing; a second tray provided for the second casing; and a second feeding section arranged above the second tray in the second casing and configured to feed a sheet supported by the second tray in the feeding direction toward the conveyance path.
US09764912B1	Removable media tray having sliding tray extension operable by a rear media restraint A removable media tray with an adjustable rear tray extension operable by a rear media restraint. The tray extension is slidably attached to a front section of the tray via a cam having a locking arm engaged in a J-slot. When in the curved portion of the J-slot the front section and tray extension are locked together. A rear media restraint slidably latching to a track in the bottom of the tray has a locking lobe that engages with a locking notch on the cam. As the media restraint is slid toward the rear, the locking lobe initially rotates the cam moving the locking arm to the straight section of the J-slot, then the locking lobe engages with the locking notch, locking the media restraint to the tray extension. Thereafter, the media restraint and tray extension move together until the end of the J-slot is reached by the locking arm.
US09764909B2	Device and method for quickly grouping picked goods for transport A device for quickly grouping picked goods for transport. The device includes a pair of stacking bridges lying opposite each other for pushing goods containers together in a defined manner to form a layer. The stacking bridges include a plurality of parallel, finger-like conveyor belts. The goods containers are pushed together in the direction of the diagonals of their base surfaces. A lifting apparatus is provided for lowering a layer of goods containers and placing a layer onto an empty pallet. A film-wrapping apparatus is provided for wrapping a shipment of picked goods prepared for transport.
US09764906B1	Apparatus and method for manipulating bulk seed boxes An apparatus for manipulating a bulk seed box having a lower box and an upper box, the upper box defining a cavity and opposing upper and lower edges, the apparatus including a base assembly; a lift assembly mounted to the base assembly for selective raising and lowering of a clamp assembly between lower and upper positions; a clamp assembly having a gripping assembly that has at least one upper clamp tab and at least one lower clamp tab and defines clamping and released positions, the clamping position including the at least one upper and lower clamp tabs being for clamping a seed box therebetween; a swivel assembly defining a horizontal axis and being mounted to and between the lift assembly and the clamp assembly for allowing the clamp enabling to be rotated at least 180 degrees about a horizontal axis relative to the lift assembly; and a height locator assembly operable to locate the clamp assembly at a home position with the at least one upper and lower clamp tabs being horizontally aligned with respective the upper and lower edges of the upper seed box of a bulk seed box positioned proximal thereto.
US09764901B2	Magnetic conveyor belt module A magnetic conveyor belt module integrates a magnetic element into the body of the module to attract conveyed articles to the body. The magnetic conveyor belt module includes a recess for seating a magnetic element and a retention element for retaining the magnetic element within the recess. A cover encapsulates the magnetic element within the body of the module.
US09764887B2	Even heating microwavable container A construct for heating a food item in a microwave oven includes a base, a wall extending upwardly from the base, a microwave energy shielding element overlying at least a portion of the wall, and a microwave energy diffusing element circumscribed by the microwave energy shielding element. The microwave energy diffusing element includes a plurality of microwave energy reflective elements within a microwave energy transparent area.
US09764875B2	Methods for protecting a ground surface from exposure to material that may be spilled from or leak from one or more containers Methods for protecting a ground surface from exposure to material that may be spilled from or leak from one or more containers, which includes setting up a portable spill containment system that includes at least one grate for supporting the one or more containers. The grate includes a plurality of drain holes. The portable spill containment system includes a flexible bag configured to contain spills or leakage from the one or more containers that pass through the drain holes of the grate. In one embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes a plurality of pedestals that support the at least one grate. In another embodiment, the portable spill containment system includes an interconnected grid structure formed of separate and distinct spaced apart beams.
US09764874B2	Slide opening display and mail package An economical package including an inner sliding piece assembled inside of one or more outer sleeves, where the inner sliding piece may contain a gift card, loyalty card, product, or promotional messages, and the card, product or messages can be revealed by pulling the inner sliding piece at least partially out of the outer sleeve. The package assembly can provide differentiation, protection, consumer information, and an ability to reuse the package for presentation of the card or information.
US09764868B2	Cavity-type vacuum sealing machine The utility model discloses a cavity-type vacuum sealing machine, comprising a machine body and a cover which covers the machine body. The machine body is internally provided with a tray; an airtight cavity for holding packaging bags is formed between the tray and the cover; the cavity is internally provided with a hot-pressing bar and a heating and sealing component for sealing the packaging bags; the machine body is internally provided with a vacuum pump set for vacuumization; and the suction ports of the vacuum pump set communicate with the airtight cavity for holding the packaging bags via tubes. The cavity-type vacuum machine disclosed by the utility model has the advantages of smaller volume and small occupied space.
US09764847B2	Anti-icing system for aircraft A method and apparatus for heating a surface of an aircraft. A flow of air is received from a portion of an engine in a tube system. The air flowing through the tube system is heated. The air is sent to the surface of the aircraft. The flow of the air from the portion of the engine and the heating system to heat the surface of the aircraft are controlled. Icing conditions at the surface of the aircraft are reduced.
US09764846B2	Contamination free reverse flow fitting A precooler for an aircraft engine system includes a precooler core and a precooler inlet to direct a compressor bleed flow into the precooler core to cool the compressor bleed flow. The precooler further includes a precooler outlet to direct the compressor bleed flow from the precooler to a selected component of the aircraft engine system and a precooler bleed port through which a portion of the compressor bleed flow is diverted to a secondary component of the aircraft engine system. The precooler bleed port is oriented such that flow entering the precooler bleed port must substantially reverse direction from a direction of the compressor bleed flow through the precooler.
US09764842B2	Storage capacity status indicator and associated systems and methods Described herein is a system for a mobile platform includes a storage compartment that defines an interior space. The storage compartment forms part of the mobile platform. Further, the storage compartment is operable to physically separate the interior space from an exterior space. The system also includes a visual indicator that provides to the exterior space a visual indication of a storage capacity status of the interior space of the storage compartment.
US09764835B1	Aerial vehicle configuration This disclosure describes a configuration of a multi-propeller aerial vehicle (MPAV). The components of the MPAV are designed for easy manufacture, assembly, configuration and replacement. Likewise, the configuration of the MPAV is designed for increased flight duration.
US09764829B1	Multirotor aircraft with enhanced yaw control A configuration of a multirotor aircraft that will facilitate enhanced yaw control includes one or more adjustable members that will twist the frame of the multirotor aircraft, thereby adjusting the orientation of the motors and propellers and enhancing the yaw control of the multirotor aircraft. In some implementations, the adjustable member(s) are passive and twist in response to differential thrusts generated by the propellers. In other implementations, the adjustable members are active and twist in response to a yaw command from the multirotor aircraft control system.
US09764820B2	Horizontal tail surface An aerial vehicle including a fuselage, a main wing attached to the fuselage, a support structure extending upwardly from the fuselage and having a front surface facing the main wing, an overhang positioned on a top of the support structure and extending towards the main wing, one or more rotating actuators positioned on the overhang, a rear elevator attached to the one or more rotating actuators that are configured to move the rear elevator from a flying mode position where a leading edge of the rear elevator faces the main wing to a hover mode position where the major surfaces of the rear elevator faces the main wing, and wherein the major surfaces of the rear elevator remain in front of the front surface of the support structure when the rear elevator is moved from the flying mode position to the hover mode position.
US09764818B2	Structural, cellular core with corrugated support walls A structural panel may be configured for attenuating noise. This panel includes a first skin, a second skin and a core forming a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin. The core may include a wall connected to and extending vertically between the first skin and the second skin. The wall may be laterally between and fluidly separate at least a first of the cavities from a second of the cavities. The wall may include a vertical stiffener. One or more perforations in the first skin may be fluidly coupled with the first of the cavities.
US09764815B2	Aircraft fuselage structure An aircraft fuselage structure is disclosed herein and includes an outer skin, with circumferential ribs, such that a recess is provided for receiving a wing torsion box in the outer skin, and the ribs are interrupted in the region of the recess. An object of the disclosure includes providing an aircraft fuselage structure designed such that the wing torsion box is able to extend at least partially through the upper region of the fuselage, without the stability of the fuselage being significantly reduced. This can include providing first longitudinal members which are adjacent to the recess and which extend along the longitudinal edges beyond the entire length thereof. End regions of the first longitudinal members are connected to ribs which extend circumferentially at intervals from the transverse edges of the recess along the outer skin over the vertical longitudinal central plane.
US09764807B2	Marine vessel display system having automatic selection of mode of operation A display system for a marine vessel implements a plurality of modes of operation, each of which presents information representative of data from selected marine input sources on one or more electronic displays of the system. A mode of operation may be selected automatically when a determination is made that the marine vessel is within a geographic area, defined by a boundary, or crosses a boundary line with which the mode of operation is associated.
US09764805B2	Board A surfboard core and a stringer array embedded in the core to modify handling characteristics of the board.
US09764801B2	Cargo transfer vessel The invention concerns a cargo transfer vessel (3) for transferring fluid between an offshore production facility and a tanker and a method for transferring the fluid. The cargo transfer vessel comprise a hull (20) having a first and a second outer longitudinal hull side; a deck (30), propulsion means for actively maintaining the cargo transfer vessel at a predetermined distance from the offshore production facility and the tanker during fluid transfer operations and fluid transfer means for transferring fluid between the offshore structure and the tanker. The vessel is further characterized in that the hull comprises a main hull member and at least one protruding hull member (13) arranged below the cargo transfer vessels water line at each of the outer longitudinal hull sides for suppressing roll of the vessel, wherein the at least one protruding hull member extends at least partly along the hulls longitudinal length, i.e. from the start of the vessel's bow to the end of the vessel's aft.
US09764797B2	Personal watercraft A personal watercraft comprises a body including a hull and a deck; a joining section including a horizontal portion protruding horizontally from the body, and a vertical portion protruding downward from an outer end portion of the horizontal portion, the joining section joining the hull to the deck; and a stabilizer mounted to the joining section. The joining section includes right and left joining sections, and a stern joining section. The stabilizer is mounted to a rear portion of at least one of the right and left joining sections. The stabilizer has an inclined bottom surface which is located below a bottom surface of the horizontal portion and extends in a forward and rearward direction such that the inclined bottom surface is inclined in a downward direction as the inclined bottom surface extends in a rearward direction.
US09764791B2	Locking mechanism for bicycles A quick release mechanism for bicycle parts that comprises a locking mechanism and a rod. The locking mechanism comprises a fixed locking core and a rotating housing handle. One end of said rod is attached to the fixed locking core. Said rotating housing handle has a ring-shaped base with two rings separated by an inner cavity. The inner side of said ring-shaped base has several punctures in it. Said rotating housing handle has locking pins designed to be inserted into said punctures in said inner side of said ring-shaped base of the rotating housing handle. Said locking pins are designed to be inserted into said fixed locking core. Said rotating housing handle serves both as a rotating housing of said locking mechanism and as a handle of said quick release mechanism.
US09764789B2	Side cover structure of saddle-ride-type vehicle A side cover structure for enhancing the external appearance and turning performance of a saddle-ride-type vehicle. A side cover structure of a saddle-ride-type vehicle includes a head pipe with a frame extending rearwardly from the head pipe. Side covers cover the frame from left and right sides. A bent portion is bent toward the outside in a vehicle width direction from a base portion and is formed on the side cover. An opening is formed in the base plate portion positioned in the vicinity of the bent portion.
US09764782B2	Aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adapted for mounting behind a vehicle. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus includes a side panel, an actuator arrangement, a top panel, and an interconnecting member. The side panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The actuator is mounted between the side panel and the vehicle. The top panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The interconnecting member is connected between the side panel and the top panel. The interconnecting member coordinates movement between the side and top panels such that they each move together between the deployed positions and the stowed positions, respectively. One or more of the panels may be mounted to a door of the vehicle via deformable hinges and/or deformably mounted hinges and thereby allow the door to open compactly against a side of the vehicle by deforming the panels, the hinges, and/or the mounts of the hinges.
US09764774B2	Vehicle body front portion structure A vehicle body front portion structure includes a front pillar, a dash portion and a load transmission portion. The dash portion includes a dash panel. The load transmission portion includes a dash side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing he vehicle rear side of a vehicle width direction outer side region of the dash portion, a pillar side structure portion that is fixed to a surface facing the vehicle width direction outer side of the pillar inner panel, and an intermediate structure portion that is connected to at least one of the dash side structure portion or the pillar side structure portion. The intermediate structure portion penetrates a hole portion and is set at a location at which a load that acts on the dash side structure portion when there is a frontal collision is transmitted to the pillar side structure portion.
US09764773B2	Lid, in particular trunk lid for a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car A lid for a motor vehicle has at least one body shell part, having at least one trim part which is held on the body shell part and by which the body shell part is covered at least in regions, and at least one fastening element which is arranged on the trim part and to which a coupling element can be fastened. Via the coupling element a covering element of the motor vehicle can be moved together with the lid during a movement of the lid. The trim part includes at least one receiving element which penetrates a corresponding receiving opening of the body shell part and in which the integral fastening element which penetrates the receiving opening is received at least partially with fixing of the trim part on the body shell part via the receiving element.
US09764772B2	Vehicle front body structure A pair of left and right upper members are provided to extend substantially along a vehicle longitudinal direction on both sides of the left and right front side frames in a vehicle width direction and to have their rear ends joined to front pillars disposed at lateral ends of a cabin. Each of the upper members has a substantially rectangular shape in cross section constituted by left and right walls and upper and lower walls. A weak portion, such as a recess, is provided in at least one corner portion having no flange among corner portions formed between adjacent walls of the upper members.
US09764768B1	Lateral retention member A motor vehicle includes a frame, a first pair of wheels connected to the frame, a second pair of wheels connected to the frame, a motor supported by the frame and operatively connected to at least one of the pair of wheels, a cockpit in the frame, a first seat disposed in the cockpit, a bed in the frame longitudinally rearward of the cockpit, the bed having at least one side wall, a second seat disposed in the bed, the second seat having a seat base and a seat back, the seat back being foldable between a storage position and a seating position, and a lateral retention member fixed to the at least one side wall of the bed, at least a portion of the lateral retention member being disposed higher than the seat base and forward of the seat back of the second seat when in the seating position.
