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US09803394B2	Electronic deadbolt lock A deadbolt lock assembly comprising a retractable and extendable deadbolt, a housing, an outside member movably mounted on the housing, the member being normally disconnected from the deadbolt, and an operator input device on the housing, the device connecting the member to the deadbolt in response to presentation of an appropriate credential, such that a force applied to the member by the operator is mechanically transmitted to the deadbolt to move the deadbolt.
US09803390B1	Apparatus and method for assisting a user in actuating a locking mechanism associated with a storage device An apparatus and method for assisting a user in actuating a locking mechanism associated with a storage device. The locking mechanism has a combination input device and a lock capable of being switched from a locked state to an unlocked state upon entering a preset combination using the combination input device. The actuator comprises an interface configured to releasably engage the combination input device of the locking mechanism and move the combination input device to actuate the locking mechanism and transition the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state. A controller is in communication with the actuator and configured to operate the actuator so that the actuator moves the combination input device based on the preset combination to actuate the locking mechanism and transition the lock from the locked state to the unlocked state.
US09803389B2	Handle tray for fascia panel of an appliance A domestic appliance for treating items may include a cabinet having a plurality of walls at least partly defining an interior chamber for treating items; a door assembly to enclose the interior chamber; a fascia panel attached to the door assembly, the fascia panel having a handle shell that at least partly defines a handle recess on the fascia panel, and the fascia panel having at least one fascia panel rib formed on an interior surface of the fascia panel opposite the handle shell; a handle tray having a main body and at least one finger extending from the main body, the at least one finger structured to be positioned adjacent to the at least one fascia panel rib.
US09803386B2	Wind shield The wind shield includes a roof section, two wall members placed at an angle to each other and that undergo a transition into two parallel wall members. The wind shield is open on the side opposite to the wall members positioned at an angle, and has an unbroken bottom except for an indentation extending inwards from the rear, open side of the wind shield. A board extends vertically upwards from the bottom, a wall component at the lower part of the open side is fixed at the board in a jointed manner to a first of the parallel wall members and the free end of the wall component may be attached to the board at the second parallel wall member, a tongue, parallel to the bottom, protrudes from the wall component and covers the indentation when the wall component is in its retracted condition relative to the wind shield.
US09803381B1	Ramp and/or platform assembly A support assembly suitable for use in a modular ramp and platform assembly is disclosed. Additionally, an interface between components of the platform assembly, including, for example, the interface between the ramp section and the deck or platform section is provided, and may include support flanges that operatively interact with one or more slots positioned on the platform section.
US09803379B2	Vibration damping floor system A floor is disclosed having an upper contact surface disposed atop an upper subfloor, the upper subfloor having a void with a height that is defined by opposing sidewalls of the first subfloor, a top that is defined by a bottom surface of the upper contact surface, a bottom that is defined by a top surface of a lower subfloor, a width, and a length. A first resilient pad is disposed under compression within the void of the upper subfloor. The lower subfloor is disposed beneath and in contact with the upper subfloor. The lower subfloor has a void that is laterally offset from the void of the upper subfloor and a second resilient pad disposed within the void. A plurality of removable force transfer members are disposed within the void of the lower subfloor and above the second resilient pad for transferring vibrational forces and downward vertical forces to the second resilient pad.
US09803375B2	Mechanical locking system for panels and method of installing same Floor panels are provided with a mechanical locking system including a flexible locking element in a locking groove which during a horizontal motion is displaced vertically.
US09803374B2	Mechanical locking system for floor panels Floor panels (1, 1′) are shown, which are provided with a mechanical locking system that may be locked with a vertical displacement of a first panel against a second panel. The locking system includes a flexible strip (6) that during locking bends upwardly or downwardly. The locking system includes a first (7a) and a second (7b) joint edge section with different locking functions. One section provides a horizontal locking and another section provides a vertical locking.
US09803372B2	Non-sequentially installed dry joint wall panel system A wall panel system for attachment to a building surface includes a plurality of generally vertical supports, and a plurality of generally horizontal mounting rails interconnected with the vertical supports to define a panel mounting gridwork. The horizontal mounting rails have an upper mounting feature and a lower mounting feature, on a side opposite from the building surface. A plurality of panels each have a rear surface, an upper extrusion mounted to a top of the rear surface, and a lower extrusion mounted to a bottom of the rear surface. The upper extrusion mates with a corresponding lower mounting feature on the gridwork, and the lower extrusion mates with a corresponding upper mounting feature on the gridwork. The plurality of panels have a gap about a periphery thereof relative to any adjacent panels, whereby the panels can be non-sequentially mounted to the gridwork.
US09803366B2	Masonry reinforcement, dispenser for stripe-type masonry reinforcement, method to reinforce a masonry and method to produce a reinforcement stripe The invention is related to a masonry reinforcement and to a dispenser therefore. The masonry reinforcement comprises a reinforcement strip that defines a strip plane and that is at least in one direction bendable. In the reinforcement strip multiple strip apertures are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the strip, each strip aperture comprising an aperture rim at the aperture rim or in the range of the aperture rim of some or all of the strip apertures rim serration members are arranged. The rim serration members are orientated inwardly. They can protrude out of the strip plane of the reinforcement strip in at least one direction.
US09803363B2	Building floor structure and process for forming same A building floor structure and a process for constructing the building floor structure comprising two or more spaced-apart beams, each beam comprising an upwardly facing support surface on at least one side of the beam; and one or more frameworks positioned between and adjacent two of the two or more spaced-apart beams, each of the one or more frameworks having two side regions, each side region comprising a downwardly facing bearing surface adapted to be received on the upwardly facing support surface of the respective beam.
US09803360B2	Selectively adjustable architectural wall Apparatus, systems, and methods for constructing and installing architectural walls that are secured to a floor and/or a ceiling and that that include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism may allow the architectural wall to be selectively adjusted horizontally relative to the floor and/or ceiling so that a vertical positioning of the wall may be achieved. The adjustment mechanism may also allow the architectural wall to fit securely to a floor and/or ceiling.
US09803357B1	Expansion joint seal system providing fire retardancy The present disclosure relates generally to systems for providing a durable water-resistant and fire-resistant foam-based seal in the joint between adjacent panels. A fire-resistant and water-resistant expansion joint seal is provided which includes one or more foam members and a plurality of intumescent members interspersed within the foam member or members to provide a spring recovery force and fire resistance.
US09803354B1	Anchor for concrete construction An apparatus for mounting construction or masonry materials to a concrete cast including an anchor. The anchor includes angled walls at the base and sidewalls terminating at an angled flange. The flange defines a gap for inserting one or more fasteners for mounting the concrete cast to another structural element with the fastener. The angled walls and flanges provide for increased load capabilities for the anchor as well as reduced bending, cracking, and shearing.
US09803348B1	Electrically controlled flush Various systems and methods are provided for electrically controlled flush applications. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an activation assembly configured to initiate a flush of a flush assembly based upon a position of the activation assembly. The activation assembly includes a position sensor that senses a transition from a neutral position to a first position and a restraint mechanism that prevents a return to the neutral position for a predefined period of time corresponding to the flush duration. In another embodiment, a flush activation assembly includes an activation control box with a position sensor that provides an indication that a cable anchor has transitioned from a neutral position to a first position to initiate a flush of the flush assembly and a restraint mechanism that prevents the cable anchor from returning to the neutral position in response to the indication from the position sensor.
US09803347B2	Seamless undermount stainless steel sink system A seamless undermount stainless steel sink system includes a solid countertop constructed of granite, marble, quartz stone, quartzite, porcelain, glass, engineered stone, multi-layered and/or composite materials, and having a sink mounting aperture defining an inner periphery disposed therethrough. The system also includes a stainless steel sink having a sidewall with a rimless upper edge defining an outer periphery therearound. A mounting assembly is attached to a portion of the stainless steel sink at a predetermined mounting depth below the rimless upper edge, and an interface is formed between the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop. A sealing assembly is disposed in the interface between the rimless upper edge of the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop to prevent water, food, or other debris from getting in between the stainless steel sink and the solid countertop.
US09803346B2	Passive fluid regulation system The present invention provides a system for regulating fluid flow made up of a solenoid valve interposed on a fluid supply line; a light switch that controls a light; a transformer with a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the primary side is placed in intermediate electrical communication with the light switch and the light, wherein the secondary side is in electrical communication with the solenoid valve, and wherein the solenoid valve allows flow through the fluid supply line when the light switch is activated and prevents flow through the fluid supply line when the light switch is deactivated.
US09803341B2	Shovel management apparatus and shovel management method A shovel management apparatus includes a temporary storing part and an abnormality information storing part. The temporary storing part temporarily stores detection information containing an operation input amount detected by an input amount detecting part of a shovel and physical amounts detected by a plurality of sensors in the shovel. The abnormality information storing part stores abnormality information. A controller performs an abnormality determination based on the detection information. The controller transfers, when an occurrence of an abnormality is determined at a first time, the detection information as the abnormality information, which is stored in a time period from a second time earlier than the first time to at least the first time, from the temporary storing part to the abnormality information storing part.
US09803335B1	Integrated CB microphone control A control system of a work machine including an operator's cab and an implement, the system comprising a vehicle control unit for controlling the machine; a first control device located in the cab for controlling a steering function of the machine; a second control device located in the cab for controlling the implement; a CB transceiver located in the cab, the CB transceiver configured to receive and transmit signals; and a CB microphone control disposed on the first control device or the second control device, the CB microphone control being operably actuable between an active position and an inactive position, where in the active position the transceiver is enabled to transmit a signal, and in the inactive position the transceiver is enabled to receive a signal.
US09803327B1	Feces collection assembly A feces collection assembly for collecting feces from a variety of surfaces includes a pair of tongs that are each manipulated thereby facilitating the tongs to selectively grasp feces on a surface. The tongs have a plurality of gripping edges and each of the gripping edges has a unique structure with respect to each other. Each of the gripping edges engages the feces on selected variety of support surfaces. In this way the feces may be removed from a variety of support surfaces.
US09803318B2	Spreader roll A spreader roll has a stationary shaft mounted at both ends and running in a curve. A roll shell is supported on the shaft. The construction is simplified in that said roll shell is rotatably mounted, is formed of a flexible material and is supported on the shaft via a lubricating fluid film.
US09803314B1	Portable clothes drying apparatus having hot air to cold air swithcing capability The present invention comprises an apparatus having a base that has the ability to inlet air, a heater contained within the core of the base whereby the heater can be turned on or turned off either manually, or an auto-fashion, circuitry that allows control of the clothes drying process, outlets that deliver hot air, cool air, or alternating hot air, cool air be passed to attached clothes and a hanging mechanism that allows various clothes to be hung on the apparatus.
US09803311B2	Washing machine The present invention relates to a washing machine including a cabinet (110) which forms an exterior appearance of the washing machine, a tub (120) provided to the cabinet (110), a drum (130) rotatably provided to the tub, and a detergent dispenser (200) positioned on an upper side of the cabinet (110), the detergent.
US09803310B1	Appliance interface and input chassis An appliance, including an interface and input chassis is provided. Appliance may include a contact plate, a conductive spring, and a support wall. The input chassis may define a connection aperture extending therethrough. The contact plate may be disposed above the connection aperture of the input chassis. The contact plate may include a top surface facing away from the input chassis and a bottom surface facing toward the input chassis. The conductive spring may be coupled the contact plate at the bottom surface of the contact plate. The conductive spring may extend through the connection aperture. The support wall may be attached to the input chassis and disposed about the conductive spring between the contact plate and the connection aperture of the input chassis.
US09803305B2	Agitation element for a washing machine appliance An agitation element includes a base, a shaft extending from the base generally along a vertical direction, at least one fin, and a plurality of ribs. Each of the plurality of ribs extends from the base and radially outward from the shaft. Each of the plurality of ribs includes a radially outward portion, the radially outward portion including two opposing entirely convex sidewalls and defining a maximum width and a maximum height, wherein a ratio of the maximum width to the maximum height is between 0.8 and 1.2. Each of the plurality of ribs further includes a radially inward portion, the radially inward portion including two opposing sidewalls.
US09803297B2	Device for guiding fibre tows through oxidation furnaces The invention relates to an apparatus for passing at least one fiber tow multiple times through an oxidation furnace by means of godets, the at least one fiber tow being diverted via at least one godet that is arranged offset. According to the invention, the godet comprises a shaft on which at least two single rollers are arranged to be mounted, each single roller being arranged so as to be rotatable on the shaft.
US09803292B2	Barrier guided growth of microstructured and nanostructured graphene and graphite Methods for growing microstructured and nanostructured graphene by growing the microstructured and nanostructured graphene from the bottom-up directly in the desired pattern are provided. The graphene structures can be grown via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on substrates that are partially covered by a patterned graphene growth barrier which guides the growth of the graphene.
US09803289B2	Tube-type ozone generator and manufacturing method therefor A tube-type ozone generator 1 including an ozone generation unit 30A is provided. The ozone generation unit 30A includes an outer electrode tube 31 and an inner electrode tube 32 provided inside the outer electrode tube with a discharge gap 36 interposed between the outer and inner electrode tubes 31 and 32. The inner electrode tube 32 has a dielectric tube 33 and a cylindrical electrode 34 being in close contact with an inner circumferential surface of the dielectric tube 33. The electrode 34 is removably disposed inside the dielectric tube 33.
US09803287B2	Electrocatalytic materials and methods for manufacturing same The present invention provides an electrocatalytic material and a method for making an electrocatalytic material. There is also provided an electrocatalytic material comprising amorphous metal or mixed metal oxides. There is also provided methods of forming an electrocatalyst, comprising an amorphous metal oxide film.
US09803283B1	Method of electroless deposition of aluminum or aluminum alloy, an electroless plating composition, and an article including the same A method for electroless deposition of aluminum on a substrate includes: activating the substrate; providing an aluminum ionic liquid; adding a reducing agent and an additive to the aluminum ionic liquid to form an electroless plating composition, wherein the additive may include a catalyst, an alloying element, or a combination thereof; and immersing the substrate in the electroless plating composition to have an aluminum layer deposited on the substrate. An article includes the electroless deposited aluminum layer.
US09803282B2	Vapor phase growth apparatus A vapor phase growth apparatus of an embodiment includes: a reaction chamber; a shower plate disposed in the upper portion of the reaction chamber to supply a gas into the reaction chamber; and a support portion disposed below the shower plate inside the reaction chamber to place a substrate thereon. Then, the shower plate includes a plurality of first and second lateral gas passages disposed within different horizontal planes and first and second gas ejection holes connected to the first and second lateral gas passages. Further, the shower plate includes a center lateral gas passage that passes through a position directly above the rotation center of the support portion and third gas ejection holes connected to the center lateral gas passage. Then, the gases ejected from the first and second gas ejection holes and the center gas ejection holes are independently controllable.
US09803273B2	Method of producing an anti-wear layer and anti-wear layer produced by means of said method The invention relates to the production of wear-resistant layers which are exposed to friction wear on surfaces of components of internal combustion engines. In the process, wear-resistant layers are formed on the respective surface by electric arc discharge under vacuum conditions. The wear-resistant layers are formed from at least approximately hydrogen-free tetrahedrally amorphous (ta-C) comprising a mixture of sp2 and sp3 hybridized carbon and have a microhardness of at least 3500 HV and an arithmetical mean roughness value Ra of 0.1 μm without a mechanical, physical and/or chemical surface processing taking place.
US09803266B2	High-strength hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing the same Provided is a high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet containing, by mass %, C: 0.050 to 0.200%, Si: 0.01 to 1.5%, Mn: 1.0 to 3.0%, B: 0.0002 to 0.0030%, Ti: 0.03 to 0.20%, P: limited to 0.05% or less, S: limited to 0.005% or less, Al: limited to 0.5% or less, N: limited to 0.009% or less, and one or more of Nb: 0.01 to 0.20%, V: 0.01 to 0.20%, and Mo: 0.01 to 0.20%, with the balance being composed of Fe and inevitable impurities. In the high-strength hot-rolled steel sheet, a ratio of a length of small-angle crystal grain boundaries that are boundaries having a crystal orientation angle of 5° or more but less than 15° to a length of large-angle crystal grain boundaries that are boundaries having a crystal orientation angle of 15° or more is 1:1 to 1:4, an total segregation amount of C and B in the large-angle grain boundaries is 4 to 20 atoms/nm2, tensile strength is 850 MPa or higher, and a hole expansion ratio is 25% or more.
US09803256B2	High performance material for coiled tubing applications and the method of producing the same Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coiled steel tubes and methods of manufacturing coiled steel tubes. In some embodiments, the final microstructures of the coiled steel tubes across all base metal regions, weld joints, and heat affected zones can be homogeneous. Further, the final microstructure of the coiled steel tube can be a mixture of tempered martensite and bainite.
US09803250B2	Broad range PCR-based compositions and methods for the detection and identification of fungal pathogens Disclosed herein are methods for detecting a fungal pathogen in a patient sample, involving isolating the sample, carrying out a PCR reaction on the sample to generate an amplicon that includes a region of the fungal 28S ribosomal RNA gene, and detecting the PCR amplicon. Also disclosed are sequences of primers for specifically detecting a broad range of fungal pathogens in the presence of human ribosomal DNA. In certain embodiments, the amplicon is detected by sequencing or by two-dimensional melt-curve analysis. In yet other embodiments, more than one fungal pathogen is detected in a sample using the methods disclosed herein.
US09803249B2	Detecting neoplasm This document relates to methods and materials for detecting premalignant and malignant neoplasms. For example, methods and materials for determining whether or not a stool sample from a mammal contains nucleic acid markers or polypeptide markers of a neoplasm are provided.
US09803244B2	Methods of determining eosinophilic gastritis status based on marker or gene expression The disclosure provides compositions and methods related to the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of inflammatory diseases and disorders, especially allergic inflammatory diseases and disorders.
US09803243B2	Biomarkers for diagnosis of stroke and its causes The present invention provides compositions and methods for the diagnosis of the occurrence and cause of stroke.
US09803239B2	Flow cells for high density array chips Biochemical flow cells having sealed inlets and outlets are provided for performing high-volume assays on macromolecules. In one example embodiment, a flow cell with detachable inlet and outlet connectors comprises an inlet manifold, a coverslip, and a substrate disposed below the coverslip to form a reaction chamber, where the substrate is disposed to partially cover the inlet manifold such that a slit is formed along an entire edge of the substrate where fluids can flow from the inlet manifold through the slit, around substantially the entire edge of the substrate, and into the reaction chamber at equalized pressure and without bubbles. In another embodiment, a flow cell comprises an outlet manifold, two or more flow regions each connected to its own loading port via its own flow distribution funnel, each loading port connected to the outlet manifold, and plugs in a wall of the outlet manifold opposite each loading port, such that when a plug is absent from the wall of the outlet manifold, a loading tip may be inserted in its place, passing through the outlet manifold and connecting directly to a loading port.
US09803233B2	Recognition-release nanoporous substrate comprising active agents, methods of their preparation and uses The present invention relates to a porous substrate comprising at least one active agent entrapped within said pores of said substrate; wherein said pores are capped by at least one nucleic acid sequence; said agent is being released by a triggered reaction of said capping sequence with at least one analyte (biomarker) thereby allowing said capping to be cleaved from said pore. The invention further relates to methods of manufacturing said substrate, uses thereof for the controlled administration of active agents and diagnostic of conditions in a patient.
US09803226B2	Emulsion systems and emulsion-based amplification of nucleic acid Methods for efficient and high throughput emulsion-based nucleic amplification are provided. In some aspects, emulsion mixtures are provided that require extremely low input energy (e.g., the energy generated by pipetting) to form emulsions that are effective for nucleic acid amplification. Efficient formulations for breaking emulsions are likewise provided.
US09803222B2	Processing biomass Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, microbial, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as food products and amino acids.
US09803218B2	Recombinant adeno-associated vectors for targeted treatment Novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in nucleotide and amino acid forms and uses thereof are provided. The isolates show specific tropism for certain target tissues, such as blood stem cells, liver, heart and joint tissue, and may be used to transduce stem cells for introduction of genes of interest into the target tissues. Certain of the vectors are able to cross tightly controlled biological junctions, such as the blood-brain barrier, which open up additional novel uses and target organs for the vectors, providing for additional methods of gene therapy and drug delivery.
US09803217B2	Viral vectors for the treatment of retinal dystrophy The present invention relates to viral vectors that are capable of delivering a heterologous gene to the retina and in particular delivering RLBP1 to RPE and Müller cells of the retina. The invention also relates nucleic acids useful for producing viral vectors, compositions comprising the viral vectors and uses of the compositions and viral vectors. The invention also relates to methods of delivering and/or expressing a heterologous gene to the retina, improving the rate of dark adaption in a subject and treating RLBP1-associated retinal dystrophy.
US09803211B2	Protein production in transgenic potato plants having suppressed expression of patatin and CD4B The present disclosure relates to methods and constructs for producing heterologous peptides and proteins in plants in a safe and controlled manner. One aspect of the present invention provides a method of producing heterologous protein in a transformed potato plant using an expression cassette comprising a gene coding for a protein or peptide of interest and a marker gene, a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing patatin expression, along with a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing CD4B expression, and/or a nucleotide sequence capable of overexpressing P19. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of producing a heterologous protein in a transformed potato plant using an expression cassette comprising a gene coding for a protein or peptide of interest, a marker gene, a transit peptide sequence, and a nucleotide sequence capable of suppressing ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase expression.
US09803210B2	Fusion proteins comprising immunoglobulin constant domain-derived scaffolds This disclosure features fusion proteins comprising a base protein linked to or incorporated in a CH2 scaffold of IgG. The CH2 scaffold can derive from the macaque CH2 domain of IgG. The fusion proteins can effectively bind a single or multiple targets, and can be engineered to regulate effector functions as desired. The fusion proteins can have an increased serum half-life, solubility, stability, protease resistance, and/or expression as compared to the scaffolds alone and/or as compared to the base protein alone. This disclosure also features fusion proteins comprising a base protein, a CH2 scaffold and a discrete polyethylene glycol (dPEG) linked to the scaffold via a serine, tyrosine, cysteine, lysine, or a glycosylation site of the scaffold. This disclosure additionally features scaffolds linked to a discrete polyethylene glycol (dPEG) via a serine, tyrosine, cysteine, or lysine of the scaffolds or a glycosylation site of the scaffold.
US09803208B2	Conditional vectors and uses thereof The present invention now provides a conditional vector comprising DNA encoding for: (i) an inducible expression cassette comprising an inducible promoter operably linked to a plasmid replication region; and (ii) a selectable marker.
US09803202B2	Oligonucleotide-based inhibitors comprising locked nucleic acid motif The present invention relates to chemical modification motifs for oligonucleotides. The oligonucleotides of the present invention, such as chemically modified antisense oligonucleotides, can have increased in vivo efficacy. The chemically modified oligonucleotides provide advantages in one or more of potency, efficiency of delivery, target specificity, toxicity, and/or stability. The chemically modified oligonucleotides have a specific chemical modification motif or pattern of locked nucleic acids (LNAs). The oligonucleotide (e.g. antisense oligonucleotide) can target RNA, such as miRNA or mRNA. Also provided herein are compositions comprising the chemically modified oligonucleotides and methods of using the chemically modified oligonucleotides as therapeutics for various disorders, including cardiovascular disorders.
US09803201B2	Disulfide-containing alkyne linking agents Described are improved disulfide-containing alkyne linking agents having have branched disulfides. The improved linking agents exhibit improved stability. The linking agents are useful for attachment of oligonucleotides to targeting groups or delivery agents.
US09803200B2	Inhibition of microRNA-134 for the treatment of seizure-related disorders and neurologic injuries A method for preventing or treating epilepsy or status epilepticus, or a brain-related disorder which is characterized by precipitation of seizures, in an individual. The method comprises the step of treating the individual with an agent that inhibits the activity of miR-134 in the individual. The agent is delivered to the brain of the individual.
US09803199B2	Cationic lipid The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (Ia) as a novel cationic lipid that forms a lipid particle and also provides a lipid particle comprising the compound. The present invention further provides a nucleic acid lipid particle containing the lipid particle, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the nucleic acid lipid particle as an active ingredient.
US09803192B2	Programmable and reconfigurable microcolumn affinity chromatography device, system, and methods of use thereof The present invention generally relates to microcolumn affinity chromatography devices, systems that include the microcolumn affinity chromatography devices of the present disclosure, methods of using the devices and the systems of the present disclosure, and methods of making the devices and the systems of the present disclosure. In certain embodiments, the microcolumn affinity chromatography device is suitable for conducting affinity chromatography in multiple microcolumns in parallel and/or in series.
US09803188B2	Systems and methods for isolating nucleic acids The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for nucleic acid isolation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for isolating nucleic acids from aqueous samples (e.g., blood or urine).
US09803185B2	Method for cancer targeting treatment and detection of arginine using albumin-binding arginine deiminase fusion protein The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing albumin-binding arginine deiminase (AAD) fusion protein for treating cancer or other arginine-dependent diseases. The AAD fusion protein can be purified from both soluble and insoluble fractions of crude proteins, binds to human serum albumin (HSA) or animal serum albumin and has its high activity with longer half life for efficient depletion of arginine in cancer cells. The specific activities of wild-type ADI and AAD fusion protein in the present invention are about 20 and about 19 U/mg (at physiological pH 7.4), respectively. The composition can be used alone or in combination with at least one chemotherapeutic agent to give a synergistic effect on cancer treatment and/or inhibiting metastasis. The AAD fusion protein can also be used as a component for detection and quantitative analysis of arginine in a testing kit for various samples including blood, food and analytical samples.
US09803184B2	Method for immobilizing nucleic ligands The invention relates to a method for immobilizing nucleic ligands including at least one reactive amine function, by grafting on an activated solid substrate, including a step of coupling said nucleic acids on said activated solid substrate having a pH of less than 6.
US09803181B2	Hybrid alpha-amylases Hybrid alpha-amylases are provided that share a conserved 3D structure in whole or in part with a wild-type Termamyl-like α-amylase, e.g., a Bacillus amylase. In the hybrid, an N-terminal portion of a Termamyl-like α-amylase is replaced with sequences from an archae α-amylase. The sequence similarity between the two amylase sequences may be less than 60%. Conserving the wild-type 3D structure in the hybrid facilitates obtaining enzymatically active amylases. In one embodiment, one or both amylase sequences contribute residues to the B domain, resulting in particularly advantageous properties. For instance, replacement of the Ca2+ binding site in the B domain of the Termamyl-like α-amylase with a B domain sequence of an archae α-amylase that does not bind Ca2+ can produce a hybrid that is fully active in the absence of Ca2+.
US09803179B2	Mutant cyanobacteria and method to enhance photosynthetic growth and biomass production of cyanobacteria The present invention relates to a mutant cyanobacterium and a method to increase photosynthetic growth and/or biomass production of cyanobacteria by using the same.
US09803173B2	Device for guiding cell migration and guiding method implementing such a device The subject matter of the present invention is a device for guiding cell migration comprising a substrate having a textured surface intended to be brought into contact with cells, said textured surface having an anisotropic three-dimensional structure consisting of a network of projections inclined relative to the normal to the plane formed by said textured structure, in the direction imparted by said anisotropic structure.The invention also concerns, according to another aspect, a method for guiding cell migration including the bringing into contact of cells with a substrate having a textured surface and an anisotropic three-dimensional structure, said structure consisting of projections inclined as previously described.The device or method according to the invention can in particular be applied in the fields of dermatology, implantology and tissue engineering.
US09803171B2	Method for making dehydrated mycelium elements and product made thereby A living hydrated mycelium composite containing at least one of a combination of mycelium and fibers, mycelium and particles, and mycelium, particles and fibers is processed with a nutrient material to promote mycelia tissue growth; thereafter dehydrated to a moisture content of less than 50% by weight to deactivate the further growth of mycelia tissue; and then stored. The stored dehydrated mycelium composite is further processed by rehydrating to reactivate the mycelium and to initiate growth of at least one fruiting body.
US09803158B2	Aromatic printed object and manufacture method for the same An aromatic printed object containing a film-like substrate and a printing section formed on the film-like substrate using a perfume microcapsule-containing toner. The aromatic printed object is an adhesive sheet wherein the printing section is adherend surface. A protective layer is pressed with the adherend surface. A fragrance diverges by peeling off the protective layer of the film-like substrates.
US09803152B2	Modification of fuel oils for compatibility Methods are provided for determining the compatibility of various grades of fuel oils, as well as methods for modifying fuel oils to improve compatibility and improved compatibility compositions. It has been discovered that the toluene equivalent solvation power of a blend of fuel oils does not vary in a straightforward manner with respect to the toluene equivalent solvation power of the individual blend components. Instead, it has been determined that the asphaltene content of the individual components can also influence the toluene equivalent solvation power of the final blend. Based on this discovery, methods are provided that can allow for modification of one or more components of a potential fuel oil blend. This can reduce and/or minimize the likelihood of asphaltene precipitation when a fuel oil blend is formed.
US09803144B2	Upgrading biofuel crude oils with solid sorbents for petroleum refinery processing The invention relates to removing contaminants from oil using solid sorbents that are comprised primarily of carbon and preferably of coke particles. The coke particles have an affinity for contaminants in oil and are sized to be filtered from oil without plugging. Most contaminants have such a small size that they tend to plug up filters. As the contaminants agglomerate onto the solid sorbent, the resulting particles form a filter cake on conventional filter materials in such a way as to allow the oil to pass on through without significant pressure drop or delay.
US09803130B2	Methods of activating enzyme breakers A method of treating a subterranean formation, the method including placing a well treatment fluid comprised of at least an enzyme and a breaker additive in the subterranean formation. Initially, the pH of the well treatment fluid is about 11.5. The breaker additive reduces the pH of the well treatment fluid by at least 1.5 to increase the activity of enzyme and accelerate hydrolysis of a crosslinkable component.
US09803125B2	Thermal interface material and method of making and using the same A thermal interface material comprises a polymeric elastomer material, a thermally conductive filler, and a coupling agent, along with other optional components. In one exemplary heat transfer material, a coupling agent having the formula: where Y is either a cyclic structure or Y is represented by Formula II: where: a=1 or 2 b=2 or 3 R1 contains at least one of a neoalkoxy group, an ether group, or a C2-C30 straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group R′2 and R″2 are independently selected from Hydrogen, a neoalkoxy group, an ether group, and a C2-C30 straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group X=Group four transition metal; and where a=1, R3 contains at least one of a neoalkoxy group, an ether group, or a C2-C30 straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkaryl group; or where a=2, the two R3 groups independently contain at least one of a neoalkoxy group, an ether group, or a C2-C30 straight or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, or alkaryl groups or the two R3 groups together form an alkyldiolato group and, if Y is a cyclic structure, X is a member of the cyclic structure and the cyclic structure also contains a pyrophosphate group such as Formula II shown above.
US09803123B1	Phase change material composition and method of fabricating and packaging the same A unique phase change material composition and method of maintaining pre-established environmental conditions and safeguards during the manufacturing process. A fabrication method and parameters which result in a more efficient and safe packaged phase change material. A microspherical form of Perlite is the chosen phase change material. The microspherical form of Perlite is vacuum packed in such a manner to exclude water and moisture as well as utilizing a sealing surface of sufficient width to maintain a vapor barrier at the sealed edges. Besides absorption and release of heat, the packaged phase change material may be used as a fire preventive article in residential and commercial properties.
US09803120B2	Water repellent composition, its production method, hydrophobic substrate treating agent composition and article A water repellent composition comprising a fluorinated copolymer having structural units based on a monomer (a) having a C1-6 polyfluoroalkyl group, structural units based on a monomer (b) having a C1-6 alkyl group and structural units based on a monomer (c) (halogenated olefin), and a medium, wherein the proportion of the structural units based on the monomer (a) is from 50 to 90 mass % of the structural units (100 mass %) based on all the monomers.
