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US09805346B2	Assisted self-service transaction device While performing or initiating a transaction with a self-service video transaction device, a user may interact with a video agent and a terminal associated therewith. Video and/or audio functionalities may be enabled or disabled based on a length of a wait time to connect to a video agent. If the wait time exceeds a predetermined threshold, video and/or audio functionalities may be disabled, and the self-service device may generate a display indicating that video and/or audio functionalities are unavailable. If the wait time does not exceed the predetermined threshold, video and/or audio functionalities may be enabled, and the self-service device may generate a display indicating that video and/or audio functionalities are available. Also, on-site assistance features are provided that may allow for additional functionality to be provided to a user of the self-service video transaction device or other type of transaction device.
US09805344B1	Notification system and method Systems, methods, and program products for performing cash sweep transactions with customer control are disclosed. A deposit sweep computer system may determine first allocations of funds for a plurality of customers. The system may determine for a first subset of the customers that their funds are allocated to respective different depository institutions than previously used for the respective customer. The system may generate and transmit to client devices associated with the first subset of customers machine-readable instructions to render respective destination institution management graphical user interfaces providing an indication of the respective different depository institutions along with accept options and reject options. The system may receive one or more selections of accept options or reject options. The system may then determine and execute second allocations based at least in part upon the first allocations and the one or more selections of the reject options.
US09805343B2	System and method for guided printer servicing A guided barcode printer diagnostic and servicing system and method includes a software application for a smart phone that simplifies the process of detecting problems with and servicing a malfunctioning barcode printer. Illustrated, audible, and/or written instructions prompt the user to obtain photographs, video recordings, and/or audio samples of the malfunctioning printer. Data processing algorithms extract diagnostic data from the photographs, video recordings, and/or audio samples. The diagnostic data is compared to known printer problem data stored in a database. If a potential problem is identified, a likely repair solution is presented with easy-to-follow servicing instructions. If a potential problem is not identified, additional troubleshooting steps are performed by the user, if needed, until the barcode printer is fixed or it is determined that a skilled service technician is needed.
US09805336B2	Product scanner and list management device Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for product scanning and list management are provided.
US09805335B2	Distributed enterprise equipment inventory location system Management controller awareness and cooperation between nodes within an IT environment are used to provide a secure, optional and altruistic system to identify environment inventory. Such a system minimizes a management controller compute overhead, network burden via an optimized search space and provides an opportunistic scheduled time for response.
US09805324B2	Computer-implemented system for modeling an allocated resource Exemplary embodiments are generally directed to methods, mediums, and systems for accounting for extensions or reductions of the period for which a resource (e.g., computer processor time, scientific apparatus, storage units, devices, etc.) is allocated. According to exemplary embodiments, allocation-based aggregated effects of extension and relinquishment are modeled. The modeled effects are used to offset allocation forecasts based on historical data. As a result, the dimensionality of the problem of incorporating in-house data is greatly reduced as compared to other techniques, and allocation forecasts can be made more accurately and efficiently.
US09805323B2	System and method for tracking information in a business environment A system and method for tracking information in a business environment. The system uses a tree-view hierarchy whereby alerts and time triggers are set by the user and upon the triggering of an event, the visual attributes of the tree-view folders change to reflect the triggering event.
US09805322B2	Application blueprint and deployment model for dynamic business service management (BSM) Disclosed are systems and methods for model based provisioning of applications and servers (both physical and virtual) to execute provisioned applications in a reliable and repeatable manner. Several aspects of a complex application management including compliance, change tracking, monitoring, discovery, processing steps, CMDB integration are disclosed within a comprehensive hierarchy of definition templates forming a model. This model can then be used at provisioning time to instantiate a compliant instance of the provisioned application. This model can also be used at run-time for managing run-time aspects of the provisioned application. Additionally, the model based approach can help track applications even when or if applications drift from their intended design and policies for use.
US09805320B2	Tag-based performance framework for contact center An apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to: identify a keyword from machine-readable text; identify a contact center resource based on the identified keyword; update a first group of keywords associated with the contact center resource based on the identified keyword; invoke an action based on analysis of the keyword associated with the contact center resource; monitor the action and report results in response; and update a second group of keywords according to analysis of the results.
US09805317B2	Methods and systems for controlling fluid delivery missions on a site Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery on a site using at least one fluid delivery machine are disclosed. An exemplary such method includes identifying at least one path on the site based on map information associated with the site, calculating a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on environmental information associated with the site, and dispatching a fluid delivery machine on a mission to treat the at least one path with fluid based on the fluid delivery requirement.
US09805314B2	Storing a business process state An apparatus and a method for storing a BPM process state is described. A process engine generates a business process state. The business process state is stored in a memory grid of a tree structured cache nodes. A converter converts the business process state to a plain text file or a binary format file prior to storing the business process state.
US09805308B2	Fact checking by separation method and system An efficient fact checking system analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The efficient fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information efficiently and/or provides a status of the information.
US09805299B2	Radio-frequency identification tag A radio-frequency identification tag that includes a ground plane made of an electrically conductive material, and an actuator made of a transducer material adapted to convert a variation of a physical quantity into a mechanical displacement of the ground plane between first and second positions when the physical quantity crosses a predetermined threshold in order to indicate this event to the reader. The transducer material is a thermal shape-memory material or a magnetostrictive material or a magnetic shape-memory material. The transducer material is also an electrically conductive material. The ground plane and the actuator are both formed by a single strip made of the transducer material and a mobile portion of which moves relative to an antenna between the first and second positions when the physical variable crosses the predetermined threshold.
US09805295B2	Image forming apparatus and operating device An image forming apparatus includes an operating section. The operating section projects forward from an upper housing of the image forming apparatus. The operating section includes an input section and a display section. The input section is for receiving input of image forming information. The display section is disposed adjacent to the input section and displays the image forming information thereon. A position of the display section is switchable between a first position and a second position. The first position is where the display section is flush with the input section. The second position is where the display section is tilted forward more than the input section, by turning the display section on a front edge side of the display section as a pivot to raise a rear edge side of the display section upward from the first position.
US09805294B2	Method for denoising time-of-flight range images A method for denoising a range image acquired by a time-of-flight (ToF) camera by first determining locations of edges, and a confidence value of each pixel, and based on the locations of the edges, determining geodesic distances of neighboring pixels. Based on the confidence values, reliabilities of the neighboring pixels are determined and scene dependent noise is reduced using a filter.
US09805272B1	Storage system of original frame of monitor data and storage method thereof A storage system of original frames of monitor data and a storage method thereof are provided. The storage system includes a monitor sensor, an event marking circuit, a data storage circuit and a frame processing circuit. The monitor sensor provides a plurality of original frames. The event marking circuit has an input terminal coupling to the monitor sensor and an output terminal, and is used for determining an event intensity of a corresponding one of the original frames and marks the event intensity on the corresponding original frame. The data storage circuit is coupled to the output terminal and is used for completely storing the original frames. The frame processing circuit is coupled to the data storage circuit and is used for checking whether the original frames within the data storage circuit are deleted according to the event intensities.
US09805270B2	Video segmentation techniques A video segmentation system can be utilized to automate segmentation of digital video content. Features corresponding to visual, audio, and/or textual content of the video can be extracted from frames of the video. The extracted features of adjacent frames are compared according to a similarity measure to determine boundaries of a first set of shots or video segments distinguished by abrupt transitions. The first set of shots is analyzed according to certain heuristics to recognize a second set of shots distinguished by gradual transitions. Key frames can be extracted from the first and second set of shots, and the key frames can be used by the video segmentation system to group the first and second set of shots by scene. Additional processing can be performed to associate metadata, such as names of actors or titles of songs, with the detected scenes.
US09805262B2	Head mounted display device, image display system, and method of controlling head mounted display device A head mounted display device includes an image display unit that allows a user to visually recognize image light based on image data as a virtual image and allows the user to visually recognize an outside scenery when worn on a head of the user, an imaging unit that images the outside scenery, and a control unit that, when an imaged image contains a mark image as an image of a specific mark, allows the user to visually recognize the specific virtual image associated with a combination of a type of the mark image and a shape of the mark image using the image display unit.
US09805261B1	Systems and methods for surface and subsurface damage assessments, patch scans, and visualization An unmanned autonomous vehicle assessment and reporting system may conduct patch scan analyses of a roof. Damage points on the roof may be evaluated for severity and assigned a severity value. A remediation status may be objectively developed for one or more faces of the roof based on the number of damage points within a patch region of a defined size and the severity value of each of the damage points within the patch region. A visualization system may overlay markings, such as color-coded markings, to display a representation of a roof, patch regions, damage points, and/or severity values.
US09805260B2	Vehicle safety system and operating method thereof There is provided a vehicle safety system including a sensing unit, a processing unit, a control unit and a display unit. The sensing unit is configured to capture an image frame containing an eyeball image from a predetermined distance. The processing unit is configured to calculate a pupil position of the eyeball image in the image frame and generate a drive signal corresponding to the pupil position. The control unit is configured to trigger a vehicle device associated with the pupil position according to the drive signal. The display unit is configured to show information of the vehicle device.
US09805252B2	Video based facial recognition for customer verification at touchless checkout Facial recognition method comprises generating an average three-dimensional model from a series of two-dimensional, consecutive, captured video frames and rotating that three-dimensional model to a frontal view. The three-dimensional model may be reduced to a two-dimensional model in order to create a mean reference map. Next, the method includes accessing a facial database to compare the mean reference map to a series of previously-stored reference maps, one for each individual in the database, each of the previously-stored reference maps including a set of previously-stored reference points. Finally, an individual whose previously-stored reference map most closely matches the mean reference map is identified as a match.
US09805250B2	Image processing and item transport Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting. In some embodiments, the method can include processing the estimated dimensional size and/or weight to identify personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image, and outputting a transport instruction identifying the personnel and/or equipment capable of transporting the item represented in the digital image.
US09805245B2	Image resolution recognition device, method for recognizing image resolution and image resolution recognition program To accurately show the size of a standard resolution on an image of a fingerprint. A device comprises: a starting point setting unit (12) which, according to a starting point specification instruction that is input on a scale included in a fingerprint image, sets a starting point on a pilot wire that is specified first by the starting point specification instruction out of pilot wires of divisions on the scale; a passage point setting unit (13) which, every time an input line that is drawn along the scale from the starting point passes a pilot wire, sets a passage point on the passed pilot wire; an inter-division distance calculation unit (14) which calculates an inter-division distance on the image using the position of the starting point and the position of the passage point; a standard resolution calculation unit (15) which calculates the size of a standard resolution that corresponds to the image using the inter-division distance and a unit length which is the length of one division in the scale; and a frame display unit (16) which displays a frame on the image so as to match the size in the standard resolution.
US09805241B2	Gesture recognition on computing device correlating input to a template A computer-implemented user interface method and apparatus are disclosed. A user input signal corresponding to a drawn gesture is received and sampled. If the input signal is orientation invariant, the sampled, spaced points are rotated in accordance with an indicative angle to generate an input vector. If the input signal is orientation sensitive, the sampled, spaced points are rotated to align with a base orientation to generate the input vector. The gesture is recognized based on a comparison of the input vector to a plurality of templates.
US09805239B2	QR code detecting device and operation method thereof Disclosed are a QR code detection device and an operation method thereof. The QR code detection device comprises a body, a barcode detector and a barcode decoder. The barcode detector captures and processes a code image outside the body, and accumulates a number of times when a predetermined pattern feature is recognized in the code image. The predetermined pattern feature is a predetermined distance ratio. The barcode detector chooses a near-distance detection rule or a far-distance detection rule according to the processed code image to determine whether the predetermined pattern feature is recognized in the QR code image. When the barcode decoder determines that the code image is a QR code image because the number of times equals to a threshold number, the barcode decoder is automatically turned on to capture and decode the QR code image outside the body.
US09805231B2	Golf data collection system with RFID in golf club A golf data collection system can use a near field communication system in a data processing application to record golf club identifiers and golf strokes, taken (with the identified club) at GPS identified positions.
US09805225B2	Apparatus for recognizing character and barcode simultaneously and method for controlling the same A method for controlling a character and barcode recognition apparatus by receiving an image including at least one text image and at least one barcode, dividing the received image into a text area and a barcode area, the text area including the at least one text image and the barcode area including the at least one barcode, recognizing at least one character in the text area by performing character recognition on the text area, and recognizing the at least one barcode in the barcode area by performing barcode recognition on the barcode area.
US09805223B1	Sequential encoding for RFID tags Embodiments are directed to sequential encoding for RFID tags. An encoding line transports an RFID tag from the reading zone of a first reader to the reading zone of a second reader. The first reader communicates with the tag, writes a portion of an identifier to the tag, and sends a tag write status to the second reader. The second reader, situated after the first reader, communicates with the tag, receives the tag write status from the first reader, then determines a remaining portion of the identifier to be written to the tag based on the tag write status. The second reader then attempts to write the remaining portion to the tag. If the attempt fails, the second reader initiates an error-handling procedure.
US09805220B2	Electronic apparatus and control method thereof According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor configured to operate based on a clock, the processor includes a register in which a value added in accordance with the clock is stored, and a memory configured to store first period information indicating a first period in which a file is accessible. The processor is configured to acquire first time and date information indicating a first time and date from an external device, calculate a second time and date indicating a present time and date based on the first time and date information and the value, and restrict access to a resource of the electronic apparatus, when the second time and date does not correspond to the first period.
US09805214B2	Method and device for encrypting or decrypting content A wearable device includes a user information obtainer configured to obtain user information, a controller configured to selectively generate, in response to a user being authenticated based on the user information, an encryption key for encryption of content of an external device; and a communicator configured to transmit the encryption key to the external device.
US09805212B1	Secure file transfer The present disclosure describes techniques for storing encrypted files in a secure file repository and transferring those encrypted files to one or more recipients. A user selects a file to upload to a secure file repository. A secure collaboration app on the user's device generates a first encryption key that is used to encrypt the file. The encrypted file is then uploaded to the secure file repository, which provides the secure collaboration app with a random file name and a location of the encrypted file. The secure collaboration app updates locally stored metadata of the first encrypted file. To securely transfer the file, the user generates a second encryption key, encrypts the metadata with the second encryption key, and transmits the encrypted metadata to one or more receivers. The one or more receivers decrypt the encrypted metadata and use the decrypted metadata to retrieve the file and decrypt it.
US09805202B2	Automated SDK ingestion In an assessment or audit of a computer system, an auditing subsystem will parse software development kit (“SDK”) interfaces and obtain customer usage, configuration and security information by applying requests for information to the application programming interfaces provided by the SDK interfaces.
US09805197B2	Secure host operating system running a virtual guest operating system Among other things, a guest operating system is refreshed from a master image of the guest operating system repeatedly in connection with use of one or more electronic devices on which the guest operating system is hosted. A guest operating system is executed on a virtual machine, and, from time to time, while the virtual machine is running, the guest operating system is reloaded from a master image of the guest operating system.
US09805196B2	Trusted entity based anti-cheating mechanism An anti-cheating system may comprise a combination of a modified environment, such as a modified operating system, in conjunction with a trusted external entity to verify that the modified environment is running on a particular device. The modified environment may be may be modified in a particular manner to create a restricted environment as compared with an original environment which is replaced by the modified environment. The modifications to the modified environment may comprise alternations to the original environment to, for example, detect and/or prevent changes to the hardware and/or software intended to allow cheating or undesirable user behavior.
US09805178B2	Portable terminal and method of setting and releasing use restriction therefor A portable terminal with a body having a front surface with a display unit and a rear surface including a rear password input unit provided on the rear surface of the body, which is opposite to the display unit, to receive a password for setting or releasing of use restriction, a storage unit that stores the input password for the setting of the use restriction, and a control unit that determines the releasing of the use restriction by comparing the password for the releasing of the use restriction, which is input into the rear password input unit, with the stored password for the setting of the use restriction. The input of the password for the setting or the releasing of the use restriction is prevented from being exposed to other persons, so that the security of the portable terminal is remarkably improved.
US09805177B1	Processing large data sets from heterogeneous data sources using federated computing resources Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs that can facilitate processing of large data sets from data sources. Examples of the disclosure can allow a client to perform data processing tasks in computing resources that are external to a data source from which the data is retrieved rather than relying upon the computing resources of the data source.
US09805176B2	Shared system and terminal device A shared system comprises a terminal device and a server. The terminal device comprises a display unit configured to segment a display area and display different contents in different segmented areas. The server receives, from the terminal device, the resolution information of a first segmented area which is one of the segmented areas of the terminal device, generates, according to the resolution information received, a screen on which data can be viewed or edited, and sends the screen in such a manner that the generates screen can be displayed in the first segmented area of the terminal device.
US09805169B2	Management of pharmacy kits A system for managing pharmacy kits comprises a reading station configured to read tag information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with a pharmacy kit, and an information processing system operatively connected to the reading station and configured to receive the tag information from the reading station and determine a status of the pharmacy kit based on the tag information, a plurality of stored templates defining contents to be included in each of a plurality of pharmacy kits, and a plurality of kit records indicating the current contents of a plurality of pharmacy kits.
US09805166B1	Home healthcare management system and hardware and software A business method is described comprising doctorless testing, diagnosis, and treatment of patient diagnosed health maladies. Antithetical to the current regulatory and general public healthcare practices, in the doctorless method the patient has the equivalent of a clinical laboratory and physician's clinic at home. The herein disclosed microscope, blood tests, and physiological monitoring are patient selected, patient interpreted, and acted upon by the patient without physician support. The invention herein disclosed is a multi-element bundled comprehensive solution that lowers yearly primary healthcare costs to that of a cell phone, and will be purchased at retail stores such as Wal-Mart.
US09805156B2	Selective parasitic extraction This application discloses a computing system to pre-process a physical or geometric layout of a circuit design to determine various attributes of the nets, such as a location and a total capacitance for each net in the geometric layout. The computing system can order extraction of the nets from the geometric layout of the circuit design with a space filling curve based, at least in part, on the locations of the nets in the geometric layout of the circuit design and any coupling capacitance between the nets in the geometric layout of the circuit design. The computing system can selectively decouple nets with a coupling capacitance based, at least in part, on the total capacitance for the nets associated with the coupling capacitance. The computing system can generate an electrical representation for each of the extracted nets and write them to a netlist for the circuit design.
US09805148B2	Modeling and simulation analytical reply method The invention is directed to a method for discrete-event simulation, using dynamic memory in a parallel environment under Cautious Optimistic Control (COC). The method is divided into three sub-processes. The first is the pre-processing phase, which prepares the simulation for event execution. The second is the execution phase, which prepares the simulation for event execution. The third is the post-processing phase, which handles the cleanup of the simulation after the end of event execution. The invention can be integrated into various software architectures for run-time use or in post-processing analysis for data analysis in test and evaluation environments.
US09805146B2	Electronic emulation of material impedance for standardization and calibration of electromagnetic measuring device Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are presented for electronically emulating the impedance characteristics of materials, e.g., for standardizing and calibrating electromagnetic measuring devices for the measurement of physical properties of materials. The electronic impedance emulation apparatus according to some embodiments includes an electronic material emulation circuit in communication with the electromagnetic measuring device. The electronic material emulation circuit and the electromagnetic measuring device are controlled by a at least one computing device, which can control the frequency of signal(s) generated by the electromagnetic measuring device. The at least one computing device can instruct the electronic emulator to produce signals having complex impedance characteristics of the material under test at the test frequency. The emulation data can be stored and used for the calibration and/or standardization of the electromagnetic measuring device.
US09805133B2	System and method of enhancing consumer ability to obtain information via bar codes Systems and methods of a portable communications device and a product exchanging direct commands or requests via bar codes to address a condition of the product are provided. Some methods can include the portable communications device scanning a bar code displayed on the product and generating and displaying a bar code to be scanned by the product, wherein the bar codes represent direct commands or requests to be executed by the portable communications device or the product to address the condition of the product. Additionally or alternatively, some methods can include the product scanning a bar code displayed on the portable communications device and generating and displaying a bar code to be scanned by the portable communications device, wherein the bar codes represent direct commands or requests to be executed by the product or the portable communications device to address the condition of the product.
US09805118B2	Transcription method, apparatus and computer program product A transcription method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to permit a transcripted text report to be efficiently reviewed. In the context of a method, an audio file and a transcripted text report corresponding to the audio file may be received. For each of a plurality of positions within the transcripted text report, the method correlates the respective position within the transcripted text report with a corresponding position within the audio file. The method also augments the transcripted text report to include a plurality of selectable elements. Each selectable element is associated with a respective position within the transcripted text report. The selectable elements are responsive to user actuation in order to cause the audio file to move to the corresponding position. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.
US09805113B2	Intelligent indexing Methods and systems may provide for monitoring shared content for changes by a plurality of users and selecting a subset of the shared content based on one or more collaboration characteristics associated with the changes by the plurality of users. In addition, an indexing schedule may be determined for the subset of the shared content based on the one or more collaboration characteristics. In one example, the collaboration characteristics include one or more user roles associated with one or more of the plurality of users, an operation type, a number of users making the changes and/or a frequency of the changes by the plurality of users.
US09805110B2	Triggering answer boxes Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for enhancing search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a query. A plurality of search results responsive to the query are identified. The search results are analyzed to determine that at least a first search result is associated with a first answer box topic. The search results are provided along with an answer box precursor for the first answer box topic.
US09805106B2	Hybrid synchronization between cloud and on-premise systems in a content management system Content maintained in a first repository of a first installation (which can optionally be an on-premise installation) of a content management system, as well as metadata associated with the content, can be shared via an approach in which content items maintained in the first repository are synchronized with a copy of the content items maintained in a second repository of a second installation (which can optionally be a cloud-based installation). The first installation can be optionally firewall protected. The copy of the content items can be accessed by collaborative users both within and external to a firewall. Related systems, methods, products, etc. are described.
US09805095B2	State initialization for continuous queries over archived views A method may include receiving a continuous query identified by an archived view. The method may also include creating the archived view, the archived view identified by a join query related to two or more archived relations associated with an application and/or generating a query plan for the continuous query. The method may also include identifying a view root operator in the archived view, the view root operator identified as a join operator in the archived view and/or identifying a query operator in the query plan that topologically precedes the view root operator. Further, the method may include constructing an archiver query for the identified query operator that topologically precedes the view root operator, executing the archiver query to obtain a result set of data records related to the application, and/or generating a snapshot output of one or more data values related to the application.
US09805094B2	User interface displaying filtered information A trigger event is set, based on information in an information flow. One or more actions are set to occur in response to occurrence of the trigger event. The information flow is received. The set one or more actions are performed upon occurrence of the trigger event, and a user interface is displayed based on the information flow. The actions include, but are not limited to, filtering display of information from the information flow in response to occurrence of the trigger event.
US09805090B1	System and method for processing database queries The present invention provides a system and method for processing a database query between one or more clients and one or more databases. The database query, which is formatted using a first protocol, is received from one of the clients. One of the databases is selected to process the database query and the database query is translated from the first protocol to a second protocol. The translated database query is then sent to the selected database for processing. A response to the database query, which is formatted using the second protocol, is received from the selected database and the response is translated from the second protocol to the first protocol. The present invention determines which of the clients sent the database query and sends the translated response to the client that sent the database query. This method can be implemented as a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium.
US09805072B2	Qualification of match results Qualification of data matches can be improved relative to existing approaches by use of first, second, and third similarity criteria, which can be used to identify a set of near match record pairs, identify a set of actual match record pairs and to flag as near matches those record pairs of the set of near matches that were identified as actual matches, and to identify and flag one or more suspect matches.
US09805070B2	Dynamic migration script management Various embodiments for managing migration between server systems are presented. Indications of a plurality of migration scripts to be executed during a migration of a database system from a source server system to a target server system may be received. An execution order for the plurality of migration scripts may be determined based upon characteristics of a plurality of database objects to be migrated using the plurality of migration scripts and characteristics of the plurality of migration scripts. Execution of a first migration script of the plurality of migration scripts may be initiated according to the determined execution order. The first migration script may cause copying of a database object of the plurality of database objects from the source server system to the target server system.
US09805057B2	Automatic generation of geographic imagery tours An indication of a geographic area is received. Respective metrics of noteworthiness are obtained for multiple entities located in the geographic area. Using a machine-readable knowledge repository that describes semantic relations between the entities, several of the entities are selected in view of the corresponding metrics of noteworthiness, so that the selected entities share a set of attributes defining a commonality, and so that digital imagery is available for each of the selected entities. This commonality is not specified by the user. A geographic imagery tour that includes a representation of the respective digital imagery for the selected entities is generated.
US09805049B1	Migrating applications over asynchronous distances using semi-synchronous acceleration Transferring an application from a first site to a second site includes determining that the second site is a destination site for the application, causing writes by the application at the first site to be propagated semi-synchronously to the second site, transferring storage data from the first site to the second site, suspending operation of the application on the first site, and resuming operation of the application on the second site. The application may be a virtual machine or a host cluster capable of transitioning applications between cluster nodes. The virtual machine may be transferred from the first site to the second site by transferring an image of the virtual machine from the first site to the second site. The destination site may be selected by a user. The second site may be located remotely from the first site across an asynchronous distance.
US09805046B2	Data compression using compression blocks and partitions Compression blocks are divided into partitions creating a two dimensional divide of the compression blocks by slicing the compression blocks forming a first dimension and sub-partitioning the compression blocks into the partitions forming a second dimension. Each one of the partitions are compressed in separate compression streams.
US09805041B2	Policy based layered filesystem management Some embodiments provide a system that provides a filesystem in a computer system. During operation, the system obtains a policy for the filesystem and separates the filesystem into a set of layers based on the policy. Next, the system processes input/output (I/O) operations to the filesystem by directing each of the I/O operations to one of the layers based on the policy. Finally, the system periodically maintains the layers using a master image of the filesystem.
US09805028B1	Translating terms using numeric representations Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for translating terms using numeric representations. One of the methods includes obtaining data that associates each term in a vocabulary of terms in a first language with a respective high-dimensional representation of the term; obtaining data that associates each term in a vocabulary of terms in a second language with a respective high-dimensional representation of the term; receiving a first language term; and determining a translation into the second language of the first language term from the high-dimensional representation of the first language term and the high-dimensional representations of terms in the vocabulary of terms in the second language.
US09805025B2	Standard exact clause detection Embodiments relate to a system and a method for identifying, from contractual documents, (i) standard exact clauses matching clause examples and (ii) non-standard clauses semantically related to but not matching the clause examples. A standard feature data set comprising standard exact clauses matching clause examples is obtained. In addition, a mirror feature data set comprising semantically related clauses of the clause examples is obtained using semantic language analysis, where the mirror feature data set encompasses the standard feature data set. Non-standard clauses are obtained by extracting a difference between the mirror feature data set and the standard exact feature data set.
US09805010B2	Methods and apparatus for redacting related content in a document A method for redacting related content in a document by executing a redaction manager process that searches for related content in at least one document and then provides a means for selecting instances of the content for redaction. The related content may include properties such as, for example, identical instances of a text string, instances of related graphics, instances of numeric values and/or numeric patterns, proper names, phone numbers, addresses and similar searchable data properties. Upon searching and retrieving the desired data, the redaction manager process displays a listing of the instances of content which affords a user the ability to select which particular instances of content to redact within the document.
US09804995B2	Computational resource pipelining in general purpose graphics processing unit This disclosure describes techniques for extending the architecture of a general purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) with parallel processing units to allow efficient processing of pipeline-based applications. The techniques include configuring local memory buffers connected to parallel processing units operating as stages of a processing pipeline to hold data for transfer between the parallel processing units. The local memory buffers allow on-chip, low-power, direct data transfer between the parallel processing units. The local memory buffers may include hardware-based data flow control mechanisms to enable transfer of data between the parallel processing units. In this way, data may be passed directly from one parallel processing unit to the next parallel processing unit in the processing pipeline via the local memory buffers, in effect transforming the parallel processing units into a series of pipeline stages.
US09804978B2	Memory system facilitating high bandwidth and high capacity memory A memory device and memory system using the memory device. The memory system includes a memory controller having a memory bus with a plurality of lanes, and a plurality of memory devices. Each memory device has a plurality of data pins and a plurality of detection circuits, wherein each detection circuit is coupled to one of the data pins to detect whether the data pin is coupled to one of the lanes of the memory bus. Each lane of the memory bus provides a point-to-point connection between the memory controller and exactly one of the device data lanes, wherein a subset of the data lanes of each memory device are coupled to one of the lanes of the memory bus. The memory capacity of a memory system may be increased by using more of the memory devices limited only by the width of the memory bus.
US09804975B2	Hardware-enforced prevention of buffer overflow An apparatus having processing circuitry configured to execute applications involving access to memory may include a CPU and a cache controller. The CPU may be configured to access cache memory for execution of an application. The cache controller may be configured to provide an interface between the CPU and the cache memory. The cache controller may include a bitmask to enable the cache controller to employ a two-level data structure to identify memory exploits using hardware. The two-level data structure may include a page level protection mechanism, and a sub-page level protection mechanism.
US09804973B1	Using frequency domain to prioritize storage of metadata in a cache A system and method for efficiently caching metadata in a storage system. Addresses from a plurality of I/O accesses to the storage system are captured and then a frequency domain representation of the addresses is generated. The frequency domain representation is used to measure the randomness of the various applications which are accessing the storage system. Scores are generated based on the measure of randomness, and scores are assigned to the various regions of the logical address space. Scores are then assigned to the metadata pages which are stored in the cache based on the region of the logical address space to which the metadata pages correspond. The scores are used when determining which metadata pages to evict from the cache. The cache will attempt to evict those metadata pages which correspond to regions of the logical address space that are servicing random I/O accesses.
US09804968B2	Storage system and data writing method An electronic device includes a first storage unit, a second storage unit and a control unit. The first storage unit stores the cache of the data. The second storage unit stores the data. The control unit calculates a first ratio of the cache corresponding to the data according to the capacity of the first storage unit. The control unit sends a distribution signal to the processing unit when the control unit reads the data from the second storage unit. The processing unit obtains a first distribution result corresponding to the cache according to the first ratio, and stores the cache to the first storage unit according to the first distribution result.
US09804967B2	Methods of cache preloading on a partition or a context switch A scheme referred to as a “Region-based cache restoration prefetcher” (RECAP) is employed for cache preloading on a partition or a context switch. The RECAP exploits spatial locality to provide a bandwidth-efficient prefetcher to reduce the “cold” cache effect caused by multiprogrammed virtualization. The RECAP groups cache blocks into coarse-grain regions of memory, and predicts which regions contain useful blocks that should be prefetched the next time the current virtual machine executes. Based on these predictions, and using a simple compression technique that also exploits spatial locality, the RECAP provides a robust prefetcher that improves performance without excessive bandwidth overhead or slowdown.
US09804958B2	Data processing apparatus and data processing method A data processing apparatus for accessing a plurality of memories is provided. The data processing apparatus includes a function control circuitry and an address generation circuitry. The function control circuitry is utilized to record a first memory address where a first function is implemented after the first function is implemented and to determine which one of the plurality of memories is a target memory according to the first memory address. The address generation circuitry is utilized to output the first memory address to the target memory. In addition, the function control circuitry is configured to determine the target memory in the same processing cycle in which the address generation circuitry is configured to output the first memory address.
US09804955B2	Method and apparatus for creating reference images for an automated test of software with a graphical user interface A method for updating a test description for an automated computer test. The automated test is configured to cause a test computer system to communicate with a system under test comprising one or more computer programs being executed upon a computer device. The test description is configured to be executed by a test program to cause the test computer system to perform an automated computer test by comparing a received image from a GUI of the system under test with one or more reference images to identify an expected image. The method includes receiving a user input representative of the selection of a desired reference image from a GUI of a system under test. The method also includes obtaining the desired reference image by identifying one or more correlations between two or more pixels of the GUI of the system under test to determine a group of pixels corresponding to the desired reference image, determining the image boundaries of the desired reference image based the determined group of pixels and/or any identified correlations, capturing the desired reference image delimited by the determined image boundaries, and updating the test description with the captured reference image and utilizing the updated test description in an automated computer test.
US09804953B2	Method and device for testing semiconductor manufacturing equipment automation program A method for testing an equipment automation program may be implemented using a hardware device and may include the following steps: receiving user input through a user interface of the device; automatically identifying a test scenario based on the user input; automatically and sequentially fetching a plurality of messages according to the test scenario; and automatically and sequentially sending the messages to the equipment automation program.
US09804952B1	Application debugging in a restricted container environment An example method of debugging an application running in a container includes detecting, by a kernel, a system call from an application running in a container. The method also includes performing a capability check based on detection of the system call. The capability check provides a set of capabilities used by the system call. The method further includes associating the system call with the set of capabilities and providing debug information based on the application run in the container. The debug information includes the association between the system call and the set of capabilities.
US09804951B2	Quantization of data streams of instrumented software A data analysis system processes data generated by instrumented software. The data analysis system receives data streams generated by instances of instrumented software executing on systems. The data analysis system also receives metadata describing data streams. The data analysis system receives an expression based on the metadata. The data analysis system receives data of data streams for each time interval and computes the result of the expression based on the received data values. The data analysis system repeats these steps for each time interval. The data analysis system may quantize data values of data streams for each time interval by generating an aggregate value for the time interval based on data received for each data stream for that time interval. The data analysis system evaluates the expression using the quantized data for the time interval.
US09804947B2	Method and system for time-based data generation A method, system, and computer-readable medium to generate time based data, including defining a time based data generation scenario, the time based data generation scenario including at least one event, the event representing an action at a specific time; a plurality of time segments, each time segment defining a particular temporal phase of the scenario and at least one time segment being embedded with the at least one event; and a time envelope to embed time segments; and generating time based data by executing the time based data generation scenario.