US09764766B2	Vehicle frame structure A vehicle frame structure including: an elongated inner panel that is disposed at a vehicle cabin inner side of a vehicle body side section; an elongated outer panel that is disposed at the vehicle cabin outer side of the inner panel, and that, together with the inner panel, configures a frame by being joined to the inner panel; an elongated reinforcement member that is disposed at the vehicle cabin outer side or the vehicle cabin inner side of the outer panel, and that reinforces the outer panel by being joined to plural locations of the outer panel along the length direction; and a first excess length portion that is formed at the reinforcement member between adjacent joining portions between the reinforcement member and the outer panel, and that has excess length in a direction linking the joining portions.
US09764761B2	Work vehicle having engine and hydraulic stepless speed changing device A work vehicle includes a driver's seat supported to a frame unit, a first hydraulic stepless speed changing device transmitting power to a first drive wheel, a second hydraulic stepless speed changing device transmitting power to a second drive wheel, and an oil tank. A bridge beam extending in a vehicle body transverse direction is provided between a cable harness extending in the vehicle body transverse direction and a hydraulic passage connecting the second hydraulic stepless speed changing device to the oil tank.
US09764760B2	Vehicle steering device A mode setting unit of ECU controls a turning angle so as to be a turning angle in accordance with a steering angle detected by a steering angle sensor. When a vehicle is started, the mode setting unit controls an angle ratio so as to be an angle ratio that is equal to or smaller than a ratio of the turning angle to the steering angle (mechanical angle ratio) when a steering wheel and a turning mechanism are connected by a clutch mechanism.
US09764757B2	Steering column energy absorbing rake lock A position lock for a steering column assembly is provided. The position lock includes an outer cam. Also included is an inner cam defining a slotted aperture to receive a rake bolt operatively coupled to the outer cam, the slotted aperture facilitating shuttling movement of the rake bolt therein. Further included is a tooth lock operatively coupled to the inner cam, the tooth lock rotatable between an unlocked position and a locked position. Yet further included is a pin extending through the inner cam and operatively coupled to the outer cam, and rotation of the outer cam facilitates movement of the tooth lock out of engagement with the rake lock tooth wall when rotating between the locked position and the unlocked position.
US09764756B2	Steering wheel assembly for retracting a steering wheel in a vehicle Example embodiments presented herein are directed toward a steering wheel assembly, and corresponding method, for retracting a steering wheel in a vehicle. In the steering wheel retraction, a steering column is configured to first pivot upwards about a horizontal axis directed along the vehicle's width via a pivoting member. Thereafter, the steering wheel column is configured to slide, via an actuating member, in a forward direction towards the instrument panel of the vehicle. Thus, before moving the steering column in a forward direction, the steering wheel is moved away from the driver's legs by the pivoting action. This helps reduce the likelihood of the steering wheel hitting the driver's legs during the retraction.
US09764751B2	Carrier with foldable wheels Disclosed is a device for turning rotatable rods for folding or unfolding wheels of a carrier, the device comprising: a pair of rotatable rods, each of which comprises one or more helical lines; a cross bar comprising helical line coupling portions coupled to one or more helical lines, and one or more elastic members, which provide restoring forces to the cross bar.
US09764746B2	Railway track geometry defect modeling for predicting deterioration, derailment risk, and optimal repair Geo-defect repair modeling is provided. A method includes logically dividing a railroad network according to spatial and temporal dimensions with respect to historical data collected. The spatial dimensions include line segments of a specified length and the temporal dimensions include inspection run data for inspections performed for each of the line segments over a period of time. The method also includes creating a track deterioration model from the historical data, identifying geo-defects occurring at each inspection run from the track deterioration model, calculating a track deterioration condition from the track deterioration model by analyzing quantified changes in the geo-defects measured at each inspection run, and calculating a derailment risk based on track conditions determined from the inspection run data and the track deterioration condition. The method further includes determining a repair decision for each of the geo-defects based on the derailment risk and costs associated with previous comparable repairs.
US09764740B1	CVT target engine speed control A machine may include an engine, a traction device, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connecting the engine to the traction device, an operator input device outputting engine output command signals input by an operator, an engine speed sensor monitoring an engine output speed, and an electronic control module (ECM). The ECM may control the engine to a target engine speed determined from the engine output command signals using engine speed sensor signals as feedback. The ECM determines a CVT transmission ratio that will cause the CVT to apply a load to the engine that will cause the engine to run at the target engine speed.
US09764733B2	Methods and system for starting an engine of a hybrid vehicle Systems and methods for cranking an engine of a hybrid vehicle that includes an electric machine to crank the engine and propel the vehicle are disclosed. In one example, engine cranking speed and engine cranking source are selected in response to vehicle operating conditions that may affect whether or not an electrical power source has sufficient energy to crank the engine.
US09764732B2	Apparatus and method for controlling engine stop of hybrid electric vehicle An apparatus and method for controlling an engine stop of a hybrid electric vehicle provides an efficient torque in the operation of a hybrid starter generator, by applying a torque of a high efficiency point of the hybrid starter generator according to a drop of engine RPM when the engine is stopped, so as to improve fuel efficiency of a vehicle and damping vibration of the vehicle when the engine is stopped, by generating a negative torque on the hybrid starter generator side in accordance with the drop of the engine RPM when the engine is stopped, and by applying a torque of the point that gives the maximum charging power of the battery through the generated negative torque.
US09764715B2	License plate validation A license plate validation system for a vehicle is disclosed. This license plate validation system includes: a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader located inside the vehicle and configured to read from an RFID-enabled license plate on the vehicle upon detecting an attempt to start the vehicle; and a microcontroller coupled to the RFID reader and configured to receive, from the RFID reader, information obtained from the RFID-enabled license plate and subsequently determine, based at least on the received information, whether the vehicle is properly registered. In some embodiments, the microcontroller and the RFID reader are integrated as a single electronic module.
US09764708B2	Airbag module An airbag module includes an inflatable folded or rolled airbag, a gas generator for inflating the airbag. The airbag module includes a metallic bracket with a U-shaped cross section, which embraces the folded or rolled airbag, and which includes at least two attachment points for an attachment of the airbag module at two distanced attachment points at a vehicle fixed structure. The metallic bracket is designed to be attached with facing the open space between two opposing legs of the U-shaped cross section towards the interior of the vehicle.
US09764701B2	Energy storage device for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle energy storage device includes a first electrical energy store characterized by a first characteristic voltage curve defining the open-circuit voltage of the first energy store depending on the relative charge state and by a first characteristic resistance curve defining the internal resistance of the first energy store relevant for a charge process of the energy store, and a second electrical energy store connected in parallel and characterized by a second characteristic voltage curve defining the open-circuit voltage of the second energy store depending on the relative charge state and by a second characteristic resistance curve defining the internal resistance relevant for a charge process of the second energy store. The voltage value ranges covered by the first characteristic voltage curve and the second characteristic voltage curve partially overlap, and the first and second characteristic resistance curves and the second characteristic resistance curve have exactly one intersecting point.
US09764689B2	System and method for monitoring driving behavior A vehicle computing system for a vehicle includes a radar system, a microphone, and at least one controller. The radar system is configured to measure a distance to a frontward-vehicle. The microphone is configured to measure vehicle cabin noise. The controller is configured to output a tailgating event when the measured distance to the frontward-vehicle is less than a predefined threshold value. The controller may be further configured to request cabin noise from the microphone based on the tailgating event. If the noise is greater than a threshold value, the controller may output an alert message.
US09764688B2	Child/intruder detection alert through utilization of interior motion/sound sensors A number of illustrative variations may include a method of using vehicle sensors to produce an alert.
US09764687B2	Sound output device for vehicle A sound path member covers a rear side of a bumper reinforcement for reinforcing a bumper of a vehicle and forms a sound path for a loudspeaker device between the sound path member and the bumper reinforcement. The sound path member is provided so that the sound path has a return portion. The loudspeaker device is arranged between the bumper reinforcement and the sound path member. Consequently, a sound radiated from a front side of the loudspeaker device is radiated through an opening of the bumper reinforcement, and a sound radiated from a rear side of the loudspeaker device passes through the sound path and is then radiated through an opening.
US09764684B2	Door handle with light unit A door handle includes a casing inside which an accommodation space is provided, and a lamp unit disposed in the accommodation space. The lamp unit includes a light emission element, a circuit board on which the light emission element is mounted, a housing that supports the circuit board, and a light guiding lens that guides light emitted from the light emission element in a predetermined direction. The light guiding lens includes an incident surface that receives light emitted from the light emission element, and an emission surface that emits the light entering in the light guiding lens through the incident surface and is positioned below the incident surface. In the door handle, the emission surface is positioned above a lower surface of the casing.
US09764682B2	Systems and methods for vehicle lighting A vehicle lighting system includes a first LED, a second LED, a mode switch controller, and an electronic switch. The first LED is electrically connected in series with the second LED. The mode switch controller is electrically connected to each of the first and second LEDs. The electronic switch is electrically connected to the mode switch controller between the first and second LEDs. The electronic switch is configured to short circuit the second LED in a primary mode, and to remove the short circuit in a secondary mode. The mode switch controller is configured to control the electronic switch to short circuit the second LED in the first mode, receive an input indicative of the secondary mode from a vehicle controller, and in response, control the electronic switch to remove the short circuit.
US09764676B2	Trailer for loading and unloading heat exchanger tube bundles An improved trailer for loading and unloading a heat exchanger tube bundle is disclosed. The trailer provides for the transport of tube bundles and includes seal pans which capture debris and other materials falling from the tube bundle during transport. The present invention also provides for the periodic placement of slideable supports under a bundle as it is pushed onto a trailer.
US09764672B1	Transportation vehicle An object is to restrain a hoist shaft and a bushing of a hoist cylinder from abrading. A haulage vehicle with a pivoting vessel has a telescoping hoist cylinder provided between the vessel and the vehicle. Supply of hydraulic oil to the hoist cylinder is controlled by a valve provided between the hydraulic power source and the hoist cylinder. The haulage vehicle is provided with a bushing at one end portion of the hoist cylinder; a hoist shaft is mounted in a through bore of the bushing; a lubricant supplier supplies lubricant to a clearance between a surface of the hoist shaft and an internal surface of the through bore of the bushing; and when the vessel is seated on the vehicle, a controller controls the valve to make the hoist cylinder contract and also supply lubricant to the clearance.
US09764670B2	Lumbar support system An adjustable support system for a seat having a fixed frame includes a support movable from a first position to a second position relative to the frame. An actuator is coupled to only the support and is configured to move the support between the first and second positions. A member is operatively associated with and movable by the actuator. A flexible cable has a first end coupled to the member for travel along the length of the member and a second end coupled to the fixed frame such that movement of the member by the actuator causes the flexible cable to move the support between the first position and the second position.
US09764668B2	Diagnostic capacitive occupancy or proximity detector A capacitive occupancy or proximity detector (10) comprises a heating circuit, an impedance measurement circuit (34, 36, 40) and a diagnostic circuit. The heating circuit includes a heating element (12). The impedance measurement circuit is connected to the heating element so as to measure impedance between the heating element and a node at ground potential. The diagnostic circuit is configured for measuring electrical resistance across the heating circuit and includes a heating current sensor (42), configured for sensing a heating current across the heating circuit, a current supply device (48) for driving a diagnostic current across the heating circuit and a current limiting ground path (50), configured for draining the diagnostic current and for blocking the heating current.
US09764667B2	Foldable headrest with double hinge A headrest for a vehicle seat includes a padded part, carrying bars for securing the padded part to a backrest of the vehicle seat, and a mechanism for turning down the padded part about two swivel axes and from an in-use position into an out-of-use position. The mechanism comprises a cross member connecting the carrying bars to one another and forming the swivel axis of the padded part. Furthermore, the carrying bars and also the cross member run outside the padded part and the padded part is suspended on the cross member from the outside in a swiveling movable manner via the retaining strut and the double clip.
US09764662B1	Vehicle seat assembly with integral child seat module A vehicle seat assembly is provided for a motor vehicle. The vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat having a seat back and a seat bottom as well as a child seat module integrally formed with the seat back. The child seat module includes a folding frame member, an anchor system for securing the folding member in a deployed position and a child restraint system.
US09764656B2	Electrically driven vehicle An electrically driven vehicle includes a first electrical apparatus, a second electrical apparatus, a low-voltage electrical circuit, a relay terminal block, and a high-voltage cable. The low-voltage electrical circuit is connected to the first electrical apparatus. The relay terminal block is positioned in the low-voltage electrical circuit so as to be electrically connected to the first electrical apparatus. A space is provided between the relay terminal block and the first electrical apparatus. The high-voltage cable is connected to at least one of the second electrical apparatus and the first electrical apparatus and is provided to pass through a space.
US09764655B2	Hybrid power supply and electric vehicle using the same A hybrid power supply includes a first battery array, a second battery array, and a controller. The first battery array includes a plurality of first battery packs. The second battery array includes a plurality of second battery packs. The controller controls charging and discharging of the first battery array and the second battery array. The second battery array is connected in parallel with the first battery array by at least a bidirectional converter. The first battery array and the second battery array are connected to a power bus for outputting power. The first battery array has a high-rate charging/discharging performance higher than the second battery array. The second battery array has a capacity greater than the first battery array.
US09764653B2	Systems and methods for charging an electric vehicle at a charging station Systems and methods for charging an electric bus having a charging interface on its roof may include determining that an approaching bus is supposed to be charged at the charging station, lowering the charging head of the charging station to land on the roof of the bus, and moving the bus with the charge head on its roof to engage the charging head with the charging interface.
US09764641B2	System and method for determining a vehicle battery status A battery indicator system for a vehicle. In one embodiment, the battery indicator system includes a power port for the vehicle, the power port having a socket and battery monitor in electrical communication with a power source on a vehicle. The battery monitor is operable in a status mode in which it indicates or communicates to an indicator at least one of the state of charge and the state of health of the power source on the vehicle while a device is being charged or powered via the power port. The power port can include an integrated indicator, such as one or more lighting elements. The power source can provide power to the device to charge and/or power the device and provides power to the battery monitor so that a viewer of the port can easily monitor the status of the charge of the power source itself (versus the charging status of the device) via the power port to ensure the power source is not inadvertently drained. In one embodiment, the battery monitor can be mounted to the power source separate from the power port, and communicate at least one of the state of charge and state of health information for display on an indicator.