US09803117B2	Frame-sealing agent, display panel and display device The invention discloses a frame-sealing agent, a display panel and a display device. The frame-sealing agent comprises an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin, a thermal curing agent and an ultraviolet photoinitiator, wherein the frame-sealing agent further comprises a compound which decomposes to produce a gas under a condition of light irradiation, heating or high temperature. In the invention, by providing a compound that decomposes to produce a gas under a condition of light irradiation, heating or high temperature, when the frame-sealing agent is cured, the compound decomposes to produce a gas with the effect of light irradiation, heating or high temperature. The light leak of the display screen at the position of backlight is obstructed by the gas. Additionally, the pressure of the gas can retard the diffusion of liquid crystal molecules, so that the contamination of the liquid crystal caused by the too early contact between the liquid crystal and the frame-sealing agent and the relevant display badness are avoided.
US09803116B2	Binder composition The invention relates to a new binder composition which is particularly suitable for the manufacture of composite materials utilizing such new binder composition in the required nonwoven materials. Composite materials using such new binder composition in their nonwoven part are suitable, in particular, for composites materials for interior construction, for linings, floor coverings, and for the manufacture of furniture and similar products.
US09803115B2	Adhesive hydrogel and method for electrolytic protection of concrete structure Disclosed is an adhesive hydrogel containing a polymer matrix, water, and a polyhydric alcohol, wherein the polymer matrix contains a copolymer of a monofunctional monomer with a single polymerizable C—C double bond and a polyfunctional monomer with two or more polymerizable C—C double bonds, the monofunctional monomer contains a nonionic (meth)acrylamide-based monomer, and the polyfunctional monomer has a composition formula: ClHmOn, where O is an oxygen atom in an ether bond, l is an integer greater than or equal to 4, m is an integer greater than or equal to 6, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
US09803114B2	Acrylic adhesive composition with controlled molecular weight A method for preparing an acrylate adhesive is provided by the steps of partially polymerizing a monomer mixture to provide a syrup polymer composition having a high molecular weight solute copolymer. This first syrup composition is again polymerized to provide a second syrup polymer composition having a low molecular weight copolymer. The second syrup polymer composition is provided with a crosslinking agent and further polymerized to provide the adhesive composition.
US09803113B2	Adhesive compositions of propylene-based and ethylene-based polymers The present invention is related to adhesive compositions and their applications. In particular, the adhesive compositions described herein comprise a propylene-based polymer and an ethylene-based polymer with varying comonomer content.
US09803112B2	Pressure sensitive adhesive film and method of manufacturing organic electronic device using the same Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive film and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same. The pressure-sensitive adhesive film that may effectively block moisture or oxygen penetrated into an organic electronic device from an external environment, and exhibit reliability under harsh conditions such as high temperature and high humidity and excellent optical characteristics is provided.
US09803108B1	Aqueous compositions of stabilized aminosilane group containing silica particles The present invention provides aqueous chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing compositions have excellent heat aging and shelf stability in the form of concentrates comprising a mixture of a compound containing two quaternary ammonium groups, such as hexabutyl C1-C8 alkanediammonium dihydroxides or salts thereof, preferably N,N,N,N′,N′,N′-hexabutyl-1,4-butanediammonium dihydroxide (HBBAH), and aminosilane group containing silica particles in the amount of from 1 to 30 wt. % or, preferably, from 15 to 22 wt. %, as solids based on the total weight of the composition, the composition having a pH ranging from 3 to 5 or, preferably, from 3.5 to 4.5 wherein the composition is stable against visible precipitation or sedimentation at a 15 wt. % solids content after heat aging at a temperature of 45° C. for at least 6 days.
US09803083B2	Reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and molding A reinforced thermoplastic resin composition containing, in specific proportions, a resin main component (C) composed of a polycarbonate resin (A) and an optional graft copolymer (B), an inorganic filler (D), a glycidyl ether unit-containing polymer (E) having a weight-average molecular weight of 3,800 to 60,000 (excluding (B)), and a phosphorus-containing modified polyester-based resin (H) prepared by modifying a phosphorus-containing polyester-based resin (F), which includes a dicarboxylic acid component containing a cyclic phosphorous compound of formula (1) and has a phosphorus content of at least 4% by mass with a polycarbodiimide compound (G), wherein (B) is a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture containing an aromatic alkenyl compound monomer (a) and a vinyl cyanide compound monomer (b) in the presence of a rubber-like polymer (B1).
US09803082B2	Polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer, resin composition, and molded article A graft copolymer capable of providing impact resistance, flame retardance, and color rendering properties to a thermoplastic resin is described. The graft copolymer contains a polyorganosiloxane, and is obtained by graft-polymerizing vinyl monomers including a (meth)acrylate ester (b1) having an alkyl group or an aromatic group and an aromatic vinyl monomer (b2) on a polyorganosiloxane-based rubber. The graft copolymer has a volume average particle diameter of 200-2000 nm, and contains 0.1-69 mass % of polyorganosiloxane. A thermoplastic resin composition is also described, containing a thermoplastic resin (A), the graft copolymer, a fluorine resin (C) and a flame retardant (D). A molded article is also described, which is obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition.
US09803070B2	Carboxylic acid modified-nitrile based copolymer latex for dip-forming, latex composition for dip-forming comprising the same, and product thereof Disclosed are a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile copolymer latex for dip molding comprising a combination of a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile copolymer latex and a carboxylic acid-modified styrene copolymer latex, a latex composition for dip molding comprising the same and a molded article prepared therefrom. Molded articles with superior tensile strength are produced by respectively preparing a carboxylic acid-modified nitrile latex having a low glass transition temperature and an average particle diameter of 90 nm or higher, and a carboxylic acid-modified styrene latex having a glass transition temperature of 80° C. or higher and an average particle diameter less than 90 nm and then mixing the two latexes.
US09803067B1	Graphene/polystyrene nanocomposite composition A method for enhancing an interaction between graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), including modifying graphene with nitric acid to form graphene nanoparticles surface modified with one or more oxygen functionalities, melt blending the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate) and the modified graphene nanoparticles to obtain a nanocomposite, and exposing the nanocomposite to microwave irradiation to form defects in the graphene nanoparticles. A blend composition, including graphene nanoparticles and a poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), where the graphene nanoparticles are dispersed in the poly(styrene-co-methylmethacrylate), and the graphene nanoparticles are surface modified with oxygen functionalities.
US09803060B2	Compositions and method for making hollow nanoparticles from metal soaps Compositions and methods for preparing at least partially hollow nanoparticles having an outer shell comprising a one or more molecules and/or residues derived from a metal soap, where the nanoparticles each comprise a continuous inner void space that averages at least 10 percent of the volume of each of the nanoparticles. Such at least partially hollow nanoparticles can be employed in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, tire manufacturing.
US09803050B2	Dispersant for use in synthesis of polyaryletherketones A method for forming a polyaryletherketone is described. More particularly, a reaction mixture is initially supplied to the reactor vessel that contains one or more precursor monomers. A heteroaryl compound is also added to the reaction mixture. The reaction can be carried out according to, e.g., an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction or a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The heteroaryl compound can serve as a dispersant to the polymer as it is formed. This minimizes the likelihood of gelling of the product polymer within the reactor vessel and limits the impact of process disruptions on the production of the polyaryletherketone.
US09803049B2	Melt polymerization polycarbonate quenching In an embodiment, a melt polymerization process comprises melt polymerizing reactants in at least two polymerization units, in the presence of a catalyst composition to form polymerized polycarbonate; adding a quencher composition comprising one or both of a liquid quencher composition and a solid quencher composition; mixing the quencher composition with the polymerized polycarbonate for a period of time of greater than or equal to 5 seconds prior to the addition to the polymerized polycarbonate of any additives having a reactive OH group or reactive ester group; directing the polymerized polycarbonate to an extruder; and directing an additive to the extruder.
US09803047B2	Alternating ring-opening metathesis polymerization The invention relates to the field of polymers and olefin polymerization, and more specifically olefin metathesis polymerization. The invention provides regioregular alternating polymers and methods of synthesizing such polymers. To demonstrate, polymers were synthesized and modified with a FRET pair (Trp/Dansyl) post-polymerization.
US09803045B2	Aqueous coating compositions containing acetoacetyl-functional polymers, coatings, and methods Aqueous coating compositions that include polymers having one or more of the following acetoacetyl-functional groups: wherein R1 is a C1 to C22 alkylene group and R2 is a C1 to C22 alkyl group.
US09803043B2	Polymer particles Biodegradable, cross-linked polymer particle embolics and methods of making the same are described. The particle embolics can be used as embolization agents.
US09803041B2	Semi-fluorinated thermoplastic resins with low gel content Tetrafluoroethene-based fluoropolymers of low gel content, methods of making the fluoropolymers, methods of extruding the fluoropolymers into articles, and extruded articles comprising the fluoropolymers.
US09803040B2	Propylene-based terpolymers for films A terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and an alpha olefins of formula CH2=CHZ wherein Z is an hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms wherein: (i) the content of ethylene derived units ranges from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt %; (ii) the content of alpha olefin derived units ranges from 1.0 wt % to 5.0 wt %; (iii) the area of the DSC curve after the peak of the melting point (Tm) represents more than 22%; of the total area of the DSC curve; (iv) the polydispersity index (PI) ranges from 2.0 to 7.0.
US09803039B2	Fluoropolyether-based elastomers having low glass transition temperature A curable precursor composition for a fluoroelastomers, methods of making fluoroelastomers, shaped articles and methods of making shaped articles.
US09803038B2	Method for solution-polymerising (meth)acrylic acid The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing a (meth)acrylic acid polymer in an aqueous solution, said polymer having a molecular mass lower than 8000 g/mol, for example using copper carbonate and iron sulphate (or the derivatives thereof).
US09803036B2	Method for manufacturing fluoropolymers The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a (per)fluoropolymer, said process comprising polymerizing one or more fluorinated monomers in the presence of a multi-phase medium, said medium comprising: (A) a water phase [phase (W)]; (B) at least one fluorinated surfactant [surfactant (FS)] having formula (I) here below: Rf—(OCF2CF2)k-1—O—CF2—COOXa (I) wherein Rf is a C1-C3 perfluoroalkyl group comprising, optionally, one or more ether oxygen atoms, k is 2 or 3 and Xa is a selected from a monovalent metal and an ammonium group of formula NRN4, wherein RN, equal or different at each occurrence, is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group; (C) an oil phase [phase (O)] comprising: at least one non-functional (per)fluoropolyether (non-functional PFPE) comprising at least one (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain [chain (RF)] and at least one functional (per)fluoropolyether (functional PFPE) comprising at least one (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain [chain (R′F)] and having a number average molecular weight of at least 1000 and a solubility of less than 1% by weight in water at 25° C.
US09803029B2	Bispecific CD33 and CD3 binding proteins Described herein are binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33, and in particular to bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to human CD33 and human CD3. Also described herein are bispecific tandem diabodies that bind to CD33 and CD33, and their uses for immunotherapy of CD33+ cancers, diseases and conditions such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
US09803028B2	Antibodies against phosphorylcholine The present invention relates to an antibody or antibody fragment capable of binding to phosphorylcholine and/or a phosphorylcholine conjugate, wherein the antibody or antibody fragment comprises a variable heavy chain (VH) domain and/or a variable light chain (VL) domain, and wherein—(a) the VH domain comprises an amino acid sequence that includes one, two or three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) selected from the group consisting of: a CDR1 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17; a CDR2 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 5%, 11%, 17%, 23%, 29%, 35%, 47%, 52%, 58%, 64%, 70%, 76%, 82%, 94% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18; and a CDR3 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 4%, 9%, 13%, 18%, 22%, 27%, 31%, 36%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 54%, 59%, 63%, 68%, 72%, 77%, 81%, 86%, 90%, 95% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19, 20, 21 or 22; and/or (b) the VL domain comprises an amino acid sequence that includes one, two or three complementarity determining regions (CDRs) selected from the group consisting of: a CDR4 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 5%, 11%, 17%, 23%, 29%, 35%, 47%, 52%, 58%, 64%, 70%, 76%, 82%, 94% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 23 or 24; a CDR5 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 14%, 28%, 42%, 57%, 71%, 85% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 25; a CDR6 sequence comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 11%, 22%, 33%, 44%, 55%, 66%, 77%, 88% or 100% sequence identity to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 26.
US09803022B2	Mesothelin domain-specific monoclonal antibodies and use thereof Described herein is the use of rabbit hybridoma technology, along with a panel of truncated mesothelin domain fragments, to identify anti-mesothelin mAbs that bind specific regions of mesothelin. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the rabbit mAbs bind an epitope that is not part of Region I. In particular, the identified mAbs (YP187, YP223, YP218 and YP3) bind either Region II (391-486), Region III (487-581) or a native conformation of mesothelin with subnanomolar affinity. These antibodies do not compete for binding with the mesothelin-specific immunotoxin SS1P or mesothelin-specific antibody MORAb-009. In another aspect, disclosed is a high-affinity rabbit mAb that binds Region I of mesothelin (YP158). YP158 binds native mesothelin protein in cancer cells and tissues with high affinity and specificity.
US09803020B2	Optimized antibodies that target CD19 The present invention describes antibodies that target CD19, wherein the antibodies comprise at least one modification relative to a parent antibody, wherein the modification alters affinity to an FcgγR or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody. Also disclosed are methods of using the antibodies of the invention.
US09803013B2	Biological materials and uses thereof The invention provides binding molecules, including antibody molecules which selectively bind to a cell surface antigen of a target cell, and wherein the binding molecules, on binding the cell surface antigen, induce cell death of the target cell. There is also provided methods of and pharmaceutical compositions for cell death induction and uses thereof.
US09803009B2	Immunobinders directed against TNF Isolated binding proteins, e.g., antibodies or antigen binding portions thereof, which bind to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), e.g., human TNF-α, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies, as well as therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the antibodies.
US09803007B1	Anti-C5 antibodies having improved pharmacokinetics The disclosure provides antibodies that are useful for, among other things, inhibiting terminal complement (e.g., the assembly and/or activity of the C5b-9 TCC) and C5a anaphylatoxin-mediated inflammation and, thus, treating complement-associated disorders. The antibodies have a number of improved properties relative to eculizumab, including, e.g., increased serum half-life in a human.
US09802998B2	Short peptide-based therapeutic agent and medicinal composition including the same for inhibiting activities of cancer cells The present invention relates to a short peptide-based therapeutic agent and a medicinal composition including the same for inhibiting activities of cancer cells, which includes at least one short peptide listed as SEQ ID NOs: 1 and 2, either of which is unglycosylated and has no more than 40 amino acid residues, thereby specifically reducing or inhibiting activities of cancer cells such as the cancer cell proliferation, cancer stemness, cell migration, cancer cell invasion, metastasis or drug resistance.
US09802988B2	Engineered type IV pilin of Clostridium difficile The present invention relates to engineered Clostridium difficile type IV pilin (tfp) genes, type IV pilin proteins which can serve as a diagnostic marker for identification of patients infected with C. difficile, and vaccines comprising type IV pilin proteins, antigenic fragments and variants thereof for therapeutic interventions.
US09802986B2	Recombinant viral vectors The present relation relates to recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus for use as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for infectious diseases of AIDS. The present invention encompasses the preparation and purification of immunogenic compositions which are formulated into the vaccines of the present invention.
US09802974B2	Synthesis of diverse glycosylphosphatidylinositol glycans from Toxoplasma gondii and their application as vaccines and diagnostics The present invention relates to the synthesis of GPI-related surface antigens of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and the resulting products obtained. These synthetic compounds are suitable for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, as well as vaccine against toxoplasmosis, a diseases caused by infection with T. gondii.
US09802954B2	Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides and their use for treating COPD and asthma Piperidino-dihydrothienopyrimidine sulfoxides of formula I wherein: Ring A is a 6-membered aromatic ring optionally comprising one or two nitrogen atoms and R is Cl and is located in the para-, meta-, or ortho-position of Ring A, S* is a sulphur atom that represents a chiral center, and all pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers and racemates, hydrates and solvates thereof and the use of these compounds for the treatment of inflammatory or allergic diseases of the respiratory tract such as COPD or asthma.
US09802946B2	NMDA receptor modulators and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds having enhanced potency in the modulation of NMDA receptor activity. Such compounds are contemplated for use in the treatment of diseases and disorder such as learning, cognitive activities, and analgesia, particularly in alleviating and/or reducing neuropathic pain. Orally available formulations and other pharmaceutically acceptable delivery forms of the compounds, including intravenous formulations, are also disclosed.
US09802944B2	Bicyclic compounds as autotaxin (ATX) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) production inhibitors Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, A, W, m, n, p and q are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds as autotaxin inhibitors.
US09802937B2	Substituted pyrazolo{4,3-D}pyrimidines as kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) that are capable of inhibiting one or more kinases, especially SYK (Spleen Tyrosine Kinase), LRRK2 (Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) and/or MYLK (Myosin light chain kinase) or mutants thereof. The compounds find applications in the treatment of a variety of diseases. These diseases include autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, bone diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, allergies, asthma, alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, skin disorders, eye diseases, infectious diseases and hormone-related diseases.
US09802916B2	Indazole-3-carboxamides and their use as Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway inhibitors Indazole-3-carboxamide compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole-3-carboxamide compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US09802908B2	Ethyl benzyl quaternary amines of amido amines for improved antifungal properties Ethyl benzyl quaternaries having superior anti-fungal properties versus their benzyl quaternary analogs. The ethylbenzyl amidoamine quaternaries of the present invention are easily produced without significant waste and with minimal capital, while possessing improved antimicrobial properties.
US09802907B2	2-aryl selenazole compound and pharmaceutical composition thereof A 2-aryl selenazole compound and a pharmaceutical composition are disclosed, wherein the 2-aryl selenazole compound is a compound represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The 2-aryl selenazole compound has the activity of inhibiting xanthine oxidase. The compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be applied in terms of preparing a drug used for prevention or treatment of hyperuricemia, gout, diabetic nephropathy, an inflammatory disease or a neurological disease.
US09802904B2	Inhibitors of the USP1/UAF1 deubiquitinase complex and uses thereof Disclosed are inhibitors of the USP1/UAF1 deubiquitinase complex, for example. of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, and Q are as defined herein, which are useful in treating diseases such as cancer, and improving the efficacy of DNA damaging agents in cancer treatment. Also disclosed is a composition comprising a pharmaceutically suitable carrier and at least one compound of the invention, a method of method of inhibiting a heterodimeric deubiquitinase complex in a cell, and a method of enhancing the chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer in a mammal undergoing treatment with an anti cancer agent. Further disclosed is a method of preparing compounds of the invention.
US09802890B2	Processes for the convergent synthesis of calicheamicin derivatives This invention describes processes for the convergent synthesis of calicheamicin derivatives, and similar analogs using bifunctional and trifunctional linker intermediates.
US09802877B2	Process of producing para-xylene by alkylation of benzene and/or toluene including treatment of an alkylating agent to remove metal salts In a process and system for treatment of feed stocks comprising alkylating agent and metal salts, the metal salts are removed from the feedstock by an efficient combination of separations processes. The processes may take place in one or more stages, each stage taking place in one or more vessels. Such treatment processes may remove 99.9% or more of metal salts from a feedstock, while recovering 99.9% or more of the alkylating agent from the feedstock for use in an alkylation reaction, especially of aromatics such as toluene and benzene. Preferred alkylating agents include methanol and mixtures of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, for methylation of toluene and/or benzene. The methylation proceeds over an aluminosilicate catalyst and preferably yields para-xylene with 75% or greater selectivity.
US09802875B2	Apparatus and process for preparing acetylene and synthesis gas An apparatus (10) for preparation of acetylene and synthesis gas by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons with oxygen is proposed, comprising a reactor (12). The reactor (12) has a burner block (14) with a firing space for acetylene preparation, a secondary space (18) formed within the burner block (14), and an annular space (20) surrounding the secondary space (18). The burner block (14) has holes (22) for supply of a stream of a mixture of hydrocarbons and oxygen to the firing space and holes (24) for supply of a stream of auxiliary oxygen to the firing space. The holes (24) for supply of a stream of auxiliary oxygen to the firing space are connected to the secondary space (18). The secondary space (18) is connected to the annular space (20).There is a further proposal of a process for preparing acetylene and synthesis gas by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons with oxygen.
US09802874B2	Ethylene tetramerization catalyst systems and method for preparing 1-octene using the same Disclosed herein is a method of preparing 1-octene at high activity and high selectivity while stably maintaining reaction activity by tetramerizing ethylene using a chromium-based catalyst system comprising a transition metal or a transition metal precursor, a cocatalyst, and a P—C—C—P backbone structure ligand represented by (R1)(R2)P—(R5)CHCH(R6)—P(R3)(R4).
US09802873B1	Methods for the production of renewable Dimethyl JP10 A highly efficient method for the conversion of a natural product into the high density fuel RJ-4 with concomitant evolution of isobutylene for conversion to fuels and polymers, more specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to efficient methods for the conversion of the renewable, linear terpene alcohol, linalool into a drop-in, high density fuel suitable for ramjet or missile propulsion.
US09802868B2	Shaped sintered ceramic bodies composed of Y2O3-stabilized zirconium oxide and process for producing a shaped sintered ceramic body composed of Y2O3-stabilized zirconium oxide Disclosed is a ceramic sintered shaped body containing Y2O3-stabilized zirconia with a sintered density of at least 99% of the theoretical sintered density and having a mean grain size of <180 nm. The zirconia fraction of the sintered shaped body comprises tetragonal and cubic phases. Also disclosed is a process for the production of a ceramic sintered shaped body containing Y2O3-stabilized zirconia, which process comprises dispersion of a submicron powder and comminution of the dispersed submicron powder by means of grinding media having a diameter of less than or equal to 100 μm to a particle size d95 of <0.42 μm; shaping of the dispersion to form a body, and sintering of the body to form the sintered shaped body.
US09802858B2	Low loss optical fibers with fluorine and chlorine codoped core regions A co-doped optical fiber is provided having an attenuation of less than about 0.17 dB/km at a wavelength of 1550 nm. The fiber includes a core region in the fiber having a graded refractive index profile with an alpha of greater than 5. The fiber also includes a first cladding region in the fiber that surrounds the core region. Further, the core region has an relative refractive index of about −0.10% to about +0.05% compared to pure silica. In addition, the core region includes silica that is co-doped with chlorine at about 1.2% or greater by weight and fluorine between about 0.1% and about 1% by weight.
US09802857B2	Dimensionally stable fast etching glasses Substantially alkali free glasses are disclosed with can be used to produce substrates for flat panel display devices, e.g., active-matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs). The glasses have high annealing temperatures and etch rates. Methods for producing substantially alkali free glasses using a downdraw process (e.g., a fusion process) are also disclosed.
US09802855B2	Methods of forming high-density arrays of holes in glass A method of fabricating a high-density array of holes in glass is provided, comprising providing a glass piece having a front surface, then irradiating the front surface of the glass piece with a UV laser beam focused to a focal point within +/−100 μm of the front surface of the glass piece most desirably within +/−50 μm of the front surface. The lens focusing the laser has a numerical aperture desirably in the range of from 0.1 to 0.4, more desirably in the range of from 0.1 to 0.15 for glass thickness between 0.3 mm and 0.63 mm, even more desirably in the range of from 0.12 to 0.13, so as to produce open holes extending into the glass piece 100 from the front surface 102 of the glass piece, the holes having an diameter the in range of from 5 to 15 μm, and an aspect ratio of at least 20:1. For thinner glass, in the range of from 0.1-0.3 mm, the numerical aperture is desirably from 0.25 to 0.4, more desirably from 0.25 to 0.3, and the beam is preferably focused to within +/−30 μm of the front surface of the glass. The laser is desirable operated at a repetition rate of about 15 kHz or below. An array of holes thus produced may then be enlarged by etching. The front surface may be polished prior to etching, if desired.
US09802848B2	Method for treating waste saline water produced in production process of diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) The invention relates to a method of circular use of waste brine produced in the manufacture process of MDI, comprising the following steps: (1) the waste brine produced in the manufacture process of MDI is subjected to a high-gravity extraction and then to a column extraction, wherein said waste brine contains aniline, diaminodiphenylmethane and polyamine; (2) the waste brine from step (1) is transmitted to a stripping tower for steam stripping; (3) the waste brine from the stripping tower of step (2) and a chemical oxidant are transmitted to an oxidation reactor to which air is blown for aeration; (4) the waste brine after the treatment of step (3) is transmitted to an absorption tower for absorption. The invention makes the salt water have TOC of less than 8 ppm and TN of less than 2.5 ppm and achieves regeneration of resources in the waste brine such as sodium chloride and water and the like for circular use.
US09802847B2	Method and apparatus for wastewater treatment using screens An apparatus and method for selecting and retaining solids in an activated sludge process for the improving wastewater treatment using screens. The screens can be used to separate and retain solids based on size or compressibility. The screens are used to separate and select for slow growing organisms, faster settling organisms, or materials added to absorb, treat or remove constituents in the activated sludge process.
US09802843B2	Water quality-upgrading device A water quality-upgrading device includes a container having an inner peripheral wall defining a receiving chamber and two opposite ends respectively defining an inlet and an outlet; at least two water molecule refinement layers disposed in the receiving chamber; two filtering sheets disposed at said inlet and said outlet of the container respectively; and wherein, when water flows into said receiving chamber, the water molecule refinement layers are capable of reducing dimension of water molecules so as to spread the finer water molecules on an oil sludge stained on a substance such that the finer water molecules penetrate into gaps formed between the oil sludge and an external surface of the substance, thereby reducing contact area amount and simultaneously weakening a bonding property between the oil sludge and the external surface of the substance to facilitate removal of the oil sludge off the substance by of a wiping cloth.
US09802836B2	Large-scale water purification and desalination Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for water purification and desalination. The systems have a preheater, a degasser, multiple evaporation chambers with demisters, heat pipes, and a control system, wherein the control system permits continuous operation of the purification and desalination system without requiring user intervention or cleaning. The system is capable of recovering heat from each distillation stage, while removing, from a contaminated water sample, a plurality of contaminant types including: microbiological contaminants, radiological contaminants, metals, salts, volatile organics, and non-volatile organics.
US09802831B2	Synthesis of high silica zeolite via interzeolite transformation without OSDAs Provided is a method for preparing a zeolite having a Si/Al ratio of at least 10 by interzeolite transformation in the absence of an organic structure directing agent. The method is more cost effective and less equipment intensive as it eliminates the costly organic structure directing agent and the waste treatment at the plant.
US09802830B2	Molecular sieve SSZ-91 A family of new crystalline molecular sieves designated SSZ-91 is disclosed. Molecular sieve SSZ-91 is structurally similar to sieves falling within the ZSM-48 family of molecular sieves, and is characterized as: (1) having a low degree of faulting, (2) a low aspect ratio that inhibits hydrocracking as compared to conventional ZSM-48 materials having an aspect ratio of greater than 8, and (3) is substantially phase pure.
US09802829B2	Methods of making titanium diboride powders The present disclosure is directed towards methods of making titanium diboride products in various sizes. An aspect of the method provides (a) selecting a target average particle size for a target titanium diboride product; (b) selecting at least one processing variable from the group consisting of: an amount of sulfur, an inert gas flow rate, a soak time, and a reaction temperature; (c) selecting a condition of the processing variable based upon the target average particle size; and (d) producing an actual titanium diboride product having an actual average particle size using the at least one processing variable, wherein due to the at least one processing variable, the actual average particle size corresponds to the target average particle size.
US09802824B2	Granular activated carbon, and manufacturing method for same Provided is a granular activated carbon that can be used for applications similar to wood-based steam-activated carbons; and also provided is a method for manufacturing the same. The granular activated carbon is obtained in the following manner. An activated carbon raw material is carbonized, and then pulverized. The pulverized product is then mixed with a calcium component, and the mixture is molded. Subsequently, the molded product is carbonized and activated, followed by washing.
US09802820B2	Plant for hydrogen production The present invention relates to a plant for performing a method for hydrogen production or for performing a method of hydrogen and/or carbon dioxide production from syngas. The method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a gas stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide, (ii) separating at least part of hydrogen from the stream yielding a hydrogen-depleted stream, (iii) subjecting the hydrogen-depleted stream to a water-gas shift reaction, and (iv) separating hydrogen from the stream resulting from step (iii).
US09802811B2	Fluid dispensing system and method of heating in a fluid dispensing system A dispensing system is provided for heating a fluid in the dispensing system. A method for heating a fluid in a dispensing system is also provided.
US09802810B2	Blending apparatus and method A method of delivering a selected fuel product having a selected octane level to an operator from a fuel dispenser including a blend manifold, a fuel nozzle, and a fuel hose extending therebetween, including the steps of determining a first volume of a first fuel that is retained in the fuel hose upon completion of a first fueling event, determining a first octane level of the first volume of the first fuel, determining a second volume of a second fuel having a second octane level, and delivering the first fuel volume and the second fuel volume to the operator during a second fueling event, wherein a total volume of fuel equaling the first volume of the first fuel and the second volume of the second fuel has a total octane level that falls within a predetermined limit of the selected octane level of the selected fuel product.
US09802809B1	Fluid transfer device with pressure equilibrium valve Complementary couplers useful in providing a coupling through which liquids may be transferred from a first storage reservoir or tank to a second storage reservoir or tank, which can be an on-board fuel tank of a motorized vehicle. There is a first coupling which is configured to be in fluid communication with the interior of a receiving vessel, fuel tank, etc. and a second coupling which is intended to be in fluid communication with the contents of a storage reservoir containing a chemical, liquid fuel, etc. The disclosure also includes a process for charging a fuel reservoir on board of a motorized vehicle from a remote reservoir, wherein the vapor in the fuel reservoir is displaced by an equal volume of fuel delivered from said remote reservoir, and wherein the vapor in said fuel reservoir is simultaneously caused to be transferred to said remote reservoir, thus permitting no escape of the vapor from said fuel reservoir to the surrounding atmosphere. Through use of the present disclosure, more rapid liquid transfer through individual couplers occurs with reduced losses of liquid chemicals, fuel, etc. versus prior art couplers. A remote reservoir useful for recharging fuel to a motorized vehicle, having a two way pressure equilibrium valve is also provided.
US09802807B2	Apparatus and method for pressure dispensing of high viscosity liquid-containing materials A liner-based pressure dispensing container includes a connector-mounted probe arranged to seat a dip tube against an inner surface of a liner fitment for sealing utility. A dip tube and probe may include increased and/or matched flow area. A reverse flow prevention element can be arranged proximate to a liquid extraction opening to inhibit reverse flow of liquid from a dip tube into a container. A liner-less container may include a reduce diameter lower portion arranged to receive a dip tube, with at least one associated sensor to sense a condition indicative of depletion of liquid from the lower portion. A shipping cap can be included for removing headspace gas from the liner. In one embodiment, the shipping cap is suitable for direct connection to a dispensing process.
US09802804B1	Metering system for vial delivery system An automated method and system for transitioning a bottle from a horizontal belt conveyor to the entrance of an air conveyor, and vice versa, from an air conveyor to a horizontal belt conveyor. An indexer in a circular arrangement moves around 180 degrees clockwise until the bottle drops into the air conveyor (e.g., pneumatic tube). This motion controls the bottle's movement; otherwise, the bottle would free-fall off the conveyor. The indexer rotary device provides control of the vial transition, keeping it vertical so it goes into the tube in a controlled manner.
US09802803B2	Filler element and filling system A filler element includes a valve arrangement that switches it between filling mode and CIP mode by controlling a connection between a chamber formed in a housing and a CIP channel formed from a valve body provided at a filling-height-controlling element. Axial movement of a filling-height-controlling element through an extension connected to the chamber controls mode-switching. In both modes, a continuous fluid connection exists between the extension's CIP connection and the CIP channel. Axial movement of the filling-height-controlling element also controls filling height in the container. In CIP mode, a CIP flow formed in the housing conducts liquid CIP medium out of the boiler, through the filling element, and out into a CIP channel.