US09804940B2	Techniques for maintaining device coordination in a storage cluster system Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for maintaining and using a quorum of nodes within a cluster of a storage cluster system to perform coordinated operations. An apparatus includes a node of multiple nodes of a storage cluster system, each node to oversee a copy of client data and a first node to serve as a tie breaker node in determinations of whether there is a quorum; a quorum coordination component to determine a current status of the quorum, and coordinate performance of a coordinated operation among the multiple nodes to alter the copies of the client data based on the current status of the quorum; and a tie breaker reassignment component to analyze the indications to determine whether the first node has failed and reassign the tie breaker node from the first node to a second node in response to a determination that the first node has failed.
US09804937B2	Backup backplane management control in a server rack system A server rack includes a rack management controller (RMC) configured to manage a first function and a backplane including a backplane controller (BPC). The BPC is configured to monitor the RMC, determine that the RMC is unavailable, and manage the first function, in response to determining that the RMC is unavailable.
US09804927B2	Virtual machine distributed checkpointing A method, system and computer program product for checkpointing virtual machines (VMs). The system includes a primary computer hosting a hypervisor and a primary VM. The hypervisor is configured instantiate the primary VM, divide the state of the primary VM into a plurality of memory blocks, and generate an error correction block based on the plurality of memory blocks. The system further includes a plurality of secondary computers. Each of the secondary computers stores a secondary VM and one of either the memory blocks or the error correction block.
US09804921B2	Nonvolatile memory apparatus and control method of nonvolatile memory apparatus A nonvolatile memory apparatus is provided with a nonvolatile memory including a plurality of blocks each being a recording area of the data and a unit of erasing of the data, and a controller for controlling writing or reading of the data to/from the nonvolatile memory. Each of the blocks includes pages each being a unit of reading of the data. The controller, when data of a first page is read in response to the data read request from the external apparatus, reads data of an other page other than the first page in a block from which the data is read, and calculates a number of errors of the data in the other page, and rewrites the data into an other block when the block from which the data is read satisfies a predetermined condition on the error based on the calculated number of errors.
US09804920B2	Rank and page remapping logic in a volatile memory Embodiments of the inventive concept include a plurality of memory ranks, a buffer chip including a rank remap control section configured to remap a rank from among the plurality of memory ranks of the volatile memory module responsive to a failure of the rank, and a dynamic serial presence detect section configured to dynamically update a stated total capacity of the volatile memory module based at least on the remapped rank. In some embodiments, a memory module includes a plurality of memory ranks, an extra rank in addition to the plurality of memory ranks, the extra rank being a spare rank configured to store a new page corresponding to a failed page from among the plurality of ranks, and a buffer chip including a page remap control section configured to remap the failed page from among the plurality of ranks to the new page in the extra rank.
US09804917B2	Notification of address range including non-correctable error Techniques are provided for recovering from non-correctable memory errors. A memory location may be accessed. It may be determined that the memory location contains a non-correctable error. A range of addresses associated with the memory location may be determined. Corrective action may be taken on the entire range of addresses to identify other addresses within the range of addresses that contain non-correctable memory errors.
US09804911B2	Concurrent validation of hardware units A method includes holding a definition of multiple software-implemented tests for testing one or more hardware units of an Integrated Circuit (IC), and of invocation conditions that specify whether the tests are permitted to run. The tests are applied to the hardware units at least partially in parallel, using a processor in the IC, by repeatedly tracking respective execution states of the tests and evaluating the invocation conditions, and invoking a test that currently does not run but is permitted to run in accordance with the invocation conditions.
US09804910B2	Detection of data connection loss A method of detecting loss of data connection in a plurality of links between an exchange and one or more of a plurality of network terminals arising during presence of a user at an intervention point node on the links between the exchange and the network terminals, comprising: receiving connection information about a loss of data connection on any one of the links; receiving duration information about a duration of the user presence at the intervention point node; determining if the loss of data connection occurred within the user presence duration; causing line tests to be conducted on each of the links for which loss of data connection is determined to have occurred within the user presence duration; receiving results of the line tests including a number of links being determined, by the line test, to exhibit a fault; and determining if the number of links determined to exhibit a fault exceeds a predetermined threshold number.
US09804909B1	Scalable predictive early warning system for data backup event log Techniques to detect backup-related anomalies are disclosed. In various embodiments, a processor is used to generate based at least in part on backup log data associated with a training period a predictive model. The predictive model is to detect, using the processor, anomalies in corresponding backup log data associated with a detection period.
US09804905B1	System, method, and computer program for communicating between a software driver and a baseboard management controller According to one embodiment, a computer program embodied on a tangible computer readable medium includes computer code for obtaining baseboard management controller (BMC) access details, computer code for establishing a communication mechanism between a software driver and the BMC, utilizing the BMC access details, and computer code for sending a request between the software driver and the BMC, utilizing the communication mechanism.
US09804903B2	Data processing apparatus for pipeline execution acceleration and method thereof Disclosed herein are a data processing apparatus for pipeline execution acceleration and a method thereof. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the data processing apparatus for pipeline execution acceleration includes: a processor configured to sequentially execute a first application program and a second application program reading or writing a specific file; and a file system configured to complete a write for a file data for the specific file to a data block previously allocated from the first application program and provide the file data for the specific file to the second application program prior to executing a close call for the specific file from the first application program, when executing a read call for the specific file from the second application program.
US09804896B2	Thread migration across cores of a multi-core processor Techniques described herein are generally related to thread migration across processing cores of a multi-core processor. Execution of a thread may be migrated from a first processing core to a second processing core. Selective state data required for execution of the thread on the second processing core can be identified and can be dynamically acquired from the first processing core. The acquired state data can be utilized by the thread executed on the second processing core.
US09804884B2	Computer system and maintenance method of computer system A communication system includes a control device configured to calculate a packet forwarding path and set a flow based on the packet forwarding path in a node, and a plurality of nodes configured to forward a received packet based on a flow set by the control device. The control device, when receiving a detour instruction, calculates a new packet forwarding path which detours a detour target node and sets a flow based on the new packet forwarding path in the plurality of nodes on the new packet forwarding path.
US09804882B2	Configuration manager and method for configuring a host system for processing a processing job in a virtual data-processing environment Described herein are systems, methods, and software for translating data requests in a data processing cluster. In one example, a method of operating a cache service to interface between a virtual machine cluster and job data associated with a job executed by the virtual machine cluster includes identifying a request initiated by the virtual machine cluster to access at least a portion of the job data in accordance with a first distributed object access protocol. The method further includes in response to the request, accessing at least the portion of the job data in accordance with a second distributed object access protocol, and presenting at least the portion of the job data to the virtual machine cluster in accordance with the first distributed object access protocol.
US09804873B2	Guest management of devices assigned to a virtual machine Systems and methods are disclosed for providing device state information to a destination hypervisor. An example method of providing device state information to a destination hypervisor includes sending, by a source hypervisor to a guest running on a virtual machine, a request to save a state of a device into a memory region that is accessible by the source hypervisor. The device is assigned to the virtual machine. The method also includes providing the content stored at the memory region to a destination hypervisor.
US09804869B1	Evaluating malware in a virtual machine using dynamic patching Analysis of potentially malicious software samples in a virtualized environment is disclosed. One or more modifications are applied to a first virtual machine instance. The first virtual machine instance is initialized as a copy-on-write overlay associated with an original virtual machine image. Further, at least one modification includes the installation of startup instructions. The modified virtual machine instance is stared. A first set of modifications resulting from executing the first virtual machine instance is captured.
US09804860B2	Memory system having sleep mode and wake up mode and operation method thereof A memory system may include: a memory device that operates using a first voltage received from a host and suitable for storing a value of operation information, and waking up from a sleep state in response to a request of the host; and a controller that operates using a second voltage received from the host, and suitable for selectively resetting the memory device according to a result obtained by checking a value of operation information of the memory device, when waking up the memory device in a sleep state according to a request of the host.
US09804856B2	Systems and methods involving control-I/O buffer enable circuits and/or features of saving power in standby mode A method of operating a clock frequency detected control I/O buffer enable circuitry and/or features of saving power. In illustrative implementations, the method may be directed to providing low standby power consumption, such as providing low standby power consumption in high-speed synchronous SRAM and RLDRAM devices.
US09804850B2	Methods, apparatus, instructions and logic to provide permute controls with leading zero count functionality Instructions and logic provide SIMD permute controls with leading zero count functionality. Some embodiments include processors with a register with a plurality of data fields, each of the data fields to store a second plurality of bits. A destination register has corresponding data fields, each of these data fields to store a count of the number of most significant contiguous bits set to zero for corresponding data fields. Responsive to decoding a vector leading zero count instruction, execution units count the number of most significant contiguous bits set to zero for each of data fields in the register, and store the counts in corresponding data fields of the first destination register. Vector leading zero count instructions can be used to generate permute controls and completion masks to be used along with the set of permute controls, to resolve dependencies in gather-modify-scatter SIMD operations.
US09804849B2	Space reduction in processor stressmark generation An aspect includes pruning a design space when generating a maximum power stressmark. A multi-stage design space search process is performed. Each stage includes calculating a number of instructions per cycle (IPC) for each instruction sequence in a set of instruction sequences that place a power stress on a system under analysis, removing one or more of the instruction sequences having an IPC lower than a pruning threshold from the set, evaluating at least one power metric of the remaining instruction sequences in the set, removing one or more of the instruction sequences having at least one power metric evaluated outside of one or more pruning ranges from the set, and passing the remaining instruction sequences in the set to a next stage. A maximum power stressmark is generated based on the evaluating of the at least one power metric from a final stage.
US09804848B2	Instruction and logic for processing text strings Method, apparatus, and program for performing a string comparison operation. The apparatus includes execution resources to execute a first instruction. In response to the first instruction, the execution resources store a result of a comparison between each data element of a first and second operand corresponding to a first and second text string, respectively.
US09804847B2	Thread context preservation in a multithreading computer system According to one aspect, a computer-implemented method for thread context preservation in a configuration including a core configurable between a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode is provided. The ST mode addresses a primary thread, and the MT mode addresses the primary thread and one or more secondary threads on shared resources of the core. Based on determining, by the core in the MT mode, that MT is to be disabled, switching from the MT mode to the ST mode is performed, where the primary thread of the MT mode is maintained as the primary thread of the ST mode. A thread context including program accessible register values and program counter values of the one or more secondary threads is made inaccessible to programs. Based on the switching, any one of clearing the program accessible register values or retaining the program accessible register values is performed.
US09804839B2	Instruction for determining histograms A processor is described having a functional unit of an instruction execution pipeline. The functional unit has comparison bank circuitry and adder circuitry. The comparison bank circuitry is to compare one or more elements of a first input vector against an element of a second input vector. The adder circuitry is coupled to the comparison bank circuitry to add the number of elements of the second input vector that match a value of the first input vector on an element by element basis of the first input vector.
US09804836B2	Medical device nucleus architecture A medical software package stored on a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium is disclosed. The medical software package can include a plurality of software components programmed to provide one or more functionalities to one or more medical monitoring devices, where each software component is programmed to run independently as a daemon, where each software component is programmed to be modified without recompiling unchanged software components, where the software components are programmed to communicate to each other through at least one of the software components, and where the software package is hardware agnostic and operating system agnostic. A medical device including a tangible, non-transitory storage device storing a medical software package comprising a plurality of modular software components programmed to provide medical device functionality is also disclosed.
US09804829B2	Interface definition language compiler with version reconciliation An interface definition language compiler can be designed to generate different versions of stubs or library files from a same IDL source code. A developer can maintain a single IDL file with code for various versions by using version directives. As part of front end compiling, the IDL compiler will determine which sections of IDL code are compatible with a specified version and compile those determined sections of IDL code. When performing semantic analysis, the IDL compiler will determine whether changes across versions create semantic issues that can be resolved in the target program language by the backend of the compiler. For those changes that cannot be resolved in the target program language, the IDL compiler can generate error notifications.
US09804827B2	Information processing system and management apparatus A highly-convenient information processing system capable of obtaining a solution of a problem under conditions desired by a user and a management apparatus capable of enhancing the convenience of the information processing system are suggested. An information processing system includes: a host unit equipped with one or more semiconductor chips that execute a ground-state search of an Ising model; and an operation unit that provides a user interface for a user to designate a problem; and a management unit that converts the problem designated by the user by using the user interface into the Ising model and controls the host unit to have the semiconductor chip perform the ground-state search of the converted Ising model; wherein the user can designate a condition for solving the problem by using the user interface; wherein the management unit generates an operating condition of the semiconductor chip according to the condition designated by the user and reports the generated operating condition and the Ising model of the problem designated by the user to the host unit; and wherein the host unit controls the semiconductor chip in accordance with the operating condition reported from the management unit.
US09804824B1	System and method for controlling flow of data through a buffer to increase time a bridge is in a low power state A system including a bus, a buffer, a bridge and a module. The bus is connected to multiple devices. The buffer is connected to the bus. The buffer is configured to transfer data to or receive the data from one or more of the devices, forward the data during a forwarding mode, and receive the data during a gathering mode. The module is configured to determine whether a first condition and/or a second condition exist. Based on whether the first condition exists, the module is configures the bridge to transfer the data from the buffer to a host system or transitions the buffer from the gathering mode to the forwarding mode to forward the data from the buffer to the one or more of the devices. Based on whether the second condition exists, the module is configured to transition the buffer from the forwarding mode to the gathering mode.
US09804802B2	Application transparent continuous availability using synchronous replication across data stores in a failover cluster Disclosed herein is a system and method for automatically moving an application from one site to another site in the event of a disaster. Prior to coming back online the application is configured with information to allow it to run on the new site without having to perform the configuration actions after the application has come online. This enables a seamless experience to the user of the application while also reducing the associated downtime for the application.
US09804800B2	Detecting heap-spray in memory images A computer is protected from heap spray attacks by identifying blocks in a heap memory, associating the blocks in buckets according to the block sizes, selecting one of the buckets, and choosing a first block and a second block from the selected bucket. The method is further carried out by making a content comparison of the first block with the second block, accumulating a positive result when the comparison meets a predetermined criterion of similarity, and reporting a heap spray detection when accumulated positive results exceed a predetermined threshold.
US09804792B2	Wearable device assembly with ability to mitigate data loss due to component failure A wrist-worn device monitors movements of a user with a flexible circuit member. The flexible circuit member is fault tolerant. It may contain extra and/or redundant traces as well as the ability to store data on RAM if the flash memory fails or if some or all trace connections between the processor and flash memory fail. Data stored on the RAM may or may not contain less fidelity. Lower fidelity data may be used to alleviate issues arising if the RAM has less storage capacity than the flash memory.
US09804786B2	Sector translation layer for hard disk drives An apparatus having a memory and a controller is disclosed. The memory may have a write head and sectors in tracks. The controller may have a sector map and a translation map and may be configured to (i) receive a write command having a logical block address and a range value, (ii) examine the sector map to find a sector sequence (a) marked free, (b) about to reach the write head and (c) at least as long as the range value, (iii) write new data in the sector sequence, (iv) update the translation map to associate the logical block address of the write command with a physical address of the written sectors and (v) update the sector map according to the sectors written. Each entry in the sector map generally corresponds to a respective sector and indicates whether the respective sector contains valid data or is free.
US09804781B2	Storage media performance management A method or system for determining a required certification level of storage area for storing data of a write request based on a characteristic of the data, selecting a target storage area based on a media certification table and the required determined certification level of the media area and storing data at the target storage area.
US09804777B1	Gesture-based text selection An example method includes outputting a plurality of characters, receiving an input indicative of a slide gesture across one or more regions associated with a group of characters included in the plurality of characters, determining, based on an origination point and/or a speed of movement, whether the slide gesture represents a character string level selection or a character level selection, responsive to determining that the slide gesture represents the character string level selection, outputting a graphical selection of at least one character string included in the group of characters, such that the at least one character string is visually differentiated from any of the plurality of characters not included in the group of characters, and responsive to determining that the slide gesture represents the character level selection, outputting, in single character increments, a graphical selection of at least one character included in the group of characters.
US09804775B2	Electronic device and method for managing user interface A method for managing user interface of an electronic device includes detecting touch points on a back panel of the electronic device within a predetermined time interval when the electronic device is unlocked. When a first number of the detected touch points on a left part of a back panel is more than a second number of the detected touch points on a right part of the back panel, icons are displayed on a right part of a display device of the electronic device. When a first number of the detected touch points on the left part of the back panel is less than the second number of the detected touch points on the right part of the back panel, the icons are displayed on a left part of the display device.
US09804773B2	Multi-touch based drawing input method and apparatus The disclosure is a method and device for drawing a figure in correspondence to an input made with a first input tool and a second input tool to the terminal including an input unit capable of detecting physical touch and electrical input according to the present invention includes detecting a touch input made with the first and second input tools to the input unit; displaying at least one line movable according to contact points of the detected input on a display unit of the terminal; receiving a selection command based on the electrical input made with at least one of the first and second input tools; and displaying one of the at least one line as the line of which at least one of length and direction is fixed.
US09804772B2	Method and apparatus for generating a new menu item by dividing or merging a menu item displayed on a portable terminal A method and an apparatus for managing a menu item in a portable terminal are provided. In the method, at least one item is selected from items displayed on a screen according to a user control. An attribute of selected at least one item is determined. A new item is generated by one of dividing and merging the at least one item depending on the determined attribute.
US09804771B2	Device, method, and computer readable medium for establishing an impromptu network An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and a device motion sensor detects a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive surface. The predefined gesture has one or more gesture components. The device detects a predefined movement of the electronic device with the device motion sensor. The predefined movement has one or more movement components. In response to detecting the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, the device, in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components satisfy predefined concurrency criteria, performs a predefined operation that is associated with concurrent detection of the predefined gesture and the predefined movement, and in accordance with a determination that the one or more gesture components and the one or more movement components do not satisfy the predefined concurrency criteria, foregoes performing the predefined operation.
US09804758B2	Method and apparatus for providing information about image painting and recording medium thereof A method of providing image painting information is provided. The method includes: displaying a paintable first image on a screen of a terminal; receiving a user input requesting reference painting information about the first image; requesting painting information of a second image related to the first image from a server, based on the user input; receiving the painting information of the second image from the server; and displaying the received painting information of the second image on the screen of the terminal.
US09804757B2	Graphical user interface and data transfer methods in a controlling device A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information obtained from a QR code. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.
US09804741B2	Methods and systems for managing N-streams of recommendations Systems and methods are presented for evaluating and incorporating a plurality of input streams into a single input stream. In some embodiments, the system generates a first set of recommendations provided by a plurality of input streams and receives one or more selections of recommendations from the first set of input streams. The system determines a session intent based on the one or more selections and selects a set of input streams, from the plurality of input streams, corresponding to the one or more selection and the session intent. The system generates a second set of recommendations using the set of input streams and the session intent and causes presentation of the second set of recommendations on a user interface of a user device.
US09804732B2	Method of controlling image forming apparatus through user terminal, and image forming apparatus and user terminal for performing the method A method of controlling an image forming apparatus using a user terminal includes displaying a popup window corresponding to an event generated in the image forming apparatus, determining whether at least one user terminal is connected to the image forming apparatus, and applying a previously set timeout to the popup window according to the connection of the user terminal.
US09804731B1	Emissive surfaces and workspaces method and apparatus A conferencing arrangement and method for sharing information within a conference space, the arrangement comprising a common presentation surface positioned within the conference space, the common presentation surface including a presentation surface area, a common presentation surface driver, a system processor linked to the driver, the system processor receiving information content and presenting the information content via the common presentation surface and a user interface device including a device display screen and a device processor, the device processor programmed to provide a dynamic interface via the device display screen that is usable to create an arbitrary number of distinct sharing spaces on the presentation surface area for sharing information content and to automatically modify the interface to include features for controlling content presented in the sharing spaces as the number of distinct sharing spaces is altered.
US09804727B2	Flexible display of visual content on multiple display devices Mechanisms to allow a user to flexibly display visual content on multiple display devices connected to a computer. Each of the multiple displays may be configured to display a portion of visual content from a computer desktop or from an external content source. Each portion of visual content to be outputted may first be enhanced, such as via magnification, before being displayed on one of the multiple display devices. The user may be provided with a first control that enables the user to adjust a portion of visual content displayed on a first display device independently of a portion of visual content displayed on a second display device. A second control may also be provided that enables the user to adjust the portion of visual content displayed on the second display device independently of the portion of visual content displayed on the first display device.
US09804724B2	Haptic device with indirect haptic feedback An indirect haptic device having a substrate having a touch surface, a position sensor of a user's clothed appendage relative to the touch surface, a friction modulator associated with the substrate, a control device connected to the position sensor and the friction modulator, wherein a coefficient of friction on the touch surface is modulated in response to a sensed position of a user's clothed appendage relative to the touch surface and/or a derivative thereof.
US09804723B2	Touch panel and display device with touch panel An electrostatic capacitive coupling type touch panel including an input region having four sides, a peripheral region around the input region, terminals formed in the peripheral region along a first side of the input region, wirings formed in the peripheral region along second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and the input region having X and Y electrodes crossing. The wirings are connected between corresponding X or Y electrodes and wiring terminals plurality of terminals. A dummy wiring, which is not connected to any of the X electrodes or Y electrodes, is provided outside the wiring formed in a farthest position from the input region, and the dummy wiring extends through the peripheral region along the second, third and fourth sides of the input region, and electrically connects to at least one dummy wiring terminal.
US09804720B2	OLED touch display panel The present disclosure provides an OLED touch display panel, including a TFT array substrate, an OLED element and a touch array. The touch array includes: a first touch line extending along a first direction and disposed in the same layer with a gate line; a second touch line extending along a second direction, intersecting with the first touch line and disposed in the same layer with a data line; and a touch sensing electrode disposed in the same layer with a lower electrode of the OLED element, spaced from the lower electrode and electrically connected with the second touch line via a contact hole in a planarizing layer. The OLED touch display panel has better display effect and/or accuracy of touch detection.
US09804717B2	Input sensing and exclusion In a method of input sensing and exclusion, an input is detected within a sensing region of an input device. It is determined that the input is along an edge of the input device. It is then determined whether the input satisfies exclusion criteria. Responsive to satisfaction of the exclusion criteria, the input is excluded from consideration as valid input.
US09804714B2	Control method and device for touch display panel, and display device The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a control method and device for a touch display panel, and a display device, capable of achieving a display function and a touch control function of a display panel and improving the report rate for the touch control function. An embodiment of the disclosure discloses a control method for achieving a display function and a touch control function of an in-cell capacitive touch display panel, wherein the controlling method includes: dividing a time period for the in-cell capacitive touch display panel displaying each image frame into at least two control periods each comprising a display period and a touch control period; during the display period, applying no signal or applying signals for display to touch driving electrodes of the touch display panel; and during the touch control period, applying touch driving signals to the touch driving electrodes in sequence, wherein touch sensing electrodes couple voltage signals of the touch driving signals and output the same.
US09804713B2	Method and system for finger sensing, related screen apparatus and computer program product An embodiment of a method for processing finger-detection data produced by a touch screen includes: computing the area of the finger-data map and extracting the main axes from the finger-data map, computing the lengths and orientations of the main axes, determining from the main axes a major axis having a major-axis orientation, computing a geometrical center and a center of mass of the finger-data map, computing an eccentricity of the finger-data map as a function of the lengths of the main axes outputting the major-axis orientation as indicative of the finger-orientation direction in the plane of the screen, outputting the mutual position of the geometrical center and the center of mass of the finger-data map as indicative of finger-pointing direction along the finger-orientation direction in the plane of the screen, and outputting a combination of the eccentricity and the area of the finger data map as indicative of finger orientation with respect to the plane of the screen.
US09804711B2	Display apparatus with touch detection functions and with driving electrodes shared by two more pixels in the same column, driving method for same, and mobile device with same A display apparatus with a substrate having a long side and a short side, a plurality of driving electrodes arranged on the substrate parallel to the long side of the substrate, a plurality of touch detection electrodes arranged on the substrate parallel to the short side of the substrate, a control unit electrically coupled to each of the plurality of driving electrodes and which sequentially drives the plurality of driving electrodes, and a detection unit electrically coupled to each of the touch detection electrodes.
US09804710B2	Touchless user interfaces An electronic device having a touchless user interface for providing at least one input to the device, said touchless user interface comprising at least one ultrasound transmitter arrangement arranged to transmit ultrasonic signals and at least one ultrasound receiver arrangement arranged to receive reflections of said ultrasonic signals from an input object, wherein the device further comprises a substantially continuous outer surface portion, wherein said outer surface portion comprises at least one localised zone 30′ having a greater compliance for moving in response to impingement by said ultrasonic signals or reflections such that said localised zone 30′ forms part of said transmitter arrangement and/or said receiver arrangement.
US09804707B2	Inactive region for touch surface based on contextual information Techniques and architectures for detecting the handedness of a user from touch input and suppressing unintentional touch input are described. The techniques and architectures may analyze short-lived contacts that occur on a touch surface around a same time as input from an input tool to determine a hand that a user is using to hold the input tool. An inactive region may be established for the touch surface based on the hand determination and/or contextual information related to the user, the touch surface and so on. The inactive region may allow unintentional input to be identified and suppressed.
US09804704B2	Touch detecting device, display device with touch detecting function, and electronic apparatus According to an aspect, a touch detecting device includes: a first drive area and a second drive area each including drive electrodes and detection electrodes, the drive electrodes extending in a first direction, being arrayed in a second direction intersecting with the first direction, and being applied with a drive signal, the detection electrodes extending in the second direction, being arrayed in the first direction, and outputting a detection signal. Application of the drive signal to the drive electrodes in the second drive area is stopped at a timing to apply the drive signal to the drive electrodes arranged in a first predetermined area included in the first drive area, and application of the drive signal to the drive electrodes in the first drive area is stopped at a timing to apply the drive signal to a second predetermined area included in the second drive area.
US09804702B2	Refreshing method of background signal and device for applying the method A refreshing method of background signal for a device includes the steps of: obtaining one or more touched coordinate pairs; obtaining a refreshing area according to the touched coordinate pair and a measuring breadth; and refreshing a background signal of the refreshing area. The refreshing area is determined by extending a distance of measuring breadth from a center point corresponding to the touched coordinate pair along the orthogonal directions. Accordingly, the refreshing area is sufficient to address the situation where the user draws a line continuously from the touched coordinate pair if the measuring breadth is determined properly. Therefore, the method may satisfy the needs of the user and reduce the refreshing time of an active area of the device. In addition, a device for applying the method is provided as well.
US09804688B2	Light tracing method and apparatus thereof Disclosure is related to a light tracing method, and an apparatus thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, the apparatus is such as an optical indexer. The method for determining a moving direction is performed based on an optical constructive or destructive interference pattern made by reflected lights received by a sensor chip. In particular, the coherent light may be preferably used in order to enhance the interference effect. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes firstly the sensor pixels in the sensor chip receiving the reflected light, and calculating the energy. Next, within a time slot, the energy state of each sensor pixel can be calculated. A moving vector may be determined from a difference between the binary energy states of the adjacent sensor pixels. The binary energy state is based on a comparison between every sensor pixel and a statistic average within the sampling time slot.
US09804686B2	Wearable display and method of controlling the wearable display generating a user interface according to that of an external device A Head Mount Display (HMD) and a method for controlling the HMD are disclosed. The method includes detecting an external device in an image captured by the HMD, recognizing at least one component from a first User Interface (UI) of the external device, the at least one component including a keypad or a window for outputting data corresponding to an input signal to the keypad, generating a second UI including the recognized at least one component, displaying the second UI in the HMD, wherein the at least one component of the first UI being displayed on the external device is overlaid with the displayed second UI using the image from which the external device is detected, and displaying data corresponding to an input signal currently received at the external device on the second UI in the HMD.
US09804667B2	Electronic apparatus An exemplary portable electronic apparatus includes a display provided at a front surface thereof and an infrared camera provided at a side surface thereof. A contour image indicating a contour of a hand of a user included in an image captured by the infrared camera, and a guide frame image indicating a region smaller than an imaging range of the infrared camera, are displayed on the display in perspective form such that the images are obliquely viewed images. Accordingly, it is made easy for the user to recognize the position of the hand in a side surface direction of the portable electronic apparatus, and thus the user can put their hand within a range suitable for a gesture input.
US09804659B2	On-chip sensor hub, and mobile device and multi-sensor management method therefor An on-chip sensor hub fabricated on a chip with a main processor of a mobile device, and the mobile device, and a method for multi-sensor management on the mobile device. An on-chip sensor hub includes a co-processor and uses an inter-process communication interface. The co-processor and main processor of the mobile device are fabricated on the same chip and communicate with each other via the inter-process communication interface. The co-processor controls a plurality of sensors in the mobile device in accordance with requests issued from the main processor. The co-processor further collects and manages sensor data from the sensors to be processed by the main processor.
US09804658B2	Semiconductor integrated circuit device Power supply of ECUs connected to a communication network is optimally controlled so that power consumption is reduced. A transceiver/receiver converts a message of a differential signal received via a CAN bus into a digital signal. A select circuit determines whether the converted message is in a CAN format or a UART format. If it is in the UART format, the select circuit outputs a message to the UART circuit. A UART circuit determines whether the message matches a UART format. If matched, an ID determination circuit determines whether the input message is specifying a CAN ID of its own ECU. If it is the CAN ID of the ECU, the ID determination circuit outputs an enable signal to turn on a regulator and supply power to an MCU and an actuator.
US09804652B2	Computer docking station A computer docking station devised to save desktop space while also eliminating the presence of permanent cables that can clutter the work surface is disclosed. The computer docking station utilizes a split design, with a lower dock subassembly positioned beneath the work surface for housing the permanent cables necessary for the computer workstation to operate and an upper dock subassembly comprising one or more data ports positioned on top of the work surface. A monitor arm mount can be attached to, or integrated into, the upper dock subassembly, thereby alleviating the need for a separate monitor arm mount without negatively impacting the docking station's footprint.
US09804651B2	Power adapter and electronic device An electronic device includes a battery, a detecting unit, a comparing unit, a control unit and a charging circuit. The detecting unit is electronically connected to a universal serial bus (USB) interface to detect and determine whether or not the connecting device is a power adapter. The comparing unit outputs a level signal depending upon the comparing unit comparing a input signal received by the USB interface with a voltage threshold. The control unit controls the battery either to be charged by the connecting device through the charging circuit or the battery to supply power to the connecting device through the USB interface according to the level signal.
US09804645B2	Systems and methods for individually controlling power supply voltage to circuits in a semiconductor device To individually control supply of the power supply voltage to circuits, a semiconductor device includes a CPU, a memory that reads and writes data used in arithmetic operation of the CPU, a signal processing circuit that generates an output signal by converting a data signal generated by the arithmetic operation of the CPU, a first power supply control switch that controls supply of the power supply voltage to the CPU, a second power supply control switch that controls supply of the power supply voltage to the memory, a third power supply control switch that controls supply of the power supply voltage to the signal processing circuit, and a controller that at least has a function of controlling the first to third power supply control switches individually in accordance with an input signal and instruction signals input from the CPU and the signal processing circuit.
US09804643B2	Cooling of a memory device A system for providing cooling of a memory device comprises a cooling system arranged to store a coolant, a valve system connected to the output of the cooling system, and a control system connected to the valve system and arranged to open the valve system when power is lost to the control system. The system further comprises a delivery system connected to the output of the valve system and arranged to deliver the coolant to the memory device and the cooling system comprises a canister of low boiling point fluid.
US09804637B2	Portable display device A portable display device including a display unit, the display unit including a light-emitting surface that displays an image and a non-light-emitting surface opposite to the light-emitting surface; a drive unit, the drive unit controlling the display unit; and a flexible film, the flexible film electrically connecting the display unit and the drive unit, wherein the drive unit includes a first surface on which the flexible film is disposed, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and wherein the portable display device is embodied in a first folding mode in which the flexible film is bent in such a way that the non-light-emitting surface and the second surface face each other, or a second folding mode in which the flexible film is bent in such a way that the light-emitting surface and the first surface face each other.
US09804636B2	Docking connector platform for mobile electronic devices Docking platforms formed in one of the largest-surface-area surfaces of mobile electronic devices. Such a docking platform may comprise a docking accessory cavity having a docking connection system comprising one or more docking connectors formed within the cavity, and optionally two or more electrical contacts within the cavity, the contacts electrically connected to electronics within the electronic device and constructed and arranged to allow electrical connection to detachable docking accessories. The docking connection system is operable to form detachable attachments to multiple independent docking accessories simultaneously. The cavities of the docking platforms are shaped to accommodate a broad range of docking accessories that are specially adapted to sit in a generally flush manner with the back surface of the mobile electronic device while attached to the docking connectors. One type of accessory forms an assembly with an expandable accordion attached to the docking platform.
US09804632B2	Fast embedded hand controller The present disclosure provides an instant embedded manual control, which has a remote control; and a face shell containing the remote control. The face shell is provided with groups of positioning ribs that are used to embed the manual control into a carrier platform of the manual control; the face shell is also provided with a plurality of cone structures that are used to fix the manual control into the carrier platform by being inserted into a leather surface of the carrier platform when the manual control is embedded in the carrier platform; and at least one button is arranged on the face shell.
US09804610B2	Thermostat user interface A user-friendly programmable thermostat is described that includes a body having a central electronic display surrounded by a ring that can be rotated and pressed inwardly to provide user input in a simple and elegant fashion. The current temperature and setpoint temperature are graphically displayed as prominent tick marks over a range of background tick marks on the electronic display. Different colors can be displayed to indicate currently active HVAC functions, and different intensities of colors can be displayed to indicate an amount of heating or cooling required to reach a target temperature. The setpoint temperature for the device can be altered by user rotation of the rotatable ring, and the programmed schedule can be displayed to the user and altered by the user by virtue of rotations and inward pressings of the ring. Initial device set up and installation, the viewing of device operation, the editing of various settings, and the viewing of historical energy usage information are made simple and elegant by virtue of the described form factor, display modalities, and user input modalities of the device.