US09764632B2	Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery state of charge hold function and energy management A plugin hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a battery, an electric machine, and a controller. The vehicle is operable in a primary electric vehicle driving mode (EV mode) and in a hybrid electric vehicle driving mode (HEV mode). The controller is programmed to receive input from the driver representing a desired operating mode and a desired energy reservation. If the desired operating mode is HEV mode, then a state of charge (SOC) offset is established as the smaller of a maximum SOC offset and an allowable SOC offset, otherwise, the SOC offset is established based on the desired energy reservation. The vehicle is operated based on the SOC offset.
US09764627B2	Sliding roof system A sliding roof system is shown having a pair of guide rails, a slide in each guide rail, the slide being displaceably mounted therein, a functional component which is displaceably received in the guide rail and can be fixed in a raised position by means of a latching hook, the latching hook being shiftable between a release position and a latching position, the latching hook when in the latching position engaging in an opening of the guide rail, and a cover which can be opened from a closed position by displacement of the slide, a retaining lever being provided which can mechanically hold the latching hook in the latching position, wherein the retaining lever is adapted to be pivoted about a pivot pin between the release position and the retaining position.
US09764624B2	Shading device for a transparent surface part of a motor vehicle Shading device for a transparent surface part of a motor vehicle having a shading structure, two non-parallel lateral guide arrangements fixed with respect to the vehicle and flanking a displacement travel of the shading structure on opposite sides, and a pull-out profile which, at opposite face sides, is displaceable by in each case one guide carriage, lateral shading structure sections protruding, in a manner dependent on the displacement travel of the shading structure, into lateral receiving spaces fixed with respect to the vehicle and assigned to the guide arrangements. Each lateral guide arrangement and the associated receiving space are integrated in one housing structure fixed with respect to the vehicle and having a guide slot for the passage of the guide carriage from the pull-out profile to a drive device the guide slot running along the displacement travel of the shading structure and opening toward the latter.
US09764623B2	Vehicle air conditioner device The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner device, comprising: an air purifying unit for regulating air quality inside the vehicle; an inside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality inside the vehicle; an outside air quality acquiring unit for acquiring air quality outside the vehicle; and a display unit for displaying information related to the acquired air quality inside the vehicle and information related to the acquired air quality outside the vehicle.
US09764622B2	Method for producing a control element for an air-diffuser In the manufacturing of an operating element (10) for an air vent, a first partial element (12) is manufactured from a hard component in a first injection molding process and a second partial element (14) is manufactured from a soft component in a second injection molding process. The second partial element (14) forms a bearing (20) for a support of the operating element (10) on a vane (22) of the air vent. During its manufacture, the second partial element (14) is connected with the first partial element (12) by adhesion and/or by geometric shaping. The two partial elements (12, 14) that are captively connected with each other constitute a prefabricated unit.
US09764613B2	Co-axial sway bar for a suspension system A suspension system for a vehicle having a frame includes a first interface member configured to be positioned on a first lateral side of the frame and a second interface member configured to be positioned on an opposing second lateral side of the frame. The first interface member and the second interface member are positioned along a common central axis. The suspension system also includes a first swing arm coupled to the first interface member and configured to rotate about the common central axis, a second swing arm coupled to the second interface member and configured to rotate about the common central axis, and a sway bar coupled to the first interface member and the second interface member. The sway bar is positioned coaxially with the common central axis and extends between the first swing arm and the second swing arm.
US09764612B2	Damper A damper absorbs energy generated between a first component and a second component. The second component is spaced from and moveable toward the first component along a jounce axis. The damper includes a body having a ring-shaped configuration. The body also includes a first edge for engaging the first component and a second edge for engaging the second component. The second edge is spaced from the first edge. The body defines a plurality of holes spaced about the body. The plurality of holes are configured to allow the damper to compress axially for energy as one of the first and second components move along the jounce axis.
US09764608B2	Tire chain and method of modifying a tire chain A tire chain includes a side member. An attachment bracket is secured at a first end region to the side member. The attachment bracket is formed at a second end region with a slot and with a channel. A crosslink member has an endless link at one end. The endless link defines an opening and is located in the slot so that the opening intersects the channel. A rod extends through the channel and the opening of the endless link and is secured against removal from the channel, whereby the crosslink member is secured to the attachment bracket.
US09764600B2	Pneumatic tire for vehicle A pneumatic tire for a vehicle is herein disclosed. The pneumatic tire includes a tread, side walls, and beads. A plurality of tread blocks and grooves are formed in the tread. Kerfs are formed in the tread blocks. Each kerf face of each of the kerfs includes a flange portion, a plurality of concave kerf portions, and a plurality of convex kerf portions. The flange portion is formed in the outermost portion of the tread. The concave kerf and convex kerf portions are connected to the flange portion, and are alternately formed in depth and lengthwise directions of the kerf. The concave kerf portions correspond to opposite convex kerf portions. The convex kerf portions correspond to opposite concave kerf portions. The concave and convex kerf portions are configured such that the protrusion directions of the concave and convex kerf portions are opposite to each other.
US09764599B2	Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire, shoulder blocks are formed with one of two types of values for block width measured in the tire circumferential direction. A cross-sectional shape of a tread ground contact edge of the shoulder blocks with the smaller block width value when sectioned in a plan that includes a tire axial center is formed with a squared portion formed by a curved line having a radius of curvature of 10 mm or less, or is formed with a squared portion taper cut along a straight line having a length of 10 mm or less. A cross-sectional shape of a tread ground contact edge of the shoulder blocks with the larger block width value when sectioned in the plan that includes the tire axial center is formed with a rounded portion formed by a curved line having a radius of curvature of from 30 mm to 60 mm inclusive.
US09764592B1	Ring gear and brake for centerless wheel The present disclosure may relate to centerless wheel assembly that includes a centerless rim including a first center point laying in a first plane generally defined by the centerless rim. The centerless wheel assembly may also include a centerless ring gear coupled to the centerless rim such that rotation of the centerless ring gear causes a corresponding rotation of the centerless rim. The centerless ring gear may include a second center point laying in a second plane generally defined by the centerless ring gear, and the first plane may be generally parallel to the second plane. Additionally, the centerless ring gear may be shaped to interface with a drive gear that drives the centerless ring gear.
US09764588B2	Liquid applicator device A liquid applicator device for dispensing an applicator liquid from an applicator liquid container. The liquid applicator device comprises a closure having an internal passageway for sealing with the applicator liquid container. A dispensing mechanism is disposed in the internal passageway of the closure. An applicator located in the passageway engaging with the valve element for enabling a depression of the applicator to displace the valve element from the sealing surface to enable the flow of the applicator liquid from the liquid container into the applicator. A capture extends from the valve element for grasping the applicator for inhibiting removal of the applicator from the passageway.
US09764586B2	Three-ring easel binder with extension supports A three-ring binder apparatus with extension supports for the secure, hands-free display of up to six pages of material without requiring any other external supports is described. The apparatus facilitates a simple method to turn the pages on an easel or similar freestanding display, and secure them in a desired position. The apparatus is designed as a tool for the display of choreographed workouts, music sheets, and any other situation where multiple pages are needed to be easily accessed. The apparatus consists of a three-ring binder (may be either a freestanding three-ring easel binder or a standard flat three-ring binder), two extension supports, and clipboard-style clips that can be pivoted or folded back into the binder to ease the break-down and transport of the apparatus. The device preferably includes clear pocketed tri-fold sheet protectors or other tri-fold devices.
US09764578B2	Ink ribbon, ink ribbon cassette and printer An ink ribbon includes a core and a mounting section. The core is configured to be wound with an ink ribbon tape. The mounting section is mounted with an identification information recording part in which identification information of the ink ribbon tape is recorded to be inputtable and outputtable. The mounting section includes at least one hole section which supports at least one end portion of the core to be rotatable. The mounting section covers at least a part of the core via the ink ribbon tape wound around the core in a state where the core is rotatable.
US09764570B2	Sheet feeding apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first sheet storage portion and a second sheet storage portion disposed side by side with the first sheet storage portion. The sheet feeding device includes a sheet bundle moving member configured to transfer sheets in the second sheet storage portion to the first sheet storage portion and a pickup roller configured to feed the sheet by abutting against the sheet stored in the first sheet storage portion. When transferring the sheet bundle in the second sheet storage portion to the first sheet storage portion, the pickup roller is rotated in the same direction as that during feeding.
US09764569B2	Printer, and method and computer-readable medium for the same A printer includes a controller configured to perform a through-up printing process to print at least a part of a page while accelerating a conveyance speed of a print medium from zero at a particular acceleration, a constant-speed printing process to print at least a part of the page while maintaining a maximum conveyance speed after the conveyance speed reaches the maximum conveyance speed via the through-up printing process, a through-down printing process to print at least a part of the page while decelerating the conveyance speed at a particular deceleration after performing at least one of the through-up printing process and the constant-speed printing process, and a maximum speed setting process to set the maximum conveyance speed in accordance with a print amount of print data stored in a storage.
US09764561B2	System and method for clearing weak and missing inkjets in an inkjet printer An inkjet printer is operated to print an ink image and clear inkjets simultaneously. The inkjet printer delivers to a first inkjet in a printhead a first signal that ejects an ink drop from the first inkjet that corresponds to a pixel of an ink image stored in a memory of the printer and delivers to at least one other inkjet in the printhead a second signal that ejects an ink drop from the at least one other inkjet that does not correspond to a pixel of the ink image stored in the memory of the printer.
US09764552B2	Liquid discharging apparatus There is provided a liquid discharging apparatus including: a substrate formed with a first pressure chamber and two second pressure chambers; a vibration film; a first piezoelectric element; two second piezoelectric elements; a first wire connected to the first piezoelectric element; two second wires connected to the two second piezoelectric elements, respectively; and three contact sections to which the first wire and the two second wires are connected, respectively. The first wire passes between the two second piezoelectric elements and extends toward one of the three contact sections corresponding thereto; and length in the first direction of second active portions in second piezoelectric portions of the two second piezoelectric elements, is shorter than that of a first active portion in a first piezoelectric portion of the first piezoelectric element; and length in the second direction of the second active portion is longer than that of the first active portion.
US09764544B1	Printer and printing method for three dimensional objects A printer that includes a motor assembly for moving a print head relative to a medium, and a processor for receiving a data structure for a pixel to be printed on the medium. The data structure includes perception data and classification data for the pixel. The processor adjusts at least one printing parameter of the printer based upon the classification data.
US09764541B2	Cliché and printing apparatus comprising same The present specification describes a cliché, a method of manufacturing the cliché, and a printing method using the cliché.
US09764532B2	Prepregs including UV curable resins useful for manufacturing semi-flexible PCBs Prepregs having a UV curable resin layer located adjacent to a thermally curable resin layer wherein the UV curable resin layer includes at least one UV cured resin portion and at least one UV uncured resin as well as methods for preparing flexible printed circuit boards using the prepregs.
US09764530B2	Method for obtaining a configuration for joining a ceramic material to a metallic structure A configuration for joining a ceramic layer has a thermal insulating material to a metallic layer. The configuration includes an interface layer made of metallic material located between the ceramic layer and the metallic layer, which includes a plurality of interlocking elements on one of its sides, facing the ceramic layer, the ceramic layer comprising a plurality of cavities aimed at connecting with the corresponding interlocking elements of the interface layer. The configuration also includes a brazing layer by means of which the interface layer is joint to the metallic layer. The invention also refers to a method for obtaining such a configuration.
US09764527B2	Paperboard corner, and method of manufacturing the same The invention concerns an elongated protective corner for the transport and/or packaging of products. The corner has at least two non-corrugated paperboard plies combined together to create two perpendicular wings and an apex. The plies form multiple ply sections, and at least one of the ply sections of a given ply overlaps another ply section of the same ply. This overlapping arrangement gives the apex a resistance force of about 100 to about 500 lbs. The thickness of the corner can vary, with each wing being in the range of about 100 to about 250 points, and each ply is made from paperboard having a grammage of about 120 to about 380 g/m2. The resistance force can be determined by mounting the corner upon two blocks, and applying a force to the apex at a middle of the corner until a fracture is detected.
US09764525B2	Box gluing device A box gluing device for attaching a glue tab of a box blank to an opposing panel when the box blank is folded so the glue tab is position at an edge of the box blank. The gluing device includes a support structure upon which a gluing apparatus and a support plate are mounted. The gluing apparatus a glue dispensing nozzle for applying glue on one or more surfaces of the box blank. The box blank can be moved through the gluing device to attach the glue tab to the opposing panel. As the box blank moves through the gluing device, a guide rail orients the glue tab in a desired manner while glue is applied to the box blank, and a roller assembly presses the glue tab and the opposing panel together with the glue therebetween. Alternatively, the gluing device can include a clamp arm that holds the box blank in place while glue is applied, and a folding bar that folds the glue tab onto the opposing panel after glue is applied.
US09764518B2	Composite manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a panel, the panel comprising a composite skin and at least one composite stiffener, the method comprising: positioning first and second mandrels on opposite sides of the stiffener; positioning first and second compaction tools on opposite sides of the skin; and compacting the skin between the first and second compaction tools by moving one or both of the compaction tools, wherein the movement of the compaction tool(s) causes the first and second mandrels to move towards the stiffener along inclined paths so as to compact the stiffener between the mandrels.
US09764517B2	Object production using an additive manufacturing process and quality assessment of the object Methods and apparatus for producing and assessing at least part of an object (2), the methods comprise: performing, using Additive Manufacturing apparatus (8), an Additive Manufacturing process to produce a test specimen (30, 34, 38) and at least part of an object (2); performing, using micro-tomography apparatus (40), on the test specimen (30, 34, 38), a micro-tomography process to create a digital model (50) of the internal structure of the test specimen (30, 34, 38); determining whether or not the model (50) satisfies one or more criteria; and, if the model (50) satisfies the criteria, determining that the at least part of the object (2) produced by performing the Additive Manufacturing process is acceptable, or, if the model (50) does not satisfy the criteria, determining that the at least part of the object (2) produced by performing the Additive Manufacturing process is not acceptable.