US09802802B2	Work tool A work tool for a machine is provided including a laminated member having a plurality of layers of plates. Each plate is arranged in parallel to the other plates and has a face in contacting relation with an opposing face of an adjacent plate. Adjacent plates are secured together by welds along only a portion of an exterior surface of the laminated member. A plurality of pins hold together the plurality of layers of plates. Each pin is received in a respective opening that extends through each plate in the plurality of layers between opposing first and second surfaces of the laminated member.
US09802801B2	Stacker crane First and second masts of a stacker crane are provided in a travelling vehicle main body to be spaced away from each other in an X-direction and extending in a Z-direction. First and second travel wheels are mounted to the travelling vehicle main body to be spaced away from each other in the X-direction, and roll on an upper surface of a lower guide rail. First and second drive wheel units are provided in the travelling vehicle main body to be spaced away from each other in the X direction. Each of the first and second drive wheel units includes a first drive wheel and a second drive wheel. The first drive wheel is in contact with a first side surface of the lower guide rail, and the second drive wheel is pivotably attached to the travelling vehicle main body and urged toward the first drive wheel so that the second drive wheel is in contact with a second surface of the lower guide rail.
US09802791B2	Escalators and moving walkways People movers, such as escalators and moving walkways, for instance, may comprise a support member belt comprised of a plurality of support members guided on rails. The support members may be, for example, steps of an escalator or pallets of a moving walkway. Each support member may be secured to a pair of drag rollers that runs on the rails, and each support member may include a roller spindle that is held rotationally conjointly in or on a body of the support member. Between the roller spindle and the body of the support member, there may be a plug-in connection by way of which the roller spindle is maintained against an undercut under bias of a latching device.
US09802787B2	Method of providing a clutch for a spool The method of mechanically controlling the rotation of a spool comprising a clutch providing a first position in which a first motive force is applied to the spool through the clutch, providing a second position in which a second motive force is applied to the spool through the clutch, providing third position intermediate to the first position and the second position in which both the first motive force and the second motive forces are applied to the spool through the clutch, such that there during the movement between the first position, the third position, and the second position there is no time at which at least one of the first motive force or the second motive force is not applied to the spool.
US09802781B2	Tape dispenser The present disclosure provides improved tape dispensers that include a case featuring a pair of opposing main plates each coupled to two circumferential wall plates. The main plates, and corresponding circumferential wall plates, are rotatable relative to one another to expose a support structure for a tape roll. A cutting blade may be provided on one of the circumferential wall plates and may include a substantially arc shaped support surface.
US09802777B2	Belt conveyor system comprising a mesh belt and a sheet conveyor system for conveying sheets in a reprographic apparatus Belt conveyor system comprising: an endless mesh belt, the belt having a mesh structure and having edge areas at the lateral sides, a drive mechanism drivable by a drive motor to rotate the belt, and a steering roller for steering the lateral position of the belt, wherein an edge area comprises a band running substantially parallel to the lateral sides, the band comprising an elastic filler being provided inside the mesh structure, the elastic filler being discernible from the mesh structure, and wherein the belt conveyor system further comprises a band position detector for detecting the lateral position of the band.
US09802772B2	Long length sheet loader and image forming apparatus incorporating the long length sheet loader A long sheet loader, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes an attaching device and a base loading body. The attaching device is attached to a bypass tray configured to be openable or closable relative to a side face of an apparatus body of an image forming apparatus. The base loading body is attached to the bypass tray via the attaching device and movably in a sheet feeding direction of the bypass tray. The base loading body loads a long length sheet set on the bypass tray in a case in which a length of the long length sheet exceeds a length of the bypass tray.
US09802769B1	Label stacking machine and method A device for stacking a plurality of partially connected labels into a plurality of partially connected pads of labels comprises a robot arm having at least one vacuum source configured to selectively supply a vacuum force. The device also includes a plate coupled to the robot arm and a flexible pad coupled to the plate and including a plurality of apertures configured to direct the majority of the vacuum force through the flexible pad to a surface of the plurality of partially connected labels.
US09802768B2	Apparatus for reorienting and/or stacking products An apparatus for reorienting and/or stacking products includes a frame and a telescopic infeed associated with the frame. The telescopic infeed has a receiving end and a transfer end. The transfer end is disposed at a first elevation and moveable in a machine direction and in a reverse machine direction. The telescopic infeed advances one or more products in the machine direction; and a landing surface receives the one or more products. The landing surface is disposed in a landing region proximate to the transfer end and at a second elevation. The first elevation is higher than the second elevation. A deflector is operatively engageable with the transfer end, such that the deflector is capable of deflecting a leading end of at least one of the one of more products.
US09802767B2	Multilayer hydrodynamic sheath flow structure A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for focusing the sample within the sheath fluid and a secondary focusing region for providing additional focusing of the sample within the sheath fluid. The secondary focusing region may be formed by a flow channel intersecting the primary sheath flow channel to inject additional sheath fluid into the primary sheath flow channel from a selected direction. A sheath flow system may comprise a plurality of sheath flow structures operating in parallel on a microfluidic chip.
US09802765B2	Transfer apparatus and method of transferring a plurality of discrete articles A transfer apparatus (1) for transferring a plurality of discrete articles (3) between a first location and a second location is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a transfer beam (9) comprising at least one article receiving means (10), adapted to be positioned adjacent the first location (7a) to receive at least one article. The transfer beam is also adapted to be adjacent the second location (7b) to discharge the at least one article. First and second bridging conveyors (12a; 12b) are located adjacent the second location and spaced apart such that the transfer beam is movable between the first and second bridging conveyors. A method of transferring articles using such an apparatus is also disclosed. Preferably the articles are abrasive discs.
US09802764B1	Remotely operated hydraulic system A remotely operated hydraulic system is configured to engage an unloader in a semi-trailer. The remotely operated hydraulic system includes a solenoid mechanically coupled to the semi-trailer. The solenoid is further mechanically coupled to at least one air input line and at least one air output line. A receiver is electrically coupled to the solenoid and communicatively coupled to a remote control. The receiver is configured to open and close the solenoid based on a signal from the remote control. An air cylinder is mechanically coupled to the at least one air output line and a manual valve. Receiving air into the air cylinder operates to open the manual valve. A motor is mechanically coupled to the air cylinder and the unloader; wherein hydraulic pressure from the manual valve is configured to turn the motor and thus the unloader.
US09802761B2	Automated storage and retrieval system An autonomous rover including a frame having a first end and a second end longitudinally spaced from the first end and forming a payload bay, the payload bay being sized to support a pickface, a common active registration surface configured to engage the pickface, and a drive section connected to the common active registration surface, the drive section being configured to variably position the common active registration surface relative to at least one storage shelf of an automated storage and retrieval system to effect placement of the pickface on the storage shelf so that pickfaces are substantially continuously arranged along the at least one storage shelf with a predetermined storage spacing between the pickfaces.
US09802759B2	Materials-handling system using autonomous transfer and transport vehicles Methods and apparatus for selecting and combining items in an outbound container through the use of autonomous vehicles, each of which includes means for automatically loading and unloading a payload, to perform both transfer and transport functions in moving containers of items within a workspace via a network of roadways. Under computer control, said autonomous vehicles transfer and transport case containers of item units between incoming receiving stations, intermediate storage locations, and outgoing order-assembly stations where entire containers or individual item units are combined in the outbound container.
US09802757B2	Automated cover The disclosure describes a novel collection bin for a waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes an automated cover system.
US09802751B2	Attachment mechanism for a container An attachment mechanism for a container includes a housing with a locking element extending therefrom. At least one opening extends through the locking element to selectively receive a portion of the container. A resilient member is disposed within the locking element.
US09802748B2	Method and container for secure enclosing and secure transport of at least one accumulator A method and a container for secure enclosing and secure transport of an accumulator, in particular a lithium ion accumulator, includes a cover, a base plate and a rail.
US09802747B2	Package system for electronic devices A package system configured transport an item, for example, an electronic device. The package system includes a case having a case body and a lid moveably connected to the case body. The package system can include a suspension unit sized to fit in the interior space of the case. The suspension unit includes a base and a side wall that extends from the base in a direction angularly offset with respect to the base. The suspension unit includes a plurality of suspension elements disposed along the base and the side wall. The plurality of suspension elements are configured to bend so as to absorb impact forces applied to case in at least a first direction and a second direction that is angularly offset with respect to the first direction.
US09802741B2	Container with padlock mount An improved mount for receiving a padlock to securely enclose a case includes a pair of aligned holes and aligned indentations formed in the lid and the container body. The padlock mount includes a saddle formed between one of the holes and indentations, with a peripheral sidewall to restrict rotational movement of a padlock shackle. A padlock receptacle receives the padlock body in a recessed area to protect it against damage and restrict movement.
US09802740B2	Storage tank hatch liner A replaceable liner is for use with a storage tank hatch having a rim adapted to engage with a gasket within a cover and a neck extending vertically downward from the rim to define an aperture that provides access to an inside of the storage tank. The replaceable liner has a body having a rim-facing surface having a vertical cross sectional shape that conforms to a vertical cross sectional shape of the rim and a horizontal cross sectional shape that conforms to a perimeter of the rim, and a gasket facing surface opposite the rim facing surface. Sealant is provided along the rim facing surface of the body, the rim facing surface of the body adapted to engage the rim in a vapor-tight seal, and the gasket facing surface adapted to engage the gasket in a vapor-tight seal.
US09802733B2	Assembly for automatically securing a mail item Disclosed is an assembly for automatically securing at least one mail item on a transport tray, the assembly including the mail item and the transport tray, on which the mail item can be placed, and a fixing arrangement designed to secure the mail item on the transport tray, wherein the assembly for lowering and raising the transport tray in a height-adjusting manner is designed in such a way that, by lowering the transport tray into a loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is increased in such a way that, in the loading position, the mail item can be placed on the transport tray between said transport tray and the fixing arrangement, and is designed in such a way that, by raising the transport tray from the loading position, the distance between the fixing arrangement and the transport tray is reduced in such a way that the fixing arrangement comes to rest on the mail item in order to secure the mail item against falling off from the transport tray. Due to the proposed assembly, it is ensured that, during transport, for example over a distance of several hundred meters, the mail item cannot fall off from the transport tray and thus be lost.
US09802728B1	Rotatable tamp head and automated dimension determination Printing systems may include a rotatable tamp head that may be repositioned, as necessary, in order to cause a label to be printed in a specific location or in a certain alignment on an object. Such tamp heads may be repositioned as necessary where the label may cross a seam, a crease, a fold or another surface feature which might cause the label to be bowed or damaged in transit. The tamp head may be positioned in a manner that would enable any information, markings or bar codes thereon to remain legible and intact even if the label is applied across such a surface feature. An orientation of the object may be determined using one or more sensors aligned at various angles with respect to a direction of travel of the object.
US09802727B2	Device for dispensing plastic fasteners A device for dispensing an individual plastic fastener from a supply of fastener stock includes a motor-driven head assembly adapted to receive the supply of fastener stock, sever an individual fastener from the supply and in turn eject the severed fastener. The head assembly includes a pair of needle block assemblies that retain corresponding hollow needles, each needle block assembly being shaped to define a feed channel that transitions a side rail for the fastener stock into axial alignment behind its corresponding needle. In addition, at least one needle block assembly includes a rearward shelf and a forward bowing plate. In use, the lowermost cross-links of the fastener stock fittingly align between the shelf and the bowing plate. In this manner, the lowermost cross-links are limited to distort uniformly upward within the single plane defined by the pair of feed channels, thereby optimizing feed reliability of the device.
US09802725B2	Electron beam sterilization unit for processing food packaging material An electron beam sterilization unit for processing food packaging material, the unit having a frame; at least one electron beam emitter fitted to the frame, along the path of the material for processing, and having a flange for connection to the frame; and a locking device, which is fitted to the frame, and has thrust devices for exerting a lock force on the flange in a given first direction, and for locking the emitter, with respect to the frame, in a given work position, and actuating devices for activating the thrust devices and which are defined by toggle devices.
US09802723B2	Corner post application system A corner post application system comprises a conveyor subsystem and an enveloping machine adapted to envelope the plurality of units with a material. The system further includes a swing arm, an applicator arm coupled to the swing arm and adapted to move linearly, a corner post gripper coupled to the applicator arm, and a controller. The controller rotates the swing arm about a vertical axis until a corner post held by the corner post gripper is aligned with adjacent sides that define a corner of the load. The controller thereafter stops rotation of the swing arm and moves the applicator arm linearly toward the corner of the load until the corner post held by the corner post gripper contacts the adjacent sides of the load. A sensor may be included for detecting a corner of the load, with the controller aligning the corner post based on detection by the sensor.
US09802719B2	Methods of making flexible containers Methods of making non-durable self-supporting flexible containers.
US09802718B2	Duty cycle-based bit interface system A duty cycle-based bit interface system includes a first stage voltage converter and second stage voltage converter in signal communication with the first stage voltage converter. The first stage voltage converter converts a digital voltage signal into an analog voltage signal. The second stage voltage converters convert the digital voltage signal into a scaled version of the same. A sampling unit is in signal communication with at least one of the second stage voltage converters, and is configured to sample a portion of the first stage analog output voltage signal during a sampling time period. The sampled portion has a duty cycle based-analog voltage signal during the sampling time period. A bit selector unit is in signal communication with the sampling unit, and outputs a bit enable signal that initiates a specific diagnostic test among a plurality of diagnostic tests based on the duty cycle of the sampled portion.
US09802710B2	Passenger supply system for installation in a passenger supply channel A passenger supply system installed in a passenger supply channel (PSC) on board a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The supply system comprises a rail track configured to be mounted along the PSC. The supply system further comprises an indiv panel mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying a passenger with conditioned air, medical outlet and/or oxygen. The indiv panel comprises a crossover area. The supply system further comprises a passenger supply unit mounted on the rail track and connectable to the PSC for supplying the passenger with light, visual information and/or sound information. The supply unit comprises an overlapping area. The supply unit and the indiv panel are configured such that in a mounted state of the supply unit and of the indiv panel the overlapping area of the supply unit at least partially overlaps with the crossover area of the indiv panel.
US09802708B2	Aircraft low clearance fluid check valve A fluid check valve for use in an aircraft fluid handling system having a confined surrounding structure where a first distance is defined between a fluid duct and the surrounding structure where the design of the fluid check valve is configured to facilitate removal of a first flange and the flow duct by moving the first flange and flow duct a second distance that is less than the first distance. The check valve is offset into the upstream side of a second flange to provide the reduction in the distance that the first flange has to be displaced to remove the first flange and flow duct from the check valve. A first alternate configuration of the fluid check valve utilizes rotational stops attached to the downstream surface of the flow flaps and in a second alternate embodiment configuration, rotational stops extend upstream from the flow flaps.
US09802704B2	Folding galley unit Method and apparatus for providing a modular unit through a confined entryway. The modular unit includes portions that are foldable between a transit configuration and a deployed configuration. In the transit configuration, the modular unit can fit through the confined entryway. In the deployed configuration, the modular unit may not fit through the door, but can have larger dimensions. Once past the confined entryway, the foldable portions can be quickly moved to the deployed configuration and fixed in place with a small number of pins or other fasteners. In some instances, multiple modular units may be attached together to form a larger unit. The modular units can include foldable portions, and the modular units can be connected together with a relatively small number of fasteners.
US09802702B1	Unmanned aerial vehicle motor driving randomization for noise abatement This disclosure is directed to varying a speed of one or more motors in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to reduce unwanted sound (i.e., noise) of the UAV. A UAV may include motors coupled with propellers to provide lift and propulsion to the UAV in various stages of flight, such as while ascending, descending, hovering, or transiting. The motors and propellers may generate noise, which may include a number of noise components such as tonal noise (e.g., a whining noise such as a whistle of a kettle at full boil) and broadband noise (e.g., a complex mixture of sounds of different frequencies, such as the sound of ocean surf). By varying the controls to the motors, such as by varying the speed or revolutions per minute (RPM) of a motor during operation by providing random or pseudo-random RPM variations, the UAV may generate a noise signature with reduced tonal noise.
US09802697B2	Aircraft landing gear The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear equipped with a steering device (7) for orienting the wheels (5), the steering device (7) comprising a body (8) in which is incorporated an electromechanical actuator (41) equipped with an electric motor (42). The landing gear is further equipped with damping means intended to limit the transmission of vibration from the wheel (5) to the rest of the landing gear (1) when the aircraft is on the ground. The body (8) of the steering device (7) is mounted with the ability to rotate with a limited amplitude of rotation. The damping means are mounted between the body (8) of the steering device (7) and the strut assembly (2) of the landing gear to damp the vibration between the body (8) of the steering device (7) and the strut assembly (2).
US09802696B2	Method and apparatus for control of a steerable landing gear A slip-reduction control unit for an aircraft having a steerable landing gear. The control unit receives steering input signals from which a target steering command output may be ascertained and additional input signals (a) the motion of the aircraft, (b) a steering angle, or (c) a parameter relating to the slip sustained by the steerable landing gear. The slip-reduction control unit determines, based on the additional input signals, reduces the rate of change of steering angle that would otherwise be commanded. The reduction in the rate of change may reduce vibration on the aircraft that might be caused by a greater rate of change in the steering angle.
US09802693B2	Control surface calibration system A method and apparatus for calibrating a set of transducers. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a target device, an imaging device, and a calibrator. The imaging device generates a plurality of images of a target formed by the target device as the target device is rotated relative to the imaging device about a pivot axis formed at an interface between a first structure and a second structure in response to the first structure being rotated about the pivot axis relative to the second structure. The calibrator identifies a plurality of angles of the target about the pivot axis using the plurality of images. The calibrator further identifies calibration information using the plurality of angles.
US09802691B2	Buoyant aerial vehicle A buoyant aerial vehicle includes a buoyant vehicle body in which gas having a specific gravity smaller than air is hermetically filled, a vertical propulsion propeller which provides vertical propulsive force, and a horizontal propulsion propeller which provides horizontal propulsive force The buoyant vehicle body is configured with flotation chambers and connecting portions. The flotation chambers are arranged at positions point-symmetric with respect to a center of the buoyant vehicle body. Central portions of the flotation chambers are bulged in a side view and the connecting portions connect the flotation chambers. The connecting portions are formed in a flat shape thinner than the central portions of the flotation chambers such that wind passages along which the air flows are formed on the connecting portions, and the wind passages are oriented in at least two directions in the plan view.
US09802690B2	Cargo airship A cargo airship is disclosed. The cargo airship may include a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the airship and including a propulsion device. The cargo airship may further include a payload bay comprising an external cargo area located outside of the hull. The cargo airship may also include a cargo handling system including at least one hoisting mechanism configured to lift cargo into the external cargo area while the airship is hovering.
US09802685B2	Flotation safety system An improved flotation safety system includes a self-righting plate carrier with inflatable tactical aid. The system herein may advantageously be used by military personnel including covert war fighters, combat swimmers, maritime airborne operations personnel, and others. The flotation safety system herein includes buoyancy compensators to offset the wearer's equipment load and emergency self-righting flotation to provide positive buoyancy to the wear.
US09802677B2	Floating platform module A floating module includes an upper half and a lower half. The upper half includes one edge from which a flange extends downwardly, while the lower half includes an opposite edge that includes an upwardly facing flange. Modules can be interconnected to one another by engaging the upper flange from one with the lower flange from another. A cavity and channels are formed in the lower surface of the module such that water will become entrapped in the cavity and channels when the platform is placed in water. Through use of one way check valves positioned in fluid communication with the cavity and channels, a hydro-lock is formed that prevents the water from escaping the cavity and channels while it is placed in water.
US09802669B2	Electronic shifting systems and methods A wireless control system for a bicycle, comprising a first shift control unit for a component of a bicycle, the first control unit comprising a radio configured to receive control signals, wirelessly transmitted by a second control unit of the bicycle; the radio operable to receive the control signals only when the radio is operating in a listen mode; and a processor configured to: activate the listen mode of the radio for a first length of time; detect, with the radio, a noise level during the first length of time; and extend the activation of the listen mode for a first extended time period when the noise level achieves a noise level threshold.
US09802660B2	Torsion axle lockout assembly A suspension system for supporting a ground engaging member relative to a frame is provided. The suspension system includes a torsion axle assembly including an arm, an axle coupled to the ground engaging member and connected to the arm, a shaft connected to the arm and a tube that is connected to the frame. The tube is configured such that at least a portion of the shaft is received in the tube and supported by the tube for rotation relative to the tube and the frame. A lockout assembly includes a coupling mechanism that is selectively operable to fix the shaft against rotational movement with respect to the tube.
US09802659B2	Spare tire carrier fuel tank A spare tire carrier fuel tank is configured to be located between the spare tire carrier and the spare tire on a vehicle that has its spare tire mounted at a location on the upper, rear, exterior of the vehicle body. The spare tire carrier fuel tank may include a tank body having a main reservoir and a wheel reservoir. At least one structural reinforcement recess may be formed in the tank body. Multiple indentations may also be formed in the tank body in order to accommodate a variety of spare tire carriers. A mounting system may include a first mounting plate coupled to a face of the tank body and also coupled to a spare tire carrier. A second mounting plate is coupled to the first mounting plate and to a spare tire so that the tank is located between the spare tire carrier and the spare tire.
US09802645B2	Steering reaction force control apparatus for vehicle Provided is a steering reaction force control apparatus for a vehicle including a driving support device configured to control an electric power steering device via a controller so that a steered angle of steered wheels reaches a target steered angle. When the driving support device is operating, the controller calculates a target steering spring torque based on a corrected steering angle corrected by a target steering angle for driving support control. When the magnitude of the corrected steering angle is less than a reference value, the target steering spring torque is calculated so that the magnitude of the target steering spring torque becomes larger in a case where the driving support device is operating compared with a case where the driving support device is not operating.
US09802642B2	Phase current measurement diagnostic A method of controlling a motor of a power steering system is provided. The method generates a direct-axis voltage command and a quadrature-axis voltage command based on a current measurement signal received from the motor. The method transforms the direct-axis voltage command and the quadrature-axis voltage command into an alpha voltage command and a beta voltage command. The method determines an offset error in the phase current measurement based on the alpha and beta voltage commands.
US09802639B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus includes: a pinion shaft coupled to a steering wheel and having a pinion; a rack shaft having a rack engaged with the pinion and a shaft back located on opposite side of the rack with an axial center of the rack shaft in between; a rack shaft housing that houses and slidably supports the rack shaft; and a rack shaft supporting mechanism having a pressure applying member that applies a pressure onto the shaft back toward the pinion. The shaft back includes a predetermined region provided across a midpoint of the rack which corresponds to a neutral position of the steering wheel. The predetermined region is a right-to-left steering wheel angle region having a height higher than a height of any other region of the shaft back.
US09802636B2	Device for guiding a body and steering column for a motor vehicle The invention relates to an apparatus for guiding a body, comprising two guide walls which have inwardly directed surfaces with in each case a sliding area, wherein, in the event of loading perpendicular to the sliding areas, the loaded guide wall is elastically deformed outward away from the guided body in the region of the sliding area and therefore the risk of damage to the guide at the sliding areas is minimized.
US09802634B2	Device for traffic-dependent control of barriers and light signals at a grade crossing In a method for traffic-dependent output of a control signal for at least one of a barrier and a traffic light signal at a grade crossing, a radar sensor device detects motions of traffic objects over a street traffic area of the grade crossing, a control signal is emitted to a control unit for the barrier and/or for the traffic light signal situated on the inflow side of the grade crossing, using a lead time before an expected time of arrival of a train at the grade crossing, and the lead time is determined with the aid of a curve over time of the detected motions of the traffic objects, the lead time for a slow-moving traffic being greater than for a more rapidly flowing, unimpeded traffic.
US09802633B1	Fixed guideway transportation systems having lower cost of ownership and optimized benefits The present invention relates generally to ground transportation systems, and more particularly to a fixed guideway transportation system that achieves a superior ratio of benefits per cost, is lower in net present cost and thus more easily justified for lower density corridors, and can provide passenger carrying capacities appropriate for higher density corridors serviced by mass rapid transit systems today.
US09802618B2	Systems and methods for improving manual transmission shifting Systems and methods for improving shifting of a manual transmission coupled to an engine are presented. In one example, a load provided to the engine is increased in response to a transmission gear upshift so that engine speed may be quickly decreased to synchronize with transmission input speed, thereby allowing quicker manual transmission gear shifts.
US09802617B1	Vehicle accessory power management assembly A vehicle accessory power management assembly includes a vehicle speed sensor, an accelerator sensor, an accessory device, a power transmitting device and a controller. The power transmitting device receives rotational power from a power device and transmits it to the accessory device. The power transmitting device is switchable between a first operating state and a second operating state. In the first operating state the accessory device is operated at a first power consumption level and in the second operating state the accessory device is operated at a second power consumption level lower than the first power consumption level. The controller is configured to switch the switching part from the first operating state to the second operating state in response to determining that a current level of acceleration requested of the power device is of greater importance than operating the accessory device at the first operating state.
US09802616B2	Method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle, in particular of an electric vehicle, during a driving process for overcoming an obstacle which is close to the ground and has a slow speed. In this context, the method has the following steps: transmission (S1) of a torque to the wheels which are to be driven in order to overcome the obstacle, detection (S6) that the obstacle has been overcome, and automatic reduction in the torque and/or automatic generation (S7) of a braking torque in order to decelerate the motor vehicle directly after the detection.
US09802604B2	Methods and systems for improving hybrid vehicle efficiency A method for operating a driveline of a vehicle includes adjusting operation of an electric machine to provide a torque difference between a driver demand torque and an engine output torque, when the electric machine is not operating in an operating range in which electric machine efficiency is less than a threshold efficiency. The operating range has a first, positive torque limit defining a positive extent of the operating range and a second, negative torque limit defining a negative extent of the operating range. In response to the torque difference being within the operating range and greater than zero, the torque output of the electric machine is maintained at the first torque limit, whereas in response to the torque difference being within the operating range and less than zero, the torque output of the electric machine is maintained at the second torque limit.
US09802597B2	System and method of vehicle transient torque management A system for establishing a torque limit for a vehicle is provided. The system uses impending terrain and speed conditions to determine an optimum torque, which improves engine efficiency and reduces fuel consumption.
US09802595B2	Pump housing arrangement of a hydraulic assembly of a vehicle brake system A pump housing arrangement of a hydraulic assembly for a vehicle brake system includes a pump housing. At least one pump is arranged in the pump housing, and is configured to pump brake fluid for the vehicle brake system. A master brake cylinder for the vehicle brake system is also arranged in the pump housing.
US09802594B2	Negative pressure controller A negative pressure controller controls a negative pressure in a vacuum chamber of a vacuum booster by controlling a negative pressure supplier connected to the vacuum chamber. The negative pressure controller includes: negative pressure sensors each configured to detect the negative pressure in the vacuum chamber; and a negative-pressure-supplier controller configured to actuate the negative pressure supplier when one of output values of the negative pressure sensors which is nearest to an atmospheric pressure among the output values becomes nearer to an atmospheric pressure than a first threshold value. The negative-pressure-supplier controller is configured to stop the negative pressure supplier when at least two output values of the output values of the negative pressure sensors become nearer to a vacuum than a second threshold value.
US09802592B2	Brake control device The brake control device comprises a control mode selecting portion 64 which selects one control mode based on a detection result of the detecting portion from a control mode group including at least two control modes which are a responsiveness priority mode which gives more priority to a responsiveness of the braking force relative to an operation of a brake operating member than to a suppression of an operating noise occurred upon the generation of the preparatory hydraulic pressure and a serenity priority mode which gives more priority to the suppression of the operating noise than to the responsiveness of the braking force. The hydraulic pressure control portion controls the hydraulic pressure generating device to generate the preparatory hydraulic pressure in response to the control mode selected by the control mode selecting portion.
US09802590B2	Brake system for motor vehicles The invention relates to a brake system for motor vehicle. A piston-cylinder arrangement can be actuated by means of a brake pedal, a controllable pressure source and brake pressure modulation valves. In order to provide a piston-cylinder arrangement which is easy to implement and axially short, the invention proposes that the piston of the piston-cylinder arrangement is directly guided in a housing that accommodates further components of the brake system according to the invention.
US09802588B2	Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method A vehicle control apparatus which performs a travel control of a vehicle during a traffic jam, includes a wheel setting unit configured to set at least one wheel to be a brake wheel to be applied with a braking force during the travel control and at least one wheel to be a non-brake wheel not to be applied with the braking force during the travel control, and a control unit configured to perform the travel control of the vehicle based on a rotation amount of the at least one brake wheel and a rotation amount of the at least one non-brake wheel detected by a wheel speed sensor detecting the rotation amount of a wheel of the vehicle.
US09802586B2	Method for providing the clamping force applied by a parking brake In a method for providing the clamping force generated by a parking brake, the roadway incline is measured and in the case that the roadway incline exceeds a threshold value, a reengagement process is carried out after a defined time period has elapsed.
US09802583B2	Portable cleaning device A portable car-cleaning device, which comprises a cleaning brush and at least one water storage chamber with a water inlet, the at least one chamber being provided with at least one washing dewatering device that includes two oppositely disposed rollers, the cleaning brush being interposed between the two rollers for washing and dewatering. The car-cleaning device is simple in structure and convenient to carry, and convenient in washing and dewatering the cleaning brush, making a car washed faster, improving the washing efficiency.
US09802581B2	Carwash communication An example carwash method involves a customer using a smartphone with an app for finding participating carwash locations, making online payments for select carwash options, and then using the smartphone app to start the washing process when the customer arrives at the carwash. Various means can be used for determining when the vehicle is at the carwash entrance. Examples of such means include, but are not limited to, reading the GPS coordinates of the smartphone in the vehicle; establishing Bluetooth, WiFi or some other limited-range wireless communication link between the smartphone and the local carwash controller; displaying and manually entering a code or password at the carwash; and scanning a QR code displayed on the smartphone. During the carwash operation, in some examples, the smartphone app provides the customer with an emergency stop option.
US09802563B2	Vehicle front portion structure provided with a pedestrian collision detection sensor A vehicle front portion structure including: a bumper reinforcement disposed at a vehicle front end portion side such that a longitudinal direction of the bumper reinforcement is aligned with a vehicle transverse direction; a pedestrian collision detection sensor comprising a pressure tube and outputting signals based on pressure changes in the pressure tribe, the pressure tube including: a main tube disposed at a vehicle front side of the bumper reinforcement d extending along the bumper reinforcement from one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the bumper reinforcement to another end portion in the longitudinal direction thereof; and a pair of outer side tubes provided continuously with the main tube and, as viewed from a vehicle front-rear direction, extending respectively towards a. vehicle lower side from positions of the one end portion and the other end portion of the main tube; and an absorber, is provided.
US09802560B2	Electronic circuit An electronic circuit includes a regulator circuit including at least one regulator configured to supply a predetermined voltage by receiving a power supply from a main power source circuit, a functional circuit configured to operate on the voltage supplied from the regulator and perform a predetermined function, and a monitor circuit connected to at least one of the regulators and configured to monitor operation mode information inputted to the regulator. When detecting that the operation mode information contains sleep transition information to make a transition from a normal mode as a normal operation state to a sleep mode as an operation state where power consumption is smaller than that in the normal mode, the monitor circuit outputs a voltage output maintaining signal to the regulator connected to the monitor circuit to supply the voltage capable of causing the functional circuit to operate in the normal mode.
US09802553B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes a first surface, a closure panel, an interactive display panel and a controller. The first surface has a first edge extending along an exterior portion of a vehicle and a second edge opposite the first edge extending along an interior portion of the vehicle. The first surface at least partially defines a door opening. The closure panel is movably coupled for movement between an open position exposing the first surface and a closed position covering the first surface such that a closure panel surface overlays the first surface. The interactive display panel is disposed along the first surface and is covered by the closure panel with the closure panel in the closed position and is exposed with the closure panel in the open position. The controller is in communication with the interactive display to display user inputted data on the interactive display panel.