US09804607B1	Fluid transfer systems, devices, components, and methods of manufacture In one embodiment, a fluid transfer system comprises one or more fluid transfer components and one or more fluid input couplers or fluid output couplers. In one embodiment, the fluid transfer system delivers fluid to an active region, receives fluid from an active region, or passes a fluid through an active region using a fluid transfer component. In another embodiment, the fluid transfer component comprises film-based fluid channels converted from a first spatial arrangement geometry to a second spatial arrangement geometry different from the first spatial arrangement geometry. In another embodiment, the fluid transfer component comprises at least one of a fluid input coupler and fluid output coupler comprising a fluid channel geometry converter comprising re-arranged extended segments of a film comprising the active region fluid channels.
US09804606B2	Management control device A management control device controls multiple unmanned vehicles, including the overtaking of a vehicle using an opposite lane. First and second travel permission sections are set for an own vehicle and another vehicle in a stopped state located ahead of the own vehicle on a traveling lane. A path by which the own vehicle overtakes the other vehicle is generated to include a first transition section to change lanes from a traveling lane to an opposite lane, an overtaking section that connects to the first transition section. Also included is a second transition section that connects to the front end of the overtaking section and is for the own vehicle to return to the traveling lane. The section length of the second travel permission section being set in advance is thereby shortened.
US09804605B2	Position identification device and mobile robot provided with same Position identification means (7) for estimating the position of a mobile robot (1) includes a laser distance sensor (6) that measures a distance from the mobile robot (1) to an object, means for recognizing an object from data of the measured distance from the mobile robot (1) to the object and map data, travel area storage means (12) for storing a travel area of the mobile robot (1), specified area storage means (13) for storing a specified area that is separate from the travel area of the mobile robot (1), and object determination means (14) for determining whether an object is present within the travel area of the mobile robot (1) that is stored in the travel area storage means (12).
US09804602B2	Package management system for robotic vehicles Described embodiments include a system, method, and apparatus. A system includes a package management system for operating a robotic vehicle configured to transport consumer items selected by a human shopper from a consumer shopping environment and placed in the robotic vehicle. The package management system includes circuitry for recognizing an individual human shopper. The system includes circuitry for receiving data indicative of a location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment. The system includes circuitry for routing the robotic vehicle to the location of the individual human shopper in the consumer shopping environment. In an embodiment, the package management system includes circuitry for issuing an alarm upon detection of an unauthorized removal or attempted unauthorized removal of a consumer item from the secure portion of the robotic vehicle.
US09804597B1	Use of detected objects for image processing Methods and systems for the use of detected objects for image processing are described. A computing device autonomously controlling a vehicle may receive images of the environment surrounding the vehicle from an image-capture device coupled to the vehicle. In order to process the images, the computing device may receive information indicating characteristics of objects in the images from one or more sources coupled to the vehicle. Examples of sources may include RADAR, LIDAR, a map, sensors, a global positioning system (GPS), or other cameras. The computing device may use the information indicating characteristics of the objects to process received images, including determining the approximate locations of objects within the images. Further, while processing the image, the computing device may use information from sources to determine portions of the image to focus upon that may allow the computing device to determine a control strategy based on portions of the image.
US09804594B2	Self-calibrating sensors and actuators for unmanned vehicles An apparatus, method, and system of self-calibrating sensors and actuators for unmanned vehicles is provided, which includes an unmanned vehicle comprising: a chassis; a propulsion system; one or more sensors configured to sense features around the chassis; a memory; a communication interface; and a processor configured to: operate the propulsion system in a guided calibration mode; automatically switch operation of the propulsion system to an autonomous calibration mode when a degree of certainty on a calibration of one or more of sensor data and a position of the chassis is above a first threshold value associated with safe operation of the propulsion system in the autonomous calibration mode; thereafter, operate the propulsion system in the autonomous calibration mode; and, automatically switch operation of the propulsion system to an operational mode when the degree of certainty is above a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value.
US09804593B1	Methods and systems for teaching positions to components of devices Methods and systems for teaching positions to components of devices are described. An example method includes providing instructions to a robotic device or robotic manipulator to place the robotic manipulator into a fine-tuning teach mode, in which the robotic manipulator is in a given position and is configured to move based on application of a manual contact in one or more step movements having a preset amount of distance. The method also includes determining that a given manual contact is applied to the robotic manipulator, and causing the robotic manipulator to incrementally move in the one or more step movements having the preset amount of distance.
US09804591B2	Job scheduler for electromechanical system for biological analyses A method and system for scheduling a plurality of concurrent job sequences with constraints of precedence and mutual exclusion is described. In particular, a scheduler for a system performing biological analyzes on clinical samples including non-preemptible jobs which must use a set of resources (machines) and having constraints on release times and execution times is described. The scheduling method uses on-purpose algorithmic solution that extracts the core of DBM data structures and Floyd-Warshall algorithm from the engine of a full-fledged Model Checking tool and tailors it to the specific requirements of the case.
US09804588B2	Determining associations and alignments of process elements and measurements in a process Techniques for automatically determining, without user input, one or more sources of a variation in the behavior of a target process element operating to control a process in a process plant include using a process element alignment map to determine process elements upstream of the target process element in the process; performing a data analysis on data corresponding to the upstream elements with respect to the target element to determine behavior time offsets, strengths of impact, and impact delays; and determining the source(s) based on the data analysis outputs. Techniques may include automatically defining the process element alignment map by obtaining and processing data from a plurality of diagrams or data sources of the process and/or plant. Furthermore, the techniques may be performed during plant run-time by any high-volume, high density device such as centralized or embedded big data appliances, controllers, field or I/O devices, and/or by an unsupervised application.
US09804585B2	Computer program and method for evaluating a crankshaft A method for evaluating a crankshaft. The method comprises receiving data related to a three dimensional scan of the crankshaft, generating a crankshaft computer model based on the data, and determining whether the crankshaft is suitable for machining into a machined crankshaft based on the crankshaft computer model.
US09804576B2	Recognition-based industrial automation control with position and derivative decision reference The present disclosure generally relates to a method for performing industrial automation control may include detecting, via a sensor system, positions and/or motions of a human in an industrial automation system, determining at least one derivative value from the detected positions and/or motions, and determining a possible automation command and an undesirable condition based upon the detected positions and/or motions and the at least one derivative value. The method may then include implementing a control and/or notification action based upon the determined possible automation command and the undesired condition.
US09804573B1	Use of redundancy in sub-ranging time-to-digital converters to eliminate offset mismatch issues A time-to-digital converter utilizes both coarse and fine quantizers and addresses mismatch by using redundant bits in the coarse time representation and the fine time representation. The redundant bits are compared and if the redundant bits are the same, no mismatch correction is required but if the redundant bits are different a correction is applied to correct the redundant portion of the coarse time information. The redundant portion includes the most significant bit generated by the fine quantizer and the least significant bit of the coarse quantizer. The correction adds to or subtracts from the redundant information.
US09804571B2	Accessory adapter system for wearable computing device A system that transforms the APPLE WATCH®, or a similarly constructed wearable computing device, into a jewelry or wearable accessory that is adaptable to a wide variety of styles. The system includes two pins that are compatible with the device and provide multiple functionalities. The first pin has a bail that effectively turns the device into a pendant or any accessory that is desired, and the second pin has a hinge knuckle onto which other parts—for example a cover, a second bail, or a charm—can attach. When a cover is used, the first pin has the additional functionality of being an attachment point for closure. Both pins maximize unintentional interference with the device and support the device from opposing and/or pulling forces with minimal wear. The pins work in harmony to transform the device into any wearable jewelry the user desires.
US09804569B2	Hand unit and timepiece A hand unit for a timepiece, including: a hand for indicating time; and an attachment member including a support part attached to a rotational center of the hand so as to support the hand, and a cylindrical part defining a rotational axis of the hand and configured to be attached to a rotating shaft in the timepiece, the cylindrical part continuing from the support part extending towards a rear side of the timepiece along the rotational axis, wherein a bottom of the cylindrical part is at a position that is approximately the same or lower than a tip of the hand.
US09804568B2	Mechanism for regulating the rate of a timepiece oscillator A microsystem for setting the rate of a timepiece oscillator, including a wheel/inertia block including an off-center unbalance and a toothing and arranged to pivot with respect to a base plate of the microsystem, which includes an actuator driving a first active click arranged to drive the toothing, and includes a device for stopping the toothing in position, wherein the actuator is a thermomechanical actuator arranged to convert a flow of light energy into a displacement of a distal end of the thermomechanical actuator, which carries a first active click or directly controls a movement of a first active click, and the microsystem is capable of incorporation in a watch including a crystal transparent to predetermined wavelengths ranges and allowing the passage of a light ray to regulate the microsystem.
US09804559B2	Image forming apparatus including a moving member configured to move a cartridge An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a cartridge including a supported portion, a moving member configured to move to the apparatus main body and thereby move the cartridge, the moving member moving to the apparatus main body so as to be in an external position and an internal position, a main body side positioning portion provided on the apparatus main body and configured to, when the moving member is in the internal position, support the supported portion, and an upward inclination portion provided on the apparatus main body and inclined upwardly from a movement direction in which the moving member moves from the external position to the internal position. The upward inclination portion causes the cartridge to move upward with respect to the moving member in a process in which the moving member moves from the external position to the internal position.
US09804549B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus has a photosensitive drum configured to bear a developer image, a developing apparatus having a developing roller that bears developer and a developing blade that regulates the amount of the developer on the developing roller, and a detection portion that detects information on the amount of the developer stored in the developing apparatus. The image forming apparatus performs a discharging operation for discharging a coating agent, applied to a developing roller in an unused state, from the developing apparatus to the photosensitive drum, while varying an operational condition for the discharging operation varied based on the information.
US09804548B2	Medium carrying device and image forming apparatus A medium carrying device includes a carrying part that carries a continuous print medium, a detection part that includes a light emitting part and a light receiving part arranged sandwiching a carrying path, and that detects the print medium carried on the carrying path according to a light amount that is received by the light receiving part, and a control part that controls operations of the carrying part and the detection part, wherein the control part sets a first emitted light amount of the emitted light of the light emitting part used in image formation to the print medium by performing a light amount measurement using the light emitting part and the light receiving part in a state where the print medium is carried to a first position, and sets a threshold light amount that is used in detecting a boundary position between the first region and the second region by the detection part through performing another light amount measurement by obtaining a receiving light amount of the light receiving part with the first emitted light amount and by determining the threshold light amount based on the receiving light amount in a state where the print medium is carried from the first position to another second position.
US09804545B2	Fixing device and image forming apparatus A fixing device includes a roller, an endless belt, and a heat generating member disposed in a space inside the endless belt, extending in a width direction of the endless belt, and pressing the endless belt against the roller. A sheet is passed through a nip formed between the roller and a portion of the endless belt pressed by the heat generating member, such that an image on the sheet is fixed thereto. The heat generating member includes first and second heat generating portions that are adjacent to each other along the width direction, and the first portion heat generating is independently operable from the second heat generating portion.
US09804543B2	Image forming apparatus having fixing device that responds to request when using decolorable ink An image forming apparatus includes: a first image forming unit which forms a first image on a first recording medium with a first material that is not thermally decolorizable; a second image forming unit which forms a second image on a second recording medium with a second material that is thermally decolorizable; a fixing device which is on a common carrying path shared by the first recording medium and the second recording medium and fixes the first image to the first recording medium; and a controller which controls the fixing device so that a temperature of the fixing device is lower than a decolorizing temperature of the second material when the second recording medium reaches the fixing device.
US09804542B2	Recording medium transport device, fixing device, and image forming apparatus A recording medium transport device includes a first rotating member, a second rotating member, a first shaft, a second shaft, a contact member, a pressure member, and a transmission part. The second rotating member is configured to form, together with the first rotating member, a nip, and nips a recording medium in the nip so as to transport the recording medium. The contact member is spaced from the first rotating member and brought into contact with the recording medium. The contact member is movable about an axis of the first shaft in an arc-shaped path. The pressure member is movable about an axis of the second shaft in an arc-shaped path and presses the second rotating member toward the first rotating member. The transmission part is brought into contact with the pressure member so as to transmit a movement of the pressure member to the contact member.
US09804541B2	Heating device A heating device includes a heating member having an opening formed at an end thereof along a direction of a rotary shaft, a heating element for heating the heating member from inside, a heating element support member having a heating element support portion at one end thereof for supporting an end of the heating element, and a tube opening at the other end, the tubular heating element support member being inserted into the heating member through the opening, and a coolant supplier for supplying a coolant from the tube opening for cooling the heating element support portion. The heating element support member includes coolant blowout holes formed between a portion thereof corresponding to a bearing supporting the rotary shaft and the heating element support portion for blowing the coolant out into the rotary shaft.
US09804537B2	Image forming apparatus that ensures highly accurate positioning on photoreceptor drum of primary transfer roller An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a plurality of photoreceptor drums, a plurality of developing devices, a frame, an intermediate transfer unit, a secondary transfer roller, first positioning portions, and second positioning portions. The secondary transfer roller forms a secondary transfer nip portion with the first roller where the toner images are transferred to a sheet. The first positioning portions are arranged at the intermediate transfer unit and the frame. The first positioning portions position the intermediate transfer unit in a second direction inside the apparatus main body. The second positioning portions are arranged at the intermediate transfer unit and the apparatus main body. The second positioning portions position a distal end side in the mounting direction of the intermediate transfer unit in a third direction inside the apparatus main body. The third direction intersects with the first direction and the second direction.
US09804533B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including an image bearer to bear toner; a developer bearer includes a first seal on one end of the developer bearer in a direction of axis and a second seal on another end of the developer bearer in the direction of axis, to supply the image bearer with the toner; a supply member disposed within a range between the first seal and the second seal in the direction of axis, to supply the developer bearer with the toner; and a transfer member opposed to the image bearer. The transfer member has a width shorter than a width of the supply member in the direction of axis. The transfer member is disposed within a range between one end and another end of the supply member in the direction of axis.
US09804524B2	Developing device and image forming apparatus A developing device includes a developer carrier that opposes an image carrier and rotates while carrying developer on a surface thereof; and a container that supports the developer carrier in a rotatable manner and contains the developer, the developer containing toner, first carrier subjected to frictional charging together with the toner, and second carrier having a diameter greater than a diameter of the first carrier and an electrical resistance lower than an electrical resistance of the first carrier.
US09804522B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an optical scanning unit including a rotatable polygonal mirror and a detecting portion; and a controller. A rotation center of the rotatable polygonal mirror is made eccentric with respect to a center of gravity of the rotatable polygonal mirror by 7.5 μm or more. The controller identifies one of reflecting surfaces of the rotatable polygonal mirror as a reference surface by using a signal outputted from the detecting portion for each of the reflecting surfaces of the rotatable polygonal mirror and a period of signals from light beams reflected by consecutive two reflecting surfaces with respect to a rotational direction of the rotatable polygonal mirror.
US09804519B2	Method for producing toner A method for producing a toner containing a toner particle containing a binder resin, a colorant and a crystalline substance, wherein the method includes the steps of: (I) setting a temperature of a dispersion, in which a coloring particle is dispersed with an aqueous medium, to TA(° C.), which is higher than the higher of a crystallization temperature Tc(° C.) of the crystalline substance and a glass transition temperature Tg(° C.) of the coloring particle, the coloring particle containing the binder resin, the colorant and the crystalline substance; (II) cooling the dispersion from the TA to a temperature equal to or lower than the Tg at a cooling rate of at least 5.0° C./min after the step (I); and (III) holding the dispersion in a temperature from Tg−10 to Tg+10 for at least 30 min after the step (II).
US09804518B2	Electrostatic charge image developing toner, electrostatic charge image developer, and toner cartridge An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, and 5′-chloro-3-hydroxy-2′-methoxy-2-naphthanilide, wherein the colorant contains at least one of Pigment Red 238 and Pigment Red 269, the content of the colorant is from 1% by weight to 20% by weight, and the content of 5′-chloro-3-hydroxy-2′-methoxy-2-naphthanilide is from 1 ppm to 300 ppm based on the weight.
US09804515B2	Toner, image forming apparatus, image forming method, process cartridge, and developer A toner of the present invention includes at least a colorant and a resin, has crystallinity CX or 20 or greater, and has a dynamic viscoelasticity characteristic in which a logarithmic value Log G′(50) of storage elastic modulus (Pa) at 50° C. is from 6.5 to 8.0 and a logarithmic value Log G′(65) of storage elastic modulus (Pa) at 65° C. is from 4.5 to 6.0, when the dynamic viscoelasticity characteristic is measured by temperature sweep from 40° C., at a frequency of 1 Hz, at a strain amount control of 0.1%, and at a temperature elevating rate of 2° C./min.
US09804511B2	Electrophotographic photoreceptor, electrophotographic apparatus comprising the same, and package of electrophotographic photoreceptor In a negatively-chargeable laminate-type electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charge generation layer and another charge transport layer are arranged on a conductive substrate directly or via an intermediate layer. The charge transport layer contains at least a hole-transporting substance, an electron-transporting substance and a binder resin; the mass ratio (RPN) [% by mass] between mass (P) of the hole-transporting substance and mass (N) of the electron-transporting substance is represented by the following equation (1), and satisfies the following equation (2): RPN=(N/(P+N))×100 (1) 1≦RPN≦40 (2); and when a voltage of +6 kV is applied to the photoreceptor for 5 seconds via a resin sheet having a thickness of 50 μm and a surface resistivity of 2×107 Ω/cm2, the surface potential difference (ΔVo) and half-tone potential difference (ΔVh) between before and after the voltage application are both 15 V or less.
US09804507B2	Stage apparatus, lithography apparatus, and article manufacturing method Provided is a stage apparatus that includes a first movable unit; a linear motor that includes a stator coil array arranged over a stroke range in a predetermined direction of the first movable unit and a mover magnet fixed to the first movable unit; a second movable unit that is arranged to face the first movable unit via a space and relatively moves with respect to the first movable unit in the predetermined direction; and a switch unit that forms a closed circuit including coils in the stator coil array and a resistance during operation of a dynamic brake, wherein the resistance value of a first coil located at a center region of the stroke range in the stator coil array is larger than that of a second coil located toward an end side of the stroke range rather than the center region in the stator coil array.
US09804506B2	Measuring method, stage apparatus, and exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus can mitigate the impact of fluctuations in the refractive index of ambient gas, and improve, for example, stage positioning accuracy. An exposure apparatus radiates an exposure illumination light to a wafer on a wafer stage through a projection optical system, and forms a prescribed pattern on the wafer, and comprises: a scale, which is provided to the wafer stage; a plurality of X heads, which detect information related to the position of the scale; a measurement frame that integrally supports the plurality of X heads and has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion that is smaller than that of the main body of the wafer stage (portions excepting a plate wherein the scale is formed); and a control apparatus that derives information related to the displacement of the wafer stage based on the detection results of the plurality of X heads.
US09804502B2	Illumination device and method for using the same in the projection lithography machine An illumination device comprises a laser source, a beam expander, a micromirror array having a first control system, a fast steering mirror having a second control system, a diaphragm array, a microlens array, an illumination lens group, and a reflection mirror sequentially along the propagation direction of the laser beam. The first control system comprises a first computer controlling each micromirror on the micro-mirror array through the micromirror array controller to rotate in two-dimensional directions so expanded beam forms desired intensity patterns on the diaphragm array after reflected by the micromirror array and fast reflection mirror and a micromirror array controller; the second control system comprises a second computer controlling the reflection mirror of the fast steering mirror to rotate through fast steering mirror controller so created intensity pattern moves relative to the diaphragm array and a fast steering mirror controller. Method for using the illumination device is provided.
US09804494B2	Method for creating topographical patterns in polymers via surface energy patterned films and the marangoni effect Using a broadband light source and a photomask, surface energy gradients can be directly transferred into polymer films. The Marangoni effect causes high surface energy regions to rise upon heating the film. This leads to the formation of three-dimensional topography that can be locked in by quenching the polymer by cooling.
US09804490B2	Holographic media with improved light sensitivity The present invention provides a novel photopolymer formulation comprising matrix polymers, writing monomer and a photoinitiator and further comprising a compound of formula (1) where A1, A2 and A3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, alkylimino, azide, isonitrile, enamino, formyl, acyl, carboxyl, carboxylate, carboxamide, orthoester, sulphonate, phosphate, organosulphonyl, organosulphoxidyl, optionally fluorinated alkoxy or an optionally substituted aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic, olefinic or acetylenic radical while suitable radicals may be connected together via bridge of any desired substitution, or in that two or more compounds of formula (I) may be connected together via at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5, in which case these radicals therein constitute a 2- to 4-tuply functional bridge, with the proviso that at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is not hydrogen. Further subjects of the invention are a photopolymer comprising matrix polymers, a writing monomer and photoinitiator, a holographic medium comprising a photopolymer formulation of the present invention or being obtainable by use thereof, the use of a holographic medium of the present invention and also a process for producing a holographic medium by using a photopolymer formulation of the present invention.
US09804489B2	Method for manufacturing quantum dot color filter The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a quantum dot color filter. The method for manufacturing a quantum dot color filter of the present invention, after forming a blue sub-pixel part of a quantum dot color filter by applying a photolithographic operation to a transparent organic photoresist material, applies hydrophobicity treatment to the transparent organic photoresist layer so as to make use of hydrophobic characteristics so formed to help coat green quantum dot curable paste and red quantum dot photoresist sequentially on corresponding areas to form, in sequence, a green quantum dot curable paste layer and a red quantum dot photoresist layer located thereon, and then applies photolithographic operations to subject portions of the red quantum dot photoresist layer to etching for forming a green sub-pixel part and a red sub-pixel part of the quantum dot color filter, whereby compared to the conventional ways of manufacturing a quantum dot color filter, at least one round of photolithographic operation can be saved to greatly simplify the manufacturing process, reduce cost, and improve manufacturing efficiency, and it only needs to develop one type of quantum dot photoresist so as to greatly reduce difficulty and cost of development.
US09804487B2	Projection displays A locally dimmed display has a spatial light modulator illuminated by a light source. The spatial light modulator is illuminated with a low resolution version of a desired image. The illumination may comprise a series of lighting elements that vary smoothly from one element to another at the spatial light modulator.
US09804486B2	Light source apparatus, illuminator, and projector having multiple reflection elements A light source apparatus includes a first reflection element for receiving a first light beam from the first light source unit, a second reflection element for receiving a second light beam from the second light source unit, and third and fourth reflection elements. The third reflection element has a first curved section on which the first light beam reflected by the first reflection element is incident, and the fourth reflection element has a second curved section on which the second light beam reflected by the second reflection element is incident. The first curved section has a first optical axis that is located outside the third reflection element and shifted away from the third reflection element toward the fourth reflection element. The first light beam reflected by the first curved section is roughly parallel to the second light beam reflected by the second curved section.
US09804477B2	Actuator driving apparatus and camera module including the same An actuator driving apparatus includes an inductor disposed on a housing to face a magnetic body attached to a lens carrier, a detector configured to apply a reference signal to the inductor and detect an inductor current flowing through the inductor, a calculator configured to determine a position of the lens carrier based on the inductor current, and a driver configured to drive an actuator based on the position of the lens carrier and a position control signal.
US09804470B2	Organic compound and electrochromic element containing the same An organic compound having the following general formula [1]: wherein A1 and A2 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a substituent, R2 to R5 denote a substituent, R1 and R6 independently denote a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and m is 2 or 3.
US09804467B2	Light controlling apparatus and method of fabricating the same Provided are a light controlling apparatus and a method of fabricating the same. The light controlling apparatus comprises: a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit facing each other; a liquid crystal unit between the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, the liquid crystal unit including: a liquid crystal; a network having a first polymer polymerized from a first monomer having a similar shape as the liquid crystal and a second polymer polymerized from a second monomer having a shape different from the first monomer; and a wall having the first polymer and the second polymer.
US09804464B2	Array substrate and method for preparing the same, liquid crystal panel An array substrate includes a glass substrate and a plurality of pixel structures formed on the glass substrate, each pixel structure includes a light transmitting region and a light non-transmitting region, wherein the light non-transmitting region includes a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a passivation layer sequentially formed on the glass substrate; and the light transmitting region includes a pixel electrode which is directly formed on the glass substrate, and the pixel electrode extends to the light non-transmitting region and is electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode. A method of preparing the array substrate and a liquid crystal panel including the array substrate are also provided.
US09804458B2	Liquid-crystal display device and electronic apparatus A liquid-crystal display device includes a display panel, a translucent cover substrate, and a plate spacer. The display panel includes a pixel substrate, a counter substrate facing the pixel substrate, a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the pixel substrate and the counter substrate, and a driver IC mounted on a protruding portion of the pixel substrate protruding from the counter substrate. The translucent cover substrate is bonded to the display panel. The plate spacer is formed in a rectangular plate shape and is fixed to a surface of the translucent cover substrate on the driver IC side. The plate spacer and the driver IC are fixed with a resin layer interposed therebetween.
US09804456B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate having a display region with first and second electrodes, TFTs, scanning signal lines connected to the TFTs, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT and counter substrates, and sealed by a sealant, scanning line leads connected to the scanning signal lines and formed outside of the display region, video signal line leads connected to the video signal lines and formed outside of the display region and a shield electrode formed on the TFT substrate covering the scanning line leads but not the video signal line leads. The second electrode is connected to one of the TFTs, and liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are driven by an electric field, which is generated between the first and second electrodes. The shield electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode and overlapped with the sealant in plan view.
US09804447B2	Liquid crystal display and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display includes: a lower panel in which a plurality of pixel areas is defined; an upper panel opposite to the lower panel and in which the plurality of pixel areas is defined, where each pixel area is divided into domains; a first alignment layer on the lower panel and photo-aligned to have sub alignment portions corresponding to the domains, respectively; and a second alignment layer on the upper panel and photo-aligned to have sub alignment portions corresponding to domains, respectively, where one of the sub alignment portions of the first alignment layer has no pretilt and remaining of the sub alignment portions of the first alignment layer has different pretilt directions, and one of the sub alignment portions of the second alignment layer has no pretilt and remaining of the alignment portions of the second alignment layer has different pretilt directions.
US09804441B2	Electronic device optical sensing system with stray light suppression An electronic device display may have an active area with an array of pixels and an inactive area. A light-transmitting window may be formed in the inactive area. A light-sensing component such as an ambient light sensor may be mounted within the housing in alignment with the window. Opaque masking material may be provided on one or more layers of the display in the inactive area and may have an opening for the window. Backlight structures in the display may generate backlight illumination for pixels in the active area. Stray portions of the backlight illumination may be blocked using a stray light absorption layer on one of the layers of the display such as a layer other than the layer on which the opaque masking material is formed. The stray light absorption layer may have an opening aligned with the window.
US09804424B2	Adaptive photothermal lens A system having a micro lens array is provided. In some embodiments, the system includes a plurality of individual adaptive photo thermal lenses that have at least one cell, each cell provided with at least one photo absorbing particle; and a thermo-optical material in thermal contact with the cells; and at least one controllable light source for illuminating the photo absorbing particles, the light source having at least one spectral component which can be absorbed by the photo-absorbing particles, each cell being defined by the optical interaction area between the at least one photo absorbing particle and the at least one controllable light source, wherein the at least one controllable light source is controllable in one or more of wavelength, power, and polarisation, to locally modify the focal lengths of the individual adaptive photo thermal lenses having the cells.
US09804415B2	Secured data communication in a networked computer system for providing optical lenses Method of supplying an optical lens adapted to a wearer, includes: a) receiving, directly or indirectly via a manufacturing side, from a first networked computer entity located at a lens ordering side, a first set of data including at least wearer's prescription data, b) sending a second set of data including at least an optical lens design information and the wearer's prescription data to a second networked computer entity located at a lens designing side, and receiving from the second networked computer entity a third set of data including at least optical lens data calculated from the second set, and c) sending at least to a third networked computer entity, at a lens manufacturing side, a fourth set of data including at least part of the optical lens data, the at least optical lens data of the fourth set of data being at least partially modified by a masking function.
US09804411B1	Adhesion structures for eyeglass frames A skin contact pad for eyeglass frames that helps increase the friction between the skin and the eyeglasses. The skin contact pad has a body with a face surface that touches the skin of a person wearing the eyeglasses. Concavities are formed on the skin contact pad. Each of the concavities has a concave surface defined within an encompassing base. The encompassing base of each concavity is independent and complete. As the concavities move across skin, the skin bulges slightly into the concavities. As the skin moves under the concavities, the bulges move and a slight suction is created within the concavities that bias the skin contact pad toward the skin. The bias that is created helps hold the eyeglasses in place on the head of a user.
US09804406B2	Stereoscopic image display device This document discloses a stereoscopic image display device. In the image display device, a display device displays a first image data and a second image data in a time-dividing manner. A switchable retarder panel is configured to control light emitted from the display device and is made of electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) liquid crystals. Polarization glasses polarize the light emitted from the switchable retarder panel. The polarization glasses comprise a left eyeglass comprising a polarizer having a tilt of 45° about a light absorbing axis, and a right eyeglass comprising a polarizer having a tilt of 135° about the light absorbing axis.
US09804402B2	Portable folding virtual reality device A portable folding virtual reality device having a cover formed horizontally; a mounting case which is provided on a front of the cover and on which an image device such as a smart phone is mounted; a lens plate provided with a magnifying lens at a rear of the cover; and a band which is connected to both ends of the lens plate and through which the device is mounted to a head of a user. The mounting case and the lens plate are arranged to form up and downward at a right angle and to rotate by the cover and a front and rear hinges. A supporting plate that rotates left and rightward with respect to a central line of the cover is provided, and the interval between the front hinge and the rear hinge is identical to the focal distance of the left and right magnifying lens.
US09804400B2	Display apparatus [Object]To provide a display apparatus capable of obtaining excellent heat radiation performance of a light source while ensuring positional accuracy of the light source.[Solving Means]A display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light guide portion, a casing, a projection portion, a heat source, and a heat-transfer member. The light guide portion is disposed in front of eyes of a user. The casing is fixed to the light guide portion. The projection portion is housed in the casing and is configured to be capable of projecting an image to the light guide portion. The heat-transfer member includes a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the heat source, the second end being connected to an inner surface of the casing, and is configured to be deformable.
US09804398B2	Head-mounted perfume dispenser apparatus A head-mounted display includes a playback processor which plays back a moving image from first time until second time, a box for placing a container containing a perfume inside, a filled section which is temporarily filled with the perfume and emits the temporarily filled perfume according to starting playback of the moving image, and a tubular vent hole which is in contact with a nose of a user when the user wears the head-mounted display.
US09804395B2	Range calibration of a binocular optical augmented reality system The disclosure includes a system and method for calibrating a binocular optical see-through augmented reality display. A calibration application renders one or more images of a virtual object on the one or more displays of the human interface device, and receives a user input to adjust a position of the one or more images on the one or more displays. In response to the input, the calibration application identifies a first and second boundary of a target range surrounding a real-world object at a first and second depth, respectively. The calibration application determines a first and second disparity corresponding to the first and second boundary and may record the disparities in relation to the depth of the real-world object.
US09804393B1	Virtual reality headset In a general aspect, a virtual reality headset can include a goggle portion having a chassis including left, right, top and bottom sides. The chassis can be open at a first end and a second end. The first end can be configured for placement against or near a user's face. The second end can be configured to receive an electronic device including a display. The goggle portion can also include a lens frame assembly disposed within the chassis and disposed between the first end and the second end. The headset can also include an enclosure flap hingably coupled with the goggle portion at a first end of the enclosure. A second end of the enclosure flap can be removably attachable to the chassis to secure the electronic device in the VR headset. The goggle portion and the enclosure flap can be a unitary structure formed from a single precision-cut sheet.
US09804378B2	Arrangement for light sheet microscopy An arrangement for light sheet microscopy including illumination optics with an illumination objective for illuminating a sample, located in a medium on a sample carrier aligned with respect to a plane reference surface, with a light sheet. The arrangement also includes detection optics with a detection objective. The arrangement further includes a separating layer system with at least one layer separating the medium from the illumination and detection objectives. The separating layer system contacts the medium by a base surface aligned parallel to the reference surface. A correction lens system, with at least one correction lens serving to reduce those aberrations which occur as a result of the oblique passage of illumination light and/or of light to be detected through interfaces of the separating layer system, is arranged between illumination objective and separating layer system and/or between detection objective and separating layer system.
US09804377B2	Low numerical aperture exclusion imaging In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention an apparatus for a low numerical aperture exclusion imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus may include an electromagnetic illumination source for illuminating a portion of a specimen; and for collecting an image created by the electromagnetic radiation an objective lens optically coupled to the electromagnetic illuminated portion of the specimen. The apparatus also includes an optical blocking plate disposed between the objective lens and a focusing lens. The optical blocking plate is positioned to substantially block undesired electromagnetic radiation from image sources distally aligned in the same optical axis as the specimen. This invention is enhances narrow depth of field characteristics in imaging. It also enhances discreet imaging in a narrow focus field by eliminating some or most of the light which contributes to wide depth of field focus. This is useful for optical sectioning ranging from microscopy to photography. Optical sectioning provides the information necessary for 3D image reconstructions and other X Axis spatial measurements.
US09804373B2	Decentered optical system, image projection apparatus incorporating a decentered optical system, and imaging apparatus incorporating a decentered optical system The first optical element 10 and the second optical element 20 are spaced away from each other in an effective area through which a light beam passes, and satisfy the following condition (1): 0
US09804372B2	Optical system and imaging apparatus including the same An optical system includes, in order from an object side toward an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, and a second lens unit having negative refractive power. A distance between consecutive ones of the lens units changes when focusing is performed. The first lens unit is stationary during focusing. The second lens unit is moved toward the image side when focus is changed from an object at infinity to an object at a short distance. Lateral magnification β2 of the second lens unit when focusing on the object at infinity, focal length f1 of the first lens unit, and focal length f2 of the second lens unit are set appropriately to satisfy predetermined mathematical conditions.