US09764516B2	Integrated organ and tissue printing methods, system and apparatus A method of making an organ or tissue comprises: (a) providing a first dispenser containing a structural support polymer and a second dispenser containing a live cell-containing composition; (b) depositing a layer on said support from said first and second dispenser, said layer comprising a structural support polymer and said cell-containing composition; and then (c) iteratively repeating said depositing step a plurality of times to form a plurality of layers one on another, with separate and discrete regions in each of said layers comprising one or the other of said support polymer or said cell-containing composition, to thereby produce provide a composite three dimensional structure containing both structural support regions and cell-containing regions. Apparatus for carrying out the method and composite products produced by the method are also described.
US09764511B2	Nanostructure die, embossing roll, device and method for continuous embossing of nanostructures A nanostructure die with a concavely curved nanostructured die surface for seamless embossing of at least one peripheral ring of a jacket surface of an embossing roll in a step-and-repeat process and an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures with an embossing layer, which has been applied on a body of revolution, with a jacket surface with at least one peripheral ring which is made seamless at least in the peripheral direction and which is embossed in the step-and-repeat process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and a device for producing such an embossing roll for continuous embossing of nanostructures as well as a method for producing such a nanostructure die and a method for producing an embossing substrate.
US09764510B2	Method of forming patient-specific implant Methods and apparatus are provided for forming a patient-specific surgical implant based on mold system. The apparatus comprises a forming tool and a mold that may be generated using imaging and processing techniques and rapid prototyping methods. The mold apparatus includes at least two non-adjacent surface features for securing an implant forming material (such as a titanium mesh) during the forming process, enabling the implant forming material to be stretched beyond its elastic and thus permanently deformed with the correct patient-specific curvature. The implant may include one or more anatomic surface features for guidance and registration when transferring the implant to a patient.
US09764505B2	Devices and methods for producing planar polymeric materials using microfluidics Methods and devices are disclosed for providing the controlled formation of planar homogeneous or heterogeneous materials using microfluidic devices. In one embodiment, a planar array of microfluidic channels is employed to produce a flowing liquid sheet having heterogeneous structure by spatially and temporally controlling dispensing of polymer liquid from selected microchannels. The resulting liquid sheet is solidified to produce a planar heterogeneous material that may be continuously drawn and/or fed from the plurality of microfluidic channels. The polymer liquid may include a payload that may be selectively incorporated into the heterogeneous structure. In some embodiments, the local material composition is controllable, thereby allowing control over local and bulk material properties, such as the permeability and the elasticity, and of creating materials with directionally dependent properties.
US09764503B2	Apparatus for making edible containers The present disclosure provides an apparatus for making edible containers which includes a hollow female mold for holding a flowable food product and a male mold insertable into the hollow female mold. The two molds when assembled define a gap of preselected thickness so that when assembled with the food product in the female mold, the gap is filled with the food product in the shape of the final edible container produced once the food product is cooked or baked. An alignment and positioning mechanism is provide that keeps the two mold sections aligned but allows them to move with respect to each other during heating so that when the food product expands, the two molds can move with respect to each other while still keeping the two mold sections aligned with each other so the final edible container keeps its same general shape before and after cooking.
US09764500B2	Vent apparatus A vent apparatus for use in a mold defining an opening that includes a vent tube portion configured to extend through the opening of the mold and a secondary tube portion configured to mate with the first end portion of the vent tube portion. For example, the secondary tube portion may be used to seal the passageway at the first end portion and may define one or more membrane regions configured to melt during a mold process to unseal the passageway.
US09764489B2	Grass-cutting head A multi-function grass-cutting head (100), of the type intended to be associated with a motor to rotate around an axis of rotation (X) thereof, including a peripheral area (103) which extends around the axis of rotation (X) and at least one supporting portion (104) for at least one cutting element (105) provided on the peripheral area (103). The head also includes structure (106) for adjusting the angular position of the supporting portion (104) of the at least one cutting element (105), around an axis of adjustment (Y), transverse to the axis of rotation (X) of the head.
US09764476B1	Mechanized arm and hand device A mechanized arm and hand device for petting, stroking, patting and massaging a domestic animal includes a base configured for coupling to a surface. A housing and a socket are coupled to a top of the base. A power module and a microprocessor are coupled to and positioned in the housing. The microprocessor is operationally coupled to the power module. An arm is rotationally coupled to and extends from the socket. A hand is hingedly coupled to the arm distal from the socket. A plurality of motors is operationally coupled to the microprocessor. The motors are positioned singly in the socket and proximate to each of a plurality of joints that are positioned in the arm and the hand. The microprocessor is positioned to motivate the motors to manipulate the hand and the arm to selectively pet, stroke, pat and massage a domestic animal positioned proximate to the hand.
US09764474B2	Robot system in which brightness of installation table for robot is changed A robot system comprises an intrusion detector which detects that a person has entered into a monitoring area established around a robot, an installation table which supports the robot, a light emitting device which brightens a surface of the installation table, and a control device which receives a signal outputted by the intrusion detector and controls the light emitting device. The control device causes the light emitting device to emit light when it is detected that the person has entered into the monitoring area.
US09764468B2	Adaptive predictor apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for training and operating of robotic devices. Robotic controller may comprise a predictor apparatus configured to generate motor control output. The predictor may be operable in accordance with a learning process based on a teaching signal comprising the control output. An adaptive controller block may provide control output that may be combined with the predicted control output. The predictor learning process may be configured to learn the combined control signal. Predictor training may comprise a plurality of trials. During initial trial, the control output may be capable of causing a robot to perform a task. During intermediate trials, individual contributions from the controller block and the predictor may be inadequate for the task. Upon learning, the control knowledge may be transferred to the predictor so as to enable task execution in absence of subsequent inputs from the controller. Control output and/or predictor output may comprise multi-channel signals.
US09764443B2	Method of producing carrier for use in double-side polishing apparatus and method of double-side polishing wafers A method of producing a carrier for use in a double-side polishing apparatus, the method including engaging an insert with a holding hole formed in a carrier body and sticking the insert to the holding hole, the carrier body being configured to be disposed between upper and lower turn tables to which polishing pads are attached of the double-side polishing apparatus, the holding hole being configured to hold a wafer during polishing, the insert being configured to contact an edge of the wafer to be held, the method including: performing a lapping process and a polishing process on the insert; engaging the insert subjected to the lapping process and the polishing process with the holding hole of the carrier body; and sticking and drying the engaged insert while applying a load to the insert in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces of the carrier body.
US09764441B2	Device for polishing optical lenses The device for polishing optical lenses includes a lens holder; a device for positioning the lens holder; and a device for rotating the lens holder about an axis. There is also a polishing tool; a tool holder; a device for positioning the tool holder; and a device for rotating the tool holder about an axis. The device for polishing also includes a ball joint arranged between a shaft secured to the tool holder and the device for positioning the tool holder, or between a shaft secured to the lens holder and the device for positioning the lens holder, so as to enable a spherical movement of the polishing tool and of the lens. The invention also relates to a method for polishing using the device according to the invention.
US09764439B2	High voltage crash prevention device for machine tools A crash prevention device for a machine tool for preventing the collision of a moving part of the machine tool with other machine tool parts or with a workpiece in a working area of the machine tool includes an isolation mechanism that electrically isolates the moving part from the other machine tool parts or the workpiece. The device includes a detection system with a high voltage generator having a first positive connector electrically connected to the moving part and a negative connector electrically connected to the workpiece or to the other machine tool parts. The high voltage generator generates DC, AC, or pulsating voltage. The detection system includes a discharge detection device that detects an electrical discharge between the moving part and the workpiece or between the moving part and the other machine tool parts, then sends a signal to stop or adapt further relative movement of the moving part.
US09764436B2	Production line for machining at least one surface component and method for machining the at least one surface component in the production line A production line for machining a surface component with a first machining station and a second machining station is disclosed. The first machining station includes a separating device configured to separate a surface component along a machining path. The second machining station includes a bending/forming device configured to form and/or bend the surface component in a bending/forming position. The first machining station and the second machining station are sequentially arranged one directly after the other and/or linked together.
US09764419B2	Ignition device for exothermic welding, mold for exothermic welding for the ignition device, and apparatus for exothermic welding comprising such a mold and such an ignition device The present invention relates to an ignition device for exothermic welding comprising an electrically conductive metal bushing (1) that can house a pellet of a first welding material (4) in electrical contact with the inner wall of an inner chamber (1c) of the bushing (1), provided with an electrically insulating cap (2) and a bottom base (1b) with an opening (1d) through which the first welding material (4) falls in an incandescent state onto a second welding material (4a) arranged in a weld mold (7) when an exothermic reaction has been triggered in the first welding material (4); an electrode (5) that goes through the cap (2) of the metal bushing (1) and comprises a top contact (5a) connectable to a power output (24) of a voltage generator and a bottom contact in the form of a filament (5b) that can be in electrical contact with the pellet of the first welding material (4), the filament (5b) being made of a material having a melting temperature greater than the ignition temperature of the welding material (4); as well as a contact-assuring element (3) which is guided into the inner chamber (1c) between the bottom base (1b) and the pellet of the first welding material (4).
US09764418B1	Joining of metallic glasses in air A method of joining a bulk metallic glass to a second similar or dissimilar material in an air environment. The method includes the steps of: a) removing an oxide layer on at least a portion of a surface of a first bulk metallic glass during thermoplastic forming of the first bulk metallic glass in a supercooled liquid region, wherein the removing of the oxide layer on the at least the portion of the surface creates a fresh surface that is at least substantially free of oxides and/or contaminants; and b) joining the fresh surface of the first bulk metallic glass to a second material.
US09764416B2	Power module substrate, heat-sink-attached power module substrate, and heat-sink-attached power module The power module substrate includes a circuit layer that is formed on a first surface of a ceramic substrate, and a metal layer that is formed on a second surface of the ceramic substrate, in which the metal layer has a first aluminum layer that is bonded to the second surface of the ceramic substrate and a first copper layer that is bonded to the first aluminum layer by solid-phase diffusion bonding.
US09764409B2	Systems and methods for using fluorine-containing gas for submerged arc welding This disclosure relates generally to welding, and more specifically, to submerged arc welding (SAW). In an embodiment, a welding system includes a gas supply system configured to provide a fluorine-containing gas flow. The system also includes a wire supply system configured to provide welding wire, and a flux supply system configured to provide flux near a welding arc during submerged arc welding (SAW). The system further includes a welding torch assembly configured to receive the fluorine-containing gas flow and the welding wire and to deliver the fluorine-containing gas flow and the welding wire near the welding arc during the SAW.
US09764408B2	Devices and methods for analyzing spatter generating events A method for monitoring a spatter generating event during a welding application. The method includes capturing data that corresponds to a welding current of the welding application. The method also includes detecting parameters associated with a short circuit from the captured data. The method includes analyzing the detected parameters to monitor the spatter generating event during the welding application.
US09764400B2	Converting between rotary and linear motion, and a sawing device Apparatus for converting between rotary motion and linear motion includes a rotatable piece being rotatable about an axis; at least one member having a linking surface facing the rotatable piece and arranged for movement relative to the axis of the piece; and a means for linking the linking surface of the respective member and the surface of the rotatable piece, so that rotational motion of the rotatable piece causes linear movement of the at least one member, and/or linear movement of the at least one member causes rotational motion of the rotatable piece. A sawing device may include said apparatus for cutting by repetitive reciprocating cutting action. A saw blade may be configured for such a sawing device.
US09764399B2	Cutting tool A motor housing of housings forming an outer casing of a tool main body is provided with two battery attachment portions allowing attachment of rechargeable batteries. The two battery attachment portions are configured as slide attachment type battery attachment portions. The two battery attachment portions are suited to slide attachment type rechargeable batteries that are attached through sliding. The two rechargeable batteries are attached in the right-left direction of the tool main body so that the two rechargeable batteries can be arranged side by side in the direction in which the tool main body extends.
US09764380B2	Process and apparatus for direct chill casting A system comprising at least one furnace including a melt containing vessel; an intermediate casting product station coupled to the at least one furnace and operable to receive a molten metal from the at least one furnace, the intermediate casting product station including a casting pit, at least one moveable platen disposed in the casting pit, an array of exhaust ports about at least a top periphery of the casting pit, and an array of gas introduction ports about at least the top periphery of the casting pit; and an inert gas source operable to supply an inert gas to the array of gas introduction ports.
US09764379B2	Modelling of a cast rolling device A computer determines a thickness and/or a temperature of a metal strip. The computer determines the temperatures occurring along a respective rotation part of the respective surface elements of the rotary elements and a rotary element shape which forms in the region of a draw-off point on the respective surface element, by a respective rotary element model and using an exchanged enthalpy quantity, the respective contact time with a metal and a respective cycle time exchanged per time unit of a respective rotary element of a casting device with the environment thereof. The temperature of the metal situated in the die region, and the heat flow from the metal to the respective surface element, are determined by a respective metallurgical solidification model and using a metal temperature, the temperatures of the surface elements, the rotary element shape and characteristic metal values.
US09764376B2	System for rivet fastening A system and method for rivet setting comprising an anvil having an anvil face and a plunger having a sensor coupled to a control system that measures the distance between the anvil face and the work surface during the rivet setting process and stops the rivet driver when the driven rivet head achieves a desired head height above the work surface. In preferred embodiments, the control system also communicates the stage of the rivet driving cycle to the operators to expedite the rivet driving process.
US09764375B2	Friction bit joining of materials using a friction rivet A system and method of joining at least two workpieces together using a friction rivet and a friction rivet cap that are friction stirred together after a cutting tip or cutting feature on the friction rivet cuts through workpieces and is then bonded to the friction rivet cap, and wherein the friction rivet cap may be excluded if the friction rivet includes a hollow in the cutting tip, the hollow being flared after the friction rivets cuts through the workpieces to thereby create an integral rivet cap in the end of the friction rivet.
US09764367B2	Width-altering system for strip-shaped rolling rock A method for altering the width of a strip-shaped rolled material (5), before, during or after hot rolling the rolled material in a hot rolling mill. The problem is to specify a method for altering width so that the length of a rolled out transition piece lying outside width tolerances can be reduced. Scrap losses are to be reduced. The crown of at least one working roll and/or at least one backing roll of a stand (7) is set as a function of a width error e=B−B between a setpoint width Bsetp and the width B of the rolled material (5), wherein the crown is increased when e>0 and the crown is reduced when e<0. AA Rcrown BB Bsetp.