US09802548B2	Truck bed storage system A truck bed storage system is disclosed which may be readily assembled and unassembled in a bed of a truck. An example of the truck bed storage system includes a frame having an opening formed therethrough. At least one lock mechanism connects the frame to a sidewall of a truck bed. A bedrail stop connected to the frame is configured to fit over a front portion of the truck bed and stop the frame from sliding away from the front portion of the truck bed. A first panel hinged to the frame forms a lid of a storage area formed in the truck bed. A second panel hinged to the frame forms a back side of the storage area formed in the truck bed.
US09802547B2	Variable structural-member covering A structural member for an external region of a motor vehicle, the structural member exhibiting at least one receiving aperture for the reception of an electronic sensor for the external region. The structural member is to be sealed both with a cover without function, and with a support for the electronic sensor. Both the cover and the support being are to be introduced into a dovetail guide of the structural member.
US09802543B2	Automobile and method for automatically adjusting rearview mirror An automobile includes a rearview mirror, a motor electrically coupled to the rearview mirror, an image capturing unit configured to capture a number of images of a face of a driver in real time, a light detecting unit configured to detect light on the rearview mirror, a storage unit configured to store a preset value of light intensity, and a processing unit configured to execute an automatic adjusting system to adjust a position of the rearview mirror when one of a number of conditions is met. The number of conditions include a position of eyes of the driver changes, and light exceeding the preset value of intensity enters into the eyes of the driver.
US09802534B1	Illuminated vehicle compartment A vehicle is provided herein that includes a pickup box defining a storage compartment therein. A liner is disposed on an exterior surface of the pickup box. A first luminescent structure is disposed within the liner and is configured to luminesce in response to receiving excitation light from a first light source.
US09802533B2	Machine roof integrated lighting system An informational lighting system for a machine having a cab may include a plurality of beacon lights located at a roof of the cab, the beacon lights may be located at discrete locations. The informational lighting system may further include a controller configured to provide signals for flashing the beacon lights.
US09802529B2	Method for controlling a cornering light and lighting device The invention relates to a method for controlling a predictive cornering light with at least one headlight with a pivoting means for the controlled pivoting of the headlight, wherein a monitoring device is provided, which monitors the roadway and/or lane in front of the vehicle, and a control unit is provided, which, on the basis of the data of the monitoring device, drives the pivoting means for setting the headlight for illuminating the roadway and/or lane. The invention also relates to a lighting device in this regard.
US09802527B2	Vehicle headlight The invention relates to a vehicle headlight, comprising a housing (1) and modulatable light or IR radiation sources (4) which are arranged within the housing (1) and on a movable module support (5), and comprising an interface (2) for connection to an external vehicle processor (3), wherein an image sensor (6) for determining depth information from the backscatter radiation of the light or IR radiation sources (4) is arranged within the housing (1), and a processor (8) connected to the image sensor (6), which processor is connected via a modulator (9) to at least some of the modulatable light or IR radiation sources (4) arranged within the housing (1). It is proposed in accordance with the invention that the processor (8) is connected via a bidirectional data link (10) to the interface (2), and the image sensor (6) is arranged on the module support (5) or on an image sensor support triggered jointly with the module support (5). An application of ToF technology in automotive engineering which is fit for day-to-day use and suitable for series production is achieved in this manner by the best possible integration in conventional automotive engineering.
US09802516B2	Vehicle seat strap retaining assembly A vehicle seat strap retaining assembly includes a seat cushion section, a seatback section, a strap retaining clip and a strap attachment structure. The seatback section is attached to the seat cushion, the seatback section having a passenger's back supporting surface and an upper end surface. The strap retaining clip is attached to a rear surface of the seatback section. The strap attachment structure is rigidly fixed to one of the seat cushion section and the seatback section beneath the upper end surface. The strap retaining clip and the strap attachment structure are positioned and configured such that with a child seat positioned on the seat cushion section, a securing strap of the child seat extending over the upper end surface of the seatback section passes through the strap retaining clip and attaches to the strap attachment structure.
US09802511B2	Vehicle seat slide mechanism A vehicle seat slide mechanism via which a seat assembly is slidably mounted on a vehicle floor is provided with: a lower rail that is mounted on the vehicle floor; an upper rail which is slidably attached on the lower rail and on which the seat assembly is attached; a lock mechanism that locks the upper rail on the lower rail in a releasable manner; and a gap reduction member that is provided between a first face formed at the lower rail and facing in a substantially vertical direction and a second face formed at the upper rail and facing to the first face.
US09802510B1	Wheelchair The present invention relates to a wheelchair, comprising a wheelchair body, a control system, two front wheels and two rear wheels mounted to the front part and rear part of the wheelchair body respectively. The wheelchair further comprises a left and right transmission gear and a front and rear transmission gear mounted to the front part and rear part of the wheelchair body and connected to the two front wheels, the two rear wheels and the control system respectively. The left and right transmission gear is used to drive the two front wheels to rotate left and right and the front and rear transmission gear is used to drive the two rear wheels to move forward and backward and assist left and right rotation. The present invention enables the wheelchair to turn left or right while moving forward or backward on two parallel lines, allowing convenience of use.
US09802508B1	Motor vehicle accessory to increase power supply and reduce fuel requirements A power control system may include at least one of batteries, a motor, and a data logic analyzer that can interpret certain variable conditions of a transport, such as a tractor trailer, moving along a road or highway. The data can be used to determine when to apply supplemental power to the wheels of a trailer to reduce fuel usage. One example device may include at least one of: a power creation module that generates electrical power, a battery which store the electrical power, a motor affixed to a trailer axle of a trailer which provides a turning force to the trailer axle when enabled to operate from the stored electrical power of the battery, and a motor controller configured to initiate the motor to operate according to a predefined sensor condition.
US09802504B2	System and method for charging portable electronic devices within a vehicle An illustrative example embodiment of a system includes a plurality of device chargers configured to charge a power source of a portable electronic device. At least one transmitter is associated with a portable electronic device. A plurality of detectors are configured to be supported on a vehicle. The plurality of detectors detect a wireless signal from the transmitter. A controller utilizes information from the detectors regarding a detected wireless signal and determines a location of the transmitter relative to the plurality of device chargers. The controller controls at least a selected one of the device chargers to operate in the charging mode based on a proximity between the determined location of the at least one transmitter and the predetermined location of the selected one of the device chargers.
US09802502B2	Method and system for creating a reserve energy banking and energy reserve network A method for creating a collective energy reserve network is provided. The method includes receiving first data including location data and first energy reserve interest data from a first remote device; receiving second data including location data and second energy reserve interest data from a second remote device; and using the first location data, first energy reserve interest data, second location data and second energy reserve interest data to permit creation of a first collective energy reserve. The energy reserve may be free standing or integrated with an electric vehicle recharger.
US09802493B2	Multi-phase bidirectional DC to DC power converter circuits, systems and methods with transient stress control A circuit, system, and method for a multi-phase bidirectional DC/DC power converter includes a plurality of single phase DC/DC power converter circuits coupled in electrical parallel. A converter controller includes a compensator and a saturation limit function module. The compensator is configured to generate a control signal based on a current command signal and an actual current signal. The saturation limit function module is configured to determine a saturation limit for the compensator while the compensator is in a disabled state. The converter controller is configured to disable one or more of the plurality of power converter circuits, match the saturation limit values of the compensator to current operating values when one or more of the plurality of single phase DC/DC power converter circuits is disabled, and re-enable the one or more of the plurality of power converter circuits using the matched saturation limit values to limit transient current stress as any disabled phases and compensators are re-enabled.
US09802491B2	Control of regenerative braking in an electric or hybrid vehicle A method controls regenerative braking of a vehicle equipped with regenerative brakes and with a separate braking apparatus. The method is designed to generate a regenerative braking setpoint as a function of a braking request signal coming from a driver pedal of the vehicle, according to a first setpoint generation mode. The method includes receiving a flag signal coming from an active safety system of the vehicle, detecting value changes of the received flag signal, when the received flag signal changes value to take a value corresponding to activation of regulation by the active safety system, incrementing a counter value, and comparing the counter with a threshold. When the counter reaches the threshold, a control signal is formed to end the generation of the regenerative braking setpoint according to the first calculation mode and to impose generation of the regenerative braking setpoint according to a second calculation mode.
US09802482B2	Method and system for detecting and managing an electrical phase loss condition in a climate controlled transport system A method for detecting and managing an electrical phase loss condition in a climate controlled transport unit (CCTU) is provided. The method includes monitoring a generator phase signal outputted from a generator of the CCTU. The method also includes calculating, via a CCTU controller, a phase shift amount based on the generator phase signal. Also, the method includes detecting an electrical phase loss condition based on the phase shift amount.
US09802476B1	Method and system for forming a self-sealing volume using a breather system A fabric and elastomeric material (referred to as a fabric trilayer) combined with a sealant may be applied in such a fashion so as to eliminate or minimize air entrapment in an elastomeric composite structure that forms a seal-sealing volume. The performance of the self-sealing volume is dramatically improved with this minimizing of air entrapment. Surprisingly and unexpectedly, this construction approach may be accomplished without significantly adding to the weight or thickness of the volume and without affecting the outer dimension of the self-sealing volume. Thus, a method and system for forming a self-sealing volume are described. The system includes an elastomeric composite structure comprising at least one layer of an elastomeric material derived from a neat (no solvent) elastomeric material that does not substantially react at room temperature.
US09802472B2	Cooling device and work vehicle equipped with same A cooling device includes a first radiator core, a second radiator core, a fan, a ventilation component, and a blocked part. The first radiator core and the second radiator core (42) are disposed adjacently with a specific space in between. The fan supplies air to the first radiator core and the second radiator core. The ventilation component is formed in part of the specific space and transmits air supplied from the fan. The blocked part is formed by a blocking member disposed in a different part of the specific space from the ventilation component.
US09802469B2	Hybrid powermode with series hybrid A series hydraulic hybrid driveline for a vehicle is described. The driveline has a power source, a hydraulic circuit having a first hydraulic displacement unit and a second hydraulic displacement unit, a hydraulic accumulator assembly with high pressure and low pressure hydraulic accumulators, at least one accumulator valve, at least one input device, and a control unit. The first hydraulic displacement unit is drivingly engaged with the power source. The accumulator assembly is selectively fluidly connected to the hydraulic circuit through the accumulator valve. The control unit is configured to compute a total power requested from the power source based on an input command from the input device, compare the computed total power to a threshold power, and control a valve state of the accumulator valve based upon the result of the comparison. A method of controlling the driveline is also described.
US09802463B2	Vehicular air-conditioning unit A vehicular air-conditioning unit has an air-conditioning case, a first ventilation passage and a second ventilation passage, a first communication-ventilation passage defined in the air-conditioning case, the first communication-ventilation passage through which one end of the first ventilation passage communicates with one end of the second ventilation passage, a first heat exchanger that heats or cools air flowing in the first ventilation passage, a second heat exchanger that heats or cools air flowing in the second ventilation passage, and a blowing mode switching device setting any one of blowing modes. The blowing modes include (i) a first blowing mode in which air is blown into a vehicle compartment after flowing through the first ventilation passage and in which air is blown into the vehicle compartment after flowing through the second ventilation passage and (ii) a second blowing mode in which air flows into the second ventilation passage through the first communication-ventilation passage after flowing through the first ventilation passage and is blown into the vehicle compartment.
US09802461B2	Cooling system for vehicle A cooling system for a vehicle comprises an engine cooling means that circulates a coolant to an engine and cools the coolant in an engine radiator, the engine being provided with a turbocharger; an electrical equipment cooling means that circulates the coolant to an electrical equipment comprising a motor and an electric power component, and cools the coolant in an integral radiator; and an air conditioner comprising a water-cooled condenser that primarily condenses a refrigerant and an air-cooled condenser coupled in series to the water-cooled condenser that secondarily condenses the refrigerant and that cools or heats a vehicle interior through the refrigerant, wherein the water-cooled condenser is disposed within the integral radiator and an intercooler mounted at an intake side of the engine uses the coolant to cool water and is connected to the electrical equipment cooling means.
US09802453B1	Sliding device Described herein is a sliding device (1) designed to receive a vehicle (7). The sliding device includes a frame (5) on which the vehicle is intended to be received, at least three sliding wheels (3a-d) vertically adjustable relative to the frame and each wheel operatively connected to the frame via at least one vertically disposed rotatable shaft (9a-d), a plurality of vertical folding shafts (19a-d) connected to the frame, a plurality of cross bars (14a-b, 15a-b) elevated relative to the frame, the cross bars are operatively connected to the wheels via the rotatable shafts (9a-d), and pivotally connected to the frame via the vertical folding shafts (19a-d) so that each of the cross bars is movable between a folded and an unfolded position (3), and a folding lock (21) adapted to lock the vertical folding shaft (19a-d) relative the frame in the unfolded position to prevent it from being turned.
US09802452B1	Gooseneck hitch with dampening assembly and kingpin adaptor A hitch with a force dampening assembly and a kingpin adapter. The hitch includes upper and lower arms coupled via a dampening assembly that includes a resilient member disposed in a passage in the lower arm and an axle coupled to the upper arm and disposed coaxially through the resilient member. Facets or asymmetries on the passage and axle resist rotational movement of the resilient member relative thereto. The resilient member is flexed between the wall of the passage and the axle to enable pivotal movement of the upper arm relative to the lower arm. The kingpin adapter includes a wedge ring disposed on a kingpin and retained thereon by a clamping ring. A housing is coupled to the clamping ring to affix the housing to a trailer and to retain the wedge ring in position. A hitch can be coupled to the housing.
US09802444B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire (10) has, in the surface of the tread (11), a central circumferential groove (12) located at the center of the contact patch width and extending circumferentially around the tire, a plurality of longitudinal grooves (13 (13a, 13b)) formed on the axially outside of the central circumferential groove (12), lug grooves (15), and blocks (16 (16a to 16c)) defined by the central circumferential groove (12), the longitudinal grooves (13), and the lug grooves (15). Each of the lug grooves (15) is formed such that its width in the shoulder region is greater than its width in the central region, and the sum of the groove area of the central circumferential groove (12) and the groove area of the longitudinal grooves (13) is smaller than the area of the lug grooves (15). As a result, the pneumatic tire (10) not only secures the wet braking performance and wear resistance performance on paved roads, but also improves the acceleration performance and braking performance and the steering stability performance on snowy roads.
US09802439B2	Fluid application device and uses thereof A fluid application device including a reservoir intended to contain a free fluid and a fluid delivery device, wherein the reservoir is sealed by a valve having a self-healing material. The fluid application device includes a tubular means for piercing the valve and for simultaneously placing fluid from the reservoir in communication with the fluid delivery device.
US09802425B2	Printing device and printing method A printing device and a printing method, which are by ink-jet technique an overcoat layer using an ink consisting of more suitable ingredients, are provided. The printing device is for performing printing by ink-jet technique, including: a color ink head being an inkjet head that forms a color ink layer on a medium using a color ink; an overcoat head being an inkjet head that forms an overcoat layer that covers the color ink layer; and a curing agent head being an inkjet head that discharges ink droplets of a curing agent, the curing agent being a liquid for curing an ink in the overcoat layer. The overcoat head discharges ink droplets of an ink prepared by dispersing in an organic solvent a curable material that is cured in reaction to the curing agent.
US09802420B2	Method and device for detecting ink leakage in an inkjet printing machine A method and a device for detecting ink leakage during a printing process are used in an inkjet printing machine including a workflow system on a computer for print job control, an ink supply unit including an ink reservoir with an ink level sensor, a control unit running software for controlling the ink supply and print heads capable of creating ink drops of different sizes. A theoretical amount of ink to be consumed is calculated based on prepress printing data by adding drop volumes using the workflow system. The theoretical amount to be consumed is transmitted to the ink supply control software using the workflow system. An actual amount of ink having been consumed is detected by the ink level sensor. The theoretical ink consumption amount and the actual ink consumption amount are compared and a leakage alert is displayed if the actual amount is greater than the theoretical amount.
US09802419B2	Liquid cartridge A liquid cartridge includes a first surface and a second surface facing a particular direction, with a liquid outlet through the first surface. A circuit board is mounted on the second surface, and a liquid detection mechanism including a light access portion extends above the second surface further than the circuit board in the particular direction.
US09802415B2	Ink storage apparatus having an agitator for a printing system An ink storage apparatus and an agitator device in a printing system having at least one agitator member rotatable about an axis, wherein the agitator member includes a plurality of fin elements that extend out of a primary plane of the agitator member. The agitator member includes a paddle element having a generally planar rectangular configuration, and a plurality of fin elements that extend out of a plane of the paddle element. The ink storage apparatus has at least one ink container defining a storage volume for holding a predetermined volume of printing ink, and the agitator device is arranged within the storage volume of the ink container for agitating the ink.
US09802411B2	Print device and non-transitory computer readable medium A nozzle arrangement of a head portion of a printer includes nozzle arrays arranged in a first direction. Each of the nozzle arrays has nozzles arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. Each of the nozzles is provided to eject liquid. The printer includes a set of liquid passages provided to supply the liquid to the nozzle arrangement. The set of liquid passages has liquid passages interconnected via a communication path. The nozzles in each of the nozzle arrays is connected to a corresponding one of the liquid passages. In selective flushing that is performed a plurality of times, among the nozzles configuring the nozzle arrays, liquid is ejected from the nozzles arranged in a first region adjacent to the communication path.
US09802409B2	Adjustment mechanism and adjustment method An adjustment mechanism is structured to adjust and fix a liquid discharge head in position on a base plate. The adjustment mechanism includes a first plate, a second plate, a pivotable cam, and a first biasing unit. The first plate is changeable in position in a circumferential direction relative to the base plate. The first plate is fixed to the base plate. The second plate is mounted on the first plate movably relative to the first plate in a direction different from the circumferential direction. The liquid discharge head is fixed to the second plate. A first biasing unit biases the second plate toward the pivotable cam in a horizontal direction to prevent the second plate from lifting upward off the first plate. The pivotable cam is operable to move the second plate against an biasing force of the first biasing unit and to locate the second plate.
US09802400B2	Orientation control layer formed on a free top surface of a first block copolymer from a mixture of first and second block copolymers Disclosed herein is a method comprising disposing a first composition comprising a first block copolymer upon a substrate; where the first block copolymer comprises a first segment and a second segment that are covalently bonded to each other and that are chemically different from each other; where the first segment has a first surface free energy and where the second segment has a second surface free energy; and disposing a second composition comprising an second copolymer upon a free surface of the first block copolymer; where the second copolymer comprises a surface free energy reducing moiety; where the surface free energy reducing moiety has a lower surface free energy than the first surface free energy and the second surface free energy; the second copolymer further comprising one or more moieties having an affinity to the first block copolymer; where the surface free energy reducing moiety is chemically different from the first segment and from the second segment.
US09802386B2	Product having plurality of components fixed to each other by adhesive A product includes a first component, a second component and an adhesive. The adhesive fills an interior space that is surrounded by the first component and the second component. The second component comprising an inlet that communicates between an exterior space of the second component and the interior space so as to enable the adhesive to be injected into the interior space. The inlet comprising a tapered portion that narrows from the exterior space towards the interior space.
US09802382B2	Honeycomb structural body and method of manufacturing honeycomb structural body A honeycomb structural body includes multiple cores, at least face sheet, and at least one reinforcement sheet. The multiple cores each have a honeycomb structure, and are bonded to each other with foamed adhesive in a direction in which the number of multiple pores formed by the honeycomb structure increases. The at least one face sheet is adhered to the multiple cores so as to cover the multiple pores. The reinforcement sheet is placed between the multiple cores and the at least one face sheet, at a position where the reinforcement sheet covers the foamed adhesive.
US09802379B2	Method for manufacturing extended content booklet labels A method of manufacturing an extended content booklet label. Sheets are parallel folded to form a spine of a multi-up book log. The book log is overlaminated with an overlaminate to a major web having a longitudinal direction so that the spine is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the web. The major web is continuously moved passed three or more longitudinally aligned cutting elements. Each cutting element cuts deeper than the previous cutting element for progressively slitting the major label web and overlaminated multi-up book log in the longitudinal direction only to form two or more minor webs.
US09802376B2	Process for building tyres and tyre obtained thereby A pair of annular inserts of elastomeric material is circumferentially applied by spiraling around a laying surface of an auxiliary drum. Then a plurality of strip-like elements disposed in parallel side by side relationship with each other in the circumferential extension of the laying surface is applied onto the auxiliary drum, so as to form at least one first belt layer. Respectively opposite end portions of each strip-like element are radially superposed, each against one of the annular inserts, so that each of the annular inserts projects from a respective end edge of the strip-like element. The cap structure formed on the auxiliary drum is coupled to a carcass structure through toroidal conformation of the latter, in such a manner that the radially external ends of sidewall portions previously manufactured on the carcass plies are associated with the axially external ends of the annular inserts.
US09802374B2	Biopolymer sensor and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a biopolymer sensor including providing a biopolymer, processing the biopolymer to yield a biopolymer matrix solution, adding a biological material in the biopolymer matrix, providing a substrate, casting the matrix solution on the substrate, and drying the biopolymer matrix solution to form a solidified biopolymer sensor on the substrate. A biopolymer sensor is also provided that includes a solidified biopolymer film with an embedded biological material.
US09802373B2	Methods for processing three-dimensional printed objects using microwave radiation Objects produced by conventional three-dimensional printing methods are often incompletely consolidated and are not easily repaired. Printing compositions to address this issue can include a solidifiable matrix and a microwave absorber dispersed in the solidifiable matrix. The microwave absorber can be a plurality of carbon nanostructures containing a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched, crosslinked, and share common walls with one another. Methods for processing a three-dimensional printed object can include: providing a three-dimensional printed object formed from a printing composition containing a solidifiable matrix and a microwave absorber dispersed in the solidifiable matrix, and applying a focused input of microwave radiation to the printed object at one or more locations. Applying the microwave radiation heats the microwave absorber at the one or more locations and promotes consolidation of the printing composition within the printed object.
US09802372B2	Methods of forming golf club heads Wood-type golf clubs and/or golf club heads include: (a) a golf club head base member including a face member having a ball striking face; and (b) a polymeric body member engaged with the golf club head base member, wherein the polymeric body member is formed via a rotational molding process (or other centrifugal force inducing molding process) and/or engaged with the golf club head base member via a rotational molding process (or other centrifugal force inducing molding process). The polymeric body member forms at least a portion of a crown member of the club head in some structures.
US09802366B2	Method for manufacturing a plurality of preforms for reinforcing members A method of manufacturing a plurality of reinforcing element preforms, involving the steps of: positioning reinforcing elements on the external surface of a die; assembling the reinforcing elements thus positioned with one another so as to form a textile sleeve with a longitudinal axis and surrounding the die; moving the sleeve longitudinally toward a multi-cavity mandrel having an elongate overall shape, the multi-cavity mandrel having on its external surface a plurality of longitudinal cavities which are distributed, when viewed in cross section, around the periphery of the external surface; forming the sleeve on the plurality of peripheral cavities so that the sleeve conforms to the shape of the multi-cavity mandrel and thus adopts the shape of a set of reinforcing element preforms.
US09802365B2	Hollow wall composite tube, methods of production and uses thereof A hollow wall composite tube for improving performance in sports shafts and lightweight structural members is disclosed that includes: a constituent tube, for forming the wall, that comprises: a flexible core component, for providing an adjustable shape on which to wind or braid filaments or fabric; and an adjustable shape hollow structure, for reducing weight, providing a path for the core to be evacuated, tightly conformed to the core, and tow, braid filaments or fabric, for providing a reinforcing fiber matrix for saturation with epoxy, spirally wrapped, applied or braided on the constituent tube. Methods of producing contemplated composite tubes are also disclosed.
US09802364B2	Systems and methods for construction of an instruction set for three-dimensional printing of a user-customizableimage of a three-dimensional structure Systems and methods for construction of an instruction set for three-dimensional printing of a user-customizable image of a three-dimensional structure are provided. Methods can include receiving user input for customizing an image of a three-dimensional structure, control circuitry constructing an instruction set for the customized image of the three-dimensional structure, and control circuitry rendering the instruction set into a printable file usable by a three-dimensional printer.
US09802363B2	Method for producing object A method for producing an object includes forming and laying N unit layers into which an object is divided, sequentially from a first layer to an Nth layer, using a resin material as a material, or using a resin material for implementing a step, to form the object, the method including performing a discharge treatment at either or both of a timing while forming a unit layer among the N unit layers, and a timing after forming the unit layer, but before starting forming a next unit layer among the N unit layers.
US09802345B2	Injection molding machine for multiple injection operations Injection molding machine comprising at least one first and one second injection unit having a chamber for injecting a plasticized molding material and a piston for advancing a predetermined amount of plasticized molding material along a first axis from the chamber into a cavity of a mold, the machine including a form tool comprised of at least a first tool portion and a second tool portion, a tool cavity being at least partially disposed in the first tool portion.
US09802343B2	Process for foaming thermoplastic elastomers A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation.
US09802338B2	Method for molding tailored composites In at least one embodiment, a molding method for producing a molded article is provided. The method may include introducing polymer and fiber separately into an extruder in a first ratio to produce a first extruded material having a first fiber content and in a second ratio to produce a second extruded material having a second fiber content different from the first fiber content. The method may further include filling a first region of a mold with the first extruded material and a second region of the mold with the second extruded material. The extruded material may be formed as blanks for use in compression molding or may be introduced into an injection chamber for use in injection molding. The method may be used to form molded articles having a plurality of regions having different fiber contents.
US09802334B2	Cutter head assembly for a knife planer A cutter head assembly for a planing apparatus comprises a rotatable cutter head body, at least a first slot and a gib assembly positionable in the first slot to retain a planing knife blade. The cutter head body has a first end, an opposite second end and an outer periphery extending between the first and second ends in a longitudinal direction. The first slot is formed in the outer periphery and extends generally longitudinally. A section of the first slot has at least one profiled side and an opposite knife blade side. The gib assembly is positionable to retain a knife blade in the first slot adjacent the knife blade side. The gib assembly comprises an elongate gib having a section with a shaped leading side and an opposite trailing side. A gib screw is rotatable to move the gib toward the knife blade and clamp it.
US09802330B2	Document production system and method with automated die exchange A media cutting system is disclosed comprising a die cutter including a cutting surface and a plurality of dies stored proximate the cutting surface, a die exchange system including a die storage system configured to support the plurality of dies and a die transport system, and a computer system comprising a controller configured to operate the die transport system and the die cutter. A die exchange system and methods of making and using the die exchange system also are disclosed.
US09802326B2	Sheet glass alignment system The present invention provides a sheet glass alignment system. The sheet glass alignment system comprises: an upper alignment platform and a lower alignment platform (1, 3) which are oppositely located; the upper alignment platform (1) is capable of moving up and down relative to the lower alignment platform (3); the upper alignment platform and the lower alignment platform (1, 3) respectively comprise a plurality of first and second stepped holes (13, 33) penetrating upper and lower surfaces thereof, and each of the first stepped holes (13) comprises a first wide portion (131) facing the lower alignment platform (3) and a first narrow portion (132) connecting to the first wide portion (131), and each of the second stepped holes (33) comprises a second wide portion (331) facing the upper alignment platform (1) and a second narrow portion (332) connecting to the second wide portion (331); first and second sucking discs are respectively installed on the first and the second wide portions (131, 331); a plurality of first and second push rods (19, 39) are respectively inserted into the plurality of first and second stepped holes (13, 33) and capable of moving up and down along axes of the plurality of first and second stepped holes (13, 33) where the plurality of first and second push rods (19, 39) are positioned therein.
US09802325B2	Robotic end effector tool with one piece fixed frame system The present invention is directed to tool arrangement having a one piece frame. The one piece frame that is solid and non-adjustable and includes a back side, front side and one or more extension walls extending away from the front side of the one piece frame. An attachment portion is located on said back side of the one piece frame for connecting the tool arrangement to a robotic arm. The one piece frame has at least three mounting locations formed at predetermine locations on said one piece frame. The at least three mounting locations are predetermined and non-adjustable locations on the one piece frame. The tool arrangement includes a stationary gripper connected to one of the three mounting locations and at least one four point gripper connected to another one of the three mounting locations.
US09802316B2	Compliant touch sensor A sensor that detects contact using compression of a compliant material sandwiched between an electromagnetic signal transmitter and a corresponding signal receiver. Potential applications include inexpensive, robust collision sensors integrated into mobile robot bumpers, and sensors on robot grippers to detect grasping of an object. Deformation of the compliant material in response to contact forces changes the distance between the transmitter and the receiver, affecting the electromagnetic field between them. Changes in this electromagnetic field provide information on the location and magnitude of the contact forces. A transmitter and receiver may form opposing surfaces of a capacitor; the measured capacitance changes as the distance between transmitter and receiver changes. Alternatively, the strength of a received signal may be monitored to detect changing distance between transmitter and receiver. Shielding and signal filtering may be used to mitigate the effects of electromagnetic noise.
US09802314B2	Soft body robot for physical interaction with humans A robot designed for reducing collision impacts during human interaction. The robot includes a robot controller including a joint control module. The robot includes a link including a rigid support element and a soft body segment coupled to the rigid support element, and the body segment includes a deformable outer sidewall enclosing an interior space. The robot includes a pressure sensor sensing pressure in the interior space of the link. A joint is coupled to the rigid support element to rotate or position the link. During operations, the robot controller operates the joint based on the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor. The robot controller modifies operation of the joint from a first operating state with a servo moving or positioning the joint to a second operating state with the servo operating to allow the joint to be moved or positioned in response to outside forces applied to the link.
US09802312B2	Operation command generation device, operation command generation method, non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and process system Provided is an operation command generation device configured to generate an operation command, which is a collection of jobs to be carried out by a process system including a robot based on a protocol chart including a process symbol representing a process to be carried out on a container containing a process subject, the operation command generation device including: a process job generation unit configured to generate, based on the process symbol, a job for causing the process system to carry out the process on the container at a work area; and a transfer job generation unit configured to generate, when the process represented by the process symbol is not a process to be carried out on the same container, a job to transfer the container from the work area to a retreat area after the process represented by the process symbol has been carried out.
US09802305B2	Hand-held power tool device A hand-held power tool device comprises an impact tool unit, an impact detection unit, and a blocking detection unit. The impact tool unit is configured to drive an insertion tool at least partially in at least one of a rotational fashion and a translatory fashion. The impact detection unit is configured to detect at least one impact parameter, such as linear acceleration running at least substantially parallel to a processing axis of the insertion tool. The blocking detection unit is configured to detect at least one blocking parameter, such as at least one an angular acceleration about the processing axis of the insertion tool. The impact detection unit and the blocking detection unit are formed at least partially as one-piece.
US09802301B2	Multi-head rack and pinion driven pulley puller A multi-head, rack and pinion driven pulley puller including a rack and pinion drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a body member, a rack shaft, and a pinion gear, enclosed in the body member in one embodiment. The drive assembly further has a head that is adapted to receive a variety of puller assemblies, including a pivoting jaw puller assembly and a forked plate puller assembly.
US09802300B2	Fastener, installation tool and related method of use A fastener installation tool and related method are provided for installing fasteners in boards. The tool can include a feed mechanism that automatically and sequentially feeds collated fasteners to a nose assembly. The nose assembly can include a guide having an alignment projection extending downwardly from the guide, and configured to engage a board corner and/or side surface, so as to align an angled bore through which fasteners are guided with the board corner and or side surface. The nose assembly can include a magnetic element located adjacent a path on which the collated fasteners are advanced. The magnetic element can exert a magnetic force on an individual fastener, aligning it for precise entry into the angled bore. The nose assembly can include a guide pocket to positively constrain a fastener as it rotates to ensure a desired advancement trajectory. A related method of installation is provided.