US09804367B2	Wafer-level hybrid compound lens and method for fabricating same A hybrid compound lens includes a substrate lens and a resin lens. The substrate lens has a non-planar substrate surface surrounded by a flange having a flange surface bordering the non-planar substrate surface and forming an obtuse angle therewith. The resin lens has a non-planar resin surface adjoining the substrate lens along the non-planar substrate surface. A lens wafer includes a substrate wafer and resin lenses. The substrate wafer has a top surface having non-planar surface features each bordered by a planar region of the top surface and forming an obtuse angle therewith. Each resin lens has a non-planar resin surface adjoining the substrate wafer along a non-planar surface feature. A method for fabricating a wafer-level hybrid compound lens includes depositing a resin portion on a non-planar feature of a side of a substrate. The method also includes forming the resin portion into a lens on the non-planar feature.
US09804362B2	Imaging lens and electronic apparatus including the same An imaging lens includes first to fifth lens elements arranged from an object side to an image side in the given order. Through designs of surfaces of the lens elements and relevant lens parameters, a short system length of the imaging lens may be achieved while maintaining good optical performance.
US09804361B2	Optical image capturing system An optical image capturing system, sequentially including a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element from an object side to an image side, is provided. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second through third lens elements have refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. At least one of the image side surface and the object side surface of each of the four lens elements are aspheric. The optical lens elements can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras.
US09804350B2	Method of forming a hermetically sealed fiber to chip connections Disclosed are methods of providing a hermetically sealed optical connection between an optical fiber and an optical element of a chip and a photonic-integrated chip manufactured using such methods.
US09804346B2	Receptacle-collimator assembly and multi-wavelength optical receiver module A receptacle-collimator assembly and a multi-wavelength optical receiver module. The receptacle-collimator assembly includes a receptacle configured to receive a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal; and a collimator integrated with the receptacle and configured to generate a collimated beam signal from a multi-wavelength optical signal received from the receptacle and output the beam signal.
US09804339B2	Optical connector and medical device An optical connector for coupling to a counter-connector mechanically and optically, a portion of an optical transmission line transmitting an optical signal being disposed in the optical connector, includes: a first outer case through which the optical transmission line is inserted and that covers an incidence end or an emitting end of an optical signal through the optical transmission line; a cover plate that is permeable to an optical signal and seals a tip end side coupled to the counter-connector in the first outer case; and a coating film made of amorphous carbon that is disposed on a surface on the tip end side of the cover plate.
US09804325B2	Framework for the design of optimum and near-optimum broadband multi-mode optical fibers by core doping Described is a technique for optimizing the design and manufacture of broadband MMFs. MMFs for use in CWDM applications are specifically described.
US09804323B2	Light conversion device and manufacturing method thereof, and light source unit including the light conversion device A light source unit includes a light guide plate which includes a front surface and a rear surface which are opposite to each other and a side between and connecting the front surface and the rear surface, a light conversion device on the side of the light guide plate; and a light source which generates and supplies light to the light conversion device. The light conversion device includes, a sealed tube, a light conversion member within the sealed tube and a space other than an area in the tube which is occupied by the light conversion member, defined in the tube.
US09804315B2	Display device According to one embodiment, provided is a liquid crystal display device with a reduced size and little restriction for incorporation into other devices. The liquid crystal display device includes an array substrate that includes multiple thin film transistors for pixel driving. The liquid crystal display device also includes a counter substrate disposed in a manner opposed to the array substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes an FPC arranged to transmit an external signal for driving of the thin film transistors. One of the array substrate and the counter substrate has an outline larger than that of the other, disposed on the display side, and includes a connecting portion at a position not opposed to the other on the side opposite to the display side. At least one end portion of the FPC is connected to the connecting portion, while the other end portion extends inward.
US09804314B2	Stretched optical compensation film Disclosed is a stretched optical compensation film which is a phase difference film containing a cellulose-based resin and having excellent optical properties. The stretched optical compensation film of the present invention contains 0.5 to 30 parts by mass of a β-diketone compound represented by Formula (I) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cellulose-based resin. Positions R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted. Position R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
US09804313B2	Methods for producing phase-difference film and circularly polarizing plate involving simultaneous reduction of clip pitch on one side and increase of clip pitch on another side Provided is a method capable of producing a retardation film being excellent in axial accuracy, showing small changes in retardation and dimensions at the time of its heating, and having a slow axis in an oblique direction with high production efficiency. The production method for a retardation film of the present invention includes: holding left and right end portions of a film with left and right variable pitch-type clips configured to have clip pitches changing in a longitudinal direction, respectively; preheating the film; causing the clip pitches of the left and right clips to each independently change to obliquely stretch the film; reducing the clip pitches of the left and right clips to shrink the film in the longitudinal direction; and releasing the film from being held with the clips.
US09804310B2	Method of fabricating anisotropic optical interference filter In a method of manufacturing a one-dimensionally varying optical filter, a substrate is coated to form a stack of layers of two or more different types. The coating may, for example, employ sputtering, electron-beam evaporation, or thermal evaporation. During the coating, the time-averaged deposition rate is varied along an optical gradient direction by generating reciprocation between a shadow mask and the substrate in a reciprocation direction that is transverse to the optical gradient direction. In some approaches, the shadow mask is periodic with a mask period defined along the direction of reciprocation, and the generated reciprocation has a stroke equal to or greater than the mask period along the direction of reciprocation. The substrate and the shadow mask may also be rotated together as a unit during the coating. Also disclosed are one-dimensionally varying optical filters, such as linear variable filters, made by such methods.
US09804305B2	Methods for sealing the edges of multi-layer articles Methods for preparing edge-sealed multi-layer film articles include applying a sealant composition to a multi-layer film article that includes at least one polymeric film layer, and permitting the sealant composition to dry to form an edge-sealed article. The sealant composition includes at least one solvent capable of softening, penetrating or dissolving the polymeric film layer of the multi-layer film article, and at least one polymer dissolved in the solvent. The polymer dissolved in the solvent may be a fluoropolymer, a non-tacky at ambient temperatures(meth)acrylate-based block copolymer, or a combination thereof. Edge-sealed articles prepared by this method can include other polymeric film layers or coated layers such as metallic layers and can be part of larger assemblies.
US09804303B1	Systems for tunable nanocube plasmonic resonators and methods for forming The present disclosure is directed to systems for tuning nanocube plasmonic resonators and methods for forming tunable plasmonic resonators. A tunable plasmonic resonator system can include a substrate and a nanostructure positioned on a surface of the substrate. The substrate can include a semiconductor material having a carrier density distribution. A junction can be formed between the nanostructure and the substrate forming a Schottky junction. Changing the carrier density distribution of the semiconductor material can change a plasmonic response of the plasmonic resonator.
US09804294B2	Optical film and autostereoscopic 3D display using the same An optical film and an autostereoscopic 3D display using the same are provided. The optical film includes a concave lens layer and a birefringence layer. The concave lens layer has plurality of concaves and a presumed refractive index. The birefringence layer overlaps the concave lens layer and includes a plurality of liquid crystal units filled and cured in the concaves. The birefringence layer has a short axis refractive index. The presumed refractive index is between 100.1%-102.8% of the short axis refractive index. The autostereoscopic 3D display includes the optical film, a liquid crystal switch module, and a display panel module. The liquid crystal switch module is disposed on one side of the optical film. The display panel module is disposed on one side of the liquid crystal switch module opposite to the optical film and has a display surface facing the liquid crystal switch module. Image light generated by the display panel module can pass through the optical film after its polarization direction is modulated by the liquid crystal switch module.
US09804293B1	UAVs for the detection and tracking of intense tornadoes A method for detecting tornadogenesis in a mesocyclone, and to monitor and track intense tornadic mesocyclones. The method includes flying a UAV above the mesocyclone for an extended period of time and detecting transition to tornadic stage. This further intensification is indicated by transition in a core structure of the mesocyclone to include the presence of an eye. The UAV can be a Global Hawk aircraft and can include a number of sensors and detectors, such as an imaging camera for providing imaging data of the mesocyclone-core structure, an infrared detector for detecting changes in heat in the mesocyclone-core structure, a radar detector for detecting wind magnitudes and direction in the mesocyclone-core structure, dropsonde sensors for measuring temperature, pressure, relative humidity and wind direction in the mesocyclone-core structure, etc. The UAV can relay the storm parameter data to a satellite for subsequent downlinking to receiving stations at the Earth's surface.
US09804292B2	Term by term gain calibration of triaxial propagation measurements A method for obtaining gain corrected triaxial electromagnetic propagation measurements with an offset correction includes deploying an electromagnetic logging tool in a subterranean borehole. The logging tool includes at least first and second axially spaced triaxial transmitters and at least first and second axially spaced triaxial receivers. A plurality of full tensor voltage measurements may be acquired and processed tensor term by tensor term to obtain a full tensor, gain corrected quantity. The processing may optionally include (i) removing a full tensor voltage offset from the acquired full tensor voltage measurements to obtain a corresponding plurality of offset corrected voltage tensors and (ii) processing the offset corrected voltage tensor term by tensor term to obtain the full tensor, gain and offset corrected quantity.
US09804291B2	Methods and apparatus for determining fluid parameters Example methods and apparatus for determining fluid parameters are disclosed herein. An example method includes disposing a sensor in a first fluid flow passageway. The sensor has a heater and a temperature sensor. The example method further includes flowing a first fluid into the first fluid flow passageway via a second fluid flow passageway and determining a first fluid property value of the first fluid via the sensor when the first fluid is in the first fluid flow passageway. Based on the first fluid property value, a state of an operation is determined.
US09804287B2	Transmitter for emitting reference signal to distinguish false signals in cable locating A transmitter is part of a cable locating system for use in a region which contains at least first and second in-ground cables, each of which cables includes an electrically conductive component such that, when the first cable is driven at a locating signal frequency to emit a locating signal in an electromagnetic form, the locating signal is coupled to the second cable in a way which causes the second cable to generate a false locating signal in electromagnetic form. The transmitter generates the locating signal frequency for coupling onto the first cable and for transmitting a reference signal, which includes the locating signal frequency such that the reference signal includes a modulation envelope for comparison of the modulation envelope to the locating signal and to the false locating signal at a receiving location to distinguish the locating signal from the false locating signal.
US09804285B2	Method for monitoring the operation of a metal detection system and metal detection system A balanced coil system (2) of a metal detection system has a transmitter coil (21) connected to a first transmitter unit (1), to provide a transmitter signal (s1) comprising at least first and second operating frequencies (fTX1, fTX2). First and second receiver coils (22, 23), which compensate one another when the system is in balance, provide output signals (s22, s23) to a receiver unit (3). The respective operating frequencies are applied separately together each with a monitoring frequency (fMON) to inputs of first and second modulation units (52, 53), which provide first and a second modulated monitoring signals (sM1, sM2), each comprising a first or second modulated monitoring frequency (fMM1, fMM2) without a carrier. When applied to a summation unit (54), the modulated monitoring signals result in a combined output signal (sM12) that is applied to a monitoring coil (24), inductively coupled with at least one of the receiver coils.
US09804278B2	Radiometric measuring device for carrying out measurements in explosion-prone areas The invention relates to a radiometric measuring device for carrying out measurements in an explosion-prone area, which radiometric measuring device requires only little space at the measurement location and can be economically produced. The radiometric measuring device comprises a measuring unit (7) that can be used in the explosion-prone area. Said measuring unit comprises a scintillator (13), which converts radioactive radiation incident on the scintillator into photons, and a semiconductor detector (15), which is connected to the scintillator (13) and can be operated by means of an inherently safe energy supply and metrologically captures photons arising in the scintillator (13) and reaching the semiconductor detector (15), and converts said photons into electrical measurement signals. Explosion protection measures to be associated exclusively with the ignition protection class of the inherent safety are provided in the measuring unit. The radiometric measuring device also comprises a superordinate unit (11) to be arranged outside of the explosion-prone area and to be connected to the measuring unit (7). The superordinate unit effects an inherently safe supply of the measuring unit (7)—in particular, the semiconductor detector (15), during measuring operation.
US09804274B2	Hybrid TOF-PET/CT tomograph comprising polymer strips made of scintillator material A hybrid TOF-PET/CT tomograph comprising a detection chamber, gamma radiation detectors, X-ray detectors and a movable X-ray source, wherein the gamma radiation detectors (150, 250, 350, 450, 550) and the X-ray detectors (170, 270, 370, 470, 570) surround the detection chamber (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) around the whole perimeter of the detection chamber (102, 202, 302, 402, 502), and wherein the gamma radiation detectors (150, 250, 350, 450, 550) are located closer to the longitudinal axis (115, 215, 315, 415, 515) of the detection chamber (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) than the X-ray detectors (170, 270, 370, 470, 570), and wherein the gamma radiation detectors (150, 250, 350, 450, 550) comprise polymer strips (151, 251, 351, 451, 551) made of a scintillation material having a density lower than the density of the X-ray radiation detectors (171, 271, 371, 471, 571).
US09804271B2	Adaptive GNSS power saving control Methods and apparatuses are provided for a portable device to minimize power consumption of its measurement engine while maintaining a desired level of accuracy. One such method forms a control loop, in which a value of a metric indicating a difference between the current estimated accuracy and the desired level of accuracy is calculated and then filtered to produce one or more filtered values. Using the one or more filtered values and current values of one or more modifiable measurement parameters, new values for the one or more modifiable measurement parameters are generated and then used to take the next measurement.
US09804260B2	RF proximity sensor A sensor has a strip resonator filter that energizes an emitter patch which emits an electric field out from the strip resonator filter (away from the strip resonator filter). The capacitance of the filter, or specifically the coupling capacitance and radiation pattern of the slotted patch, is altered when an object such as a finger is near the sensor. Resulting changes in a signal outputted by the filter can be used to determine how close the object is to the sensor. The strip resonator filter may be a half wavelength strip resonator coupled filter having three separate strips. The patch may have a slot and two accompanying strips. An arrangement of multiple sensors may detect the position of an object in two or three dimensions.
US09804254B2	Method for determining the timing of the receipt of a radio message A method for determining the time of receipt by a radio receiver of a binary coded radio message emitted by a sender. A radio signal containing the message is received by the receiver. An analog electrical signal is generated, sampled and optionally demodulated. The data content of the message is determined based upon the demodulated signal as a stream of data bits. The stream of data bits comprises a predetermined signal element whose time of receipt is determined. A digitally stored, constructed comparison signal is created based upon the stream of data bits. The constructed comparison signal is constructed to correspond to the sampled signal, in that a time variable which maximizes a correlation between the constructed comparison signal and the sampled signal is determined, and in that the time variable is then used to correct the time determination of the receipt of the predetermined signal element.
US09804237B2	Body coil for magnetic resonance imaging A body coil for magnetic resonance imaging includes one or more coil elements incorporated in a shell material. The body coil has a rectangular basic shape. Two opposing edge sections of the body coil may be pivoted along one pivot axis, respectively, relative to a middle section. For this purpose, movement elements that effect pivoting are arranged on an edge section side.
US09804236B2	Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and method of generating magnetic resonance image A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and a method of generating an MR image that may be generated in a resource saving mode by taking into account energy efficiency. The method includes: setting a resource saving mode; acquiring, based on the set resource saving mode, at least one description corresponding to a plurality of imaging filters; and generating a first MR image based on the acquired at least one description.
US09804235B2	Single magnetoresistor TMR magnetic field sensor chip and magnetic currency detector head A single magnetoresistor TMR magnetic field sensor chip and magnetic currency detector head; the single magnetoresistor TMR magnetic field sensor chip is installed above a magnetic excitation element; the sensing direction of the chip is parallel to the surface of the chip, and the direction of the magnetic excitation field generated at the chip by the magnetic excitation element is perpendicular to the surface of the chip; the chip comprises a substrate, a magnetic biasing structure deposited on the substrate, a magnetoresistive element, and an input/output terminal; the magnetoresistive element consists of MTJs; the sensing directions of the magnetoresistive element and the MTJs are the same as the sensing direction of the chip; and the direction of a bias magnetic field generated on the chip by the magnetic biasing structure is perpendicular to the sensing direction of the chip. The chip features high sensitivity, high signal-to-noise ratio, small size, high temperature stability and high reliability.
US09804230B2	Battery degradation detection device Provided is a battery degradation detection device that detects the degradation state of a battery installed on a vehicle. The battery degradation detection device includes: a flag setting unit that sets, each time the vehicle is started, a flag indicating a sign of degradation of the battery on the basis of a voltage value of the battery at the start of the vehicle; a flag storage unit that stores the flag; a sign-of-degradation determination unit that determines whether or not the battery shows a sign of degradation on the basis of the number of times the flag has been stored in the past; and a degradation determination unit that determines whether or not the battery is in a degradation state on the basis of the voltage value of the battery when it is determined by the sign-of-degradation determination unit that the battery shows a sign of degradation.
US09804227B2	Electric machine fast transient condition detection During a transient operating condition in an electric machine, a diagnostic routine associated with the electric machine may erroneously indicate a fault. According to the disclosure, a flag is set when a transient condition is detected. The flag is communicated to the diagnostic routine. The output of the diagnostic routine may be altered when the flag is set, i.e., when a transient is detected.
US09804223B2	Systems and methods for conforming test tooling to integrated circuit device with heater socket A laminated heater socket useful in association with an integrated circuit (IC) device tester is having a socket with an embedded integrated heater. This laminated heater socket configuration allows for good thermal conductivity and better electrical signal transmission specially for testing high-speed integrated circuits.
US09804209B2	Monitoring an electrical power supply network A method and a device are provided for monitoring an electrical power supply network. A temporal frequency change value is determined for at least two sections or for at least two points of the power supply network. The frequency change value indicates the respective temporal frequency change of the network frequency. A conclusion is drawn regarding a possible islanding within the power supply network, and a warning signal which indicates the possible islanding within the power supply network is generated when the difference between the frequency change values, exceeds a predetermined frequency change threshold value.
US09804199B2	Ephemeral electric potential and electric field sensor Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments provide for the minimization of the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic leakage electrical currents enabling true measurements of electric potentials and electric fields. In an embodiment, an ephemeral electric potential and electric field sensor system may have at least one electric field sensor and a rotator coupled to the electric field sensor and be configured to rotate the electric field sensor at a quasi-static frequency. In an embodiment, ephemeral electric potential and electric field measurements may be taken by rotating at least one electric field sensor at a quasi-static frequency, receiving electrical potential measurements from the electric field sensor when the electric field sensor is rotating at the quasi-static frequency, and generating and outputting images based at least in part on the received electrical potential measurements.
US09804196B2	Probes with fiducial marks, probe systems including the same, and associated methods Probes with fiducial marks, probe systems including the same, and associated methods. The probes include a beam portion and a probe tip that is configured to contact a device under test (DUT), and further include a fiducial mark formed on the beam portion that is configured to facilitate alignment of the probe and the DUT. The fiducial mark is configured to be visible to an optical assembly, and is in focus to the optical assembly within a depth of field of the optical assembly that is smaller than a depth of field over which the beam portion is in focus to the optical assembly. The methods include methods of utilizing and/or manufacturing the probes.
US09804193B2	Metrological scanning probe microscope This invention relates to a metrological scanning probe microscope system combining an SPM which employs an optical lever arrangement to measure displacement of the probe indirectly with another SPM which measures the displacement of the probe directly through the use of an interferometric detection scheme.
US09804191B2	Sensor calibration method for vehicle An inverted two-wheel vehicle includes: an inverted two-wheel vehicle body; an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor which are mounted on the same substrate; and an ECU. The ECU calculates a mounting angle error of the acceleration sensor with respect to the inverted two-wheel vehicle body based on an output value of the acceleration sensor obtained when the inverted two-wheel vehicle is brought into a stationary state in a state where a reference yaw axis of the inverted two-wheel vehicle is made coincident with a vertical direction, and corrects an output value of the gyro sensor by using the mounting angle error of the acceleration sensor with respect to the inverted two-wheel vehicle body as a mounting angle error of the gyro sensor with respect to the inverted two-wheel vehicle body.
US09804183B2	Apparatus and method for liquid sample introduction A method and apparatus for introducing droplets of liquid sample into an analysis device using a gas stream, the droplets being produced by the application of acoustic energy to a quantity of liquid sample. Acoustic energy may be applied to a quantity of liquid sample located on a solid surface of a sample support so as to eject a droplet of sample from the quantity of sample; the droplet of sample may be entrained in a gas stream; and the droplet of sample may be transported into the analysis device using the gas stream.
US09804172B2	Soluble ST2 as a marker for risk of mortality in HIV-infected subjects The present invention relates to materials and methods concerning the IL-1 receptor family protein ST2. Use of soluble ST2 as a marker for cardiovascular disease or disease outcome is provided, in particular as a marker of the risk of mortality.
US09804170B2	Antibodies to polyethylene glycol Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is often conjugated with therapeutic proteins to enhance their PK properties. PEG may, however, be immunogenic, and the presence of PEG in food and cosmetics is believed to result in pre-existing anti-PEG antibodies in humans. Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies reactive to PEG are provided for use in immunogenicity assay development to detect such anti-drug antibodies. Such antibodies exhibit preferential binding based on the size of PEG with molecular weight ranging from 350 daltons to 40 kD. Anti-PEG antibodies of the invention are engineered to comprise human Fc regions to enable non-bridging immunoassay formats.
US09804169B2	MRM/SRM assay for death receptor 5 protein Specific peptides, and derived ionization characteristics of those peptides from Death Receptor 5 (DR5) protein are provided that are particularly advantageous for quantifying the DR5 protein directly in biological samples that have been fixed in formalin by the method of Selected Reaction Monitoring/Multiple Reaction Monitoring (SRM/MRM) mass spectrometry. Such biological samples are chemically preserved and fixed wherein the biological sample is selected from tissues and cells treated with formaldehyde containing agents/fixatives including formalin-fixed tissue/cells, formalin-fixed/paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue/cells, FFPE tissue blocks and cells from those blocks, and tissue culture cells that have been formalin fixed and or paraffin embedded. A protein sample is prepared from a biological sample using the Liquid Tissue™ reagents and protocol, and the DR5 protein are quantitated in the Liquid Tissue™ sample by the method of SRM/MRM mass spectrometry by quantitating in the protein sample at least one or more of the peptides described for one or more of the DR5 protein. These peptides can be quantitated if they reside in a modified or in an unmodified form. An example of a modified form of a DR5 peptide is phosphorylation of a tyrosine, threonine, serine, and/or other amino acid residues within the peptide sequence.
US09804166B2	Methods for single chain variable region ENOX2 antibodies for cancer detection and diagnosis Cancers of different cellular or tissue origins express different ENOX2 cancer isoforms or combinations of isoforms and shed these proteins into the circulation. Herein are disclosed methods both for cancer detection and diagnosis of particular origin, based on the patterns and molecular weights of the isoforms which allow the identification of the cell type and or tissue of origin of the neoplasm. Relative ENOX2 amounts are proportional to tumor burden and provide a reliable measure of response to therapy and disease progression. Also provided is the amino acid sequence to which the scFv antibodies bind as the molecular basis for the specificity of the test.
US09804165B1	Methods and compositions for targeted two-dimensional western blot analysis for early cancer detection and cancer diagnosis up to ten years in advance of clinical symptoms of malignant disease The present invention includes methods for detecting benign to malignant transformation of a cancer in a subject, comprising the steps of: collecting a sample from the subject prior to electrophoretic protein separation; activating electrophoretically separated ENOX2 transcript variants with an ENOX2 electron donor; and detecting the presence of the one or more activated ENOX2 transcript variants using a pan-ENOX2 detectable binding reagent, wherein the presence of one or more activated ENOX2 transcript variants in the sample is indicative of the malignant transformation of the cancer, whereby a 10 to 100 fold increase in detection sensitivity is obtained for the one or more activated ENOX2 transcript variants when compared to an equivalent non-activated ENOX2 transcript variant.
US09804162B2	Pleural fluid markers for malignant pleural effusions Methods of diagnosis and/or prognosis of malignant disease from pleural effusion samples are disclosed. The methods typically include determining the normalized intensity of one or more biomarkers, such as acetone and 3-hydroxybutyate, in pleural effusion samples using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), such as proton NMR (1H-NMR) spectroscopy. Reference values for malignant disease diagnosis using the disclosed biomarkers are provided. Reference values for prognosis of median survival time based on the disclosed biomarkers are also provided.
US09804158B2	Peptides and methods for the detection of Leishmaniasis The present invention relates to peptides and methods for the detection of anti-leishmanial antibodies in individuals suspected of infection with the protozoan parasite of the genus Leishmania, especially infection with a South American strain causing the American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis (ATL).
US09804156B2	Biomarkers for systemic lupus erythematosus The disclosure provides SLE biomarkers. The disclosure further provides kits and methods of diagnosing, prognosing, and stratifying subjects with the disease by utilizing SLE biomarkers.
US09804149B2	Patient-based results display A medical testing machine provides improved recall and display of the outcomes of tests performed by the machine. Test outcomes and other information are stored in mass storage directly accessible by the medical testing machine. In one aspect, outcomes of tests relating to a particular patient may be recalled. The system may be especially useful for tests that may be performed multiple times for a particular patient over a period of time, for example testing for HbA1c hemoglobin levels in diabetes patients. According to another aspect, the medical testing machine may store an accession number for each test outcome, and may enable a user to display as a group test outcomes having the same accession number. The system may store further information and associate it with particular test outcomes, for example calibration information. The system may also store a set of rules under which each test instance was run.
US09804148B2	Analyte sensor with lag compensation In particular embodiments, methods, devices and systems including calibrating analyte data associated with a monitored analyte level received from an analyte sensor based on a reference measurement, determining a lag time constant associated with the calibrated analyte data, and performing lag correction of the calibrated analyte data based on the determined time lag constant are disclosed.
US09804145B2	Infrared analysis of benign tumors A method is provided comprising, obtaining an infrared (IR) spectrum of a Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) sample of a subject by analyzing the sample by infrared spectroscopy; analyzing the infrared spectrum using a processor (22), and based on the analyzing using the processor, using an output device (24), generating an output indicative of the presence of a benign tumor of the subject. Other applications are also described.
US09804143B2	Yarn monitoring method The invention relates to a method for monitoring the quality of a yarn on a textile machine, wherein the yarn passes a monitoring unit of the textile machine, with the aid of which at least one measured variable (M) which is dependent on a physical parameter of the yarn is determined, and wherein the measured variable (M), or a variable derived therefrom, is evaluated with respect to the position thereof with regard to at least one reference value (R). According to the invention, it is proposed that the selection of the reference value(s) (R) takes place taking into account one or more characteristic variables of the yarn, said characteristic variables being yarn-specific and defined prior to evaluating the measured variable (M). Furthermore, a textile machine is proposed which comprises at least one monitoring unit for monitoring at least one physical parameter of the yarn, and at least one controller which is operatively connected to the monitoring unit. The textile machine is characterized in that the controller is configured to monitor the yarn quality according to one or more of the preceeding claims.
US09804127B2	Laser testing of a bond interface between two dissimilar materials A method and apparatus for testing a bond interface is provided. The method comprises directing laser energy at a first surface of a first material connected to a second material by an adhesive at a bond interface. The first surface is opposite the bond interface. A first acoustic impedance of the first material is greater than a second acoustic impedance of the second material. The method also determines whether an inconsistency is present in the bond interface after directing the laser energy.
US09804125B2	Device for compensating electromagnetic interferences during biomagnetic measurements Invention, relates to the field of supersensitive biomagnetometry under presence of external electromagnetic interferences. In order to perform passive compensation of said interferences, design of device at the magnetometer input is proposed, comprising compensation elements and means for their moving including shifting, holding, and fixation units. In the basic embodiment, three short-closed wire contours are used which are orthogonally placed in space and independently moved up-down relative to the magnetometer or its input antenna. Contours are fixed in positions where minimum of external interference amplitude is achieved according to given field projection. Variants are proposed with cooling of meter and/or contours, location of contours inside the cryostat and their manufacturing from superconductors.
US09804122B2	Embedded noble metal electrodes in microfluidics A technique relates to manufacturing a nanogap. An oxide layer is disposed on top of a substrate. A release layer is disposed in a pattern on top of the oxide layer. A patterned trench is etched into the oxide layer using the pattern of the release layer. A metal layer is disposed on the release layer and in the patterned trench. A polish removes the release layer, thereby removing both the release layer and a portion of the metal layer having been disposed on top of the release layer, such that the metal layer remaining includes a first metal part and a second metal part connected by a metal nanowire. The metal layer remaining is coplanar with the oxide layer. A nanochannel is formed in the oxide layer in a region of the metal nanowire. The nanogap is formed in the metal nanowire separating the first and second metal parts.
US09804121B2	Cephalopod proteins as proton conductors The disclosed invention relates to novel materials and associated methods for conducting protons, such materials comprising cephalopod proton-conducting proteins such as reflectins. The protonic conductivity of such cephalopod proton-conducting proteins may be modulated by the application of an electric field. The invention further encompasses protonic transistors comprising a cephalopod proton-conducting protein channel. The transistors and related devices of the invention are amenable to use in biological systems for the sensing or manipulation of protonic flows within the biological system.
US09804117B2	CO2 concentration measurement in dry gas mixtures Described herein is an apparatus and methods for characterizing a fluid composition including exposing electrolyte to one fluid mixture, collecting a signal from an electrode in contact with the electrolyte, and simultaneously exposing the electrolyte to a second fluid, collecting a signal from a second electrode in contact with the electrolyte exposed to the second fluid, and comparing the signal difference between the electrodes with the Nerst equation wherein the temperature of the electrolyte is above 488° C. Carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and/or oxygen may be present in the fluid and/or the second fluid.
US09804101B2	System and method for reducing the bandwidth of a laser and an inspection system and method using a laser A DUV laser includes an optical bandwidth filtering device, such as etalon, which is disposed outside of the laser oscillator cavity of the fundamental laser, and which directs one range of wavelengths into one portion of a frequency conversion chain and another range of wavelengths into another portion of the frequency conversion train, thereby reducing the bandwidth of the DUV laser output while maintaining high conversion efficiency in the frequency conversion chain.
US09804097B1	Crop stand analyzer using reflective laser proximity sensors A crop stand analyzer includes a first plurality of reflective laser proximity sensors, the reflective laser proximity sensors arranged in a vertical row and perpendicularly to a ground surface to detect plant objects, a distance sensor, and a processor operatively connected to the first plurality of reflective laser proximity sensors and the distance sensor. The crop stand analyzer is configured to generate side-view profiles for the plant objects and then extract plant stand information via these profiles.
US09804090B2	Energy store system and state detection system including the energy store system An energy store system, including at least one cell element situated in a cell region having an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte system that is situated between the anode and the cathode and that is particularly at least partially liquid, the anode, the cathode and/or the electrolyte system being configured so that, as a function of a charging or discharging process of the cell element, functioning material is situated in the electrolyte system, and the functional material situated in the electrolyte system being ascertainable qualitatively and/or quantitatively. Because of such an energy store system, operating states of an energy store or a cell may be ascertained particularly simply and accurately. Also described is a related state detection system.
US09804083B2	Optical standard for calibration of spectral measuring systems Examples of an optical standard and a calibration apparatus for calibrating or characterizing a spectroscopy system using such optical standard are disclosed. The optical standard can comprises a mixture of acetaminophen and barium sulfate, wherein a mass of the acetaminophen in the mixture is being less than a mass of the BaSO4. Such optical standard can be used in a calibration device for calibrating or characterizing a spectroscopy system. The calibration device can comprise a substrate base with a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface can include a section for receiving the optical standard sample. The receiving section can be adhesive. The calibration device can further comprise a film that can be attached to the top surface of the substrate base to cover at least the section of the substrate where the optical standard is being placed. The calibration device can be disposed after the calibration measurements are completed. The optical standard and the calibration apparatus using the optical standard can be used as a wavelength calibration standard to calibrate a Raman system, a reflectance reference standard for a reflectance spectral measurement or for a reliability check in a fluorescence spectral system.
US09804081B2	Device and a method of sensing characteristics of a food material and a machine and a method of brewing coffee having a wave source with wavelength range comprising visible band and near infrared band A device and a method of sensing characteristics of a food material and a machine and a method of brewing coffee. The device comprises: a wave source (20) configured for emitting waves to said food material (22), with the wavelength range of said waves comprising a selected near infrared band neighboring a visible band; a detector (26), configured for detecting intensities of the waves reflected by said food material; and an analysis module (28), configured for determining said characteristics according to the detected intensity of the reflected waves. Preferably, the food material comprises coffee powder, and the characteristics comprise at least any one of: color of the coffee powder (corresponding to the roasting degree of coffee powder); and grind fineness of the coffee powder.
US09804078B2	Multiple coupon apparatus for cathodic protection testing A test coupon package suitable for a cathodic protection system includes a native test coupon and first and second active coupons. The active coupons may be biased with respect to the soil or other electrolytic medium in which a pipeline protected by the system resides. The first active coupon may have a surface area that will contact an electrolytic medium that is approximately equal to a surface area of the native test coupon that will contact the electrolytic medium. The surface area of the first active coupon may be substantially greater than a surface area of the second active coupon that will contact the electrolytic medium. The test coupon package may include an electrochemically stable reference electrode positioned between the first active coupon and the native coupon. The test coupon package may be substantially cylindrical and, in at least one embodiment, may include a conical nose connected to a first end of the test coupon package with the second active coupon attached to a narrow end of the conical nose.