US09764361B2	Processing a waste stream by separating and recovering wire and other metal from processed recycled materials Processing waste materials to recover valuable metals, such as copper, from the materials. Waste materials are further refined to concentrate the metallic material after the waste materials are initially processed. Processes include employing air separation and screening. Processes also include employing a dynamic sensor and a vacuum pressure separator to separate metals from other materials. A central processing facility may process metal concentrate from multiple concentration facilities.
US09764359B2	Screen for separating solid materials Screen for separating solid residues, and in particular for separating sheet or expanded material, such as bags or parts of bags made of plastic, polystyrene, spongy material or another light material, which comprises a separation station (10) interposed between the inlet port (P1) and the outlet port (P2) of the screen above its screening surface (P) and preferably after the powders and the lightest portions have already been separated. The station (10) comprises a hood (11) delimiting a suction chamber (13), and insufflation means (15) for orienting at least one lifting air flow (16) in the suction chamber (13) at the screening surface (P). The lifting air flow (16) is oriented for forming a vortex (17) confined in said suction chamber (13) and with rotation axis (Z) orthogonal to the screening surface (P) capable of lifting the sheet material and delivering it to suction means (18) associated with the hood (11).
US09764358B2	Screen assembly for vibratory screening machines Screen assemblies for vibratory screening machines are provided herein. A screen assembly comprising: a plate comprising: a center portion with a plurality of apertures, a first end having a first series of finger-receiving apertures, a second end having a second series of finger-receiving apertures, wherein the first and second ends of the plate extend to cover the first and second series of finger-receiving apertures; and a screen covering the plurality of apertures.
US09764356B2	Acceleration sensation presentation apparatus, acceleration sensation presentation method, and acceleration sensation presentation system An acceleration sensation presentation apparatus includes: a frame to be worn on the head of a user; at least one or more weights provided to the frame; and a vibration driving unit configured to vibrate the weight to be moved.
US09764344B1	Bottle and spray assembly The bottle and spray assembly is a device that is designed pump liquids through a nozzle. The pump of the bottle and spray assembly is manually operated. The bottle and spray assembly is designed to rest on the arm of the user while the user holds a handle. The placement of bottle and spray assembly is in such a manner that the arm holds the bottle and spray assembly in place while the user pulls on the handle. The motion of pulling the handle operates the pump action within the spray assembly, which pumps the liquid through a nozzle. The bottle and spray assembly comprises a bottle and a spray assembly.
US09764336B2	Petroleum desalting utilizing voltage modulation A method of removing entrained salt containing water from an inlet crude oil stream includes the steps of applying an electrical energy to at least one electrode of a plurality of horizontally oriented, spaced-apart electrodes (12, 14, 16) housed within an elongated desalting vessel (10) and distributing an inlet crude oil stream between the electrodes. Each electrode in the plurality of electrodes is housed in an upper portion of the desalting vessel and may be in communication with a first, second and third transformer (42, 44, 46), respectively. The electrical energy may be at a single frequency and voltage or at a modulated voltage. Or, the electrical energy may be a modulated frequency at a single or modulated voltage. Fresh water may be mixed with the inlet crude oil stream either exteriorly or interiorly of the vessel.
US09764331B2	Filter media for active field polarized media air cleaner Filter media for an active field polarized media air cleaner includes two layers of dielectric material with a higher resistance air permeable screen sandwiched between the lower resistivity electric layers. The filter media may further include a mixed fiber filter layer having fibers from different sides of the triboelectric scale. The filter media may further include a layer of relatively higher density dielectric material followed by a layer of relatively lower density dielectric material.
US09764327B2	Conveying arrangement with knives which can be pivoted vertically and shifted laterally A conveying arrangement conveys loose material in a conveying direction, in particular agricultural material. Several knives of a cutting assembly are mounted below a cutting area guiding surface. The material is first conveyed along the cutting area guiding surface and afterwards along a further guiding surface. Both guiding surfaces are mechanically supported by a connecting assembly. A positioning mechanism can pivot the connecting assembly upwards and downwards. This pivotal movement causes both guiding surfaces to be moved upwards and downwards. The cutting area guiding surface together with the cutting assembly can be shifted laterally, i.e. perpendicular to the conveying direction, and is guided during this lateral movement.
US09764315B2	Method for preparation of a group 4 metal silicate and use thereof The invention provides a method for the preparation of an amorphous silicate of at least one metal from the Group 4 of the Periodic Table of Elements with a total pore volume of at least 0.3 mL/g. The method of preparation involves the use of pore shaping conditions, which can be the use of a pore shaper and optionally an increased precipitation temperature, e.g. at least 60° C. The silicate of the invention is especially suitable in catalytic reactions such as esterifications, Michael additions, transesterifications, (ep)oxidations, hydroxylations, or in adsorbance of small inorganic and organic molecules e.g. CO2 or aromatic compounds.
US09764311B2	ITQ-49 material, method for the production thereof and use of same The present invention refers to a microporous crystalline material, to the method for the production thereof and to the use of same, the material having a composition: xX2O3:zZO2:yYO2 in which: X is a trivalent element such as Al, B, Fe, In, Ga, Cr, or mixtures thereof, where (y+z)/x can have values of between 9 and infinity; Z corresponds to a tetravalent element selected from Si, Ge or mixtures thereof; and Y corresponds to a tetravalent element such as Ti, Sn, Zr, V or mixtures thereof, where z/y can have values of between 10 and infinity.
US09764305B2	Geometry enhancement of nanoscale energy deposition by X-rays A principle is established to show that nanoscale energy deposition in water by X-rays can be greatly enhanced via the geometry of nanostructures. The calculated results show that enhancement over background water can reach over 60 times for a single nanoshell made of gold. Other geometries and nanostructures are investigated, and it is found that a shell of gold nanoparticles can generate similar enhancement. The concepts of composition, matrix, and satellite effects are established and studied, all of which can further increase the enhancement of the effect of X-rays.
US09764299B2	Mixing and distribution device with mixing and exchange zones Device for the mixing and distribution of fluids for a catalytic reactor with a downward flow, said device comprising at least one collection zone (A), at least one mixing zone (B) comprising at least one enclosure (15) for the mixing of the fluids, at least one distribution zone (C), characterized in that said mixing zone (B) is situated at the same level as the distribution zone (C) and also comprises at least one enclosure (16) for the exchange of the fluids, connected to, and communicating with, said mixing enclosure (15), said exchange enclosure (16) comprising at least one lateral passage section (17a, 17b) suitable for the passage of the fluids from said exchange enclosure (16) to said distribution zone (C).
US09764298B2	Apparatus and method for preparation of compounds or intermediates thereof from a solid material, and using such compounds and intermediates An apparatus is described, as including a reaction region for contacting a reactant gas with a reactive solid under conditions effective to form an intermediate product, and an opening for allowing an unreacted portion of the gaseous reagent and the intermediate product to exit the reaction region. The apparatus can be beneficially employed to form a final product as a reaction product of the intermediate product and the reactant gas. The reaction of the reactant gas and reactive solid can be conducted in a first reaction zone, with the reaction of the reactant gas and intermediate product conducted in a second reaction zone. In a specific implementation, the reaction of the reactant gas and intermediate product is reversible, and the reactant gas and intermediate product are flowed to the second reaction zone at a controlled rate or in a controlled manner, to suppress back reaction forming the reactive solid.
US09764291B2	Spiral separation membrane element and method for producing same A spiral separation membrane element including a plurality of separation membrane pairs wound around the outer peripheral surface of a water collection pipe, wherein the plurality of separation membranes include at least two sets of separation membrane pairs in which two adjacent separation membranes are stacked such that the water supply sides of the separation membranes form opposing surfaces, and the water supply-side surfaces at the ends of separation membranes close to the water collection pipe and parallel to the lengthwise direction of the water collection pipe are sealed by a sealing material.
US09764288B2	Membrane module protection In accordance with aspects and embodiments, a filtration system is provided comprising a membrane module comprising an upper header and a lower header, a plurality of hollow fiber membranes having an upper end potted in the upper header and a lower end potted in the lower head, a cage at least partially surrounding the plurality of hollow fiber membranes, and a screen in contact with and surrounding the cage, the filtration system further comprising an aeration cap coupled to the lower header of the membrane module. The screen may protect the hollow fiber membranes from damage from coarse contaminants contained in the feed liquid, may improve module integrity, and may improve the efficiency of the filtration system.
US09764286B2	Zoned catalyst system for reducing N2O emissions A catalyst system for reducing N2O emissions in the exhaust system of a vehicle is provided and comprises a support in communication with the exhaust gas stream, with the support including an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. The support has at least one exhaust gas passage therethrough. The support, which may be in the form of a monolithic, multi-cell honeycomb construction, comprises a first catalytic zone and a second catalytic zone positioned downstream from the first zone. The first catalytic zone includes rhodium or a rhodium-enriched catalyst, while the second catalytic zone includes palladium or a palladium-enriched catalyst.
US09764270B2	Method of synthesizing manganese oxide nanocorals A method of synthesizing manganese oxide nanocorals comprises the steps of a) heating a potassium permanganate solution; (b) providing manganese sulfate in a basic solution; (c) combining the manganese sulfate basic solution drop-wise with the heated potassium permanganate solution until a brown precipitate is formed; (d) stirring the brown precipitate for a period of about 12 hours at a temperature greater than 300 K; (e) isolating the precipitate; and (f) drying the precipitate inside an oven at a temperature greater than 300 K to provide manganese oxide nanocorals. The manganese oxide nanocorals include nanowires having a diameter typically ranging from about 20 nm to about 40 nm.
US09764245B2	Interactive amusement attraction system and method An attraction capable of incorporating user interactivity. The attraction utilizes a slide for supporting a rider, with a ride vehicle or without. The ride vehicle may be a mat or slideboard with handles that allows the user to manipulate its position or other associated elements while on the attraction. Upon manipulating an element, a signal may be transmitted. This signal may aid in determining whether a rider has successfully manipulated the element, for example, at an appropriate time. Sensors along the attraction may also be configured to track the user and/or ride vehicle via determining vicinity of the user and/or ride vehicle at a known location. Various rewards and/or features may be enabled based upon successful manipulation and/or user position. The attraction may include one or more illuminating features. Statistics or other information may be determined, stored, and/or provided (e.g., using mobile applications and/or scoreboards) relating to user performance.
US09764242B2	Method and system for providing game ranking information A client device with processor(s), memory, and a display captures an image of a displayed interface of a game being executed on the client device. The image includes game data corresponding to game performance of a user of the client device. The client device provides, to a server, the image for extraction of the game data from the image of the displayed interface of the game. In response to providing the image, the client device receives, from the server, game ranking information specifying a ranking for the user that is based on the game data extracted from the image. In some embodiments, the client device displays the game ranking information in an interface of a social networking platform, where the game ranking information includes relative rankings of the user and social network contact(s) of the user on the social networking platform.
US09764234B2	Separable URL gaming system A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.
US09764232B2	System for showing image having game function The present invention relates to a system for showing an image, and more particularly, to a system for showing an image having a game function of performing an interactive game for viewers in a theater. To this end, the present invention provides a system for showing an image, including: a plurality of motion chair assemblies including a predetermined number of motion chairs; a center server configured to control the motion chair assembly; and a screen configured to display an image output from the center server, in which a signal generated in the motion chair assembly is transmitted to the center server according to an image displayed on the screen, and when the generated signal does not accord with a preset condition, the center server operates the motion chair assembly, and when the generated signal accords with the preset condition, the center server does not operate the motion chair assembly.
US09764228B2	Contextual play pattern switching system and method A peripheral device for use in video gameplay includes circuitry for reading information stored in memory of toys placed on the peripheral device, and for providing that information to a computer device upon which gameplay is provided. The peripheral device includes a feature for holding a portable computer device, for example a computer tablet, in a hands free manner during gameplay. The feature may be a notch in the peripheral device, and the notch may be in a protuberance extending from a housing forming the peripheral device. In addition, the housing may provide storage for storing a game controller for use with the video game.
US09764211B2	Convertible golf chipping game The present disclosure is a portable playing system for a golf chipping game rectangular in shape. The playing system has a first surface with a shooting region and a scoring region, and a second surface parallel to the first and has substantially the same dimensions. The first and second surfaces each have a circular hole with a center located within about 12 inches of one end of the first and second surfaces. The first surface has a goal disposed substantially on one end of the first surface. The goal has at least two vertical side posts, a horizontal crossbar, and a mesh net connected to the side posts and crossbar extending within the entire goal and configured to trap a ball within the goal. The portable playing system has a first playing position with the first surface up, and a second playing position with the second surface up.
US09764208B1	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a sole portion, a rear portion, and a front portion having a face portion with a face portion thickness extending between a front surface and a back surface. The body portion may be associated with a body portion volume. The golf club head may also include an interior cavity. The interior cavity may include an elastic polymer material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09764204B2	Contrast-enhanced golf club heads Golf club heads include white diffusing top surfaces to aid in club head alignment. Wood type club heads also include a dark diffusing club face so that a crown/face border is emphasized. Scorelines in wood type clubs can be provided with an intermediate contrast surface, and can be displaced from club face center to accommodate player perception when confronted with a white diffusing crown. Putter heads can include dark diffusing alignment lines, and iron-type club heads can include white diffusing surfaces at a sole portion of a club face, at a top line, or a top portion of a club face.
US09764201B2	Motion sensing device with an accelerometer and a digital display A device includes a signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic. The device may be used as a toy, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. It may be powered from a battery, either chargeable from an AC power source directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing of a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.
US09764175B2	Slackline apparatus and training method A portable human balance training device for improving the human proprioceptive system, athletic performance, athletic speed, athletic agility, athletic vertical leap, athletic eye/hand coordination, spatial awareness, left/right brain organization and increasing the muscular development of a user. The balancing device has an elongated suspended support structure spanning the length of the device. The balancing device also has an end support structure at each end for suspending and stabilizing the support structure. A flexible line is mounted to the end supports and spans the length of the support structure. The user places all or part of their body weight on the suspended support band and attempts to balance.