US09802281B2	Mass production of individualized medical devices A plurality of individual medical devices is created that define a medical device family. Within the family of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices has at least one dimension that, within an acceptable tolerance, is substantially equal to the same dimension of another of the plurality of medical devices. Thus, for each medical device in the family, another, corresponding medical device has at least one substantially similar dimension. For example, a first medical device may have a first value for a dimension and a second medical device may have a second value for the same dimension that is equal to one of the sum of the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance or the difference between the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance. Thus, each of the plurality of medical devices varies from another of the plurality of medical devices by the acceptable tolerance.
US09802277B2	Tank welding fixture A welding fixture and method allow for both coarse and fine adjustments of headstocks and tailstocks for securing a tank or other cylindrical-like object within a welding fixture. Coarse adjustment is provided by adjusting the headstock and/or tailstock linearly along a rail system. Find adjustment is provided by linearly adjusting a movable table on which the headstock and/or tailstock rest. The headstock and tailstock may also have compression clamping members for securing the tank to the headstock and tailstock. Pipe stands are also provided for supporting the tank before, during, and after the welding process.
US09802256B2	Screw-in tool and tool holder for such a screw-in tool A screw-in tool and a tool holder for such a screw-in tool. The screw-in tool contains a tool head and a tool shank having an outer thread and a supporting region arranged between the tool head and the outer thread. The supporting region is formed by two conical bearing faces having different cone angles.
US09802255B2	Rhombus-shaped reversible cutting insert and support seat therefor An assembly of a generally rhombus-shaped reversible cutting insert and a support seat. Each end surface of the cutting insert has a corner abutment surface adjacent each nose cutting edge, at least one inner abutment surface on one side of a lateral plane, and at least one inner abutment surface on the opposite side of the lateral plane, and each corner abutment surface is located closer to a median plane than its adjacent nose cutting edge. In each index position of the cutting insert on the support seat, only one corner abutment surface is in operative contact with one of a plurality of protruding supporting members of the support seat, and only the at least one inner abutment surface located on the opposite side of the lateral plane from the operative corner abutment surface is in contact with the at least one remaining supporting member.
US09802239B2	Rotary valve system The disclosed and claimed compressed gas system provides for the use of a rotary valve assembly in association with a cupper. A compressed gas system that utilizes a rotary valve assembly uses less gas than a constant flow compressed gas system and is quieter than a compressed gas system that uses valves. The rotary valve is a disk-like body having an opening therethrough. The rotary valve body is disposed within a housing assembly wherein gas may only flow through the housing when the rotary valve body is properly aligned with a space on one side of the rotary valve body.
US09802236B2	Multi-warm forming device and the forming method thereof A multi-warm forming device and the forming method are disclosed. A multi-warm forming device according to one or a plurality of exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include: a lower mold die that is disposed on a bolster for a process and in which a mold mounting portion having at least one space portion is formed at a center thereof; a lower mold that is disposed at an upper surface of a mold mounting portion of the lower mold die, in which a plurality of gas supply passages formed therein in a vertical direction are connected to a gas supply device of an outside through a gas supply line, and a lower forming surface is formed at an upper surface thereof; an upper mold that is mounted on a slider of an upper portion to be able to be moved up and down corresponding to the lower mold at an upper portion of the lower mold die, in which an upper forming surface is formed at a lower surface corresponding to the lower mold, an upper mold face surface is formed at a circumference of the upper forming surface, and a plurality of heating cartridges are mounted inside along the upper forming surface and the upper mold face surface; and a blank holder of which the mold mounting portion is inserted into a penetration hole that is formed corresponding to the mold mounting portion, is able to be moved in a vertical direction by a guide post and a cushion spring that are mounted within the lower mold die, and in which a plurality of heating cartridges are mounted along a holder face surface that restrains a material together with the upper mold face surface at an early stage of a forming process.
US09802233B2	Gold evaporative sources with reduced contaminants and methods for making the same A unique sequence of steps is provided to reduce contaminants along one or more surfaces and faces of gold evaporative sources without deleteriously impacting the structure of the gold evaporative sources. Edges are deburred; contaminants are successfully removed therealong; and surface smoothness is substantially retained. The resultant gold evaporative source is suitable for use in evaporative processes as a precursor to gold film deposition without the occurrence or a substantial reduction in the likelihood of spitting by virtue of significantly reduced levels of contaminants, in comparison to gold evaporative sources subject to a standard cleaning protocol.
US09802227B2	Method of cleaning substrate processing apparatus A spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 250 rpm to 350 rpm (first number of revolutions), and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through a discharge head to a holding surface of a spin base while the upper end of a processing cup surrounding the spin base is placed below the holding surface. Thus, an outer upper surface of the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the holding surface. Then, the spin base is caused to rotate at a number of revolutions of from 350 rpm to 450 rpm (second number of revolutions) higher than the first number of revolutions, and at the same time, a cleaning solution is supplied through the discharge head onto the holding surface. Thus, a partition plate outside the processing cup is cleaned with the cleaning solution scattered from the rotating holding surface.
US09802206B2	Method for producing graphene A dispersion of suspended single-layer graphene, multilayer graphene, and graphite is used. A magnetic field is applied to the dispersion to separate the single-layer graphene from the dispersion. By applying the magnetic field, the single-layer graphene, the multilayer graphene, and the graphite are situated at different locations in solvent by the difference in the diamagnetism strengths of the single-layer graphene, the multilayer graphene, and the graphite.
US09802199B2	Fluorescence detector for microfluidic diagnostic system The present technology provides for a fluorescent detector that is configured to detect light emitted for a probe characteristic of a polynucleotide. The polynucleotide is undergoing amplification in a microfluidic channel with which the detector is in optical communication. The detector is configured to detect minute quantities of polynucleotide, such as would be contained in a microfluidic volume. The detector can also be multiplexed to permit multiple concurrent measurements on multiple polynucleotides concurrently.
US09802194B2	Container for multiple particle/layer separations and particle/layer separation method using the same A separation container includes a separation tube receiving a sample therein, a first sedimentation part connected to an end portion of the tube, a particle in the sample being deposited by a centrifugal or agitating force, and a separating part provided in the tube and including at least one separating layer which selectively opens and closes the tube.
US09802193B2	System and method for capturing and analyzing cells A system and method for capturing and analyzing cells comprising: a fluid delivery module; a reservoir configured to receive a biological sample including a target cell population and at least one fluid from the fluid delivery module; a manifold configured to receive and distribute the biological sample and at least one fluid from the reservoir into a cell capture device; a waste chamber configured to couple to the manifold; and a pump configured to couple to the waste chamber. In embodiments of the system configured to promote further purification of captured cells, the system can further comprise a magnet that enables further separation of captured cells from undesired sample materials. The system can additionally further comprise a heater configured to heat at least one fluid and/or biological sample, and a cell capture device configured to couple to the manifold, in order to facilitate capture of the target cell population.
US09802192B2	Sorting chamber for microscale particles A sorting chamber (1) for sorting first particles (25) from second particles (26) comprising: an internal chamber (7), which is delimited by a base wall (2), a top wall (4), and a spacer (6), set between the base wall (2) and the top wall (4); an internal chamber (7), which is at least partially-delimited by the base wall (2) and top wall (4); two passages (8), which set in communication the internal chamber (7) with the external environment; and a plurality of cavities (9), which are designed to house the first particles (25), are made in the base wall (2) and have openings (10) towards the internal chamber (7) with widths of from 4 to 6 μm.
US09802190B2	Modular computer-controlled multistep chemical processing system for use in laboratory automation or chemical production spanning a plurality of scales A modular laboratory-style computer-controlled system for multistep chemical processing for use in laboratory automation or chemical production is disclosed. The system comprised a plurality of interconnectable electrically-powered controllable chemical process modules having chemical input and output ports and at least one communications interface. Interconnection among the chemical process modules include both chemical flow interconnections for the transport of chemical materials and network interconnections for the transport of communications signals. In some implementations chemical flow interconnections are software controllable.
US09802185B2	Catalyst system The present invention provides a catalyst system capable of catalyzing the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound, which system is obtainable by combining: a) a metal of Group VIB or Group VIIIB or a compound thereof, b) a bidentate phosphine, arsine or stibine ligand, and c) an acid, wherein the ligand is present in at least a 2:1 molar excess compared to the metal or the metal in the metal compound, and that the acid is present in at least a 2:1 molar excess compared to the ligand, a process for the carbonylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound, a reaction medium, and use of the system.
US09802183B2	Diffusion/chemical reaction/spectrometric device for the analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in environmental and geological formation samples An analytical device configured for the introduction of the liquid or solid sample into a sample chamber where it is extracted by a chlorinated hydrocarbon solvent, wherein the extract then passes into a chamber where it undergoes a Friedel-Crafts (FC) reaction.
US09802179B2	Method for processing an edge of catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in exhaust gas denitration apparatus A method for processing an edge of a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in an exhaust gas denitration apparatus, in which an exhaust gas denitration apparatus equipped with a denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in which a corrugated plate-like inorganic fiber sheet and a flat plate-like inorganic fiber sheet, each supporting thereon a denitration catalyst containing a silica sol, titania particles, and ammonium metavanadate as a whole primary denitration catalyst layer, are alternately laminated, the edge of gas inlet side of the denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure having the whole primary denitration catalyst layer is dipped in a denitration catalyst-containing slurry for edge processing composed of a silica sol, titania particles or kaolin particles, and ammonium metatungstate to form a coating layer of the denitration catalyst-containing slurry in the edge of the honeycomb structure, and this is dried and then calcinated to form an edge secondary denitration catalyst layer.
US09802177B2	Metal adsorption acrylic fiber, non-woven fabric, sheet-like product, and uses thereof as metal adsorbent A metal adsorption acrylic fiber wherein the strontium adsorption rate is 85% or more when the strontium adsorption rate is measured using the following measurement method. A strontium adsorption rate measurement method (strontium 0.1 ppm measurement method) involves immersing a metal adsorption acrylic fiber into an immersion fluid, collecting the immersion fluid as a testing solution 24 hours after beginning the immersion, analyzing the quantity of strontium in the testing solution, obtaining the concentration (C1) (ppm) of strontium in the testing solution, creating a contrast solution, analyzing the quantity of strontium in the contrast solution as in the case with the testing solution, obtaining the concentration (C2) (ppm) of strontium in the contrast solution, and calculating the strontium adsorption rate of the metal adsorption acrylic fiber by using the following equation: strontium adsorption rate (%)={(C2−C1)/C2}×100.
US09802175B2	Method of producing hollow particles, method of producing antireflection coating, and method of producing optical element The present invention provides a method of producing hollow particles for reducing light scattering in an antireflection coating. This method includes synthesizing core-shell particles including a core containing an organic compound as a major component and a shell containing an inorganic-based compound as a major component in an aqueous medium, dispersing the core-shell particles in an organic solvent, and preparing hollow particles by heating the core-shell particles dispersed in the organic solvent to remove the core therefrom.
US09802172B2	Compounding device, system, kit, software, and method An exemplary pharmaceutical compounding system and device for mixing materials from at least two distinct material sources can include a transfer set and junction structure that has a junction body, a first inlet port located at a first portion of the junction body, a second inlet port located at a second portion of the junction body, and an outlet port located at a third portion of the junction body. The junction structure can be configured to mix fluid received from both the first inlet port and second inlet port and to deliver the fluid to the outlet port. The junction structure can also include attachment structure located on the junction body and configured to attach the junction structure to the housing of the compounding device at a location downstream of a pump system.
US09802171B2	Compounding device, system, kit, software, and method An exemplary compounding system and method can include a transfer set that includes a manifold for assisting in transferring a plurality of ingredients from supply container(s) to a final container. The manifold can include a first channel in fluid communication with at least one primary ingredient, and a second channel in fluid communication with a plurality of secondary ingredients. The first channel and second channel can be in fluid isolation from each other such that the at least one primary ingredient does not mix with the plurality of secondary ingredients within the manifold. The transfer set can include a plurality of inlet lines in fluid communication with the manifold and two outlet lines configured for connection to two separate pumps and eventually being in fluid communication with the final container.
US09802165B2	3D expanding geometry This invention relates to bubble generation, in particular to microbubble generation in a microfluidic device, which bubbles may be useful as contrasting agents or drug delivery vehicles. The invention further relates to apparatuses, systems and methods for manufacturing said microbubbles, microbubbles produced by such methods and to their uses, e.g. in medical, diagnostic and other such applications. The microbubbles are preferentially formed using a microspray regime.
US09802162B2	Leak testing of a pressure vessel An end cap for a pressure vessel has at least one part for connecting the end cap to a housing. The at least one part comprises a number of recesses. The recesses are arranged to form at least one fluid passage between an inside and an outside of the end cap when the end cap is plugged on the housing. A housing for a pressure vessel has at least one counterpart for connecting an end cap to the housing by engaging a part of the end cap. The at least one counterpart comprises a number of recesses. The recesses are arranged to form at least one fluid passage between an inside and an outside of the housing when the end cap is plugged on the housing. A method for leak testing a pressure vessel and a method for checking a connection between at least one end cap and a housing of a pressure vessel for leak tightness are also described.
US09802160B2	Separation membrane, sheet flow path material, and separation membrane element The present invention provides a separation membrane and a separation membrane element which are capable of exhibiting good water production performance and excellent in handleability and process passage. A separation membrane of the present invention is a separation membrane including: a separation membrane main body having a feed-side face and a permeate-side face; and a permeate-side channel member adhered to the permeate-side face of the separation membrane main body, in which the permeate-side channel member includes a composition containing at least a high-crystalline polypropylene (A) and satisfies the following requirements (a) and (b): (a) a content of the high-crystalline polypropylene (A) in the composition is from 40 to 95% by weight; and (b) the permeate-side channel member has a melting endothermic energy amount (ΔH) of from 20 to 70 J/g.
US09802158B2	Ultrafiltration membrane device, bioartificial organ, and related methods The present invention relates to ultrafiltration. In particular, the present invention provides nanoporous membranes having pores for generating in vitro and in vivo ultrafiltrate, devices and bioartificial organs utilizing such nanoporous membranes, and related methods (e.g., diagnostic methods, research methods, drug screening). The present invention further provides nanoporous membranes configured to avoid protein fouling with, for example, a polyethylene glycol surface coating.
US09802157B2	Diffuser plate for an exhaust aftertreatment module An aftertreatment module may include a housing with an inlet port and an outlet port. A selective catalytic reduction catalyst may be disposed between the inlet port and the outlet port. A diffuser plate may be disposed downstream of the inlet port and upstream of the selective catalytic reduction catalysts. The diffuser plate may include a first section including a first degree of porosity and a second section including a second degree of porosity. The first degree of porosity may be greater than the second degree of porosity.
US09802151B2	Air pollution control system and air pollution control method The air pollution control system including: a flue gas duct through which flue gas flows; a heat exchanger provided to the flue gas duct; a limestone supply device for reducing SO3 in the flue gas supplies CaCO3 to the flue gas flowing in an upstream of the heat exchanger; an upstream SO3 measurement device measures the SO3 in the flue gas flowing in a stream upper than a position where the limestone supply device supplies the CaCO3; and a control device determines a quantity supplied of the CaCO3 based on a relationship between a quantity of the SO3 measured by the upstream SO3 measurement device and a molar ratio of SO3 to CaCO3 and which supplies the determined quantity supplied of the CaCO3 from the limestone supply device to the flue gas duct.
US09802149B1	Sorbent-based atmosphere revitalization system The present invention is a sorbent-based atmosphere revitalization (SBAR) system using treatment beds each having a bed housing, primary and secondary moisture adsorbent layers, and a primary carbon dioxide adsorbent layer. Each bed includes a redirecting plenum between moisture adsorbent layers, inlet and outlet ports connected to inlet and outlet valves, respectively, and bypass ports connected to the redirecting plenums. The SBAR system also includes at least one bypass valve connected to the bypass ports. An inlet channel connects inlet valves to an atmosphere source. An outlet channel connects the bypass valve and outlet valves to the atmosphere source. A vacuum channel connects inlet valves, the bypass valve and outlet valves to a vacuum source. In use, one bed treats air from the atmosphere source while another bed undergoes regeneration. During regeneration, the inlet, bypass, and outlet valves sequentially open to the vacuum source, removing accumulated moisture and carbon dioxide.
US09802144B2	Modular filter system, housing frame part of a modular filter system, filter module and housing module A modular filter system (10) for cleaning of gaseous fluid has at least one housing module (16) with at least one support (18) in which at least one filter element (20) is arranged and at least one duct for the gaseous fluid on the clean side of the at least one filter element (20). At least one housing module (16) has at least one housing frame part (24) which comprises at least one support section (38). The at least one support section (38) is suitable for realizing at least one support (18). The at least one housing frame part (24) has at least one duct section (40). The at least one duct section (40) is suitable for realizing at least one duct or duct part (22). The at least one housing frame part (24) can be applied in the housing module (16) such, that its at least one support section (38) can form at least one support (18) and/or its at least one duct section (40) can form at least one duct.
US09802142B2	Purifier cassette The present disclosure relates to purification cassettes that have reinforcing features. One embodiment relates to a purification cassette with tensions members. A purification system may include a removable cassette defining a media cavity. A set of tension members may span between a first sidewall and second sidewall. The set of tension members can divide the media cavity into a plurality of lanes.
US09802122B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, program and information recording medium Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus, including: an image acceptance section configured to accept an image of an operation inputting apparatus picked up by an imaging section; an operation signal acceptance section configured to accept an operation signal representative of an operation for the operation inputting apparatus from the operation inputting apparatus; and a process execution section configured to execute a process in response to the position of the operation inputting apparatus in the image accepted by the image acceptance section and the operation signal accepted by the operation signal acceptance section.
US09802121B2	Location based gaming system The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive experience to game participants.
US09802120B2	Geographic advertising using a scalable wireless geocast protocol Geographic advertising utilizes a location of a mobile communications device to infer potential interest in a product and/or service. A scalable network protocol is utilized to provide advertisements, coupons, discounts, or the like, to mobile communications devices that are within a select geographic area or areas. A geographically addressed message is formulated based on the location of a potential customer and the content to be provided to potential customer. A message is generated at the time it is sent based on a current location of mobile communications device in the select geographic area. A protocol is utilized that replaces an IP address with a geographic location.
US09802118B2	Game controller with clamp for portable device A game controller for use with handheld game devices, for example smartphones, includes a cradle for holding the smartphone. The cradle is pivotable between an open position, extending from a base of the game controller, and a closed position in which the cradle is about a bottom wall of the base.
US09802111B2	Stroker's aid and method of using the same A device that is configured to be usable to assist a user in moving a cue member (e.g. a pool cue or cue stick) that is sized and configured to strike a ball for a game of pool or billiards can include a stabilizer element, a ring element attached to the stabilizer element, and a rest defining a first aperture along which a cue stick or other cue member is slideable. A method of using the device is configured so that the device can be used for hitting a ball in a game of pool or billiards by sliding a cue member along an aperture defined by the rest.
US09802109B2	Self-stabilizing skateboard An electric vehicle may comprise a board including first and second deck portions each configured to receive a left or right foot of a ride, a wheel assembly disposed between the deck portions and including a ground-contacting element, a motor assembly mounted to the board and configured to rotate the ground-contacting element around an axle to propel the electric vehicle, at least one sensor configured to measure orientation information of the board, and a motor controller configured to receive orientation information measured by the sensor and to cause the motor assembly to propel the electric vehicle based on the orientation information. The electric vehicle may include exactly one ground-contacting element, and the motor may be a hub motor.
US09802105B2	Protective glove having an arched panel A protective sports glove including a vent opening and an arched panel extending upward and over the vent opening. The glove can include a breathable material that extends across the vent opening to provide improved air flow to and from the interior of the glove. The arched panel can arch above the vent opening, and optional breathable material, so as to form a void under the panel, thereby providing impact protection to the wearer's hand while still enabling air to circulate through the vent opening to the wearer's hand. The arched panel can be configured to flex or bend when the hand is brought back toward the wearer's wrist or forearm, yet provide resistance to that backward movement to eliminate and/or reduce the overextension of the hand and wrist.
US09802095B1	Swing training device A swing training apparatus includes an upper line from an upper assembly to a housing of a lower assembly. A first line extendable from the housing may be connected to a sporting implement. A second line extendable from the housing may be connected to the upper line. A first spool, second spool, lever, and pawl are located within the housing. The rotation of the first spool permits the extension of the first line. The pawl is biased to prevent the rotation of the first spool. Tension in the second line cause the rotation of the second spool, causing the lever to engage a portion on the pawl to disengage the pawl and permit extension of the first line. The first and second spools, lever, and pawl are configured to permit the extension of the first line at the proper “release” point during the swing of a sporting implement.
US09802090B2	Golf club head An iron-type golf club head comprising a topline, a sole in opposed relation to the topline, and a front portion extending from the topline toward the sole. The front portion includes a leading edge, a substantially planar hitting region including a face center, and a peripheral region. The peripheral region at least partially surrounds the hitting region such that the hitting region and the peripheral region define therebetween a visually-recognizable hitting region boundary line including a sole-proximate boundary line segment such that when the club head is oriented in a reference position relative to a virtual ground plane, and in a virtual vertical plane perpendicular to the hitting region and passing through the face center, the sole-proximate boundary line segment is vertically spaced above the leading edge by a distance D1 that is no less than 2.5 mm.
US09802088B1	Golf club head A golf ball head includes a head unit and an insertion unit. The insertion unit includes a housing body, an intelligent unit and an encapsulant. The housing body is threaded into an installation hole of the head unit, defines a receiving space, and has a base wall, a surrounding wall, an external thread for threadedly engaging the internal thread, and a recess formed in the base wall. The intelligent unit is received in the receiving space, and includes a circuit board, two charging electrodes disposed on the first circuit board, and a capacitor connected to the first circuit board and the charging electrodes. The encapsulant is received in the receiving space and exposes the charging electrodes.
US09802087B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion and a plurality of weight portions. The plurality of weight portions may include a first set of weight portions and a second set of weight portions. Each weight portion of the first set of weight portions may be associated with a first mass, and each weight portion of the second set of weight portions may be associated with a second mass that is less than the first mass. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
US09802081B2	Bike system for use in rehabilitation of a patient A system for use in rehabilitation of a target patient is provided. The system includes at least two bicycle devices for use by the target patient and a second operator other than the target patient. The at least two bicycle devices each include pedals. At least one of the pedals may have at least one sensor mounted thereon for monitoring operation of the first bicycle device and the target's condition. A servomotor is coupled to the pedals for providing gear-like resistance or pedal assistance for the at least two bicycle devices. A controller is programmed to electrically couple the at least two bicycle devices to each other.
US09802080B2	Group performance monitoring system and method The present invention provides a group monitoring device for monitoring a plurality of individuals engaged in an athletic activity, the device including a display configured to display, during an athletic activity: a metric relating to each of a plurality of individuals engaged in the athletic activity, and a status of a system component used to monitor the athletic activity. The group monitoring device may also include an input configured to allow manipulation of the display.
US09802078B2	High knees exercise apparatus A high knees exercise apparatus includes a base, a driving mechanism, a linkage mechanism and two magnetic resistance. The driving mechanism is located on the base and includes two driving member which is driven swung along arc path. The linkage mechanism is for leading the driving members swung reversely in response to each other. The two magnetic resistance devices are for providing magnetic resistances in accordance with swings of the two driving members respectively.
US09802072B2	Elastic resistant training apparatus and methods An exercise apparatus and method for applying one or more lateral resistive loads to drive, swing and other phases to participants while performing complex motions at low or high speeds to condition one's body to better and more quickly perform physical movements at high speeds. Elastic members may be used to generate resistance emanating from a ground-based or vertically-positioned apparatus. The elastic members may connect to one or more body parts simultaneously. The apparatus may be mechanically designed to fully retract the elastic members into the apparatus to maintain resistance while participants are in close proximity to the apparatus. The apparatus provides a plurality of self-contained elastic members and provides participants the ability to alter the vertical and horizontal positions of each elastic member's emanation point from the apparatus. This provides ability to control applied resistance vectors between the attachment point on the participant and the apparatus.
US09802070B2	Vehicle accessory support assembly A vehicle accessory support assembly for vehicles having a pair of opposed parallel seat rails, the vehicle accessory support assembly comprising a bar having a longitudinal axis, a first end portion and a second end portion, a first grip supported by the first end portion of the bar and configured to grip a first one of the pair of opposed parallel seat rails, a second grip slidably coupled to the second end portion of the bar and configured to grip a second one of the pair of opposed parallel seat rails and at least one support projecting from the bar, the support configured to support a vehicle accessory.
US09802065B2	Escape chute An escape chute, including: an upper straight chute, a lower straight chute, a turning chute, a first rotating axle, and a second rotating axle. The turning chute includes a front section, a middle section, and a rear section. The upper straight chute and the lower straight chute are connected via the turning chute. Each chute includes: a chute base; a guard rail including a top and a bottom; and a handrail. The chute base of the upper straight chute and the chute base of the lower straight chute are connected through the chute bases of the front, the middle, and the rear sections of the turning chute. Each hinge joint between the chute bases of the corresponding chutes is provided with a hinge roller. Each butt joint is provided with a combined pulley.
US09802056B2	Accurate cardiac event detection in an implantable cardiac stimulus device Methods, systems, and devices for signal analysis in an implanted cardiac monitoring and treatment device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In some illustrative examples, detected events are analyzed to identify changes in detected event amplitudes. When detected event amplitudes are dissimilar from one another, a first set of detection parameters may be invoked, and, when detected event amplitudes are similar to one another, a second set of detection parameters may be invoked. Additional methods determine whether the calculated heart rate is “high” or “low,” and then may select a third set of detection parameters for use when the calculated heart rate is high.
US09802048B2	Variable output ramping for an implantable medical device A method, system, and apparatus for providing a stimulation signal comprising a variable ramping portion using an implantable medical device (IMD). The first electrical comprises a first ramping portion. The first ramping portion comprises a first parameter and having a first value. The first electrical signal is applied to a target location of the patient's body. A second electrical signal comprising a second ramping portion is generated. The second ramping portion comprises the first parameter having a second value that is different from the first value. The second electrical signal is applied to a target location of the patient's body.
US09802043B2	Inductive signal and energy transfer through the external auditory canal An inductive coil arrangement is described for an ear canal of a recipient patient. An inner transmitter coil inserts into the ear canal for transmitting a communication signal through the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal. The transmitter coil includes transmission wire loops that lie substantially in a common plane which curves around the central axis of the ear canal conformal to the outer wall of the ear canal. An outer receiver coil is implantable under the skin of the outer wall of the ear canal for receiving the communication signal from the transmitter coil. The receiver coil includes receiver wire loops that lie substantially in a common plane which curves around the central axis of the ear canal substantially parallel to the transmitter coil.
US09802038B2	Implantable lead affixation structure for nerve stimulation to alleviate bladder dysfunction and other indication Anchoring devices and methods for affixing an implanted lead of a neurostimulation system at a target location in a patient are provided herein. Such anchoring devices includes a helical body having a plurality of tines extending laterally outward from the lead when deployed that engage tissue to inhibit axial movement of the implanted lead. The plurality of tines are biased towards the laterally extended deployed configuration and fold inward towards the lead to a delivery configuration to facilitate delivery of the lead through a sheath. The tines may be angled in a proximal direction or in both proximal and distal directions and may include various features to assist in visualization and delivery of the lead. The anchor may be formed according to various methods, including laser cutting of a tubular section along with heat or reflow to set the material with the anchor in the deployed configuration and injection molding.
US09802025B2	Over-the-needle expandable catheter The present disclosure is directed to an over-the-needle (OTN) catheter assembly having an expandable catheter. More specifically, the OTN catheter assembly includes a catheter having an expandable body with a proximal end and a distal end coaxially mounted onto a needle. The body defines a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. Further, the body is expandable between a compressed length and an expanded length. The needle is configured within the lumen of the catheter and has a first length. The first length is longer than the compressed length of the catheter and shorter than the expanded length of the catheter. In addition, the body of the catheter is configured to expand from the compressed length to the expanded length when heat is applied to the catheter such that the distal end of the catheter extends past a distal end of the needle.
US09802023B2	Humidifier A device is provided that humidifies breathing gas. The device has a chamber with an inlet and an outlet. A chemical heater is positioned within the chamber and a trigger activates the heater. The chamber can be a conduit with an inner wall and an outer wall with a reservoir defined therebetween. The chemical heater can be positioned within the reservoir.
US09802016B2	Respiration system Respiration system for non-invasive positive-pressure respiration, with a pressure source providing respiratory gas, with a control and evaluation unit connected to sensors detecting a leakage volume, spontaneous respiration frequency, tidal volume and the inspiration time. The control and evaluation unit I) checks the leakage volume and reduces the inspiratory pressure assistance proceeding to ii) or triggers an alarm and returns to I), ii) checks the frequency and triggers an alarm and returns to I) or reduces or increases the inspiratory pressure and returns to I) or proceeds to step iii), iii) checks the volume and reduces or increases the inspiratory pressure and returns to I) or leaves the pressure assistance unchanged proceeding to step iv), iv) adjusts the time period of the pressure assistance, depending on the inspiration time, the time period being left unchanged if the inspiration time lies in the predefined inspiration time interval, and returns to I).
US09802013B2	Inhaler with a mixing channel for producing an aerosol to be inhaled An inhaler with a mixing channel (1) for producing an aerosol to be inhaled includes an outlet (9) at one end that can be inserted in the mouth of a person in order to inhale the aerosol that is produced; at least one inlet (3) at its other end for drawing air into the mixing channel (1); and at least one injection zone (6) that lies between the inlet (3) and the outlet (9) and forms part of the channel wall. The injection zone (6) has at least one nozzle orifice (10) for supplying a liquid, especially a liquid drug, wherein the inner surface of the injection zone (6) is largely flush at least with that portion of the mean surface curvature (22) of the inner surface of the channel wall (11) that is adjacent to it on the inlet end. A possible height difference (17) between the inner surface of the injection zone (6) and that portion of the mean surface curvature (22) of the inner surface of the channel wall (11) that is adjacent to it is less than 1 mm or at most 100 μm or at most 20 μm.
US09802012B2	Dry powder drug delivery system and methods A pulmonary drug delivery system is disclosed, including a breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, with or without a cartridge for delivering a dry powder formulation. The inhaler and cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, small organic molecules, peptides and proteins, including, hormones such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of disease and disorders, for example, diseases and disorders, including endocrine disease such as diabetes and/or obesity.
US09802010B2	Interproximal drug delivery device This present invention provides a delivery device that could be used to delivery discreet small volume of expensive biotechnology treatments to specific areas of the oral cavity, or other tissues. The present invention also provides a method of using the device disclosed herein to deliver biotechnology treatments and/or therapeutic agents to specific areas of the oral cavity, or other tissues. In one embodiment, the treatments and/or therapeutic agents are delivered to the interproximal area between and around the teeth.
US09802007B2	Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input.
US09802001B2	Dispensing speed control mechanism and injection device The present invention relates to a dispensing speed control mechanism for use in an injection device. The injection device may have a housing (10, 30, 40; 40′; 40″; 40′″) and a drive member (70), which is driven by a power reservoir (100, 100′) and axially movable between a dose setting position, in which the drive member (70) is rotationally constrained to the housing (10, 30, 40; 40′; 40″; 40′″), and a dose dispensing position, in which the drive member (70) is rotationally de-coupled from the housing (10, 30, 40; 40′; 40″; 40′″). The speed control mechanism comprises friction means (42) for retarding the drive member (70) during dose dispensing depending on the axial position of the drive member (70). Further, the invention relates to an injection device with such a dispensing speed control mechanism.
US09801996B2	Drip chamber with hydrophobic interior surface A drip chamber for an infusion tube, including: a first end including a drip tube; a second end including an exit port; and a wall connecting the first and second ends and including an interior surface with a hydrophobic portion. The drip chamber includes a space enclosed by the interior wall and the first and second ends. The hydrophobic portion of the interior surface repels liquid contacting the hydrophobic coating. The hydrophobic portion of the interior surface enables light to refract through the hydrophobic portion and the wall in the same manner as is the case when the hydrophobic portion is not present on the interior surface.