US09804076B2	Use of detection techniques for contaminant and corrosion control in industrial processes Industrial fluids may be monitored at the site of each industrial fluid by introducing a sample of the industrial fluid into a device employing a detection technique for detecting at least one composition within the sample. The detection technique may be or include surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ultraviolet light (UV) spectroscopy, UV spectrophotometry, indirect UV spectroscopy, contactless conductivity, laser induced fluorescence, and combinations thereof. In one non-limiting embodiment, a separation technique may be applied to the sample prior to the introduction of the sample into the device for detecting the composition.
US09804070B2	Biological fluids concentration assembly A biological fluids concentration device, including a tube-in-tube assembly, is disclosed. The tube-in-tube assembly receives biologic fluids and may then be placed in the bucket of a centrifuge and spun to separate out the components of the biological fluid by their various densities. For example, whole blood may be centrifuged in the tube-in-tube assembly for separating into plasma, red blood cell component, and a buffy coat. A piston slideably and sealingly engages an inner tube of the tube-in-tube assembly, the inner tube fitting within an outer tube. A lid is designed to engage the top of the outer tube, which lid has an opening therein for receipt of a plunger. The plunger is adapted to move up and down with respect to the lid and the tubes, so as to sealingly, in a down position, and unsealingly, in an open position, engage the top of the inner tube of the tube-in-tube assembly.
US09804067B2	Observation and photography apparatus An observation and photography apparatus that has a polishing mechanism attached thereto. The polishing mechanism is provided with a turntable with a perpendicular rotation shaft, a polishing cloth for polishing the surface of a sample attached to the bottom surface of the turntable, and a polishing-fluid spraying nozzle disposed below the polishing cloth for spraying polishing fluid containing polishing material upward to we the polishing cloth.
US09804065B2	System for pretreating sample A sample pretreatment system is equipped with a pipetting device for pipetting multiple primary samples to make multiple aliquot samples. The sample volume expected to be held in a test tube is set as a minimum guaranteed volume for each type of test tube; and a minimum guaranteed volume value is set for each type of the test tubes. A cumulative totaling unit adds up cumulatively the aliquot volumes of the aliquot samples based on pipetting request information with regard to the supplied test tubes. A reading unit reads the minimum guaranteed volume of the supplied test tube; and an aliquot sample preparation unit compares the minimum guaranteed volume successively with the cumulative total values of the aliquot volumes of the aliquot samples, and causes a pipetting device to pipette a maximum number of the aliquot samples in a manner not exceeding the minimum guaranteed volume.
US09804058B2	Method of facilitating visual detection of a crack in a component of a gas turbine engine A component of a gas turbine engine comprises a substrate, a corrosion resistant top layer, and an intermediate corrodible layer disposed between the corrosion resistant top layer and the substrate. When corroding, the intermediate layer has a color contrasting with a color of the top layer. A method of detecting a crack when it penetrated the top layer in a component of a gas turbine engine having a corrosion resistant top layer and an intermediate corrodible layer comprises, in sequence, observing that at least one area of the component has a color contrasting with that of the top layer; determining that the color of the at least one area is a result of corrosion of the intermediate corrodible layer; and determining that the top layer has a crack as a result of determining corrosion of the intermediate layer. A method of facilitating crack detection in a component is also presented.
US09804056B2	Testing unit for testing a multi-cylinder engine The present invention provides a testing device testing a multi-cylinder engine including a plurality of ports including an intake port and an exhaust port in a pseudo driving state. The device includes a plurality of pressure inspection units and at least one opening/closing mechanism. Each of the plurality of pressure inspection units includes a pipeline connected to one of the plurality of ports, a sensor for detecting a pressure in the pipeline and a valve for opening/closing the pipeline. The opening/closing mechanism includes one actuator and a transmission mechanism connected to the actuator and transmitting a driving force of the actuator to an operation unit of each of the plurality of valves to open and close the plurality of valves.
US09804053B2	Defect analysis device, defect analysis method, and program The present invention provides a defect analysis device including: an excitation unit (107) that imparts vibrations of a plurality of frequencies to a fluid (110) flowing through a pipe (108); a first detector (106) that, when the excitation part (107) is imparting vibrations, detects vibrations emanating from the pipe (108); and a signal processing unit (101) that extracts a feature quantity from a vibration waveform acquired by the first detector (106), and uses the extracted feature quantity to estimate the extent of a defect formed in the pipe (108).
US09804052B2	Device and method for checking the leak tightness of containers The invention relates to a device and a method for checking the leak tightness of deformable containers. The device comprises a probe that can be brought in contact with a container in a probing motion, a drive unit for the probe, and a measuring apparatus coupled to the drive unit and/or the probe for determining the container leak tightness by evaluating the probing motion. For said device, according to this disclosure, a sensor element adapted to detect motion of the sensor element is arranged on the probe, and that the measuring apparatus coupled to the sensor element is designed to record a time curve of the probing motion.
US09804043B2	Measurement of very low torque values A tangential force sensor is used instead of a coaxial strain gauge to measure the torque required to produce the rotation of a part. The force sensor is coupled tangentially to the rotating part through a non-slip contact produced by a force applied radially on the part. A progressively increasing tangential force produced by translating the force sensor in a direction normal to the axis of rotation of the part is then applied to initiate and maintain its rotation. The radial force applied to the part is judiciously selected and measured such that the part is engaged with enough friction to ensure a non-slip condition. By measuring the tangential force applied to the part, the torque characteristics of the rotatable part are determined. By sensing and controlling the radial force applied to the part, damage to the part or the mechanism supporting it is avoided.
US09804041B2	Sensor device and electronic device A sensor device that includes a film composed of, for example, PLLA; and electrodes for extracting an output voltage from the PLLA film. The electrodes are located on main surfaces of the PLLA film such that the electrodes face each other with at least a portion of the PLLA film being interposed therebetween. The PLLA film has a first side which is fixed, and a second side which is opposite to the first side and is a movable portion. Each of the electrodes is configured to extract an output voltage resulting from an effect of piezoelectric constant d14 provided by shear deformation caused by displacement of the movable portion in a direction parallel to the main surfaces of the PLLA film, whereby an operation involving friction or the like can be sensed.
US09804040B2	Sensor and a method of making the same The present invention provides a sensor including a tactile sensor and bending sensor and a method of making the same, of which the manufacturing cost is low, the production efficiency is high and the sensor sensitivity is improved. The present invention relates to a sensor including a tactile sensor and bending sensor composed of an elastomer containing a magnetic filler and a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic change caused by deformation of the elastomer; and a method of making the same, of which the viscosity of the mixed solution of the thermosetting elastomer precursor solution with the magnetic filler is adjusted to a specified range.
US09804034B2	EVSE with cordset handle temperature measurement A circuit measures temperature in a charging handle 150 of an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE) 100. A temperature sensor is connected between a control pilot line 115 and ground line G in the charging handle of the EVSE. The control pilot line transmits a square wave signal CP having positive and negative portions, to an electric vehicle, according to the SAE J1772 standard. A temperature monitor 300 in the EVSE, coupled to a pilot signal measurement circuit 230 in the EVSE, measures the negative portions of the square wave signal resulting from the temperature sensor conducting current in response to changes in temperature in the handle. Temperature measurement of the charging handle is achieved without significant added cost or complexity, by reusing existing components in the EVSE, with little or no modification required to EVSE electronics, and minimal modification of the handle.
US09804029B2	Microspectroscopy device With a microspectroscopy device provided with an objective lens with a high numerical aperture, a defocus arises from thermal drift, etc., necessitating auto-focusing. Conventional auto-focus based on through-focus image acquisition takes time, and thus, it cannot be applied to continuous measurement over a long time wherein high-speed sampling is carried out. The present invention addresses this problem by having a defocus-sensing beam that has either defocus or astigmatism fall incident on the objective lens. Since how the image of the spot of the beam for defocus sensing blurs differs depending on the orientation of the defocus, real-time detection of the amount and orientation of defocus becomes possible, and high-speed realtime auto-focus becomes possible.
US09804021B2	Method and apparatus for optical sensing Apparatus and methods for fast quantitative measurement of perturbation of optical fields transmitted, reflected and/or scattered along a length of an optical fibre can be used for point sensors as well as distributed sensors or the combination of both. In particular, this technique can be applied to distributed sensors while extending dramatically the speed and sensitivity to allow the detection of acoustic perturbations anywhere along a length of an optical fibre while achieving fine spatial resolution. Advantages of this technique include a broad range of acoustic sensing and imaging applications. Typical uses are for monitoring oil and gas wells such as for distributed flow metering and/or imaging, seismic imaging, monitoring long cables and pipelines, imaging within large vessel as well as for security applications.
US09804009B2	Thermal flow meter with diaphragm forming a reduced pressure sealed space The present invention provides a thermal flow meter which can suppress a degradation of measurement accuracy caused by deformation of a diaphragm and a stained rear surface thereof even in a case where a gap is provided in order to form the diaphragm in an air flow sensing element. The present invention relates to a thermal flow meter 300 which includes a bypass passage through which a measurement target gas 30 received from a main passage 124 flows, and an air flow sensing element which measures a flow rate of the measurement target gas 30 by performing heat transfer with the measurement target gas 30 flowing through the bypass passage. The thermal flow meter 300 includes at least a circuit package 400 which contains the air flow sensing element 602. A gap 674 is formed in a rear surface of the air flow sensing element 602 to form a diaphragm 672 in an air flow sensing area 437 of the air flow sensing element 602, and the gap 674 becomes a sealed space reduced in pressure compared to an atmospheric pressure.
US09804007B2	Device and method for sensor calibration A device and method for a MEMS device with at least one sensor is disclosed. A thermal element is disposed adjacent the MEMS device to selectively adjust a temperature of the MEMS device. A calibration operation is initiated for the sensor to determine a correction value to be applied to the sensor measurement based on the temperature. The correction value is stored.
US09804006B2	Angle sensor temperature correcting device An angle sensor temperature correcting device includes: a zero correcting factor storing portion that stores, as a reference temperature bridge midpoint potential difference offset and a bridge total resistance indicating value, a difference from an actual correct value, for a relative angle between a bridge circuit and a magnetic field, for the bridge midpoint potential difference, and a value indicating the total resistance of the bridge circuit, at a reference temperature, and stores, as a zero correcting factor, a ratio of the bridge midpoint potential difference offset and the bridge total resistance indicating value at the reference temperature; and a temperature correcting portion that performs temperature correction on angle information obtained from the bridge midpoint potential difference of the bridge circuit at a given time, based on a zero correcting factor stored in the zero correcting factor storing portion.
US09804005B2	Indicating device and pointer for the same A pointer for an indicating device includes a conductor. The conductor includes a front portion, a rear portion, and a receiving portion. The rear portion extends from the front portion. The receiving portion extends from the rear portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive light and to conduct the light through the rear portion toward the front portion. The receiving portion has a cutout dented into the receiving portion.
US09803999B2	Proximity sensor monitor The present invention generally relates to proximity sensor monitors and proximity monitor systems incorporating proximity sensor monitors. A proximity sensor monitor measures the impedance or other electrical characteristics of a proximity sensor component to determine the presence of a target. The proximity sensor monitor performs this measurement independently of a separate proximity sensor. The proximity sensor monitor is configured to compensate for differences between the measurement frequency of the proximity sensor monitor and the driving frequency of the proximity sensor.
US09803996B2	System for ascertaining the number of revolutions of a rotationally mounted shaft, and method for ascertaining the number of revolutions of a rotationally mounted shaft System for ascertaining the number of revolutions of a rotationally mounted shaft, and method for ascertaining the number of revolutions of a rotationally mounted shaft, a permanent magnet being connected to the shaft in a torsionally fixed manner, the signal voltage generated by a microgenerator situated in an operative connection with the permanent magnet being supplied to an energy buffer, especially via a rectifier to a capacitor, a memory device for storing the number of revolutions being supplied from the energy buffer, the signal voltage of the microgenerator in particular being supplied to a counting logic device, which is supplied from the energy buffer and is connected to the memory device for reading out the respective old numerical value of the revolutions and for storing the respective newly ascertained numerical value of the revolutions.
US09803990B2	Systems and methods for providing mobile mapping services including trip prediction and route recommendation Computer implemented methods are disclosed for providing geographical information to a user. One method includes observing, via location information generated or obtained through a user's mobile electronic device, a user traverse a preferred user route from the start location to the destination, and saving the preferred user route in relation to the user. The method may predict, based on past behavioral information for the user, a predicted start time of a future trip to the destination and may identify one or more routes from the start location to the destination. In addition, the method may compare, at a time relative to the predicted start time of the future trip, a duration or distance associated with traversing the preferred user route to a duration or distance associated with traversing the fastest route or the shortest route from the start location to the destination.
US09803971B2	Proximity detection via magnetic resonance coupling A magnetic resonance technology is used to implement front and back proximity sensing capability for wireless devices such as a laptap device. For example, a high quality (Q) factor coil antenna may be embedded in a display, such as a liquid crystal display, of a first laptap device to detect other wireless devices (e.g., a second laptap) that are within coupling distance of the first laptap device. In this example, the second laptap device induces a sine wave signal to the first laptap device if the second laptap device is physically located at backside of the first laptap device. Otherwise, the second laptap device may induce a cosine wave signal to the first laptap device if the second laptap device is physically located at the front side of the first laptap device.
US09803969B2	Metrology device and method of communicating with portable devices A system is provided for communicating between a 3D metrology instrument and a portable computing device via near field communications. In one embodiment, the metrology device is an articulated coordinate measurement machine (AACMM), a laser tracker, a laser scanner or a triangulation scanner, and the portable communications device is a cellular phone or a tablet. The portable device may use the NFC to establish longer range communications modules, to change or establish settings and parameters or control the metrology device.
US09803966B2	Coordinate measuring machine having high-precision 3-D printing functionality Method for building up an object (25) by means of a coordinate measuring machine (10), wherein the coordinate measuring machine (10) has at least one control unit and one drive unit for the controlled movement of an instrument carrier (19) in relation to a base (12) and the instrument carrier (19) is implemented for carrying at least one measuring sensor and production tool (21a-b), which are each modularly attachable in particular, both alone in each case or in combination. In the scope of the method, based on digital model data which represent the object (25), controlled guiding and in particular alignment of the production tool (21a-b) carried in this case by the instrument carrier (19) and precisely-positioned material application and/or fixation, controlled in dependence on a respective production tool position and in particular alignment, by means of the production tool (21a-b) are performed, in particular wherein building up the object (25) is performed by layer-by-layer material application and/or fixation.
US09803957B2	Firearm storage apparatus A firearm storage apparatus comprising a base including a first groove, a first storage panel removeably supported within the first groove, the first storage panel including a plurality of slots that traverse a face of the first storage panel and a plurality of adjustable straps, each strap mated to the first storage panel through two of the slots and adjustable in position along the first storage panel and adjustable in degree of tightness to secure a firearm to the first storage panel.
US09803954B2	Compressed gas personal protection device A hand carryable, non-lethal personal protection device using compressed gas for operation. In some embodiments the device uses the compressed gas to create and shoot a vortex of air at the target. In other embodiments, the compressed gas can be used to shoot a burst of atomized water at the attacker. In still other embodiments the device uses the compressed gas to shoot ammunition, such as a ring airfoil, O-ring, bean bag, or other non-lethal blunt trauma munitions at the target. In still further embodiments, the device is modular in its construction, and can be used to apply the compressed gas to various different attachments.
US09803952B2	BB-shot loading system for an air weapon and air weapon comprising such system A system for loading BB-shot into an air weapon includes a loader for storing BB-shot having an aperture, a pressure system promoting forced transfer of the BB shot through the aperture, a cartridge with a cylindrical body having axial channels offset by a predetermined angular pitch for housing rows of BB-shot balls, an elastic occluding member for holding the rows of BB-shot balls in the channels, an intermediate cylindrical element having a passage with an inlet communicating with the aperture and an outlet to be longitudinally aligned to one of the channels, a detaching member interacting with the occluding member for locally disabling it at the outlet and allowing a row of BB-shot balls to be transferred into the channel. The cartridge is rotatable about the longitudinal axis relative to the intermediate element for aligning the outlet of the passage with one channel at a time.
US09803950B1	Archery bow stand An archery bow stand includes a base with a pair of legs rotatably interconnected to the base and initially disposed in a storage condition and then extendable from the base to diverge into an operating condition by the action of a spring.
US09803931B2	Handpiece with slim driving part of direct cooling type The handpiece includes; an outer housing of a bar shape; a cylindrical core inserted into the outer housing and having an air hole and a water hole; pipes respective inserted into the air hole and the water hole of the core; a rotor made with a cylindrical magnetic material and inserted into the core; cylindrical support rings forcedly fit to both sides of transfer shafts of the rotor; a pair of bearings respectively disposed at the front side and the rear side of the support rings; a coupling disposed in front of the rotor; a front housing joined to the front of the outer housing; a front cap disposed at the rear of the core; a rear cap disposed at the rear of the front cap and having a power supply terminal disposed at one side thereof; and a rear housing joined to the rear of the outer housing.
US09803927B2	Apparatus for preparing a self-contained heated treatment receptacle for use by a subject A self-contained heated wax treatment apparatus includes an outer shell and a rack disposed inside the outer shell. The rack includes a receptacle holder and at least one heater holder. At least a first receptacle is mounted to the receptacle holder of the rack. The first receptacle contains a heat activated substance. A heater is mounted to the heater holder of the rack in thermal conductive contact with the first receptacle. Activation of the heater causes heat to flow to the first receptacle and activate the heat activated substance inside the receptacle.
US09803924B2	Vertical heat treatment apparatus Disclosed is a vertical heat treatment apparatus. The apparatus includes: a heat treatment furnace provided with a furnace inlet at a lower end thereof; a cover unit disposed on the furnace inlet of the heat treatment furnace; a cover unit opening/closing mechanism configured to support the cover unit in a cantilever manner from a bottom side of the cover unit; and an auxiliary mechanism configured to press the cover unit from the bottom side of the cover unit when the cover unit is disposed on the furnace inlet. The auxiliary mechanism is provided with a toggle mechanism.
US09803922B2	System and method for melting light gauge scrap An exemplary furnace system for melting stock metal includes a main hearth and a side well subsystem, which includes a melting well disposed downstream of the main hearth for receiving flow from the main hearth, an input flow inducer disposed upstream of the melting well and downstream of the main hearth, and an output flow inducer disposed downstream of the melting well and upstream of the main hearth. The input flow inducer drives molten metal into the melting well, thereby forming a differential metal head in the melting well. The output flow inducer evacuates molten metal from an output conduit, thereby reducing counter-pressure at an output port of the melting well communicating with the output conduit. This allows atmospheric pressure to add to the differential metal head in the melting well, resulting in an increase in productivity of the side well subsystem and of the furnace system as a whole.
US09803917B2	Integrated process for NGL (natural gas liquids recovery) and LNG (liquefaction of natural gas) The invention relates to an integrated process and apparatus for liquefaction of natural gas and recovery of natural gas liquids. In particular, the improved process and apparatus reduces the energy consumption of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) unit by using a portion of the already cooled overhead vapor from a fractionation column from an NGL (natural gas liquefaction) unit to, depending upon composition, provide, for example, reflux for fractionation in the NGL unit and/or a cold feed for the LNG unit, or by cooling, within the NGL unit, a residue gas originating from a fractionation column of the NGL unit and using the resultant cooled residue gas to, depending upon composition, provide, for example, reflux/feed for fractionation in the NGL and/or a cold feed for the LNG unit, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the LNG unit and rendering the process more energy-efficient.
US09803909B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator is able to store food at a low temperature and to effectively remove bacteria of the food stored in a storage room, to maintain the storage room clean.
US09803907B2	Methods and systems for improving and maintaining the cleanliness of ice machines The use of the following techniques to clean air: (1) inlet air filtration, (2) continuous recirculation air filtration, (3) water filtration and disinfection, (4) use of an air curtain in the ice bin opening, and (5) provision of clean air to the air assist pump during the harvest cycle.
US09803905B2	Dehumidifier with temperature sensor safety feature We provided a dehumidifier with a temperature-sensing safety feature. The temperature probe is in direct contact with the discharge tube, as opposed to the industry standard of measuring temperature at the evaporator. In case the discharge tube overheats, it causes the resistance of the temperature probe to increase above a threshold value. The temperature probe then sends a signal to pause operation of the compressor. In a preferred embodiment, the compressor resumes operation when the temperature returns to normal, unless it overheats repeatedly. The temperature probe remains intact and may be used indefinitely. In preferred embodiments, the temperature-sensing safety feature is combined with a timing safety feature and/or a current-sensing safety feature.
US09803897B2	Refrigeration apparatus which injects an intermediate-gas liquid refrigerant from multi-stage expansion cycle into the compressor An air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, a gas-liquid separator, a second expansion valve, and an outdoor heat exchanger which are sequentially connected together to perform a two-stage expansion refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant circuit further includes: a gas injection pipe through which intermediate-pressure gas refrigerant in the gas-liquid separator flows into an intermediate port of the compressor, and a liquid-gas heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between low-pressure gas refrigerant obtained by evaporating refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger and travelling toward the compressor and intermediate-pressure liquid refrigerant travelling from the gas-liquid separator toward the second expansion valve.
US09803896B2	Heat conditioning system for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a heat conditioning system for a motor vehicle, including: an air conditioning loop of a motor vehicle (B) in which a cooling fluid circulates and which includes a compressor (2), at least two heat exchangers (8,42) and at least one decompression device (24,26), a heat processing unit (U) of a battery (100) of the vehicle, which unit includes a heat processing means (46) which is capable of being in a heat exchange relation with the battery of the vehicle, in which the heat processing means is in a heat exchange relation with the air conditioning loop.
US09803895B2	Regenerative refrigerator A regenerator of a regenerative refrigerator includes: a magnetic regenerator material used for cold storage; and a container that accommodates the magnetic regenerator material. A part of the container that accommodates the magnetic regenerator material includes: a first region that includes a temperature range in which a specific heat of the magnetic regenerator material reaches maximum during an operation of the regenerative refrigerator, and a second region that is in a temperature range different from that of the first region. A cross sectional area of a part of the first region that accommodates the magnetic regenerator material is smaller than a cross sectional area of a part of the second region that accommodates the magnetic regenerator material.
US09803893B2	Holder device for fastening an area module to a carrier The present invention concerns a holding device (10) to fasten, especially to clamp, a surface module (20), especially a framed solar panel, on at least one support (30), especially a profile rail, with a head section (12; 112) that is suitable to interact with the surface module (20), a foot section (16; 116) that is suitable for interacting with the support (30) and a connecting element (19) that is suitable for linking the head section (12; 112) with the foot section (16; 116), with the head section (12; 112) being shiftable relative to the foot section (16; 116) along a vertical axis (H) of the holding device (10) by means of the connecting element (19), with the head section (12; 112) being positionable relative to the foot section (16; 116) in at least two angle positions that are twisted towards each other around the vertical axis (H) in such a way with a pre-determined twisting angle that the head section may be positioned at least in two of the angle positions each on at least one or at least two surface modules, especially with one or several contact sections that are arranged according to the respective angle positions. This allows an installation of surface modules in a simple and flexible way using only a single type of holding device.
US09803887B2	Cathodic corrosion and dry fire protection apparatus and methods for electric water heaters The metal tank portion of an electric water heater is protected against corrosion utilizing a corrosion protection system that detects a voltage potential between the sheath portion of a tank water-immersed electric heating element and the tank. In one embodiment of the corrosion protection system the sensed sheath/tank potential is utilized to enable a user of the water heater to accurately gauge the necessity of replacing a sacrificial anode extending into the tank. In another corrosion protection system, the sensed sheath/tank potential is utilized to provide impressed current cathodic protection of the tank and also to prevent dry firing of the electric water heater.
US09803882B2	Housing for an electronic device internal walls An electronic device may include a housing and a printed circuit board, where the housing has a front cover and a back cover that at least substantially enclose the printed circuit board. In some instances, the back cover may include an outer shell and one or more inward extending walls that extend inwardly toward the printed circuit board. In some cases, the inward extending walls, the outer shell, and the printed circuit board define two or more internal pockets within the housing. The pockets may, in some cases, separate one region of the printed circuit board from another region of the printed circuit board. In some instances, the one or more inward extending walls may be configured to provide support to a back side of the printed circuit board, which may be particularly useful when a touch screen display is mounted on a front side of the printed circuit board.
US09803881B2	Method for controlling air output volume A method for controlling air volume including: 1) inputting a target air volume into a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller; 2) starting a motor by the motor controller and allowing the motor to work in a steady state under a rotational speed; 3) recording the torque and rotational speed in the steady state, establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for calculating the air volume, and calculating an air volume in the steady state; 4) comparing the target air volume with the calculated air volume; 5) re-recording a steady torque after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced rotational speed, and recalculating the air volume in the new steady state; and 6) repeating steps 4) and 5) to adjust the rotational speed until the calculated air volume is equal or equivalent to the target air volume.
US09803880B2	Remote maintenance server, total maintenance system including the remote maintenance server and method thereof The present disclosure discloses a remote maintenance server for remotely maintaining at least one maintenance point provided with an air conditioner having a plurality of indoor units performing air conditioning and at least one outdoor unit connected to the indoor units to drive the indoor units, the remote maintenance server including a display unit configured to display a maintenance screen for maintaining the at least one maintenance point, and a controller configured to control at least one of at least one of an operation rate for the plurality of indoor units, a set temperature, and a compression capacity of a compressor contained in the air conditioner according to a control setting value, and control the display unit to display control information which is information associated with at least one of a control status and a control result in which at least one of the control setting value, the operation rate, the set temperature and the compression capacity is controlled in a first region on the maintenance screen.
US09803877B2	Bio sensor and air cleaner having same There is provided a biosensor, which may measure the concentration of indoor bioaerosols through an optical sensing method of sensing ultraviolet light scattered by bioacrosols, and an air cleaner having the same. The biosensor includes a light irradiator and an ultraviolet light sensor detecting scattered ultraviolet light, from light irradiated by the light irradiator, reflected from bioaerosols. The biosensor may measure the concentration of indoor bioaerosols through the optical sensing method in real time, using a certain wavelength of ultraviolet light scattered by bioaerosols, and may allow the air cleaner to be operated under proper conditions based on a measured concentration of bioaerosols and a measured concentration of dust particles.
US09803876B2	Supply manifold with rotatable slider A manifold has a frame and a plurality of valves supported by the frame, each valve having a cross gear. The manifold also has a screw drive and a splined rotatable shaft parallel to the screw drive. The manifold further includes a slider driven by the screw drive over the splined rotatable shaft. The slider includes an actuator that protrudes from the slider to engage one of the cross gears to actuate a respective one of the plurality of valves.
US09803875B2	Electric oven with a heating element reflector An electric oven with a heating element designed to conduct broiling operations includes a reflector that is mounted between the heating element and a ceiling of a cooking cavity. The reflector can include reflecting portions that extend downward from side, rear or front edges of the reflector to help focus radiant energy produced by a heating element downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The reflector can also include a plurality of curved segments that are designed to reflect radiant energy emitted upward by the heating element back downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The curved segments can have varying focal lengths to help more evenly distribute the reflected radiant energy across the underlying cooking surface.
US09803873B2	Oven range appliance An oven range appliance including a chamber liner defining a cooking chamber, as well as a cabinet enclosing the chamber liner in cooking chamber, is provided. The cabinet includes a side panel positioned at a first side of the cabinet defining a cooling channel between the chamber liner and the side panel of the cabinet. A diverter panel is provided extending from the side panel towards the chamber liner. The diverter panel blocks a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate a back side of the cabinet to increase a flow of cooling air from the cooling channel at a location proximate the front side of the cabinet.
US09803860B2	Oxygen heat exchanger The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for the supply of oxygen or of a gas mixture containing at least 50% oxygen, the temperature at the outlet of the exchanger not being below 300° C., it preferably being above 400° C., the oxygen or the oxygen-rich gas feeding one or more burners of a glass melting furnace, the heat of the combustion gases being used directly or indirectly to heat the oxygen or the oxygen-rich gas in the exchanger, in which the exchange power is between 20 and 300 kW, preferably between 40 and 250 kW and particularly preferably between 80 and 170 kW.
US09803853B2	Heat recovery and utilization system This invention provides a heat recovery and utilization system for efficiently utilizing heat recovered from boiler exhaust gas with a heat recovery unit without any complicated equipment or high operation costs. The heat recovery and utilization system includes: a boiler for electricity generation; a heat recovery unit for recovering heat from exhaust gas of the boiler; a heat exchanger for using heat recovered with the heat recovery unit as heat source for equipment other than for electricity generation; a heat accumulator for accumulating heat source for the equipment other than for electricity generation; and a heat medium circulation line in which heat medium circulates between the heat recovery unit and the heat exchanger to exchange the heat recovered with the heat recovery unit with the heat exchanger. Upon startup of the system, the heat exchanger preheats the heat recovery unit with heat source accumulated in the heat accumulator.
US09803850B2	LED lighting system An LED lighting system including a base stably connectable to a structure of a lamp, a supporting body for at least one LED, means for removably connecting said supporting body to said base, means for electrically connecting the base and the supporting body, the connecting means including a male connector and a female connector, heat dissipating means for dissipating the heat generated while said at least one LED is ON.
US09803848B2	LED electric bulb and the manufacturing thereof The invention relates to a LED electric bulb (1) and a method of producing a LED electric bulb. The LED electric bulb (1) comprises a glass bulb (2), a cap (6) and a light generating module (17). The light generating module (17) is at least partly received inside the glass bulb (2) and is arranged in electrical contact with the cap (6). The light generating module (17) comprises a driver PCB (3) and a flexible, double folded strip (4) forming two opposite legs (14) comprising a plurality of LED's (5). The flexible, double folded strip (4) is arranged to conform to and closely contact at least a portion of the interior surface (15) of the glass bulb (2). The invention also relates to a semi-finished LED electric bulb and the use thereof for the production of a LED electric bulb.
US09803846B2	Circuit substrate for carrying at least one light-emitting diode and light-emitting structure for providing illumination A circuit substrate for carrying at least one light-emitting diode and a light-emitting structure for providing illumination are disclosed. The circuit substrate includes an insulation base layer, a conductive heat-dissipating layer, an insulation covering layer, a conductive circuit structure and a conductive through structure. The conductive heat-dissipating layer is disposed on the insulation base layer. The insulation covering layer is disposed on the conductive heat-dissipating layer. The conductive circuit structure includes a first electrode conductive layer and a second electrode conductive layer that are disposed on the insulation covering layer. The conductive through structure passes through the insulation covering layer and is connected between the conductive heat-dissipating layer and one of the first electrode conductive layer and the second electrode conductive layer. One of the first electrode conductive layer and the second electrode conductive layer is electrically connected to the conductive heat-dissipating layer through the conductive body.
US09803841B2	Lighting system with customized intensity and profile A lighting and energy conservation system for low temperature applications includes LEDs as a light source. The LEDs are provided in a modular LED light fixture. The fixture includes a frame supporting a reflector having a plurality of elongated channels. Mounting strips are removably installed in each of the elongated channels, and LEDs are mounted on each of the mounting strips. A separate power control device is associated with each of the mounting strips, so that a total light output intensity and profile of the fixture can be individually customized by selectively adjusting the power control device for each of the mounting strips.
US09803839B2	Airtight and IC-rated recessed light housing An IC-rated airtight luminaire including a housing divided on a vertical plane to form two housing portions releasably coupled to one another to form an open cylindrical lower portion, a heat sink upper housing portion, and a heat conducting lamp assembly adjustment track enclosed within the housing. Disposed within the housing are heat sink walls slidably capturing a slide portion of a lamp assembly. A lamp holder integral with the slide bar includes a lens that directs a beam of light through an opening in a ceiling substrate in which the housing is installed, and an expansion ring rotatingly disposed around the open cylindrical lower portion of the housing engages and secures the housing in a ceiling substrate while also permitting the housing to freely turn within the expansion ring so as to allow adjustment of a beam of light directed from the lamp assembly.
US09803828B2	Prismatic LED module for luminaire An LED module for a luminaire has a downwardly directed heat sink comprising cooling fins that extend rearward from the module's front end and downward from its top wall, which has a top face that abuts the underside of a luminaire carrier plate. A circuit board carrying at least one LED is mounted on the front face, and a prism is mounted to the heat sink over the LED(s). The front (light-emitting) face of the catadioptric prism has several prominent side-by-side sections which emit beam patterns that diverge laterally and overlap in a central region. A prominent full-width upper section on the front face emits a primarily downwardly directed beam pattern to help fill in dark spots.
US09803823B2	Vehicle LED bulb with polygonal light guide An automotive LED lamp having a light guide (28) having a single central bore (29) defined by a cylindrical wall (26) and an outer surface (31) defined by a plurality of outer wall segments (35) bounding, as seen in cross-section transverse the optical axis (18) a regular polygonal shape having more than four sides. The outer polygonal shape has between five sides and sixteen sides, preferably a ten-sided decagon.
US09803818B2	Lighting film, window glass, roll screen, and lighting louver A lighting film which includes a base member having optical transparency, a plurality of protrusions having optical transparency, which are formed to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member, and a gap portion formed between the protrusions, in which an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a side opposite to the base member, and a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions to a width w of the protrusion is equal to or less than 0.1.
US09803817B2	High efficiency daylighting structure A high efficiency daylight directing structure for application on fenestration deploys closely spaced macroscopic bars of transparent resin to eliminate different forms of glare. The spaced apart surfaces provide for efficient reflection of selective incident light, by TIR or metallic surfaces, via the ultra-smooth native surfaces from a mold or casting process. A close spacing is readily obtained in various attachment methods to boost efficiency. The fabrication method allows selective deposition of absorbing layers, such as by of painting/printing between alternating native optical surface to provide one way transparency at high angles of incidence. The bars are supported on at least one common planar surface by transparent support member with an optical quality adhesive material filling any imperfection in the bars common planar surface that form in fabrication.