US09764170B2	Hypoxia recovery system for mask off hypoxia training A hypoxia recovery system capable of supplying breathing air with approximately 20% oxygen to a subject inside a mask off hypoxia training room without the use of a real world MD-1 aviator oxygen regulator, yet have the experience and realism of a real world MD-1 aviator oxygen regulator. The invention also teaches a method of hypoxia flight training, using said hypoxia recovery system.
US09764162B1	Automated, data-driven treatment management system for adaptive radiotherapy workflows Systems and methods can include obtaining computerized physician intent data representing an initial patient care plan; creating a computerized workflow to include a course of multiple radiation therapy sessions; performing instructions on the oncology computer system to generate control parameters for a radiation therapy apparatus to provide the radiation treatment in accordance with the workflow during the course of sessions; obtaining computerized treatment data after initiating the course of sessions; processing the computerized treatment data, using the processor circuit, to determine an indication of delivery or effect of the radiation treatment during the course of sessions based on the initial patient care plan relative to the workflow; using the indication of delivery or effect of the radiation treatment to adapt the patient care plan; and managing the workflow for the patient using the adapted patient care plan as the patient proceeds through a course of sessions.
US09764161B2	Systems and methods for use in emission guided radiation therapy Described herein are systems and methods for positioning a radiation source with respect to one or more regions of interest in a coordinate system. Such systems and methods may be used in emission guided radiation therapy (EGRT) for the localized delivery of radiation to one or more patient tumor regions. These systems comprise a gantry movable about a patient area, where a plurality of positron emission detectors, a radiation source are arranged movably on the gantry, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify a coincident positron annihilation emission path and to position the radiation source to apply a radiation beam along the identified emission path. The systems and methods described herein can be used alone or in conjunction with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or brachytherapy for the treatment of tumors.
US09764157B2	Methods, systems, and apparatus for reducing the frequency and/or severity of photophobic responses or for modulating circadian cycles An optical filter may reduce the frequency and/or severity of photophobic responses or for modulating circadian cycles by controlling light exposure to cells in the human eye in certain wavelengths, such as 480 nm and 590 nm, and a visual spectral response of the human eye. The optical filter may disrupt the isomerization of melanopsin in the human eye reducing the availability of the active isoform, whereas the attenuation of light weighted across the action potential spectrum of the active isoform attenuates the phototransduction cascade leading to photophobic responses. Embodiments of an optical filter are described. In one embodiment an optical filter may be configured to transmit less than a first amount of light in certain wavelengths, and to transmit more than a second amount of light weighted across the visual spectral response. Methods of use and methods of manufacturing optical filters are also described.
US09764142B2	Apparatus and method for the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation Embodiments of the invention provide methods for the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) and related conditions. One embodiment provides a method comprising measuring electrical activity of the heart using electrodes arranged on the heart surface to define an area for detecting aberrant electrical activity (AEA) and then using the measured electrical activity (MEA) to detect foci of AEA causing AF. A pacing signal may then be sent to the foci to prevent AF onset. Atrial wall motion characteristics (WMC) may be sensed using an accelerometer placed on the heart and used with MEA to detect AF. The WMC may be used to monitor effectiveness of the pacing signal in preventing AF and/or returning the heart to normal sinus rhythm (NSR). Also, upon AF detection, a cardioversion signal may be sent to the atria using the electrodes to depolorize an atrial area causing AF and return the heart to NSR.
US09764137B2	Electronic stimulation system and device thereof for dorsal root ganglion An electronic stimulation device for electrically stimulating at least one dorsal root ganglion with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia comprises at least one electronic stimulation unit. The electronic stimulation unit includes at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, and it delivers a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field. The frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 kHz to 1000 kHz.
US09764136B2	Clinical decision support system Example apparatus and methods concern a next generation clinical decision support system (ngCDSS) for the management of neurological conditions (e.g., advanced Parkinson's disease (PD)). Conventional coupled adjustment of pharmacologic therapy and stimulation parameter settings is a time-consuming process that sometimes yields sub-optimal outcomes. Example ngCDSS use a machine learning trained function that relates deep brain stimulation (DBS) parameters, medication dosages, and patient-specific pre and post operative clinical data with actual treatment outcomes for a population of previously treated patients. Example ngCDSS incorporate image-based patient-specific computer models of the estimated stimulation volume of tissue stimulated by DBS in a multi-linear regression analysis to produce a predictor function that is highly correlated with actual outcomes. Example ngCDSS facilitate predicting the outcomes of a combined pharmacologic-DBS therapy, which in turn facilitate optimizing patient-specific treatment for improved benefits with minimal adverse effects.
US09764128B2	System and method for improving nerve finding for peripheral nerve stimulation A method of identifying a location for applying a stimulation therapy to treat a patient includes stimulating a first body region of the patient transcutaneously via a stimulus generator. The body region contains a first portion of a nerve that has an elongate shape. In response to the stimulating, action potentials received from a second portion of the nerve are monitored over a period of time. The second portion of the nerve is in a second body region of the patient that is located remotely from the first body region. Based on the monitoring, an optimized location of the second portion of the nerve is determined for applying the stimulation therapy to treat the first body region.
US09764126B2	Valve for administration of a plurality of drug fluids In accordance with the present inventive concept, there is provided a valve for administration of a plurality of drug fluids, such as cytostatics. The valve comprises: a housing having a plurality of circumferentially distributed primary inlets for receiving a respective one of the drug fluids and a secondary inlet for receiving a secondary fluid, such as a neutral fluid, an outlet, and a valve member arranged in the housing. The housing has a plurality of primary valve positions in each of which an associated one of the primary inlets is connected to the outlet, and a plurality of intermediary valve positions in each of which the secondary inlet is connected to the outlet. Moreover, the valve member has a outer surface sealingly engaging an inner surface of the housing, such that the primary and secondary inlets are sealingly connected to openings arranged in the outer surface of the valve member in each of the primary and intermediary valve positions, respectively. Figure for publication.
US09764123B2	Needle-less connector A needle-less connector includes a housing having a drug solution flow path, and an elastic valve body. An end surface of the housing on a side of a tip end opening of the drug solution flow path constitutes a protruding support surface whose center section protrudes and slopes in a direction of a foot, and the elastic valve body is superposed onto the protruding support surface in a state of close contact therewith. Insertion of a male luer into a slit of the elastic valve body causes expanding deformation of the elastic valve body along the protruding support surface. A flexion section is formed on a sloped surface of the protruding support surface, and the sloped surface has different tilt angles on a foot section side and on a crest section side of the flexion section.
US09764107B2	Cradle cushion having side stabilizers A cradle style cushion includes a central sealing body portion including a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall and a bottom wall. The top wall includes a central sealing surface, a first stabilizing surface and a second stabilizing surface, the first and second stabilizing surfaces each extending upwardly and outwardly with respect to the central sealing surface and a top edge of the front wall and being structured to wrap around and engage an outside of the nostrils when the patient interface device is donned by the patient, wherein the first stabilizing surface includes a first front side edge portion and the second stabilizing surface includes a second front side edge portion, and wherein the top edge of the front wall, the first front side edge portion and the second front side edge portion together define a front opening of the central sealing body portion.
US09764102B2	Dispenser cap arrangement Dispenser cap arrangements for enclosing a portion of a dispenser of a medicament are described herein.
US09764088B2	Gas syringe filling device and methods for making and using them Systems and methods are provided for filling syringes, e.g., for use during pneumatic retinopexy or other medical procedures. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing carrying a gas canister including an outlet communicating with a fluid path extending from the outlet to a syringe cavity. A syringe includes a barrel receivable in the syringe cavity such that a port of the barrel communicates with the fluid path. An actuator is provided on the housing for selectively opening the outlet of the gas canister to deliver gas therein along the fluid path into the interior of the barrel, thereby causing the plunger to move from a distal position to a proximal position.
US09764082B2	Patient care system with conditional alarm forwarding A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.
US09764080B2	Nasal rinse tip A device for nasal lavage is described. The device ejects a gentle flow of fluid under pressure. The fluid stream provides a high quantity of fluid at low pressure. The low pressure fluid stream is more comfortable for a user than a high pressure fluid stream that are delivered by various types of pressurized cans of solution.
US09764069B2	Articles having non-fouling surfaces and processes for preparing the same including pretreatment of articles Processes are described herein for preparing medical devices and other articles having a low-fouling surface on a substrate comprising a polymeric surface. The polymeric surface material may possess a range of polymeric backbones and substituents while providing the articles with a highly efficient, biocompatible, and non-fouling surface. The processes involve treating the substrate to reduce the concentration of chemical species on the surface of or in the substrate without altering the bulk physical properties of the device or article, and thereafter forming a grafted polymer layer on the treated substrate surface.
US09764067B2	Superhydrophobic coating for airway mucus plugging prevention A method for reducing mucus accumulation in an airway including disposing an implantable device within an airway, wherein the implantable device has a first end, a second end, and an inner surface defining a lumen extending from the first end to the second end; wherein at least a portion of the inner surface has a hydrophobic polymer coating thereon, wherein a polymer coating surface has dynamic water contact angles of 145 degrees or greater; and wherein the implantable device is constructed and arranged to maintain patency of the airway; wherein accumulation of mucus is reduced as compared to a similar implantable device without the hydrophobic portion of the inner surface. An implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making an implantable medical device having a superhydrophobic surface are also provided. An implantable medical device having a micropatterned surface with enhanced adhesion to tissue, optionally in combination with other region(s) having a superhydrophobic surface and a method of making such a device. Methods and devices for prevention of bacterial adhesion to implanted medical devices.
US09764066B2	Composite lacrimal insert and related methods Lacrimal implants, methods of making lacrimal implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration or other diseases or disorders using lacrimal implants are disclosed.
US09764064B2	Methods for producing hair microfollicles and de novo papillae and their use for in vitro tests and in vivo implantations The present invention relates to a method for producing hair microfollicles comprising the steps of: a) providing de novo papillae, b) providing other cell populations selected from the group of fibroblasts, keratinocytes and melanocytes, and co-culturing the de novo papillae with at least one other cell population in non-adherent culture vessels. The present invention relates also to methods of producing de novo papillae usable in said method for producing hair microfollicles.
US09764061B2	Method of providing a zirconium surface and resulting product A coating of blue-black or black zirconium of uniform and controlled thickness on a zirconium or zirconium alloy material is accomplished through the treatment of an amorphous zirconium or zirconium alloy substrate, which may have an altered surface roughness. The treatment of amorphous zirconium or zirconium alloy substrates includes oxidation of the substrates. A zirconium coating of uniform and controlled thickness is especially useful in various applications because the uniformly thick zirconium surface of controlled depth provide a barrier against implant corrosion caused by ionization of the metal substrates.
US09764058B2	Medical adhesives for stopping heavy bleeding and sealing leakages The present invention relates to a method that includes providing a formulation having an isocyanate-functional prepolymer and a curing component comprising an amino-functional aspartic ester of the general formula (I) applying the formulation to a cell tissue; and curing the formulation such that the loss of blood (haemostatic) or tissue fluids is staunched or leaks in cell tissues are sealed.
US09764054B2	Air-surface disinfection system, unit and method A system, unit, device and method are shown for providing substantially simultaneous disinfection of bacteria or other pathogens in air passing through the system using C-band ultraviolet radiation from an ultraviolet light source and that is also capable of substantially simultaneous and efficient disinfecting air and surfaces outside the device using the same ultraviolet light source.
US09764053B2	Scent diffuser and clothes treatment apparatus including the same A scent diffuser includes a holder configured to hold a replaceable scent member, the holder having at least one discharge port configured to discharge scent emitted from the scent member. The scent diffuser further includes a slider with a manipulation part accessible to a user, the slider being configured to move relative to the holder based on force applied by the user to the manipulation part, and the manipulation part being configured to transmit force to the slider, thereby causing the slider to move. The slider is configured to adjust an extent of an opening of the discharge port based on a position to which the slider is moved.
US09764051B2	Multi-panel sterilization assembly with transport adhesive The multi-panel sterilization assembly includes a barrier panel formed of permeable material having barrier properties, side wings that can include grip portions for folding or unfolding the barrier panel; and a fold protection panel. The assembly has at least one pull tab attached to an end of the barrier panel to aid in unfolding the assembly after sterilization. At least one wing and/or pull tab is held in place against the barrier panel during manufacturing with a transient adhesive that loses strength such that the wing or pull tab is easily pulled off the barrier panel after sterilization.
US09764050B1	Sanitizing mat The present invention relates to sanitization devices and methods. More particularly, the invention relates to devices and methods that significantly reduce or eliminate germs, bacteria and/or other microorganisms from objects such as bags, purses, footwear or other objects, as well as bare feet, hands, paws, hooves or other anatomical surfaces, which come into contact with them. The device and method uses germicidal radiation which exposes only the areas of the object that come into applied contact with the device. The device contains an array of individual cells which are configured to turn on and off sanitizing radiation. The devices may be interconnected to fill a large area such as a lobby, the floor of a hospital and the like.
US09764046B2	Labeling composition for intraocular tissue, labeling method of intraocular tissue, and screening method The invention provides a labeling composition for an intraocular tissue of a living individual, which specifically labels the intraocular tissue without need of an invasive operation such as exposure of an ocular tissue or injection of a staining agent into the ocular tissue or a nerve tissue linking to the ocular tissue, a method of noninvasively labeling an intraocular tissue of a living individual, and a screening method using the labeling composition for the intraocular tissues. The composition contains a compound capable of labeling at least a photoreceptor cell layer of a retina, wherein the compound is a staining compound having a particular structure as a partial structure thereof.
US09764029B2	Tumor proliferation inhibitor containing ultrasound-sensitive substance and method for inhibiting tumor proliferation by using tumor proliferation inhibitor and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound waves Provided are a tumor proliferation inhibitor and a method for inhibiting tumor proliferation both of which can be applied to a minimally invasive cancer treatment using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. The present invention provides a tumor proliferation inhibitor containing an ultrasound-sensitive substance and an acoustic cavitation phenomenon-enhancing substance, and provides a method for inhibiting tumor proliferation that can exhibit a tumor proliferation-inhibitory effect using the tumor proliferation inhibitor in combination with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound of a degree that is used in ultrasound diagnosis, and that can be applied to a minimally invasive cancer treatment using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound.