US09801984B2	Sensor with electrical contact protection for use in fluid collection canister and negative pressure wound therapy systems including same A sensor for use in a canister for fluid collection, the canister having a canister top and defining a fluid collection chamber. The sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the first electrode is supported by the canister top, and the second portion of the first electrode is configured to extend into the fluid collection chamber. The second electrode includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion of the second electrode is supported by the canister top, and the second portion of the second electrode is configured to extend into the fluid collection chamber. The sensor also includes an electric circuit configured to detect an electrical property associated with the first and second electrodes.
US09801981B2	Medical device balloons with improved strength properties and processes for producing the same A tubular parison for forming a medical device balloon. The parison is formed of a polymeric material, for instance a thermoplastic elastomer. The parison has an elongation at break which is not more than 80% of the elongation of the bulk polymeric material. The elongation of the parison is controlled by altering extrusion conditions. Balloons prepared from the parisons provide higher wall strength and/or higher inflation durability than balloons prepared from conventional parisons of the same material.
US09801956B2	PSMA-targeted NIR dyes and their uses The present disclosure relates to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted compounds conjugated to near-infra red (NIR) dyes and methods for their therapeutic and diagnostic use. More specifically, this disclosure provides compounds and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with cells and/or vasculature expressing prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), such as prostate cancer and related diseases. The disclosure further describes methods and compositions for making and using the compounds, methods incorporating the compounds, and kits incorporating the compounds.
US09801954B2	Lipid substitution on aminoglycoside based polymers: plasmid delivery, anticancer drug delivery and transgene expression A method to form a lipid-containing aminoglycoside-based polymer, where the method includes reacting an aminoglycoside with a diepoxide to form an aminoglycoside-based polymeric material, and then reacting the aminoglycoside-based polymeric material with an acyl chloride to form the lipid-containing aminoglycoside-based polymer.
US09801952B2	Magnetic nanostructures as theranostic agents The present invention relates to magnetic nanostructures as theranostic agents, which provide dual function as diagnostic and therapeutic agents. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising magnetic nanostructures and their use as targeted therapeutic agents for cancers (e.g., medulloblastoma) and Alzheimer's disease and related diseases and conditions.
US09801947B2	Methods and compositions for enhancing immune response Methods and compositions for enhancing the immune response to an IRM compound by depositing within a localized tissue region an IRM depot preparation that provides an extended residence time of active IRM within the localized tissue region.
US09801945B2	Long-acting polymeric delivery systems Compositions comprised of a delivery vehicle or delivery system and an active agent dispersed within the delivery vehicle or system, wherein the delivery vehicle or system contains a polyorthoester polymer and a polar aprotic solvent. Also disclosed are low viscosity delivery systems for administration of active agents. The low viscosity delivery systems have a polyorthoester polymer, a polar aprotic solvent and a solvent containing a triglyceride viscosity reducing agent. Compositions described include an amide- or anilide-type local anesthetic of the “caine” classification, and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), along with related methods, e.g., for treatment of post-operative pain or for prophylactic treatment of pain. The compositions are suitable for delivery via, e.g., direct application and instillation, intradermal injection, subcutaneous injection, and nerve block (perineural).
US09801941B2	Phenylephrine-containing liquid formulations An oral, aqueous-based, liquid pharmaceutical composition is provided. The composition comprises up to about 45% glycerin and up to about 10% sorbitol wherein the glycerin to sorbitol ratio is about 2:1 to 10:1.
US09801939B2	Compositions and methods for reducing overdose Drug delivery formulations, uses thereof and methods of making same are provided in order to reduce the potential for abuse, misuse or improper administration of an addictive substance or any active substance and to prevent, reduce, inhibit, or delay purposeful or accidental overdose of an active substance by ingesting too many dosage forms at once, for example.
US09801938B2	Use of an agent consisting of antibodies and/or insulin-like growth factor antagonists The present invention relates to the use of a composition selected from the group consisting of antibodies, antibody fragments, insulin-like growth factor antagonists, Toll-like receptor antagonists and mixtures thereof for the treatment or the prophylaxis of certain diseases.
US09801937B1	Method for targeting antigens unique to a tumor A method and system for targeting antigens unique to a tumor site. The method can include a first phase of monoclonal antibodies that bind to the tumor site. A second phase of monoclonal antibodies can be administered that bind to the first phase. A third phase of monoclonal antibodies can be administered that bind to the second phase. The third phase can include radionuclides to allow the tumor site to be imaged. Once identified, a phase of toxins can be administered, resulting in death of the tumor cells.
US09801925B2	Potentiation of glucose elimination Methods related to the treatment of diabetes and improving the efficiency of insulin utilization are provided. The method enables effective control of prandial glucose levels while reducing the risk of postprandial hypoglycemia. In particular, methods of potentiating the activity of endogenous insulin in type 2 diabetics and exogenous long-acting insulin in diabetics requiring basal insulin replacement are provided.
US09801921B2	Use of pertussis toxin as a therapeutic agent The present application relates to the use of a pertussis toxin, and its derivatives, analogs, salts and pharmaceutical equivalents. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating an autoimmune disease by administering pertussis toxin to the individual. In another embodiment, the autoimmune disease is multiple sclerosis. In another embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease by administering pertussis toxin, or a derivative, analog, salt or pharmaceutical equivalent.
US09801920B2	Antimicrobial composition comprising Filobasidium-suppressing agent derived from natural substance The present invention relates to an antimicrobial composition derived from a natural substance. Since the composition effectively suppresses Filobasidium, an organism that has been newly identified as causing dandruff, the present invention can effectively prevent and/or treat seborrhoeic dermatitis and dandruff. Also, since the antimicrobial composition of the present invention includes a natural substance as an active ingredient, little consumer aversion will result. Also, it is expected that the antimicrobial composition of the present invention can be used for developing an antidandruff agent having a reduced content of materials which are typically used as antidandruff agents and the safety of which is questionable.
US09801919B2	Oral compositions containing enhanced antibacterial combinations of antioxidants and extracts of magnolia An oral composition contains an enhanced antibacterial effective amount of an antioxidant and an extract of Magnolia.
US09801913B2	Barrier layer A barrier layer and corresponding method of making provide anti-inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and anti-adhesion functionality for a medical device implantable in a patient. The barrier layer can be combined with a medical device structure to provide anti-adhesion characteristics, in addition to improved healing, non-inflammatory, and anti-inflammatory response. The barrier layer is generally formed of a naturally occurring oil, or an oil composition formed in part of a naturally occurring oil, that is at least partially cured forming a cross-linked gel. In addition, the oil composition can include a therapeutic agent component, such as a drug or other bioactive agent.
US09801910B2	Decellularized pleural matrix The present invention pertains to the development of biologically derived extracellular matrices (ECM) derived from decellularized pleura tissue. Such matrices are useful in many clinical and therapeutic applications, including the repair, reconstruction, sealing, or joining of tissue, tendons, bones, and/or ligaments. In addition, the present invention features methods of making a biologically derived ECM derived from decellularized pleura tissue. The invention further features laminated ECM matrices.
US09801906B2	Oxygen-enabled fluid A colloid or crystalline solution with the addition of poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide particles. The solution is configured to treat a condition of a mammal, including a human individual and an animal including a depletion of hemoglobin and hemorrhagic shock. The solution can be intravenously administered. In some embodiments, the poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide is an aluminum poly-oxygenated hydroxide, such as Ox66™. The poly-oxygenated metal hydroxide may have particles having a diameter of less than or equal to 1 um, and specifically having a diameter of less than or equal to 100 nm.
US09801901B2	Alginate oligomers for use in overcoming multidrug resistance in bacteria The invention provides a method of overcoming resistance to at least one antibiotic in a multidrug resistant bacterium, said method comprising contacting said bacterium with an alginate oligomer together with the antibiotic. The multidrug resistant bacterium may be on an animate or inanimate surface and both medical and non-medical uses and methods are provided. In one aspect the invention provides an alginate oligomer for use together with at least one antibiotic in treating a subject infected, suspected to be infected, or at risk of infection, with a multidrug resistant bacterium to overcome resistance to the antibiotic in said multidrug resistant bacterium. In another aspect the method can be used to combat contamination of a site with multidrug resistant bacteria, e.g. for disinfection and cleaning purposes.
US09801897B2	Delivery of RNA to trigger multiple immune pathways RNA encoding an immunogen is co-delivered to non-immune cells at the site of delivery and also to immune cells which infiltrate the site of delivery. The responses of these two cell types to the same delivered RNA lead to two different effects, which interact to produce a strong immune response against the immunogen. The non-immune cells translate the RNA and express the immunogen. Infiltrating immune cells respond to the RNA by expressing type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines which produce a local adjuvant effect which acts on the immunogen-expressing non-immune cells to upregulate major histocompatibility complex expression, thereby increasing presentation of the translated protein to T cells. The effects on the immune and non-immune cells can be achieved by a single delivery of a single RNA e.g. by a single injection.
US09801887B2	Method of treatment of aggression The invention comprises a method of treatment of aggression and similar behavioral syndromes, such as impulsivity and irritability, by a pharmaceutical agent exhibiting combined D2 and D5 antagonistic activity.
US09801885B2	Transvaginal phosphodiesterase inhibitors for infertility treatment The present invention relates to a new application of phosphodiesterase inhibitors for couple infertility treatment which forms an effective alternative to the invasive assisted reproductive techniques such as conjugal artificial insemination and which consists of the transvaginal administration of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor immediately before and/or after coitus. It also relates to dosage forms suitable for the intravaginal administration of phosphodiesterase inhibitors.
US09801883B2	Use of inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) Disclosed herein are methods for treating a cancer comprising: a. administering a Btk inhibitor to a subject sufficient to result in an increase or appearance in the blood of a subpopulation of lymphocytes defined by immunophenotyping; b. determining the expression profile of one or more biomarkers from one or more subpopulation of lymphocytes; and c. administering a second agent based on the determined expression profile.
US09801870B2	Crenolanib for treating FLT3 mutated proliferative disorders The present invention relates to the use of crenolanib, in a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form for the treatment of FLT3 mutated proliferative disorders driven by constitutively activated mutant FLT3, and to a method of treatment of warm-blooded animals, preferably humans, in which a therapeutically effective dose of crenolanib is administered to an animal suffering from said disease or condition:
US09801865B2	Materials and methods for diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of stress disorders and conditions associated with abeta peptide aggregation The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with accumulation of Aβ peptide in neural tissue. The subject invention also concerns materials and methods for treating and/or preventing stress disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In one embodiment, a method of the invention comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of cotinine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a person or animal in need of treatment. The methods of the invention can be used to prevent and/or treat Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The subject invention also concerns compositions that comprise cotinine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or adjuvant. The subject invention concerns materials and methods for detecting and diagnosing conditions associated with accumulation of Aβ peptide in neural tissue, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, using the chemical cotinine.
US09801862B2	Immunosuppressive treatments, formulations and methods The present disclosure provides inventive methods and formulations for immunosuppressive therapy for dry eye and other related immune mediated eye diseases. The formulations can comprise one or more immunomodulatory drugs such as parenterally administered liposome encapsulated rapamycin and topically administered tacrolimus. Immunomodulatory drugs herein can be formulated and administered to address the causes and/or reduce the symptoms of dry eye and/or other related immune mediated diseases of the eye.
US09801861B2	Antimicrobial substituted thiazoles and methods of use Disclosed are compositions having activity against MRSA and/or VRSA, and methods of using the compositions to treat microbial infections.
US09801854B1	Slow release formulations of cell cycle regulators and anti-cancer agents for local treatment of solid cancer Provided herein are methods for treating cancer of a body cavity, including specifically urinary tract cancer, by way of at least one cell cycle regulator, and at least one anti-cancer drug for local treatment; wherein the therapeutic agents are embedded in, and slowly released from, a biocompatible hydrogel composition.
US09801846B2	Composition comprising EPA and DHA ethylester for parenteral administration Described herein are compositions for parenteral administration that include an aqueous phase and 5 to 30%, by weight, of an oil phase, based on the total weight of the composition. The oil phase comprises the omega-3 fatty acid ethylesters eicosapentaenoic acid ethylester, docosahexaenoic acid ethylester, and mixtures thereof. The composition further comprises at least one anionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant, and less than 0.05% by weight of oleic acid, based on the total weight of the composition. Also described is a method for preparing such a composition as well as such compositions for use as a medicament, in particular for use in treating stroke, sepsis, Alzheimer's disease or cancer. Also featured are methods of treating these conditions by parenterally administering a composition to a patient in need thereof and methods of providing parenteral nutrition to such patients by administering to them a composition as described herein.
US09801840B1	Pharmaceutical composition and use thereof The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition including a therapeutically efficient amount of a compound represented by formula (1), at least an anticancer agent, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention further provides a use of the compound represented by formula (1) for the manufacture of a medicament for treating hepatocellular carcinoma.
US09801833B2	Compositions and methods using tiglic aldehyde Compositions contain a therapeutically effective amount of tiglic aldehyde for at least one of provoking the swallowing reflex of dysphagic patients, decreasing appetite by delaying gastric emptying, reducing body weight gain, or reducing glycemia by improving insulin sensitivity improving mood, memory or cognition. Methods are provided that include administering such compositions.
US09801827B2	Dosage forms for administering combinations of drugs The present invention is directed to dosage forms that can be used in therapeutic methods involving the oral co-administration of a combination of at least two drugs, one of which impairs gastrointestinal absorption and one of which does not. The dosage forms are designed so that the drug impairing absorption is not released into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient until after the drugs that do not impair absorption have been released and substantially absorbed. The invention may be used in treatment of migraine using a combination of triptans and NSAIDs or in the treatment of pain using a combination of NSAIDs and opioid analgesics.
US09801821B2	Stabilized vitamin D formulations The present invention relates to stable solid formulations of vitamin D3 and to processes for preparation of the same. The present invention provides stabilized compositions comprising vitamin D3 at least one lipophilic dispersant, one or more antioxidants, at least one adsorbent and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and further coated with a barrier coating.
US09801817B2	Pouch-like structure with paracrine activity and method for its preparation A pouch-like structure useful for mechanically preventing distension and/or resisting dilation of the heart and for supporting the hearts function by controllable and paracrine support of a failing heart in a mammal, is composed at least partly of engineered tissue with genetically engineered cells other than cardiac myocytes. The genetically engineered cells contain a gene encoding a paracrine factor which is under control of an inducible promoter system or a heterologous promoter system. The preparation of the pouch-like structure may be used for therapeutic, disease modelling, and drug development applications.
US09801814B2	Tube feed packages and methods for using same Nutritional compositions that mimic whole foods and methods of using the nutritional compositions are provided. The nutritional compositions may include an increased number and variety of fruits and vegetables, an increased variety of macronutrient sources and an increased amount of other components that are found in whole foods. The nutritional compositions may also include ethnicity-specific meals and organic ingredients and provide emotional appeal to the patient and/or the patient's caregiver. Methods of administering such nutritional compositions to patients in need of same are also provided.
US09801812B1	Injectable non-aqueous compositions and methods of treating vascular disease An injectable non-aqueous composition and a method of treating a vascular disease, the non-aqueous composition including: chitosan having a particle size of no greater than 50 μm; alginate having a particle size of no greater than 50 μm; and a non-aqueous carrier; wherein upon combination and injection into the vascular system of a subject, the composition causes a diseased portion of the vascular system to be absorbed into surrounding tissue.
US09801808B2	Hair styling compositions comprising latex polymers and wax dispersions Disclosed are hair styling compositions comprising: (a) one or more latex polymers selected from acrylate latex polymers, polyurethane latex polymers, and mixtures thereof; and (b) a wax dispersion comprising: (i) particles having a volume-basis particle size distribution with peaks in the range of equal to or greater than 1 μm up to about 100 μm wherein the particles comprise at least one wax having a melting point of greater than 35° C.; (ii) a surfactant mixture comprising a nonionic surfactant and an ionic surfactant; (iii) an oil gellant; and (iv) water.
US09801796B2	Use of parfumery compounds against hair regrowth A cosmetic composition for reducing fair regrowth from four to seven terpene alcohols and including four sesquiterpene alcohols for reducing hair regrowth.
US09801794B2	Inorganic powder coated with biocompatible polymer, and cosmetic composition comprising same The present invention relates to inorganic powder coated with biocompatible polymer and a cosmetic composition comprising same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an organic/inorganic composite powder in which the rough surface of the inorganic powder is treated with biocompatible polymer, thereby improving dispersibility and feeling of use and to a cosmetic composition comprising said composite powder so as to achieve improved feeling of use and tight adhesion when applied to the skin.
US09801788B2	Drug vial safety device A drug vial safety device, including a cover that is securable to a drug vial is disclosed. The cover at least partially encloses at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial. The cover includes a port having a shape that restricts syringe access to the vial through the port to a syringe shaped to be compatible with the port shape.
US09801784B2	Anaerobic blood storage containers A blood storage container for the anaerobic storage of blood, having enhanced sealing methods and materials for the preservation of stored blood is provided.
US09801778B2	System and method for alerting visually impaired users of nearby objects A system and method for assisting a visually impaired user including an imaging device, a processing unit for receiving images from the imaging device and converting the images into signals for use by one or more controllers, and one or more vibro-tactile devices, wherein the one or more controllers activates one or more of the vibro-tactile devices in response to said signals received from the processing unit. The system preferably includes a lanyard to be worn around the neck of the user such that a first vibro-tactile device is arranged on the right side of the user's neck, a second vibro-tactile device on a left side of the user's neck, and a third vibro-tactile device at the back portion of the user's neck. The vibro-tactile devices are activated depending on a determined position in front of the user of an object and the distance from the user to the object.
US09801769B2	Bedpan system The present application includes a system for separating solid and liquid waste through a bedpan. The system includes the bedpan, a screen member, and a storage member for liquid waste. Liquid waste is passed through the screen within the bedpan and into the storage member. The storage member is externally located outside of the bedpan. The storage member is configured to visual access by a medical professional to permit an ease of measurement and detection of liquid waste collected. The storage member is detachable and can be closed to prevent spillage during transportation.
US09801757B2	Liquid dispensing reservoir This invention provides for a device and methods of dispensing a precise predetermined volume of liquid of discrete drops, vapor, or mist while preventing contamination due to Pull Back and ensuring precision dispensing.
US09801756B2	Intravascular heat exchange catheter and system with RFID coupling A system includes a heat exchange catheter line assembly configured to convey working fluid circulating to and from at least one heat exchange element on an intravascular heat exchange catheter. The system also includes a heat exchange system that itself includes a processor and is configured for fluidly communicating with the heat exchange catheter line assembly to exchange heat with the working fluid. A near field communication (NFC) member associated with the heat exchange system and an NFC element associated with the heat exchange catheter line assembly are also included. The NFC member is configured to provide the processor with a signal representative of whether the NFC member detects the NFC element.
US09801753B2	Vacuum attachment for a penis extension device A connecting device is made available for connecting the distal part of a penis to a penis extension device, wherein the connecting device (1) has an elongate, rigid hollow body (3), which is open at the proximal end and is used for receiving the distal end of the penis and for securing on the penis extension device and, at its distal end, has an opening (31) that is in operational connection to a vacuum pump (4) or can be brought into such an operational connection, and an elastic tubular sleeve (2) which is placed with its proximal area (5) onto the shaft of the penis and which, when the connecting device (1) is in the assembled state, has its distal area (6) enclosing the proximal end of the hollow body (3) and bearing on the outside thereof. This connecting device is characterized in that the wall thickness of the sleeve (2) in the distal area (6) is greater than in the proximal area (5) and/or a three-way valve is arranged between the opening (31) and the vacuum pump (4) and can assume the following positions: i) the interior of the hollow body (3) is connected to the environment, ii) the opening (31) and therefore the hollow body (3) are closed, and iii) the interior of the hollow body (3) is connected to the vacuum pump (4).
US09801750B2	Limb protective covering A limb protective covering (10) includes an elongated sleeve (11) and an adjustable, elastic retaining strap (12). The sleeve has a closed end (15) and an open end (16) opposite the closed end. The sleeve is made of a high performance elastomeric polymer blend, such as a styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) based monolayer elastomeric antistatic film having a coefficient of friction of at least 0.6.
US09801748B2	Devices and methods for facilitating sleeve gastrectomy procedures A gastrectomy device includes an elongated member and a tube. The elongated member has a proximal end and a distal end and defines a longitudinal side window disposed adjacent the distal end. The elongated member defines a first longitudinal channel, a second longitudinal channel, and a plurality of side apertures. The first longitudinal channel is in communication with the longitudinal side window and the plurality of side apertures is in communication with the second longitudinal channel. The tube extends through the first longitudinal channel. An array of lights is associated with the tube to provide illumination. The tube is movable through the elongated member between a first state, in which the tube is disposed within the first longitudinal channel of the elongated member, and a second state, in which a portion of the tube extends through the longitudinal side window of the elongated member.
US09801741B1	Personalized prosthesis and methods of use A personalized prosthesis for implantation at a treatment site of a patient includes a self-expanding mesh or membrane having collapsed and expanded configurations. The collapsed configuration is adapted to be delivered to the treatment site, and the expanded configuration engages the personalized prosthesis with the treatment site. The mesh or membrane is personalized to match the treatment site in the expanded configuration, and has an outer surface that substantially matches the treatment site shape and size. The self-expanding mesh or membrane forms a central lumen configured to allow blood or other body fluids to flow therethrough. Methods of manufacturing and delivery of the personalized prosthesis are also disclosed.
US09801738B2	Liquid cast biodegradable arterial stent Disclosed are liquid cast biodegradable arterial stents and methods for preparing liquid cast biodegradable arterial stents. The typically includes a biodegradable polymer and may include an agent for treating neointimal hyperplasia.
US09801736B2	Alignment device for a prosthetic leg liner pin A prosthetic liner and liner pin alignment device has a support, and a body extending from the support. The body has a cup defining an inner wall surface defining a liner-receiving recess having a longitudinal axis and defining a liner pin-receiving guide hole to a liner pin-receiving pin guide aperture. The liner pin-receiving pin guide aperture has a central axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the liner-receiving recess.
US09801735B2	Modular surgical tool assembly A modular surgical tool that is used to insert instruments into the intervertebral disc space of a patient to measure the height of the intervertebral disc space, to prepare the intervertebral disc space for an implant, and to insert the implant into the intervertebral disc space using a plurality of interchangeable tool ends. Advantageously, this modular surgical tool permits multiple insertion angles.
US09801730B2	Vertebral implants and methods for installation thereof Embodiments herein are generally directed to vertebral implants and implant trials for use with vertebral implant assemblies. In some embodiments, these implants and implant trials may be used in conjunction with corpectomy procedures.
US09801728B2	Tools for implantation and extraction of artificial discs A hand manipulated endoscopic medical device includes a body having a proximal end, which is hand manipulated, a distal end which includes a manipulator, a light emitting device at the distal end, an imaging device at the distal end. A tool for extracting an artificial lumbar disc from between a pair of vertebral plates includes a handle, a member for transmitting force, and a sharpened end, specially configured to be placed between the artificial disc and the vertebral plate. A tool for implanting or explanting a ball to or from an artificial lumbar disc includes a pinion shaft and a pinion shaft enclosure, with a tightening knob at the proximal end of the shaft enclosure and coupled to the pinion shaft, a pinion at the distal end of the pinion shaft, a grappling device at the pinion, and a pair of semi-circular rings.
US09801725B2	Aspirating implants and method of bony regeneration Devices and methods for in situ drawing, filtering and seeding cells from the marrow of surrounding bone into a fusion cage without any of the challenges mentioned above. Various implants and devices with aspiration ports that enable in-situ harvesting and mixing of stem cells. These devices may include spinal fusion cages, long bone spacers, lateral grafts and joint replacement devices. Each device utilizes at least one aspiration port for harvesting of stem cell-containing marrow via aspiration from adjacent bony elements.
US09801723B2	Prosthetic penile implants with tethered rear tip extenders and related methods Rear tip extenders having a tether attached to a collar for penile implants that can be mounted onto a respective cylinder forward of a fluid line (that communicates with a scrotal pump) to prevent full separation or detachment from the cylinder during a revision procedure can be fabricated by molding. The fabrication methods include: providing a mold with a mold cavity configured to define three attached members of defined shapes, including a rear tip extender, a collar and a tether attaching the rear tip extender and collar; and flowably introducing moldable material into the mold cavity to form the collar, rear tip extender and attached tether as a molded assembly.
US09801720B2	Cardiac tissue cinching A method is provided including making an opening (300) through an atrial septum (302) at a septal site (304) at least 5 mm from a fossa ovalis (330). A first tissue anchor (204) is endovascularly advanced to a left-atrial site (306) on an annulus of a mitral valve (310) or a wall of a left atrium (308) above the annulus. The first tissue anchor (204) is implanted at the left-atrial site (306). A second tissue anchor (24) is endovascularly advanced to a right-atrial site (320) on an annulus of a tricuspid valve (207) or a wall of a right atrium (200) above the annulus. The second tissue (24) anchor is implanted at the right-atrial site (320). The left-atrial site (306) and the right-atrial site (320) are approximated by tensioning a tether (22) that passes through the opening (300) of the atrial septum (302) and connects the first and the second tissue anchors (204, 24). Other embodiments are also described.
US09801717B2	Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatus Apparatus for use with a prosthetic heart valve includes a holder, to which the heart valve is releasably attached, and an elongated handle. The handle can be connected to the holder simply by pushing a distal end of the handle straight into a recess in the holder. After this has been done, the holder preferably releasable latches onto the handle, and the handle can also be rotated about its longitudinal axis to transmit torque to the holder (e.g., a rotatable portion of the holder). Rotation of such a rotatable portion of the holder can be used to deflect portions of the valve radially inward. This operation of a rotatable portion of the holder is preferably one-way only. The handle can be released from the holder at any time, and it can similarly be reconnected to the holder at any time.
US09801712B2	Coherent single layer high strength synthetic polymer composites for prosthetic valves Thin, biocompatible, high-strength, composite materials are disclosed that are suitable for use in a prosthetic valve for regulating blood flow direction. In one aspect, the leaflet material maintains flexibility in high-cycle flexural applications, making it particularly applicable to high-flex implants such as a prosthetic heart valve leaflet. The leaflet material includes a coherent single layer and an elastomer, wherein the elastomer is present in the pores of the porous coherent single layer.
US09801705B2	Hernia prosthesis The present invention relates to a prosthesis (200) comprising:—at least one layer of a flexible mesh (1) delimited by a peripheral outer edge (1a), said mesh having a first color, and—at least one layer (2) of porous material fixed to said mesh substantially along the perimeter of said peripheral outer edge, said layer of porous material being recessed at its central part (4), said layer of porous material having a second color, different from said first color.
US09801699B2	Paired templates for placing dental implants and enhancing registration for denture prosthetics attached to the implants A denture is registered and secured to implants with the help of paired surgical-prosthetic implants fabricated based on 3D imaging of the patient's mouth and the denture. The surgical template has guide holes that are located and oriented to guide dental instrumentation forming accurately located and oriented osteotomies for the implants. The prosthetic template conforms to the denture and has guide holes that are located and oriented such that connection holes in the denture can be formed through the guide holes in the paired prosthetic template. The connection holes clear the replacement teeth of the denture and line up with the implants. Attachment elements can be inserted through the connection holes in the denture to secure the denture to the implants.
US09801693B1	Method and system for correlating anatomy using an electronic mobile device transparent display screen Method and system form a correlated view of human or other animal anatomy using at least one transparent display screen associated with an electronic mobile device. The view relates an optical view with other electromagnetic spectrum images with a non-optical electromagnetic image of selected portions of human or other animal anatomy. At least three visible position markers associate with selected positions of a predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy. The disclosure forms a correlated view of the predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy by relating said at least one non-optical electromagnetic image of the at least three visible position markers with a visual image of said at least three visible position markers. The view correlates the size and dimensions of the optical view and non-optical electromagnetic image of the predetermined portion of human or other animal anatomy.
US09801691B2	Devices and methods for protecting the eye from adjacent skin treatments A skin care apparatus suitable for use in proximity to a subject's eyes. The apparatus includes a treatment device and a stimulus device. Upon activation by a user, such as the subject or a technician, a stimulus delivered by the stimulus device causes the subject's eyelid to close prior to the administration of a skin care treatment by the treatment device.
US09801690B2	Synthetic representation of a surgical instrument A synthetic representation of a tool for display on a user interface of a robotic system. The synthetic representation may be used to show force on the tool, an actual position of the tool, or to show the location of the tool when out of a field of view. A three-dimensional pointer is also provided for a viewer in the surgeon console of a telesurgical system.
US09801685B2	Connection method for MEMS navigation unit for computer-assisted surgery A computer-assisted surgery (CAS) navigation assembly comprises a micro-electromechanical sensor (MEMS) navigation unit having one or more MEMS to provide at least orientation data. A support receives the MEMS navigation unit therein, the support being adapted to be mounted on the instrument in a fixed orientation relative to established navigated features of the instrument. At least two mating ball-in-socket features are disposed between the MEMS navigation unit and the support at opposed ends thereof for releasably engaging the MEMS navigation unit in precise orientational alignment within the receptacle, the at least two mating ball-in-socket features comprising catches aligned along an axis extending between the opposed ends, at least one of the catches being a biased catch. A method of connecting a MEMS navigation unit with a mating support fixed to a CAS instrument navigated by the CAS system is also provided.
US09801682B2	Methods and devices for diastolic assist The devices and method described herein allow for therapeutic damage to increase volume in these hyperdynamic hearts to allow improved physiology and ventricular filling and to reduce diastolic filling pressure by making the ventricle less stiff. For example, improving a diastolic heart function in a heart by creating at least one incision in cardiac muscle forming an interior heart wall of the interior chamber where the at least one incision extends into one or more layers of the interior heart wall without puncturing through the interior heart wall and the incision is sufficient to reduce a stiffness of the interior chamber to increase volume of the chamber and reduce diastolic filing pressure.
US09801681B2	Catheters and methods for intracardiac electrical mapping A method and system capable of identifying ectopic foci, rotors, or conduction pathways involved in reentrant arrhythmias within cardiac tissue, and then treating identified ectopic foci, rotors, and/or pathways with either lethal or sub-lethal temperatures. The system includes a medical device having one or more mapping elements and one or more treatment elements, and a computer programmable to identify ectopic foci and rotors based at least in part on signals received from the one or more mapping elements at one or more locations.
US09801675B2	Treatment assembly, treatment device and manufacturing method of treatment device A treatment assembly includes: a probe which includes a treatment section at a distal end portion thereof; an inner tube which includes a distal end and into which the probe is inserted in a state that the treatment section of the probe protrudes toward a distal end side with respect to the distal end; an opening which is provided in a side surface of the inner tube and which allows an inner side of the inner tube to communicate with an outer side of the inner tube; a support section which is arranged on the inner side of the inner tube from the outer side of the inner tube through the opening and which is configured to support the probe with respect to the inner tube; and an outer tube which covers the outer side of the inner tube and which is configured to fix the support section.
US09801671B2	Fixation assembly with multiple sections for securing parts of a sternum A fixation assembly for securing parts of a sternum has a first section having a first attachment structure for securing the first section to a first sternum part. The fixation assembly includes a second section having a second attachment structure for securing the second section to a second sternum part. A mating arrangement is provided defining a mating direction and a predetermined relative position between the first and second sections in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. At least one holding member is provided for detachably holding the first and second sections in an abutting relationship in the predetermined relative position. This may be achieved in one variant by simultaneous engagement of the first and second sections substantially along the mating direction.
US09801669B2	Bone plate A bone plate includes a first through hole extending through the plate along a first longitudinal axis from a proximal surface of the plate to a bone-facing distal surface thereof which, when the plate is placed on a target portion of bone in a desired orientation, faces the bone. An outer wall of the first through hole includes three wall sections provided with projections for receiving a screw head of a bone screw. The three wall sections are straight or convex.