US09803804B2	Gas cylinder interlock device and method of use The present invention relates to devices, systems, and methods for a safety interlock for a gas cylinder. The interlock device of the present invention can prevent a gas cylinder from being removed from a gas administration device as long as gas remains in the gas cylinder.
US09803801B2	Cooled minimum quantity lubrication for machining A system for dispensing lubricant in a stream of cool air to a work piece and a machine tool. A source of lubricant and cool air are coupled to a stationary coupler. A rotating turret includes a plurality of machine tools mounted thereon and the plurality of rotating couplers mounted thereon. Each machine tool is associated with or coupled to one of the rotating couplers. The turret rotates so that a rotating coupler is in abutting engagement with the stationary coupler. Lubricant and cool air pass through the stationary coupler to the rotating coupler, which delivers the lubricant and cool air to a nozzle that is directed at the machine tool associated with the rotating coupler.
US09803797B2	Hurricane resistant fabric clamps A storm protection system for covering the opening of a building with a flexible material. The system includes a bracket having a first panel and a second panel, the panels each having a surface, the first surface and the second surface of the bracket having a plurality of protrusions disposed thereon (and various embodiments thereof). Another embodiment utilizing at least one inclined planar portion connected to a planar portion of the bracket at the first edge of the inclined planar portion and an elongated member connected to the at least one inclined planar portion for securing a flexible material. A last embodiment includes a planar bracket having a first end and a second end, the planar bracket made of a resilient material. All embodiments operable to hold a flexible material (fabric, screen . . . etc.) over an opening to a building to protect the opening during a storm.
US09803793B2	Method for laterally moving industrial machine A method for laterally moving an industrial machine is provided. The method may include: supporting the industrial machine on a pair of rail elements configured to be positioned laterally below and support the industrial machine, the rail elements allowing the industrial machine to be moved laterally from a first operative position to a second, maintenance position. A pair of linear actuators configured to laterally move the industrial machine from the first, operative position to the second, maintenance position.
US09803791B2	Method and apparatus for repair of polyolefin pipes and structures A method of repairing a polyolefin structure at a damaged area thereof containing applying a filler material as necessary to fill the damaged area, overlaying the filled damaged area with a transitional film having a first side adapted to bond to polyolefins, bonding the transitional film to the polyolefin structure, and applying a reinforcement system over the transitional film. The bonding of the transitional film to the polyolefin structure comprises applying heat to the transitional film.A repair system for repairing a polyolefin structure containing optionally a filler material on the polyolefin structure, a transitional film applied over and bonded to the polyolefin structure having a first side adapted to bond to polyolefins, and a reinforcement system, applied over the transitional film. The reinforcement system contains a fiber-reinforced polyurethane system bonded to the second side of the transitional film.
US09803790B2	Self-killing of shock pulses of transferred medium in main pipeline The invention relates to the field of physics—namely, to control systems and the pressure control of liquids and gases, in particular—to stabilizing devices operating at overloads, including hydraulic shocks. Technical result from use of the claimed invention is simplicity of the manufacturing process and assembly, easiness of operation and efficiency of quenching pulses. A method consists of the fact that at the section of said pipeline installed at least one pressure pulse stabilizer in the direction of movement of transferred medium from supplier to consumer. Pulse flow is directed as a first portion into the stabilizer, and after its first portion a second portion of the flow is directed, which after a delay is sent into additional input of the stabilizer. The potential sources of pressure pulses are preliminary revealed on the protected section of the pipeline. Then the place of installation of the stabilizer is defined based on condition—at a distance no further than 10 meters from the potential point source of pressure pulses and on condition—at a distance 100-1000 meters during preventive installation on the road, at least two stabilizers on the stage. Stabilizers are oriented on the pointer on its outer surface toward the potential point source of the pressure pulses and the arrows pointed in the same direction as the direction of flow of the transferred medium at the stages. Stabilizers have straight flow chamber for at least ⅓ less than largest vortex chamber, between the casing and shell—pressurized chamber connected via radial openings with straight flow chamber and the equalizing chamber, which connected via inclined holes with the vortex chamber. The diameter of the radial openings is 1.2-4 of the diameter of inclined holes. The angles α and β of inclined holes—in the range 0-45°. Pressure in the pressure and in the levering chambers is equalized by shifting the pistons by the springs to the original position. Different options are offered for killing of pressure pulse by different means, associated with variations in the design of elements of the stabilizer.
US09803787B2	Magnetically attracted fluid transfer system A magnetic connection system with at least three components for connecting host and target systems. A first magnetic connector is attached to the host system, a second magnetic connector is attached to the target system; a third magnetic connector or puck is positioned between the first connector and the second connector. The first, second, and third connectors fit together with their magnets aligned, and the magnetic attraction is stronger between the puck and the target system connector than the puck and the host system connector. The system can transfer fuel, data, or electricity. In one example, the system transfers fuel from a fuel supply vessel to a target vessel with minimal human effort to attach the fuel connector components. The puck can have a conduit for fuel, data, or electricity that is centrally aligned with a receiving conduit in the target system connector.
US09803782B2	Fitting element with hydraulic grip force element A fitting element, in particular for an HPLC application, is configured for providing a fluidic coupling of a tubing to a fluidic device. The fitting element comprises a gripping piece to exert—upon coupling of the tubing to the fluidic device—a grip force (G) between the fitting element and the tubing. The gripping piece comprises a hydraulic element configured to transform an axial force (S) into a hydraulic pressure (P) within the hydraulic element. The hydraulic pressure (P) in the hydraulic element causes the grip force (G).
US09803777B2	Attenuating device for valve assembly An attenuating device that is configured to replace motion converters in conventional control valve assemblies. The attenuating device can generate an output displacement in response to a position of a plug relative to a seat in the valve assembly. In one embodiment, the attenuating device comprises a spring assembly with a pair of spring members, disposed in series, and configured to assume a deflection that reduces the displacement of the plug to a smaller displacement that is useful to position a target member of a sensor. This embodiment, however, forgoes the mechanisms of conventional devices in lieu of components that are amenable to compact design. In this way, the attenuating device can substantially fit within the existing structure of the valve assembly, and, in one construction, the attenuating device is disposed in the actuator of the valve assembly.
US09803773B2	Oil-gas dual-purpose integrated switch The present invention discloses an oil-gas dual-purpose integrated switch. The oil-gas dual-purpose integrated switch comprises a valve and a knob switch for controlling an ignition coil and a carburetor solenoid valve; the valve cap is fixed on the valve body to form a valve cavity; the valve core is disposed in the valve body; the valve core passes through the valve cap to be fixed with the knob of the knob switch such that when the knob switch is rotated, the valve core is driven to rotate; the valve body is provided with an oil inlet pipe joint, an oil outlet pipe joint, a gas inlet pipe joint and a gas outlet pipe joint which are communicated with the valve cavity; the valve core is provided with an oil duct, and a gas duct. The oil-gas dual-purpose integrated switch can switch the oil path and the gas path randomly.
US09803772B2	Valve device for a hydraulic circuit and oil pump control apparatus A valve device for a hydraulic circuit includes an actuator unit comprising an electromagnetic circuit which comprises an armature, a core, a coil carrier, a coil, and a flux guiding device. A valve unit comprises a unit formed by a valve tappet and the armature, inlet and outlet ports, and a control port arranged between the inlet and outlet ports. A longitudinal through bore is arranged in the unit to extend from the inlet port into an actuator chamber. A first control body cooperating with a first valve seat and a second control body cooperating with a second valve seat are arranged at the unit in which the longitudinal through bore is formed. The armature and the valve tappet are loaded in an opening direction of the inlet valve by a spring element and are loadable in an opening direction of the outlet port by energizing the electromagnetic circuit.
US09803770B2	Motor operated valve A control valve includes a shaft, a stopper mechanism, and a can. A stator coil is coaxially mounted around the can. Positions in a rotating direction of the rotor and the stator when the shaft is stopped by an operation of the stopper mechanism are set to be reference positions at which magnetic poles of the stator and those of the rotor are opposite to each other. The rotor is configured to be stopped at the reference position by an arrangement of the stopper mechanism. The stator coil is positioned relative to the body according to a positional relation between a fitting part formed on surfaces of the stator and the body attached to each other and an insertion part where the can is inserted into the stator, and magnetic poles of the stator and those of the rotor are made opposite to each other at the reference positions.
US09803763B2	Pipe comprising a pressure relief valve A pipe is provided for transporting a viscous fluid, including a pressure relief valve provided with a sealing element which separates the inside of the pipe from a discharge line and is designed to release the discharge line in the event of predetermined excess pressure. A surface of the sealing element, facing a Miler chamber of the pipe, is associated with the pipe in such a manner that the surface is flown around by a flow of the viscous fluid circulating through the pipe when in operation, and the sealing element is fixed in the closed position by a rod, the rod being displaced by the predetermined excess pressure such that the thus connected sealing element releases the discharge pipe.
US09803754B2	Pinch valve systems and methods Disclosed are embodiments of a pinch valve assembly that can include a controller, an actuator assembly, the actuator assembly including a stepper motor, a leadscrew actuated by the stepper motor such that the leadscrew travels in a plurality of incremental linear steps, a piston coupled with the leadscrew such that relative movement of the leadscrew is transferred to the piston, a valve body, where the piston travels within a bore defined by the valve body, a slotted aperture formed in the valve body to retain at least a portion of tubing, and a pin where the piston and the pin are configured to pinch tubing therebetween such that flow within the tubing can be metered.
US09803751B2	Seal, endcap assembly and filter assembly An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a seal having an annular body including an upper surface and a lower surface. The annular body also includes an outer side surface and an inner side surface that join the upper surface to the lower surface. The inner side surface contributes to defining an endcap-engaging surface of the seal including: a first endcap surface engaging portion that is sized for engaging a portion of an upper surface of an endcap, a second endcap surface engaging portion that is sized for engaging an outer side surface of the endcap, and a third endcap surface engaging portion that is sized for engaging a lower surface of the endcap. The annular body includes an upper portion connected to a lower portion. The upper portion of the annular body of the seal is defined by a rounded seal portion. The lower portion of the annular body of the seal is defined by a flexible tang portion and a flexible leg portion. The flexible leg portion is connected to and extends away from the rounded seal portion. The flexible tang portion is connected to and extends away from the flexible leg portion. An endcap assembly is also disclosed. A filter assembly is also disclosed.
US09803749B2	Hydraulically coupled multi-variator actuator A system for hydraulically coupled multi-variator actuation is disclosed. One system includes: a first hydraulic variator comprising: a first hydraulic pump; and a first hydraulic motor linked to the first hydraulic pump. The system may further include a second hydraulic variator comprising: a second hydraulic pump; and a second hydraulic motor linked to the second hydraulic pump. The system may further include a first actuator linked to the first hydraulic pump and configured to control a displacement of the first hydraulic pump; a second actuator linked to the second hydraulic pump and configured to control a displacement of the second hydraulic pump; a hydraulic link connecting the first actuator and the second actuator, the hydraulic link configured to facilitate a coordinated operation of the first actuator and the second actuator; a valve disposed in fluid communication with the hydraulic link connecting the first actuator and the second actuator; and a controller connected to the valve and configured to control an operation of the valve to regulate hydraulic flow in the hydraulic link.
US09803745B2	Oil supply device In a sleeve, two input ports are formed as ports that receive a discharge pressure of an electromagnetic pump, and a drain port connected to a drain oil passage is formed on the same circumference as that on which the input port is formed, so as to have a smaller opening area than the input port and an output port connected to an oil passage. The axial length of the second land is set so that the input port can be closed by the second land when a signal pressure is equal to or higher than a set pressure, and that the input port and the drain port can be closed by the second land when the signal pressure is lower than the set pressure.
US09803741B2	Lubricating structure for differential device A lubricating structure for a differential device includes a pair of baffle plates, fixed to a transmission case, partitioning an internal space between the transmission case, and a differential case and a final driven gear and a second space. The inner surface of the baffle plates has a portion on the first space side that is enlarged to be similar in shape to outer surfaces of rotating bodies defined by trajectories of the differential case and the final driven gear rotated around a rotational axis of inboard shafts. The baffle plates are configured such that the amount of lubricating oil accumulating in the first space is smaller than that in the second space. A through-hole is provided at a position to secure a level of lubricating oil.
US09803733B2	Rotation device and power supply system A rotation device includes an output shaft, at least one rotatable rotary plate member arranged so that its rotation axis and the output shaft are coaxial, at least one weight member fixed to the rotary plate member, for biasing position of the center of gravity from the rotation axis of the rotary plate member, and at least one clutch mechanism arranged between the rotary plate member and the output shaft, for separating the rotary plate member and the output shaft with each other at a predetermined rotation angle. The clutch mechanism connects the rotary plate member with the output shaft when the center of gravity of the weight member descends, and separates the rotary plate member from the output shaft when the center of gravity of the weight member rises.
US09803732B2	Hard stop assembly for a joint adapted for more than a single revolution A rotating joint assembly such as an interface device in a master device or remote manipulator for a puppeteering device or other mechanical system operating in response to operator input and requiring more than 360 degrees of rotation. The rotating joint assembly includes a hard stop assembly that limits the rotation of its rotating component(s) to a predefined maximum amount of rotation such as to less than two full revolutions, e.g., some rotation amount between 360 and 720 degrees. The hard stop assembly includes a Geneva drive body or driven wheel with a hard stop body rigidly coupled with the Geneva drive body to rotate it between a disengaged position (during the first revolution) and one of two engaged positions by rotation of an inner ring (at some point during the second revolution in either direction).
US09803728B2	Rotary variator for a continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission pulley includes a body defining a hollow tube having a longitudinal central bore. Multiple cylinders are fixed to the body each having a cylinder bore in fluid communication with the longitudinal central bore. A piston is slidably positioned in the cylinder bore of each of the cylinders. A pressurized fluid present in the central bore acts equally against each of the pistons to equally outwardly displace the pistons. A biasing member is connected to each piston and is in direct contact with the pressurized fluid. A friction member is connected to a free end of each of the pistons. Diametrically opposed ones of the friction members define a pulley diameter that varies depending on a portion of the diametrically opposed ones of the pistons extending outwardly from the cylinders.
US09803722B2	Multi-stage automatic transmission An automatic transmission has eight rotatable shafts, four planetary gear sets and seven shift elements for shifting several forward gears and one reverse gear. A first element of the second planetary gear set forms the first shaft designed as the drive shaft of the transmission. A second element of the third planetary gear set forms the second shaft designed as the output shaft of the transmission. A second element of the first planetary gear set forms the third shaft. A first element of the first planetary gear set forms the fourth shaft. A third element of third planetary gear set forms the fifth shaft. As the sixth shaft, a third element of the first planetary gear set, a second element of the second planetary gear set and a first element of the third planetary gear set are constantly connected. A third element of the second planetary gear set forms the seventh shaft. A first brake is arranged in the power flow between the third shaft and the housing. A second brake is arranged in the power flow between the fourth shaft and the housing, a third brake is arranged in the power flow between the fifth shaft) and the housing. A first clutch (C1) is arranged in the power flow between the first and the seventh shafts. A second clutch is arranged in the power flow between the first and third shafts. A third clutch is constantly connected to the eighth shaft. A fourth clutch is in the power flow between the first and fourth shafts.
US09803712B2	Brake monitoring Monitoring a brake that includes first and second braking surfaces and a magnetizing device that, in response to the electric current supplied to them, are arranged to generate a magnetic field that is arranged to move the braking surfaces from a closed state, in which the braking surfaces are connected to each other, to an open state, in which the braking surfaces are separated from each other. Determining the electric current of the brake as the braking surfaces begin to move from the closed state to the open state, determining the maximum electric current of the magnetizing device of the brake in the open state, determining the condition of the brake as a current ratio from the electric current measured as the braking surfaces start to move to the maximum electric current.
US09803709B2	Disk brake device and pair of brake pads A disc brake device (1) includes: a disc rotor (2) rotatable around its rotation axis; a pair of brake pads (3, 4) provided opposite to each other on both sides of the disc rotor in an axial direction along the rotation axis; and a pressing mechanism (6) able to press the brake pads against the disc rotor from both sides of the disc rotor with pistons (9) provided opposite to each other on both sides of the disc rotor in the axial direction. Each brake pad has a friction material (7) facing a corresponding friction face (2a) of the disc rotor. The number of slits (10) provided in the friction material of one of the brake pads and not passing through any pressing portions pressed by the pistons is different from the number of slits provided in the friction material of the other one of the pair of brake pads and not passing through any pressing portions.
US09803706B2	System and method for clutch pressure control A method for controlling clutch pressure in an electronically controlled limited slip differential comprises receiving a target clutch pressure command indicative of a desired differential torque transfer setting. Processing the target clutch pressure command comprises estimating one of a motor current or a motor speed, calculating an integrated error of a target motor current or an integrated error of a target motor speed, calculating gains over time based on the estimated motor current or the estimated motor speed and based on the integrated error of the target motor current or the integrated error of the target motor speed, applying the calculated gains thereby forming a closed loop feedback, and calculating an oscillation. The target motor current or the target motor speed is applied to a motor connected to a clutch in the differential according to the calculated oscillation to control the clutch pressure of the differential.
US09803694B2	Direct drive wind turbine with a cooling system A direct drive wind turbine with a cooling system has a generator with a rotor and a stator and a bearing with an inner ring and an outer ring connecting the rotor and the stator rotatively. The cooling system includes at least one heat sink which is in thermal communication with the inner ring of the bearing and a heat dissipater which is in thermal communication with the heat sink.
US09803693B2	Shaft supporting unit and manufacturing method thereof A shaft supporting unit 15A supports a shaft of a pivoting body with capacity of pivot movement. A lower block 58A has a lower recess with a semicircular column shape, and is configured to support the shaft from beneath. A lower bush 59 has a semi-cylindrical shape, is located in the lower recess, and is configured to slide the shaft on it. The shaft supporting unit 15A does not abut an upper side of the shaft when the pivoting body pivots. An upper block 56A is configured to cover above the shaft, and has an upper recess with a predetermined gap between it and the shaft.
US09803686B2	Hydrostatic pressure guide mechanism and machine tool A hydrostatic pressure guide mechanism includes: a guide member having a smooth guide surface; a movement member having a slide surface facing the guide surface and an annular placement groove formed on the slide surface; an annular seal member (hermetically closing member) that is disposed in the placement groove and capable of hermetically contacting with the guide surface; an oil supply structure configured to supply an oil into a static pressure pocket on the slide surface surrounded by the seal member; and an oil recovery structure configured to recover the oil from the static pressure pocket, in which the oil recovery structure has a recovery hole that is formed in the static pressure pocket and is opened on the slide surface.
US09803675B2	Self-piercing rivet and self-piercing riveting method and self-piercing riveted joint A self-piercing rivet for connecting high-strength steels. The rivet having a head which has a head diameter (DH); a shank which has a shank diameter (DS); and, located at the foot end of the shank opposite the head, the shank has radially outward a flat surface section and radially inward an axial recess defining an axial depth (LB). The ratio of axial depth (LB) of the recess to the shank diameter (DS) is smaller than 0.3.
US09803674B2	Thin gel gasket and a method of making and using the same A thin, cured gel gasket is disclosed, including methods of making the thin gel gasket and the use of the thin gel gasket in an aircraft joint. In one embodiment, the thin gel gasket has no skeleton or other structure and is comprised of only a cured polyurethane gel and has a thickness of less than about 12 mill. It is manufactured using a release film that is adapted in a number of ways to make release from the gel prior to use easier. In one method of making and using the thin gel gasket. it is applied to a joint which is subject to compression, in one embodiment, a lap joint of an aircraft fuselage.
US09803671B2	Device for joining metal profiles The invention relates to a device for joining metal profiles provided with longitudinal surface grooves, said device comprising: a metal support (1) that can be inserted into the ends of the grooves of the profiles to be joined; a chassis (2) supported on each end of said metal support (1), whereon a lever (4) provided with a projection (9) and a coaxial cam (8) pivots (5); and a resilient body (3) inserted between the support (1) and the chassis (2). When the lever (4) is rotated into the represented closing position thereof, the protrusion (9) penetrates said resilient body (3), expanding it transversely against the side walls of the respective groove, and the cam (8) simultaneously compresses the resilient body (3), expanding the device in a direction which is orthogonal to the previous direction. The device allows a rapid, manual and toolless assembly and disassembly of the profiles, aligned or at an angle, in order to form frames such as those used in supports for displaying graphics.
US09803657B2	Hydraulic adjusting device A hydraulic adjusting device, in particular for use in a power plant and/or a wind power plant, includes a double-acting adjusting cylinder that has an adjusting function for a working operation and for a special operation. The double-acting adjusting cylinder is configured to be pressurized with a working pressure medium. In order to satisfy the adjusting function in the special operation, the double-acting adjusting cylinder is further configured to be connected to a pressure medium reservoir that has a pressurized gas isolated from the working pressure medium. The adjusting cylinder has a working chamber configured for the adjusting function of the special operation, the piston area of which is coupled to a piston arrangement of the adjusting cylinder that is configured for the working operation or is configured to be coupled to the piston arrangement.
US09803648B2	Retainer plate A retainer plate is provided for retaining a dovetail root of a fan blade of a gas turbine engine in a corresponding axially-extending slot in the rim of a fan disc. In use, the plate locates in a cavity formed at an end of the slot such that a first side of the plate is arranged for contact with an axial end face of the dovetail root and an opposite second side of the plate is arranged for contact with an abutment surface of the cavity to limit axial movement of the root along the slot. The retainer plate is a unitary component and has a layered structure including a first layer at the first side of the plate, a second layer at the second side of the plate, and an intermediate layer between the first and the second layers.
US09803637B2	Variable displacement hydraulic pump control A system controlling pressure in a transmission including a variable displacement pump, a circuit carrying fluid from the pump to the transmission, a valve using fluid in said circuit to regulate pressure that controls displacement of the pump, a source of control pressure including an accumulator, a first spring acting with said source causing the valve to change the regulated pressure, and a second spring acting with feedback pressure from said circuit to oppose said change.
US09803635B2	High pressure pump A valve seat member, which partitions between a supply passage and a pressurizing chamber, includes an inner flow path, which communicates between the supply passage and the pressurizing chamber, and an outer flow path, which is placed on a radially outer side of the inner flow path. An inner valve is seatable against an inner valve seat formed in an opening of the inner flow path. An outer valve is contactable with an end surface of the inner valve, which is opposite from the inner valve seat. The outer valve is seatable against an outer valve seat, which is formed in an opening of the outer flow path.
US09803624B2	System and methodology for wind compression A wind compressor system having one or more wind turbines and a plurality of wind compressors located proximate the one or more wind turbines. The wind compressors optimize the energy created by the wind turbines by redirecting and converging the wind from the wind compressor to the wind turbines. Each of the wind compressors comprises an obstruction having a size and shape adapted to converge the wind currents by means of a Venturi effect toward the one or more turbines thereby increasing the velocity and force of the wind hitting the wind turbine. A plurality of transporters coupled to the wind compressors. The transporters configured to move at least one wind compressors to a location that maximizes the force of the wind encountered by the turbine.
US09803619B2	Wind turbine blade and method of controlling the lift of such a blade Wind turbine blade comprising a shape modifiable airfoil section that extends both chordwise and spanwise and has a not modified default shape, a conduit that extends from the inside of the blade towards the outside of the blade, and an outer part comprising a flow regulator that is located at the shape modifiable airfoil section and blocks the conduit when the shape modifiable airfoil section presents its default shape, and does not block the conduit when the shape modifiable airfoil section presents a modified shape. In the latter situation the conduit is opened to the outside of the blade and a device for exchanging a fluid between the inside and the outside of the blade is thus defined.
US09803618B2	Monitoring and fault prediction in relation to a mechanical component of a rotating system The present invention relates to a system configured to monitor a condition of a rotating system comprising a main bearing, the monitoring arrangement having a first measurement device configured to be arranged at a first location in proximity of the main bearing for determining a first measurement indicative of a current flow at the first location, and a control unit connected to the measurement device. The control unit is further configured to form a first parameter based on the first measurement, match the first parameter with a plurality of predetermined current flow profiles, each of the plurality of predetermined current flow profiles being indicative of a condition of the rotating system, determine, if a matching current flow profile is found, a relevance level for the corresponding condition, and provide an indication of an alarm if the relevance level is above a predetermined threshold.
US09803617B2	Method and system for tensioning tension fabrics in wind-turbine A wind blade includes a self-supporting structural framework, having a span-wise member, a plurality of chord-wise members, a fabric skin, and at least one of a stiffener and a mechanical element. The plurality of chord-wise members is coupled to the span-wise member and each chord-wise member and the span-wise member maintains an aerodynamic contour of the wind blade. Further, the fabric skin is disposed over the self-supporting structural framework. The stiffener and/or the mechanical element are coupled to the self-supporting structural framework, and are operable to provide a relative movement to the self-supporting structural framework for adjusting the aerodynamic contour and provide pretension to the fabric skin.
US09803616B2	Wind turbine having a plurality of airfoil rings and counter rotating generators A wind turbine can include a first rotating ring and a second rotating ring. A first plurality of airfoils is pivotally secured between an interior rim and an exterior rim of the first rotating ring and disposed at a first angle of attack. A second plurality of airfoils is pivotally secured between an interior rim and an exterior rim of the second rotating ring and disposed at a second angle of attack. A generator is mounted between the first rotating ring and the second rotating ring and generates electricity in response to the first plurality of airfoils capturing the wind with the first angle of attack such that the first rotating ring rotates in a first direction and the second plurality of airfoils captures the wind with the second angle of attack such that the second rotating rings rotate in an opposite direction from the first rotating ring.
US09803610B2	System and method for preventing unauthorized modification to engine control software or an engine control system A system and method for preventing unauthorized modification to engine control software or an engine control system of, for example, a refrigerated transport application is provided. Particularly, the embodiments described herein prevent unauthorized parties from inadvertently or intentionally making changes to the engine control software used for controlling the engine or the engine control system that could, for example, potentially bypass emission strategies implemented in the refrigerated transport application. Accordingly, emission strategies such as, for example, EPA Tier IV not-to-exceed (“NTE”) regulations can be maintained.
US09803606B2	Fuel injector and method for forming spray-discharge openings A fuel injector for fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines has an excitable actuator for activating a valve closing element, which forms a sealing seat together with a valve face implemented on a valve seat element. Multiple spray-discharge openings are implemented in the valve seat element downstream from the valve face. The fuel injector is distinguished in that the spray-discharge openings include at least one upstream first spray-discharge opening section and one downstream second spray-discharge opening section having a different opening width and a wall area of the second spray-discharge opening section of all spray-discharge openings on a semi-circle runs either parallel or at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the valve seat element having the spray-discharge openings. The valve seat element is manufactured using metal injection molding methods.
US09803603B2	Device for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine The housing (18) of the fuel injection valve (10) of the device for intermittently injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprises a high-pressure inlet (34) with a conical sealing face (44). The high-pressure chamber (36) is disposed in the housing (18) from the high-pressure inlet (34). A cartridge-like, independent component (56) is inserted into the high-pressure chamber (36). Said component comprises the valve carrier (46), the non-return valve (48), the holding element (50), and preferably the filter body (52′). The valve carrier (46) is provided with a conical outer sealing face (69), by which the valve carrier rests against the conical sealing face (44). A fixing element (74) presses the supply line (16) against the valve carrier (46).
US09803598B2	Air intake system for engine An air intake system for an engine is provided. The air intake system includes a first air intake conduit, a second air intake conduit, an exhaust conduit, and a valve. The first air intake provides air to the engine and includes a siloxane adsorber. The second air intake conduit provides air to the engine during regeneration of the siloxane adsorber. The siloxane adsorber is heated during regeneration. The exhaust conduit is selectively connected to the first air intake conduit downstream of the siloxane adsorber. The valve is configured to connect the first intake conduit to the exhaust conduit during regeneration of the siloxane adsorber.
US09803595B2	Vehicle fuel vapor recovery system A compartment wall structure defines a fuel filler compartment that includes a tube receiving opening and a vent opening. A fuel receiving end of a fuel filler tube is located at the tube receiving opening of the fuel filler compartment. A fuel tank attachment end thereof is located outside the fuel filler compartment and is spaced apart from the compartment wall structure. An air vent structure is in fluid communication with the vent opening. The air vent structure defines a chamber opening connected via a vent line to a fuel vapor filter canister. Vapor from the fuel filler compartment is vented to the fuel vapor filter canister through the chamber opening. The air vent structure has a screen at the chamber opening to prevent entry of objects, such as, for example, insects and/or debris through the chamber opening.
US09803594B2	Fuel supply device The fuel supply device has a module installed in a fuel tank. The module has a cap and a support pillar arranged between the cap and a bottom of the fuel tank. The cap is supporting a valve relevant to ventilation of the fuel tank. The valve is supported by a base portion. The base portion and a large diameter part are connected by snap-fit mechanisms. The valve and the base portion are connected by snap-fit mechanisms. A hook part is arranged in an engaging window. It is possible to inspect the valve through the engaging window.
US09803576B2	System and method to predict calibration values based on existing calibrations A system to predict calibration values for a vehicle. The system is configured to receive a plurality of training data sets for a component of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of training data sets includes one or more training inputs and one or more corresponding training outputs. The system is further configured to automatically develop a prediction model based on the plurality of training data sets. The system is further configured to receive an input data set and determine, using the prediction model, a predicted calibration value based on the input data set. The system is further configured to transmit the predicted calibration value to an electronic control unit of the vehicle.
US09803574B2	Method and system for pre-ignition control Methods and systems are provided for addressing pre-ignition that may be induced in response to actions taken to mitigate a cylinder misfire. An amount of engine load limiting applied may be adjusted to reduce the likelihood pre-ignition while also addressing component over-temperature issues. By limiting an engine load while shutting off fuel in a misfiring cylinder, and while combusting a lean air-fuel mixture in the remaining cylinders, pre-ignition induced by the misfire-mitigating lean combustion conditions can be reduced.
US09803566B2	Abnormal combustion detection apparatus for internal combustion engine An object of the present invention is to provide a technology that enables an abnormal combustion detection apparatus for a spark ignition internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders to detect abnormal combustion such as pre-ignition and knocking with improved accuracy. To achieve the object, according to the present invention, in an abnormal combustion detection apparatus for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine that determines or detects the occurrence of abnormal combustion by comparing a vibration intensity obtained from a measurement signal of a knock sensor and a determination threshold, when the occurrence of abnormal combustion is detected, the apparatus corrects a determination threshold for the next cylinder using as parameters the peak value of the vibration intensity at the time of the occurrence of abnormal combustion and the engine speed.
US09803565B1	System and method for measuring quality of fuel A system for measuring quality of fuel in an engine is disclosed. The system includes a fuel quality measuring unit and a controller in communication with the fuel quality measuring unit. The fuel quality measuring unit includes a first valve, a second valve, and a quality measurement sensor disposed between the first valve and the second valve. The controller is configured to determine whether the engine is running in a steady state condition, and identify a measurement window based on a pressure of the fuel at an inlet, an Intake Manifold Pressure (IMP), and the steady state condition. The controller is configured to control an opening and a closing of the first valve, the second valve, and a fuel metering valve during the measurement window. The controller is configured to determine the quality of the fuel captured between the first valve and the second valve by the quality measurement sensor.
US09803563B2	Fuel supply apparatus A fuel supply apparatus includes a material fuel tank, a separator, a condenser, a first fuel tank, and a first storage device. The material fuel tank is to store a material fuel. The separator is to separate the material fuel supplied from the material fuel tank into a first fuel and a second fuel. The condenser is to condense the first fuel supplied from the separator through a primary-order recovery passage. The first fuel tank is to store the first fuel supplied from the condenser through a secondary-order recovery passage. The first storage device is provided in the secondary-order recovery passage to temporarily store the first fuel supplied from the condenser.
US09803549B2	Using return water of an evaporative intake air cooling system for cooling a component of a gas turbine A method and apparatus for the operation of a gas turbine unit with an evaporative intake air cooling system in the intake air pathway, wherein the return water flow of the evaporative intake air cooling system is used for the cooling of components of the gas turbine unit and/or of a generator coupled to the gas turbine unit and/or of another element coupled to the gas turbine unit, and a gas turbine unit adapted to be operated using this method.
US09803543B2	Device and method for reducing rotational imbalances of a drive train for a hybrid vehicle A system and a method for reducing a rotational imbalance of a drive train of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The drive train includes an internal-combustion engine, an electric machine, and a crankshaft. A reduction or nullification of the rotational imbalance takes place by actuating the electric machine. The actuation is implemented as an adaptive feed forward control, which provides an actuation signal for the electric machine. The actuation signal represents a desired torque to be generated by the electric machine, so that the electric machine outputs a torque that is at least approximately inverse with respect to the rotational imbalance to the crankshaft for the superimposition of the torque generated by the internal-combustion engine.
US09803536B2	Auxiliary chamber type internal combustion engine Auxiliary chamber type internal combustion engine has a main combustion chamber and an auxiliary chamber having an injection port through which the main combustion chamber communicates. The auxiliary chamber has a passage sectional area which is smoothly decreased toward the injection port. Further, the engine has a fuel injector injecting a fuel into the auxiliary chamber; an ignition plug igniting the fuel in the auxiliary chamber; and a swirl generating portion swirling a gas in the auxiliary chamber. The swirl generating portion swirls only the gas flowing into the auxiliary chamber from the main combustion chamber.
US09803532B2	Predictive control of ammonia storage in a selective catalytic reduction device using connectivity information A method for controlling a selective catalytic reduction device in an exhaust aftertreatment system of a vehicle includes monitoring vehicle connectivity information, and controlling ammonia storage in the selective catalytic reduction device based on the monitored vehicle connectivity information. Vehicle connectivity information is used to predict vehicle operating conditions along an estimated path of vehicle travel. The predicted vehicle operating conditions are used to predict profiles for vehicle exhaust gas parameters. Predicted profiles for exhaust gas parameters are used in determining ammonia storage setpoints for the selective catalytic reduction device. The ammonia storage setpoints are use in regulating an amount of ammonia producing dosing agent injected into the exhaust aftertreatment system, thereby controlling ammonia storage in the selective catalytic reduction device.