US09764021B2	Methods of using Salmonella enterica presenting C. jejuni N-glycan or derivatives thereof The present invention relates to Salmonella enterica comprising at least pgl operon of Campylobacter jejuni or a functional derivative thereof and presenting at least one N-glycan of Campylobacter jejuni or N-glycan derivative thereof on its cell surface and, in particular, to medical uses and pharmaceutical compositions thereof as well as methods for treating and/or preventing Campylobacter and optionally Salmonella infections and methods for producing these Salmonella strains.
US09764020B2	Staphylococcus aureus proteins and nucleic acids The invention provides proteins from Staphylococcus aureus including amino acid sequences and the corresponding nucleotide sequences. The proteins are useful for vaccines, immunogenic compositions, diagnostics, enzymatic studies and also as targets for antibiotics.
US09764017B2	Potomac horse fever isolates The present invention discloses novel isolates of Neorickettsia risticii, compositions comprising such isolates, vaccines and methods for using such vaccines against Potomac Horse Fever.
US09764012B2	Vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof Nanoparticle-based vaccines, compositions, kits and methods are used for the effective delivery of one or more antigens in vivo for vaccination and antibody (e.g., monoclonal antibody) production, and for the effective delivery of peptides, proteins, siRNA, RNA or DNA to PAPCs or MHC class II positive cells (e.g. tumor cells). Antigens may be, for example, DNA that results in expression of the gene of interest and induction of a robust and specific immune response to the expressed protein in a subject (e.g., mammal). Antigens may also be immunogenic peptides or polypeptides that are processed and presented. In one embodiment, a nanoparticle-based method to deliver antigens in vivo as described herein includes injection of a vaccine composed of a DNA encoding at least one antigen, or at least one antigenic peptide or polypeptide conjugated to a charged dendrimer (e.g., PADRE-derivatized dendrimer) that is also conjugated to a T helper epitope (e.g., PADRE). Negatively-charged plasmids bind naturally to a positively-charged PADRE-dendrimer, while peptide or polypeptide antigens can be chemically linked to the PADRE-dendrimer if they are not negatively-charged. Alternatively, negatively-charged dendrimers may be used. The compositions, kits, vaccines and methods described herein have both prophylactic and treatment applications, i.e., can be used as a prophylactic to prevent onset of a disease or condition in a subject, as well as to treat a subject having a disease or condition. A vaccine as described herein can be used to mount an immune response against any infectious pathogen or cancer.
US09764003B2	Use of long-acting GLP-1 peptides The invention relates to use of long-acting GLP-1 peptides in certain dosage regimes for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, etc.
US09764002B2	Dosage regimen for therapeutic method Disclosed herein is the use of an active agent comprising a peptide derived from atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) prohormone or a mimetic thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for treating a disease in a subject. The medicament is administered subcutaneously in a multimodal dosage regime comprising at least an initial dosage stage and at least one maintenance dosage stage. The initial dosage stage comprises infusing the active agent at an initial dosage rate for an initial period to achieve a target steady state blood plasma concentration of the active agent or metabolite thereof. The maintenance dosage stage(s) comprise(s) adjusting the dosage rate to a maintenance dosage rate for a maintenance period to substantially maintain said target steady state blood plasma concentration of the active agent or metabolite thereof.
US09763997B2	Spray drying vancomycin A method and formulation for preparing spray dried vancomycin. In various embodiment, the formulation includes vancomycin HCl (10-20%) and one or more of the following PEG (0-5%), mannitol (0-5%), ethanol (0-10%), and a citrate buffer. Spray dried vancomycin has favorable reconstitution times and water content.
US09763996B2	Polymyxin derivative and uses thereof The present invention relates to a polymyxin derivative of formula (I) wherein R1 is Dab R2 is Thr R3 is DThr R4 is Dab R5 is Dab R6 is DPhe R7 is Leu R8 is Abu R9 is Dab; R10 is Thr; and R(FA) is octanoyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to their use in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria.
US09763994B2	Composition for promoting wound healing The present disclosure relates to a composition for promoting wound healing that may be used as a pharmaceutical composition, or a cosmetic composition for promoting wound healing, which contains a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO 1. The composition may be usefully used for a wound care drug or a functional cosmetic product for wound care.
US09763992B2	Treatment of noise induced hearing loss The present invention provides methods of preventing, treating, and/or reducing noise induced hearing loss and/or noise-induced inner ear trauma. The methods include the administration of glatiramer acetate or a derivative thereof and, optionally, at least one anti-oxidant.
US09763986B2	Encapsulated cells for hormone replacement therapy A composition comprising microcapsules, the microcapsules containing both live mammalian ovarian granulosa cells and live mammalian ovarian theca cells, is described. In some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained in separate microcapsules in the composition; in some embodiments, the granulosa cells and the theca cells are contained together in the same microcapsules in the composition The composition is can be used for estrogen, and optionally also progesterone, delivery, and hence is preferably free or essentially free of oocytes. Methods of using the same and pharmaceutical formulations containing the same are also described.
US09763985B2	Antigen-specific central-memory T cell preparations having high CD4+ fraction The invention relates to a method for generation of T cell preparations that are specific for at least one target antigen, comprising the steps of expanding lymphoid cells in vitro in the presence of a target antigen or peptide fragments thereof in an expansion step, isolating cells that secrete interferon gamma and culturing, the cells in the presence of interleukin 2 and interleukin 7 and either an inhibitor of the mTOR Complex 1, or in the presence of an inhibitor of IL-2/IL-2R interaction. The invention further relates to preparations obtained by the method of the invention.
US09763983B2	Natural killer cells from placenta Provided herein are placental perfusate, placental perfusate cells, placenta-derived intermediate natural killer cells, combined natural killer cells from placenta and umbilical cord blood, and combinations thereof. Also provided herein are compositions comprising the same, and methods of using placental perfusate, placental perfusate cells, placenta-derived intermediate natural killer cells, and combined natural killer cells and combinations thereof, to suppress the growth or proliferation of tumor cells, cancer cells, and the like, and to treat individuals having tumor cells. Also provided herein are methods of treating an individual having a tumor or graft-versus-host disease with placental perfusate, placental perfusate-derived cells, natural killer cells from placenta, e.g., from placental perfusate, and/or combined natural killer cells comprising natural killer cells from placenta, e.g., from placental perfusate, and umbilical cord blood.
US09763979B2	Cardioplegic preparation The present invention relates to a cardioplegic preparation. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the preparation is made of two solutions, the first containing magnesium sulfate, potassium and xylitol, and the other containing procaine.
US09763976B1	Composition and method for treating skin conditions Provided are biocompatible topical compositions including a novel combination of an inflammatory management agent, a vascular repair agent, a neurogenic agent, a sebum suppression agent and an exfoliating agent. Also provided are methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating rosacea, a symptom thereof or a condition related thereto by administering the biocompatible topical compositions describe herein.
US09763974B2	Galacto-rhamnogalacturonate compositions for the treatment of diseases associated with elevated inducible nitric oxide synthase Aspects of the invention provide methods for treatment of a disease associated with elevated iNOS including autoimmune, chronic inflammatory, neurodegenerative, or cardiovascular diseases. In particular, aspects of the invention relate to the use of a therapeutic formulation comprising a galacto-rhamnogalacturonate for the treatment of a disease associated with elevated iNOS including autoimmune, chronic inflammatory, neurodegenerative, or cardiovascular diseases.
US09763971B2	Improving recognition The invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment or prevention of recognition dysfunction, and/or for improving recognition, in a (prodromal) Alzheimer's patient, in particular in a drug-naive (prodromal) Alzheimer's patient, more particularly in a subject with a mini-mental state examination of 20-30.
US09763968B2	Hydrogel formulation for dermal and ocular delivery Formulations of cross-linkable polymers, capable of forming non-toxic and biocompatible hydrogels in situ, containing at least one of doxycycline or minocycline. Methods of using the hydrogels for treating the skin or ocular tissues of mammals exposed to vesicant compounds such as sulfur mustard (SM), nitrogen mustard (NM) or half mustard (2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES)) are also disclosed.
US09763965B2	Aggregate particles The present invention relates to aggregate particles comprising nanoparticulate drug particles. In particular, the present invention is directed to aggregate particles comprising nanoparticulate drug particles of umeclidinium bromide and optionally vilanterol trifenatate and/or fluticasone furoate. Aggregate particles of the present invention may further comprise nanoparticulate excipient particles and one or more binders. The invention also relates to powder compositions suitable for inhalation that comprise said aggregate particles, processes of producing said aggregate particles, and use of said powder compositions in the treatment of respiratory diseases, such as asthma and COPD.
US09763961B2	Compositions that modulate the activity of estrogen receptors and estrogen-related receptors and methods for use Disclosed are compositions for treating an estrogen receptor (ER) or estrogen related receptor (ERR) mediated disorder, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Compound Nos. 1-9, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 8-2 and 3-15 set forth herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said compound modulates estrogen receptors and/or estrogen-related receptors and methods for use of said compositions.
US09763958B2	Preservative free bimatoprost and timolol solutions The present invention is directed to preservative-free solutions of bimatoprost and timolol for lowering intra-ocular pressure and treatment of glaucoma.
US09763953B2	Cholinergic enhancers with improved blood-brain barrier permeability for the treatment of diseases accompanied by cognitive impairment The present invention refers to compounds that, in addition to enhancing the sensitivity to acetylcholine and choline, and their exogenous agonists, of neuronal cholinergic receptors and/or acting as cholinesterase inhibitors and/or neuroprotective agents, have enhanced blood-brain barrier permeability in comparison to their parent compounds. The compounds are derived (either formally by their chemical structure or directly by chemical synthesis) from natural compounds belonging to the class of amaryllidaceae alkaloids e.g., galantamine, narwedine and lycoramine, or from metabolites of said compounds. The compounds of the present invention can either interact as such with their target molecules, or they can act as “pro-drugs”, in the sense that after reaching their target regions in the body they are converted by hydrolysis or enzymatic attack to the original parent compound and react as such with their target molecules, or both. The compounds of this invention may be used as medicaments.
US09763950B2	Combination treatment The present invention relates to the use of combinations comprising 8-[(1R)-1-(3,5-difluorophenylamino)ethyl]-N,N-dimethyl-2-morpholino-4-oxo-4H-chromene-6-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a taxane in the treatment or prophylaxis of cancer; pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound [I] (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) and a taxane; kits comprising Compound [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a taxane, optionally with instructions for use; and methods of treatment comprising the simultaneous, sequential or separate administration of Compound [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a taxane to warm-blooded animal, such as man.
US09763942B2	Serine/threonine kinase inhibitors Compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided, which are useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative, pain and inflammatory diseases. Methods of using compounds of Formula I or a stereoisomer, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, prevention or treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions are disclosed.
US09763935B2	Controlled release sterile injectable aripiprazole formulation and method A controlled release sterile freeze-dried aripiprazole formulation is provided which is formed of aripiprazole of a desired mean particle size and a vehicle thereof, which upon constitution with water and intramuscular injection releases aripiprazole over a period of at least about one week and up to about eight weeks. A method for preparing the controlled release freeze-dried aripiprazole formulation, and a method for treating schizophrenia employing the above formulation are also provided.
US09763933B2	Tamper resistant dosage forms The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US09763927B2	Indazole inhibitors of the Wnt signal pathway and therapeutic uses thereof Indazole compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis, Alzheimer's disease and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases due to mutations in Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US09763926B2	Methylphenidate extended release chewable tablet An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.
US09763925B2	Antibacterial compounds Disclosed are compounds of formula (I): which are of use in the treatment of bacterial diseases and infections, to compositions containing those compounds and to methods of treating bacterial diseases and infections using the compounds. In particular, the compounds are useful for the treatment of infection with, and diseases caused by, Clostridium difficile.
US09763912B2	Compositions, methods of use, and methods of treatment Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for compositions including an antimicrobial agent, pharmaceutical compositions including the composition or pharmaceutical composition, methods of treating a condition or disease, methods of treatment using compositions or pharmaceutical compositions, and the like.
US09763911B2	Prostacyclin compositions for regulation of fracture repair and bone formation The present disclosure provides a prostacyclin coated implant to enhance fracture repair and bone formation comprising: an implant; and a prostacyclin coating comprising a prostacyclin compound disposed in a polymer coating the implant, wherein the prostacyclin coating releases the prostacyclin compound which enhances fracture repair and bone formation.
US09763907B2	Use of derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids as medicaments Use of polyunsaturated fatty acid derivatives as medicaments or functional foods. The present invention relates to the use of 1,2-fatty acid derivatives in the treatment or prevention of common diseases whose etiology is based on alterations (of any type) of the cell membrane lipids, for example, changes in levels, in the composition or in the structure of these lipids. In addition, for diseases in which the regulation of lipid composition and of the structure of the membranes (or proteins that interact with membranes) causes the reversion of pathological state.
US09763889B2	Oral delivery system for hemoglobin based oxygen carriers A process for making hemoglobin based oxygen carrier (HBOC) containing pharmaceutical composition suitable for oral delivery and the composition formed thereby are described. There are three exemplary composition configurations which include (1) hemoglobin-loaded nanoparticles solution, (2) enteric-coated hemoglobin capsules and (3) enteric-coated hemoglobin tablets. To facilitate the bioavailability and bio-compatibility of hemoglobin, intestinal absorption enhancers are added in each of the HBOC formulations. Protective layers ensure delivery of an intact hemoglobin structure in intestinal tract without degradation in the stomach. The HBOC formulations may be used for preventive or immediate treatment of high altitude syndrome (HAS) or for treatment of hypoxic conditions including blood loss, anemia, hypoxic cancerous tissue, and other oxygen-deprivation disorders. In addition to delivering oxygen, the heme group of hemoglobin from HBOC formulations can provide heme iron to the human body to aid in the production of more red blood cells. The presently claimed invention provides improved hemoglobin formulations for forming nanoparticles with improved properties via polyelectrolyte complexation and for lyophilization to form mixture powder or particles with improved properties.