US09801667B2	Instruments, tools, and methods for presson pedicle screws Instruments, tools, and methods assist in assembling components of a surgical construct, for example, a press-on rod to a pedicle screw. A includes an elongate driving rod having a distal tip adapted to engage and transfer a rotational force to a surgical screw and a driver connection at a proximate end thereof, a first elongate shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and a generally U-shaped channel adapted to receive the elongate driving rod therein, and a retention mechanism to retain the elongate driving rod in the generally U-shaped channel. A tool includes an elongate hollow rod having a collapsible distal tip, an elongate shaft slidingly disposed within the elongate hollow rod, the elongate shaft having a distal end comprising a driving feature, and a locking mechanism to prevent the distal end of the elongate shaft from being inadvertently removed from the distal tip of the elongate hollow rod.
US09801664B2	Hook with rotating saddle and rotatable mono axial pedicle screw Disclosed herein are a hook with rotating saddle and a rotatable mono axial pedicle screw. In an embodiment, the disclosed hook may include at least one body comprising a hook member and a saddle member. The hook member and saddle member may be rotatably mounted to one another so as to rotate with respect to each other only about a common axis, and the saddle member may be configured for connection to an end of a connecting member. A surgical screw system may include receiver and screw members engagable with one another such that when engaged, only rotation of the receiving member about the longitudinal axis of the screw member and restrain against substantially all other translational or rotational movement.
US09801662B2	Spinal stabilization system A spinal stabilization system includes a connecting rod and a bone screw. The connecting rod includes an elongate rounded section, an elongate head portion, and a neck portion connecting the elongate rounded section with the elongate head portion. The bone screw includes a head portion defining a slot, a shank extending longitudinally from the head portion, and a set screw configured to secure the connecting rod in the slot. The slot includes a leading end portion configured to receive the elongate rounded section of the connecting rod and a trailing end portion configured to threadably engage the set screw, wherein the slot is flared such that elongate rounded section of the connecting rod is pivotable about the leading end portion of the slot.
US09801653B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous intravascular access and guidewire placement A device for allowing passage of a guidewire from a primary blood vessel to an adjacent secondary blood vessel includes a main body having a primary lumen and a secondary lumen, and a piercing member disposed in the secondary lumen, and configured to be moved distally out of the secondary lumen, and to pierce through tissue while being distally moved. A third lumen located within the piercing member is configured to allow placement of a guidewire from the primary blood vessel to the adjacent secondary blood vessel. In one embodiment, the secondary lumen is configured to allow articulation of the distal end of the piercing element. The piercing member has a sharp point on one end to facilitate cutting a small communicating aperture from the primary blood vessel to the secondary blood vessel.
US09801644B2	Clot retrieval system Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a deployable basket. The basket may include a proximal portion comprising proximal cells defined by a plurality of basket strips and a distal portion comprising a plurality of distal braided mesh openings formed by a plurality of woven linear strands. The proximal and distal portions may overlap with the distal portion being in the proximal portion interior. The distal braided mesh openings may be smaller than the proximal cells when the device is in the relaxed state. Methods of using and making the devices are also described.
US09801639B2	Lateral spondylolisthesis reduction cage An intervertebral fusion device comprising inferior and superior fusion cage devices that provide an ability to correct spondylolisthesis via in-situ adjustment.
US09801638B2	Multi-component detachable jaw tools and methods of using and making same Provided is a jaw tool formed from two separable units and which includes a fastening device that attaches the two units together when the jaw tool is in use and which may automatically separate the units after the device performs its function such as clamping and/or cutting. Also provided is a jaw tool having a cutting blade wherein the contours of the device are shaped so that force is concentrated on the cutting bade when the device is closed. The jaw tool may be manufactured from a single injection molded-component that is used in duplicate to form the jaw tool. The jaw tool may be used in various applications in which it may be beneficial to simultaneously clamp and cut an object, such as various medical applications including vascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and placental.
US09801633B2	Surgical fastening device and method A fastening device, comprising an inner tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end and at least one fastener positioned within the inner tube and adapted to advance linearly towards the distal end of the inner tube, and an advancing element which converts rotational motion to linear pushing force on the fastener. In some embodiments of the invention, at least one fastener is adapted to not rotate at all or to rotate at a rate not necessarily the same as any other fasteners or any other elements during linear advancement.
US09801632B2	Mesh dispenser A dispensing device configured to operate with an adhesive backed mesh and backing film for tissue bonding is disclosed. The dispensing device provides for low-friction, low force pay-out of a desired length of an adhesive backed mesh to a wound site. The device prevents or eliminates distortion of the mesh prior to application to the wound site, and includes means for reducing or eliminating binding during use. The dispensing device is configured to operate in a “forward” mode (substrate to which mesh is applied passes beneath applicator after mesh is applied) to provide essentially an unobstructed view of the wound site during use.
US09801630B2	Methods and devices for reinforcing a staple line Adjunct material and methods of using adjunct material to reinforce tissue in proximity to a staple line are provided herein. In general, the adjunct material can be used to maintain a seal in tissue, such as lung tissue, and prevent stapled tissue from tearing. This adjunct material can be coupled to a jaw of a surgical stapler, and can be deployed into tissue along with the staples. In some embodiments, the adjunct material can comprise an outer material encompassing an inner, hydrophilic swellable material. The outer material can be selectively dissolvable and/or absorbable. When the outer material is punctured by staples or otherwise penetrated, moisture is passed to the inner material which then swells and expands to transition to a predetermined shape to seal the tissue and prevent leaks from forming in the tissue. Portions of the inner material around the staple line can transition to a large radius.
US09801629B2	Locking shipping wedge A locking shipping wedge is provided and generally includes a body portion having an elongate transverse member projecting from the body portion which is engageable with a drive assembly of a loading unit. A locking mechanism is provided on the body portion of the shipping wedge which is engageable with locking structure movably mounted within the loading unit.
US09801628B2	Surgical staple and driver arrangements for staple cartridges An end effector and a staple cartridge are disclosed. The staple cartridge includes an array of staples in which at least one staple is angularly-oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the staple cartridge. The angled staple(s) provide longitudinal flexibility to the stapled tissue. Additionally, the staple cartridge and/or the end effector are configured to provide variable degrees of compression to tissue. For example, the compression of tissue before, during and/or after stapling can be optimized.
US09801625B2	Knotless tensionable suture construct for tissue reattachment Apparatus and methods for tissue fixation/attachment/reattachment using a knotless tensionable suture construct. The knotless tensionable suture construct is a self-tensioning suture loop that can be tensioned and retensioned after the repair and can be cycled few times. The self-tensioning suture loop is formed of: (i) a simple metal surgical needle with a thin loop off the base of it to allow suture to slide through it; (ii) a single strand of surgical suture which can be of various sizes and colors; (iii) a large knot which is tied to create a large bulge to fix the construct to the device (this can be a knot or secondary piece of material, like a button); (iv) a splice formed by the single strand of suture going back through itself, the splice locking the suture in place; and (v) a suture tail that is pulled to reduce the loop size of the construct and tension the repair.
US09801622B2	Expandable needle suture apparatus and associated handle assembly with rotational suture manipulation system A surgical suturing device (10) having an axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end is operable to move a suture (32) through body tissue (34). A handle assembly (110) is coupled to an elongated shaft (14) having a hollow configuration. An actuating rod (16) is disposed to extend between the handle assembly (110) and the shaft (14). A thumb actuation assembly is coupled to a proximal end of the actuating rod (16) for moving the rod both axially and rotationally. A needle assembly (2) at the distal end of the actuating rod (16) is movable with the actuating rod (16) between an extended state and a retracted state and at various angular orientations.
US09801615B2	Quantitative elastography with tracked 2D ultrasound transducers A method is described for acquiring 3D quantitative ultrasound elastography volumes. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a 2D ultrasound transducer to scan a volume of tissue through which shear waves are created using an external vibration source, the synchronized measurement of tissue motion within the plane of the ultrasound transducer with the measurement of the transducer location in space, the reconstruction of tissue displacements in time and space over a volume from this synchronized measurement, and the computation of one or several mechanical properties of tissue from this volumetric measurement of displacements. The tissue motion in the plane of the transducer may be measured at a high effective frame rate in the axial direction of the transducer, or in the axial and lateral directions of the transducer. The tissue displacements over the measured volume may be interpolated over a regular grid in order to make the computation of mechanical properties easier.
US09801614B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, ultrasound image processing method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image acquirer, an evaluation target determiner, a disease progression score calculator, a selector, and a display controller. The ultrasound image acquirer acquires ultrasound image signals of a plurality of frames. The evaluation target determiner analyzes the ultrasound image signal of each frame and determines the frame to be an evaluation target frame when the ultrasound image signal includes a target image section depicting a joint. The disease progression score calculator calculates, for each evaluation target frame, a disease progression score quantifying disease activity using an ultrasound image signal of the target image section included in the ultrasound image signal of the evaluation target frame. The selector selects at least one disease progression score in accordance with a predetermined numerical process. The display controller controls the display to display the selected disease progression score and an ultrasound image of a corresponding frame.
US09801612B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound probe including a transducer array, and a back unit connected to the ultrasound probe by wireless communication and generating an ultrasound image based on reception signals outputted from the transducer array, the ultrasound probe including a middle unit connected to the back unit by wireless communication and a front unit detachably connected to the middle unit and including the transducer array, and the front unit having a transmission driver that supplies drive signals to the transducer array and causes the transducer array to transmit an ultrasonic beam and a preamplifier that amplifies reception signals outputted from the transducer array.
US09801605B2	Detection apparatus for detecting photons taking pile-up events into account The invention relates to a detection apparatus (12) for detecting photons. The detection apparatus comprises a pile-up determining unit (15) for determining whether detection signal pulses being indicative of detected photons are caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event, wherein a detection values generating unit (16) generates detection values depending on the detection signal pulses and depending on the determination whether the respective detection signal pulse is caused by a pile-up event or by a non-pile-up event. In particular, the detection values generating unit can be adapted to reject the detection signal pulses caused by pile-up events while generating the detection values. This allows for an improved quality of the generated detection values.
US09801603B2	Method and apparatus for detecting dental caries and X-ray imaging apparatus The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting dental caries and an X-ray imaging apparatus and, more particularly, a method and apparatus for detecting dental caries and an X-ray imaging apparatus that can automatically detect occurrence and the degree of progress of caries by processing dental X-ray images.
US09801601B2	Method and system for performing multi-bone segmentation in imaging data A computer implemented method for performing bone segmentation in imaging data of a section of a body structure is provided. The method includes: Obtaining the imaging data including a plurality of 2D images of the section of the body structure; and performing a multiphase local-based hybrid level set segmentation on at least a subset of the plurality of 2D images by minimizing an energy functional including a local-based edge term and a local-based region term computed locally inside a local neighborhood centered at each pixel of each one of the 2D images on which the multiphase local-based hybrid level set segmentation is performed, the local neighborhood being defined by a Gaussian kernel whose size is determined by a scale parameter (σ).
US09801600B2	X-ray phase-contrast imaging Systems and methods for X-ray phase-contrast imaging (PCI) are provided. A quasi-periodic phase grating can be positioned between an object being imaged and a detector. An analyzer grating can be disposed between the phase grating and the detector. Second-order approximation models for X-ray phase retrieval using paraxial Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction theory are also provided. An iterative method can be used to reconstruct a phase-contrast image or a dark-field image.
US09801586B2	Device for the, in particular, transperineal examination of patients Apparatus for the, in particular, transperineal examination of patients, consisting of two leg holders (1) arranged symmetrically in relation to the longitudinal axis of the patient, wherein the leg holders (1) have arranged between them a carriage (2) which runs parallel to the center plane of the patient and can be displaced, and arrested, in the direction of the longitudinal axis and, at its patient end, has a frame (3) which is oriented perpendicularly to the displacement direction and is suitable for accommodating a grid (4) and/or a targeting device or an NMR coil.
US09801579B2	Arousal-level determining apparatus and arousal-level determining method An arousal-level determining apparatus includes a generating unit, a calculating unit, an identifying unit, and a determining unit. The generating unit generates heartbeat-interval variation data, which indicates changes in heartbeat interval, on the basis of heartbeat signals indicating subject's heartbeats. The calculating unit applies a band-pass filter, which allows passage of a certain range of frequencies, to each frequency band in the heartbeat-interval variation data while changing the frequency band, and calculates spectral density with respect to each frequency band applied with the band-pass filter. The identifying unit identifies a feature point corresponding to a spectral density peak in the calculated spectral densities in the frequency bands. The determining unit determines subject's arousal level on the basis of the identified feature point.
US09801574B2	Techniques to improve polyurethane membranes for implantable glucose sensors The invention provides an implantable membrane for regulating the transport of analytes therethrough that includes a matrix including a first polymer; and a second polymer dispersed throughout the matrix, wherein the second polymer forms a network of microdomains which when hydrated are not observable using photomicroscopy at 400× magnification or less. In one aspect, the homogeneous membrane of the present invention has hydrophilic domains dispersed substantially throughout a hydrophobic matrix to provide an optimum balance between oxygen and glucose transport to an electrochemical glucose sensor.
US09801568B2	Gait pattern analysis for predicting falls A method for acquiring gait parameters of an individual is disclosed. The method includes capturing calibration images from foot marker placed on feet or shoes of an individual while an individual is standing still, the calibration images are obtained from a camera worn by the individual, capturing subsequent time-varying images from the foot markers while the individual is walking, and comparing the calibration images to the subsequent time-varying images by a processing unit that is coupled to the camera to determine changes between the initial relative image size of the foot markers and the time-varying images of the foot markers as a function of time to analyze gait of the individual.
US09801562B1	Cardiac monitoring and diagnostic systems, methods, and devices The disclosure herein provides cardiac monitoring and diagnostic system, methods, and devices. A cardiac diagnostic system for detecting potential indicators of cardiac disease comprises: a cardiac monitoring device comprising at least one electrode configured to detect an analog electrical cardiac signal of a user; a cardiac signal filter configured to convert the analog electrical cardiac signal to digital electrocardiogram data; an atypical cardiac sequence detector configured to detect atypical cardiac patterns in the electrocardiogram data that are potentially indicative of cardiac disease; and a notification transmitter configured to generate an alert when a detected atypical cardiac pattern is determined to be indicative of cardiac disease.
US09801553B2	System, method, and computer program product for the real-time mobile evaluation of physiological stress A system is disclosed including a measuring device comprising sensors configured to collect data from a user based on the sensor being at least one of in contact with and proximate to a section of skin of the user, a stress feature analyzer configured to determine a cardiovascular activity feature of the user, a skin conductance feature of the user, movement of the user, and skin temperature of the user based on the data collected with the measuring device, and a stress classifier configured to classify and report stress experienced by the user based on at least one of one feature selected from the cardiovascular activity feature and the skin conductance feature, and two features including a combination of the cardiovascular activity feature and the skin conductance feature, wherein when the skin temperature of the user exceeds a defined threshold, the stress classifier ceases to classify the stress experienced by the user. A method and a non-transitory processor readable storage medium are also disclosed.
US09801546B2	Systems for and methods of diagnosing and treating a sacroiliac joint disorder Aspects of the present disclosure involve a method of diagnosing and treating a sacroiliac joint of a patient comprising: a) delivering a first member into the ilium via a first posterior approach; b) delivering a second member into the sacrum via a second posterior approach; and c) diagnosing an ailment of the sacroiliac joint by: manipulating the first member relative to the second member; or identifying joint movement via a sensor positioned in or near the sacroiliac joint.
US09801544B2	Monitor subject monitoring device and method, and monitor subject monitoring system Disclosed are a monitor subject monitoring apparatus, a monitor subject monitoring method, and a monitor subject monitoring system configured to determine a first body state of a subject, based on an image data of the subject, and to determine a second body state of the subject, based on physiological data of the subject, wherein the subject monitoring apparatus, the subject monitoring method and the subject monitoring system are operable, when it is determined that one of the first and second body states of the subject is not abnormal, to re-perform a corresponding one of the determinations, and then determine whether or not a notification indicating that the subject is in an abnormal state should be issued, based on a result of the re-performed determination about the one of the first and second body states.
US09801543B2	Hand-held medical-data capture-device having detection of body core temperature by a microprocessor from a signal from a digital infrared sensor on a separate circuit board with no A/D converter and having interoperation with electronic medical record static IP address system In one implementation, an apparatus estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point is described, estimates temperature from a digital infrared sensor and determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer, or determines vital signs from a solid-state image transducer and estimates body core temperature from an infrared measurement of an external source point using a cubic relationship between the body core temperature and the measurement of an external source point; after which the estimated and/or determined information is transmitted to an external database.
US09801540B2	Self-illuminated handheld lens for retinal examination and photography and related method thereof System and method directed towards providing full and even illumination of a patient's retina through lighting integrated into a handheld fundus lens. By integrating the lighting, the method and system reduces and even eliminate many lens artifacts and reflections. By increasing the accuracy, quality, and field of view 10 afforded during clinical examination of the retina, the method and system will allow practitioners to make more accurate diagnoses and will increase safety during retinal surgical procedures.
US09801533B2	Healing components for use in taking impressions and methods for making the same The present invention provides a healing abutment for attachment to a dental implant with marking locations thereon. The marking locations either lack or have markers that provide a binary code system for retrieving unique information about the healing abutment and the underlying implant.
US09801532B2	Medical instrument A medical instrument for endoscopic procedures that is provided with a hollow shaft, such that at least two channels are configured in the shaft and the channels can be coupled on the proximal end with supply conduits. To create a medical instrument of the aforementioned type which is of simple structure and ensures secure connect ability, it is proposed according to the invention that the proximal end of at least one first channel positioned in the shaft and the distal end at least one supply conduit that is to be coupled with this first channel are configured with respect to their geometric structural design in such a way that this first channel and the corresponding supply conduit can be coupled only with one another.
US09801530B2	Endoscope apparatus and image pickup control method thereof An endoscope apparatus, comprising: an image pickup device; a detection device that detects whether or not an image region at which a part of an object region is edged along a direction parallel to the scan lines in a state that is different to a case where a plurality of the scan lines are simultaneously exposed exists in a frame image due to differences of exposure timings for each of the scan lines based on an image feature amount in the frame image that is obtained from the image data for each of the scan lines that is outputted from the image pickup device; and an exposure control device that lengthens an exposure time of each of the scan lines by the image pickup device in comparison to a case where the detection device does not detect the image region, if the detection device detects the image region.
US09801528B2	Guidewire [Problem] To provide a guidewire that has good operability and that can perform procedures efficiently.[Solution to Problem] A guidewire is for guiding insertion of a medical appliance into a subject. The guidewire includes an inserting portion and an observation optical system. The inserting portion has a first part and a second part that has higher flexibility than the first part, and the inserting portion is to be inserted into the subject. The observation optical system is provided to the inserting portion, and the observation optical system is provided for observing inside the subject.
US09801526B2	Minimally invasive surgical system A surgical instrument is inserted through a guide tube. A telemanipulation system moves the distal end of the surgical instrument in all six Cartesian degrees of freedom independently of any guide tube movements.
US09801524B2	Dishwasher comprising a liquid/gel detergent dosing unit The present invention relates to a dishwasher comprising a body; a washing cabin that is disposed on the body and wherein the washing process is performed; a door that almost completely closes the washing cabin and that has a closed position perpendicular to the floor and an open position almost parallel to the place where access to the washing cabin is provided, and a dosing unit that is disposed on the door, wherein the liquid/gel detergent can be filled and that enables the detergent to be transferred to the washing cabin during the washing process.
US09801523B2	Spray device assembly for dishwasher appliance A spray device assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided including an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube extends along an axial direction and defines an outer tube orifice extending along a length of the outer tube. The inner tube also extends along the axial direction and is rotatably positioned at least partially within an opening of the outer tube. Moreover, the inner tube defines an inner tube orifice extending along a length of the inner tube. The outer tube orifice and inner tube orifice together define a nozzle where the outer tube orifice and the inner tube orifice overlap, the nozzle configured to move along the outer tube orifice as the inner tube and the outer tube are rotated relative to one another.
US09801519B2	Stain treatment and removal A package for delivering a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned includes a sealed packet having a cleaning solution therein with at least a portion of an outer lower surface thereof having at least one weakened, frangible area that is adapted to rupture when a predetermined pressure is applied to an upper surface of the packet. The cleaning solution in the packet can be discharged through the frangible areas when the packet is positioned on a surface and the predetermined pressure is applied to the packet to rupture the packet.
US09801514B2	Vacuum cleaner filter housing A vacuum cleaner includes a motor housing, a motor and fan assembly in communication with the motor housing, a housing forming a receptacle in fluid communication with the motor housing, and a filter assembly removably insertable into the receptacle. The filter assembly includes a filter supporting a filter. The filter assembly further includes a seal and a lock member movable relative to the tray between a locked position and an unlocked position. Movement of the lock member to the locked position engages the seal with the housing when the filter assembly is inserted in the receptacle.
US09801509B2	Toilet A toilet comprises a toilet body. A water inlet end is disposed at a side of the toilet body. The water inlet end is connected to a water inlet pipe. The toilet body has a frame top, and a groove is formed downwardly along the frame top. A water outlet end is disposed on a bottom of the groove. The water outlet end is connected to a discharge pipe. A frame seat portion is formed at a top of a urinal. A flow deflector is extended downwardly from a back end of the frame seat portion. The frame seat portion is covered onto the frame top, and a front end of the frame seat portion is pivotally connected to a front end of the frame top of the toilet abody.
US09801508B1	Hidden hinge toilet seat and lid with water and electrical access A hidden hinge system for raising and lowering a toilet seat or toilet lid is disclosed. In one embodiment, each hinge includes a curved support with a smooth, easy to clean surface. The curved support is connected to a lever and the lever is connected to a hinge assembly. We disclose embodiments in which both the lever and the hinge assembly are enclosed within a toilet housing to improve cleanliness. We further disclose embodiments in which the curved supports are hollow and which contain electrical wiring, water, and gases. Controller and proximity sensors which modulate the raising and lowering of the toilet seat and toilet lid are also disclosed and claimed herein.
US09801506B2	Wet/dry sheet dispenser with dispensing cup A wet/dry sheet dispenser. The dispenser has an elongate refill which holds a liquid and fits into a complementary base. Liquid is selectively dispensed from the refill by longitudinal activation of a pump. The pump may be disposed on either the refill or base. Liquid flows from the refill, upwardly to a dispensing cup. The user may then, optionally, take a sheet and wet it with liquid from the cup at the point of use. This arrangement allows for convenient and selective one hand pump operation, so the other hand is free to grasp the sheet. The sheet may be used wet or dry as desired at the point of use.
US09801501B1	Tray holder A tray holder apparatus that includes a frame on which a coffee maker may rest and a compartment into which a tray may be slid. The tray that slides into the frame is adaptable for receiving and displaying single serving beverage packages. A portion of the frame rolls over a countertop while the remaining portion of the frame rolls over a base of the tray holder apparatus. The tray may be slid in and out of the frame while the frame remains stationary above the base or while the frame is slid out from the base.
US09801496B1	Expandable barbeque grill grate An expandable barbeque grill grate especially adapted for use in connection with different size barbeque grills and having a pair of coplanar plates with each of the plates including a frame with multiple parallel fingers extending from the grate frame with the fingers of one grate alternately interleaved with the fingers of the other grate and the sidewalls of adjacent fingers being in close face contacting relation and angularly disposed with respect to the horizontal plane of the barbeque grill grate.
US09801494B2	Capsule adapter and system using said capsule adapter A capsule adapter (1) is described, for use in a beverage producing machine. The capsule adapter comprises: a capsule receptacle (3) for housing a capsule (C) and having an apertured bottom wall (3B); a first piercer (19) arranged in the capsule receptacle (3); a cover (5) for closing the capsule receptacle (3), the cover having at least one water-inlet port (37); a second piercer (27) arranged on the cover (5). The capsule adapter is configured for being introduced in a brewing chamber of a beverage producing machine, with a capsule housed therein.
US09801493B2	Beverage brewing device A beverage brewing device and method of operation is disclosed. An example beverage brewing device includes a perforated chamber configured to be mounted to a vessel in a brew mode and a self-contained saucer mode. The example beverage brewing device also includes a substantially flat lid attaching to the perforated chamber. The substantially flat lid has a saucer groove to enable turning the device from the brew mode to the self-contained saucer mode as a single unit without need for a separate, removable saucer to catch drainage after the perforated chamber is removed from a beverage in the vessel.
US09801489B2	Cooker A cooker comprises a cooking chamber configured to cook food with water; a first unit configured to feed water to the cooking chamber; a second unit configured to obtain information related to an interruption of the cooking; and a controller configured to operate the first unit according to the information related to the interruption, after the cooking recovers from the interruption. With the cooker, the influence of the interruption on the cooking process, in particular on the water fed to the cooking chamber, is taken into account, which helps to improve the taste of the cooked food.
US09801488B2	Steamer container system A steamer container system is provided having a container body, a lid assembly and a steamer basket. The lid assembly is removably connected to the container body to close the opening to the cavity of the container body. The lid assembly includes a vent aperture and a vent tab having a protrusion extending therefrom that is adapted to engage and selectively close the vent aperture. The lid assembly may also have a viewing window to view the food being cooked in the container. The steamer basket is sized to fit within the cavity of the container body for cooking food thereon.
US09801486B2	Crossover bracket for drapery A drapery system that operates by rotating a rod having one, or a pair of left hand twist helical grooves, and one or a pair of right hand twist helical grooves, where the left hand twist and right hand twist helical grooves cross one another in equal spaced alignment across the length of the rotating rod. A plurality of idler rings and at least one driver ring are positioned around the drapery rod. The idler rings have a smooth interior surface whereas the driver rings include at least one tooth that engages a helical groove of the rotating rod. As the rotating rod is rotated, the driver ring is driven across the length of the rotating rod, thereby opening and closing the system. The system also includes a mounting bracket allows for extending the drapery past the inward edge of the inward most ring.
US09801482B1	Drinkware and plateware and active temperature control module for same An active temperature control module can be used with drinkware and plateware devices. The drinkware can be a mug made of metal, and optionally coated with a ceramic material. The active thermal control module can optionally be removably coupleable to a surface of the drinkware or plateware device. The module can include at least one heating element that can thermally communicate with a surface of the drinkware or plateware device to thereby effect heat transfer through the base to food stuff (e.g., a solid food, a liquid food) in the drinkware or plateware device. The module can include at least one sensor configured to sense a parameter of the foodstuff, and at least one power storage element configured to provide power to the at least one heating element. The module can include control circuitry configured to control operation of the one or more heating elements, and a transceiver configured to transmit operating information of the module to a remote electronic device and to receive operating instructions from the remote electronic device. Optionally, the module can include a heat transfer pack that can thermally communicate with the at least one heating element, and which can be interposed between the at least one heating element and a surface of the drinkware or plateware device.
US09801480B1	Three-section travel pillow with neck support and actuated lumbar A pillow that is portable and inflatable and is intended to be used when traveling is described. The pillow has three sections. A top section has an indentation for resting a user's head and neck. It has a dedicated air value which can be used to inflate it. A middle section is used for supporting a user's back. It does not have a dedicated air valve. It is sealed from the top section. No air flows between it and the top section. A bottom section has an articulated portion that protrudes out to provide support for a user's lumbar section of the back. It is connected to the middle section and has one or more passage ways for air to flow between the two sections. The bottom section has an air valve that allows a user to inflate it and in doing so also inflate the middle section.
US09801468B2	Drawer slide and locking mechanism A drawer slide with lock mechanism has an elongated outer slide member extendably coupled to an inner slide member. A latch arm or pin is fixed to the inner slide member for latching by a lock mechanism fixed to the outer slide member. The lock mechanism uses a latch receiver that rotates with respect to the lock mechanism and is in a travel path of the latch arm. A lever arm rotates with respect to the lock mechanism and is positionable to block rotation of the latch receiver in a locked position to retain the latch arm. A motor drives a cam to position the lever arm to free the latch receiver from the locked position.
US09801466B2	Product management display system An adjustable tray for a merchandise display system may include a retainer for limiting the movement of products loaded in the adjustable tray, a pusher mechanism configured to bias product toward the retainer, a first divider extending from a first panel and second divider extending from a second panel. The spacing between the first divider and the second divider can be configured to be adjusted. The first panel and the second panel can be configured to move to provide additional surface area for the adjustable tray to accommodate different sized products.
US09801460B2	Retractable cosmetic implement with multiple positions A retractable cosmetic implement may be movable between multiple different use positions. In one example, the cosmetic implement may include a housing elongated along a longitudinal axis, a multi-stop positioning mechanism disposed within the housing, an applicator coupled to the positioning mechanism at a first end of the housing, and a push-button for engaging the positioning mechanism, the push-button disposed at a second end of the housing. By actuating the positioning mechanism, the applicator may move through an opening to a partially extended position and/or a fully extended position from a retracted position. The applicator may have a material characteristic, such as a density of bristles, affected by its position relative to a rim of the opening applying a force against the applicator.
US09801443B2	Notched cover for a portable, hand-held electronic device, such as an e-book reader The invention described is for a book like or portfolio style cover or case for a portable, hand held electronic device. This cover includes a notch that allows the user to more easily hold the electronic device while attached to the cover. A notch is located on at least one side provides space for the user's hand so that the electronic device rests between the user's thumb and fingers in a natural position with the fingers behind the cover so that the device can be cradled in the hand. More particularly, the cover can have front and back panels joined by a hinge into which the notch extends.
US09801439B2	DIY splicing assembly and handbag made by the same The present invention discloses a DIY splicing assembly and a handbag made by the same. The DIY splicing assembly comprises a plurality of basic pieces, a plurality of two-leg fasteners, a plurality of four-leg fasteners, a plurality of decorative pieces, and a plurality of decorative piece connecting components. The handbag made by the DIY splicing assembly comprises a main body and a hand-strap. The main body defines a bottom surface and four side surfaces connected to the bottom surface. The hand-strap is then connected onto the main body through the four-leg fasteners. Through the DIY splicing assembly provided by the present invention, the handbag with elegant appearance is made by flexible splicing. Furthermore, it is simple for a user to know how to make the handbag and thus to enjoy the process of DIY.
US09801435B2	Heat-resistant synthetic jewelry material A heat-resistant synthetic jewelry material having a transparent, semitransparent or nontransparent composite nanocrystalline material on the basis of nanosized oxide and silicate crystalline phases. The material includes at least one of the following crystalline phases: spinel, quartz-like phases, sapphirine, enstatite, petalite-like phase, cordierite, willemite, zirconium, rutile, zirconium titanate, zirconium dioxide with a content of ions of transition elements, rare-earth elements and precious metals of from 0.001 to 4 mol %. One of the crystalline phases is additionally quartz-like solid solutions of lithium magnesium zinc aluminosilicates with a virgilite or keatite structure. The composition is selected from the following components,s SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, ZnO, Li2O, PbO, ZrO2, TiO2, NiO, CoO, CuO, Cr2O3, Bi2O3, Fe2O3, MnO2, CeO2, Nd2O3, Er2O3, Pr2O3 and Au.
US09801433B2	Jewelry displaying cremation ashes in a transparent or translucent resin setting and method of making same A method including the selection of a piece of jewelry with a setting, and inserting a mixture of transparent resin and cremation ashes in the setting.
US09801431B2	Regrind polyurethane with glycol or polyol additive A surface element including a recycled polyurethane and a glycol or polyol additive is provided. The surface element has an increased tearability as compared to the recycled polyurethane. An article of footwear and methods of preparing an article of footwear are also provided.
US09801429B2	Instep cover and shoe upper There is provided an instep cover in which various designs can be provided on a side surface portion of the instep cover even when a shoelace holding section is provided, and a shoe upper including the instep cover.In a shoe upper (100) configuring a shoe, an instep cover (1) that covers a portion on an instep side of a wearer includes a slit (5S) extending from a foot insertion opening for the wearer to insert a foot toward a toe, and a shoelace holding section (4) that holds a shoelace for adjusting a spacing of the slit (5S). The shoelace holding section (4) includes a holding unit (4U) configured by a hole (4h) formed in a slit edge region (11) that shapes the slit (5S), and an annular strap (4s) being formed to an annular shape by connecting one end and the other end of a lace-like body to the slit edge region (11) and having a length that can be pulled out from the hole (4h) when an intermediate portion of the lace-like body is brought to a position of the hole (4h).