US09803529B2	Compact cylindrical selective catalytic reduction system for nitrogen oxide reduction in the oxygen-rich exhaust of 500 to 4500 kW internal combustion engines A compact Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system comprising a system inlet, a gas flow system and a plurality of catalyst clusters is described. The system inlet is configured to utilize heat of the cleaned exhaust to vaporize a solution of a reductant, or a precursor of a reductant, and to mix the vaporized reductant with exhaust gas to form a mixed gas. The gas flow system is configured to provide the mixed gas from the system inlet to a plurality of catalyst clusters and to provide heat from the exhaust gas to assist in vaporization of the reductant/precursor and to assist in the conversion of the precursor to the reductant. The plurality of catalyst clusters comprise SCR and ASC catalysts but can also include filter functionality.
US09803518B2	Hydraulic lash adjuster In a lash adjuster used for a valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine, there is known a lash adjuster constituted by inserting a cylindrical sleeve into a plunger cap for preventing air from entering a high-pressure chamber located at a lower portion of the lash adjuster. However, in the conventional lash adjuster, since the plunger cap is formed with two side holes which are different in height in the axial direction of the plunger cap, it becomes complicated to regulate the side surface the plunger cap which corresponds to a sliding surface. Therefore, it is problems to be solved by the present invention to provide a lash adjuster in which the side surface of the plunger cap can be easily regulated without disturbing the inflow and outflow of oil and whose machining cost can be kept low.The above problems can be solved by a hydraulic lash adjuster in which two or more cap side holes 27c are provided and all of them are disposed in a plane perpendicular to a shaft center of the body 21.
US09803515B2	Roller lifter A roller lifter includes a first member having a pair of opposed portions opposed to each other and a connecting part connecting the opposed portions to each other, a shaft mounted between the opposed portions to rotatably support a roller brought into contact with a cam, a second member independent of the first member and having a cylindrical portion and an elastic mount elastically held between the opposed portions and the cylindrical portion to mount the first member to the second member.
US09803514B2	Shaft, particularly a partly tubular camshaft The invention relates to a shaft, particularly a cam shaft (1), comprising a hollow shaft section (10) with at least one radial inlet opening (11a, 11b) for evacuating a gas through said hollow shaft section (10), and comprising a splash-guard device (4) arranged in the region of the radial inlet opening (11a, 11b) on the hollow shaft section (10). According to the invention, the splash-guard device (4) has a radially exposed cover with radial passage openings (8) and protrusions between said passage openings (8). The protrusions can, in particular, be in the form of ribs (9).
US09803512B2	Reactor system and solid fuel composite therefor A reactor system includes a fluidized-bed. A fuel and a sulfur absorbent material are eluted through the fluidized-bed. The reactor system may include a heat exchanger having a heat-exchanging portion within a heating zone of the reactor that is hermetically sealed from the heating zone. The reactor may include loose particles of an inert bed material for forming the fluidized-bed. A feed system may be provided to inject a solid fuel composite that includes a mixture of a solid, carbonaceous fuel and a solid reagent into the reactor.
US09803510B2	Autonomous self-powered system for removing thermal energy from pools of liquid heated by radioactive materials, and method of the same An autonomous self-powered system for cooling radioactive materials comprising: a pool of liquid; a closed-loop fluid circuit comprising a working fluid having a boiling temperature that is less than a boiling temperature of the liquid of the pool, the closed-loop fluid circuit comprising, in operable fluid coupling, an evaporative heat exchanger at least partially immersed in the liquid of the pool, a turbogenerator, and a condenser; one or more forced flow units operably coupled to the closed-loop fluid circuit to induce flow of the working fluid through the closed-loop fluid circuit; and the closed-loop fluid circuit converting thermal energy extracted from the liquid of the pool into electrical energy in accordance with the Rankine Cycle, the electrical energy powering the one or more forced flow units.
US09803502B2	Cooling passages for a mid-turbine frame A mid-turbine frame assembly includes an inner frame case which includes a first plurality of holes and a second plurality of holes. A plurality of tie rods is circumferentially spaced around the inner frame case and includes an inlet passage that is aligned with the first plurality of holes. A plurality of hollow airfoils is aligned with the second plurality of holes.
US09803496B2	Break-in system for gapping and leakage control A blade outer air seal for use in a gas turbine engine having an axis of rotation includes a main body having a mating face configured to face, be positioned radially outward from, and be positioned adjacent to a rotor blade of the gas turbine engine. The blade outer air seal also includes an axial member extending aft from the main body, having a first radial face configured to face a second radial face of an outer diameter platform of a stator of the gas turbine engine, and having a first abradable material coupled to the first radial face.
US09803486B2	Bi-cast turbine vane One aspect of the present disclosure includes a turbine vane assembly comprising a vane made from ceramic matrix composite material having an outer wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge and between a first end and an opposing second end; an endwall made at least partially from a ceramic matrix composite material configured to engage the first end of the vane; and a retaining region including corresponding bi-cast grooves formed adjacent the first end of the vane and a receiving aperture formed in the endwall; wherein a bond is formed in the retaining region to join the vane and endwall together.
US09803477B2	Fiber optic shape sensing adapted to cutter module of highwall miner A system for determining the position and orientation of a cutter module relative to a frame of a highwall miner is provided. The cutter module is attached to the highwall miner by a string of push beams and moveable relative to the highwall miner. A reel is rotatably mounted to the highwall miner frame and configured to feed out a hose chain that supplies fluid to the cutter module. A fiber optic shape sensing system is associated with the cutter module is configured to receive strain information from the fiber bundle and compute the location of at least one position of the fiber bundle that is associated with the cutter module relative to the reference frame.
US09803475B2	System and method for integrated wellbore stress, stability and strengthening analyses Systems and methods for an integrated wellbore stress, stability and strengthening analysis are disclosed. An integrated geomechanical tool can be used to analyze and evaluate stress along the length of the wellbore to identify a safe drilling mud weight window and help identify troublesome zones in the wellbore. Fracture length may then be predicted in the identified troublesome zones by using a stress tensor calculated during the stress analysis. The calculated fracture length may be used to perform a strengthening analysis. After performing strengthening analysis, mud loss may be predicted based on predicted fracture size calculated during the stress, stability and strengthening analyzes.
US09803474B1	Systems and methods for alert and advisory broadcast Methods, radios, components thereof, and other terminals for broadcasting alert and advisory. A radio signal at a current radio frequency is obtained. The current radio signal comprises a plurality of identifiers, numbers, and commands that collectively represent an advisory signal. Each receiving terminal in the plurality of receiving terminals corresponds to a portion of the broadcast area. The current radio signal is compared with a predetermined group number, a terminal number, and a physical address. Each receiving terminal in the plurality of reference receiving terminals is associated with a group number, a terminal number, and a physical address. When the comparing identifies a unique match between the current radio signal and a reference receiving terminal in the plurality of reference receiving terminals, the advisory signal is deemed to be targeted to the physical address associated with the receiving terminal.
US09803454B2	Sand control device and methods for identifying erosion A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe, a mesh layer, and a sand screen layer. The base pipe includes a tubular surface and a plurality of perforations formed in the surface. The mesh layer is disposed around the base pipe. Additionally, the mesh layer comprises a plurality of functionalized fibers, wherein one or more of the plurality of functionalized fibers break off from the mesh layer when impacted by one or more particulates. In some embodiments, a sand control screen assembly includes a screen layer with a functionalized coating.
US09803448B2	SIL rated system for blowout preventer control A control system for a subsea blowout preventer (BOP) positioned in a lower stack, the lower stack releasably engaged with a lower marine riser package (LMRP). The control system includes a surface logic solver positioned at or adjacent the surface of the sea that generates commands for operating the subsea BOP, a first subsea logic solver attached to the LMRP and in communication with the surface logic solver so that the first subsea logic solver receives the commands from the surface logic solver, and a second subsea logic solver attached to a hydraulic control unit in the lower stack. The second subsea logic solver is in hydraulic communication with the subsea BOP, and the first subsea logic solver so that the second subsea logic solver receives the commands from the first subsea logic solver and implements the commands by activating the hydraulic control unit to operate the BOP.
US09803447B2	Asymmetrical button for ram-type blowout preventers An asymmetrical ram button is provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a blowout preventer including such a button. Particularly, the blowout preventer may include an actuation assembly having the asymmetric ram button attached to a connecting rod coupled to a piston. The asymmetric body of the button can engage an internal shoulder of the ram such that a retraction force on the actuation assembly causes the asymmetrical ram button to load against the internal shoulder. Additional systems, devices, and methods are also disclosed.
US09803446B2	Lockdown mechanism and lockdown system for wellhead connector A mechanical lockdown system for a subsea wellhead connector includes a lockdown member or plate that engages with a tie rod that is connected to the wellhead assembly. The lockdown system includes a support member that is permanently secured to an annular ring through which the tie rod passes. The lockdown system also includes a first handle and a second handle that are installed using a plunger or spring loaded system such that mechanical lockdown system can be easily moved from a lockdown open position to a lockdown engaged position as and when desired with minimal ROV interface.
US09803435B2	Method and apparatus for multi-slip gripping of pipe and tubular goods A slip assembly for gripping against the external surface of a section of pipe or other tubular goods and supporting axial loading has multiple sets of cooperating wedge-like slip members movably mounted within a slip bowl. A first set of slip members having a smaller taper angle (that is, having a greater vertical component) exerts a predetermined and limited radial gripping force on the pipe or other tubular good. Thereafter, a second set of slip members having a larger taper angle (that is, having a lesser vertical component) takes over and exerts additional radial gripping force on the pipe or other tubular good.
US09803432B2	Roller device A roller device for incorporation into a wireline tool string for use in an oil or gas well has a body with rollers comprising captive bearings arranged on the outer surface of the body to rotate around more than one axis relative to the body, and wherein the rollers are arranged in at least one or more helix around the body. Each helix completes at least one full circumferential turn around the body. The rollers circumferentially overlap one another on the body, so that when the body engages the inner wall of the wellbore, the entire circumference of the body is supported by at least one roller.
US09803430B2	Downhole tool protection during wellbore cementing A casing mandrel includes a body having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to be coupled to an upper portion of a casing string and the second end being configured to be coupled to a lower portion of the casing string, a downhole tool operatively coupled to an outer surface of the body, a tool port defined in the body and extending between the downhole tool and an interior of the body and thereby placing the downhole tool in fluid communication with the interior of the body, and at least one degradable plug disposed within the tool port to prevent wellbore debris from obstructing fluid communication between the interior and the downhole tool, wherein the degradable plug degrades over time.
US09803424B2	Mud motor assembly A longer-lasting, lower cost, more powerful, all metal, mud motor than the presently available progressing cavity type mud motors for drilling boreholes into the earth. A mud motor apparatus possessing one single drive shaft that turns a rotary drill bit, which apparatus is attached to a drill pipe which provides high pressure mud to the mud motor, wherein the drive shaft receives at least a first portion of its rotational torque from any high pressure mud flowing through a first hydraulic chamber within the apparatus, and receives at least a second portion of its rotational torque from any high pressure mud flowing through a second hydraulic chamber within the apparatus. A typical mud motor apparatus possesses two or more hydraulic chambers, each having its own power stroke, and return stroke, which act together in a controlled fashion to provide continuous power to a rotary drill bit.
US09803423B2	Method for controlling an articulated turntable ladder of a rescue vehicle The present invention relates to a method for controlling an articulated turntable ladder (12) of a rescue vehicle (10) wherein the ladder (12) comprises a plurality of telescopically extendable ladder parts (14) by including a tip ladder part (18) pivotable around a horizontal first pivot axis (28) by means of a first pivoting drive. The ladder further comprises a cage (22) connected to the free end of the tip ladder part (18) to be pivoted around a second pivot axis (30) by means of a second pivoting drive. The ladder (12) is pivotably mounted to a base part (16) on top of the vehicle (10) by means of a third pivoting drive to be lifted or lowered around a third pivot axis (32). The method provides for the step of controlling the first pivoting drive such that the absolute inclination angle (α) of the tip ladder part (18) is maintained constant during a lifting or lowering movement of the ladder (12) around the third pivot axis (32).
US09803418B2	Drop-down seal and building part The invention relates to a drop-down seal for a building part comprising a housing (1), a sealing strip (2, 3) that can be raised and lowered in said housing (1), and a spring-loaded lowering mechanism (8), which causes automatic lowering of the sealing strip (2, 3) when the building part is closed. The lowering mechanism (8) is connected to a slide (4, 6), which protrudes beyond the housing (1) at one end and which activates the lowering mechanism (8) when the building part is closed. The slide (4, 5) applies a tension to the lowering mechanism (8). The drop-down seal according to the invention enables a one-sided triggering in tension, wherein the seal has a space-saving design.
US09803411B2	Device for moving a movable furniture part in an opening direction in relation to a basic furniture structure of an item of furniture A device for moving a movable furniture part, the device including a force accumulator such that when the device is fitted to an item of furniture, the movable furniture part in the case of an opening procedure by action of the force accumulator is capable of being put in an opening position by way of an ejector. A coupling installation is included, which in the case of a charging procedure of the force accumulator is effective between the ejector and the force accumulator. The ejector is designed in such a manner that the latter in the region of the end of the path thereof in the case of the opening procedure couples to the coupling installation. For a following closing procedure of the movable furniture part and a charging procedure of the force accumulator associated therewith, the coupling between the ejector and the force accumulator is in a clearance-free manner.
US09803407B2	Door opening and closing apparatus A door opening and closing apparatus includes a rail module including: a rail member extending along a front-and-rear direction; a drive device mounted on the rail member; and a supporting member coupled to one end portion of a closing cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device and one end portion of an opening cable the other end portion of which is connected to the drive device. The rail module is provided with the drive device fastened to an outside of a vehicle body such that a part of the drive device goes inside the vehicle body through an opening provided on the vehicle body. A portion of a housing of the drive device located outside the vehicle body closes the opening while a sealing member is interposed therein.
US09803404B2	Adjustable door assembly for a shower enclosure area A door assembly comprising a hinge post and a hinge stile, the hinge post and hinge stile configured for a first mating configuration and a second mating configuration. The first and second mating configurations enable adjustable placement of a shower door with the hinge post forming an extension below the bottom of the hinge stile in both configurations.
US09803401B2	Security tag Systems (100) and methods (1000) for operating a Security Tag (“ST”). The methods involve rotating a Rotational Clip (“RC”) of ST (132) towards a Housing Base (“HB”) of ST until RC (406) contacts a latch (610) disposed within HB (404), where an article resides between a first pad (602) fixedly coupled to RC and a second pad (604) movably coupled to HB. An angled surface (626) of RC slides against an angled surface (624) of the latch so as to cause compression of a cap spring (614) and a latch spring (612). The cap spring is disposed in HB such that a center axis (818) thereof is perpendicular to a center axis (816) of the latch spring. When the latch becomes aligned with an aperture (628) formed in the rotational clip, the latch travels into the aperture as result from a pushing force applied thereto by the latch spring.
US09803400B1	Springless ball and clutch locking mechanism The invention relating to a locking mechanism is provided herein. The invention is composed of a pin adapted with a circumferential pin notch; a lock housing; a chamber with a chamber pin slot for receiving the pin and adapted to mate with the lock housing; a set of a given number of uniformly dimensioned ball bearings; a bearing housing adapted to fit inside the chamber, adapted to contain the ball bearings while enabling horizontal movement of the ball bearings and restraining vertical movement of the ball bearings, and adapted with a bearing housing pin slot for receiving the pin. When the pin is inserted into the chamber pin slot, the pin applies horizontal force to the ball bearings, which in turn deform the inside of the chamber. The ball bearings seat in the circumferential pin notch, locking the pin in place.
US09803399B2	Thermoplastic security seal with covered locking recess A security seal includes a molded one piece body and a cover disc. The body has a cylindrical chamber for receiving the disc. A locking recess is formed in the body in communication with the chamber and defined in part by a locking shoulder. The cover is secured to the body in the chamber to enclose the locking recess. The disc is separated from the body when enclosing the chamber. A rotatable arm is attached to an extension member extending from the body via a hinge. The free end of the arm has an arrow shaped locking element attached that engages the recess locking shoulder when inserted into the recess. The locking element has a resilient tang member that is compressed by the locking shoulder and which tang member returns to its acquiescent state when fully inserted into the recess thereby locking the tang member in the recess. The cover has posts that extend through mating bores in the body, the protruding ends of the posts are deformed to preclude withdrawal of the posts from the bores to thereby lock the cover to the body.
US09803383B2	Formwork anchor receptacle, a formwork anchor as well as a formwork element for receiving these The present invention relates to a formwork anchor receptacle as well as to a formwork anchor which are used in the field of construction. Furthermore, the invention relates to a formwork element. The formwork anchor receptacle is adapted to receive an anchor rod provided to connect formwork elements. The formwork anchor receptacle comprises a section with an opening for insertion of an anchor rod and a spherical section for providing support against a formwork element.
US09803382B1	Earthen composite forming system The present invention relates to the creation of structures comprised of earthen-mixed composites. This forming system allows for the efficient creation of structures with relatively low cost, time, and labor with exceptional accuracy. Moreover, the system employs accessible and simple construction materials, allowing users of all skill levels to create structures that may serve as dwellings, educational, working, recreational sites, and the like.
US09803380B2	Plural-story, pipe-support frame system with modular, removably attachable lateral-worker-support scaffolding A pipe-support system including a pipe-support frame structure having plural, substantially horizontal, pipe-support levels supported by columns including a distribution of side columns uniformly spaced along at least one side of the frame structure, and featuring selectively graduated, support-level-indifferent, lateral-connectivity access for quickly available, removeable, outrigger gravity attachment to the frame's side columns, through gravity catch and hook structures, of modular, outrigger, lateral, worker-platform scaffolding either as individual scaffolding units, or as assemblies of plural, individual units, all such units deriving vertical support through outrigger connections made to the frame structure.
US09803373B2	Front adjustable wall panel mounting device A front adjustable wall panel mounting device that is adjustable from the front of a wall is disclosed. The front adjustable wall panel mounting device has a fixed channel configured to be coupled with a wall frame and a moving channel configured to be coupled with wall panel mounting hardware. The fixed channel and the moving channel are configured to be nested together. The tilt of the wall panel is adjusted by turning first or second adjustment bolts. The depth of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning both the first and second adjustment bolts in the same direction, by the same amount. The vertical height of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning the third adjustment bolt. A thin wrench can be inserted into the wall panel gap, engage and turn the adjustment bolt.
US09803370B2	Construction panel for installation on a framework A panel comprises a board having a front face and a back face. The back face has a first edge and a second edge that is aligned with the first edge. A first set of tabs and a second set of tabs are attached to the back face, the first set of tabs being positioned along the first edge of the back face and the second set of tabs being positioned along the second edge of the back face, each individual tab being oriented transversely to the respective edge and protruding from the respective edge. The positions of the individual tabs on the first edge of the back face are offset from the positions of the individual tabs on the second edge of the back face.
US09803367B2	Ventilation system for tile roofs A ridge vent for tile roofs is provided having a vent strip located on each side of a roof ridge. The ridge vent includes a center water dam having a centering portion and two leg portions, with the centering portion being located over a ridge board. The vent strips includes a vent material, formed from a non-woven mat, including a first surface, which matches a surface of the tile roof, and a second surface. An upper water barrier is attached to the second surface of at least one of the vent strips and extends over the roof ridge. The ridge vent is rollable and can be provided as one piece or as separate components.
US09803364B2	Light steel roof truss with structure of double continuous beam A light steel roof truss with a structure of a double continuous beam includes structural beams (1) and structural columns (2). The structural beam (1) consists of a pair of continuous beams, and the structural column (2) is located between the two continuous beams through locating holes (4). Thereby the stability of a support structure of the roof truss is increased, and the supporting members of the roof truss can be connected conveniently.
US09803353B2	Membrane anchor mechanism A membrane anchor mechanism which fixes a membrane provided on an inner wall surface side of a concrete wall via a heating insulating material to the concrete wall, includes a rod-shaped leg portion which is erected on the concrete wall, an anchor which is supported by the leg portion in a state of being separated from the concrete wall and is inserted into a through-hole passing through the heat insulating material and the membrane, and a pressing part which is fixed to the anchor through the through-hole and presses the membrane.
US09803349B2	Mechanical automatic urinal-toilet flusher and its mechanism thereof This invention relates to a system for facilitating an automatic urinal toilet flushing comprising: a pipe (P) having an intermediate enlarged inner diameter area, said pipe comprising: first portion P1 having a first diameter d1; second portion P2 having a second diameter d2; a third portion P3 having a third diameter d3; wherein the first, the second and the third portions are sequential and the diameter d2 is greater than diameter d1 and diameter d3; a tapered forth portion P4 connecting the first portion P1 to the second portion P2; and a tapered fifth portion P5 connecting the second portion P2 to the third portion P3; a valve mechanism located within the pipe (P), the said valve mechanism comprising an inlet dual valve (1), an outlet dual valve (2) and a connecting rod connecting the inlet dual valve (1) and outlet dual valve (2); and an actuating mechanism that gets automatically actuated and upon actuation, operates the valve mechanism to perform a flushing operation.
US09803345B1	Single waterway shaft structure A single waterway shaft structure includes a valve housing, a valve cover, a temperature control rod assembly composed of a water stopper and a temperature adjustment rod, a spring, and a gasket. A lower portion of the temperature control rod assembly is formed with an eccentric water hole. The gasket and the spring are placed in an eccentric water inlet of the valve housing in order and confined in the valve housing. The temperature control rod assembly cooperates with a faucet handle. A one-way connecting structure is provided between the valve cover and the valve housing. An upper end of the valve cover is provided with a fan-shaped limit block for limiting the turning angle of the temperature control rod assembly. The shaft is designed to be one-piece.
US09803344B2	Handheld sprayer with single-handed spraying and aerating modes A handheld sink sprayer with single-handed metering and discharge mode adjustment. A body includes a handle portion, and a nozzle portion extending from the handle portion. A metering valve is carried in the body, a finger-engageable actuator is carried by the body and is coupled to the metering valve to move the metering valve, and a nozzle is carried by the body nozzle portion. A discharge mode valve is carried by the body nozzle portion. A thumb-engageable actuator is carried by the body nozzle portion and is coupled to the discharge mode valve to move the discharge mode valve between different discharge modes of operation.
US09803343B2	Faucet attachment adapter Methods and apparatus are provided through which in one preferred embodiment a faucet attachment adapter includes a seal, a seal housing, an adapter housing and a hose adapter. A first end of the seal is mounted to an interior of the seal housing. A second end of the seal is mounted to an interior of the adapter housing. The adapter housing is free to rotate relative to the seal housing. An end of the seal housing may be placed over a faucet or spigot. Rotation of the second end of the seal relative to the first end of the seal allows the seal to rotate between an open orientation and a sealing orientation around the faucet or spigot. An end of a hose is connectable to the hose adapter. A spray or scrubber attachment may then be connected to the other end of the hose. A locking mechanism may be utilized to prevent unwanted rotation of the adapter housing relative to the seal housing.
US09803342B2	Stress or accumulated damage monitoring system A monitoring system for a hydraulic shovel, including strain and pressure gauges at critical locations on at least a boom or stick of the hydraulic shovel at which a failure is predicted to occur; a processor with memory hardware configured to process the acquired real-time data from the gauges to determine measures of actual instantaneous stress or accumulated damage and a real-time operating state; an output device configured to provide information comparing measures of actual instantaneous stress or accumulated damage with corresponding reference values of maximum allowable stress or accumulated damage, and to provide the real-time information derived from the real-time operating state. The real-time information derived from the real-time operating state includes a warning when one of the measures of actual instantaneous stress or accumulated damage exceeds or approaches the corresponding reference value, and programmed advice of appropriate corrective action having regard to the real-time operating state.
US09803330B2	Post support and post support system A post support system is provided that is useful for construction projects where supports are placed in the ground and the supports and their placement in the ground can be inspected at any time during construction. This allows for construction to continue on the project without being held up for inspection purposes. Provided is a post support system comprising: a post support with a base; at least two walls opposing one another on one side of the base; a plate with apertures on an opposing side of the base; and at least three legs, each with a first end disposed in communication with one of the apertures of the plate; and a support mount with a lip; wherein each leg has a second end disposed in communication with the lip of the support mount.
US09803326B2	Bridge system adapted for promoting sedimentation A system providing environmentally friendly pathway tunnel utilizes a bottom configuration with multiple elongated beams and slots. One or more of the beams includes upstanding sedimentation members that are spaced apart along a span of the tunnel. The system interacts with the flowing water and earthen material in the flowing water such that capture and settling of the earthen material at locations along the tunnel occurs to produce a more natural water flow pathway along the tunnel.
US09803321B2	Fibre-based support containing a layer of a functionalized watersoluble polymer, method of production and use thereof A cellulose and/or synthetic fiber-based support of which at least one surface is coated with a layer containing at least one water-soluble polymer comprising hydroxyl or primary-secondary amino functional groups, at least some of which have been functionalized beforehand with at least one organic compound comprising at least one epoxy functional group, and at least one R1 group wherein R1 is a vinyl functional group or at least one Si(R2)3 functional group and wherein R2=hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkyl, and combinations thereof.
US09803319B2	Press roll comb plate and related method The problem of deck channel rewetting that occurs when a drainage chamber in a roll upwardly approaches a horizontal line extending past the horizontal diameter of the roll is solved by using a comb plate comprising at least one comb tooth engaging the perforated plate and extending through a deck channel to a drainage channel such that the at least one comb tooth has a slope configured to direct a slurry suspension from the perforated plate into the drainage channel.
US09803299B2	Knitted component for an article of footwear including a full monofilament upper An article of footwear including a full monofilament upper is described. The full monofilament upper incorporates a knitted component including a monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element is formed by knitting with a monofilament strand. The monofilament knit element is formed of unitary knit construction with the remaining portions of the knitted component, including peripheral portions that are knit using a natural or synthetic twisted fiber yarn. An inlaid tensile element can extend through the knitted component, including portions of the monofilament knit element. The monofilament knit element may be knitted with a monofilament strand according to a variety of knit structures.
US09803296B2	Metal carbide fibers and methods for their manufacture A method of producing, from a continuous or discontinuous (e.g., chopped) carbon fiber, partially to fully converted metal carbide fibers. The method comprises reacting a carbon fiber material with at least one of a metal or metal oxide source material at a temperature greater than a melting temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material (e.g., where practical, at a temperature greater than the vaporization temperature of the metal or metal oxide source material). Additional methods, various forms of carbon fiber, metal carbide fibers, and articles including the metal carbide fibers are also disclosed.
US09803285B1	Electroless atomic layer deposition A method of electroless atomic layer deposition is described. The method electrolessly generates a layer of sacrificial material on a surface of a first material. The method adds doses of a solution of a second material to the substrate. The method performs a galvanic exchange reaction to oxidize away the layer of the sacrificial material and deposit a layer of the second material on the surface of the first material. The method can be repeated for a plurality of iterations in order to deposit a desired thickness of the second material on the surface of the first material.
US09803281B2	Nozzle head and apparatus Described herein is an apparatus and nozzle head for coating a surface of a substrate. The apparatus comprising a process chamber having inside a gas atmosphere, a nozzle head arranged inside the process chamber, precursor supply and discharge means. The nozzle head including one or more first precursor nozzles for subjecting the surface of the substrate to the first precursor, one or more second precursor nozzles for subjecting the surface of the substrate to the second precursor and one or more purge gas channels between the first and second precursor zones. In certain aspects, the purge gas channel is at least partly open to the gas atmosphere comprising purge gas for subjecting the surface of the substrate to purge gas.
US09803277B1	Reaction chamber passivation and selective deposition of metallic films Metallic layers can be selectively deposited on one surface of a substrate relative to a second surface of the substrate. In some embodiments, the metallic layers are selectively deposited on a first metallic surface relative to a second surface comprising silicon. In some embodiments the reaction chamber in which the selective deposition occurs may optionally be passivated prior to carrying out the selective deposition process. In some embodiments selectivity of above about 50% or even about 90% is achieved.
US09803274B2	Process kit of physical vapor deposition chamber and fabricating method thereof A physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber, a process kit of a PVD chamber and a method of fabricating a process kit of a PVD chamber are provided. In various embodiments, the PVD chamber includes a sputtering target, a power supply, a process kit, and a substrate support. The sputtering target has a sputtering surface that is in contact with a process region. The power supply is electrically connected to the sputtering target. The process kit has an inner surface at least partially enclosing the process region, and a liner layer disposed on the inner surface. The substrate support has a substrate receiving surface, wherein the liner layer disposed on the inner surface of the process kit has a surface roughness (Rz), and the surface roughness (Rz) is substantially in a range of 50-200 μm.
US09803270B2	Method for hot-dip coating of a steel flat product A method which allows process-stable hot-dip coating of Ni-alloy steel flat products in a cost- and resource-effective manner, including the following steps: a) provision of a steel flat product obtained by cold- or hot-rolling; b) within 1-30 s, heating the steel flat product to a holding temperature between 700 and 1100° C., under a heating atmosphere of N2; c) holding the steel flat product at the holding temperature for a holding duration of 10-120 s under a holding atmosphere of N2; d) cooling the steel flat product from the holding temperature to a strip inlet temperature of 430-800° C.; and e) passing the steel flat product through an inlet zone, in which an inert or reducing inlet atmosphere predominates, and passing the steel flat product through a melt bath, wherein TP1>TP2>TP4.
US09803265B2	Metal matrix composite The present invention relates to a metal matrix composite (MMC). The MMC includes a preform formed from a composition having ceramic particles and ceramic fibers and defining a plurality of voids. The metal matrix composite also includes a support element, such as a metal, disposed within the voids of the preform. The MMC has a wear surface defined by both the preform and the support element.
US09803258B2	Post processing of components that are laser peened A method of post processing a laser peened component to remove a laser remelt layer is proposed. The post processing includes a series of steps including grit blasting, chemical etching and mechanical finishing the component. This will ensure that the mechanical property (i.e., damage tolerance) benefit of laser peening is restored to the surface of the component.
US09803257B2	High-strength stainless steel pipe A stainless steel material having compositions which contain on the basis of percent by mass, C from 0.04 to 0.12%, Ni from 0 (including a case of no addition) to 5.0%, Cr from 12.0 to 17.0%, N from 0.0 to 0.10%, Si from 0.2 to 2.0%, Mn at 2.0% or less, Cu from 0.0 to 2.0%, P at 0.06% or less, S at 0.006% or less, with residue being Fe and unavoidable impurities. Further, a parent phase has any one of a single phase structure of ferrite phase or martensite phase and a diploid phase structure of ferrite phase and martensite phase. An end of the base material is melt-welded as a joint to form a pipe. The parent phase is provided with carbide uniformly separated at grain boundaries and within grains, with a dissolved amount of C being 0.03% by mass or less.
US09803252B2	Virus causing respiratory tract illness in susceptible mammals The invention relates to the field of virology. The invention provides an isolated essentially mammalian negative-sense single-stranded RNA virus (MPV) within the subfamily Pneumovirinae of the family Paramyxoviridae and identifiable as phylogenetically corresponding to the genus Metapneumovirus and components thereof.
US09803245B2	Signature for predicting clinical outcome in human HER2+ breast cancer A method of predicting outcome in a subject with for example Her2+ (ERα−) breast cancer comprising: (a) determining a HTICs expression signature comprising determining an expression level of 2 or more HTICS biomarkers selected from Aurkb, Ccna2, Scrn1, Npy, Atp7b, Chaf1b, Ccnb1, Cldn8, Nrp1, Ccr2, C1qb, Cd74, Vcam1, Cd180, Itgb2, Cd72, St8sia4, Kif11, Plk1, Chek1, Mphosph6, Cora1a, Ccl5, Cd3e, Hcls1, Vav1, Plek, Arhgdib, Il2rg, Sash3, Lck, Il2rb, Cybb, Cd79b, Sell, Ccnd2, Tnfrsf1b, Rftn1, Rac2 and Ly86; and (b) calculating a signature score, the signature score comprising a sum of HTICs biomarker expression parameters; wherein a signature score greater than a selected cut-off or control signature score is indicative of a poor outcome (HTICS+) and a signature score less than a selected cut-off is indicative of a good outcome (HTICS−). The methods can be used to prognose outcome and/or select suitable treatment. Arrays and kits for use with the methods are also provided.
US09803234B2	RNA-based, amplification-free, organism identification using nano-enabled electronic detection A technique that uses nanotechnology to electrically detect and identify RNA sequences without the need for using enzymatic amplification methods or fluorescent labels. The technique may be scaled into large multiplexed arrays for high-throughput and rapid screening. The technique is further able to differentiate closely related variants of a given bacterial or viral species or strain. This technique addresses the need for a quick, efficient, and inexpensive bacterial and viral detection and identification system.
US09803229B2	Method of detection of gram-negative bacteria periplasmic space and cell wall outer membrane proteins by mass spectrometry The invention relates to a method of detection of Gram-negative bacteria periplasmic space and cell wall outer membrane proteins by mass spectrometry, wherein the periplasmic space and cell wall outer membrane proteins are extracted from the bacteria, and the proteins to be detected are stabilized by an inhibitor and/or a substrate of the given protein, the proteins are then dissolved, placed onto a MALDI-TOF plate, covered with matrix solution, measured by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and the resulting spectra are compared to the reference peaks of the given protein. Preferably, the proteins are beta-lactamases and their detection can be used to quickly determine the bacterial resistance against beta-lactam antibiotics, minimizing the false-positive results.