US09763886B2	Tamper resistant dosage forms The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US09763880B2	Non-aqueous taxane formulations and methods of using the same Non-aqueous, ethanol-free taxane formulations are provided. Formulations of embodiments of the invention include a taxane, an oil, a non-ionic surfactant, a non-aqueous solvent, and an organic acid component, wherein the organic acid component is soluble in the non-aqueous solvent and the amount by weight of non-ionic surfactant is equal to or greater than the amount by weight of non-aqueous solvent. Also provided are methods of using the formulations, as well as kits that include the formulations. Non-aqueous, ethanol-free docetaxel formulations are provided. Formulations of embodiments of the invention include docetaxel, an oil, a non-ionic surfactant, a non-aqueous solvent, and an organic acid which is soluble in the non-aqueous solvent and is substantially free of any conjugate base. Also provided are methods of using the formulations, as well as kits that include the formulations.
US09763864B2	Cosmetic compositions for hydrating skin A cosmetic composition suitable for topical application is provided. The cosmetic composition comprises: a safe and effective amount of a humectant; a safe and effective amount of a lipid bilayer structurant, and a safe and effective amount of a chaotropic agent. The chaotropic agent denatures the cross-linked proteinaceous layer sitting immediately above skin thereby increasing the amount of humectant and lipid bilayer structurant that enters the stratum corneum; the humectant binds together with water molecules and the lipid bilayer structurant knits together the lipid bilayers of the stratum corneum thereby preventing water loss.
US09763863B2	Methods of preparing non-alcohol bioactive essential oil mouth rinses The invention relates generally to liquids such as mouth rinses for the prevention and elimination of bad breath as well as for the reduction of oral microorganisms responsible for the development of dental plaque and tooth decay. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of preparing non-alcohol or reduced alcohol mouth rinses effective at preventing the above-mentioned problems.
US09763857B2	Device, kit and method for placing jejunal tube device through stomach and into small intestine related application A device and method for placing a jejunal feeding tube through a stomach and into a small intestine. A mechanism is formed to a shape that contacts walls of the small intestine along a length of the small intestine to grip the walls and anchor the jejunal feeding tube. The mechanism is present on a distal end of the jejunal feeding tube that is present in the small intestine after placement of the jejunal feeding tube. The mechanism is straightened for placement into the small intestine with a stiffening apparatus.
US09763855B2	Pressure-regulating vial adaptors In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor comprises a housing configured to couple the adaptor with a vial, an access channel, a regulator channel, and a regulator assembly. The access channel is configured to facilitate withdrawal of fluid from the vial when the adaptor is coupled to the vial. The regulator channel is configured to facilitate a flow of a regulating fluid from the regulator assembly to compensate for changes in volume of a medical fluid in the vial. In some embodiments, the regulator assembly includes a flexible member configured to expand and contract in accordance with changes in the volume of the medical fluid in the vial. In some embodiments, the flexible member is substantially free to expand and contract. In some embodiments, the flexible member is not partly or completely located in a rigid enclosure.
US09763854B2	Flow restrictor Flow restrictors for use with a syringe or without a syringe are disclosed for dispensing a liquid medicine for an infant or child. The flow restrictors include a cover having a raised ring, a sleeve for insertion into a bottle, a self-sealing orifice for dispensing the medicine and including an annular cylinder having vertical supports or ribs which extend outward and engage the inside wall of the sleeve. The sleeve includes one or more external protrusions.
US09763849B2	Collapsible rolling walker A collapsible rolling walker that readily collapses for storage and/or transportation and that readily deploys for use.
US09763842B2	Fluidizable bed with lateral rotation capability and method of operation therefor A fluidizable bed (10) comprises a receptacle (12), a diffuser board (14) dividing the receptacle (12) into a plenum (16) and a fluidizable medium container (20), a fluidizable medium (30) residing in the container, and a partition (32) dividing the plenum (16) into a first chamber (34) adapted to receive a first stream (36) of fluidizing medium (30) and a second chamber (40) adapted to receive a second stream (42) of fluidizing medium (30). In operation a first stream (36) of the fluidizing medium (30) is admitted to the first chamber (34) and a second stream (42) of the fluidizing medium (30) is admitting to the second chamber (40). By admitting the fluidizing medium (30) to the chambers in a phased, cyclic fashion the benefits of lateral rotation are achieved in a fluidizable bed (10).
US09763835B2	Comfortable diaper An absorbent article, preferably a disposable absorbent article such as a diaper, is disclosed that provides an improved immobilization of absorbent polymer material when the article is fully or partially urine loaded. This absorbent core is useful for providing an absorbent article of increased wearing comfort. Specifically disclosed is an absorbent core useful for an absorbent article comprising a substrate layer and absorbent material, the absorbent material comprising an absorbent polymer material, the absorbent material optionally comprising absorbent fibrous material, the absorbent fibrous material not representing more than 20% of the weight of absorbent polymer material, wherein the absorbent material is immobilized when wet such that the absorbent core achieves a wet immobilization of more than 50%, preferably of more than 60%, 70%, 80% or 90% according to the Wet Immobilization Test described herein.
US09763833B2	Buffered adhesive compositions for skin-adhering medical products Provided are buffered adhesive compositions comprising a high molecular weight non-neutralized polymeric acid and a high molecular weight partially neutralized polymeric acid and products such as wound dressings and ostomy skin barriers incorporating the compositions.
US09763831B2	High-order optical correction during corneal laser surgery Systems and methods related to corneal ablation for treatment of one or more high-order optical aberrations are provided. A method includes providing a defect-correcting prescription, determining an ablation profile to impose the prescription on the cornea, and determining a sequence of laser-energy ablations to impose the ablation profile on the cornea. The prescription may include a high-order optical correction. The ablation profile includes a first-segment profile and a second-segment profile. The second-segment profile corresponds to at least one high-order optical correction. The ablation sequence includes applying ablations corresponding to the first-segment profile prior to applying ablations corresponding to the second-segment profile.
US09763828B2	Ocular implant with stiffness qualities, methods of implantation and system Described herein are devices and methods for treating eye conditions. Described is an ocular implant including an elongate member having an internal lumen forming a flow pathway, at least one inflow port communicating with the flow pathway, and at least one outflow port communicating with the flow pathway. The elongate member is adapted to be positioned in the eye such that at least one inflow port communicates with the anterior chamber, at least one outflow port communicates with the suprachoroidal space to provide a fluid pathway between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space when the elongate member is implanted in the eye. The elongate member has a wall material imparting a stiffness to the elongate member. The stiffness is selected such that after implantation the elongate member deforms eye tissue surrounding the suprachoroidal space forming a tented volume.
US09763821B2	Orthopedic device for dynamically treating the knee An orthopedic device includes a hinge assembly, a frame having first and second frame components spaced apart from and connected to one another by the hinge assembly, a strap system extending between medial and lateral sides of the first frame component, and at least one tensioning element. The at least one tensioning element has a first end secured to the strap system and a second end coupled to the hinge assembly. Articulation of the hinge assembly pulls the strap system toward the frontal plane by the at least one tensioning element.
US09763820B2	Bypass device, support frame for bypass device, and method A liner support frame is configured to be positioned in a gastrointestinal tract of a human and to support a liner which inhibits nutrient absorption and anchor the liner in place in the gastrointestinal tract, the liner support frame includes a plurality of frame members connected to one another so that the liner support frame possesses a plurality of openings. The liner support frame includes a plurality of frame portions arranged axially and possessing different tapers.
US09763819B1	Tapered sleeve The present disclosure describes a sleeve comprising a conical frustum having first and second end profiles and a lumen there through for covering and constraining an expandable device, and assemblies comprising an expandable device and a sleeve having a frustoconical shape when the expandable device is at least partially expanded. The present disclosure further describes methods for deploying an expandable device in a patient comprising releasing a releasable seam disposed on a sleeve and everting the sleeve while retracting it from the expandable device.
US09763814B2	Elongate medical device An elongate medical device is provided. The device includes an elongate member defining a lumen through proximal, central, and distal portions. The central portion of the elongate member is defined from a plurality of closely aligned coils that establish the lumen within the central portion. The central portion further comprises a jacket disposed around a majority of an outer circumference of the plurality of coils, the jacket defining opposing first and second longitudinal edges that extend along the length of the central portion, and an elongate gap between opposing first and second longitudinal edges exposing portions of each of the plurality of coils aligned therewith, wherein the elongate gap allows for fluid communication from within or into the lumen through spaces between neighboring coils and through the elongate gap.
US09763806B2	Method and apparatus for implanting a prosthesis Disclosed is a system for engaging and holding a prosthesis both axially and rotationally relative to an inserter assembly. The inserter assembly can engage an acetabular prosthesis in a selected position, such as axially, with a first portion and then or subsequently engage the acetabular prosthesis with a second portion in a rotationally fixed manner. The acetabular prosthesis can then be inserted into a prepared acetabulum according to a disclosed method with the inserter assembly. The inserter assembly can then be removed from the acetabular prosthesis to allow for reduction of a femur.
US09763800B2	Implant configured for hammertoe and small bone fixation An implant configured for fusing a first bone segment and a second bone segment during an operative procedure and constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure includes an implant body, a first bone interfacing portion and a second bone interfacing portion. The implant body can extend longitudinally between an insertion end and an opposite end. The first bone interfacing portion can be provided on the implant body and be configured to be implanted relative to the first bone segment. The second bone interfacing portion can be provided on the implant body and be configured to be implanted relative to the second bone segment. The first and second bone interfacing portions can be inserted dorsally into the first and second bone segments, respectively.
US09763799B2	Reverse shoulder prosthetic A reverse modular humeral implant for implantation into a humerus that includes a natural humeral shaft and a natural humeral head. The implant includes a humeral stem implantable into the natural humeral shaft, and an adapter couplable to the humeral stem, the adapter including an anchoring projection configured to be coupled to a convex bearing.
US09763796B2	Asymmetric tibial components for a knee prosthesis An orthopedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate with features designed for use with small-stature knee-replacement patients. The tibial prosthesis may include a shortened tibial keel, tibial keel fins which define a large angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the keel, and/or tibial keel fins which extend along less than the entire longitudinal extent of the keel.
US09763795B2	Motion facilitating tibial components for a knee prosthesis An orthopedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate sized and shaped to cover substantially all of a resected proximal tibial surface, and a tibial bearing component sized to leave a posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate exposed when the tibial bearing component is mounted to the baseplate. The exposed posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate includes a chamfered profile which cooperates with a correspondingly chamfered profile at a posteromedial edge of the tibial bearing component to create a substantially continuous chamfer extending from the resected tibial surface to the medial articular surface of the tibial bearing component. Advantageously, this chamfer leaves an absence of material (i.e., a relief or void) at the posteromedial edge of the tibial prosthesis, thereby enabling deep flexion of the prosthesis without impingement between the tibial prosthesis and adjacent anatomic tissues or prosthetic structures.
US09763790B2	Femoral neck prosthesis The invention relates to a shaft for a femoral neck prosthesis, which comprises an anchoring area (27, 29) which is arranged inside the femur in order to anchor the prosthesis into bone, a head area which is axially adjacent to the anchoring area (27, 29) on the proximal side, said head area comprising a device (13) which is connected to the prosthesis head (15), in addition to a distal end which is arranged opposite the head area in the axial direction of the anchoring area (27, 29). The invention is characterised in that the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the head area is at the most equal and, in particular, smaller than the maximum diameter of the anchoring area (27, 29), in such a manner that the maximum cross-sectional dimension of the shaft (11) is in the anchoring area (27, 29).
US09763762B2	Implantable urinary tract valve A urinary tract valve includes an expandable valve element positionable within a bladder of a patient via a urinary tract of the patient in a collapsed configuration. The expandable valve element is configured to transition from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration after being positioned within the bladder of the patient. The expandable valve element includes a ferromagnetic element that facilitates selective control of the expandable valve element with a magnetic field between an open position and a closed position when positioned within the bladder of the patient. In the closed position, the expandable valve element is configured to seal an internal urethral opening of the patient. In the open position, the expandable valve element is configured to allow urine to pass from the bladder of the patient, through an internal urethral opening of the patient and into a urethra of the patient.
US09763760B2	Apparatus for light-curing a dental object The invention relates to an apparatus for irradiating an object, in particular for light-curing a dental object by means of a first radiation, the apparatus comprising at least one radiation source for emitting the first radiation, the apparatus further comprising at least one radiation sensor for measuring at least a second radiation, and the apparatus further comprising a housing. The second radiation is the first radiation reelected by the object.
US09763758B2	Virtual and physical dental models of dental surfaces and analog socket structure of a dental implant and related procedures A system and method for manufacturing a physical model of a dental structure wherein the physical model is configured to allow a dental analog to be inserted into the physical model. A virtual model of the dental structure is provided including a virtual implant spatial disposition with respect to the virtual model corresponding to a physical implant spatial disposition of the dental implant. Using the virtual model, a physical model corresponding to the virtual model is manufactured, the physical model being provided with a physical analog corresponding to the virtual analog. The physical analog installation structure is configured for enabling a dental analog, corresponding to the dental implant, to be inserted. In the installed position, the dental analog has an analog spatial disposition with respect to the physical model corresponding to the physical disposition of the dental implant with respect to the physical dental structure.
US09763757B2	Method for creating a virtual oral-maxillofacial anatomical representation The invention could be a process for creating a dental anatomical representation comprising the following steps, seating radiopaque elastomer material between an upper jaw and a lower jaw of a mouth of a patient, the patient then fully biting down upon the radiopaque elastomer material to form the radiopaque elastomer material into a physical record of at least a portion of each of the two jaws and each jaw's position relative to the other jaw; taking a first scan of the patient's mouth with the formed radiopaque elastomer material in place between the jaws; and creating a virtual representation of the formed radiopaque elastomer material from data presented in the first scan, then using the virtual representation to align and correlate data obtained from the first scan and any other scans of a patient's anatomy.
US09763756B2	Apparatus and system for making dental impressions A system for making dental impressions is provided. The system includes a first dental tray and an adjustable dental tray mount for maintaining the first dental tray in a fixed position relative to an upper dental arch of a patient. The adjustable dental tray mount is capable of being mounted on the patient's head, neck or shoulders. The system further includes a flexible tooth separator with a tape-like structure and with a width equal to or greater than a distance from a tooth margin line to a gum line of a tooth of a patient. The system further includes a second dental tray, an adjustable dental tray mount for maintaining the second dental tray in a fixed position relative to a lower dental arch of a patient, and spacing structures to maintain the first dental tray and the second dental tray in position when simultaneously applied to the patient's teeth.

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