US09801423B2	Undergarment with an adjustable support configuration The bra adjustment mechanism enables a wearer to modify the fit of the garment. The adjustment mechanism is suitable for bras having a cup portion, a body surround portion and a strap that is connected between the cup and body surround portions. The strap has a free end with a connector for attaching the strap to a body surround portion, which has a plurality of connection positions for to securing the connector to the body surround at a selected position. The body surround preferably includes an elastic segment that provides an expansion area in the body surround for maximum sizing flexibility upon closure of the bra or movement by a wearer.
US09801420B2	Abdominal-restraint garment and methods of assembling the same Disclosed herein are abdominal-restraint garments comprising an outer garment layer and an inner abdominal-restraint layer. The inner abdominal-restraint layer can be attached to the outer garment layer. In some embodiments, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge of the inner abdominal-restraint layer are attached to an inner side of the outer garment layer. The top of the inner abdominal-restraint layer can be configured to be even with the front rise of the outer garment layer or extend above the front rise of the outer garment layer. The inner abdominal-restraint layer can be configured to extend across a garment-wearer's abdominal region. In some embodiments, the abdominal-restraint garment is a pair of pants, jeans, a pair of shorts, a skirt, leggings, or tights. Also disclosed herein are methods of assembling the abdominal-restraint garments disclosed herein.
US09801397B2	Comestible products, apparatus for comestible production The apparatus (100) includes a die head (118) for extruding a main comestible material to form an extrudate body. A plurality of nozzles (160, FIG. 7) is located within the die head for introducing a comestible fluid into the extrudate body to form a plurality of filled capillaries. A control system (182) is capable of selectively connecting at least one of the nozzles to any one of at least two different fluid filling sources (150A, 15 OB). The control system may be capable of connecting each of the nozzles independently to different fluid sources or the nozzles may be arranged into two or more groups of flu idly interconnected nozzles that can each be independently switched between different fluid sources. The apparatus can be used to form products in which the fillings in the capillaries are varied or in which an image is formed in cross section. The apparatus can also be used to switch production between products having different fillings without stopping extrusion.
US09801393B2	Process for the production of a shelf-stable filled sponge-type bakery product A process for the production of a shelf-stable bakery product comprising a) preparation of a first batter containing sugar, flour, oils and/or fats etc.; b) emulsification and dosing of the first batter on a baking surface; c) steaming the first batter to form a layer of semi-baked mixture; d) dosing of a filling inside the layer of semi-baked mixture of step c), placed in a baking mold and thus obtaining an open filled semi-finished product; e) preparation of a second batter containing sugar, flour, fats and/or oils etc.; f) emulsification and dosing of the second batter on the open and filled semi-finished product of step d), thus obtaining a covered and filled semi-finished product; g) steam baking the product obtained in step f) to form a baked and filled bakery product; h) cooling; and i) packaging.
US09801391B2	Process for the production of cookies having improved organoleptic properties A process is described for the production of shortbread-type cookies, characterised in that it comprises the steps of: mixing the ingredients of a cookie dough, forming the cookie dough to form semi-finished products, baking the semi-finished products formed from the dough, thus obtaining the cookies, cooling the cookies obtained and packaging of the cookies; wherein the step of baking the semi-finished products comprises a step of exposure thereof to a hot gas consisting of hot air and superheated steam, blown directly on the semi-finished products by means of an impingement system; a description is also given of a cookie comprising, in weight per total weight, a dietary fibre content comprised between 1 and 25%, a lipids content comprised between 4 and 23% and a simple sugars content comprised between 8 and 26%.
US09801389B2	Cookie dough tray A cookie dough tray is formed with a substantially rigid frame having a plurality of cavities formed from an elastomeric material, each of the cavities being sized to accommodate dough for a single cookie. The cavities may include a convex bottom portion to facilitate inversion of the cavities for removal of the dough.
US09801387B2	Compositions comprising a biological control agent and an insecticide The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of Bacillus chitinosporus AQ746 (NRRL Accession No. B-21618), Bacillus mycoides AQ726 (NRRL Accession No. B-21664), Bacillus purnilus (NRRL Accession No. B-30087), Bacillus purnilus AQ717 (NRRL Accession No. B-21662), Bacillus sp. AQ175 (ATCC Accession No. 55608), Bacillus sp. AQ177 (ATCC Accession No. 55609), Bacillus sp. AQ178 (ATCC Accession No. 53522), Bacillus subtilis AQ743 (NRRL Accession No. B-21665), Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661), Bacillus subtilis AQ153 (ATCC Accession No. 55614), Bacillus thuringiensis BD#32 (NRRL Accession No. B-21530), Bacillus thuringiensis AQ52 (NRRL Accession No. B-21619), Muscodor albus 620 (NRRL Accession No. 30547), Muscodor roseus A3-5 (NRRL Accession No. 30548), Rhodococcus globerulus AQ719 (NRRL Accession No. B-21663), Streptomyces galbus (NRRL Accession No. 30232), Streptomyces sp. (NRRL Accession No. B-30145), Bacillus thuringiensis subspec. kurstaki BMP 123, Bacillus subtilis AQ30002 (NRRL Accession No. B-50421), and Bacillus subtilis AQ 30004 (NRRL Accession No. B-50455) and/or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and/or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens and at least one insecticide in a synergistically effective amount, with the proviso that the biological control agent and the insecticide are not identical. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
US09801386B2	Bacillus megaterium bioactive compositions and metabolites Provided are bioactive compositions and metabolites derived from Bacillus and particularly Bacillus megaterium cultures responsible for controlling pests as well as their methods of use for controlling pests. Further provided are pesticidal Bacillus megaterium strains.
US09801385B2	Antimicrobial chemical compositions Antimicrobial chemical compositions comprise an aluminum phosphate (AlP) solid dispersed within a binding polymer, wherein one or more bioactive materials are disposed within AlP forming a bioactive-AlP complex. The complex may comprise the bioactive material chemically bonded with the AlP, physically combined with the AlP, or a combination of both. The complex may be formed according to precipitation, condensation and sol-gel methods of forming. The complex is engineered to provide a controlled delivery of the bioactive material or a constituent thereof upon exposure to moisture to give a desired level of antimicrobial resistance to a film or composite formed from the composition of at least about 30 μg/m2, and may also provide a desired degree of corrosion resistance through the release of passivating phosphate anion. Such antimicrobial chemical compositions provide an improved degree of active, long-term resistance to a broad range of micro-organisms when compared to known antimicrobial chemical compositions.
US09801377B2	Formulations of clomazone New formulations of clomazone are provided, as well as new methods for making formulations of clomazone. The new formulations provide improved efficacy, decreased volatility, and/or increased loading of clomazone over the clomazone formulations in the prior art.
US09801364B1	Knot-tying tool The knot-tying tool is a device that is used to assist in tying knots. The knot-tying tool is adapted for use with monofilament line. The knot-tying tool is further adapted for use with fishing hooks. The knot-tying tool includes a hook holder and a knotting post. The hook holder holds a fishing hook or a swivel such that a fishing line can be threaded through the fishing hook or swivel. The knotting post is a shaft around which the fishing line can be looped so as to assist in tying the knot attaching the fishing line to the fishing hook or swivel. The knot-tying tool includes a handle, a hook holder, a sleeve, and a knotting post.
US09801363B2	Fly reel with detachable drag assembly A fishing reel includes a frame, a drag assembly and a spool. The drag assembly connects the spool to the frame and includes a base, a brake housing and a nose connected together and sealed as a single unit that can be removed and replaced from the reel.
US09801358B1	Method and apparatus for field incubation of bees A hivetop incubator stimulates dormant solitary bees to emerge at the appropriate time to pollinate orchard and field crops. The hivetop incubator utilizes the heat produced by a colony of honeybees. It comprises an insulated incubation chamber with a lid and a screened base. The hivetop incubator is placed over the open top of a beehive containing a honeybee colony. Heat generated by nurse honeybees to maintain temperatures within the brood nest rises into the incubation chamber. Dormant solitary bees in cocoons are placed within the incubation chamber and are stimulated by the warmth to emerge rapidly. The active bees leave the incubation chamber thru exits and are thus available in the orchard or field for pollination.
US09801347B2	Plant support frame and method and kit for making same A bracing member for a plant support frame. In embodiments the bracing member comprises a body portion defining a perimeter; an opening provided within the body portion which is sized and dimensioned to receive a plant there through; and a plurality of radically oriented circumferential holes extending through the body portion. The holes being sized to accept a cooperating fastener for securing a support rod to the bracing member for forming the plant support frame. The different bracing members of a plant support frame are dimensioned for storage in a flat concentric arrangement whereby the circumferential holes of an inner bracing member align with the circumferential holes of an outer bracing member for receiving a locking pin there through for securing different bracing members together.
US09801346B2	Soil cultivation system equipped with solar panel In the soil cultivation system (80) equipped with a solar panel, a light transmitting region (A) is provided in a solar panel (50), and thus a larger amount of light is captured into a frame unit and can thereby be utilized for the cultivation of agricultural plants (P1, P2). Double-sided light receiving solar cells (52) are adopted in the solar panel (50), and thus light reflected off an agricultural ground surface, the agricultural plants (P1, P2), a sheet-shaped member and the like can be effectively utilized for power generation. In this way, it is possible to compensate for a reduction in the area of the solar cells caused by the formation of the transmitting regions A, and it is possible to obtain a large amount of power generated while acquiring the amount of light on the agricultural plants.
US09801343B2	Flexible row crop header for an agricultural harvester A row crop header for a harvester having a subframe removably coupleable to a feeder housing of the harvester. A pivot assembly is supported by the subframe permitting first and second header sections to pivotably move between raised and lowered positions together or independently of the other. A cross-auger center suspension assembly rotateably supports one end of the first cross-auger section and one end of the second cross-auger section as the first and second header sections pivotally move between the raised and lowered positions.
US09801337B2	Lawn mower A blade disk in a lawn mower is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in an up-down direction. A blade protection section for protecting a cutter blade mounted on the blade disk is provided integrally on the blade disk, and the cutter blade has a distal end portion located beneath the blade protection section.
US09801332B2	System and method for consistent depth seeding to moisture A seeding machine includes a main frame and a row unit coupled to the main frame. The row unit includes a row unit frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the row unit frame, a furrow opener coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow opener having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and moves soil, and a furrow closer coupled to the row unit frame, the furrow closer having a stationary or rotating surface that contacts and presses soil. The seeding machine also includes a seeding adjustment system including a soil removal device, a moisture sensor, a controller configured to receive a signal from the moisture sensor corresponding to the detected moisture level, and an actuator configured to change a position of the soil removal device based on the signal received by the controller.
US09801328B2	Row unit for a seeding machine with dual seed meters A row unit for a seeding machine includes a first seed meter having a first metering member for singulating seeds and a second seed meter having a second metering member for singulating seeds. A motor is operably coupled to the first and second seed meters to selectively drive the first seed meter or the second seed meter.
US09801327B1	Agricultural seeder implements An agricultural seeder implement includes a seed boot connected directly to an opener having a leading extremity and a trailing extremity. The seed boot and the opener form a channel and an outlet. The channel extends forwardly from an inlet of the seed boot proximate to the trailing extremity of the opener to the outlet behind the leading extremity of the opener. The opener is for being pulled for cutting a furrow in the ground by the leading extremity ahead of the outlet, and the channel is for guiding a stream of air-driven seed forwardly therethrough from the inlet and into the furrow through the outlet directed downwardly in the furrow.
US09801325B2	Hub cover for agriculture purposes The present invention provides a hub cover for a wheel hub on a vehicle used for agriculture and a stud extension piece used to operatively affix the hub cover to the wheel hub. In a preferred embodiment, the hub cover comprises a polyethylene convex dome that is affixed to the wheel hub of the vehicle using a stud extension piece that couples the hub cover to an exposed wheel hub. The use of the hub cover minimizes crop damage caused by the exposed hubs of the vehicle in crop fields.
US09807916B2	Circuit module and method of producing the same A circuit module includes a wiring substrate having a mount surface, a conductor pattern, and an insulating protective layer, the mount surface having first and second areas, the conductor pattern being formed along a boundary between the first and second areas on the mount surface, the insulating protective layer being formed on the mount surface, the insulating protective layer covering the mount surface and the conductor pattern; a plurality of electronic components mounted on the first and second areas; an insulating sealing layer having a trench, the insulating sealing layer covering the plurality of electronic components, the trench having a depth such that the trench penetrates the protective layer to reach a surface of the conductive pattern; and a conductive shield having first and second shield portions, the first shield portion covering an outer surface of the sealing layer, the second shield portion being electrically connected to the conductor pattern.
US09807914B2	Power module A power module including a plurality of substrates, a plurality of power devices, and a heat dissipation assembly is provided. The substrates are located on different planes and surround an axis. Each of the substrates extends along the axis. The power devices electrically connected with each other are disposed on the substrates respectively. The heat dissipation assembly is disposed on the substrates and opposite to the power devices. Heat generated from the power devices is transferred to the heat dissipation assembly through the substrates.
US09807911B1	Computer system with external bypass air plenum A rack-mountable computer system enables an airflow that cools components in an upstream portion of the computer system interior to be cooled through mixing with a bypass airflow downstream of the components in the upstream portion. The mixed airflow can cool components in a downstream portion of the interior. The bypass airflow is directed by a bypass plenum that is unencompassed by the separate plenum that directs the airflow to cool the upstream portion components. The bypass plenum can be at least partially established by an external surface the computer system and one or more external structures, including an external surface of an adjacently mounted computer system. Relative flow rates through the separate plenums can be adjusted, via flow control elements, to separately control heat removal from components upstream and downstream of the air mixing, based at least in part upon air temperatures in the separate interior portions.
US09807908B2	Pumped liquid cooling system using a phase change fluid with additional subambient cooling Provided is a cooling system wherein a first two-phase refrigerant can be circulated by a pump through an evaporator, to a first condenser, to a refrigerant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger and back to the pump. By providing the refrigerant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger in series with the condenser, a first environment can be cooled without having to operate a vapor compression circuit when an ambient temperature outside the first environment is a predetermined amount below an ambient temperature in the first environment.
US09807905B2	Adapter cooling apparatus and method for modular computing devices Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for the cooling of electronic components of a COM-Express module using an adapter module to become VITA-59 compliant module. The adapter module operatively and thermally couple to a modular computing device, e.g., the COM-Express compliant module, configured with a conduction-cooled plate to provide an additional path for conducting thermal energy generated from integrated circuit components located on the modular computing device. The adapter module includes dimensions and thicknesses to form a spatial gap between an assembled system having the adapter module, the cooling plate, and the modular computing device and a cooling surface of an external heat sink to which the assembled system couples. The spatial gap relative to the cooling plate provides clearance for the adapter module to elastically deform such that the surfaces of the assembly contacts the heat sink when the assembled system is coupled thereto.
US09807891B2	Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a display module 3, a frame-like housing member 2, a temporary holding member 6, and a fixing member 4. The frame-like housing member 2 has side wall sections 2a-1 and 2a-2 opposing each other. The temporary holding member 6 is assembled to the frame-like housing member 2 by being engaged and aligned with the side wall section 2a-2 and by being engaged with and fixed to the side wall section 2a-1. The fixing member 4 is assembled to the frame-like housing member 2 by being engaged and aligned with the side wall section 2a-1 and by being engaged with and fixed to the side wall section 2a-2.
US09807888B2	Conducting package structure and manufacturing method thereof A conducting package structure includes a substrate and a conducting material. The conducting material is formed to a first patterned structure. The first patterned structure has a first surface which is connected to the substrate and a patterned second surface opposite to the first surface.
US09807887B2	Structure formed on substrate, structure manufacturing method and line pattern Provided are a structure for which ink wettability/spreadability in the width direction of a line drawn on a substrate is limited and a high aspect ratio can be achieved, a manufacturing method for said structure, and a line pattern. The present invention provides a structure comprising: a droplet overlapping solidification layer obtained by droplets sloping and continuously overlapping each other in the direction of movement of a substrate and solidifying, a droplet flow solidified layer obtained by the droplets flowing on the droplet overlapping solidification layer and continuously being solidified without the droplets overlapping, and recesses formed at the boundary region between the droplet overlapping solidification layer and the droplet flow solidified layer.
US09807885B2	Wiring board with built-in electronic component and method for manufacturing the same A wiring board includes electronic components, a multilayer core substrate including insulating layers and conductive layers such that the insulating layers include a central insulating layer in the center position of the core in the thickness direction, a first build-up layer including an insulating layer and a conductive layer such that the insulating layer has resin composition different from that of the insulating layers in the core, and a second build-up layer including an insulating layer and a conductive layer such that the insulating layer has resin composition different from that of the insulating layers in the core. The core has cavities accommodating the electronic components, respectively, and including a first cavity and a second cavity such that the first and second cavities have different lengths in the thickness direction and are penetrating through the central layer at centers of the first and second cavities in the thickness direction.
US09807881B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip which includes a first circuit and a second circuit that are spaced apart from each other, without internal wirings electrically connecting the first circuit and the second circuit to each other, a substrate on which the semiconductor chip is disposed, and substrate wirings that are arranged on the substrate and electrically connect the first circuit and the second circuit to each other.
US09807873B2	Printed circuit board having function of detecting deterioration and motor drive having the same A printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed of an insulating material and configured to mount components and wiring thereon. The printed circuit board includes a liquid pool for storing a liquid; a pair of deterioration detection traces one of which is connected to a power supply at one end and disposed in the liquid pool at the other end, and the other of which is connected to a ground at one end through a resistor and disposed in the liquid pool at the other end; a voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage between the one ends of the one and the other deterioration detection traces; and a deterioration determination circuit for determining, based on the detected voltage, whether or not insulation deteriorates between the other ends of the one and the other deterioration detection traces.
US09807868B1	Method for making conductive polymer, and composite film and circuit board having the conductive polymer A method for making a conductive polymer for electromagnetic shielding purposes includes steps of mixing liquid crystal monomers, a silver complex, an initiator, and a catalytic agent in certain proportions by weight to form a mixture. A solvent is added into the mixture, the mixture and the solvent being in a ratio from 3:17 to 1:3 by weight. The mixture is heated to undergo an atom transfer radical polymerization.
US09807867B2	Interconnect structure and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an interconnect structure and an interconnect structure are provided. The method includes: forming an opening in a substrate; forming a low-k dielectric block in the opening; forming at least one via in the low-k dielectric block; and forming a conductor in the via. The interconnect structure includes a substrate, a dielectric block, and a conductor. The substrate has an opening therein. The dielectric block is present in the opening of the substrate. The dielectric block has at least one via therein. The dielectric block has a dielectric constant smaller than that of the substrate. The conductor is present in the via of the dielectric block.
US09807861B2	Protecting a vacuum environment from leakage Methods, devices, and systems for protecting a vacuum environment from leakage are provided. The devices include an optical component for gas-tight closure of the vacuum environment, a retention device configured to retain the optical component and including a cooling region separated from the vacuum environment in a gas-tight manner and configured to receive a cooling medium to cool the optical component, a first part-region of the optical component being arranged in the cooling region, and a reduced-pressure region configured to have a reduced pressure and separated in a gas-tight manner from the vacuum environment and from the cooling region, a second part-region of the optical component being arranged in the reduced-pressure region, and a detector configured to detect a leakage in the optical component when the cooling medium flows from the cooling region into at least one of the reduced-pressure region or the vacuum environment.
US09807843B2	White light emitting module and LED lighting apparatus An LED lighting apparatus may comprise a white light emitting module including a first white LED package emitting first white light corresponding to a quadrangular region defined by (0.3100, 0.3203), (0.3082, 0.3301), (0.3168, 0.3388) and (0.3179, 0.3282) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, a second white LED package emitting second white light corresponding to a quadrangular region defined by (0.4475, 0.3994), (0.4571, 0.4173), (0.4695, 0.4207) and (0.4589, 0.4021) in the CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, a green LED package emitting green light having a peak wavelength of 520 nm to 545 nm, and a driving controller controlling levels of luminous flux of the first white light and the second white light to select a color temperature of desired white light and controlling a luminous flux of the green LED package so as to reduce a difference between color coordinates corresponding to the selected color temperature of the white light, and a black body locus.
US09807837B2	Light-emitting apparatus, luminaire, and method of adjusting light-emitting apparatus A light-emitting apparatus includes: a light source unit to which constant current corresponding to a dimming level is supplied from a constant current supply (dimming LED driver), and which includes a first light-emitting element column and a second light-emitting element column connected in parallel with the first light-emitting element column; a first detector circuit (resistor) which is connected in series to the first light-emitting element column, and detects a magnitude of a current flowing through the first light-emitting element column; a current adjuster circuit which adjusts a relationship of the magnitude of the current flowing through the first light-emitting element column to the constant current, based on the magnitude of the detected current; and a relationship adjuster circuit (variable resistor) which adjusts the dimming level at a changing point where a relationship of the magnitude of the current flowing through the first light-emitting element column to the dimming level changes.
US09807835B1	Circuitry for warm dim lighting A method of dimming an LED luminaire and a dimmable LED luminaire includes two pluralities of LEDs. The first plurality emits electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency to react with a remote phosphor and provide a phosphor illumination. The second plurality of LEDs are phosphor LEDs that emit phosphor electromagnetic radiation at a second frequency to react with the remote phosphor and provide double-phosphor illumination. The phosphors and LEDs are configured to produce specific color points when the LEDs are at full power and at full dim. When the luminaire receives a dimming signal, the first plurality of LEDs dim the phosphor illumination over a majority of the luminaire's illumination range, but the second plurality of LEDs continue to receive constant current and provide undimmed double-phosphor illumination over the majority of the luminaire's illumination range.
US09807820B2	Gateway system including communication module and method of driving the same Disclosed are a gateway system for controlling at least one electronic appliance and a method of driving the same. The gateway system includes a gateway module to transmit a control signal to the electronic appliance by using a first wireless network; and at least one communication module detachably coupled to the gateway module to provide a second wireless network different from the first wireless network to the gateway module.
US09807817B2	Method and apparatus of link adaptation in wireless local area network A method of link adaptation performed by an access point supporting multi user (MU) multiple input multiple output (MIMO) in wireless local area network system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a first station, a physical layer convergence procedure (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) containing a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) request (MRQ) and receiving, from the first station, a MCS feedback (MFB) in response to the MRQ, wherein the first station is one of destination stations of MU-MIMO transmission performed by the access point, and the MFB includes a recommended MCS value computed, by the first station, on the assumption that the first station, as a member of the destination stations, receives data transmitted over at least one spatial stream allocated to the first station in MU-MIMO transmission.
US09807816B2	Method and device for performing control in WiFi network A method comprises a control device encodes a control command in a first management packet, wherein the encoding of the control command the first management packet is identifier by a predetermined identifier; transmits the encoded first management packet to a plurality of target devices. A target device determines whether a first management packet received from a control device includes a predetermined identifier; decodes the first management packet based on a predetermined decoding scheme if the first management packet received from the control device includes the predetermined identifier to obtain a control command; encodes a response to the control command in a second management packet; and transmits the encoded second management packet to the control device. The control device decodes the second management packets received from at least one of the plurality of target device, wherein the second management packets include dedicatedly encoded response in response to the control command.
US09807806B2	Method for accessing a network in electronic system and associated portable device A method for accessing a network in an electronic system and associated portable device are provided. The portable device includes; a transceiver, supporting a plurality of predetermined communication protocols; and a processor, configured to connect the portable device to a connectivity service device in an electronic system via the transceiver when the portable device enters a coverage region of the connectivity service device. The connectivity service device retrieves service information from a plurality of electronic devices that are connected to the connectivity service device, to build a service list. The processor retrieves the service list from the connectivity service device, and determines a service from the service list to be used for communicating with the plurality of the electronic devices.
US09807805B2	Scanning talkgroups An instruction to enter a scanning mode may be received at a communication device. The communication device may participate in several talkgroups. A determination may be made that at least one of the talkgroups is active. In response, the communication device may be set to a first active talkgroup. A determination may be made that a predetermined time has passed since the communication device was set to the first active talkgroup. In response, a determination also may be made that at least a second one of the talkgroups, other than the first active talkgroup, is active. In response, the communication device may be set to the second active talkgroup.
US09807804B2	Apparatus and method for controlling slot usage Provided is slot use control apparatus and method, including an access point (AP) to control a slotted channel access of a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes generating a synchronization (synch) frame including an identification value indicating an STA allocated to a slot, and broadcasting the generated synch frame when a channel is in an idle state at a start point of the slot.
US09807794B2	Systems, methods and devices for dynamically setting response indication deferral in wireless networks Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication are provided. A method for wireless communication comprises receiving a first physical layer protocol data unit. The method further comprises receiving a second PPDU. The method further comprises updating a value of a response indication deferral counter to a value indicated by the second PPDU when the second PPDU is associated with a same basic service set as the first PPDU. The method further comprises updating the response indication deferral counter to the value indicated by the second PPDU when the second PPDU is associated with a different basic service set than the first PPDU and the indicated value is not less than a current value of the response indication deferral counter. The current value of the response indication deferral corresponds to a value of the response indication deferral counter when the end of the second PPDU is received.
US09807792B2	Method and apparatus for accessing channel A method and an apparatus for accessing a channel are disclosed. The method of an STA accessing a channel may comprise the steps of: and STA that is operable in a power-saving mode switching from a sleep state to an active state during a beacon interval; the STA monitoring a channel access parameter frame after being switched to the active state; the STA receiving the channel access parameter frame from an AP, wherein the channel access parameter frame includes EDCA set determining information; and the STA accessing a channel using an EDCA parameter determined on the basis of the EDCA set determining information, wherein the channel access parameter frame can be transmitted at least once between beacon intervals.
US09807783B2	Signaling method for comp scheme and apparatus therefor A method for link adaptation in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) and including measuring a channel state at a first time instance, reporting a measurement value of the channel state, and receiving scheduling based on the reported measurement value of the channel state from a serving base station at a second time instance. Traffic generation of a neighboring base station is restricted at least between the first time instance and the second time instance to accord the reported measurement value of the channel state with a channel state at the second time instance.
US09807768B2	Systems and methods for managing coexistence in wireless communication devices A wireless communication device first and second transceivers to transmit in respective first and second frequency bands. The device includes an arbiter to map the first frequency band into a plurality of regions and sub-regions and map a plurality of channels to the sub-regions, and a first controller to select one of the plurality of sub-regions and inform the arbiter of the selected one of the plurality of sub-regions. The arbiter is further to select a first group of channels in the second frequency band when the selected one of the plurality of sub-regions is a first sub-region, select a second group of channels in the second frequency band when the selected one of the plurality of sub-regions is a second sub-region, and select a third group of channels in the second frequency band when the selected one of the plurality of sub-regions is a third sub-region.
US09807758B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signal in wireless communication system including relay station A method and a relay node (RN) for demodulating a relay physical downlink control channel (R-PDCCH) in a wireless communication system are discussed. The method according to an embodiment includes demodulating the R-PDCCH based on cell-specific reference signals transmitted on at least one first antenna port or based on user equipment (UE)-specific reference signals transmitted on a second antenna port. A type of reference signals among the cell-specific reference signals or the UE-specific reference signals, which is being used to demodulate the R-PDCCH, is configured by a higher layer.
US09807757B2	Method and apparatus of transmitting PPDU in wireless communication system A method is provided for transmitting a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) in a wireless communication system. For a first data stream associated with a first PPDU to be transmitted via a first channel, a wireless device includes a first data block, a first header indicating a first modulation and coding scheme (MCS), and a first physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in the first data stream. For a second data stream associated with a second PPDU to be transmitted via a second channel, the wireless device includes a second data block, a second header indicating a second MCS and a second PSDU in the second data stream. The wireless device performs a padding procedure to at least one of the first data stream and the second data stream, and transmits the first data stream and the second data stream by using the first PPDU and the second PPDU.
US09807756B2	Method of performing random access procedure in wireless communication system A method includes transmitting a random access preamble, receiving a random access response as a response of the random access preamble, wherein the random access response comprises an uplink resource assignment and a request for transmission of a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and transmitting the CQI in the uplink resource assignment.
US09807739B2	Method and apparatus to handle TTI (transmission time interval) bundling in a wireless communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed to handle TTI bundling. In an embodiment implemented in a UE (User Equipment), the method includes configuring the UE with a plurality of serving cells, wherein the TTI bundling and secondary cells with configured UL (uplink) could be simultaneously configured for the UE. In an embodiment from the perspective of a network, the method includes issuing, from a E-UTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), a message to configure a UE with a plurality of serving cells, wherein the E-UTRAN could simultaneously configure the TTI bundling and the secondary cells with configured UL for the UE.
US09807735B2	Connection information for inter-device wireless data communication Techniques for connection information for inter-device wireless data communication are described. In at least some embodiments, a broker device maintains wireless connection information for various wireless devices. The wireless connection information includes wireless channels at which particular wireless devices can be accessed. The broker device can provide the wireless connection information to various other devices to enable wireless communication with the wireless devices.
US09807731B2	Combined simulcasting and dedicated services in a wireless communication system An efficient method for providing both dedicated and simulcast services over a common wireless infrastructure is described. The services can be available to a single terminal as well as to a multiplicity of terminals simultaneously. The method uses time division multiplexing and orthogonal frequency division multiple access for simulcasting information and transmitting dedicated message information from a plurality of base stations forming a cellular pattern over the same wireless frequency channel. The method comprises the steps of constructing frames for transmission by the plurality of base stations comprising control information, simulcast information and dedicated message information within predetermined time slots of the frames and allocating the simulcast information and the dedicated message information to time slots of the same frame predetermined by the control information of the frame. The underlying modulation technology used is OFDM and thereby the channel delay-dispersion is minimized.
US09807730B2	Modifying a device notification For modifying a device notification, an indication module detects a user awareness indication of a device notification for a device. A notification module modifies the device notification in response to detecting the user awareness indication and concurrently maintains a notification response option.
US09807729B2	Notifications A notification of a received communication relating to a communication chain is presented. An input is received in response to that notification. Until a predetermined event occurs, the presentation of at least one type of notification of further received communications relating to that communication chain is suspended in dependence on said input.
US09807726B1	Use of low energy bluetooth beacons to locate field equipment and personnel A management system for a plant facility is disclosed. The system includes a server, a mobile terminal, and beacon transmitters. The beacon transmitter is attached to or embedded into a field device in the plant facility and broadcasts a beacon signal including an identifier of the field device. The server includes a display, a storage that stores process data corresponding to the identifiers, and a controller that receives wireless signals including the identifiers from the mobile terminal and identifies the process data corresponding to the identifiers received with the wireless signals. The mobile terminal includes a display, a beacon receiver that receives the beacon signals, and a controller that transmits the wireless signals to the server with the identifiers received with the beacon signals. At least one of the displays of the server and the mobile terminal displays the process data identified by the controller of the server.
US09807720B2	Method and apparatus for receiving control information of device-to-device UE in wireless communication system According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving device-to-device (D2D) control information at a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising receiving a subframe; receiving a D2D synchronization signal sequence transmitted on the subframe; deciding a hop count of the D2D synchronization signal sequence from an index of the D2D synchronization signal sequence; deciding a transmission location of D2D control information corresponding to the decided hop count; and receiving the D2D control information at the decided transmission location.
US09807719B2	Method for receiving signal by using device-to-device communication in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method by which a first terminal receives a signal in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving a synchronization signal for device-to-device communication from a second terminal; obtaining synchronization based on the synchronization signal; receiving a boundary signal for the device-to-device communication from the second terminal; and receiving a control signal or a data signal using the device-to-device communication based on the boundary signal, wherein the synchronization signal is transmitted by using a part of one symbol.

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