US09803220B2	Production of alkenes from 3-hydroxy-1-carboxylic acids via 3-sulfonyloxy-1-carboxylic acids The application describes a method for producing alkenes (for example propylene, ethylene, 1-butylene, isobutylene, isoamylene, butadiene or isoprene) from 3-hydroxy-1-carboxylic acids via 3-sulfonyloxy-1-carboxylic acids.
US09803219B2	Adenovirus derived helper virus for enhancing recombinant parvovirus production Described is an adenovirus derived helper virus which may comprise the adenoviral DNA sequences for E2a, S4 (orf6), the VA1 RNA gene, and the parvovirus VP capsid gene unit. Also described is a method of efficiently preparing a recombinant parvovirus (particle) which is based on the use of various adenoviral derived helper viruses/vectors.
US09803207B2	Expression vector for production of recombinant proteins in prokaryotic host cells An expression vector for production of a recombinant protein in a host cell is provided. The expression vector includes a nucleotide sequence of Sequence ID No 2 encoding for a leader peptide of sequence ID No 3.
US09803195B2	Natural antisense and non-coding RNA transcripts as drug targets Small interfering RNA (siRNA) knock down antisense transcripts, and regulate the expression of their sense partners. This regulation can either be discordant (antisense knockdown results in sense transcript elevation) or concordant (antisense knockdown results in concomitant sense transcript reduction).
US09803183B2	Expression vectors for an improved protein secretion The aim of the invention is to improve the secretion of a protein from a host cell in order to increase the product yield of protein in a fermentation process. This is achieved by an expression vector comprising a promoter sequence and a nucleic acid sequence that codes for a protein. The protein comprises a signal peptide and an additional amino acid sequence, and the signal peptide comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified SEQ ID NO: 2, at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO: 4, at least 80% identical to the amino acid sequence specified in SEQ ID NO: 6, or the signal peptide comprises an amino acid sequence that is structurally homologous to at least one of said sequences.
US09803174B2	Neural progenitor cell populations This invention provides populations of neural progenitor cells, differentiated neurons, glial cells, and astrocytes. The populations are obtained by culturing stem cell populations (such as embryonic stem cells) in a cocktail of growth conditions that initiates differentiation, and establishes the neural progenitor population. The progenitors can be further differentiated in culture into a variety of different neural phenotypes, including dopaminergic neurons. The differentiated cell populations or the neural progenitors can be generated in large quantities for use in drug screening and the treatment of neurological disorders.
US09803168B2	Incubator An incubator 1 includes a cultivating chamber 4 for cultivating culture in a plurality of containers 3 and a supply device 5 provided outside the cultivating chamber 4 and supplying steam into the cultivating chamber 4 for humidification. The supply device 5 includes a supply chamber 5A in which a tray 42 for reserving water is accommodated and an ultrasonic atomizing device 43 for atomizing water. The water in the tray 42 is easily made into steam by the ultrasonic atomizing device 43, passes through an HEPA filter 45 provided in an opening portion 5B and is supplied into the circulation passage 37 of the cultivating chamber 4.
US09803163B2	Systems for carbonating customized beverages A system for carbonating a personalized beverage may comprise a base container including at least one sidewall defining a liquid storage area, and a carbon dioxide storage member configured to be sealingly coupled to said base container. The system may further comprise a carbon dioxide cartridge configured to selectively release carbon dioxide when engaged with said carbon dioxide storage member, and wherein said carbon dioxide storage member further comprises a pressure regulator configured to, when actuated, release the said carbon dioxide from said carbon dioxide cartridge at a rate configured to carbonate a beverage within said liquid storage over a period of time greater than 6 hours and less than 36 hours.
US09803162B2	Liquid composition for cleaning semiconductor device, and method for cleaning semiconductor device A liquid semiconductor device cleaning composition used in a process of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit, for removing a hard mask or a dry etch residue while suppressing damage to a low-dielectric-constant interlayer dielectric film and cobalt or a cobalt alloy, where the liquid semiconductor device cleaning composition contains hydrogen peroxide at 10-30% by mass, potassium hydroxide at 0.005-0.7% by mass, aminopolymethylene phosphonic acid at 0.00001-0.01% by mass, at least one selected from amines and azoles at 0.001-5% by mass and water. A semiconductor device can be cleaned by bringing the liquid cleaning composition into contact with the semiconductor device.
US09803150B2	System and apparatus for processing material to generate syngas in a modular architecture System for processing material to generate syngas in a modular architecture may include a plurality of primary reactor chambers and a shared secondary reactor chamber. Each primary reactor chamber includes electrodes protruding into the chamber, the electrodes operable to generate an arc capable to generate first-stage gas from breakdown of the material when electricity is applied to the electrodes. The secondary reactor chamber is operable to receive the first-stage gas generated by the plurality of primary reactor chambers and to receive water vapor. The gas generated within the plurality of primary reactor chambers combine and interact with the water vapor to form second-stage gas. Turbulence can be generated within the secondary reactor chamber to improve mixing of the first-stage gas with the water vapor. Powering of each of the primary reactor chambers can be done with a different phase of power from a multi-phase input to ensure balanced power utilization.
US09803149B2	Compounds and methods for inhibiting corrosion in hydrocarbon processing units Treatment compositions for neutralizing acidic species and reducing hydrochloride and amine salts in a fluid hydrocarbon stream are disclosed. The treatment compositions may comprise at least one amine with a salt precipitation potential index of equal to or less than about 1.0. Methods for neutralizing acidic species and reducing deposits of hydrochloride and amine salts in a hydrocarbon refining process are also disclosed. The methods may comprise providing a fluid hydrocarbon stream and adding a treatment composition to the fluid hydrocarbon stream. The treatment compositions used may have a salt precipitation potential index of equal to or less than about 1.0 and comprise either water-soluble or oil-soluble amines.
US09803137B2	Semiconductor phosphor nanoparticle and light-emitting element including semiconductor phosphor nanoparticle A semiconductor phosphor nanoparticle includes a semiconductor nanoparticle core containing a compound semiconductor, a shell layer coating the semiconductor nanoparticle core, and a modifying organic compound bonded to the shell layer through siloxane bonding. The modifying organic compound has an alkyl chain.
US09803136B2	Liquid electrolyte-free, solid-state solar cells with inorganic hole transport materials Photovoltaic cells incorporating the compounds A/M/X compounds as hole transport materials are provide. The A/M/X compounds comprise one or more A moieties, one or more M atoms and one or more X atoms. The A moieties are selected from organic cations and elements from Group 1 of the periodic table, the M atoms are selected from elements from at least one of Groups 3, 4, 5, 13, 14 or 15 of the periodic table, and the X atoms are selected from elements from Group 17 of the periodic table.
US09803132B2	Methods for altering fluid rheology A method includes placing a treatment fluid including a crosslinked gel in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the crosslinked gel including a gelling agent and a borate crosslinking agent, de-crosslinking a portion of the crosslinked gel, the de-crosslinking induced by a sufficient change in operating pressure, the de-crosslinking providing a release of active sites on the borate crosslinking agent and reducing the viscosity of the treatment fluid, and providing a borate-affinity agent to capture the released active sites on the borate crosslinking agent. A fracturing fluid includes a gelling agent, a borate crosslinking agent, a latent borate-affinity agent, and a proppant.
US09803131B2	Oil and gas well proppants of silicone-resin-modified phenolic resins Proppant particles coated with an arylolic resin/silicone resin copolymer, wherein the silicon resin contains D units and T units, are suitable for fracturing operations in geological formations and retain their deformability over time without becoming excessively brittle.
US09803129B2	Water-based drilling fluids containing crosslinked polyacrylic acid A water-based drilling fluid containing high molecular weight crosslinked polyacrylic acid as viscosifying agent exhibits stability at well temperatures in excess of 150° C. The drilling fluid may further contain a lubricant, weighting agent and/or a wetting agent as well as laponite clay. The aqueous based drilling fluid exhibits a coefficient of friction which is substantially close to the coefficient of friction of oil based drilling muds.
US09803128B2	Additive for drilling mud To provide an additive for drilling mud, used in drilling for petroleum, natural gas, civil engineering, mines, etc., which has high heat resistance and high mechanical shear resistance, of which the viscous property does not degrade even under high-temperature and high-shear conditions; has high pseudoplastic flowability and therefore secures high flowability during discharging; and is a naturally-derived one and is therefore highly biodegradable and has least adverse impact on environment. An additive for drilling mud, which contains cellulose fibers having a number-average fiber diameter of from 2 to 500 nm and a fiber aspect ratio of 50 or more and having a cellulose I-type crystal structure.
US09803121B2	Use of a polymer dispersion as dust control agent The present invention relates to the use of polymer dispersions for dust control, wherein these polymer dispersions can be obtained by radically initiated emulsion polymerisation of the components a to e: a. 2-75% by weight styrene and/or substituted styrene and b. 0 to 75% by weight acrylic acid C1-C2 ester and/or methacrylic acid C1 to C12 ester and c. 0 to 50% by weight acrylonitrile and/or methacrylonitrile and d. 0 to 50% by weight of at least one further copolymerisable ethylenically unsaturated monomers with one or more C—C double bonds in the presence of e. 10 to 7% by weight starch and/or modified starch and/or degraded starch and/or degrated modified starch wherein the polymerisation is carried out in water.
US09803101B2	Aqueous vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer dispersion for paper coating The invention relates to a polymer dispersion for paper coating compositions obtainable by means of a radically initiated, aqueous emulsion polymerization of a) 60 to 97% by weight of vinyl acetate, b) 2 to 30% by weight of ethylene, c) 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated silane monomer, d) 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, based in each case on the total weight of the monomers used for the polymerization, and the data in % by weight summing in each case to 100% by weight, in the presence of one or more polymeric emulsifiers.
US09803096B2	Aqueous inkjet pigment dispersion, method for producing same, and aqueous inkjet ink Provided are a method for producing an aqueous inkjet pigment dispersion, including producing a mixed liquid of water, a pigment, a pigment dispersing polymer, and rosin acid in an amount of from 3% by mass to 30% by mass relative to the total mass of the pigment, and reducing the amount of rosin acid included in the produced mixed liquid, to less than 3.0% by mass relative to the total mass of the pigment; an aqueous inkjet pigment dispersion; and an aqueous inkjet ink.
US09803092B2	Elastomeric body for vibration damping An elastomeric body for vibration damping and/or suspension, has a base body and a flame-retarding coating which covers at least one section of the base body, wherein the flame-retarding coating has at least two intumescent fire protection systems and the first fire protection system contains expandable graphite which comprises at least a first fraction with an average grain size of more than 180 μm and at least a second fraction with an average grain size of less than 180 μm, and the second fire protection system forms a support structure in the expanded state, which structure at least partially fixes the expanded graphite in the expanded state.
US09803091B2	Cross-linked plastic material with an intrinsic antimicrobial effect based on vinyl esters and vinyl ester urethanes The present invention is directed to a radically curable chemical composition in form of a resin for the production of materials having an intrinsic antimicrobial effect, to the applications of these materials, to a method for the preparation of these resins and materials, and to the use of an amino-functionalized styrene derivative as a reactive diluent. The cross-linked plastic materials formed after curing have an intrinsic antimicrobial effect without the use of additional biocides.
US09803081B2	Reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and molded article A reinforced thermoplastic resin composition comprising specific amounts of: a main resin component (C) comprising 50 to 100% by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A) and 0 to 50% by weight of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer (a) and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer (b) in the presence of a rubber polymer (B1); a grass fiber (D); a glycidyl ether unit-containing polymer (E) containing glycidyl ether units and having a weight average molecular weight of 3,800 to 60,000; a phosphoric acid ester-based flame retardant (F); and an organomodified siloxane (G).
US09803076B2	Resin material composition and injection molded article The present invention provides a resin material composition including 25 to 65% by mass of a thermoplastic polyolefin resin, 0.5 to 22% by mass of a glass wool, and 5 to 35% by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer.
US09803065B2	Microwave shielding effectiveness based on polyvinyl alcohol/silver hybrid nanocomposites A composite material for electromagnetic interference shielding is provided. The composite material comprises a polymer matrix with metal nanoparticles dispersed within the matrix. Methods of characterizing the nanocomposites are provided and demonstrate commercially relevant mechanical and electrical properties, particularly an electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness in the microwave frequency. An economical process for preparing the nanocomposites is also provided.
US09803062B2	Heat resistant silicone rubber composition A heat resistant silicone rubber composition containing greater than or equal to 0.1 mass % each of titanium oxide and iron oxide is disclosed. The heat resistant silicone rubber composition can form a heat resistant silicone rubber suitable for use in a high temperature environment. A method of reducing formaldehyde and/or low molecular weight organopolysiloxane generated from a cured product of a heat resistant silicone rubber composition upon heating the cured product is also disclosed. The method comprises compounding greater than or equal to 0.1 mass % each of titanium oxide and iron oxide in the heat resistant silicone rubber composition. Generally, even when the cured product is heated to a high temperature, such as a temperature greater than or equal to 300° C., generation of formaldehyde and/or low molecular weight organopolysiloxane (e.g. D4, D5, and D6) from the cured product can be reduced.
US09803059B2	Polyolefin resin molded product, method for preparing the same, and air duct using the same A polyolefin resin molded product includes a base which comprises at least one kind of polypropylene resin having a crystallization temperature of 112° C. to 150° C.; low density polyethylene; an inorganic filler; and an olefin polymer comprising 2 wt % to 10 wt % of a reactive functional group bonded to a main chain or an end thereof and having a diameter of 0.5 μm to 200 μm. The base has foam cells having an average diameter of 20 μm to 50 μm are distributed on thereon.
US09803048B2	Organic zinc catalyst and preparation method thereof An organic zinc catalyst and a preparation method thereof are provided. According to the present invention, the organic zinc catalyst has a smaller thickness and a larger surface area to exhibit more improved activity in polymerization for the preparation of a poly(alkylene carbonate) resin.
US09803044B2	Fluorine-containing oligomer, nano-silica composite particles using the same, and methods for producing both Disclosed is a fluorine-containing oligomer comprising a copolymer of a fluoroalkyl alcohol (meth)acrylic acid derivative represented by the general formula: CnF2n+1(CH2CF2)a(CF2CF2)b(CH2CH2)cOCOCR═CH2 [I] wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 6, a is an integer of 1 to 4; b is an integer of 0 to 3; and c is an integer of 1 to 3; and a (meth)acrylic acid derivative represented by the general formula: (CH2═CRCO)mR′ [II] wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, m is 1, 2, or 3; and when m is 1, R′ is OH group, NH2 group that is unsubstituted or mono- or di-substituted with an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a monovalent group derived from an alkylene glycol or polyalkylene glycol group containing an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms; when m is 2 or 3, R′ is a divalent or trivalent organic group derived from a diol or triol. The copolymerization reaction is performed using a hydrocarbon-based peroxide or azo compound polymerization initiator. Also disclosed are nano-silica composite particles formed as a condensate of the fluorine-containing oligomer and an alkoxysilane with nano-silica particles.
US09803037B1	Tetrahydro-as-indacenyl catalyst composition, catalyst system, and processes for use thereof This invention relates to a compound represented by the formula: TyLAMXn-2 wherein: A is a substituted or unsubstituted tetrahydro-as-indacenyl group bonded to M; L is substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic arenyl ligand or monocyclic or polycyclic heteroarenyl ligand bonded to M; M is a group 3, 4, 5, or 6 transition metal (preferably group 4); T is a bridging group bonded to L and A; y is 0 or 1, indicating the absence or presence of T; X is a leaving group, typically a univalent anionic ligand, or two Xs are joined and bound to the metal atom to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand, or an alkylidene; n is the oxidation state of M and is 3, 4, 5, or 6.
US09803034B2	Highly functional graft copolymer and method for preparing the same This invention relates to a highly functional graft copolymer and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, to a highly functional graft copolymer including a main chain of a highly elastic ethylene-based terpolymer including, at a predetermined molar ratio, an ethylene unit, an α-olefin unit having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and at least one functional unit selected from the group consisting of divinylbenzene and p-methylstyrene, and a side chain of a polar polymer for imparting functionality, and to a method of preparing the highly functional graft copolymer by performing anionic polymerization after catalytic polymerization using a metallocene catalyst.
US09803033B2	Method for removing metal impurities A process for removing metallic impurities from a product mass flow comprising water-absorbing polymer particles by means of bar magnets, wherein the water-absorbing polymer particles comprise a surfactant and have direct contact with the bar magnets.
US09803031B2	Modified polymer, rubber composition and pneumatic tire The purpose of the present invention is to provide a modified polymer that significantly reduces heat build-up due to the modification when the modified polymer is formed into a rubber composition, a rubber composition containing the modified polymer, and a pneumatic tire in which the rubber composition is used. The modified polymer of the present invention is a modified polymer obtained by modifying a styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) with a nitrone compound (B). In the modified polymer, the content of styrene units in the styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) is 10% by mass or greater, and the proportion of vinyl bonds among all the double bonds contained in the styrene-conjugated diene copolymer (A) is 5 mol % or greater.
US09803026B2	Anti-human receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma antibody A monoclonal antibody that binds to an extracellular domain of human receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase σ (human PTPRS), or a fragment including an antigen-binding region thereof.
US09803017B2	Soluble MIC neutralizing monoclonal antibody for treating cancer Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to antibodies that bind soluble Major Histocompatibility Complex class I chain-related (sMIC). Specifically, disclosed are antibodies designed or selected to inhibit sMIC (e.g. to neutralize sMIC) shed from MIC+ tumors. Further disclosed are methods of using the antibodies for the treatment of MIC-positive cancers.
US09803011B2	Anti-hepcidin antibodies and uses thereof The present application relates to antibodies that specifically bind to hepcidin and methods of using the antibodies. Another aspect relates to antibodies which bind hepcidin and regulate iron homeostasis. Another aspect relates to the use of humanized antibodies which bind hepcidin for the treatment of a disease or condition associated with hepcidin.
US09803008B2	Method of treating diabetic nephropathy by administering antibodies to vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) The present disclosure provides a method of treating diabetic nephropathy in a subject suffering from diabetic nephropathy, the method comprising administering to the subject a compound that inhibits VEGF-B signalling.
US09803006B2	Targeting of herpes simplex virus to specific receptors The invention relates to engineered Herpes simplex virus (HSV) particles that are targeted to one or more specific binding pair members, such as receptors. Also, recombinant vectors for producing such HSV particles are provided. By reducing the affinity of HSV for its natural receptor(s) and increasing the affinity for a selected receptor, the HSV particles of the invention are useful for targeting cells that express the selected receptor, which itself may be a product of genetic engineering. The ability to selectively target cells renders the HSV particles, particularly useful in selectively diagnosing, treating, and imaging cells bearing the selected binding pair member, such as a receptor. The invention also provides for polynucleotide-based therapy to cells bearing the selected binding pair member such as a receptor.
US09803005B2	Humaneered anti-factor B antibody This invention relates to humaneered anti-factor B antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof with modified glycosylation patterns. The humaneered anti-factor B antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof are derived from murine monoclonal antibody 1379, which binds factor B in the third short consensus repeat (“SCR”) domain and selectively inhibits activation of the alternative complement pathway by preventing formation of the C3bBb complex. The invention also relates to methods of treating diseases or disorders in which activation of the alternative complement pathway plays a role, and methods of selectively inhibiting activation of the alternative complement pathway in an individual in need thereof.
US09802983B2	Compositions for preventing and/or treating an infection by an HIV-1 virus The present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising an antigenic peptide of formula (I) below: Nt-S-X1-X2-X3-K-X4-Ct (I) [SEQ ID No 1], wherein —Nt consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, —Ct consists of a peptide having from 0 to 50 amino acids in length, —each of X1 to X4 consists of an amino acid residue, wherein: —(i) X1 means the specific amino acid W or (ii) X1 means any amino acid residue excepted W, —(i) X2 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X2 means any amino acid residue excepted S, —(i) X3 means the specific amino acid N or (ii) X3 means any amino acid residue excepted N, —(i) X4 means the specific amino acid S or (ii) X4 means any amino acid residue excepted S, with the proviso that —three out of the four amino acid residues X1, X2, X3 and X4 mean the specific amino acid defined in their respective meaning (i) above, and —the remaining amino acid residue among X1 to X4 means any amino acid residue excepted the specific amino acid residue defined in its meaning (i), for preventing and/or treating an infection of an individual with an HIV-1 virus.
US09802979B2	Chromatography medium The present invention provides a chromatography medium comprising one or more electrospun polymer nanofibers which form a stationary phase comprising a plurality of pores through which a mobile phase can permeate and use of the same in chromatography, such as the isolation of recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, viral vaccines and plasmid DNA. The invention further provides for the use of the chromatographic medium in a simulated moving bed system.
US09802978B2	Progesterone phosphate analogs and uses related thereto This disclosure relates to progesterone phophate derivatives and uses related thereto. In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to compounds disclosed herein and uses for managing inflammation such as those resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke.
US09802975B2	Protecting groups for “Z nucleotide” and methods thereof The present disclosure provides nucleoside compounds and oligonucleotides including an unnatural 6-amino-2-pyridone heterocyclic base where the 6-amino and 2-positions are protected. The 2-position of the heterocyclic base can be protected with an acyl-oxy-methyl protecting group. In some embodiments, the protected heterocyclic base has the following structure where AcOM is an acetyl-oxy-methyl group and R is a ribose or deoxyribose sugar: Methods for synthesizing an oligonucleotide are provided in which the subject compounds find use. The method can include protecting an unnatural (e.g., Z) nucleotide with an acetyl-oxy-methyl group; incorporating the protected unnatural nucleotide into a nucleotide sequence on a solid support; and removing the acetyl-oxy-methyl group from the unnatural nucleotide incorporated into the nucleotide sequence. The compounds and methods find use in the synthesis of long oligonucleotides including Z nucleotides.
US09802964B2	Process for preparing indium alkoxide compounds, the indium alkoxide compounds preparable by the process and the use thereof The present invention relates to indium alkoxide compounds preparable by reacting an indium trihalide InX3 where X=F, Cl, Br, I with a secondary amine of the formula R′2NH where R′=alkyl, in a molar ratio of 8:1 to 20:1 in relation to the indium trihalide, in the presence of an alcohol of the generic formula ROH where R=alkyl, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof for production of indium oxide-containing or (semi)conductive layers.
US09802963B2	Fluorine-containing complex compound, and production method for fluorine-containing organic compound employing same An object of the present invention is to enable the synthesis of various fluorine-containing compounds having an organic group at both terminals of their tetrafluoroethylene structure (—CF2—CF2—). The present invention provides a fluorine-containing complex compound including a fluorine-containing organic metal compound represented by formula (1a): R1—CF2—CF2-M1 (1a) wherein M1 is a metal selected from the group consisting of copper, zinc, nickel, iron, cobalt, and tin; and R1 represents an organic group, and at least one ligand selected from the group consisting of pyridine ring-containing compounds and phosphines.
US09802962B2	Tricyclic pyrone compounds reduce amyloid beta aggregates Tricyclic pyrone compounds having high oral bioavailability, excellent blood-brain barrier permeability, and low toxicity are presented. Administration of the compounds to Alzheimer's Disease transgenic models resulted in substantially reduced soluble and insoluble Aβ species in the brain without affecting general behavior and motor coordination. Furthermore, in addition to blocking the toxicity and formation of both intraneuronal and extracellular Aβ aggregates, the compounds also increase cellular cholesterol efflux, restore axonal trafficking, and enhance hippocampal synaptic plasticity.
US09802956B2	Spiroquinoxaline derivatives as inhibitors of non-apoptotic regulated cell-death The present invention relates to compounds which are inhibitors of non-apoptotic regulated cell death, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions in therapy, in particular in the treatment of a condition, disorder or disease that is characterised by non-apoptotic regulated cell-death or where non-apoptotic regulated cell-death is likely to play or plays a substantial role. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions described herein are also useful in the treatment of a condition, disorder or disease that is characterised by oxidative stress or where oxidative stress is likely to play or plays a substantial role; and/or a condition, disorder or disease that is characterised by activation of (1) one or more components of the necrosome; (2) death domain receptors; and/or (3) Toll-like receptors; and/or (4) players in ferroptotic/ferroptosis signalling, or where activation of any one of (1) to (3) and/or (4) is likely to play or plays a substantial role.
US09802953B2	Intermediates and methods for the synthesis of halichondrin B analogs Methods of synthesizing intermediates useful for the synthesis of halichondrin B analogs are described.
US09802952B2	Method and apparatus for the synthesis of dihydroartemisinin and artemisinin derivatives The present invention is directed to a method for continuous production of dihydroartemisinin and also artemisinin derivatives derived from dihydroartemisinin by using artemisinin or dihydroartemisinic acid (DHAA) as starting material as well as to a continuous flow reactor for producing dihydroartemisinin as well as the artemisinin derivatives. It was found that the reduction of artemisinin to dihydroartemisinin in a continuous process requires a special kind of reactor and a special combination of reagents comprising a hydride reducing agent, at least one activator such as an inorganic activator, at least one solid base, at least one aprotic solvent and at least one C1-C5 alcohol.
US09802951B2	Biologically active taxane analogs and methods of treatment by oral administration The present invention relates to a novel chemical compound for use in the treatment of cancer, to compositions containing said compound, methods of manufacture and combinations with other therapeutic agents.
US09802936B2	Ketone ligands for modulating the expression of exogenous genes via an ecdysone receptor complex This invention relates to a method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct comprising: the exogenous gene and a response element; wherein the exogenous gene is under the control of the response element and binding of the DNA binding domain to the response element in the presence of the ligand results in activation or suppression of the gene. The ligands comprise a class of ketones.
US09802924B2	5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity modulators and their method of use Pharmaceiiticai compositions of the invention comprise functionalized lactone derivatives having a disease-modifying action in the treatment of diseases associated with dysregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7 activity.
US09802923B2	Process for the preparation of pazopanib or salts thereof The present invention provides a process for the preparation of pazopanib of Formula Ia or salts, and intermediates thereof.
US09802902B2	Antifungal compound There is provided compound for use in therapy, the compound comprising repeating units of hydrophilic heterocyclic amine monomers that are coupled by hydrophobic linkers selected to confer a therapeutic effect. There is also provided the use of the above compound in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a fungal infection and a method of treating a fungal infection using the above compound.
US09802888B2	STAT3 inhibitors The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising Stat3 inhibitors and certain pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of use.
US09802866B2	Light weight gypsum board This invention provides low density gypsum products. This invention also provides a method of making the low density gypsum products.
US09802864B2	Additive for masses that set hydraulically The invention relates to an additive which can be used as a hardening accelerator for hydraulically setting compositions, comprising a) at least one polymeric dispersant comprising structural units having anionic or anionogenic groups and structural units having polyether side chains, b) at least one sulfonic acid compound of the formula (I) in which A1 is NH2, NHMe, NMe2, N(CH2—CH2—OH)2, CH3, C2H5, CH2—CH2—OH, phenyl, or p-CH3-phenyl and Kn+ is an alkali metal cation, or one equivalent of a cation selected from Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Al3+, Mn2+, or Cu2+, and c) calcium silicate hydrate particles.
US09802856B2	Method for supporting a glass sheet A method for supporting a heated glass sheet in connection with a glass processing operation may include adjusting a support structure so that multiple spaced apart support members of the support structure cooperate to define a shape that corresponds to a desired end shape of the glass sheet. The method may further include contacting the glass sheet with the support members until the glass sheet has been sufficiently cooled. Furthermore, the support structure may include a frame and a support assembly associated with the frame, the support assembly including the support members and a support connected to the support members such that at least a portion of each support member is adjustable with respect to the support. The support may further be connected to the frame at two locations on the frame such that the support spans an open area between the two locations on the frame.
US09802854B2	Mechanical scoring and separation of strengthened glass A strengthened glass sheet is separated into undamaged sheet segments by mechanically scribing one or more vent lines of controlled depth into the sheet surface, the depths of the scribed lines being insufficient to effect sheet separation, and then applying a uniform bending moment across the vent lines to effect separation into multiple sheet segments, the vent lines being scribed from crack initiation sites comprising surface indentations formed proximate to the edges of the glass sheet.
US09802851B2	Overflow downdraw glass forming method and apparatus The present invention discloses improved methods and apparatus for forming sheet glass. In one embodiment, the invention introduces a counteracting force to the stresses on the forming structure in a manner such that the thermal creep which inevitably occurs has a minimum impact on the glass flow characteristics of the forming structure.
US09802840B2	Ultraviolet water disinfection system A solution for treating a fluid, such as water, is provided. An ultraviolet transparency of a fluid can be determined before or as the fluid enters a disinfection chamber. In the disinfection chamber, the fluid can be irradiated by ultraviolet radiation to harm microorganisms that may be present in the fluid. One or more attributes of the disinfection chamber, fluid flow, and/or ultraviolet radiation can be adjusted based on the transparency to provide more efficient irradiation and/or higher disinfection rates. In addition, various attributes of the disinfection chamber, such as the position of the inlet(s) and outlet(s), the shape of the disinfection chamber, and other attributes of the disinfection chamber can be utilized to create a turbulent flow of the fluid within the disinfection chamber to promote mixing and improve uniform ultraviolet exposure.
US09802833B2	Synthesis of metal oxide-based thermoelectric materials for high temperature applications Nanowire synthesis and one dimensional nanowire synthesis of titanates and cobaltates. Exemplary titanates and cobaltates that are fabricated and discussed include, without limitation, strontium titanate (SrTiO3), barium titanate (BaTiO3), lead titanate (PbTiO3), calcium cobaltate (Ca3Co4O9) and sodium cobaltate (NaCo2O4).
US09802827B2	Purified silicon, devices and systems for producing same The present disclosure provides devices and systems that utilize concurrent and countercurrent exchange platforms to produce purified silicon.
US09802826B2	Apparatus for producing silicon nanoparticle using inductive coupled plasma An apparatus for producing silicon nanoparticles using ICP includes a gas supply part in which first and second pipes for introducing a respective first and second gas into the plasma reactor therethrough are arranged alternately, the first pipes extending from an inlet of the reactor to a plasma initiation region; a plasma reaction part having an ICP coil wound therearound in which the particles are formed as the gases introduced through the respective pipes undergo a plasma reaction; and a collection part for collecting the particles. The apparatus can fully mix the gases introduced through the first gas supply pipes, thus allowing for uniform plasma reaction between the first and second gas, minimizing plasma expansion to increase plasma density within short retention time, easily controlling the size distribution by quenching and capturing nanoparticles, and improving the production yield by preventing the secondary aggregation of particles with cooling gas.
US09802818B2	Sorting process of nanoparticles and applications of same In one aspect of the present invention, a method for sorting nanoparticles includes preparing a high-viscosity density gradient medium filled in a container, dispersing nanoparticles into an aqueous solution to form a suspension of the nanoparticles, each nanoparticle having one or more cores and a shell encapsulating the one or more cores, layering the suspension of the nanoparticles on the top of the high-viscosity density gradient medium in the container, and centrifugating the layered suspension of the nanoparticles on the top of the high-viscosity density gradient medium in the container at a predetermined speed for a predetermined period of time to form a gradient of fractions of the nanoparticles along the container, where each fraction comprises nanoparticles in a respective one of aggregation states of the nanoparticles.
US09802798B2	Hand operated pulling and lifting hoist A hand operated pulling and lifting hoist includes: a change gear that engages with a switching pawl fitting provided for an operation lever to convert a manual force applied to the operation lever into a hoist driving force; a fixed support ring disposed for the rotatable mounting of the operation lever about a driving member that is set about the drive shaft to transmit the hoist driving force to the drive shaft; a pivotable support ring formed on the operation lever and rotatably fitted to an internal circumference of the fixed support ring; and a driving-member contact prevention part on the change gear to prevent contact between the pivotable support ring and the driving member.
US09802789B2	Elevator security system An elevator security procedure is performed according to a security level of an elevator of a building including a plurality of residence units through an elevator security system. The elevator security system includes home gateways respectively installed at the plurality of residence units and a server coupled to the home gateways. The server may analyze a comparison result of passenger information of passengers in the elevator and member information of members of residence units associated with floors selected by the passengers in the elevator. The server may determine a security level of the elevator based on the analysis result. The server may perform a security procedure designated for the determined security level by controlling at least one of constituent elements of the elevator and smart devices coupled to the at least one of home gateways.
US09802788B2	Elevator security system including a credential transmitted to a user An elevator security system for a building includes data relating to a floor that a user may access in the building, a device in which the data is stored, a credential containing the data in a machine readable format and created by the user, and a first machine reader reading the credential and sending data therein to the device for querying whether the user may access the floor, the device allowing access to an elevator car for transport to the floor if the credential is in sync with the data stored in the device.
US09802786B2	Coreless wound coil dispenser with optional cable storage for an optical terminal network Packaged dispensers mountable to optical network terminals (ONT) are disclosed. In some examples, the dispensers include coreless wound coils and excess storage areas. Additionally, fiber optic cable distribution systems and methods thereof utilizing the disclosed coreless wound coils are further disclosed. In one example, a length of telecommunications cable is wound into a coreless coil that includes a plurality of winding separators at least partially embedded within the coil, wherein the length of telecommunications cable alternately passes on one of the first and second sides of one winding separator and on the other of the first and second sides of an adjacent winding separator. In one example, an initially cylindrically shaped coreless wound coil, with or without winding separators, can be placed into a non-round package in which the wound coil is deformed and compressed by the sidewalls of the package such that the coreless wound coil conforms to the interior perimeter of the package to have a non-cylindrical shape.
US09802785B2	Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations Systems and methods for facilitating wire and cable installations are provided. According to embodiments, a system comprises a reel and a first parallel including a first conductor loaded onto the reel in a first layer. The system may further comprise a second parallel including a second conductor loaded onto the reel in a second layer. At least a portion of the second layer of the second parallel may be loaded on top of at least a portion of the first layer of the first parallel.

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